BTW: I've heard enough requests so I can look into how to remove changes... I hope I'm able to find a way but still... Why would you want to remove all this awesome stuff?
Already applied the changes, I thought "Clear hosts file" option is "restore" Please do it, here is the log, only a few tasks were disabled and one service removed, why was the service removed and not just disabled, because windows can turn it back on? Code: Start notepad | args: C:\Windows/System32/drivers/etc/hosts ------------------------------- Starting: 05-Aug-15 01:48:23. ------------------------------- Product Name: Windows 10 Pro Build: 10240.16393.amd64fre.th1_st1.150717-1719 ------------------------------- ===================================== ------------------------------- [SC] OpenService FAILED 1060: The specified service does not exist as an installed service. ------------------------------- [SC] OpenService FAILED 1060: The specified service does not exist as an installed service. ------------------------------- [SC] DeleteService SUCCESS ------------------------------- Disable feedback ------------------------------- Windows IP Configuration Successfully flushed the DNS Resolver Cache. ------------------------------- Add hosts MS ------------------------------- Disable-ScheduledTask : A positional parameter cannot be found that accepts argument 'Improvement'. At line:1 char:1 + Disable-ScheduledTask -TaskName \Microsoft\Windows\Customer Experienc ... + ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ + CategoryInfo : InvalidArgument: (:) [Disable-ScheduledTask], ParameterBindingException + FullyQualifiedErrorId : PositionalParameterNotFound,Disable-ScheduledTask ------------------------------- Disable-ScheduledTask : A positional parameter cannot be found that accepts argument 'Improvement'. At line:1 char:1 + Disable-ScheduledTask -TaskName \Microsoft\Windows\Customer Experienc ... + ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ + CategoryInfo : InvalidArgument: (:) [Disable-ScheduledTask], ParameterBindingException + FullyQualifiedErrorId : PositionalParameterNotFound,Disable-ScheduledTask ------------------------------- Disable-ScheduledTask : A positional parameter cannot be found that accepts argument 'Diagnostics\AnalyzeSystem'. At line:1 char:1 + Disable-ScheduledTask -TaskName \Microsoft\Windows\Power Efficiency D ... + ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ + CategoryInfo : InvalidArgument: (:) [Disable-ScheduledTask], ParameterBindingException + FullyQualifiedErrorId : PositionalParameterNotFound,Disable-ScheduledTask ------------------------------- TaskPath TaskName State -------- -------- ----- \Microsoft\Windows\Shell\ FamilySafetyMonitor Disabled ------------------------------- TaskPath TaskName State -------- -------- ----- \Microsoft\Windows\Shell\ FamilySafetyRefresh Disabled ------------------------------- Disable-ScheduledTask : The filename, directory name, or volume label syntax is incorrect. At line:1 char:1 + Disable-ScheduledTask -TaskName \Microsoft\Windows\Application Experi ... + ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ + CategoryInfo : NotSpecified: (PS_ScheduledTask:Root/Microsoft/...S_ScheduledTask) [Disable-ScheduledTas k], CimException + FullyQualifiedErrorId : HRESULT 0x8007007b,Disable-ScheduledTask ------------------------------- Disable-ScheduledTask : The filename, directory name, or volume label syntax is incorrect. At line:1 char:1 + Disable-ScheduledTask -TaskName \Microsoft\Windows\Application Experi ... + ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ + CategoryInfo : NotSpecified: (PS_ScheduledTask:Root/Microsoft/...S_ScheduledTask) [Disable-ScheduledTas k], CimException + FullyQualifiedErrorId : HRESULT 0x8007007b,Disable-ScheduledTask ------------------------------- Disable-ScheduledTask : The filename, directory name, or volume label syntax is incorrect. At line:1 char:1 + Disable-ScheduledTask -TaskName \Microsoft\Windows\Application Experi ... + ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ + CategoryInfo : NotSpecified: (PS_ScheduledTask:Root/Microsoft/...S_ScheduledTask) [Disable-ScheduledTas k], CimException + FullyQualifiedErrorId : HRESULT 0x8007007b,Disable-ScheduledTask ------------------------------- TaskPath TaskName State -------- -------- ----- \Microsoft\Windows\Autochk\ Proxy Disabled ------------------------------- Disable-ScheduledTask : A positional parameter cannot be found that accepts argument 'Improvement'. At line:1 char:1 + Disable-ScheduledTask -TaskName \Microsoft\Windows\Customer Experienc ... + ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ + CategoryInfo : InvalidArgument: (:) [Disable-ScheduledTask], ParameterBindingException + FullyQualifiedErrorId : PositionalParameterNotFound,Disable-ScheduledTask ------------------------------- Disable-ScheduledTask : A positional parameter cannot be found that accepts argument 'Improvement'. At line:1 char:1 + Disable-ScheduledTask -TaskName \Microsoft\Windows\Customer Experienc ... + ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ + CategoryInfo : InvalidArgument: (:) [Disable-ScheduledTask], ParameterBindingException + FullyQualifiedErrorId : PositionalParameterNotFound,Disable-ScheduledTask ------------------------------- Start notepad | args: C:\Windows/System32/drivers/etc/hosts ------------------------------- HOSTS clean -------------------------------
I'm working with computers and I don't update operating system, just drivers and programs needed I just don't have enough bandwidth. and in general I just don't like auto update I was thinking maybe a bat file that could disable it compeatly from running. thanks for your answer
to completely shut down windows update open up notepad and paste the following commands into it sc config wuauserv start= disabled net stop wuauserv Then click save select all file types in the dialog then name it "script.bat" ( put the quotation marks) then execute from an elevated cmd
many thanks I googled the commands and found some answers. I hope it will work on windows 10. If you want to disable Automatic updates service then run the below command. sc config wuauserv start= disabled IF you want to stop Automatic updates service then run the below command. net stop wuauserv Command for starting automatic updates service: net start wuauserv Command for enabling the service: sc config wuauserv start= auto I will just make 2 bat files 1 to enable and 1 to disable.
With regard to the 'hard-coded' DNS entries, this may be of interest - www .securityfocus.com/archive/1/431027/30/0/threaded It's not something new and however unlikely, things may have changed. Regardless, it may be worth doing some tests or maybe switch to something like Unbound and disable MS DNS...
Just fixed a huge glitch on my post. Using my cellphone and it went bizarre on me. Apologize for any inconvenience caused.
Every tool i used fails to write to hosts file? I have claimed it's ownership and can edit it myself just fine
Seriously, the telemetry features are there to understand the behaviour of your system to better serve you. These claims are all rumors without backings. I think they are even safer than the clouds.
this has become ridiculous. people are removing unrelated scheduled tasks and services, blocking ips, messing up the registry. this has gone out of control
It's a trust issue. Unfortunately Edward Snowden has shown the world that big business cannot be trusted. And I don't like that argument ' if you have nothing to hide, then you will not mind them spying on you '. BS.