Windows 10 telemetry can not be disabled completely! MS - PC World

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  1. intelarmamd

    intelarmamd MDL Member

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  2. XxBrazilianoxX

    XxBrazilianoxX MDL Member

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    #2 XxBrazilianoxX, Aug 10, 2015
    Thank you because that article mentioned CEIP in earlier versions
    So I disabled it in my 8.1 Ent.
     
  3. cactusjuice92

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    #3 cactusjuice92, Aug 10, 2015
    Thanks Microsoft.... We can still block the information from being sent via the hosts file though?
     
  4. Michaela Joy

    Michaela Joy MDL Crazy Lady

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    #4 Michaela Joy, Aug 10, 2015
    @cactusjuice92: I wish that were true, but evidence is pointing to whitelisted IPs in the HOSTS processing code.

    Watch your back.

    :MJ
     
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  6. tolanri

    tolanri MDL Novice

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    #6 tolanri, Aug 10, 2015
    Does that group policy truly disable it?
     
  7. freiwald

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    #7 freiwald, Aug 11, 2015
    same question here! does it really turn it off? also is there any "bad" side effect turning it off?
     
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  9. Drexl

    Drexl MDL Junior Member

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    #9 Drexl, Aug 11, 2015
    If the IPs are known, you could block them at the router level if you have open-source firmware like OpenWRT or DD-WRT.
     
  10. compgen_1534

    compgen_1534 MDL Addicted

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    #10 compgen_1534, Aug 11, 2015
    I was just about to say the same myself :D
     
  11. DonLapeno

    DonLapeno MDL Novice

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    #11 DonLapeno, Aug 11, 2015
    Certainly the best bet is to try and block it outside of Windows, MS may let you do many things, but in the end, do we know if it really is doing anything, or just something to make us "think" we have a choice.