9.5. Diagnostics & Feedback
⌘ + r › ms-settings:privacy-feedback
9.5.1. Diagnostic data
Required Diagnostic data
Only Enterprise editions of Windows can disable diagnostic data entirely.
Required is the most restricted otherwise. See diagnostic data levels.
Warning
If the option is not set or set incorrectly, it will default to full.
See Telemetry for additional diagnostic data & telemetry blocking.
GPO
Computer Configuration › Administrative Templates › Windows Components › Data Collection and Preview Builds › Allow Telemetry
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ENABLED
1
Required
Updated: 2021-02-19 Reference
Registry
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\DataCollection
AllowTelemetry
DWORD
1
Updated: 2021-02-19 Reference
Registry
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersionPolicies\DataCollection
AllowTelemetry
DWORD
1
MaxTelemetryAllowed
DWORD
1
Updated: 2021-02-19 Reference
Registry
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersionDiagnostics\DiagTrack
ShowedToastAtLevel
DWORD
1
Updated: 2021-02-19 Reference
9.5.2. Improve inking and typing
Disable Improve inking and typing
Disable sending inking and typing data to Microsoft. Apply Ink & Typing Personalization.
Registry
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersionPolicies\TextInput
AllowLinguisticDataCollection
DWORD
0
Updated: 2020-02-19 Reference
Registry
9.5.3. Tailored experiences
Disable Tailored experiences
Disable Microsoft consumer experiences. GPO’s are only applied in
Enterprise and Education editions, but should be set regardless.
GPO
Computer Configuration › Administrative Templates › Windows Components › Cloud Content › Turn off Microsoft consumer experiences
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ENABLED
Updated: 2020-02-19 Reference
GPO
User Configuration › Administrative Templates › Windows Components › Cloud Content › Do not use diagnostic data for tailored experiences
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ENABLED
Updated: 2020-02-19 Reference
Registry
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\CloudContent
DisableWindowsConsumerFeatures
DWORD
1
Updated: 2020-02-19 Reference
Registry
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\WindowsCloudContent
DisableTailoredExperiencesWithDiagnosticData
DWORD
1
Updated: 2020-02-19 Reference
9.5.4. View diagnostic data
Disable View diagnostic data
Disable viewing of diagnostic data.
GPO
Computer Configuration › Administrative Templates › Windows Components › Data Collection and Preview Builds › Disable diagnostic data viewer
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ENABLED
Updated: 2020-02-19 Reference
Registry
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Diagnostics\DiagTrack\EventTranscriptKey
EnableEventTranscript
DWORD
0
Updated: 2020-02-19 Reference
9.5.5. Delete diagnostic data
Enable Delete diagnostic data
Enable user deletion of diagnostic data.
GPO
Computer Configuration › Administrative Templates › Windows Components › Data Collection and Preview Builds › Disable deleting diagnostic data
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DISABLED
Updated: 2020-02-19 Reference
Registry
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\DataCollection
DisableDeviceDelete
DWORD
DELETE
Updated: 2020-02-19 Reference
9.5.6. Feedback frequency
Disable Windows should ask for my feedback
Disable Windows feedback requests.
GPO
Computer Configuration › Administrative Templates › Windows Components › Data Collection and Preview Builds › Do not show feedback notifications
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ENABLED
Updated: 2020-02-19 Reference
Registry
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\DataCollection
DoNotShowFeedbackNotifications
DWORD
1
Updated: 2020-02-19 Reference
Registry
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Siuf\Rules
PeriodInNanoSeconds
DWORD
DELETE
NumberOfSIUFInPeriod
DWORD
0
Updated: 2020-02-19 Reference