Disable Telemetry

Overview

• ID/URL: disable-telemetry
• Description: Disables Windows telemetry and data collection for improved privacy and performance.
• Risk Level: Safe

Last Updated

This tweak was last updated in 2.21.1.

Added Version

This tweak was added in 2.14.0, Sparkle 2.14.0+ is required.

Details

Disables Windows telemetry by modifying registry keys to prevent data collection and reporting to Microsoft Microslop. This tweak was previously in sparkle but was removed issues with the tweak not applying correctly. It has been re-added.

Recommended

This tweak is recommended.

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# Registry tweaks
$registrySettings = @(
    @{ Path="HKCU:\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\AdvertisingInfo"; Name="Enabled"; Value=0 },
    @{ Path="HKCU:\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Privacy"; Name="TailoredExperiencesWithDiagnosticDataEnabled"; Value=0 },
    @{ Path="HKCU:\Software\Microsoft\Speech_OneCore\Settings\OnlineSpeechPrivacy"; Name="HasAccepted"; Value=0 },
    @{ Path="HKCU:\Software\Microsoft\Input\TIPC"; Name="Enabled"; Value=0 },
    @{ Path="HKCU:\Software\Microsoft\InputPersonalization"; Name="RestrictImplicitInkCollection"; Value=1 },
    @{ Path="HKCU:\Software\Microsoft\InputPersonalization"; Name="RestrictImplicitTextCollection"; Value=1 },
    @{ Path="HKCU:\Software\Microsoft\InputPersonalization\TrainedDataStore"; Name="HarvestContacts"; Value=0 },
    @{ Path="HKCU:\Software\Microsoft\Personalization\Settings"; Name="AcceptedPrivacyPolicy"; Value=0 },
    @{ Path="HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\DataCollection"; Name="AllowTelemetry"; Value=0 },
    @{ Path="HKCU:\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced"; Name="Start_TrackProgs"; Value=0 },
    @{ Path="HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\System"; Name="PublishUserActivities"; Value=0 },
    @{ Path="HKCU:\Software\Microsoft\Siuf\Rules"; Name="NumberOfSIUFInPeriod"; Value=0 },

    # disable windows Error Reporting
    @{ Path="HKLM:\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Windows Error Reporting"; Name="Disabled"; Value=1 },
    @{ Path="HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\Windows Error Reporting"; Name="Disabled"; Value=1 },
    @{ Path="HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\Windows Error Reporting"; Name="DontSendAdditionalData"; Value=1 },
    @{ Path="HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\Windows Error Reporting"; Name="LoggingDisabled"; Value=1 },
    @{ Path="HKLM:\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Windows Error Reporting\Consent"; Name="DefaultConsent"; Value=0 },
    @{ Path="HKLM:\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Windows Error Reporting\Consent"; Name="DefaultOverrideBehavior"; Value=1 },

    # disable start menu tile suggestions and ads
    @{ Path="HKCU:\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\ContentDeliveryManager"; Name="ContentDeliveryAllowed"; Value=0 },
    @{ Path="HKCU:\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\ContentDeliveryManager"; Name="SubscribedContentEnabled"; Value=0 },
    @{ Path="HKCU:\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\ContentDeliveryManager"; Name="OemPreInstalledAppsEnabled"; Value=0 },
    @{ Path="HKCU:\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\ContentDeliveryManager"; Name="PreInstalledAppsEnabled"; Value=0 },
    @{ Path="HKCU:\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\ContentDeliveryManager"; Name="PreInstalledAppsEverEnabled"; Value=0 },
    @{ Path="HKCU:\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\ContentDeliveryManager"; Name="SilentInstalledAppsEnabled"; Value=0 },
    @{ Path="HKCU:\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\ContentDeliveryManager"; Name="SystemPaneSuggestionsEnabled"; Value=0 },
    @{ Path="HKCU:\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\ContentDeliveryManager"; Name="FeatureManagementEnabled"; Value=0 }
)

foreach ($reg in $registrySettings) {
    New-Item -Path $reg.Path -Force | Out-Null
    Set-ItemProperty -Path $reg.Path -Name $reg.Name -Value $reg.Value -Type DWord
}

# Disable Defender Auto Sample Submission
Set-MpPreference -SubmitSamplesConsent 2

# Disable Connected User Experiences and Telemetry service
Set-Service -Name diagtrack -StartupType Disabled

# Disable Windows Error Reporting Manager service
Set-Service -Name wermgr -StartupType Disabled

# Set SvcHostSplitThresholdInKB to total RAM in KB (this can help with performance)
$MemoryKB = (Get-CimInstance Win32_PhysicalMemory | Measure-Object Capacity -Sum).Sum / 1KB
Set-ItemProperty -Path "HKLM:\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control" -Name "SvcHostSplitThresholdInKB" -Value [int]$MemoryKB

# Remove PeriodInNanoSeconds key if exists
Remove-ItemProperty -Path "HKCU:\Software\Microsoft\Siuf\Rules" -Name "PeriodInNanoSeconds" -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue

Write-Output "Telemetry settings have been applied. Bye Bye Microslop"

Unapply

# Registry cleanup (removes entries we added)
$registrySettings = @(
    "HKCU:\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\AdvertisingInfo\Enabled",
    "HKCU:\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Privacy\TailoredExperiencesWithDiagnosticDataEnabled",
    "HKCU:\Software\Microsoft\Speech_OneCore\Settings\OnlineSpeechPrivacy\HasAccepted",
    "HKCU:\Software\Microsoft\Input\TIPC\Enabled",
    "HKCU:\Software\Microsoft\InputPersonalization\RestrictImplicitInkCollection",
    "HKCU:\Software\Microsoft\InputPersonalization\RestrictImplicitTextCollection",
    "HKCU:\Software\Microsoft\InputPersonalization\TrainedDataStore\HarvestContacts",
    "HKCU:\Software\Microsoft\Personalization\Settings\AcceptedPrivacyPolicy",
    "HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\DataCollection\AllowTelemetry",
    "HKCU:\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced\Start_TrackProgs",
    "HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\System\PublishUserActivities",
    "HKCU:\Software\Microsoft\Siuf\Rules\NumberOfSIUFInPeriod",

    # enable windows Error Reporting
    "HKLM:\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Windows Error Reporting\Disabled",
    "HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\Windows Error Reporting\Disabled",
    "HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\Windows Error Reporting\DontSendAdditionalData",
    "HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\Windows Error Reporting\LoggingDisabled",
    "HKLM:\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Windows Error Reporting\Consent\DefaultConsent",
    "HKLM:\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Windows Error Reporting\Consent\DefaultOverrideBehavior",

    # enable start menu tile suggestions and ads
    "HKCU:\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\ContentDeliveryManager\ContentDeliveryAllowed",
    "HKCU:\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\ContentDeliveryManager\SubscribedContentEnabled",
    "HKCU:\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\ContentDeliveryManager\OemPreInstalledAppsEnabled",
    "HKCU:\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\ContentDeliveryManager\PreInstalledAppsEnabled",
    "HKCU:\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\ContentDeliveryManager\PreInstalledAppsEverEnabled",
    "HKCU:\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\ContentDeliveryManager\SilentInstalledAppsEnabled",
    "HKCU:\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\ContentDeliveryManager\SystemPaneSuggestionsEnabled",
    "HKCU:\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\ContentDeliveryManager\FeatureManagementEnabled"
)

foreach ($reg in $registrySettings) {
    Remove-ItemProperty -Path ($reg -replace '\\[^\\]+$','') -Name ($reg -split '\\')[-1] -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
}

# Enable Defender Auto Sample Submission
Set-MpPreference -SubmitSamplesConsent 1

# Enable Connected User Experiences and Telemetry service
Set-Service -Name diagtrack -StartupType Automatic

# Enable Windows Error Reporting Manager service
Set-Service -Name wermgr -StartupType Automatic

# Reset SvcHostSplitThresholdInKB to default value
Set-ItemProperty -Path "HKLM:\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control" -Name "SvcHostSplitThresholdInKB" -Value 399360 -Type DWord

Write-Output "Telemetry settings have been reverted to default."

Links

• Disable Windows Error reporting source