Protect Yourself From Microsoft Windows 10 Data Harvesting

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HOSTS Entries To Block Windows 10 Telemetry
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Add these lines to HOSTS to block known Microsoft telemetry sites used by Windows 10 (v3.1)

127.0.0.1 www.msftncsi.com
127.0.0.1 pre.footprintpredict.com
127.0.0.1 cs1.wpc.v0cdn.net
127.0.0.1 a-0001.a-msedge.net
127.0.0.1 az361816.vo.msecnd.net
127.0.0.1 az512334.vo.msecnd.net
127.0.0.1 choice.microsoft.com
127.0.0.1 choice.microsoft.com.nsatc.net
127.0.0.1 compatexchange.cloudapp.net
127.0.0.1 corp.sts.microsoft.com
127.0.0.1 corpext.msitadfs.glbdns2.microsoft.com
127.0.0.1 df.telemetry.microsoft.com
127.0.0.1 diagnostics.support.microsoft.com
127.0.0.1 fe2.update.microsoft.com.akadns.net
127.0.0.1 feedback.microsoft-hohm.com
127.0.0.1 feedback.search.microsoft.com
127.0.0.1 feedback.windows.com
127.0.0.1 i1.services.social.microsoft.com
127.0.0.1 i1.services.social.microsoft.com.nsatc.net
127.0.0.1 oca.telemetry.microsoft.com
127.0.0.1 oca.telemetry.microsoft.com.nsatc.net
127.0.0.1 preview.msn.com
127.0.0.1 rad.msn.com
127.0.0.1 redir.metaservices.microsoft.com
127.0.0.1 reports.wes.df.telemetry.microsoft.com
127.0.0.1 services.wes.df.telemetry.microsoft.com
127.0.0.1 settings-sandbox.data.microsoft.com
127.0.0.1 sls.update.microsoft.com.akadns.net
127.0.0.1 sqm.df.telemetry.microsoft.com
127.0.0.1 sqm.telemetry.microsoft.com
127.0.0.1 sqm.telemetry.microsoft.com.nsatc.net
127.0.0.1 statsfe1.ws.microsoft.com
127.0.0.1 statsfe2.update.microsoft.com.akadns.net
127.0.0.1 statsfe2.ws.microsoft.com
127.0.0.1 survey.watson.microsoft.com
127.0.0.1 telecommand.telemetry.microsoft.com
127.0.0.1 telecommand.telemetry.microsoft.com.nsatc.net
127.0.0.1 telemetry.appex.bing.net
127.0.0.1 telemetry.appex.bing.net:443
127.0.0.1 telemetry.microsoft.com
127.0.0.1 telemetry.urs.microsoft.com
127.0.0.1 vortex-sandbox.data.microsoft.com
127.0.0.1 vortex-win.data.microsoft.com
127.0.0.1 vortex.data.microsoft.com
127.0.0.1 watson.live.com
127.0.0.1 watson.microsoft.com
127.0.0.1 watson.ppe.telemetry.microsoft.com
127.0.0.1 watson.telemetry.microsoft.com
127.0.0.1 watson.telemetry.microsoft.com.nsatc.net
127.0.0.1 wes.df.telemetry.microsoft.com

For instructions on how to edit the HOSTS file in Windows 10, see:
https://www.petri.com/easily-edit-hosts-file-windows-10

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Delete Microsoft's data-harvesting services in Windows 10
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Save this script as "DelSvcs.cmd". Run it as an administrator from an
elevated command prompt. It deletes services that Microsoft uses to
harvest some of your data.

net stop DiagTrack
net stop dmwappushsvc
net stop Wecsvc
sc delete dmwappushsvc
sc delete diagtrack
sc delete Wecsvc
cd c:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Diagnosis\ETLLogs\Autologger
cacls Autologger-Diagtrack-Listener.etl /d SYSTEM