furyofdragon/remove-ms-telemetry-and-annoyances

Continued support for tarampampam/remove_MS_telemetry.cmd.

Remove Microsoft® Telemetry and Annoyances

This script disables Microsoft®'s telemetry, evil M$ updates and tasks scheduled in the task scheduler. It additionally blocks your computer's access to Microsoft®'s telemetry servers to ensure that no data is sent to M$ servers. Please be advised that this script is forked from tarampampam's remove_MS_telemetry.cmd, and this is unofficially continued script as the author of the script has abandoned the script.

Documentation

Few things to keep in mind:

• Always review the script first, double check the changes that it is going to make to your computer before running the script!
• This script is experimental. Please do not use this script in any production environment without reviewing the changes that is going to make in your Windows installation.
• You may need to disable or whitelist your HIPS (Host Intrusion Detection System) in addition to your anti-malware software prior to running this script.
• Be sure to ask or file an issue with necessary information if you need help or if the script is not functioning as expected. Please feel free to file a new issue should Microsoft release a new 'evil' update.

Download and run the script with administrator privilege.

	Supported Arguments
-kb (-hotfixes)	Do NOT uninstall updates
-d (-disable)	Do NOT disable updates
-t (-tasks)	Do NOT disable tasks
-s (-services)	Do NOT disable services
-i (-ip)	Do NOT block IP addresses using route
-f (-firewall)	Do NOT block IP addresses using firewall
-h (-hosts)	Do NOT add domains to hosts file
-u (-updates)	Do NOT change windows update settings
-l (-log)	Do NOT write messages to .log file
-e (-exit)	Exit when done

Disclaimer

Microsoft, Encarta, MSN, and Windows are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and/or other countries.

License

This script is licensed under GPL v2.1. Feel free to contribute or create a fork, but be sure to leave a link or visible connection to the original source of this script.