Public/Disable-Telemetry.ps1
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.SYNOPSIS Disables various telemetry and privacy-invasive features in Windows. .DESCRIPTION This function disables features such as telemetry, online speech recognition, Bing search in the start menu, and more by modifying the Windows registry and uninstalling unnecessary components. .EXAMPLE Disable-WindowsTelemetry Executes all the steps to disable telemetry and related features. .NOTES Requires administrative privileges to modify the Windows registry and uninstall components. Looking at the changes this script makes is recommended over just running it. .Link https://github.com/TheTaylorLee/AdminToolbox #> function Disable-WindowsTelemetry { # Disable recall reg add HKCU\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\WindowsAI /v DisableAIDataAnalysis /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f # Remove windows widget winget uninstall "windows web experience pack" # Disable Online Speech Recognition reg add HKCU\Software\Software\Microsoft\Speech_OneCore\Settings\OnlineSpeechPrivacy /v HasAccepted /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f # Disable Bing search in start menu reg add HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Search /v BingSearchEnabled /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f # Disable Recall Snapshots reg add HKCU\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\WindowsAI /v DisableAIDataAnalysis /t REG_DWORD /d 1 /f # Disable inking and typing personalization reg add HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Input\TIPC /v Enabled /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f reg add HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Personalization\Settings /v AcceptedPrivacyPolicy /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f reg add HKCU\Software\Microsoft\InputPersonalization\TrainedDataStore /v HarvestContacts /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f # Disable Telemetry reg add HKCU\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\DataCollection /v Enabled /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f # Disable Tailored Experiences reg add HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Privacy /v TailoredExperiencesWithDiagnosticDataEnabled /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f # Disable Diagnostic data viewer reg add HKCU\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\DataCollection /v DisableDiagnosticDataViewer /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f # Disable Windows Feedback reg add HKCU\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\DataCollection /v DoNotShowFeedbackNotifications /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f # Disable Let Windows improve Start and search results by tracking app launches reg add HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced /v Start_TrackProgs /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f # Disable Activity History reg add HKCU\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\System /v PublishUserActivities /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f } |