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Windows Telemetry Disabler

A powerful script to disable telemetry and data collection in Windows operating system. This tool runs with TrustedInstaller privileges for maximum effectiveness and supports all modern Windows architectures.

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Windows Telemetry Disabler

Author: EXLOUD
GitHub: https://github.com/EXLOUD

A script to disable telemetry and data collection in Windows operating system.

📋 Description

This tool allows you to disable various Windows telemetry services that collect usage data and send it to Microsoft. The script runs with elevated privileges (TrustedInstaller) for maximum effectiveness.

🔧 System Requirements

• Operating System: Windows 10/11
• PowerShell: version 5.0 or newer
• Architecture: x64, x86 (win32), ARM64
• Privileges: Run as Administrator

🛠️ Privilege Elevation Tool

This script utilizes a custom privilege escalation utility (superUser*.exe) to execute PowerShell commands with TrustedInstaller-level permissions, ensuring deep system-level changes can be applied reliably.

Note: The superUser binaries included in this release are pre-compiled third-party utilities used temporarily for privilege escalation. Custom open-source alternatives are under development.

📁 Project Structure

📂 assets  
📄 launcher.bat           # Main launcher  
📂 script/  
│   📄 telemetry-win.ps1  # Main PowerShell script  
│   📂 Tools/  
│       📂 x64/  
│       │   📄 superUser64.exe  
│       📂 win32/  
│       │   📄 superUser32.exe  
│       📂 arm64/  
│           📄 superUserA64.exe  
📄 README.md  
📄 README-UK.md  

🚀 Installation and Usage

1. Download all project files
2. Extract to any folder
3. Run launcher.bat as Administrator

Step-by-step instructions:

1. Right-click on launcher.bat
2. Select "Run as administrator"
3. Confirm UAC prompt
4. Wait for script completion

⚙️ How it Works

The launcher performs the following actions:

1. Checks for PowerShell 5 availability
2. Detects CPU architecture (x64/x86/ARM64)
3. Locates appropriate superUser version
4. Launches PowerShell script with TrustedInstaller privileges
5. Applies configurations to disable telemetry

🛡️ What Gets Disabled

The script may disable/configure:

• Windows telemetry services
• Diagnostic data collection
• Usage data transmission to Microsoft
• Advertising identifiers
• Automatic telemetry updates
• Various scheduled tasks
• UWP background apps
• Reserved Storage
• DiagTrack logs
• CompatTelRunner.exe
• And more (see script for full list)

For detailed list of changes, see telemetry-win.ps1

⚠️ Important Warnings

• Backup: Create a system restore point before running
• Responsibility: Use at your own risk
• Testing: Test on a virtual machine first
• Updates: Some settings may reset after Windows updates

🔄 Restoring Settings

If you need to restore default settings:

1. Use system restore point
2. Or manually enable disabled services via services.msc
3. Restart the system

🆘 Troubleshooting

Error "PowerShell 5 not found"

• Ensure PowerShell is installed
• Check path: %SystemRoot%\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\

Error "superUser*.exe not found"

• Verify superUser files exist in script/Tools/ subfolders
• Ensure folder structure is preserved

Error "Unsupported CPU architecture"

• Your CPU architecture is not supported
• Contact developer to add support

📞 Support

• GitHub Issues: Create an issue in the repository
• GitHub: https://github.com/EXLOUD

📄 License

This project is licensed under the MIT License.

MIT License

Copyright (c) 2025 EXLOUD

Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:

The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all copies or substantial portions of the Software.

THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.

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Warning: This tool modifies Windows system settings. Make sure you understand the consequences before use.

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