Disable Windows Telemetry on 10/11
Requirements
- Windows 10 or 11 Enterprise edition.
If you're running Home or Pro, you can upgrade to Enterprise using MAS.
Disable Telemetry
- Open the Local Group Policy Editor:
- Search for "Edit Group Policy" in the Start menu or run
gpedit.msc
.
- Search for "Edit Group Policy" in the Start menu or run
- Navigate to:
Computer Configuration
>Administrative Templates
>Windows Components
>Data Collection and Preview Builds
- Double-click
Allow Telemetry
(Windows 10) orAllow Diagnostic Data
(Windows 11) in the right pane. - Enable the policy and set the option to:
Security [Enterprise Only]
(Windows 10) orDiagnostic data off
(Windows 11)
- Click
OK
to save the changes.
Verify the Changes
- Open the Registry Editor (
regedit.exe
). - Navigate to:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\DataCollection
- Check that the
AllowTelemetry
value is set to0
. This indicates that telemetry is disabled.