telemetry
Posts tagged “telemetry”.
Cutting telemetry without breaking Windows Update
Use Windows' own diagnostic data settings for Windows, and block telemetry one app at a time for everything else. Blocking svchost.exe or Microsoft domains wholesale is what breaks Update.
Why some organizations keep security management on their own servers
Self-hosting keeps fleet data, policy and admin access inside your network. NetSecWall's Management Server (beta) contacts netsecwall.com once, to activate. Managed PCs still check for updates.
How to stop apps from phoning home on Windows
See what each app contacts, decide which calls you'd miss, then block the rest: the whole app, just its updater or crash reporter, or ad and tracking domains across every app.
What is svchost.exe doing on my network?
svchost.exe hosts Windows services, and several of them need the internet: Windows Update, BITS, Delivery Optimization, time sync and the DNS Client. The real question is always which service.