Disabling Windows Compatability Telemetry

The simple fact that Microsoft don't participate in this discussion is proof that they don't care.

Yet another Vice President earning big bucks for not listening to his/her customers?

Hi Nancy,

To disable Windows Compatibility Telemetry, kindly follow these steps:

1. On the s earch box, type services and press Enter to open the Services desktop app.
2. Stop the Diagnostics Tracking Service and change the Startup Type to Disabled.

Additionally, you can use PowerShell to stop the Diagnostics Tracking Service and change the Startup Type to disabled. To do so, open PowerShell and run these commands:

stop-service diagtrack

set-service diagtrack -startuptype disabled

Let us know how it works.

Regards.

The problem is https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/kb/3035583 which was installed without authorization despite my settings that say to ask permission first. I just deleted it, but how do I keep this malware off my computer in the future?

@ Bill,

Yours is a different problem since KB3035583 is the Windows 10 nagware. You can prevent that from installing and even deleting anything related to it which has already been downloaded to your system by installing this free tool: http://blog.ultimateoutsider.com/2015/08/using-gwx-stopper-to-permanently-remove.html

I am running Windows 10 Pro and have the same problem with Compatability Telemetry slowing my computer.  I do not have the registry folder {DD17FA14-CDA6-7191-9B61-37A28F7A10DA}.

I saw the deleted content in my inbox. If one defines malware as:

(1) Having no useful purpose

(2) Installed without permission

(3) Causes performance issues with the computer

then it is malware. If malicious intent is required, then it is admittedly not. However, Microsoft's so-called software professionals need to foresee the consequences of what they send out, because this software did indeed cause trouble until I finally got rid of it.