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Title: Digital privacy concerns 'the new normal' as users pay with personal information | CTV News
Category: Tech
Posted By: DrCaleb
Date: 2015-09-10 07:22:33
Canadian

[DrCaleb]

This week, Microsoft added all these data gathering services to Windows 7 & 8 as well. Did you consent to them?

[DrCaleb]

Microsoft has also started downloading Windows 10 installation files to Windows 7 & 8 users, 'just in case' they choose to upgrade. Hope you have an extra 3 - 6 GB on your drive! If you have a Tablet with only 32GB, sucks to be you!

[BartSimpson]

DrCaleb DrCaleb:

This week, Microsoft added all these data gathering services to Windows 7 & 8 as well. Did you consent to them?

We're removing them at my agency and I've removed them at home.

[BartSimpson]

Here's an article with a list of updates to remove:

https://www.hackread.com/microsoft-upda ... 7-8-users/

$1:

KB3075249 – This update adds telemetry points to the User Account Control (UAC) feature to collect information on elevations that come from low integrity levels.

KB3080149 – This package updates the Diagnostics and Telemetry tracking service to existing devices. This service provides benefits from the latest version of Windows to systems that have not yet upgraded. The update also supports applications that are subscribed to Visual Studio Application Insights.

KB2876229 SKYPE, If you want Skype then install it.
KB2923545 RDP
KB2970228
KB3035583
KB2990214
KB3021917
KB3068708 Telemetry
KB2592687
KB2660075
KB2506928
KB2952664 x2
KB3050265
KB2726535
KB2994023
KB3022345 Replaced by KB3068708 Telemetry
KB3022345 Caused false sfc result
KB2545698 (IE9)
KB3065987

[DrCaleb]

BartSimpson BartSimpson:

Here's an article with a list of updates to remove:

https://www.hackread.com/microsoft-upda ... 7-8-users/

$1:

KB3075249 – This update adds telemetry points to the User Account Control (UAC) feature to collect information on elevations that come from low integrity levels.

KB3080149 – This package updates the Diagnostics and Telemetry tracking service to existing devices. This service provides benefits from the latest version of Windows to systems that have not yet upgraded. The update also supports applications that are subscribed to Visual Studio Application Insights.

KB2876229 SKYPE, If you want Skype then install it.
KB2923545 RDP
KB2970228
KB3035583
KB2990214
KB3021917
KB3068708 Telemetry
KB2592687
KB2660075
KB2506928
KB2952664 x2
KB3050265
KB2726535
KB2994023
KB3022345 Replaced by KB3068708 Telemetry
KB3022345 Caused false sfc result
KB2545698 (IE9)
KB3065987

Here's a quick little script to do it:

$1:

echo uninstalling updates ...
start "title" /b /wait wusa.exe /kb:3012973 /uninstall /quiet /norestart
echo - done.
start "title" /b /wait wusa.exe /kb:3021917 /uninstall /quiet /norestart
echo - done.
start "title" /b /wait wusa.exe /kb:3035583 /uninstall /quiet /norestart
echo - done.
start "title" /b /wait wusa.exe /kb:2952664 /uninstall /quiet /norestart
echo - done.
start "title" /b /wait wusa.exe /kb:2976978 /uninstall /quiet /norestart
echo - done.
start "title" /b /wait wusa.exe /kb:3022345 /uninstall /quiet /norestart
echo - done.
start "title" /b /wait wusa.exe /kb:3068708 /uninstall /quiet /norestart
echo - done.
start "title" /b /wait wusa.exe /kb:2990214 /uninstall /quiet /norestart
echo - done.
start "title" /b /wait wusa.exe /kb:3075249 /uninstall /quiet /norestart
echo - done.
start "title" /b /wait wusa.exe /kb:3080149 /uninstall /quiet /norestart
echo - done.
start "title" /b /wait wusa.exe /kb:3044374 /uninstall /quiet /norestart
echo - done.
start "title" /b /wait wusa.exe /kb:2977759 /uninstall /quiet /norestart
echo - done.
start "title" /b /wait wusa.exe /kb:3050265 /uninstall /quiet /norestart
echo - done.
start "title" /b /wait wusa.exe /kb:3068707 /uninstall /quiet /norestart
echo - done.
start "title" /b /wait wusa.exe /kb:2592687 /uninstall /quiet /norestart
echo - done.

I just covered the 'telemetry' ones. Feel free to modify it.