From 9ed991fc61fbe55b10664c55c5288da985a49304 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Alex Hirsch Date: Mon, 15 May 2017 10:45:17 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] Mark domains causing issues with Skype ref #79 --- scripts/block-telemetry.ps1 | 16 +++++++++++----- 1 file changed, 11 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-) diff --git a/scripts/block-telemetry.ps1 b/scripts/block-telemetry.ps1 index 2fdbcc7..7c46366 100644 --- a/scripts/block-telemetry.ps1 +++ b/scripts/block-telemetry.ps1 @@ -1,6 +1,12 @@ # Description: # This script blocks telemetry related domains via the hosts file and related # IPs via Windows Firewall. +# +# Please note that adding these domains may break certain software like iTunes +# or Skype. As this issue is location dependent for some domains, they are not +# commented by default. The domains known to cause issues marked accordingly. +# Please see the related issue: +# Import-Module -DisableNameChecking $PSScriptRoot\..\lib\force-mkdir.psm1 @@ -53,7 +59,7 @@ $domains = @( "cds26.ams9.msecn.net" "choice.microsoft.com" "choice.microsoft.com.nsatc.net" - "c.msn.com" + "c.msn.com" # can cause issues with Skype "compatexchange.cloudapp.net" "corpext.msitadfs.glbdns2.microsoft.com" "corp.sts.microsoft.com" @@ -145,11 +151,11 @@ $domains = @( "watson.telemetry.microsoft.com", "watson.telemetry.microsoft.com.nsatc.net" "wes.df.telemetry.microsoft.com" - "ui.skype.com", - "pricelist.skype.com" - "apps.skype.com" + "ui.skype.com", # can cause issues with Skype + "pricelist.skype.com" # can cause issues with Skype + "apps.skype.com" # can cause issues with Skype "m.hotmail.com" - "s.gateway.messenger.live.com" + "s.gateway.messenger.live.com" # can cause issues with Skype ) echo "" | Out-File -Encoding ASCII -Append $hosts_file foreach ($domain in $domains) {