# Description: # This script redirects telemetry related domains to your nowhere using the # hosts file. Hard coded telemetry related IPs are blocked by Windows firewall. # Additionally telemetry is disallows via Group Policies. Import-Module -DisableNameChecking $PSScriptRoot\..\lib\reg-helper.psm1 echo "Adding telemetry domains to hosts file" $hosts = cat "$PSScriptRoot\..\res\telemetry-hosts.txt" [ipaddress[]] $ips = @() foreach ($h in $hosts) { try { # store for next part $ips += [ipaddress]$h } catch [System.InvalidCastException] { # can be redirected by hosts echo "0.0.0.0 $h" | Out-File -Encoding ASCII -Append "$env:systemroot\System32\drivers\etc\hosts" } } echo "Adding telemetry ips to firewall" New-NetFirewallRule -DisplayName "Block Telemetry IPs" -Direction Outbound ` -Action Block -RemoteAddress ([string[]]$ips) echo "Disabling telemetry via Group Policies" Import-Registry(@" [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\DataCollection] "AllowTelemetry"=dword:00000000 "@)