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Guru3D.com » News » Majority of people send full diagnostic data back to Microsoft

Majority of people send full diagnostic data back to Microsoft

by Hilbert Hagedoorn on: 08/08/2017 01:34 PM | source: | 50 comment(s)
Majority of people send full diagnostic data back to Microsoft

Pretty much the bigger part of Windows 10 computers with the Creators Update installed sends full diagnostics data to Microsoft, according to a blog on the Microsoft website. Under pressure of several privacy watchdogs Microsoft decided to add new privacy setting screen to the installation process.

Users now have to confirm several privacy settings during the installation, this includes the diagnostic data that Windows 10 collects and sends to Microsoft reports myce today:

Previous Windows 10 versions used 3 different levels, which has been brought back to 2 levels with the Creators Update. These two are ‘Full’ and ‘Basic’. Microsoft has stated to use the collected diagnostic data to resolve issues and to improve its products.

When the ‘Basic’ level is set, Windows 10 will send device, connectivity and configuration data to Microsoft, and also limited error reports. When the full level is selected, the basic data is sent and also additional information about the device, connectivity and configuration, but also app and browser usage, fragments of hand typed text and more extensive error reports.

During the installation of the Creators Update users have to confirm which level they want to use on the privacy setting screen. The installation uses the previously chosen privacy settings but allows the user to change them.

Microsoft today announced that 71% of all Windows 10 computers with the Creators Update sends full diagnostic data to the company.

It’s not unlikely that this number is so high because the full level is enabled by default in case users never changed the privacy settings after the initial installation of Windows 10.








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sverek



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#5460481 Posted on: 08/08/2017 08:29 AM
M$ : "we just collect whatever data we can and hopefully it will be useful in future. Cool kids do Deep Learning this days."

fantaskarsef
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#5460482 Posted on: 08/08/2017 08:31 AM
Disgusting tbh.

chronek
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#5460484 Posted on: 08/08/2017 08:55 AM
Basic level send over 90% of what send Full mode, it still send your computer id, keystrokes, files, mic voice etc, etc... So from privacy concern nothing changed.

Still... Windows 10 is used by peoples who know that and do not care, so it is puzzling that not 100% not care about sending full data, specially when every big update change that level to send full report..

Ryu5uzaku
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#5460487 Posted on: 08/08/2017 09:10 AM
I stopped caring.

Extraordinary
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#5460488 Posted on: 08/08/2017 09:14 AM


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