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NVIDIA Adds Telemetry to Latest Drivers - How To Disable It
Over the weekend some news broke that Nvidia has added telemetry logging into it's driver. We know that GeForce Experience already is collecting users, hardware and game data, but new to us is that they enabled it directly into their drivers now as well.
We know nothing about what nvidia actually is logging, it might just be that in crash events Nvidia is receiving a crash dump, Nvidia could also be tracking other stuff. The only party that can explain what is logged, is Nvidia themselves.
MajorGeeks posted a small tutorial on how to disable Telemetry using Sysinternals, you can use Registry Editor to disable these as well.
Type nvidia in the filter box. You will find Telemetry in the Task Scheduler section and the nVIDIA Wireless Controller, and ShadowPlay services further down under the registry entries. Uncheck what you don't want, close and reboot. If you get an error, close the program and right click on Autoruns.exe or Autoruns64.exe and "Run as Administrator." Here is an image showing you how to get it done: Read more at: https://tr.im/1deVb
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#5355321 Posted on: 11/06/2016 07:31 AM
The only change I want nvidia to make is to remove the forced login from GFE 3.
The only change I want nvidia to make is to remove the forced login from GFE 3.
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#5355327 Posted on: 11/06/2016 08:03 AM
What is the purpose of telemetry for a video card driver?
What is the purpose of telemetry for a video card driver?
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#5355330 Posted on: 11/06/2016 08:24 AM
Types of games played, settings, performance data, logs when driver crashes, etc.
Data is super important for everything, even without any personal information attached. The unfortunate aspect is that many people equate it to spying due to targeted marketing.
What is the purpose of telemetry for a video card driver?
Types of games played, settings, performance data, logs when driver crashes, etc.
Data is super important for everything, even without any personal information attached. The unfortunate aspect is that many people equate it to spying due to targeted marketing.
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#5355335 Posted on: 11/06/2016 09:21 AM
I think driver telemetry could be a good thing, leaving mine enabled
I think driver telemetry could be a good thing, leaving mine enabled
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As long as it's only keeping performance/compatibility statistics without personal identification (and yes, it is possible to do that), it's a smart move.