Cannot turn "send optional diagnostic data" off.


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Hi, I am trying to turn "send optional diagnostic data" off (24H2) but it does not work.
Turning off in settings switches back on immediately.
Turning off in the editor does not work.
Disabling in group policy does not work.
What else can I do?
 

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esebm said:
Hi, I am trying to turn "send optional diagnostic data" off (24H2) but it does not work.
Turning off in settings switches back on immediately.
Turning off in the editor does not work.
Disabling in group policy does not work.
What else can I do?
Click to expand...
Are you running an Insider version?
 

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What is an insider version?
 

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ASUS Zenbook 14
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I9 13th gen i9-13900H 2.60 GHZ
Motherboard
Yep, Laptop has one.
Memory
16 GB soldered
Graphics Card(s)
Integrated Intel Iris XE
Sound Card
Realtek built in
Monitor(s) Displays
laptop OLED screen
Screen Resolution
2880x1800 touchscreen
Hard Drives
1 TB NVME SSD (only weakness is only one slot)
PSU
Internal + 65W thunderbolt USB4 charger
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Cooling
Stella Artois (UK pint cans - 568 ml) - extra cost.
Keyboard
Built in UK keybd
Mouse
Bluetooth , wireless dongled, wired
Internet Speed
900 mbs (ethernet), wifi 6 typical 350-450 mb/s both up and down
Browser
Edge
Antivirus
Defender
Other Info
TPM 2.0, 2xUSB4 thunderbolt, 1xUsb3 (usb a), 1xUsb-c, hdmi out, 3.5 mm audio out/in combo, ASUS backlit trackpad (inc. switchable number pad)

Macrium Reflect Home V8
Office 365 Family (6 users each 1TB onedrive space)
Hyper-V (a vm runs almost as fast as my older laptop)
@esebm

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All options tried, still does not work!
 

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It might work - depending on the Option you tried? If you restart the computer.....EDIT: All Options tried, maybe you should open a CMD box "run as admin" SFC /SCANNOW see if theres any errors? Let us know
 

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Just ran it and this is the result:
Windows Resource Protection did not find any integrity violations.
 

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esebm said:
Just ran it and this is the result:
Windows Resource Protection did not find any integrity violations.
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That's good. If you ran "as an admin" in the CMD box SFC /SCANNOW you have no errors. Now to post the version of what windows your runing:
watch the video:
This box will come up (see my pic below) - (if you don't see it? It might be behind the browser? Post your's ......
 

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did you mess with telemetry via a 3rd party tool?
 

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No, I did not mess with telemetry.
Here's my win 11 version:
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Ok - so remember that youtube - because the version keeps going up. good work ... If you pc is running sluggish ? (so to to say) The CMD box "run as admin" SFC /SCANNOW will correct the errors, Maybe we can find someone who can help you with that telemetry ... Cheers
 

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OK, did that, still not working.
 

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have a look at Winaero
winaero.com

Winaero

At the edge of tweaking
winaero.com

it will give you options to disable telemetry along with other options
best of luck, Steve ..
 

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@esebm you did see this page: Settings>Privacy & Security>Diagnostic & Feedback ? y/n ? However I looked at XxXxX's post (its' a fair program) & I would give that a try -- good luck mate.
 

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Processor: 11th Gen Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-1135G7 @ 2.40G
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Google Chrome
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Security: Microsoft Defender & Malwarebytes Premium (with browser guard)
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Dell model: Inspiron 15 3511
Guys, I got it to work. Went back into the editor and renamed the DWORD from Allow Telemetry into AllowTelemetry, rebooted and it worked. Go figure.
Thanks for all your help and input
 

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B450 Tomahawk Max
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32 GB DDR4
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LG 27MR400
Screen Resolution
1280 x 1024
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Opera
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