Privacy and Security Enable or Disable Tailored Experiences in Windows 11


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This tutorial will show you how to enable or disable tailored experiences for your account or all users in Windows 11.

Microsoft uses diagnostic data to keep Windows secure and up to date, troubleshoot problems, and make product improvements as described in more detail below. Regardless of whether you choose to send Optional diagnostic data, your device will be just as secure and will operate normally. This data is transmitted to Microsoft and stored with one or more unique identifiers that can help us recognize an individual user on an individual device and understand the device's service issues and use patterns.

If you choose to turn on Tailored experiences, Microsoft will use your Windows diagnostic data to offer you personalized tips, ads, and recommendations to enhance Microsoft experiences. If you have selected to turn off send optional diagnostic data (required only), personalization is based on information about your device, its settings and capabilities, and whether it is performing properly.  If you have selected to turn on send optional diagnostic data, personalization is also based on information about how you use apps and features, plus additional information about the health of your device. Microsoft does not use the content of crash dumps, websites you browse, speech, typing, or inking input data for personalization when we receive such data from customers who have selected to turn on send optional diagnostic data.

Tailored experiences include suggestions on how to customize and optimize Windows, as well as ads and recommendations for Microsoft and third-party products and services, features, apps, and hardware for your Windows experiences. For example, to help you get the most out of your device, Microsoft may tell you about features you may not know about or that are new. If you are having a problem with your Windows device, you may be offered a solution. You may be offered a chance to customize your lock screen with pictures, or to be shown more pictures of the kind you like, or fewer of the ones you don’t. Or, if you are running out of space on your hard drive, Windows may recommend you try OneDrive or purchase hardware to gain more space.

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Contents

  • Option One: Turn On or Off Tailored Experiences for Current User in Settings
  • Option Two: Turn On or Off Tailored Experiences for Current User using REG file
  • Option Three: Enable or Disable Tailored Experiences for All or Specific Users in Local Group Policy Editor
  • Option Four: Enable or Disable Tailored Experiences for Current User using REG file





Option One

Turn On or Off Tailored Experiences for Current User in Settings


1 Open Settings (Win+I).

2 Click/tap on Privacy & security on the left side, and click/tap on Diagnostics & feedback on the right side. (see screenshot below)


Tailored_experiences_Settings-1.png

3 Click/tap on Tailored experiences to expand it open. (see screenshot below step 4)

4 Turn On or Off Tailored experiences for what you want. (see screenshot below)

Tailored_experiences_Settings-2.png

5 You can now close Settings if you like.




Option Two

Turn On or Off Tailored Experiences for Current User using REG file


1 Do step 2 (on) or step 3 (off) below for what you want.

2 Turn On Tailored Experiences

A) Click/tap on the Download button below to download the file below, and go to step 4 below.​

Turn_ON_Tailored_experiences.reg


(Contents of REG file for reference)
Code:
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Privacy]
"TailoredExperiencesWithDiagnosticDataEnabled"=dword:00000001

3 Turn Off Tailored Experiences

A) Click/tap on the Download button below to download the file below, and go to step 4 below.​

Turn_OFF_Tailored_experiences.reg


(Contents of REG file for reference)
Code:
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Privacy]
"TailoredExperiencesWithDiagnosticDataEnabled"=dword:00000000

4 Save the REG file to your desktop.

5 Double click/tap on the downloaded REG file to merge it.

6 When prompted, click/tap on Run, Yes (UAC), Yes, and OK to approve the merge.

7 You can now delete the downloaded REG file if you like.




Option Three

Enable or Disable Tailored Experiences for All or Specific Users in Local Group Policy Editor


You must be signed in as an administrator to use this option.

The Local Group Policy Editor is only available in the Windows 11 Pro, Enterprise, and Education editions.

All editions can use Option Four to configure the same policy.


1 Open the all users, specific users or groups, or all users except administrators Local Group Policy Editor for how you want this policy applied.

2 Navigate to the policy location below in the left pane of the Local Group Policy Editor. (see screenshot below)

User Configuration > Administrative Templates > Windows Components > Cloud Content

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3 In the right pane of Cloud Content in the Local Group Policy Editor, double click/tap on the Do not use diagnostic data for tailored experiences policy to edit it. (see screenshot above)

4 Do step 5 (enable) or step 6 (disable) below for what you want.

5 Enable Tailored Experiences

This is the default setting to allow using Option One and Option Two.


A) Select (dot) Not Configured, click/tap on OK, and go to step 7. (see screenshot below)​

Tailored_experiences_gpedit-2.png

6 Disable Tailored Experiences

This will override and prevent using Option One and Option Two.


A) Select (dot) Enabled, click/tap on OK, and go to step 7. (see screenshot below)​

Tailored_experiences_gpedit-3.png

7 You can now close the Local Group Policy Editor if you like.




Option Four

Enable or Disable Tailored Experiences for Current User using REG file


You must be signed in as an administrator to use this option.


1 Do step 2 (enable) or step 3 (disable) below for what you want.


 2. Enable Tailored Experiences

This is the default setting to allow using Option One and Option Two.


A) Click/tap on the Download button below to download the file below, and go to step 4 below.​

Enable_Tailored_experiences.reg


(Contents of REG file for reference)
Code:
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\CloudContent]
"DisableTailoredExperiencesWithDiagnosticData"=-


 3. Disable Tailored Experiences

This will override and prevent using Option One and Option Two.


A) Click/tap on the Download button below to download the file below, and go to step 4 below.​

Disable_Tailored_experiences.reg


(Contents of REG file for reference)
Code:
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\CloudContent]
"DisableTailoredExperiencesWithDiagnosticData"=dword:00000001

4 Save the REG file to your desktop.

5 Double click/tap on the downloaded REG file to merge it.

6 When prompted, click/tap on Run, Yes (UAC), Yes, and OK to approve the merge.

7 You can now delete the downloaded REG file if you like.


That's it,
Shawn Brink


 

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GPO works like a champ on Win 11 Ent 22H2 22621.1848. Thank You, Brink
 

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I think the text to link to Option 4 and the heading for Option 4 in that section are incorrect. Should Option 4 be for "All Users" instead of "Current User" ?
 
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I think the text to link to Option 4 and the heading for Option 4 in that section are incorrect. Should Option for be for "All Users" instead of "Current User" ?
:shawn:

Option 4 does actually only get applied to the current user.
 

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:shawn:

Option 4 does actually only get applied to the current user.
How does that differ from Option 2 on this page? Does DISABLING with Option 4 prevent a user turning it back ON? Does Option 4 prevent Windows Update turning it back ON (fingers crossed)?

I did have all of this "Experience" and "Advertisement" options turned OFF for months on several machines and I'm noticing that they are back ON today.
Thanks!
 

My Computers

System One System Two

  • OS
    Windows 11 Pro
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Custom self build
    CPU
    AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D
    Motherboard
    NZXT N7 B650E (AM5)
    Memory
    G.Skill Trident Z5 NEO RGB 64GB (2 x 32GB) DDR5 6000 CL30-40-40-96 (F5-6000J3040G32GX2-TZ5NR)
    Graphics Card(s)
    AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT (reference)
    Sound Card
    Integrated Digital Audio (S/PDIF)
    Monitor(s) Displays
    2 x LG 29UM69G-B 29" Ultrawide Gaming Monitor
    Screen Resolution
    2560x1080
    Hard Drives
    2TB Samsung 990 PRO M.2
    PSU
    NZXT C1000W Gold
    Case
    NZXT H9 Elite
    Cooling
    NZXT Kraken Z73 RGB
    Keyboard
    Logitech MX Mechanical
    Mouse
    Logitech MX Master 3S
    Internet Speed
    1 Gbps synchronous
    Browser
    Firefox (w/ Total Cookie Protection and Multi-Account Containers)
    Other Info
    Logitech BRIO 4K Pro webcam
  • Operating System
    Windows 11 Pro
    Computer type
    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Extreme Gen 5
    CPU
    Intel Core i7-12700H
    Motherboard
    21DECTO1WW
    Memory
    32GB DDR5 4800
    Graphics card(s)
    NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 3050 Ti 4GB GDDR6
    Hard Drives
    256GB Micron MTFDKBA256TFK SSD M.2
How does that differ from Option 2 on this page? Does DISABLING with Option 4 prevent a user turning it back ON? Does Option 4 prevent Windows Update turning it back ON (fingers crossed)?

I did have all of this "Experience" and "Advertisement" options turned OFF for months on several machines and I'm noticing that they are back ON today.
Thanks!
Option 2 is to toggle the same setting in option 1.

Option 4 toggles the same group policy in option 3, but it only gets applied to the current user instead of all users. It also overrides and prevents using option 1 and 2 if disabled.
 

My Computers

System One System Two

  • OS
    Windows 11 Pro for Workstations
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Custom self build
    CPU
    Intel i7-8700K 5 GHz
    Motherboard
    ASUS ROG Maximus XI Formula Z390
    Memory
    64 GB (4x16GB) G.SKILL TridentZ RGB DDR4 3600 MHz (F4-3600C18D-32GTZR)
    Graphics Card(s)
    ASUS ROG-STRIX-GTX1080TI-O11G-GAMING (11GB GDDR5X)
    Sound Card
    Integrated Digital Audio (S/PDIF)
    Monitor(s) Displays
    2 x Samsung Odyssey G75 27"
    Screen Resolution
    2560x1440
    Hard Drives
    1TB Samsung 990 PRO M.2,
    4TB Samsung 990 PRO M.2,
    8TB WD MyCloudEX2Ultra NAS
    PSU
    Seasonic Prime Titanium 850W
    Case
    Thermaltake Core P3 wall mounted
    Cooling
    Corsair Hydro H115i
    Keyboard
    Logitech wireless K800
    Mouse
    Logitech MX Master 3
    Internet Speed
    1 Gbps Download and 35 Mbps Upload
    Browser
    Google Chrome
    Antivirus
    Microsoft Defender and Malwarebytes Premium
    Other Info
    Logitech Z625 speaker system,
    Logitech BRIO 4K Pro webcam,
    HP Color LaserJet Pro MFP M477fdn,
    CyberPower CP1500PFCLCD
    Galaxy S23 Plus phone
  • Operating System
    Windows 11 Pro
    Computer type
    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Surface Laptop 7 Copilot+ PC
    CPU
    Snapdragon X Elite (12 core) 3.42 GHz
    Memory
    16 GB LPDDR5x-7467 MHz
    Monitor(s) Displays
    15" HDR
    Screen Resolution
    2496 x 1664
    Hard Drives
    1 TB SSD
    Internet Speed
    Wi-Fi 7 and Bluetooth 5.4
    Browser
    Chrome and Edge
    Antivirus
    Windows Defender

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