VolMi/BlockWindows

Stop Windows 10 Nagging and Spying. Works with Win7-10

BlockWindows

Stop Windows 7 through 10 Nagging and Spying updates, Tasks, IPs, and services. Works with Windows 7 through 10

FILES

BlockWindows.bat Right Click and "Run as Admin"

hosts.bat Works with Windows 7 and 8. Appends current hosts file. Run from your Downloads directory. Doesn't work on Windows 10, copy hosts file to your router or firewall if using Windows 10

hosts DNS file of MS hosts to block

hostlist MS Hosts file to blocking for router or firewall use

HideWindowsUpdates.vbs Hides blocked updates, to reinstall click 'show hidden updates'

I created this code from information from:

http://www.hakspek.com/security/windows-script-to-remove-all-windows-10-telemetry-updates/

Bitblp

http://serverfault.com/questions/145843/block-specific-windows-update-hotfix/341318

Colin Bowern and Opmet

https://www.astaro.org/gateway-products/web-protection-web-filtering-application-visibility-control/58583-heres-how-block-windows-10-spying-2.html

Pascalgoty and Fuselet

Please submit any updates

https://blockwindows.wordpress.com/

PS There is a highly concerted effort by Microsoft Employees to harass websites that link to this. I'm tired of constantly trying to convince website admins it's not spam.

Please repost these URLs many places on social media, blogs, etc. I'm in it for the long haul.

https://blockwindows.wordpress.com/

https://github.com/WindowsLies/BlockWindows/

File Mirrors

http://mir.cr/1PBLEKWV

MD5 4d24d1d2403954650819851c2a0bff69

http://www.hakspek.com/security/windows-script-to-remove-all-windows-10-telemetry-update

MD5 a404bc85db63d5340aa3b67ea523ff4e