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Block Windows telemetry via host file.
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Repo containing link below: https://github.com/hagezi/dns-blocklists?tab=readme-ov-file#native Copy & paste from https://gitlab.com/hagezi/mirror/-/raw/main/dns-blocklists/hosts/native.winoffice.txt and add to Windows host file.

Host file location: C:\Windows\System32\drivers\etc\hosts

How to:

  1. Drag & drop host file to desktop.
  2. Paste everything from https://gitlab.com/hagezi/mirror/-/raw/main/dns-blocklists/hosts/native.winoffice.txt below everything else.
  3. Drag & drop the host file back into C:\Windows\System32\drivers\etc.
  4. Click 'Allow on Device' through Windows Defender application.
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