随着数据泄露(data breaches)和恶意软件感染(malware infections)的增加，认真对待您的数据隐私现在比以往任何时候都更加重要。如果没有适当的保护，由于Windows 10遥测系统，您将向您访问的每个网站和您安装的每个应用程序泄露有关您自己的数据，甚至泄露给Microsoft本身。(Microsoft)
作为帮助解决Windows 10用户体验问题的一部分，Microsoft会记录有关您使用的应用程序和功能、系统信息、系统设置等的数据。如果您担心此数据被共享，您可以按照以下步骤禁用Windows 10遥测。(Windows 10)
什么是 Windows 10 遥测？(What Is Windows 10 Telemetry?)
Windows 10 并不是第一个收集和共享系统数据的Windows版本，但(Windows)微软(Microsoft)肯定增加了它在此版本中收集和共享的数据量。遥测，正如实践所称，是微软(Microsoft)如何做到这一点的。
除了您的一般隐私设置（例如Windows为帮助投放广告或过滤成人内容而收集的数据）外，Microsoft还收集位置数据、有关您的Windows使用情况的信息以及其他内部诊断信息，以帮助监控Windows并对其进行故障排除数百万台电脑。
您可以看到对Microsoft的好处，但这里的标准(Microsoft)Windows用户需要考虑一些严重的隐私问题。微软让(Microsoft)Windows 10 Home用户禁用(Home)Windows 10的遥测设置变得极其困难，而是让用户可以选择将其限制为仅收集基本数据。
如果您使用的是Windows 10 专业版(Pro)、企业版(Enterprise)或教育(Education)版，则可以通过编辑注册表或使用组策略编辑器(Group Policy Editor)来完全禁用遥测，但对于许多用户而言，此选项已禁用。
选择权在您：您可以启用遥测，并允许Microsoft收集有关您、您的位置和您的活动的各种信息。或者，您可以将遥测设置为最小设置（或完全禁用它），以切断Microsoft的数据收集活动并让您重新掌控。
如何限制 Windows 10 遥测数据(How To Limit Windows 10 Telemetry Data)
正如我们所提到的，微软(Microsoft)已经阻止Windows 10 Home用户完全禁用遥测数据。如果要限制遥测数据共享，可以从Windows 设置(Windows Settings)菜单执行此操作。
- 要访问此菜单，请右键单击“开始(Start)”菜单，然后单击“设置”(Settings)。这将在新窗口中加载Windows 10 设置菜单。(Settings)
- 在Windows 设置(Windows Settings)菜单中，单击Privacy > Feedback & diagnostics以访问您的遥测设置。
在诊断和使用数据(Diagnostic and usage data)部分下，您可以更改各种数据收集级别。目前，这些选项包括基本数据收集(basic data collection)选项，它将发送给Microsoft的信息限制为仅包括系统设置、硬件以及您的系统是否正常工作。
或者，您可以选择完整数据收集(full data collection)，它会发送所有诊断数据，包括您访问的网站上的数据、您使用的应用程序和功能、设备运行状况以及用于故障排除的其他错误数据。
- 选择(Select one)此菜单中的选项之一以在这些选项之间进行选择。您选择的选项将立即应用。
在Windows 10的未来版本中，这些设置将更改为必需的诊断数据(required diagnostic data )（以替换基本数据收集(basic data collection)）和可选诊断数据(optional diagnostic data)（以替换完整的数据收集(full data collection)）。设置应保持不变，但使用替换的设置名称。
如何使用 GPEditor 在 Windows 10 专业版、企业版和教育版中完成禁用遥测(How To Complete Disable Telemetry In Windows 10 Pro, Enterprise and Education Editions Using GPEditor)
虽然它不是Windows 10 家庭(Home)用户的选项，但可以禁用Windows 10 专业版(Pro)、企业版(Enterprise)和教育(Education)版用户的遥测数据共享。
有两种方法可以做到这一点。您可以使用组策略编辑器(Group Policy Editor)或通过使用 Windows 注册表编辑器修改Windows 注册表(Windows Registry)来更改遥测设置。
- 要使用组策略编辑器(Group Policy Editor)执行此操作，请按Windows Key + R 打开“运行”(Run)命令框。从那里，输入gpedit.msc并单击OK。
- 在组策略编辑器(Group Policy Editor)中，使用左侧菜单访问Computer Configuration > Administrative Templates > Windows Components > Data Collection and Preview Builds。右侧将显示设置列表——双击允许遥测(Allow Telemetry )设置。
- 在允许遥测(Allow Telemetry )设置窗口中，您可以更改遥测设置。确保(Make)首先单击左上角的启用选项以允许您在此处进行配置。(Enabled )
- 在选项(Options)下，您可以更改遥测收集设置。这些范围从0（禁用）到4（完全）。只有Enterprise、Pro和Education用户可以将此设置为0 - 如果您有这些版本，请设置此。否则，设置0表示禁用，1表示基本或3表示完全。2 （(2 )增强）设置已被淘汰，因此设置此设置可能会导致Windows默认设置为更高的设置。
- 应用设置后，单击“确定(OK )”保存。这会将新的遥测设置应用到您的 PC。
如何使用注册表编辑器在 Windows 10 专业版、企业版和教育版中完成禁用遥测(How To Complete Disable Telemetry In Windows 10 Pro, Enterprise and Education Editions Using Registry Editor)
如果您想在Windows 10 专业版(Pro)、企业版(Enterprise)或教育(Education)版中完全禁用遥测，您也可以使用Windows 注册表编辑器(Windows Registry Editor)来执行此操作。
Windows 10 家庭版(Home)用户也可以这样做来更改他们的遥测设置，但你只能限制数据收集，而不是完全停止它。对于Windows 10 家庭版(Home)用户，最好改用Windows 10 设置(Settings)菜单。
- 首先，通过按Windows Key + R并在打开的运行(Run)命令框中键入regedit打开(regedit)注册表编辑器。(Registry Editor)单击“确定(OK)”启动。
- 在Windows 注册表编辑器(Windows Registry Editor)窗口中，使用左侧树形菜单访问HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE > SOFTWARE > Policies > Microsoft > Windows > DataCollection。在右侧面板中，右键单击并选择New > DWORD (32-bit) Value选项。
- 将新值命名为Allow Telemetry。创建后，双击该值以更改该值。
- 在编辑 DWord（32 位）值框中，在(edit DWord (32-bit) Value )数值数据(Value data)框中键入一个值。这些与组策略编辑器(Group Policy Editor)使用的值相匹配。您可以选择0（禁用，适用于Windows 10 专业版(Pro)、企业版(Enterprise)和教育(Education)版用户）、1（基本数据收集，适用于所有用户）、2（增强收集，但不再使用）或3（完整数据收集）。做出选择后，单击“确定(OK)”保存。
编辑值后，您选择的遥测设置将处于活动状态。此时您可以关闭注册表编辑器(Registry Editor)。
在 Windows 10 上保护您的数据(Protecting Your Data On Windows 10)
如果您决定禁用Windows 10遥测，您将限制Microsoft可以提供的个性化支持数量，以帮助解决您在使用其操作系统时遇到的问题。但是，禁用遥测没有风险，因此如果您希望限制共享的数据，则应禁用它。
当然，还有其他方法可以在您使用Windows时保护您的数据。您应该首先检查您的数据是否已(data has been compromised)在线泄露，如果有，请立即更改您的密码。如果您真的很担心，请考虑加密您的硬盘驱动器以完全控制您的数据。
How To Disable Windows 10 Telemetry
With data breaches and malware infections on the rise, taking your data privacy seriously is now more essential than ever. Without adequate protection in place, you’re leaking data about yourself to every website you visit and to every app you install—even to Microsoft itself, thanks to the Windows 10 telemetry system.
As part of its efforts to help troubleshoot the Windows 10 user experience, Microsoft logs data about the apps and features you use, your system information, your system settings, and more. If you’re worried about this data being shared, you can disable Windows 10 telemetry by following these steps.
What Is Windows 10 Telemetry?
Windows 10 isn’t the first Windows release to collect and share system data with itself, but Microsoft has certainly increased the amount of data it collects and shares in this release. Telemetry, as the practice is called, is how Microsoft does this.
Along with your general privacy settings, such as the data Windows collects to help serve advertisements or filter adult content, Microsoft also collects location data, information on your Windows usage, and other under-the-hood diagnostic information to help monitor and troubleshoot Windows across millions of PCs.
You can see the benefit for Microsoft, but there are some serious privacy concerns to be considered for the standard Windows user here. Microsoft has made it extremely hard to disable Windows 10’s telemetry settings for Windows 10 Home users, instead giving users the option to limit it to only basic data collection.
If you’re using Windows 10 Pro, Enterprise or Education, then you can disable telemetry entirely by editing the registry or using the Group Policy Editor, but this option is disabled for many users.
The choice is yours: you can leave telemetry enabled, and allow Microsoft to collect various bits of information about you, your location, and your activities. Alternatively, you can set telemetry to minimal settings (or disable it entirely) to cut Microsoft off from its data collection activities and put you back in control.
How To Limit Windows 10 Telemetry Data
As we’ve mentioned, Microsoft has prevented Windows 10 Home users from being able to completely disable telemetry data. If you want to limit your telemetry data sharing, you can do so from the Windows Settings menu.
- To access this menu, right-click the Start menu and click Settings. This will load the Windows 10 Settings menu in a new window.
- In the Windows Settings menu, click Privacy > Feedback & diagnostics to access your telemetry settings.
Under the Diagnostic and usage data section, you can change the various data collection levels. At the moment, these include options for basic data collection, which limits the information sent to Microsoft to only include system settings, hardware, and whether or not your system is working correctly.
Alternatively, you could choose full data collection, which sends all diagnostic data, including data on the websites you visit, apps and features you use, device health, and additional error data for troubleshooting.
- Select one of the options in this menu to choose between these options. The option you choose will be applied immediately.
In a future release of Windows 10, these settings will be changed to required diagnostic data (to replace basic data collection) and optional diagnostic data (to replace full data collection). The settings should remain the same, but with replaced setting names.
How To Complete Disable Telemetry In Windows 10 Pro, Enterprise and Education Editions Using GPEditor
While it isn’t an option for Windows 10 Home users, it is possible to disable telemetry data sharing for Windows 10 Pro, Enterprise and Education users.
There are two ways to do this. You can change your telemetry settings using the Group Policy Editor or by modifying the Windows Registry using the Windows Registry editor.
- To do this using the Group Policy Editor, press the Windows Key + R to open the Run command box. From there, type gpedit.msc and click OK.
- In the Group Policy Editor, use the left-hand menu to access Computer Configuration > Administrative Templates > Windows Components > Data Collection and Preview Builds. A list of settings will be visible on the right—double-click the Allow Telemetry setting.
- In the Allow Telemetry settings window, you can change your telemetry settings. Make sure to first click the Enabled option in the top-left corner to allow you to configure this here.
- Under Options, you can change your telemetry collection settings. These range from 0 (disabled) to 4 (full). Only Enterprise, Pro and Education users can set this to 0—if you have these editions, set this. Otherwise, set 0 for disable, 1 for basic or 3 for full. The 2 (enhanced) setting has been phased out, so setting this may result in Windows defaulting to a higher setting instead.
- Once your setting is applied, click OK to save. This will apply the new telemetry settings to your PC.
How To Complete Disable Telemetry In Windows 10 Pro, Enterprise and Education Editions Using Registry Editor
If you want to completely disable telemetry in Windows 10 Pro, Enterprise or Education, you can also use the Windows Registry Editor to do this.
Windows 10 Home users can also do this to change their telemetry settings, but you’ll only be able to limit data collection, rather than stop it completely. For Windows 10 Home users, it’s best to use the Windows 10 Settings menu instead.
- To start, open the Registry Editor by pressing the Windows Key + R and typing regedit into the Run command box that opens. Click OK to launch.
- In the Windows Registry Editor window, use the left-hand tree menu to access HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE > SOFTWARE > Policies > Microsoft > Windows > DataCollection. In the right-hand panel, right-click and select the New > DWORD (32-bit) Value option.
- Name the new value as Allow Telemetry. Once it’s created, double-click the value to change the value.
- In the edit DWord (32-bit) Value box, type a value in the Value data box. These match the values used by the Group Policy Editor. You can choose 0 (disabled, for Windows 10 Pro, Enterprise and Education users), 1 (basic data collection, for all users), 2 (for enhanced collection, but no longer in use), or 3 (full data collection). Once you’ve made your choice, click OK to save.
Once the value has been edited, the telemetry setting you’ve chosen will be active. You can close the Registry Editor at this point.
Protecting Your Data On Windows 10
If you decide to disable Windows 10 telemetry, you’ll be limiting the amount of personalized support Microsoft can offer to help troubleshoot issues you come across using its operating system. There are no risks to disabling telemetry, however, so if you prefer to limit the data being shared, you should disable it.
Of course, there are other ways you can protect your data while you’re using Windows. You should first check to see if your data has been compromised online and, if it has, change your passwords immediately. If you’re really worried, consider encrypting your hard drive to stay in total control of your data.
