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The only thing I didn't do is to block MS servers in System32\Drivers\etc\hosts file. This is useless in my opinion, MS can always change them or add new ones.

UnoriginalGuy 10y ago
That didn't answer my question at all. You said above: > That's not true. Install and run wireshark then dial all you want, there will always be traffic every other minute or so to one of Redmond's servers from just idling. I literally did exactly what you said. Shutdown all third party applications on a Windows 10 Pro machine, loaded Wireshark 2.2.3, filtered out all LAN traffic/broadcast traffic/etc and watched. Didn't see any traffic at all going to Microsoft nor anyone else, it is still running now and not a peep. Now I have no doubt that if I waited long enough I would, since I have Windows Update enabled, use Microsoft for time synchronisation, and a handful of other things. But it definitely isn't "every other minute." I cannot reproduce that.
- MrVitaliy 10y ago
  Fair enough. From what I recall, the traffic was going to telemetry servers not time sync. Next time I play with Windows I'll holdon to the capture logs for proof. I think the other side effect from all those regedit hacks was issues with Windows updates. In the end, my machine got stuck at installing October patches, rebooting then failing at 99% applying the patch, rebooting again, rolling back the patch, rebooting, trying to install the patch again. The non-stop CPU usage and reboots made me quit Windows for awhile.
- rasz_pl 10y ago
  This is interesting, because I just did the same thing and there is plenty of garbage flying around to various akamai hosts every 20-60 minutes. Is your system volume license or retail?
  - UnoriginalGuy 10y ago
    Retail. 10 Pro specifically.
    - rasz_pl 10y ago
      Mine was activated as Win 7 upgrade to 10 during the Insider Program. Tested clean install in VM right now. Maybe Microsoft tracks this and forces my in theory Retail copy to still act like some sort of guinea pig :/
EasyTiger_ 10y ago
Didn't they 'hack' it so it ignores MS servers listed in hosts file?
- dhimes 10y ago
  Curious about this too as I heard the same thing.
- rasz_pl 10y ago
  not hacked, just hardcoded IPs as a fallback path when resolving telemetry domains fails.
  - nerflad 10y ago
    Good lord.

UnoriginalGuy 10y ago

That didn't answer my question at all. You said above: > That's not true. Install and run wireshark then dial all you want, there will always be traffic every other minute or so to one of Redmond's servers from just idling. I literally did exactly what you said. Shutdown all third party applications on a Windows 10 Pro machine, loaded Wireshark 2.2.3, filtered out all LAN traffic/broadcast traffic/etc and watched. Didn't see any traffic at all going to Microsoft nor anyone else, it is still running now and not a peep. Now I have no doubt that if I waited long enough I would, since I have Windows Update enabled, use Microsoft for time synchronisation, and a handful of other things. But it definitely isn't "every other minute." I cannot reproduce that.

MrVitaliy 10y ago
Fair enough. From what I recall, the traffic was going to telemetry servers not time sync. Next time I play with Windows I'll holdon to the capture logs for proof. I think the other side effect from all those regedit hacks was issues with Windows updates. In the end, my machine got stuck at installing October patches, rebooting then failing at 99% applying the patch, rebooting again, rolling back the patch, rebooting, trying to install the patch again. The non-stop CPU usage and reboots made me quit Windows for awhile.
rasz_pl 10y ago
This is interesting, because I just did the same thing and there is plenty of garbage flying around to various akamai hosts every 20-60 minutes. Is your system volume license or retail?
- UnoriginalGuy 10y ago
  Retail. 10 Pro specifically.
  - rasz_pl 10y ago
    Mine was activated as Win 7 upgrade to 10 during the Insider Program. Tested clean install in VM right now. Maybe Microsoft tracks this and forces my in theory Retail copy to still act like some sort of guinea pig :/

EasyTiger_ 10y ago

Didn't they 'hack' it so it ignores MS servers listed in hosts file?

dhimes 10y ago
Curious about this too as I heard the same thing.
rasz_pl 10y ago
not hacked, just hardcoded IPs as a fallback path when resolving telemetry domains fails.
- nerflad 10y ago
  Good lord.