OK, but... Off != Supported. If you're doing unsupported things and then complaining about how it's not working out for you, then you're doing it wrong. Also

OK, but... Off != Supported. If you're doing unsupported things and then complaining about how it's not working out for you, then you're doing it wrong. Also, Basic gives Microsoft slightly more information than your browser leaks to every website you visit. Big fucking deal. Furthermore, if you're going to do something that is unsupported, do it the right way and get a tool that is dedicated to the task which is run by a team that constantly keeps it up to date - https://www.safer-networking.org/spybot-anti-beacon/ https://www.safer-networking.org/spybot-anti-beacon/ - at the very least, if you don't trust Spybot, figure out what that tool is doing and do it yourself. If you install Anti-Beacon, you'll see that there is an option to "Refresh immunization" for the changes it applies after each reboot.