https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/kb/2952664
This KB sneaks in diagtrack.dll to windows 7, aka telemetry.
This KB sneaks in diagtrack.dll to windows 7, aka telemetry.
I have diagtrack on my work win8.1 without being prompted. I'll have to check win7 on monday. This is the first non win10 kb I've seen it mentioned in.
I have no clue how it got onto my win8.1 box.
At least for 7, I never used 8 enough to give you useful info there.
Also, it's not clear which KB snuck it onto my Win8.1.
https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/all/unable...
My machine had 27 different packages/versions for this update!
A cynical person would think MS is deviously trying to hide them and prevent an end user from opting out from their data collection scheme.
I believe it will remember this preference for future installs, as in won't keep checking it each time but I've honestly never looked into it so I can't say for certain.
It's only after months of reading about it do I know enough to discern that diagtrack.dll == "telemetry".
The statement 'Which you can decline to install' makes it seem as if this is specifically flagged and you have the option of not installing it.
In reality you are describing the standard options: Automatically Update/Let Me Choose Which Updates/No Updates at all.
When users are advised to install this stuff for their own good for security purposes(Microsoft Recommended), and yet this is basically malware/a keylogger - it's pretty bad in my opinion.