# Windows 10 Spying & Telemetry Blocking

**URL:** <https://discourse.pi-hole.net/t/windows-10-spying-telemetry-blocking/8001>\
**Category:** General\
**Created:** [March 15, 2018, 1:10pm UTC](https://discourse.pi-hole.net/t/windows-10-spying-telemetry-blocking/8001 "2018-03-15T13:10:25Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 8\
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**Author:** ![Ukruler54321](https://discourse-cdn.pi-hole.net/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/u/4bbf92/32.png) [@Ukruler54321](https://discourse.pi-hole.net/u/Ukruler54321)\
**Post date:** [March 15, 2018, 1:10pm UTC](https://discourse.pi-hole.net/t/windows-10-spying-telemetry-blocking/8001/1 "2018-03-15T13:10:25Z")

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Hi All

Is there a list available for blocking Windows 10 Spying & Telemetry connections? but still enabling the operating system to download & install windows patches.

Cheers

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**Author:** ![mibere](https://discourse-cdn.pi-hole.net/user_avatar/discourse.pi-hole.net/mibere/32/18057_2.png) [@mibere](https://discourse.pi-hole.net/u/mibere)\
**Post date:** [March 15, 2018, 4:45pm UTC](https://discourse.pi-hole.net/t/windows-10-spying-telemetry-blocking/8001/2 "2018-03-15T16:45:17Z")

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Did you already tried this list?

[https://raw.githubusercontent.com/quidsup/notrack/master/trackers.txt](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/quidsup/notrack/master/trackers.txt)

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**Author:** ![Ukruler54321](https://discourse-cdn.pi-hole.net/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/u/4bbf92/32.png) [@Ukruler54321](https://discourse.pi-hole.net/u/Ukruler54321)\
**Post date:** [March 15, 2018, 4:49pm UTC](https://discourse.pi-hole.net/t/windows-10-spying-telemetry-blocking/8001/3 "2018-03-15T16:49:35Z")

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I have these two link in my adlist already.

[https://raw.githubusercontent.com/quidsup/notrack/master/malicious-sites.txt](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/quidsup/notrack/master/malicious-sites.txt)  
[https://raw.githubusercontent.com/quidsup/notrack/master/trackers.txt](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/quidsup/notrack/master/trackers.txt)

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**Author:** ![mibere](https://discourse-cdn.pi-hole.net/user_avatar/discourse.pi-hole.net/mibere/32/18057_2.png) [@mibere](https://discourse.pi-hole.net/u/mibere)\
**Post date:** [March 15, 2018, 5:05pm UTC](https://discourse.pi-hole.net/t/windows-10-spying-telemetry-blocking/8001/4 "2018-03-15T17:05:59Z")

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Visit [http://pi.hole/admin/queryads.php](http://pi.hole/admin/queryads.php) in your Pi-hole and check for

> watson.telemetry.microsoft.com  
> settings-win.data.microsoft.com  
> telemetry.microsoft.com  
> telemetry.microsoft.com.nsatc.net  
> telemetry.urs.microsoft.com

Unfortunately I can't tell you the URL of the lists with these entries because Pi-hole stupidly(!) just outputs

> Match found in list.0.raw.githubusercontent.com.domains

This missing info of the full list-URL is really annoying.

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**Author:** ![Ukruler54321](https://discourse-cdn.pi-hole.net/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/u/4bbf92/32.png) [@Ukruler54321](https://discourse.pi-hole.net/u/Ukruler54321)\
**Post date:** [March 15, 2018, 5:29pm UTC](https://discourse.pi-hole.net/t/windows-10-spying-telemetry-blocking/8001/5 "2018-03-15T17:29:52Z")

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> [@mibere](#):
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> [http://pi.hole/admin/queryads.php](http://pi.hole/admin/queryads.php)

I don't think I have the domain.

 ![Capture](https://discourse.pi-hole.net/uploads/default/original/2X/8/8d69eb6ef95f32b3a10a83a98788f55eb70e4cce.PNG)

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**Author:** ![aws1971](https://discourse-cdn.pi-hole.net/user_avatar/discourse.pi-hole.net/aws1971/32/3478_2.png) [@aws1971](https://discourse.pi-hole.net/u/aws1971)\
**Post date:** [March 15, 2018, 5:34pm UTC](https://discourse.pi-hole.net/t/windows-10-spying-telemetry-blocking/8001/6 "2018-03-15T17:34:07Z")

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> [@Ukruler54321](#):
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> [http://pi.hole/admin/queryads.php](http://pi.hole/admin/queryads.php)

the link "[http://pi.hole/admin/queryads.php](http://pi.hole/admin/queryads.php)" is the same page you're on now just a direct link to it.  
On that page try the domains that @mibere suggested.

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**Author:** ![Ukruler54321](https://discourse-cdn.pi-hole.net/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/u/4bbf92/32.png) [@Ukruler54321](https://discourse.pi-hole.net/u/Ukruler54321)\
**Post date:** [March 15, 2018, 5:50pm UTC](https://discourse.pi-hole.net/t/windows-10-spying-telemetry-blocking/8001/7 "2018-03-15T17:50:15Z")

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Exact matches for watson.telemetry.microsoft.com found in:  
list.0.raw.githubusercontent.com.domains  
list.6.hosts-file.net.domains  
list.39.raw.githubusercontent.com.domains  
Match found in list.0.raw.githubusercontent.com.domains:  
watson.telemetry.microsoft.com  
watson.telemetry.microsoft.com.nsatc.net  
Match found in list.6.hosts-file.net.domains:  
watson.telemetry.microsoft.com  
Match found in list.39.raw.githubusercontent.com.domains:  
watson.telemetry.microsoft.com  
watson.telemetry.microsoft.com.nsatc.net

Exact matches for settings-win.data.microsoft.com found in:  
list.0.raw.githubusercontent.com.domains  
list.6.hosts-file.net.domains

Exact matches for telemetry.microsoft.com found in:  
list.6.hosts-file.net.domains  
list.9.raw.githubusercontent.com.domains  
list.37.raw.githubusercontent.com.domains

Exact matches for telemetry.microsoft.com.nsatc.net found in:  
list.9.raw.githubusercontent.com.domains  
list.37.raw.githubusercontent.com.domains

Exact matches for telemetry.urs.microsoft.com found in:  
list.0.raw.githubusercontent.com.domains  
list.6.hosts-file.net.domains  
list.9.raw.githubusercontent.com.domains  
list.37.raw.githubusercontent.com.domains  
list.39.raw.githubusercontent.com.domains

All current. turns out Firefox doesn't like the query page works just in chrome.

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**Author:** ![Livius](https://discourse-cdn.pi-hole.net/user_avatar/discourse.pi-hole.net/livius/32/2859_2.png) [@Livius](https://discourse.pi-hole.net/u/Livius)\
**Post date:** [March 31, 2018, 1:54pm UTC](https://discourse.pi-hole.net/t/windows-10-spying-telemetry-blocking/8001/8 "2018-03-31T13:54:08Z")

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I suggest you check out the [WindowsSpyBlocker](https://github.com/crazy-max/WindowsSpyBlocker) by crazy-max. You can block Windows 10 Spying & Telemetry but leave Update untouched.

> Projects using WindowsSpyBlocker:  
> pi-hole : A black hole for Internet advertisements (designed for Raspberry Pi).

I wonder how?