Microsoft Windows 10 on the way to collect user data made changes

Microsoft's recent Windows 10 Insider channel to release a new version, the version number reached 19577. This version has been a series of changes, one of which is to change the contents of the Windows 10-related diagnostic data.

Existing Windows 10 version of the diagnostic data set has four levels are: 0 - Safety; 1 - Basic; 2 - Enhanced; 3 - complete. Windows "Settings" application 10 currently listed in the "basic" and "complete" two different diagnostic data level, is used to determine the amount of data collected and transmitted to Microsoft, often referred to as telemetry data.

According to the announcement, from the beginning of this month Insider version in the next version of Windows 10 will be released, "enhanced" level will be removed and the rest of the settings will also be renamed.

Microsoft executives introduced , "said a Microsoft  improve transparency and control data part of the plan, we will have the" Settings "application and the" Group Policy "is set to make some changes that will begin to appear in the Windows Insider versions of this month. The basic diagnostic data is now called essential diagnostic data, diagnostic data integrity is now called optional diagnostic data. "

Below is a comparison chart to change the diagnostic data overview:

The official said that as part of this change, previously set to "enhance" any device will default to "basic", this will lead to some devices can not be expected to receive data. And enable the "optional diagnostic data" will set the device diagnostics level 3 (formerly "full") is expected to return data, and users. That is, the currently used "enhanced" device setting will automatically switch to the "necessary diagnostic data" (formerly known as "base"). However, unless you manually configure the switch to the "optional diagnostic data", or the device will not receive more internal version of the update.

On the other hand, Microsoft also said, "If you are a business customer, and optionally choose to send diagnostic data, then in the future we will also provide more granular Group Policy settings to configure the data collected in your organization. Close to the public when released, we will publish additional information about diagnostic strategies after the amendments. "

In addition, for those who joined the Azure Active Directory (AAD) or join the domain, and diagnose and feedback is set to "enhance" the devices, which also needs to be diagnostic data policy is set to "optional diagnostic data", otherwise Insider the program will not provide the new build.

Currently, insiders are testing the upcoming version 2004. According to Microsoft's typical schedule, this version will be signed this month, publicly released for production equipment should begin in April or May.

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