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Yes calling home is when things in your boot that startup and access the Internet
to give information or receive information from what ever site or program that installed them.
If you notice in the pictures in my post #6 their are very few check marks.
Their is a reason for that. The other things don't need to start until I or Windows 7 request them to.
This may help in the understanding.
Take a read through #6 and #7
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