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I was asking lady if you go ahead install the rollup which includes the following Telemetry updates KB's3068708, 3075249 & 3080149. Why can't you just uninstall them after the roll-up is installed? If those updates won't uninstall you might be able to force it to uninstall using the Windows 7 powershell. You or anyone else can answer that question.
Hi Groze,
I'm not sure if it's possible to uninstall via Powershell when the updates are integrated into one rollup update like that, as you can't seem to be able to remove individual updates. I think if you install the updates individually then it's possible. I don't use Powershell often though so could be wrong. I've only really used it in Windows 8.1 to permanently remove metro apps.
When you install the rollup update, it then shows up in Win Updates History as just 1 single update, no details or anything else. I have no idea if it's possible to remove the 3 telemetry updates somehow, but I'd guess not.
PS - This is on a clean install of Win 7 SP1 with just KB3020369 and the rollup installed. I don't know what happens if you install the rollup on a Win 7 machine which already has various updates historically installed.
I read those updates. I don't see them as being bad. In fact KB3080149 as a good update. Here is the reason why.
The Diagnostic and Telemetry service collects diagnostics information about functional issues on Windows systems that participate in the Windows Customer Experience Improvement Program (CEIP). CEIP reports don't contain contact information, such as your name, address, or telephone number. This means CEIP won't ask you to participate in surveys or to read junk email, and you won't be contacted in any other way. Windows users can make changes to their Windows CEIP participation in the Windows Customer Experience Improvement Program settings page by opening Control Panel and selecting Action Center > Change Action Center settings > Customer Experience Improvement Program settings.Included in this update
- Reduces the network connections on a Windows system that doesn't participate in the Windows Customer Experience Improvement Program (CEIP).
Personally, there aren't many updates I would class as "bad" updates. Many that I've seen reports of causing people issues haven't caused me any problems at all. There are only two that have caused me issues in the past. The first was the one mentioned earlier. The second was this one classed as important: https://support.microsoft.com/en-gb/kb/3064209
That update caused me a BSOD upon install and was eventually pulled from Windows Update last year after numerous reports of issues. I haven't seen it show up again in WU since last year.
Do I feel most of these are bad updates? No. But, do I feel a lot of these need to be installed to have a fully functioning system? Again, No. Along with the other 40 updates I skip. My system runs well without them so I don't see the need to install them all. The main ones I do install are the updates which state they're to fix crashes, BSOD's, Issues caused by previous security updates, etc.
Some people will install all updates and have zero problems. I choose not to Install them if I don't feel they're necessary in the first place. For example, GWX, why would I install a "Get Windows 10" app when I have no intention of installing Windows 10 right now? Just another process running & using up resources.
Everybody has a different opinion on what updates are necessary. Me, personally, if it doesn't feel necessary, I see no need to install it. I have around 40 recommended/Optional updates installed and around 40 skipped. The only ones I don't skip are Security Updates. And I have doubts as to whether some of these are even necessary, if a person uses a lot of common sense online.However, with these, I'd rather not take the chance.
Hi,
Yea my policy is if it's not classified as Important = don't bother
Callender posted a way to use task scheduler to zap any task for ceip which is probably more reliable than letting m$ do it via a update :)
Whatever happened to that promised Windows 7 convenience rollup?
Nice post M8 I was looking for that. Bookmarked.Hi,
Yea my policy is if it's not classified as Important = don't bother
Callender posted a way to use task scheduler to zap any task for ceip which is probably more reliable than letting m$ do it via a update :)
Whatever happened to that promised Windows 7 convenience rollup?
Completely agree mate.Hi,
Yea my policy is if it's not classified as Important = don't bother
Callender posted a way to use task scheduler to zap any task for ceip which is probably more reliable than letting m$ do it via a update :)
Whatever happened to that promised Windows 7 convenience rollup?
"Included in this update:
Reduces the network connections on a Windows system that doesn't participate in the Windows Customer Experience Improvement Program (CEIP)."
I've always found this to be a contradictory statement anyway. Why would it need to reduce network connections if it's switched off in the first place?? Surely it shouldn't be using any network traffic anyway?
My understanding of that if you have CEIP turned on it will use more network connections, if you turn it off it will reduce network connections.Completely agree mate.Hi,
Yea my policy is if it's not classified as Important = don't bother
Callender posted a way to use task scheduler to zap any task for ceip which is probably more reliable than letting m$ do it via a update :)
Whatever happened to that promised Windows 7 convenience rollup?
"Included in this update:
Reduces the network connections on a Windows system that doesn't participate in the Windows Customer Experience Improvement Program (CEIP)."
I've always found this to be a contradictory statement anyway. Why would it need to reduce network connections if it's switched off in the first place?? Surely it shouldn't be using any network traffic anyway?
I was remiss in getting my daughter to guard her comp against Win 10 and it tried an install that failed and left her with a non bootable Win 7. I tried several repair methods which all failed. I looked for and found an old image that I had made (she doesn't backup). It was three years old. I loaded this image and started win update to look for the changes. I had to let it set overnight. I had it set to download but let me choose what to install. Next day I had 200+ updates. I installed GWX Panel and started installing. When I was through I had a clean install with no Win 10 trash. There were some of the updates I chose not to install.
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