Telemetry hidden in Task Scheduler


  1. Posts : 162
    win7 64bit Pro
       #1

    Telemetry hidden in Task Scheduler


    Looking through the task scheduler>>Active Tasks, I have found at least four Telemetry spyware that should not have been there as I never knowingly downloaded it or gave permission. I even do not have automatic windows update, so it was either part of the OS in stealth mode, or forced in.

    Remember back in 2015 when Microsoft had a scandal with their phony updates which was really spyware? These tasks seem to be the same.
    "Customer Experience Improvement"

    How to remove

    Control panel>>Adm Tools>>Task Sched>>look at Active List for the following 4 Telemetry apps:
    1) Ait Agent 2) Consolidator 3) USB Ceip 4) Program Data updater.
    Double click above>>properties (which is outside this box to the bottom right) and either:
    A) Disable at Triggers tab>>edit>>uncheck enable, or
    B) Delete at Triggers tab.

    AT this point i have disabled all, but in doing that, I cannot find a way to delete them anymore as they only show up in the Task status, and not in the Active list where they can be edited. Any solution to this would be welcome.
    Attached Thumbnails Attached Thumbnails Telemetry hidden in Task Scheduler-windows-experience.png  
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  2. Posts : 374
    Windows 7 Home Premium
       #2
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  3. Posts : 31
    Windows 7 Professional 64-bit
       #3

    You can use a simple .bat file to configure the scheduled tasks.

    Save as .bat, run as admin:
    Code:
    schtasks /change /tn "\Microsoft\Windows\Application Experience\AitAgent" /Disable
    schtasks /change /tn "\Microsoft\Windows\Application Experience\ProgramDataUpdater" /Disable
    schtasks /change /tn "\Microsoft\Windows\Customer Experience Improvement Program\Consolidator" /Disable
    schtasks /change /tn "\Microsoft\Windows\Customer Experience Improvement Program\UsbCeip" /Disable
    Here is my personal .bat:
    Code:
    schtasks /change /tn "\Microsoft\Windows\Application Experience\AitAgent" /Disable
    schtasks /change /tn "\Microsoft\Windows\Application Experience\ProgramDataUpdater" /Disable
    schtasks /change /tn "\Microsoft\Windows\Autochk\Proxy" /Disable
    schtasks /change /tn "\Microsoft\Windows\Customer Experience Improvement Program\Consolidator" /Disable
    schtasks /change /tn "\Microsoft\Windows\Customer Experience Improvement Program\KernelCeipTask" /Disable
    schtasks /change /tn "\Microsoft\Windows\Customer Experience Improvement Program\UsbCeip" /Disable
    schtasks /change /tn "\Microsoft\Windows\Defrag\ScheduledDefrag" /Disable
    schtasks /change /tn "\Microsoft\Windows\Diagnosis\Scheduled" /Disable
    schtasks /change /tn "\Microsoft\Windows\DiskDiagnostic\Microsoft-Windows-DiskDiagnosticDataCollector" /Disable
    schtasks /change /tn "\Microsoft\Windows\Location\Notifications" /Disable
    schtasks /change /tn "\Microsoft\Windows\Maintenance\WinSAT" /Disable
    schtasks /change /tn "\Microsoft\Windows\NetTrace\GatherNetworkInfo" /Disable
    schtasks /change /tn "\Microsoft\Windows\Offline Files\Background Synchronization" /Disable
    schtasks /change /tn "\Microsoft\Windows\Offline Files\Logon Synchronization" /Disable
    schtasks /change /tn "\Microsoft\Windows\Power Efficiency Diagnostics\AnalyzeSystem" /Disable
    schtasks /change /tn "\Microsoft\Windows\Ras\MobilityManager" /Disable
    schtasks /change /tn "\Microsoft\Windows\Registry\RegIdleBackup" /Disable
    schtasks /change /tn "\Microsoft\Windows\Time Synchronization\SynchronizeTime" /Disable
    schtasks /change /tn "\Microsoft\Windows\UPnP\UPnPHostConfig" /Disable
    schtasks /change /tn "\Microsoft\Windows\User Profile Service\HiveUploadTask" /Disable
    schtasks /change /tn "\Microsoft\Windows\Windows Error Reporting\QueueReporting" /Disable
    schtasks /change /tn "\Microsoft\Windows\Windows Filtering Platform\BfeOnServiceStartTypeChange" /Disable
    schtasks /change /tn "\Microsoft\Windows\Windows Media Sharing\UpdateLibrary" /Disable
    schtasks /change /tn "\Microsoft\Windows\WindowsBackup\ConfigNotification" /Disable
    schtasks /change /tn "\Microsoft\Windows Defender\MP Scheduled Scan" /Disable
    schtasks /change /tn "\Microsoft\Windows Defender\MpIdleTask" /Disable
    Do not install any windows updates online. Always do it manually offline. And run your amazing .bat file after that to make sure everything is configured properly.
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  4. Posts : 6,021
    Win 7 HP SP1 64-bit Vista HB SP2 32-bit Linux Mint 18.3
       #4

    lolnothankyou said:
    You can use a simple .bat file to configure the scheduled tasks.

    Save as .bat, run as admin:
    Code:
    schtasks /change /tn "\Microsoft\Windows\Application Experience\AitAgent" /Disable
    schtasks /change /tn "\Microsoft\Windows\Application Experience\ProgramDataUpdater" /Disable
    schtasks /change /tn "\Microsoft\Windows\Customer Experience Improvement Program\Consolidator" /Disable
    schtasks /change /tn "\Microsoft\Windows\Customer Experience Improvement Program\UsbCeip" /Disable
    Here is my personal .bat:
    Code:
    schtasks /change /tn "\Microsoft\Windows\Application Experience\AitAgent" /Disable
    schtasks /change /tn "\Microsoft\Windows\Application Experience\ProgramDataUpdater" /Disable
    schtasks /change /tn "\Microsoft\Windows\Autochk\Proxy" /Disable
    schtasks /change /tn "\Microsoft\Windows\Customer Experience Improvement Program\Consolidator" /Disable
    schtasks /change /tn "\Microsoft\Windows\Customer Experience Improvement Program\KernelCeipTask" /Disable
    schtasks /change /tn "\Microsoft\Windows\Customer Experience Improvement Program\UsbCeip" /Disable
    schtasks /change /tn "\Microsoft\Windows\Defrag\ScheduledDefrag" /Disable
    schtasks /change /tn "\Microsoft\Windows\Diagnosis\Scheduled" /Disable
    schtasks /change /tn "\Microsoft\Windows\DiskDiagnostic\Microsoft-Windows-DiskDiagnosticDataCollector" /Disable
    schtasks /change /tn "\Microsoft\Windows\Location\Notifications" /Disable
    schtasks /change /tn "\Microsoft\Windows\Maintenance\WinSAT" /Disable
    schtasks /change /tn "\Microsoft\Windows\NetTrace\GatherNetworkInfo" /Disable
    schtasks /change /tn "\Microsoft\Windows\Offline Files\Background Synchronization" /Disable
    schtasks /change /tn "\Microsoft\Windows\Offline Files\Logon Synchronization" /Disable
    schtasks /change /tn "\Microsoft\Windows\Power Efficiency Diagnostics\AnalyzeSystem" /Disable
    schtasks /change /tn "\Microsoft\Windows\Ras\MobilityManager" /Disable
    schtasks /change /tn "\Microsoft\Windows\Registry\RegIdleBackup" /Disable
    schtasks /change /tn "\Microsoft\Windows\Time Synchronization\SynchronizeTime" /Disable
    schtasks /change /tn "\Microsoft\Windows\UPnP\UPnPHostConfig" /Disable
    schtasks /change /tn "\Microsoft\Windows\User Profile Service\HiveUploadTask" /Disable
    schtasks /change /tn "\Microsoft\Windows\Windows Error Reporting\QueueReporting" /Disable
    schtasks /change /tn "\Microsoft\Windows\Windows Filtering Platform\BfeOnServiceStartTypeChange" /Disable
    schtasks /change /tn "\Microsoft\Windows\Windows Media Sharing\UpdateLibrary" /Disable
    schtasks /change /tn "\Microsoft\Windows\WindowsBackup\ConfigNotification" /Disable
    schtasks /change /tn "\Microsoft\Windows Defender\MP Scheduled Scan" /Disable
    schtasks /change /tn "\Microsoft\Windows Defender\MpIdleTask" /Disable
    Do not install any windows updates online. Always do it manually offline. And run your amazing .bat file after that to make sure everything is configured properly.
      My Computer


  5. Posts : 1,849
    Windows 7 pro
       #5

    Those are installed by default but supposedly only run if you have CEIP enabled. I also have disabled all of them. Really that's all you need to do. You don't need to delete them.
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