How to Turn On or Off Tailored experiences with diagnostic data in Windows 10


Starting with Windows 10 build 15019, a new privacy setting to "let Microsoft provide more tailored experiences with relevant tips and recommendations by using your diagnostic data" has been added.

This tutorial will show you how to turn on or off tailored experiences with diagnostic data for specific or all users in Windows 10.

Contents

• Option One: Turn On or Off Tailored experiences with diagnostic data for Current User during Windows Setup
• Option Two: Turn On or Off Tailored experiences with diagnostic data for Current User in Settings
• Option Three: Turn On or Off Tailored experiences with diagnostic data for Current User using a REG file
• Option Four: Enable or Disable Tailored Experiences Feature for Specific or All Users in Local Group Policy Editor
• Option Five: Enable or Disable Tailored Experiences Feature for Current User using a REG file

OPTION ONE

Turn On or Off Tailored experiences with diagnostic data for Current User during Windows Setup

1 When you get to Choose privacy settings for your device during Windows Setup while doing a clean install of Windows 10, you can turn on (default) or off the Tailored experiences privacy setting for what you want. (see screenshots below)

OPTION TWO

Turn On or Off Tailored experiences with diagnostic data for Current User in Settings

1 Open Settings, and click/tap on the Privacy icon.

2 Click/tap on Diagnostics & feedback on the left side, and turn on (default) of off Tailored experiences on the right side for what you want. (see screenshot below)

3 When finished, you can close Settings if you like.

OPTION THREE

Turn On or Off Tailored experiences with diagnostic data for Current User using a REG file

The downloadable .reg files below will modify the DWORD value in the registry key below.

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Privacy

TailoredExperiencesWithDiagnosticDataEnabled DWORD

0 = Off
1 = On

1 Do step 2 (on) or step 3 (off) below for what you would like to do.

2 To Turn On Tailored experiences with diagnostic data

This is the default setting.

A) Click/tap on the Download button below to download the file below, and go to step 4 below.

Turn_ON_Tailored_experiences_with_diagnostic_data.reg

Download

3 To Turn Off Tailored experiences with diagnostic data

A) Click/tap on the Download button below to download the file below, and go to step 4 below.

Turn_OFF_Tailored_experiences_with_diagnostic_data.reg

Download

4 Save the .reg file to your desktop.

5 Double click/tap on the downloaded .reg file to merge it.

6 When prompted, click/tap on Run, Yes (UAC), Yes, and OK to approve the merge.

7 You can now delete the downloaded .reg file if you like.

OPTION FOUR

Enable or Disable Tailored Experiences Feature for Specific or All Users in Local Group Policy Editor

You must be signed in as an administrator to use this option.

The Local Group Policy Editor is only available in the Pro, Enterprise, and Education editions.

If disabled, this option will override Option One, Option Two, and Option Three.

All editions can use Option Five below.

1 Open the all users, specific users or groups, or all users except administrators Local Group Policy Editor for how you want this policy applied.

2 In the left pane of the Local Group Policy Editor, click/tap on to expand User Configuration, Administrative Templates, Windows Components, and Cloud Content. (see screenshot below)

3 In the right pane of Cloud Content, double click/tap on the Do not use diagnostic data for tailored experiences policy to edit it. (see screenshot above)

4 Do step 5 (enable) or step 6 (disable) below for what you would like to do.

 5. To Enable Tailored Experiences Feature

A) Select (dot) either Not Configured or Disabled, click/tap on OK, and go to step 7 below. (see screenshot below)

Not Configured is the default setting.

 6. To Disable Tailored Experiences Feature

A) Select (dot) Enabled, click/tap on OK, and go to step 7 below. (see screenshots below)

7 When finished, you can close the Local Group Policy Editor if you like.

OPTION FIVE

Enable or Disable Tailored Experiences Feature for Current User using a REG file

You must be signed in as an administrator to use this option.

If disabled, this option will override Option One, Option Two, and Option Three.

The downloadable .reg files below will add and modify the DWORD value in the registry key below.

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\CloudContent

DisableTailoredExperiencesWithDiagnosticData DWORD

(delete) = Enable
1 = Disable

1 Do step 2 (enable) or step 3 (disable) below for what you would like to do.

 2. To Enable Tailored Experiences Feature for Current User

This is the default setting.

A) Click/tap on the Download button below to download the file below, and go to step 4 below.

Enable_tailored_experiences_with_diagnostic_data_for_current_user.reg

Download

 3. To Disable Tailored Experiences Feature for Current User

A) Click/tap on the Download button below to download the file below, and go to step 4 below.

Disable_tailored_experiences_with_diagnostic_data_for_current_user.reg

Download

4 Save the .reg file to your desktop.

5 Double click/tap on the downloaded .reg file to merge it.

6 When prompted, click/tap on Run, Yes (UAC), Yes, and OK to approve the merge.

7 You can now delete the downloaded .reg file if you like.

That's it,
Shawn Brink

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