How to Change Windows 10 Feedback Frequency
The Feedback frequency control lets you choose how often you’d like Microsoft to ask for your feedback as you use Windows 10. It's recommend that you select Automatically. By providing feedback you agree that Microsoft may use your feedback to improve their products and services.
See also:
- Windows 10 feedback, diagnostics, and privacy: FAQ - Microsoft Windows
- How Windows Insider Feedback Influences Windows 10 Development - Windows Blogs
This tutorial will show you how to change the feedback frequency for your account or all accounts for how often Microsoft should ask for your feedback about Windows 10.
If you have a Windows Insider preview version of Windows 10 installed, then you will not be able to change the Feedback frequency setting since the Windows Insider Program manages this option.
Contents
- Option One: To Change Windows Feedback Frequency in Settings
- Option Two: To Change Windows Feedback Frequency using a REG file
- Option Three: Enable or Disable Windows Feedback Notifications using Group Policy
- Option Four: Enable or Disable Windows Feedback Notifications using a REG file
EXAMPLE: Windows Feedback Notification
1 Open Settings, and click/tap on the Privacy icon.
2 Click/tap on Diagnostics & feedback on the left side, then select the Feedback frequency you want on the right side. (see screenshot below)
Automatically is the default setting.
3 When finished, you can close Settings if you like.
Note
The downloadable .reg files below will modify the QWORD and DWORD values in the registry key below.
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Siuf\Rules
Setting PeriodInNanoSeconds NumberOfSIUFInPeriod Automatically Delete this QWORD Delete this DWORD Always 100000000 (decimal) Delete this DWORD Once a day 864000000000 (decimal) 1 Once a week 6048000000000 (decimal) 1 Never Delete this QWORD 0
1 Do step 2 (Automatically), step 3 (Always), step 4 (Once a day), step 5 (Once a week), or step 6 (Never) below for what you would like to do.
This is the default setting.
A) Click/tap on the Download button below to download the file below, and go to step 7 below.
Automatically-Feedback_Frequency.reg
Download
A) Click/tap on the Download button below to download the file below, and go to step 7 below.
Always-Feedback_Frequency.reg
Download
A) Click/tap on the Download button below to download the file below, and go to step 7 below.
Once_a_day-Feedback_Frequency.reg
Download
A) Click/tap on the Download button below to download the file below, and go to step 7 below.
Once_a_week-Feedback_Frequency.reg
Download
A) Click/tap on the Download button below to download the file below, and go to step 7 below.
Never-Feedback_Frequency.reg
Download
7 Save the .reg file to your desktop.
8 Double click/tap on the downloaded .reg file to merge it.
9 When prompted, click/tap on Run, Yes (UAC), Yes, and OK to approve the merge.
10 You can now delete the downloaded .reg file if you like.
You must be signed in as an administrator to do this option.
The Local Group Policy Editor is only available in the Windows 10 Pro, Enterprise, and Education editions.
All editions can use Option Four below.
1 Open the Local Group Policy Editor.
2 In the left pane of Local Group Policy Editor, navigate to the location below. (see screenshot below)
Computer Configuration\Administrative Templates\Windows Components\Data Collection and Preview Builds
3 In the right pane of Data Collection and Preview Builds in Local Group Policy Editor, double click/tap on the Do not show feedback notifications policy to edit it. (see screenshot above)
4 Do step 5 (enable) or step 6 (disable) below for what you would like to do.
A) Select (dot) Not Configured or Disabled, click/tap on OK, and go to step 7 below. (see screenshot below)
Not Configured is the default setting.
This will set feedback frequency to Never, and cannot be changed by users in Option One and Option Two.
7 When finished, close the Local Group Policy Editor.
You must be signed in as an administrator to do this option.
The downloadable .reg files below will add and modify the DWORD value in the registry key below.
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\DataCollection
DoNotShowFeedbackNotifications DWORD
(delete) = Enable
1 = Disable
1 Do step 2 (on) or step 3 (off) below for what you would like to do.
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_feedback_notifications.reg
Download
This will set feedback frequency to Never, and cannot be changed by users in Option One and Option Two.
A) Click/tap on the Download button below to download the file below, and go to step 4 below.
Disable_feedback_notifications.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
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