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New Windows 7 'security-only' update installs telemetry/snooping
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[quote:Anonymous Coward 77823645:MV80MDkwODkwXzc0MTcxMjY4X0Q5MzE3OTIw] [quote:Forever.the.Student:MV80MDkwODkwXzc0MTY4MzA4X0NFQzFEMkFC] go to control panel / network & sharing center / change adapter settings right click on your lan / wireless card and click properties remove the check mark on "client for microsoft networks" and "file and printer sharing" click okay Step 2 - kill the updates.... right click my computer / left click manage click Services and Applications... then services... Find "Windows update"... right click and hit properties Set "startup type" to disabled hit "stop" to stop the service then apply and okay.... scroll back up and find "Backround Intelligence Transfer Service" (BITS) and do the same as you did with "windows update" to kill it... [/quote] AWESOME, THANK YOU! Didn't need to do part 1 since I have my wireless connection disabled to begin with. [/quote]
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Three years ago, Microsoft promised to keep Win7 and 8.1 updated with two tracks of patches - Monthly Rollups that include everything and “security-only” patches that are supposed to be limited to security fixes. Guess what just happened.
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