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Note: For security reasons you must very carefully decide which settings to configure as many of them will result in an insecure device. Examples of settings that we strongly recommend against and will result in an potentially insecure device configuration are: disabling Windows Update and disabling Windows Defender. It is not recommended to disable either of these features. Note: For security reasons you must very carefully decide which settings to configure as many of them will result in an insecure device. Examples of settings that we strongly recommend against and will result in an potentially insecure device configuration are: disabling Windows Update and disabling Windows Defender. It is not recommended to disable either of these features.
You can configure diagnostic data at the Security/Basic level, turn off Windows Defender diagnostic data and MSRT (Malicious Software Removal Tool) reporting, and turn off all other connections to Microsoft network endpoints as described in this article to help prevent Windows from sending any data to Microsoft. However, there are many reasons why these communications are enabled by default, such as updating malware definitions and maintaining current certificate revocation lists, which is why we **strongly** recommend against this. This data helps us deliver a secure, reliable, and more delightful personalized experience. You can configure diagnostic data at the Security/Basic level, turn off Windows Defender diagnostic data and MSRT (Malicious Software Removal Tool) reporting, and turn off all other connections to Microsoft network endpoints as described in this article to help prevent Windows from sending any data to Microsoft. However, there are many reasons why these communications are enabled by default, such as updating malware definitions and maintaining current certificate revocation lists, which is why we **strongly** recommend against this. This data helps Microsoft deliver a secure, reliable, and more delightful personalized experience. Additionally, if you turn off Windows Update a wide range of web sites will produce certificate errors because they use certificates that will chain to un-trusted roots.
You can use Microsoft Intune with MDM CSPs and custom [OMA URIs](https://docs.microsoft.com/intune/custom-settings-windows-10) to minimize connections from Windows to Microsoft services, or to configure particular privacy settings. You can configure diagnostic data at the lowest level for your edition of Windows, and also evaluate which other connections Windows makes to Microsoft services you want to turn off in your environment from the list in this article. You can use Microsoft Intune with MDM CSPs and custom [OMA URIs](https://docs.microsoft.com/intune/custom-settings-windows-10) to minimize connections from Windows to Microsoft services, or to configure particular privacy settings. You can configure diagnostic data at the lowest level for your edition of Windows, and also evaluate which other connections Windows makes to Microsoft services you want to turn off in your environment from the list in this article.