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[Manage connections from Windows operating system components to Microsoft services](https://docs.microsoft.com/windows/configuration/manage-connections-from-windows-operating-system-components-to-microsoft-services): Learn about the network connections from Windows to Microsoft services. Also, learn about the privacy settings that affect the data shared with either Microsoft or apps and how to manage them in an enterprise. You can configure diagnostic data at the lowest level for your edition of Windows and evaluate which other connections Windows makes to Microsoft services you want to turn off in your environment.