# FAQ # Q: Should I set switches to "On" or "Off" to block telemetry? A: "On" means "Telemetry setting is ON", "Off" means "Telemetry setting is OFF". For more info check the descriptions by pressing "?" icons. Q: After applying all the settings, something stopped working. What should I do? A: Do not use Advanced Settings without knowing the purpose of each button, read descriptions. Click the Default button and reboot. Q: How to understand that the program works correctly? A: Every switch in WPD reflects to original places in gpedit.msc, services.msc, taskschd.msc, wf.msc. Q: I disabled everything in WPD and now "Night Light" doesn't work. How can I fix that? A: Enable "Connected Devices Platform User Service" and restart your PC. Q: Skype stopped working. What should I do? A: Delete the "Extra rule" in the blocker. Q: My microphone stopped working. What should I do? A: Open Advanced Settings, turn on "Let Windows apps access the microphone". Q: I found an error in the Blocker rules. A: Currently we provide only the GUI for the 3rd party IP list, for any issue please contact the IP list creator. Q: I uninstalled the program from the Windows Store. Now I want to restore it. A: Reinstall it from the Windows Store. Or use PowerShell and Google. Q: I deleted the Windows Store, PowerShell does not help. How can I restore it? A: Use the instruction from this link: https://github.com/kkkgo/LTSB-Add-MicrosoftStore Q: How can I change the language? A: You can change the language in the "Settings" sidebar on the main window. # Arguments # Note: Case sensitive. ### App arguments ### -help Create README.txt file. -install Install the app to Environment Variables for current user. -install "all" Install the app to Environment Variables for all users. -multipleInstances Bypass "single instance of the app" check. -nosplash Hide Splashscreen. -nowarnOS Hide OS compatibility warning. DO IT AT YOUR OWN RISK! -proxy Get rule updates via proxy. Example: -proxy "127.0.0.1:8080", -proxy "" - go offline. -locale Force localization culture. Localization.ini required. Example: -locale "en-US" -restorePoint Create a Restore Point. -dumpRules Copy Blocker rules to "rules.txt". App's folder by default. -dumpRules "Path" Custom path. No backslash at the end required. Example: -dumpRules "C:\folder" -wfpOnly Ignore "Windows Defender Firewall" and use WFP only. -saveState Save current state to a bat file. -close Quit program after arguments execution. ### Tab arguments ### -reg4gp Use registry for Group Policy instead of group policy objects. -pro Unlocks Experimental list. -showAppxErrors Show errors during Apps Tab setup. -noMOcheck Do not check MS Office installation. Show GP anyway. -nofw Bypass Blocker Tab loading. -noappx Bypass Apps Tab loading. ### Button arguments ### Note: Priority order. -default Switch everything to default. *Doesn't restore Windows Store Apps. -privacyAll Switch everything to full privacy (All switches + All blocker rules). *Doesn't remove Windows Store Apps. -recommended Switch recommended settings. (Base Privacy switches + "Telemetry" blocker rule). -privacy "" Switch list of buttons to privacy. Example: -privacy "AllowTelemetry DisableUAR dhscs Proxy Rule2 StartTrackProgs" Full list of buttons below. -revert "" Revert list of buttons to default state. Example: -revert "AllowTelemetry DisableUAR dhscs Proxy Rule2 StartTrackProgs" Full list of buttons below. ### Advanced Button arguments ### -security Check "Set Telemetry to Security level". (Windows 10 Enterprise and LTSB/LTSC) -includeAdv Check "Include All Advanced settings". (Windows 10) -defender "" Enable/disable Windows Defender Firewall. Example: -defender "on", -defender "off" -wfp "" Enable/disable Windows Filtering Platform. Example: -wfp "on", -wfp "off" ### List of buttons ### * **Local Group Policy** * CEIPEnable - Windows Customer Experience Improvement Program * DisableCustomerImprovementProgram - Internet Explorer Customer Experience Improvement Program * CEIP - Windows Messenger Customer Experience Improvement Program * AllowCortana - Allow Cortana * AllowSearchToUseLocation - Allow search and Cortana to use location * WindowsErrorReporting - Windows Error Reporting * DisableUAR - Steps Recorder * DisableInventory - Inventory Collector * AllowTelemetry - Telemetry * RestrictImplicitCollection - Handwriting automatic learning * AllowInputPersonalization - Input personalization / Allow users to enable online speech recognition services * AllowLinguisticDataCollection - Improve inking and typing recognition * ScenarioExecutionEnabled - PerfTrack * DisableQueryRemoteServer - Microsoft Support Diagnostic Tool * AdvertisingInfo - Advertising ID * DisableContentFileUpdates - Search Companion * DisableWindowsConsumerFeatures - Microsoft consumer experiences * * **MS Office Local Group Policy** * qmenable - Customer Experience Improvement Program * sendtelemetry - Send Telemetry * sendcustomerdata - Send personal information * * **Microsoft Edge (Chromium) Local Group Policy** * AddressBarMicrosoftSearchInBingProviderEnabled - Enable Microsoft Search in Bing suggestions in the address bar * AlternateErrorPagesEnabled - Suggest similar pages when a webpage can't be found * AutofillAddressEnabled - Enable AutoFill for addresses * AutofillCreditCardEnabled - Enable AutoFill for credit cards * NetworkPredictionOptions - Enable network prediction * PersonalizationReportingEnabled - Allow personalization of ads, search and news by sending browsing history to Microsoft * * **Services** * DiagTrack - Diagnostics Tracking Service / Connected User Experiences and Telemetry * dhscs - Microsoft (R) Diagnostics Hub Standard Collector Service * dmwappushservice - Device Management Wireless Application Protocol (WAP) Push message Routing Service * DcpSvc - DataCollectionPublishingService (DcpSvc) * WMPNetworkSvc - Windows Media Player Network Sharing Service * * **Task Scheduler** * Consolidator * KernelCeipTask * UsbCeip * BthSQM * SqmTasks * BackgroundUploadTask * Proxy * MCA - Microsoft Compatibility Appraiser * ProgramDataUpdater * AitAgent * DiskDiagnosticDataCollector * GatherNetworkInfo * DeviceCensus * * **Advanced Local Group Policy** * PublishUserActivities - Allow publishing of User Activities * UploadUserActivities - Allow upload of User Activities * EnableActivityFeed - Enables Activity Feed * AllowClipboardHistory - Allow Clipboard History * AllowCrossDeviceClipboard - Allow Clipboard synchronization across devices * AllowDeviceNameInTelemetry - Allow device name to be sent in Windows diagnostic data * DisableSettingSync - Sync your settings * DisableFileSyncNGSC - Use OneDrive for file storage * DisableAntiSpyware - Windows Defender Antivirus * EnableSmartScreen - Windows Defender SmartScreen * * **Advanced App Permissions** * LetAppsAccessAccountInfo - Let Windows apps access account information * LetAppsAccessCalendar - Let Windows apps access the calendar * LetAppsAccessCallHistory - Let Windows apps access call history * LetAppsAccessCamera - Let Windows apps access the camera * LetAppsAccessContacts - Let Windows apps access the contacts * LetAppsAccessEmail - Let Windows apps access email * LetAppsAccessGazeInput - Let Windows apps access an eye tracker device * LetAppsAccessLocation - Let Windows apps access location * LetAppsAccessMessaging - Let Windows apps access messaging * LetAppsAccessMicrophone - Let Windows apps access the microphone * LetAppsAccessMotion - Let Windows apps access motion * LetAppsAccessNotifications - Let Windows apps access notifications * LetAppsAccessPhone - Let Windows apps make phone calls * LetAppsAccessRadios - Let Windows apps control radios * LetAppsAccessTasks - Let Windows apps access Tasks * LetAppsAccessTrustedDevices - Let Windows apps access trusted devices * LetAppsGetDiagnosticInfo - Let Windows apps access diagnostic information about other apps * LetAppsRunInBackground - Let Windows apps run in the background * LetAppsSyncWithDevices - Let Windows apps communicate with unpaired devices * LetAppsActivateWithVoice - Let Windows apps activate with voice * LetAppsActivateWithVoiceAboveLock - Let Windows apps activate with voice while the system is locked * LetAppsAccessBackgroundSpatialPerception - Let Windows app access user movements while running in the background * LetAppsAccessGraphicsCaptureProgrammatic - Let Windows apps take screenshots of various windows or displays * LetAppsAccessGraphicsCaptureWithoutBorder - Let Windows apps turn off the screenshot border * * **Advanced Services** * CDPUserSvc - Connected Devices Platform User Service * OneSyncSvc - Sync Host * PimIndexMaintenanceSvc - Contact Data * UnistoreSvc - User Data Storage * UserDataSvc - User Data Access * MessagingService - MessagingService * WpnUserService - Windows Push Notifications User Service * * **Miscellaneous** * ShowSyncProviderNotifications - Show sync provider notifications * TailoredExperiencesWithDiagnosticDataEnabled - Tailored experiences * StartTrackProgs - Let Windows track app launches to improve Start and search results * HttpAcceptLanguageOptOut - Let websites provide locally relevant content by accessing my language list * * **Windows Update** * WUGP - Access to all Windows Update features * wuauserv - Windows Update * WaaSMedicSvc - Windows Update Medic Service * UsoSvc - Update Orchestrator Service * WaaSMedicTask - PerformRemediation * ScheduledStart - Scheduled Start * ScheduleScan - Schedule Scan * ScheduleScanStaticTask - Schedule Scan Static Task * ScheduleWakeToWork - Schedule Wake To Work * ScheduleWork - Schedule Work * * **Blocker** * bTelemetry - Block Telemetry * bExtra - Block Extra * bUpdate - Block Update