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Check "Disable Windows Telemetry" Status (VBScript)

Reads the registry value behind the "Disable Windows Telemetry" tweak to confirm whether it's applied.

By WindowsScripting.com · 696 B
CheckDisableTelemetryStatus.vbs
' ============================================================
' CheckDisableTelemetryStatus.vbs
'
' Checks whether "Disable Windows Telemetry" is currently applied.
'
' Usage: cscript CheckDisableTelemetryStatus.vbs
' ============================================================

Option Explicit

Dim objShell, currentValue
Set objShell = CreateObject("WScript.Shell")

On Error Resume Next
currentValue = objShell.RegRead("HKLM\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\DataCollection\AllowTelemetry")

If Err.Number <> 0 Then
    WScript.Echo "'AllowTelemetry' is not set (using the Windows default)."
Else
    WScript.Echo "Current value of 'AllowTelemetry': " & currentValue
End If
On Error Goto 0