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Magnnus · 3170 days ago · link · · parent · post: Even when told not to, Windows 10 just can’t stop talking to Microsoft
TD:DR: Microsoft sends your search query to bing when you search bing (with a Machine ID) Microsoft sends a ping to "www.msftncsi.com/ncsi.txt and ipv6.msftncsi.com/ncsi.txt" when you connect to a new network (to see if the network is active) Microsoft sends data to the ssw.live.com OneDrive server (even if OneDrive is disabled) Microsoft sends data to a content delivery system (bypassing your proxy), to which Microsoft claims, "updates may be delivered to provide ongoing new features to Bing search, such as new visual layouts, styles and search code. No query or search usage data is sent to Microsoft, in accordance with the customer's chosen privacy settings."