Disable Windows Customer Experience Improvement Program

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We have earlier taken a expect at the Customer Feel Comeback Plan and seen how a user tin can opt-out of it easily via the Control Console. Today, we will run into how you lot tin plough off or disable the Windows Client Experience Improvement Program using Group Policy or the Registry in Windows 11/10.

The Customer Feel Comeback Programme (CEIP) is an endeavor by Microsoft to increase customer satisfaction. By gathering information from people who use its software and services, Microsoft hopes to ameliorate the quality and performance of its products. This is a volunteer program. You do not have to participate to use Microsoft products.

Here's how the Customer Experience Improvement Programme works:

When installing software that is function of the program, yous will exist asked if yous want to join the program. If yous join, the Customer Feel Improvement Program runs on your computer, without interfering with your tasks or how your computer functions.
During computing sessions, small amounts of information about how you use your computer are sent to Microsoft, to exist analyzed for aggregate trends and usage patterns. This information is then used to amend the quality of Microsoft products and to respond to the needs of its customers. Aside from joining the programme, you practise not need to do anything else.
The information collected by the Customer Experience Improvement Program is completely anonymous. It cannot be traced back to you and information technology does not comprise whatever personal information (such as your name or location). Microsoft does not share the data collected with other companies, and the Customer Experience Comeback Program is not an advertising campaign.
Yous can join or go out the Customer Experience Improvement Program at any time.

Thus, in short, the CEIP program helps Microsoft amend Windows and its other software. Without interrupting you, it collects data about your computer hardware and how you use Windows. The program also periodically downloads a file to collect data about problems you might have with Windows.

Disable Windows Client Experience Improvement Programme

While it is recommended that you keep the default settings and help Microsoft brand Windows nonetheless meliorate, you can if you wish chose to opt out, turn off or disable the Customer Experience Improvement Program.

To disable the Customer Experience Comeback Program, open Command Panel and typeCustomer Experience Comeback Programme in the search bar. Click on the Change Customer Experience Comeback Program settings link in the search results. In the box which opens, select No, I don't desire to participate in the programme and Relieve Changes. You lot can also apply GPEDIT or REGEDIT.

Using Group Policy Editor

Press Windows Key + R simultaneously. In the 'Run' dialog box that pops upward on your computer screen instantly, type gpedit.msc and click OK.

Next, when the main screen of Local Group Policy Editor opens, navigate to the following setting:

Figurer Configuration > Administrative Templates > System > Internet Communication Management > Net Communication settings

In right pane look for 'Plow off Windows Client Experience Improvement' option and double-click it to open its Properties.

This policy setting turns off the Windows Customer Feel Improvement Program. The Windows Customer Feel Improvement Programme collects data about your hardware configuration and how you lot use our software and services to identify trends and usage patterns. Microsoft volition not collect your name, accost, or any other personally identifiable information. There are no surveys to complete, no salesperson volition telephone call, and yous can continue working without interruption. It is simple and convenient. If you enable this policy setting, all users are opted out of the Windows Customer Experience Improvement Programme. If you disable this policy setting, all users are opted into the Windows Client Experience Improvement Program. If yous practice non configure this policy setting, the administrator can use the Problem Reports and Solutions component in Control Panel to enable Windows Customer Experience Improvement Program for all users.

Select 'Enabled' and click 'Apply' and 'OK' to save changes.

Using Registry Editor

If your Windows does not send with the Group Policy Editor, yous can tweak the Windows Registry to disable the characteristic. To do so, type regedit.exe in Commencement Search and hit the Enter to open up the Windows Registry Editor.

Navigate to the following key:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE \SOFTWARE \Policies \Microsoft \SQMClient \Windows

If the SQMClient and Windows keys exercise not be, create them by correct-clicking on Microsoft beginning and selecting New > Key from the context card, and so on the created SQMClient side by side, to create Windows.

Now right-click on Windows > New > Dword (32-chip) Value. Name this newly created DWORD as CEIPEnable and ready its value to 0.

Restart your Windows estimator.

You can also disable the Windows Customer Experience Comeback Program by using an answer file with an unattended installation, past using Server Manager or by disabling the related job in the Job Scheduler. To read more than well-nigh it, visit Technet.

Anand Khanse is the Admin of TheWindowsClub.com, a 10-year Microsoft MVP (2006-sixteen) & a Windows Insider MVP. Please read the entire post & the comments outset, create a Arrangement Restore Point before making whatsoever changes to your system & be careful about any tertiary-party offers while installing freeware.