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Beginning with [[Windows|''Windows 11'']] version ''24H2'', Microsoft no longer supports Windows Mixed Reality, and all support for the platform will end '''November 1, 2027'''. This affects device models from manufacturers including ''[[Samsung]]'', ''[[HP Inc.|HP]]'', ''[[Lenovo]]'', ''[[Acer]]'', ''[[Dell]]'', and '''''Microsoft''''' - including their own flagship device, '''''Microsoft''''' ''HoloLens''. Users who wish to continue using these devices must either use [[Windows|''Windows 10'']] or block the ''24H2'' update from being installed.<ref> https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/all/hp-reverb-g2-windows-11-24h2-not-working-need-help/dd90e232-1f28-4655-aafa-685285017d59 </ref>

=== Forced Telemetry (Windows 10 and above) ===

===Forced Telemetry (Windows 10 and above)===

Windows 10 and up are configured to send telemetry by default. Users can only switch it to a reduced mode, but there is no way to disable it completely without resorting to tools and techniques beyond what most normal users have the technical knowledge to implement (disabling services, setting registry keys and group policies, blocking communication using firewalls etc.) ~~and automatic~~ system updates are know to re-enable some of the corresponding components without warning.

Windows 10 and up are configured to send telemetry by default. Users can only switch it to a reduced mode, but there is no way to disable it completely without resorting to tools and techniques beyond what most normal users have the technical knowledge to implement (disabling services, setting registry keys and group policies, blocking communication using firewalls etc.). Automatic system updates are know to re-enable some of the corresponding components without warning.

Only ~~users of~~ certain editions like the Enterprise version have options to switch it off, but a study ~~conductedby~~ the German ~~ministery~~ of information security in 2018 suggests that even this does not stop telemetry data collection completely.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Schulz |first=Hajo |date=2018-11-20 |title=BSI untersucht Sicherheit von Windows 10 [German] |url=https://www.heise.de/news/BSI-untersucht-Sicherheitseigenschaften-von-Windows-10-4227139.html |access-date=2025-06-21 |website=Heise Online}}</ref>

Only certain editions like the Enterprise version have options to switch it off, but a study conducted by the German ministry of information security in 2018 suggests that even this does not stop telemetry data collection completely.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Schulz |first=Hajo |date=2018-11-20 |title=BSI untersucht Sicherheit von Windows 10 [German] |url=https://www.heise.de/news/BSI-untersucht-Sicherheitseigenschaften-von-Windows-10-4227139.html |access-date=2025-06-21 |website=Heise Online}}</ref>

Telemetry covers a wide variety of system information as well as a multitude of user interactions. Microsoft can configure remotely which and how much data and is collected from a particular system. This can go up to a level where all key presses are transmitted in real time. This makes telemetry very intransparent and difficult to monitor since the kind of data being collected could change at any moment without notice.

This raises concerns of privacy and security, especially for international users in light of the United States Cloud Act. Moreover, it is not uncommon for ~~end user~~ editions of Windows and Office to be used ~~even~~ in medical ~~facilites in certain countries~~.

This raises concerns of privacy and security, especially so for international users in light of the United States Cloud Act. Moreover, it is not uncommon in certain countries for the home editions of Windows and Office to be used in places like medical facilities.

Telemetry collection is also associated with excessive disk usage and SSD wearout. Particularly the DiagTrack and CompatTelRunner components are known offenders.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Khanse |first=Anad |date=2025-10-10 |title=Microsoft Compatibility Telemetry High CPU; How to disable CompatTelRunner.exe |url=https://www.thewindowsclub.com/what-is-compattelrunner-exe-on-windows-10 |access-date=2025-06-21 |website=TheWindowsClub}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=FRIEDMOZART |title=100% Disk Usage - Please Help ! |url=https://www.reddit.com/r/Windows10/comments/5hpym1/100_disk_usage_please_help/ |access-date=2025-06-21 |website=Reddit}}</ref>

Given the scale of Windows and Office deployments, the ~~collective~~ energy consumed by collecting, transmitting, storing and processing al this data across the globe is also an environmental concern.

Given the scale of Windows and Office deployments, the cumulative energy consumed by collecting, transmitting, storing and processing this data across the globe is also an environmental concern.

==References==

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 Beginning with [[Windows|''Windows 11'']] version ''24H2'', Microsoft no longer supports Windows Mixed Reality, and all support for the platform will end '''November 1, 2027'''. This affects device models from manufacturers including ''[[Samsung]]'', ''[[HP Inc.|HP]]'', ''[[Lenovo]]'', ''[[Acer]]'', ''[[Dell]]'', and '''''Microsoft''''' - including their own flagship device, '''''Microsoft''''' ''HoloLens''. Users who wish to continue using these devices must either use [[Windows|''Windows 10'']] or block the ''24H2'' update from being installed.<ref> https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/all/hp-reverb-g2-windows-11-24h2-not-working-need-help/dd90e232-1f28-4655-aafa-685285017d59 </ref>
-=== Forced Telemetry (Windows 10 and above) ===
+===Forced Telemetry (Windows 10 and above)===
-Windows 10 and up are configured to send telemetry by default. Users can only switch it to a reduced mode, but there is no way to disable it completely without resorting to tools and techniques beyond what most normal users have the technical knowledge to implement (disabling services, setting registry keys and group policies, blocking communication using firewalls etc.) and automatic system updates are know to re-enable some of the corresponding components without warning.
+Windows 10 and up are configured to send telemetry by default. Users can only switch it to a reduced mode, but there is no way to disable it completely without resorting to tools and techniques beyond what most normal users have the technical knowledge to implement (disabling services, setting registry keys and group policies, blocking communication using firewalls etc.). Automatic system updates are know to re-enable some of the corresponding components without warning.
-Only users of certain editions like the Enterprise version have options to switch it off, but a study conductedby the German ministery of information security in 2018 suggests that even this does not stop telemetry data collection completely.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Schulz |first=Hajo |date=2018-11-20 |title=BSI untersucht Sicherheit von Windows 10 [German] |url=https://www.heise.de/news/BSI-untersucht-Sicherheitseigenschaften-von-Windows-10-4227139.html |access-date=2025-06-21 |website=Heise Online}}</ref>
+Only certain editions like the Enterprise version have options to switch it off, but a study conducted by the German ministry of information security in 2018 suggests that even this does not stop telemetry data collection completely.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Schulz |first=Hajo |date=2018-11-20 |title=BSI untersucht Sicherheit von Windows 10 [German] |url=https://www.heise.de/news/BSI-untersucht-Sicherheitseigenschaften-von-Windows-10-4227139.html |access-date=2025-06-21 |website=Heise Online}}</ref>
 Telemetry covers a wide variety of system information as well as a multitude of user interactions. Microsoft can configure remotely which and how much data and is collected from a particular system. This can go up to a level where all key presses are transmitted in real time. This makes telemetry very intransparent and difficult to monitor since the kind of data being collected could change at any moment without notice.<!-- Citation needed -->
-This raises concerns of privacy and security, especially for international users in light of the United States Cloud Act. Moreover, it is not uncommon for end user editions of Windows and Office to be used even in medical facilites in certain countries.
+This raises concerns of privacy and security, especially so for international users in light of the United States Cloud Act. Moreover, it is not uncommon in certain countries for the home editions of Windows and Office to be used in places like medical facilities.
 Telemetry collection is also associated with excessive disk usage and SSD wearout. Particularly the DiagTrack and CompatTelRunner components are known offenders.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Khanse |first=Anad |date=2025-10-10 |title=Microsoft Compatibility Telemetry High CPU; How to disable CompatTelRunner.exe |url=https://www.thewindowsclub.com/what-is-compattelrunner-exe-on-windows-10 |access-date=2025-06-21 |website=TheWindowsClub}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=FRIEDMOZART |title=100% Disk Usage - Please Help ! |url=https://www.reddit.com/r/Windows10/comments/5hpym1/100_disk_usage_please_help/ |access-date=2025-06-21 |website=Reddit}}</ref>
-Given the scale of Windows and Office deployments, the collective energy consumed by collecting, transmitting, storing and processing al this data across the globe is also an environmental concern.
+Given the scale of Windows and Office deployments, the cumulative energy consumed by collecting, transmitting, storing and processing this data across the globe is also an environmental concern.
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