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-# Visual Studio Telemetry Disable Tool
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-![Preview](./assets/preview.gif)
-
-A comprehensive PowerShell-based tool to disable telemetry and data collection across Microsoft development tools including Visual Studio, Visual Studio Code, .NET CLI, and NuGet.
-
-## 🚀 Features
-
-- **Comprehensive Coverage**: Disables telemetry for Visual Studio 2015-2022, VS Code, .NET CLI, and NuGet
-- **Backup & Restore**: Create registry backups before making changes and restore when needed
-- **Smart Detection**: Only modifies existing registry paths - doesn't create unnecessary entries
-- **PowerShell 7 Optimized**: Enhanced performance and modern PowerShell features
-- **Administrator Safety**: Requires admin privileges and validates permissions
-- **Cross-Version Support**: Works with PowerShell 5.1 and 7.0+
-- **Detailed Logging**: Color-coded output with comprehensive status reporting
-
-## 📋 What Gets Disabled
-
-### Visual Studio (2015-2022)
-- Customer Experience Improvement Program (CEIP)
-- Feedback dialogs and crash reporting
-- Automatic data collection
-- VS Standard Collector Service
-
-### Visual Studio Code
-- Telemetry reporting
-- Crash reporter
-- Automatic experiments
-- Extension auto-updates
-- Usage analytics
-
-### .NET CLI & NuGet
-- .NET CLI telemetry collection
-- NuGet package usage analytics
-- Performance data collection
-
-### System-Wide
-- Windows SQM (Software Quality Metrics) Client
-- Application Insights data collection
-- Telemetry directories cleanup
-
-## 🛠️ Prerequisites
-
-- Windows operating system
-- Administrator privileges
-- PowerShell 5.1 or PowerShell 7.0+
-
-## 📦 Installation
-
-1. **Download the tool:**
-   ```bash
-   git clone https://github.com/your-username/vs-telemetry-disable.git
-   cd vs-telemetry-disable
-   ```
-
-2. **Or download as ZIP:**
-   - Click "Code" → "Download ZIP"
-   - Extract to your desired location
-
-## 🚀 Usage
-
-### Quick Start
-
-1. **Right-click on `Launcher.bat`** and select **"Run as administrator"**
-2. Follow the interactive prompts
-3. The launcher will automatically detect your PowerShell version and run the appropriate script
-
-### Command Line Usage
-
-#### Basic Usage (Disable telemetry)
-```powershell
-# PowerShell 7
-.\script\off_telemetry_ps7.ps1
-
-# PowerShell 5
-.\script\off_telemetry_ps5.ps1
-```
-
-#### Create Backup First (Recommended)
-```powershell
-# Create backup before making changes
-.\script\off_telemetry_ps7.ps1 -CreateBackup
-
-# Create backup to specific location
-.\script\off_telemetry_ps7.ps1 -CreateBackup -BackupPath "C:\MyBackups\telemetry_backup.reg"
-```
-
-#### Restore from Backup
-```powershell
-# Restore from default backup location
-.\script\off_telemetry_ps7.ps1 -RestoreBackup -BackupPath "path\to\your\backup.reg"
-```
-
-### Advanced Usage Examples
-
-```powershell
-# Create backup and continue with telemetry disable
-.\script\off_telemetry_ps7.ps1 -CreateBackup
-
-# Restore specific backup file
-.\script\off_telemetry_ps7.ps1 -RestoreBackup -BackupPath "C:\Backups\telemetry_backup_20241201_143022.reg"
-
-# Create backup to custom location without running disable
-.\script\off_telemetry_ps7.ps1 -CreateBackup -BackupPath "D:\MyBackups\vs_telemetry.reg"
-```
-
-## 📁 Project Structure
-
-```
-vs-telemetry-disable/
-├── Launcher.bat              # Interactive launcher script
-├── assets/
-│   └── preview.gif           # Tool demonstration
-├── script/
-│   ├── off_telemetry_ps7.ps1 # PowerShell 7.0+ version
-│   └── off_telemetry_ps5.ps1 # PowerShell 5.1 version
-├── README.md                 # This file
-├── LICENSE                   # MIT License
-└── .gitignore               # Git ignore rules
-```
-
-## 🔧 How It Works
-
-### Detection Process
-1. **PowerShell Version Detection**: Launcher automatically detects available PowerShell versions
-2. **Registry Path Validation**: Only existing registry paths are modified
-3. **Service Management**: Safely stops and disables telemetry services
-4. **Environment Variables**: Sets opt-out environment variables
-5. **File Cleanup**: Removes existing telemetry data directories
-
-### Registry Modifications
-The tool modifies the following registry areas (only if they exist):
-- `HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\VSCommon\*\SQM`
-- `HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\VisualStudio`
-- `HKCU:\Software\Microsoft\VisualStudio`
-- `HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\SQMClient`
-
-### Environment Variables Set
-- `DOTNET_CLI_TELEMETRY_OPTOUT=1`
-- `NUGET_TELEMETRY_OPTOUT=true`
-- `POWERSHELL_TELEMETRY_OPTOUT=1`
-
-## ⚠️ Important Notes
-
-- **Administrator Rights Required**: The script must run with administrator privileges
-- **Backup Recommended**: Always create a backup before making changes
-- **Restart Required**: Some changes may require a system restart to take full effect
-- **Existing Paths Only**: The script only modifies existing registry entries
-- **VS Code Settings**: Creates/updates VS Code settings.json with privacy-focused configuration
-
-## 🔄 Backup & Restore
-
-### Creating Backups
-```powershell
-# Default backup location (Desktop with timestamp)
-.\script\off_telemetry_ps7.ps1 -CreateBackup
-
-# Custom backup location
-.\script\off_telemetry_ps7.ps1 -CreateBackup -BackupPath "C:\Backups\my_backup.reg"
-```
-
-### Restoring Backups
-```powershell
-# Restore from backup
-.\script\off_telemetry_ps7.ps1 -RestoreBackup -BackupPath "path\to\backup.reg"
-```
-
-Backup files are standard Windows Registry (.reg) files that can be imported manually if needed.
-
-## 🆘 Troubleshooting
-
-### Common Issues
-
-**"This script must be run as Administrator"**
-- Right-click the batch file and select "Run as administrator"
-- Or run PowerShell as administrator and execute the script directly
-
-**"PowerShell script not found"**
-- Ensure the `script` folder contains the PowerShell files
-- Check that file paths are correct
-
-**"No compatible PowerShell version found"**
-- Install PowerShell 7 (recommended) or ensure Windows PowerShell 5.1 is available
-
-### Verification
-
-To verify the changes worked:
-1. Check environment variables in a new command prompt
-2. Look for disabled services in Services.msc
-3. Check VS Code settings.json for updated privacy settings
-4. Review registry entries (if comfortable with registry editing)
-
-## 🤝 Contributing
-
-Contributions are welcome! Please feel free to submit a Pull Request. For major changes, please open an issue first to discuss what you would like to change.
-
-### Development Setup
-1. Fork the repository
-2. Create a feature branch (`git checkout -b feature/amazing-feature`)
-3. Make your changes
-4. Test on both PowerShell 5.1 and 7.0+
-5. Commit your changes (`git commit -m 'Add amazing feature'`)
-6. Push to the branch (`git push origin feature/amazing-feature`)
-7. Open a Pull Request
-
-## 📄 License
-
-This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the [LICENSE](LICENSE) file for details.
-
-## ⚡ Author
-
-**EXLOUD**
-
-## 🙏 Acknowledgments
-
-- Microsoft for providing comprehensive documentation on registry settings
-- PowerShell community for best practices and patterns
-- Contributors and users who provide feedback and improvements
-
-## 📊 Compatibility
-
-| Component | Status | Notes |
-|-----------|--------|-------|
-| Visual Studio 2015 | ✅ Supported | If installed |
-| Visual Studio 2017 | ✅ Supported | If installed |
-| Visual Studio 2019 | ✅ Supported | If installed |
-| Visual Studio 2022 | ✅ Supported | If installed |
-| Visual Studio Code | ✅ Supported | If installed |
-| .NET CLI | ✅ Supported | Always processed |
-| NuGet | ✅ Supported | Always processed |
-| PowerShell 5.1 | ✅ Supported | Windows PowerShell |
-| PowerShell 7.0+ | ✅ Supported | Recommended |
-
-## 🔮 Roadmap
-
-- [ ] GUI interface for easier usage
-- [ ] Support for additional Microsoft development tools
-- [ ] Scheduled telemetry cleanup
-- [ ] Configuration profiles for different scenarios
-- [ ] Integration with package managers
-
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-
-**⭐ If this tool helped you, please consider giving it a star!**