11-15-2015, 05:27 PM
Here is another bit of spyware they foist on you. This one is relatively easy to disable and is not an update so it may not be automatically put in on you. It reports back to ms about your habits, hardware, etc etc. To disable, and this is from the ms official page
To un-join the Windows Customer Experience Improvement Program (CEIP) in Windows 7 follow these steps.
a. Open the Start Menu, then copy and paste Change Customer Experience Improvement Program in the search box and press Enter.
b. To Un-join the Customer Experience Improvement Program select (dot) No, I don't want to participate in the program.
c. Click on the Save Changes button.
d. If prompted by UAC, then click on Yes (if administrator) or type in the administrator's password (if standard user).
To un-join the Windows Customer Experience Improvement Program (CEIP) in Windows 7 follow these steps.
a. Open the Start Menu, then copy and paste Change Customer Experience Improvement Program in the search box and press Enter.
b. To Un-join the Customer Experience Improvement Program select (dot) No, I don't want to participate in the program.
c. Click on the Save Changes button.
d. If prompted by UAC, then click on Yes (if administrator) or type in the administrator's password (if standard user).