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In an effort to promote transparency (and, perhaps, dispel conspiracy theories), Microsoft released late last month a complete list of websites and services a Windows PC connects to after a clean install. Although there are consequences, instructions on how to turn off certain endpoints have been provided.
The list mostly consists of Microsoft services which provide data endpoints to the respective Microsoft apps. The list can be derived after installing Windows 10 (1709 or above) and leaving the PC idle on default settings for a week. This can then be used to compile reports on traffic going to public IP addresses.
The list mostly consists of Microsoft services which provide data endpoints to the respective Microsoft apps. The list can be derived after installing Windows 10 (1709 or above) and leaving the PC idle on default settings for a week. This can then be used to compile reports on traffic going to public IP addresses.