Back in August of 2015, Microsoft decided to implement some of the new tracking f

eatures built into Windows 10 along with Windows 10 upgrade nagware for Windows 7,
8.x, Server 2008 R2 and Server 2012 R2. If you wish to remove them, go into Con
trol Panel and disable Automatic Updates, and remove the following updates from
your computer:
KB971033 Update for Windows Activation Technologies
KB2902907 Microsoft Security Essentials (Update was pulled by Microsoft)
KB2922324 Description not available, update was pulled by Microsoft
KB2952664 Compatibility update for upgrading Windows 7
KB2976978 Compatibility update for Windows 8.1 and Windows 8
KB2977759 Compatibility update for Windows 7 RTM
KB2990214 Update that enables you to upgrade from Windows 7 to a later version o
f Windows
KB2999226 Update for Universal C Runtime in Windows
KB3012973 Upgrade to Windows 10
KB3014460 Update for Windows Insider Preview / Upgrade to Windows 10
KB3015249 Update that adds telemetry points to consent.exe in Windows 8.1 and Wi
ndows 7
KB3021917 Update to Windows 7 SP1 for performance improvements
KB3022345 Update for customer experience and diagnostic telemetry
KB3035583 Update installs Get Windows 10 app in Windows 8.1 and Windows 7 SP1
KB3044374 Update that enables you to upgrade from Windows 8.1 to Windows 10
KB3046480 Update helps to determine whether to migrate the .NET Framework 1.1 wh
en you upgrade Windows 8.1 or Windows 7
KB3050265 Windows Update Client for Windows 7: June 2015
KB3050267 Windows Update Client for Windows 8.1: June 2015
KB3065987 Windows Update Client for Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2: July 2
015
KB3065988 Windows Update Client for Windows 8.1 and Windows Server 2012 R2: July
2015
KB3068708 Update for customer experience and diagnostic telemetry
KB3075249 Update that adds telemetry points to consent.exe in Windows 8.1 and Wi
ndows 7
KB3075851 Windows Update Client for Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2: August
2015
KB3075853 Windows Update Client for Windows 8.1 and Windows Server 2012 R2: Augu
st 2015
KB3080149 Update for customer experience and diagnostic telemetry
KB3083324 Windows Update Client for Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2: Septem
ber 2015
KB3083325 Windows Update Client for Windows 8.1 and Windows Server 2012 R2: Sept
ember 2015
KB3083710 Windows Update Client for Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2: Octobe
r 2015
KB3083711 Windows Update Client for Windows 8.1 and Windows Server 2012 R2: Octo
ber 2015
KB2876229 Skype for Microsoft Update
KB2923545 Update for RDP 8.1 is available for Windows 7 SP1
KB2970228 Update to support the new currency symbol for the Russian ruble in Win
dows
KB2592687 Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) 8.0 update for Windows 7 and Windows Ser
ver 2008 R2
KB2660075 You cannot change the time and date if the time zone is set to Samoa (
UTC+13:00) and KB 2657025 is installed in Windows 7 or in Windows Server 2008 R2
KB2506928 A link in an .html file that you open in Outlook does not work in Wind
ows 7 or in Windows Server 2008 R2
KB2726535 An update is available that adds South Sudan to the list of countries
in Windows Server 2008, Windows 7, and Windows Server 2008 R2
KB2994023 RDP 8.1 client for Windows 7 or Windows Server 2008 R2 disconnects whe

n it is connected through a RD gateway

KB2545698 Text in some core fonts appears blurred in Internet Explorer 9 on a co
mputer that is running Windows Vista, Windows Server 2008, Windows 7, or Windows
Server 2008 R2
Now in an elevated command prompt(run cmd.exe as Admin), run the following comma
nds:
sc stop DiagTrack
sc stop dmwappushservice
sc delete DiagTrack
sc delete dmwappushservice
echo "" > C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Diagnosis\ETLLogs\AutoLogger\AutoLogger-Diagt
rack-Listener.etl
After you have removed these services, open the Task Scheduler, navigate to Task
Scheduler Library Microsoft Windows and delete the following items:
Everything under Application Experience
Everything under Autochk
Everything under Customer Experience Improvement Program
Under Disk Diagnostic, delete only the Microsoft-Windows-DiskDiagnosticDataCollecto
r
Disable Maintenance WinSAT and everything under Media Center
Now you can reboot. When you open Windows Update again it will ask to install wh
ichever updates above were removed. Right-click on each one and select hide.