How To Disable Microsoft SpyNet In Windows 7
Microsoft SpyNet is a service connected to Microsoft's security products Windows Defender and Microsoft Security Essentials. The service collects information from users of the two products and makes the findings available to all other users of Microsoft SpyNet.
Windows Defender has been integrated into Windows 7 by Microsoft. The program is automatically running after installation of the operating system. A basic Microsoft SpyNet membership is set as the default relationship to Spynet. Users can configure the option to send data to Microsoft during Windows 7 installation in the “Help protect your computer and improve Windows automatically†screen. The default option is to use recommended settings which will enable Microsoft SpyNet. The other two options provided are to only install important updates or to make the operating system ask later again.
A basic membership will send basic information to Microsoft including malicious software that has been detected, where that software came from and actions that have been applied by the user or by the program automatically.
Microsoft SpyNet is a service connected to Microsoft's security products Windows Defender and Microsoft Security Essentials. The service collects information from users of the two products and makes the findings available to all other users of Microsoft SpyNet.
Windows Defender has been integrated into Windows 7 by Microsoft. The program is automatically running after installation of the operating system. A basic Microsoft SpyNet membership is set as the default relationship to Spynet. Users can configure the option to send data to Microsoft during Windows 7 installation in the “Help protect your computer and improve Windows automatically†screen. The default option is to use recommended settings which will enable Microsoft SpyNet. The other two options provided are to only install important updates or to make the operating system ask later again.
A basic membership will send basic information to Microsoft including malicious software that has been detected, where that software came from and actions that have been applied by the user or by the program automatically.