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I'd like to point them to localhost in my hosts file.

Specifically, the list should cover all servers utilized by:

  • Required Diagnostic Data
  • Optional Diagnostics Data
  • Windows Feedback
  • Edge Diagnostic Data
  • Office Diagnostic Data
  • Visual Studio, VS Code diagnostics, if there are any
  • Any other ubiquitous MS product data mining recipients.
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  • Please clarify your specific problem or provide additional details to highlight exactly what you need. As it's currently written, it's hard to tell exactly what you're asking.
    – Community Bot
    Commented Jun 28, 2023 at 16:58
  • Any list we could provide you has the potential of being changed at any point in time. You should write a PowerShell script that generates the changes to the hosts file automatically for you for the domains you wish to block. Of course the domains could change at any time, but only you, know what you want to block.
    – Ramhound
    Commented Jun 28, 2023 at 17:17
  • The server names are surely stored on disk somewhere, be it registry, config files, or whatnot. I'm happy enough to write a script to update hosts upon change detection.
    – posit
    Commented Jun 28, 2023 at 17:24
  • IIRC, vortex.data.microsoft.com is a VS dump site. It's already in my C:\Windows\System32\drivers\etc\hosts file as 127.0.0.1 vortex.data.microsoft.com. I think I tracked it down using Fiddler.
    – posit
    Commented Jun 28, 2023 at 17:35
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    @posit - I wouldn't expect a list. I would expect the binary or executable to handle it, and as updates to either happens, the list would be updated. The only thing static would be the domains assosicated with Windows Update.
    – Ramhound
    Commented Jun 28, 2023 at 17:40

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Not a definitive compilation, but a placeholder and start. I'll try to update as contributions are made.

## Windows Diagnostic Data Collection Servers


## Visual Studio Data Collection Servers
127.0.0.1   vortex.data.microsoft.com

## VisualStudio ApplicationInsights, Browser link bugs
127.0.0.1 dc.services.visualstudio.com
127.0.0.1 rt.services.visualstudio.com

## Office Desktop Apps, Diagnostics - perhaps ignore if using Office365
127.0.0.1  ecs.office.com

On a separate note:

## Mozilla Data Collection Servers
127.0.0.1   ostats.mozilla.com
127.0.0.1   sostats.mozilla.com
127.0.0.1   metrics.mozilla.com
127.0.0.1   hardware.metrics.mozilla.com
127.0.0.1   incoming.telemetry.mozilla.org
127.0.0.1   crash-stats.mozilla.com
127.0.0.1   experiments.mozilla.org
127.0.0.1   getpocket.cdn.mozilla.net
127.0.0.1   qsurvey.mozilla.com
127.0.0.1   telemetry.mozilla.org
127.0.0.1   telemetry-experiment.cdn.mozilla.net
127.0.0.1   detectportal.firefox.com

## Google Servers
127.0.0.1   www.googletagemanager.com
127.0.0.1   www.googleadmanager.com
127.0.0.1   www.google-analytics.com

## Google downloads / Android Studio, et.al.
127.0.0.1   redirector.gvt1.com

## Miscellaneous Servers
127.0.0.1   amazon-adsystem.com
127.0.0.1   c.amazon-adsystem.com
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