Configure the level of client software diagnostic data sent by Office to Microsoft: registry value sendtelemetryUserHKCU\software\policies\microsoft\office\common\clienttelemetry
- Policy ID
- L_SendTelemetry
- Scope
- User Configuration
- Supported on
- At least Windows Server 2008 R2 or Windows 7
- Source
- Microsoft 365 Apps / Office Administrative Templates (version 5568.1000)
- Category
- Microsoft Office 2016 › Privacy › Trust Center
Registry
sendtelemetry
REG_DWORDUser- Enabled value
- Depends on the option value
- Element
- Type of diagnostic data:
| Item | Stored value |
|---|---|
| Neither | 3 |
| Optional | 2 |
| Required | 1 |
Apply with .reg · CMD · PowerShell
.reg
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00 [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\software\policies\microsoft\office\common\clienttelemetry] ; Options (use only one) ; Neither "sendtelemetry"=dword:00000003 ; Optional "sendtelemetry"=dword:00000002 ; Required "sendtelemetry"=dword:00000001
CMD
:: Options (use only one) :: Neither reg add "HKCU\software\policies\microsoft\office\common\clienttelemetry" /v "sendtelemetry" /t REG_DWORD /d 3 /f :: Optional reg add "HKCU\software\policies\microsoft\office\common\clienttelemetry" /v "sendtelemetry" /t REG_DWORD /d 2 /f :: Required reg add "HKCU\software\policies\microsoft\office\common\clienttelemetry" /v "sendtelemetry" /t REG_DWORD /d 1 /f
PowerShell
# Common: create the key New-Item -Path 'HKCU:\software\policies\microsoft\office\common\clienttelemetry' -Force | Out-Null # Options (use only one) # Neither New-ItemProperty -Path 'HKCU:\software\policies\microsoft\office\common\clienttelemetry' -Name 'sendtelemetry' -PropertyType DWord -Value 3 -Force | Out-Null # Optional New-ItemProperty -Path 'HKCU:\software\policies\microsoft\office\common\clienttelemetry' -Name 'sendtelemetry' -PropertyType DWord -Value 2 -Force | Out-Null # Required New-ItemProperty -Path 'HKCU:\software\policies\microsoft\office\common\clienttelemetry' -Name 'sendtelemetry' -PropertyType DWord -Value 1 -Force | Out-Null