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Can't activate Windows Optional diagnostics data to join Windows Insider Program

Anonymous
2021-07-18T16:14:33+00:00

I just joined the Windows Insider program to access my GPU from with in WSL2. I'm running Windows 10 Pro with OS build 19043.1110. I've just updated it 5 min ago since I read this could be the issue and I've also set checked that the Registry Editor variable HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\DataCollection\AllowTelemetry is set to 0x3. This is my personal computer and I'm logged in with an administrator account and it is not in a domain which is why I don't understand that settings shows the message: *Some of these settings are hidden or managed by your organization. I believe that this is the problem why the Diagnostic data section is faded out and I can't change the setting.

I remember setting this during the Windows installation process a while ago. I'm using Avira as an antivirus which might cause the problem and I'm dualbooting Archlinux which should have no affect on these settings.

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  1. Anonymous
    2021-07-18T16:45:55+00:00

    Hi Gian,

    I am Dave, an Independent Advisor, I will help you with this . . .

    Click your Start Button, then just type cmd

    On the resulting list, right click Command Prompt and select 'run as Administrator'

    Paste each of these commands into Command one at a time and press Enter, wait for each command to complete, before running the next command, if you receive an error on any command, ignore that and continue to the next command . . .

    reg delete "HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies" /f

    reg delete "HKLM\Software\Microsoft\WindowsSelfHost" /f

    reg delete "HKLM\Software\Policies" /f

    reg delete "HKLM\Software\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Policies" /f

    reg delete "HKLM\Software\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies" /f

    reg delete "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows Defender" /v DisableAntiSpyware

    reg delete "HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies" /f

    reg delete "HKCU\Software\Microsoft\WindowsSelfHost" /f

    reg delete "HKCU\Software\Policies" /f

    reg delete "HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Policies" /f

    Then, close Command Prompt and restart (not shut down) your PC . . .

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  2. Anonymous
    2021-07-18T16:49:06+00:00

    Sorry I didn't see your reply in my case it was enough to delete the two variables.

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  3. Anonymous
    2021-07-18T16:47:39+00:00

    I figured it out, just delete the two variables

    HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\DataCollection\AllowTelemetry

    and

    HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\DataCollection\Max...

    I don't know what the exact name of the second variable was because I had to delete it but it began with Max.

    Then you have to restart and then you can set the Diagnostic data setting in the Settings app.

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