How to Remove Collected Telemetry Data on Windows 10?

Now, the telemetry feature in the Windows 10 is enabled by default that collects all sorts of the user activity and sends it directly to the Microsoft. This means that the Microsoft is known to collects various pieces of data about your devices and behaviour with it to understand that what features are working, which are not working, and also what changes are needed.

Telemetry Data

Microsoft recently updated its Spring Creators Update or version 1803, though it is one of the important steps for the users because it introduces two new options which allow their users to view the data that Microsoft collected from the systems and delete it. Thus, this telemetry data help their users to make Windows 10 a better product.

However, for many users, this is also a privacy concern, which is why starting with the Windows 10 April 2018 Update, Microsoft is introducing an option which will allow all the users to view the raw diagnostic data which company collects about your device. Moreover, to provide more control to the users, now it is possible to delete that telemetry data which has already been collected from your computer.

Here you can learn how to remove it from your Windows 10. The steps are discussed below.

Steps to Delete Collected Telemetry Data by using Settings

Although you can’t stop Microsoft from collecting data about your device, you can easily be able to delete the already collected diagnostic data by using these simple steps. The steps we discussed should be followed in ascending order:

  1. Click to launch Settings window.
  2. Then, click on Privacy option.
  3. Click on the Diagnostic & Feedback option.
  4. Next, under the Delete Diagnostic Data, click on the Delete tab.

When the steps are completed, then the diagnostic data will be permanently erased from your device. If you are using Windows 10 with a Microsoft account, then you may need to sign into your account to delete all your extra data.

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How to Quickly Delete a Large Folder on Windows 10?

Sometimes, due to various reasons, you need to delete folders which may contain a large number of files from your Windows 10 PC, though using the file explorer can take your long time. The reason behind this is that during the process of deleting, Windows 10 needs to run calculations, analyse, and show updates as files and folders are deleted, something that generally takes times when deleting a large folder with thousands of files and subfolders.

Windows 10

However, by using a few command lines, you can easily speed up the process just a few seconds. But the only warning is that you have to comfortable while using the command prompt option.

Here we will discuss the fastest way to delete large folders with thousands of files by using the command lines and few instructions to add an option on the right-click context menu to automate the whole process with just one single click. The steps are discussed below:

Steps to Quickly Delete a Large Folder by Using the Command Prompt

To delete a large number of files, this will take lots of your time, so here you will need to use the del and rmdir commands by using the given steps. But we suggest you use these steps in a given series so that it will take less time and also prevent you from errors. The steps are discussed below:

  1. Click to Launch the Start tab.
  2. Find out the command prompt option.
  3. Then, right-click on the result, and then select Run as Administrator option.
  4. Next, browse for the folder command which you want to delete.
  5. Now, type the given command to delete all the files in that folder without even showing the output.
  • del /f/q/s *.* > nul
  1. Click on the Enter key.
  2. Again, type the below-given path to go back one level in the folder path:
  • Cd . .
  1. Hit the Enter key.
  2. Type the given command to delete the folder and all its subfolders permanently:
  • rmdir /q/s your-folder-name
  1. Then, click on the Enter

Congratulations, all your large folders permanently deleted from your Windows 10 PC.

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