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Hey friends,

Following this http://thehackernews.com/2015/08/window ... n-you.html article i've created a small batch to remove the problematic updates (which whole purpose is to gain information about your computer).

http://filefactory.com/file/uppqes39kk1/RemMicSpy.zip
This is a zip file, inside is a batch file that you need to execute as an admin, you can menu click the batch file if you want to make sure I didn't insert any malicious commands though I assure you it only does what it is supposed to, remove the four updates from windows 7, 8 and 8.1 machines that enable microsoft to scan your pc.

Enjoy,
Torm

-- 02 Sep 2015 09:34 --

related video:
http://www.ted.com/talks/glenn_greenwal ... cy_matters

Basically if you're unsure and don't want to read the article through:

Microsoft is spying on you, not just Windows 10 users. Tinfoil hats and so on. If you don't like the idea of it, grab the .bat and run it, obviously clean despite Torm's madness.

Cheers for putting it up, I had no idea these updates hit.

My pleasure

And also disable/hide these updates in Windows Update after uninstalling them, or they'll just get reinstalled automatically again.

Afterwards, always read descriptions for every single update you're installing, because one of these might supersede a previously removed one, thereby reinstalling it.

my updates have always been on automatic check only, i choose which updates to download and install.

but anyone that doesn't have the updates on manual, do what Gergel suggested