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# 2026 Windows 11 24H2 Telemetry Benchmark - Pi-hole & DNS Blocklist
# Source: PraveenTechWorld Lab (https://www.praveentechworld.com)
# License: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
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# EMPIRICAL LAB CAPTURE NOTICE:
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# This blocklist contains the 38 unique Microsoft ASN 8075 endpoints observed
# transmitting telemetry during our 168-hour idle packet capture on Windows 11
# 24H2 (OS Build 26100).
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# OVERBLOCKING RISK & SAFE OPERATING RULES:
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# 1. DO NOT BLOCK: ctldl.windowsupdate.com or msftconnecttest.com
#    (Blocking these breaks SSL root certificate updates & network status detection).
# 2. DO NOT BLOCK: *.mp.microsoft.com or fe3cr.delivery.mp.microsoft.com
#    (Blocking these breaks Microsoft Defender signature updates and Winget).
# 3. DO NOT BLOCK: sls.update.microsoft.com (Breaks Windows Activation).
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# This list targets ONLY diagnostic collection, user profiling, and Bing search queries.
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# --- Category 1: Core OS Diagnostic & Watson Telemetry ---
0.0.0.0 vortex.data.microsoft.com
0.0.0.0 vortex-win.data.microsoft.com
0.0.0.0 telemetry.microsoft.com
0.0.0.0 watson.telemetry.microsoft.com
0.0.0.0 watson.ppe.telemetry.microsoft.com
0.0.0.0 settings-win.data.microsoft.com
0.0.0.0 diagnostics.support.microsoft.com
0.0.0.0 survey.watson.microsoft.com
0.0.0.0 kmcs.telemetry.microsoft.com
0.0.0.0 telemetry.urs.microsoft.com

# --- Category 2: Aria Data Collector Endpoints ---
0.0.0.0 browser.pipe.aria.microsoft.com
0.0.0.0 mobile.pipe.aria.microsoft.com
0.0.0.0 pipe.aria.microsoft.com
0.0.0.0 onecollector.cloudapp.aria.microsoft.com
0.0.0.0 weu-bpt-mobile.aria.microsoft.com
0.0.0.0 eu-mobile.aria.microsoft.com

# --- Category 3: Activity Tracking & Timeline Telemetry ---
0.0.0.0 activity.windows.com
0.0.0.0 edge.activity.windows.com
0.0.0.0 self.events.data.microsoft.com
0.0.0.0 events.data.microsoft.com
0.0.0.0 arc.msn.com
0.0.0.0 activity.microsoft.com

# --- Category 4: Windows Feedback & Customer Experience (CEIP) ---
0.0.0.0 feedback.windows.com
0.0.0.0 feedback.microsoft.com
0.0.0.0 insideruser.microsoft.com
0.0.0.0 df.telemetry.microsoft.com
0.0.0.0 oca.telemetry.microsoft.com
0.0.0.0 sqm.telemetry.microsoft.com

# --- Category 5: Windows 11 Searchbox, Widgets & Edge Promos ---
0.0.0.0 edgeservices.bing.com
0.0.0.0 copilot.microsoft.com
0.0.0.0 api.bing.microsoft.com
0.0.0.0 sapphire.api.microsoft.com
0.0.0.0 modern.watson.data.microsoft.com
0.0.0.0 fe2.update.microsoft.com.akadns.net
0.0.0.0 msedge.api.cdp.microsoft.com
0.0.0.0 ntp.msn.com
0.0.0.0 web.vortex.data.microsoft.com
0.0.0.0 assets.msn.com