Telemetry cannot be disabled

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Describe the bug

Thanks for this great tool 🙌 !

Everything's working as expected on my computer except for "Disable telemetry",

It fails with the following error:

WARNING: Unable to set ShellFeedsTaskbarViewMode due to unhandled exception
WARNING:    at Microsoft.Win32.RegistryKey.Win32Error(Int32 errorCode, String str)
   at Microsoft.Win32.RegistryKey.SetValue(String name, Object value, RegistryValueKind valueKind)
   at Microsoft.PowerShell.Commands.RegistryProvider.SetRegistryValue(IRegistryWrapper key, String propertyName, Object
       value, RegistryValueKind kind, String path, Boolean writeResult)
   at Microsoft.PowerShell.Commands.RegistryProvider.SetProperty(String path, PSObject propertyValue)

Full logs

``` ====Chris Titus Tech===== =====Windows Toolbox===== =========================================== --- Winget is installed --- =========================================== Version: v1.8.1911 - Winget is a release version. - Winget is Up to Date Getting Installed Tweaks... Done... Disabling Scheduled Task Microsoft\Windows\Application Experience\Microsoft Compatibility Appraiser Disabling Scheduled Task Microsoft\Windows\Application Experience\ProgramDataUpdater WARNING: Scheduled Task Microsoft\Windows\Application Experience\ProgramDataUpdater was not Found Disabling Scheduled Task Microsoft\Windows\Autochk\Proxy Disabling Scheduled Task Microsoft\Windows\Customer Experience Improvement Program\Consolidator Disabling Scheduled Task Microsoft\Windows\Customer Experience Improvement Program\UsbCeip Disabling Scheduled Task Microsoft\Windows\DiskDiagnostic\Microsoft-Windows-DiskDiagnosticDataCollector Disabling Scheduled Task Microsoft\Windows\Feedback\Siuf\DmClient Disabling Scheduled Task Microsoft\Windows\Feedback\Siuf\DmClientOnScenarioDownload Disabling Scheduled Task Microsoft\Windows\Windows Error Reporting\QueueReporting Disabling Scheduled Task Microsoft\Windows\Application Experience\MareBackup Disabling Scheduled Task Microsoft\Windows\Application Experience\StartupAppTask Disabling Scheduled Task Microsoft\Windows\Application Experience\PcaPatchDbTask Disabling Scheduled Task Microsoft\Windows\Maps\MapsUpdateTask Set HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\DataCollection\AllowTelemetry to 0 Set HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\DataCollection\AllowTelemetry to 0 Set HKCU:\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\ContentDeliveryManager\ContentDeliveryAllowed to 0 Set HKCU:\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\ContentDeliveryManager\OemPreInstalledAppsEnabled to 0 Set HKCU:\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\ContentDeliveryManager\PreInstalledAppsEnabled to 0 Set HKCU:\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\ContentDeliveryManager\PreInstalledAppsEverEnabled to 0 Set HKCU:\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\ContentDeliveryManager\SilentInstalledAppsEnabled to 0 Set HKCU:\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\ContentDeliveryManager\SubscribedContent-338387Enabled to 0 Set HKCU:\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\ContentDeliveryManager\SubscribedContent-338388Enabled to 0 Set HKCU:\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\ContentDeliveryManager\SubscribedContent-338389Enabled to 0 Set HKCU:\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\ContentDeliveryManager\SubscribedContent-353698Enabled to 0 Set HKCU:\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\ContentDeliveryManager\SystemPaneSuggestionsEnabled to 0 Set HKCU:\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Siuf\Rules\NumberOfSIUFInPeriod to 0 Set HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\DataCollection\DoNotShowFeedbackNotifications to 1 Set HKCU:\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\CloudContent\DisableTailoredExperiencesWithDiagnosticData to 1 Set HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\AdvertisingInfo\DisabledByGroupPolicy to 1 Set HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\Windows Error Reporting\Disabled to 1 Set HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\DeliveryOptimization\Config\DODownloadMode to 1 Set HKLM:\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Remote Assistance\fAllowToGetHelp to 0 Set HKCU:\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\OperationStatusManager\EnthusiastMode to 1 Set HKCU:\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced\ShowTaskViewButton to 0 Set HKCU:\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced\People\PeopleBand to 0 Set HKCU:\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced\LaunchTo to 1 Set HKLM:\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\FileSystem\LongPathsEnabled to 1 Set HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\DriverSearching\SearchOrderConfig to 1 Set HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Multimedia\SystemProfile\SystemResponsiveness to 0 Set HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Multimedia\SystemProfile\NetworkThrottlingIndex to 4294967295 Set HKCU:\Control Panel\Desktop\MenuShowDelay to 1 Set HKCU:\Control Panel\Desktop\AutoEndTasks to 1 Set HKLM:\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Session Manager\Memory Management\ClearPageFileAtShutdown to 0 Set HKLM:\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\Ndu\Start to 2 Set HKCU:\Control Panel\Mouse\MouseHoverTime to 400 Set HKLM:\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\LanmanServer\Parameters\IRPStackSize to 30 Set HKCU:\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Windows Feeds\EnableFeeds to 0 Set HKCU:\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Feeds\ShellFeedsTaskbarViewMode to 2 WARNING: Unable to set ShellFeedsTaskbarViewMode due to unhandled exception WARNING: at Microsoft.Win32.RegistryKey.Win32Error(Int32 errorCode, String str) at Microsoft.Win32.RegistryKey.SetValue(String name, Object value, RegistryValueKind valueKind) at Microsoft.PowerShell.Commands.RegistryProvider.SetRegistryValue(IRegistryWrapper key, String propertyName, Object value, RegistryValueKind kind, String path, Boolean writeResult) at Microsoft.PowerShell.Commands.RegistryProvider.SetProperty(String path, PSObject propertyValue) Set HKCU:\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer\HideSCAMeetNow to 1 Set HKCU:\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\UserProfileEngagement\ScoobeSystemSettingEnabled to 0 Running Script for WPFTweaksTele ================================= -- Tweaks are Finished --- ================================= ```

Not sure how to fix this, whether it's on my end, or on WinUtil's?

Thanks!

Additional context

• Windows 11 home / latest version as of today.

[4yman-0]

It failed because it can't set ShellFeedsTaskbarViewMode in Windows Registry for some unknown reason. Is the script running as admin?

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Yes, I'm running as admin.

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Oh, funniest thing is if I run it again, it almost works. I only have one warning left (that was present in my original message, I didn't notice, line 3 in the full log):

Disabling Scheduled Task Microsoft\Windows\Application Experience\ProgramDataUpdater
WARNING: Scheduled Task Microsoft\Windows\Application Experience\ProgramDataUpdater was not Found

But somehow, Disable telemetry shows as enabled when I click Get Installed.

[4yman-0]

It works now. Close this issue and see #2264 (Error while disabling Scheduled Task Microsoft\Windows\Application Experience\ProgramDataUpdater)