block self.events.data.microsoft.com on windows

— Posted inmisc — 1 min read

want to block outgoing connections to self.events.data.microsoft.com on windows?

in

C:\Windows\System32\drivers\etc\hosts

add the line

0.0.0.0 self.events.data.microsoft.com

as 127.0.0.1 will not work. use at your own risk etc. it may impact MS software that you have installed though i haven’t encountered any issues. it’s the tip of the connecting needlessly iceberg.