Disable Office telemetry tasks
Disables the Office telemetry agent scheduled tasks.
Applying it needs Nexus Standard or Pro. Every plan can read it here and undo it in Restore Center. Compare plans
What it changes
Scheduled task \Microsoft\Office\OfficeTelemetryAgentLogOn2016: disabled Scheduled task \Microsoft\Office\OfficeTelemetryAgentFallBack2016: disabled
Before anything is written, the review screen shows this setting's current value on your PC next to the new one.
Why it helps
Office telemetry agents stop running at sign-in.
Trade-offs
None.
Evidence
Moderate evidence means: helps in specific situations. Expected impact is small (1 of 3): how much it can matter when this is actually the bottleneck on your PC, not a promised gain.
Is it in a pack?
No. It isn't hand-picked as recommended, so you apply it on its own, after reading the trade-offs.
How to undo
Switch the tweak off in Nexus, or open Restore Center and restore this change (or choose Undo last change). Nexus writes back the original value it recorded before applying, not a generic default, then reads it back to confirm.
Where it applies
- Only offered when Microsoft Office is installed.
Anywhere else, Nexus shows it as not applicable instead of pretending it works.
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