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Old June 3rd 18, 05:00 PM posted to alt.comp.os.windows-10
Mark Lloyd[_2_]
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Default How do I turn off Cortana's connection to Bing on the net?

On 06/02/2018 02:51 PM, Paul wrote:

[snip]

Microsoft has rigged the HOSTS file. You cannot stop Vortex,
because no DNS translation is required to get there. And
even if they did use a symbolic address that needed translation,
Microsoft has also hard wired the HOSTS so that certain
microsoft.com domain addresses cannot be blocked (you enter
the values in HOSTS file and they will be ignored). They've
put holes in your bucket, everywhere you turn. Good luck
in your mission to deny Microsoft their information stream.

Â*Â* Paul


Your router may be able to block such requests, and as long as you
disable UPnP, Windows can't change that.

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