After applying, reboot or restart the DiagTrack service (Connected User Experiences and Telemetry). To confirm the Installation Features Key is locked:
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Device Metadata] "PreventDeviceMetadataFromNetwork"=dword:00000001 After applying, reboot or restart the DiagTrack service
At the heart of enterprise deployment lies a specific, often overlooked component: the . This is not a single product key, but a conceptual and literal registry key/policy setting that governs how Microsoft collects diagnostic data during the feature installation phase of Windows 8.1 and Server 2012 R2. After applying, reboot or restart the DiagTrack service
