Let’s discuss how to configure the Telemetry Opt-in Change Notification policy using Intune. The Telemetry Opt in Change Notification policy controls whether notifications appear when changes are made to diagnostic data settings. Notifications will show during the first logon and whenever these settings change.
Diagnostic data, also called telemetry, is important for software providers. It helps improve products by checking performance, fixing issues, and making them easier to use. This data includes information about usage, performance, and error reports.
Enable or leave it unconfigured, the Diagnostic Data Change Notifications (Telemetry Change Notification) policy, users will see notifications about changes to their diagnostic data sharing preferences, both at their first logon and whenever those settings are modified in the Settings app.
Setting this policy to Disable diagnostic data change notification (Disable Telemetry Change Notification) will prevent any alerts from appearing when diagnostic data sharing settings are altered. This guide shows how to configure the Telemetry Opt-in Change Notification policy in Microsoft Intune, covering its setup, monitoring, and device verification.
Table of Contents
Windows CSP – System
Before deploying a policy, it’s crucial to understand the Configuration Service Provider (CSP) details. This information is vital, especially when enabling or disabling the Telemetry Opt-in Change Notification Policy. The below section provides further insights into these details.
Description Framework Properties
To simplify configuration, Microsoft Intune’s Settings Catalog offers Description Framework Properties for every setting. It explains the format, access types and its default value of the particular settings. The following table shows these properties specifically for the Configure Telemetry Opt-in Change Notification policy.
| Property name | Property value |
|---|---|
| Format | int |
| Access Type | Add, Delete, Get, Replace |
| Default Value | 0 |
Allowed Values
When setting up a policy in Intune, the Allowed Values are the only options that can be chosen from. These options control how the setting works on a device. The following table indicates the Allowed Values for configure the Telemetry Opt-in Change Notification policy.
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 (Default) | Enable telemetry change notifications. |
| 1 | Disable telemetry change notifications |
Group Policy Mapping
Group Policy mapping helps to switch to new computer management tools by showing how the old settings fit into the new system. The following table will showcase the Group Policy mapping for the Telemetry Opt-in Change Notification policy.
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| Name | ConfigureTelemetryOptInChangeNotification |
| Friendly Name | Configure diagnostic data opt-in change notifications |
| Location | Computer Configuration |
| Path | WindowsComponents > Data Collection and Preview Builds |
| Registry Key Name | Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\DataCollection |
| ADMX File Name | DataCollection.admx |
./Device/Vendor/MSFT/Policy/Config/System/ConfigureTelemetryOptInChangeNotification
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Configure Telemetry Opt-in Change Notification Policy
Setting up the Telemetry Opt-in Change Notification policy on your Windows devices is straightforward. We have two easy methods: using Microsoft Intune or creating a custom OMA-URI. In this blog post, I will guide you through both methods in detail.
Configure Telemetry Opt-in Change Notification Policy on the Windows Devices
Following are the steps to configure the Telemetry Opt-in Change Notification Policy using OMA-URI Settings. To begin, sign in to Microsoft Intune, then navigate to Devices > Configuration. From there, click Create to start a new policy.
- Choose the platform as Windows 10 or later.
- For Profile type, select Templates and then choose Custom.
- Provide a Name: Configure Telemetry Opt-in Change Notification
- Add a Description (if needed): This policy manages notifications about diagnostic data settings changes
- Click on + Add under OMA-URI Settings to configure the specific setting.
- To Configure the OMA-URI Setting, do the following
- Enter a name for this setting, such as Configure Telemetry Opt-in Change Notification
- Describe the setting: This policy manages notifications about diagnostic data settings changes
- Enter the following OMA-URI path: ./Device/Vendor/MSFT/Policy/Config/System/ConfigureTelemetryOptInChangeNotification
- Set the Data type to Integer.
- Enter the value
- 0 to Enable telemetry change notifications policy.
- 1 to Disable telemetry change notifications policy.
- After entering the above details, click the Save button.
Configure Telemetry Opt-in Change Notification Policy using Intune
The second method to configure the Telemetry Opt-in Change Notification policy is Intune setting Cataloge. The Settings Catalog makes configuring policies by listing all available settings in one central place. This makes creating policies and viewing available settings much easier. Let’s start to configure Telemetry Opt in Change Notification Policy using Intune.
After checking the CSP details, we can set up a new policy profile. To do that, log in to the Microsoft Intune admin center, go to Devices, then Configuration, and click New Policy.
- A Create Profile window will appear.
- Set the Platform to Windows 10 and later.
- Choose the Profile Type as Settings Catalog.
- Finally, click Create to proceed.
Basics
After creating the profile, we will need to fill in some basic details. Give the policy a name to identify the policy later and add a description to clarify its purpose for future reference. We don’t need to change the platform information, as it defaults to Windows. Click Next to proceed.
| Name of the Policy | Description |
|---|---|
| Configure Telemetry Opt in Change Notification | This policy manages notifcations about diagnostic data settings changes |
Configuration Settings
On the Configuration Settings tab, click the Add Settings button. This will open the Settings Picker window. From there, select the System category. Within this category, choose the Configure Telemetry Opt in Change Notification setting. After making your selection, close the Settings Picker window.
Enable or Disable Configure Telemetry Opt-in Change Notification Policy
After selecting the Configure Telemetry Opt in Change Notification policy setting and closing the Settings Picker window, you will be back on the Configuration Settings page. By default, the policy will be set to enable diagnostic data change notifications. If you are satisfied with this setting, click Next to continue.
- However, if you want to disable this policy, simply move the toggle from left to right. It will turn blue, indicating the policy is now disabled.
- I want to disable the telemetry opt-in change notification because it will not show alerts when the diagnostic data sharing settings change.
Scope Tags
In Intune, Scope Tags help you control who can see and change a policy. They are basically a tool for organizing and managing access. Assigning Scope tags is optional, so if you do not need them for the current setup, just click Next.
Assignments
The Assignments tab is where we can decide which users or devices will receive this policy. Under Include Groups, click Add Groups. A list of the available groups will appear. Select the group we want the policy to apply to. Once chosen, the group (Here, Test_HTMD_Policy) will be listed under the assignments. Then, click Next to continue.
Review + Create
We are now at the final Review + Create step. This screen provides a complete overview of the new profile, summarizing all the settings which we are configured. If anything needs adjusting, simply click Previous to go back to any section.
- After reviewing the profile, click Create to finalize it.
- Once we click Create, we will get a confirmation that the Configure Telemetry Opt-in Change Notification policy has been successfully created.
Device and User Check-in Status
We can check the policy status in the Intune Portal. Policies take about 8 hours to create, so we should sync our device in the Company Portal app and then check the status again. To check the Configure Telemetry Opt-in Change Notification policy’s status, follow the below steps:
- Go to Devices, then Configuration.
- Click on the policy to view its details.
- For instance, here the Configure Telemetry Opt-in Change Notification policy status is succeeded(1).
Client Side Verification
To confirm if the policy has been applied, we can check the Event Viewer on the client device. Navigate to the relevant logs by following this path within the Event Viewer:
Applications and Services Logs > Microsoft > Windows > Device Management > Enterprise Diagnostic Provider > Admin.
We can see a list of policies. To find the one we are looking for, use the Filter Current Log option on the right and search for Intune event 813.
MDM PolicyManager: Set policy int, Policy: (ConfigureTelemetryOptInChangeNotification), Area: (System), EnrollmentID requesting merge: (B1E9301C-8666-412A-BA2F-3BF8A55BFA62), Current User: (Device), Int: (0x1), Enrollment Type: (0x6), Scope: (0x0).
How to Remove Group of Configure Telemetry Opt-in Change Notification Policy
To remove an Intune policy, open the policy in the Configuration area. Then, go to the Assignment tab, click Edit, and hit the Remove button to delete the policy assignment.
For detailed information, you can refer to our previous post – Learn How to Delete or Remove App Assignment from Intune using by Step-by-Step Guide.
How to Delete Configure Telemetry Opt-in Change Notification Policy from Intune Portal
To delete the Configure Telemetry Opt-in Change Notification policy in Intune, follow the steps given below. For more information, you can refer to our previous post – How to Delete Allow Clipboard History Policy in Intune Step by Step Guide.
- Navigate to Devices > Configurations.
- Use the search bar to find Configure Telemetry Opt-in Change Notification Policy from the available list of policies,
- Once find it, click the three dots (…) next to the policy name.
- Select Delete from the menu to erase it.
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Anoop C Nair has been Microsoft MVP from 2015 onwards for 10 consecutive years! He is a Workplace Solution Architect with more than 22+ years of experience in Workplace technologies. He is also a Blogger, Speaker, and Local User Group Community leader. His primary focus is on Device Management technologies like SCCM and Intune. He writes about technologies like Intune, SCCM, Windows, Cloud PC, Windows, Entra, Microsoft Security, Career, etc.