tasks

src/playbook/Configuration/tweaks/debloat/disable-scheduled-tasks.yml

@@ -3,69 +3,21 @@ title: Disable Scheduled Tasks
 description: Disables scheduled tasks to prevent automatic tasks from running at startup, consuming resources and collecting user data
 actions:
     # Updates compatibility database
-  - !scheduledTask: {path: '\Microsoft\Windows\Application Experience\PcaPatchDbTask', operation: disable}
+  - !scheduledTask: {path: '\Microsoft\Windows\Application Experience\PcaPatchDbTask', operation: disable, ignoreErrors: true}
 
     # UCPD - might not exist on all installs, so ignore errors
   - !scheduledTask: {path: '\Microsoft\Windows\AppxDeploymentClient\UCPD velocity', operation: disable, ignoreErrors: true}
 
+    # Data collection
+  - !scheduledTask: {path: '\Microsoft\Windows\DiskDiagnostic\Microsoft-Windows-DiskDiagnosticDataCollector', operation: disable, ignoreErrors: true}
+
+    # CEIP - safety measure
+  - !scheduledTask: {path: '\Microsoft\Windows\Customer Experience Improvement Program\Consolidator', operation: disable, ignoreErrors: true}
+  - !scheduledTask: {path: '\Microsoft\Windows\Customer Experience Improvement Program\UsbCeip', operation: disable, ignoreErrors: true} 
+
     # A/B testing usage reports
   - !scheduledTask: {path: '\Microsoft\Windows\Flighting\FeatureConfig\UsageDataReporting', operation: disable, ignoreErrors: true}
   - !registryValue:
     path: 'HKLM\System\CurrentControlSet\Control\Ubpm'
     value: 'CriticalMaintenance_UsageDataReporting' # Remove from automatic maintenance
     operation: delete
-
-  # -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-  # Here are the scheduled tasks that are currently commented as they're under review.
-  # This list should be somewhat minimal in the tasks it deletes, as a lot of the tasks
-  # below won't run by default ever anyways, unless needed.
-  # Telemetry and CEIP/SQM is stripped by default anyways, so don't worry about that.
-  # -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-
-  # - !scheduledTask:
-  #   path: '\Microsoft\Windows\DeviceDirectoryClient'
-  #   operation: deleteFolder
-
-    # Needed for Windows Update to function properly
-  # - !scheduledTask: {path: '\Microsoft\Windows\InstallService\ScanForUpdates'}
-  # - !scheduledTask: {path: '\Microsoft\Windows\InstallService\ScanForUpdatesAsUser'}
-  # - !scheduledTask: {path: '\Microsoft\Windows\WindowsUpdate\Scheduled Start'}
-
-    # "The Windows Scheduled Maintenance Task performs periodic maintenance of the
-    # computer system by fixing problems automatically or reporting them through Security and Maintenance."
-  # - !scheduledTask: {path: '\Microsoft\Windows\Diagnosis\Scheduled', operation: disable}
-
-    # Wouldn't be randomly executed
-  # - !scheduledTask: {path: '\Microsoft\Windows\DiskDiagnostic\Microsoft-Windows-DiskDiagnosticDataCollector'}
-  # - !scheduledTask: {path: '\Microsoft\Windows\DiskFootprint\Diagnostics'}
-  # - !scheduledTask: {path: '\Microsoft\Windows\Maintenance\WinSAT'}
-  # - !scheduledTask: {path: '\Microsoft\Windows\MemoryDiagnostic\RunFullMemoryDiagnostic'}
-  # - !scheduledTask: {path: '\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\IndexerAutomaticMaintenance'} # Unless indexing is enabled
-  # - !scheduledTask: {path: '\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\FamilySafetyMonitor'}
-  # - !scheduledTask: {path: '\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\FamilySafetyRefresh'}
-  # - !scheduledTask: {path: '\Microsoft\Windows\PI\Sqm-Tasks'}
-  # - !scheduledTask: {path: '\Microsoft\Windows\Registry\RegIdleBackup'} # Registry backups are disabled by default
-  # - !scheduledTask: {path: '\Microsoft\Windows\StateRepository\MaintenanceTasks'}
-  # - !scheduledTask: {path: '\Microsoft\Windows\ApplicationData\appuriverifierdaily'}
-  # - !scheduledTask:
-  #   path: '\Microsoft\Windows\Location'
-  #   operation: deleteFolder
-
-    # Needs research
-  # - !scheduledTask: {path: '\Microsoft\Windows\AppID\EDP Policy Manager'}
-  # - !scheduledTask: {path: '\Microsoft\Windows\ApplicationData\appuriverifierinstall'}
-  # - !scheduledTask: {path: '\Microsoft\Windows\BrokerInfrastructure\BgTaskRegistrationMaintenanceTask'}
-  # - !scheduledTask: {path: '\Microsoft\Windows\Defrag\ScheduledDefrag'}
-  # - !scheduledTask: {path: '\Microsoft\Windows\Device Setup\Metadata Refresh'}
-  # - !scheduledTask: {path: '\Microsoft\Windows\InstallService\SmartRetry'}
-  # - !scheduledTask: {path: '\Microsoft\Windows\Management\Provisioning\Cellular'}
-  # - !scheduledTask: {path: '\Microsoft\Windows\MemoryDiagnostic\ProcessMemoryDiagnosticEvents'}
-  # - !scheduledTask: {path: '\Microsoft\Windows\Printing\EduPrintProv'}
-  # - !scheduledTask: {path: '\Microsoft\Windows\PushToInstall\LoginCheck'}
-  # - !scheduledTask: {path: '\Microsoft\Windows\Ras\MobilityManager'}
-  # - !scheduledTask: {path: '\Microsoft\Windows\UPnP\UPnPHostConfig'}
-  # - !scheduledTask: {path: '\Microsoft\Windows\WaaSMedic\PerformRemediation'}
-  # - !scheduledTask: {path: '\Microsoft\Windows\Windows Media Sharing\UpdateLibrary'}
-  # - !scheduledTask: {path: '\Microsoft\Windows\CloudExperienceHost\CreateObjectTask'}
-  # - !scheduledTask: {path: '\Microsoft\Windows\ApplicationData\DsSvcCleanup'}
-  # - !scheduledTask: {path: '\Microsoft\Windows\Application Experience\StartupAppTask'} # notification to the user if there are too many startup entries