# Windows Spotlight/Search, XBox Gamepass Images/GPU Perks. # Also used for Microsoft's advertising/tracking and content delivery services. arc.msn.com # CNAME arc.trafficmanager.net # Microsoft 365 and Office: Blocking this domain could disrupt the ability to save documents to the cloud # or access recently used files and might hinder the performance of these Office applications. # Also used for telemetry. self.events.data.microsoft.com # CNAME self-events-data.trafficmanager.net # XBox Live Achievements # Microsoft uses the following domains, which are also used for other telemetry data, to display and track earned Xbox Achievements. v10.events.data.microsoft.com v20.events.data.microsoft.com # CNAME win-global-asimov-leafs-events-data.trafficmanager.net # Activity history Tracking across Windows devices. # It's primarily used in connection with Windows Timeline, a feature introduced in Windows 10 that allows users to see a history of activities they've performed on their devices. activity.windows.com assets.activity.windows.com canary.activity.windows.com edge.activity.windows.com edge-enterprise.activity.windows.com enterprise.activity.windows.com enterprise-eudb.activity.windows.com ppe.activity.windows.com # Slow loading of the top images (tiles) in the new Windows 11 App Store bat.bing.com # Error reports and analyses in.appcenter.ms # Breaks Microsoft "Quick Assist" utility (used for remote desktop assistance) # Also used for "Real User Monitoring" # https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-monitor/app/javascript-sdk?tabs=javascriptwebsdkloaderscript js.monitor.azure.com # Microsoft endpoint associated with the telemetry and diagnostic data collection in Windows operating systems. # Also be used to fetch configuration data or updates for settings related to diagnostics and privacy: Settings > Privacy > Diagnostics & feedback settings.data.microsoft.com settings-win.data.microsoft.com settings-sandbox.data.microsoft.com settings-win-ppe.data.microsoft.com # CNAMES atm-settingsfe-prod-geo2.trafficmanager.net settingsfd-sandbox.trafficmanager.net settingsfd-ppe.trafficmanager.net # Leads to restrictions in the Azure portal (Application Insights data on the Azure portal), see: https://github.com/hagezi/dns-blocklists/issues/3621 # Microsoft’s Application Insights, also used for "Real User Monitoring", see: https://github.com/hagezi/dns-blocklists/issues/4900 applicationinsights.io loganalytics.io # Feedback & Diagnostics: Used to collect diagnostic information and logs for Microsoft Office products and to analyze problems. It is mainly used in support and troubleshooting processes. # https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/deployedge/microsoft-edge-security-endpoints#feedback-and-diagnostics api.diagnostics.office.com api.msa.diagnostics.office.com cjs.diagnostics.office.com cjs-diagnostics-office-com-gvdhgwfwbbfsd9g3.z01.azurefd.net diagnostics.office.com entitlement.diagnostics.office.com incidents.diagnostics.office.com logging.diagnostics.office.com msa.diagnostics.office.com supportexperience.diagnostics.office.com