I am trying to block all connections to microsoft ip addresses. I only occasionaly boot windows and don’t want it phoning home. I tried disabling the net interfaces in device manager but windows just re-enables them and send god only knows what back to their servers. I don’t like relying on disconnecting the ethernet cable each time I boot windows because I forget to.
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Ok, so i guess you’re dual boot. So in Windows, Device manager, find your network device and disable it there. It shouldnt ever reenable itself on its own.
Microsoft IPs blocklists exist, though I havent used them. I imagine they update frequently. Adguard home or pihole have good uses but itll need an always on device to run it.
A simpler idea which should be a 20 minute turn around to do, amd will cost you nothing would be either:
Yes, dual boot. It is a Dell Optiplex. Windows re-enables devices disabled in device manager.
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Another option would be to run windows in a VM
I do that as well. I just use dual boot windows for samsung disk tools and logitech software. Couldn’t get either to work in a vm.
I found this list on their site. I didn’t verify if the ips match though.
Another way to solve this problem might be to block your MAC address at a router level (then unblock while booting).
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Thanks for the list. I will try the mac address block on the router idea for windows and set a non default mac address when linux boots.