---
title: "Disable Microsoft Office telemetry by policy: SendTelemetry and DisableTelemetry"
description: "Microsoft Office sends diagnostic and usage data. What the tweak changes, when it helps, when it hurts and how to undo it."
url: https://frozentweaks.com/tweaks/disable-office-telemetry
author: Frost LIVE, Founder of Frozen Tweaks
published: 2026-10-08
updated: 2026-10-08
category: "Security"
source: Frozen Tweaks (https://frozentweaks.com)
---

# Disable Microsoft Office telemetry by policy: SendTelemetry and DisableTelemetry

**Short answer:** Microsoft Office sends diagnostic and usage data. This tweak sets the Office policies that reduce it to the minimum and turn the telemetry agent off. In the registry it sets SendTelemetry to 3 under HKCU\Software\Policies\Microsoft\office\common\clienttelemetry, and 1 more value.

## In the app

- Switch: Disable Office Telemetry (Security, Pro, Advanced)
- Undo: Yes. Switching it off puts back exactly what was there before, value for value.
- Catalog row: https://frozentweaks.com/tweaks#t-1156

## What it does

Microsoft Office sends diagnostic and usage data. This tweak sets the Office policies that reduce it to the minimum and turn the telemetry agent off.

In the app the switch is called "Disable Office Telemetry", described there as: Sets the Office policies that stop usage telemetry from being sent.

## When it helps

- Privacy on PCs with Office installed.

## When it hurts

- Some connected Office features that depend on diagnostic data may show as limited.
- Without Office installed, the values do nothing.

## What it writes

Read from the app's source. "Switching it off" is what the app writes when you turn the tweak off again.

Registry values:

| Key | Value | With the tweak | Switching it off |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `HKCU\Software\Policies\Microsoft\office\common\clienttelemetry` | `SendTelemetry` | `3` | Your previous value (saved before the change, or deleted if there was none) |
| `HKCU\Software\Policies\Microsoft\office\16.0\common\clienttelemetry` | `DisableTelemetry` | `1` | Your previous value (saved before the change, or deleted if there was none) |

Source: Tweaks/pack_extra.hpp in the app's source, app 2.0.0, checked 2026-10-08.

## The same change by hand

Run in a Command Prompt opened as administrator. Make a restore point first.

```bat
reg add "HKCU\Software\Policies\Microsoft\office\common\clienttelemetry" /v "SendTelemetry" /t REG_DWORD /d 3 /f
reg add "HKCU\Software\Policies\Microsoft\office\16.0\common\clienttelemetry" /v "DisableTelemetry" /t REG_DWORD /d 1 /f
```

See what it is set to now:

```bat
reg query "HKCU\Software\Policies\Microsoft\office\common\clienttelemetry" /v "SendTelemetry"
```

## How to undo it

Switch the tweak off in Frozen Tweaks. The app saved what each value was before the change and writes exactly that back, or removes the value if it did not exist.

## Verdict

A privacy setting without a performance side.

## Questions

### What does the "Disable Office Telemetry" tweak change in Windows?

In the registry it sets SendTelemetry to 3 under HKCU\Software\Policies\Microsoft\office\common\clienttelemetry, and 1 more value. The full list is in the table on this page, read from the app's source.

### Is "Disable Office Telemetry" safe to switch on?

A privacy setting without a performance side. The main cost: Some connected Office features that depend on diagnostic data may show as limited.

### How do I undo it?

Switch the tweak off in Frozen Tweaks. Switching it off puts back exactly what was there before, value for value.

### Is "Disable Office Telemetry" free in Frozen Tweaks?

It is part of Frozen Pro and Elite. You can also make the change by hand with the values on this page.

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Written by Frost LIVE, founder of Frozen Tweaks. Canonical version: https://frozentweaks.com/tweaks/disable-office-telemetry