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.

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.

Disable Microsoft Office telemetry by policy: SendTelemetry and DisableTelemetry

Frost LIVESecurityProUndo: YesUpdated Oct 8, 2026View as Markdown

Short answer

Updated Oct 8, 2026

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

Disable Office TelemetryPRO

Registry

HKCUSoftware\Policies\Microsoft\office\common\clienttelemetry

SendTelemetryYour previous value3

What the switch writes. Your current value may differ. 1 more change below.

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, and when it hurts

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

Exactly what the switch changes, read from the app's source. Switching it off is what the app writes when you turn the tweak off again.

Registry values the switch writes.
Key and value	With the tweak	Switching it off
HKCUSoftware\Policies\Microsoft\office\common\clienttelemetrySendTelemetry	3	Your previous valueSaved before the change, or deleted if there was none.
HKCUSoftware\Policies\Microsoft\office\16.0\common\clienttelemetryDisableTelemetry	1	Your previous valueSaved before the change, or deleted if there was none.

From the app's source (pack_extra.hpp), app 2.0.0, checked Oct 8, 2026.

The same change by hand

You do not need the app for this one. These commands make the changes from the table above. Run them in a Command Prompt opened as administrator, and make a restore point first.

Make the change · CMD

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 · CMD

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

How to undo it

In the app: Yes

Switching it off puts back exactly what was there before, value for value.

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.

Changing several settings at once? The app's Make a restore point button, on every plan, makes a Windows restore point before you start.

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.

In the app