Stop Windows asking for feedback — via Microsoft Learn
Prevents the Feedback Hub from popping up notifications that ask you to rate or comment on Windows. Useful on family or work PCs where those prompts just confuse people.
Restart the computer
Group Policy
Open gpedit.msc (Pro, Enterprise and Education only) and go to:
Computer Configuration > Administrative Templates > Windows Components > Data Collection and Preview Builds > Do not show feedback notifications
Registry equivalent
Double-click a .reg file and confirm to merge it. Right-click → Edit first if you want to read it, which is always a good idea with any .reg file from the internet.
Apply
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
; Oddbyte.Me: Stop Windows asking for feedback
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\DataCollection]
"DoNotShowFeedbackNotifications"=dword:00000001Undo
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
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[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\DataCollection]
"DoNotShowFeedbackNotifications"=-Same thing from a command prompt
Run in an administrator Command Prompt or Terminal.
reg add "HKLM\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\DataCollection" /v "DoNotShowFeedbackNotifications" /t REG_DWORD /d 1 /fUndo:
reg delete "HKLM\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\DataCollection" /v "DoNotShowFeedbackNotifications" /fWhen the policy is not set, users can choose how often they are asked for feedback themselves.
Sources
- Experience Policy CSP — by Microsoft Learn
- Manage connections from Windows to Microsoft services — by Microsoft Learn
- Source reviewed
- 2026-11-02
- Link checked
- 2026-11-02
- Tested hands-on
- Not by Oddbyte.Me
Oddbyte.Me hasn't tried this on every Windows build, so keep the undo handy.