Windows 81 And Windows Server 2012 R2 Privacy Statement For Installation Features Key

: Data on how you use specific features, such as app updates from the Windows Store. Contact & Demographic Data : Name, email, and country preferences. Activation and KMS Setup Keys

A Key Management Service (KMS) host inside your firewall ensures that individual installation features keys never leave your network. Your servers only send a KMS request to your internal host, not Microsoft. The privacy statement notes that KMS activations transmit no personally identifiable information except a generic count of activated clients. : Data on how you use specific features,

For Windows 8.1 (especially post-April 2023), Microsoft made extended security updates (ESU) conditional on installing the “Update for Customer Experience and Diagnostic Telemetry” (KB 2976978). This update—often silently included in the installation features key’s default package set—upgrades telemetry to “Full” level, sending detailed installation logs, registry keys related to features, and application usage data. Your servers only send a KMS request to

Windows 8.1 and Server 2012 R2 introduced several features that require an internet connection and, consequently, data sharing. These include: sending detailed installation logs