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title: Windows - Telemetry & Diagnostics
slug: windows-telemetry-and-diagnostics
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createdAt: 2026-10-07T22:01:36.850Z
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# Enterprise

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## ESM Security Setting - Intune Telemetry

**Description**: This policy enables Windows Health Monitoring on devices managed by Microsoft Intune. When turned on, it allows Microsoft to collect event data from devices to help identify performance issues, startup delays, and other common problems. This data powers Endpoint Analytics, which provides insights and recommendations to improve device health and user experience. This setting is part of a device configuration profile in Intune and applies to Windows 10 and later devices enrolled in MDM.

**Why It's Important**: This setting helps keep devices running smoothly by sending performance and health data to Microsoft. That way, IT teams can spot problems early—like slow startups or app crashes—and fix them faster. SHIELD enables this policy to give organizations better visibility into device health and performance. It’s like having a check-up system that quietly monitors your devices and alerts you when something needs attention.

**Learn More**

- \[Coming soon]

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# Privileged

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## PSM Security Setting - Desktop Analytics Processing Policy

**Description**: \[Coming soon]

**Why It's Important**: \[Coming soon]

**Learn More**

- \[Coming soon]

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## PSM Security Setting - Diagnostic Data Viewer Policy

**Description**: \[Coming soon]

**Why It's Important**: This policy allows the Diagnostic Data Viewer to remain enabled, giving administrators and compliance teams visibility into what diagnostic and telemetry data Windows collects. Keeping the feature available supports transparency, auditing, and verification that data collection aligns with organizational privacy and regulatory requirements.

**Learn More**

- \[Coming soon]

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## PSM Security Setting - Intune Telemetry

**Description**: This policy enables Windows Health Monitoring on devices managed by Microsoft Intune. When turned on, it allows Microsoft to collect event data from devices to help identify performance issues, startup delays, and other common problems. This data powers Endpoint Analytics, which provides insights and recommendations to improve device health and user experience. This setting is part of a device configuration profile in Intune and applies to Windows 10 and later devices enrolled in MDM.

**Why It's Important**: This setting helps keep devices running smoothly by sending performance and health data to Microsoft. That way, IT teams can spot problems early—like slow startups or app crashes—and fix them faster. SHIELD enables this policy to give organizations better visibility into device health and performance. It’s like having a check-up system that quietly monitors your devices and alerts you when something needs attention.

**Learn More**

- \[Coming soon]

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# Specialized

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## SSM Security Setting - Intune Telemetry

**Description**: This policy enables Windows Health Monitoring on devices managed by Microsoft Intune. When turned on, it allows Microsoft to collect event data from devices to help identify performance issues, startup delays, and other common problems. This data powers Endpoint Analytics, which provides insights and recommendations to improve device health and user experience. This setting is part of a device configuration profile in Intune and applies to Windows 10 and later devices enrolled in MDM.

**Why It's Important**: This setting helps keep devices running smoothly by sending performance and health data to Microsoft. That way, IT teams can spot problems early—like slow startups or app crashes—and fix them faster. SHIELD enables this policy to give organizations better visibility into device health and performance. It’s like having a check-up system that quietly monitors your devices and alerts you when something needs attention.

**Learn More**

- \[Coming soon]