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Re:Anomalous CPU utilization on Windows build node caused by... by FullMetalBitch on Friday July 12, 2019 @04:17PM (#20424098)
What do you mean the allow domains?

It seems windows pro receives less ads than home so it may be that. Anyway there have been times where I was doing heavy browsing where I got over 20% and some times over 25%. I also block everything from facebook.

My top blocked domains today are: self.events.data.microsoft.com, activity.windows.com, watson.telemetry.microsoft.com and reddit.map.fastly.com

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Re:Anomalous CPU utilization on Windows build node caused by... by panpanna on Saturday July 13, 2019 @03:33AM (#20426970)
These don't even sound as ad site:

self.events.data.microsoft.com, activity.windows.com.

Maybe you are blocking some legitimate traffic, forcing it to retry many times?

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Re:Anomalous CPU utilization on Windows build node caused by... by codedokode on Saturday July 13, 2019 @10:43AM (#20428272)
Collecting telemetry against user's will is not a legitimate traffic.
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