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Re:Windows 11: a spyware machine out of users' control by anthk on Wednesday February 08, 2023 @04:25PM (#34715427) 

     get https://github.com/stevenblack/hosts
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Re:Windows 11: a spyware machine out of users' control by klipklop on Wednesday February 08, 2023 @04:50PM (#34715810)
There are components of windows that completely bypass the hosts file so it can 'phone home'.
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Re:Windows 11: a spyware machine out of users' control by Vortigaunt on Wednesday February 08, 2023 @05:26PM (#34716389)
Sadly this no longer works for Microsoft domains. Had Windows Defender mark my host file as having a 'severe' issue just because I copy pasted a list of Microsoft telemetry domains (1). Everything worked perfectly fine before that update.

(1) https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/windows-10-h...

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Re:Windows 11: a spyware machine out of users' control by hiccuphippo on Wednesday February 08, 2023 @05:34PM (#34716493)
I use DNSCrypt (SimpleDNSCrypt in Windows). It has extra features like wildcards for blocking subdomains. It doesn't touch your hosts file so it should bypass that.
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Re:Windows 11: a spyware machine out of users' control by justsomehnguy on Wednesday February 08, 2023 @10:27PM (#34719390)
Unbound works fine in Windows.
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