Win8 Preview automatically sends user data to Microsoft

Testers are free to enjoy the Windows 8 Developer Preview, and the rewards Microsoft receives are user feedback. Testers familiar with Microsoft software products should be familiar with this, and Microsoft has never concealed it. In the Windows 8 Developer Preview Build 8102 license agreement, Microsoft clearly stated that they will collect tester personal data.

The Windows 8 Developer Preview User License Agreement (EULA) states: "Because the software is a pre-release version, we have turned on some Internet-based features by default to get feedback about them. In some cases, you won't receive separate notifications when they are connected, and in some cases you can turn them off or not. By using these features, you agree to send information, and Microsoft will not use this information to identify or contact you. "

Presumably, many consumers are familiar with the operation of Windows, which components of the operating system and Microsoft servers, such as Windows Update, Windows Time Service, Search Provider Update. However, since it is said that Windows 8 will automatically send feedback, we hereby provide some "feedback function" work again. Microsoft made this description in the EULA:

"Customer Experience Improvement Program will automatically send anonymous information to Microsoft, mainly about your hardware, how you use the software;

Windows Error Reporting automatically sends a report to Microsoft describing which software components have errors that may contain memory dumps. ”

“ At the same time, we will also download some small files to your computer so that we can collect specific error messages when you use the software. The collected data about these features can help Improve our software. ”

As we said at the beginning, Microsoft provides Windows 8 for early testers free of charge. You need to provide feedback as a reward.