If the Security Center Installer fails to
disable the SQL Server telemetry service, you can disable it manually after Security Center is installed.
What you should know
Microsoft installs the SQL Server Telemetry or CEIP (Customer Experience Improvement
Program) Services as part of the SQL Server 2019 Express Edition installation. The telemetry
service sends feature usage info back to Microsoft. The Security Center Installer always tries to disable this
service. When it fails, you get a warning message at the end of the Security Center installation so you can disable it
manually.
Procedure
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Run services.msc in Windows, and disable the SQL Server
CEIP service.
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In the Windows Start menu, type regedit, and
then press ENTER.
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In the Registry Editor, set the following registry entries to zero (0):
- Computer\HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Microsoft SQL Server\150
- CustomerFeedback REG_DWORD
- EnableErrorReporting REG_DWORD
- Computer\HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Microsoft SQL Server\150
- CustomerFeedback REG_DWORD
- EnableErrorReporting REG_DWORD
- Computer\HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Microsoft SQL Server\MSSQL15.<InstanceName>\CPE
- CustomerFeedback REG_DWORD
- EnableErrorReporting REG_DWORD
