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Recommendation

Disable

Disable: BoosterX directly recommends turning this task off, and the usage information it sends is unnecessary for a typical gaming PC.

Restore the original state when diagnosing compatibility and before a major Windows update.

Main effect
Disabling the CEIP task
FPS and memory
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What changes

Section titled “What changes”

This is a scheduled task of the Customer Experience Improvement Program (CEIP). According to the visible description in BoosterX, it periodically collects information about Windows usage and installed programs — including the list of programs and how long they run — and sends it to Microsoft for compatibility analysis. The task runs on a schedule rather than continuously: there is no background effect between runs. BoosterX shows the recommendation to disable it directly in the setting description.

Exceptions and differences

Section titled “Exceptions and differences”

Classic CEIP is a legacy of older Windows versions: in Windows 10 and 11 the main diagnostics run through diagnostic data levels, and a single task does not close this channel (see “Telemetry in the data collection policy”). BoosterX supports the setting in Windows 10 and Windows 11. Other parts of the same program disable “CEIP tasks” and “CEIP/SQM”.

How to verify the result

Section titled “How to verify the result”

Open “Task Scheduler” (“Control Panel” → “Administrative Tools”) and find the ProgramDataUpdater task in the tree under “Microsoft → Windows → Application Experience”: after disabling, it should be shown as disabled.

How to change and revert

Section titled “How to change and revert”

Open “Optimization” → “Privacy” → “Scheduler and background tasks” → “CEIP data update” and set the toggle to “Enabled”: BoosterX will apply the disabling of the CEIP data transfer task. Click “Apply”. If “Instant apply” is enabled, a separate button is not required. To revert, set the toggle to “Disabled” and apply the change again: BoosterX will return Windows to its default state with the task enabled.

Confirmation

Section titled “Confirmation”
  • The recommendation to disable and the composition of the data are the visible description of the setting in BoosterX, verified 2026-09-19.
  • Research on scheduled diagnostics: disabling one group of tasks does not stop all Windows diagnostics and does not prove an overall CPU saving.
  • The composition of the information sent is described according to the visible description in BoosterX; no public Microsoft documentation about the ProgramDataUpdater task was found as of the verification date, so the statement remains without an external source.

Last verified: 2026-09-19.