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update genblock to address outlook blocking issues
update genblock to add documentation and improve error checking/logging output
update host blocks
replace find with findstr
replace regedit /s with reg import
improve error checking/handling to reduce unnecessary operations and errors
add notify message if reboot is required to complete some operations
add kb3058168 (activate windows 10 from windows 8 or windows 8.1, and windows
server 2012 or windows server 2012 r2 kms hosts)
improve logging functionality and readability
add repairtimeservice.cmd (run to resolve issues w/ windows time service)
remove aegis.reg (merged all registry operations into main script)
remove kb3050265 & kb3050267 (install to resolve issues w/ windows update)
add repairwindowsupdate.cmd (run to resolve issues w/ windows update)
v1.15-
fix inadvertent blocking of akamai hosts (should prevent blocking of
hotmail/outlook)
fix specialpollinginterval (hex value was used instead of decimal)
update host blocks
v1.14-
rewrote hide/uninstall code to permanently resolve problems with updates not being
reliably hidden
updated ip's for host blocks
v1.13-
fix genblock to prevent adding duplicate entries to hosts file in block.cmd
fix genblock to properly delete routes in unblock.cmd
fix time config/sync issues
v1.12-
improved create system restore point method and error handling
added begin/end message with timestamp to log file
changed http links to use https
misc code clean up
rewrote genblock script to improve execution speed and quality of results
removed several hosts that were redundant and/or causing problems
added 70+ hosts to the block list (sources include mvps and others)
updated ip's for host blocks
added hosts file blocking in addition to existing route based blocking
added comments to aegis.reg
added sed.exe to facilitate removal of hosts file blocks
v1.11-
cosmetic updates
removed kb2999226
removed a few questionable ocsp host blocks
updated ip's for host blocks
added internet explorer blocking toolkits for versions 7-11
added log command output to file
v1.10-
added create restore point
added 17 updates, 48 total
added 27 ip blocks, 248 total
added 1 registry key update, 14 total
added 9 registry value updates, 24 total
removed 25 host blocks, 163 total (bing, hotmail, msn, outlook, skype)