Overview ChuchoBot includes telemetry to help improve the application. If you prefer to disable telemetry and prevent the application from sending analytics data, you can do so by modifying the configuration file.
Disabling Telemetry Telemetry is controlled by the Application Insights connection string in the configuration file.
Locate the configuration file
Find ChuchoBot.exe.config in your ChuchoBot installation directory.
Open in text editor
Open the file with a text editor like Notepad, Notepad++, or VS Code.
Find connectionStrings section
Locate the <connectionStrings> section at the top of the file: < connectionStrings > < add name = "Primary.WinFormsApp.Properties.Settings.AppInsightsConnectionString" connectionString = "InstrumentationKey=...;IngestionEndpoint=..." /> </ connectionStrings >
Remove the section
Delete the entire <connectionStrings>...</connectionStrings> section.
Save and restart
Save the file and restart ChuchoBot.
Before Disabling Telemetry <? xml version = "1.0" encoding = "utf-8" ?> < configuration > < configSections > <!-- ... --> </ configSections > < connectionStrings > < add name = "Primary.WinFormsApp.Properties.Settings.AppInsightsConnectionString" connectionString = "InstrumentationKey=fad780b5-9d86-41bf-9b39-8a0cbe73b9f7;IngestionEndpoint=https://eastus-8.in.applicationinsights.azure.com/;LiveEndpoint=https://eastus.livediagnostics.monitor.azure.com/" /> </ connectionStrings > < userSettings > <!-- ... --> </ userSettings > </ configuration >
After Disabling Telemetry <? xml version = "1.0" encoding = "utf-8" ?> < configuration > < configSections > <!-- ... --> </ configSections > <!-- connectionStrings section removed --> < userSettings > <!-- ... --> </ userSettings > </ configuration >
ChuchoBot will function normally without the connection string. No telemetry data will be sent.
What Data Does Telemetry Collect? When enabled, ChuchoBot uses Azure Application Insights to collect:
Application usage statistics
Error and crash reports
Performance metrics
Anonymous usage patterns
Verifying Telemetry is Disabled After removing the connection string and restarting ChuchoBot:
The application should start normally
All features work as expected
No telemetry data is sent to Application Insights
Make sure to save the file before restarting ChuchoBot. If the file has syntax errors, ChuchoBot may fail to start.
Re-enabling Telemetry If you want to re-enable telemetry later, you can restore the connection string:
< connectionStrings > < add name = "Primary.WinFormsApp.Properties.Settings.AppInsightsConnectionString" connectionString = "InstrumentationKey=fad780b5-9d86-41bf-9b39-8a0cbe73b9f7;IngestionEndpoint=https://eastus-8.in.applicationinsights.azure.com/;LiveEndpoint=https://eastus.livediagnostics.monitor.azure.com/" /> </ connectionStrings >
Place this section after <configSections> and before <userSettings> in the config file.
Alternative: Keep Section but Clear Value You can also keep the structure but clear the connection string value:
< connectionStrings > < add name = "Primary.WinFormsApp.Properties.Settings.AppInsightsConnectionString" connectionString = "" /> </ connectionStrings >
This achieves the same result (disabling telemetry) while maintaining the configuration structure.
Both methods (removing the section or clearing the value) effectively disable telemetry.