u/kalirion

Every few minutes on my PC, Software Protection Service fires up, eating up network and CPU resources, causing my PCVR gaming sessions to become a stuttering mess. I know I can't just disable this service without it causing Windows to become "unactivated", but I'd like to at least block it from connecting to Microsofts activation servers for the duration of my PCVR sessions. Is that possible? I don't know how to find the IP addresses this service connects to though.

Short of that, how would I go about temporarily blocking my PC, and only this specific PC, from accessing the internet, without blocking it from accessing the LAN itself (PC connected to router over ethernet while Quest 3 VR headset is connected to it over wifi)?