--- a/src/System.Management.Automation/utils/Telemetry.cs
+++ b/src/System.Management.Automation/utils/Telemetry.cs
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ namespace Microsoft.PowerShell.Telemetry
         {
             // If we can't send telemetry, there's no reason to do any of this
             CanSendTelemetry = !GetEnvironmentVariableAsBool(name: _telemetryOptoutEnvVar, defaultValue: false);
-            if (CanSendTelemetry)
+            if (false)
             {
                 s_sessionId = Guid.NewGuid().ToString();
                 TelemetryConfiguration configuration = TelemetryConfiguration.CreateDefault();
