First, credit where is credit is due. I originally found this posted in /r/Windows10 by /u/C-Ron. I'm reposting this here for the people that don't browse Reddit so they can benefit from it.
Link to reddit post that contains original guide text (as recommended by Tripredacus)
First Time Setup
Settings App
Scheduled Tasks
Group Policy Editor
Registry Editor
Hosts File
Or continue to the pastebin link. Doesn't matter to me. And if you want, click here for a hosts file that is complete and total overkill. From what I can tell, it's a list of every Microsoft domain known to man merged with the MVPS domain list.
Useful Software/Scripts/Forum Threads
Also please remember this is not an exhaustive list so feel free to post things that can improve this post an I'll add it to this post and credit you.
Lastly, to paraphrase NoelC: try things for yourself. Keep good notes on what you do, on what works, and save original files. The knowledge gained from the experience of seeing how things work is invaluable.
7/29/15: Changed IPs to 0.0.0.0 as recommended by NoelC.
7/31/15: Expanded telemetry list and added overkill, nuke-from-orbit list.
7/31/15: Reformatted the OP, reflected as many IPs as possible into hostnames, added Techie007's post to the relevant sections, and added gpedit.msc fix for Home users.
8/3/15: Added tomasz86's OneDrive uinstaller and automated services & scheduled tasks command script.
8/5/15: Added useful software/scripts section.
1/9/16: Renamed useful software/scripts to useful software/scripts/forum threads and added stuff to it.
6/26/16: Reformatted to be readable with the new forum software.