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@@ -237,10 +237,6 @@ This enables the additional process and container collectors on top of the defau
 
 YAML configuration files can be specified with the `--config.file` flag. e.g. `.\windows_exporter.exe --config.file=config.yml`. If you are using the absolute path, make sure to quote the path, e.g. `.\windows_exporter.exe --config.file="C:\Program Files\windows_exporter\config.yml"`
 
-It is also possible to load the configuration from a URL. e.g. `.\windows_exporter.exe --config.file="https://example.com/config.yml"`
-
-If you need to skip TLS verification, you can use the `--config.file.insecure-skip-verify` flag. e.g. `.\windows_exporter.exe --config.file="https://example.com/config.yml" --config.file.insecure-skip-verify`
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 ```yaml
 collectors:
   enabled: cpu,net,service