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# Windows 10 Privacy Settings
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Go to Settings.
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## System
#### Notifications & actions
- Show notifications on the lock screen: Off
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- Show reminders and incoming VoIP calls on the lock screen: Off
- Suggest ways I can finish setting up my device to get the most out of Windows: Off
- Get tips, tricks and suggestions as you use Windows: Off
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#### Shared experiences
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- Nearby sharing: Off (turn on if and only when needed)
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- Share across devices: Off
## Devices
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### Typing
#### Spelling
- Autocorrect misspelled words: Off
- Highlight misspelled word: Off
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#### Typing
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- Show text suggestions as I type on the software keyboard: Off
#### Hardware keyboard
- Show text suggestions as I type: Off
- Autocorrect misspelled words I type: Off
#### Multilingual text suggestions
- Show text suggestions based on the recognized languages you're typing in: Off
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## Phone
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Do not link
## Network & Internet
#### Wi-Fi
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- Random hardware addresses (if available): On
## Personalization
#### Start
- Show suggestions occasionally in Start: Off
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## Apps
#### Apps & features
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Uninstall anything you don't use like XBox, candy crush, some other preinstalled apps/games etc.
Be sure not to uninstall anything important. If you have doubts about any app, either ask or search the net.
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## Accounts
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#### Your info
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Delete your account picture and set it to default. Under Create your picture, click on Browse for one.
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- Go to C:\Users\Username\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\AccountPictures and delete your picture.
- Go to C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\User Account Pictures and select any one.
NOTE: AppData is a hidden folder by default.
- To enable: in file explorer on top click View > select Hidden items.
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#### Sign-in options
- Require sign-in: When PC wakes up from sleep
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- Show account details such as my email address on the sign-in screen: Off
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## Privacy
#### General
- All off
#### Speech
- Online speech recognition: Off
#### Inking & typing presonalization
- Getting to know you: Off
#### Diagnostics & feedback
- Diagnostic data: Required diagnostic data
- Improve inking & typing recognition: Off
- Tailored experiences: Off
#### Activity history
- Send my activity history to Microsoft: Off
#### App permisions
- Review each permission and disable accordingly (choose which apps can have access to camera, microphone, gps, notifications etc. If any app doesn't need something, turn it off.)
- App diagnostics > Change > Toggle off
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## Update & Security
#### Windows Security
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- Virus & threat protection > Virus & threat protection settings > Manage settings > All protections on (Except automatic sample submission)
- Firewall & network protection > All firewalls should be on for domain, public and private networks.
