# Windows 10 Privacy Settings

Go to Settings.



## System

#### Notifications & actions
- Show notifications on the lock screen: Off
- 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

#### Shared experiences
- Nearby sharing: Off (turn on if and only when needed)
- Share across devices: Off



## Devices

### Typing

#### Spelling
- Autocorrect misspelled words: Off
- Highlight misspelled word: Off

#### Typing
- 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



## Phone
Do not link



## Network & Internet

#### Wi-Fi
- Random hardware addresses (if available): On



## Personalization

#### Start
- Show suggestions occasionally in Start: Off



## Apps

#### Apps & features
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.



## Accounts

#### Your info
Delete your account picture and set it to default. Under Create your picture, click on Browse for one.
- 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.

#### Sign-in options
- Require sign-in: When PC wakes up from sleep
- Show account details such as my email address on the sign-in screen: Off



## 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



## Update & Security

#### Windows Security

- 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.