privacy-settings/Privacy Settings/Windows-10-Privacy-Settings.md

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

Lock screen

• Background: select Picture or Slideshow
• Get fun facts, tips, tricks and more on your lock screen: Off

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

Search

Permissions & history

• Cloud content search
  • Microsoft account: Off
  • Work or school account: Off
• History
  • Search history on this device: Off
  • Clear device search history

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
• Delete diagnostic data: Delete

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

Delivery Optimization

• Allow downloads from other PCs: Off

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.