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147 lines
3.9 KiB
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# Windows 10 Privacy Settings
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Go to Settings.
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## System
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#### Notifications & actions
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- Show notifications on the lock screen: Off
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- Show reminders and incoming VoIP calls on the lock screen: Off
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- Suggest ways I can finish setting up my device to get the most out of Windows: Off
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- 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
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## Devices
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#### Typing
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- Spelling
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- Autocorrect misspelled words: Off
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- Highlight misspelled word: Off
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- Typing
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- Show text suggestions as I type on the software keyboard: Off
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- Hardware keyboard
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- Show text suggestions as I type: Off
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- Autocorrect misspelled words I type: Off
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- Multilingual text suggestions
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- 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
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## Network & Internet
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#### Wi-Fi
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- Random hardware addresses (if available): On
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## Personalization
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#### Lock screen
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- Background: select Picture or Slideshow
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- Get fun facts, tips, tricks and more on your lock screen: Off
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#### Start
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- Show suggestions occasionally in Start: Off
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## Apps
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#### Apps & features
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Uninstall anything you don't use like XBox, candy crush, some other preinstalled apps/games etc.
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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.
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- Go to C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\User Account Pictures and select any one.
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NOTE: AppData is a hidden folder by default.
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- To enable: in file explorer on top click View > select Hidden items.
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#### Sign-in options
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- 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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## Search
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#### Permissions & history
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- Cloud content search
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- Microsoft account: Off
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- Work or school account: Off
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- History
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- Search history on this device: Off
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- Clear device search history
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## Privacy
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#### General
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- All off
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#### Speech
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- Online speech recognition: Off
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#### Inking & typing personalization
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- Getting to know you: Off
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#### Diagnostics & feedback
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- Diagnostic data: Required diagnostic data
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- Improve inking & typing recognition: Off
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- Tailored experiences: Off
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- Delete diagnostic data: Delete
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#### Activity history
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- Send my activity history to Microsoft: Off
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#### App permissions
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- 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.)
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- App diagnostics > Change > Toggle off
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## Update & Security
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#### Delivery Optimization
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- Allow downloads from other PCs: Off
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#### Windows Security
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- Virus & threat protection > Virus & threat protection settings > Manage settings > All protections on (Except automatic sample submission)
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- Firewall & network protection > All firewalls should be on for domain, public and private networks.
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## Encrypted DNS
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Win key + r > type ncpa.cpl > press enter
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Right click on Ethernet or Wifi depending on what you are using > Properties
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- Select Internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP/IPv4) > Properties > select Use the following DNS server addresses:
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- Preferred DNS server: enter IPv4 address of a provider from [this list](https://privacyguides.org/providers/dns/)
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- Alternate DNS server: enter alternate IPv4 address of the same provider as above
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- Select Internet Protocol Version 6 (TCP/IPv6) > Properties > select Use the following DNS server addresses:
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- Preferred DNS server: enter IPv6 address of a provider from [this list](https://privacyguides.org/providers/dns/)
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- Alternate DNS server: enter alternate IPv6 address of the same provider as above
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Click OK |