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

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Windows 10 Privacy Settings

First go to Settings.

System

Notifications & actions

  • Show notifications on the lock screen: Off
  • Suggest ways I can finish setting up: Off
  • Get tips, tricks and suggestions: Off

Shared experiences

  • Share across devices: Off

Devices

Typing

Everything off

Phone

Do not link

Network & Internet

Wi-Fi

  • Use random hardware addresses (if available): On

Apps

Apps & features

Uninstall anything you don't use (like XBox, candy crush, some other preinstalled apps/games) BE SURE TO NOT UNINSTALL ANYTHING IMPORTANT..IF YOU HAVE DOUBTS ABOUT ANY APP EITHER ASK OR SEARCH THE NET.

Accounts

Sign-in options

  • Require sign-in: When PC wakes up from sleep

Privacy

  • Show account details on sign-in screen: Off
  • General: All off
  • Speech > Online speech recognition: Off
  • Inking & typing presonalization > Getting to know you: Off
  • Diagnostics & feedback > Diagnostic data: Required diagnostic data
  • Diagnostics & feedback > Improve inking & typing recognition: Off
  • Diagnostics & feedback > Tailored experiences: Off
  • Activity history > Send my activity history to Microsoft: Off
  • App permisions > Review each setting 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.)

Update & Security

Windows Security

  • Open Windows Security > Virus & Threat Protection > Virus & Threat Protection > Manage Settings > All protections on (Except automatic sample submission)
  • Open Windows Security > Firewall & Network Protection > All firewalls should be on for domain, public and private networks