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

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# Windows 10 Privacy Settings
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 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.