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When you get a Windows 10 PC, how can you setup Windows privacy settings to keep it safe? You can learn the step-by-step guide in the following aspects.
By default, websites will automatically provide locally relevant content by accessing the language list in Windows 10 computer, which could be a trouble for some users. You can disable it in Privacy General settings.
You can improve typing and writing in Windows 10 computer by sending Microsoft information about how you write, and turning on related privacy setting helps you achieve the goal.
Besides, it is also possible to turn off or on Show text suggestions based on what I type and write on this PC (turning this off will reset suggesions).
By default, the locations obtained to meet the needs of apps and services are saved for a limited time on your Windows 10 PC. If you want to clear all location history to protect your privacy, just follow the steps below to achieve your goal.
Step 1: Open Settings.
Step 2: Choose Privacy to move on.
Step 3: Select Location and tap Clear history on this device under Location History.
Get into Settings, Open Privacy. Then choose Camera, and turn off or on apps under Choose apps that can use your camera.
To prevent apps from using Camera in Windows 10 computer, you can turn off the related Camera setting. For detailed operation, please continue reading.
Step 1: Enter Settings from the Start Menu.
Step 2: Open Privacy.
Step 3: Choose Camera, and turn off or on Let apps use my camera.
Open Settings, choose Privacy. Then select Microphone, and turn off or on Let apps use my microphone.
Cortana can get to know your voice and collect your info such as contacts, recent calendar events, speech patterns, handwriting modes and typing history, which reveals your privacy to some extent.
In the left menu of Privacy settings, choose Speech, inking, & typing, click Stop getting to know me and hit Turn off to turn Cortana off.
Some apps need to access your account name, picture and other information to work as intended, which may reveal your privacy. In order to help you protect account info in Windows 10 computer,you can Select Account info, and turn off Let apps access my name, picture, and other account info in Privacy settings interface.
Go to Settings> Privacy. Select Contacts, and turn off or on apps under Choose apps that can access contacts.
You can prevent programs from accessing Calendar on Windows 10 computer with the following operation: Click Settings> Privacy >Calendar, and turn off Let apps access my calendar.
Get into Settings, open Privacy. Next, choose Camera, and turn off or on apps under Choose apps that can use your camera.
If you can't use apps to read or send messages (text or MMS) on Windows 10 computer, the setting called Messaging may be turned off. As for how to turn it on, please keep reading.
Open Settings and choose Privacy to continue. After that, select Messaging, and click the switch under Let apps read or send messages (text or MMS) to turn it off or on.
Step 1: Access Settings in the Start Menu.
Step 2: Open Privacy.
Step 3: Select Radios, and turn off or on Let apps control radios.
When Sync with devices is on, your apps can automatically share and sync information with wireless devices that don't pair with your PC.
Access Settings, choose Privacy to continue. And select Other devices, and tap the switch under Sync with devices to turn it off or on.
You can customize how much feedback to send to Microsoft on your Windows 10 PC and change the frequency that Windows should ask for your feedback in privacy settings.
In Privacy Settings, select Feedback, tap the bar under Feedback data choices and choose Health and performance data or Usage, health and performance data.
Or you can tap the bar where Automatically (Recommended) is and select a frequency from Automatically (i.e. the default), Always, Once a day, Once a week and Never in the list.
Step 1: Open Start Menu and choose Settings.
Step 2: Select Privacy to enter its settings.
Step 3: Click Background apps, and turn off or on apps including Alarms & Clock, Calendar, Get Office, Groove Music, Microsoft Edge, etc.
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