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How to Customize Privacy Settings in Windows 10

By Achilles Hill | Last Updated

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.

How to Turn on or off General Settings

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.

turn off let websites provide locally relevant content

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.

turn on typing and writing option

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).

turn off show test suggestions based on what I type and write on this PC

How to Clear Location History on Windows 10

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.

choose privacy

Step 3: Select Location and tap Clear history on this device under Location History.

tap Clear history on this device

How to Customize Apps Using Camera in Windows 10

Get into Settings, Open Privacy. Then choose Camera, and turn off or on apps under Choose apps that can use your camera.

turn on or off apps

How to Turn off or on Camera in Windows 10

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.

turn off let apps use my camera

How to Turn off or on Microphone in Windows 10

Open Settings, choose Privacy. Then select Microphone, and turn off or on Let apps use my microphone.

turn off let apps use my microphone

How to Turn off or on Cortana in Windows 10

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.

turn off cortnana

How to Protect Account Info in Windows 10

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.

turn off account info setting

How to Choose Apps Accessing Contacts in Windows 10

Go to Settings> Privacy. Select Contacts, and turn off or on apps under Choose apps that can access contacts.

turn on or off app

How to Stop Access to Calendar in Windows 10

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.

turn off let apps access my calendar

How to Customize Apps Accessing Calendar in Windows 10

Get into Settings, open Privacy. Next, choose Camera, and turn off or on apps under Choose apps that can use your camera.

turn on or off apps

Turn off or on Messaging in Windows 10

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.

turn off let apps read or send messages

How to Turn off or on Radios in Windows 10

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.

turn off let apps control radios

How to Turn on or off Sync with Devices in Windows 10

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.

turn off sync with devices

How to Customize Feedback Settings in Windows 10

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.

open feedback

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.

choose frequency

How to Turn off or on Background Apps in Windows 10

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.

turn off or on background apps

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