How to Increase Security Through Privacy Settings in Windows 10
Windows 10 has deep cloud hooks and shares a lot of data with Microsoft in order to create a smart, seamless experience across devices. If you lean more toward privacy, here's how to disable some of it.
Click Start Menu > Settings, then Privacy. Select General on the left-hand side, and on the right turn on SmartScreen Filter and turn off ‘Let apps use my advertising ID’. This improves privacy and security.
Some apps need to know your location, such as the Weather app so that it can display a forecast. The others will work without a location. Turn off apps to hide your location from them.
All modern laptops and some desktop PCs have a camera. But could someone be watching you? It’s unlikely, but not impossible. Keep an eye on the list of apps that have access to the camera.
Some apps require access to the microphone, such as Skype for phone and video calls. However, if there are apps here that have no business listening with the microphone, simply turn them off.
Select "Account info" to see a list of apps that can access information in your Microsoft account. Make sure you’re suspicious of any apps here and check they are legitimate. Turn them off to block them.
Visit Contacts to see a list of apps that can access your contacts. Messaging and email apps are safe, but you should be suspicious of anything else. Use the On/off switches to allow or block apps.
Click Start Menu > Settings, then Privacy. Select General on the left-hand side, and on the right turn on SmartScreen Filter and turn off ‘Let apps use my advertising ID’. This improves privacy and security.
Some apps need to know your location, such as the Weather app so that it can display a forecast. The others will work without a location. Turn off apps to hide your location from them.
All modern laptops and some desktop PCs have a camera. But could someone be watching you? It’s unlikely, but not impossible. Keep an eye on the list of apps that have access to the camera.
Some apps require access to the microphone, such as Skype for phone and video calls. However, if there are apps here that have no business listening with the microphone, simply turn them off.
Select "Account info" to see a list of apps that can access information in your Microsoft account. Make sure you’re suspicious of any apps here and check they are legitimate. Turn them off to block them.
Visit Contacts to see a list of apps that can access your contacts. Messaging and email apps are safe, but you should be suspicious of anything else. Use the On/off switches to allow or block apps.
Last edited by FreeBooter on 15th March 2018, 1:45 am; edited 1 time in total