And I, of course, know their whereabouts for the same reasons. Windows will open a browser window where you can then erase your cloud location info. Users can also specify which apps can access and make use of your location information.
Any installed app that can take advantage of that information will be displayed in a list. Geofencing uses GPS information, or local radio frequency information such as Wi-Fi networks or Bluetooth beacons, to create a virtual boundary around a location.
An app can use geofencing if Location Services are turned on for that app. So, adjust permissions accordingly. My mother-in-law actually puts tape over the built-in camera on both her laptop and her tablet. Camera access in Windows 10 can be easily controlled. You can also set camera access on an app-by-app basis. When turning camera access off for an app, it should be noted that this only prevents the app from directly accessing the camera hardware.
It can still request to open the built-in Windows Camera app, which can only capture images or video when you explicitly allow it to do so. Heck, maybe Zuckerberg has it right — just put a sticker or a piece of tape over the camera.
That same Wired report provides some links to a good number of fashionable ways to cover the camera. Yes, Hello Kitty stickers too. For this setting, I would say allow or block on an app-level basis. These sections of the Privacy dashboard settings control how you can use your voice to talk to Cortana, or certain applications you download from the Windows Store.
So, yep. It sends your voice samples to the cloud. It also controls if Windows uses your typing history and handwriting patterns on Surface devices and other tablets to create a local user dictionary, which is supposed to make better text-entry suggestions for you. When this is toggled off, you can no longer speak to Cortana, and your typing and inking user dictionary will be cleared of data. Some speech services, those that do not rely on the cloud, will still work. To allow or block desktop apps, use the settings in those applications.
How can you tell if an app is a desktop app? EXE or. DLL file, and they typically run on your device unlike web-based apps which run in the cloud.
You can also find desktop apps in the Windows Store. Basically, what this means is that any app you install yourself, be it downloaded from the internet or installed from a CD — or yes, even a floppy — is not beholden to respect your Windows data access settings. As always, be damned careful about installing apps from unknown sources.
With the release of Windows 10 Fall Creators Update, users have greater control over which apps can access their information, camera, microphones and other privacy-sensitive objects. Apps installed via the Windows Store will now require explicit permission to an app before it can have access. The new rules only apply to apps installed from the Windows Store after the installation of the Fall Creators update.
This setting controls whether or not to allow apps to access your user information. Microsoft claims turning off Account Info access for an app may not allow it to work as intended.
You can turn that access on or off on an individual basis. I suggest contacting the developer of any app you might have questions about and query them as to what type of Account Info the app uses. This switch decides whether Windows apps will have access to your Address Book. Uncle Al rolls old-school. As with the Account Info toggle, if you turn this off completely, or on an app-by-app basis, it may cause some apps not to operate as intended.
This is another subject you should contact the developer on for any app you might have questions about. This should be getting somewhat familiar by now.
This switch controls app access to your Calendars. Learn more about Windows To understand all of the details of how Microsoft uses info, read the Microsoft Privacy Statement. Windows offers you great control over your privacy settings.
Your device may have a camera, microphone, location services, messaging, contact list, and calendar—typical features of a tablet, smartphone, or PC. Microsoft Store apps which use any of these features must say so in the app's product description page in Microsoft Store.
They must also provide a link to a privacy statement to describe any use of your personal data. For real-time communications, a phone-calling app needs to know the phone number of the contact you want to reach. To help others connect with you, some services let people look you up by your email address or phone number. For example, people who know your email address or phone number can use it to search for you on Skype and send you an invite to connect with them. When you buy apps and other things in Microsoft Store, we collect your payment info to send it to the bank and collect your payment.
This can include the payment instrument number such as a credit card number , the full name of the account holder, and the security code. To understand and set boundaries on what kids can do on their devices and online, adults can choose to use family settings like screen time, activity reporting, and more. Adults in the family have two resources: account.
To show you the quickest route around an accident on the interstate, a mapping app needs to know your current location. If you lose your phone, you can locate your Windows phone on a map using Find My Phone at account. For more info about how location permissions and settings work, read Location service and privacy. We value your privacy and are committed to making sure you understand what diagnostic data is collected off your device. You can view the diagnostic data exactly the way it appears when it is sent to Microsoft.
To download the app, visit the Microsoft Store. Caution By not automatically downloading the root certificates the device may not be able to connect to some websites. Important Using the Group Policy editor these steps are required for all supported versions of Windows 10 and Windows 11, however they are not required for devices running Windows 10, version or Windows Server Note After you apply this policy, you must restart the device for it to take effect.
Note If you're running a preview version of Windows 10 or Windows 11, you must roll back to a released version before you can turn off Insider Preview builds. Important The following settings are applicable to Microsoft Edge version 77 or later.
These policies require the Microsoft Edge administrative templates to be applied. For more information on administrative templates for Microsoft Edge, see Configure Microsoft Edge policy settings on Windows.
Devices must be domain joined for some of the policies to take effect. Note After you apply this policy, you must restart the device for the policy setting to take effect. Important If you have any issues with the following commands, restart the system and try the scripts again. Note If the diagnostic data level is set to either Basic or Security , this is turned off automatically. Note Feedback frequency only applies to user-generated feedback, not diagnostic and usage data sent from the device.
Note Some apps, including Cortana and Search, might not function as expected if you set Let apps run in the background to Force Deny.
Search the Start menu for "Tamper Protection" by clicking on the search icon next to the Windows Start button. Then scroll down to the Tamper Protection toggle and turn it Off.
This will allow you to modify the Registry key and allow the Group Policy to make the setting. Note This must be done within 15 minutes after Windows 10 or Windows 11 is installed. Note This will only take effect if the policy is applied before the first logon. Submit and view feedback for This product This page. View all page feedback.
In this article. Automatic Root Certificates Update. Choose whether to let Cortana install and run on the device. Disable this policy to turn off Cortana. Choose whether Cortana and Search can provide location-aware search results. Disable this policy to block access to location information for Cortana. Choose whether to search the web from Windows Desktop Search.
Enable this policy to remove the option to search the Internet from Cortana. Choose whether to search the web from Cortana. Enable this policy to stop web queries and results from showing in Search. Choose whether an employee can configure Suggested Sites. Choose whether an employee can configure enhanced suggestions, which are presented to the employee as they type in the Address Bar. Set Value to: Disabled. Choose whether auto-complete suggests possible matches when employees are typing web address in the Address Bar.
Choose whether websites can request location data from Internet Explorer. Set Value to: Enabled. Choose whether an employee can fix website display problems that he or she may encounter while browsing.
Set to: Enabled. Choose whether an employee can swipe across a screen or click forward to go to the next pre-loaded page of a website. Choose whether to have background synchronization for feeds and Web Slices.
Enables or disables the retrieval of online tips and help for the Settings app. Set to: Disabled. Choose whether configuration updates are done for the Books Library. Set to Disabled. Choose whether employees can save passwords locally on their devices. Choose whether Microsoft Defender SmartScreen is turned on or off. Choose the Start page for domain-joined devices.
Lets you choose where Delivery Optimization gets or sends updates and apps, including None. Turns off Delivery Optimization. Gets or sends updates and apps to PCs on the same local network domain. Gets or sends updates and apps to PCs on the Internet. Besides, automatic file and folders backup is helpful for those people who don't have a habit of backing up.
Well then, how to automatically back up files to protect them from unexpected data loss disaster when you have stored many important files on your PC? Is there any tool that allows you to do this work? Of course! In the following part, you can find it is easy to set up automatic backup for data protection by using 3 tools. Before you start, you should decide where to save the backup, and which tool to use for auto file backup. For Windows automatic file backup, the choices: internal hard drive, external hard drive, and flash drive are available.
Which Windows tool lets you perform automatic backups at regular times? For regular backups, using third-party automatic file backup program is highly suggested. When choosing backup program, you should consider the price, functions, and safety. MiniTool ShadowMaker is your best choice. The advanced version can be used on Workstation. It is not necessary to manually copy and paste files as long as you set a scheduled backup plan, it will help you automatically back up specific folders with important files or individual file to an external hard drive.
What's more, the operation can be performed periodically, for instance, daily, weekly, monthly, etc. By default, incremental backups are created. It also enables you to restore your computer to a previous version. Or you may choose to get Pro Edition for all time use. Free Download. Step 3: In the Backup window, you will see MiniTool ShadowMaker has selected system partitions as the backup source and destiaintion backup drive to save the backup image file.
Under the Computer tab, all detected partitions are listed. Just open the partition that contains important files, and check all the needed files. You can also back up files to a network location, such as network drive. Step 4: Go back to the Backup page, and hit Schedule to set up scheduled backup for the files or folders.
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