4. Limiting the amount of information
Microsoft collects about it’s users
• Privacy invasion; Microsoft can track what you type,
Search for, browsing habits, contact information,
access to personal passwords. They also control your
updates and even the advertisement that pops up on
your screen menu.
Steps to regain your privacy on Microsoft Windows 10…
5. Step 1: Click the Windows Key , and go to settings
Step 2: Find the Privacy Settings and Left Click
6. From this point you would want to turn off everything you can
find like –Advertisement ID, -Smart Screen Filters , -Key logger
7. On your privacy window you want to left click the
location tab and turn off all tracking options
8. On the Camera and Microphone tab , than you can
also disable the camera and microphone **But keep
in mind just in case you like to video chat online to
come back to your settings to configure your settings
9. Clicking on the Speech, Inking, and typing tab you can turn off
more key logging settings by making sure your screen says
Nothing other than “Get to know me” Clicking this button will
clears your device from all information it already knows about
you.
10. The account info tab allows apps to have access to your personal information
at will, so of course you want to disable this setting by turning it off. Turning
this off Microsoft wont be able to access personal social media accounts ,
emails or uploaded documents. Disabling this setting it will configure
applications that you may use.
11. Other settings like Contacts, Calendars, messaging, radios and
Feed Back & diagnostics and background apps can be
customized to your needs
12. Go back to the main setting screen , Left click updates
and security
13. In advance options “Choose how updates are installed” and
from to drop down box choose to be notified to schedule a
restart time so your computer can be updated
14. “Updates from more than one place“ Your personal
computer is being used as a botnet to deliver
updates to other users. Too change this from
happening disable it by turning it off.
15. Cortana , are own digital agent ; using Cortana you have to agree to release
personal information like location and preferences in order for the assistant
to work. I suggest that you don’t use Cortana and turn her off because all data
Cortana receives is being sent to Microsoft's server
