Windows 10 Privacy Settings Walkthrough (Video)

This video will review the extensive privacy settings that are available to users on Windows 10 to control the data which is shared with Microsoft and installed apps.

Richard Hay, Senior Content Producer

September 29, 2015

1 Min Read
Windows 10 Privacy Settings Walkthrough (Video)

The volume around Windows 10 and privacy has been steadily increasing since shortly after the release of Windows 10 in late July.

Just yesterday Terry Myerson, the Executive VP for the Windows Devices Group at Microsoft, laid out the company's privacy approach when it comes to Windows 10 plus the company published additional resources to show exactly how they are using the data it does collect from Windows 10 systems and how the user can control it.

Windows 10 has the most granular level of controls relating to privacy than any Windows operating system before it.  There are thirteen pages of settings related to privacy on Windows 10 and the user is able to specify what info is shared with apps and the amount of data that is sent to Microsoft.

This video will walkthrough the privacy settings that are available in Windows 10 to help you understand the level of control that is possible.

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About the Author

Richard Hay

Senior Content Producer, IT Pro Today (Informa Tech)

I served for 29 plus years in the U.S. Navy and retired as a Master Chief Petty Officer in November 2011. My work background in the Navy was telecommunications related so my hobby of computers fit well with what I did for the Navy. I consider myself a tech geek and enjoy most things in that arena.

My first website – AnotherWin95.com – came online in 1995. Back then I used GeoCities Web Hosting for it and WindowsObserver.com is the result of the work I have done on that site since 1995.

In January 2010 my community contributions were recognized by Microsoft when I received my first Most Valuable Professional (MVP) Award for the Windows Operating System. Since then I have been renewed as a Microsoft MVP each subsequent year since that initial award. I am also a member of the inaugural group of Windows Insider MVPs which began in 2016.

I previously hosted the Observed Tech PODCAST for 10 years and 317 episodes and now host a new podcast called Faith, Tech, and Space. 

I began contributing to Penton Technology websites in January 2015 and in April 2017 I was hired as the Senior Content Producer for Penton Technology which is now Informa Tech. In that role, I contribute to ITPro Today and cover operating systems, enterprise technology, and productivity.

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