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Windows 11 Settings ​

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This guide assumes that you are using a local account, we recommend that you remove your Microsoft account from your device as it can pose a privacy risk.

System ​

Notifications ​

  • Additional settings
    • Show the Windows welcome experience after updates and when signed in to show what's new and suggested: Off
    • Get tips and suggestions when using Windows: Off

Nearby sharing ​

  • Nearby sharing: Off

Clipboard ​

  • Clipboard history: Off
  • Clear clipboard data: Clear

Bluetooth & devices ​

Mobiles devices ​

  • Allow this PC to access your mobile devices: Off
  • Phone Link: Off
  • Show me suggestions for using my mobile device with Windows: Off

AutoPlay ​

  • Use AutoPlay for all media and devices: Off

Personalisation ​

Lock screen ​

  • Get fun facts, tips, tricks and more on your lock screen: Off
  • Lock screen status: None

Start ​

  • Layout: More pins
  • Show recently added apps: Off
  • Show recently opened items in Start, Jump Lists, and File Explorer: Off
  • Show recommendations for tips, shortcuts, new apps, and more: Off

Device usage ​

  • Turn all off

Apps ​

Installed apps ​

  • Remove any applications you don't need

Advanced app settings ​

  • Share across devices: Off

Offline maps ​

  • Map updates
    • Update automatically when plugged in and on Wi-Fi: Off

Accounts ​

  • Remove your Microsoft account

Sign-in options ​

  • Additional settings
    • Show my account details such as my email address on the sign-in screen: Off
    • Use my sign-in info to automatically finish setting up after an update: Off

Time & language ​

Typing ​

  • Show text suggestions when typing on the physical keyboard: Off
  • Multilingual text suggestions: Off

Privacy & Security ​

Windows Security ​

  • Virus & threat protection -> Virus & threat protection settings
    • Automatic sample submission: Off

Find my device ​

  • Find my device: Off

General ​

  • Let apps show me personalised ads by using my advertising ID: Off
  • Let websites show me locally relevant content by accessing my language list: Off
  • Let Windows improve Start and search results by tracking app launches: Off
  • Show me suggested content in the Settings app: Off

Speech ​

  • Online speech recognition: Off

Inking & typing personalisation ​

  • Customised inking and typing dictionary: Off

Diagnostics & feedback ​

  • Diagnostic data
    • Send optional diagnostic data: Off
  • Improve inking and typing
    • Improve the language recognition and suggestions capabilities of Microsoft apps and services by sending optional inking and typing diagnostic data to Microsoft: Off
  • Tailored experiences
    • Let Microsoft use your diagnostic data, excluding info about websites you browse, to enhance your product experiences with personalised tips, ads and recommendations: Off
  • View diagnostic data
    • Turn on the Diagnostic Data Viewer (uses up to 1GB of hard drive space): Off
  • Delete diagnostic data
    • Delete
  • Feedback
    • Feedback frequency: Never

Activity history ​

  • Activity history
    • Story my activity history on this device: Off
  • Clear activity history for this account: Clear history

Search pemissions ​

  • Cloud content search
    • Microsoft account: Off
    • Work or School account: Off
  • History
    • Search history on this device: Off
    • Clear device search history
  • More settings
    • Show search highlights: Off

Other devices ​

  • Communicate with unpaired devices: Off

App diagnostics ​

  • App diagnostics access: Off

INFO

Disable any other permissions you don't need on your computer.

Windows Update ​

Advanced options ​

  • Receive updates for other Microsoft products: Off
  • Delivery optimisation
    • Allow downloads from other PCs: Off