System >
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Display
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Change screen resolution
Adjust the size of how text, apps and other items are displayed on screen
Enable Night light to reduce blue light emissions which can affect your sleep
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Sound
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Choose your output device (e.g. speakers) and your input device (e.g. microphone or headset)
Change volume
Test microphone (or other input devices)
Troubleshoot audio problems
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Notifications & actions
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Configure what icons are shown in the taskbar notification area (near the clock)
Choose what notification messages you receive i.e. email alerts, alarms, reminders, tips and from which apps
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Focus assist
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Configure what notifications you would like to hear and when, so you can stay focused when working or turn off (or have less) notifications during the night or when playing games
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Power & sleep
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Choose when your computer should automatically turn off the screen or put the computer into sleep mode
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Battery
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Shows battery level and allows you to change settings to extend battery life
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Storage
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See how much disk space is being used and what is using it
Configure default locations for saving of data
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Tablet
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Configure how windows behaves when running on a tablet or touchscreen device
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Multi-tasking
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Change settings relating to Snap (allows you to arrange windows/apps by dragging them to edge of the screen) and Virtual desktops
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Projecting to this PC
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Allows you to project your Windows phone or other devices to this screen and use its keyboard, mouse and other devices
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Shared experiences
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Share apps across devices
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Clipboard
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Change settings relating to how the clipboard works, such as enabling clipboard history so multiple items can be copied at once, and also to enable cloud clipboard - where anything copied to clipboard is available on all your devices not just the one you copied it on. You can also clear clipboard data here
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Remote Desktop
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Enable remote desktop which allows you to connect to and control this device from other devices on your network (e.g. phone, tablet, laptop etc)
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About
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Shows information about your computer such as name, version, amount of RAM, processor type etc
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Devices >
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Bluetooth & other devices
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Configure bluetooth, mouse, keyboard, audio and other connected devices
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Printers & scanners
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Shows list of all installed scanners and printers
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Mouse & touchpad
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Change mouse settings such as changing primary button for left handed users
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Typing
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Choose whether to auto-correct or highlight misspelt words
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Pen & Windows Ink
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Configure Pen/Stylus and Windows Ink devices and settings
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AutoPlay
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Choose what happens when you insert a memory card or plug in a removable drive
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USB
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Change USB device settings
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Phone >
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Phone
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Allows you to connect an Android or iOS device and sync current activity to the device e.g. start reading a website on your desktop and then continue on your phone. With an Android phone you can also view and send text messages and see photos on your phone
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Network & Internet >
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Status
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Shows the status of your current network and internet connection, you can also see data usage which is handy if connecting via a mobile phone or a connection with usage limits
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WiFi
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Allows you to manage existing wireless network connections and to connect to a new wireless network
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Ethernet
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Shows whether your ethernet connection is working and provides access to advanced settings
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Dial-up
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Settings to allow access to internet/network using a dial-up connection - not used much nowadays as most people have broadband connections
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VPN
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Add and configure a VPN (Virtual Private Network), mainly used by businesses to allow staff to connect into work resources from home
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Flight mode
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Turn off all wireless and bluetooth connections - useful on a laptop or tablet in areas where wireless is not allowed i.e. airplanes, hospitals or other restricted areas
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Mobile hotspot
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Allows you to share your internet connection with other devices by setting up a wireless hotspot
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Data usage
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Show data usage, mainly used if you are connecting to the internet on a mobile device where you pay for data usage and need to make sure you stay within your limit
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Proxy
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Configure a proxy server for ethernet or wireless connections - mainly used in businesses rather than for home use
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Personalization >
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Background
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Select background wallpaper and choose whether to show a single image, plain colour or a slideshow of your photos
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Colours
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Change colour scheme, by default the colour scheme is automatically chosen based on your background wallpaper
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Lock screen
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Choose a background image for your lockscreen and also what notifications you want to see when computer is locked
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Themes
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Change theme settings
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Fonts
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View all fonts available on your device
Add additional fonts from the Microsoft Store
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Start
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Customize what is shown on your start menu
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Taskbar
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Change settings relating to your taskbar such as location and notification icons
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Apps >
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Apps & features
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Shows all installed programs (apps) and how much space they used
Allows you to remove (uninstall) apps from your computer
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Default apps
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Select your default apps for viewing emails, contacts, maps, photos, music, videos and web pages
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Offline maps
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Allows you to download maps to use offline (i.e. when you don't have an internet connection available)
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Apps for websites
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Allows you to change which apps are configured with certain websites e.g. the Groove Music app links to the Microsoft Music website
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Video playback
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Change video settings for apps that use Windows video playback platform
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Startup
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Change what apps are started automatically when you login
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Accounts >
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Your info
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Shows details on the currently logged in user and allows you to access your Microsoft account to see billing info, family safety settings, subscriptions etc
Allows you to change your user account picture
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Email & accounts
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Configure accounts for email, contacts and calendar apps, as well as accounts used by other apps
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Sign-in options
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Change how and when you sign-in to your computer i.e. using a Password, PIN or Picture Password
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Access work or school
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Allows you to connect to a workplace or school network, or to join a domain - mostly using by businesses rather than home users
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Family & other users
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Configure additional accounts for other users and family members, allows you to configure time limits, and allow/block websites and apps for your kids
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Sync your settings
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If you have multiple devices running Windows 10 then this allows you sync all your settings across devices, or to choose what to sync
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Time & language >
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Date & time
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Change date/time, select time zone, and choose if you want date/time set automatically depending on location
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Region
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Choose your country or region, and configure regional specific settings such as how dates are shown
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Language
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Change Windows display language, and add additional languages
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Speech
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Choose language used for speech recognition, what voice is used for speaking and configure your microphone
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Gaming >
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Xbox Game bar
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Control how game bar opens and recognizes your game
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Captures
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Allows you to capture screenshots and video clips whilst playing games
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Broadcasting
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Change audio, camera and video settings related to broadcasting your gameplay to Xbox Live
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Game Mode
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Game Mode allows users to get improved performance for gaming from their hardware by prioritizing CPU and GPU resources to optimize frame rate, and minimizing background service and activities
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Xbox Networking
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Connect to your Xbox games console so you can play multiplayer games between your PC and your console
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Ease of Access >
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Display
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Make your display easier to see by changing the size of apps and text, adjusting brightness and changing settings relating to transparency and animations
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Mouse pointer
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Make the cursor easier to see by adjusting the thickness, pointer size and color
Adjust visual feedback for touch devices
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Text cursor
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Make the text cursor easier to see with highlighting and colour options
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Magnifier
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Make all items on screen larger for visually impaired users
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Colour filters
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Make your screen easier to see by applying a colour filter
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High contrast
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Choose a high contrast colour scheme to make it easier for visually impaired users
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Narrator
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Enable screen reader that will read all elements on screen i.e. text, buttons etc for visually impaired users. You can choose voice from a selection of male and female choices, voice speed, pitch and volume. You can also customize how much and what information from the screen you want to hear, and how you wish to hear it e.g. how capitalized text is spoken
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Audio
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Make your device easier to hear or use without sound
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Closed captions
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Choose font colour, style for display closed captions
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Speech
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Make your device easier to use if you have limited reach or strength e.g. talk instead of type
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Keyboard
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Enable on screen keyboard, or choose options such as sticky keys, toggle keys or filter keys
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Mouse
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Change mouse pointer size and colour
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Eye Control
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Use eye tracking technology to control the mouse, type using on-screen keyboard and to communicate using text to speech
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Search >
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Permissions & History
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Change SafeSearch settings which allow adult content to be filtered out from results
Choose whether search results should include cloud content
Change History settings and clear device history
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Searching Windows
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Enable indexing of your computer to get faster search results
Choose to exclude certain folders from search results
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Privacy >
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General
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Change privacy options relating to what information is fed back to Microsoft for product improvement and advertising
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Speech
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Turn off online speech recognition, this effectively disables Cortana and any dictation services
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Inking & typing personalisation
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Turn off learning which uses your typing and handwriting patterns to create a local dictionary that makes suggestions for you
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Diagnostics & feedback
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Control what feedback is given to Microsoft and whether to automatically send data (non-personal only) to assist in diagnosing faults
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Activity history
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Allow Windows to collect activity information to allow you to resume what you were doing with apps on other devices
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Location
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Disable location services which are used so apps can detect your location and show relevant content
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Camera
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Choose which apps have access to your camera
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Microphone
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Choose which apps have access to your microphone
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Voice Activation
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Choose which apps can use voice activation
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Notifications
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Choose which apps have access to your notifications
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Account info
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Choose which apps have access to your account such as name, picture and account information
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Contacts
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Choose which apps have access to your contacts
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Calendar
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Choose which apps have access to your calendar
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Phone Calls
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Allow apps to make phone calls, and choose which apps have access
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Call history
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Choose which apps can have access to your call history
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Email
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Choose which apps can access and send email
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Tasks
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Choose which apps can access your tasks
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Messaging
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Choose which apps can read/send text (SMS) messages
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Radios
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Choose which apps have access to bluetooth
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Other devices
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Choose what other devices can be accessed by your apps
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Background apps
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Choose which apps are allowed to run in the background
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App diagnostics
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Let apps access diagnostic information
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Automatic file downloads
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Windows can automatically download online-only files from cloud storage such as OneDrive - block apps from doing so here
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Documents
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Choose if apps can access your documents or document libraries
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Pictures
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Choose if apps can access your pictures or picture libraries
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Videos
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Choose if apps can access your videos or video libraries
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File system
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Choose if apps can access your file system
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Update & security >
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Windows Update
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Check for and install any available Windows Updates
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Delivery Optimisation
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Allows you to download updates via other computers on your network, useful to save bandwidth if you have a slower or unreliable connection
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Windows Security
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Change settings for Windows Defender Security Center which is your home to view and manage the security and health of your device
N.B. Some of these options may be disabled if you have other security software installed
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Backup
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Use File History to backup your documents to an external hard drive
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Troubleshoot
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Access troubleshooters to automatically diagnose and fix common problems
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Recovery
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Reset your PC back to factory settings (this should only be used if all other repair options have been tried), you can choose whether to remove apps, settings and data or just apps and settings
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Activation
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Check that Windows is activated correctly
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Find my device
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Allows you to register your device so it can be tracked online
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For developers
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Settings intended for developers only
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Windows Insider Program
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Allows you to access Insider Preview builds which are early beta releases of new Windows 10 versions - not recommended!
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