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
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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