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Windows 10 upgrade: Don't use Express settings if you value
your privacy
Take the time to customize typing, browsing, and other
settings from the get-go.
At the end of the Windows 10 installation, you could hit Express
Settings to finish up fast, but taking the time to customize could save you
some privacy.
When you’re setting up a new or
existing PC with Windows 10, Microsoft will offer to install the operating
system with "Express settings."
Although Windows 10 Express
settings will get you up and running quickly, that convenience comes at a cost:
By skipping over custom settings, you’re agreeing to all kinds of data
collection and behavior tracking, much of which didn’t apply in earlier
versions of Windows.
Here’s our advice: Instead of
blindly enabling Express settings in Windows 10, take some time to understand
what you’re agreeing to. Click theCustomize
settingslink (in
tiny text at the bottom of the setup screen), and disable the options you don't
want.
Below, we’ll walk through all
of the custom settings in Windows 10 setup, the benefits and drawbacks of
enabling them, and how you can turn them off later.
Customize Settings:
Personalization and Location
This Windows 10 setup page governs the data Microsoft collects
for targeted ads and for certain online services, such as Cortana and Skype.
Here are the settings you can control:
Personalize
your speech, typing, and inking input by sending contacts and calendar details,
along with other associated input data to Microsoft.
Microsoft uses this data for
spell-check, auto-complete, and handwriting recognition. For instance, if you
have a friend with an unusual name, Windows 10 can avoid correcting the
spelling when you type on a touch screen or write with a stylus.
This Windows 10 setting is
somewhat contentious, with some critics calling it a keylogger. However, Microsofttold Lifehackerthat it does not collect any personal
information from writing or typing. The company chops up text into small bits
that can’t be put back together, and performs multiple checks to strip away
sensitive data such as email addresses and passwords.
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