How to access and change the privacy settings in Windows 10 and 11.

Go to Start > Settings > Privacy & security > General. Choose your preferred setting for Let websites show me locally relevant content by accessing my language list.

Select either the Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, and Windows 10 devices Online Safety tab or the Privacy tab. Review the current settings and update any that you want to change, and then select Submit to save the changes.

Learn how to make your Xbox family group's accounts safe and secure before playing on the Xbox service.

You can review and change your privacy settings for Windows at any time. For example, you can control which apps and services can access your location, camera, or microphone.

Select each of the sections to review their associated settings and determine which you’d like to enable or disable. You can also customize your privacy settings from this section.

When you adjust your privacy settings, turning things on or off, those settings will roam to all of your Windows, Mac, Android, and iOS devices. If you decide to turn off experiences that analyze your content on your Windows desktop computer, for example, the next time you sign into a Microsoft 365 app on your phone that setting will be applied ...

The Privacy & security page covers settings related to location, camera, microphone, and other privacy options. You can control app permissions, manage diagnostic data, configure encryption, and find a lost or stolen device.

Learn more about which privacy settings apps can use, and how to control that access.

To change your privacy settings on your Windows 11 device, select Start > Settings > Privacy & security. If your data is taking a long time to appear on the privacy dashboard, make sure: Your device has continuous internet connectivity—you're not using a metered internet connection.