Easier access to privacy information during setup

Windows 10 Fall: Enhanced Privacy Update. Continuing our commitment to privacy and data control, today we're announcing privacy enhancements for the Windows 10 Fall Creators Update for consumers and business customers that further increase your access to information and give you more control over what information is collected.

To simplify your access to information about the features it offers, and the collection and use of data around those features, we've made two privacy changes to the setup process.

First, they give users direct access to the Privacy Statement within the setup process. Second, when setting up a new device, the Learn More page on the privacy settings screen lets you jump to specific settings for location, voice recognition, diagnostics, personalized experiences, and ads while choosing your privacy settings. You no longer need to review the entire Privacy Statement if you only want to read about a specific feature; simply click the Learn More button for easy access.

The idea is to have all the information about your privacy settings readily available so you can make an informed decision about your privacy and how your data is used.

Ability to establish application controls beyond location.

Similarly, it's important that you have transparency and control over which apps can access your information. Most users are accustomed to being asked for permission to use location data when using a map or other location-aware app. Starting with the Fall Creators Update, we're extending this experience to other device capabilities for apps you install through the Windows Store. You'll be prompted to grant permission before an app can access key device capabilities or information such as your camera, microphone, contacts, and calendar, among others. This way, you can choose which apps can access information about specific features of your device.

App permission requests will only apply to apps installed after the Fall Creators Update. To review and manage your existing app permissions, go to Home , select Configuration , then select Privacy policy .

configuration Windows Analytics

Similarly, Enterprise customers are requesting greater control over what data is shared with Microsoft to enable new services. In addition to the enhancements mentioned above, we've also provided a new setting that limits diagnostic data to the minimum required for Windows Analytics. Windows Analytics allows Enterprise administrators to lower IT costs by gaining insights, using Windows Diagnostics, on computers running Windows 10 in their organizations. It's a rapidly growing Microsoft service that provides data-driven insights that reduce the cost of deploying, servicing, and supporting Windows 10.