Saturday, 14 June 2014
Automatically install Windows updates, device software, and app updates
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Windows Update. Windows will automatically install important and
recommended updates for your PC as Microsoft releases them. If you’re on a
metered Internet connection (for example, a network that charges you for data
on a mobile broadband network), Windows Update will only download the most
critical updates, such as updates to stop severe PC viruses and updates that
help ensure that update services continue to work on your PC. When you’re
connected to a network that isn’t a metered Internet connection, Windows Update
will provide all the updates you’ve chosen to receive. Important
updates provide significant benefits, such as improved security and
reliability. Recommended updates help address non-critical problems or enhance
your software.
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Automatically get device drivers,
apps, and info for new devices. Drivers enable hardware and devices (for example,
printers or keyboards) to work with your PC. When a new device is installed on
your PC, Windows automatically searches for, downloads, and installs its
driver software from Windows Update. Windows can
also download info about a device, such as a description, picture, and
manufacturer logo. If this info indicates that the device manufacturer has
provided an app for the device through the Windows Store, Windows automatically
downloads and installs that app. You can
uninstall device apps at any time without uninstalling the device.
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Automatically update your Windows
Store apps. Windows will automatically install updates to Windows
Store apps you’ve installed on your PC, as those updates become available in
the Store. If you’re on a metered Internet connection (for example, a network
that charges you for data on a mobile broadband network), Windows won’t
download updates, but will wait until you’re connected to a non-metered or Wi-Fi
network before downloading all the updates you’ve chosen to receive.
Turn on Do Not Track in
Internet Explorer
Send
a Do Not Track request to websites you visit in Internet Explorer. When you visit a website in any browser, you
automatically share information with that website, such as cookies, your IP
address, and other standard computer information. If the website contains
content provided by a third-party website, some information about you may
automatically be sent to the third-party content provider. This can impact your
privacy, since third-party content providers can use this information to track
you across multiple websites. As you browse the web, Internet Explorer will
send a Do Not Track request to the websites you visit, and to the third parties
whose content is hosted on those sites. How the websites you visit choose to
respond to or interpret the Do Not Track request is subject to their privacy
practices. This setting does not affect the default browser on your PC, your
ability to choose the browser that you use, or whether Internet Explorer is
enabled on the PC, but it only works in Internet Explorer.
Help protect your PC
from unsafe files, apps, and websites, and check online for solutions to
problems
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Use SmartScreen online services to
help protect against malicious content in sites loaded by Windows Store apps
and Internet Explorer, and malicious downloads.
SmartScreen helps keep your PC safe by checking files, websites, and apps to
help protect you from potentially unsafe files and apps. Windows will ask you
what you want to do if the file or app is unknown or potentially unsafe before
it’s opened. This feature also helps Microsoft diagnose potentially unsafe
behavior in Windows Store apps. Windows will send Microsoft info about the
types and URLs of content that your apps access. Microsoft uses this info to
identify if apps are receiving content from harmful or unsafe websites. We may
use this info to remove an app from the Windows Store.
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Turn on Internet Explorer
SmartScreen Filter to check URLs and downloads with Microsoft.
Internet Explorer SmartScreen Filter is designed to help warn you about unsafe
websites that are impersonating trusted websites (phishing) or contain threats
to your PC. It can also help protect you from downloading or installing
malicious software. It sends Microsoft the URLs of some of the websites you
visit to check them against a frequently updated list of webpages and downloads
that have been reported to Microsoft as unsafe or suspicious, and warns you if
you’re visiting a site that’s on the potentially unsafe list. Internet Explorer
SmartScreen Filter also sends Microsoft some information about files you
download, and warns you when files are unrecognized or known to be malicious. This setting does not affect the default
browser on your PC, your ability to choose the browser that you use, or whether
Internet Explorer is enabled on the PC, but it only works in Internet Explorer.
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Use Windows Error Reporting to
check online for solutions to problems. If problems occur in
Windows or programs designed to work with the Microsoft Error Reporting
Service, Windows will automatically send information to Microsoft to help
identify each problem and check for a solution. In some instances, reports
might unintentionally contain personal information. If a report is likely to
contain this type of information, you’ll be asked if you want to send the
report. Microsoft won’t use the information in these reports to identify or
contact you. When a solution is available, you’ll see the steps you need to
follow to solve the problem or you might see an update to install. Not every
problem has a solution, but the information you send will help Microsoft create
new solutions.
Help improve Microsoft
software, services, and location services by sending us info
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Help Microsoft respond to malicious
apps and malware by joining Microsoft Active Protection Service.
When turned on, Windows Defender, the antimalware program in Windows, will
periodically scan your PC for malware and potentially unwanted software.
Microsoft Active Protection Service helps Microsoft improve antimalware
technology by sending Microsoft some information about malware detected by
Windows Defender. This information includes details about where the malware
came from, what actions were taken after the malware was detected, and whether
the actions were successful. If a MAPS report includes details about malware or
potentially unwanted software that Windows Defender may be able to remove, MAPS
will download the latest signature to address it. Windows Defender also
automatically sends files to Microsoft that we think are suspicious. We only
automatically send files that are unlikely to contain personally identifiable
information. If we find a suspicious file that is likely to contain personally
identifiable information, we’ll ask your permission before sending that file to
Microsoft.
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Send some location data to
Microsoft when location-aware apps are used. When you use
location-aware apps, Windows will periodically send GPS and other location
information to Microsoft. The information we collect won’t be used to identify
or contact you. It’s only used to help improve Microsoft’s location services,
which helps make your location-aware apps better. Location information is sent
to Microsoft only when you use location-aware apps. You can choose to stop
sending this information to Microsoft at any time in Location Settings in PC settings.
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Send Microsoft info about how you use
your PC, as part of the Customer Experience Improvement Program (a file will
periodically download to collect better info) The
Customer Experience Improvement Program (CEIP) helps Microsoft improve our software
and services. CEIP collects information about how our customers use their Microsoft
software and about some of the problems they encounter. Participation in the
program is voluntary, and the end results are software improvements to better
meet the needs of our customers. When you participate in the program, we
collect basic information about how you use your software, your PC or device,
and connected devices. We also collect information about how each device is set
up and performing. These reports are sent to Microsoft to help improve the
features our customers use most often and to create solutions to common
problems.
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Send Microsoft info about how you
use Help, as part of the Help Experience Improvement Program.
The Help Experience Improvement Program (HEIP) can help improve the quality and
relevance of your Help experience. HEIP collects the words and phrases you type
into the Help search box, any feedback
you type into the feedback boxes, and the help content you view. This
information helps us improve search results in Help and the content in online Help.
Use Bing to get search
suggestions and web results in Windows Search, and let Microsoft use your
location and other info to personalize your experiences
Information sent to Microsoft from Windows Search includes your search history, your location, and some account info. This info will be used to personalize your search results, ads, and other experiences in Microsoft products and services. For example, Internet Explorer and the Windows Store will suggest search terms based on what you’ve searched for previously in Windows.
In Internet Explorer,
use page prediction to preload pages, which sends your browsing history to
Microsoft
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Turn
on flip ahead in Internet Explorer to go to the next page on sites.
This preloads webpages for you, and sends your browsing history to Microsoft to
improve our services.
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Download compatibility lists for
Internet Explorer to help improve your experience on some sites.
In order to improve your browsing experience, Microsoft provides compatibility lists,
which adjust the behavior of Internet Explorer to adapt to changing websites
and PC hardware. Internet Explorer will periodically download an updated set of
compatibility lists from Microsoft. These lists include lists of websites and
PC hardware for which Internet Explorer should adjust its settings to help
improve compatibility. This setting
doesn’t affect the default browser on your PC, your ability to choose the
browser that you use, or whether Internet Explorer is enabled on the PC.
Compatibility lists only work in Internet Explorer.
Let Windows and apps
use your name, account picture, and advertising ID, and request your location
from the Windows Location Platform.
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Let apps use your name and account
picture. Apps will be able to request your name and account
picture from Windows. They could use this information to provide personalized
content.
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Let apps use your advertising ID
for experiences across apps. Apps will have access to a unique identifier for each user on this PC.
Apps may use this identifier to learn which apps you use and how you use them.
This can help them to provide you with more relevant advertising and
experiences.
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Turn
on Windows Location Platform so apps can ask for your location.
When the Windows Location platform is turned on, Windows and the apps you’ve
authorized may use your PC’s location. Administrators can choose to turn the
location platform off for all users in Location Settings in Control Panel. Each
user of this PC can separately control location settings for their apps in
Privacy in PC settings.
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