You can also choose if device driver software can be automatically downloaded or upgraded from the internet when your computer is using a metered internet connection (like 3G/4G). Here, you can manage devices connected to your computer, as well as devices present on the network. You can also choose whether or not apps can send the links of web content that you access from the apps (including the websites you visit) to Windows Store, which (according to Microsoft) is done in order to improve Windows Store. Here, you can allow or deny apps access to your personal information such as location, real name and account picture.
In the General section, you will find settings for your time zone, enabling/disabling app switching between recent apps, autocorrect settings, language settings, PC reset options and advanced system startup and restore settings. Here, you can control which apps appear when you click ‘Share’ from the Charms bar, as well as the ability to organize them in the list based on frequency of use. Lastly, you can set which apps can be used to provide you with additional search results. In this section, you have the options to choose whether to let Windows keep your search history or not and if history is enabled, you can also set Windows to show the apps you search most on the top of search results. You can also enable or disable notifications for Calendar, Internet Explorer, Mail, Messaging, Music, Store, Video and other installed metro apps. You can turn them on or off, choose whether notifications are shown on the lock screen or not, and enable or disable notification sounds. Here, you can manage notification settings. Once this setting is enabled, your PC users can access the signed-in account without entering the password. Lastly, you can add new users by clicking Add a user, and remove existing users’ accounts. If you click the Change button, it will affect all accounts on the PC. It even lets you allow your PC users to wake the PC and access the currently signed-in user without having to enter the password.
You can also change your password, create a picture password or create a 4-digit PIN for logging in.
User settings let you choose between using your Microsoft account to login to Windows, or just a local account the way it was on Windows 7. Under Start screen settings, you can select a background for the Start screen and change the background color, from a pre- define set of background designs and colors available.įinally, you can change your account picture to an existing file on your computer or SkyDrive, or directly take one from your computer’s camera for the purpose. Under Lock screen settings, you can change the lock screen wallpaper, select apps like Calendar, Messaging and Email to show status and notifications on lock screen, and also select other apps like Calendar to show additional, detailed information like your agenda and appointments. The Personalize section allows you to change settings for your Lock screen, Start screen and Account picture. Now let’s take a look PC settings in detail.
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