Windows 11: Data protection settings
Large excitement on Windows is usually the topics of data protection and security. Microsoft is happy to collect so -called telemetry data to ensure the reliability of the system. The transferred data also allow extensive conclusions to be drawn about the usage behavior of the PC users. In order to check the current configuration and change it if necessary, proceed:
- Open the settings app, for example with the key combination Window button + I.
- Click on the left Data protection and security and then on Diagnosis and feedback.
- Switch the option Send optional diagnostic data from if it is activated.
You can remove already collected data under the menu item “Delete diagnostic data” by click Delete. Incidentally, this and many other security settings, such as the transmission of your geographical position to Microsoft server, also change with the free tool O&O Shutup10 ++. With a few clicks you can get control of your privacy.
Windows 11: Set standard browser
- Open the settings (Windows + I).
- Select the menu item Apps and click on Standard apps.
- An overview of the standard applications in which you now select the installed browser appears, for example Google Chrome.
- Now click on Define as a standard.
Windows 11: Switch on update turbo
- Open the settings (Window button + I).
- Click on Windows Update.
- Set the switch “Get the latest updates as soon as you are available” A. That’s it.
Windows 11: Create recovery point
After installing a new operating system, there are further work in addition to the settings, such as the installation of additional software and drivers. Problems and mistakes can always occur. Provision is therefore recommended – in Windows 11 with a system recovery point to which your PC can be reset in an emergency. To create such a backup, proceed as follows:
- Open the start menu.
- Tap Recovery point In the search and click on Create recovery point.
- In the new window, select the system drive, usually (C
and marked by “(system)”, and click on the button Configure… - Click the option there Activate computer protection and choose the maximum possible storage space occupancy. Two to three percent are recommended at this point.
- Confirm by click OK.
- Click now Create…to create a recovery point.
- Enter a meaningful name for the recovery point and click on Create. That was it.
If you do not want to be disturbed when working or gaming, under Windows 11 determine which notifications you hear and see, the remaining reports shifts Windows to the notification center, where you can view you at any time. The corresponding options can be found in the settings under “System” in the “Notifications” area. Feel annoyed by references to Microsoft products and tips for furnishing, remove the ticks there:
- “Display the Windows Will-Grünbeeplebnis after updates and when registering to see new functions and suggestions”
- “Suggest opportunities to optimally use Windows and complete the setup of this device”
- “Get tips and suggestions when Windows is used”.
Note: From Windows 11 22H2 you will find the options mentioned after a click on Additional settings
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Windows 11: Adjust the start menu and taskbar
With the update to Windows 11, Microsoft centered the new start menu and all attached programs in the taskbar. If you do not like the middle presentation, move the menu to the left. And like this:
- Make a right click on the taskbar.
- In the menu, call up the “Tasklebet Settings”.
- In the popping-up settings app, navigate to “behavior of the taskbar” and set the display to “left-a-bushed” using the drop-down menu. Complete.
From Windows 11 22H2, blind more app icons in the “attached” area or more elements under “recommended”-and therefore less in the other area. How to change the change:
- Open the settings (Windows + I).
- Click on personalization and right on start.
- Here you can choose either by clicking More attached elements or More recommendations. If you would like to go back to the balanced default, click here instead standard.
Would you like to reach important folders via the start menu? No problem, if desired, you can display folders such as music, documents, downloads next to the network switch symbol. You can find the options for this:
- Open the settings (Window button + I).
- Click on personalization and right on start.
- Now click on Folder And set up the slider for folders that you want to see in the start menu. Complete.
Windows 11 flaps the scroll strip by default. If you drive along the edge of the window for a moment with the mouse pointer, it appears. If this behavior does not suit you and you always want to get the scroll strip displayed, proceed as follows:
- Open the settings (Window button + I).
- Click on Barrifeness and then on Visual effects.
- Activate the “always display scroll strips” option. That’s it.
Feel free to work in a dark display, switch on the Dark Mode on your device. Under Windows 11, proceed as follows:
- Open the settings (Window button + I).
- Click on the left personalization and then right on Colors.
- Select the menu item Select mode The option via the drop-down menu Dark out of. Complete.
Many users fold their notebook reflexively at lunch break or for the end of the day. If you want to determine what is happening in this campaign, you will find the corresponding settings in the control control – and like this:
- Press the Window button, tap Control control one and then press Enter.
- Now click on the menu item System and security and then on Energy options.
- Click on the left Select what should happen when folding the computer.
- Now select at With the flap the desired behavior. The drop-down menu offers the following options: Do nothing, save energy, hlees, downfall. Note that you have to make the setting for battery and network operation separately.
In the default setting, the Explorer in Windows 11 does not indicate any file endings. For many users, however, it is easier to find the right files when you see the exact file type. In addition, the setting may help to track down harmful programs that specify a false file type. How to blind file environments in the Explorer of Windows 11:
- Open the settings (Window button+I).
- Click on the left system and then navigate to the menu item For developers.
- Select now File Explorer and activate there Show file extensions. Complete.
