ProtectYourPC

ProtectYourPC specifies whether Express settings are used to:

  • Personalize speech, typing, and inking input by sending contacts and calendar details, along with other associated input data to Microsoft.
  • Let Windows and apps request the user’s localization, including location history, and use the advertising ID to personalize experiences on the device.
  • Turn on protection from malicious web content and use page prediction to preload sites in Windows browsers, which sends the browsing history to Microsoft.
  • Automatically connect to suggested open and shared networks.
  • Send problem reports to Microsoft.
Note  The functionality for ProtectYourPC has changed for Windows 10 for desktop editions (Home, Pro, Enterprise, and Education). In previous releases, this setting specified whether Windows Update installed important and recommended updates automatically.

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