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TURN OFF WINDOWS 10 CHANGING BACKGROUNDS

June 16, 2020June 16, 2020
Operating System

Does that ever changing background on your Windows 10 system, annoy you. Do you feel like them downloading things to your computer without your approval or consent is an invasion of your space…privacy…and is just plain rude….well here is the solution to that

In the Type here to search box

Type the word Theme and select the top link

Click on Lock Screen

Set Background to anything other than Windows spotlight

Turn off Show lock screen background picture on the sign-in screen

Turn off Get fun facts, tips, and more from Windows and Cortana on your lock screen

That’s it! Annoyance avoided

Disable Web Search in Windows 10 Search Bar

April 13, 2020April 13, 2020
Operating System

One of the worst features is the data leakage that comes out of your Windows 10 computer, every single time you search it for a local app. What I mean by this is when I click on my search bar, next to the start button…Say I search for Putty. It shows me Web results first, then my Putty app second. Now anyone monitoring a network can see the constant stream of requests coming out of a network and fingerprint the applications in use. HUUUUUGE issue in my opinion.

To disable this feature do the following

Click the Type here to search bar

Type Edit group policy

Navigate to Computer Configuration > Administrative Templates > Windows Components > Search

Double click the Allow Cloud Search policy and set to Disabled. Click Ok to save

Double click the Don’t search the web or allow web results in search policy and set to Disabled. Click Ok to save

Double click the Don’t search the web or allow web results in search over metered connections policy and set to Disabled. Click Ok to save

That is it. Your data leakage settings have been changed.