Set user preferences

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You can set user preferences on the user profile page in Azure DevOps. Changes can include the picture, display name, preferred email, and UI theme. These settings only apply to Azure DevOps.

Tip

See the following articles for setting other user preferences:

Note

Language settings apply only to your profile page and don't affect the UI language.

On the Azure DevOps user profile page, you can change the user picture, display name, preferred email, language, date and time pattern, time zone, and other user interface preferences.

See the following articles for setting more user preferences:

Set preferences

  1. From the home page, select User settings, and then select Profile.

    Screenshot to open Azure DevOps profile.

  2. From the Profile page, you can change the profile picture, display name, contact information, and region. Select Save. Select the Time and Locale tab to change more settings, like language, date and time pattern, time zone, and UI theme.

    Screenshot to choose and edit the Profile page.

  1. To change the user preferences, open the user profile menu, and then select My profile.

    Screenshot of select the user profile menu, and then My profile.

  2. From the General tab, you can change the following information:

    • Profile picture
    • Display name
    • Preferred email
    • Whether borders appear for fields on work item forms.

    Screenshot of User Profile dialog, General tab.

  3. From the Locale tab, you can change the preferred language, date and time pattern, and time zone.

    Screenshot of User Profile dialog, Locale tab.

  4. To change the UI theme, go back to the profile menu and select Theme. Choose between Dark and Light.

  5. Select Save.

User profile settings are updated.