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Privacy settings for managed apps and desktops

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Applies to: Windows Server 2022, Windows Server 2019, Windows Server 2016, Windows 11, Windows 10

When accessing managed resources (apps or desktops) provided by your IT administrator, the privacy settings for the remote system have been preconfigured by your IT administrator. These settings may be different than the privacy settings on your local system. If you have questions, contact your IT administrator.

Note

Using managed resources in regions other than the United States may result in data transfer to the United States.

These are some of the Windows 10 privacy settings you can configure in your managed desktop:

You can always review the information collected and sent to Microsoft by accessing your Privacy Dashboard.

Learn more about privacy settings

If your IT administrator has provided you with a managed desktop, you can follow the instructions in the next section to learn more about these settings and change any settings not locked by your IT Administrator.

How to change privacy settings in Windows 10 remote desktops

To change privacy settings in a Windows 10 remote desktop:

  1. From the remote desktop, select the Windows button on the taskbar or press the Windows key on your keyboard to open the Start menu.
  2. Select the gear icon to open Settings.
  3. Search for the names of the configurable privacy settings listed earlier in this topic to learn more about it.

Note

If your IT Administrator has configured the managed desktop to not retain user configuration settings between connections, any changes you make to these settings won't be saved.