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| Microsoft Defender SmartScreen | Microsoft Defender SmartScreen is a feature of Windows, Internet Explorer, and Microsoft Edge. It helps protect users against phishing or malware websites and applications, and the downloading of potentially malicious files. Turning off Microsoft Defender SmartScreen means you cannot block a website or warn users they may be accessing a malicious site. <br/>To turn it off, see [Microsoft Defender SmartScreen](/windows/privacy/manage-connections-from-windows-operating-system-components-to-microsoft-services#241-microsoft-defender-smartscreen). |
| OneDrive | OneDrive is a cloud storage system that allows you to save your files and photos, and access them from any device, anywhere. <br/>To turn off OneDrive, see [OneDrive](/windows/privacy/manage-connections-from-windows-operating-system-components-to-microsoft-services#16-onedrive). |
| Troubleshooting Service | Windows troubleshooting service will automatically fix critical issues like corrupt settings that keep critical services from running, make adjustments to work with your hardware, or make other specific changes required for Windows to operate with the hardware, apps, and settings you’ve selected. In addition, it will recommend troubleshooting for other problems that aren’t critical to normal Windows operation but might impact your experience. <br/>To turn it off, see [Troubleshooting service](/windows/client-management/mdm/policy-csp-troubleshooting). |
| Voice Typing | Voice typing (also referred to as Windows dictation in earlier versions of Windows) allows you to write text by speaking by using Microsoft’s online speech recognition technology. <br/>To turn it off, see [Speech recognition](/windows/privacy/manage-connections-from-windows-operating-system-components-to-microsoft-services#186-speech). |
| Voice Typing | Voice typing (also referred to as Windows dictation in earlier versions of Windows) allows users to write text by speaking by using Microsoft’s online speech recognition technology. <br/>To turn it off, see [Speech recognition](/windows/privacy/manage-connections-from-windows-operating-system-components-to-microsoft-services#186-speech). |
| Windows backup | When settings synchronization is turned on, a user's settings are synced across all Windows devices when they sign in with the same account. <br/>To turn it off, see [Sync your settings](/windows/privacy/manage-connections-from-windows-operating-system-components-to-microsoft-services#21-sync-your-settings). |
| Windows Dashboard Widgets | Windows Dashboard widget is a dynamic view that shows you personalized content like news, weather, a glimpse at your calendar and to-do list and your recent photos. It provides a quick glance view, which allows users to be productive without needing to go to multiple apps or websites. This connected experience is new in Windows 11. |
| Windows Dashboard Widgets | Windows Dashboard widget is a dynamic view that shows users personalized content like news, weather, their calendar and to-do list, and recent photos. It provides a quick glance view, which allows users to be productive without needing to go to multiple apps or websites. This connected experience is new in Windows 11. |
| Windows Insider Program | The Windows Insider Preview program lets you help shape the future of Windows, be part of the community, and get early access to builds of Windows. Once you've registered for the program, you can run Insider Preview builds on as many devices as you want, each in the channel of your choice. Learn how to join the Windows Insider program by visiting the program’s [website](https://insider.windows.com/). <br/>To turn it off, see [Windows Insider Program](/windows/privacy/manage-connections-from-windows-operating-system-components-to-microsoft-services#7-insider-preview-builds). |
| Windows Search | Windows Search lets users use the search box on the taskbar to find what they are looking for, whether it’s on their device, in the cloud, or on the web. Windows Search can provide results for items from the device (including apps, settings, and files), the users account (including OneDrive, SharePoint, and other Microsoft services), and the internet. <br/>To turn it off, see [Windows Search](/windows/privacy/manage-connections-from-windows-operating-system-components-to-microsoft-services#2-cortana-and-search). |
| Windows Spotlight | Windows Spotlight displays new background images on the lock screen each day. Additionally, it provides feature suggestions, fun facts, and tips on the lock screen background. <br/>Administrators can turn off Windows Spotlight features to prevent users from using the Windows Spotlight background. <br/>To turn it off, see [Windows Spotlight](/windows/privacy/manage-connections-from-windows-operating-system-components-to-microsoft-services#25-windows-spotlight). |
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| Auto-complete feature for web addresses | The auto-complete feature suggests possible matches when users are typing web addresses in the browser address bar. |
| Compatibility logging | This feature is designed for use by developers and IT professionals to determine the compatibility of their websites with Internet Explorer. It is disabled by default and needs to be enabled to start logging Internet Explorer events in the Windows Event Viewer. These events describe failures that might have happened on the site and can include information about specific controls and webpages that failed. |
| Compatibility View | Compatibility View helps make websites designed for older browsers look better when viewed in Internet Explorer. The compatibility view setting allows you to choose whether an employee can fix website display problems they encounter while browsing. |
| Flip ahead | Flip ahead enables your users to flip through web content quickly by swiping across the page or by clicking forward. When flip ahead is turned on, web browsing history is periodically sent to Microsoft. If you turn off this setting, your users will no longer be able swipe across a screen or click forward to go to the next pre-loaded page of a website. |
| Flip ahead | Flip ahead enables users to flip through web content quickly by swiping across the page or by clicking forward. When flip ahead is turned on, web browsing history is periodically sent to Microsoft. If you turn off this setting, users will no longer be able swipe across a screen or click forward to go to the next pre-loaded page of a website. |
| Web Slices | A Web Slice enables users to subscribe to and automatically receive updates to content directly within a web page. Disabling the RSS Feeds setting will turn off background synchronization for feeds and Web Slices. |
| Accelerators | Accelerators are menu options in Internet Explorer that help automate common browser-related tasks. In Internet Explorer, when you right-click selected text, Accelerators appear in the list of available options. <br/>For example, if you select a word, you can use the "Translate with Bing" Accelerator to obtain a translation of that word. |
| Pinning websites to Start | When a user pins a website to the Start menu, it displays as a tile similar to the way apps are displayed. Like Microsoft Store apps, website tiles might display updates if the website has been designed to do so. For example, an online email service might send updates to the tile indicating how many new messages a user has. |