### YamlMime:Hub

title: Windows privacy documentation
summary: Resources to help you understand data privacy considerations for Windows, including what tools and controls are available to your organization to view and manage Windows data collection. 
brand: m365

metadata:
  title: Windows Privacy
  description: Learn about how privacy is managed in Windows.
  ms.service: windows-client
  ms.subservice: itpro-privacy
  ms.topic: hub-page
  ms.collection:
  - essentials-privacy
  - privacy-windows
  author: DHB-MSFT
  ms.author: danbrown
  manager: laurawi
  ms.date: 04/30/2025
  ms.localizationpriority: high

highlightedContent:
  items:
    - title: Windows privacy & compliance guide
      itemType: overview
      url: windows-privacy-compliance-guide.md
    - title: Configure Windows diagnostic data
      itemType: how-to-guide
      url: configure-windows-diagnostic-data-in-your-organization.md
    - title: View Windows diagnostic data
      itemType: how-to-guide
      url: diagnostic-data-viewer-overview.md

productDirectory:
  title: Understand Windows diagnostic data in Windows 11 and Windows 10
  summary: Learn more about what Windows diagnostic data is collected under the different settings for the latest versions of Windows 11 and Windows 10. 
  items:
    - title: Windows 11 required diagnostic data
      imageSrc: /media/common/i_extend.svg
      summary: Learn more about Windows 11 diagnostic data events and fields collected.
      url: required-diagnostic-events-fields-windows-11-24H2.md
    - title: Windows 10 required diagnostic data
      imageSrc: /media/common/i_build.svg
      summary: Learn more about Windows 10 diagnostic data events and fields collected.
      url: required-windows-diagnostic-data-events-and-fields-2004.md
    - title: Optional diagnostic data
      imageSrc: /media/common/i_get-started.svg
      summary: Get examples of the types of optional diagnostic data collected from Windows.
      url: optional-diagnostic-data.md

additionalContent:
  sections:
    - items:
        - title: View and manage Windows 11 connection endpoints
          links:
            - text: Manage Windows 11 connection endpoints
              url: ./manage-windows-11-endpoints.md
            - text: Manage connections from Windows to Microsoft services
              url: manage-connections-from-windows-operating-system-components-to-microsoft-services.md
        - title: Additional resources
          links:
            - text: Microsoft Trust Center
              url: https://www.microsoft.com/trust-center/product-overview
            - text: General Data Protection Regulation Summary
              url: /compliance/regulatory/gdpr
            - text: Service Trust Portal
              url: https://servicetrust.microsoft.com