Windows 10 Creators Update Adds New Privacy Settings; Cortana Gets New Features For Newbies [VIDEO]

With the latest Windows 10 Creators Update, PC owners will now have better privacy settings and more. The recent update just made the latest operating system of Windows better after the complaints of the users concerning its problematic privacy management.

Windows 10 Creators Update Fixes Privacy Issues

Most PC owners would want better privacy settings for their operating system so that they can be at ease. The previous version of Windows 10 had a difficult way of managing its privacy because they would have to find the settings scattered all over the operating system. The OS itself is integrated with cloud-based features like Cortana, determining the owner's location, acquiring diagnostic data, gathering information for better ad-targeting, and more, PC World reported.

With the Creators Update, Microsoft has now made its web-based privacy information related to the user's Microsoft Account. The privacy settings on the PC are now more helpful this time around.

Windows 10 Creators Update Privacy Section Changes Subtle

The changes with the Windows 10 Creators Update were mostly subtle like the left-hand navigation pane, which now included all the privacy categories like location, camera, microphone, and many more. The most significant change is that each privacy screen in the Settings app that has an option that lets users know about their privacy options. Another new addition to the Privacy sections of the Settings app is the Background apps section, which now has the universal off button.

Windows 10 Creators Update Lets Administrators Limit User Options

The Windows 10 Creators Update has introduced a method for administrators to limit the user options for better user management. They now have a way to hide Setting app pages, which was the same way that it allowed the Control Panel applets to be hidden from sight, Digital Trends reported.

Windows 10 Creators Update Introduced New Cortana Features

Windows 10's Cortana feature also got some new improvements with the Creators Update. It allowed the digital assistant to help consumers to configure their computers for the first time. Cortana will be there to help the newbie installer at every step, and it will even have voice commands, Windows Central reported.

Check out the Windows 10 Creators Update video below: