VIdeo: Tips to Personalize Windows 10

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A quick guide to tuning your personalization settings.

Microsoft pushed customization as a major selling point for Windows 10, but some users need a little help tweaking their settings.

CNET shares tips to make Windows 10 to your liking. Getting too many notifications? Visit the systems menu to mute programs you don’t want to interrupt you. The video also walks through ways to eliminate ads, remove app suggestions and other ways to turn up privacy settings if personalizations are getting too creepy.

Though a recent survey found that 61 percent of federal agencies still use Windows 7 or 8, the Defense Department plans to roll out the new OS by January.