Understanding the privacy implications of your operating system is essential, especially during the setup and installation phases. For users of Windows 8.1 and Windows Server 2012 R2, Microsoft provided a specific privacy statement detailing how data is collected and used by various installation and setup features. Accessing the Privacy Statement
Several optional features active during installation have specific privacy impacts that users can control:
Once installation is complete, you can continue to manage your privacy settings through the system interface:
: For compatible hardware, device encryption is automatically turned on if you use a Microsoft account during setup. A recovery key is backed up to your OneDrive account to help you regain access if hardware failures occur. Post-Installation Privacy Management