Windows 10 Background Apps And Your Privacy

In Windows 10, you can use apps that can continue lớn perform actions even when you are not actively in the app’s window. These are commonly called background apps.

To control which apps can run in the background

Go to lớn Start , then select Settings > Privacy > Background apps.

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Under Background Apps, make sure Let apps run in the background is turned On.

Under Choose which apps can run in the background, turn individual apps và services settings On or Off.

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To stop most apps from running in the background

Go to lớn Start , then select Settings > Privacy > Background apps.

Under Background Apps, make sure Let apps run in the background is turned Off.

Exceptions khổng lồ the privacy settings

Desktop apps won’t appear in your Choose which apps can run in the background list and are not affected by the Let apps run in the background setting. To allow or block desktop apps, use the settings in those applications.

Note:  How can you tell if an ứng dụng is a desktop app? Desktop apps are usually downloaded from the internet or with some type of truyền thông (such as a CD, DVD, or USB storage device). They’re launched using an .EXE or .DLL file, và they typically run on your device unlike web-based apps (which run in the cloud). You can also find desktop applications in appmobiles.info Store.

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