{"id":85464,"date":"2024-12-12T06:00:57","date_gmt":"2024-12-12T11:00:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pureinfotech.com\/?p=85464"},"modified":"2024-12-12T19:13:30","modified_gmt":"2024-12-13T00:13:30","slug":"manage-sync-settings-windows-10","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pureinfotech.com\/manage-sync-settings-windows-10\/","title":{"rendered":"How to sync settings across devices on Windows 10"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul class=\"sum\">\n<li>To manage your sync settings on Windows 10, open <strong>Settings<\/strong> &gt; <strong>Accounts<\/strong> &gt;<strong> Windows backup<\/strong> and turn the <strong>Quickly access your preferences across Microsoft experiences&#8221;<\/strong> option on or off.<\/li>\n<li>You can also control which settings the system will upload to the cloud and sync across devices.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>UPDATED 12\/12\/2024:<\/strong> On Windows 10, if you sign in with a Microsoft account, you can sync your settings across the devices you configured with the same account.<\/p>\n<p>When the feature is enabled, you can synchronize your accounts, <a href=\"https:\/\/pureinfotech.com\/find-wifi-password-windows-11\/\">Wi-Fi networks<\/a> and passwords, language preferences, and various other settings, including printer, mouse, File Explorer settings, and notification preferences.<\/p>\n<p>Microsoft added this feature because syncing your settings helps maintain a consistent experience. However, it is not for everyone, as some may want to keep configurations separate. If this is the case, <a href=\"https:\/\/pureinfotech.com\/tag\/windows-10\/\">Windows 10<\/a> allows you to control exactly the settings you want to keep synchronized across devices. You can even disable the feature if you want to set up your devices differently.<\/p>\n<p>In this <a href=\"https:\/\/pureinfotech.com\/tag\/how-to\/\">guide<\/a>, I&#8217;ll teach you how to select the settings you want to sync between computers or disable it completely.<\/p>\n<ul class=\"toc\">\n<li><a href=\"#enable_disable_sync_windows10\">Manage sync settings on Windows 10<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#change_sync_windows10\">Change sync settings on Windows 10<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 id=\"enable_disable_sync_windows10\">Manage sync settings on Windows 10<\/h2>\n<p>To enable or disable sync for your settings, use these steps:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>\n<p>Open <strong>Settings <\/strong>on Windows 10.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Click on <strong>Accounts<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Click on <strong>Windows backup<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>(Option 1) Turn on the <strong>&#8220;Quickly access your preferences across Microsoft experiences&#8221;<\/strong> toggle switch to enable the feature.<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-174697\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pureinfotech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/windows-10-enable-settings-sync.webp?resize=827%2C511&#038;quality=78&#038;strip=all&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Windows 10 enable sync settings\" width=\"827\" height=\"511\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pureinfotech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/windows-10-enable-settings-sync.webp?w=954&amp;quality=78&amp;strip=all&amp;ssl=1 954w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pureinfotech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/windows-10-enable-settings-sync.webp?resize=300%2C185&amp;quality=78&amp;strip=all&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pureinfotech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/windows-10-enable-settings-sync.webp?resize=930%2C574&amp;quality=78&amp;strip=all&amp;ssl=1 930w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pureinfotech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/windows-10-enable-settings-sync.webp?resize=150%2C93&amp;quality=78&amp;strip=all&amp;ssl=1 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 827px) 100vw, 827px\" \/><\/li>\n<li>(Option 2) Turn off the <strong>&#8220;Quickly access your preferences across Microsoft experiences&#8221;<\/strong> toggle switch to disable the feature.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Once you complete the steps, the feature will start syncing your settings across devices. If you disabled the option, then settings won&#8217;t sync, and you will need to configure settings on each device.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"change_sync_windows10\">Change sync settings on Windows 10<\/h2>\n<p>To change sync settings on Windows 10, use these steps:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>\n<p>Open <strong>Settings<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Click on <strong>Accounts<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Click on <strong>Sync your settings<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Turn on or off the toggle switch for each of the settings you want to sync:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Accessibility.<\/li>\n<li>Accounts, Wi-Fi networks and passwords.<\/li>\n<li>Personalization.<\/li>\n<li>Language preferences and dictionary.<\/li>\n<li>Other Windows settings.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-174698\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pureinfotech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/window-10-change-sync-settings.webp?resize=827%2C511&#038;quality=78&#038;strip=all&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Windows 10 change sync settings\" width=\"827\" height=\"511\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pureinfotech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/window-10-change-sync-settings.webp?w=954&amp;quality=78&amp;strip=all&amp;ssl=1 954w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pureinfotech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/window-10-change-sync-settings.webp?resize=300%2C185&amp;quality=78&amp;strip=all&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pureinfotech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/window-10-change-sync-settings.webp?resize=930%2C574&amp;quality=78&amp;strip=all&amp;ssl=1 930w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pureinfotech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/window-10-change-sync-settings.webp?resize=150%2C93&amp;quality=78&amp;strip=all&amp;ssl=1 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 827px) 100vw, 827px\" \/><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>After you complete the steps, only the settings you selected will sync across devices when using the same Microsoft account.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Update December 12, 2024:<\/strong> This guide has been updated to ensure accuracy and reflect changes to the process.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Take control of Windows 10 and sync only the settings you want across devices.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":174701,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[23],"tags":[95,19,2540,2576],"class_list":["post-85464","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-windows","tag-difficulty-level-beginner","tag-how-to","tag-windows-10","tag-windows-help"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>How to sync settings across devices on Windows 10 - Pureinfotech<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"On Windows 10, to enable or disable sync settings, or select individual sync settings, you can use these steps.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/pureinfotech.com\/manage-sync-settings-windows-10\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"How to sync settings across devices on Windows 10 - Pureinfotech\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"On Windows 10, to enable or disable sync settings, or select individual sync settings, you can use these steps.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/pureinfotech.com\/manage-sync-settings-windows-10\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Pureinfotech \u2022 Windows 10 &amp; 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