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Windows 11's default typing personalization setting logs every unfamiliar word you type

MakeUseOf reports Windows 11 logging words to local dictionary by default

2 Oct 31 · 11d ago · 1 article · 1 post · 2 sources · development 2 of 2

MakeUseOf publishes an investigation revealing that Windows 11's "Inking & typing personalization" setting logs every unfamiliar word typed on the system into a plain-text file (default.dic) stored in the user profile folder. The setting runs by default and persists even after users select restrictive privacy options during setup.

MakeUseOf reports Windows 11 logging words to local dictionary by default
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“There's a setting in Windows 11 that has been quietly logging words it doesn't recognize since the day you set up your PC. Everything gets saved to a file on your hard drive, and nothing about it alerts you that it's running.”

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Reported in the same hours no headline names this development itself — these 1 claim were published in its stretch

  1. 1 outlet Your Windows 11 PC is quietly recording what you type because of one default setting

    first by MakeUseOf, 11d ago

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