Has anyone else had privacy settings completely reset after upgrading to Windows?

aate953 · Post by **aate953** » Sun Jan 11, 2026 2:39 pm

Same here. This happened to me after the last update. I had to go through and turn everything off all over again.

849fjapsxeea · Post by **849fjapsxeea** » Sun Jan 11, 2026 10:58 pm

+1 Yeah, it's a known thing with major updates; you might want to check your diagnostic data settings too, as those often flip back.

ekz32 · Post by **ekz32** » Mon Jan 12, 2026 3:32 pm

Agreed, and it's a good idea to run the privacy dashboard after an update to catch anything else that changed.

bdwvqPLUr · Post by **bdwvqPLUr** » Mon Jan 12, 2026 4:02 pm

Can confirm. Yeah, and double-check your app permissions in Settings > Privacy & security too, since those sometimes slip through.