Documents is likely the folder containing the most sensitive documents you have on your rig.

It can contain work or personal documents, banking details, and password databases for example.

This guide will walk you through the process of blocking apps from having access to your Documents.

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The privacy controls are listed under Documents in the Privacy section of the parameters app.

There are three prefs on the Documents privacy page.

This setting may require administrative permissions to change.

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If you receive a User Access Control (UAC) prompt, click Yes to apply the change.

The three tweaks affect all users on the gadget, the current user and individual apps respectively.

However, this setting only affects the current user and does not require administrative permissions to change.

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With these prefs, you might control which apps can access your Documents on an app-by-app basis.

To change any of the controls, just hit the respective slider.

The three configs affect all users on the equipment, the current user, and individual apps respectively.

Tip: These parameters only apply to apps installed through the Microsoft Store.

Third-party software installed from the internet cant be managed in this way.