When Sync settings is turned on, Windows syncs the settings you choose across all your Windows 10 devices that you've signed in to with your Microsoft account.

Note:聽You can also sync your settings聽for a work or school account if it鈥檚 allowed by your organization. For more info about how Azure Active Directory and Enterprise State Roaming work to synchronize user and app settings to the cloud, see Enterprise State Roaming overview.

To find Sync settings, select聽Start聽, then select Settings聽 > Accounts聽 > Sync your settings .

Choose from settings such as language preferences, passwords, and color themes. If you turn on聽Other Windows settings, Windows also syncs some device settings (for things like printers and mouse options), File Explorer settings, and notification preferences. For a complete list of settings that Windows can sync, see聽Windows 10 roaming settings reference.

Open Sync settings

To stop syncing your settings and remove them from the cloud, turn off synced settings on all the devices connected to your Microsoft account. After this is done, you'll need to聽remove it from your account. Here's how:

Go to https://account.microsoft.com/devices.

Scroll down to the bottom of the page and select聽Clear stored settings.