How to turn on and off the Timeline feature on Windows 10

Windows 10 is currently the most popular and stable version of Windows. With Windows 10, Microsoft has tweaked a lot to balance the performance and experience of the supplement. Many new features have been updated on Windows 10 to give users the best experience, one of which we cannot help but mention is the Timeline feature. In this article, Software Tips will guide you how to turn on and off the Timeline feature on Windows 10.

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Method 1: Turn on, off through settings

Step 1: Access Settings in Start to turn off the Timeline feature .

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Step 2: In the Settings window, select Privacy .

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Step 3: In Privacy, select Activity history , here you proceed as follows:

Uncheck the Store my activity history on this device (1) and Send my activity history to Microsoft (2).

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If in the third part (3) Show activities from these accounts , if you have login accounts as shown below, then you should turn it off to avoid syncing Timeline data.

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Step 4: You proceed to select Clear to delete the data history on your Timeline .

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So you have turned off the Timeline feature on Windows 10.

So how do I turn this Timeline back on?

To turn this Timeline back on, repeat the steps above and turn off the items we just turned off:

1. Store my activity history on this device (1)
2. Send my activity history to Microsoft (2)
3. Show activities from these accounts (3)

Method 2: Turn on and off the Timeline through Edit Group Policy

Step 1: You enter gpedit.msc into the search bar on Start and press Enter .

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Step 2: When the Group Policy Editor opens, access each folder as follows:

Computer Configuration -> Administrative Templates -> System -> OS Policies .

In the OS Policies folder, select Enables Activity Feed .

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In the Enables Activity Feed window, select Disabled and click Apply to apply.

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So the Timeline feature on your Windows 10 has been turned off.

To turn on the Timeline feature on Windows 10 in the Local Group Policy Editor, proceed as follows:

Repeat the same steps and select Enabled in the Enables Activity Feed window and click Apply .

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Thus, Software Tips have shown you two ways to turn on and off Timeline on Windows 10 quickly and easily. Good luck!