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---
title: Configuring basic settings
intro: 'You can access settings for protecting your privacy, connecting accounts to GitHub Desktop, and configuring Git.'
redirect_from:
- /desktop/getting-started-with-github-desktop/configuring-basic-settings
- /desktop/installing-and-configuring-github-desktop/configuring-basic-settings
versions:
fpt: '*'
shortTitle: Configure basic settings
---
{% mac %}
{% data reusables.desktop.mac-select-desktop-menu %}
3. To view or change your settings, toggle between the panes in the "Preferences" window.
![Screenshot of the "Preferences" window. The left sidebar, with menu options such as "Accounts" and "Integrations", is highlighted with an orange outline.](/assets/images/help/desktop/mac-select-preferences-pane.png)
{% indented_data_reference reusables.desktop.preferences-options-tabs spaces=3 %}
{% endmac %}
{% windows %}
{% data reusables.desktop.windows-choose-options %}
2. To view or change your settings, toggle between these panes:
![The Options menu navigation](/assets/images/help/desktop/windows-select-accounts-pane.png)
{% indented_data_reference reusables.desktop.preferences-options-tabs spaces=3 %}
{% endwindows %}
You can choose from the following options.
## Further reading
- "[AUTOTITLE](/desktop/installing-and-configuring-github-desktop/configuring-and-customizing-github-desktop/setting-a-theme-for-github-desktop)"