<p>To store the settings of the Welcome Screen across different Tails sessions,
turn on the [[Welcome Screen|persistent_storage/configure#welcome_screen]]
feature of the Persistent Storage.</p>

<p>With this feature turned on, unlock your Persistent Storage to
restore your settings in the Welcome Screen.</p>

Assistive technologies

You can activate several assistive technologies, like a screen reader or large text, from the universal access menu (accessibility menu in the top bar, the

You can activate several assistive technologies, like a screen reader or large text, from the accessibility menu in the top bar, the

[[!img lib/preferences-desktop-accessibility.png alt="Universal Accessaccessiblity menu" class="symbolic" link="no"]]

[[!img lib/accessibility.png alt="accessiblity menu" class="symbolic" link="no"]]

icon whichthat looks like a person) in the top bar.

icon that looks like a person.

Language and formats

[[!img desktop/keyboard.png link="no" alt="Menu in the top-right corner of the desktop to switch between different kKeyboard layoutsMenu"]]

[[!img desktop/keyboard.png link="no" alt="Keyboard Menu"]]

<table>
<tr><th></th><th>USA</th><th>United Kingdom</th></tr>
<tr><td>Date & time</td><td>3/17/2017 3:56 PM</td><td>17/03/2017 15:56</td></tr>
<tr><td>First day of the week</td><td>Sunday</td><td>Monday</td></tr>
<tr><td>Unit system</td><td>Imperial</td><td>Metric</td></tr>
<tr><td>Paper size</td><td>Letter</td><td>A4</td></tr>
</table>

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You can save some of your files and configuration in an encrypted [[Persistent Storage|persistent_storage]] on your Tails USB stick.

If no Persistent Storage is detected on the USB stick, you can click the **Create Persistent Storage** button to automatically start the Persistent Storage settings after you start Tails and the desktop appears.

If a Persistent Storage is detected on the USB stick, enter your passphrase and click **Unlock Encryption** to unlock and activate your Persistent Storage.

See also our [[documentation on the Persistent Storage|persistent_storage]].

Administration Password

MAC Address Anonymization

Offline Mode

Disable all networkingTurn on the **Offline Mode** if you want to work completely offline with additionalfor increased security.

Turn on the **Offline Mode** if you want to work completely offline for increased security.

Unsafe Browser

Disable the ** *Unsafe Browser* **.