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title: Manage Azure portal settings and preferences
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description: Change Azure portal settings such as default subscription/directory, timeouts, menu mode, contrast, theme, notifications, language/region and more.
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ms.date: 06/01/2022
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ms.date: 09/06/2022
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ms.topic: how-to
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## Advanced filters
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On the **Advanced filters** page, you can create, modify, or delete subscription filters.
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After enabling the **Advanced filters** page, you can create, modify, or delete subscription filters.
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:::image type="content" source="media/set-preferences/settings-advanced-filters.png" alt-text="Screenshot showing the Advanced filters screen.":::
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- User settings like favorite subscriptions or directories
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- Themes and other custom portal settings
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It's a good idea to export and review your settings if you plan to delete them. Rebuilding dashboards or redoing settings can be time-consuming.
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To export your portal settings, select **Export settings** from the top of the **My information** pane. This creates a *.json* file that contains your user settings data.
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To export your portal settings, select **Export settings** from the top of the settings **Overview** pane. This creates a *.json* file that contains your user settings data.
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Due to the dynamic nature of user settings and risk of data corruption, you can't import settings from the *.json* file.
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Due to the dynamic nature of user settings and risk of data corruption, you can't import settings from the *.json* file. However, you can use this file to review the settings you selected. It can be useful to have a backup of your selections if you choose to delete your settings and private dashboards.
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### Restore default settings
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If you've made changes to the Azure portal settings and want to discard them, select **Restore default settings** from the top of the settings **My information** pane. You'll be prompted to confirm this action. When you do so, any changes you've made to your Azure portal settings will be lost. This option doesn't affect dashboard customizations.
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If you've made changes to the Azure portal settings and want to discard them, select **Restore default settings** from the top of the **My information** pane. You'll be prompted to confirm this action. When you do so, any changes you've made to your Azure portal settings will be lost. This option doesn't affect dashboard customizations.
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### Delete user settings and dashboards
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- User settings like favorite subscriptions or directories
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It's a good idea to export and review your settings before you delete them. Rebuilding [dashboards](azure-portal-dashboards.md) or redoing custom settings can be time-consuming.
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It's a good idea to export and review your settings before you delete them, as described above. Rebuilding [dashboards](azure-portal-dashboards.md) or redoing custom settings can be time-consuming.
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