<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>

Assistive technologies

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

icon that looks like a person.

The **Language** option allows you to change the main language of the interface.

The **Keyboard Layout** option allows you to change the layout of the keyboard. For example to switch to an *AZERTY* keyboard which is common in France.

The **Formats** option allows you to change the date and time format, first day of the week, measurement units, and default paper size according to the standards in use in a country.

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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]].

Set an **Administration Password** to be able to perform administrative tasks like installing additional software or accessing the internal hard disks of the computer.

Disable **MAC Address Anonymization** to prevent connectivity problems with your network interfaces.

Disable the ** *Unsafe Browser* **.

<table>
<tr><td><b>Alt+L</b></td><td><b>Language</b></td></tr>
<tr><td><b>Alt+K</b></td><td><b>Keyboard Layout</b></td></tr>
<tr><td><b>Alt+F</b></td><td><b>Formats</b></td></tr>
<tr><td><b>Alt+P</b></td><td><b>Persistent Storage</b></td></tr>
<tr><td><b>Alt+A</b></td><td><b>Additional Settings</b></td></tr>
<tr><td><b>Ctrl+Shift+A</b></td><td><b>Administration Password</b></td></tr>
<tr><td><b>Ctrl+Shift+M</b></td><td><b>MAC Address Anonymization</b></td></tr>
<tr><td><b>Alt+S</b></td><td><b>Start Tails</b></td></tr>
</table>