<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>
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.
If no Persistent Storageis detected on the USB stick, you can click the **Create Persistent Storage** button to automatically start the Persistent Storage settings afteryou start Tailsand the desktop appears.
If a Persistent Storageis detected on the USB stick, enter your passphrase and click **Unlock Encryption** to unlock and activate your Persistent Storage.
Set an **Administration Password** to be able to perform administrative tasks like installing additional softwareor accessing the internal hard disks of the computer.