Set user preferences

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You can set user preferences on the user profile page in Azure DevOps. Changes can include the user picture, display name, preferred email address, and UI theme. These settings only apply to Azure DevOps.

On the Azure DevOps user profile page, you can change the user picture, display name, preferred email address, language, date and time pattern, time zone, and other user interface preferences.

Set preferences

Do the following steps to set your preferences.

  1. From the home page, select User settings, and then select Profile.

    Screenshot shows buttons to get to Azure DevOps profile.

  2. From the Profile page, you can change the profile picture, display name, contact email address, and region. Select Save.

    Screenshot to choose and edit the Profile page.

  1. Open the user profile menu, and then select My profile.

    Screenshot of select the user profile menu, and then My profile.

  2. From the General tab, you can change the following information:

    • Profile picture
    • Display name
    • Preferred email address
    • Whether borders appear for fields on work item forms.

    Screenshot of User Profile dialog, General tab.

  3. From the Locale tab, you can change the preferred language, date and time pattern, and time zone.

    Screenshot of User Profile dialog, Locale tab.

  4. To change the UI theme, go back to the profile menu and select Theme. Choose between Dark and Light.

  5. Select Save.

User profile settings get updated.