Select Start > Settings > Apps > Default apps. To change the default app, you can do either of the following: Set a default for a file type or link type. In the search bar, enter the file type or link type you want, then select it from the list of results. You can choose which app can open that file or link type. Set defaults for applications.

By default, File Explorer opens to Quick Access. You can set a folder to show up in Quick access so it'll be easy to find. Just right-click (or long-press) it and select Pin to Quick access. Unpin it when you don’t need it there anymore by right-clicking (or long-pressing) it and selecting Unpin from Quick access.. If you want to see only your pinned folders, you can turn off recent files or ...

Using email in Outlook on the web. If you use Outlook to view your work or school email in a web browser, you're using Outlook on the web. Get help with signing in, changing passwords, creating and sending mail, deleting mail, creating folders, and more in Outlook on the web.

On your PC, press the Start button , then select Settings > Devices (on Windows 11: Settings > Bluetooth & devices). Choose Add Bluetooth or other device (on Windows 11: Add device), then select Everything else. Choose Xbox Wireless Controller or Xbox Elite Wireless Controller from the list. When connected, the Xbox button on the controller ...

For earlier builds, you can still click on the microphone button to use your voice with Cortana. Here's how: 1. Open Cortana, select Settings , then Talk to Cortana. 2. Under Hey Cortana, switch the toggle to On. Open Cortana Settings. Enable Cortana to actively listen for voice commands by turning on Hey Cortana mode.

Data Execution Prevention (DEP) is a technology built into Windows that helps protect you from executable code launching from places it's not supposed to. DEP does that by marking some areas of your PC's memory as being for data only, no executable code or apps will be allowed to run from those areas of memory.

We updated new Xbox gamertags to support a 12-character max, Unicode-based name of your choice, with an auto-generated suffix if the gamertag is shared. We offer 13 different alphabets for gamers, which support more than 200 languages worldwide. Note Existing gamertags remain unchanged with no suffix. No action is necessary unless you want to ...

Select Start > Settings > Windows Update. Select Check for updates at the top of the page. After the system is done checking for updates, select Advanced options. Select Optional updates. Select Driver updates if it's an option on the page. Select the box next to the driver that's associated with the device you're attempting to install.

If you want to track your Microsoft Rewards order after you redeem an award, sign in to the Rewards page with your Microsoft account, select Redeem and then select Order history. On the Order history page, find your order and then look under Status. Open Rewards dashboard. You can also track your order in the confirmation email that was sent to ...

Here’s how to get started: Go to Office.com. Click PowerPoint. Create a new, blank presentation, start with a template, or open an existing file. When you start with a new, blank presentation, PowerPoint automatically saves it to OneDrive with a default name, such as Presentation 1. To rename your presentation, do the following: