If your system is asking you for your BitLocker recovery key, the following information may help you locate your recovery key and understand why you're being asked to provide it. Important: Microsoft support is unable to provide, or recreate, a lost BitLocker recovery key.

The cost of sending an SMS from Skype varies according to the country you’re sending it to. You'll need to have some Skype Credit – sending text messages is not covered by our subscriptions. To check the SMS message rates to any destination: Go to our rates page and type the country you want to text into the search box.

The Phone Link supports messages sent by Short Message Service (SMS). It also supports Multimedia Messaging Service (MMS) messaging. You can still send your favorite photos and GIFs from your PC.

We understand that sometimes purchases of digital game products don’t go as planned. When that happens, we’ll help you request a refund. Refunds are typically issued for requests meeting the following criteria: Requests are made within 14 days of the purchase date.

If you're an administrator, you can find more information in Configure and enable users for SMS-based authentication. If your organization hasn't made SMS sign-in available, you won't see an option for it when registering a phone with your account.

In Microsoft Teams (free) in Windows 11, you can get SMS text messages when you link your Android device with Link to Windows. You can quickly and easily get to the things you use every day—your contacts, SMS text messages, create Meet now links for video chats, and see notifications.

The Microsoft Authenticator app helps you sign into your accounts when you're using two-step verification.

If you’re unable to read all 25 characters of your digital code, you’ll need to request a replacement code by contacting aka.ms/contactxboxsupport. When you contact support, make sure to provide the proof of purchase, the serial number, and a picture of the damaged code.

Enable automatic out of office replies from Outlook for Android or Outlook for iOS. Use rules to send an out of office message. How to send automatic out-of-office replies from Outlook (depending on the type of email account you have).

You can start a chat with an SMS participant in supported countries, see How to chat via SMS on Microsoft Teams (free). You can also link your Android in Microsoft Teams (free) to connect your phone to Teams—get access to your SMS text messages and contacts, and receive notifications.