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:

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

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.

Check the Xbox services, games, and apps for any service outages.

Learn how to start a one-to-one chat with SMS participants and send invites for others to join Microsoft Teams (free), so you can chat with them.

If you pre-ordered a game and want to cancel, you can do so up to 10 days before the game launches at: Order history. After this time, you may be billed, and you’ll need to request a refund to cancel your order. For more info about digital game pre-orders, see: Pre-order Xbox digital games in the Microsoft Store.

Check for Windows updates. Learn how to update drivers in Windows using Device Manager to update or reinstall a driver.

Windows 11 Windows 10. With voice typing, you can enter text on your PC by speaking. Voice typing uses online speech recognition, which is powered by Azure Speech services.

Currently, only US Skype Numbers can receive SMS messages * . Two-way SMS text messaging is not supported in Skype on Android 4.0.4 - 5.1. You will need a Skype Number to receive SMS messages. Learn more about how to get a Skype Number . SMS messages will always be enabled.

Learn how to fix problems signing into your Microsoft account. Resolve password verification, locked account, and other Microsoft account login issues.