Here are the most likely causes for an unrecognized charge: A Microsoft subscription has recurring billing enabled. Someone you know, such as a family member, bought something with your card. You can now investigate this on the Manage your payments page. A previously declined charge was charged again. A pre-order or split order was shipped. Someone made an in-app purchase from an app, game, or ...

Developers have made amazing games and content for the Xbox network. To protect customers and developers, we provide a safe and secure way to make purchases in the Microsoft Store. To maintain this security, Xbox monitors for instances of marketplace theft or solicitation from the Xbox community.

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This non-security update for Windows 11, version 25H2 and 24H2 (KB5083631), includes production-quality improvements. To learn more about differences between security updates, optional non-security preview updates, out-of-band (OOB) updates, and continuous innovation, see Windows monthly updates explained. For information on Windows update terminology, see the different types of Windows ...

Learn more about the different ways that you're notified of an Xbox enforcement action and where you can get more info about it.

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A phishing email is an email that appears legitimate but is actually an attempt to get your personal information or steal your money. Some deceptive emails appear to be from a safe sender but, in fact, have a "spoofed" source address to fool you. Here are some ways to deal with phishing and spoofing scams in Outlook.com. Spoof intelligence in Exchange Online Protection helps prevent phishing ...

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Highlights This update addresses security issues for your Windows operating system. Improvements This security update includes improvements that were a part of update KB5050094 (released January 28, 2025). Below is a summary of the key issues that this update addresses when you install this KB. If there are new features, it lists them as well. The bold text within the brackets indicates the ...

Find out how to submit a request for a refund for a purchase of digital Xbox content.