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 ...

Xbox Support offers help for Xbox, Game Pass, and billing questions. Get advice and customer service in the Xbox Support community.

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 ...

Using Authenticator as a way to sign in If you have turned on passwordless, two-step, or multi-factor authentication for your account, use the following steps to sign-in: Go to the site where you want to sign in. Enter your username at the sign-in prompt and select Next. Select Send notification.

Get security info and tips about threat prevention, detection, and troubleshooting. Including tech support scams, phishing, and malware.

Verify your Outlook.com account to prove that you're a human and not an automated program that sends spam.

Website notifications appear in the lower right corner of your screen and are also displayed in the notification center. When notifications are turned on for a website, they will still appear even if Microsoft Edge is closed.

Similarly, changing your default browser to the one you use most can speed up your Internet tasks. This article describes the steps to change default programs and app associations in Windows, enhancing your efficiency.

Learn how to download files from the web, change your default download location, and find files you've downloaded on your PC using Internet Explorer.

Learn how to update your security processor or TPM firmware to protect Windows 10 and your device from attacks by malicious software.