Hotmail is now Outlook.com. Learn how to sign in to access your Outlook.com, Hotmail, Live, or MSN email account.

In Windows Media Player, you can play audio CDs, data CDs, and data DVDs that contain music or video files (also known as media CDs). You can also play video CDs (VCDs), which are similar to DVDs, although the video quality isn't as high.

How to earn Microsoft Rewards points. It’s easy to rack up Microsoft Rewards points and earn your way toward great rewards like gift cards, movies, games, nonprofit donations, and more. Stay signed in with your Microsoft account and you'll earn points for doing the things you already do.

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.

Find out how to change your Xbox gamertag through a browser, on your Xbox console, or your Windows device.

Sign in on a remote computer. Many apps allow you to authenticate by entering a code on another device such as a PC. If you want to sign in on a remote computer to install the Authenticator app, follow these steps. Open the Authenticator app, and then select > Add work or school account > Sign in.

Pairing an Xbox controller to your console. You have two options for connecting your Xbox Wireless Controller to your console: using the console’s Pair button for a wireless connection and using a USB to micro-USB cable (or USB to USB-C cable) for a wired connection.

When you sign up for a Microsoft account or add an email address to your account, we automatically send a request to that email for you to verify that we have the right address. To finish the process, just follow the verification link in the email.

In an open message, on the Message tab, in the Respond group, click Vote, and then click the option that you want. The sender can see all responses in a table. On one of the response messages, click the The sender responded line in the message header, then click View voting responses.

Select your Xbox profile (or select Choose a profile and sign in to your account). Select My profile > Customiseprofile, and then select your current gamertag. Under Choose your new gamertag, enter the gamertag that you want in the available text box, and then select Check availability.