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.

Sending a message. If you haven't already set up messages, do the following: On your PC, in the Phone Link, select Messages. To start a new conversation, select New message. Enter the name or phone number of a contact. Select the person you want to send a message to.

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Open Microsoft Edge and go to the site you want to add to your favorites. Select the Add this page to favorites button in the address bar. Rename the favorite (if you want to) and/or choose a different folder to save it in, and then select Done.

Open the Xbox app on your Windows device. Select your gamerpic, and then select View profile. Scroll down to Achievements, and then select a game to see its achievement details. Choose a secret achievement from the list, and then select Reveal to show more info.

You can change settings like your browser home page or search engine, clear browsing history and cookies, or sync your info across devices. Most tools and options in Microsoft Edge are available when you select Settings and more > Settings.

Activity history helps keep track of the things you do on your device, such as the apps and services you use, the files you open, and the websites you browse. Your activity history is stored locally on your device. You can manage activity history settings to choose what to store.

Whether you like to apply changes that affect your photo's quality, feel, and look—or you want to add information on top of your photos, the Microsoft Photos app in Windows gives you all kinds of options for getting your photos and videos looking their best.

You can change the format of a message when you reply to it or forward it. If someone sends you a plain text message, for example, you can reply to that message or forward it by using HTML or Rich Text Format. How the message appears to the person receiving it depends on their email program.

Add or change meeting notes in an existing meeting. Go to your Teams calendar. Select the meeting you want to add meeting notes to. If the meeting is part of a series, select View series to change the entire series. Add to the agenda or select Add an agenda if one hasn't been created.