Stay connected to friends across your social networks while gaming on a Windows device. Link your favorites such as Discord, Reddit, Steam, Twitch, and more.

When you’re away from your console or your Windows 10/11 device, you can still get ready to play your next Xbox console game. Use Xbox app on mobile or Xbox.com to remotely install games—so your games are ready when you are.

If this is the first time you're installing Microsoft 365 or Office, you may have to complete a set of pre-installation steps or you may need to follow different steps than what's shown below.

Note: The Wireless Display app is available on devices running Windows 11, version 22H2 and later.If you're running an earlier version of Windows, launch the Connect app by entering connect in the search box on the taskbar, and selecting Connect in the list of results. To find out which version of Windows you're running, see Which version of Windows operating system am I running?

Codes are 25 characters long, include both numbers and letters, and follow a 5x5 format—five blocks of five characters. Codes can be digital or physical cards that you purchase from Microsoft or a trusted retailer.

In Windows 11, it is essential that you link your Microsoft account with the Windows 11 digital license on your device. Linking your Microsoft account with your digital license allows you to reactivate Windows using the Activation troubleshooter whenever you make a significant hardware change.

To share a file or folder in File Explorer, do one of the following: Right-click or press a file, select Give access to > Specific people.. Select a file, select the Share tab at the top of File Explorer, and then in the Share with section select Specific people.. Select a user on the network to share the file with, or select Everyone to give all network users access to the file.

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Most PCs that have shipped in the last 5 years are capable of running Trusted Platform Module version 2.0 (TPM 2.0). TPM 2.0 is required to run Windows 11, as an important building block for security-related features.TPM 2.0 is used in Windows 11 for a number of features, including Windows Hello for identity protection and BitLocker for data protection.

On the Insert tab, select Pictures > Picture from File.. Browse to the picture you want to insert, select it, and then select Insert. Select the picture to show the Picture Format tab.. On the Picture Format tab, select Crop, and then crop the signature.. Right-click the picture, and then select Save as Picture to save it as a separate file you can use in other documents.