Avoid and report Microsoft technical support scams Microsoft will never proactively reach out to you to provide unsolicited PC or technical support. If you receive a phone call claiming to be from Microsoft, or see a pop-up window on your PC with a fake warning message and a phone number to call and get your "issue" fixed, it's better to be safe and not click any links or provide any personal ...

Microsoft is modernizing the activation experience for perpetual licenses. Beginning December 3, 2025, the traditional telephone-based product activation automation process has been moved from telephone to online. Customers will instead use the Product Activation Portal: Product Activation Portal The new digital workflow provides a more secure, reliable, and user‑friendly activation ...

Learn how to protect your PC, identity, and data from tech support scams.

Support for Windows 10, Office 2016 and Office 2019 has ended on October 14, 2025. Learn more about your options for Windows 10 or for Office.

Learn how to create and save a passkey to sign in to your Microsoft personal or work/school account and many other websites, apps and services.

Contact Microsoft Support. Find solutions to common problems, or get help from a support agent.

Learn how to view or edit passwords saved in Microsoft Edge using the Microsoft password manager.

Get answers to some basic questions about what two-step verification is, and how to set it up and use it to help keep your Microsoft account more secure.

Download Microsoft Authenticator Microsoft Authenticator is a mobile app that helps you sign in to all your accounts without using a password.

If you get an email from Microsoft account team and the email address domain is @accountprotection.microsoft.com, it is safe to trust the message and open it. Microsoft uses this domain to send email notifications about your Microsoft account. These notifications can include security codes for two-step verification and account update information, such as password changes. You can check the ...