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

Select Start > Settings > Time & language > Language & region. Open Language settings. Go to Preferred languages, select Add a language. In Choose a language to install, enter and select the name of the language that you want to install, then select Next.

Manually update Surface drivers and firmware. Manual updates are useful if you need to update an offline device, update many devices that are all the same model, or if you’re creating system images for your organization.

Select the Help tab to contact customer support or see training videos. Use Search to find other commands or search through your email, contacts, and calendar.

If your account has been hacked, use our sign-in helper tool below to help guide you to the right solutions. The tool will ask for your email address or phone number, and either show appropriate self-help, or offer the chance to talk to an agent.

Xbox Chat (13) and Xbox Social (14) – Start a text or voice chat, one on one or in a group. Connect with friends or make new ones and join a friend’s PC game or invite them to join yours. For more info, go to: Use Game Bar to play and chat with friends.

Get free Windows themes from Microsoft to personalize background, colors and sounds for your PC.

Some apps let you manage background activity, which determines what they can do when they’re in the background and not actively in use. Apps that can run in the background can send and receive notifications, sync information, and stay up to date.

Under System and Security, select Fix problems with Windows Update and then follow the instructions. After the troubleshooter is done, try installing the service pack again. Learn how to install Windows 7 Service Pack 1 (SP1). Includes info about how to get the download, requirements, and more.

Codecs allow you to play different formats of audio and video files. Media Player supports a wide variety of codecs. Most are included out of the box; some additional codecs can be installed from the Microsoft Store.