You can start a one-to-one chat with SMS participants in Brazil, Canada, Colombia, Great Britain, India, Mexico, and the United States. SMS participants from other countries will receive an invite to join Microsoft Teams (free); once they join, you can start a chat with them.

The Phone Link supports messages sent by Short Message Service (SMS). It also supports Multimedia Messaging Service (MMS) messaging. You can still send your favorite photos and GIFs from your PC.

The cost of sending an SMS from Skype varies according to the country you’re sending it to. You'll need to have some Skype Credit – sending text messages is not covered by our subscriptions. To check the SMS message rates to any destination: Go to our rates page and type the country you want to text into the search box.

Learn how to fix problems signing into your Microsoft account. Resolve password verification, locked account, and other Microsoft account login issues.

Check the Xbox services, games, and apps for any service outages.

The Microsoft Authenticator app helps you sign into your accounts when you're using two-step verification.

If you’re unable to read all 25 characters of your digital code, you’ll need to request a replacement code by contacting aka.ms/contactxboxsupport. When you contact support, make sure to provide the proof of purchase, the serial number, and a picture of the damaged code.

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.

If you pre-ordered a game and want to cancel, you can do so up to 10 days before the game launches at: Order history. After this time, you may be billed, and you’ll need to request a refund to cancel your order. For more info about digital game pre-orders, see: Pre-order Xbox digital games in the Microsoft Store.

Microsoft 365 Customer Service and Support. The type of support Microsoft provides for consumers depends on the product you're calling about and if you have a product for home or for business use. It can also depend on if you want help for an issue with a service like OneDrive or Outlook.com, or help with Windows, but you don't have an existing ...