Use System restore to make restore points when you install a new app, driver, or Windows update, and when you create a restore point manually. Restoring won’t affect your personal files, but it will remove apps, drivers, and updates installed after the restore point was made.

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.

Create and format a hard disk partition. To create a partition or volume (the two terms are often used interchangeably) on a hard disk, you must be logged in as an administrator, and there must be either unallocated disk space or free space within an extended partition on the hard disk.

Fixing the Secure Boot bypass described in CVE-2023-24932 requires revoking boot managers. This could cause issues for some device boot configurations. Mitigations against the Secure Boot bypass detailed in CVE-2023-24932 are included in the Windows security updates that were released on or after July 9, 2024.

If you're having trouble activating Windows 11, follow these steps to fix activation errors: Confirm that your device is up to date and running Windows 11. In the search box on the taskbar, type winver, and then select Winver from the list of results. You'll see the version and build of Windows.

Support for Internet Explorer ended on June 15, 2022. Internet Explorer 11 has been permanently disabled through a Microsoft Edge update on certain versions of Windows 10. If any site you visit needs Internet Explorer 11, you can reload it with Internet Explorer mode in Microsoft Edge.

Contact Skype support. Release notes. Skype status. Facebook X YouTube Blogs. Limited emergency calling. Skype is not a replacement for your telephone and has limited emergency calling capabilities depending on your country. Learn more.

Ways to install Windows 11. Windows help & learning. Learn how to change settings to enable Secure Boot if you are not able to upgrade to Windows 11 because your PC is not currently Secure Boot capable.

Symptom. Workaround. After installing KB5039217, released June 11, 2024, you might observe a change in language for context menus and dialog buttons in Windows applications. Parts of the UI might display in English when English is not set as the Windows display language. In addition, font size might change for the names of tabs and buttons.

Use the /safe option to open an Office application. If you can't start a Microsoft Office application in Office Safe Mode or you have recurring problems opening applications in normal mode, you can try to repair Office.