Cast to an external display from your Windows PC. You can wirelessly connect your PC to a TV, projector, or other kind of external display that supports Miracast. Turn on your TV, projector, or other display. If you're using a Miracast dongle or adapter, make sure it's plugged in to the display.

If your device isn’t up to date or needs attention, PC Health Check will let you know. Use this section of PC Health Check to get info on how your batteries are performing compared to their original capacity for devices with one or two batteries.

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.

You can link your social media account in one of two ways: Use the Xbox mobile app to scan the QR code. Select the Link option which will launch the Microsoft Edge app on Xbox. You can choose to link your Discord, Reddit, Steam, Twitch, or other social media account.

You can easily edit the passwords saved in Microsoft Edge. Important: Changing the password in Microsoft Edge doesn't change the password for the website. You'll need to ensure that the password stored in Microsoft Edge matches the password you've set for the website.

Activate Microsoft 365 or a non-subscription version of Office that's pre-installed on a new Windows device. If this screen appears, a trial version of Microsoft 365 Family or a trial version of a non-subscription version of Office is installed.

Having trouble connecting to your email from Outlook on your desktop? Follow these steps to let Outlook diagnose and fix errors in your Outlook mail profile that might be causing the issue.

First, identify the menu or other components you want to capture. In Snipping Tool, select Delay and then select, for example, 5 seconds. Select to start the 5-second countdown. Within 5 seconds, open a menu or otherwise compose your image.

Help for admins of small businesses. Contact Microsoft Support. Find solutions to common problems, or get help from a support agent.

Here are some best practices for earning Microsoft Rewards points so you can redeem them for gift cards, games, sweepstakes, nonprofit donations, and more.