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.

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

Fix Bluetooth problems in Windows. If you run into problems trying to connect to a Bluetooth device, here are some troubleshooting steps to try. Note: For general info about how to connect a Bluetooth device to your PC, see Pair a Bluetooth device in Windows.

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

You can import photos and videos you have stored on a camera’s SD card, a USB drive, a phone, or on another device. Here's how: Use a USB cable to connect your device to the PC. In the search box on the taskbar, type photos and then select the Photos app from the results. Select Import from the app bar.

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.

How to get and use app passwords. Microsoft account. After you turn on two-step verification or set up the Authenticator app , you may run into issues if you use older devices (like Xbox 360 or a mail-sending security camera) that don't support two-step verification.

Download and install or reinstall Microsoft 365 or Office 2021 on a PC or Mac. Set up Office apps and email on a mobile device. Small business help and learning. Learn how to download and install apps you need from your Microsoft 365 business subscription.

The most common type is a physical, external keyboard that plugs into your PC. But Windows has a built-in Accessibility tool called the On-Screen Keyboard (OSK) that can be used instead of a physical keyboard. You don’t need a touchscreen to use the OSK.

It's easy to create a message in Microsoft Outlook that uses voting buttons to ask your recipients questions with a specific and limited set of answers. When recipients respond using the voting buttons, you can either automatically tabulate the results of the vote in Outlook or export the responses to an Excel worksheet.