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Getting ready for the Windows 11 upgrade. How to check if your device meets Windows 11 system requirements after changing device hardware. Learn how to use the PC Health Check app to help you improve your device performance.

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Sign in to the Advanced security options page of your Microsoft Account. Select Add a new way to sign in or verify then choose how you would like to receive security codes. Note: VOIP numbers cannot be added as a way to sign in or get verification codes. We'll send a security code to the new number or email to confirm.

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To perform the update: Plug your USB flash drive into a USB port on your computer. Open the Offline System Update file OSU1. OSU1. Click Save to save the console update.zip file to your computer. Unzip the file by right-clicking on the file and selecting Extract all from the pop-up menu.

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