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. Visit the links below to find out about refunds for other types of products: Xbox subscription cancellations and refunds.

Choose your caption size, color, or background transparency. Note: Captions only show when watching a recording. They're not actually in the video, so if the recording file is downloaded, it won't have captions. However, you can view the recording with captions in the Teams video viewer or Stream.

How to earn Microsoft Rewards points. It’s easy to rack up Microsoft Rewards points and earn your way toward great rewards like gift cards, movies, games, nonprofit donations, and more. Stay signed in with your Microsoft account and you'll earn points for doing the things you already do.

The PC Game Pass plan gives you access to a set of high-quality PC games on Windows 10/11 devices. The best way to experience PC Game Pass is in the Xbox app for Windows, available for download from the Microsoft Store or at: Xbox app for Windows.

Sign in to your Microsoft account, and see Shop & Earn History. Note that Microsoft Rewards points will expire if you don't earn or redeem anything in 18 months. Learn how to redeem your Microsoft Rewards points for a huge variety of great products and sweepstakes.

You can adjust the recorded audio quality by selecting a bitrate from the dropdown menu. You can adjust the system and mic audio levels while recording by moving the sliders. Set either of these sliders to 0 if you want to completely mute your mic or system audio.

Learn how to update your device at update Windows. Use the Activation troubleshooter to resolve simple errors. For more info, see Try the Activation troubleshooter below. If you're still getting an error, check the list of error codes below and follow the suggested steps to resolve it.

Use Game Bar to play and chat with friends. Performance (9) – Track your game’s frames-per-second (FPS) and other real-time stats. For more info, go to: Track your PC’s performance with Game Bar. Resources (10) – See what apps and processes are using system resources to help you optimize gaming performance.

If you're unable to activate Windows 11, the Activation troubleshooter could help. To use the troubleshooter, select Start > Settings > System > Activation , and then select Troubleshoot . Open Troubleshoot settings. You must be signed in as an administrator to use this option.

TPM 2.0 is used in Windows 11 for a number of features, including Windows Hello for identity protection and BitLocker for data protection. In some cases, PCs that are capable of running TPM 2.0 are not set up to do so. If you are considering upgrading to Windows 11, check to ensure TPM 2.0 is enabled on your device.