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.

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.

There are different ways to remove apps and programs, so if you can't find the one you're looking for, you can try another location. Note that some apps and programs are built into Windows and can't be uninstalled. You can try to repair a program first, if it's just not running correctly.

What you can do with photos. The Phone Link lets you view the photos you’ve taken with your Android device. In addition, you can: Save a photo to your PC. Edit a photo from your Android device on your PC. Delete a photo from your Android device on your PC. Share a photo with someone else.

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.

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.

Check the Xbox services, games, and apps for any service outages.

Use the Office offline installer to install Office 2016 or Office 2013 if you don't have an active Internet connection or you're having problems with slow speed or unreliable connections.

If you're unable to update, you can also sign in to Skype on a supported device . We'll take you through the process of installing the latest version of Skype. We’re continually releasing updates to our application, based on customer feedback. Check out What's New in the latest updates for Skype on desktop and mobile .

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