Each release of the tool helps detect and remove current, prevalent malicious software. This malicious software includes viruses, worms, and Trojan horses. Microsoft uses several metrics to determine the prevalence of a malicious software family and the damage that can be associated with it.

Create a recovery drive with a downloaded factory image. If you're able to use your Surface or you have another Windows PC, visit our Download a recovery image for your Surface page. From there, select your Surface and download a recovery image .zip file for the device you selected.

For technical support, go to Contact Microsoft Support, enter your problem and select Get Help. If you still need help, select Contact Support to be routed to the best support option. Learn how to manage your Microsoft account security info and troubleshoot verification code issues.

A denial-of-service (DoS) or distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack is one of those ways. These attacks may render a device temporarily unable to connect to the internet. You can learn more about what to do in the case of a DoS or DDoS attack below.

Point your camera at the QR code provided by your identity provider or follow the instructions provided in your account settings. After your account appears in your Authenticator app, you can use the one-time codes to sign in.

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.

Virtualization lets your PC emulate a different operating system, like Android™ or Linux. Enabling virtualization gives you access to a larger library of apps to use and install on your PC. If you upgraded from Windows 10 to Windows 11 on your PC, these steps will help you enable virtualization.

Check here for the known game issues that we're currently tracking and find out what you can do about them. You see the following error code when you try to open content on your Xbox console or Windows device: Error 0x80072ee7. This means that the console or device couldn't load the content.

To use your microphone with apps on Windows 10, you'll need to turn on some permissions in Microphone settings. Then, you'll need to check your app permissions if you want to use your microphone with apps. Here's how: Select Start > Settings > Privacy > Microphone .

如果在电脑上安装或更新游戏服务时遇到问题，或者你注意到电脑版 Xbox 应用启动时缺少内容，则可能需要下载并运行适用于电脑的游戏服务修复工具。