Update Surface devices and Windows. Download the latest drivers and firmware updates to keep your Surface devices performing their best.

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

Learn how to recover files that have been lost, deleted, or accidentally changed.

Here's more info on what permissions allow an app to do: Access all your files, peripheral devices, apps, programs, and registry: The app has the ability to read or write to all your files (including documents, pictures, and music) and registry settings, which allows the app to make changes to your computer and settings. It can use any peripheral devices that are either attached or part of ...

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Learn how to troubleshoot when the camera is not working in Windows or you see errors 0xA00F4244 or 0x200F4244.

Learn how to turn off or uninstall OneDrive. OneDrive is built in to some versions of Windows and can't be uninstalled.

Note: If you start to play a DVD or VCD in the Player Library, the Player automatically switches to Now Playing mode. The Blu-ray Disc format is not supported in Windows Media Player. To play a Blu-ray Disc, you need to use a non-Microsoft program that supports Blu-ray playback and a device capable of reading Blu-ray Discs.

Download the latest Windows update from the Windows Update page in Settings for your device when it becomes available.

Safe mode starts Windows in a basic state, using a limited set of files and drivers. If a problem doesn't happen in safe mode, this means that default settings and basic device drivers aren't causing the issue.