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Summary. This article describes the protection against the publicly disclosed Secure Boot security feature bypass that uses the BlackLotus UEFI bootkit tracked by CVE-2023-24932, how to enable the mitigations, and guidance on bootable media.A bootkit is a malicious program that is designed to load as early as possible in a devices boot sequence to control the operating system start.

System File Checker is a utility in Windows that checks for problems with files on your computer. To run it, follow these steps: Make sure you've installed the latest updates for Windows, and then restart your machine.

The Health report starts off by showing you the last time a Device Health scan was run. The time displayed should be basically the current time, as Windows Security tries to run a Device Health scan when you open the Device performance & health page.. Beyond the time of last scan you'll see the status of the key areas that Device Health monitors:

Important: If your Microsoft cloud storage is full, you cannot send or receive email.Messages sent to you while your storage was full are bounced back to the sender and are unrecoverable. Check your mailbox storage to see what's taking up space. Learn more about recent changes.

With External Access for Teams, you can add or invite anyone outside of your Teams org who uses Teams, Teams for personal use, Skype (for consumers), and Skype for Business to a one-to-one chat.

Helping users safely navigate web, app, and game content is one of Microsoft’s top priorities. If you live in a region that requires permission to create an account and access Microsoft services, you may be prompted to request or give parental consent.

Press the Start button on the taskbar, type settings, and then select Settings.; On Windows 10, select Update & Security.On Windows 11, select Windows Update.; On the Windows Update page, select Check for updates to see if any updates are available for your device.; Once the updates have downloaded, select Install now to start the installation.; Following installation, we recommend that you ...

Learn about the latest feature updates and bug fixes for the OneDrive sync app across all devices.

This article explains how to renew your Microsoft 365 subscription for personal or family use and what you can do after you renew.It also provides detailed troubleshooting help.. If you need help managing your payment, see Add, update, or remove credit cards and other ways to pay.. If you want to check prices before you renew, see Choose the right Microsoft 365 for you.