If you're moving from a Windows 7 or Windows 8.1 PC to a new Windows device, you'll find that the best way to get apps and games is through Microsoft Store. Microsoft Store is familiar on any device—you can search for free and paid apps like Adobe Reader, view their popularity and ratings, and download them to your device. ...

When you connect apps to your inbox, you can stay on top of current events, track projects, monitor your Twitter feed, and more without ever leaving Outlook on the web or Outlook 2016 on Windows. Connectors bring content and data from services, such as Twitter, Trello, or Yammer, to your inbox. You're able to configure and customize the ...

Microsoft Store on Windows can automatically install app updates. Select the Start button, then search for and select Microsoft Store . In the Microsoft Store app, select Profile (your account photo) > Settings .

Open any Office 2016 application and click File > Options > Add-ins. Select COM Add-ins next to Manage and click Go . In the list of available add-ins, find the Acrobat PDFMaker COM Add-in and check if it's enabled.

For Windows 10.The Windows DVD Player app is available free for a limited time for people upgrading to Windows 10 from Windows 7 Home Premium, Windows 7 Professional, Windows 7 Ultimate, Windows 8, or Windows 8.1 with Windows Media Center.

Apps that can run in the background can send and receive notifications, sync information, and stay up to date. If you find that an app is using a lot of battery when running in the background, you can change the setting for apps that allow it. Select the Start button, then select Settings > System > Power & battery > Battery usage.

To find out if Windows can fix the problem, close a desktop app that appears blurry on your main display and then open it again. If an app still appears blurry, you can try to use a different high-DPI compatibility setting for that app instead of the Let Windows try to fix apps so they’re not blurry setting. For more info about how to do this, see Make older programs compatible with this ...

Open Office apps in safe mode on a Windows PC. Office 2021 Office 2019 Office 2016 More... Less. Starting a Microsoft Office for Windows application in Office Safe Mode can allow you to safely use it when it has encountered certain problems. This is useful when you need to open a file that you can't under normal mode because the application is ...

The Class Notebook Add-in is free for OneNote 2021, 2019, and 2016, and OneNote for Microsoft 365.. It includes tools to distribute pages, review student work, and integrate your notebook with Learning Management Systems. Mac and OneNote for Windows 10 users do not need to download the add-in—it will automatically appear after you create or open a Class Notebook.

App & browser control in Windows Security provides the settings for Microsoft Defender SmartScreen, which helps protect your device from potentially dangerous apps, files, websites, and downloads. The settings on the App & browser control page let you: Block unrecognized apps, files, malicious sites, downloads, and web content.