If you're using a laptop with a physical Bluetooth switch on the body, make sure it’s switched on. In Windows 10, there are two ways to check if Bluetooth is turned on. Here’s how: Check in the taskbar. Select action center ( or ). If you don’t see Bluetooth, select Expand to reveal Bluetooth, then select Bluetooth to turn it on. You’ll ...

Tips: While signing in, select Yes at the "Stay signed in?" prompt if you want to go straight to your mailbox next time (not recommended for shared computers). Alternatively, check the "Don't show this again" box and select No to be prompted for your password each time.. If you can't sign in, or have forgotten your username or password, use our sign-in troubleshooter.

If that was your experience too, then it's possible your work or school has a copy of your BitLocker recovery key. Held by your system administrator: If your device is connected to a domain (usually a work or school device), ask a system administrator for your recovery key.

It’s easy to rack up Microsoft Rewards points and earn your way toward great rewards like gift cards, movies, games, nonprofit donations, and more. Stay signed in with your Microsoft account and you'll earn points for doing the things you already do. Here are some of the ways you can earn Microsoft Rewards points: Search with Bing*.

Before you begin. Driver updates for Windows, along with many devices, such as network adapters, monitors, printers, and video cards, are automatically downloaded and installed through Windows Update.

Navigate to Allow section and select Add to allow cookies on a per-site basis by entering the site's URL. Block third party cookies. If you don't want third party sites to store cookies on your PC, you can block cookies. But doing this might prevent some pages from displaying correctly, or you might get a message from a site letting you know ...

The What's New window opens automatically when you launch Word. Click Get Started to start activating. If you need help activating Microsoft 365 or Office, see Activate Microsoft 365 or Office for Mac. If activation fails, see What to try if you can't install or activate Microsoft 365 or Office for Mac.

Updates keep your Surface performing its best. Along with software updates for Windows 10 or Windows 11, it's important to make hardware updates, also known as updates for drivers and firmware. You can quickly check the health of your Surface drivers and firmware using the Surface app. Open the Surface app

To do that, we set up a local VPN. It's called a local VPN because it never leaves your device—it's just a connection between your browser and Microsoft Defender running on your device. When you click on a link, the browser sends the address you're going to through that local VPN to Defender.

If Windows doesn't find a new driver and reinstalling the driver doesn’t help, contact your PC’s manufacturer for help. If your touchpad isn’t working, it may be a result of a missing or out-of-date driver. Updating or reinstalling your touchpad drivers in Device Manager may help solve the problem.