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Important: If your device is out of support, it is no longer receiving security updates from Microsoft and may become more vulnerable to security risks and viruses.Therefore, we strongly recommend that you update to the latest version of Windows. Each version of Windows is supported for 18 months.

If the AutoRecover option is turned on, you can automatically save versions of your file while you’re working on it. How you recover something depends on when you saved it. If you’ve saved the file. Open the file you were working on.

On the settings page for that app, change the setting for Let this app run in the background.Here’s a summary of each option: Always.The app is always allowed to run in the background—receive info, send notifications, and stay up to date—even when you’re not actively using it.

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Alternatively, you can install any website by going to the top corner of the browser and select Settings and more … > Apps > Install this site as an app.

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Select Notifications to expand it, and turn notifications, banners, and sounds on or off for some or all notification senders.