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Tip: If you're a Microsoft 365 Family or Personal subscriber you get Microsoft Defender, our advanced security software for Windows, Mac, iOS, and Android, as part of your subscription.Learn more at Getting started with Microsoft Defender.

Add a contact from someone's profile card. If you're using Outlook in an organization and you click someone's name or picture in Outlook or other Office apps and services, you might see a profile card with additional information.

What is a Microsoft account used for? You need a Microsoft account to sign in to your Windows pc, Xbox console, or any of Microsoft’s products and services, including Office, Outlook.com, OneDrive, Xbox Live, Microsoft 365, Family Safety, Skype, Bing, Microsoft Store and MSN.

Using clipboard. When you copy content on your PC, it’s automatically copied to your clipboard for you to paste. You can paste multiple items from your clipboard history, and you can also pin the items you tend to use all the time and sync your clipboard history to the cloud.

Browse on the go with the new Microsoft Edge for Android and iOS devices. Microsoft Edge offers better protection and privacy, and can sync your favorites, passwords, and more across your desktop and mobile devices.

Change your password with your email provider. See the following sections for instructions on changing your email account password for several major email providers.

Learn how to manage extensions in Microsoft Edge, including adding, disabling, or removing them as needed.

Click Save to save the console update.zip file to your computer.; Unzip the file by right-clicking on the file and selecting Extract all from the pop-up menu.

Hinweise: Ihr Hotmail- oder Outlook.com-Kennwort entspricht dem Kennwort Ihres Microsoft-Kontos. Wenn Sie sich anmelden können, aber Probleme mit Outlook.com haben, überprüfen Sie den Dienststatus.Wenn der Status nicht grün ist, warten Sie, bis der Dienst normal ausgeführt wird, und versuchen Sie es erneut.