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.For this reason, we strongly recommend that you update to the latest version of Windows. Each version of Windows is supported for 18 months.

Discover the latest updates for Windows 10, including improvements and fixes, known issues, and guidance on how to get the update.

Why accounts are locked and disabled. Microsoft accounts are usually locked if the account holder has violated our Microsoft Services Agreement.Here are some common reasons why accounts are locked, though not all account locks occur for these reasons:

Turn on Find my device. When you set up a new device, you can decide whether to turn on or turn off the Find my device setting. If you turned it off during setup and now want to turn it on, make sure your Windows device is connected to the internet, has enough battery power so it can send its location, and that you're signed in to the device using your Microsoft account.

There are some common two-step verification problems that seem to happen more frequently than any of us would like. We've put together this article to describe fixes for the most common problems.

Default Office theme colors. The color palette of the Office theme prioritizes the creation of modern and accessible content. The previous Office theme has been renamed Office Theme 2013–2022 and can still be accessed in the theme galleries of each Office application.. Change a theme and make it the default in Word or Excel

Training: Watch and learn how to use PowerPoint in Windows. Explore PowerPoint training guides, articles, and how-to videos.

Notes: Meeting recordings won't capture whiteboards, annotations, shared notes or content shared in the stage view by apps, and also won't include videos or animations embedded in PowerPoint Live presentations.

Press and hold (or right-click) the MP4 file you want to play, select Open with, and then choose your preferred file player from the list of applications.

In addition to the File menu, you can turn this feature on or off right from the context menu of a One Drive or SharePoint-hosted Word, Excel, or PowerPoint document URL appearing in a Word, Excel, PowerPoint, or Outlook Windows application. The context menu also allows you to choose a one-time file open behavior for a specific link by using the Open With menu option.