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For a black screen, use the following keyboard shortcut: Windows logo key + Ctrl + Shift + B.

Check the battery icon status on your Surface. For info about charging and battery status, check the Battery icon on the right side of the taskbar.

Important: You don't need to remove old security information unless there is an account security risk (e.g. someone else has access to your old mailbox).

Creating a passkey. To create a passkey for your Microsoft account, follow these steps on the device for which you’d like to create a passkey:

Right-click the app, select More, and then select Open file location.This opens the location where the shortcut to the app is saved. If there isn't an option for Open file location, it means the app can't run at startup.

Set up PC folder backup. Open OneDrive settings (select the OneDrive cloud icon in your notification area, and then select the OneDrive Help & Settings icon then Settings.). Open OneDrive settings (select the OneDrive cloud icon in your notification area, and then select the OneDrive Help and Settings icon then Settings.)

The new Microsoft Edge helps you browse, search, shop online, and more. Like all modern browsers, Microsoft Edge lets you collect and store specific data on your device, like cookies, and lets you send information to us, like browsing history, to make the experience as rich, fast, and personal as possible.

Before you set up an out of office or automatic reply in Outlook, you'll need to know your Outlook account type. The steps you'll follow will depend on whether you have a Microsoft Exchange Outlook email account (if you have email through an organization, such as the place where you work) or an IMAP or POP3 account (if you have an individual email account such as Yahoo or Gmail).

How does multifactor authentication work? Let's say you're going to sign into your Microsoft account or work or school account, and you enter your username and password.If that's all you need then anybody who knows your username and password can sign in as you from anywhere in the world!