Speech, voice activation, inking, typing, and privacy
Voice typing. In Windows 11, dictation has been updated and renamed as voice typing. Like dictation, voice typing uses online speech recognition technologies to power its speech-to-text transcription service. You no longer need to turn on the Online Speech recognition setting to use voice typing.
View device and app use with Family Safety activity reporting ...
Screen time reporting shows daily and weekly details about when and for how long your family member used their devices. Gain insight into the amount of time your family member spends on a particular social media app, game or web browser and decide whether you would like to enable screen time limits for any connected devices. To view screen time for a family member, tap Today, then Screen time ...
Applies To: Microsoft Family Safety
Learn about tracking prevention in Microsoft Edge
Select the level of tracking prevention that’s right for you: Basic: Blocks potentially harmful trackers but allows most other trackers and those that personalize content and ads. Balanced (Recommended): Blocks potentially harmful trackers and trackers from sites you haven’t visited.Content and ads will likely be less personalized. Strict: Blocks potentially harmful trackers and most ...
Applies To: Microsoft account dashboard
How to reset the Hosts file back to the default - Microsoft Support
To reset the Hosts file back to the default, follow these steps: 1. Open Notepad. To do this, search for “Notepad” using Cortana, and then tap or click the Notepad icon.. 2. Copy the following text, and then paste the text into the file:
Add a device to a Windows 10 PC - Microsoft Support
Windows 10 usually finds devices automatically when you plug them in or turn them on. If it doesn't, follow these steps: Select Start > Settings > Devices > Bluetooth & other devices.
Change notification settings in Windows - Microsoft Support
To change notification settings for individual senders, under Get notifications from these senders, turn a notification sender either on or off—or select a sender's name and then turn on or turn off notification banners, lock screen privacy, turn notification sounds on or off, and set the priority of notifications.
How to get and use app passwords - Microsoft Support
After you turn on two-step verification or set up the Authenticator app, you may run into issues if you use older devices (like Xbox 360 or a mail-sending security camera) that don't support two-step verification. For those devices, you can sign in with an app password instead. An app password is a long, randomly generated password that you provide only once instead of your regular password ...
Diagnostic data in Microsoft 365 - Microsoft Support
Note: Diagnostic data may contain "personal data" as defined by Article 4 of the European GDPR, but it doesn't contain your name, your email address, or any content from your files.All diagnostic data Microsoft collects during the use of Microsoft 365 applications and services is pseudonymized, as defined in ISO/IEC 19944-1:2020, section 8.3.3.
Applies To: Excel for Microsoft 365, Word for Microsoft 365, Outlook for Microsoft 365, PowerPoint for Microsoft 365, Excel for Microsoft 365 for Mac, Word for Microsoft 365 for Mac, Outlook for Microsoft 365 for Mac, PowerPoint for Microsoft 365 for Mac, Excel 2021, Word 2021, Outlook 2021, PowerPoint 2021, OneDrive for Business, Excel 2021 for Mac, Word 2021 for Mac, Outlook 2021 for Mac, PowerPoint 2021 for Mac, Excel 2019, Word 2019, Outlook 2019, PowerPoint 2019, Excel 2019 for Mac, Word 2019 for Mac, Outlook 2019 for Mac, PowerPoint 2019 for Mac, Excel 2016, Word 2016, Outlook 2016, PowerPoint 2016, OneDrive (work or school), Excel for iPad, Word for iPad, PowerPoint for iPad, OneNote for iOS, Excel for iPhone, Word for iPhone, PowerPoint for iPhone, OneDrive (home or personal), OneDrive for Mac, OneDrive for Windows, Visio Viewer for iPad
Install Skype for Business - Microsoft Support
If you have Office 2007, Skype for Business 2016 won't be fully integrated with your Office programs. For example, you won't see the presence of your co-workers when you type an email in Outlook (by "presence" I mean you won't see whether they're available, busy, or away), and you won't have a few other features.
Applies To: Office for business, Office 365 Small Business, Microsoft 365 admin, Office.com, Skype for Business, Skype for Business Basic, Skype for Business for Android, Skype for Business for iPad, Skype for Business for iPhone, Skype for Business for Mac, Skype for Business for Windows Phone, Skype for Business Online
Search indexing in Windows 10: FAQ - Microsoft Support
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