Contact Microsoft Support. What's new. Surface Pro; Surface Laptop; Surface Laptop Studio 2

This icon helps you determine if you can safely send and receive information from the site. The connection tells you whether the information sent to and from the site, such as passwords, addresses, or credit card numbers, are securely sent and can't be intercepted by an attacker. The connection icon in the address bar has four different states.

If you're moving from a Windows 7 or Windows 8.1 PC to a new Windows device, you'll find that the best way to get apps and games is through Microsoft Store.

Here's how to show icons, hide them, or change their size in Windows. To show or hide desktop icons. Right-click (or press and hold) the desktop, point to View, and then select Show desktop icons to add or clear the check mark.

Manage your Virus & threat protection settings. Use Virus & threat protection settings when you want to customize your level of protection, send sample files to Microsoft, exclude trusted files and folders from repeated scanning, or temporarily turn off your protection.. Manage your real-time protection. Want to stop running real-time protection for a short while?

Windows devices may get new functionality at different times as Microsoft delivers non-security updates, fixes, improvements, and enhancements via several servicing technologies—including controlled feature rollout (CFR).. Windows will let you know if you need to restart your device to complete an update, and you can choose a time that works best for you to complete that update.

To speed up the process of selecting a choice when a dialog box appears, under Snap To, select the Automatically move pointer to the default button in a dialog box check box.(Not all programs support this setting. In some programs, you'll need to move the mouse pointer to the button you want to click.)

If you don't see a setting you're looking for, try searching for it in the search box on the taskbar. Open Display settings. Most of the advanced display settings from previous versions of Windows are now available on the Display settings page. Select Start > Settings > System > Display.

To keep an area of a worksheet visible while you scroll to another area of the worksheet, go to the View tab, where you can Freeze Panes to lock specific rows and columns in place, or you can Split panes to create separate windows of the same worksheet.

To install Authenticator on your iOS device. Scan the QR code. or download and install Authenticator from the Apple app store. Get the app