Join a meeting without an account in Microsoft Teams
Learn how to join a Microsoft Teams meeting if you don't have an account. Join a Teams meeting as a guest in the Windows app or on the web.
Applies To: Microsoft Teams
Get Windows updates as soon as they're available for your device
We're committed to delivering continuous innovation by releasing new features and enhancements into Windows 11 more frequently. Windows devices 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). ...
Microsoft 365 help & learning
Get Microsoft 365 support, help, and learning resources. Organize your life, expand your creativity, and protect what’s important with Microsoft 365
Applies To: Office 2021, Office 2021 for Mac, Office 2019, Office 2019 for Mac, Office 2016, Microsoft 365 for home, Microsoft 365 for Mac, Microsoft 365 for Windows
Optimizations for windowed games in Windows 11
Optimizations for windowed games improves gaming on your PC by using a new presentation model for DirectX 10 and DirectX 11 games that appear in a window or in a borderless window.
Windows Search and privacy - Microsoft Support
If you turn on the Microsoft account setting for Cloud content search, Windows Search will show results from items in your personal OneDrive, Outlook, and other Microsoft services.If you search the web or get web search suggestions with Windows Search, Bing will personalize your results. You can also earn Microsoft Rewards points when you search with Bing in the Windows search box.
Applies To: Microsoft account dashboard
Create an Xbox profile | Xbox Support
If you already have a Microsoft account that you use to sign in to other Microsoft services (such as Windows, Outlook, OneDrive, Office, MSN, and Skype), use that account to create your Xbox account as well.
Download files from the web - Microsoft Support
Why some files won't open in Internet Explorer. Internet Explorer uses add-ons such as Adobe Reader to view some files in the browser. If a file that needs an add-on won't open, you might have an older version of the add-on, which needs to be updated.
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.
Use voice recognition in Windows - Microsoft Support
Tip: If you've already set up speech recognition, pressing Windows logo key +Ctrl+S opens speech recognition and you're ready to use it. If you want to retrain your computer to recognize your voice, press the Windows logo key , type Control Panel, and select Control Panel in the list of results. In Control Panel, select Ease of Access > Speech Recognition > Train your computer to better ...
Filter websites and searches using Microsoft Family Safety
Establishing internet boundaries is an important way to protect yourself and your family from inappropriate web content. Microsoft Family Safety web and search filters work across any Windows, Xbox and mobile device that has the Microsoft Edge browser and Family Safety apps installed.
Applies To: Microsoft Family Safety