What is a Microsoft account used for? You need a Microsoft account to sign in to your Windows pc, Xbox console, or any of Microsoft’s products and services, including Office, Outlook.com, OneDrive, Xbox Live, Microsoft 365, Family Safety, Skype, Bing, Microsoft Store and MSN.

If contacts have been deleted, you might be able to restore them. See Delete contacts or restore contacts in Outlook.com.. Step 5: Help prevent future hacks. To prevent your account from being hacked in the future, see Help protect your Outlook.com email account.. How did a hacker get my password?

If you accidentally delete a contact or a contact list in new Outlook, you can restore the contact or contact list if it's still in your Deleted folder on the People page. In some cases, you can even recover a contact or contact list after it's removed from the Deleted folder.. Restore contacts that are still in your Deleted folder

Add your work or school account. On your computer, note the Code and Url information on the Configure mobile app page.Keep this page open so you can see the code and URL.

For Windows 10. In the search box on the taskbar, type control panel, and then select Control Panel.. For Windows 8.1 / Windows RT 8.1. Swipe in from the right edge of the screen, tap Search (or if you're using a mouse, point to the upper-right corner of the screen, move the mouse pointer down, and then click Search), enter Control Panel in the search box, and then tap or click Control Panel.

Types of info. What will be deleted. Where it's stored. Browsing history. The URLs of sites you've visited, and the dates and times of each visit. On your device (or, if sync is turned on, across your synced devices)

Here’s how to reinstall Microsoft Edge whether you’re a Windows or Mac user: Open any working browser. (Note: If you’re a Windows user and your Microsoft Edge is not currently functioning, to open Internet Explorer, type IE in the search box on the taskbar and then select Internet Explorer from the results.Or press the Windows logo key on your keyboard and then type IE in the search bar.)

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 ...

Select one of the methods to verify your identity and change your password and add the requested information.. Depending on how your administrator has set up your organization, you might need to go through this process a second time, adding info for a second verification step.

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.