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Windows 10. Optimizing your drives can help your PC run smoother and boot up faster. To optimize them: Select the search bar on the taskbar and enter defrag. Select Defragment and Optimize Drives. Select the disk drive you want to optimize. Select the Optimize button.

To get a basic free version of Microsoft Teams: Make sure you have a Microsoft account. If you’re using Skype, OneDrive, Outlook.com, or Xbox Live, then you already have an account, but if you don’t have one, it’s free to create a new Microsoft account. Sign up for Microsoft Teams for free. Enter the email you use for your Microsoft account.

Sign in to Office.com and go to OneDrive. Select My Files. Choose where you want to upload a file or folder. Select Upload > Files or Folders. Find what you want to upload and select Open . Or, you can select files or folders on your computer and drag them into the OneDrive web browser window.

To upgrade from Windows 11 Home to Windows 11 Pro manually, first check which edition you’re running and your activation state: Select Start > Settings > System > Activation. At the top of the Activation page, you see your edition: either Home or Pro. You‘ll also see if you’re activated under Activation state . Open Activation settings ...

Make sure all columns have headers, with a single row of unique, non-blank labels for each column. Avoid double rows of headers or merged cells. Format your data as an Excel table (select anywhere in your data, and then select Insert > Table from the ribbon). If you have complicated or nested data, use Power Query to transform it (for example ...

Use Outlook in the new Microsoft Edge. In Microsoft Edge, sign in to your Outlook on the web or Outlook.com account. Select Settings and more at the top of the window. Select Apps > Install this site as an app.

Wirelessly connect your PC to a TV, projector, another PC, or other kind of external display that supports Miracast. Turn on your TV or projector. If you're using a Miracast dongle or adapter, make sure it's plugged in to the display. On your PC, make sure Wi-Fi is turned on. On right side of the taskbar, select the Network icon > Cast > pick ...

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Select Start > Settings > Apps > Apps & features. Apps & features in Settings. Select the More icon next to the app you want to fix. Select the Advanced options link under the name of the app (some apps don't have this option). On the page that opens, select Repair if it's available. If it isn't available or doesn't fix the problem, select Reset.