Notes: If someone is already part of a family group, they must leave or be removed from that group before joining another. They can also create a new Microsoft account to associate with a new family group. Explore Microsoft Family Safety features and benefits.

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Download the Gaming Services Repair Tool for PC using the link below. Choose your save destination and then go to that destination to open the file after the download is complete.

Repair or reset Windows Media Player: If Windows Media Player is not working properly, you can try to repair or reset it to its default settings.To do this, Select Start > Settings > Apps > Installed Apps.. Scroll down and click the three horizontal dots next to Windows Media Player and choose Advanced options, and click the Repair or Reset button. Note that resetting Windows Media Player will ...

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Turn on your Xbox Wireless Controller by pressing the Xbox button .; Press and hold the Pair button on your controller for three seconds (the Xbox button will start flashing rapidly).; On your PC, press the Start button , then choose Settings > Devices > Bluetooth & other devices (on Windows 11: Settings > Bluetooth & devices).; Turn on Bluetooth. ...

Notes: To get to desktop icon settings in Windows 8.1, swipe in from the right edge of the screen, then select Search.Type desktop icons in the search box, and then select Show or hide common icons on the desktop.

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Note: Microsoft is updating the way we ask for permission to use your voice data to improve Microsoft products that use our speech recognition technology.This may impact the data you see on your privacy dashboard. To learn more about these changes, see How does Microsoft protect my privacy while improving its speech recognition technology?

Make sure User Account Control (UAC) is turned on - When changes are going to be made to your PC that require administrator-level permission, UAC notifies you and gives you the chance to approve the change.UAC can help keep viruses from making unwanted changes. To open UAC, swipe in from the right edge of the screen, and then tap Search. (If you're using a mouse, point to the upper-right ...