Help with Microsoft Store purchases - Microsoft Support
Country/region. Microsoft Store sales support. Technical or download support. Egypt +20 2 353 3333. Technical support. South Africa. 0800 167 344. Technical support
Applies To:
Microsoft account dashboard
How to recover a hacked or compromised Microsoft account
If your account has been hacked, use our sign-in helper tool below to help guide you to the right solutions. The tool will ask for your email address or phone number, and either show appropriate self-help, or offer the chance to talk to an agent.
Check your Microsoft warranty and create service orders
Locate the device that you want to check the warranty on, then select Info & support.
Set up a security key as your verification method
What is a security key? We currently support several designs and providers of security keys using the Fast Identity Online (FIDO2) passwordless authentication protocols. These keys allow you to sign in to your work or school account to access your organization's cloud-based resources when on a supported device and web browser.
Encrypt email messages - Microsoft Support
When you need to protect the privacy of an email message, encrypt it. Encrypting an email message in Outlook means it's converted from readable plain text into scrambled cipher text.
Applies To:
Outlook for Microsoft 365, Outlook 2021, Outlook 2019, Outlook 2016
Contact - Microsoft Support
Contact Microsoft Support. What's new. Surface Pro; Surface Laptop; Surface Laptop Studio 2
Redeem a gift card or code to your Microsoft account
How to redeem a gift card, Xbox download code or token. Both Microsoft and Xbox gift cards and download codes and tokens work the same way: once redeemed to your Microsoft account, you can spend your balance at Microsoft Store online, on Windows or Xbox, and you can get downloads for the latest apps, games, movies, TV shows, and Surface, Xbox, and accessories.
Applies To:
Microsoft account dashboard
Turn Microsoft Defender Firewall on or off - Microsoft Support
To turn it off, switch the setting to Off.. Turning off Microsoft Defender Firewall could make your device (and network, if you have one) more vulnerable to unauthorized access.
Combining Microsoft accounts - Microsoft Support
Share your subscription.If you have a Microsoft 365 Family subscription, you can share your subscription and its benefits with up to 5 other people. Accounts you share with are not linked, and emails, OneDrive files & photos remain private (unless you share files or photos).
Applies To:
Outlook 2021, Outlook 2021 for Mac, Outlook 2019, Outlook 2019 for Mac, Outlook 2016, Microsoft 365 for home, Outlook.com, Microsoft 365 for Mac, Microsoft 365 for Windows, Microsoft account dashboard, OneDrive (home or personal), OneDrive for Mac, OneDrive for Windows
How to create a new Microsoft account - Microsoft Support
Notes: You can either use an email address you own as a Microsoft account, or create a new address by choosing "Get a new email address" or "Use your email instead" when you sign up.