To help protect your privacy, the new Microsoft Edge sets tracking prevention to balanced by default. For increased protection, you can switch your tracking prevention to strict or block all third-party cookies.

Internet Explorer 11 is no longer supported on Windows 8.1. Instead, we recommend you switch to Microsoft Edge. Microsoft Edge was built to bring you the best of the web, with more control and more privacy as you browse. If any site you visit needs Internet Explorer 11, you can reload it with Internet Explorer mode in Microsoft Edge.

About the .NET Framework 4.7. The Microsoft .NET Framework 4.7 is a highly compatible and in-place update to the Microsoft .NET Framework 4, 4.5, 4.5.1, 4.5.2, 4.6, 4.6.1, and 4.6.2. The offline package can be used in situations in which the web installer cannot be used because of lack of Internet connectivity. This package is larger than the ...

The easiest way to get language packs for Windows 8.1 and Windows RT is to download and install them using the Language Control Panel. Download and install additional languages to view menus, dialog boxes, and other user interface items in your preferred language.

Junk email and open relays. Unsolicited commercial email is sometimes called junk mail or spam. The main reason that junk email continues to increase in volume is that it costs the person who sends it virtually nothing to send; in fact, the senders don't even have to send the junk email through the SMTP (outgoing) email server of their own ISP.

Which says IF(the value in cell F2 equals 1, then return the value in cell D2, IF the value in cell F2 equals 2, then return the value in cell D3, and so on, finally ending with the value in cell D8 if none of the other conditions are met). Remarks. To specify a default result, enter TRUE for your final logical_test argument.

Note: The first time you use the DirectX Diagnostic Tool, you might be asked whether you want to check if your drivers are digitally signed.We recommend that you select Yes to help ensure that your drivers have been signed by a publisher that has verified their authenticity.

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This update provides latest updates for Windows Security platform, which is comprised of the Windows Security app and its underlying service. To obtain the current version of Windows Security app, please run powershell command below:

Safe mode is a startup setting that can help you troubleshoot problems on your PC. Here are some ways to get to it. Get to safe mode from Settings: