The Battery icon on the right side of the taskbar shows an electrical plug when your Surface is charging. Hover your mouse over the icon for info about the charging and battery status, including the percentage of power remaining. It can take a few hours to fully charge the battery when it’s empty.

Get started. To pin your favorite apps to the Start menu, select and hold (or right-click) the app you want to pin. Then select Pin to Start .. To group your apps into folders, simply drag an app on top of another with mouse or touch or highlight the app with your keyboard and use the Ctrl + Shift + <Left or Right arrow> keyboard shortcut.. Your apps and programs—right at your fingertips

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To activate Windows 10 using an internet connection: As Windows 10 will automatically activate if you are connected to the internet, you can confirm your activation status by selecting Start > Settings > Update & Security > Activation and looking under Windows.. If online activation fails, first try the activation troubleshooting in Activate Windows 10.

In Windows 11, ensure that Camera access, Let apps access your camera, and the individual toggle for the Microsoft Store app you wish to use is turned on. If you do not see the app or website you're looking for in the list, it's likely a desktop app. Desktop apps cannot be individually toggled, but access for those apps can be controlled using Let desktop apps access your camera.

As you browse the web, you'll see an icon in the address bar that indicates the security of the connection to the site you're visiting. This icon helps you determine if you can safely send and receive information from the site.

There are a few common scenarios in which Windows running on a PC might be discovered to be non-genuine during validation. Repairs. If your PC has been repaired, you might start to see messages on your desktop that Windows isn't genuine.

Visualizations for Windows Media Player. Windows Media Player plug-ins. Desktop themes and wallpapers Visualizations are colors, shapes, and patterns that move to the music in Windows Media Player Now Playing mode.

Support reading and writing by using Immersive Reader to customize how word documents appear while you read and edit. Immersive Reader provides options for a comfortable and easy to process experience by allowing you to listen to the text read aloud or adjust how text appears by modifying spacing, color and more.

Welcome to the new Planner. The new Microsoft Planner brings together the simplicity of To Do, collaboration of Planner, power of Microsoft Project, and intelligence of Microsoft Copilot into a single, simple solution that spans from individual task management to enterprise and professional project management.