What is a Microsoft account used for? You need a Microsoft account to sign in to your Windows pc, Xbox console, or any of Microsoft’s products and services, including Office, Outlook.com, OneDrive, Xbox Live, Microsoft 365, Family Safety, Skype, Bing, Microsoft Store and MSN.

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提示: 可以使用任何电话号码来请求安全代码。. 电话号码不需要与你的帐户关联。. 手机不需要是智能手机，也不需要连接互联网，只需要能够接收短信。. 你可能需要创建新密码。 阅读有关如何创建强密码的提示。. 如果看到“该 Microsoft 帐户不存在”错误消息，请使用 Microsoft 帐户登录帮助程序。

Learn more about updates for Windows 10 version 1903, including improvement and fixes, any known issues, and how to get the update.

Select Notifications to expand it, and turn notifications, banners, and sounds on or off for some or all notification senders.

Important: You don't need to remove old security information unless there is an account security risk (e.g. someone else has access to your old mailbox).

Learn how to tell if your Office software is genuine. To help determine if your Microsoft software is genuine, go to our How to Tell site for more information. Here you'll learn about authentic packaging, including what to look for with product key labels, and Certificate of Authenticity (COA), how to report counterfeit software, and find out what your shopping and licensing options are.

New to Xbox gaming on PC? Here's how to get started.

Optimizations for windowed games improves gaming on your PC by using a new presentation model for DirectX 10 and DirectX 11 games that appear in a window or in a borderless window.

Under Personalization & advertising, turn on or off the setting for Allow Microsoft to save your browsing activity including history, usage, favorites, web content, and other browsing data to personalize Microsoft Edge and Microsoft services like ads, search, shopping and news.