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What is Steps Recorder? Steps Recorder, also known as Problems Steps Recorder (PSR) in Windows 7, is a Windows inbox program that records screenshots of the desktop along with the annotated steps while recording the activity on the screen.

Add an app to a chat or channel tab. In tabs, you can add apps to share content and work collaboratively. Go to the channel, group chat, or one-on-one conversation of your choosing, and select Add a tab. From there, select the app you want.

Notes: For Windows 10, version 1909 and later, the Media Feature Pack is only available for download as an Optional Feature. Here's how to install the Media Feature Pack on Windows 10 N and Windows 11 N: Windows 10 N: Select the Start button, then select Settings > Apps > Apps & features > Optional features > Add a feature.. Then locate the Media Feature Pack in the list of available optional ...

Reputation-based protection: This section allows you to configure Microsoft Defender SmartScreen, which is a security feature that protects from phishing attacks, malware, and potentially unwanted applications.It provides reputation-based protection by evaluating websites and downloads against a list of known malicious sites and files

In Windows, having a camera and microphone as part of your device lets you make Teams video calls, take pictures, record videos, and more. Many apps and services request and use the camera or microphone, and Windows settings give you control over which apps can use your camera or microphone.

To reset the Hosts file back to the default, follow these steps: 1. Open Notepad. To do this, swipe in from the right edge of the screen, tap Search, type Notepad, and then tap the Notepad icon. Or, if you are using a mouse, point to the upper-right corner of the screen, move the mouse pointer down, click Search, type Notepad, and then click Notepad.

Starting with Windows 11, version 22H2, Windows Update is now carbon aware, making it easier for your devices to reduce carbon emissions. When devices are plugged in, turned on, connected to the internet and regional carbon intensity data is available, Windows Update will schedule installations at specific times of the day.

Describes how use Wusa.exe to install and uninstall update packages in Windows Vista, Windows Server 2008, Windows 7, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows 8, Windows Server 2012, Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2012 R2, Windows 10, and Windows Server 2016 Technical Preview.

PCs originally built with Windows 8.1 are designed with technology that is about 10 years old. Once you move to a new PC, there will be many aspects of Windows that you will find familiar, but also with important software and hardware innovations and capabilities that were not available a decade ago.