Important: If your device is out of support, it is no longer receiving security updates from Microsoft and may become more vulnerable to security risks and viruses.For this reason, we strongly recommend that you update to the latest version of Windows. Each version of Windows is supported for 18 months.

You can now choose who can use team, channel, and group @mentions. Choose whether to use shift-based tags: To use shift-based tags, in the Settings tab, go to Tags and turn on the Shifts toggle.. To learn more about Shifts settings, see Manage settings in Shifts.. Choose whether team members can use automatic tags:

To open Notepad, select the Start button, type Notepad, then select Notepad from the results.. Here are answers to a few common questions about Notepad:

Get the steps to update your Teams profile picture or change your account name in the settings for Microsoft Teams (free).

Important: If you're unable to insert a form, make sure your web add-ins aren't disabled.In PowerPoint, select Files > Options > Trust Center > Trust Center Settings.In the Trust Center dialog box, choose Trusted Add-in Catalogs.Under Use these settings to manage your web add-in catalogs, uncheck both, Don't allow any web add-ins to start and Don't allow web add-ins from the Office Store to start.

When it comes to optimizing your Windows device, one of the key optimization areas is the startup process. The applications that run automatically when your device boots up can impact both the speed of your startup and the overall performance of your system.

To learn more, see Start an instant meeting in Microsoft Teams.. Call in. If you can't use the Teams app or Teams for web, join some meetings by phone number. Learn more here: Join a Teams meeting by phone. If you find a phone number and conference ID in the meeting invite, dial the number to join.

How to determine what is causing the problem after you do a clean boot. If your problem does not occur while the computer is in a clean boot environment, then you can determine which startup application or service is causing the problem by systematically turning them on or off and restarting the computer.

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.

With Microsoft Forms, you can create an instant, real time poll in seconds in Microsoft Teams. Post a poll in your Teams channel or quickly gather feedback in a chat pane.