Billing & payments. Your dashboard is also where you can: Buy, renew, or cancel a subscription.

Repair programs in Control Panel. Select the Advanced options link under the name of the app (some apps don't have this option). On the page that opens, select Repair if it's available.If it isn't available or doesn't fix the problem, select Reset.

Switch Real-time protection to Off.Note that scheduled scans will continue to run. However, files that are downloaded or installed will not be scanned until the next scheduled scan.

Note: Microsoft is updating the way we ask for permission to use your voice data to improve Microsoft products that use our speech recognition technology.This may impact the data you see on your privacy dashboard. To learn more about these changes, see How does Microsoft protect my privacy while improving its speech recognition technology?

Learn how to open and run DxDiag.exe on Windows to collect device information and troubleshoot DirectX sound and video issues.

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).

Hinweise: Sie können entweder eine E-Mail-Adresse verwenden, die Sie als Microsoft-Konto besitzen, oder eine neue Adresse erstellen, indem Sie bei der Registrierung "Neue E-Mail-Adresse abrufen" oder "Stattdessen Ihre E-Mail verwenden" auswählen.

Tip: If you encounter a problem on your Windows device, pressing the Windows logo key + F takes a screenshot, then opens the Feedback Hub app and automatically uploads the screenshot to the Feedback tab. Follow the on-screen instructions to detail the problem you've encountered.

Step 2: Back up your folders. Windows Backup is an easy, single stop for all of your backup needs. Your free Microsoft account comes with 5 GB of OneDrive cloud storage (and more storage is available if you need it), and backing up your folders syncs the folders you specify to your OneDrive account, making them instantly accessible on all computers that you use with this Microsoft account.

Windows Update recommends a reinstall after an update installation fails. If an update fails to install because of problems related to system files or components, you might see the following message in the Windows Update page in Settings:. Reinstall your current version of Windows to repair system files and components.