Indexing is the process of looking at files, email messages, and other content on your PC and cataloging their information, such as the words and metadata in them. When you search your PC after indexing, it looks at an index of terms to find results faster. When you first run indexing, it can take up to a couple hours to complete.

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When this update is installed, Windows may attempt to download and install feature updates to your device if it is approaching or has reached the end of support for your currently installed Windows version. Feature updates offer new functionality and help keep your device secure. After this update is installed, Windows may periodically display ...

Once you remove your password from your account, you will need to sign in using a passwordless method like the Microsoft Authenticator app, Outlook for Android, Windows Hello, physical security keys, or SMS codes. Note: We will start to offer sign-in approval notifications in the Outlook for Android app from January 2024.

The macro settings are not changed for all your Microsoft 365 apps. Select the File tab and choose Options. Select Trust Center, and then choose Trust Center Settings. In the Trust Center, select Macro Settings. Tip: If you have the developer tab on your ribbon, select the Developer tab and then choose Macro Security to open the Trust Center ...

Create a rule from a template. Select File > Manage Rules & Alerts > New Rule. Select a template. Select Flag messages from someone for follow-up. Edit the rule description. Select an underlined value, choose the options you want, and then select OK. Select Next. Select the conditions, add the relevant information, and then select OK.

Free up space on your device. Here’s how to get more storage space on your device’s internal hard drive: Select Start > Settings > System > Storage to see how space is currently being used. Select Cleanup recommendations, choose files you don't need from Temporary files , then select Clean up. Typically, cleaning up the Recycle Bin and ...

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Zip and unzip files. Zipped (compressed) files take up less storage space and can be transferred to other computers more quickly than uncompressed files. In Windows, you work with zipped files and folders in the same way that you work with uncompressed files and folders. Combine several files into a single zipped folder to more easily share a ...

Click Folder Options. Click the View tab. In the Advanced settings box: Under Files and Folders, uncheck the Hide extensions for known file types box. Under Hidden files and folders, click the Show hidden files, folders, and drives button. Click OK. Outlook stores backup files containing email, calendars, contacts, tasks, and notes on your ...