Microsoft generally releases the MSRT on a monthly cadence as part of Windows Update or as a standalone tool. (For exceptions, see Skipped releases.)Use this tool to find and remove specific prevalent threats and reverse the changes that they made (see Covered malware families).For comprehensive malware detection and removal, consider using Windows Defender Offline or Microsoft Safety Scanner.

We’re making some changes to Windows and Microsoft 365 that will impact Cortana users. Cortana voice assistance in Windows as a standalone app was retired in the spring of 2023.

Experience the world in new ways with Live Captions, translating audio and video content into English subtitles from 44 languages, ensuring you never miss a beat!. Dive into creativity with Cocreator in Paint, where AI assists you in bringing your artistic visions to life. Enhance your video calls with Windows Studio Effects, offering AI-powered lighting and noise cancellation for crystal ...

Text recognition in images is enhanced, including handwriting recognition, and overall image descriptions are better. To experience the improved experience, navigate to any image and, while the image is in focus, execute the keyboard combination "Narrator key+CTRL+d “. . An active internet connection is necessary for this feature, and Narrator settings must have the option to obtain Image ...

If you accidentally delete a contact or a contact list in new Outlook, you can restore the contact or contact list if it's still in your Deleted folder on the People page. In some cases, you can even recover a contact or contact list after it's removed from the Deleted folder.. Restore contacts that are still in your Deleted folder

Then, try to start the service. In the Service Status area, tap or click Start.. If the service starts successfully, tap or click Apply, tap or click OK, and then close the Services window.

Notes: You can view folders shared with you in your OneDrive folder by adding a shortcut. Click Shared > Shared with you, right-click a folder, and then click Add shortcut to My files.For more information, see Add shortcuts to shared folders in OneDrive for work or school. The maximum number of items displayed in this view is 500 items.

Windows Photo Viewer isn't part of Windows 10, but if you upgraded from Windows 7 or Windows 8.1, you might still have it. To check, press and hold (or right-click) a photo in File Explorer, and select Open with.If Windows Photo Viewer isn't in the list, you cannot install it on Windows 10.

Here are some solutions to common problems with the new Microsoft Edge . If Microsoft Edge keeps crashing. If you can't open Microsoft Edge, or if it opens briefly and then closes, or if you’re unable to open specific webpages, here are some things you can try.

Data Execution Prevention (DEP) is a technology built into Windows that helps protect you from malicious code launching from areas of memory that have been designated as for data only.