For all Surface models Before you start, make sure you don’t have any other USB devices connected to your Surface, including USB mouse devices, keyboards, or other storage drives.

Going passwordless refers to removing your password and using a passwordless method to sign in instead. Passwordless solutions such as Windows Hello, the Microsoft Authenticator app, SMS or Email codes, and physical security keys provide a more secure and convenient sign-in method. While passwords can be guessed, stolen, or phished, only you can provide fingerprint authentication, or provide ...

Published August 2021. This article is intended for users who are not able to upgrade to Windows 11 because their PC is not currently Secure Boot capable.

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.

Junk e-mail messages, also known as spam, can be a nuisance in your Inbox.The Junk E-mail Filter in Outlook identifies messages that are likely junk and moves them to the Junk E-mail folder. You can easily change the level of junk email protection or automatically delete junk email.

Important: Exchange Online on Microsoft 365 provides some search features via Microsoft Search.This includes suggested recipients when composing a new email. Starting with Outlook for Microsoft 365 Version 2202 (Build 14931.20604), if you are connected to an Exchange Online mailbox, the compose suggestions for To/CC/BCC are powered by Microsoft Search and some information in this article doesn ...

Note: UEFI passwords are used primarily by enterprises and IT professionals to limit the types of changes that employees can make to their devices.If you're part of an enterprise, contact your IT administrator if you have any questions or issues with your UEFI password. If you aren't part of an enterprise and choose to create a UEFI password, make sure to document your password in a safe place.

The classic cold-call scam. The scammers call you and claim to be from the tech support team of Microsoft or another company. They offer to help solve your computer "problems".

Try using another Surface power supply or USB-C PD charger: If you have another Surface power supply available, try using that to charge your Surface.If your Surface has a USB-C port, try using a USB-C PD charger instead. If those work or if you don't have another Surface power supply or USB-C PD charger, start a service order for your power supply.

Supported languages. Read Aloud uses the proofing language set for the document. To change the language, see the help article Fix text-to-speech reading in wrong language.. Voices. Depending on your platform, text-to-speech (TTS) uses software that comes built into your device or by a Microsoft service.