Avoid and report Microsoft technical support scams. Microsoft will never proactively reach out to you to provide unsolicited PC or technical support. If you receive a phone call claiming to be from Microsoft, or see a pop-up window on your PC with a fake warning message and a phone number to call and get your “issue” fixed, it’s better to ...

Info for Windows Insiders. If you’re an Insider and the current preview build isn’t working for you, select Start > Settings > System > Recovery .Next to Go back , select Go back.This won’t remove your personal files, but it’ll remove recently installed apps and drivers, and change settings back to their defaults.

Select Start > All apps and search for the app in the list shown. Press and hold (or right-click) on the app, then select Uninstall. Uninstall in Settings. Select Start > Settings > Apps > Apps & features . Find the app you want to remove, select More > Uninstall. Note: Some apps can't be uninstalled from the Settings app right now.

Change desktop background and colors. You can choose your desktop background or change the accent color for Start, the taskbar, and other items. Any time you want to, you can go to Settings to customize what displays for you. Select Start > Settings > Personalization. The preview window gives you a sneak peek of your changes as you make them.

If Windows Update finds an updated driver, it will download and install it, and your printer will automatically use it. If a device driver couldn’t be installed automatically, there may be an optional driver available that your printer can use.

The following are required for this to work: A PC running Windows 11. An Android devices running Android 8.0 or later. Your Phone and your PC both need to be connected to Wi-Fi network. Make sure to have both your PC and Android device nearby, turned on, and connected to Wi-Fi network. Open Settings on your PC.

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Manage account. Change the email address or phone number for your Microsoft account. Add or remove an Xbox profile. Delete your Microsoft account security info. Check your Microsoft account balance. Earn points with Microsoft Rewards. Update your Microsoft account if you’re moving to a new country or region. How to delete a child account.

On the Choose an account screen, click the Microsoft account button.; On the Add your Microsoft account screen, enter the email address and password associated with your Microsoft account.; On the Make it yours screen, you'll have the option to make this Microsoft account your primary account. (This makes sign-in, settings, and syncing happen automatically for all other Microsoft services.)

On Windows, Mac, and Android Microsoft Defender can check files or apps you download and install, as well as run scans of files already on your system to spot any malware that may threaten your device. To learn more about anti-malware see Getting started with anti-malware in Microsoft Defender. Tip: Stay up-to-date and install the latest ...