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Codecs in Media Player - Microsoft Support
Codecs allow you to play different formats of audio and video files. Media Player supports a wide variety of codecs. Most are included out of the box; some additional codecs can be installed from the Microsoft Store.
How to download and install the latest printer drivers
Notes: We are aware of some ARM PC’s (for example Copilot+ PC’s) not being able to add/install a printer using the included installer or by downloading the installer from the manufacturer’s website. To fix this, go to Settings > Bluetooth & devices > Printers & scanners and click on "Add device" instead to add the printer manually, unless the manufacturer has specific guidance for ...
Windows Update Troubleshooter - Microsoft Support
Learn how to run Windows Update Troubleshooter to resolve errors downloading or installing Windows updates.
Check or change language settings - Microsoft Support
Microsoft's products and services work best if you use the same language and region across all your devices, and in all of your app and Store settings.
Applies To: Outlook.com, Microsoft Edge, OneDrive (home or personal)
Use a proxy server in Windows - Microsoft Support
If you don’t want to use the proxy server when you visit certain websites, enter the ending of the website address in the exception list (for example, *.contoso.com). For multiple websites, type each website address and separate the addresses with a semicolon (for example: *.contoso.com; *.adatum.com).The * is a wildcard so any website addresses that end with the website address listed will ...
Enable virtualization on Windows - Microsoft Support
Virtualization lets your Windows device emulate a different operating system, like Android or Linux. Enabling virtualization gives you access to a larger library of apps to use and install on your device.
Collaborate on Excel workbooks at the same time with co-authoring
If you selected the Share button, people will receive an email message inviting them to open the file. They can select the link to open the workbook. A web browser will open, and the workbook will open in Excel for the web. If they want to use the Excel desktop app to co-author, they can select Edit in Desktop App.However, they'll need a version of the Excel app that supports co-authoring.
Applies To: Excel for Microsoft 365, Excel for Microsoft 365 for Mac, Excel for the web, Excel 2024, Excel 2024 for Mac, Excel 2021, Excel 2021 for Mac, Excel 2019, Excel 2016, Excel for iPad, Excel for iPhone, Excel for Android tablets, Excel for Android phones, Excel for Windows Phone 10, Excel Mobile
VLOOKUP function - Microsoft Support
Argument name. Description. lookup_value (required). The value you want to look up. The value you want to look up must be in the first column of the range of cells you specify in the table_array argument. For example, if table-array spans cells B2:D7, then your lookup_value must be in column B.. Lookup_value can be a value or a reference to a cell.. table_array (required)
Applies To: Excel for Microsoft 365, Excel for Microsoft 365 for Mac, Excel for the web, Excel 2024, Excel 2024 for Mac, Excel 2021, Excel 2021 for Mac, Excel 2019, Excel 2016
Account has been locked - Microsoft Support
You can use any phone number that can receive text messages; it doesn’t need to be associated with your account. We won't use or give out the phone number, and the code sent to it will expire after 10 minutes.