When you first sign into Microsoft Defender on Android, we'll walk you through a few easy steps that start with setting up web protection.During this process, we'll ask you to give Defender permission to do two things: run in the background and use the Accessibility Service.

Keeping Bing as your default search engine provides an enhanced search experience in the new Microsoft Edge , including direct links to Windows apps, relevant suggestions from your organization if you’re signed in with a work or school account, and instant answers to questions about Windows.However, you can change the default search engine to any site that uses OpenSearch technology.

Important: The following steps apply only to devices currently running an activated copy of Windows 11 Home.If you’re not activated, we recommend you activate Windows 11 Home first. For more info, see Activate Windows.

Learn how to remove malware from your PC. Use Microsoft Defender Antivirus in Windows 10 or Windows 11 to scan your PC for malware, viruses, or other threats.

Whether you're at home, work, or out and about, chances are you'll find a Wi-Fi network that you can connect to for internet access. Select the Network, Sound, or Battery icons ( ) on the far right side of the taskbar to open quick settings. The Disconnected icon appears when you’re not connected.

Some sites are built to work with Internet Explorer and have functionality that isn't supported by modern browsers such as Microsoft Edge. If you need to view one of these sites, you can use Internet Explorer Mode in Microsoft Edge.

For keyboard shortcuts in which you press one key immediately followed by another key, the keys to press are separated by a comma (,). For example, for è you would press Ctrl + `, release and then type e.

Windows Mail and Calendar apps. If you're using Windows Mail and Calendar and your accounts are supported in new Outlook, you will see a toggle in the upper right of the Mail app in Windows 10 and 11 to Try the new Outlook.. This option downloads the new app and switches your preferred email client.

In the list next to Personalize your background, select Picture, Solid color, Slideshow, or Windows Spotlight (to see a new image from around the world every day).

Learn how to run Windows Update Troubleshooter to resolve errors downloading or installing Windows updates.