Find your Windows settings in a snap! Select the Start button, then select Settings .From there, browse the categories or use search to find what you're looking for.

Learn about Windows 11 minimum system requirements and how to assess your upgrade eligibility.

Learn how to activate Office pre-installed on new Windows 10 PCs or with a new product key.

Download the latest Windows update from the Windows Update page in Settings for your device when it becomes available.

We recommend always having the latest version of Windows installed to make sure you get the best experience with the Phone Link .

There are many ways to shut down your PC—you can turn the PC off completely, you can make it sleep, or you can hibernate the PC.

To open the Start menu—which contains all your apps, settings, and files—do either of the following: On the left end of the taskbar, select the Start icon.

Note: If you start to play a DVD or VCD in the Player Library, the Player automatically switches to Now Playing mode. The Blu-ray Disc format is not supported in Windows Media Player. To play a Blu-ray Disc, you need to use a non-Microsoft program that supports Blu-ray playback and a device capable of reading Blu-ray Discs.

How to send automatic out-of-office replies from Outlook (depending on the type of email account you have).

Learn how to add an app to run automatically at startup. Select the Start button and scroll to find the app you want to run at startup.