Important: Microsoft accounts, the Windows operating system, and other Microsoft products include passwords to help secure your information.This article provides some options that you can use to reset or recover your password if you forget it. Be aware that, if these options don’t work, Microsoft support can't help you retrieve or circumvent a lost or forgotten password.

Select Start > Settings > Apps > Default apps. To change the default app, you can do either of the following: Set a default for a file type or link type. In the search bar, enter the file type or link type you want, then select it from the list of results. You can choose which app can open that file or link type. Set defaults for applications.

As a result, the release notes for Windows 10, versions 21H2, 21H1, 20H2, and 2004 will share an update history page. Each release page will contain a list of addressed issues for 21H2, 21H1, 20H2, and 2004 versions. Note that the 21H2, 21H1 and 20H2 versions will always contain the fixes for 2004; however, 2004 will not contain the fixes for ...

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On the Microsoft Solitaire Collection page in Microsoft Store, select Get. The game will download and install automatically. To launch the game, select Play. You can always launch the game from the product page, but there's an easier way--pin it. With the game open, press and hold (or right-click) the game button on your taskbar and select Pin ...

Tip: In Windows 7, you can synchronize your computer clock with an Internet time server to keep the computer clock up to date.To do this, select the date or time in the bottom right-hand corner of your screen, and then select Change date and time settings.Select the Internet Time tab, select Change settings, select Synchronize with an Internet time server, and then select Update now.

On your taskbar, select the Network, Volume, Battery icon > VPN. From the list of VPN connection names, select the one you want, and then select Connect. If prompted, enter your username and password or other sign in info. Connect to a VPN from the Windows Settings page: Select Start > Settings > Network & internet > VPN .

1 Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF) 2 Windows Communication Foundation (WCF). Known issues in this update Microsoft is not currently aware of any issues in this update. Additional information about this update. The following articles contain additional information about this update as it relates to individual product versions.

Upgrade to Windows 10 Pro. Windows 10. Windows 10 Pro offers more advanced security and business networking features, including: BitLocker Drive Encryption. Remote Desktop. The ability to join a domain or Azure Active Directory. If you're running Windows 10 Home, select Get Windows 10 Pro to upgrade your device.

Using a command-line switch doesn't mean you have to type the whole startup command at the command prompt. You can start the Office app as usual, by clicking the program icon on the desktop, or by clicking the program name on the Start menu. All startup methods essentially do the same thing: they run the app's .exe file, even if you don't actually type the command or even see it.