When you initially setup your Windows device, you might have opted to use a local account instead of a Microsoft account. The main difference between a local account and a Microsoft account is that a local account is specific to one device, while a Microsoft account can be used across multiple devices and Microsoft services.

TCP/IP defines how your PC communicates with other PCs. To make it easier to manage TCP/IP settings, we recommend using automated Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP).

Battery Life: Lowering your refresh rate can save battery power by reducing the amount of energy your display consumes.This can be useful when you are using a laptop or tablet and want to extend your battery life.

In Windows 10, action center is where you'll find your app notifications and quick actions—which give you quick access to commonly used settings and apps.

Important: Workbook links are considered potentially unsafe and must be enabled when you open a formula workbook.When you open a formula workbook, click Enable Content in the Message Bar to allow the workbook links to function. If you don't, Excel keeps the most recent values and disables refreshing the links with values from the data workbook.

What you can customize: You can personalize your ribbon to arrange tabs and commands in the order you want them, hide or unhide your ribbon, and hide those commands you use less often.Also, you can export or import a customized ribbon. What you can't customize: You can't reduce the size of your ribbon, or the size of the text or the icons on the ribbon.

Learn how to view your PC information on Windows with Microsoft Support's step-by-step guide.

Note: If you use a Manual Table of Contents style, Word won't use your headings to create a table of contents and won't be able to update it automatically. Instead, Word will use placeholder text to create the look of a table of contents so you can manually type each entry into the table of contents.

How does multifactor authentication work? Let's say you're going to sign into your Microsoft account or work or school account, and you enter your username and password.If that's all you need then anybody who knows your username and password can sign in as you from anywhere in the world!

Training: Watch and learn how to create a PowerPoint presentation, add/format text, and add pictures, shapes, and/or charts.