If you can't sign into your Microsoft account, most issues can be identified by our sign-in helper tool. The tool will ask you to enter the email address or mobile phone number you're trying to sign in with and check the details you provide.

Outlook won't accept my password. If you've forgotten the password for a Microsoft account, user our sign-in helper to get back into your account.. If you know you’re using the correct password for your email account but Outlook won’t accept it, you might have an email account that requires additional security.

Notes: To get to desktop icon settings in Windows 8.1, swipe in from the right edge of the screen, then select Search.Type desktop icons in the search box, and then select Show or hide common icons on the desktop.

To get support in Outlook.com, click here or select Help on the menu bar and enter your query. If the self-help doesn't solve your problem, scroll down to Still need help? and select Yes.. To contact us in Outlook.com, you'll need to sign in.

You can right-click the contact group and select Delete from the menu or click the group, then select Delete from the Ribbon.. Contacts are not deleted, only the contact list.

Tasks stores tasks that you create or that are sent to you, and also messages that you’ve flagged. When you view your tasks, the default view is Flagged Items and Tasks.You can change that by selecting Tasks in the folder list to the left. For more information about tasks in Outlook Web App, go to Tasks Overview.. Create a new task by selecting New task.

Learn how to open MSConfig in Windows 10 using the taskbar search bar and access system configuration.

Note: If you have a message open in its own window instead of the Reading pane, the Backspace key will not archive the message. You have to close the message and view it in the Reading pane for the Backspace keyto archive the message. When the message is open in a new window, the only way to archive the message is by using the Archive button on the ribbon.

Why does my reading pane have a dark background? When dark mode is turned on, the reading pane has a dark background to reduce eye strain. You can make the reading pane brighter by selecting at the top of the reading pane. If you don't see the button, select .

In the search box on the taskbar, type Create a restore point, and select it from the list of results.