Windows activity history and your privacy - Microsoft Support
Note: If you have previous activity history stored in the cloud before Windows 11 23H2 and 22H2, January 23, 2024-KB5034204 update, you can use the Clear activity history button to delete previously stored data in the cloud. Otherwise, your activity history will be automatically deleted within 30 days from when your data was last synced to the cloud
Applies To: Microsoft account dashboard
Change or update your email password - Microsoft Support
Change your password with your email provider. See the following sections for instructions on changing your email account password for several major email providers.
Applies To: Outlook for Microsoft 365, Outlook for Microsoft 365 for Mac, Outlook 2021, Outlook 2019, Outlook 2016, Microsoft 365 admin, New Outlook for Windows
Change your background in Microsoft Teams meetings
If you want to change what appears behind you in your video meeting or call, you can either blur your background, replace it entirely with any image you want, or use Teams virtual background template.And with a Teams Premium license, you can change your Teams meeting background to a branded logo or image specific to your company.
Applies To: Microsoft Teams
Share things with nearby devices in Windows - Microsoft Support
Nearby sharing in Windows lets you share documents, photos, links to websites, and more with nearby devices by using Bluetooth or Wi-Fi. You can share files between PCs that are running Windows 10 or Windows 11.
Internet Explorer mode in Microsoft Edge - Microsoft Support
Internet Explorer 11 support ended on June 15, 2022. If any site you visit needs Internet Explorer 11, you can open it with Internet Explorer mode in Microsoft Edge.
Import or export text (.txt or .csv) files - Microsoft Support
Import a text file by opening it in Excel. You can open a text file that you created in another program as an Excel workbook by using the Open command. Opening a text file in Excel does not change the format of the file — you can see this in the Excel title bar, where the name of the file retains the text file name extension (for example, .txt or .csv).
Applies To: Excel for Microsoft 365, Excel 2021, Excel 2019, Excel 2016
Check your Microsoft warranty and create service orders
Locate the device that you want to check the warranty on, then select Info & support.
Manage email messages by using rules - Microsoft Support
There are two types of rules in Outlook—server-based and client-only. Server-based rules When you're using a Microsoft Exchange Server account, some rules are server-based.These rules run on your mailbox on the Exchange mail server even when Outlook isn’t running.
Applies To: Outlook for Microsoft 365, Outlook 2021, Outlook 2019, Outlook 2016
What are IMAP and POP? - Microsoft Support
IMAP and POP are two methods to access email. IMAP is the recommended method when you need to check your emails from several different devices, such as a phone, laptop, and tablet.
Applies To: Outlook for Microsoft 365, Outlook for Microsoft 365 for Mac, Outlook 2021, Outlook 2021 for Mac, Outlook 2019, Outlook 2019 for Mac, Outlook 2016, Microsoft 365 admin, Outlook.com, Outlook Web App for Office 365 operated by 21Vianet, New Outlook for Windows, Outlook Mail for Windows 10
How to cancel or stop sync in OneDrive - Microsoft Support
If you want to stop a file or folder from syncing or backing up, you can pause the upload or download. See Stop syncing temporarily below for details.. If uploads or downloads with the OneDrive website are taking too long, or you selected the wrong files, they can be cancelled.
Applies To: OneDrive (work or school), OneDrive (home or personal), OneDrive for Mac, OneDrive for Windows