What are passkeys? Passkeys are a replacement for your password. With passkeys, you can sign into your Microsoft personal account, or your work/school account using your face, fingerprint, or PIN.

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Learn how to run Windows Update Troubleshooter to resolve errors downloading or installing Windows updates.

Here's how to customize what you see on the Start menu and taskbar: To see a list of your apps, select Start , then select the arrow next to All apps to expand that pane. Scroll through the alphabetical list.

Codecs allow you to play different formats of audio and video files. Media Player supports a wide variety of codecs. Most are included out of the box; some additional codecs can be installed from the Microsoft Store.

You can paste the photo into an Office document, an email message, or on your PC's desktop. Learn more about copying and pasting content between your devices (for Surface Duo and select Samsung devices). What are photo notifications? You can get instant access to your most recent photos or screenshots from your linked Android device by engaging with the incoming new photo notifications on your PC.

Notes: If you don't see Go to Microsoft Store on the Activation page, contact your organization's support person.. If you made a substantial hardware changes to your device (such as replacing the motherboard) and you have a valid product key, try to activate Windows by phone.

You can use any phone number that can receive text messages; it doesn’t need to be associated with your account. We won't use or give out the phone number, and the code sent to it will expire after 10 minutes.

Website notifications appear in the lower right corner of your screen and are also displayed in the notification center.When notifications are turned on for a website, they will still appear even if Microsoft Edge is closed.