Windows Update Troubleshooter - Microsoft Support
Learn how to run Windows Update Troubleshooter to resolve errors downloading or installing Windows updates.
Signing in with a passkey - Microsoft Support
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.
Applies To:
Microsoft account dashboard
What happens if there's an unusual sign-in to your account - Microsoft ...
Select Review activity to check for any unusual sign-in attempts on the Recent activity page.If you see account activity that you're sure wasn't yours, let us know and we can help secure your account—if it's in the Unusual activity section, you can expand the activity and select This wasn't me.If it's in the Recent activity section, you can expand the activity and select Secure your account.
Applies To:
Microsoft account dashboard
Browsing history on the privacy dashboard - Microsoft Support
Why am I not seeing all my data on the privacy dashboard? To learn more about why you might not be seeing all of your data, see View your data on the privacy dashboard.. Legacy version of Microsoft Edge
Check or change language settings - Microsoft Support
Microsoft's products and services work best if you use the same language and region across all your devices, and in all of your app and Store settings.
Applies To:
Outlook.com, Microsoft Edge, OneDrive (home or personal)
Phone Link help & learning
Introducing Microsoft Phone Link Our evolution of the former Your Phone app brings a new name to the user experience. With the new Phone Link on your Windows PC and the new Link to Windows app on your Android device, accessing your mobile apps and content has never been easier!
Enable TPM 2.0 on your PC - Microsoft Support
How to enable TPM. If you need to enable TPM, these settings are managed via the UEFI BIOS (PC firmware) and vary based on your device. You can access these settings by choosing: Settings > Update & Security > Recovery > Restart now. From the next screen, choose Troubleshoot > Advanced options > UEFI Firmware Settings > Restart to make the changes.
Sign-in options in Windows - Microsoft Support
The sign-in options in Windows serve various purposes to enhance your user account security and sign in convenience. You can access the sign-in options from the Settings app.
Send large files with Outlook - Microsoft Support
Compress the file. When you compress, or zip, your file, it decreases its size, and it might decrease it enough to fit within the Outlook size limits for attachments.The following articles describe how to compress and extract files for different Windows operating systems.
Applies To:
Outlook for Microsoft 365, Outlook 2024, Outlook 2021, Outlook 2019, Outlook 2016
Change the refresh rate on your monitor in Windows
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.