Set up your Microsoft 365 sign-in for multi-factor authentication
By setting up MFA, you add an extra layer of security to your Microsoft 365 account sign-in. For example, you first enter your password and, when prompted, you also type a dynamically generated verification code provided by an authenticator app or sent to your phone.
Applies To: Office for business, Microsoft 365 admin
About Microsoft Authenticator - Microsoft Support
Microsoft Authenticator is a free app that helps you sign in to all your accounts without using a password - just use a fingerprint, face recognition, or a PIN.
Applies To: Microsoft account dashboard
Add people to your family group - Microsoft Support
Notes: If someone is already part of a family group, they must leave or be removed from that group before joining another. They can also create a new Microsoft account to associate with a new family group. Explore Microsoft Family Safety features and benefits.
Applies To: Microsoft Family Safety
Improved copy and paste of URLs in Microsoft Edge
In an app, press Ctrl + V to use the default paste, which adds a link with the title of the page as the link text. If you're pasting into an app or website in Microsoft Edge, you can also right-click, select Paste as on the context menu, and then select Link (Default) from the sub-menu.
Set up a security key as your verification method
What is a security key? We currently support several designs and providers of security keys using the Fast Identity Online (FIDO2) passwordless authentication protocols. These keys allow you to sign in to your work or school account to access your organization's cloud-based resources when on a supported device and web browser.
Pairing an Xbox controller to your console | Xbox Support
You have two options for connecting your Xbox Wireless Controller to your console: using the console’s Pair button for a wireless connection and using a USB to micro-USB cable (or USB to USB-C cable) for a wired connection.
Turn on automatic app updates - Microsoft Support
App publishers sometimes update their apps to add new features and fix problems. Microsoft Store on Windows can automatically install app updates.
Add an exclusion to Windows Security - Microsoft Support
If you trust a file, file type, folder, or a process that Windows Security has detected as malicious, you can stop Windows Security from alerting you or blocking the program by adding the file to the exclusions list.
Manage meeting attendance reports in Microsoft Teams
Scheduled channel meetings The Attendance tile isn't supported for channel meeting.To view the attendance reports for meetings created in channels, select More actions > View meeting details. Then, select the Attendance tab. . Engagement information
Applies To: Microsoft Teams, Microsoft Teams for Education, Microsoft Teams small business
Add a contact in Outlook - Microsoft Support
Try it! Keep track of everyone you communicate with by creating and editing contacts in Outlook for Windows. Once you’ve saved someone as a contact, you can type the first few letters of their name into an email, and Outlook for Windows will fill in their email address for you.
Applies To: Outlook for Microsoft 365, Outlook 2021, Outlook 2019, Outlook 2016