Tip: During COVID we have seen a lot of customers who were suddenly working or attending school from home and may have been asked to sign into a work or school account from their personal computer. If that was your experience too, then it's possible your work or school has a copy of your BitLocker recovery key.

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This article applies if you’ve recently made changes to your device hardware and are trying to upgrade to Windows 11. Hardware changes might affect your upgrade eligibility, though you’ll need to take a few steps to see your updated eligibility in Settings.

Note: Some cameras won't appear in the Camera settings page.These include infrared (IR) cameras used for Windows Hello Face authentication, cameras using DirectShow technology (like many apps provided by DSLR or action camera manufacturers so their devices can be used as webcams), and proprietary cameras that aren't managed by Windows—such as industrial cameras and many networked cameras.

If you forgot your PIN and need to reset it, you can do so from the Windows sign-in screen. Look below the PIN text box: If you see I forgot my PIN , select it and follow the instructions to reset your PIN.If there are multiple accounts on the device, choose the one you need to reset.

A theme is a combination of desktop background pictures, window colors, and sounds. Get a theme. To get a theme, expand one of the categories below, select a link for the theme, and then select Open.This saves the theme to your PC and puts it on your desktop.

The transcribe feature converts speech to a text transcript with each speaker individually separated. After your conversation, interview, or meeting, you can revisit parts of the recording by playing back the timestamped audio and edit the transcription to make corrections.

Select Settings, and under the About section, select About Photos. Photos: Says Updated in the About section of Settings—you are running the new version of the Photos app.This version includes features like iCloud integration in left navigation bar. This version of Microsoft Photos app offers a convenient and user-friendly way to view, import, organize, edit, and share photos and videos on ...

Step 2. Install Office. Select the Microsoft 365 folder from the virtual drive and then double-click either the Setup32.exe to install the 32-bit version of Microsoft 365, or Setup64.exe to install the 64-bit version to begin the offline installation. If you're not sure which version is right for you, see Choose the 64-bit or 32-bit version of Office. ...

Get steps for connecting a Miracast wireless display. If pressing the Connect button in the action center doesn't find your device, try the troubleshooting steps provided at Fix connections to Miracast wireless displays.