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Smart App Control adds significant protection from new and emerging threats by blocking apps that are malicious or untrusted. Smart App Control also helps to block potentially unwanted apps, which are apps that may cause your device to run slowly, display unexpected ads, offer extra software you didn't want, or do other things you don't expect.

Stay in the loop with Microsoft Teams' status notifications. This article shows you how to get notified when someone's status changes, so you know when your colleagues are available, busy, or away. Learn how to customize your notification settings to suit your needs and never miss an important message again.

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Create a code. When you send someone a code to join a team, they can join directly—you won’t receive a join request. You can use the code as many times as you want.

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Check your poll results. You can see aggregated results in the voting card that is in the body of the email. Click Refresh to see the most updated results or click View in Forms to see detailed responses on forms.office.com.Similarly, you can click on the poll link in the body of the email to track more detailed results on forms.office.com.. Feedback for Microsoft Forms

Focus is a new feature in Windows 11 that helps you minimize distractions. To help you stay on track, it integrates with the Clock app with features like a focus timer and music integration.

Once you've allowed microphone access to your apps, you can change the settings for each app. In Microphone settings, go to Choose which Microsoft apps can access your microphone, and turn on apps you want to use with it.For desktop apps, make sure that Allow desktop apps to access your microphone is turned on.