Starting your Surface from a USB drive can be useful if you want to change firmware settings or Windows startup settings. Booting from a USB device doesn’t refresh or reset your Surface.

Microsoft Rewards offers and redemption catalogs vary across regions. The following is a list of countries/regions in which Microsoft Rewards is currently available:

Learn how to enter reading mode in Microsoft Edge and use Immersive Reader to hear webpages and PDFs read out loud.

Find out how to access OneDrive settings and pause features with the OneDrive Activity Center. Learn how to customize your cloud storage and file sharing preferences.

Learn how to join a Microsoft Teams meeting if you don't have an account. Join a Teams meeting as a guest in the Windows app or on the web.

Learn about the recovery options in Windows. Find out how to reset your PC, go back to a previous version of Windows, or use media to reinstall Windows.

Find out how to back up your apps, files, photos, and preferences on your Windows PC with File History and other tools.

32-bit Arm apps available from the Store in Windows are not supported by Mac computers with M1, M2, and M3 chips. 32-bit Arm apps are in the process of being deprecated for all Arm versions of Windows.

Get troubleshooting advice and see a list of options available for starting Windows in diagnostic modes such as safe mode.

In Windows 11 22H2, the default app used to host console windows has been changed to Windows Terminal. After the October 2022 update, Command Prompt, Windows PowerShell, and other console apps will appear inside an instance of Windows Terminal.