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To check activation status in Windows 11, select the Start button, and then select Settings > System and then select Activation .. Your activation status will be listed next to Activation.. Check activation status in Settings. You'll see one of these activation status messages on the Activation page:

To help protect your privacy, the new Microsoft Edge sets tracking prevention to balanced by default. For increased protection, you can switch your tracking prevention to strict or block all third-party cookies.

If you open a page written in a different language than your preferred languages in settings, Microsoft Edge will automatically prompt you to translate it. The Translate icon appears in the address bar when you go to a web page that’s written in a foreign language. A language is considered foreign to you if it's not included in your Preferred languages list in Settings.

A team is a group of people gathered to get something big done in your organization. Sometimes it’s your whole organization.. Teams are made up of channels, which are the conversations you have with your teammates.Each channel is dedicated to a specific topic, department, or project. For example, the Mark 8 Project team has General, Design, Digital Assets Web, Go to Market Plan, and Research ...

First time, infrequent senders, or senders marked [External] - While it's not unusual to receive an email or Teams message from someone for the first time, especially if they are outside your organization, this can be a sign of phishing.Slow down and take extra care at these times. When you get an email or a Teams message from somebody you don't recognize, or that Outlook or Teams identifies ...

Click Verify next to your email address, and then click Send email.

Type a name for the group chat and add people. This starts a new conversation. Everyone who has access to the group chat can send messages.. You can include up to 250 people in a group chat.

Notes: Meeting recordings won't capture whiteboards, annotations, shared notes or content shared in the stage view by apps, and also won't include videos or animations embedded in PowerPoint Live presentations.