Notes: To get to desktop icon settings in Windows 8.1, swipe in from the right edge of the screen, then select Search.Type desktop icons in the search box, and then select Show or hide common icons on the desktop.

Create contact lists. A contact list is a collection of email addresses, and is useful for sending email to a group of people. Contact lists are sometimes referred to as distribution lists.. For example, create a contact list named My book club and add all the members of your book club to it. When you want to send an email message to everyone in the club, just add My book club in the To line ...

Windows Photo Viewer isn't part of Windows 10, but if you upgraded from Windows 7 or Windows 8.1, you might still have it. To check, press and hold (or right-click) a photo in File Explorer, and select Open with.If Windows Photo Viewer isn't in the list, you cannot install it on Windows 10.

Create, edit and share documents with Microsoft Word online. Learn how to use Word for the web to create, open, and rename documents with ease.

Note: For info on how to move files to a new PC without needing a storage device, see Move files to a new Windows PC using OneDrive.OneDrive can securely store your files, so they’re backed up and protected in the cloud and accessible from any device—including your new PC.

Creating a passkey. To create a passkey for your Microsoft account, follow these steps on the device for which you’d like to create a passkey:

How to redeem a gift card, Xbox download code or token. Both Microsoft and Xbox gift cards and download codes and tokens work the same way: once redeemed to your Microsoft account, you can spend your balance at Microsoft Store online, on Windows or Xbox, and you can get downloads for the latest apps, games, movies, TV shows, and Surface, Xbox, and accessories.

List view. A unique feature of the Tasks app how it displays tasks and information associated with them in rows and columns. This is called List view, and allows you to change many tasks at once, which wasn't as possible in either To Do or Planner before.

Learn how to format text, add graphics, and more in Word documents. Create professional-looking documents with ease using our step-by-step guide. Try it now!

Delete image editing data and lower default resolution. By default, when you edit an image, the data from the original is retained (to ensure the image can be restored).