Important: Microsoft accounts, the Windows operating system, and other Microsoft products include passwords to help secure your information.This article provides some options that you can use to reset or recover your password if you forget it. Be aware that, if these options don’t work, Microsoft support can't help you retrieve or circumvent a lost or forgotten password.

View hidden files and folders in Windows. Windows 11 Windows 10. Windows 11 Windows 10. Open File Explorer from the taskbar. Select View > Show > Hidden items. Learn how to show hidden files, folders, and drives in Windows.

Add a device to a Windows 10 PC. Windows 10. Windows 10 usually finds devices automatically when you plug them in or turn them on. If it doesn't, follow these steps: Select Start > Settings > Devices > Bluetooth & other devices. Select Add Bluetooth or other device and follow the instructions. Add a device.

On the Choose an account screen, click the Microsoft account button.; On the Add your Microsoft account screen, enter the email address and password associated with your Microsoft account.; On the Make it yours screen, you'll have the option to make this Microsoft account your primary account. (This makes sign-in, settings, and syncing happen automatically for all other Microsoft services.)

Reading preferences in Immersive Reader In Reading preferences, you can turn on tools like Line focus to focus on reading one, three or five lines at a time, Picture dictionary to see a visual representation of a word, or Translate to change the language of the text.. Find these tools in Reading preferences on the Immersive Reader toolbar. Line focus: Line focus narrows the focus of your ...

To open the On-Screen Keyboard. Go to Start , then select Settings > Accessibility > Keyboard, and turn on the On-Screen Keyboard toggle. A keyboard that can be used to move around the screen and enter text will appear on the screen. The keyboard will remain on the screen until you close it. Note: To open the OSK from the sign-in screen, select ...

Introduction. This article describes an update for Microsoft .NET Framework 4.8 on Windows 10, version 1709, Windows 10, version 1803, Windows Server, version 1803, Windows 10, version 1809 and Windows Server, version 1809 and Windows Server 2019.

In Outlook, choose File > Tools > Mailbox Cleanup. Do any of the following: View the total size of your mailbox and of individual folders within it. Find items older than a certain date or larger than a certain size. Archive items by using AutoArchive. View the size of your Deleted Items folder and empty your Deleted Items folder.

Change your background during a meeting. In your meeting controls, select More actions > Effects and avatars . Select Blur to blur your background, or choose from the available images to replace it. To upload an image of your own, select Add new and pick a .JPG, .PNG, or .BMP file from your computer. To turn off background effects, select None.

Select one object. Next, press and hold Ctrl while you select more objects. Click Insert > WordArt, and pick the WordArt style you want. In the WordArt gallery, the letter A represents the different designs that are applied to all text you type. Note: The WordArt icon is located in the Text group, and it may appear different depending on the ...