Here are some ways to deal with phishing and spoofing scams in Outlook.com. Spoof Intelligence from Microsoft 365 Advanced Threat Protection and Exchange Online Protection help prevent phishing messages from reaching your Outlook inbox. Outlook verifies that the sender is who they say they are and marks malicious messages as junk email.

To create a passkey for your Microsoft account, follow these steps on the device for which you’d like to create a passkey: Sign in to your Microsoft account Advanced Security Options. Choose Add a new way to sign in or verify. Select Face, fingerprint, PIN, or security key. Follow the instructions on your device. Provide a name for your passkey.

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.

Under Microsoft Defender Firewall, switch the setting to On.If your device is connected to a network, network policy settings might prevent you from completing these steps. For more info, contact your administrator.

From the Inbox, select New Items > More Items > Outlook Data File. Enter a File name. To add a password, check the Add Optional Password box. Select OK. Type a password in both the Password and Verify Password text boxes and select OK again. If you set a password, you must enter it every time that the data file is opened — for example, when ...

How to recover a hacked or compromised Microsoft account. If your account has been hacked, use our sign-in helper tool below to help guide you to the right solutions. The tool will ask for your email address or phone number, and either show appropriate self-help, or offer the chance to talk to an agent. Start.

If you want to track your Microsoft Rewards order after you redeem an award, sign in to the Rewards page with your Microsoft account, select Redeem and then select Order history. On the Order history page, find your order and then look under Status. Open Rewards dashboard. You can also track your order in the confirmation email that was sent to ...

Copilot in Windows, with the help of Microsoft Copilot (previously named Bing Chat), provides you with centralized generative AI assistance directly from your Windows device. Copilot in Windows uses your data to help it formulate relevant responses to your requests. For example, that data can be the words that you type or speak when chatting ...

Run the Surface Diagnostic Toolkit. Select Start , search for Surface Diagnostic Toolkit, then select it in the list of results. If it's not already installed, you can download it from Microsoft Store. Get the Surface Diagnostic Toolkit. Follow the on-screen instructions in the Surface Diagnostic Toolkit. The diagnosis and repair time usually ...

If you don't recognize a charge on your account, go to the Manage your payments page of your Microsoft account dashboard and select "Investigate". Learn more. Here are the most likely causes for an unrecognized charge: A Microsoft subscription has recurring billing enabled. Someone you know, such as a family member, bought something with your card.