The new Microsoft Edge will delete your browsing history, cookies, and site data, as well as passwords, addresses, and form data when you close all InPrivate windows. You can open an InPrivate window in different ways: Select and hold (right-click) the Microsoft Edge logo in the taskbar and select New InPrivate window.

After you restart your computer, the uninstall tool automatically re-opens to complete the final step of the uninstall process. Follow the remaining prompts.

With the Phone Link , you can instantly access the Android apps installed on your mobile device right on your PC. Using a Wi-Fi connection, Apps allows you to browse, play, order, chat, and more — all while using your PC’s larger screen and keyboard.

Make text bigger on your screen. If the text size feels too small when navigating through Windows, you can make the text bigger. This affects, for example, title bars, menus, and icon texts.

Get started with Microsoft Teams (free). Explore your options, find out what’s new, browse help topics, and more.

If you have signed in to Skype on desktop and want to sign in on your mobile device with a QR code: After signing in to your Skype desktop app, you can use a QR code to easily sign in on your mobile device as well.

As you browse the web, you'll see an icon in the address bar that indicates the security of the connection to the site you're visiting. This icon helps you determine if you can safely send and receive information from the site.

Signing in to the Xbox app: When you open the Xbox app on your device, be sure you sign in to the app using your own Xbox profile.This will sync up your personal gaming profile info, including your stats, settings, and achievements. (For more info on how to sign in to the Xbox app, visit the section “Signing in to the Xbox app for Windows” below.)

When it comes to optimizing your Windows device, one of the key optimization areas is the startup process. The applications that run automatically when your device boots up can impact both the speed of your startup and the overall performance of your system.

If you think someone might have unauthorized access to your account, we can protect you by signing you out from all of your trusted devices. Within 24 hours, you will be signed out of browsers, apps and anywhere else your account is used to sign in, except an Xbox console.