If your PC is running slowly, the following suggestions might help speed things up. The tips are listed in order, so start with the first one, see if that helps, and then continue to the next one if it doesn’t.

Free. A Free badge means an active Microsoft 365 Family or Personal subscription isn't associated with the account you signed in with. Only the free web versions of Word, Excel, and PowerPoint are available to you. To access these apps in your browser, all you need to do is to sign in to Microsoft365.com with your Microsoft account and select the app you need from the app launcher .

Note: If you can't open an app to check your installation type, try the more common Click-to-Run or MSI uninstall steps first. Create or open an existing file and select File > Account (or it might say Office Account). Under Product information, find the About button and check for the following:

How to enable TPM. If you need to enable TPM, these settings are managed via the UEFI BIOS (PC firmware) and vary based on your device. You can access these settings by choosing: Settings > Update & Security > Recovery > Restart now. From the next screen, choose Troubleshoot > Advanced options > UEFI Firmware Settings > Restart to make the changes.

Use System restore to make restore points when you install a new app, driver, or Windows update, and when you create a restore point manually. Restoring won’t affect your personal files, but it will remove apps, drivers, and updates installed after the restore point was made. To go back to a restore point:

If you've created a signature but didn't choose to automatically add it to all outgoing messages, you can add it later when you write an email message. Go to your mailbox and choose New email . Type your message, and then choose > Insert signature at the bottom of the compose pane.

Billing & payments. Your dashboard is also where you can: Buy, renew, or cancel a subscription.

If you don't see your firmware developer listed, refer to your device documentation. AMI. Refer to your device's firmware documentation. Phoenix. Refer to your device's firmware documentation. Step three: Turn on Virtual Machine Platform in Windows. These instructions may apply if you upgraded your PC from Windows 10 to Windows 11.

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.

Learn how to access the Control Panel in Windows for managing your system settings and programs.