Safe mode starts Windows with a minimal set of drivers and services to help troubleshoot issues. If a problem doesn't reappear when you start your PC in safe mode, you can eliminate the default settings and basic device drivers and services as possible causes.

Tip: If you're a Microsoft 365 Family or Personal subscriber you get Microsoft Defender, our advanced security software for Windows, Mac, iOS, and Android, as part of your subscription.Learn more at Getting started with Microsoft Defender.

Solution 2: Windows Terminal settings. Open Windows Terminal, then select the Startup tab > Default terminal application > Windows Console Host.. Solution 3: Windows Console settings. If you already have a command line app open in a Windows Console Host and want to change the default setting:

Scenario. Description. Recommended Solution. Add Teams meeting add-in for Outlook. Helps fix the issue where teams meeting add-in is missing or is not loaded, preventing you from creating teams meeting from Outlook.

32-bit Arm apps available from the Store in Windows are not supported by Mac computers with M1, M2, and M3 chips. 32-bit Arm apps are in the process of being deprecated for all Arm versions of Windows.

If you are having issues installing or updating Gaming Services on your PC, or if you are noticing that the Xbox app for PC is launching with missing content, you may want to download and run the Gaming Services Repair Tool for PC.

Symptoms. When the operating system is in high-DPI mode, applications that use the Microsoft Foundation Classes (MFC) library of Microsoft Visual C++ 2013 may behave incorrectly.

Windows 允许添加多个用户帐户以使用同一设备，使每个用户都有自己的设置、文档和应用程序。 例如，家长可以拥有自己的具有管理权限的帐户来管理设置和安装软件，而孩子可以拥有启用了家长控制的标准帐户来监视和限制其使用情况。

Note: If you have previous activity history stored in the cloud before Windows 11 23H2 and 22H2, January 23, 2024-KB5034204 update, you can use the Clear activity history button to delete previously stored data in the cloud. Otherwise, your activity history will be automatically deleted within 30 days from when your data was last synced to the cloud

For all Surface models Before you start, make sure you don’t have any other USB devices connected to your Surface, including USB mouse devices, keyboards, or other storage drives.