Filter websites and searches using Microsoft Family Safety
Establishing internet boundaries is an important way to protect yourself and your family from inappropriate web content. Microsoft Family Safety web and search filters work across any Windows, Xbox and mobile device that has the Microsoft Edge browser and Family Safety apps installed.
Applies To: Microsoft Family Safety
Blocking adult content with SafeSearch or blocking Chat
Chat: If you wish to guarantee Chat is turned off for a given PC, you can do so by mapping www.bing.com to either Nochat.bing.com (which will lock Chat as turned off for the given PC) or Nochatstrict.bing.com (which will lock Chat as turned off for the given PC and the SafeSearch setting as locked to strict), by following the same steps as outlined above but in step 6, pinging either “nochat ...
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Learn why your account was banned or suspended from Xbox Live
If you did something that violates the Microsoft Services Agreement, your account may have been suspended, or under extreme circumstances, your device may have been banned by the Xbox Live Policy & Enforcement Team.For more info, see Microsoft’s Code of Conduct Explained for Xbox Live Customers. Learn more about Xbox Live policies and your account, how to submit a Case Review, and what you ...
What is: Multifactor Authentication - Microsoft Support
How does multifactor authentication work? Let's say you're going to sign into your Microsoft account or work or school account, and you enter your username and password.If that's all you need then anybody who knows your username and password can sign in as you from anywhere in the world!
Windows activity history and your privacy - Microsoft Support
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
Applies To: Microsoft account dashboard
Save disk space with OneDrive Files On-Demand for Windows
When you delete an online-only file from your device, you delete it from your OneDrive on all devices and online. You can restore deleted files and folders from your OneDrive recycle bin on the web for up to 30 days for items stored in OneDrive personal (when you're signed in with a Microsoft account), or for up to 93 days for items stored in OneDrive for work or school or SharePoint in ...
Applies To: OneDrive for Business, SharePoint Server Subscription Edition, SharePoint Server 2019, Microsoft 365 admin, OneDrive (work or school), OneDrive (home or personal), OneDrive for Windows
Add or invite people outside your org to a chat in Microsoft Teams
With External Access for Teams, you can add or invite anyone outside of your Teams org who uses Teams, Teams for personal use, Skype (for consumers), and Skype for Business to a one-to-one chat.
Applies To: Microsoft Teams
How does Microsoft storage work? - Microsoft Support
As a Microsoft 365 Family subscriber, you and up to five other people get 50 GB of free mailbox storage for your Outlook.com emails, contacts and calendar items.
Applies To: Outlook.com, Microsoft account dashboard, Microsoft Teams personal, OneDrive (home or personal), OneDrive for Mac, OneDrive for Windows
Temporarily allow cookies and site data in Microsoft Edge
To help protect your privacy, the new Microsoft Edge sets tracking prevention to balanced by default. For increased protection, you can switch your tracking prevention to strict or block all third-party cookies.