Important: You don't need to remove old security information unless there is an account security risk (e.g. someone else has access to your old mailbox).

All Xbox digital codes are 25 characters long, include both numbers and letters, and are formatted in five blocks of five characters (xxxxx-xxxxx-xxxxx-xxxxx-xxxxx).

Going passwordless refers to removing your password and using a passwordless method to sign in instead. Passwordless solutions such as Windows Hello, the Microsoft Authenticator app, SMS or Email codes, and physical security keys provide a more secure and convenient sign-in method. While passwords can be guessed, stolen, or phished, only you can provide fingerprint authentication, or provide ...

Notes: If you don't see Go to Microsoft Store on the Activation page, contact your organization's support person.. If you made a substantial hardware changes to your device (such as replacing the motherboard) and you have a valid product key, try to activate Windows by phone.

We’re continually releasing updates to our application, based on customer feedback. Check out What's New in the latest updates for Skype on desktop and mobile.

If you try to add an IMAP account to Outlook, for example a Gmail account, Apple account, Yahoo account, or an account from your local ISP, and you're not prompted to enter your password, use the following steps to work around the problem.

Elevate your device by showcasing beautiful images from around the globe with Windows spotlight, or your favorite memories with a custom photo or a dynamic slide show as your lock screen background.. Stay informed and efficient with dynamic updates that bring weather, finance, sports, traffic, and app notifications right to your lock screen.

Microsoft's products and services work best if you use the same language and region across all your devices, and in all of your app and Store settings.

Tip: You can also check to see what your network adapter supports by opening the Command Prompt (or Terminal), and then typing the command netsh wlan show drivers.Look next to Radio types supported and see if it includes 802.11be (for Wi-Fi 7) or 802.11ax (for Wi-Fi 6/6e) and look under Authentication and cipher supported in infrastructure mode and see if it includes WPA3 Personal and WPA3 ...

Note: Microsoft is updating the way we ask for permission to use your voice data to improve Microsoft products that use our speech recognition technology.This may impact the data you see on your privacy dashboard. To learn more about these changes, see How does Microsoft protect my privacy while improving its speech recognition technology?