Introduction. Online Service Experience Packs in Windows 11 improve the delivery of changes and improvements from the cloud. This is another way we can quickly update Windows 11. For example, we plan to improve the “Your Microsoft account settings” page based on your feedback.

How to get this update. This update is available through the following release channels. Prerequisites. The PC must have 250 MB of free space in the recovery partition to apply this update. Restart information. You do not need to restart your PC after applying this update. Verify the installation of this update.

Hotmail is now Outlook.com. Learn how to sign in to access your Outlook.com, Hotmail, Live, or MSN email account.

If you know the email address that you used to set up your Microsoft account (which is used to sign in to your Xbox profile), you can reset your password now: Go to Reset your password and enter your email address. Tell us where you’d like us to send a security code (email or phone number).

This update installs the PC Health Check application onto Windows 10,version 20H2 and later devices. However, we will not install PC Health Check on Windows 11 devices. PC Health Check includes diagnostics to monitor device health and troubleshooting to improve performance, all from the convenience of a single dashboard. Key features include:

To get the latest major update of Windows 11, see Get the latest Windows update. Check for Windows updates. Learn how to get the latest Windows updates to keep your device running smoothly and securely.

If you’re using an Xbox Series X|S, Xbox Elite Wireless Controller Series 2, or Xbox Adaptive Controller, connect your controller by using a USB-C cable. If your Windows device doesn’t detect your controller after waking up from sleep, press the Xbox button on your controller to turn it back on, or unplug it from your device then plug it back in.

This update provides latest updates for Windows Security platform, which is comprised of the Windows Security app and its underlying service. To obtain the current version of Windows Security app, please run powershell command below: Get-AppPackage Microsoft.SecHealthUI. Manually download the update.

Describes how to use the System File Checker tool to troubleshoot missing or corrupted system files in Windows 8.1, Windows 8, Windows 7 or Windows Vista.

A Windows product key is a 25-character code used to activate Windows. It looks like this: PRODUCT KEY: XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX. Locate your product key for Windows 10 or Windows 11. Depending on how you got your copy of Windows 10 or Windows 11, you'll need either a 25-character product key or a digital license to activate it.