Ensure that Show desktop icons is checked. If not, select it. If your desktop shows icons, but the Recycle Bin is missing, verify that it's not disabled in your desktop settings. The Recycle Bin icon should be displayed on your desktop.

When you need a way to step away from a conflict, consider blocking or muting the other players: Use these privacy settings to choose how others see your Xbox profile, who can communicate with you, and how they can interact with your content. Press the Xbox button to open the guide.

Important: Microsoft Support doesn't have the ability to retrieve, provide, or recreate a lost BitLocker recovery key. A BitLocker recovery key is needed when BitLocker can’t automatically unlock an encrypted drive in Windows. This is a 48‑digit number that lets you regain access to your drive.

Secure Boot certificate servicing on Windows is a coordinated process between the operating system and a device’s UEFI firmware. The goal is to update critical trust anchors while preserving the ability to boot at each stage.

Local Network Access is a security feature that restricts a website’s ability to send requests to servers on your local network. When a website tries to connect, Microsoft Edge shows a prompt asking you to grant or deny permission. This protects privacy and security while maintaining compatibility with modern web standards.

Reset this PC how to reset your PC. If you can’t install, uninstall, or update a desktop program in Windows 10, the Program Install and Uninstall troubleshooter can automatically fix common issues such as corrupted registry keys or incomplete uninstall data.

Simply, it's a GUID (globally unique identifier) that's automatically generated for every request that the SharePoint server receives. It's unique to each request, not each error. However, when an error occurs, the error message contains the correlation ID that was valid for the request at the time.

Learn about BitLocker recovery keys and how to back them up.

Windows File Explorer helps you find, open, organize, and manage files and folders on your PC and in the cloud. To open File Explorer in Windows 11, select it on the taskbar or the Start menu, or press the Windows logo key + E on your keyboard. How to use File Explorer:

Learn about storage settings in Windows and how reserved storage works to conserve disk space for temporary files, caches, and other files.