Important: Microsoft accounts, the Windows operating system, and other Microsoft products include passwords to help secure your information.This article provides some options that you can use to reset or recover your password if you forget it. Be aware that, if these options don’t work, Microsoft support can't help you retrieve or circumvent a lost or forgotten password.

If you need to ensure the security of your sensitive data by destroying all information from your Surface devices safely and permanently, use the Microsoft Surface Data Eraser tool. Notes: Even though the Microsoft Surface Data Eraser tool is compatible with Windows in S mode, you won’t be able to create the USB stick on Windows 10/11 S.

This tool gathers information about your computer and displays a comprehensive view of your hardware, system components, and software environment, which you can use to diagnose computer issues. Notes: If you run MSINFO32 without Administrator privileges, it may show some drivers as stopped when they are not. This is because the cache for this information requires Administrator privileges to ...

Keeping your computer secure helps you avoid malware and direct hacking attempts designed to steal your personal information. Here are some ways you can help reduce your online risk when you use your computer at home. Tips to protect your computer. Use a firewall Windows has a firewall already built in and automatically turned on. Keep all software up to date Make sure to turn on automatic ...

Open Developer tools. Command + D. Save your current tab as a favorite. Command + Shift + D. Save all open tabs as favorites in a new folder. Command + Shift + E. Open search in sidebar. Command + F. Open find on page. Command + Ctrl + F . Turn full-screen mode on or off. Command + Option + F. Search the web. Command + G. Jump to the next ...

Keeping your computer secure helps you avoid malware and direct hacking attempts designed to steal your personal information. Here are some ways you can help reduce your online risk when you use your computer at home. Tips to protect your computer. Use a firewall Windows has a firewall already built in and automatically turned on. Keep all software up to date Make sure to turn on automatic ...

To use the DirectX Diagnostic Tool to determine the version of DirectX that is installed on your computer, follow these steps: Click Start, and then click Run. Type dxdiag, and then click OK. On the System tab, note the version of DirectX that is displayed on the DirectX Version line. On the various tabs, check the version information for each DirectX file. When you are finished checking file ...

To stop them, you need a secure sign-in process that begins at the biometric sensor, and ends where your profile is stored. What does Enhanced Sign-in Security do for you? Enhanced Sign-in Security (ESS) adds a layer of security to biometric data by using specialized hardware and software components, for example Virtualization Based Security (VBS) and Trusted Platform Module 2.0. See here to ...

Microsoft generally releases the MSRT on a monthly cadence as part of Windows Update or as a standalone tool. (For exceptions, see Skipped releases.)Use this tool to find and remove specific prevalent threats and reverse the changes that they made (see Covered malware families).For comprehensive malware detection and removal, consider using Windows Defender Offline or Microsoft Safety Scanner.

Note To remove Groove data if the uninstallation of Groove 3.x fails, follow step 10 in the "To uninstall Groove Workspace 2 and remove all associated data" section. How to uninstall Groove Workspace 2.x but leave all associated data. Right-click the Groove icon in the notification area, and then click Shut Down Groove. If Groove stopped because of an error, open Task Manager to confirm that ...