A popular tactic of criminals is the "fake order" scam. The way it works is that you get a message, usually in email or text, that appears to be a routine confirmation for an order. Of course, you never ordered whatever product or service it's confirming. The message looks common enough, and it says that money will be charged to your credit ...

If you want to track your Microsoft Rewards order after you redeem an award, sign in to the Rewards page with your Microsoft account, select Redeem and then select Order history. On the Order history page, find your order and then look under Status. Open Rewards dashboard.

If you get an email about unusual activity on your Microsoft account, or if you’re worried that someone else might have used your account, go to the Recent activity page. You’ll see when your Microsoft account was signed in during the last 30 days, along with any device or app-specific info.

Choose Microsoft Store from the results to open the app. Select your account in the top-right corner of the screen, and then select Redeem code or gift cards. Enter the 25-character code, select Next, and then follow the prompts.

Select your country or region and your birthdate and click on Next. Enter the captcha code and click on Next. Verify your email address by entering the code that Microsoft sends to your email and click on Next.

Add, remove or update an email address or phone number. If you want to make changes to the email addresses or phone numbers associated with your Microsoft account, use our guided support tool below to help you update the right information in the right way.

To sign in to MSN just select Sign in at the top right hand side of the page and enter your Microsoft account information. You can also sign in to MSN by signing into Outlook, Office, OneDrive or other Microsoft services available on the MSN homepage.

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

Set up email in Outlook. Open Outlook and click Next at the Welcome screen. Click Yes to add a new email account, and click Next. In the Auto Account Wizard, enter your name, email address, and password. Click Next and Finish.

Add or remove accounts on your PC. Create a local user or administrator account in Windows. Switch your Windows 10 device to a local account. An explanation of how to change the name on your Microsoft account.