If your system is asking you for your BitLocker recovery key, the following information may help you locate your recovery key and understand why you're being asked to provide it. Important: Microsoft support is unable to provide, or recreate, a lost BitLocker recovery key.

It's a good idea to create a recovery drive. That way, if your PC ever experiences a major issue such as hardware failure, you'll be able to use the recovery drive to reinstall Windows 11. Windows updates to improve security and PC performance periodically, so we recommend you recreate the recovery drive annually.

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.

Fix sound or audio problems in Windows. Windows 11 Windows 10. If you’re having sound or audio problems, the following suggestions might help. The tips are listed in order, so start with the first one, see if that helps, and then continue to the next one if it doesn’t. Before you begin.

Find and open File Explorer in Windows 10 and Windows 11, and customize Quick access by pinning and removing files and folders.

Find out how to How to download and install the latest printer drivers. Find out how to set up a default printer in Windows. Find out how to view a printer queue in Windows. If you are having a problem changing your printer "offline" status, go to Troubleshooting offline printer problems.

Outlook supports Modern Authentication in all current Microsoft 365 subscription SKUs and Outlook 2021 LTSC (any SKU with build 11601.10000 or higher) when connecting directly as Outlook.com. If your Outlook is configured to connect to Outlook.com using POP or IMAP, Modern Authentication is not supported.

Select Start > Settings > System > Sound. In Input, select a microphone to see its properties. In Input volume, make sure the blue bar adjusts as you speak into the microphone. If it doesn't, go to Test your microphone and Start test. This will help you troubleshoot any issues with your microphone.

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You can use a voice typing language that's different than the one you've chosen for Windows. Here's how: Search for the language you'd like to install, then select. or install any optional language features you'd like to use. These features, including speech recognition, aren't required for voice typing to work.