This breach allegedly exposed up to 2.9 billion records with highly sensitive personal data of up to 170M people in the US, UK, and Canada (Bloomberg Law). This article provides detailed information about the breach, the data exposed, and recommended actions to help you stay safe.

If you don't recognize a charge on your account, go to the Manage your payments page of your Microsoft account dashboard and select "Investigate". Learn more. Here are the most likely causes for an unrecognized charge: A Microsoft subscription has recurring billing enabled.

Cast to a display from a Windows PC. You can wirelessly connect your PC to a TV, projector, or other kind of external display that supports Miracast. Turn on your TV, projector, or other display. If you're using a Miracast dongle or adapter, make sure it's plugged in to the display.

The Xbox Action for Google Assistant lets you control your Xbox Series X|S or Xbox One console from any Google Assistant or Google Home-enabled device. You can set up Google Assistant on your console and with the Google Home app.

Switching out of S mode is one-way. If you make the switch, you won't be able to go back to Windows 10 or Windows 11 in S mode. There's no charge to switch out of S mode. Windows 10 in S mode is designed for security and performance, exclusively running apps from the Microsoft Store.

All Outlook Data Files (.pst) and Offline Data Files (.ost) are listed along with the name of the account the files are associated with. If you cannot open your Outlook data file or suspect that the file is damaged, use the Inbox Repair tool (scanpst.exe) to repair errors in the file.

Phone screen allows you to interact with all your favorite Android apps and device content directly on your PC, through a Wi-Fi connection. To use phone screen, you'll need: A PC running Windows 10 (October 2018 Update or later). However, we always recommend updating to the latest version available.

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

Learn how to import Google Gmail to Outlook and your Office 365 mailbox. You can also import Gmail contacts to Outlook, and see your Google Calendar in Outlook.

At this time, you cannot use your Google credentials to sign in to your Microsoft account, but you can use your Gmail address as a way to prove who you are. To add your Gmail address as a way to sign in, go to Manage how you sign in to Microsoft.