Create a strong password
Strong passwords help prevent unauthorised people from accessing files, programs and other resources, and should be difficult to guess or crack. A good password:
Is at least eight characters long
Tag: Windows 10
change purchase sign-in settings for the windows store
Change purchase sign-in settings for Windows Store
The Windows Store asks for your password every time you buy something. To simplify purchasing and skip the password step:
Go to the Store app, and select your sign-in picture next to the search box.
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Connect a Bluetooth audio device or wireless display to your PC
Connect a Bluetooth audio device
To connect your Bluetooth headset, speaker or headphones to your Windows 10 PC, you’ll need to pair the device first.
Turn on your Bluetooth device and make it discoverable. The way you make it discoverable depends on the device.
windows hello in windows 10
What is Windows Hello?
Windows 10
Windows Hello is a more personal, more secure way to get instant access to your Windows 10 devices using fingerprint, face or eye recognition. Most PCs with fingerprint readers are ready to use Windows Hello now, and more devices that can recognise your face and iris are coming soon.
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How to protect your Windows 10 PC
Where’s Security Essentials?
If you have Windows 10, you can’t get Microsoft Security Essentials. But you don’t need it, because you already have Windows Defender, which provides the same level of protection.
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how do i sync my settings in windows 10?
About sync settings on Windows 10 devices
Windows keeps track of the settings that you care about when sync is turned on and sets them for you on all your Windows 10 devices.
Also you can choose to sync web browser settings, passwords and colour themes.
get help with file explorer in windows 10
Help in File Explorer
Top topics
Here are answers to a few common questions about File Explorer:
How do I customise Quick access?
If you want a folder to show up in Quick access, right-click it and select Pin to Quick access. Unpin it when you don’t need it there anymore.
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Update Windows 10
Windows 10 periodically checks for updates so you don’t have to. When an update is available, it’s automatically downloaded and installed – keeping your PC up to date with the latest features.
why isn’t cortana available on my windows 10 pc?
Cortana’s regions and languages
Regions & languages
To use Cortana, your region and language settings have to be aligned. See the following list of regions where Cortana is available, and the corresponding language for each of those regions.
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Search for help
You can enter a question in the search box and you’ll get answers from Microsoft, the web and Cortana.