Sign in with a Microsoft account- email, calendar, rockstar, account picture, updates are installed, Protect your PC etc

Set up email and calendar

Windows 10 has Mail and Calendar apps already built in. Find them by selecting the Start  button, or type mail or calendar in the search box on the taskbar.

Email and scheduling rockstar

You've found the apps, now make them useful by adding your accounts. If this is the first time you're opening either of the apps, you'll see the Welcome page. Follow the instructions to set up your account. Otherwise:

1.       In the Mail or Calendar app, select Settings  at the bottom left.

2.       Go to Accounts > Add account, choose your account type, and then follow the instructions.

Your mail and calendar start syncing as soon as your account is set up.

A couple of other handy things you may want to know:

·         After you've calmed down from the excitement of adding one account, you can go back to Settings to add more.

·         No need to add the same account twice—when you add it to one app, the other app automatically connects to the same account. Switch back and forth between the two by selecting the Mail or Calendar icons at the bottom left side of the window.

·         Delete an account at any time by going to Settings  > Accounts, and then choosing the account you want to delete. SelectDelete an account. (If you've signed in to your PC with a Microsoft account, that account is added automatically to the Mail and Calendar apps and can't be deleted. But you can remove any others you added yourself.)

·         If you have more questions about how to use the apps, including troubleshooting info if you're having problems adding an account, find answers by going to Settings  > Help > Open Help.

Where are my contacts?

When you add an account, either through the Mail and Calendar apps or other social media apps, any contacts associated with those accounts will show up in the People app. Find the People app by typing People in the search box on the taskbar.

Change your account picture

1.       Select the Start  button, select your account picture, and then select Change account settings.

2.       On the Settings screen, under Your picture, select Browse.

3.       Find the picture you want to use, select it, and then select Choose picture.

Windows remembers the last three pictures you’ve used, so you can easily switch back to a recent favorite.

If you prefer to take a new account picture, select Camera and release your inner artist.

Choose how updates are installed

New features and a better running PC—get all of this and more when you download updates to Windows.

And the great news is that you don’t have to do anything, because updates will be automatically downloaded and installed whenever they’re available. (Unless you’re on a metered connection, in which case the updates won’t download until you opt to get them.)

But every now and then your PC may need to restart to install the updates. To prevent those restarts from happening at the most inconvenient time:

1.       Select the Start  button, select Settings  > Update & security > Windows Update, and then select Advanced options.

2.       Under Choose how updates are installed, use the drop-down menu to choose an option:

·         Schedule a restart

·         Automatically restart

Protect your PC

Windows 10 is safer and more secure thanks to Windows Defender and Windows Firewall.

When you start up Windows 10 for the first time, Windows Defender is on and working to protect your PC by scanning for malicious software. It will turn itself off if you install another antivirus app.

Windows Defender uses real-time protection to scan everything you download or run on your PC. Turn off real-time protection temporarily by selecting the Start  button, and then selecting Settings  > Update & security > Windows Defender.

To scan specific files or folders, select them, then right-click (or press and hold)and choose Scan with Windows Defender. If Windows Defender finds anything malicious, it will notify you in the app and recommend what you should do next to keep your PC safe.

Windows Firewall filters info coming into your PC from the Internet, blocking potentially harmful programs. To turn it off, go to the search box and type firewall. Then select Windows Firewall > Turn Windows Firewall on or off.

Note

If your PC is connected to a network, you might not be able to change your Windows Firewall settings because of network policies. Contact your administrator for more info.