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Customize my PC

Personalize your phone and PC with ringtones, emoticons, and wallpapers

5 steps: How to set up your home wireless network

Dual monitor setup: Two monitors are better than one

Take pictures

Create an online photo album

Tips for printing digital photos at home

8 tips for super vacation snapshots

Watch videos

How to choose a PC: Netbook, laptop, or all-in-one

How to keep all your data in one secure place

Watch how-to videos

Listen to music

Free music: Listen to the radio on your computer

Movies and more with Windows and Xbox

Tips for buying music online

Stay in touch with friends

Use instant messaging and video chat to stay in touch

6 smart ways to keep in touch online

How to create an online photo album

Play games

Best online game downloads: Top PC gaming trends

MMO games: A player’s guide to online virtual worlds

Play games online: Best free game downloads and top time wasters

Plan trips and travel

Share your vacation in real-time

Get more bang for your Bing

Take files wherever you go

Improve my computer skills

How to back up files and recover data

5 steps: How to set up your home wireless network

5 ways to make your keyboard easier to use

Fix my computer

Put your PC maintenance routine on autopilot

RAM: Add more memory to your computer

Fix common PC problems

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Microsoft At Home articles

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How to choose a laptop

Microsoft employees evaluate the latest, most innovative laptops and highlight the features and differences to help you get the PC that best meets your needs and fulfills your wishes.

How to choose a PC: netbook, laptop, or all-in-one

The video shows examples of several types of computers and provided some of the benefits of each.

How to create a family journal

Check out how easy it is to create a digital family scrapbook using Word. Organize photos and memories in an easy-to-share format.

How to keep all your data in one secure place

Learn how your family can use Windows Home Server to centralize, organize, and share the photos, videos, and other content previously stored on multiple computers throughout your home.

How to organize family information

See how OneNote can function as a paperless notebook and filing cabinet for your home.

How to set up your home entertainment center

Learn how, using tools you might already have, you can connect your PC to your HDTV—and watch your pictures on your TV—or you can connect it to another PC in the house, your Xbox, or even your mobile phone or Zune, so you can take your movies or TV shows with you.