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Microsoft is an American public multinational corporation headquartered in Redmond, Washington, USA that develops, manufactures, licenses, and supports a wide range of products and services predominantly related to computing through its various product divisions. To play Xbox games from the cloud you will need: i. An active Xbox Game Pass Ultimate membership in a supported market ii. An Xbox Bluetooth-enabled controller or another supported controller iii. An Android mobile phone or tablet with version Android 6.0 or higher iv. A Wi-Fi / LTE data connection with at least 10Mbps down-speed v. Contact Microsoft Support. Find solutions to common problems, or get help from a support agent.

  1. Microsoft Xbox Corporation History
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  3. Microsoft Xbox Corporation Store

This timeline shows the main events in Microsoft history.

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  • 1975: Microsoft founded
  • January 1, 1979: Microsoft moves from Albuquerque, New Mexico to Bellevue, Washington
  • June 25, 1981: Microsoft incorporates
  • August 12, 1981: IBM introduces its personal computer with Microsoft's 16-bit operating system, MS-DOS 1.0
  • November 1983: Microsoft Windows announced
  • November 1985: Microsoft Windows version 1.0 released
  • February 26, 1986: Microsoft moves to corporate campus in Redmond, Washington
  • March 13, 1986: Microsoft stock goes public
  • April 1987: Microsoft Windows version 2.0 released
  • August 1, 1989: Microsoft introduces earliest version of Office suite of productivity applications
  • May 22, 1990: Microsoft launches Windows 3.0
  • August 24, 1995: Microsoft launches Windows 95
  • December 7, 1995: Internet by launching internet explorer a web browser.
  • June 25, 1998: Microsoft launches Windows 98
  • Jan. 13, 2000: Steve Ballmer named president and chief executive officer for Microsoft
  • Feb. 17, 2000: Microsoft launches Windows 2000
  • June 22, 2000: Bill Gates and Steve Ballmer outline Microsoft's .NET strategy for Web services
  • May 31, 2001: Microsoft launches Office XP
  • Oct. 25, 2001: Microsoft launches Windows XP
  • Nov. 15, 2001: Microsoft launches Xbox
  • Nov. 7, 2002: Microsoft and partners launch Tablet PC
  • April 24, 2003: Microsoft launches Windows Server 2003
  • Oct. 21, 2003: Microsoft launches Microsoft Office System
  • Nov. 22, 2005: Microsoft launches Xbox 360
  • Jan. 30, 2007: Microsoft launches Windows Vista and the 2007 Microsoft Office System to consumers worldwide
  • Feb. 27, 2008: Microsoft launches Windows Server 2008, SQL Server 2008 and Visual Studio 2008
  • June 27, 2008: Bill Gates transitions from his day-to-day role at Microsoft to spend more time on his work at The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
  • June 3, 2009: Microsoft launches Bing search engine
  • Oct. 22, 2009: Microsoft launches Windows 7
  • June 15, 2010: Microsoft launches general availability of Office 2010
  • Nov. 4, 2010: Microsoft launches Kinect for Xbox 360
  • Nov. 10, 2010: Microsoft launches Windows Phone 7
  • Nov. 17, 2010: Microsoft announces availability of Microsoft Lync
  • June 28, 2011: Microsoft launches Office 365

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This article covers the steps to cancel your Microsoft subscriptions such as free trials, Xbox Live and Microsoft 365.

To cancel your Microsoft subscription

  1. Go to Services & subscriptions and sign in with the Microsoft account you used to purchase your subscription.

  2. Find your subscription and select Manage. If you see Turn on recurring billing instead of Manage, skip to the Troubleshooting section - otherwise proceed to step 3.

  3. On the next page, select Cancel or Upgrade or Cancel, depending on your subscription type.

  4. Follow the instructions on the page to proceed with cancellation.

Note: In Israel, you have the right to cancel any subscription that has recurring billing with immediate effect and receive a prorated refund. For more info, see Cancel a Microsoft subscription in Israel.

Microsoft Xbox Corporation History

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If you don't see Manage on your Services & subscriptions page, or can't cancel or turn off recurring billing, try the following:

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  • Make sure you're signed into the Microsoft account you used when purchasing your subscription.

  • If you see Turn on recurring billing instead of Manage, your subscription will expire at the date shown for your subscription and you don't need to do anything else. To see details about your subscription, select Manage under the name of your subscription.

  • Check if a payment method needs to be updated. If it does, we'll let you know when you arrive at Services & subscriptions. To fix any issues, go to Payment options.

  • To see our complete cancellation policy, see Microsoft Store Terms of Sale.