Go to Windows search, type Quick Assist, and launch it. Next, enter the code you received from your support person under the Security code from the assistant field and click the Submit button.

Both you and the other person can simply launch Quick Assist, enter a security code, and get going in seconds.

If PCs, laptops, or tablets are being gifted this holiday season, be sure to also give a lesson on Windows Quick Assist so you can help your relatives from afar in the weeks and months to come.

Windows admins have been expressing their dismay at Microsoft's decision to move the Quick Assist remote assistance tool to the Microsoft Store.