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Microsoft Authenticator Sign In Issues

For my school I have to use Microsoft Authenticator to access my school email, recently I got a new phone and when I tried signing into Authenticator on my new phone it keeps telling me that I need to use Authenticator to sign into. Which doesn’t make…

Microsoft Security | Microsoft Authenticator
asked 2026-05-19T17:52:09.36+00:00
Lilly Schroer 0 Reputation points
answered 2026-05-19T17:52:18.8766667+00:00
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How am I supposed to submit a support request? Azure Sign-In Error AADSTS5000225

Last week, I started setting up a free Azure account to start educating myself on the platform. For whatever reason, I have 2 Azure tenants active. When attempting to switch to the the one with my email address attached, rather than

Microsoft Security | Microsoft Entra | Microsoft Entra ID
asked 2026-05-19T16:00:03.63+00:00
Keith Hockenberry 0 Reputation points
commented 2026-05-19T17:33:58.2766667+00:00
Rukmini 40,235 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
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Can't sign in my microsoft account

how to recover microsoft account, without using authenticator app

Microsoft Security | Microsoft Authenticator
asked 2026-05-19T17:22:35.6166667+00:00
jp 0 Reputation points
answered 2026-05-19T17:23:08.5833333+00:00
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Guest tenant users not able to register MFA

I am using Entra Free Tier. I have 3 issues that seem to be related but Ido not know how to resolve them. How can I resolve the below? Our newly created tenant does not use legacy MFA but I see an alert to migrate off legacy MFA I do not see a…

Microsoft Security | Microsoft Entra | Microsoft Entra External ID
asked 2026-05-09T14:10:54.7+00:00
Watson Sileti 0 Reputation points
commented 2026-05-19T17:21:41.7566667+00:00
Raja Pothuraju 47,420 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
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Getting Service ADSync was not found on computer trying to reinstall

I am trying to re-install Microsoft Entra Connect Sync on my local AD server running Windows Server 2022 Standard and getting and error InvalidOperationException Service ADSync was not found on computer. I followed Microsoft KB's on how to…

Microsoft Security | Microsoft Entra | Microsoft Entra ID
asked 2026-05-07T21:43:29.6666667+00:00
Mike Garczynski 1 Reputation point
commented 2026-05-19T17:19:13.0166667+00:00
Mike Garczynski 1 Reputation point
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Password log in

have to create new password every day. Reset consol still same

Microsoft Security | Microsoft Authenticator
asked 2026-05-19T17:16:52.66+00:00
Shadow R 0 Reputation points
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How to reset MFA for Personal Azure Account

I have a personal (not business) Azure account that had MFA configured to authenticate to my old phone. That phone crashed and is unrecoverable. I have been able to complete the Microsoft account recovery process on the personal account and get into the…

Microsoft Security | Microsoft Entra | Microsoft Entra ID
asked 2026-05-19T16:49:31.6633333+00:00
Chris Barclay 0 Reputation points
commented 2026-05-19T17:13:23.38+00:00
Sridevi Machavarapu 30,365 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
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We request an increase of the Microsoft Entra ID directory object quota for our tenant.

We request an increase of the Microsoft Entra ID directory object quota for our tenant. Client ID: PII Current quota: 500 objects Required quota: 5000 objects Reason: We are synchronizing users, groups, devices, and enterprise applications from…

Microsoft Security | Microsoft Entra | Microsoft Entra ID
asked 2026-05-19T09:31:07.1433333+00:00
Николай Базанов 0 Reputation points
commented 2026-05-19T16:57:16.7266667+00:00
Rukmini 40,235 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
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Someone try to connect to my hotmail account using Microsoft Authenticator

Hi, I live in France but someone try to connect to my account from Germany, I receive connection attempts every day from Microsoft authenticator but I don't know what to do without changing of e-mail adress to stop it. I changed my password. Someone can…

Microsoft Security | Microsoft Authenticator
asked 2026-05-12T08:24:40.43+00:00
Nicolas LACOMBE 0 Reputation points
edited a comment 2026-05-19T16:46:35.2766667+00:00
Hugo Ferreira 0 Reputation points
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Hacked microsoft account (email, phone number and password changed)

I lost my account this morning, the email was changed to [******@ishowfirstmail.com]. (I can send the whole email if needed) and then removed my own email from security information. I tried filling out those forms for account recovery but they say that i…

Microsoft Security | Intune | Security
asked 2026-05-19T16:38:57.7+00:00
saeq saeq 0 Reputation points
answered 2026-05-19T16:39:14.2933333+00:00
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Phone authenticator does not connect with work computer

I need to get a approve sign in code for my work computer, but it does not show up on my phone

Microsoft Security | Microsoft Authenticator
asked 2026-05-19T16:33:35.0466667+00:00
Crystal Hawkins 0 Reputation points
answered 2026-05-19T16:33:47.82+00:00
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Successfactors inbound provisioning to AD / AAD - SAP will require OAUTH2 athentication

SAP have announced the ending of HTTP Basic authentication for the SF ODATA API. Currently the tutorial says Basic Authentication must be enabled in SF. Will the Successfactors Inbound provisioning connector be updated to support OAuth, or does it…

Microsoft Security | Microsoft Entra | Microsoft Entra ID
asked 2022-02-11T12:26:22.547+00:00
Meechan, Andrew 26 Reputation points
commented 2026-05-19T16:32:34.3+00:00
Timothy Farmer 0 Reputation points
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Authenticator app setup requiring code from Authenticator app

I'm attempting to setup the Authenticator app on my phone and it's telling me I need to enter a code from the app to continue... how am I supposed to enter a code from the app I'm trying to set up?

Microsoft Security | Microsoft Authenticator
asked 2026-05-19T16:30:23.1866667+00:00
O. Mulvey 0 Reputation points
answered 2026-05-19T16:30:38.9233333+00:00
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Feedback for Entra ID - Tenant Transfer across accounts and Renaming Default Domain

Hi there, As a long user for Azure and Entra ID, I have noted project few edge cases where entra id fails to support these lift and shift. So I would like to mention those here, just in case if someone lookups up ;) For a merge case, Contoso is…

Microsoft Security | Microsoft Entra | Microsoft Entra ID
asked 2026-05-19T15:36:02.44+00:00
Rajesh Swarnkar 1,156 Reputation points
commented 2026-05-19T16:29:40.22+00:00
Rukmini 40,235 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
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Me an Hackeado la cuenta de microsoft

Hola muy buenas mi nombre es Mario andres Santaella y vengo a reportar que me an entrado o hackeado la cuenta de microsoft ya que iba a entrar para ver una cosa del game pas y de pronto decia que mi correo o cuenta no existia y despues de eso puso mi…

Microsoft Security | Microsoft Identity Manager
asked 2026-05-19T16:05:50.8233333+00:00
Mario Andres Santaella 0 Reputation points
answered 2026-05-19T16:06:35.82+00:00
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Refresh tokens expire after 12 hours using Microsoft Entra External ID native authentication with OTP

Issue We chose Microsoft Entra External ID for authenticating external consumers using CIAM after reading this article We're using these Android & iOS clients to signup and signin users with OTP authentication …

Microsoft Security | Microsoft Entra | Microsoft Entra External ID
Azure | Azure Startups
Azure | Azure Startups

Startups: Companies that are in their initial stages of business and typically developing a business model and seeking financing.

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asked 2024-09-26T20:59:10.17+00:00
Niek Bijman 90 Reputation points
commented 2026-05-19T16:03:03.6566667+00:00
Jesper B 0 Reputation points
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I can't enable cloud backup of the authenticator app

I can't enable cloud backup of the authenticator. I get asked to send the logs. But dont know where to get thw logs or to send them to. I need to restore to a new device. Why is it not letting me enable backup of the app? This is for android device. I…

Microsoft Security | Microsoft Authenticator
asked 2026-05-13T02:00:30.7+00:00
Dingana Nwana 120 Reputation points
commented 2026-05-19T15:37:39.4633333+00:00
Nathan Phillip Brink (binki) 36 Reputation points
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Microsoft Purview – Report for Sensitivity Label Usage by Workload (PowerShell / API options?)

Hi Team, I’m trying to generate a report in Microsoft Purview to understand sensitivity label usage across workloads. I am specifically looking for a report that provides: Count of documents/emails labeled, grouped by: Workload (Exchange Online,…

Microsoft Security | Microsoft Purview
asked 2026-05-19T07:08:12.49+00:00
Nitin Jain 20 Reputation points
commented 2026-05-19T15:33:14.92+00:00
Vasil Michev 126.5K Reputation points MVP Volunteer Moderator
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New customer can not access admin portal due to mfa device is wiped

We are Microsoft Partner and we have a new customer. They have two Microsoft 365 tenants. We need to manage their Microsoft 365, but their global admin accounts are protected by mfa and the phone with Microsoft 365 Authenticator has been wiped. They…

Microsoft Security | Microsoft Entra | Microsoft Entra ID
asked 2026-03-12T14:20:21.45+00:00
Wilco de Jong 0 Reputation points
commented 2026-05-19T15:20:44.8233333+00:00
Ronald van Nielen 0 Reputation points
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Locked out of tenant - Administrator lost MFA access and no recovery methods available

ISSUE SUMMARY: I have completely lost access to our Microsoft 365 tenant due to MFA (Multi-Factor Authentication) lockout on the only Global Administrator account. No alternative authentication methods are available. TENANT INFORMATION: Tenant domain:…

Microsoft Security | Microsoft Authenticator
asked 2026-05-19T14:46:59.19+00:00
Jesus Arguinzone 0 Reputation points
answered 2026-05-19T15:17:59.98+00:00
Demi-N 16,425 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator