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Locked out of Azure Portal – MFA reset needed for personal MSA guest account (EXT user), lost old phone

Hi, I am locked out of my Azure Portal account and need help from the Data Protection team to reset my MFA. Situation: My Azure subscription is associated with my personal Microsoft Account: <mod: PII removed>@outlook.com This account appears as…

Microsoft Security | Microsoft Entra | Microsoft Entra ID
asked 2026-03-14T20:33:52.6433333+00:00
Isaac Vargas 0 Reputation points
commented 2026-03-14T20:35:28.2833333+00:00
Isaac Vargas 0 Reputation points
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Microsoft account lost

I had a microsoft account with minecvraft linked now when try to login to that account using the email iot was based on it says account dosent exist but if i check my minecraft account using minecraft uuid .com i see that my account exists but my…

Microsoft Security | Microsoft Defender | Other
asked 2026-03-14T19:54:57.2033333+00:00
Muhammad Ahad Mirza 0 Reputation points
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my account was hacked so I did the recovery form and it expired

I don't know what to do. do I do another one

Microsoft Security | Microsoft Identity Manager
asked 2026-03-14T19:42:04.5733333+00:00
Tucker Perry 0 Reputation points
answered 2026-03-14T19:42:23.15+00:00
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Entra External ID + Google Federation: username parameter causes 400 invalid_request on silent refresh, and workarounds create a second failure chain

Summary When a user authenticates via Google federation in Microsoft Entra External ID (External tenant), the initial sign-in works correctly. However, after the session expires or during a silent token refresh attempt, Entra sends an invalid username…

Microsoft Security | Microsoft Entra | Microsoft Entra External ID
asked 2026-03-14T19:29:41.7+00:00
KOVÁČIK Ondrej 0 Reputation points
edited the question 2026-03-14T19:31:24.8266667+00:00
KOVÁČIK Ondrej 0 Reputation points
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How to disable file saving on local storage & how to redirect download folders to sharepoint using intune

How to disable file saving on local storage & how to redirect download folders to sharepoint using intune

Microsoft Security | Intune | Configuration
asked 2026-03-14T19:25:36.78+00:00
Mandar Sawadekar 0 Reputation points
answered 2026-03-14T19:25:48.78+00:00
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I was setting up a new tenant and micsonfigured one of the conditional access policies and am now locked out due to a nonregistered device.

There are no registered devices yet with this tenant as this has not been set up yet but I accidentally set a conditional access policy to require registered devices.

Microsoft Security | Microsoft Entra | Microsoft Entra ID
asked 2026-03-14T19:16:54.1+00:00
Brian Hughes 0 Reputation points
answered 2026-03-14T19:17:04.84+00:00
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Locked out of Azure account due to lost validator

I lost access to my Entra ID due to a lost validator - I switched phones and didn't transfer this account by accident. When I login to Azure Portal - it asks me to validate on authenticator - which I can't. I've access to my Microsoft account who I…

Microsoft Security | Microsoft Entra | Microsoft Entra ID
asked 2026-02-08T00:42:00.3066667+00:00
Dan Fainshtein 0 Reputation points
commented 2026-03-14T19:17:01.3766667+00:00
Dan Fainshtein 0 Reputation points
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Azure Tenant is blocked, how to re-activate again?

Hi Community I spend some time reactivating my Azure subscription on Azure homepage (https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/pricing/purchase-options/azure-account) I have gone through a dialog, where I put all my details (credit card number, billing…

Microsoft Security | Microsoft Entra | Microsoft Entra ID
asked 2025-11-18T11:49:19.2666667+00:00
Jakub Vajda 20 Reputation points
answered 2026-03-14T19:12:21.9333333+00:00
Fernando Campos Gutiérrez 0 Reputation points
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Carnt log in to email

I’m trying to log on to my work email but I can’t because it’s asking me for a 6 digit code from the Microsoft authenticator app but when I go on the app the same screen asking for the six digit code appears so where am I supposed to get the code from?? …

Microsoft Security | Microsoft Authenticator
asked 2026-03-14T19:09:36.21+00:00
emma mcguire 0 Reputation points
answered 2026-03-14T19:09:48.41+00:00
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How to resolve 401 for Graph API https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0/me/todo/lists

Hey, I've created an application which works with OAuth Authentication flow to run Graph apis delegated on behalf of the user. My Authoirzation flow works fine with the user having to consent the required permission, Access Token which I get has the…

Microsoft Security | Microsoft Graph
asked 2024-08-07T01:01:10.4066667+00:00
Simon B 20 Reputation points
answered 2026-03-14T19:06:55.3666667+00:00
Eike Friedrichs 0 Reputation points
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I have no other Azure AD account, I cannot add myself as an external user from within the tenant.

How do I sort out this issue The error means your personal Microsoft account (e.g., @msn.com, @outlook.com) does not exist in the Azure AD tenant and cannot access the application. If you have no other Azure AD account, you cannot add yourself as an…

Microsoft Security | Microsoft Entra | Microsoft Entra ID
asked 2026-03-14T05:32:55.1833333+00:00
Drew Bignell 0 Reputation points
commented 2026-03-14T19:06:31.4666667+00:00
Drew Bignell 0 Reputation points
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My account got hacked

Hi, 10.3. my account got hacked translation: Microsoft Account Security information has been removed The following security information was recently removed from the Microsoft account kr********@gmail.com: Passkey If you did this, you can safely ignore…

Microsoft Security | Microsoft Identity Manager
asked 2026-03-14T18:45:12.7866667+00:00
Kryštof Racek 0 Reputation points
edited the question 2026-03-14T18:48:36.28+00:00
simo-k 77,390 Reputation points Volunteer Moderator
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Can't find one of my accounts

I had a one-time password key for my Rockstar account in my Authenticator app. I didn't sign in for a while and now, when I wanted to do it, I don't have my Rockstar account in Authenticator, and I don't see any backup in the app. Isntm't there any…

Microsoft Security | Microsoft Authenticator
asked 2026-03-14T18:41:40.8733333+00:00
Andrei Sirbu 0 Reputation points
answered 2026-03-14T18:41:52.82+00:00
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how to remove WDAGUitilityAccount

the person i bought the laptop is still logged on as wdagutilityaccount, how do i remove him from it

Microsoft Security | Microsoft Defender | Microsoft Defender for Cloud
asked 2025-10-18T13:44:23.9066667+00:00
Khatan Shaibi 0 Reputation points
answered 2026-03-14T18:30:59.1966667+00:00
Sina Salam 27,971 Reputation points Volunteer Moderator
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issue with azure change of directory

Hello, I am unable to sign in to my Azure account. When attempting to log in, I do not receive push notifications or the expected 6‑digit verification code. Instead, Microsoft Authenticator is generating 8‑digit TOTP codes, which prevents successful…

Microsoft Security | Microsoft Entra | Microsoft Entra ID
asked 2026-02-28T16:05:46.6633333+00:00
Ankita Jamuar 5 Reputation points
commented 2026-03-14T18:05:30.2033333+00:00
Ankita Jamuar 5 Reputation points
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not getting push notifaction and 6 digit code , instead getting 8 digit code and not able to sign in

Hi, I have an account with username ******@OUTLOOK.COM and I am not able to sign in the account and not receiving 6-digit code rather getting TOTP 8 digit whenever I sign in from azure portal and I have been raising request in Microsoft also, but they…

Microsoft Security | Microsoft Entra | Microsoft Entra ID
asked 2026-01-22T14:42:34.72+00:00
Ankita Jamuar 5 Reputation points
commented 2026-03-14T18:05:26.68+00:00
Ankita Jamuar 5 Reputation points
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auth issues with directory

Hello, I am unable to sign in to my Azure account. When attempting to log in, I do not receive push notifications or the expected 6‑digit verification code. Instead, Microsoft Authenticator is generating 8‑digit TOTP codes, which prevents successful…

Microsoft Security | Microsoft Entra | Microsoft Entra ID
asked 2026-02-28T17:01:01.71+00:00
Ankita Jamuar 5 Reputation points
commented 2026-03-14T18:05:21.73+00:00
Ankita Jamuar 5 Reputation points
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Does Paul Harris (412-xxx-6375) work with Microsoft Defender Program

When my computer did not respond properly, I received a message to call an 800 number to connect to Microsoft Defender and was connected with Paul Harris. He worked on my computer for many hours for 3 days because I was hacked. I am concerned because…

Microsoft Security | Microsoft Defender | Microsoft Defender for Identity
asked 2026-03-14T17:38:41.5633333+00:00
Janice Maleyeff 0 Reputation points
edited the question 2026-03-14T18:00:37.0766667+00:00
Erland Sommarskog 133.2K Reputation points MVP Volunteer Moderator
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Can't do MFA with authenticator

i have been trying to log into my account. it keeps requiring me to use authenticator but i can't access authenticator.

Microsoft Security | Microsoft Authenticator
asked 2026-03-14T17:36:51.4266667+00:00
Ed K 0 Reputation points
answered 2026-03-14T17:37:07.1366667+00:00
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Contact support

I tried calling the voice assistant and they would not send me to a live assistant. It keeps saying come here. I want to speak to a live assistant on the phone

Microsoft Security | Microsoft Defender | Microsoft Defender for Identity
asked 2026-03-14T17:23:32.7766667+00:00
Loretta Woods 0 Reputation points