1,775 questions
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how can i set up my laptop pin without changing my email dns
My laptop pin will not work because I get an error message stating :cannot connect to server to verify credentials. This is a work account and I am the owner and only person using it. I can only log on to my laptop using a password and I want to use a…
Windows for business | Windows 365 Business
asked 2026-01-03T19:59:12.56+00:00
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James Rice
0
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answered 2026-01-03T20:31:39.8+00:00
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VPHAN
15,355
Reputation points
Independent Advisor
2 answers
How to put my new M365 account as administrator on my new computer?
My situation is that my new computer was logged in with my M365 account from the initial start-up of the computer. You would think that would give my M365 account the admin privileges automatically since it has not been associated with any other account…
Windows for business | Windows 365 Business
1,775 questions
asked 2026-01-03T19:43:50.41+00:00
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Patrick Roman
0
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answered 2026-01-03T20:16:19.9566667+00:00
VPHAN
15,355
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Independent Advisor
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How do i fix an account that is denied read access to some files
New computer after crash. Files from old SDD drive copied to new ssd drive. Created new user account and attached to Godaddy 360 account and marked as administrator. Now, many files like saved camera pictures refuse to open and give a 'you do not have…
Windows for business | Windows 365 Business
1,775 questions
asked 2026-01-03T18:40:48.08+00:00
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William Witt
0
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answered 2026-01-03T19:13:34.9966667+00:00
William Witt
0
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2 answers
Permission problems with windows folder share
Hello! I'm having problems with shareing my hdd on my windows server 2025. I've set up the permissions so that my share user can acces the drive and the share but every time i try to log into the share from my other pc it just says you don' have…
Windows for business | Windows Server | Directory services | User logon and profiles
asked 2026-01-03T00:16:14.7633333+00:00
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Vencel Vajk Orosz
0
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answered 2026-01-03T18:29:29.2533333+00:00
Vencel Vajk Orosz
0
Reputation points
2 answers
windows 11 audio constantly stops and need to reboot
Windows 11 has a know issue with audio cutting off. I have spent days working through numerous prompts online, but nothing works, yet stacks of people are looking for a fix to this issue with no help
Windows for business | Windows 365 Business
1,775 questions
asked 2026-01-03T17:14:58.2566667+00:00
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Mel
0
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answered 2026-01-03T18:03:21.5+00:00
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Jason Nguyen Tran
6,985
Reputation points
Independent Advisor
3 answers
SMB Authentication Broken After Microsoft Account Password Change
“This bug only appeared after changing my Microsoft Account password. SMB rejects correct credentials. Please upvote my Feedback Hub report here: https://aka.ms/AAz4r21 so Microsoft prioritizes fixing it.”
Windows for business | Windows Server | User experience | Other
20,337 questions
2 answers
Upgrading to Windows 11
Hello. I think I can get an upgrade to Windows 11 for free as I am a staff member at the University of Westminster. Can you please tell me how to do this?
Windows for business | Windows 365 Business
1,775 questions
asked 2026-01-03T12:41:09.4166667+00:00
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Dana Rosenfeld
0
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answered 2026-01-03T15:04:00.41+00:00
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Toby Frankel
0
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1 answer
Windows Activation failing after installing upgrade "Windows 11, version 24H2"
I am a business user and was on Windows 11, version 23H2. Windows activation is failing after installing an upgrade to Windows 11, version 24H2. Tried troubleshooting under Windows Activation section of Settings. Also tried activating through phone…
Windows for business | Windows 365 Business
1,775 questions
asked 2026-01-03T13:50:51.15+00:00
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Vineet Agarwal
0
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answered 2026-01-03T14:45:01.8933333+00:00
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HLBui
3,125
Reputation points
Independent Advisor
1 answer
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Pin Login without WHfB
Hi, I am not quite sure what I'm missing. We have a hybrid enviroment (Azure AD joined and local AD). We want to let our users login with the help of a pin or biometrics. That can be done with WHfB but the requirement for Microsoft Authenticator or…
Windows for business | Windows 365 Business
1,775 questions
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Windows Server 2022 Standard OEM activation failed after CPU change (0xC004C008)
This response is not applicable to my case. I am using a Windows Server 2022 Standard OEM (DSP/OEI) license, not a KMS key. The activation error 0xC004C008 occurred after a CPU hardware change on the same physical machine. Phone activation is not…
Windows for business | Windows Server | Devices and deployment | Licensing and activation
asked 2026-01-03T10:46:58.67+00:00
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BEE Sinsavath
0
Reputation points
answered 2026-01-03T10:47:04.2566667+00:00
Q&A Assist
1 answer
Issue to RDP
Hi, Only today, I could not use RDP to get into the server but at the same time, it is fine to VNC to get into that. What can be the issue? How to identify the exact reasons? Moderator: Moved from Microsoft Security | Microsoft Authenticator
Windows for business | Windows Server | User experience | Remote desktop clients
asked 2026-01-03T09:53:13.58+00:00
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Peter_1985
2,946
Reputation points
edited the question 2026-01-03T10:00:25.2066667+00:00
Erland Sommarskog
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Reputation points MVP
Volunteer Moderator
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how to work with this horrible service to conclude my email account setup
I have paid for business basic and also have purchased domain name from go daddy and I am looking to complete my account but I got hung up on and the service thus far has been terrible!!!!
Windows for business | Windows 365 Business
1,775 questions
asked 2026-01-02T22:10:59.9233333+00:00
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Jeffrey Mills
0
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answered 2026-01-03T09:46:53.5533333+00:00
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Roger Reed
85
Reputation points
1 answer
windows server 2019 standard activation key need to recover
infinity engineers invnoice.pdf could you please help me to recover the activation key of windows server 2019 standard.
Windows for business | Windows Server | Devices and deployment | Licensing and activation
asked 2026-01-03T04:52:51.6566667+00:00
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Sridhar Thirunakara
0
Reputation points
answered 2026-01-03T09:28:50.3833333+00:00
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Quinnie Quoc
8,250
Reputation points
Independent Advisor
3 answers
How to fix the vulnerability (CVE-2025-6965)
Hi Team, Earlier we got the vulnerability (CVE-2025-6965) regarding the winsqllite3.dll file update. As we have updated the system until the earlier patch released by your side. could you please inform to us how can we mitigate the mentioned…
Windows for business | Windows Server | Directory services | Active Directory
asked 2025-10-31T07:29:01.09+00:00
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Sachin Pralhadrao Mangate
45
Reputation points
answered 2026-01-03T08:36:14.4733333+00:00
Sachin Pralhadrao Mangate
45
Reputation points
1 answer
Bitlocker encryption, MFT Corrupted for the fifth time, booted windows 10 again and unlocked my drive, have the passwords and everything and now the file system status is unknown.
Bitlocker encryption, MFT Corrupted for the fifth time, booted windows 10 again and unlocked my drive, have the passwords and everything and now the file system status is unknown. I booted and installed Windows a bunch of times, I am using Windows 10 and…
Windows for business | Windows Client for IT Pros | User experience | Other
asked 2024-05-09T03:28:51.4+00:00
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Microsoft User
31
Reputation points
commented 2026-01-03T08:32:45.27+00:00
Microsoft User
31
Reputation points
1 answer
Windows 11 reactivation issue on Parallels Desktop
Dear Sir / Madam I changed my Mac. I'm using Windows 11 on Parallels Desktop. I'm trying to transfer the license tied to my Microsoft account, but when I select “I changed hardware on this device recently,” it asks for my current Windows password,…
Windows for business | Windows 365 Business
1,775 questions
asked 2026-01-03T05:26:34.4833333+00:00
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Yano Yuhei
0
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answered 2026-01-03T07:23:18.6666667+00:00
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Chen Tran
5,100
Reputation points
Independent Advisor
1 answer
Printer driver was not installed Element not found. After installing windows 11 25H2 with a HP V4 driver
Hello i am looking for help with error Element not found for a HP V4 driver issue. I have seen this pre 25H2, within recent upgrades to a few systems who have an HP V4 driver after updating to 25H2 has rendered the driver useless and the only way to…
Windows for business | Windows Client for IT Pros | Devices and deployment | Set up upgrades and drivers
asked 2026-01-02T16:53:52.8166667+00:00
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Dominic Gravano
0
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commented 2026-01-03T06:59:58.3866667+00:00
Jason Nguyen Tran
6,985
Reputation points
Independent Advisor
2 answers
Server 2016 essentials. Spinnig dots when trying to log in
Hi. As described in the title, I am running server 2016 on a HP server. Installation and Server were in 2019. There were some corruption issues some time ago, these have now been resolved through DISM. The only issue left is the delay in logging in.…
Windows for business | Windows Server | User experience | Session connectivity
asked 2026-01-03T04:24:20.46+00:00
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Peter Alderton
0
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answered 2026-01-03T06:36:25.7+00:00
Chen Tran
5,100
Reputation points
Independent Advisor
1 answer
cant log into user control password for windows 11
Can't log into "user control password" When I try to download software it asks for user control password. I have a authenticator app that works on logging in. It allows me to go to change password page but then when I put in a new password…
Windows for business | Windows 365 Business
1,775 questions
asked 2026-01-02T18:13:11.7766667+00:00
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Tim Keane
0
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answered 2026-01-03T04:23:53.41+00:00
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S.Sengupta
27,616
Reputation points MVP
0 answers
How do I get a Windows subscription?
I can't activate Windows, and I can't figure out how to get the $100. I am a university student.
Windows for business | Windows Client for IT Pros | User experience | Other
asked 2025-11-13T10:19:38.1366667+00:00
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Mohamed Sheryf Sayed Amin
0
Reputation points
commented 2026-01-03T01:44:27.75+00:00
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Thoura Sopheak Nanta
95
Reputation points