4,813 questions
1 answer
Game won't start. Missing direct x runtime, already tried installing and other things
My game doesn't start and shows an error message "The following components are required to run this program". I've tried installing multiple packages, like this and this, and nothing works. I was able to play the game just fine a couple weeks…
Windows for home | Windows 11 | Gaming
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How to get Teams secondary ringer on speakers but everything else through headset?
I have been unable to get the sound working as I want with Teams and Windows 11. I want the Teams secondary ringer to go to speakers, and everything else (including system sounds, playback of recorded meetings etc.) to go to the headset. Is this…
Microsoft Teams | Microsoft Teams for business | Meetings and calls | Audio and video
Microsoft Teams | Microsoft Teams for business | Meetings and calls | Audio and video
Managing sound and video settings during Teams meetings and calls for optimal communication
2,658 questions
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Why is sidebar app list is retiring??
Has microsoft lost it!! the sidebar app feature is very useful removing that is just not cool I choose edge over other browsers for its functunality and customizations offcourse simplifying is good to compete with browsers like arc but getting rid of the…
Microsoft Edge | Install and update | Windows 11
Microsoft Edge | Install and update | Windows 11
Installing or updating Microsoft Edge on Windows 11
383 questions
asked 2026-04-26T04:52:18.1466667+00:00
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Manoj Kumar
40
Reputation points
commented 2026-04-28T08:53:12.7566667+00:00
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Zro Dfects
0
Reputation points
2 answers
Work Account and MAF
Hi, I own a work account and I'm the only admin but not able to setup MFA from account profile security info. Is it possible to have assistance from Data Protection Team or anybody else? Moved from: Microsoft Security | Microsoft Authenticator
Microsoft 365 and Office | Subscription, account, billing | For business | Windows
Microsoft 365 and Office | Subscription, account, billing | For business | Windows
Microsoft 365 features that help users manage their subscriptions, account settings, and billing information.
1,411 questions
asked 2026-04-24T12:22:38.73+00:00
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Ivan Penkov
0
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answered 2026-04-28T08:52:28.75+00:00
Ivan Penkov
0
Reputation points
2 answers
Need to know how to update my Google email password in Outlook Classic
I changed my Google password for my gmail account and I need to know how to update the password in Outlook Classic.
Outlook | Windows | Classic Outlook for Windows | For home
31,419 questions
asked 2026-04-24T15:51:09.85+00:00
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Susan Adams
0
Reputation points
commented 2026-04-28T08:52:12.27+00:00
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Ian-T
7,635
Reputation points Microsoft External Staff
Moderator
2 answers
Can't access my regular email in Outlook
I can't access my regular email in Outlook. When I open Outlook I get this email address that says "outlook_ then a string of numbers and letters, and ends with @outlook.com". My regular email was set up with my local IP Charter/Spectrum, which…
Outlook | Web | Outlook.com | Email
8,202 questions
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2 answers
my window 11 laptop goes to freeze, not able to move the screen.
my window 11 laptop goes to freeze, not able to move the screen. I have a VERY IMPORTANT work program that would not let me go up and down that prevents me to work. Also, in middle of an article, the screen freezes forcing me to turn off the computer…
Windows for home | Windows 11 | Performance and system failures
31,269 questions
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Azure DevOps Search failing with 500 – missing security namespace
Search is failing for all users and all projects. We are receiving 500 errors from: https://almsearch.dev.azure.com/{org}/_apis/search/... Browser console shows: "Security namespace with id 'ca535e7e-67ce-457f-93fe-6e53aa4e4160' not…
Azure DevOps
1,392 questions
asked 2026-04-28T08:27:00.5733333+00:00
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James Carter
0
Reputation points
commented 2026-04-28T08:51:24.3666667+00:00
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Pravallika KV
14,050
Reputation points Microsoft External Staff
Moderator
0 answers
Extend my time period at Microsoft for Startups
Hey, we are working on a smartboat solution, with geospatial datasets and AI recommendations with a fully working solution through Microsoft Azure. We still have ~126.000$ credits until 22 July 2026 and we need to extend that to catch the Mediterranean…
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.
1,270 questions
asked 2026-04-28T06:08:26.46+00:00
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Elias Bogordos
0
Reputation points
edited a comment 2026-04-28T08:51:11.3866667+00:00
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Naveena Patlolla
9,655
Reputation points Microsoft External Staff
Moderator
1 answer
Azure AVD Host Pool Deployment Failure – DSC Extension Unable to Download Configuration
Hello Microsoft Support Team, I hope you are doing well. I am currently experiencing an issue when deploying an Azure Virtual Desktop (AVD) host pool. The deployment consistently fails with a VM extension provisioning error related to the PowerShell DSC…
Azure Virtual Machines
Azure Virtual Machines
An Azure service that is used to provision Windows and Linux virtual machines.
10,058 questions
asked 2026-04-26T22:09:44.16+00:00
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Alvin IT
5
Reputation points
answered 2026-04-28T08:51:01.0333333+00:00
Alex Burlachenko
20,505
Reputation points MVP
Volunteer Moderator
2 answers
how to recover outlook 2019 contacts
how to recover outlook 2019 contacts when they no longer are available under address book.
Outlook | Windows | Classic Outlook for Windows | For home
31,419 questions
asked 2026-04-25T15:24:59.7933333+00:00
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Thomas Sprague
0
Reputation points
commented 2026-04-28T08:50:59.2166667+00:00
Ian-T
7,635
Reputation points Microsoft External Staff
Moderator
2 answers
Access no longer able to create new records in a linked SQL table following recent updates
For some reason when saving a new record into a linked SQL table that contains nvarchar fields (works ok otherwise) Access throws up a 3155 error. On inspecting the SQL insert statement on the SQL server using XEEvent Profiler, an incorrectly formatted…
Microsoft 365 and Office | Access | For business | Windows
Microsoft 365 and Office | Access | For business | Windows
A family of Microsoft relational database management systems designed for ease of use.
2,014 questions
asked 2026-04-28T08:47:42.03+00:00
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Pete Hadden
1
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answered 2026-04-28T08:50:54.11+00:00
Pete Hadden
1
Reputation point
1 answer
Outbound App Service connectivity failure over Global VNet Peering after Hub Address Space change
Issue Summary Outbound TCP traffic from a Windows App Service (Premium v3) fails to reach a VM in a peered Spoke VNet across regions (Global Peering), despite VM-to-VM traffic succeeding on the same path. Environment Hub VNet: Central India…
Azure App Service
Azure App Service
Azure App Service is a service used to create and deploy scalable, mission-critical web apps.
9,845 questions
asked 2026-04-25T17:15:23.8433333+00:00
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Samir Tapde
0
Reputation points
commented 2026-04-28T08:50:50.8266667+00:00
Samir Tapde
0
Reputation points
0 answers
Outlook Unlicensed Products
When I sign into my outlook email address or excel account I receive a message saying Outlook Unlicensed Product - Credentals out of date
Microsoft 365 and Office | Access | For business | Windows
Microsoft 365 and Office | Access | For business | Windows
A family of Microsoft relational database management systems designed for ease of use.
2,014 questions
asked 2026-04-28T08:50:25.7666667+00:00
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Stephen Moore
0
Reputation points
asked 2026-04-28T08:50:25.7666667+00:00
Stephen Moore
0
Reputation points
0 answers
Exchange 2016 Decommission - Permission Issue
Hi all, I am trying to decom my 2016 environment and cannot disable (Disable-Mailbox) the final 16 mailboxes (out of thousands). Am getting the error Active directory response: 00002098: SecErr: DSID-03150A45, problem 4003 (INSUFF_ACCESS_RIGHTS), data…
Exchange | Exchange Server | Management
Exchange | Exchange Server | Management
The administration and maintenance of Microsoft Exchange Server to ensure secure, reliable, and efficient email and collaboration services across an organization.
8,154 questions
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1 answer
Where is my hotmail account???
Where are all my Hotmail emails. I have only 2025 left!!! two weeks ago everything was fine now I lost everything. and it was not my fault
Outlook | Windows | Classic Outlook for Windows | For home
31,419 questions
asked 2026-04-28T00:09:36.9833333+00:00
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Oscar Vigano
0
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answered 2026-04-28T08:49:28.0333333+00:00
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Chloe-V
7,420
Reputation points Microsoft External Staff
Moderator
0 answers
Container Instance stopped and deleted but still running
We have a very weird behaviour with our Azure Container Instances. I stopped and deleted a container group yesterdays but in the logs (log analytics) i clearly see that the container is still running. But i don´t see the container anywhere. Running…
Azure Container Instances
Azure Container Instances
An Azure service that provides customers with a serverless container experience.
789 questions
asked 2026-04-27T07:44:02.72+00:00
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Dominik Rampelt
0
Reputation points
commented 2026-04-28T08:49:00.39+00:00
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Jilakara Hemalatha
12,665
Reputation points Microsoft External Staff
Moderator
4 answers
WER-SystemErrorReporting event 1001
Bonjour, j'ai ce problème avec mon PC qui est survenu sans que je modifie quoi que ce soit dans mes composants ou dans mes paramètres, avez vous une solution ? J'ai déjà mis à jour tout mes pilotes et restauré windows 11. Merci <Event…
Windows for home | Windows 11 | Performance and system failures
31,269 questions
asked 2026-04-10T16:23:30.3633333+00:00
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Clément Goichot
0
Reputation points
commented 2026-04-28T08:47:49.7933333+00:00
Clément Goichot
0
Reputation points
3 answers
Azure Open AI Assistants APIs deprecated. Transition help required.
Hi Team, We've used Open AI Assistants APIs to: Create centralized agents in Foundry (classic) with system instructions, tool use, functions etc. - Backend Our frontend mobile apps use the assistant_id created in #1 to then create individual threads @…
Azure OpenAI in Foundry Models
Azure OpenAI in Foundry Models
An Azure service that provides access to OpenAI’s GPT-3 models with enterprise capabilities.
4,735 questions
asked 2026-04-28T02:03:01.3933333+00:00
GenixPRO
181
Reputation points
answered 2026-04-28T08:47:48.0266667+00:00
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Anshika Varshney
9,900
Reputation points Microsoft External Staff
Moderator
1 answer
USB audio device not working after KB5083769 update – detected but no sound
After installing the April 2026 security update KB5083769, my USB speaker bar (MZ-630) stopped producing audio. The device is detected correctly, set as default, green LED is on, but no sound comes out — not even during the Windows audio test. The…
Windows for home | Windows 11 | Devices and drivers
22,667 questions
asked 2026-04-28T08:46:51.1033333+00:00
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Agnese Chiessi
0
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answered 2026-04-28T08:47:18.4333333+00:00
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