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XML Parsing error opening work document

Hi, I've got a couple of documents that have somehow got an XML parsing error and won't open. I've tried opening as text only to save the text but it still won't work. I've also tried extracting them as a .zip but this also won't work. Any…

Microsoft 365 and Office | Word | For home | MacOS
asked 2025-07-17T17:14:18.2833333+00:00
Joanne 0 Reputation points
answered 2025-07-18T20:25:50.1366667+00:00
Jeronimo Fuerte 475 Reputation points Independent Advisor
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BSOD CRITICAL_PROCESS_DIED When plugging in charger to my laptop.

Hi from few weeks i have been experiencing BSOD with error code CRITICAL_PROCESS_DIED 1-2 minutes after i plug in the charger to my laptop . i have been using HP pavilion Gaming and it works fine when the charger is not plugged in but if I use it while…

Windows for home | Windows 11 | Accessibility
asked 2025-07-18T07:49:25.8566667+00:00
Divyansh Omar 0 Reputation points
edited a comment 2025-07-18T20:24:48.27+00:00
Gary Nebbett 6,216 Reputation points
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I don't get IMAP option when trying to add account to Outlook on my Android phone

Strange I can't select a tag for Android but well. When trying to add account to Outlook on Android phone, I get 'accounts found' listing an old account I don't use any more and even when I deselect it, it keeps coming back. So I continue and enter…

Outlook | Windows | Classic Outlook for Windows | For business
asked 2025-07-15T15:39:46.95+00:00
Thorwald Westmaas 0 Reputation points
edited an answer 2025-07-18T20:24:34.4566667+00:00
Hendrix-C 5 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
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How do I remove the 'Edit with Acrobat' advertisement from Edge?

I opened a PDF document to find I was getting some advertisement for an Adobe product? I didn't open a PDF for this reason. I do not allow or even want to see Adobe's products or advertisements on my PC. How can I permanently remove this unwelcome…

Microsoft Edge | Read PDFs | Windows 11
asked 2025-07-18T19:43:26.9966667+00:00
Scallywag 0 Reputation points
answered 2025-07-18T20:24:12.7866667+00:00
Time Lady 90 Reputation points Independent Advisor
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Change/Migrate key from Windows 11 Home to Pro

Hi, I bought a new ASUS TUF laptop with windows 11 Home and signed in to it with the same Microsoft account as my other PC, an ASUS ROG with windows 11 Pro. I purchased 8.1 Pro upgraded to 10 Pro and then to 11 Pro, all free. So, both versions are linked…

Windows for home | Windows 11 | Licensing and activation
asked 2025-07-18T19:16:25.6933333+00:00
Ivar CP 0 Reputation points
accepted 2025-07-18T20:24:08.0266667+00:00
Ivar CP 0 Reputation points
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MFA Issue, now locked out of account - phone support not helpful but have a case # - cannot access anything

Hello all. I am the sole user and global administrator of my Office 365 Business account. Unfortunately, I was recently required to reset my phone and after restoring from a backup, the Authenticator app no longer works--I was logged out. When I try to…

Microsoft 365 and Office | Loop | For business
asked 2025-07-16T20:31:32.2266667+00:00
David Snider 0 Reputation points
answered 2025-07-18T20:22:35+00:00
Killian-N 95 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
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No Access to Microsoft Authenticator

Hi Microsoft Community, I really need urgent help as this issue is now affecting my business and family. A few weeks ago, I lost my phone, which had the Microsoft Authenticator app installed. Since then, I’ve been completely locked out of my main…

Microsoft 365 and Office | Access | For business | Windows
asked 2025-07-18T20:22:27.4133333+00:00
Jaydee Iyog 0 Reputation points
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Outlook for Mac and Web is deleting emails I send to myself, and will not allow me to delete any emails myself

Outlook for Mac and Web is (1) deleting emails I send to myself, (2) will not allow me to delete any emails myself, and (3) will not allow me to send emails from my Outlook account.

Outlook | MacOS | Legacy Outlook for Mac | For business
asked 2025-07-16T19:05:09.1066667+00:00
Jay Goldman 0 Reputation points
commented 2025-07-18T20:22:09.7566667+00:00
Ryan-N 235 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
1 answer

how can I delete old backup copies in file history

I have over 4000 backup copies in my file history. How can I remove some of the older copies to free up space on my backup drive?

Windows for home | Windows 10 | Recovery and backup
asked 2025-07-18T18:32:33.7066667+00:00
Steve Luckey 0 Reputation points
answered 2025-07-18T20:21:25.5333333+00:00
Time Lady 90 Reputation points Independent Advisor
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Is there a Microsoft Teams timer feature available currently?

Is there a timer feature in MS Teams meetings? If so, how do you activate it in meetings? If none currently, will this be available soon?

Microsoft Teams | Microsoft Teams for business | Meetings and calls | Other
asked 2025-07-18T19:52:36.1866667+00:00
Christine Barnes 0 Reputation points
commented 2025-07-18T20:21:08.68+00:00
Pavle Pekovic 190 Reputation points Volunteer Moderator
2 answers One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

Changing Business Microsoft account to personal account

My brother bought a new computer with Windows 11 home. He registered it on his Microsoft account as always and configured it as a personal computer. Issue is, he went to his Microsoft account to make note of his BitLocker Key and he was not allowed to…

Windows for home | Windows 11 | Settings
asked 2025-07-11T19:31:39.7933333+00:00
Doug Dukes 20 Reputation points
commented 2025-07-18T20:21:05.9+00:00
Doug Dukes 20 Reputation points
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Have existing M365 Teant and want to add a backup recovery vault - how to add azure to existing tenant

We have an existing M365 tenant. I want to add a recovery vault (backup). How do I enable Azure services on the existing M365 tenant?

Azure Backup
Azure Backup
An Azure backup service that provides built-in management at scale.
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asked 2025-07-11T20:13:43.1666667+00:00
TJ Cooper 26 Reputation points
answered 2025-07-18T20:20:10.6233333+00:00
TJCooper 1 Reputation point
1 answer

Birthday Calendar Not Showing Person's Name

The birthday calendar on outlook only shows the word Birthday on each day (no person's name). The contact's name does not appear unless I click edit on each calendar event for each birthday and then it shows the person's contact info. This happens in new…

Outlook | Windows | Classic Outlook for Windows | For business
asked 2025-07-15T16:02:13.83+00:00
Alex L 0 Reputation points
edited an answer 2025-07-18T20:19:39.64+00:00
Hendrix-C 5 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
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Slow performance on Autopilot laptops compared to AD domain devices

Hello everyone, hope you're doing well. I was wondering if someone could help us. We’ve migrated most of our environment to Autopilot, and although the laptops have 32 GB of RAM, users are reporting slowness when working with spreadsheets, PowerPoint,…

Windows for business | Windows Client for IT Pros | Devices and deployment | Set up, install, or upgrade
asked 2025-07-18T20:19:32.7033333+00:00
Joel Simão 20 Reputation points
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I'm having problems in my network to connect to outlook. Many people are seeing this "Please retry with a different device, use a VPN, or other authentication method to sign in. For more details, please see https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=2317517"

Since last month many people in my workplace are seeing this message when they try to log in outlook. "Please retry with a different device, use a VPN, or other authentication method to sign in. For more details, please see…

Outlook | Windows | Classic Outlook for Windows | For business
asked 2025-06-17T15:39:51.3266667+00:00
Marcos Medeiros 0 Reputation points
commented 2025-07-18T20:19:31.08+00:00
Victor Otoni 0 Reputation points
1 answer

SPAM EMAILS

Most of emails are landed to SPAM folder of my recipients, it looks like that DKIM and DMARC are not fully set up in my account, I need help in setting that up. THANKS!

Outlook | Windows | Classic Outlook for Windows | For business
asked 2025-07-18T19:22:33.74+00:00
RLingahan 0 Reputation points
answered 2025-07-18T20:19:06.08+00:00
Kristen-L 155 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
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how can i activate my digital license after disactivating it on my previous laptop

I disactivated windows license on my old laptop and I don't know what to do to activate it on this new pc, can someone help me?

Windows for home | Windows 11 | Licensing and activation
asked 2025-07-18T19:44:13.37+00:00
Bartek Bartek 0 Reputation points
answered 2025-07-18T20:18:17.9966667+00:00
EmilyS726 1,565 Reputation points Independent Advisor
2 answers

Wrong extent dates in ADX deduplicated materialized view

Hi I'm having the following scenario. We have a Source Table (which can include duplicate records) We have a materialized view which deduplicates with the following command: .create materialized-view with (lookback=1d,…

Azure Data Explorer
Azure Data Explorer
An Azure data analytics service for real-time analysis on large volumes of data streaming from sources including applications, websites, and internet of things devices.
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asked 2025-07-15T10:47:17.63+00:00
01725609 60 Reputation points
commented 2025-07-18T20:17:02.0466667+00:00
Venkat Reddy Navari 3,875 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
4 answers

How to see sum values for grouped view in MS project?

Hi, as you can see in the image, I am not able to see the sum value of the budget within a grouped view. What am I missing? Thank you, Daniel

Microsoft 365 and Office | Project | For business | Windows
asked 2025-07-17T05:41:02.28+00:00
Daniel Rieger 0 Reputation points
commented 2025-07-18T20:16:53.64+00:00
John Project 5 Reputation points Volunteer Moderator
0 answers

KB5058713 can not install

Hello, I have the same problem, KB5058713 can't install, it says installation error 0x851a0042, please, how can I solve it, thanks.

SQL Server | Other
asked 2025-07-16T16:44:53.4133333+00:00
XM G 0 Reputation points
commented 2025-07-18T20:16:25.0366667+00:00
Erland Sommarskog 122.8K Reputation points MVP Volunteer Moderator