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SQL Stored procedure is continually reparsed and recompiled, causing significant delay in response

Our organization has a stored procedure, that seems to always be recompiled and reparsed nearly every execution, adding upwards of 14 seconds to overall execution time. The procedure is frequently but irregularly run, so it becomes common for users to…

Azure SQL Database
asked 2025-02-18T20:46:18.5266667+00:00
Phil Brown 0 Reputation points
commented 2025-02-18T22:30:05.59+00:00
Erland Sommarskog 117.2K Reputation points MVP
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Authenticator lock out

When I try to log in, it asks for a code from the Authenticator app, which I can’t provide since my phone updated and logged me out. The only alternative is to get help from the organization admin—but that’s me, and I can’t access my account. What are my…

Microsoft Authenticator
Microsoft Authenticator
A Microsoft app for iOS and Android devices that enables authentication with two-factor verification, phone sign-in, and code generation.
8,085 questions
asked 2025-02-18T22:29:55.5866667+00:00
Shawna 0 Reputation points
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difference between PL-200 and PL200-T00 certifications

Hello, I am preparing for the PL-200 exam for the functional consultant role, but I found two certifications with similar names - PL-200 and PL-200T00. What is the difference between those two? Which one should be studied to apply for functional…

Not Monitored
Not Monitored
Tag not monitored by Microsoft.
42,090 questions
asked 2023-11-14T02:02:29.3666667+00:00
Anusha Gunturu 20 Reputation points
accepted 2025-02-18T22:29:28.75+00:00
Anusha Gunturu 20 Reputation points
1 answer One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

Setup ASR Appliance (Configuration Server) on Window 2022

Hi I would like to know if its possible to install Configuration Server for Azure Site Recovery (in VMware) on vSphere with window 2022 as the OS. thank you

Azure Site Recovery
Azure Site Recovery
An Azure native disaster recovery service. Previously known as Microsoft Azure Hyper-V Recovery Manager.
757 questions
asked 2023-11-21T09:22:13.1+00:00
Sawachol Rojanaporn 40 Reputation points
commented 2025-02-18T22:29:16.4833333+00:00
Louie Catanese 0 Reputation points
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The /EnableTableEndpoint commandline parameter no longer works

A few years ago we build an application that used CosmosDB and for local integration testing we used the CosmosDB emulator. We want to make some changes to the application, but found that it now is impossible to get the Table Endpoint to run in the…

Azure Cosmos DB
Azure Cosmos DB
An Azure NoSQL database service for app development.
1,765 questions
asked 2025-02-17T13:38:52.7933333+00:00
Dinant van Harmelen 0 Reputation points
commented 2025-02-18T22:28:55.36+00:00
Dinant van Harmelen 0 Reputation points
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Downgrading Premium Storage to Standard Without Migration

Hi, In our Azure subscription, we have a Premium Storage Account that is significantly increasing our costs. We've recently determined that we don't need this tier and have already moved our workloads to another storage service. Now, we'd like to…

Azure Storage Accounts
Azure Storage Accounts
Globally unique resources that provide access to data management services and serve as the parent namespace for the services.
3,377 questions
Azure Blob Storage
Azure Blob Storage
An Azure service that stores unstructured data in the cloud as blobs.
3,088 questions
asked 2025-02-13T20:12:49.94+00:00
Niccolo 0 Reputation points
commented 2025-02-18T22:25:46.7233333+00:00
KarishmaTiwari-MSFT 20,562 Reputation points Microsoft Employee
2 answers

Not Receiving Authentication Codes When Switching Directories

I recently changed my phone and have already set up my account on the authenticator app. However, I’m not receiving the code when I switch to other directories. Could you guys help me resolve this?

Microsoft Authenticator
Microsoft Authenticator
A Microsoft app for iOS and Android devices that enables authentication with two-factor verification, phone sign-in, and code generation.
8,085 questions
Microsoft Entra ID
Microsoft Entra ID
A Microsoft Entra identity service that provides identity management and access control capabilities. Replaces Azure Active Directory.
23,282 questions
asked 2025-02-16T07:20:58.54+00:00
Jaz Sia 0 Reputation points
commented 2025-02-18T22:25:36.87+00:00
Raja Pothuraju 12,985 Reputation points Microsoft Vendor
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Issue reactivating M365 Developer Program account

My M365 developer Program subscription expired on Dec 30, 2023 and all users and data were deleted on Feb 28, 2024. I am trying to reactive my subscription and still seeing the expired subscription. I tried deleting my profile but still get shown same…

Office Development
Office Development
Office: A suite of Microsoft productivity software that supports common business tasks, including word processing, email, presentations, and data management and analysis.Development: The process of researching, productizing, and refining new or existing technologies.
4,274 questions
asked 2025-02-12T14:20:04.86+00:00
Parag Dessai 0 Reputation points
commented 2025-02-18T22:24:12.9533333+00:00
Gao Chen 7,090 Reputation points Microsoft Vendor
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Issuing singing into Microsoft authentication app

When I got a new phone due to the old one stopped working mid way while using it. But I can’t sign into the authentication app ass it wants me to hit the number I go to other options use the email that recovery but there’s a second one the exact same…

Microsoft Authenticator
Microsoft Authenticator
A Microsoft app for iOS and Android devices that enables authentication with two-factor verification, phone sign-in, and code generation.
8,085 questions
asked 2025-02-14T22:46:09.5+00:00
Richelle Skobel 5 Reputation points
edited the question 2025-02-18T22:23:44.7866667+00:00
Raja Pothuraju 12,985 Reputation points Microsoft Vendor
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Unable to validate your phone number" error while signing up for Azure Free Cloud Account?

Cannot sign up from any browser or device, how can i validate my phone?

Microsoft Entra ID
Microsoft Entra ID
A Microsoft Entra identity service that provides identity management and access control capabilities. Replaces Azure Active Directory.
23,282 questions
asked 2025-02-14T12:52:45.05+00:00
Tommie Crawford 0 Reputation points
edited a comment 2025-02-18T22:20:55.3433333+00:00
Raja Pothuraju 12,985 Reputation points Microsoft Vendor
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Postgres 16 - 2BP01: role "PROD-infra-dt-sp cannot be dropped because some objects depend on it

When trying to delete the SP role after creating database and schemas, it throws error. However the same command works fine in postgres15. How do we resolve this? az postgres flexible-server ad-admin delete \ --yes \ --resource-group…

Azure Database for PostgreSQL
asked 2025-02-18T22:20:07.63+00:00
Dhivyagrace Godwin 0 Reputation points
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Entra Private Access : Forwarding profile version CPV:RV:2025-02-13T20:26:15.3460426Z_CPLM:20250213202428.501_NAV:CommonVersion_20 failed to load with the following error: Cannot convert wstring to string, found non printable character: 160

Hello, I have this problem with Entra Private Access. Is some one having a clue? Forwarding profile version CPV:RV:2025-02-13T20:26:15.3460426Z_CPLM:20250213202428.501_NAV:CommonVersion_20 failed to load with the following error: Cannot convert wstring…

Microsoft Entra Private Access
Microsoft Entra Private Access
Microsoft Entra Private Access provides secure and deep identity-aware, Zero Trust network access to all private apps and resources.
83 questions
asked 2025-02-13T21:05:47.82+00:00
Patrick Chalifoux 0 Reputation points
commented 2025-02-18T22:19:12.2933333+00:00
Sanoop M 765 Reputation points Microsoft Vendor
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Winsat.exe formal fails returning error 21 in memory assessment

Dear all, we´re running into an issue that shows up during our OS deployment sequence. Calling "Winsat.exe formal" as SYSTEM returns unspecified error 21 on only a very specific System configuration, a Dell Precision 5860 Tower Workstation with…

Windows Performance Toolkit
Windows Performance Toolkit
A collection of Microsoft performance monitoring tools that produce in-depth performance profiles of Windows operating systems and applications.
112 questions
Windows 10 Setup
Windows 10 Setup
Windows 10: A Microsoft operating system that runs on personal computers and tablets.Setup: The procedures involved in preparing a software program or application to operate within a computer or mobile device.
1,965 questions
Windows 10 Hardware Performance
Windows 10 Hardware Performance
Windows 10: A Microsoft operating system that runs on personal computers and tablets.Hardware Performance: Delivering / providing hardware or hardware systems or adjusting / adapting hardware or hardware systems.
124 questions
asked 2023-07-27T06:59:28.2166667+00:00
Bischof Andreas IT 10 Reputation points
commented 2025-02-18T22:17:19.6+00:00
Tim Dickson 0 Reputation points
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How to fix sql server having a stuck ExportDatabase job at 1%, cancelling leads to stuck CancelInProgress instead

We were doing an ExportDatabase operation on our production database. This is part of our release pipeline, to do a backup before deploying new code. The github action timed out eventually since the export job got stuck at 1% and was stuck for 8 hours.…

Azure SQL Database
SQL Server
SQL Server
A family of Microsoft relational database management and analysis systems for e-commerce, line-of-business, and data warehousing solutions.
14,485 questions
asked 2025-02-18T08:04:09.8533333+00:00
Kalle Macklin 0 Reputation points
commented 2025-02-18T22:17:13.14+00:00
Erland Sommarskog 117.2K Reputation points MVP
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How to validate mobile number when registering Azure?

Hi everyone, I'm trying to register an Azuze account for my project. On the profile page, after click Text Me or Call Me to validate my phone number, I am redirected to error page. I attach images below for more details. Please help me resolve…

Microsoft Entra ID
Microsoft Entra ID
A Microsoft Entra identity service that provides identity management and access control capabilities. Replaces Azure Active Directory.
23,282 questions
asked 2025-02-13T04:02:45.8066667+00:00
Luan Viet Nguyen 0 Reputation points
edited a comment 2025-02-18T22:16:26.07+00:00
Raja Pothuraju 12,985 Reputation points Microsoft Vendor
0 answers

Why are all Host Pool applications and users suddenly unable to connect to all Azure SQL databases?

On Thursday of last week Feb 13th, all Host Pool users and applications were suddenly unable to connect to the SQL databases associated with said applications. This consists of two primary databases and applications. The two databases are JTS_AZURE and…

Azure SQL Database
Azure Dedicated Host
Azure Dedicated Host
An Azure service that provides a dedicated physical server to host Azure virtual machines for Windows and Linux.
54 questions
asked 2025-02-17T16:39:29.7433333+00:00
Ed Abraham 0 Reputation points
commented 2025-02-18T22:14:24.6166667+00:00
Sai Raghunadh M 2,560 Reputation points Microsoft Vendor
0 answers

How can I connect SSMS to an SSRS instance using the connect dropdown?

Trying to connect to an SSRS instance via SSMS where the ReportServer database is on one server and the SSRS services are on a different server. SSMS is unable to connect, possibly because of firewall rules.

SQL Server
SQL Server
A family of Microsoft relational database management and analysis systems for e-commerce, line-of-business, and data warehousing solutions.
14,485 questions
SQL Server Reporting Services
SQL Server Reporting Services
A SQL Server technology that supports the creation, management, and delivery of both traditional, paper-oriented reports and interactive, web-based reports.
2,996 questions
asked 2025-02-18T20:21:07.21+00:00
Richard Giesbrecht 0 Reputation points
commented 2025-02-18T22:12:52.7566667+00:00
Erland Sommarskog 117.2K Reputation points MVP
0 answers

Cannot Get SSO Configured For SalesForce

I am trying to setup SSO for the SalesForce Enterprise Application and am getting the following... I am also seeing this, even though SSO is enabled on the SalesForce side.

Microsoft Entra ID
Microsoft Entra ID
A Microsoft Entra identity service that provides identity management and access control capabilities. Replaces Azure Active Directory.
23,282 questions
asked 2025-02-18T18:08:31.9733333+00:00
Chris Yukubousky 0 Reputation points
commented 2025-02-18T22:12:35.5+00:00
Akhilesh Vallamkonda 11,925 Reputation points Microsoft Vendor
0 answers

Reduced MSFH Azure Credit Grant and Expiry Time After Upgrade

I noticed that my MSFH Azure credit grant unexpectedly decreased from 5,000 to 1,000, and the expiry time was shortened by a year. However, the Microsoft Azure Sponsorships website still displays a balance of 5,000 credits with a revised expiry date.…

Azure Startups
Azure Startups
Azure: A cloud computing platform and infrastructure for building, deploying and managing applications and services through a worldwide network of Microsoft-managed datacenters.Startups: Companies that are in their initial stages of business and typically developing a business model and seeking financing.
586 questions
asked 2025-02-18T19:20:18.3933333+00:00
AV-2025 0 Reputation points
commented 2025-02-18T22:12:28.4533333+00:00
Rakesh Gurram 12,200 Reputation points Microsoft Vendor
2 answers

Incremental refresh for azure synapse with sql serverless pool

Hello I have cosmos collection with updatedDate time filed in epochtime stamp format. I have enabled azure synapse for this with serverless sql pool. I want to do the incremental import on this. I followed the steps as mentioned in…

Azure Synapse Analytics
Azure Synapse Analytics
An Azure analytics service that brings together data integration, enterprise data warehousing, and big data analytics. Previously known as Azure SQL Data Warehouse.
5,191 questions
asked 2022-10-18T10:20:17.373+00:00
Bhuvnesh Kumar 26 Reputation points
answered 2025-02-18T22:12:26.8833333+00:00
Rock 41 Reputation points