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Laptop does not accept challenge phrase

iI have new laptop I lost the password when I try to re-set I get A1B2C3 which I type in but it does not accept

Windows for home | Windows 11 | Licensing and activation
asked 2025-07-19T15:33:12.1833333+00:00
Edwin Wakefield 20 Reputation points
accepted 2025-07-19T16:11:36.2733333+00:00
Edwin Wakefield 20 Reputation points
1 answer

FDResPub Service Won’t Stay Running — Preventing Network Printer Discovery on Windows 11 Pro Laptop

System Details: Edition: Windows 11 Pro Version: 23H2 Build: 22631.5624 Device: Laptop Printer: HP OfficeJet Pro 8034e (Wi-Fi) Issue Summary: The Function Discovery Resource Publication service (FDResPub) doesn’t stay running. Attempts to…

Windows for home | Windows 11 | Devices and drivers
asked 2025-07-15T08:12:41.9233333+00:00
andre boi 5 Reputation points
edited an answer 2025-07-19T16:10:57.7133333+00:00
Ami2025 1,675 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
1 answer

All Voice Packages are 0 MB

This topic has been brought up multiple times in Microsoft Q&A and yet it still remains unresolved to this…

Windows for home | Windows 11 | Input and language
asked 2025-07-19T08:40:51.9866667+00:00
Anime Guy 0 Reputation points
edited an answer 2025-07-19T16:09:28.22+00:00
Ami2025 1,675 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
2 answers

OS UPDATE FAIL

Downloaded and installed updates of windows 10 but keep failing

Windows for home | Windows 10 | Windows update
asked 2025-07-19T13:20:02.7566667+00:00
Titus Kioko 0 Reputation points
answered 2025-07-19T16:08:37.33+00:00
Titus Kioko 0 Reputation points
1 answer

Is there an option to pick which folders to include for Onedrive Photos?

I don't use Onedrive for photos that often because I stopped uploading photos to it from my iPhone as I have iCloud. However, now that MS are demanding an extra 25% increase in subscription I have decided to move all my old photos from Onedrive to…

Windows for home | Other | Files, folders, and storage
asked 2025-07-19T14:21:28.8733333+00:00
Tastyfish 0 Reputation points
commented 2025-07-19T16:08:08.5066667+00:00
Tastyfish 0 Reputation points
3 answers

The website has not undergone any changes, but the indexing of internal pages suddenly disappeared completely.

My website (www.d1so.com) has been live for over a month. During this time, I've been gradually adding articles, and indexing has also been increasing slowly. The site had started to gain some traffic, but a few days ago, all other pages suddenly…

Bing | Bing Webmaster Tools
asked 2025-07-19T03:57:13.4766667+00:00
第一搜 0 Reputation points
commented 2025-07-19T16:07:30.31+00:00
第一搜 0 Reputation points
1 answer One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

Custom Domain Verification Fails DomainInUse

When we are trying to verify our custom domain we are always getting this error "errorCode": "DomainInUse", "localizedErrorDetails": { "errorDetail": "Domain verification failed with the…

Microsoft Security | Microsoft Entra | Microsoft Entra ID
asked 2025-07-11T07:12:21.3933333+00:00
Swarnanjali Devi 20 Reputation points
commented 2025-07-19T16:06:14.77+00:00
Swarnanjali Devi 20 Reputation points
1 answer

How do I convert a Word file back to Word text that has been formatted to bypass AI detection?

Unable to run AI detection software on Word document

Microsoft 365 and Office | Microsoft 365 Defender | Other | Windows
asked 2025-07-19T15:30:25.97+00:00
Mary Ferdinand 0 Reputation points
answered 2025-07-19T16:04:22.3733333+00:00
Chen1018 3,085 Reputation points Independent Advisor
1 answer

Analyzing Email Activity for Usage Insights

Is there an easy method for users to analyze email activity without requiring developer access? While insights from Viva are available, the goal is to analyze and graph email usage, including metrics such as who sends the most and least emails and at…

Outlook | Windows | Classic Outlook for Windows | For business
asked 2025-07-19T10:18:37.83+00:00
Emi 0 Reputation points
answered 2025-07-19T16:02:33.73+00:00
Alexis-NG 80 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
2 answers

OneNote Notebooks won't open in Edge.

OneNote Notebooks won't open in Edge. "Se pare că pagina web de la…

Microsoft 365 and Office | OneNote | For home | Windows
asked 2025-07-19T05:35:13.2166667+00:00
Sergiu 0 Reputation points
commented 2025-07-19T16:01:00.5166667+00:00
Sergiu 0 Reputation points
1 answer

Excel Cursor Stuck in Header Row Cell (A1048576)

While working in an Excel sheet, the cursor unexpectedly appears in the header row cell (A1048576), preventing any operations from being performed. Attempts to resolve the issue included checking scroll lock, freeze/unfreeze options, closing the file,…

Microsoft 365 and Office | Excel | For home | Windows
asked 2025-07-19T15:54:34+00:00
Sunil S 0 Reputation points
answered 2025-07-19T15:59:30.94+00:00
HansV 1,311 Reputation points MVP Volunteer Moderator
7 answers

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 2025-07-19T15:57:39.83+00:00
Gary Nebbett 6,216 Reputation points
1 answer

M365 Copilot app (Office) crashing on iOS

On an iPhone 13 with iOS 18.5, the M365 Copilot app (formerly known as Office) started crashing a few seconds after opening. I have both my personal and corporate account set up. App version says it's 2.99.1 (25071629) On the corporate side, I am a…

Microsoft 365 and Office | Install, redeem, activate | Other | iOS
asked 2025-07-19T15:09:43.1066667+00:00
Ben 36 Reputation points Volunteer Moderator
commented 2025-07-19T15:56:54.5+00:00
Ben 36 Reputation points Volunteer Moderator
1 answer

How do i make sense of my WinDBG minidump file after computer Crash

The last few days my pc has been hard crashing while playing Helldivers 2. I downloaded WinDBG and have analyzed the minidump file, but it all looks like gibberish to me. Any help would be greatly appreciated! Thank you for your time. *************…

Windows for home | Windows 11 | Apps
asked 2025-06-26T11:27:50.48+00:00
Derick Austin 0 Reputation points
answered 2025-07-19T15:54:02.6266667+00:00
Ami2025 1,675 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
1 answer

Outlook App Fails to Launch on Android Device

The Outlook app on an Android device does not launch after years of use. Upon pressing the app icon, an animation indicating a download appears, but the screen remains white until the process is canceled. The app is connected solely to an…

Outlook | Outlook for mobile | Outlook for Android | For home
asked 2025-07-19T15:50:39.81+00:00
IowaJason 0 Reputation points
answered 2025-07-19T15:50:40.2366667+00:00
Q&A Assist
1 answer

Windows ShellExecuteEx Failed; code 2 Error. Cannot open .exe

I tried to install a .exe file and received the "ShellExecuteEx Failed; code 2". Then noticed it seems to be all .exe files. When trying to run as administrator I get "Windows cannot find '_______'. Make sure you typed the name correctly,…

Windows for home | Windows 10 | Performance and system failures
asked 2025-07-19T14:46:09.37+00:00
Jamie barnes 0 Reputation points
answered 2025-07-19T15:50:39.2633333+00:00
HARDCORE GAMES™ 100 Reputation points
1 answer One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

User profile service failed to sign in, and number keys not working (Windows 11)

I've been having the same user profile service failures for the past couple of days now. Manually shutting down the laptop and starting it up again would work, but the number keys would turn into symbols every single time and I would have to restart the…

Windows for home | Windows 11 | Accounts, profiles, and login
asked 2025-07-18T03:31:28.5633333+00:00
Chi Tran 20 Reputation points
accepted 2025-07-19T15:50:36.3533333+00:00
Chi Tran 20 Reputation points
1 answer

Symbolic Links to Auto Sync Folders to OneDrive

Where I work recently had a massive issue with our server going down and losing about 4 months worth of files. They're still trying to recover them, but OneDrive is being used to backup all our important files now. That said, I was looking for a way to…

Microsoft 365 and Office | OneDrive | For business | Windows
asked 2025-07-17T19:50:50.2033333+00:00
xHiggs 0 Reputation points
commented 2025-07-19T15:49:58.71+00:00
Ron Barker 605 Reputation points
5 answers

Support for creating AAD App registration using Bicep/ARM

Greetings, is there still not support for creating AAD App registrations using Bicep/ARM? It is quite ridiculous that 3rd party IAC like Terraform have this capability, while Micosoft's own - Bicep - doesn't. I've read that the alternative is to…

Microsoft Security | Microsoft Entra | Microsoft Entra ID
asked 2022-10-21T11:20:05.643+00:00
NSimpraga 181 Reputation points
commented 2025-07-19T15:49:45.07+00:00
mikelor 0 Reputation points
1 answer

Troubleshooting Intermittent M365 Authentication Failures in Hybrid Entra ID Environment

Support Post - Question Question: We are troubleshooting persistent and intermittent authentication failures in our hybrid Microsoft Entra ID environment. Our users are receiving frequent reauthentication prompts, and we are seeing a high volume of Event…

Microsoft 365 and Office | Other
asked 2025-07-18T19:31:00.41+00:00
JG 0 Reputation points
edited an answer 2025-07-19T15:47:53.3+00:00
Alex Trinh 0 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator