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Windows Insider program but will not upgrade to 24H2?!

Hi, I have a laptop, HP Pavillion, with an AMD Ryzen 7 5800H with Radeon Graphics, 3201 MHz, 8 core('s), 16 threads, GPU RTX 3050, 32GB laptop is just a couple of years old. Bios: AMI F.29, 24-9-2024 Windows Pro version: 10.0.22635 Build 22635 // 23H2…

Windows Insider program | Windows Insider preview | Install, activate, and Windows update
asked 2026-08-30T03:34:17.4733333+00:00
Eelko A 0 Reputation points
answered 2026-08-30T04:35:12.3466667+00:00
Pauli O 16,295 Reputation points Volunteer Moderator
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Windows Search Box is not responding inside Azure Windows VM

I am able to successfully connect to the Azure VM through RDP and access the Windows desktop. The VM is generally responsive, and the Run dialog (Win + R) is working normally. However, when I click on or attempt to type/search anything in the Windows…

Windows for business | Windows Client for IT Pros | User experience | Other
asked 2026-08-30T04:29:27.63+00:00
Dinesh Kumar Mathiyarasan 0 Reputation points
answered 2026-08-30T04:29:42.91+00:00

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please read the below details. I need someone's help

I have tried everything below and cannot get this brand new surface to work... Today Ive tried everything to get the chatgpt app to work. I downloaded it from the microsoft store and it will not launch. to be sure it is a problem with microsoft store, i…

Surface | Other
asked 2026-08-29T22:25:45.0366667+00:00
John Hymer 0 Reputation points
answered 2026-08-30T04:28:25.8833333+00:00
S.Sengupta 32,016 Reputation points MVP Volunteer Moderator
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how to load etree software back into msn weather on my laptop

i want to continue contributing to etree which has disappeared from my msn main weather page

Microsoft Edge | Other | Windows 11
asked 2026-07-27T03:39:59.28+00:00
Cantaz Smith 0 Reputation points
commented 2026-08-30T04:27:35.37+00:00
JOHN EBERHARDT 25 Reputation points
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AADSTS5000228 – Unable to access newly created Azure tenant and remove payment method

I recently created a new Microsoft Azure tenant and I am the sole administrator. After creating the tenant, I became unable to access it. Every attempt to sign in to Azure results in the following error: AADSTS5000228: Access to tenant is denied. Because…

Microsoft 365 and Office | Subscription, account, billing | For business | Other
asked 2026-08-27T23:17:42.8266667+00:00
Papa Julliet 0 Reputation points
answered 2026-08-30T04:25:27.7633333+00:00
Julie Huynh 2,980 Reputation points Independent Advisor
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Recurring BSOD 0xEF: MpsSvc (Defender Firewall) crashes with c0000005 in RPCRT4.dll at deterministic offset, 4 times on 25H2

Since 2026-07-29 this machine has bugchecked FOUR times with 0x000000EF CRITICAL_PROCESS_DIED. In all four cases the dying critical process is svchost.exe hosting MpsSvc (Windows Defender Firewall), which crashes with an access violation (c0000005)…

Windows for home | Windows 11 | Performance and system failures
asked 2026-08-27T07:32:46.9333333+00:00
Joaquin Jadue 21 Reputation points
commented 2026-08-30T04:23:25.4633333+00:00
Joaquin Jadue 21 Reputation points
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Draft email gone missing

Hello I was using the Outlook app on my phone to write up an email. This email was being saved to my drafts as I was able to keep going back into the email. I have now gone back in to continue the email however the email has now disappeared. I have…

Outlook | Outlook for mobile | Outlook for Android | For home
asked 2026-08-30T04:22:58.6933333+00:00
Samantha Hemphill 0 Reputation points
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Moldova missing from Microsoft Store developer account Country/Region list

Hello, I am trying to create an individual Microsoft Store developer account. During the address step, Moldova / Republic of Moldova is missing from the Country/Region dropdown, so I cannot complete registration. The form appears to recognize Moldovan…

Microsoft Partner Center | Other
asked 2026-06-27T14:14:07.2+00:00
Alexandr Caftanat 0 Reputation points
answered 2026-08-30T04:22:27.78+00:00
Vitalie Vrabie 0 Reputation points
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Addition of "If you have a similar problem ..." to the existing Question Locked banner

Many users are lead to an old Q&A Question by a Search or AI reference because they have the same or similar problem. But the current Locked banner doesn't give them any advice on what to do next. Suggest that the banner be modified to include…

Community Center | Discuss the Q&A site | Site suggestion
asked 2026-08-30T04:22:25.7166667+00:00
Hornblower409 13,640 Reputation points
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when i turn off laptop byt see screen on time after 17h why?

when i turn off laptop then battery see screen on time after 17h why?

Windows for home | Windows 11 | Sleep and Power on, off
asked 2026-08-30T03:36:35.14+00:00
Prince Khunt 0 Reputation points
answered 2026-08-30T04:21:52.1366667+00:00
GsN5034 - IA 75,680 Reputation points Independent Advisor
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I'm experiencing an issue updating my Windows 11 Insider Preview build. When trying to update, I get a message saying the install couldn't be completed because the update service was shutting down.

I'm experiencing an issue updating my Windows 11 Insider Preview build. When trying to update, I get a message saying the install couldn't be completed because the update service was shutting down. I tried running the Windows Update troubleshooter, but…

Windows for home | Windows 11 | Windows update
asked 2026-08-30T04:21:28.11+00:00
Subhajit Das 0 Reputation points
answered 2026-08-30T04:21:45.04+00:00

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I need a windows update for windows 10 64bit the error code is 0x800f0831

I can't update my dell t7500 workstation because the driver is faulty or corrupt, the error message is 0x800f0831

Windows for home | Windows 10 | Windows update
asked 2026-08-29T20:19:52.1633333+00:00
Harry Bates 0 Reputation points
answered 2026-08-30T04:17:22.9033333+00:00
SmoothGaming 5 Reputation points
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Several Microsoft apps will not update

I have not been able to save documents or open a new document in word or excel. I just renewed early, and tried to update Microsoft 365. Several Microsoft apps will not update including Excel, Word powerpoint. When attempting to update, it says…

Microsoft 365 and Office | Word | For home | MacOS
asked 2026-08-30T00:09:12.1866667+00:00
Rachel Eidbo 0 Reputation points
answered 2026-08-30T04:14:56.4066667+00:00
SmoothGaming 5 Reputation points
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How to setup customer to obtain AADB2C token for an API exposed through APIM

I am setting up Azure APIM instance behind a Azure Application gateway. Developer portal will be exposed so external customers will be able to subscribe to products containing the APIs and obtain the subscription key that way. There will be approvals…

Azure API Management
Azure API Management

An Azure service that provides a hybrid, multi-cloud management platform for APIs.

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asked 2026-08-30T01:57:59.22+00:00
curious7 281 Reputation points
answered 2026-08-30T04:12:07.45+00:00
SHOUMIK CHAKRAVARTY 80 Reputation points
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My account got hacked on August 24 at 10:26 AM

My account got hacked because some hacker got into my gmail i have been trying to get back into my Microsoft account back ever since i did everything that Microsoft has told me to, but they can't confirm that i own the account . i have proof that i…

Windows for home | Windows 11 | Accounts, profiles, and login
asked 2026-08-30T02:53:13.1866667+00:00
kaylajusthere 0 Reputation points
answered 2026-08-30T04:10:33.92+00:00
S.Sengupta 32,016 Reputation points MVP Volunteer Moderator
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Cannot connect to Local computer on Hyper-V

Hi all, I encounter this error recently when trying to connect to Local computer on Hyper-V: “An error occurred while attempting to connect to server ‘My Laptop name’. Check that the Virtual Machine Management service is running and that you are…

Windows development | Windows App SDK
asked 2026-08-30T04:04:47.6033333+00:00
ptm5115 0 Reputation points
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I keep getting emails about suspcious activity on my account.

After I log in I am told I am being sent a code to verify my account but I never receive an email. The activity I am seeing is not legit and I do want to get it blocked

Outlook | Web | Outlook.com | Account management, security, and privacy
asked 2026-08-30T00:36:00.9+00:00
RAIN RESCUE 0 Reputation points
answered 2026-08-30T04:04:33.7266667+00:00
GsN5034 - IA 75,680 Reputation points Independent Advisor
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Windows Server 2025 Kernel Bugcheck (AV 0xc0000005) in ksecdd!KSecReferenceListEntry during concurrent Docker Container (w3wp.exe) TLS lifecycles.

Severity / Business Impact: High / Critical — Kernel crash resulting in a Host BSOD, taking down production container workloads. Environment Details: Host OS: Windows Server 2025 (Long-Term Servicing Channel) OS Build Version: 10.0.26100.33296…

Windows for business | Windows Server | Performance | Application technologies and compatibility
asked 2026-08-30T04:02:23.66+00:00
Nikolay Shaldenko 0 Reputation points
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Problem with azure sending authenticator requests to the wrong authenticator

I log in as a global administrator. I receive a passkey challenge and get past OK. I then get another challenge where a number is sent to the Microsoft authenticator app. The request never arrives at the on the authenticator application on my phone.

Microsoft 365 and Office | Subscription, account, billing | For business | Other
asked 2026-08-27T13:52:51.77+00:00
Stephen Brown 46 Reputation points
answered 2026-08-30T04:01:43.15+00:00
Liora 1,190 Reputation points Independent Advisor
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AdventureWorksLT' was disallowed by policy.

ERROR VIEW Resource 'AdventureWorksLT' was disallowed by policy. (Code: RequestDisallowedByPolicy, Policy(s): DP800-9V2 Policy link ; DP800-9V2

Azure Policy
Azure Policy

An Azure service that is used to implement corporate governance and standards at scale for Azure resources.

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asked 2026-08-30T03:59:06.4233333+00:00
User1-64567771 0 Reputation points
answered 2026-08-30T03:59:19.8833333+00:00

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