4,838 questions
1 answer
Need help with activating Windows 11 Pro
Hello, on a brand new PC i have installed Win 11 Pro, and purchased activation key from PCWorld online shop. When I enter the provided activation key the following error pops up : Please advise. As far as I am aware PCWorld are official Microsoft retail…
Windows for home | Windows 11 | Licensing and activation
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2 answers
Azure Kubernetes Service- Pod cost
@Rukmini In AKS, the cost is based on the nodes. Since I am working on pod resizing recommendation i need to check whether pod has any cost.
Cost Management
Cost Management
A Microsoft offering that enables tracking of cloud usage and expenditures for Azure and other cloud providers.
4,810 questions
asked 2025-12-29T04:37:29.4633333+00:00
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Padmanabhan M
220
Reputation points
answered 2025-12-29T06:35:33.0566667+00:00
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Suchitra Suregaunkar
14,425
Reputation points Microsoft External Staff
Moderator
2 answers
Windows 11 boot Error when being cloned to a new SSD (from Old SSD)
Hello, I’m experiencing an issue while upgrading the SSD on my HP Victus 15 and would appreciate your guidance. My system originally had Windows 11 installed on a 500 GB internal SSD. Due to storage constraints, I’m upgrading to a 1 TB SSD. Since the…
Windows for home | Windows 11 | Recovery and backup
5,434 questions
asked 2025-12-29T05:57:44.2866667+00:00
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Fajjar Naveed
0
Reputation points
answered 2025-12-29T06:34:21.6866667+00:00
DaveM121
886.7K
Reputation points
Independent Advisor
3 answers
BSOD- Kernal Security Check Failure (Blue screen 139,3)
Hello, I ran into a BSOD with a buzzing sound just after closing a game and switching tabs which surprised me, as it has been my first BSOD on this PC. The crash shows up on reliability monitor: Source Windows Summary Shut down…
Windows for home | Windows 11 | Performance and system failures
31,634 questions
asked 2025-12-29T03:32:22.0266667+00:00
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K Jones
0
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commented 2025-12-29T06:31:38.5133333+00:00
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Thileep Kumar
4,195
Reputation points
Independent Advisor
1 answer
Alternative to Microsoft Reader
Microsoft had an application Microsoft Reader in the Microsoft Store for reading PDF, XPS and TIFF files. That application no longer works on Windows 11. It points to Microsoft Edge in its place. I do not want to use Microsoft Edge for reading PDFs or…
Windows for home | Windows 11 | Apps
2,160 questions
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2 answers
How to display Quebec-French trademark symbols 🅫 (superscript MD) and 🅪 (superscript MC) in MS Word?
In Canada, the French equivalent for the ® (Registered trademark) symbol is: Unicode Character “🅫” (U+1F16B) - Marque déposée The French equivalent of the ™ (trademark) symbol is: Unicode Character “🅪” (U+1F16A) - Marque commercial These are distinct…
Microsoft 365 and Office | Word | For business | MacOS
Microsoft 365 and Office | Word | For business | MacOS
A family of Microsoft word processing software products for creating web, email, and print documents.
1,740 questions
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2 answers
Office add-ins register event callbacks
Hello, we are developing and office add-in (word/excel/pptx) and could not find any events regarding "on save" and "on sensitivity label change" events. Is it the case no events are fired/supported in these cases or are we overlooking…
Windows for business | Windows 365 Business
2,409 questions
asked 2025-12-29T06:24:28.7866667+00:00
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Andreas Davros
101
Reputation points
answered 2025-12-29T06:27:56.5733333+00:00
Andreas Davros
101
Reputation points
2 answers
change device name
I just want to know how to change my device name. Is it possible?
Windows for home | Windows 11 | Devices and drivers
23,177 questions
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1 answer
Use Azure storage account as a Target in Chaos Studio
Hi Team, I wanted to know if Chaos studio allows to select Azure Storage account as a Target to conduct experiments. If this option is not currently available, can you please give me a tentative date as when this will be generally…
Azure Chaos Studio
Azure Chaos Studio
An Azure service used to create, run, and analyze chaos experiments to identify resilience gaps in cloud apps.
8 questions
asked 2025-12-29T06:26:47.4833333+00:00
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Sarat Chandra Yerramsetti
0
Reputation points Microsoft Employee
answered 2025-12-29T06:26:54.46+00:00
AI answer
2 answers
front camera is not working
When I go to camera app, the front camera does not work, is there any chance I could fix this? Moved from: Microsoft 365 and Office | Access | Other | Windows
Windows for home | Other | Devices and drivers
6,565 questions
asked 2025-12-28T08:56:03.0166667+00:00
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Lou Laine
0
Reputation points
commented 2025-12-29T06:24:47.88+00:00
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Vince Perna
0
Reputation points
1 answer
Upgrade impossible - Bank couldn't authenticate this payment method.
Hello, I have an AZURE account I created more than a year ago : The free trial is over I need to upgrade my account to create a subscription So I am trying to upgrade but I am getting an error : Happens when I click on the "pay as you…
Cost Management
Cost Management
A Microsoft offering that enables tracking of cloud usage and expenditures for Azure and other cloud providers.
4,810 questions
asked 2025-12-27T14:42:12.03+00:00
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Antoine Bélorgey
0
Reputation points
answered 2025-12-29T06:23:13.3766667+00:00
Suchitra Suregaunkar
14,425
Reputation points Microsoft External Staff
Moderator
2 answers
Compromised Account with 2FA
Two of my emails that 2FA off each other were both recently hacked and changed. Email 1 I have had since 2015 and Email 2 I have had since 2017 (If not earlier). I have these accounts forever with all of the data on them and a sign in from Ecuador (I…
Outlook | Windows | Classic Outlook for Windows | For home
Outlook | Windows | Classic Outlook for Windows | For home
Using Classic Outlook on Windows for personal email, calendar, and contact management
31,813 questions
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2 answers
BSOD when enabling HVCI/Memory Integrity.
Whenever I try to enable Memory Integrity, which I'm forced to now run due to the games I play needing it on, my PC crashes, force turns it back off, then boots up again. It says, "What Failed: ACPI.sys" I've tried everything, and would…
Windows for home | Windows 11 | Security and privacy
8,251 questions
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2 answers
How can I do a Windows 11 re-install and keep my personal files when my windows 11 cannot boot up?
Boot Failure Trouble Shooting Circle When attempting to login to Windows 11, I get sent to the trouble shooting options and windows was not able to resolve the problem "SRT" related. I have tried some of the command prompt options such as, sfc…
Windows for home | Windows 11 | Performance and system failures
31,634 questions
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1 answer
I can’t login into Microsoft or Minecraft in my main account because I don’t have a security key
I can’t log into my Minecraft account nor Microsoft because they ask for an USB security key and I don’t have one and never had, and when I try to use my password (which I know) to login, I receive a message telling me to try using another device or try…
Outlook | Web | Outlook.com | Account management, security, and privacy
Outlook | Web | Outlook.com | Account management, security, and privacy
Managing personal Outlook.com account settings, security, and privacy
22,679 questions
asked 2025-12-17T13:11:57.5766667+00:00
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Helena Ferreira
5
Reputation points
commented 2025-12-29T06:14:17.79+00:00
Hornblower409
9,205
Reputation points
2 answers
How do I add another method of verification on google authenticator
I just got a new phone and am trying to log into my outlook account, it’s requiring me to use the authenticator app to verify before logging in, but takes me immediately to the app already so I can’t swipe out and verify. Cant use another method of…
Outlook | Outlook for mobile | Outlook for iOS | For education
Outlook | Outlook for mobile | Outlook for iOS | For education
Using Outlook for iOS in educational settings for communication and organization
357 questions
asked 2025-12-25T22:56:26.5166667+00:00
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Rory R Lamoreaux
0
Reputation points
commented 2025-12-29T06:13:45.71+00:00
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Vivian-HT
16,770
Reputation points Microsoft External Staff
Moderator
1 answer
Unable to Schedule GH-300 Retake – Voucher Already Used / Discount Conflict Error
I attempted the GH-300 (GitHub Copilot) exam for the first time and unfortunately did not pass. While scheduling my second attempt, I am facing the following error during checkout: “This voucher has been used 1 time and cannot be used again. This…
Community Center | Not monitored
Community Center | Not monitored
Tag not monitored by Microsoft.
54,603 questions
asked 2025-12-26T06:10:05.4166667+00:00
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Pasha, Imran
0
Reputation points
commented 2025-12-29T06:12:12.8033333+00:00
Pasha, Imran
0
Reputation points
2 answers
not receiving email on website
My employee has not received email since 12/16/25. I have logged in through the microsoft website to check also. We have checked filters, spam, password. Not sure where to go from here. I am receiving emails on my same domain.com email so it doesn't…
Exchange Online
Exchange Online
A cloud-based service included in Microsoft 365, delivering scalable messaging and collaboration features with simplified management and automatic updates.
7,225 questions
asked 2025-12-24T19:37:26.0833333+00:00
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Mike Chookaszian
0
Reputation points
commented 2025-12-29T06:10:24.4933333+00:00
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Hani-Ng
11,330
Reputation points Microsoft External Staff
Moderator
0 answers
I'm trying to register in Partner Centre but can't go beyond company registration. The button won't let me
So after filling in my information I get stuck at clicking the button but it doesn't do anything to tell me what is wrong?
Microsoft Partner Center | Other
Microsoft Partner Center | Other
Other features or issues related to Microsoft Partner Center
2,287 questions
asked 2025-12-29T06:04:15.13+00:00
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Jorell Magtibay
5
Reputation points
asked 2025-12-29T06:04:15.13+00:00
Jorell Magtibay
5
Reputation points
2 answers
Domain-name in mailadress
Good Afternoon, I have a domain-name (PII Removed) within the company Leaseweb, and I want to use the domain-name in a new user-account (PII Removed) nex to my personal account (PII Removed). the user-account PII Removed is an account within the P3…
Outlook | Windows | Classic Outlook for Windows | For business
Outlook | Windows | Classic Outlook for Windows | For business
Using classic Outlook for Windows in business environments
29,522 questions
asked 2025-12-23T14:41:27.24+00:00
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Cees van Rijn
0
Reputation points
commented 2025-12-29T06:03:05.44+00:00
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