Managing personal Outlook.com account settings, security, and privacy
Suddenly Outlook says my Hotmail account doesn't exist
On August/7th-8th morning, I lost access to my hotmail. On that day I received a few fishy e-mails and as I always do I ignored it. While trying to connect to League of Legends on that day (irrelevant, but stick with me) I noticed that it said "This…
Outlook | Web | Outlook.com | Account management, security, and privacy
Changing the default setting for length of time of meetings
Hi Myself and my team would like to change the default setting on our Teams meetings to enable short breaks. For example setting the default from 60 minutes to 50 or 55 minutes. How can this be set up? thanks Janet
Outlook | Windows | Classic Outlook for Windows | For business
Using classic Outlook for Windows in business environments
Microsoft Teams | Microsoft Teams for business | Other
Additional features, settings, or issues not covered by specific Microsoft Teams categories
How to change Company name in azure
I have tried signing up azure with my ambassador id .....and I have given wrong company name while signing up...so it is showing that "your account is not eligible for free subscription".....Hence I need help to change the company name and get…
Azure Advisor
An Azure personalized recommendation engine that helps users follow best practices to optimize Azure deployments.
BSOD even when doing nothing.
Hello, i have been having this problem with my computer for quite some time where my pc would crash for seemingly no reason. The crashes happen anywhere from 1 minute to 1 hour+, exception was if i was playing games. To try solve the problem i took it to…
Windows for home | Windows 11 | Performance and system failures
Account Compromised.... Authenticator Passwords
Hello, I learned this morning that someone successfully signed into my Microsoft Account via Microsoft Edge on a Windows. That is all I know in terms of what they have attempted to do. I do not know if they accessed my Authenticator account (I did not…
Microsoft Security | Microsoft Authenticator
A Microsoft app for iOS and Android devices that enables authentication with two-factor verification, phone sign-in, and code generation
Why can't I rename my PC?
When I go to settings to rename my PC, the relevant button is greyed out and I'm unable to change it. Does anyone know why? I have Windows 11. I just want it to say [my name] laptop whenever I connect my bluetooth headphones instead of a random string…
Windows for home | Windows 11 | Desktop, Start, and personalization | Other
enable login with microsoft as external identities
In "Microsoft Entra ID," I'm configuring identity providers so I can use them to log in to my app. Google, Apple, and Microsoft (which I understand should work as a button). But when I test it in my app, only the options appear: email, Google,…
Microsoft Security | Microsoft Entra | Microsoft Entra ID
A cloud-based identity and access management service for securing user authentication and resource access
Please help to install MediaCreationTool_22H2 on Windows 8 for Windows 10 upgrade
Hi, I'm in the process of Windows upgrade from 8 to 10 and unable to install MediaCreationTool_22H2. While running the software installtion, it has given me the following error code: Error Code: 0x80072F8F - 0X20000 Any advice on how to overcome? or next…
Windows for home | Previous Windows versions | Install and upgrade
I tied many times but i am still unable to add bank cards for payment.
I was trying to claim my Xbox game pass for which i was asked to add a debit/credit card, I tried different debit cards but it didn't work out so i tried to add a credit card but then also Microsoft is not allowing it, and one thing i am not getting, if…
Windows for home | Other | Gaming
How to fix being able to use laptop as hotspot
Hello, I use my laptop a lot through ethernet as an hotspot for my mobile phone, because the Wi-Fi is really bad where i am living as a student. Since a few days my laptop just kept on loading when i clicked to put my hotspot on, but i doesnt work…
Windows for home | Windows 11 | Internet and connectivity
A suggestion rather than a question, re the registry entries for ESU eligibility and reasons for the current eligibility state.
As many other users note is the case for their machines, the current state of my non-upgradeable-to-11 laptop wrt ESU eligibility is 0/11. Non upgradeable because the Intel CPU is an I5, Gen 4.... This status is decoded as: 0 - not eligible 11 - unknown…
Windows for home | Windows 10 | Extended Security Update (ESU)
How to change this code from RestSharp to standard library C# ?
Hi, Please could somebody help me to convert this code to the Visual Studio Standard Library? It is about sending a file to one url via POST method. Thanks for your help. string fileName = "C:\\temp\\schedule.csv"; var _client = new…
Developer technologies | C#
An object-oriented and type-safe programming language that has its roots in the C family of languages and includes support for component-oriented programming.
Can't access my hotmail account
I am unable to my older primary email address which I have linked with many of my official websites. Now for some reason I am unable to access my account, I have tried to unlock it for months but still no success. When trying to enter the password it say…
Outlook | Web | Outlook.com | Account management, security, and privacy
Managing personal Outlook.com account settings, security, and privacy
Disabling Timestamp on Images from a USB Webcam
How can the timestamp feature be disabled on images and videos from a generic USB webcam? The camera adds a timestamp automatically, and assistance is needed to turn this feature off without a manual.
Windows for home | Windows 11 | Devices and drivers
someone pls help me fix this issue ( Microsoft store failed to initialize )
Please help me fix I've tried everything : wsreset Re-register the Microsoft Store App via PowerShell check windows update sync time And ofc I restart my computer eveytime
Windows for home | Windows 11 | Microsoft Store
Unable to create Azure Workspace with error
Resource 'azurecytnew6525576708' was disallowed by Azure: This policy maintains a set of best available regions where your subscription can deploy resources. The objective of this policy is to ensure that your subscription has full access to Azure…
Azure Machine Learning
An Azure machine learning service for building and deploying models.
How can I fix performance issues when running heavy games on Windows 10/11?
I’ve been noticing some lag and frame drops while running basketball simulation games on my Windows 10 laptop. I’ve already updated my GPU drivers and cleared temporary files, but the issue still persists. Are there specific Windows settings (like…
Windows for home | Windows 10 | Apps
Why are my documents not saving to One Drive?
My documents will not save to One Drive on my desktop computer but I have no issue with saving documents on my laptop. Can't find any help from Microsoft to fix or run a corrective action.
Microsoft 365 and Office | OneDrive | For home | Windows
A Microsoft file hosting and synchronization service.
Years of trying to recover my Microsoft Account – Is There Any Real Solution?
Summary: I’ve been trying to recover my old Microsoft account since 2017 without success. I know the email and password, I have detailed account information (Skype logs, emails, Xbox data, etc.), and support even confirmed the account is still active.…
Outlook | Web | Outlook.com | Account management, security, and privacy
Managing personal Outlook.com account settings, security, and privacy
Microsoft account picture not showing
I'm on windows 10 pro but suddenly my Microsoft account picture stop showing in my desktop device can someone please help