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Microphone bug

Good afternoon everyone. I have a problem where the microphone works but constantly picks up background noise as shown in the screenshots, although there is silence in the sound recording, please help. I have reinstalled the drivers and the operating…

Windows for home | Windows 11 | Devices and drivers
asked 2025-08-13T17:25:49.83+00:00
Mickle Kolomiets 20 Reputation points
commented 2025-08-18T08:41:19.8066667+00:00
Mickle Kolomiets 20 Reputation points
4 answers One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

After copying AppData folders into `C:\Users\Default`, the user broke the default profile, causing new account creation to fail with errors despite a system restore. Can someone help me fix it?

I screwed up C:/Users/Default while making a new profile. I wanted to carry-over settings from my primary profile to the new one and copy pasted certain folders from the main profile. How to fix? specs: Dell Inspiron 5509, 512/8, Win11. I copied…

Windows for home | Windows 11 | Accounts, profiles, and login
asked 2025-08-18T06:04:13.52+00:00
Shaurya Singh 20 Reputation points
commented 2025-08-18T08:40:15.8833333+00:00
Shaurya Singh 20 Reputation points
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How to book a specific diary slot for people to book. A different time/day each week

I would like people to be able to book a slot with me direct to my diary, but I want to be able to specify the times they can book. Eg, I might offer Monday 10am to 11am for three 20 min meeting slots, but the following week I want to offer Thursday 2pm…

Outlook | Windows | New Outlook for Windows | For education
asked 2025-08-08T11:33:03.1266667+00:00
Sheila 0 Reputation points
commented 2025-08-18T08:39:41.27+00:00
Mia - Tr 3,970 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
1 answer

CORS Policy Error When Using Fetch API in Microsoft Edge Blocks Data Requests from External Server

When attempting to fetch data from an external API using the fetch API in JavaScript, the website works correctly in Chrome and Firefox, but fails in Microsoft Edge. The Edge console displays a CORS policy error: Access to fetch at…

Microsoft Edge | Microsoft Edge development
asked 2025-08-03T14:45:49.45+00:00
walter black 36 25 Reputation points
commented 2025-08-18T08:38:09.1866667+00:00
Damien Pham (WICLOUD CORPORATION) 1,755 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
1 answer

how can i clear up my laptop storage

how can i clear up my storage on my laptop plaease what do i do because im running out of space on my laptop

Windows for home | Other | Files, folders, and storage
asked 2025-08-02T17:47:13.96+00:00
John Adeniyi 0 Reputation points
commented 2025-08-18T08:35:23.82+00:00
Damien Pham (WICLOUD CORPORATION) 1,755 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
2 answers

flickering copy of top part of screen on bottom during gaming

I have ideapad Gaming 3-15ARH05 Laptop - Type 82EY and after upgrade to win 11 pro, many games for me started to flicker copy of top section of the frame currently shown on bottom. Happens in both fullscreen and borderless, no clear rhyme and reason as…

Windows for home | Windows 11 | Gaming
asked 2025-08-17T19:23:53.3533333+00:00
Jakub Kořínek 5 Reputation points
answered 2025-08-18T08:30:28.8333333+00:00
Jakub Kořínek 5 Reputation points
1 answer

How can I recover a deleted page from notebook from a Onenote Android account?

When syncing my Android Onenote to my PC, the blank page on my PC overwrote the filled in page on my Android, thus deleting my precious data. I tried to find the deleted data in the Onedrive recycle bin on my Android, but it's not there. How do I…

Microsoft 365 and Office | OneNote | For business | Android
asked 2025-08-08T12:34:58.01+00:00
Mills, Philippa 0 Reputation points
commented 2025-08-18T08:29:47.5933333+00:00
Austin-H 8,355 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
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Installation Error: Windows Installer Service Fails When Installing Visual Studio 2022 on Windows 11 24H2

Hello! I can't install Visual Studio 2022 on my Windows 11 24H2 (build number: 26100.4946) computer - whenever I try to install, I get the "Windows Installer Service is not available. Please restart the system and try again." Did that, didn't…

Developer technologies | Visual Studio | Setup
asked 2025-08-15T18:40:55.3833333+00:00
Michał Czerwiński 5 Reputation points
edited an answer 2025-08-18T08:29:13.14+00:00
Michał Czerwiński 5 Reputation points
2 answers

en voulant nettoyer mon pc j'ai effacé windows famille comment recuperer

je n'ai plus acces a windows 10 UPDATE SUITE AU NETOYAGE DE MON PC

Windows for home | Windows 10 | Windows update
asked 2025-08-18T07:51:18.5166667+00:00
PierrePastre-9997 0 Reputation points
answered 2025-08-18T08:28:19.81+00:00
Estrella721 37,885 Reputation points Independent Advisor
2 answers

O365 Exchange online archive and retention policy

I have an Exchange Online mailbox that's nearly full (99.99 GB). The Online Archive with Auto-Expansion is enabled. About 7 days ago, I applied a retention policy to move emails older than 30 days to the archive. The mailbox contains data from the past…

Exchange Online
Exchange Online

A cloud-based service included in Microsoft 365, delivering scalable messaging and collaboration features with simplified management and automatic updates.

7,179 questions
asked 2025-08-06T13:28:45.02+00:00
Nandan NK 50 Reputation points
commented 2025-08-18T08:26:41.1066667+00:00
Jack-Bu 6,770 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
1 answer One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

My wife has been using her email address (d****** Email address is removed for privacy ***) for more than 15 years this email account got locked somehow, and now she wants to unlock it, but whenever she tries it says "too many requests"

My wife has been using her hotmail email address for more than 15 years This email account got locked somehow, and now she wants to unlock it but every time she tries she gets a "too many requests" message. I want to speak to a live support…

Outlook | Outlook for mobile | Outlook for iOS | For home
asked 2025-08-17T06:39:27.3133333+00:00
David Rawlings 20 Reputation points
accepted 2025-08-18T08:26:19.9033333+00:00
David Rawlings 20 Reputation points
1 answer

You don't current qualify for a Microsoft 365 Developer Program sandbox subscription

After registering as a 365 developer, the following content is displayed. How can I obtain the qualification,Thanks! Thank you for joining. You don't current qualify for a Microsoft 365 Developer Program sandbox subscription. For details about Developer…

Microsoft 365 and Office | Development | Microsoft 365 Developer Program
asked 2025-08-01T06:37:39.5066667+00:00
xuexue he 0 Reputation points
commented 2025-08-18T08:22:34.3133333+00:00
Austin-H 8,355 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
2 answers One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

Using a Custom AI Avatar on the sample code

Hello I am trying to create a Proof of Concept by using https://github.com/Azure-Samples/cognitive-services-speech-sdk/tree/master/samples/js/browser/avatar I want to show a custom video of a person in an avatar with text generated with OpenAi. In other…

Azure Speech in Foundry Tools
asked 2025-08-04T02:11:52.6033333+00:00
It is VMS 270 Reputation points
answered 2025-08-18T08:21:17.1766667+00:00
It is VMS 270 Reputation points
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Configuring SharePoint for Distinct Content Access by User Groups

In a company with two groups of employees (Group A and Group B), what steps are necessary to configure a SharePoint site so that both groups can access the same link, while allowing Group A to see additional content that Group B cannot access, and vice…

Microsoft 365 and Office | SharePoint | Development
asked 2025-07-27T13:21:11.49+00:00
Mrn, Anna 0 Reputation points
answered 2025-08-18T08:19:19.7733333+00:00
Dennis Scherrer 0 Reputation points
1 answer One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

My app breaks if I add LoginViewModel

For some reason my app breaks, when I add the loginViewModel to the mainPage I am using firebase, so I register the user, and navigate to the Main Page builder.Services.AddTransient<RegisterPopUp>(); …

Developer technologies | .NET | .NET Multi-platform App UI
asked 2025-04-27T15:46:29.04+00:00
Eduardo Gomez 4,316 Reputation points
accepted 2025-08-18T08:19:16.2533333+00:00
Eduardo Gomez 4,316 Reputation points
2 answers

is there a set time before the recent files shown are cleared?

in file explorer, it can show recently accessed files. does this list clear after a certain amount of time has passed?

Windows for home | Windows 11 | Files, folders, and storage
asked 2025-08-15T13:49:12.61+00:00
aa 15 Reputation points
answered 2025-08-18T08:19:03.6666667+00:00
Harry Phan 19,895 Reputation points Independent Advisor
1 answer

Unsharable/Unsearchable agent

I created an agent that was sharable until about 2 days ago. All of a sudden no one in my org has access or can find it in the store. I am supposed to be presenting this agent early next week but it is no longer sharable. There is nothing confidential…

Microsoft Copilot | Microsoft 365 Copilot | Development
asked 2025-07-24T12:08:01.5+00:00
Elazar Krieger 0 Reputation points Microsoft Employee
edited an answer 2025-08-18T08:18:09.3566667+00:00
Karan Shewale 2,505 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff
1 answer

how to get the latest RDP client version for windows 2022 server

Windows server 2022 is extremely slow when attempting to RDP into them. Thought updating the RDP client might help. How to get the latest RDP client version for windows 2022 server

Windows for business | Windows Server | Performance | Windows desktop and shell experience
asked 2025-08-15T17:12:24.67+00:00
Collins, Glenn 0 Reputation points
answered 2025-08-18T08:17:25.3333333+00:00
Harry Phan 19,895 Reputation points Independent Advisor
1 answer

Windows buffering after startup indefnietly

After startup my desktop icons and taskbar starts buffering without displaying any icons except the unrecognized file extension icon, The taskbar is completly empty when it happens. I cant interact with any of them but its possible for me to use task…

Windows for home | Windows 10 | Performance and system failures
asked 2025-08-18T07:42:33.9833333+00:00
Wojtek Greszczeszyn 0 Reputation points
answered 2025-08-18T08:15:58.18+00:00
DaveM121 878.4K Reputation points Independent Advisor
2 answers

Defender for Endpoint Vulnerability Management Browser Extensions not populating

We recently turned on Defender Vulnerability Management add-on and applied the licenses to our users, but the add-on does not seem to be working properly. It's been 10 days that we have enabled the add-on but so far, only a few devices and a few…

Microsoft Security | Microsoft Defender | Microsoft Defender for Cloud
asked 2025-06-17T05:02:48.1166667+00:00
Chamali Hemapala 0 Reputation points
answered 2025-08-18T08:13:12.05+00:00
Catherine Kyalo 3,100 Reputation points Microsoft Employee