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Defender firewall

Accidentally blocked myself from RDP access to our VM by turning on Public firewall blocking all connections

Azure Virtual Machines
Azure Virtual Machines
An Azure service that is used to provision Windows and Linux virtual machines.
9,074 questions
asked 2025-07-14T18:02:57.52+00:00
Mark H. Swanson 0 Reputation points
3 answers

VM was patched outside of the Customer Managed Schedule

All of our virtual machines are set to Customer Managed Schedules for patching. Everything was fine until about a month ago when one of the machines was automatically patched and rebooted outside of the schedule. This happened again, on the same VM, a…

Azure Virtual Machines
Azure Virtual Machines
An Azure service that is used to provision Windows and Linux virtual machines.
9,074 questions
asked 2025-05-19T21:37:47.7033333+00:00
Paul Anthony 0 Reputation points
commented 2025-07-14T18:02:44.9833333+00:00
Paul Anthony 0 Reputation points
1 answer

Windows Freezing on Dell Laptop During Single Application Use

My Dell laptop frequently hangs or freezes for 1-2 minutes, becoming unresponsive with a frozen screen. This occurs randomly and disrupts important tasks. What troubleshooting steps or solutions can help resolve this issue?

Windows for home | Windows 11 | Performance and system failures
asked 2025-07-14T15:26:20.67+00:00
Varun Singh Rawat 0 Reputation points
commented 2025-07-14T18:02:24.94+00:00
Varun Singh Rawat 0 Reputation points
5 answers

Restore missing Quick Access to Windows 11

Hello, all: This problem of a missing Quick Access in Windows 11 was addressed this past June 2025 by another user, who was far more sophisticated in technology than I. Since it migrated from Microsoft Answers, it wasn't possible to leave a response…

Windows for home | Windows 11 | Accessibility
asked 2025-07-14T13:44:58.7833333+00:00
Edmund LeRoy 0 Reputation points
answered 2025-07-14T18:01:55.3033333+00:00
DaveM121 2,695 Reputation points Independent Advisor
1 answer
asked 2025-07-14T15:23:13.2233333+00:00
Bradmagic09 0 Reputation points
commented 2025-07-14T18:01:47.4533333+00:00
Bradmagic09 0 Reputation points
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Is APIM JWT validate-azure-ad-token policy performed locally in APIM?

We're looking to confirm that JWT validation is fast and efficient. Can someone confirm the following assumptions? JWT validation using <validate-azure-ad-token> in Azure API Management is performed locally at the APIM gateway. No network…

Azure API Management
Azure API Management
An Azure service that provides a hybrid, multi-cloud management platform for APIs.
2,464 questions
asked 2025-07-07T22:42:56.53+00:00
Lee Grissom 0 Reputation points
commented 2025-07-14T18:01:37.2166667+00:00
Sai Prabhu Naveen Parimi 2,590 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
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How can I get the MSVCR120.DLL and MSVCP120.DLL files on my new Microsoft 11 HP computer?

I just purchased a brand-new HP laptop with Windows 11. I have downloaded my version of Photoshop (2022) and installed it, but when I try to open it, it says that the files MSVCP120.DLL AND MSVCR120.DLL are missing. Online instructions said,…

Windows for home | Windows 11 | Apps
asked 2025-07-14T17:58:14.43+00:00
Sue McHenry 0 Reputation points
answered 2025-07-14T18:01:11.16+00:00
Ramesh Srinivasan 926 Reputation points Volunteer Moderator
3 answers

What Azure Services Require Global Location

I’ve implemented a policy to restrict which Azure locations can be selected when deploying resources. However, we’ve discovered that some Azure services require the location to be set as ‘global’ (e.g., PrivateLink). Is there a comprehensive list of all…

Azure Policy
Azure Policy
An Azure service that is used to implement corporate governance and standards at scale for Azure resources.
1,020 questions
asked 2025-07-14T17:51:48.9833333+00:00
Guo, Jianning 60 Reputation points
answered 2025-07-14T18:01:03.8366667+00:00
Andreas Baumgarten 123.9K Reputation points MVP Volunteer Moderator
1 answer

Azure AD Domain Services and Azure VPN Client from a Joined Desktop

After joining a remote device to Azure AD Domain Services and signing in as a domain user or global admin, & attempts to connect with Azure VPN Client fails with: ‘Failure while accessing vault. Cannot open vault. Please check whether credential…

Azure VPN Gateway
Azure VPN Gateway
An Azure service that enables the connection of on-premises networks to Azure through site-to-site virtual private networks.
1,803 questions
asked 2025-06-15T18:54:01.0533333+00:00
Mike DiMartino 0 Reputation points
commented 2025-07-14T18:00:53.8466667+00:00
A. Jacob W. Reinhardt 0 Reputation points
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Problem with Azure storage connection

We are observing some strange network issues on our storage clusters in 2 locations: South India: si1-aas01.azure.acronis.com has address 52.172.8.77 si1-aas01.azure.acronis.com has address 13.71.93.217 si1-aas01.azure.acronis.com has address…

Azure Virtual Network
Azure Virtual Network
An Azure networking service that is used to provision private networks and optionally to connect to on-premises datacenters.
2,779 questions
asked 2025-07-07T09:14:21.8966667+00:00
Mikhail Beliy 0 Reputation points
commented 2025-07-14T18:00:45.8+00:00
azure_at_acronis 0 Reputation points
2 answers

Screen locks of every few seconds

Surface pro 7 / windows 11 For few days screen locks off after few seconds even when actively working. Extremely frustrating. I have updated display driver settings amended battery power settings reversed last windows update - used troubleshoot…

Surface | Surface Pro | Display and screen
asked 2025-07-10T16:52:03.4633333+00:00
Anna Podlasek 0 Reputation points
commented 2025-07-14T18:00:44.24+00:00
Anna Podlasek 0 Reputation points
6 answers

Eliminar Controlador de espacios de almacenamiento

Buenas, Recientemente he tenido problemas con W10, se colgaba al de un tiempo sin razón aparente, podía ser más o menos tiempo. Finalmente instale W11 desde 0, y al de poco también me volvió a pasar, esto no me pasaba con una distribución Live como…

Windows for home | Windows 11 | Devices and drivers
asked 2025-07-11T15:55:50.9933333+00:00
Josu 20 Reputation points
edited an answer 2025-07-14T18:00:09.09+00:00
David-M 705 Reputation points Independent Advisor
7 answers

My computer rebooted itself during gameplay

i was playing delta force and all the sudden my pc blue screen and reboote so i went to check event viewer and i got Event id 1001 The computer has rebooted from a bugcheck. The bugcheck was: 0x00000124 (0x0000000000000000, 0xffffd8074b9b2028,…

Windows for home | Windows 11 | Performance and system failures
asked 2025-07-14T15:57:52.8033333+00:00
Clinto64 0 Reputation points
answered 2025-07-14T17:59:58.2166667+00:00
DaveM121 2,695 Reputation points Independent Advisor
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I have an on premise account that is not syncing properly to Azure. How can I merge them?

I have an on premise account that is not syncing properly. We use Azure AD Connect. Can you provide the steps to merge the two that show up in the Entra dashboard?

Azure Advisor
Azure Advisor
An Azure personalized recommendation engine that helps users follow best practices to optimize Azure deployments.
157 questions
asked 2025-07-14T17:59:49.11+00:00
Andy Heckman 0 Reputation points
8 answers

Error Code: 0x80004002 Cannot Install App From MS Store

I just reimaged my Win 11 computer and am having problems trying to download and install Dolby Access which was originally installed on the computer. I followed a "solution" to troubleshoot Windows Update. That also errored out with the…

Windows for home | Windows 11 | Microsoft Store
asked 2025-07-14T14:48:16.22+00:00
Sidscrat 0 Reputation points
answered 2025-07-14T17:59:11.0733333+00:00
Parwiz Elmjo 0 Reputation points
0 answers

Unable to Log In to Azure for Startups – “No user found. Please sign up or try a different LinkedIn account”

Hello, I’m trying to access Azure for Startups using my LinkedIn account, but I receive this error: “No user found. Please sign up or try a different LinkedIn account.”. I have not signed up before / I believe I have signed up previously. I’ve tried…

Azure | Azure Training
asked 2025-07-14T17:58:04.7466667+00:00
kishu neelu 0 Reputation points
edited the question 2025-07-14T17:59:00.0366667+00:00
kishu neelu 0 Reputation points
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Where can I find a working example of a 64-bit Visio Solution Library (VSL), since CppVsl in the SDK doesn't work?

I’m looking for a working 64-bit example solution of a Visio Addon (Visio Solution Library). I need this example Addon to work in the 64-bit Visio environment. My end goal is to then modify the example solution to re-implement a custom 32-bit Addon that…

Microsoft 365 and Office | Visio | For business | Windows
asked 2025-07-14T17:58:44.5266667+00:00
Carl Olen (Nokia) 20 Reputation points
1 answer

Why would you get rid of the File Menu on Windows Explorer? How do we get it back

The new update gets rid of the menu on windows explorer. And as usual the more technical people are complaining. I've noticed on the web there are many that complain about the same thing. Is there a way to get the Menu back on windows explorer? And…

Windows for home | Windows 11 | Settings
asked 2025-07-14T16:52:33.3166667+00:00
JC 0 Reputation points
answered 2025-07-14T17:56:45.5566667+00:00
Paulo GM 470 Reputation points Independent Advisor
2 answers

Certain VM sizes not available for subscription

I am trying to increase my quota for certain types of VMs, such as NC_A100_v4 sizes series, but the system shows the following message: "Size not available. This size is currently unavailable in westus2 for this subscription:…

Azure
Azure
A cloud computing platform and infrastructure for building, deploying and managing applications and services through a worldwide network of Microsoft-managed datacenters.
1,481 questions
asked 2025-07-14T15:07:08.13+00:00
Andres Felipe Suarez 0 Reputation points
answered 2025-07-14T17:54:28.93+00:00
Parwiz Elmjo 0 Reputation points
5 answers

USB drive not suitable for saving a system image backup - how do I sort it

I tried doing a System Image Backup in Windows 11 last week and hit a snag. I was using a 64GB USB stick and it seems it's not a suitable location for a backup. My previous image back up was on a Windows 10 PC with a DVD drive so I was able to use a DVD…

Microsoft Security | Microsoft Defender | Other
asked 2025-07-11T12:20:02.96+00:00
Philomena Diamond 0 Reputation points
answered 2025-07-14T17:54:15.55+00:00
Philomena Diamond 0 Reputation points