Understanding the 'PackageOptionalProjectsInIdeBuilds' Parameter in .csproj.user Files
The Visual Studio IDE automatically sets the 'PackageOptionalProjectsInIdeBuilds' parameter to false when switching between different Git branches. I noticed that the value of this parameter, whether true or false, affects the size of the uwp app…
Developer technologies | Universal Windows Platform (UWP)
Azure Speech SDK - Formal list of Languages/Locales Supported for Semantic Speech segmentation
Per https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/ai-services/speech-service/how-to-recognize-speech?pivots=programming-language-csharp Semantic segmentation isn't available for all languages and locales. Can Microsoft provide a list of languages/locales for…
Azure AI Speech

How to change the default 15-minute Bookings calendar reminder in my own Bookings/Outlook calendar
How can I change the default 15-minute Bookings calendar reminder in my own Bookings/Outlook calendar? I need 1day reminders/advance notice of bookings for myself in my Outlook/Bookings calendar.
Outlook | Windows | Classic Outlook for Windows | For business
Files in my recylce bin, I did not open
For my question I accept the answer to a similar question "https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/all/why-are-someone-elses-onedrive-files-in-my-recycle/f0bccb38-e33e-4ad6-a68c-ddabbef979d0" Our business is running OneDrive for all…
Microsoft 365 and Office | OneDrive | For business | Windows

Azure subscription cancelation and billing
Hello Community, I am having problems canceling my subscription. I have already canceled all subscriptions, deleted all associated resources, and paid any outstanding amounts. However, I am still being charged and cannot detach my Visa card. I have…
Azure Policy

I have been locked out of my personal email account for a week, how can I access it again?
I have been locked out of my email account for a week and have submitted the security verification form but still haven't heard back. Is there anything else I can do? I need to access my emails and I don't know what more to do Thank you, Marie
Exchange | Exchange Server | Other
Can I inlude an id field in Azure Translator requests?
I would like to include an id field in the json string contained in the Azure Translator API request that would get passed back with the result. This is so I can put the translated text back into the correct record of a database. Chat GPT-4o thinks I can…
Azure AI Translator
Issue with completing Azure AI Vision and Azure AI Document Intelligence labs
I encountered an issue while completing the Build an Azure AI Vision solution lab. After updating the code in app1.py, the lab got stuck and I tried to reconnect multiple times, but it never resumed. Despite my efforts, I couldn't complete the lab, and I…
Azure AI Custom Vision

Need clearer Windows 11 update notification
Is there a clearer way to show a Windows update is available ? I always miss the little orange dot indicating an update is available until I go to switch PC off late at night where I presented with update options before I can turn off my PC. There must…
Windows for home | Windows 11 | Windows update
How to download WordPad
How to download WordPad to Windows 11. I want to download this program again.
Microsoft 365 and Office | Word | For business | Windows

Product key entered didn't work error 0xc004f050
I recently upgraded my motherboard and my Windows 10 Pro says it is not activated. I purchased a new Win 10 Pro OEM key and received this error. Product key entered didn't work error 0xc004f050.
Windows for home | Windows 10 | Licensing and activation
AVD gets into shutdown status after restarting
AVD gets into shutdown status after restarting i need to reinstall RD agent just to fix.
Azure Virtual Desktop
Set default culture
Hello guys, I am using Microsoft.Extensions.Localization (8.0.11) but for some reason the following code does not work as expected. As you see, I expect the German to be default language but it's always English. Am I missing something? var…
Developer technologies | ASP.NET | ASP.NET Core
Developer technologies | .NET | Blazor
Another month, more mass failures of Windows Updates
We are, for the 7th month in a row, faced with 90% failure rate on the months patches. The time and money we are spending on fixing these issues is making the transition to another OS enticing. This month we have a new problem we did not have last…
System Center Operations Manager
How to fix Managed by Your Organization on personal Home PC
I am running Windows 11 Home but for some reason by Edge Browser is now indicating that is managed by my organization and will not allow me to log into the Edge Browser with my personal Microsoft Account. It gives me the message **Your system…
Microsoft Edge | Profile, sync, and sign in | Windows 11

Request for SKU Name Mapping for Gen1 vs Gen2 VM
Subject: Inconsistent and undocumented SKU naming conventions for Gen1 and Gen2 Azure VM Images Issue Summary: We have encountered inconsistencies in the SKU naming for Azure Compute Virtual Machines when differentiating between Generation 1 and…
Azure Virtual Machines
Getting "We are sorry this resource is not available AADSTS5000224" for an onmicrosoft dev/test accounts
Getting "We are sorry this resource is not available AADSTS5000224" for an onmicrosoft M365 DEV/TEST account Error message: AADSTS5000224: The tenant you are trying to access has been deauthenticated and is no longer available. Try signing in…
Microsoft Security | Microsoft Entra | Microsoft Entra ID
Duplicates in Sharepoint
How do conditionally format duplicates in a SharePoint list?
Microsoft 365 and Office | SharePoint | Development

Unable to log in to Outlook
Not sure that any of the tags above are correct...but something is clearly wrong with OUTLOOK....I am unable to sign in......it says there were too many attempts but I only entered my password...correctly once.....what is happening
Outlook | Windows | Classic Outlook for Windows | For business
I Lost Access to My Microsoft Account – Email Was Changed by a Hacker
Hi Microsoft team, My name is Joao, and I really need help. A few days ago, my Microsoft account was hacked, and the email linked to it was changed without my permission. The new email is something like jp*****@autosecure.top, and now I can’t log in at…