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Office 365: can't verify license. MSAlum license. Installed on domain joined workstation , worked for years

I have been running a domain at home for many years. Most of my computers are connected to it. I added my new license key and my account shows it active for another year. However, I keep getting warning msgs that my account can't be verified. Win10,…

Office Management
Office Management
Office: A suite of Microsoft productivity software that supports common business tasks, including word processing, email, presentations, and data management and analysis.Management: The act or process of organizing, handling, directing or controlling something.
1,575 questions
asked 2023-02-03T07:02:19.8933333+00:00
Rick Hantz 0 Reputation points
commented 2023-02-04T02:44:33.17+00:00
Rick Hantz 0 Reputation points
0 answers

Unable to bind the selected image file in Blazor file upload

"This question is updated with minimal sample as my old question doesnt give more info" I am learning blazor and c# fundas with a simple app.This app will allow you tobrowse all kind of files including images.As all kind files we can browse, i…

C#
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.
6,993 questions
ASP.NET Core
ASP.NET Core
A set of technologies in the .NET Framework for building web applications and XML web services.
2,581 questions
Blazor
Blazor
A free and open-source web framework that enables developers to create web apps using C# and HTML being developed by Microsoft.
793 questions
asked 2023-02-04T02:38:07.29+00:00
RAMAN RAGAVAN 46 Reputation points
0 answers

Windows 2022 Standard on a cluster

Hi, we are using clusters configure like this: 2 node with each 2 processor for a total of 16 core per node. We are running these clusters with one node active one passive. A total of 4 VM will be running almost all the time on the active node but on…

Windows Server
Windows Server
A family of Microsoft server operating systems that support enterprise-level management, data storage, applications, and communications.
8,213 questions
Hyper-V
Hyper-V
A Windows technology providing a hypervisor-based virtualization solution enabling customers to consolidate workloads onto a single server.
1,826 questions
Windows Server Clustering
Windows Server Clustering
Windows Server: A family of Microsoft server operating systems that support enterprise-level management, data storage, applications, and communications.Clustering: The grouping of multiple servers in a way that allows them to appear to be a single unit to client computers on a network. Clustering is a means of increasing network capacity, providing live backup in case one of the servers fails, and improving data security.
732 questions
asked 2023-02-04T02:35:38.17+00:00
Têtu Benoit 0 Reputation points
1 answer

What is synced from Edge to Office account

I know this is probably answered in other ways or posts, but I can't actually find it the way I am thinking. Question is - What data is synced from signing into edge with work account (as profile, with bookmarks and favorites and possibly stored…

Microsoft 365
Microsoft 365
Formerly Office 365, is a line of subscription services offered by Microsoft which adds to and includes the Microsoft Office product line.
152 questions
Office Management
Office Management
Office: A suite of Microsoft productivity software that supports common business tasks, including word processing, email, presentations, and data management and analysis.Management: The act or process of organizing, handling, directing or controlling something.
1,575 questions
Microsoft Edge
Microsoft Edge
A Microsoft cross-platform web browser that provides privacy, learning, and accessibility tools.
1,335 questions
asked 2023-02-03T20:17:44.9633333+00:00
Phillip Sisson 0 Reputation points
answered 2023-02-04T02:26:46.2766667+00:00
Fabricio Godoy 161 Reputation points
1 answer

Registered File Association no longer working in MFC App after porting to 64 bits?

Our application has stopped working when a user double clicks on a data file that has been registered with the shell. When the user double clicks the data file the application is still opened by windows and the '/dde' command line argument is received,…

Visual Studio
Visual Studio
A family of Microsoft suites of integrated development tools for building applications for Windows, the web and mobile devices.
2,436 questions
C++
C++
A high-level, general-purpose programming language, created as an extension of the C programming language, that has object-oriented, generic, and functional features in addition to facilities for low-level memory manipulation.
2,631 questions
asked 2023-02-02T17:41:07.6666667+00:00
John Wilk 0 Reputation points
commented 2023-02-04T02:19:35.89+00:00
John Wilk 0 Reputation points
3 answers One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

Accessing the Windows.Services.Store store in a C# Forms application.

I have been unable for days to get this line recognized in a C# Forms application. I've searched the web and looked at sample code. private Windows.Services.Store.StoreContext _context = null; I get: Error CS0234 The type or namespace name…

C#
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.
6,993 questions
asked 2023-01-30T03:52:46.18+00:00
technoway 221 Reputation points
edited an answer 2023-02-04T02:17:52.57+00:00
technoway 221 Reputation points
1 answer

Using transparent PNG for game development?

I'm thinking of developing a game using transparent PNGs but I have a couple issues: I can only get things to animate while they are moving. The images cut into each other leaving empty spots.

C#
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.
6,993 questions
.NET
.NET
Microsoft Technologies based on the .NET software framework.
624 questions
asked 2023-02-03T17:52:22.6+00:00
Spamzilla 41 Reputation points
edited an answer 2023-02-04T02:16:17.2433333+00:00
Castorix31 65,791 Reputation points
0 answers

SQL Server (SSMS) not listing all of the network servers

Using SSMS on the network server (which contains the network server DB) and laptop workstations, when executing SSMS on the network server, it only lists itself when selecting "Browse for more on the "Server Name" pull-down menu. However,…

SQL Server
SQL Server
A family of Microsoft relational database management and analysis systems for e-commerce, line-of-business, and data warehousing solutions.
8,558 questions
asked 2023-02-04T01:57:36.94+00:00
Giacomo Raucci 61 Reputation points
12 answers

Excel: How can I add "Last Modified" to Excel

Excel: How can I add "Last Modified date" in a cell on an Excel spreadsheet every time I save it? Office 2019

Excel Management
Excel Management
Excel: A family of Microsoft spreadsheet software with tools for analyzing, charting, and communicating data.Management: The act or process of organizing, handling, directing or controlling something.
1,345 questions
Office Development
Office Development
Office: A suite of Microsoft productivity software that supports common business tasks, including word processing, email, presentations, and data management and analysis.Development: The process of researching, productizing, and refining new or existing technologies.
1,970 questions
asked 2021-11-02T13:44:49.91+00:00
Terry Seagert 81 Reputation points
answered 2023-02-04T01:54:31.8633333+00:00
Ken Burns 0 Reputation points
1 answer One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

Use Azure as transit between site connected to Express route and SASE cloud

Is it possible to use Azure as a transit between two sites connected to Azure via express route and an SDWAN cloud connecting via DTLS tunnel from a NVA firewall to cloud. The hub vnet has route table with default route pointing at the firewall NVA LAN…

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.
1,174 questions
Azure ExpressRoute
Azure ExpressRoute
An Azure service that provides private connections between Azure datacenters and infrastructure, either on premises or in a colocation environment.
179 questions
asked 2023-02-02T23:45:25.7066667+00:00
slacky 20 Reputation points
commented 2023-02-04T01:50:28.03+00:00
slacky 20 Reputation points
1 answer

2 Step account verification not sending code

I have tried over and over again to get the verification code send to me but it just doesn't send, I have 2 emails and a phone number that is linked to the Microsoft account, that I have complete access to, but even though iv used each of them multiple…

Windows 10
Windows 10
A Microsoft operating system that runs on personal computers and tablets.
5,989 questions
Microsoft Authenticator
Microsoft Authenticator
A Microsoft app for iOS and Android devices that enables authentication with two-factor verification, phone sign-in, and code generation.
2,596 questions
Outlook
Outlook
A family of Microsoft email and calendar products.
158 questions
asked 2023-02-04T01:36:37.81+00:00
Tobias Leech 0 Reputation points
answered 2023-02-04T01:46:36.83+00:00
Dave Patrick 329.9K Reputation points Microsoft MVP
0 answers

Process ID is missing when troubleshooting Defender for Linux

Hi, Following this guide - https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/security/defender-endpoint/linux-support-perf?view=o365-worldwide, Every single Process ID when running "mdatp diagnostic real-time-protection-statistics --output json |…

Not Monitored
Not Monitored
Tag not monitored by Microsoft.
23,912 questions
asked 2023-02-01T17:35:48.0633333+00:00
Anonymous
edited the question 2023-02-04T01:29:24.1833333+00:00
Marilee Turscak-MSFT 20,596 Reputation points Microsoft Employee
2 answers

How can I access Microsoft Learn Sandbox?

I am currently working through a Microsoft Learn course on Azure Fundamentals and have come across this page where I am required to explore the learn sandbox. I have followed all the instructions on the page and reviewed permissions where necessary but…

Azure Fundamentals
Azure Fundamentals
Azure: A cloud computing platform and infrastructure for building, deploying and managing applications and services through a worldwide network of Microsoft-managed datacenters.Fundamentals: Foundational knowledge about Microsoft products.
87 questions
asked 2023-02-03T14:33:25.8733333+00:00
Anonymous
commented 2023-02-04T01:28:38.4666667+00:00
kobulloc-MSFT 13,011 Reputation points Microsoft Employee
3 answers

Is there a difference in Excel 2007 and Excel 365 with respect to Visual Basic Macros?

I have a spreadsheet with Macros that was created in excel 2007. It will not run correctly on my machine with Excel 365.

Excel Management
Excel Management
Excel: A family of Microsoft spreadsheet software with tools for analyzing, charting, and communicating data.Management: The act or process of organizing, handling, directing or controlling something.
1,345 questions
asked 2020-08-20T19:17:29.49+00:00
Hogan, Edward 1 Reputation point
answered 2023-02-04T01:26:15.5733333+00:00
Ken Burns 0 Reputation points
4 answers

I don't see the Automate tab in the Office Excel.

I need an Automate tab to use macros in Excel. But I don't see it. I can't even see the option Please help me. ]1

Excel Management
Excel Management
Excel: A family of Microsoft spreadsheet software with tools for analyzing, charting, and communicating data.Management: The act or process of organizing, handling, directing or controlling something.
1,345 questions
asked 2022-04-06T00:19:06.083+00:00
설서진 1 Reputation point
answered 2023-02-04T01:24:17.4933333+00:00
Ken Burns 0 Reputation points
0 answers

Pagination of REST API call with "Link" in Header and rel="next"

Hello, I have a hard time doing pagination in ADF dataflow activity. Tried many of the below, nothing worked. My Link in Header is like below - Any idea how to work on it?

Azure Data Factory
Azure Data Factory
An Azure service for ingesting, preparing, and transforming data at scale.
6,304 questions
Azure Synapse Analytics
Azure Synapse Analytics
An Azure analytics service that brings together data integration, enterprise data warehousing, and big data analytics. Previously known as Azure SQL Data Warehouse.
2,625 questions
asked 2023-02-02T01:11:52.59+00:00
Kumar, Arun 21 Reputation points
commented 2023-02-04T01:22:22.2+00:00
Kumar, Arun 21 Reputation points
5 answers One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

From the command line, how can I tell if Windows updates are available?

Hi All, From the command line, how can I tell if Windows updates are available? Many thanks, -T

Windows Server
Windows Server
A family of Microsoft server operating systems that support enterprise-level management, data storage, applications, and communications.
8,213 questions
asked 2021-12-27T04:00:22.103+00:00
Todd Chester 626 Reputation points
commented 2023-02-04T01:22:11.1633333+00:00
Todd Chester 626 Reputation points
0 answers

Error code 3 when testing connection between App Service and Storage File service

App service web job application is coded to access to an Azure file share folder via a UNC path e.g. \azurestorageaccountname.file.core.windows.net\foldername. Application is getting the error "Access to the path is denied". App service is…

Azure App Services
Azure App Services
A feature of Azure App Service used to create and deploy scalable, mission-critical web apps.
4,323 questions
asked 2023-02-01T16:13:59.4366667+00:00
Ade Ade-Hall 0 Reputation points
commented 2023-02-04T01:21:09.76+00:00
SaiKishor-MSFT 15,096 Reputation points Microsoft Employee
0 answers

converting the azure machine learning forecast into a dataframe

I am building the forecasting model in jupiter notebook in python in Azure Machine Learning service. To do so I am using the forecast function documented here. The problem is with the output. It looks like this: Not sure even how do i call it. It does…

Azure Machine Learning
Azure Machine Learning
An Azure machine learning service for building and deploying models.
1,646 questions
asked 2023-01-27T11:55:46.81+00:00
braxx 426 Reputation points
edited a comment 2023-02-04T01:20:16.5833333+00:00
Ramr-msft 10,376 Reputation points Microsoft Employee
1 answer One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

Using a certificate to impersonate a user

I have a web application that requires a signed-in AzureAD user. It has REST API's available that use JWT/Bearer Token authentication. I want to write an integration with Flow that uses the API's. I can get a token for a user by POST'ing to…

Azure Active Directory
Azure Active Directory
An Azure enterprise identity service that provides single sign-on and multi-factor authentication.
12,702 questions
asked 2022-09-22T18:38:31.853+00:00
David 21 Reputation points
accepted 2023-02-04T01:16:05.39+00:00
David 21 Reputation points