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"Efficiency Mode" Unnecessarily Slows Download to a Crawl

In Windows 11 Pro (26H2) on a new PC with plenty of power I recently requested a large download via Chrome. Although Task Manager showed no resource issues with other tasks, "Efficiency Mode" was turned on for Chrome (and two other programs)…

Windows for home | Windows 11 | Performance and system failures
asked 2026-10-13T23:16:03.5+00:00
JcW32 290 Reputation points
answered 2026-10-14T01:00:50.1166667+00:00
Jeronimo Fuerte 46,760 Reputation points Independent Advisor
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How do I recover files that were previously backed up to OneDrive but no longer seem to exist?

I had multiple Word files in a subfolder that were saved on my PC and backed up onto OneDrive. The last time I accessed these folders and files on my PC was about a week ago. Since then, I was getting notifications that my OneDrive was full. I deleted a…

Microsoft 365 and Office | OneDrive | For home | Windows
asked 2026-10-14T00:59:59.4633333+00:00
Jacqueline Alvarez 0 Reputation points
answered 2026-10-14T01:00:17.4433333+00:00

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What is this error for?

Today I got this error in the event viewer and I don't know what it's for? The Energy Server Service queencreek service terminated unexpectedly. It has done this 1 time(s). I don't know if commands will fix this error if it pops up again like using the…

Windows for home | Windows 11 | Performance and system failures
asked 2026-10-14T00:59:48.12+00:00
jamie younkin 325 Reputation points
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refund my yearly IAP that i just canceled on 10/8/2026

I just canceled my yearly IAP on 10/8 and I am requesting a refund

Microsoft 365 and Office | Subscription, account, billing | Other | Other
asked 2026-10-13T20:29:58.7966667+00:00
Jeff Pohl 0 Reputation points
answered 2026-10-14T00:58:18.93+00:00
Xavier-D 13,880 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
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Outlook Search Not Working on Windows 11 Pro for Gmail POP Account

Hello Microsoft Community, We are facing a persistent Outlook search and indexing issue on a Windows 11 Pro device. Environment Microsoft Outlook (Microsoft 365 Business Standard, 64-bit) Windows 11 Pro Gmail mailbox configured in Outlook using POP …

Outlook | Windows | Classic Outlook for Windows | For business
asked 2026-10-06T03:42:29.28+00:00
GagandeepKaur 0 Reputation points
answered 2026-10-14T00:58:16.2566667+00:00
diptesh satnak 0 Reputation points
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Windows Job Object reports ActiveProcesses=1 after worker exit and an unexpected PID

I'm developing a paper/simulation-only Python research platform on Windows using CPython 3.13.15 and Win32 APIs. I'm investigating unexpected Windows Job Object membership and how to establish safe process termination and resource cleanup. Environment…

Windows development | Windows API - Win32
asked 2026-10-12T18:07:09.4633333+00:00
Carlos Garcia 0 Reputation points
commented 2026-10-14T00:55:05.6266667+00:00
Carlos Garcia 0 Reputation points
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Help Getting Into a Microsoft Account

Hello, I work as a legal guardian and one of my clients would like to get into his Microsoft Account to play his Xbox. He had a Traumatic Brain Injury due to being struck by a motor vehicle and he doesn't know the password associated with his email. How…

Outlook | Web | Outlook.com | Account management, security, and privacy
asked 2026-10-13T14:40:17.2666667+00:00
Andrew Bowling 0 Reputation points
answered 2026-10-14T00:53:46.8533333+00:00
Chloe-V 13,960 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
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Hot Keys these are CTRL+ALT+LEFT/RIGHT in RDCMan v2.90 don't work on Windows 11 (22621)

I'm frequently using Hot Keys these are CTRL+ALT+LEFT/RIGHT in RDCMan to switch the session screen. But these Hot Keys can't work after Windows upgrade to Windows 11 (22621). Do you know is it a known issue? or do you know how to resolve it?

Sysinternals
Sysinternals

Advanced system utilities to manage, troubleshoot, and diagnose Windows and Linux systems and applications.

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asked 2022-09-21T00:24:05.813+00:00
naokioh 46 Reputation points Microsoft Employee
commented 2026-10-14T00:53:11.5566667+00:00
Mikhail Bystryantsev 0 Reputation points
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2027 Banner Calendars

Hello, When will the 2027 Banner Calendar be available?

Microsoft 365 and Office | Word | For business | Windows
asked 2026-10-13T20:20:37.79+00:00
Michelle Berndt 15 Reputation points
commented 2026-10-14T00:50:53.6466667+00:00
Jay Freedman 208.4K Reputation points Volunteer Moderator
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PLEASE CAN I HAVE CONTROL OF MY BASIC COMPUTER BACK?

I have for about 4 months now been enduring start up problems on my old tower desktop computer bought in 2019 and built in 2019. This computer was built as a windows 10 with internal upgrade to windows 11. I updated to Windows 11 Pro. All has been…

Windows for home | Windows 11 | Performance and system failures
asked 2026-10-11T14:45:59.17+00:00
Rosemary Anne Sladden 0 Reputation points
commented 2026-10-14T00:49:36.3233333+00:00
Ian-T 14,020 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
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Need my MFA reset

New phone cannot get authenticated. Can't turn on backup on old phone. Per online help, I need my MFA reset, so I can register it on the new phone

Microsoft Security | Microsoft Authenticator
asked 2026-10-12T16:59:58.2733333+00:00
Cheryl Umlauf 5 Reputation points
answered 2026-10-14T00:48:46.5466667+00:00
Kai-Ex 1,745 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
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need help with Word

updating documents and need to transfer move pages.

Microsoft 365 and Office | Word | Other | Windows
asked 2026-10-14T00:29:37.7333333+00:00
Gemma Lipata 0 Reputation points
commented 2026-10-14T00:48:32.8966667+00:00
Stefan Blom 354.2K Reputation points MVP Volunteer Moderator
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Azure administrator MFA lockout.

Dear Microsoft Support Team, I am seeking assistance with an Azure administrator MFA lockout. I am the sole administrator of a personal Azure tenant, accessed using my Microsoft account (Hotmail). After replacing my mobile phone, I lost access to the…

Azure Storage
Azure Storage

Globally unique resources that provide access to data management services and serve as the parent namespace for the services.

3,889 questions
asked 2026-10-14T00:48:22.44+00:00
HIMANSHU DESAI 0 Reputation points
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Can't access onenote online

I am able to access https://onedrive.live.com/, I can see my files, but when I click one, it begins to load correctly, I can see a little bit of text, but then it just diverts back to https://onedrive.live.com

Microsoft 365 and Office | OneNote | Other | Other
asked 2026-10-13T23:23:30.75+00:00
Arthur McKay 0 Reputation points
edited a comment 2026-10-14T00:47:01.56+00:00
Arthur McKay 0 Reputation points
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user is unable to open the calender app inside the teams

User is unable to open the Calendar in both Microsoft Teams desktop app and Teams web and receives an error. PFA screenshot. User is a cloud user, and the mailbox is hosted in Exchange Online. Ran the Microsoft Remote Connectivity Analyzer - Teams…

Microsoft Teams | Microsoft Teams for business | Calendar | Manage calendars
asked 2026-10-14T00:45:24.03+00:00
Dustin 0 Reputation points
answered 2026-10-14T00:46:26.42+00:00

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Double Billing

I was billed $21.38 two times, how do I get a refund? ******@gmail.com ******@theremoteestimator.com

Microsoft 365 and Office | Subscription, account, billing | For home | Other
asked 2026-10-14T00:45:39.26+00:00
Paul Shown 0 Reputation points
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Sharepoint Kalender

Ich habe einen Gruppenkalender erstellt. Ich wollte denn in Sharepoint einfügen aber wenn ich das eingefügt habe bekomm ich zurück nur "Es konnte keine Verbindung mit dem Gruppenkalender hergestellt werden." Ich weis nicht ob ich noch was in…

Microsoft 365 and Office | SharePoint | Other | Other
asked 2026-10-13T04:50:23.9133333+00:00
Mou67 0 Reputation points
commented 2026-10-14T00:45:13.3033333+00:00
Teddie Dang 1,540 Reputation points Independent Advisor
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Defender App out of Microsoft App Store not starting

Toepassingsnaam met fout: MicrosoftSecurityApp.exe, versie: 1.2.2608.18002, tijdstempel: 0xd39afd62 Naam van foutmodule: unknown, versie: 0.0.0.0, tijdstempel: 0x00000000 Uitzonderingscode: 0xc0000005 Foutoffset: 0x00000000 Foutproces-id:…

Microsoft Security | Microsoft Defender | Other
asked 2026-10-14T00:44:37.93+00:00
ansjovis 0 Reputation points
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How do I get rid of Personal Vault??

How do I get rid of Personal Vault?? What a frustrating system ... no wonder people migrate to Linux.

Microsoft 365 and Office | OneDrive | For home | Windows
asked 2026-10-13T23:21:53.9133333+00:00
Ian Bell 0 Reputation points
answered 2026-10-14T00:43:21.7+00:00
Jeronimo Fuerte 46,760 Reputation points Independent Advisor
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my account hacked, help

my google account get hacked and somehow they changed my login informations, i cannot get confirmation code or anything. When i try apply account recovery form, it says thereis no account

Outlook | Web | Outlook.com | Account management, security, and privacy
asked 2026-10-13T08:41:11.5433333+00:00
MITH 0 Reputation points
answered 2026-10-14T00:41:35.72+00:00
Hornblower409 16,760 Reputation points