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how to get heading numbers in Word to appear when formatting is hidden - they are there when formatting is shown

All our legal Word document templates are set up using heading styles for sections and subsections. We discovered that the header numbers appear when Show Formatting (the paragraph symbol) is turned on, but they disappear when Show Formatting is turned…

Microsoft 365 and Office | Word | Other | Windows
asked 2026-01-28T16:31:07.44+00:00
AVISAAH 20 Reputation points
edited an answer 2026-08-03T23:56:49.6766667+00:00
Stefan Blom 352K Reputation points MVP Volunteer Moderator
1 answer One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

Sole Global Administrator locked out by invalid MFA — need Data Protection/Tenant Recovery escalation

I am locked out of the sole Global Administrator account for my Microsoft 365 Business / Microsoft Entra tenant. The password for the account is accepted, but the registered TOTP authentication codes are rejected. There are no usable alternative…

Microsoft 365 and Office | Subscription, account, billing | For business | Other
asked 2026-08-01T16:15:51.1466667+00:00
Matt Prokop 20 Reputation points
edited an answer 2026-08-03T23:31:24.06+00:00
Chris-D 1,515 Reputation points Independent Advisor
3 answers One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

Linq Query efficiency

Hello, Any ideas on how to make the below more efficient? It is taking too long. The lstAllCombs has 150,000 records. List<SpecLevel> lstRankRangeSumRankPartition = lstAllCombs .GroupBy(p => (p.RankRange0Count, p.RankRange1Count,…

Developer technologies | C#
Developer technologies | 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.

11,816 questions
asked 2026-07-24T08:19:38.8233333+00:00
Naji Afache 60 Reputation points
accepted 2026-08-03T23:26:15.71+00:00
Naji Afache 60 Reputation points
3 answers One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

Why does the default number of copies to print keep changing?

I recently moved to Windows 11. When I go to print documents the number of copies to print doesn't always default to 1 copy. Most of the time it is 2 copies. Sometimes it is one copy. Is Windows trying to "guess" or "remember" how…

Windows for home | Windows 11 | Devices and drivers
asked 2026-01-06T16:38:11.6133333+00:00
Kovalevich, Sean 25 Reputation points
commented 2026-08-03T23:19:21.2466667+00:00
Paul R. Hoffman 0 Reputation points
1 answer One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

My personal computer is locked up with message stating that my IP address was used by fraudulent network.

I returned to my computer to continue where I left off, but it sent an alarm and several pop-ups saying that the computer was locked up due to y IP address being used by a fraud network. It also advised me to call a number and not to close down or…

Windows for home | Other | Security and privacy
asked 2026-08-03T19:48:00.9133333+00:00
Soynia Findlay 20 Reputation points
accepted 2026-08-03T22:54:33.96+00:00
Soynia Findlay 20 Reputation points
1 answer One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

Case # 7106698803 - Microsoft 365 NOT WORKING

I need to speak with an agent regarding case # 7106698803. My Microsoft 365 went from bad to horrible in the past 48 hours. First on Saturday, it reverted to read-only status but refused to accept the updates, constantly erroring out and saying "try…

Microsoft 365 and Office | Install, redeem, activate | For home | MacOS
asked 2026-08-03T15:53:06.17+00:00
degIA 40 Reputation points
accepted 2026-08-03T22:38:28.2133333+00:00
degIA 40 Reputation points
2 answers One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

upgrade windows 7 professional to windows 10

i need to upgrade my windows laptop from windows 7 professional to windows 10

Windows for home | Windows 10 | Windows update
asked 2026-08-03T16:26:24.1366667+00:00
Tony Daniello 40 Reputation points
accepted 2026-08-03T22:26:20.18+00:00
Tony Daniello 40 Reputation points
1 answer One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

How to fix focusrite audio issues on Windows 11?

Hello, I'm not quite sure what discussion topic to pick for this but I wanted to post a question about how my Focusrite is interacting with my audio drivers (I have looked at Focusrite's community page etc. for help and nothing has worked). Seemingly…

Windows for home | Windows 11 | Performance and system failures
asked 2025-10-15T10:37:21.3033333+00:00
Graham Blair 20 Reputation points
commented 2026-08-03T22:10:27.4966667+00:00
Samuel Borges 0 Reputation points
1 answer One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

Azure Databricks Workspace stuck in "Accepted" provisioning state and cannot be deleted (ApplianceBeingCreated)

Hello, I have encountered an issue while creating an Azure Databricks Trial workspace. Environment: Azure Subscription: Pay-As-You-Go Azure Databricks SKU: Trial Region: Germany West Central Issue: The workspace deployment has been stuck for more than 2…

Azure Databricks
Azure Databricks

An Apache Spark-based analytics platform optimized for Azure.

3,021 questions
asked 2026-08-03T18:25:42.4566667+00:00
Denys Aleksieiev 20 Reputation points
commented 2026-08-03T21:57:08.57+00:00
Denys Aleksieiev 20 Reputation points
1 answer One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

"Defender Endpoint P2 Device" Documentation for how to assign licenses to Devices not users

Hello, We have purchased 100+ Device based licenses for defender that are intended for our shared devices that use a shared 'generic' AD user account, these devices do not have primary users as such. Within the 365 Admin Centre, we have assigned the…

Microsoft Security | Microsoft Defender | Other
asked 2026-07-21T01:49:45+00:00
Michael O'Brien 45 Reputation points
accepted 2026-08-03T21:52:43.6133333+00:00
Michael O'Brien 45 Reputation points
4 answers One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

Upgrade from build 29617 to 29639 fails with 0x80070005 - 0x200A

ISO Upgrade in place (with internet access off and selecting no updates during install) fails: Since on August 13 build 29617 will loose its certificate - how to upgrade? All published diagnostics steps were carried on - no effect.

Windows Insider program | Windows Insider preview | Install, activate, and Windows update
asked 2026-08-01T07:23:07.64+00:00
Jan Nelken 55 Reputation points
commented 2026-08-03T21:43:59.1966667+00:00
BryceSor 5,500 Reputation points Volunteer Moderator
1 answer One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

Windows Update problem

Under settings under about, My PC shows Version 26H2 installed, Windows uipdate keeps trying to install 25H2, Windows update history shows that 25H2 installed successfully on 23 July 2026, I contacted Microsoft tech support, they accessed my PC and went…

Windows for home | Windows 11 | Windows update
asked 2026-08-03T17:15:47.76+00:00
Barry Cannon 120 Reputation points
commented 2026-08-03T21:24:31.2433333+00:00
Barry Cannon 120 Reputation points
5 answers One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

I can longer delete tabs upon clearing my browsing history. Recently closed tabs still populate when I open a new session

Greetings,It has been few months since I could no longer clear tabs when I delete browsing history. I have all the boxes checked in the browsing history selection . Sync is off. I have deleted my profile and created a new one as well. I cleared all the…

Microsoft Edge | Favorites, history, and downloads | MacOS
asked 2026-08-02T12:11:29.3866667+00:00
Richard Hitti 20 Reputation points
accepted 2026-08-03T21:22:04.3833333+00:00
Richard Hitti 20 Reputation points
1 answer One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

Why is it no longer possible to adjust the properties for Windows Defender?

I previously could go into the Task Scheduler and change the properties for Windows Defender to keep it from running with the highest privileges and to set a Trigger time daily. Now when I make these changes, they do not stick. Meaning they seem to save,…

Microsoft 365 and Office | Microsoft 365 Defender | For home | Windows
asked 2026-08-03T18:01:49.7433333+00:00
DaveKoe 20 Reputation points
accepted 2026-08-03T21:12:48.33+00:00
DaveKoe 20 Reputation points
6 answers One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

Windows Server 2022 WSUS with WID - Windows 11 25H2 clients sync successfully but never report status

Has anyone seen this behavior with Windows 11 25H2 clients and WSUS on Windows Server 2022 (WID) where: Successfully scans against WSUS. Finds approved updates. Downloads updates. Installs updates. Windows Update Operational log shows Event ID 26…

Windows for business | Windows Server | Devices and deployment | Install Windows updates, features, or roles
asked 2026-07-17T11:20:12.74+00:00
Rajendra Chandrikapure 50 Reputation points
commented 2026-08-03T21:05:54.5366667+00:00
William Fourqurean 10 Reputation points
2 answers One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

Lenovo Thinkpad T480 keys are being activated without me pressing them.

Apologies if this is in the wrong space as this is my first time asking for computer help online. I bought a refurbished Thinkpad T480, running Windows 11, a few months ago, and within the past week, there have been random periods (every 30-ish seconds,…

Windows for home | Windows 11 | Devices and drivers
asked 2025-11-14T21:07:52.99+00:00
Willow 20 Reputation points
commented 2026-08-03T20:59:21.5033333+00:00
Nyghts 0 Reputation points
1 answer

Paragraph Formatting Issue

I have inherited a document that I am formatting. I have the styles set up for specific spacing before and after for each of the headings. But if I have a heading of one level that follows a heading of a higher level I adjust the spacing manually by…

Microsoft 365 and Office | Word | For business | Windows
asked 2026-08-03T16:57:55.6366667+00:00
Jay Dunn 30 Reputation points
recommended 2026-08-03T20:50:25.03+00:00
Charles Kenyon 170.8K Reputation points Volunteer Moderator
1 answer

Visible gap showing pagination in word disappeared

I've seen this issue in the Q&A over and again. It has vexed me the past two days--and I've got a manuscript due this week to my publisher. I have tried everything, gone everywhere searching, but . . . SOLUTION FOUND! I use a stand-alone copy of…

Microsoft 365 and Office | Word | For home | Windows
asked 2026-08-02T14:52:52.2866667+00:00
Word User since forever 0 Reputation points
recommended 2026-08-03T20:35:12.76+00:00
Charles Kenyon 170.8K Reputation points Volunteer Moderator
3 answers One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

Checkboxes that are revealed, conditionally in MS Word

Hi everyone, I tried to follow an old thread, but it was very complicated for someone unfamiliar with code. Trying to create checkboxes that pop out a selection of answers for example. Question: What is your favorite color? [check1] Blue [check2]…

Microsoft 365 and Office | Word | For business | Windows
asked 2026-07-28T20:38:39.41+00:00
Gracia Mwamba 20 Reputation points
accepted 2026-08-03T20:03:21.18+00:00
Gracia Mwamba 20 Reputation points
3 answers One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

Why can't just use my password anymore to log into my email. been going on for a while....

I have not been able to use my password to login in for a a month, i have to click sign in another way and get a passcode sent to my work email...what is wrong???

Outlook | Windows | Classic Outlook for Windows | For home
asked 2026-04-23T13:39:25.1433333+00:00
RAM 20 Reputation points
commented 2026-08-03T19:18:17.5133333+00:00
RAM 20 Reputation points