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How do I force Windows Update for Business to rescan immediately?

We changed deployment deadlines in Intune, but clients still show old settings several hours later. Is there a reliable way to trigger an immediate WUfB policy refresh?

Windows for business | Windows 365 Business
asked 2026-05-21T08:02:41.1166667+00:00
Hafiz Othman 20 Reputation points
accepted 2026-05-29T04:01:02.7333333+00:00
Hafiz Othman 20 Reputation points
1 answer One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

How to easily go to your next email using the arrow button in web outlook

I am not sure if this is a personal setting issue or microsoft updated web outlook but I was able to easily navigate through emails by clicking an arrow button. That arrow button is now gone and now I have to manually open and close each email and…

Outlook | Web | Outlook.com | Settings
asked 2026-05-28T18:26:19.7866667+00:00
Laveau, Daniel 20 Reputation points
commented 2026-05-29T03:26:51.59+00:00
Alice-N 13,385 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
1 answer One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

Pinned taskbar shortcuts wipe out / vanish every time I restart my PC

Hey everyone, I like to keep my taskbar organized, so I have Chrome, Spotify, Steam, and Notion pinned to it. Lately, every single time I turn off my computer or restart it, all my pinned icons vanish. The taskbar completely resets to just the default…

Windows for business | Windows 365 Business
asked 2026-05-25T09:45:30.8733333+00:00
Jack Harris 20 Reputation points
accepted 2026-05-29T03:19:57.3466667+00:00
Jack Harris 20 Reputation points
2 answers One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

How to autosave files to local disk and avoid prompt to save everytime I close?

I want my files to autosave without prompting every time I close the file - is this possible? 99.99999% of the time I want changes saved!! I have recently disabled Onedrive and uninstalled it. All my files are saved to local disk now. It seems autosave…

Microsoft 365 and Office | Word | For home | Windows
asked 2026-05-29T00:55:46.2666667+00:00
Leon Crawford 20 Reputation points
commented 2026-05-29T03:17:32.73+00:00
Charles Kenyon 171.2K Reputation points Volunteer Moderator
1 answer One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

Meeting Series created by Organizers is missing

Dear all, I am facing the issue of missing the meeting series in the calendar of the organizer while the recipients have. Kindly help. Thank you

Outlook | Windows | Classic Outlook for Windows | For business
asked 2026-05-29T01:54:30.9066667+00:00
Karim Sa 20 Reputation points
commented 2026-05-29T02:58:40.89+00:00
Karim Sa 20 Reputation points
2 answers One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

How can I get a microsoft store game to accept a controller thats being streamed?

Alright, this is kind of a niche issue, but let me explain. I am using Steam to remote play on my PC. Some of my games are owned through the Microsoft Store, in this case, Forza Horizon 6. When I remote connect, my ROG Ally's controller works fine on…

Windows for home | Windows 11 | Gaming
asked 2026-05-26T13:29:01.1166667+00:00
Marcus 20 Reputation points
commented 2026-05-29T02:29:59.6033333+00:00
Marcus 20 Reputation points
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Im trying to get into an account that i only have the Xbox gamertag to.

I’m almost positive I can get into the email that’s connected to the account, I just don’t know what email it is. I also don’t have any back up emails or a number attached to the account. Genuinely feel like I’m never gonna get back into it. Also not…

Microsoft 365 and Office | Subscription, account, billing | For home | Other
asked 2026-05-29T01:10:13.5266667+00:00
Leland 0 Reputation points
recommended 2026-05-29T02:07:04.1133333+00:00
Ian-T 13,100 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
1 answer One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

Microsoft Project - dates contrained

Does anyone know how to remove constrained dates in Project, ive been through task info advanced and the options in project but when i try to add a date of today it continually 28/5/2025

Microsoft 365 and Office | Project | For business | Other
asked 2026-05-28T03:01:38.8733333+00:00
Paul - Engage 20 Reputation points
commented 2026-05-29T01:20:42.9266667+00:00
Jade Ng 15,860 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
2 answers One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

SharePoint 'About Me' link is pointing to wrong address.

We changed the name of the WFE Server of a small SharePoint SE farm. Everything is working fine, EXCEPT, the 'About Me' button is still going to a link with the original server name. Any idea how to correct this? Thank you,

Microsoft 365 and Office | SharePoint Server | For business
asked 2026-05-27T22:12:09.4233333+00:00
Keith Vollero 101 Reputation points
edited a comment 2026-05-29T00:59:49.1433333+00:00
Anonymous
2 answers One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

How to retrieve OneDrive contents after organisation policy change

I am an alumni of an organisation/school. Graduated 7+ years ago. They provide a 1TB free storage which I happily used as based on their IT team, "if it is still working, keep using it. You will receive a notification before the account gets…

Microsoft 365 and Office | OneDrive | For education | Other
asked 2026-05-27T00:01:13.6033333+00:00
Gildred 20 Reputation points
commented 2026-05-29T00:50:48.7133333+00:00
Huy-K 13,985 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
3 answers One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

Can't receive or send emails in Outlook

My email account was hacked last week. Following instructions on the Microsoft website I ran a complete scan using Defender and then changed my password. I can login but can't receive or send emails

Outlook | Web | Outlook.com | Email
asked 2026-05-26T19:31:06.6333333+00:00
BHARAT KAKU 20 Reputation points
commented 2026-05-29T00:37:42.3033333+00:00
Alice-N 13,385 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
2 answers One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

Task cancelled exceptions, Azure Function App .net 10 consumption plan

Since upgrading our isolated worker function apps on windows consumption plans to .net 10 we are seeing ~5-7% of our Azure storage queue trigger function invocations failing with task cancelled exceptions. When the exception occurs the message is…

Azure Functions
Azure Functions

An Azure service that provides an event-driven serverless compute platform.

6,541 questions
asked 2026-05-19T00:58:41.3433333+00:00
Nigel 25 Reputation points
accepted 2026-05-29T00:21:39.2533333+00:00
Nigel 25 Reputation points
1 answer One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

Windows Accessibility Settings - Acceptance Delay / Hold Delay on Keyboard

Hi there, I work in an Assistive Technology Service supporting people with a range of communication disabilities.. we're working with a man who has no sight, and early onset Parkinson's disease.. We're looking for a set up from a bluetooth keyboard that…

Windows for home | Windows 11 | Accessibility
asked 2026-05-26T10:35:57.7933333+00:00
McCartney, Ruth 20 Reputation points
commented 2026-05-29T00:18:24.7733333+00:00
Hendrix-V 19,470 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
1 answer One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

Expedited updates not behaving like emergency deployments

Hello, We used the expedited quality update feature during a zero-day security event expecting devices to install patches immediately. Instead, many laptops waited several hours and some users were never prompted to reboot. I’m trying to understand what…

Windows for business | Windows 365 Business
asked 2026-05-22T02:37:32.0466667+00:00
Mia Wilson 60 Reputation points
accepted 2026-05-29T00:11:33.1533333+00:00
Mia Wilson 60 Reputation points
1 answer One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

I'm being blocked from sending group messages

This happened last year when I switched to the new Outlook. Before I was able to send a group message & then was not able to after switch. I divided my group into 6 groups & was able to send to 3 groups at a time & then had to cut back to 2…

Outlook | Windows | New Outlook for Windows | For home
asked 2026-05-28T23:18:02.1666667+00:00
Ken Cottrell 20 Reputation points
accepted 2026-05-28T23:50:19.83+00:00
Ken Cottrell 20 Reputation points
1 answer One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

Word OFFICE, HOME & STUDENT 2016

Are the codes for Office, Home & Student 2016 still valid to use?

Microsoft 365 and Office | Install, redeem, activate | For home | Other
asked 2026-05-28T21:43:07.7333333+00:00
Mr. R Kampshoff 20 Reputation points
edited the question 2026-05-28T23:43:57.7866667+00:00
Gérard Oomens 132.5K Reputation points Volunteer Moderator
2 answers One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

Asus Zenbook WiFi corrupted after the early May security update. Is there a fix for the update?

My Asus Zenbook laptop's WiFi corrupted after the early May security update. It took a day and a half to figure it out --after finding a few scattered remarks on forums from other Asus owners. I had to uninstall updates and redo the network settings to…

Windows for home | Windows 11 | Internet and connectivity
asked 2026-05-28T22:11:54.22+00:00
M 20 Reputation points
accepted 2026-05-28T23:32:09.8633333+00:00
M 20 Reputation points
2 answers One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

Why is live sorting not invoked?

Here is the code that implements live sorting of an ObservableCollection(Of Standard) that is displayed in a…

Developer technologies | Windows Presentation Foundation
asked 2026-05-26T14:50:23.2366667+00:00
RogerSchlueter-7899 1,801 Reputation points
accepted 2026-05-28T22:47:50.76+00:00
RogerSchlueter-7899 1,801 Reputation points
1 answer One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

Windows lacks a native “Treat Input as Mono” option for professional audio interfaces

I believe Windows currently has a genuine gap in its native audio stack regarding mono microphone input handling for professional audio interfaces. This is NOT about mono output accessibility, and it is NOT specifically an ASIO complaint. The issue is…

Windows for home | Windows 11 | Devices and drivers
asked 2026-05-27T19:31:28.0133333+00:00
Jamie Steele 20 Reputation points
commented 2026-05-28T22:29:22.3066667+00:00
Jamie Steele 20 Reputation points
1 answer One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

Missing “Turn Off Animations” Setting in New Microsoft Teams

We are using the new Microsoft Teams desktop client and noticed that the previous “Turn off animations” accessibility setting is no longer available. Previously, the setting was accessible under: Settings → General → Turn off animations In the current…

Microsoft Teams | Microsoft Teams for business | Settings | Other
asked 2026-05-28T17:16:57.45+00:00
Dcruz, Alintan 20 Reputation points
commented 2026-05-28T22:08:50.83+00:00
Ian-Ng 14,175 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator