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Unable to Retrieve BitLocker Recovery Key Due to Microsoft Account Verification Restriction

Subject: Unable to Retrieve BitLocker Recovery Key Due to Microsoft Account Verification Restriction Hi Team, We are facing an issue while trying to retrieve the BitLocker Recovery Key for a Windows desktop device associated with a personal…

Windows for home | Other | Recovery and backup
asked 2026-05-08T14:08:15.0466667+00:00
Yogesh K 0 Reputation points
answered 2026-05-08T16:58:18.2466667+00:00
EmilyS726 238.7K Reputation points Independent Advisor
3 answers One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

remove autocomplete contact list from outlook email on web

I have read several solutions and none of them match my screen view of Outlook. Year: 2026 I am on the web. I don't use Outlook email anywhere else. I want to manage the autocomplete list and if necessary, delete all of it. The suggestion to delete with…

Outlook | Web | Outlook.com | Contacts
asked 2026-05-06T05:07:52.98+00:00
Susan L 20 Reputation points
commented 2026-05-08T16:58:13.1466667+00:00
Hornblower409 9,440 Reputation points
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Argos HP laptop with 12 month free 365

Just bought a HP laptop from argos which says it has 12 month free 365 personal on. Wheni go to claim offer nothing happens. Any suggestions

Microsoft 365 and Office | Install, redeem, activate | For home | Windows
asked 2026-05-08T16:57:18.7733333+00:00
Chris Brooks 0 Reputation points
answered 2026-05-08T16:57:34.74+00:00

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How can I find Microsoft's completed W-9 form?

How can I find Microsoft's completed W-9 form for my accounting records?

Microsoft 365 and Office | Subscription, account, billing | For business | Other
asked 2026-05-08T16:33:17.99+00:00
Jon Love 0 Reputation points
answered 2026-05-08T16:54:48.69+00:00
Helen Luu 930 Reputation points Independent Advisor
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Azure Files RC4 Encryption Impact

Hello Team, We have received a notification regarding the need to upgrade the encryption protocol from RC4 to AES-256 on the Azure Storage Account file share currently being used for FSLogix profiles. We would appreciate your guidance on the following…

Azure Files
Azure Files

An Azure service that offers file shares in the cloud.

1,511 questions
asked 2026-05-08T11:38:13.3333333+00:00
Tikoo, Shivata 0 Reputation points
answered 2026-05-08T16:54:33.29+00:00
Ravi Varma Mudduluru 12,205 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
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Logging Error to Azure

Hi, I just joined Azure and can not login for some reason. It says that I'm logged in but an error page comes up in a blue box. Has anyone had this problem?

Azure | Azure Training
asked 2026-05-08T16:47:46.36+00:00
Brian 0 Reputation points
commented 2026-05-08T16:53:27.91+00:00
Sridevi Machavarapu 32,815 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
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Policy evaluation failure (InvalidResourceProperties) when deploying GPT-4.1-mini and other models in specific regions

We are encountering the following error when deploying Azure OpenAI models via Bicep/ARM in certain regions: Policy evaluation returned compliance: for model gpt-4.1-mini/2025-04-14 with error: (Code: InvalidResourceProperties) Affected Models:…

Azure OpenAI in Foundry Models
Azure OpenAI in Foundry Models

An Azure service that provides access to OpenAI’s GPT-3 models with enterprise capabilities.

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asked 2026-05-08T15:02:31.2133333+00:00
Roopan P M (Persistent Systems Inc) 0 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff
edited a comment 2026-05-08T16:52:28.0033333+00:00
Roopan P M (Persistent Systems Inc) 0 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff
2 answers One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

Azure login failed

After successfully start my monthly trial, I cannot sign in my account with error: Sign-in failed Error code: interaction_required Error message: interaction_required: AADSTS5000225: This tenant has been blocked due to inactivity. To learn more about…

Microsoft Security | Microsoft Entra | Microsoft Entra ID
asked 2026-05-05T12:34:57.53+00:00
Yueyang Zhang 20 Reputation points
accepted 2026-05-08T16:52:16.39+00:00
Yueyang Zhang 20 Reputation points
3 answers

Outlook Email - Can't Edit Email Account!

Hello Community, Trying to update my account information including a backup email address. I keep getting ridiculous security hoops that do not work properly. I want security too, but this is absolutely insane and a huge waste of my time. Correct…

Outlook | Web | Outlook.com | Account management, security, and privacy
asked 2026-04-27T20:17:35.12+00:00
BobM 0 Reputation points
edited a comment 2026-05-08T16:52:12.2+00:00
Hornblower409 9,440 Reputation points
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my device does connect to a bluetooth speaker but the sound doesnt work. the output sound doesnt go through the device but it does work with the laptop speakers

my device does connect to a bluetooth speaker but the sound doesnt work. the output sound doesnt go through the device but it does work with the laptop speakers

Windows for home | Other | Devices and drivers
asked 2026-05-08T16:12:34.4133333+00:00
Stefano Zenone 0 Reputation points
answered 2026-05-08T16:51:40.16+00:00
Gunasekar N 69,455 Reputation points Independent Advisor
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Bot email/ phishing

Hi can someone please help. All my emails are basically from @ quickmail check bot and it’s all taken over. How do I get rid of this ?

Outlook | Web | Outlook.com | Email
asked 2026-05-08T14:24:07.4966667+00:00
Yuwaraj Gurung 0 Reputation points
answered 2026-05-08T16:51:19.1533333+00:00
EmilyS726 238.7K Reputation points Independent Advisor
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Please enable out-of-order UDP fragment reassembly for our subscription in westus2.

Hello, We have an Azure Linux VM in West US 2 that receives UDP traffic from the public Internet. When incoming UDP packets require IPv4 fragmentation because the resulting packet is larger than the standard 1500-byte MTU, a significant portion of the…

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.

3,118 questions
asked 2026-05-02T14:59:41.9566667+00:00
Arsen Abayan 0 Reputation points
answered 2026-05-08T16:50:53.19+00:00
Praveen Bandaru 11,635 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
2 answers

Microsoft defender antivirus

How to activate Microsoft defender antivirus on Window 11? Is this still covers Window 10? Do I need secondary software if Microsoft defender is activated.

Windows for home | Windows 11 | Security and privacy
asked 2026-05-08T16:13:20.3233333+00:00
Mohammad Giash Uddin Kabir 0 Reputation points
answered 2026-05-08T16:50:01.4966667+00:00
Lester Bernard Reyes 81,845 Reputation points Independent Advisor
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How Azure platform can leverage my day-to-day activities

How Azure platform can leverage my day-to-day activities

Windows for home | Windows 11 | Apps
asked 2026-05-08T16:48:39.02+00:00
Aldo Viacava 0 Reputation points
answered 2026-05-08T16:48:47.67+00:00

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How to stop outlook from auto adding space between paragraphs? "0" is not an option within Paragraph settings?

This has not happened in past when I converted to using New Outlook, but the past week, all my replies or new email drafts are automatically adding unwanted spacing between paragraphs? I tried to follow the instructions found online, by going to the…

Outlook | Windows | New Outlook for Windows | For business
asked 2026-05-08T15:24:19.98+00:00
N.Y 0 Reputation points
commented 2026-05-08T16:47:39.5366667+00:00
Kristen-L 13,260 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
2 answers

My unused Microsoft family account has been renewed.

We have no personal computers in the house and think it has not been used for some time and is not currently needed. Can I recover the subscription fee?

Microsoft 365 and Office | Subscription, account, billing | For home | Windows
asked 2026-05-08T14:09:18.0266667+00:00
William McCauley 0 Reputation points
answered 2026-05-08T16:47:33.55+00:00
Darhyl Amizola 43,610 Reputation points Independent Advisor
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multiple emails send through my account

apparently my account got hacked and now it's sending multiple emails non stop. i already changed my password and worked on the security. how do i stop it?

Outlook | Web | Outlook.com | Account management, security, and privacy
asked 2026-05-08T15:32:28.77+00:00
Muriel Tsukuda 0 Reputation points
answered 2026-05-08T16:41:11.6466667+00:00
EmilyS726 238.7K Reputation points Independent Advisor
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I think someone hacked my account

Subject: Urgent – Possible Unauthorized Access to My Email Account Dear Support Team, I am writing to report a possible unauthorized access to my email account. Yesterday, I noticed that the language settings of my account were changed without my…

Outlook | Web | Outlook.com | Account management, security, and privacy
asked 2026-05-08T15:49:00.8633333+00:00
silvia rodrigues 5 Reputation points
answered 2026-05-08T16:40:13.17+00:00
EmilyS726 238.7K Reputation points Independent Advisor
3 answers

MS word Transcribe not working

After I start transcribing from recording and press save and transcribe. The following error message display "We can't generate a transcript for your recording right now. This recording has been saved, or will be saved to your OneDrive the next time…

Microsoft 365 and Office | Word | For business | Windows
asked 2025-06-26T19:06:06.2266667+00:00
Athicom Parinayakosol 40 Reputation points
commented 2026-05-08T16:39:55.7966667+00:00
Stefan Blom 342.2K Reputation points MVP Volunteer Moderator
1 answer One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

Notes Icon

The notes icon (Not OneNote) has disappeared. How do I access the information I saved here?

Microsoft 365 and Office | Other
asked 2026-05-08T16:30:38.54+00:00
Cheryl Thibault 20 Reputation points
accepted 2026-05-08T16:39:51.5666667+00:00
Cheryl Thibault 20 Reputation points