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Excel and word are not working in my laptop

getting this error while opening word. can someone help me to resolve this??

Microsoft 365 and Office | Excel | Other | Windows
asked 2026-09-17T09:16:14.4166667+00:00
Prakash Dayama 0 Reputation points
answered 2026-09-17T09:48:56.0033333+00:00
DaveM121 934.2K Reputation points Independent Advisor
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How to run a MS Defender scan on iOS that’s not an IMac or MacBook.

I have MS Defender on all my iOS devices and I know how to run a scan on the MacBook and the iMac but not on the iPhone and iPad. What am I missing? Thanks!

Microsoft 365 and Office | Microsoft 365 Defender | For home | iOS
asked 2026-09-16T11:57:25.1533333+00:00
Casiandra 0 Reputation points
edited an answer 2026-09-17T09:45:32.84+00:00
Thomas4-N 22,050 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
2 answers

Issue linking PSN with Microsoft Account

Having recently bough Halo for the PS5, I load the game and follow all the steps correctly to link my Microsoft account to my PSN account. Each time it will state that I am logged in to Halo as my gamertag but immediately after it brings up a window…

Windows for home | Other | Windows update
asked 2026-09-11T09:28:28.47+00:00
Stevo 5 Reputation points
commented 2026-09-17T09:43:33.2233333+00:00
Stevo 5 Reputation points
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How do I stop having unwanted shortcuts appear on my home page?

Even when I visit a site a few times, it will appear as a shortcut on my homepage, and I would prefer for the ones I pinned to stay as the only shortcuts. Turning off 'show promoted links' does not work.

Microsoft Edge | Favorites, history, and downloads | Windows 11
asked 2026-09-16T07:11:10.01+00:00
Liana 0 Reputation points
commented 2026-09-17T09:42:30.93+00:00
Vikki-T 10,965 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
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Where is the PDF (Adobe) within Microsoft 365. I use to have it and since the upgrade from Office to 365, I no longer have it

What do I do now? I no longer have PDF capability; and I did before this upgrade to Microsoft 365. How do I get it back? Why wasn't it included when the upgrade occurred? I am not a business nor a student, but I have need for this app. I appreciate any…

Microsoft 365 and Office | Install, redeem, activate | For business | Windows
asked 2023-07-14T00:34:03.7166667+00:00
Lady T 15 Reputation points
commented 2026-09-17T09:42:02.1566667+00:00
shaun mcentee 0 Reputation points
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ad replication delay exceeding 6hrs accross regional dc

We are experiencing Active Directory replication delays exceeding six hours between domain controllers located in different regions. This replication latency is impacting the timely synchronization of directory changes and may indicate issues with the…

Windows for business | Windows Server | Directory services | Active Directory
asked 2026-09-17T08:52:07.0633333+00:00
INT66 Risla 40 Reputation points
answered 2026-09-17T09:40:13.25+00:00
Chen Tran 13,030 Reputation points Independent Advisor
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Impact in Azure Logic Apps caused by Salesforce disruption

Regarding the Salesforce service disruption that began around 17:00 JST yesterday, how would the trigger conditions for the Azure Logic Apps Salesforce connector (which fire when a Salesforce record is created or modified) be affected? While I understand…

Azure Logic Apps
Azure Logic Apps

An Azure service that automates the access and use of data across clouds without writing code.

3,840 questions
asked 2026-09-16T23:41:59.16+00:00
Koichi Ozawa 1 Reputation point
answered 2026-09-17T09:38:55.74+00:00
Tejaswini Billakurthi 675 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
2 answers

stop asterisks automatically appearing

everytime i try to input anything into any input fields it fills itself up with asterisks automatically thus preventing me from pretty much doing anything, is it a hardware issue, driver issue, or a virus, your advice would be most welcome, thanks

Windows for home | Windows 10 | Accessibility
asked 2026-09-17T09:02:25.9233333+00:00
bill young 0 Reputation points
answered 2026-09-17T09:35:27.5533333+00:00
DaveM121 934.2K Reputation points Independent Advisor
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How to stop lock screen slideshow showing collages

Lockscreen slideshow shows collages rather than single images. How do I stop that? Selecting only those pictures that fit my screen does not change that behaviour.

Windows for business | Windows 365 Enterprise
asked 2026-09-17T06:01:09.9+00:00
Steven Peters 20 Reputation points
accepted 2026-09-17T09:34:21.08+00:00
Steven Peters 20 Reputation points
3 answers

one note desktop application is not working.

Microsoft 365 and Office | OneNote | For education | Windows
asked 2026-09-17T04:51:00.5233333+00:00
Vinod Kumar 0 Reputation points
commented 2026-09-17T09:34:18.1133333+00:00
Hani-Ng 1,655 Reputation points Independent Advisor
2 answers

Hyper-V VM creation fails (HCS/ERROR_FILE_NOT_FOUND) even after full repair install, BIOS/chipset update

System: HP ProBook 455 15.6" G10, AMD Ryzen 5 7530U, Windows 11 25H2 Issue: Cannot create any Hyper-V/WSL2 virtual machine. Every attempt (Docker Desktop, wsl --install with default WSL2 version) fails…

Windows for business | Windows Client for IT Pros | Storage high availability | Virtualization and Hyper-V
asked 2026-09-17T09:01:31.5+00:00
Adekunle Ayodeji 0 Reputation points
answered 2026-09-17T09:34:15.69+00:00
Xuan Nhu 1,130 Reputation points Independent Advisor
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Pre-incorporation startup unable to complete business verification for additional Azure credits

AutoFlow is an early-stage startup currently participating in Microsoft for Startups and actively using Azure credits for product development. My current Azure credits are scheduled to expire soon, and the Microsoft for Startups portal shows that…

Azure | Azure ISV (Independent Software Vendor) and Startups
asked 2026-09-17T09:33:00.6133333+00:00
Muhammad Abdullah 0 Reputation points
2 answers

something is wrong

from summer ive since i reinstalled windows 11 got a serious problems ,randomly my pc restarts from critical proccess died and at windows freeze and restarts.I used occt to test my system and its running without errors but something wrong with windows…

Windows for home | Windows 11 | Performance and system failures
asked 2026-09-17T08:51:10.3333333+00:00
Chris sidiridis 0 Reputation points
answered 2026-09-17T09:29:47.1266667+00:00
DaveM121 934.2K Reputation points Independent Advisor
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No Activation Option for 100k$ Azure Credits in Microsoft for Startups Program

My startup has received an official acceptance letter for Microsoft for Startups program through a 10-symbols referral code provided by a VC. The following issues were revealed: Home Page does not demonstrate an option to activate 100k$ Azure credits. …

Azure | Azure Startups
Azure | Azure Startups

Startups: Companies that are in their initial stages of business and typically developing a business model and seeking financing.

1,710 questions
asked 2026-08-22T17:43:50.0233333+00:00
Mahammad Mehdi 0 Reputation points
edited an answer 2026-09-17T09:28:50.3+00:00
MartMcd 2,670 Reputation points Volunteer Moderator
3 answers

How to get my photos from onedrive back

i can't find my photos in the onedrive or even in the onedrive recycle bin even though it says there is 30 days until they are completely gone

Windows for home | Other | Recovery and backup
asked 2026-09-14T01:21:16.3166667+00:00
Janelle Pearson 0 Reputation points
commented 2026-09-17T09:28:18.9766667+00:00
Vikki-T 10,965 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
2 answers

Can't log into Outlook after MS update

Computer did an update. When I turned the computer on it asked if I'd like to see what's new with the update. I clicked Ok. It then automatically loaded all my files to the Cloud. Something I did not anticipate. I tried to open Outlook, but it could not…

Outlook | Windows | New Outlook for Windows | For home
asked 2026-09-15T12:54:34.5766667+00:00
David Wood 0 Reputation points
commented 2026-09-17T09:27:41.5066667+00:00
Vikki-T 10,965 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
2 answers

How to snip a small segment out of a long video and save the small segment

I recently got an old VHS video transferred to USB . It's mainly rubbish on it but there's a small segment I want to keep. Could someone please tell me how to crop out 20 mins from a 4 hour video, it's the 20 mins that i want to keep and I don't need the…

Windows for home | Windows 11 | Apps
asked 2026-09-15T17:40:09.3+00:00
Geraldine Black 0 Reputation points
commented 2026-09-17T09:26:41.84+00:00
Vikki-T 10,965 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
2 answers

Microsoft localise cause error to see form in Edge browser

I have been receiving this error message 'Unable to execute OIDC flow: Received invalid status code 400' on a website when I am trying to complete a form online. I have contacted the IT support of this website and they advised that this happened for a…

Microsoft Edge | Website issues | Windows 11
asked 2026-09-15T17:53:38.12+00:00
Wendy McBride 0 Reputation points
commented 2026-09-17T09:26:19.06+00:00
Vikki-T 10,965 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
2 answers

Unable to add Google Workspace to MS Outlook

I am unable to add my Google Workspace email to Outlook. After adding my credentials (for the "Add Account" process), it says "Sign in failed. Please try again in a few minutes.". It looks like the redirect page when validating my…

Outlook | Windows | New Outlook for Windows | For home
asked 2026-09-15T19:58:42.48+00:00
Spencer Chan 0 Reputation points
commented 2026-09-17T09:25:47.8066667+00:00
Vikki-T 10,965 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
2 answers

how do i get my favorites list back which has my sites i go to. and all my log in info is gone and not saving

new page removed my favorites list with the necessary sites i need. all my log in information is missing and not saving. do NOT like this new page at all. info only shows up on old page. and how do i go back to the old page?

Microsoft Edge | Favorites, history, and downloads | Windows 11
asked 2026-09-15T22:43:34.0233333+00:00
kittykat 0 Reputation points
commented 2026-09-17T09:24:56.0366667+00:00
Vikki-T 10,965 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator