Azure | Azure Startups
Startups: Companies that are in their initial stages of business and typically developing a business model and seeking financing.
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Microsoft for Startups verification failed, Program Support unavailable in Preview portal
Feedsoft, Inc. is a legally incorporated Texas C Corporation. On October 23, 2026, we received an email stating that our request for additional Microsoft for Startups credits was denied because Microsoft could not verify our business information. Our…
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Ricardo Rossi
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2026-10-26T08:33:56.63+00:00
Alex Burlachenko
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Azure Local: Hardware Update Stopped Due to NIC Driver/Firmware Mismatch — Guidance Needed
Problem description I am experiencing an issue during a hardware update on my Azure Local cluster. The update was initiated via Azure Update Manager using an HPE OEM SBE package, and it completed successfully on the first node. However, on the second…
Azure Local
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2026-10-21T06:25:32.21+00:00
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Georgi Mihalev
5
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2026-10-26T08:31:16.06+00:00
Georgi Mihalev
5
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Investigation of Unidentified Azure Billing Charges and Recurring Payments
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Cost Management
Cost Management
A Microsoft offering that enables tracking of cloud usage and expenditures for Azure and other cloud providers.
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2026-10-26T05:57:35.3966667+00:00
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Solidlove 武村育美
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2026-10-26T08:30:42.2433333+00:00
Alex Burlachenko
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Can't set up TAX ID for romanian Authorized Physical Person without VAT number
I have a TAX ID without "RO" because I don't pay VAT and I can put it as "TAX ID" under billing / settings / properties.
Cost Management
Cost Management
A Microsoft offering that enables tracking of cloud usage and expenditures for Azure and other cloud providers.
5,109 questions
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2026-10-26T06:45:56.58+00:00
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Bogdan Petras
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2026-10-26T08:29:04.2066667+00:00
Alex Burlachenko
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Artifact Signing organization validation: verification email not received after mailbox recovery and one resubmission
Hello Microsoft Artifact Signing team, We are onboarding a Japanese organization for Public Trust signing, using an active paid Azure subscription and an Artifact Signing Basic account in Japan East. Our current identity validation was submitted on 26…
Artifact Signing
Artifact Signing
A fully managed end-to-end service for digitally signing code, documents, and applications. (formerly Trusted Signing)
1,543 questions
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2026-10-26T08:25:25.74+00:00
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YandY
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2026-10-26T08:27:29.7833333+00:00
AI answer
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Azure Storage Explorer Mac App wont authenticate
I am trying to authenticate my azure account in the mac Azure Storage Explorer app. It keep spinning like this then when I click cancel I get this message I downloaded the .NET installer from…
Azure Storage Explorer
Azure Storage Explorer
An Azure tool that is used to manage cloud storage resources on Windows, macOS, and Linux.
309 questions
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2026-09-23T21:41:32.6533333+00:00
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Junaid Ali
5
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2026-10-26T08:27:25.85+00:00
Alex Burlachenko
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Azure OpenAI quota
I’d like to know how long it takes to upgrade Azure OpenAI from Tier 1 to Tier 5 or Tier 6, and how much it costs.
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.
5,102 questions
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Unable to deploy llm models in foundry
after several attempts in a short time span; and can't raise a request in azure portal, can't advance in the menu
Foundry Tools
Foundry Tools
Formerly known as Azure AI Services or Azure Cognitive Services is a unified collection of prebuilt AI capabilities within the Microsoft Foundry platform
4,613 questions
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2026-10-25T17:54:35.0333333+00:00
Alberto Jaimes
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2026-10-26T08:25:51.4433333+00:00
Alex Burlachenko
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Previously clean Azure neural TTS now produces clicks/fizz across multiple voices and regions
I am experiencing a similar audio-quality regression to this report: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/answers/questions/6034940/intermittent-audio-artifacts-in-azure-speech-tts-o Azure neural voices that previously produced clean speech now consistently…
Azure Speech in Foundry Tools
Azure Speech in Foundry Tools
An Azure service that integrates speech processing into apps and services.
2,408 questions
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2026-10-25T19:39:38.8866667+00:00
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V S
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2026-10-26T08:24:46.9+00:00
Alex Burlachenko
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You can't pay this invoice in the Cost section. Says invoice is "locked" and contact support. The support generates useless AI text that doesn't connect to support or informs me how to unlock and pay.
Can somebody help me reach support to unlock my invoice I can't pay "locked" invoice
Cost Management
Cost Management
A Microsoft offering that enables tracking of cloud usage and expenditures for Azure and other cloud providers.
5,109 questions
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Unable to Activate Azure for Students – Account Verification Error
Hello Microsoft Support, I am a student at Mt. San Antonio College in California. My GitHub Student Developer Pack has been approved, but I cannot activate Azure for Students. I can sign in to the Azure Portal, but I keep receiving this error: "You…
Azure Managed Applications
Azure Managed Applications
An Azure service that enables managed service providers, independent software vendors, and enterprise IT teams to deliver turnkey solutions through the Azure Marketplace or service catalog.
226 questions
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2026-10-25T21:08:33.5633333+00:00
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Zeng Aaron
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2026-10-26T08:23:13.1966667+00:00
Alex Burlachenko
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azure event hub using kafka , ingress and egress performance issues
when my ingress is high, egress becomes low, and when incoming reduces, gradually egress becomes better. i have 6 pu. how to know if azure event hub is under stress
Azure Event Hubs
Azure Event Hubs
An Azure real-time data ingestion service.
789 questions
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2026-10-25T21:58:07.5433333+00:00
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Ruchi Manuja
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2026-10-26T08:21:04.1466667+00:00
Alex Burlachenko
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Unable to confirm your University ID
Hi @AzureSupport, I'm a student at Telkom University, Indonesia, trying to claim Azure for Students credits using my official university email. However, I keep getting "Unable to confirm your University ID." Could you help me resolve this?…
Azure DocumentDB
Azure DocumentDB
A scalable, fully managed NoSQL database for JSON documents with fast queries and automatic indexing
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2026-10-26T04:09:11.02+00:00
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Bagus Ardin Prayoga
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2026-10-26T08:19:35.1966667+00:00
Alex Burlachenko
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How do teams usually split ownership when Azure data engineering is supported by external engineers?
I am curious about the practical side of this. If an internal team owns the business requirements and Azure environment, while additional engineers support ADF pipelines, Databricks transformations, and Power BI models, where do you normally draw the…
Azure Data Factory
Azure Data Factory
An Azure service for ingesting, preparing, and transforming data at scale.
12,217 questions
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2026-10-12T12:22:12.8433333+00:00
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neha nellepalli
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2026-10-26T08:18:27.7933333+00:00
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Maksood Ahmed
195
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Moderator
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Microsoft-Decision-1 context limit does not match the documented 32K
Hello Microsoft Support, 1.Issue The Microsoft Foundry catalog lists a 32,768-token context window for Microsoft-Decision-1. In my test, a request with 130,030 repeated characters succeeds and reports 16,354 input tokens, while increasing the input by…
Azure
Azure
A cloud computing platform and infrastructure for building, deploying and managing applications and services through a worldwide network of Microsoft-managed datacenters.
1,845 questions
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2026-10-26T07:38:40.02+00:00
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Billy Zhou
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2026-10-26T08:15:09.2333333+00:00
Alex Burlachenko
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billing issue
Subject: Unexpected Azure Credit Usage / Request for Billing Review Hello Azure Support Team, I am using an Azure subscription primarily for learning and practice purposes. I have not used Azure resources extensively, but I noticed that my Azure credits…
Azure Databricks
Azure Databricks
An Apache Spark-based analytics platform optimized for Azure.
3,039 questions
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2026-10-07T01:51:25.09+00:00
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Raja Gutha
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2026-10-26T08:13:59.57+00:00
Maksood Ahmed
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Unable to Reuse Azure Data Explorer Cluster Name After Deletion Due to Soft-Delete Retention Period
We deleted an Azure Data Explorer cluster on 06-Oct-2026. The cluster is currently in the 14-day soft-delete retention period, and the cluster name remains reserved, preventing us from recreating it. The cluster was deleted as part of a redeployment…
Azure Data Explorer
Azure Data Explorer
An Azure data analytics service for real-time analysis on large volumes of data streaming from sources including applications, websites, and internet of things devices.
634 questions
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2026-10-06T15:23:47.5033333+00:00
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Prashanth Talari
0
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2026-10-26T08:13:00.63+00:00
Maksood Ahmed
195
Reputation points Microsoft External Staff
Moderator
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Microsoft 365: Publishing Autopilot Agent Fails with 502 Upstream Dependency Error
Problem description *Note: I've posted the same question also earlier, but Microsoft support demands that I post it from the ticket again to proceed. The previous post, which did not yield a solution:…
Foundry Agent Service
Foundry Agent Service
A fully managed platform in Microsoft Foundry for hosting, scaling, and securing AI agents built with any supported framework or model
135 questions
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2026-10-18T16:23:09.04+00:00
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Panu Hällfors
0
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answered
2026-10-26T08:06:17.94+00:00
Alex Burlachenko
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Azure OpenAI Responses API web_search intermittently returns HTTP 429 “Too many web search tool calls”
We are using the Azure OpenAI Responses API with the web_search tool in a production research application. Intermittently, requests that include web_search return: HTTP 429 - rate_limit_exceeded "Too many web search tool calls. Please wait before…
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.
5,102 questions
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2026-09-28T01:51:09.45+00:00
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Jason Abedini
0
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2026-10-26T08:04:38.4133333+00:00
Alex Burlachenko
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App Service stuck in AdminDisabled state after subscription reactivation — cannot start
Hi community, My Azure App Service has been stuck in AdminDisabled state for several days after my subscription was reactivated following a billing issue. The payment has been resolved and the subscription shows as Active, but the app still cannot be…
Azure App Service
Azure App Service
Azure App Service is a service used to create and deploy scalable, mission-critical web apps.
10,117 questions
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2026-09-29T14:05:23.01+00:00
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Hussein Alwahab
0
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answered
2026-10-26T08:02:32.3666667+00:00
Alex Burlachenko
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