How to reset 2fa for admin user, if this user can't login to azure?
I need to reset MFA for a user in Microsoft Entra ID, but my role (Contributor in Azure Subscription) does not grant access to authentication methods. Please help reset MFA for admin user or assign me the necessary permissions (e.g., Authentication…
Microsoft Security | Microsoft Entra | Microsoft Entra ID

How to Properly Back Up Entra ID Connect Sync Configuration (Keys, Sync Rules, Server Config)
Hello everyone, I'm currently testing Microsoft Entra ID Connect Sync and planning a backup strategy. The sync engine is installed on a dedicated VM, and I'm following the best practices outlined in this Microsoft Learn article: 🔗 Entra Connect Sync…
Microsoft Security | Microsoft Entra | Other
How to proactively rotate or automate the secrets rotation for the Enterprise Application and Application Registration ?
We have a few thousand 3000+ Azure Enterprise Applications and Application Registrations that are still using Client secrets. These are the steps that my SysAdmin must do regularly, one day before or when certain Applications are broken / not running…
Microsoft Security | Microsoft Entra | Microsoft Entra External ID


Lost access to Azure tenant
I set up an Azure tenant, and I've somehow locked myself out of it, and when I now try to sign in it says I don't have access and need to be added as an external user - but I'm trying to log in as the user that owns the tenant? This is the error message:…
Microsoft Security | Microsoft Entra | Microsoft Entra ID
Information Protection Portal – "Permissions needed to view setup tasks" despite E5 + Admin Roles
Hi, I'm encountering an issue in the Microsoft Purview Information Protection blade. On the main setup screen, I keep getting the message: "Permissions needed to view setup tasks" Despite this, I already have the following in place: Microsoft…
Microsoft Security | Microsoft Purview
Waiting for an Engineer callback from Data Protection Team
Hello. I'm currently locked out of my tenant and am the only global administrator. I have a ticket number created but haven't received a call back from the Data Protection team. How long will it take for them to call me back? I've lost access to my…
Microsoft Security | Microsoft Entra | Microsoft Entra ID
B2C custom policy: How to compare "yes"/"no" value from a claim
We are setting up signupsignin flow for OpenID connect provider using custom policy. We have used the active-directory-b2c-custom-policy-starter-pack's SocialAndLocalAccounts xmls as the starting point. Q1: We are facing some issue to get comparison to…
Microsoft Security | Microsoft Entra | Microsoft Entra ID
I can't access Azure with my personal microsoft account
This is regarding my personal Microsoft account. I can login fine to my Microsoft account using the Authenticator app, no problem. But when I try to login to Azure using the same account, it seems to be using a different authenticator profile because I…
Microsoft Security | Microsoft Entra | Microsoft Entra ID

Customize Page layouts not working
Hi guys, I'm trying to customize the SignUp page layout, changing the following labels: Display Name -> Username Given Name -> First Name Surname -> Last Name But it's not being reflected on the SignUp page: Is this the expected behavior or…
Microsoft Security | Microsoft Entra | Microsoft Entra External ID
Is there a download file available for RSAT in windows 11?
I know you can add RSAT using optional features however we are looking for a download file as it was available for windows 10. Is there an option to download RSAT for win11 somewhere?
Windows for business | Windows Client for IT Pros | Devices and deployment | Set up, install, or upgrade
Microsoft Security | Intune | Configuration Manager | Other
MICROSOFT ENTRA ID P2 is not activating in my free trial
Tried all below steps, but still not able to activated license in my default tenant instead it's activated in different new tenant every time when clicking on Activate (This is first time only when I'm using subscription to activate P2) : Sign into…
Microsoft Security | Microsoft Entra | Microsoft Entra ID
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How to reinstall Microsoft Defender for windows 11
Bonjour Impossible d'ouvrir le centre de sécurité dans windows 11 J'ai un problème avec le fichier SecurityHealthSSO.dll qui est corrompu et que je parviens pas à réparer Est-ce que c'est dangereux de vider le contenu du dossier…
Microsoft Security | Microsoft Defender | Other
Locked Out of Microsoft Developer Account – Lost Access to Two-Step Verification
urgent assistance in recovering access to my Microsoft Developer account. Unfortunately, I have lost access to the two-step verification method (Authenticator app and phone number), and I am now completely locked out of my account. I have already…
Microsoft Security | Microsoft Entra | Microsoft Entra ID
Accessing Entra
I'm returning to a project I started last year. I'm the admin on an Azure tenant and I'm the only account. My account has MFA enabled and everything works fine. I also created an external tenant. When I attempt to access that external tenant, or…
Microsoft Security | Microsoft Entra | Microsoft Entra ID
How can you programmatically provision the verified email address in EEID?
Please see this post of mine: https://medium.com/the-new-control-plane/provisioning-user-mfa-programatically-in-azure-ad-b2c-6d77ef21dacf This is for provisioning SMS (not supported in EEID), but the phone number appears in the user's…
Microsoft Security | Microsoft Entra | Microsoft Entra ID
I have a question about data replication in Azure AD B2C.
Does Azure AD B2C replicate data across multiple datacenters within one region? Is it possible for Azure AD B2C to replicate data across multiple regions?
Microsoft Security | Microsoft Entra | Microsoft Entra External ID
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Azure AD B2C: Directory Separation and Custom Domain Branding
I’m setting up Azure AD B2C for my web app and have two questions: Is it mandatory for Azure AD B2C to exist in a separate directory from the one hosting my web app? Can the app and B2C work seamlessly across different tenants? Will I be billed more if…
Microsoft Security | Microsoft Entra | Microsoft Entra ID
Enable Silent BitLocker Policy
Greetings... I am kind of new to MS Intune. I see that I can use Intune to Enable BitLocker in 2 ways. Intune->Endpoint Security->Disk Encryption->Create Policy Intune->Devices->Configuration->Create Policy My question is this: If…
Microsoft Security | Intune | Other
Can we use the same delta token twice from Microsoft Graph Delta Query
Hi, I am working on a project where I need to track incremental changes in users using the Microsoft Graph API delta query and upload these changes to a server in batches. Here is the scenario I am facing: Objective: To get incremental changes in users…
Microsoft Security | Microsoft Graph
Can I upgrade my SCCM Server from 2403 directly to 2503 or should I upgrade first to 2409?
Hi, At the time I have running SCCM 2403 with hotfix. Can I upgrade it directly to the new Version 2503 without any issue? Or should I first upgrade to 2409 with hotfix and then to 2503? Thank you for help. Regards