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Account holders file share notifications are being flagged as malware

When a user shares a file with another user in our tenant the notifcation is being quarantined as malware and the receipient is not getting notified of the file share through outlook. The file is accessible through onedrive and is deemed as a shared…

Microsoft Security | Microsoft Defender | Microsoft Defender for Office 365
asked 2026-08-13T16:19:03.63+00:00
Academy for Urban Scholars 0 Reputation points
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Unexpected Microsoft Authenticator Sign-in Requests Even With 2FA and Passwordless Enabled

For the past 2-3 days, I have been receiving 1–2 random sign in requests per day on my Microsoft Authenticator app. Normally I only get these requests when I actually try to sign in somewhere and need to approve the login, but in this case I am not…

Microsoft Security | Microsoft Authenticator
asked 2026-05-20T13:34:27.3833333+00:00
Abdul Rasheed 15 Reputation points
commented 2026-08-13T16:17:22.8766667+00:00
Tatia Schmidt 0 Reputation points
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What does "RtpPluginStop" mean in Microsoft Defender Antivirus logs?

Hello, I noticed the following entry in Microsoft Defender Antivirus Operational logs: Diagnostics\CleanupComponentProgress: CleanupCompleted -> RtpPluginStop This appeared as Event ID 5007. What exactly does "RtpPluginStop" mean? Does it…

Microsoft Security | Microsoft Defender | Other
asked 2026-08-13T16:16:42.7366667+00:00
Majid TP 0 Reputation points
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how to enable mfa via Microsoft Entra id for individuals

how to enable mfa via Microsoft Entra id for individuals

Microsoft Security | Microsoft Entra | Microsoft Entra ID
asked 2026-08-13T15:55:12.5866667+00:00
Frank 0 Reputation points
answered 2026-08-13T15:55:25.32+00:00

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Had to buy new phone, lossed access to all of my authenticator accounts

Hello, I had to buy a new phone and transfer all my data over and assumed my authenticator info was backed up and would transfer, but much of my work/personal accounts for one time pass codes did not transfer, just my emails. Is there anyway I can have…

Microsoft Security | Microsoft Authenticator
asked 2026-08-13T15:45:55.5166667+00:00
Maxwell Williams 0 Reputation points
answered 2026-08-13T15:46:10.4766667+00:00

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Azure Portal MFA lockout – personal Microsoft account – 8-digit Authenticator vs 6-digit Azure MFA – cannot cancel paid subscription

My personal Microsoft account works normally and I can sign in to Outlook and Microsoft Account. I cannot access Azure Portal. Azure requires a 6-digit Microsoft Authenticator code, while Microsoft Authenticator for my personal Microsoft account…

Microsoft Security | Microsoft Authenticator
asked 2026-08-13T15:38:10.1566667+00:00
Radim Pokorny 0 Reputation points
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How to track my laptop using Microsoft account incase someone has stolen it

How to track my laptop using Microsoft account in incase someone has stolen it

Microsoft Security | Microsoft Identity Manager
asked 2026-08-13T15:12:33.96+00:00
juliet wainaina 0 Reputation points
answered 2026-08-13T15:12:57.0666667+00:00

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Azure Artifact Signing organization identity validation is blocked.

Azure Artifact Signing organization identity validation is blocked. AU10TIX successfully issued my Verified ID, but Microsoft Authenticator on a Google Pixel 8 crashes every time I attempt to present/share the Verified ID back to Azure. I need the…

Microsoft Security | Microsoft Authenticator
asked 2026-08-13T15:11:34.06+00:00
Patrick Rodrigues 0 Reputation points
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Modify Sensitivity Labels

My question is regarding the modification to some fields of the existing sensitivity labels in Microsoft Purview which have already been published in label policies. The Scope for the labels in question are - "****Files & other data assets,…

Microsoft Security | Microsoft Purview
asked 2026-08-13T13:09:43.55+00:00
Nancy Daniel 0 Reputation points
commented 2026-08-13T14:23:57.9333333+00:00
SIVASANKAR YEDDULA 0 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
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Microsoft Authenticator unrecognised login attempts

I have been getting frequent login attempt request notifications popping up on my Authenticator app. I obviously deny these requests as soon as they come through. I have force logged out of all my accounts and have changed my password. When I review…

Microsoft Security | Microsoft Authenticator
asked 2026-08-13T14:07:15.9266667+00:00
malcolm 0 Reputation points
answered 2026-08-13T14:07:40.3433333+00:00

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Microsoft Defender Offline: meaning of RtpPluginStop and why later successful scans show a different pre-reboot pattern

Hello, I am trying to understand the internal behavior of Microsoft Defender Offline on Windows 11. System state: Microsoft Defender Antivirus is the primary AV WinRE is enabled Secure Boot and TPM are enabled Defender platform: 4.18.26070.9 …

Microsoft Security | Microsoft Defender | Other
asked 2026-08-13T14:02:43.8166667+00:00
Majid TP 0 Reputation points
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Report wrong geolocation of IP addresses in Azure

Morning, we have now the pool 45.196.223.0/24 and want to change geolocalization. Now we are on Country: Colombia City: Cali Postal code: 760015 Organization: ULTRANET COLOMBIA S.A.S. ISP: ULTRANET COLOMBIA S.A.S. ASN: AS274310 Website:…

Microsoft Security | Microsoft Entra | Microsoft Entra ID
asked 2026-08-13T13:39:51.2833333+00:00
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Users still showing as "External" in Teams after configuring trusted/allowed domain

Hello Support, I completed the following steps to add an external organization to the trusted list for Microsoft Teams: Microsoft Entra admin center > Identity > External Identities > Cross-tenant access settings > Organizational settings:…

Microsoft Security | Microsoft Entra | Microsoft Entra ID
asked 2026-08-13T10:42:43.3766667+00:00
Ahmed 0 Reputation points
answered 2026-08-13T13:25:36.0866667+00:00
Vasil Michev 127.5K Reputation points MVP Volunteer Moderator
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Repeated Authenticator attempts by hacker

In spite of having changed my account password to a complex one I am getting repeated unauthorized login attempts on my account that are generating Authenticator requests. Why is this happening? Doesn’t the hacker need my ID and password to do this? How…

Microsoft Security | Microsoft Authenticator
asked 2026-03-22T13:58:47.4533333+00:00
RBH 10 Reputation points
commented 2026-08-13T12:38:00.54+00:00
Girish Sharma 0 Reputation points
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Lossed access to my Authenticator

Hi, I have most access to my Authenticator device. Would it be possible to reset it?

Microsoft Security | Microsoft Authenticator
asked 2026-08-13T12:09:37.98+00:00
Christoffer Widding 0 Reputation points
answered 2026-08-13T12:09:55.06+00:00

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Purview data governance domains

Hi experts, we are implementing Azure Purview as a Greenfield project, now we are creating data governance domains , we have defined initial domain structure with hierarchy but the defined structure might change as per business stakeholders. But as per…

Microsoft Security | Microsoft Purview
asked 2026-08-12T14:42:53.5666667+00:00
Samy Abdul 3,376 Reputation points
edited a comment 2026-08-13T12:07:46.16+00:00
Inquisitive 60 Reputation points
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Unable to invite external B2B guest users – invitations blocked due to suspicious activity

Hello Microsoft Team, We are unable to invite any external B2B guest users to our Microsoft Entra ID tenant. All invitation methods fail (Entra Admin Center, SharePoint Online, OneDrive and Microsoft Graph API) with the following error: "Invitations…

Microsoft Security | Microsoft Entra | Microsoft Entra External ID
asked 2026-08-13T09:59:25.4166667+00:00
Tom Gl 0 Reputation points
edited the question 2026-08-13T12:02:31.6533333+00:00
Tom Gl 0 Reputation points
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Azure admin account lost after EXT conversion

Hi, I had an account at ******@mycompany.com to access my Azure portal. I also had a personal account with the same address to access my Microsoft account. I requested to integrate the Azure tenant from the Power Platform, thinking they would merge. In…

Microsoft Security | Microsoft Entra | Microsoft Entra External ID
asked 2026-08-13T11:41:46.7566667+00:00
CTD LTD 0 Reputation points
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Azure AD B2C user flow not visible in portal or Graph list but still accessible by ID and working

We are experiencing a strange issue with an Azure AD B2C tenant where an existing user flow appears to be partially invisible. Our tenant is xxxxxxxxxx.onmicrosoft.com. We have a user flow named B2C_1_signin that is currently used by several applications…

Microsoft Security | Microsoft Entra | Microsoft Entra External ID
asked 2026-03-12T20:49:10.47+00:00
Fabien 0 Reputation points
commented 2026-08-13T11:26:10.59+00:00
Arjan van Hugten 0 Reputation points
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does Intune remote help provide unattended access to a Windows 11 LTSC device?

We are looking to get remote access to a windows 11 LTSC device, it is running in KIOSK mode. We need to check if Intune remote help can provide unattended access to such a device without the sharer/user having to exchange security codes

Microsoft Security | Intune | Other
asked 2026-07-14T06:01:33.8733333+00:00
Bansal, Sahaj 0 Reputation points
answered 2026-08-13T11:21:49.4866667+00:00
Kryštof Bernatík 0 Reputation points