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Approve sign in request help

I have been logged out of my Authenticator app and when I try to log in, the code says it did not work for everything. On my computer I’m not allowed in, on my phone I’m not allowed in. I need to be able to get into my school portal. I am also never…

Microsoft Security | Microsoft Authenticator
asked 2026-06-15T19:57:56.01+00:00
Desiree J. Modarelli 0 Reputation points
answered 2026-06-15T19:58:17.09+00:00

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Add passkey when there is no option

We have enabled passkeys at our organization. When I click add sign-in method I don't get an option to add passkey.

Microsoft Security | Microsoft Authenticator
asked 2026-06-15T19:57:12.1833333+00:00
Greg Kaffka 0 Reputation points
answered 2026-06-15T19:57:26.31+00:00

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Someone trying to accrue Microsoft account via autenticator

Someone is persistently trying to access my Microsoft account. I get an authenticator notification and deny, but it has happened several times in the last 36 hours and also about a month ago. Is there anything I can do except cancel my account and…

Microsoft Security | Microsoft Authenticator
asked 2026-06-15T19:56:57.3533333+00:00
Neil McMullan 0 Reputation points
answered 2026-06-15T19:57:11.4633333+00:00

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Single user suddenly caught in MFA loop only on Azure Portal sign-in

Toward the end of April 2026, one of our higher-ups suddenly started having issues logging into Azure Portal. All other Microsoft services allow him to login, as expected. When he attempted to login to Azure Portal, the MFA prompt would never fully load…

Microsoft Security | Microsoft Entra | Microsoft Entra ID
asked 2026-06-15T19:22:38.1833333+00:00
Topher Neal 0 Reputation points
commented 2026-06-15T19:48:12.16+00:00
Rukmini 42,515 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
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Admins are all locked out of our accounts due to conditional access policy and created trial tenant

Admins are all locked out of our accounts due to conditional access policies that were created. The only way we can contact anyone is through Microsoft Q&A in a trial tenant. There has been very little help. Had someone remote in to try to help from…

Microsoft Security | Microsoft Entra | Microsoft Entra ID
asked 2026-06-15T18:39:35.78+00:00
MarcOlson-8866 0 Reputation points
commented 2026-06-15T19:40:58.65+00:00
Rukmini 42,515 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
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change old phone number to new phone number

I got a new number and i can no longer access my old number so my account is asking for a code to my old number or thur the authenticator app and i cant access neither of them cause i dont have access to my old number

Microsoft Security | Microsoft Authenticator
asked 2023-09-24T12:38:57.04+00:00
Cassy Cortes 145 Reputation points
commented 2026-06-15T19:29:52.1566667+00:00
Kristofer Schleicher 0 Reputation points
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Windows 10 Security Update KB5087544 causing freezing issues

My Dell Desktop recently started freezing up after exactly 5 mins. I uninstalled Windows 10 Security Update KB5087544 and that seems to have solved the problem, until my computed updated the security update again. Is any one else having an issue with…

Microsoft Security | Windows Autopilot
asked 2026-06-14T18:29:32.3666667+00:00
Paul Becker 0 Reputation points
answered 2026-06-15T19:23:00.5033333+00:00
Gabriel 0 Reputation points
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Authenticator

I upgraded phones but my Authenticator app no longer has the information for gameflip, however gameflip remembers my Authenticator app and I can’t get a code to log into gameflip nor get a code for Authenticator to remember gameflip. I also can’t get…

Microsoft Security | Microsoft Authenticator
asked 2026-06-15T19:07:26.79+00:00
jessica tillman 0 Reputation points
answered 2026-06-15T19:07:38.9133333+00:00

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I am not able to login into my admin account.

I have lost access to my administrator account. Multi-factor authentication (MFA) appears to have been enabled without my knowledge. After changing my password, I was automatically logged out, and I am now being prompted to either enter a code from an…

Microsoft Security | Microsoft Authenticator
asked 2026-06-15T19:06:42.1533333+00:00
Saeed Khan 0 Reputation points
answered 2026-06-15T19:07:01.11+00:00

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Microsoft email not found even though I'm sure it existed a couple months ago

I have an issue with login in for the first time, and it's the account my father made me when I was younger, when he bought me minecraft. When I got older I may or may not have switched the email to my school email, which does work but I forgot the…

Microsoft Security | Microsoft Authenticator
asked 2026-06-15T18:51:44.3133333+00:00
Metallion 0 Reputation points
answered 2026-06-15T18:52:37.2033333+00:00

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microsoft autentificator don`t see reserve copy (backup issue)

Hi, my name Anna. Nearly i`m reset settings of my telephone. I've done cloud backup on my microsoft autentificator. Account: ******@ukr.net But after reset settings on my pfhone, when i logging on autentificator app with this my account, app send to me…

Microsoft Security | Microsoft Authenticator
asked 2026-06-13T16:57:23.4966667+00:00
Анна Дейна 0 Reputation points
commented 2026-06-15T18:32:52.4766667+00:00
Nathan Roberts (SN) 11,721 Reputation points Volunteer Moderator
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NEED TO DOWNGRADE USER ACCOUNT

"Hello, I am currently the sole administrator of my account and I am unable to access it due to MFA issues. I am unable to get the login code on my microsoft authenticator app to log into the account management portal. I have been trying to contact…

Microsoft Security | Microsoft Entra | Microsoft Entra ID
asked 2026-06-15T18:14:33.81+00:00
EvJune 0 Reputation points
commented 2026-06-15T18:30:12.48+00:00
Rukmini 42,515 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
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Someone keeps trying to access my Microsoft account – Authenticator notifications won’t stop even after password change

Hi everyone, I’ve been dealing with a concerning issue for the past few days and I’m hoping someone here can help. Every single day I receive multiple Microsoft Authenticator approval requests that I did NOT initiate. Someone is clearly attempting to log…

Microsoft Security | Microsoft Authenticator
asked 2026-05-28T13:31:18.35+00:00
Solomon Matteo 0 Reputation points
commented 2026-06-15T18:18:57.1066667+00:00
Chetan Prajapati 5 Reputation points
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Facing an issue while preparing a Intune Autopilot Preprovisioning

I have completed all app setups in Intune Autopilot Preprovisioning. After setup is complete, the device restarts automatically and then asks you to select the country and language. After clicking the Next button, it shows the message "Why did my PC…

Microsoft Security | Windows Autopilot
asked 2026-06-13T12:22:01.3033333+00:00
Manjeet Dilip Jangam 0 Reputation points
commented 2026-06-15T18:14:05.79+00:00
Manjeet Dilip Jangam 0 Reputation points
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Microsoft Defender for Cloud: recommendations stuck "Unhealthy" since a fixed date despite compliant resources — assessments not re-evaluating

Service: Microsoft Defender for Cloud (Recommendations / Secure Score), Azure Resource Graph for verification. Scenario: Six Defender for Cloud recommendations have remained Unhealthy for resources that were remediated days ago and are verifiably…

Microsoft Security | Microsoft Defender | Microsoft Defender for Cloud
asked 2026-06-15T17:42:07.09+00:00
Simon Hugosson 0 Reputation points
commented 2026-06-15T18:07:29.6+00:00
Rukmini 42,515 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
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General guidance regarding Mircosoft Entra External ID Pricing breakdown for ID Governance

Hi Team, We were exploring different features and their respective pricing for Microsoft Entra External ID as per below document -> https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/pricing/details/microsoft-entra-external-id/ In this document, we need further…

Microsoft Security | Microsoft Entra | Microsoft Entra External ID
asked 2026-06-15T15:30:45.8833333+00:00
Aditya Pande 0 Reputation points
commented 2026-06-15T17:08:36.5633333+00:00
Aditya Pande 0 Reputation points
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Gmail.com, 99.9 of emails are being flagged as SPAM

Once Healthily domain Microsoft Defender is marking gmail.com as spam for a shared mailbox.

Microsoft Security | Microsoft Defender | Microsoft Defender for Office 365
asked 2026-03-24T22:38:08.51+00:00
Joseph Sestito 0 Reputation points
answered 2026-06-15T16:40:17.8766667+00:00
Derek Morgan II 0 Reputation points
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Identification of Windows Autopilot Enrollment

Hello, I work in the electronics recycling and refurbishment industry and wanted to share feedback regarding Windows Autopilot enrollment on decommissioned devices. We frequently receive enterprise hardware that has been legally retired, wiped, and…

Microsoft Security | Windows Autopilot
asked 2026-06-01T18:24:03.5666667+00:00
Tim 0 Reputation points
answered 2026-06-15T16:37:54.02+00:00
Pavel yannara Mirochnitchenko 13,456 Reputation points MVP
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microsoft-identity-broker memory leak on Linux

When installing the Intune Portal on Linux (in our case Ubuntu 22.04 LTS), microsoft-identity-broker also is installed. I have a users reporting memory leaks with the broker. It will consume all memory until the service is restarted. At Github…

Microsoft Security | Intune | Microsoft Intune Linux
asked 2025-04-03T11:12:55.13+00:00
Mats Engström 15 Reputation points
edited an answer 2026-06-15T16:35:52.19+00:00
Joseph Leiba 0 Reputation points
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How block all the Microsoft Azure CLI logins for specific user, it is under force brute attack.

How block all the Microsoft Azure CLI logins for specific user, it is under force brute attack. The user has MFA ok, and is a constant travel user y cant block by regions.

Microsoft Security | Microsoft Entra | Microsoft Entra ID
asked 2026-05-26T17:29:32.9766667+00:00
Ariel Alarcon 0 Reputation points
commented 2026-06-15T16:31:58.2166667+00:00
Jon D. Andrews 0 Reputation points