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Local security authority (LSA) protection toggle turns off automatically after every restart

Hi all, Windows Defender keeps alerting me with a yellow warning saying "Local Security Authority protection is turned off. Your device may be vulnerable." I click the toggle to turn it back on, and Windows instructs me to restart my PC. I…

Windows for business | Windows 365 Enterprise
asked 2026-06-03T10:13:20.0866667+00:00
Elisa Virtannen 0 Reputation points
commented 2026-06-05T08:34:37.7766667+00:00
HLBui 6,590 Reputation points Independent Advisor
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purchase server software

Looking for a Microsoft partner that can sell us server 2025

Windows for business | Windows Server | Devices and deployment | Licensing and activation
asked 2026-06-05T07:22:35.3666667+00:00
guenther widmaier 0 Reputation points
answered 2026-06-05T08:25:51.14+00:00
Jason Nguyen Tran 19,225 Reputation points Independent Advisor
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External Microphone not working on Windows365 with a MAC

Hi All, We're facing a issue with a Windows365 Cloud pc solution. A customer is using a Apple Macbook and iMac as host pc. When connected to the Cloud PC, only the Build in Mic and Speakers are put trough the session. Not the other Wired/Wireless…

Windows for business | Windows 365 Enterprise
asked 2026-06-05T07:16:07.36+00:00
Rob 0 Reputation points
answered 2026-06-05T08:14:44.36+00:00
HLBui 6,590 Reputation points Independent Advisor
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Windows system clock drifts backward by exactly 14 minutes every time the PC enters power suspension

Hi everyone, my desktop clock keeps losing track of accurate time metrics. I sync it using internet time servers (time.windows.com), and it corrects itself fine. But if I leave my desk for an hour and the computer drops into sleep mode, when I wake it…

Windows for business | Windows 365 Enterprise
asked 2026-06-05T06:31:16.5633333+00:00
Farid Omar 0 Reputation points
answered 2026-06-05T07:58:00.3+00:00
Tracy Le 9,190 Reputation points Independent Advisor
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BitLocker recovery screen appearing after feature updates

Several executives called IT this morning because their laptops suddenly requested BitLocker recovery keys after upgrading through Windows Update for Business overnight. TPM health checks all looked normal beforehand. We are trying to determine whether…

Windows for business | Windows 365 Enterprise
asked 2026-05-25T08:20:46.96+00:00
Rizky Susanto 0 Reputation points
edited a comment 2026-06-05T07:24:46.9566667+00:00
Andrew Upton 0 Reputation points
2 answers One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

SD card shows up with a capacity of only 32MB instead of its actual 256GB layout

Hi everyone, I bought a name-brand 256GB SD card for my drone. When I plug it into my Windows card reader, it shows up as formatted to FAT32, but the total capacity is listed as only 32 megabytes. The remaining 255 gigabytes of space are completely…

Windows for business | Windows 365 Business
asked 2026-06-03T08:47:10.2033333+00:00
Vikram Singh 40 Reputation points
accepted 2026-06-05T06:19:11.37+00:00
Vikram Singh 40 Reputation points
2 answers One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

Focus Assist (Do Not Disturb) mode locks itself turned ON permanently, blocking all calendar alerts

Hi all, I’ve missed three critical calendar alerts today because my system has locked itself into Focus Assist mode. The tiny crescent moon icon is stuck in my taskbar tray, and when I click it to turn it off, the option is completely grayed out. I…

Windows for business | Windows 365 Business
asked 2026-06-05T04:27:50.1+00:00
Vikram Singh 40 Reputation points
accepted 2026-06-05T06:17:54.0933333+00:00
Vikram Singh 40 Reputation points
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Taskbar pinned application shortcuts completely lose their graphical icons, displaying as blank white sheets

Hey team, after installing a feature quality update, all the application shortcuts pinned to the center of my taskbar (Chrome, Steam, Photoshop) have completely lost their color graphics. They have all transformed into generic, blank white file sheet…

Windows for business | Windows 365 Business
asked 2026-06-05T04:10:08.0833333+00:00
Neha Gupta 0 Reputation points
answered 2026-06-05T05:05:05.2566667+00:00
Jason Nguyen Tran 19,225 Reputation points Independent Advisor
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how to fix the installation requirement if needed.

can my 64 system ran windows 11 arm64 during installation process?

Windows for business | Windows Client for IT Pros | User experience | Other
asked 2026-06-03T12:25:28.5566667+00:00
mugaba nuhu 0 Reputation points
commented 2026-06-05T04:12:39.9866667+00:00
Akhil 5 Reputation points
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Snipping Tool screenshot markup editor app freezes completely when trying to save cropped snippets to storage

Hey team, taking a screen capture using the Win + Shift + S shortcut works fine. The notification banner appears, and I can click it to open the canvas tool workspace. But the moment I click the floppy disk icon to save my cropped snippet file, the…

Windows for business | Windows 365 Enterprise
asked 2026-06-05T02:47:16.31+00:00
Hakim Ismail 0 Reputation points
answered 2026-06-05T03:26:08.6966667+00:00
Domic Vo 23,005 Reputation points Independent Advisor
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Windows Update utility stuck in a Undoing changes made to your computer recovery boot loop

Help! My laptop tried to run an automated feature patch update last night. It reached 82% installation completion, restarted, and then dropped into a black screen showing the message: "We couldn't complete the updates. Undoing changes. Don't turn…

Windows for business | Windows 365 Business
asked 2026-06-05T02:37:05.1733333+00:00
Priya Patel 0 Reputation points
answered 2026-06-05T02:48:06.68+00:00
Harry Phan 21,175 Reputation points Independent Advisor
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VM won't boot

My VM is stuck on the boot screen. There is a Microsoft logo and a circle of dots below. It has been going on for hours. Here is how it all started. After the VM (Windows 2012) received an automatic update, I lost access to it via remote desktop. There…

Windows for business | Windows Server | Devices and deployment | Set up, install, or upgrade
asked 2026-06-02T00:33:47.9566667+00:00
DC Dweller 1 Reputation point
commented 2026-06-05T01:26:24.9033333+00:00
DC Dweller 1 Reputation point
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Windows Server MAK Key Shows Already Used (0xC004C020) After HDD-to-SSD Migration and Old HDD Formatted

Hi, I am using a Windows Server MAK product key. The server was previously activated successfully. Recently, I replaced the HDD with an SSD and migrated the system. The old HDD has since been formatted. After the migration, Windows now requires…

Windows for business | Windows Server | Devices and deployment | Licensing and activation
asked 2026-06-05T00:07:55.7+00:00
Lim Kai Zhi 0 Reputation points
answered 2026-06-05T01:03:44.5433333+00:00
Jason Nguyen Tran 19,225 Reputation points Independent Advisor
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Locking and unlocking Personal Vault from task bar icon stopped working on Windows 11

The one-drive icon on the task bar stopped working: the UI goes through the process, but when you try to actually view/edit files - it says that it is still locked. Unlocking the Personal Vault from the File Explorer still works.

Windows for business | Windows 365 Business
asked 2026-06-04T22:42:29.6+00:00
Val Melamed 0 Reputation points
answered 2026-06-04T23:58:09.6133333+00:00
Jason Nguyen Tran 19,225 Reputation points Independent Advisor
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Unable to open a specific link from one of the computers in the organisation

Issue only specific to one device and is not user profile specific. Primary browser: edge Windows 11, 25H2 HP EliteOne 840 G9 23.8 inch All-in-One PC Desktop PC Restarted the computer Cleared cookies Tried to load the link in Incognito mode Tried a…

Windows for business | Windows 365 Enterprise
asked 2026-03-12T03:14:40.7433333+00:00
Spoorthy Manjunatha 0 Reputation points
commented 2026-06-04T23:29:22.4166667+00:00
Spoorthy Manjunatha 0 Reputation points
6 answers One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

Is anyone else experiencing system crashes after installing the most recent Windows 11 update?

Hi there, My computer has crashed two or three times today, and the only recent change I can think of is installing the latest Windows 11 updates. The system doesn’t stay on the error screen long enough for me to read the full message. It briefly…

Windows for business | Windows 365 Business
asked 2026-02-11T15:47:06.71+00:00
Kiki Julia Smith 55 Reputation points
edited a comment 2026-06-04T22:11:15.09+00:00
Diego Ramos 0 Reputation points
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DNS Errors 5014 and 4013

I am getting these errors and my Active Directory is not syncing across all 3 of my domains. #dns #server 2016

Windows for business | Windows Server | Directory services | Active Directory
asked 2026-06-04T20:53:59.86+00:00
Rob Christensen 0 Reputation points
answered 2026-06-04T21:40:27.9266667+00:00
Tracy Le 9,190 Reputation points Independent Advisor
2 answers One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

Request for Window Verification Regarding Windows License Issue_260529

Dear Microsoft Enterprise Support Team, We are a company supplying robotic equipment related to semiconductor wafers. One of our end users has repeatedly experienced an issue with Windows license deactivation on the equipment we delivered (7"…

Windows for business | Windows Client for IT Pros | Devices and deployment | Licensing and activation
asked 2026-05-29T06:10:01.8466667+00:00
SOOYEON JUNG 20 Reputation points
edited the question 2026-06-04T20:26:50.0566667+00:00
Alexandra Tanasescu 0 Reputation points Moderator
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How do I fix work offline so I can send/receive?

I can't get out of work offline mode. Therefore I can't receive email or send email successfully. Thank you

Windows for business | Windows Client for IT Pros | User experience | Other
asked 2025-07-29T13:02:05.6133333+00:00
John Craig Jr 0 Reputation points
commented 2026-06-04T20:25:57.6333333+00:00
Rayyan Fawad 590 Reputation points
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frequent “Access Denied (0x00000005)” on shared printers with Windows 11 + WHFB (Kerberos ID 208 errors)

I’m a Level 1–2 IT technician at a company currently deploying Windows 11 devices enrolled in Intune with Windows Hello for Business (WHFB). Since this rollout, we’ve been experiencing an intermittent “Access Denied” (0x00000005) error when users try to…

Windows for business | Windows 365 Enterprise
asked 2026-06-04T20:06:37.7633333+00:00
young leo 1 Reputation point
answered 2026-06-04T20:07:00.76+00:00

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