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Can’t login my school account

It will not let me login in my school account at all. I try to sign in but it gives me a code and when I go to the Authenticator app it says it’s not working and I need to add the account again but I can’t because it won’t let me login to my school…

Microsoft Security | Microsoft Authenticator
asked 2026-08-10T08:48:16.6466667+00:00
Callie Gomez 0 Reputation points
edited an answer 2026-08-10T09:31:24.3533333+00:00
Julie Huynh 2,445 Reputation points Independent Advisor
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Issue while creating a SharePoint Site via Graph API in a different geo-location

Hi, we're currently building a C# tool to automatically create Sites for different geo locations inside one tenant. For the parimary geo location (EU) it works fine, but for the other location (NAM), we receive an error 400 with no further…

Microsoft Security | Microsoft Graph
asked 2026-08-10T09:31:01.2433333+00:00
Majunke, Tobias 0 Reputation points
2 answers

Stolen Microsoft/Xbox Account

Hi. My son's Microsoft Account and associated Xbox profile have been stolen. Within seconds of gaining access to my son's Microsoft account, they were able to remove the recovery email address and phone numbers associated with the account, disconnect…

Microsoft Security | Microsoft Authenticator
asked 2026-08-09T10:53:27.2866667+00:00
Pete 0 Reputation points
answered 2026-08-10T09:27:57.65+00:00
Nathan Roberts (SN) 13,111 Reputation points Student Ambassador Volunteer Moderator
1 answer One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

Graph API Access to Transcripts Stopped Working After July 31, 2026 Policy Changes

Dear Teams, We are experiencing an issue with our application after the transcript access policy changes that took effect on July 31, 2026. Previously, our application was able to retrieve Microsoft Teams meeting transcripts successfully through…

Microsoft Security | Microsoft Graph
asked 2026-08-04T09:45:24.3266667+00:00
Wang, Qinjie 225 Reputation points
commented 2026-08-10T09:26:16.8166667+00:00
Chris Raffle 0 Reputation points
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Unexpected cross-platform authenticator restriction from Graph creationOptions API

Hello, we are implementing passkey registration for a Microsoft Entra External ID tenant using: GET /v1.0/users/{user-id}/authentication/fido2Methods/creationOptions The effective FIDO2 policy applies to all users and allows both device-bound and synced…

Microsoft Security | Microsoft Entra | Microsoft Entra External ID
asked 2026-08-10T09:16:48.5933333+00:00
Eka Lin 0 Reputation points
edited the question 2026-08-10T09:25:56.8+00:00
Eka Lin 0 Reputation points
1 answer

Microsoft sending me unrequested verification codes

Hey, Microsoft keeps sending me unrequested verification codes to my phone number starting from February, about 6-9 times a day. What should I do?

Microsoft Security | Microsoft Authenticator
asked 2026-08-04T17:39:35.3133333+00:00
Moonte 0 Reputation points
answered 2026-08-10T09:09:28.6866667+00:00
Jonas 0 Reputation points
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Cannot login to Azure

Hello Support Team I am the owner of a personal Azure subscription in the UK. I can access the subscription from Azure CLI, but I cannot reliably sign in to the Azure portal Tenant ID: a0daffcf-aaa5-40da-bffa-1260d3888d51 Problem: - Browser sign-in to…

Microsoft Security | Microsoft Authenticator
asked 2026-08-10T08:58:55.9266667+00:00
Frank Bogle 0 Reputation points
3 answers

how to manage the Press and Hold button not authenticating me and keeps showing Try Again

Microsoft Account Verification Issue I am currently attempting to create a new Microsoft account. However, I am encountering a persistent problem during the human verification step. Problem Description When I reach the "Press and Hold to verify that…

Microsoft Security | Microsoft Authenticator
asked 2025-11-12T03:06:39.43+00:00
muhamad shkeir 65 Reputation points
answered 2026-08-10T08:44:37.49+00:00
P Obloj 0 Reputation points
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even though my settings on xbox are to allow multiplayer and ive purchased a game pass I cant play multiplayer

even though my settings on xbox are to allow multiplayer and ive purchased a game pass I cant play multiplayer. The reason i think it might be is because potentialy its flagging my account as a childs account ( even though my DOB is set to 1980 ) it…

Microsoft Security | Microsoft Identity Manager
asked 2026-07-08T17:07:39.1766667+00:00
Grant De Sousa 5 Reputation points
answered 2026-08-10T07:52:43.07+00:00
David X You 0 Reputation points
1 answer

Trouble signing in to my account. I use my email and password but the phone number isn't working or sending any code for MFA

Trouble signing in to my account. I use my email and password but the phone number isn't working or sending any code for MFA

Microsoft Security | Microsoft Authenticator
asked 2026-08-10T07:38:52.04+00:00
Betty Njiru 0 Reputation points
answered 2026-08-10T07:39:11.0233333+00:00

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Multiple Phishing Emails Bypassing ATP

We are currently under an active and ongoing phishing/spam campaign that has been continuously targeting our organization for the past several days. Despite having Microsoft Defender for Office 365 Plan 2 fully enabled and correctly configured security…

Microsoft Security | Microsoft Defender | Microsoft Defender for Office 365
asked 2026-06-04T10:54:21.2166667+00:00
Abdul Waqas 5 Reputation points
accepted 2026-08-10T07:36:43.5166667+00:00
Abdul Waqas 5 Reputation points
2 answers

reset authenticator apps

Hi, my phone was broken and i cannot get through the authenticator apps. so how do i reset?

Microsoft Security | Microsoft Authenticator
asked 2026-08-10T07:20:03.79+00:00
FATIN BINTI ZAMRI 0 Reputation points
answered 2026-08-10T07:22:31.6066667+00:00
FATIN BINTI ZAMRI 0 Reputation points
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Bug report - "Not a valid Win32 FileTime") on Forms Authentication logins

AD FS defect report: ArgumentOutOfRangeException ("Not a valid Win32 FileTime") on Forms Authentication logins AD FS's Forms Authentication login path can throw an unhandled System.ArgumentOutOfRangeException: Not a valid Win32 FileTime on a…

Microsoft Security | Active Directory Federation Services
asked 2026-07-13T23:36:22.37+00:00
Trond Nilsen 0 Reputation points
answered 2026-08-10T06:31:46.5+00:00
james caron 0 Reputation points
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Can enterprise users configure a custom internal guidance page for Azure API permission requests instead of the default Microsoft permissions reference?

Regarding the page at https://portal.azure.com/#view/Microsoft_AAD_RegisteredApps/ApplicationMenuBlade/~/CallAnAPI/appId/7437e79b-592f-4727-aa46-cf9580806abf/isMSAApp~/false: For enterprise users, changes to API permissions typically require adherence to…

Microsoft Security | Microsoft Graph
asked 2026-08-10T06:14:46.75+00:00
hang yang 0 Reputation points
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Como deshacerme de Troyan:Win32/WinLNK.¡HEL! MTB?

No se que hacer por que mi computadora se esta a cada rato reiniciando y no se que es lo que le pasa, que me recomiendan hacer para que elimine esto por completo de mi pc

Microsoft Security | Microsoft Defender | Other
asked 2026-08-10T05:45:02.7433333+00:00
Daron 0 Reputation points
2 answers

2FA question

I'm currently using Microsoft Authenticator app for my Roblox account which I deleted the account on the authenticator which was made by me but now I have a new phone and I cannot access the account which is synced to my Roblox account. I have contacted…

Microsoft Security | Microsoft Authenticator
asked 2026-08-09T02:44:10.04+00:00
Peyton Brown 0 Reputation points
edited a comment 2026-08-10T04:50:37.6866667+00:00
Hornblower409 12,070 Reputation points
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All administrators locked out after phone replacement — Microsoft 365 tenant recovery needed

We need help recovering administrator access to an existing Microsoft 365 tenant. After replacing the mobile phone used for Microsoft Authenticator, the authentication methods registered on the old phone became unavailable. There are multiple…

Microsoft Security | Microsoft Entra | Microsoft Entra ID
asked 2026-08-10T02:51:16.5566667+00:00
Akiho 0 Reputation points
1 answer

PIM Approval Reassignment Request

We have a PIM approval workflow where the designated approver is currently out of office. We would like to determine whether the approval can be temporarily reassigned or delegated to an alternate approver to avoid delays. Please advise on the process…

Microsoft Security | Microsoft Entra | Microsoft Entra ID
asked 2026-08-06T18:56:35.13+00:00
Tamia Ishman 0 Reputation points Microsoft Employee
answered 2026-08-09T22:39:28.5566667+00:00
Abdul Waqas 5 Reputation points
1 answer

How to recover/disable a compromised account I've been logged out of?

One of my Microsoft account has been compromised and completely taken over. The hacker has repeatedly logged into my account and changed my password, recovery email, and phone number. I can no longer sign in to Microsoft because all options to signing in…

Microsoft Security | Microsoft Authenticator
asked 2026-08-09T20:11:18.0866667+00:00
Samuel Choi 0 Reputation points
answered 2026-08-09T22:29:49.31+00:00
Abdul Waqas 5 Reputation points
1 answer One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

How to generate a Popup Window for User Confirmation with "Proceed" or "Abort" when user commands Shutdown or Restart?

My team mostly works on shared files in our Workstations (Windows 11 Pro) connected in LAN. In the past we had problem of losing few Team members work due to Restart/Shutdown of Host Computer. In few cases it happened due to Auto Restart after Windows…

Microsoft Security | Intune | Configuration Manager | Updates
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asked 2025-02-11T07:04:22.6333333+00:00
Amit Bhowmick 20 Reputation points
commented 2026-08-09T21:52:26.9433333+00:00
CrazyKats 17,690 Reputation points Volunteer Moderator