A cloud-based identity and access management service for securing user authentication and resource access
AADSTS500571: personal Microsoft account locked out of Azure portal (account locked)
Signing in to portal.azure.com with my personal Microsoft account fails with "Your account has been locked. Contact your support person to unlock it, then try again." (AADSTS500571). The account itself is healthy: I can sign in to…
Microsoft Security | Microsoft Entra | Microsoft Entra ID
How do I change my monthly subscription to Microsoft 365 Business Basic to a yearly subscription?
I have selected products, and then my license. When I click on "subscription length and billing frequency", the window doesn't load.
Microsoft 365 and Office | Subscription, account, billing | For business | Windows
Microsoft 365 features that help users manage their subscriptions, account settings, and billing information.
How to fix bedrock edition while java is working?
I've been having this problem for quite a while, my java account works just fine when playing Minecraft, but if I try to launch bedrock edition, it shows the title screen and then crashes. About 50% of the time, it will do a full crash on my laptop and…
Windows for home | Other | Gaming
prevent auto fill of credit card info
how to prevent auto fill credit card info stored in microsoft from other vendor sites
Microsoft Edge | Other | Windows 10
Other issues or features related to Microsoft Edge on Windows 10
Is it possible to downgrade form Windows 11 Pro back to Windows 11 Home?
I bought a product key of Windows 11 Pro from ebay and it did not work. The seller sent me two other keys and they also did not work. The problem now is that I am stuck using a non-activated version of Windows 11 Pro and would rather go back to using the…
Windows for home | Windows 11 | Licensing and activation
Artifact Signing individual identity
Title: Artifact Signing individual identity validation: "You need permission" because my personal Microsoft account signs in on tenant "Microsoft Accounts" I'm an individual developer in the US setting up Azure Artifact Signing…
Artifact Signing
A fully managed end-to-end service for digitally signing code, documents, and applications. (formerly Trusted Signing)
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Microsoft does not recognise my email account
I just tried to sign in to my microsoft account in order to play minecraft only after 4 hours of not playing, however when i tried signing in an error message saying "microsoft does not recognise this email" upon using the sign-in helper, there…
Windows for home | Windows 11 | Accounts, profiles, and login
Sora-2 deployment blocks on "ServiceModelDeprecated" error in Azure AI Foundry / OpenAI
Hi everyone, I am trying to complete the official Microsoft Learn video generation labs (such as AI-103), but I am completely blocked when trying to deploy the Sora-2 model. I have systematically tested all workarounds (deploying via Azure AI Foundry…
Azure OpenAI in Foundry Models
An Azure service that provides access to OpenAI’s GPT-3 models with enterprise capabilities.
Cancelling reset PC
Yesterday I selected resetting the PC and during the reset I inadvertently clicked on 'cancel' so now my Laptop is cancelling the PC reset but all I've got on my front page is a blue page telling me it's cancelling & 'this won't take long'. It's been…
Microsoft System Center | Other
Additional System Center tools and components for managing infrastructure, applications, and services
Changing outlook account on computer while old one is compromised and inaccessible
I have a Windows 11 AX18PRO, my personal outlook was compromised and the person who hacked it changed my passcode, username, and removed all of my PINs/Backups. I can't sign into my computer even with my new outlook and it keeps telling me to reset my…
Windows for home | Windows 11 | Accounts, profiles, and login
Microsoft Store MSIX submission stuck in Certification for more than 3 business days (Store ID 9NV0FM5H54X8)
Our app okur (Store ID 9NV0FM5H54X8, an MSIX desktop app) has had its second submission (package version 1.1.0.0) in "Certification" since November 3, 2026. Submission and pre-processing passed. Certification has now gone past the documented…
Microsoft Partner Center | Other
Other features or issues related to Microsoft Partner Center
outlook is blocking my wifes email address
outlook is blocking my wifes email address ******@jgmadvertising.com.au
Outlook | Web | Outlook.com | Email
Sending, receiving, and organizing email in Outlook.com
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Changed mobile number
I lost My Mobile phone last week so I cannot access my Microsoft account as it has to be verified by sending a pin to My Mobile number that I don't have anymore.
Microsoft 365 and Office | Subscription, account, billing | For home | Other
Microsoft 365 features that help users manage their subscriptions, account settings, and billing information.
how to unblock Smart App Control has blocked part of this app
I Keep getting Smart App Control has blocked part of this app, how do i unblock it
Windows for home | Windows 11 | Apps
not recieving emails in my outlook accout
I am uable to recieve new emails in my outlook account I hae no ie why
Outlook | Web | Outlook.com | Email
Sending, receiving, and organizing email in Outlook.com
Microsoft: Unable to delete ide05 due to remaining managed compute deployments
Problem description I am trying to delete the Azure AI Foundry resource named ide05 in the resource group AI_Studio in East US, but the deletion fails with the error "CannotDeleteAccountWithManagedComputeDeployments". The documented cause is…
Microsoft Foundry
A unified Azure platform for creating and managing AI models, agents, and applications with built‑in enterprise security, monitoring, and governance
Do I have to have a product key for Windows 11?
What if I don't have a product key? Do I have to buy one? If so, why isn't there another way to activate Windows 11?
Windows for home | Windows 11 | Licensing and activation
How can I change my pin?
I am caught in another Catch 22: I can't change my pin because it required me to know my pin! Which I don't. It's such a stupid thing.
Windows for home | Windows 11 | Accounts, profiles, and login
Supported user-mode NtCreateFile sequence for handle-relative opens without reparse traversal
Hello, We are designing a read-only diagnostic reader for one existing file on local NTFS. Before allowing real-file access, we need to establish a supported opening sequence that cannot silently follow a filesystem reparse point. Our proposed approach…
Windows development | Windows API - Win32
Sole Global Admin locked out of Entra ID tenant — Authenticator MFA loop / tenant lockout
I am the only Global Administrator for my tenant, my account (with MFA) works for most Microsoft services/product except for Azure/M365 tenant related. As I am unable to login to Azure portal, I am not able to raise a support request ticket. This…
Microsoft 365 and Office | Subscription, account, billing | For business | Other
Microsoft 365 features that help users manage their subscriptions, account settings, and billing information.