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My insider programme fail Download in not installed Please solve my programme

Windows Insider program | Windows Insider preview | Install, activate, and Windows update
asked 2026-10-17T02:18:54.14+00:00
Adesh Kumar 0 Reputation points
accepted 2026-10-17T04:40:42.1366667+00:00
Adesh Kumar 0 Reputation points
1 answer

How to transfer my primary desktop account from one existing Microsoft account to another.

Microsoft refuses my attempt to create the necessary alias because it says the account I want to move to already exists.

Windows for home | Windows 11 | Accounts, profiles, and login
asked 2026-10-17T03:40:34.46+00:00
Eric Buhrer 0 Reputation points
answered 2026-10-17T04:38:25.4866667+00:00
GsN5034 - IA 78,870 Reputation points Independent Advisor
3 answers

How can I leave an organisation where I am a guest?

When I try to join a Teams invitation from a different organisation it keeps being overridden by the one I am no longer a guest for. This old organisation keeps making me sign in

Microsoft Teams | Microsoft Teams for business | Sign up and Sign in | Switch between accounts
asked 2026-10-16T21:25:58.41+00:00
Christine Hosking 0 Reputation points
answered 2026-10-17T04:37:51.2033333+00:00
EmilyS_726 31,130 Reputation points Volunteer Moderator
2 answers

Emergency Access (Break-Glass) Accounts Prompted for MFA Registration Despite All Exclusions Configured

We are investigating an issue with two cloud-only emergency access (break-glass) Global Administrator accounts in Microsoft Entra ID. When signing in to either account, we receive the following prompt: "Let's keep your account secure. We'll help…

Microsoft Security | Microsoft Entra | Microsoft Entra ID
asked 2026-10-16T11:54:32.23+00:00
Kishor kumar Reddy Akki 50 Reputation points
edited an answer 2026-10-17T04:37:44.04+00:00
CuongDoHung 5 Reputation points
2 answers

How to clear formulas in excel cells that were created by copilot?

I had an excel spreadsheet built by copilot and now it has programmed formulas in cells that I want deleted but it won't allow. How do I clear the preloaded data/formulas?

Microsoft 365 and Office | Excel | Other | Windows
asked 2026-10-17T03:04:22.5533333+00:00
Zack Houser 0 Reputation points
answered 2026-10-17T04:35:01.5833333+00:00
TaoLi 116.5K Reputation points Independent Advisor
2 answers

Securing an Internal .NET CORE API Accessed by a DMZ Public Website

Below is the architecture of my Digital Business Contact application, which consists of three applications: A .NET Core application that retrieves employee information from Active Directory and stores it in a database. A .NET API that exposes employee…

Developer technologies | .NET | Other
Developer technologies | .NET | Other

Microsoft Technologies based on the .NET software framework. Miscellaneous topics that do not fit into specific categories.

4,182 questions
asked 2026-10-13T03:43:03.9366667+00:00
181 5 Reputation points
commented 2026-10-17T04:32:51.4066667+00:00
181 5 Reputation points
1 answer

Accidentally lost a one drive file and can't restore it

I've accidentally restored a file on onedrive and now it is blank. I've looked for previous versions but they are blank too

Microsoft 365 and Office | OneDrive | For home | Android
asked 2026-10-16T14:58:48.2433333+00:00
Sally Gray 0 Reputation points
answered 2026-10-17T04:31:56.26+00:00
Xavier-D 13,890 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
3 answers

Windows Update makes text tiny

After an overnight Windows update, my text is suddenly tiny in unexpected places (for example, the menu at the top of this browser is about half the size it was before the update). I know this is related to an update, and I know it can somehow be fixed…

Windows for home | Windows 11 | Settings
asked 2026-10-16T10:51:57.9+00:00
Luara 90 Reputation points
edited an answer 2026-10-17T04:31:20.1166667+00:00
Clary-N 17,335 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
1 answer

Microsoft Pop-ups to "sign in" when I'm logging into other sites

As the title says: Microsoft keeps popping up when I'm logging into my accounts on other sites like my Vanguard. How do I stop this? I don't even know why this would happen with sites that have NO affiliation with Microsoft or Outlook

Microsoft Edge | Other | Windows 11
asked 2026-10-16T16:51:30.26+00:00
Steven Schneider 0 Reputation points
answered 2026-10-17T04:28:55.6533333+00:00
Clary-N 17,335 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
2 answers

I do not know the email account for which I am being charged for Microsoft subscription

I do not know the email account for which I am being charged for Microsoft subscription

Microsoft 365 and Office | Subscription, account, billing | Other | Other
asked 2026-10-17T03:44:18.2833333+00:00
Sunil Anand Roy 0 Reputation points
answered 2026-10-17T04:27:26.7666667+00:00
Estrella721 47,145 Reputation points Independent Advisor
1 answer

Windows Server 2025 receiving Windows Update error when we do the Windows Update

I have a Windows VM in Azure with the Windows Server 2025 operating system. From the last months onwards, I couldn't able to do the Windows Update. When I do the update, I am receiving "Error Encountered". Please find the screenshot below. I…

Windows for business | Windows Server | Devices and deployment | Install Windows updates, features, or roles
asked 2026-10-17T04:26:51.15+00:00
Christeena Saji 20 Reputation points
answered 2026-10-17T04:27:08.98+00:00

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Getting 403 Forbidden migrating to Microsoft Graph Security alerts_v2 API on M365 Business Premium

Hello Community, We are currently in the process of updating our security integrations to use the Microsoft Graph Security alerts_v2 API (`GET /security/alerts_v2`). However, our application is encountering an HTTP 403 Forbidden error upon making the…

Microsoft Security | Microsoft Defender | Other
asked 2026-10-14T14:18:04.6266667+00:00
Sameer Lalwani 0 Reputation points
answered 2026-10-17T04:25:27.49+00:00
CuongDoHung 5 Reputation points
2 answers One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

How to turn on location services

It keeps saying my location services is controlled by my organization, this is my personal HP computer I use at my home. There is no organization. How do I turn it on?

Windows for home | Windows 11 | Settings
asked 2026-05-03T09:51:54.06+00:00
jimsoukup 25 Reputation points
commented 2026-10-17T04:23:28.5666667+00:00
Govan Yee 0 Reputation points
3 answers One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

onedrive issue

When I go to Account I do not see "Choose Folders"

Microsoft 365 and Office | OneDrive | For home | Windows
asked 2026-10-16T06:06:27.0133333+00:00
Alan Green 20 Reputation points
edited an answer 2026-10-17T04:15:34.9566667+00:00
Craig Long 18,840 Reputation points
2 answers

File explorer preview pane win 11

I want file explorer in win 11 to show the image preview in preview pane like it used to. my preview is just a icon for the viewer that opens that file type. i.e. .jpg or .png

Windows for home | Windows 11 | Files, folders, and storage
asked 2026-04-24T01:34:43.7066667+00:00
JD Blankenship 0 Reputation points
commented 2026-10-17T04:09:43.7466667+00:00
M T 0 Reputation points
1 answer

Which Old Windows 11 build Is Okay To Use In 2026?

After having weirdest unfixable/unsolvable issues with the installed Windows 11 25h2 and or 26h2,was forced to go back to an old version of Windows 11?.Is using that old Windows 11 builds still okay to use in 2026?,or is there other old Windows 11 builds…

Windows for home | Windows 11 | Windows update
asked 2026-10-17T02:00:46.7866667+00:00
maroner pierre 65 Reputation points
edited the question 2026-10-17T04:08:23.3933333+00:00
Hendrix-V 20,225 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
2 answers

By default, Shut down is not a full shutdown, and Windows never says so

Fast Startup is on by default, and it was on on my laptop. With it on, "Shut down" in the Start menu does not shut Windows down fully: it hibernates the system core and restores it at the next power-on, drivers included. Only…

Windows for home | Windows 11 | Sleep and Power on, off
asked 2026-10-16T16:07:35.59+00:00
Ryoko Asakura 0 Reputation points
answered 2026-10-17T04:03:38.7233333+00:00
Hendrix-V 20,225 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
1 answer

Email error only when sending to similar set of recipients: Error is [0x80004005-0x00000b22-0x00000501]

For years I have received this error message trying to reply to a given list of 11 people. I am using Classic Outlook on my Windows PC via an Exchange server. My email address is an outlook.com email. The 11 people change slightly over the years, but the…

Outlook | Windows | Classic Outlook for Windows | For home
asked 2026-10-15T13:14:50.89+00:00
Stephen Patton 0 Reputation points
edited a comment 2026-10-17T04:02:08.37+00:00
Hornblower409 16,975 Reputation points
1 answer

minecoins issue

when i try to buy minecoins it shows an error i tried updating xbox and microsoft and restarting my pc multiple times.

Windows for home | Windows 11 | Gaming
asked 2026-10-16T10:45:10.0233333+00:00
Theyab Alteneiji 0 Reputation points
answered 2026-10-17T04:01:47.1433333+00:00
Clary-N 17,335 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
2 answers

Unable to save complete email to File Explorer or as attachement to another email

For years, I have used 'drag and drop' to move emails from Outlook to File Explorer, or to attach to other emails. These processes are not working and result in incomplete email histories. For filing: I simply selected the latest email (which contained…

Outlook | Windows | Classic Outlook for Windows | For home
asked 2026-10-12T04:43:42.2266667+00:00
Benni 0 Reputation points
commented 2026-10-17T04:01:19.82+00:00
Benni 0 Reputation points