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How to shrink recovery partition size? (too large)

Recovery partition size seems too large for me. Ive always seen its size be around 100mb-1gb, but 20gB?. Windows came pre-installed on this laptop so its probably the manufacturer partition to restore the machine to factory. Given this assumption i…

Windows for home | Windows 11 | Files, folders, and storage
asked 2026-10-15T08:39:51.74+00:00
aaronzuito ‎ 0 Reputation points
answered 2026-10-15T08:41:05.1933333+00:00

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Windows Hello for Business Provisioning Failure Preventing RDP Logon

Environment    Target Device  Windows 11  Microsoft Entra ID Joined  Device Name: DESKTOPxxxx    Affected User  UserA  Microsoft Entra ID user  Added to the target device as an AzureAD user  Member of the local Administrators group  …

Microsoft Security | Microsoft Entra | Microsoft Entra ID
asked 2026-10-15T08:38:12.95+00:00
Kodama Ippei 0 Reputation points
answered 2026-10-15T08:40:56.3866667+00:00

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powershell keeps popping up

What do I need to do to address powershell popping up

Windows for home | Windows 11 | Performance and system failures
asked 2026-08-27T18:33:07.8366667+00:00
Cindy Klima 0 Reputation points
commented 2026-10-15T08:40:45.08+00:00
William Bolger 0 Reputation points
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High non-paged pool memory usage on S2D failover clusters - refs.sys?

After several updates in August 2026 (Windows updates (KB5101372), secure boot certificates and HPE SPP P95170_001_gen10spp-2026.05.00.00-SPP2026050000.2026_0527.9) we are experiencing what looks like a memory leak on all Windows 2025 Core Hyper-V…

Windows for business | Windows Server | Storage high availability | Clustering and high availability
asked 2026-10-02T11:39:36.0833333+00:00
Peter Camps 10 Reputation points
answered 2026-10-15T08:40:30.1466667+00:00
Peter Camps 10 Reputation points
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Azure for Students eligibility issue

Hello Microsoft Azure Support, I am a currently enrolled university student at Universitas Teknologi Yogyakarta (UTY), Indonesia. My GitHub Student Developer Pack is active, and I use my university student email address for academic verification. I have…

Microsoft 365 and Office | Subscription, account, billing | For education | Other
asked 2026-10-15T08:12:17.72+00:00
Ahmad Ikhsan Setiaji 0 Reputation points
answered 2026-10-15T08:39:46.2566667+00:00
Nam-D 4,410 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
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Copilot Keyboard characters (Erin/Kyle) cannot send messages — Send button remains disabled since Sep 24, 2026

Since around September 24, 2026, I have been unable to chat with the Copilot Keyboard desktop characters Erin and Kyle. When I click Erin, the character chat window opens normally and displays the prompt asking me to talk to Erin. I can type text into…

Microsoft Copilot | Windows Copilot | Feature
asked 2026-10-04T01:07:19.5966667+00:00
AS 20 Reputation points
commented 2026-10-15T08:38:50.65+00:00
AS 20 Reputation points
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zero data retention, security and data privacy in azure open ai

How does Azure Open AI implement ZDR model, what security measure or data privacy controls ensure that customer prompts, responses and sensitive information are not stored, exposed or used to train ai models

Azure OpenAI in Foundry Models
Azure OpenAI in Foundry Models

An Azure service that provides access to OpenAI’s GPT-3 models with enterprise capabilities.

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asked 2026-10-09T09:25:52.56+00:00
Kashyap Narayanan 100 Reputation points
accepted 2026-10-15T08:36:33.3333333+00:00
Kashyap Narayanan 100 Reputation points
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Azure for Students: Academic Verification Successful but Not Eligible is showing

Hello Microsoft Support, I am a university student in Pakistan. I successfully completed academic verification using my university email address. However, when I try to sign up for Azure for Students, I receive the error message: "You are not…

Microsoft 365 and Office | Subscription, account, billing | For education | Other
asked 2026-10-13T13:38:20.1866667+00:00
Eman Tanveer 0 Reputation points
edited an answer 2026-10-15T08:36:27.7433333+00:00
Nam-D 4,410 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
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Account hacked

My Microsoft account was hacked and the details were changed. Is there a way to recover it or transfer purchases to another account?

Outlook | Web | Outlook.com | Account management, security, and privacy
asked 2026-10-15T08:35:06.0366667+00:00
Akie Kawahara 0 Reputation points
answered 2026-10-15T08:35:17.75+00:00

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Links to Shared Documents Not Opening Through Outlook on Mobile (Android)

I'm just so frustrated with this and I want to know if there's some kind of fix or if it's a bug I'll just have to deal with. I frequently collaborate on personal writing projects with my friends. We share files and have had no trouble with this exchange…

Microsoft 365 and Office | Word | For home | Android
asked 2026-10-15T03:49:46.7466667+00:00
Savanna 0 Reputation points
answered 2026-10-15T08:34:51.06+00:00
Norah-L 11,870 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
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Microsoft Word Draw Pens Randomly Stop Working

Hi, I'm having an issue with the built-in pens in Microsoft Word's Draw tab (not a physical stylus). The drawing tools randomly stop working, usually after a few seconds. Turning my computer screen off and back on temporarily fixes the issue, but it…

Windows for home | Windows 10 | Windows ink and touch
asked 2026-10-14T01:08:48.1966667+00:00
Ben Shaines 0 Reputation points
commented 2026-10-15T08:33:10.2666667+00:00
Ben Shaines 0 Reputation points
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Please review my deleted Outlook question—no specific reason provided

My question, “Unable to sign-in when adding new email account into new Outlook in Windows 11 pro,” was deleted with a generic Code of Conduct notice. It described a technical problem adding a Comcast email account to New Outlook. An advisor had already…

Community Center | Discuss the Q&A site | Site bug or problem
asked 2026-10-15T03:08:28.9566667+00:00
Rejean Paquet 0 Reputation points
edited an answer 2026-10-15T08:31:25.5366667+00:00
Neil D 34,455 Reputation points Volunteer Moderator
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Cannot see any access to print shipping label

How do I get the shipping label for the service order I have created and paid for? The order was created 3 days ago, I have waited over 24 hours and it has not been emailed.

Surface | Other
asked 2026-10-15T03:12:35.41+00:00
Xanthe Loffel-Lush 0 Reputation points
edited an answer 2026-10-15T08:30:34.4033333+00:00
Lychee-Ng 29,315 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
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Does a FileAccessed Audit Event Indicate Content Access for Encrypted SharePoint Files?

If an encrypted or password-protected file is uploaded to SharePoint, will a FileAccessed audit event be generated when a user attempts to open the file but does not successfully decrypt or view the contents? In other words, does the FileAccessed event…

Microsoft 365 and Office | SharePoint | For business | Windows
asked 2026-01-28T02:41:47.48+00:00
pumpkinharpalligator 20 Reputation points
commented 2026-10-15T08:29:52.44+00:00
Lucy Roberts 0 Reputation points
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Request to Reset Microsoft Authenticator Verification

Hello Microsoft Support, I need help resetting the Microsoft Authenticator verification for my administrator account: [Moderator note: Personally Identifiable Information removed] @label-expert.nl. I previously operated under the business name [Moderator…

Microsoft 365 and Office | Subscription, account, billing | For business | Other
asked 2026-10-14T10:59:22.0233333+00:00
Yori Baas 0 Reputation points
commented 2026-10-15T08:29:15.9733333+00:00
Ana Le 2,705 Reputation points Independent Advisor
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payment of subscription declined

I am receiving an email from Microsoft that the payment for my subscription was declined. Please note that I have updated the new credit card yesterday. Can you verify please or can a representative call me through the process on 0035699226499 I keep…

Microsoft 365 and Office | Subscription, account, billing | Other | Windows
asked 2026-10-15T07:31:04.8633333+00:00
Carmen Valletta 0 Reputation points
accepted 2026-10-15T08:29:06.8466667+00:00
Carmen Valletta 0 Reputation points
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issue activating Microsoft Excel on a Mac running macOS Catalina 10.15.8

We are experiencing an issue activating Microsoft Excel on a Mac running macOS Catalina 10.15.8, and would appreciate your assistance.   Details of the issue: Operating system: macOS Catalina 10.15.8 Excel version: 16.66 Error message: Unknown Error…

Microsoft 365 and Office | Excel | For business | MacOS
asked 2026-10-15T08:24:12.0666667+00:00
Michael Simpson 0 Reputation points
edited the question 2026-10-15T08:28:14.2566667+00:00
Doris V 1,945 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
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"Suggested contacts" list in Outlook.

Hello, I have a problem with the "Suggested contacts" list in Outlook. When I click in the empty To field, Outlook shows suggested contacts that are many years old. One example is Simon Clouting (******@gmail.com). My last email to him was in…

Outlook | Windows | Classic Outlook for Windows | For home
asked 2026-10-14T21:14:57.3733333+00:00
Carsten Frederiksen 0 Reputation points
commented 2026-10-15T08:26:07.84+00:00
Carsten Frederiksen 0 Reputation points
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Locked out of Microsoft 365 tenant – Unknown Global Administrator account and Microsoft Authenticator MFA failure

Hello, I'm the owner of a small business and have been locked out of my Microsoft 365 account. I'm unable to recover access because whenever I fill out a recovery form it says they don't recognise the username. Therefore, the original Global…

Microsoft 365 and Office | Access | For business | Other
asked 2026-10-15T08:00:22.45+00:00
Emma Brincat 0 Reputation points
edited an answer 2026-10-15T08:25:41.7266667+00:00
Elena-VH 2,130 Reputation points Independent Advisor
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Request Number: certOldMicroReq214965

Certification Name: __AI-102 Designing and Implementing a Microsoft Azure AI Solution __ Request Number: certOldMicroReq214965 i have taken this exam but unable to download the certificate/ Transcript

Azure AI Search
Azure AI Search

An Azure search service with built-in artificial intelligence capabilities that enrich information to help identify and explore relevant content at scale.

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asked 2026-10-15T08:23:49.05+00:00
Selvaraj-2678 0 Reputation points
answered 2026-10-15T08:24:39.4533333+00:00

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