A set of tools and technologies that enable developers to build, optimize, and deploy applications and services within the Windows ecosystem.
How to quickly create asynchronous inks into an InkEdit window based on screen mouse coordinates ?
How to quickly create asynchronous inks into an ActiveX InkEdit window based on screen mouse coordinates ? I am looking for a way to convert the handwriting data coordinates into text and send it to inputs. I managed to capture the coordinates during…
Windows development
Lingering Bastion Banner upon RDP
When using Azure Bastion to connect to one of the Virtual desktops in my deployment I am sometimes met with a lingering banner of "Connected to Bastion Host. Waiting for Response". As I stated, this lingering banner only happens sometimes as…
Azure Bastion
An Azure service that provides private and fully managed Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) and Secure Shell (SSH) access to virtual machines.
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Microsoft Security | Microsoft Entra | Microsoft Entra External ID
Managing external identities to enable secure access for partners, customers, and other non-employees
Application Gateway for Containers: access and firewall logs intermittently not emitted (same gaps in Log Analytics and Storage)
Problem On an Application Gateway for Containers (AGC) resource in East US 2, TrafficControllerAccessLog and TrafficControllerFirewallLog are intermittently missing for requests the gateway served. Gaps last from 15 minutes to over 2 hours. In those…
Azure Application Gateway
An Azure service that provides a platform-managed, scalable, and highly available application delivery controller as a service.
Artifact Signing organization validation: Android Face Check UNEXPECTED_CLIENT_ERROR after Verified ID issuance
Hello Microsoft Artifact Signing / Verified ID team, We need help completing the representative identity step for Public organization validation in Artifact Signing. On an Android phone, the initial government-ID photo and selfie verification/match…
Artifact Signing
A fully managed end-to-end service for digitally signing code, documents, and applications. (formerly Trusted Signing)
Can a Japanese individual without business registration sell paid apps on Microsoft Store?
Title: Can an unregistered individual developer in Japan sell paid apps on Microsoft Store? Hello, I am an independent app developer living in Japan. I have already registered and verified an Individual developer account in Microsoft Partner Center. I…
Microsoft Partner Center | Other
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Microsoft Store W-8BEN tax treaty mismatch and Engage Center login issue
Hello, I am an individual developer in Japan preparing to publish a Windows app on Microsoft Store. Issue 1: W-8BEN PDF mismatch In the S&P E-W8 questionnaire, I selected Other Copyright Royalties, U.S.-Japan tax treaty Article 12(1), and a 0%…
Microsoft Partner Center | Other
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Microsoft Foundry: Quota Issue Preventing Deployment of Claude Models
Problem description I am facing an issue where I cannot deploy certain Claude models in Microsoft Foundry due to quota limitations. Despite having a Pay-As-You-Go subscription with an active payment method and no spending limit, the quota for Claude…
Azure OpenAI in Foundry Models
An Azure service that provides access to OpenAI’s GPT-3 models with enterprise capabilities.
Azure Artifact Signing – Identity verification fails after successful Face Check (HTTP 500, Unexpected session payload)
I'm attempting to complete organisation identity validation for Azure Artifact Signing (formerly Trusted Signing) for an Australian company that is already a Microsoft partner. The Artifact Signing resource was successfully provisioned in East US under a…
Artifact Signing
A fully managed end-to-end service for digitally signing code, documents, and applications. (formerly Trusted Signing)
Artifact Signing public organization validation stuck "In Progress", no contact from Microsoft
Our Canadian organization, Turnip Software Inc. (Montréal, Québec), submitted a Public Organization identity validation for Azure Artifact Signing around October 21, 2026. The portal has shown "In Progress" ever since and has never changed to…
Artifact Signing
A fully managed end-to-end service for digitally signing code, documents, and applications. (formerly Trusted Signing)
Artifact Signing Individual Public validation stalls at Processing after sharing an AU10TIX Verified ID in both Chrome and Edge
I am setting up Azure Artifact Signing Individual/Public identity validation. Azure shows Action Required. My government-issued-ID credential from AU10TIX is present under Verified IDs in Microsoft Authenticator. I open the Microsoft verification link…
Artifact Signing
A fully managed end-to-end service for digitally signing code, documents, and applications. (formerly Trusted Signing)
Can`t log in to Azure Portal - personal Microsoft account, no MFA prompt in Authenticator
Hello, I cannot sign in to the Azure Portal with my personal Microsoft account. I am the sole owner and Global Administrator of this subscription and tenant, so nobody else can reset my MFA. Signing in to my Microsoft account works (email code,…
Microsoft Security | Microsoft Entra | Microsoft Entra ID
A cloud-based identity and access management service for securing user authentication and resource access
Individual Store publisher blocked from payouts and support—manual escalation needed
I use a personal Microsoft account for my Microsoft Store developer account. My paid app submission has every section marked Complete and its MSIX package marked Validated. However, it says: “You need to update your tax and payout information before you…
Microsoft Partner Center | Other
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I am unable to activate Microsoft 365 Family download on a new computer
After successfully downloading the MS 365 to a new computer, when I click the activate link that appears, a blank screen appears and will not load.
Microsoft 365 and Office | Word | For home | Windows
A family of Microsoft word processing software products for creating web, email, and print documents.
OneDrive on Android won't sync
OneDrive on Android won't sync YES I have tried ALL things recommended.
Microsoft 365 and Office | OneDrive | Other | Android
A Microsoft file hosting and synchronization service.
Unable to Complete Azure for Students Verification
Hello, I am a second-year engineering student at the National Institute of Statistics and Applied Economics in Morocco. I am trying to activate the Azure for Students offer using my personal Microsoft account, with my university email address for…
Azure Cloud Services
An Azure platform as a service offer that is used to deploy web and cloud applications.
Azure Automation schedules shifted by one hour after DST change and Portal displays incorrect Start time
We are experiencing what appears to be a DST-related issue with Azure Automation schedules following the transition from Mountain Daylight Time to Mountain Standard Time in Alberta, Canada. Issue 1: Existing schedules are executing one hour…
Azure Automation
An Azure service that is used to automate, configure, and install updates across hybrid environments.
Artifact Signing organization Verified ID sharing fails in Authenticator with technical problem
We are attempting Public Trust organization identity validation for a US LLC using Azure Artifact Signing. The existing validation is in Action Required state. The AU10TIX government-issued identity credential was successfully issued and added to…
Artifact Signing
A fully managed end-to-end service for digitally signing code, documents, and applications. (formerly Trusted Signing)
You need to update your tax and payout information before you can charge money.You are either currently not enrolled in any incentive programs for which tax and payment profiles can be managed or don't have permissions to update tax and payment details
I've spent the past 7 days trying to resolve an issue and have contacted support multiple times, but nothing has worked so far. The problem is that Microsoft has separated accounts into personal accounts and Entra ID (formerly Azure AD/work) accounts,…
Microsoft Partner Center API
API access and integration with Microsoft Partner Center for managing partner data
You need to update your tax and payout information before you can charge money.
I'm trying to submit an application for the Microsoft Store, but keep getting the message "You need to update your tax and payout information before you can charge money." However when I look at the payout and tax screens I see every thing…
Microsoft Partner Center | Other
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