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App Issues

I have downloaded Bing on my Windows 11 but each time I search for the app it doesn't show up, can you pls help me?

Bing | Other
Bing | Other

Miscellaneous topics that do not fit into specific categories.

1,581 questions
asked 2026-11-03T10:42:39.43+00:00
Zikora Akabuogu 20 Reputation points
accepted 2026-11-03T10:44:09.2466667+00:00
Zikora Akabuogu 20 Reputation points
1 answer One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

Can an individual developer redistribute VC++ Runtime DLLs bundled with Python in a free or commercial Windows application?

Hello Microsoft Team, I am an independent mechanical engineer and software developer operating as a Ukrainian sole proprietor (FOP) under the CR20KB brand. I am preparing a Windows desktop application called (removed by Moderator), which compares…

Developer technologies | C++
Developer technologies | C++

A high-level, general-purpose programming language, created as an extension of the C programming language, that has object-oriented, generic, and functional features in addition to facilities for low-level memory manipulation.

4,115 questions
asked 2026-10-28T11:49:53.7233333+00:00
accepted 2026-11-03T10:41:22.4833333+00:00
6 answers One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

Password-protected PDF cannot be opened when New PDF Viewer flag is enabled in Microsoft Edge

When I enable the New PDF Viewer feature flag in Microsoft Edge, a password-protected PDF fails to open. The password prompt appears, but after entering the correct password it just prompts again. The same PDF opens correctly in: Microsoft Edge (when…

Microsoft Edge | Read PDFs | Windows 11
asked 2025-11-25T05:43:00.0733333+00:00
90694349 20 Reputation points
edited a comment 2026-11-03T10:21:15.17+00:00
Philip Veale 0 Reputation points
3 answers One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

Error using Managed Identity with OPENROWSET on Cosmos DB Analytical Store in Synapse

I’m trying to query Azure Cosmos DB data using a serverless SQL pool in Synapse with OPENROWSET and Managed Identity authentication. Previously, OPENROWSET with Managed Identity wasn’t supported, but according to the official documentation it should now…

Azure Cosmos DB
Azure Cosmos DB

An Azure NoSQL database service for app development.

2,171 questions
asked 2025-09-25T11:22:33.2033333+00:00
Poorna Sanjeewa 31 Reputation points
commented 2026-11-03T09:41:10.1+00:00
Poorna Sanjeewa 31 Reputation points
1 answer One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

Function not working

I am creating a printable register from a source worksheet. The register is set up to include up to 250 members on two sheets. The format of the form is below. The columns where the information is filled in correctly have the format: ='2026…

Microsoft 365 and Office | Excel | For home | Windows
asked 2026-11-02T17:02:30.6233333+00:00
Sandie Emmerson 20 Reputation points
accepted 2026-11-03T09:36:06.7133333+00:00
Sandie Emmerson 20 Reputation points
2 answers One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

Account Creation has been blocked

Dear Customer Support, I have bought a Microsoft office 365 home license which came along with the CPU, but i cannot create my Microsoft account , every time it showed "we have detected some unusual activities and the account activation has been…

Microsoft 365 and Office | Install, redeem, activate | For home | Windows
asked 2026-11-03T01:51:19.29+00:00
Ivan Ng 40 Reputation points
accepted 2026-11-03T09:32:50.2466667+00:00
Ivan Ng 40 Reputation points
1 answer One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

OneDrive EmbedView blank white screen – odsp.react.lib-8e01e1f0.js returns 404

Hello, It looks like the OneDrive / Office EmbedView issue with odsp.react.lib has returned. Today, November 2, 2026, our embedded OneDrive document started showing only a blank white screen. We verified that this is not caused by our website or iframe…

Microsoft 365 and Office | OneDrive | For home | Windows
asked 2026-11-02T09:38:03.5466667+00:00
Expertus 20 Reputation points
accepted 2026-11-03T09:12:35.5433333+00:00
Expertus 20 Reputation points
2 answers One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

Request for Certificate of Tax Residency 2026 - Microsoft Ireland Operations Limited

Hi Microsoft team, As part of our tax compliance requirements, we would appreciate receiving a valid Certificate of Tax Residency for 2026 – (Tax  issued by the tax authority of your country of residence: Microsoft Ireland Operations Limited. Thank you…

Microsoft 365 and Office | Subscription, account, billing | For business | Other
asked 2026-11-02T14:58:00.26+00:00
Shai Raskin 20 Reputation points
commented 2026-11-03T09:06:07.8633333+00:00
Daniel-Vo 7,980 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
1 answer One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

Outlook/Hotmail: Cannot receive a confirmation email after registering at https://xtrf...

Hello, After registering my email address (******@hotmail.sk) at a registration page starting with https://xtrf...." I am supposed to receive a confirmation email to proceed with the registration process, but I do not receive any email - either in…

Outlook | Web | Outlook.com | Email
asked 2026-10-27T10:30:36.4633333+00:00
Zuzana Kapustova 20 Reputation points
commented 2026-11-03T08:43:24.3533333+00:00
Kai-H 30,565 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
2 answers One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

Teams Rooms calendars shows the organizer's name instead of the subject

Hi All, Teams Rooms calendars show the organizer's name instead of the subject. I run the PowerShell command Set-CalendarProcessing -Identity ******@company.xyz -DeleteSubject $False -AddOrganizerToSubject $False I can confirm that the command applied…

Microsoft Teams | Microsoft Teams for business | Calendar | Other
asked 2026-10-30T02:47:12.05+00:00
DT_2026 65 Reputation points
commented 2026-11-03T08:10:51.76+00:00
Aetherin 3,680 Reputation points Independent Advisor
3 answers One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

Windows 11 Pc keeps freezing on HP Omen Max 16 laptopHP 26h2

I updated my HP Omen Max 16 laptop to 26H2 with the latest NVIDIA and AMD drivers. After around 5–10 minutes of use, the laptop would randomly freeze completely, forcing me to do a hard reset. I rolled back to 25H2, where the problem does not occur. I…

Windows for home | Windows 11 | Windows update
asked 2026-11-03T06:19:08.0866667+00:00
Andrew Dipuma 80 Reputation points
edited a comment 2026-11-03T08:04:53.18+00:00
Andrew Dipuma 80 Reputation points
1 answer One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

Microsoft account emails

Recently upgraded family phones- for some reason I am getting emails intended for my husbands account. How has this happened?

Outlook | Web | Outlook.com | Email
asked 2026-11-02T15:34:28.72+00:00
catherine pringle 20 Reputation points
accepted 2026-11-03T07:32:55.8333333+00:00
catherine pringle 20 Reputation points
2 answers One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

Convert .etl trace log file into readable txt file

Hi Heroes, Just curious, is there has some easy ways to convert the .etl trace log into readable text files? I have seen some private tools to view .etl trace log before, but I'm not a programmer, just wondering is there has some easier ways to…

Windows for business | Windows Server | User experience | Other
asked 2020-12-15T07:24:33.483+00:00
gaolei 226 Reputation points
commented 2026-11-03T07:26:19.3666667+00:00
James Thomas Moon 0 Reputation points
2 answers

Azure DevOps clone fails in Visual Studio: “Unable to start process. Unable to resume suspended process during process creation.

When I attempt to clone an Azure DevOps Git repository through Visual Studio, Visual Studio displays an Azure DevOps Error dialog: Unable to start process. Unable to resume suspended process during process creation. Git for Windows is installed and…

Developer technologies | Visual Studio | Debugging
asked 2026-10-15T19:25:29.12+00:00
Kumar, Sonbir 5 Reputation points
recommended 2026-11-03T07:21:58.23+00:00
Ana Mihaila (BLUEHAWK LLC) 0 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
3 answers One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

AB-650 Beta Exam Result and Certification Not Received

Dear Microsoft Credentials Support Team, I took the Microsoft AB-650 Beta Exam (Administering Microsoft 365 and AI Services) on August 12, 2026. However, I have not yet received my exam result, and the certification is not showing in my Microsoft Learn…

Community Center | Not monitored
asked 2026-10-19T08:41:38.03+00:00
Zeeshan Nawaz 55 Reputation points
commented 2026-11-03T07:14:19.3833333+00:00
Julian Sharp 47,791 Reputation points
2 answers One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

No Sound after power failure

Had A blackout and now I have no sound. Windows Media Player cannot play the file because there is a problem with your sound device. There might not be a sound device installed on your computer, it might be in use by another program or it might not be…

Windows for home | Previous Windows versions | Music, photos, and video
asked 2026-03-21T10:04:55.8866667+00:00
Paul Leneva 25 Reputation points
commented 2026-11-03T07:14:13.2333333+00:00
JuliaMarvin 23,910 Reputation points Volunteer Moderator
2 answers One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

recover audio after brown out and power outage

I lost print drivers and audio devices on laptop after brown out and power outages. I finally recovered wifi printing after 2 days of trying everything I knew to try then realized audio is also not working. I says I do not have output device and not able…

Windows for home | Other | Devices and drivers
asked 2026-05-23T01:59:20.83+00:00
SUNRISE Studio_2025 20 Reputation points
commented 2026-11-03T07:09:14.03+00:00
Zack Harris 0 Reputation points
2 answers One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

Can a candidate appear in Exam AB-100: Agentic AI Business Solutions Architect if candidate has active AZ 103, AZ 400 and GH-300 certification

Can a candidate appear in Exam AB-100: Agentic AI Business Solutions Architect if candidate has active AZ 103, AZ 400 and GH-300 certification

Community Center | Not monitored
asked 2026-11-02T12:54:23.1566667+00:00
Adeel Rehman 20 Reputation points
commented 2026-11-03T07:00:58.2666667+00:00
Adeel Rehman 20 Reputation points
3 answers One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

New Outlook Will Not Open Attachments in Desktop Apps

The expected flow it as follows: User receives email with file attached > User previews file, or right clicks on the file > User selects the option to open the file in the Desktop version of an app (Adobe, Excel, Word, etc. same issue across all)…

Outlook | Windows | New Outlook for Windows | For business
asked 2026-10-28T13:53:46.8733333+00:00
Jacob Wiggs 40 Reputation points
answered 2026-11-03T06:52:10.95+00:00
Hin Vo 1,755 Reputation points Independent Advisor
2 answers One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

the update from Microsoft ending in 7936 has caused reproducible errors in my taskbar and some tabs in programs.

when installing the update ending in 7936 my taskbar and the File and Edit tabs in programs become unresponsive. I removed that update and everything is fine. If I overwrite the system and choose not to erase programs and data, will that glitch show up…

Windows for home | Windows 11 | Windows update
asked 2026-11-01T12:20:31.21+00:00
Paul Borisoff 20 Reputation points
answered 2026-11-03T05:29:18.21+00:00
Paul Borisoff 20 Reputation points