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Where is my stuff?

After the recent update to my computer I am missing all of my uploaded content, my music media player and all my music, my books that was store in my documents and my downloads. Where is my stuff? Some of my web sites do not work and I can't change any…

Windows for home | Windows 10 | Windows update
asked 2026-11-07T10:14:58.58+00:00
Edwina Haskins 0 Reputation points
edited an answer 2026-11-07T10:53:21.99+00:00
DaveM121 946.3K Reputation points Independent Advisor
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Why doesn´t my mic work anymore on my Windows PC even tho i didn´t change anything?

I use a Logitech headset and my mic always worked until i put a PS5 controller in my PC. From then on my PC only used the mic of the PS5 controller and even when the controller isn´t connected to my PC it doesn´t register my voice in the headset. I…

Microsoft Edge | Audio and video playback | Windows 11
asked 2026-10-21T18:06:07.7833333+00:00
G 0 Reputation points
commented 2026-11-07T10:51:46.11+00:00
Vikki-T 13,480 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
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Copilot Conversation Exists but Becomes Unrenderable at ~196,000 Lines: Is Backend Recovery, Splitting, or Reindexing Possible

Singular large co-pilot chat will not render: What I have observed: The conversation still appears in my chat history. Other Copilot conversations load normally in both the desktop app and web version. When I open the Reading Earring Markings…

Microsoft Copilot | Windows Copilot | App
asked 2026-11-01T05:35:48.71+00:00
Marie Sinfield 0 Reputation points
commented 2026-11-07T10:46:08.68+00:00
Vikki-T 13,480 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
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Hyper-V Cannot Delete Checkpoint -Catastrophic failure (0x8000FFFF)Virtual machine failed to generate VHD tree

I have a VM with 3 checkpoints and I need to delete checkpoints in order to have only 1 vhdx. When right-click on the oldest snapshot, delete, I get Remove-VMSnapshot : 'Kubernetes' failed to remove checkpoint. Cannot delete checkpoint: Catastrophic…

Windows for business | Windows Server | Storage high availability | Virtualization and Hyper-V
asked 2026-11-06T17:49:21.4633333+00:00
Salam ELIAS 302 Reputation points
commented 2026-11-07T10:45:23.3333333+00:00
Salam ELIAS 302 Reputation points
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Partner Center tax profile: Indonesian NPWP field accepts only 15 digits, but individual NPWP is now 16 digits

I'm an individual developer in Indonesia setting up the payout and tax profile in Partner Center (Microsoft Store / Windows apps program). Since 2024, an individual's NPWP (Indonesian tax ID) is their 16-digit NIK. My NPWP was issued in 2026 and only has…

Microsoft Partner Center | Other
asked 2026-11-07T10:45:16.5133333+00:00
Andrea Micola Azwir 0 Reputation points
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lostb copilot and lost 8 months of history

well i was wanting to know what happened to my copilot that was working in a very important project . and was helping with school cause im disabled and it took abit for him awile to learn me and work with me but abut 8 months of history of a very…

Microsoft Copilot | Other
asked 2026-11-02T06:58:38.6033333+00:00
Mark Pierce 0 Reputation points
commented 2026-11-07T10:44:08.2133333+00:00
Vikki-T 13,480 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
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Copilot Labs redirecting to Copilot chat !!

Firstly : Nobody wanna use Copilot chat AI !! I want to access https://copilot.microsoft.com/labs/experiments/3d-generations/ But it's redirecting me to https://copilot.com/chat Microsoft stop promoting you useless Chatbot and fix the redirection…

Microsoft Copilot | Other
asked 2026-11-04T17:26:08.46+00:00
PranaV 0 Reputation points
commented 2026-11-07T10:40:07.4666667+00:00
Mehmet Emir Morkoç 0 Reputation points
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Artifact Signing Public Trust verification link redirects to noPermission

Hello Microsoft Artifact Signing team, I am setting up Artifact Signing Public Trust to sign a commercial Windows application. The existing organization identity validation is marked “Action Required.” I completed the representative identity verification…

Artifact Signing
Artifact Signing

A fully managed end-to-end service for digitally signing code, documents, and applications. (formerly Trusted Signing)

1,694 questions
asked 2026-11-07T10:36:05.0366667+00:00
SurriorTec 0 Reputation points
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NIF on id card is invalide i cannt pay for subscriptiosis

Hello can you help me pleasem i live in portugal and when i try to buy something with my card it says nif is invalide, i know that i put it correctly (the nif) please help me, i would love to pay one more maonth for game pass but i cant since i cant…

Windows for home | Windows 11 | Apps
asked 2026-11-07T10:30:41.2366667+00:00
Luis Silva 0 Reputation points
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Copilot Migration Error: 'We couldn't open this chat' on copilot Bing stories."

@MicrosoftHelps Your recent Bing/Copilot app update completely broke my chat histories. I keep getting 'We couldn't open this chat' on a creative story I spent months writing. Please help me recover my data, the migration pipeline is broken! I opened the…

Bing | Other
Bing | Other

Miscellaneous topics that do not fit into specific categories.

1,581 questions
asked 2026-11-06T02:15:33.8166667+00:00
Saima Latif 0 Reputation points
edited an answer 2026-11-07T10:13:06.3866667+00:00
Vikki-T 13,480 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
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Can't locate an invoice

I received an email regarding a declined payment for an invoice. I can't locate the invoice from Microsoft on my billing page. I not even sure what the $13.48 charge is for. This invoice was declined because of suspicious activity on my Apple credit…

Microsoft 365 and Office | Subscription, account, billing | Other | Other
asked 2026-11-07T03:37:19.56+00:00
Joseph Jalbert 0 Reputation points
edited the question 2026-11-07T10:10:21.1133333+00:00
Gérard Oomens 133.7K Reputation points Volunteer Moderator
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Verification

I lost my number and now I can’t open my account. How can I change my verification method.

Microsoft Security | Microsoft Authenticator
asked 2026-11-07T10:08:47.86+00:00
Ma Concepcion Adante 0 Reputation points
answered 2026-11-07T10:09:04.5333333+00:00

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Urgent Help Needed: BitLocker Recovery Key Missing – Old Device No Longer Showing in Microsoft Account

Hello everyone, I desperately need help recovering my personal files from a BitLocker-encrypted SSD. I was using the same Microsoft account on two different devices. Recently, my Windows installation became corrupted and stopped starting properly. While…

Windows for home | Other | Recovery and backup
asked 2026-11-07T06:18:18.24+00:00
gurpreet singh 0 Reputation points
edited the question 2026-11-07T10:06:27.54+00:00
Gérard Oomens 133.7K Reputation points Volunteer Moderator
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Call of Duty security authentication failed, certificate request error: 0x80190194

My device: ROG G614FR TPM Vendor: MSFT Version: 6.4.1.400 BIOS: 317 (latest version) I'm having an issue with key generation failing in Call of Duty Security Wizard, getting error 0x80190194.

Windows for home | Windows 11 | Gaming
asked 2026-10-19T12:41:14.27+00:00
Mr. Zhang 15 Reputation points
commented 2026-11-07T10:05:20.33+00:00
Carl-L 24,825 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
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Unlock the my problem

Здравствуйте! Мой Xbox-аккаунт получил постоянную блокировку 09.08.2024. Я могу войти в Microsoft Account, но не могу войти в Xbox. На странице Enforcement отсутствует кнопка апелляции. Прошу объяснить, существует ли возможность дополнительного…

Windows for home | Other | Gaming
asked 2026-11-05T14:31:31.61+00:00
Данил Денчик 0 Reputation points
commented 2026-11-07T10:00:42.18+00:00
Carl-L 24,825 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
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Can't open files backed up to an external hard drive.

Using Backup (Windows7) to an external hard drive. However I can't open the files. On trying I get the following message " Any suggestions as how to resolve this problem.

Windows for home | Windows 11 | Recovery and backup
asked 2026-11-07T00:41:56.71+00:00
Roger Downing 0 Reputation points
commented 2026-11-07T09:58:17.4366667+00:00
Roger Downing 0 Reputation points
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Elvesztett xbox fiók helyreállítàsa!

Nem tudok elèrni egy règi xbox profilom. Sok tartalom van amihez nem tudok hozzá fèrni

Windows for home | Other | Email and communications
asked 2026-11-07T00:54:15.17+00:00
Johnn Stewe 0 Reputation points
edited the question 2026-11-07T09:55:05.6733333+00:00
Carl-L 24,825 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
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How to get update 25H2 when my system doesn't show any new update offerings?

I am running Win11 Pro, and my version is 24H2. At present, I am not offered any other future updates and I would like to download and install 25H2 and later 26H2. Any reason I am not offered any new updates?

Windows for home | Windows 11 | Windows update
asked 2026-11-05T20:14:22.27+00:00
Ernie Jepsen 20 Reputation points
commented 2026-11-07T09:49:04.72+00:00
Neil D 34,740 Reputation points Volunteer Moderator
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Microsoft for Startups Credit Question

Can I get some help regarding the Microsoft for Startups Milestone 3 credit unlock? I've been running 5 workloads for 3 months now, but it still hasn't unlocked. Is there a support email I can message about this? Thanks!

Azure | Azure Startups
Azure | Azure Startups

Startups: Companies that are in their initial stages of business and typically developing a business model and seeking financing.

1,884 questions
asked 2026-11-07T09:48:29.2866667+00:00
Faith Teo 0 Reputation points
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Image thumbnails are way too small on large displays and this issue has been going on for years with no fix

I am fairly new to Windows 11. I stopped using Windows when 7 went EOL due to how much 10 pissed me off. 11 came with my new computer, so I decided to give it a try to see if anything has improved. Some improvement, but there is this one issue that is…

Windows for home | Windows 11 | Files, folders, and storage
asked 2026-11-07T01:16:15.5033333+00:00
Mark R 0 Reputation points
commented 2026-11-07T09:46:22.34+00:00
Mark R 0 Reputation points