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Unable to update Windows

i am unable to fix problem using windows update, while doloading update it goes to an error, insider update reached 90 and fails

Windows Insider program | Windows Insider preview | Install, activate, and Windows update
asked 2026-09-12T23:29:59.5033333+00:00
Dagmara Rodriguez 0 Reputation points
answered 2026-09-13T03:13:15.0666667+00:00
Pauli O 16,380 Reputation points Volunteer Moderator
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Urgent: Microsoft Defender Trial Signup Blocked – “Too Many Requests” Error

Hello Microsoft Community, I am trying to activate a Microsoft Defender trial, but I am unable to complete the signup process. During email verification, I receive the following error: “Too many requests, please wait and try again later.” I have…

Microsoft Security | Microsoft Defender | Other
asked 2026-09-13T03:13:09.19+00:00
Nishad P R 0 Reputation points
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Potentially incorrect wording about Microsoft Entra tenants and Azure subscriptions in Microsoft Learn (AZ-104 - Unit 2-Examine Microsoft Entra ID)

In the Microsoft Learn module “Understand Microsoft Entra ID,” I noticed the statement: “Within an Azure subscription, you can create multiple Microsoft Entra tenants.” This appears misleading because an Azure subscription can be associated with only one…

Azure | Azure Training
asked 2026-09-13T03:11:40.7533333+00:00
Milan Sasmal 0 Reputation points
answered 2026-09-13T03:11:54.35+00:00

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spam emails

what does outlook do with reported spam emails? Is the account eliminated due to spam? How does outlook treat unwanted emails?

Outlook | Web | Outlook.com | Account management, security, and privacy
asked 2026-09-13T03:07:58.2833333+00:00
David Turnbull 0 Reputation points
commented 2026-09-13T03:10:23.65+00:00
David Turnbull 0 Reputation points
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windows 10 doesn't work

after i downloaded Windows 10 on my computer, it says that it is not activated. i did the troubleshooter and still is not activated. i had windows 8 on my computer and i did tried to upgraded can you please help!

Windows for home | Windows 10 | Windows update
asked 2026-09-13T02:53:30.4866667+00:00
fernelly llanos 0 Reputation points
edited an answer 2026-09-13T03:10:23.24+00:00
Pauli O 16,380 Reputation points Volunteer Moderator
1 answer One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

Can't email attachments out of Word or Excel

I need the status on case #7108738449. Can't email attachments out of Word or Excel. Google is my mail server.

Microsoft 365 and Office | Word | For home | Windows
asked 2026-09-13T00:56:05.2533333+00:00
Nancy Gerard 0 Reputation points
commented 2026-09-13T03:10:17.2333333+00:00
Nancy Gerard 0 Reputation points
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My windows start key is not working from 4-5 days

My complaint is 7108581430, someone from your technician doing work for more than 2 hrs., he told me that after doing the whole procedure your problem is solve, but till now the problem is not solved. Do something as soon as possible

Windows for home | Windows 11 | Performance and system failures
asked 2026-09-12T14:07:51.05+00:00
Md Sarfaraj Nawaj 0 Reputation points
answered 2026-09-13T03:08:52.7466667+00:00
Hendrix-V 18,685 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
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Is there any fix to Microsoft Update KB5002914?

When KB5002914 gets installed it disables Ctl-C Ctl-V (Copy - Paste) in Excel 2016. Is there any fix to Microsoft Update KB5002914?

Microsoft 365 and Office | Excel | For business | Windows
asked 2026-09-09T22:20:31.8233333+00:00
Policarpo Renteria 10 Reputation points
commented 2026-09-13T03:07:35.7233333+00:00
Jose Sanchez 5 Reputation points
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Account suspended

My account has had a long-term redemption restriction for about a year and a half. Support agents say they see no restrictions, so this appears to be an automated invisible flag. Please escalate this for a manual review by the Rewards back-end team.

Bing | Microsoft Rewards
Bing | Microsoft Rewards

A program that grants points for using Bing search, which users can redeem for gift cards, sweepstakes entries, or charitable donations.

8,309 questions
asked 2026-09-13T03:07:19.82+00:00
Lord Tubbington 0 Reputation points
1 answer

Windows 11 24H2 and 25H2 black screen on first logon in non-persistent VDI, root cause and fix.

On Citrix MCS-provisioned non-persistent virtual desktops, Windows 11 24H2 and 25H2 both show a black screen on first logon following catalog updates, caused by AppX packages failing to initialize after the MCS generalization process. Sharing the same…

Windows for business | Windows Client for IT Pros | User experience | FSLogix
asked 2026-09-13T03:06:28.6433333+00:00
Durai, Arunkumar 0 Reputation points
answered 2026-09-13T03:06:48.7933333+00:00

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Streaming videos and audio won't play on my desktop

Hi.. I'll try to be as brief, clear and concise as possible; Certain streaming platforms on my computer will no longer play : These are so far, YouTube and Spotify (to name the 'big boys'). I also noticed today that a royalty-free music site (on a…

Windows for home | Other | Performance and system failures
asked 2026-09-12T16:55:55.86+00:00
Matthew 0 Reputation points
answered 2026-09-13T03:05:56.29+00:00
Norah-L 10,490 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
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How to turn off my PC with no update

How can I shut down my PC without Windows forcing me to “Update and shut down”? Today I was able to send my warmest regards, telepathically, to the mothers of the Windows 11 developers who decided that forcing users to “Update and shut down” was a good…

Windows for home | Windows 11 | Sleep and Power on, off
asked 2026-09-13T02:17:47.79+00:00
IFDAVID 0 Reputation points
answered 2026-09-13T03:03:57.2933333+00:00
Paulo GM 72,065 Reputation points Independent Advisor
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Win32/SCM: Is there a supported way to enforce an exact service environment before any service loader/runtime execution?

I am evaluating a native Win32 service where the initial process environment must be explicitly specified and validated before any environment-dependent loader/runtime execution occurs. StartServiceW does not expose an environment argument. In the path I…

Windows development | Windows API - Win32
asked 2026-09-13T02:51:24.2966667+00:00
Nico Messerlian 0 Reputation points
commented 2026-09-13T03:02:15.47+00:00
Nico Messerlian 0 Reputation points
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Account creation has been blocked problem

Hello Microsoft Community, I am writing to seek assistance with a persistent issue when attempting to create a new Outlook account outlook.com. Every attempt ends abruptly with the following error message: Account creation has been blocked. We have…

Outlook | Web | Outlook.com | Email
asked 2026-08-17T09:31:01.3666667+00:00
QUY BUI 0 Reputation points
commented 2026-09-13T03:01:58.3133333+00:00
Adam Menard 0 Reputation points
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I am trying to login to my computer but it uses my discontinued email.

My computer login uses my discontinued Shaw webmail and I am unable to change to my email and password. How do I resolve this?

Windows for home | Windows 10 | Windows Hello, lock screen and sign-in
asked 2026-09-12T17:11:39.1966667+00:00
Joanne Webber 0 Reputation points
edited an answer 2026-09-13T02:55:34.5166667+00:00
Hendrix-V 18,685 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
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in my 365 software the Help function is blocked. How do I access HELP in Word or Excel?

error code appears: "Your organizations administrator turned off the service required to use this feature" I am hte administrator, and I did not turn the featrue off. It must have been set to OFF as a default. I have a 365 family plan, and my…

Microsoft 365 and Office | Excel | For home | Windows
asked 2026-09-13T02:40:40.44+00:00
Phil H 0 Reputation points
answered 2026-09-13T02:51:35.6133333+00:00
Phil H 0 Reputation points
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How to provide certificate from a Entra ID app app registration

We are trying to impose SSO for Dell powerstore. The wizard is asking us to retrieve certificate from your identity provider(iDP), then import, or past. the certificate needs to be in PEM format. Please suggest the best practise to provide certificate…

Microsoft Security | Microsoft Entra | Microsoft Entra ID
asked 2026-08-22T02:58:32.6+00:00
Priya Jayaraman 486 Reputation points
answered 2026-09-13T02:49:09.3933333+00:00
Priya Jayaraman 486 Reputation points
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window 10 home

window 10 home 구매한 사람입니다 근데 이번에 컴퓨터를 바꾸면서 새로운 컴퓨터에 윈도우 인증을할려고 하는데 인증을 할수 없다고 합니다 그래서 혹시 윈도우 인증키를 받을수 있을까요? 필요하면 제가 구매한 윈도우 사진도 보내드리겠습니다

Windows for home | Windows 10 | Licensing and activation
asked 2026-09-12T09:36:00.1633333+00:00
두현 김 0 Reputation points
answered 2026-09-13T02:49:03.1566667+00:00
Ian-T 11,215 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
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"Set Microsoft Edge as your default PDF viewer" How do I turn off this advertisement?

I do not open Edge to be advertised at or receive 'reminders' that lead to me being advertised at. I specifically stopped using Edge as a default PDF viewer because of the unwelcome low IQ Adobe advertisements all over the PDF handling page, and the…

Microsoft Edge | Read PDFs | Windows 11
asked 2026-09-12T22:15:48.38+00:00
Scallywag 105 Reputation points
answered 2026-09-13T02:48:29.4266667+00:00
Norah-L 10,490 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
1 answer One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

Exchange online-Deleting a group and recreating a new group with same email address and outlook cache issues

Exchange online query-Deleting a group and recreating a new group with same email address. Will this scenario bring outlook lookup issue of the deleted group from the existing outlook cache? Cheers Priya

Exchange Online
Exchange Online

A cloud-based service included in Microsoft 365, delivering scalable messaging and collaboration features with simplified management and automatic updates.

7,398 questions
asked 2026-09-05T16:33:27.6933333+00:00
Priya Jayaraman 486 Reputation points
accepted 2026-09-13T02:45:51.94+00:00
Priya Jayaraman 486 Reputation points