Personal Vault

David Vaughan 0 Reputation points
2026-09-07T13:20:19.4433333+00:00

Dear Microsoft

Good afternoon.

My annual subscription charge is over £100 per annum now, and I cannot access my personal vault folder. I am asked to sign, when I already have signed in, only to be presented with an error - unknown rendor failure.

I am really disappointed with this service.

One very disappointed customer

David Vaughan

Microsoft 365 and Office | OneDrive | Other | Windows
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  1. AI answer

    2026-09-07T13:20:38.12+00:00

    If Personal Vault is asking to sign in again and then shows an error, the supported steps are:

    1. Unlock Personal Vault.
    2. Close any files that are stored in Personal Vault.
    3. Wait for OneDrive sync to finish.
      • If there are many large files, increase the auto-lock time in OneDrive icon > Help and Settings > Settings > Account > Change Personal Vault auto-lock time.
    4. After sync completes, lock Personal Vault again and try reopening it.

    Additional supported checks:

    • Personal Vault locks automatically after inactivity. On the web it locks after 20 minutes by default. On mobile it locks after 3 minutes by default, and the lock time can be changed.
    • On a PC, Personal Vault appears as a shortcut in the file list, not in the folder list.
    • If files were opened from Personal Vault in Windows apps, file names can appear in Recent lists even when the vault is locked.

    If the vault still cannot be opened after the sync completes, use Microsoft support for account or technical help:

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  2. David Vaughan 0 Reputation points
    2026-09-07T13:42:14.5266667+00:00

    Service is dreadful

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  3. SD - IA 178.7K Reputation points Independent Advisor
    2026-09-07T14:05:17.8233333+00:00

    Hi David,

    Multiple reports for Vault not opening with a render failure error are seen in the last few weeks. Are you on the web version? If so, did you try the Windows version, or vice versa?

    https://www.reddit.com/r/onedrive/comments/1w98bwf/unknown_render_error/

    May I know if you have been having this issue for more than 1 week?

    The fix for it must come from the Engineering team. I hope you have sent feedback using this link:

    https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/p/?LinkId=528676

    Please open Onedrive in a new browser tab before using this link.

    A friendly reminder that this is a user-to-user forum where users help other users.

    Experts or Advisors participating here cannot make changes to Microsoft services or access internal systems and can only provide technical guidance, irrespective of Microsoft's Policy decisions.

    I hope this information helps. If you have any more questions, don't hesitate to reach out. Wishing you good luck!

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