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Microsoft Authenticator continued prompts for approval

Every couple of hours I am getting prompted to approve a login attempt from a Windows device located in the US. I keep denying the request but it continues to appear. I do have two-step verification enabled. I have also tried resetting my password to…

Microsoft Security | Microsoft Authenticator
asked 2026-01-28T13:12:44.9366667+00:00
Dan Feliz 10 Reputation points
commented 2026-02-02T04:20:17.39+00:00
Scott S 0 Reputation points
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Make a purchase by ... to continue using your tenant

I received an email stating that "Make a purchase by April 29, 2025 to continue using your tenant The email said that I need to buy a "Microsoft Entra ID Tenant " What is an Entra ID Tenant? What is this all about?

Microsoft Security | Microsoft Entra | Microsoft Entra ID
asked 2025-03-29T13:33:22.0433333+00:00
Antonio Hernandez 20 Reputation points
commented 2026-02-02T04:15:06.7366667+00:00
Mike Knox 0 Reputation points
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Can't log in to Azure Portal using master email

I am not able to login azure portal (https://portal.azure.com/) using my email (master user) registered this azure service. it complains the 6 digit code from authenticator APP is not correct.I could login into microsoft account…

Microsoft Security | Microsoft Entra | Microsoft Entra ID
asked 2026-02-01T23:25:42.6+00:00
Henry 0 Reputation points
answered 2026-02-02T04:13:38.5233333+00:00
Sridevi Machavarapu 17,230 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
2 answers One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

What's the conditional access policy that's blocking sign in under Microsoft tenant in Agents Toolkit

Sign in M365 Agents Toolkit failed under Microsoft tenant, but no same issue under testing tenant. Error msg indicates user doesn't have permission to access the resource due to conditional access policy. Would like to know what's the conditional access…

Microsoft Security | Microsoft Entra | Microsoft Entra ID
asked 2026-02-02T02:32:45.7833333+00:00
Huihui Wu 0 Reputation points Microsoft Employee
accepted 2026-02-02T04:08:01.9933333+00:00
Huihui Wu 0 Reputation points Microsoft Employee
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Microsoft Authenticator app leading me in circles.

I’m trying to log into my Authenticator app school account and in order to do that I need to request approval on my Authenticator app or input a code provided via my Authenticator app. Which should work HOWEVER I’m able to actually do that because I’m…

Microsoft Security | Microsoft Authenticator
asked 2026-02-02T03:46:39.18+00:00
eadie kelly 0 Reputation points
answered 2026-02-02T03:46:48.0066667+00:00
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Clarification on ADF Runtime Lineage in Purview for Unscanned Oracle Sources

We are currently implementing Microsoft Purview to govern our Enterprise Data Warehouse (EDW) environment. We have successfully linked our Azure Data Factory (ADF) instance to Microsoft Purview for lineage tracking. Our current architecture involves an…

Microsoft Security | Microsoft Purview
asked 2026-02-02T01:26:02.8+00:00
Pratik Pokharel 0 Reputation points
commented 2026-02-02T03:46:42.8666667+00:00
Pratik Pokharel 0 Reputation points
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How can I reinstall Windows Defender?

I tried to run a scan, and Defender would not open

Microsoft Security | Microsoft Defender | Microsoft Defender for Office 365
asked 2026-02-02T02:53:48.9433333+00:00
Karen Grossman 0 Reputation points
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How to gain access in my azure after mfa policies enforced mfa?

mfa policy locked me out i need help to login? all my administrator accouns cannot login can you please help, i am in south africa.

Microsoft Security | Microsoft Entra | Microsoft Entra ID
asked 2026-01-31T15:46:52.24+00:00
Khuliso Matshetshisi 0 Reputation points
commented 2026-02-02T02:52:08.94+00:00
Sridevi Machavarapu 17,230 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
0 answers

Can not login to Azure portal

Can not login to Azure portal. It says sign in failed. This tenant has been blocked due to inactivity.

Microsoft Security | Microsoft Entra | Microsoft Entra ID
asked 2026-02-01T19:26:29.7033333+00:00
suramita chakraborty 0 Reputation points
commented 2026-02-02T02:41:13.7633333+00:00
Sridevi Machavarapu 17,230 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
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Lost my global admin access out of no where. how can i access it back?

Lost my global admin access out of no where. how can i access it back?

Microsoft Security | Microsoft Entra | Microsoft Entra ID
asked 2026-02-01T14:06:15.68+00:00
Steve Jobs 0 Reputation points
commented 2026-02-02T02:38:32.6733333+00:00
Sridevi Machavarapu 17,230 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
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It says "allocated" but it's not allocated(SAP SE).

It is displayed [Please confirm your assignment to 'SAP B2B User Lifecycle'] When I request something, it says "Completed," but it doesn't actually seem to be completed. Please tell me what I should do.

Microsoft Security | Microsoft Authenticator
asked 2026-02-02T02:33:57.38+00:00
Hiroaki Taniguchi 0 Reputation points
edited the question 2026-02-02T02:35:15.0966667+00:00
Hiroaki Taniguchi 0 Reputation points
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Unable to delete tenant. Known issues exist where some enterprise applications are not capable to delete within the portal. Click the notification title for more information and manual troubleshooting steps.

I don't see any enterprise apps. All of the checkmarks are green. I don't know how to delete the tenant: PII removed . This is my tenant ID. I want to delete it and close my Microsoft organization account.

Microsoft Security | Microsoft Entra | Microsoft Entra ID
asked 2026-02-02T02:08:15.5533333+00:00
Joe Raby 0 Reputation points
commented 2026-02-02T02:30:22.31+00:00
Sridevi Machavarapu 17,230 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
2 answers

Authenticator activity

I keep getting multiple authentication requests by an unknown source. None of them show up on my recent activity. Where are all these authenticator requests coming from and why are they not showing up on my activity when I click on recent activity in the…

Microsoft Security | Microsoft Authenticator
asked 2026-02-02T01:38:06.52+00:00
Jim W 20 Reputation points
commented 2026-02-02T02:24:38.7566667+00:00
Jim W 20 Reputation points
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AADSTS900971: No reply address provided. But it is provided

I am having this error message with app authentication; however, the redirect url in Azure and the one being requested are the same, so I am not sure how this is happening. I am using msal and flask, if this means anything to anyone.

Microsoft Security | Microsoft Entra | Microsoft Entra ID
asked 2026-01-30T16:19:08.6133333+00:00
Polly Ruhnke 0 Reputation points
commented 2026-02-02T02:23:15.3533333+00:00
Sridevi Machavarapu 17,230 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
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please active windows security app

not open windows security option.please activate security option.please help me

Microsoft Security | Active Directory Federation Services
asked 2026-02-02T02:15:02.0866667+00:00
hansani chandramali 0 Reputation points
answered 2026-02-02T02:17:30.9166667+00:00
hansani chandramali 0 Reputation points
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want to use azure portal login free account for personal use getting error while login

Getting error while login into azure portal for free individual account. Getting error: Sign-in failed Error code: interaction_required Error message: interaction_required: AADSTS5000225: This tenant has been blocked due to inactivity. To learn more…

Microsoft Security | Microsoft Entra | Microsoft Entra ID
asked 2026-01-31T09:07:24.9+00:00
sudhakar barde 0 Reputation points
commented 2026-02-02T02:15:40.65+00:00
Sridevi Machavarapu 17,230 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
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MFA is required and my only registered method was Microsoft Authenticator on a phone which has been reset

I am the global administrator for my Microsoft 365 business tenant. My account is: [<mod: PII redacted>.onmicrosoft.com] I lost access to my Microsoft Authenticator app and I do not have any backup authentication methods configured. Because of…

Microsoft Security | Microsoft Entra | Microsoft Entra ID
asked 2026-01-31T09:21:22.24+00:00
祥泰 黃 0 Reputation points
commented 2026-02-02T02:09:25.8033333+00:00
Sridevi Machavarapu 17,230 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
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Sign-in failed

Sign-in failed Error code: interaction_required Error message: interaction_required: AADSTS5000225: This tenant has been blocked due to inactivity. To learn more about tenant lifecycle policies, see https://aka.ms/TenantLifecycle Trace ID:…

Microsoft Security | Microsoft Entra | Microsoft Entra ID
asked 2026-01-31T10:09:55.8433333+00:00
RG Aravindha krushnan 0 Reputation points
commented 2026-02-02T02:06:09.7933333+00:00
Sridevi Machavarapu 17,230 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
0 answers

Sign-in failed Error code: AADSTS5000225

Error code: interaction_required Error message: interaction_required: AADSTS5000225: This tenant has been blocked due to inactivity. To learn more about tenant lifecycle policies, see https://aka.ms/TenantLifecycle Trace ID:…

Microsoft Security | Microsoft Entra | Microsoft Entra ID
asked 2026-01-31T11:20:43.5733333+00:00
永鹏 石 0 Reputation points
commented 2026-02-02T02:01:28.0533333+00:00
Sridevi Machavarapu 17,230 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
0 answers

SIGN IN ERROR INTO MY AZURE PORTAL

Sign-in failed Error code: interaction_required Error message: interaction_required: AADSTS5000225: This tenant has been blocked due to inactivity. To learn more about tenant lifecycle policies, see https://aka.ms/TenantLifecycle Trace ID:…

Microsoft Security | Microsoft Entra | Microsoft Entra ID
asked 2026-01-31T12:55:21.05+00:00
Henry Ejemdibia 0 Reputation points
commented 2026-02-02T01:56:37.24+00:00
Sridevi Machavarapu 17,230 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator