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admin issues....
I bought a brand new computer, set it up logging in with my go daddy microsoft 365, the PC signs in with AzureAD******@silvergoldtraders.com, software installs trigger an admin prompt, and that prompt rejects the Microsoft 365 password. I have talked to…
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Login Help - Work Computer
Hoping for some help login onto my work computer. My company is a small start up with no IT. Last Thursday I tried logging in using my PIN but said it was incorrect. Tried password option with the key symbol and said THAT was incorrect. Was able to…
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When switching users on Windows 11 domain joined PC at sign-in another users profile is accessed
We are in a Hybrid AD/Entra domain with several Windows 11 Pro workstations that are used by multiple users. We have one user that when signing into a locked workstation with his account accesses the profile of the user that locked the workstation. In…
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KB5072033 break remote credential guard to Windows server 2025
We are experiencing a reproducible issue with Remote Credential Guard (RCG) when connecting from Windows 11 24H2 clients to a Windows Server 2025 RDP host. Remote Credential Guard works correctly before installing update KB5072033 on the client.…
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Making my business account the admin user
I can't make my business account for the company i work for the admin user. Every time i try to "add user" it says the microsoft account doesnt exist. My outlook is set up however so it does exist.
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Offline Group Policy caching failing on remote clients (Fast Logon Optimization)
1. Environment: Windows 10/11 Enterprise clients, Hybrid/Domain-Joined laptops operating off-network (VPN split-tunnel/offline). 2. Issue: Laptops relying on Group Policy Caching to speed up off-network interactive logons are failing to retrieve cached…
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KB5077181: Unable to switch between logged-in users when using UPN
Background We are experiencing problems when end users try to switch between logged-in users on computers shared by multiple people. This issue started after KB5077181 was automatically installed. This document describes a lab configuration and test…
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ADMT Computer Migration fails on Windows 11 24H2 with error “NTLM authentication has been disabled” during domain change (Win10 or Win7 works)
Hello everyone,I am currently performing a cross-domain migration using ADMT (Active Directory Migration Tool) from domain A.com to B.com.The migration works correctly for Windows 7 and Windows 10 machines, but fails consistently on Windows…
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unable to regain administrator access on computer-see details
In Dec 2025, microsoft tech support was assisting with the issue of not being able to sign in to my one drive. The tech support had to create a new user, but the new user does not have admin priveleges on this computer. This is my home computer, so I…
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User profile folder showing SharePoint/profile icon in C:\Users after domain login
After joining Windows devices to the on-premises Active Directory domain and signing in with domain user accounts, all newly created user profile folders under C:\Users display a SharePoint/profile-style icon instead of the standard Windows folder…
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How to Hide "Switch user" for specific AD account login via User GPO or User registry setting
I know that Switch user can be hide via Machine group policy or Machine registry setting. since we don't want to touch the machine policy. is it possible to be done for a specific 1 AD account only via user group policy or user registry setting?
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rename user profile to old so it will create a new one in windows 11
Hello All it's been a long time since I've had to rename a user profile so when they login to windows it creates a new profile but the old one is still there just labeled something like usernameold I tried it on window 11 and it didn't seem to work is it…
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Windows Hello for Business forcing PIN setup on every login
We're in a hybrid environment. A user resets their password, and now every time they lock and unlock their machine, Windows prompts them to Set up a PIN. They go through the steps, but it asks again the next day. How do I stop this loop or just disable…
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Forget 2FA Authentication
We’re currently using Entra ID accounts to sign in to our laptops. Management has asked us to enforce 2FA for Windows login, specifically when devices are used outside the office network. Ideally, we’d like to set up a policy that triggers multi-factor…
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Windows Hello pin - face or fingerprint option is currently unavailable
Subject: Need Help with Sign-In Options Problem Hi everyone, Hope you’re doing well! I’m having a problem on my company laptop where I can only sign in using my password—none of the other options work. This started after I reinstalled Windows and…
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how to disable windows hello for business
Trying to remove windows hello from our login options
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I setup a business account for my PC and then renamed it with our custom domain and now I don't have admin rights on my PC
I setup a business account for my PC and then renamed it with our custom domain and now I don't have admin rights on my PC I setup an onmicrosoft.com account. Then added our domain to the onmicrosoft.com business account. Then I renamed the…
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Windows Hello no permite configurar la huella digital
Se desactivaron las opciones de inicio de sesión de Windows Hello y ya no me permite agregar ni utilizar ninguna de ellas. Mi laptop es marca Acer, modelo Swift SFH14-72. ¿Cómo puedo solucionarlo? From Microsoft Security | Microsoft Authenticator
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Bitlocker Recovery Key
Please help me. Need Recovery Key for Bitlocker Recovery ID: 17FC40F7-DD3C-484A-AA1B-D1849C177F3E.
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Restrict clients on a Domain to Windows 11 *24H2) and not allow anything older i.e. Windows 10
Is there any way either via Policy or other, to not allow Windows clients older than say Windows 11 24H2 to be used for user to logon to a Domain. i.e. Users need to connect to the domain from devices that are Windows 24H2 or higher ? Thus if a user had…