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96 questions with Microsoft Security | Microsoft Defender | Microsoft Defender for Office 365 tags
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Bitlocker locked me out of external drive
Bitlocker locked me out of my Seagate external drive. It is asking for a recovery key. The recovery key on my Microsoft account is not the one it wants. I have lost years of files.
Microsoft Security | Microsoft Defender | Microsoft Defender for Office 365
asked 2025-11-11T02:07:22.22+00:00
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Layne Fish
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answered 2025-11-11T02:07:33.6766667+00:00
Q&A Assist
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Microsoft defender
Just got a popup that says windows defender has found a virus, but the number given to call is not a microsoft number? has this scam been out here before?
Microsoft Security | Microsoft Defender | Microsoft Defender for Office 365
asked 2025-11-10T16:53:03.5766667+00:00
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Kevin Flowers
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answered 2025-11-10T16:53:15.48+00:00
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How to Delete (Temporarily) Microsoft Defender Security Updates
I believe that one or more recent Defender security updates have affected my ability to login to certain websites. I would like to temporarily remove them to test that possibility but have not found the way to remove/delete them.
Microsoft Security | Microsoft Defender | Microsoft Defender for Office 365
asked 2025-11-09T02:34:13.14+00:00
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Geek Seeker
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answered 2025-11-09T02:34:55.0866667+00:00
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Recent Microsoft Defender updates are denying access to my online American Express Account
Since installing the following Microsoft Defender updates I can no longer complete the login process for my online American Express Account: 1. Security Intelligence Update for Microsoft Defender Antivirus - KB2267602 (Version 1.441.64.0) - Current…
Microsoft Security | Microsoft Defender | Microsoft Defender for Office 365
asked 2025-11-08T21:18:27.47+00:00
Geek Seeker
20
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asked 2025-11-08T21:18:27.47+00:00
Geek Seeker
20
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DEFENDER SCAM
To MICROSOFT 6 November 2025 On Wednesday November 5, 2025 I mistakenly clicked on a SPAM link. It had the name of a Friend of Mine (Greg Longhurst), but, in retrospect, it really was not his email.…
Microsoft Security | Microsoft Defender | Microsoft Defender for Office 365
asked 2025-11-06T18:41:09.85+00:00
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J William Louda
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answered 2025-11-06T18:44:35.9233333+00:00
J William Louda
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False positive emails going to spam
We are facing email delivery issues with our domain Stanfab.com when sending emails to recipients using Microsoft email services (e.g., Outlook, Office 365). Our emails are either being delivered to the spam folder or are not reaching the recipient's…
Microsoft Security | Microsoft Defender | Microsoft Defender for Office 365
asked 2025-11-04T08:11:38.1933333+00:00
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IT at Stanfab
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edited a comment 2025-11-05T04:45:04.4733333+00:00
IT at Stanfab
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Old Alerts in MS Defender
Hi. How can I remove all previous 'Alerts" from Defender on my Mac desktop?
Microsoft Security | Microsoft Defender | Microsoft Defender for Office 365
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Norton update as corrupted some files and cannot longer log in to my laptop as it does not recognise the correct PIN number. It says PIN incorrect.
Norton security has updated some files on my Lenovo laptop and I cannot longer login onto it. I get a message saying that something went wrong with face set up and that I should sign in with my PIN. When I enter the correct PIN number the system advises…
Microsoft Security | Microsoft Defender | Microsoft Defender for Office 365
asked 2025-10-31T08:48:31.2966667+00:00
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Enrique Magro
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asked 2025-10-31T08:48:31.2966667+00:00
Enrique Magro
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Why is there no way to block a web site in edge?
I want to block a web sites that circumvents the Edge Pop-up Blocker as it is a fair number of sites. To be honest the pop up blocker doesn't do much at all.
Microsoft Security | Microsoft Defender | Microsoft Defender for Office 365
asked 2025-10-25T10:20:13.89+00:00
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Bil Ingram
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asked 2025-10-25T10:20:13.89+00:00
Bil Ingram
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How to unsubscribe Microsoft Virus Defender and get a refund.
How can I get a refund of my subscription that I already cancelled. I need those money because it wasn't supposed to be for that subscription it was supposed to be for my school payment.
Microsoft Security | Microsoft Defender | Microsoft Defender for Office 365
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Help Whitelisting our website on Microsoft Defender - subscribers getting malicious warnings.
It appears our site has been blocked as malicious. But I would like to appeal this. Our site is safe! I received several emails from our subscribers yesterday that the link they clicked on from an email told them our site was "malicious." It…
Microsoft Security | Microsoft Defender | Microsoft Defender for Office 365
asked 2025-10-24T10:20:45.2166667+00:00
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Christina Dodson
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asked 2025-10-24T10:20:45.2166667+00:00
Christina Dodson
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How do I turn on Microsoft Defender Anti Virus? (I have stopped subscribing to ESET, another anti-virus provider, so Defender was turned off.)
I have been using ESET, a different anti-virus provider. So apparently Microsoft Defender was turned off. I have now ended my ESET subscription. How do we get Microsoft Defender Anti-virus turned back on?
Microsoft Security | Microsoft Defender | Microsoft Defender for Office 365
asked 2025-10-23T19:57:21.53+00:00
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Peter French
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asked 2025-10-23T19:57:21.53+00:00
Peter French
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Temporarily deactivate VPN
I need to termporarily inactivate the VPN but don't know how to do so. I am trying now on my laptop with Microsoft 365, windows 11 but don't know where to find it. On my iphone when I try to inactivate it in Microsoft defender, it immediately turns it…
Microsoft Security | Microsoft Defender | Microsoft Defender for Office 365
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Can't activate Office on second laptop. Don't know the version. Please provide phone # to call
Can't activate Office on my second laptop. don't know the version of the Office. How can I get in touch by phone with a tech. Thanks,
Microsoft Security | Microsoft Defender | Microsoft Defender for Office 365
asked 2025-10-23T13:46:49.29+00:00
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Kyaw Shinn
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answered 2025-10-23T13:49:15.12+00:00
Kyaw Shinn
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is there a warranty for window 10 for limit time? and how much it will cost me?
Is it possible to obtain a limit warranty for window 10(about 10 months) until I will be able to upgrade to window 11? and how much it will cost me?
Microsoft Security | Microsoft Defender | Microsoft Defender for Office 365
asked 2025-10-22T15:43:55.81+00:00
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Abraham Benderly
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asked 2025-10-22T15:43:55.81+00:00
Abraham Benderly
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Microsoft Defender Preset Policy Standard with Quarantine Notification enabled.
We are currently using the Standard preset policy configuration in Microsoft Defender for Office 365. Our requirement is that users must be able to preview quarantined messages flagged by anti-phishing and spam filters directly from notification emails.…
Microsoft Security | Microsoft Defender | Microsoft Defender for Office 365
asked 2025-10-20T13:37:36.0033333+00:00
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Bartłomiej Fedor
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asked 2025-10-20T13:37:36.0033333+00:00
Bartłomiej Fedor
20
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How do I stop windows security from opening a passkey window every time I try to use my password manager
I use Dashlane as my password manager. It uses biometrics through my desktop's camera to identify me. But Windows Security has started to intercept this function, opening a pop-up window entitled "Choose a Passkey." It won't allow me to use…
Microsoft Security | Microsoft Defender | Microsoft Defender for Office 365
asked 2025-10-12T04:26:41.3033333+00:00
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Bart Waldman
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answered 2025-10-19T02:52:21.4633333+00:00
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Leemstradamus
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defender is not doing full scan, popup message scan skipped an item due to exclusion or network scanning settings. How do I fix this ? Is my computer safe?
defender is not doing full scan, popup message scan skipped an item due to exclusion or network scanning settings. How do I fix this ? Is my computer safe?
Microsoft Security | Microsoft Defender | Microsoft Defender for Office 365
asked 2025-10-18T17:58:19.2266667+00:00
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Dave Fazzio
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asked 2025-10-18T17:58:19.2266667+00:00
Dave Fazzio
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How can I get macros to run on my computer?
I have important macros that I need to perform job duties, however, all of them get security blocked. How can I stop this from happening?
Microsoft Security | Microsoft Defender | Microsoft Defender for Office 365
asked 2025-10-16T05:31:51.3666667+00:00
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Jackson, Brittany
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asked 2025-10-16T05:31:51.3666667+00:00
Jackson, Brittany
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computer locked up
My computer was locked by Microsoft because says IP address used to visit website network and identity theft virus. Wants me to call 833-417-3538. I don't know if this is legit. Says call microsoft support - do not restart computer or shut down.
Microsoft Security | Microsoft Defender | Microsoft Defender for Office 365
asked 2025-06-06T15:48:10.0966667+00:00
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doris hartman
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commented 2025-10-15T16:13:02.1566667+00:00
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Sue Sherer
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