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How to fix a corrupted orphaned folder in my OneDrive root that instantly resurrects

I have a corrupted orphaned folder in my OneDrive root that instantly resurrects after deletion, even when the sync client is unlinked and I am signed out. I need a backend “orphaned item purge” or “root metadata repair” to remove the stuck folder. The…

Microsoft 365 and Office | OneDrive | For home | Windows
asked 2026-06-23T21:24:43.56+00:00
FamilyRS 0 Reputation points
recommended 2026-06-25T06:25:33.6666667+00:00
Xavier-D 13,390 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
2 answers One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

Azure Database for PostgreSQL flexible server stuck in 'starting' state

Server is stopped every Friday and started on Monday — has worked fine for weeks Nothing changed on our side (config, automation, parameters) This Monday: stuck in Starting for over an hour CLI stop also fails with SeverBusyWithOtherOperation (same…

Azure Database for PostgreSQL
asked 2026-06-15T08:08:32.6166667+00:00
pad-5184 25 Reputation points
accepted 2026-06-25T06:24:44.9366667+00:00
pad-5184 25 Reputation points
1 answer One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

WinSxS Component Cleanup Metrics

Our remote endpoints only have 256GB solid-state drives, and Windows updates are leaving gigabytes of old files in the component store. If I run dism /online /cleanup-image /analyzecomponentstore via a remote script, what metric tells me whether a full…

Windows for business | Windows 365 Enterprise
asked 2026-06-24T03:15:07.5866667+00:00
Adin Mohhamed 40 Reputation points
accepted 2026-06-25T06:18:54.7733333+00:00
Adin Mohhamed 40 Reputation points
1 answer One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

Images partially rendered (top-left corner only) in Powerpoint for Mac but show fine in all other places

@Anonymous had requested that I open a new issue for this, after posting it to a similar issue for someone else that had the same proble,. I am troubleshooting an issue that on certain slides in Powerpoint presentations, pictures are cut off. Only a…

Microsoft 365 and Office | PowerPoint | For business | MacOS
asked 2026-06-24T13:33:53.38+00:00
Paul Roche 20 Reputation points
commented 2026-06-25T06:15:04.01+00:00
Jayden-P 26,280 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
2 answers One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

Issue with M365 Agent Comparing Excel Sheets – Stops After Few Rows

I am creating a Microsoft 365 agent where the input consists of two Excel sheets (old status and new status), each around 5 MB in size. The agent’s task is to identify and report the differences added in the new sheet compared to the old one. The…

Microsoft Copilot | Microsoft 365 Copilot | Development
asked 2026-06-13T06:24:53.06+00:00
Deepankar 390 Reputation points
commented 2026-06-25T06:05:53.2566667+00:00
Lu, Kingsley 0 Reputation points
2 answers One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

Improving the speed of speech recognition processing in Disconnected Azure Speech Containers

I am using a disconnected container for Azure Speech. Please let me know if there is a way to improve the response of the speech-to-text processing. The current system returns the final results 3 seconds after a 5-second speech segment when performing…

Azure Speech in Foundry Tools
asked 2026-05-29T09:06:11.2333333+00:00
tomoe 110 Reputation points
accepted 2026-06-25T06:05:04.7866667+00:00
tomoe 110 Reputation points
1 answer One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

Lost access to Microsoft 365 tenant – Exchange Online still working and invoices still received

Hello everyone, I'm hoping someone can point me in the right direction regarding a Microsoft 365 tenant access issue. I have an existing Microsoft 365 tenant: [Moderator note: personal info removed].onmicrosoft.com The subscription is still active: …

Microsoft 365 and Office | Subscription, account, billing | For business | MacOS
asked 2026-06-21T21:12:40.13+00:00
Markus König 20 Reputation points
commented 2026-06-25T05:14:58.88+00:00
Anonymous
1 answer One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

Azure DevOps - Managed Identity Linked Subscription not able to do role assignments

Hi. We have created a User Assigned Managed Identity (UAMI) in our Azure subscription and assigned it the following roles at the subscription scope: Contributor Role Based Access Control Administrator The Role Based Access Control Administrator…

Azure DevOps
asked 2026-06-21T11:34:27.9233333+00:00
Sumit Gaur 495 Reputation points
accepted 2026-06-25T04:13:55.52+00:00
Sumit Gaur 495 Reputation points
1 answer One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

deleted alias by accident.

Hello everyone, I am facing a critical issue with my account and am desperately looking for advice or help from the community and Microsoft agents. A few days ago, I was trying to resolve a security issue because I kept receiving persistent two-factor…

Outlook | Web | Outlook.com | Account management, security, and privacy
asked 2026-06-03T02:09:30.6633333+00:00
Sergey Frolov 20 Reputation points
commented 2026-06-25T04:05:48.9266667+00:00
EmilyS_726 29,890 Reputation points Volunteer Moderator
2 answers One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

Code notifications

Just completed a phone replacement and cannot get verification codes on new device.

Microsoft 365 and Office | Subscription, account, billing | For business | Android
asked 2026-06-23T16:35:52.0833333+00:00
Christopher Williams 20 Reputation points
accepted 2026-06-25T03:27:13.9933333+00:00
Christopher Williams 20 Reputation points
1 answer One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

Is there text-coding alternative to what's achievable on Foundry?

Reading the training modules, when using Foundry, the design process is very visual and block-diagram based. Is there any alternative programming method where I can setup an agent running on Team with text coding? I found block diagram very challenging.

Microsoft Copilot | Other
asked 2026-06-25T00:11:27.96+00:00
Asvoria Kuan 20 Reputation points
accepted 2026-06-25T03:02:57.5466667+00:00
Asvoria Kuan 20 Reputation points
1 answer One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

Live resize of transparent D3D11/WUC window causes swap chain content to stretch/shrink from left/top edges

Hello, I have a Win32 window with WS_POPUP, WS_EX_NOREDIRECTIONBITMAP, and a custom title bar. I render using Direct3D 11 with a swap chain created by CreateSwapChainForComposition, combined with Windows.UI.Composition (WUC). The window has an acrylic…

Windows development | Windows API - Win32
asked 2026-06-17T18:02:16.4233333+00:00
Omar_Voltex_M_O 20 Reputation points
commented 2026-06-25T02:33:12.87+00:00
Taki Ly (WICLOUD CORPORATION) 5,380 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
1 answer One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

Sign in to my Microsoft account

I have a new cell phone and can no longer access my Microsoft account with the Authenticator app. When I ask for another login option, it asks for the verification code (also via the app), which of course doesn't work either. There is no other way for me…

Microsoft 365 and Office | Subscription, account, billing | For home | MacOS
asked 2025-11-24T12:46:44.5966667+00:00
Kerstin Koch 25 Reputation points
commented 2026-06-25T02:05:05.4033333+00:00
Rhys Terewi-Shepherd 0 Reputation points
1 answer One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

Issues while trying to leave an organisation in MS Teams

Hi I am trying to remove an organisation, from my work MS Teams account, that I used to collaborate with as a guest. I no longer collaborate with them and do not have login details. When I click on the link to leave, I get stuck in a login loop. my…

Microsoft Teams | Microsoft Teams for business | Sign up and Sign in | Switch between accounts
asked 2026-06-25T01:09:55.1433333+00:00
Varun Batra 20 Reputation points
accepted 2026-06-25T01:59:06.72+00:00
Varun Batra 20 Reputation points
2 answers One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

Cannot access NAS drives

I have 2 NAS drives that are connected (mapped) to my old laptop (HP Pavilion) working fine. I have just bought a new laptop (HP OmniBook7) and cannot access my network drives (or map them) no matter what I try. I have looked at several forums and online…

Windows for home | Windows 11 | Files, folders, and storage
asked 2026-06-24T15:25:23.3933333+00:00
Ian Laidlaw 20 Reputation points
answered 2026-06-25T01:35:14.3233333+00:00
SD - IA 179.8K Reputation points Independent Advisor
1 answer One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

Windows Server DISM Error 1009 - COMPONENTS registry hive cannot be loaded

error : PS C:\Users\bear> reg load HKLM\TempComponents C:\Windows\System32\config\COMPONENTS reg : ERROR: The configuration registry database is corrupt. At line:1 char:1 reg load HKLM\TempComponents C:\Windows\System32\config\COMPONENTS +…

Windows for business | Windows Server | Devices and deployment | Other
asked 2026-06-24T05:53:03.5933333+00:00
cdut bear 20 Reputation points
commented 2026-06-25T01:27:08+00:00
cdut bear 20 Reputation points
1 answer One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

What's the limit of bcc emails i can send without being marked as spam?

Hi I want to send out aprox. 300 emails in bcc in total. What's the recommended number of email addresses in bcc per send, to avoid being marked as spam please?

Outlook | Windows | Classic Outlook for Windows | For home
asked 2026-06-24T19:05:36.5733333+00:00
Jebby 3 20 Reputation points
accepted 2026-06-25T00:18:17.0166667+00:00
Jebby 3 20 Reputation points
1 answer One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

Using Copilot on Word and Excel

My Microsoft 365 account is an educational affiliate, which means Copilot isn't included, and I wanted to use its benefits in Microsoft applications. I wanted to know if I used my personal account to subscribe to Copilot, will it work with my educational…

Microsoft 365 and Office | Subscription, account, billing | For education | Windows
asked 2026-06-23T00:18:05.46+00:00
Jessica Rubio 50 Reputation points
accepted 2026-06-24T23:48:03.36+00:00
Jessica Rubio 50 Reputation points
1 answer One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

Im stuck and can't enter windows.

Hello. I was having lots of troubles and errors entering windows, could only do it in safemode I tried everything until I decided to flash my bios. After flashing bios (that did not solve the problem) I can no longer enter in safe mode either. I get a…

Windows for home | Windows 11 | Accounts, profiles, and login
asked 2026-06-14T23:53:12.3833333+00:00
Ricardo Pais 25 Reputation points
commented 2026-06-24T23:44:25.5033333+00:00
BryceSor 5,510 Reputation points Volunteer Moderator
1 answer One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

Microsoft Workplace Discount Program

Hi. I had previously used a different personal email Microsoft Account to get the Workplace Discount. I have since then started to use another personal email Microsoft Account for all things Microsoft. I switched over my 365 applications. But I am unable…

Microsoft 365 and Office | Subscription, account, billing | For business | Windows
asked 2026-06-22T15:24:01.9866667+00:00
chris rheinherren 20 Reputation points
commented 2026-06-24T23:24:34.2633333+00:00
Sophie N 18,175 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator