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stuck in a Clip License Device ID mismatch loop

i built a brand new PC and bought Windows 11 Home from the Microsoft Store, but I am stuck in a Clip License Device ID mismatch loop

Windows for home | Windows 11 | Microsoft Store
asked 2026-09-07T12:57:31.84+00:00
James Slater 0 Reputation points
commented 2026-09-11T00:43:45.8333333+00:00
Emma1-N 12,285 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
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Unable to leave Microsoft Family group, safety concerns.

I am an adult Microsoft account holder. I was invited into a Microsoft Family group by another person. I no longer wish to be associated with that family group for personal safety reasons. I have removed Family Safety permissions where possible, but my…

Microsoft 365 and Office | Microsoft Family Safety | Other | Windows
Microsoft 365 and Office | Microsoft Family Safety | Other | Windows

A free app and service that helps families create healthy digital habits and stay connected. It’s designed to support both online safety and real-world awareness by offering tools for screen time management, content filtering, and location sharing

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asked 2026-09-10T23:44:40.6566667+00:00
Marcus Thiebaux 0 Reputation points
answered 2026-09-11T00:40:57.7333333+00:00
Jeronimo Fuerte 45,760 Reputation points Independent Advisor
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Cant Sign into Xbox.com but i can Microsoft.

Hi, I hope someone can help me.... I can't sign in to xbox.com; it auto-signs me straight back out, no error or anything. I can sign in to Microsoft's main website, just not Xbox. The only thing that has changed is my son changed the gamertag this…

Microsoft Edge | Other | Windows 11
asked 2026-09-10T18:25:13.5666667+00:00
Rhiannon Cartwright 0 Reputation points
answered 2026-09-11T00:40:25.5466667+00:00
Hendrix-V 18,685 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
3 answers

AllowFrontdoor feature registration stuck in Pending for 24+ hours — blocking WAF policy deployment

Subscription ID: 05a6bdcf-f4aa-4d4e-8a7e-48c5b95f846a The Microsoft.Network/AllowFrontdoor feature registration has been stuck in "Pending" state for over 24 hours on the subscription above. Steps taken: Registered via: az feature register…

Azure Front Door
Azure Front Door

An Azure service that provides a cloud content delivery network with threat protection.

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asked 2026-09-09T15:23:42.08+00:00
Erik Becker 0 Reputation points
edited an answer 2026-09-11T00:39:08.89+00:00
Chandra Hundigam 16 Reputation points Microsoft Employee
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How to Fix Recovery Locked On Microsoft Account

I was in the middle of my Physics 3 lab, working on an excel sheet on my microsoft account, when it randomly locked me out and gave me a notification saying "Account Recovery Has Been Locked." I have looked at everything and tried everything I…

Windows for home | Windows 11 | Accounts, profiles, and login
asked 2026-09-08T01:34:20.54+00:00
justus vincent 0 Reputation points
commented 2026-09-11T00:37:35.4466667+00:00
Emma1-N 12,285 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
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Inaccessible chat after Copilot updat.

I am experiencing an issue with a Copilot chat that appears to have become inaccessible after a recent update. This happened since Friday 7th of September. How do I access my chat history?

Microsoft Copilot | Windows Copilot | Copilot+ PC
asked 2026-09-09T16:38:38.92+00:00
Ahmad Ghaderi-Panah 0 Reputation points
commented 2026-09-11T00:35:43.6433333+00:00
Emma1-N 12,285 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
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I accidently forgot my other outlook accounts email but even with the hint my mind is blank plz help!!!

forgot my account and now im in an endless loop of using an account associated with it but still gives me the hint and doesn't help one bit

Outlook | Web | Outlook.com | Email
asked 2026-09-10T23:52:31.9833333+00:00
Sahil 5 Reputation points
answered 2026-09-11T00:35:19.67+00:00
Jeronimo Fuerte 45,760 Reputation points Independent Advisor
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Changing my 365 email on a Mac

My current account is with an email that is being discontinued. My ongoing PERSONAL email is being rejected as "organizational". The fixes I see are all Windows-based.

Microsoft 365 and Office | Subscription, account, billing | For home | MacOS
asked 2026-09-09T23:19:06.3066667+00:00
Jane Garthson 0 Reputation points
commented 2026-09-11T00:28:27.11+00:00
EmilyS_726 27,750 Reputation points Volunteer Moderator
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Sent emails not received

I send an email to a correct address and it appears in the SENT box but does not arrive at the recipient Please help me fix this problem

Outlook | Web | Outlook.com | Email
asked 2026-09-10T22:45:39.48+00:00
jean jordan 0 Reputation points
answered 2026-09-11T00:27:26.24+00:00
Jhun Buala 5,545 Reputation points Independent Advisor
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Excel on MAC, Date Formats to US and not UK

Hello, My dates are messed up and format to US. So I type "7-9" and should get 7 SEP, but I get 9 JUL I have checked regional settings and they are correct and set to UK I have used Terminal as someone recommended and it came back with ENG_GB I…

Microsoft 365 and Office | Excel | For home | MacOS
asked 2026-09-10T15:48:41.5+00:00
Jonah 0 Reputation points
commented 2026-09-11T00:27:20.71+00:00
Jeronimo Fuerte 45,760 Reputation points Independent Advisor
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What do you guys do all day? Stop breaking products we are REQUIRED TO USE FOR WORK.

It's utterly shocking how bad Microsoft has become. Nothing works. Nothing makes sense. Nothing is intuitive. Every product takes more effort to work with than it's worth. You see these community forum msgs with 100s of users telling them they broke…

Microsoft 365 and Office | Other
asked 2026-09-09T15:42:24.9966667+00:00
Anon 0 Reputation points
commented 2026-09-11T00:26:05.89+00:00
Xavier-D 12,600 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
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How to give access to only a specific Teams channel or chat ?

Dear Community, i am trying to setup an api access to the graph api in teams. For that i understood that giving ChannelMessage.Send.Group is only possible as a RSC permission…

Microsoft Teams | Microsoft Teams for business | Teams and channels | Manage a team or channel
asked 2026-08-31T15:38:59.9033333+00:00
Clemens Ernstberger 20 Reputation points
edited a comment 2026-09-11T00:24:26.88+00:00
Hendrix 1,005 Reputation points Independent Advisor
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Polls App in MS Teams

How do I setup the backend of Entra/Azure to allow staff only not students to add applications to a teams meeting like MS Polls?

Microsoft Teams | Microsoft Teams for education | Settings | Other
asked 2026-08-31T17:13:44.51+00:00
Michelle Everhart 0 Reputation points
edited an answer 2026-09-11T00:20:45.38+00:00
Hendrix 1,005 Reputation points Independent Advisor
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Win11 built-in Administrator account issue

I've enabled the Administrator acct. on my PC. It's not displayed on WIN login screen along with other account on PC. I am able to log into account remotely from another PC in my home but unable to personalize the display (see screenshot). Edge browser…

Windows for home | Windows 11 | Accounts, profiles, and login
asked 2026-09-09T02:53:53.3066667+00:00
Bpelle 5 Reputation points
commented 2026-09-11T00:20:20.3666667+00:00
Hendrix-V 18,685 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
2 answers

How do I actually turn off Spatial Sound?

I am using my realtek headset, but it seems that no matter what I do, spatial sound remains on. Spatial sound is set on "off" but when I play a game with no native spatial sound, there it remains. I set spatial sound on "Windows…

Windows for home | Windows 11 | Settings
asked 2026-09-07T11:29:47.55+00:00
Oddloaf 0 Reputation points
commented 2026-09-11T00:19:42.54+00:00
Emma1-N 12,285 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
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My controller acts like a mouse pointer

Up until recently, both of my Xbox and PS5 controller acts like a mouse on my pc, but it's only on applications such as Spotify, Google Chrome, Microsoft Edge, etc. I tried disabling and re-enabling the controllers in Device Manager, it works only for a…

Windows for home | Windows 11 | Gaming
asked 2026-09-07T16:53:16.39+00:00
✦MOONIEE ✦ 0 Reputation points
commented 2026-09-11T00:19:05.3666667+00:00
Emma1-N 12,285 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
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Does FILE_LINK_POSIX_SEMANTICS allow replacing an existing destination opened without FILE_SHARE_DELETE?

Hello, I’m trying to clarify the documented Windows/NTFS semantics of POSIX-style hard-link destination replacement. Consider the following state: File A already exists at the destination path. A has an existing open handle. That handle allows…

Windows development | Windows Driver Kit (WDK)
asked 2026-09-11T00:18:24.3666667+00:00
希望 匿名 0 Reputation points
answered 2026-09-11T00:18:50.5433333+00:00

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My "Chat" bar is blocked

I'm unable to use the "chat" bar. There is a red mark through it. It says the content is blocked. contact the site owner to fix the issue.

Microsoft Copilot | Other
asked 2026-09-09T23:21:09.84+00:00
Jeanette 0 Reputation points
commented 2026-09-11T00:17:54.65+00:00
Emma1-N 12,285 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
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Printing from outlook hijacked by one note

Been trying to solve an issue from my mum. Essentially since one of the updates was installed onenote seems to be the default printer for outlook, I have tried the usual fixes setting actual printer as default, unticking one note etc but nothing works…

Windows for home | Windows 11 | Devices and drivers
asked 2026-08-31T13:48:10.76+00:00
Sean Fox 0 Reputation points
commented 2026-09-11T00:17:00.31+00:00
Emma1-N 12,285 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
2 answers

OneDrive Installation Issue on macOS Ventura 13.7.8

I had to reinstall one drive but I can't get the current version to open. I am on macOS Ventura 13.7.8

Microsoft 365 and Office | OneDrive | For business | MacOS
asked 2026-08-31T19:01:20.2033333+00:00
Rob Sherrin 0 Reputation points
edited an answer 2026-09-11T00:16:31.5+00:00
Hendrix 1,005 Reputation points Independent Advisor