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word grammar checker doesn't work

Word spell and grammar checker doesn’t work in my computer. It only takes the foreign words and names in the text. I’ve done everything in the settings, fixed microsoft office online, took out the foreign languages that were set up, nothing works. It’s…

Microsoft 365 and Office | Word | For home | Windows
asked 2026-09-11T19:31:45.7433333+00:00
Sheila.P 0 Reputation points
answered 2026-09-14T18:55:33.6766667+00:00
Sheila.P 0 Reputation points
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Windows 10 Home suddenly lost activation – Retail license, hardware-change error, activation methods failed

I need help restoring Windows activation on a Dell XPS 8700 that was previously activated. I do not want to purchase another Windows license or reinstall Windows unless it is confirmed that my existing licenses cannot be restored. System information …

Windows for home | Windows 10 | Licensing and activation
asked 2026-09-14T18:16:24.9333333+00:00
Young Kim 0 Reputation points
commented 2026-09-14T18:54:52.4133333+00:00
EmilyS726 266.8K Reputation points Independent Advisor
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DCOM Rights Removal

Hi Team, We have identified a few firewall service accounts that currently have DCOM-related permissions. We are planning to remove these permissions as part of the remediation. Before proceeding, please advise whether these DCOM permissions are required…

Windows for business | Windows Server | User experience | Other
asked 2026-09-14T17:29:41.0466667+00:00
Anant Bera 271 Reputation points
answered 2026-09-14T18:51:24.9933333+00:00
Chen Tran 12,940 Reputation points Independent Advisor
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Small business (one user) locked out of Microsoft Authenticator on update

I am posting this from my personal account. I cannot pay my Microsoft invoice because I've been locked out of my Authenticator app. I cannot log into my accounts without an Authenticator code. The AI assistant phone lines keep hanging up on me.

Microsoft 365 and Office | Subscription, account, billing | For business | Other
asked 2026-09-14T18:17:17.48+00:00
Henry Markarian 0 Reputation points
edited an answer 2026-09-14T18:50:41.16+00:00
Chris-D 1,430 Reputation points Independent Advisor
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Outlook for mac POP account keeps asking me to sign in. Can send or receive mail.

This happened before but cant remember how I fixed it. VERY frustrating. Deleted some outlook thing in keychain access and no change. I'm not real savvy with computers so please don't get very complicated with me.

Outlook | MacOS | New Outlook for Mac | For home
asked 2026-09-11T17:17:36.0866667+00:00
Michael Horton 0 Reputation points
commented 2026-09-14T18:50:29.57+00:00
Jeronimo Fuerte 45,845 Reputation points Independent Advisor
2 answers One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

What characters are permitted or not permitted in Excel document names? Has this changed recently?

A while ago, I created a document name using characters ()-# in the name. More recently, I tried to use same characters in the name of another document, but it keeps being rejected. What amI doing wrong?

Microsoft 365 and Office | Excel | For home | Windows
asked 2026-09-12T18:49:30.82+00:00
Alexandria Curmudgeon 20 Reputation points
accepted 2026-09-14T18:46:46.8766667+00:00
Alexandria Curmudgeon 20 Reputation points
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no install but

I purchase 365 yesterday but never received an install button

Microsoft 365 and Office | Install, redeem, activate | For home | Windows
asked 2026-09-14T17:20:10.66+00:00
mary johnson 0 Reputation points
answered 2026-09-14T18:46:45.8133333+00:00
Stefan Blom 351.7K Reputation points MVP Volunteer Moderator
1 answer

Malfunction custom keyboard DLL & Windows Search

Hello, I built a keyboard driver using Visual Studio and the official Windows driver samples. The DLL works perfectly regarding the keyboard and its behavior. The problem is that when this keyboard is selected alone, Windows Search malfunctions and…

Windows development | Windows Driver Kit (WDK)
asked 2026-09-11T07:55:38.62+00:00
François T 20 Reputation points
edited an answer 2026-09-14T18:46:33.03+00:00
MSTF Employee 0 Reputation points Microsoft Employee
2 answers One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

cannot paste data or formats

Just today when I try to drag & paste, cut & paste, or paste formats, nothing happens. The dashed line appears around the source data but nothing happens. If I open the spreadsheet in LibreOffice, the paste function works. What gives> Office…

Microsoft 365 and Office | Excel | For business | Windows
asked 2026-09-11T21:31:26.5633333+00:00
Kevin Pyle 20 Reputation points
commented 2026-09-14T18:41:01.71+00:00
Kai-L 19,140 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
2 answers One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

Change Microsoft Rewards Roblox goal bug

I want to change my Microsoft Rewards goal from 400 Robux to 800 Robux. I clicked on the "Remove Goal" button at the bottom of the page, and then "Set Goal". When I pressed on the "Set as Goal" button on the Roblox option,…

Bing | Microsoft Rewards
Bing | Microsoft Rewards

A program that grants points for using Bing search, which users can redeem for gift cards, sweepstakes entries, or charitable donations.

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asked 2025-11-15T09:26:42.64+00:00
Do Viet Ngoc Hai 25 Reputation points
commented 2026-09-14T18:40:04.79+00:00
Eric He 0 Reputation points
2 answers

Opening add-ins on powerpoint

I am trying to add mentemeter to my powerpoint presentation but microsoft won't accept my password or let me reset it. Is there a problem with the system being down?

Microsoft 365 and Office | PowerPoint | For business | Windows
asked 2026-09-14T18:25:34.6466667+00:00
janet 0 Reputation points
answered 2026-09-14T18:38:27.37+00:00
Kai-L 19,140 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
1 answer

fix outlook is corrupting pdf files

In Outlook Classic LTSC 2024 mail with pdf attachment receiving through pop gmail account get corrupted. Send resolution.

Outlook | Windows | Classic Outlook for Windows | For business
asked 2026-09-11T10:25:31.6166667+00:00
Haren Doshi 0 Reputation points
commented 2026-09-14T18:38:10.5533333+00:00
Haren Doshi 0 Reputation points
2 answers

Remove my admin profile on my sons laptop

I mistakenly put my email on my son's new laptop when setting it up. How do i remove my microsoft admin account?

Windows for home | Windows 11 | Accounts, profiles, and login
asked 2026-09-14T18:00:49.4733333+00:00
Suzanne Reeves 0 Reputation points
answered 2026-09-14T18:36:39.2966667+00:00
EmilyS726 266.8K Reputation points Independent Advisor
3 answers

How to speak to a live Microsoft person

Need to use Word to create a greeting card since Publisher is going away

Microsoft 365 and Office | Word | For home | Windows
asked 2026-09-12T18:15:57.7766667+00:00
Carol Wagner 0 Reputation points
recommended 2026-09-14T18:34:55.79+00:00
Alison A 5,315 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Admin
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Azure AI Foundry: Augmentation du quota pour le modèle mistral-document-ai-2512 — Résolution d'une demande sans effet

Description du problème Je souhaite augmenter le quota de mon application Azure AI Foundry, précisément pour le modèle mistral-document-ai-2512, passant de 60 RPM à 500 RPM, afin de gérer une montée en charge temporaire prévue pour environ deux mois.…

Foundry Models
Foundry Models

A catalog of AI models in Microsoft Foundry that you can discover, compare, and deploy using Azure’s built‑in tools for evaluation, fine‑tuning, and inference

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asked 2026-09-14T16:14:56.4033333+00:00
Christophe RISCH 0 Reputation points
commented 2026-09-14T18:28:11.11+00:00
Suhail Ahamed J 0 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff
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Active comments anchored to tracked-change deletions are permanently lost on reply/save (Modern Comments, Microsoft 365 desktop)

Hi Team, Can help to check and suggest on below issue - --- The problem --- When I reply to a comment (or otherwise edit) and save, a consistent set of comments is permanently removed — not just hidden. The Comments pane count drops, from example in one…

Microsoft 365 and Office | Word | For business | Windows
asked 2026-06-12T08:31:41.8433333+00:00
Akshay Sachdev 0 Reputation points
commented 2026-09-14T18:27:59.2366667+00:00
Stefan Blom 351.7K Reputation points MVP Volunteer Moderator
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podczas intalacji pojawia się komunikat: Wystąpiły problemy podczas instalowania aktualizacji, ale ponowimy próbę później. Jeśli ten problem będzie nadal występować i chcesz przeszukać Internet lub uzyskać informacje od pomocy technicznej, użyj kodu błęd

Wystąpiły problemy podczas instalowania aktualizacji, ale ponowimy próbę później. Jeśli ten problem będzie nadal występować i chcesz przeszukać Internet lub uzyskać informacje od pomocy technicznej, użyj kodu błędu: (0x800f0831)

Windows for home | Windows 10 | Windows update
asked 2026-09-14T17:53:41.49+00:00
Jan Łamek 0 Reputation points
answered 2026-09-14T18:26:37.94+00:00
David-M 125.7K Reputation points Independent Advisor
2 answers

Laptop keeps restarting when in sleep mode

I've been dealing with this extremely aggravating issue for a long time. Whenever I leave my laptop on rest mode for a long time, or when it's in rest mode and I lift it up by grabbing the screen, or even when it's not in rest mode and the corner of the…

Windows for home | Windows 11 | Sleep and Power on, off
asked 2026-09-13T19:10:33.2733333+00:00
Baptiste Boyz 0 Reputation points
answered 2026-09-14T18:25:07.5966667+00:00
Lester Bernard Reyes 84,815 Reputation points Independent Advisor
2 answers

Excel displays "The picture is too large and will be truncated" when copying/cutting/pasting data in all workbooks

Hello, I am troubleshooting an issue for a Microsoft 365 Apps user where Excel displays the error: "The picture is too large and will be truncated." The issue occurs whenever the user performs actions such as: Copy Cut Paste Format…

Microsoft 365 and Office | Excel | For business | Windows
asked 2026-09-04T20:34:50.4066667+00:00
Surya Karan Sharma 0 Reputation points
commented 2026-09-14T18:21:56.0566667+00:00
Hendrix 1,090 Reputation points Independent Advisor
2 answers

How to fix error code 0xc000012f

Can't figure out how to fix this, tried sfc/scannow and have tried repairing it but have no luck. can't open microsoft word app because it give me the bad image code.

Microsoft 365 and Office | Other
asked 2026-09-14T16:19:44.79+00:00
Owen Saeger 0 Reputation points
answered 2026-09-14T18:18:12.3133333+00:00
ApexNáV 170 Reputation points