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Academic verification link error: "client does not have access rights"

I'm a university student trying to verify my academic status for Azure for Students. Each time I click the verification link sent to my email, I get the error: "The client does not have access rights to the content." I've tried this on multiple…

Azure | Azure Startups
Azure | Azure Startups

Startups: Companies that are in their initial stages of business and typically developing a business model and seeking financing.

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asked 2026-09-18T10:38:18.32+00:00
Peace Okechukwu 0 Reputation points
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Meeting got cancelled when new members were added for Microsoft group with 500+ members and disabled the forwarding

We have created an invite for Microsoft group with 500+ members and disabled the forwarding. We had a request to add new members. I have added the members and select send update only to new members added. As soon as I did that, the invite got cancelled.…

Outlook | Windows | New Outlook for Windows | For business
asked 2025-07-31T09:16:34.6266667+00:00
Sneha Gawali 0 Reputation points
commented 2026-09-18T10:34:08.69+00:00
Jamie Maguire 0 Reputation points
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NgcCtnrSvc crashes 3 times in ucrtbase.dll (0xc0000005), then Windows 11 25H2 lock screen has no credential UI

Summary On Windows 11 Pro 25H2, the Microsoft Passport Container service (NgcCtnrSvc) repeatedly crashes inside ucrtbase.dll with exception 0xc0000005. After the third crash, Service Control Manager stops restarting it. A later lock/unlock attempt can…

Windows for home | Windows 11 | Accounts, profiles, and login
asked 2026-08-12T07:35:11.78+00:00
牧之 王 0 Reputation points
commented 2026-09-18T10:33:36.3866667+00:00
鑫 董 0 Reputation points
3 answers

Unified-manifest personal tab: host iframe stays at about:blank in Outlook until an add-in task pane is opened

Centrally deployed unified-manifest app with a staticTabs personal tab (scopes: ["personal"], context: ["personalTab"]). Manifest schema 1.20, @microsoft/teams-js 2.55.0 — both above the documented minimums (1.13 / 2.19.0). In Outlook…

Microsoft 365 and Office | Development | Office JavaScript API
asked 2026-09-08T15:07:18.84+00:00
bertrand soual 0 Reputation points
recommended 2026-09-18T10:26:38.0533333+00:00
Ana Mihaila (BLUEHAWK LLC) 0 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
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conhost.exe command line changes from "0xffffffff -ForceV1" to "0x4" in the same process

I am implementing read-only process monitoring on Windows. Microsoft consumer support referred me to Microsoft Q&A for clarification of this Windows API behavior. I observed a change in the command line returned for the same conhost.exe process,…

Windows development | Windows API - Win32
asked 2026-09-11T05:29:05.5133333+00:00
Kohei Tagami 0 Reputation points
edited a comment 2026-09-18T10:25:34.9733333+00:00
Taki Ly (WICLOUD CORPORATION) 5,380 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
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Windows WPF Kiosk Application – Platform and Local Storage Clarification

Hi Team, We are planning to develop a kiosk application for a touchscreen tablet running either Windows 10 or Windows 11. We would like to clarify the following regarding the recommended Microsoft-supported approach: WPF Kiosk Application - Can we…

Developer technologies | Windows Presentation Foundation
asked 2026-09-10T16:45:51.09+00:00
lakshmi 821 Reputation points
commented 2026-09-18T10:24:58.1666667+00:00
Taki Ly (WICLOUD CORPORATION) 5,380 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
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Supported private-registry reference for an unchanged zero-capability LPAC caller

This is a documentation question about a proposed Windows desktop containment design. No deployed configuration or runtime behavior is asserted. Does Microsoft support GetAppContainerRegistryLocation obtaining the caller's exact private registry root…

Windows development | Windows API - Win32
asked 2026-09-11T04:05:26.2333333+00:00
Spencer Wagemann 0 Reputation points
commented 2026-09-18T10:24:35.1366667+00:00
Taki Ly (WICLOUD CORPORATION) 5,380 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
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I have become locked out of the Global Admin account for my company's tenant. I need help contacting the Data Protection Team to assist me with gaining access again.

I have become locked out of the Global Admin account for my company's tenant. I need help contacting the Data Protection Team to assist me with gaining access again. The authenticator has no OTP for my account. When I sign-in it's keeps asking me to…

Microsoft 365 and Office | Subscription, account, billing | For business | Other
asked 2026-09-17T08:30:37.83+00:00
Supattra 0 Reputation points
commented 2026-09-18T10:23:02.5133333+00:00
Liora 1,905 Reputation points Independent Advisor
3 answers

Surface Pro 6 is showing “Couldn't find a bootable operating system

Dear Microsoft Support Team, I am facing a boot issue with a Microsoft Surface Pro 6. The device is showing the following error: “Couldn't find a bootable operating system.” I have performed some non-destructive checks: Windows Boot Manager and…

Surface | Surface Pro | Install and update
asked 2026-09-10T18:32:25.27+00:00
Shivam Prajapati 0 Reputation points
edited an answer 2026-09-18T10:22:27.1166667+00:00
Alexandra T 0 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
3 answers

Install Chinese(Simplified, Mainland China) Basic Typing, Error Code:0x800F0950

I recently performed a clean install of Windows 11 25H2 Enterprise Edition (English). When installing the Simplified Chinese Language Basics Typing Package, I keep getting the error message: "Sorry, we're having trouble installing this feature. You…

Windows for business | Windows 365 Enterprise
asked 2026-06-22T08:00:44.8233333+00:00
Duqiang He 5 Reputation points
answered 2026-09-18T10:21:01.4533333+00:00
Duqiang He 5 Reputation points
2 answers

Issues with my Microsoft Learn Data

Good afternoon, I have an issue with my Microsoft Learn account, it seems like all my data has disappeared one day to another. Yesterday I could see everything but today I can't find anything (Badges, Progress, Trophies, Certificates, etc.). Everything…

Community Center | Not monitored
asked 2026-09-17T22:13:16.5233333+00:00
Gregoire Stephane D'Meza 0 Reputation points
answered 2026-09-18T10:19:04.81+00:00
Julian Sharp 43,861 Reputation points
1 answer

DP-900 — Broken GitHub link in relational database exercise

From DP-900, lesson “Introduction to Microsoft Azure Data: Relational Data in Azure”, exercise “Explore Azure relational database services”: the link is missing or returns a 404 error on GitHub

Community Center | Not monitored
asked 2026-09-17T22:39:46.5866667+00:00
Sebastian NATI 0 Reputation points
answered 2026-09-18T10:18:42.43+00:00
Julian Sharp 43,861 Reputation points
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email will not work

I have tried all the fixes, I have a payed Microsoft 360 account. the account still opens under my email address but the outlook app itself won't connect.

Outlook | Windows | New Outlook for Windows | For home
asked 2026-09-18T09:10:02.54+00:00
jimmy mifsud 0 Reputation points
answered 2026-09-18T10:17:23.1633333+00:00
SD - IA 179.8K Reputation points Independent Advisor
1 answer

AI-103 Passed but Certification and Confirmation Email Not Received After 24 Hours

I completed the AI-103 – Developing AI Apps and Agents on Azure exam through Pearson VUE on September 17, 2026, and I received a passing result. After completing the exam, I contacted Pearson VUE regarding my certification not appearing in Microsoft…

Community Center | Not monitored
asked 2026-09-18T02:25:58.9266667+00:00
Vaishnavi Suresh 0 Reputation points
commented 2026-09-18T10:16:08.5166667+00:00
Julian Sharp 43,861 Reputation points
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Custom MCP Federated Connector returns expired above certain response size

I'm building on a custom federated connector. I setup the connector successfully, everything works from an authentication / tool discovery standpoint on CoPilot chat. Doing a small tool call works fine, but at a certain size, CoPilot says that Expired…

Microsoft Copilot | Microsoft 365 Copilot | Development
asked 2026-09-02T22:20:17.6533333+00:00
Thomas Broatch 0 Reputation points
commented 2026-09-18T10:15:44.0166667+00:00
Prasad-MSFT 10,546 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
2 answers

Urgent Assistance Required – Missing Microsoft Learn Certificates, Badges and Achievements

Dear Microsoft Support Team, I am reaching out regarding my Microsoft account and my missing Microsoft Learn records. I previously had access to this account, and it contained my completed Microsoft Learn courses/modules, certificates, badges, trophies,…

Community Center | Not monitored
asked 2026-09-18T04:11:24.3833333+00:00
Hanan Amer Ali Alsaadi 0 Reputation points
answered 2026-09-18T10:15:01.8433333+00:00
Julian Sharp 43,861 Reputation points
1 answer

Subscriptions of MS word, Excel & Powerpoint to use on Applemac

I've got a microsoft 365 personal plan in the name of David Pearson. This might be registered under the email address of ******@icloud.com or ******@kwvr.co.uk, I am not sure which. I use an apple mac and have bought a new one, but my Microsoft word,…

Microsoft 365 and Office | Word | For home | MacOS
asked 2026-09-18T09:37:12.67+00:00
David Pearson 0 Reputation points
answered 2026-09-18T10:01:27.5+00:00
Stefan Blom 353K Reputation points MVP Volunteer Moderator
2 answers

Unnecessary pay messages

My monthly payment falls on the 15th of each month due to a suspicious payment reported by my bank, I cancelled my card on the 15th of September. Unfortunately, this was before my payment to MS had gone off. i thus received the non-payment warning. After…

Microsoft 365 and Office | Subscription, account, billing | For home | Windows
asked 2026-09-18T09:26:03.12+00:00
Errol Massey-Hicks 0 Reputation points
answered 2026-09-18T09:59:54.9433333+00:00
DaveM121 933.9K Reputation points Independent Advisor
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SharepointOnline: How to remove site designated as a Brand Center Site?

I've been asked to changethe URL of a SharePoint Brand Center site but I can't. I've tried deleting it but it won't let me. How do I remove/deregister the Brand Center features from a Sharepoint site so that I can then delete and recreate the site with…

Microsoft 365 and Office | SharePoint | Development
asked 2025-04-04T14:00:40.16+00:00
Daleos 5 Reputation points
commented 2026-09-18T09:48:53.3133333+00:00
Jakob Nøtseth 0 Reputation points
1 answer One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

Cant use Azure or Entra

When I enter https://portal.azure.com/ or https://entra.microsoft.com/ I immediately receive the error below. I cant find how to reach out to actual Support so I decided to ask a question here. Hmmm... Sorry, something went wrong while loading the…

Microsoft Security | Microsoft Entra | Microsoft Entra ID
asked 2026-09-18T09:43:40.63+00:00
Mateusz Duliński 20 Reputation points
accepted 2026-09-18T09:45:26.4666667+00:00
Mateusz Duliński 20 Reputation points