Run processes with elevated privileges using the Entra account.
Hello, Windows devices are managed by Intune. All users have standard user privileges. For IT department employees, the "Microsoft Entra Joined Device Local Administrator" role is assigned However, to perform any administrative actions, you…
How can I make my PostgreSQL - Flexible Server restart faster?
One of our users initiated a restart of our Azure Database for PostgreSQL - Flexible Server and it has been restarting for hours. Is there anything that can be done about this? All of our options are grayed out. How do I submit a support request for…
Do not allow Exchange Online calendar details to be shared with external users
This recommendation in the Security Score calculations, on the Microsoft 365 Defender dashboard, does not appear to be accurate. We allow sharing from free/busy times only -- NOT DETAILS. However, it is still withholding the Secure Score points and…
Block list
8 years ago, a hacker used my email address (a custom domain name) to send spam. I caught it in 20 minutes and stopped it, but it was enough time to damage my domain reputation. I spent the next year cleaning it up. I was successful, and to this day I…
Entra ID OAuth2 Token signature failure when listing container
I am trying to use REST & Entra ID token for a user managed identity to list containers and read them for a blob. While I was able to get a token and list the storage account ok like this: Invoke-WebRequest -Uri (-join…
change pricing tier for existing search service
change pricing tier for existing search service. currently on free plan, want to upgrade to higher tier.

How to set up secrets in Azure Databricks Cluster configs?
Hi there, I am currently working on setting up Spark configurations within our Databricks cluster to access Azure Data Lake Storage (ADLS) using OAuth and a service principal. Our goal is to configure these settings at the cluster level, so that we can…
Have got locked out of my global admin account for azure cloud
need help to reset the creds for my outlook which got locked out.Unable to access or login to the azure portal
Azure B2C Page layout version change log missing?
This is in regards to Azure B2C User Flows. There is not a child tag that pertains to B2C, userflows, or active directory (which is what the current changelog is under https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/active-directory-b2c/page-layout), so throwing…
when i try to load copilot all i get is a blank screen, why?
whenever i try to load copilot all i get is a blank white screen. I dont know wheither its just me or if it has happened to others aswell, hope it gets fixed soon thanks, bye! :)

Windows 11 Assigned Access Restricted User Mode
I have been working with the Assigned Access Restricted User Mode and deploying a profile via Intune, and have been surprised at how well this may fit our needs. However, in working as the test user I noticed the Search Bar on the taskbar and in the…
Error installing micorsoft teams
I am trying to install teams on a new windows 11 laptop I am getting the error message below "Unhandled exception: System.BadImageFormatException: Could not load file or assembly 'PresentationCore, Version=4.0.0.0, Culture=neutral,…
How to apply Entra External Id "keep me signed in" functionality in ASP.NET web app
I'm updating a legacy .Net Framework 4.8 Webforms app to use Extra External Id for authentication. This is working and I can sign in and out no problem. The issue I have is with the Entra "keep me signed in" functionality. The following code…
Inbound Port Rule resets everyday at 9:00am EST
Everyday at 9:02am EST within the Network Settings our Inbound Port Rules will reset automatically causing our remote users issues with remoting into the virtual machine. A 'Microsoft Defender for Cloud' rule will automatically appear at the top of the…
Entra External Id User Flow Labels not working
I am using Entra External Id and I need to change the display name of the built-in "Given Name" and "Surname" user attributes to "First Name" and "Last Name". The documentation suggests that this can be done by…
VM Disappeared - Need To Restore without OS Disk
The VM was deleted a few hours ago. Is there still a way to restore it? Please help! Its only been a few hours. There has to be a way! I need to access the data in the MySQL Db running on it
Why am I charged to use a custom Image based off the default Windows 11 image?
Why would I be charged to use a custom Windows image for each VM I deploy? I created a custom Windows 11 image by deploying a Windows 11 VM, installing the NVIDIA GRID GPU driver, and then capturing it. Now when I try to deploy any VMs from this image,…
toDecimal function in dataflow of ADF/Azure Synapse Analytics not working correctly
I have input string field with name COST with below values. COST 2753000 217400 500 252567552 I am using toDecimal function in derived Column transformation in dataflow as below. z_COST= toDecimal(trim(COST)) Output is as…
Locked out of my small business account
Hey there So, tldr, I dropped my phone with the MS Authenticator and am unable to login to my personal domain account. Since I am a one person business there isn't any additional account. I am able to change the password as it gives me alternative…
Severe Latency in Azure OpenAI Services (o1 and o3-mini Models) – Response Times Over 2 Minutes for Simple Queries
We are experiencing significant performance issues with the OpenAI models (o1 and o3-mini) on Azure, even within the Azure Playground. For simple queries like "Who are you?", the response time exceeds 2 minutes, which is far from normal. This…