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"In Review" means what? Can't message Allen"
I am a VM in Q&A (Office) and have been a participant here in the Word Community for some time. Recently I've notice the tag "In Review" on my posts. Here is an example: https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/discussions/word/dynamic-pages-in-mail-merge/4531584/ What does this mean? Am I doing something wrong? I tried to send a message to Allen but do not believe it went through. When I click on "Send Message" it seems to be processing and then "Send Message" comes back active. When I checked in my profile under sent messages, nothing shows up for this. Thanks in advance. Charles Kenyon
Unable to Register for Microsoft Learn Events?
I am running into an issue across multiple browsers of being unable to register for Microsoft Learning Events. Most recently today, i am trying to register for the upcoming - https://msevents.microsoft.com/event?id=1787842212 The registration hangs after completing the captcha and then the captcha timesout and the registration is never submitted. When i tried to click the login on the events page, i get an error - AADSTS50011: The redirect URI 'https://msevents.microsoft.com/event' specified in the request does not match the redirect URIs configured for the application. Event ID: 1787842212 Request ID: 50bfa821-6e06-4f00-a27f-4929f843c200 Correlation ID: 10d95455-4537-4f9e-826d-00e9b067bd3b Timestamp: 2026-07-09T16:40:59Z Is anyone able to help explain what is going wrong and how i can continue to register for events?
BSOD's while playing heavy games
Hi, as the title says, im getting BSOD's while playing those games. Games: Watch Dogs 2, The Witcher 3, Arena breakout Infinite Problem doesnt happen everytime, today was insane, couldnt play for 10 min. Doesnt happen in Valorant/GTA 5/ DayZ No dumps are being made when it crashes Crashes: "kmode exception not handled" (no dumps) "critical_process_died (0xef)" (no dumps) "KERNEL_DATA_INPAGE_ERROR" when i uninstalled driver and tried testing the game without it, this crash came: ""Driver verifier detected violation 0xC4"" i turned off driver verifier afterwards but couldnt start anymore cuz of d12 not being loaded What i tried: I ran OCCT to see if theres any problems with hardware (clean) memtest to check RAM (clean) made several amd driver cleanups and also tried downgrading GPU driver to the last stable version 25.9.1 ran all the standard cmds like chkdsk, sfc scannow etc. CrystalDisk says SSDs at 95 and 100% health PC: SSD: Samsung SSD 970 EVO Plus 1TB / WD_BLACK SN850X HS 2000GB mainboard: b650 pro rs asus gpu: 6900 XT (gigabyte) cpu: 7800X3D ram: g skill sk hynix ddr5 6000 (2x 16GB) Dump file 1: https://pastebin.com/x9RGCDFP Dump file 2: https://pastebin.com/B6HarvmF
Power Automate
Good afternoon all, I am working with a non for-profit organization. I am slowly trying to implement processes to manage 365 for them as most of them are not tech savy. I have been playing around with power automate (not too familiar with it myself) in order to create a user and add it to certain teams' groups and mail distribution groups. So far I have managed to get it to create the account and add the user to the teams group. However, in doing my research I have found Microsoft has removed the functionality to add users to a mail distribution group. Is there a way around this that I can implement? I came across this article but am not sure from here https://damobird365.com/add-members-to-a-distribution-list/ Thanks all for your help.
Microsoft Account Is Showing Up As Not Existing (Hacked/Deleted?)
I cant sign into my minecraft/microsoft account, it says that there is no microsoft account by my email despite me play minecraft with it the day before. Im sure that it was that email and I even have the reciept, it could either be a glitched or someone hacked it. If possible if this account is comprimised could I switch the minecraft account to another Microsoft account, or js be able to recovery my account. There is pretty much nothing on the account but minecraft.
New to Sharepoint and Teams_Client folder structure?
We are a small landscape design/build company moving from Microsoft 365 Family to Microsoft 365 Business Standard. Currently, we use a traditional folder system: Clients > Client Name > project files Each client folder contains estimates, proposals, Vectorworks CAD drawings, site data, photos, PDFs, spreadsheets, and other project documents. We also have other company folders for employees, equipment, systems, vendors, templates, and SOPs. We have four office users who need to access and collaborate on these files through SharePoint/Teams. What is the best practice for setting this up? Should we use one SharePoint site with document libraries, separate SharePoint sites by department/category, or organize everything through Teams channels? I’d like to understand the best way to use SharePoint and Teams without simply recreating an old folder system incorrectly.
Why does Microsoft insist on replacing video card drivers with every update?
This has gotten supremely annoying. For years, every update that Microsoft sends out for their Windows product, every single update seems to include some sort of Microsoft approved video driver that replaces the manufacturers video driver, and renders some of my games unplayable because the screen output disappears...seemingly locking up my system. Black screen of death, so to speak. I restart my system, reinstall the video driver, open the affected game and everything is back to normal and working. Why does Microsoft insist on replacing video drivers? Cut it out! It's annoying.Still Studying with a 2024 Microsoft GH-200 Exam Questions Guide?
If your GH-200 prep material is from 2024, I have some important news: that exam doesn't exist anymore. In January 2026, Microsoft made major changes to the GH-200 objectives topics were added, some were removed, and others were reworded. Most guides and pass reports online still describe the old version, which can seriously mislead anyone preparing right now. I took the exam recently under the current format and passed with 75% (passing score is 700/1000). Here's what caught me off guard: the new exam leans heavily into enterprise and security-focused scenarios. Areas like reusable workflows and passing inputs/secrets between them, workflow dispatch input validation, service containers, runner management (self-hosted vs GitHub-hosted, runner groups), and security topics like OIDC authentication and GITHUB_TOKEN permission scoping are now central to the exam. For preparation, I combined Microsoft Learn for building solid fundamentals with Certboosters' question bank for real exam-style practice timed tests and understanding why wrong answers are wrong. If you're prepping right now, double-check that your material reflects the January 2026 changes. It might be the difference between passing and failing. I've written a more detailed write-up of my full exam experience (environment, tips, exact topics). I'm happy to share it in the comments if anyone's interested and if that's allowed here. Has anyone else been caught off guard by the January 2026 GH-200 changes? What resources are you all using to prepare for the updated version?
Excel command icon to change from upper or lower case text
Where is the command icon for changing text from upper or lower case. There is one in word, but none in excel that I can find. I though this would have been a standard feature. After the 40 years of development. Also you can not use, format painter to change the text to upper case either. Please add this feature for the 41st anniversaryCan Copilot Studio agent connected via WhatApp channel escalate to representative?
We have built a Copilot Studio agent that uses adaptive cards and connected it through a WhatApp channel. We want this agent to be able to escalate a customer to a representative should they need assistance while communicating with the bot, however, with the current channel set up we use it is not possible. We had managed to connect the agent via Dynamics and WhatsApp simultaneously, but we then had double messages coming through on the WhatsApp chat, now we are only connected through the WhatApp channel. Is there a way for us to also connect through Dynamics in order for customers to be able to escalate to a customer representative? Or is there a way for us to allow for escalations via the WhatsApp connection?Visual studio benefits for MCT
I renewed my subscription for MCT earlier this year but recently noticed that my visual studio benefits is not active. What i have is MCT subscription that has expired date of 23/May/2025 instead of Feb 2027. I reach out to VSS support, they mentioned that my subscription was removed for the benefits and they redirected me to MCT support via Pearson. Pearson sent me back to VSS support and it has been back and forth for a while. Does anyone have idea how to resolve this.
How to Block onmicrosoft.com in Outlook classic on Windows 11?
How can you permanently block 'onmicrosoft.com' emails for Outlook classic on Windows 11 (personal - MS365)? I am tired of and disgusted at the amount of phishing/spam/malware emails that come in via onmicrosoft.com on behalf of some other entity. All of the emails are of this category. And supposedly they are from Costco, Home Depot, Lowes, United Health, Sam's Club, cloud storage, protection (Norton), etc. I have accounts at these big box stores and regularly receive marketing emails directly from these companies - AND - these stores actually know my account name and use it in the email. Whereas the emails from onmicrosoft.com do not. These us no name (and some no email address) to tell me my account is in trouble of expiring, out of space, payment past due, or infected - total BS. I understand that new domains get created daily and that much of these are difficult to prove validity initially. However, since Microsoft is in a tough situation to know validity or not, give us a way to block, turn off, make a rule, to block emails from onmicrosoft.com so that my Junk mail is not saturated with these bogus emails. Rules will not work. You cannot create one that blocks and/or automatically deletes emails from onmicrosoft.com. Report does not work either as the ones reported on keep showing up day after day. If Microsoft's position is that it produces superior products, then it should provide a way for the user to turn off features not needed or desired. 'onmicrosoft.com' is one of the worst product enhancements to come along. Hoping for a solution.
Metrics in Training Service Partner dashboard still shows not started
our TSP was on-boarded some months before, and it has now been more than some months since we started delivering training courses. We received the welcome email, completed all required formalities, and have delivered some trainings, and learners redeemed the achievement codes, and completed the surveys in MTM. All of these sessions appear correctly in, MTM surveys, and related dashboards. However, in Partner Center it still shows “Not Started.” Could you guys please review this and help us understand why the status has not updated? Thank you,UX Changes Need Approval?
Hey everyone. Quick question regarding Microsoft approvals. We’ve already secured approval for our test and production environments, but we recently changed out a new, slightly refreshed UX for the feature (this is still in out testing as we can't release without Microsoft's approval). Does anyone know if we need to re-submit for approval for a minor UX change? And if we do, can we just drop an email to the CSPP team, or do we need to fill out the official form as a brand-new request? Thanks in advance!Laptop ignoring Windows 11 security updates
My laptop (with an Intel processor) has not recognised Windows 11 Security Updates 2026-04 and 2026-05. Each time I have got an installation failed message; when I re-try, I get the Windows up-to-date message. My Windows update history currently shows 2026-03 as the latest security update, and the latest is Windows Malicious Software Removal Tool x64 - v5.141 (KB890830) installed this week on 13 May 26. In contrast, my wife’s Samsung laptop (with a Snapdragon ARM 64 processor) is fully up-to-date with Security Update 2026-05 installed this week. Should I be worried about the recent lack of Windows Security Updates?👋 Welcome to the Microsoft Tech Community!
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