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The Frontier Transformation Engineer Summit may be over, but you can keep the momentum going. Revisit the highlights or catch up on sessions you missed. Each session is designed to build the skills you need to advance your Frontier Engineering journey and earn your Frontier Transformation Engineer badge—a clear signal to customers that you can design and deliver agents across Microsoft Copilot Studio, Microsoft Foundry, and the rest of the Frontier stack. Here’s how you can keep building your AI capability: View the summit sessions on demand. Work toward earning the Frontier Transformation Engineer badge. Join us at MCAPS Start for Partners on July 22 to stay ahead of what’s next.
Hardware Program Enrollment Deadlocked / Corrupted Tenant State & Severe Support Failures
Subject: URGENT ESCALATION: Hardware Program Enrollment Deadlocked / Corrupted Tenant State & Severe Support Failures To the Partner Center Operations and Escalation Team: I am an independent developer urgently needing access to the Hardware Developer Program to sign custom software and hardware drivers. My organization is currently trapped in a backend account deactivation loop caused by a UI/database bug during enrollment, and standard support channels have completely failed to assist me. Telemetry / Error Tracing (Restricted Access Error): CorrelationID: 0f815788-6179-43b6-a42f-82bad4469539. Correlation Vector: I80WgZGiXUqKzadn.4. Date: 06 Aug 2026 01:27:15 +00:00. The Background: My organization is fully verified. Both Developer and Partner verifications are complete and green across the board. I initially began the Hardware Program enrollment process under my original business name. Shortly after, I updated our legal business name to include our "LLC" designation. This specific sequence of events is what broke the system. The Technical Issue: Altering the legal name mid-enrollment has catastrophically corrupted my Azure AD / Entra ID tenant state on the Partner Center backend. First, the Ghost Profiles: In the top-right account switcher, my single email address now displays two separate organizational profiles (the original name and the newly designated LLC name). Second, Single Tenant ID: However, both of these profiles map to the exact same underlying Tenant ID. Third, Missing Workspace: Because the backend system sees a mismatch between the original enrollment name and the new LLC verification, it has silently deactivated my hardware access. The "Hardware" and "Agreements" workspaces are completely missing from the left-hand navigation pane. Fourth, The Restricted Access Loop: If I attempt to manually force navigation to the exact hardware dashboard endpoints via the address bar, I receive a hard "Restricted Access" error (generating the telemetry above). The system then incorrectly tells me that I need to request authorization from myself (the Global Admin) to access it, despite being logged in as the Global Admin. The Support Failure: I have spent over 48 hours attempting to resolve this, resulting in completely unacceptable behavior from frontline support. Regarding Abandoned Tickets: I have submitted support tickets that are being completely ignored. One ticket received a single initial response, and has since gone dead silent with zero follow-up or solutions provided. I opened a second ticket which has received absolutely zero response. Regarding Agents Hanging Up: I have successfully bypassed the automated phone bot to reach a human representative on two separate occasions. In both instances, the support agent simply hung up on me rather than attempting to log the backend issue or escalate the call. Frontline support is actively avoiding this issue because they lack the database permissions to resolve a corrupted tenant split. The Request: I cannot use the standard Partner Center ticketing UI to open a Hardware support case because the workspace is suppressed from my dashboard. I need an escalation manager or a database engineer from the Partner Center Operations team to manually review this tenant using the provided Correlation ID. Please clear the corrupted enrollment state, merge the ghost profiles, and restore the Hardware workspace permissions to my verified LLC profile (even if that requires me to re-enroll in the hardware program) so I can complete my driver signing agreements.
GDAP and the 'Printer Administrator' role
Hello everyone! I see that the 'Printer Administrator' role is available in GDAP. However, we get "401 Error loading your content" messages when trying to access Universal Print in Azure. I checked the Workloads supported by granular delegated admin privileges - Partner Center | Microsoft Learn page but wasn't able to find a section for Universal Print at the moment. I believe a license is required to access this feature, which can't be assigned to an external identity, so I suspect that's our issue. A local tenant admin is able to access the universal print things without any issues. Are we doing something wrong? Can we look forward to seeing broader support for GDAP in the future? Thanks! -jon
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SaaS Offer | Error Tax
We are testing the creation of a SaaS offer following the Microsoft documentation. During the Pricing and Availability configuration, we configure the plan as Private and add a tenant ID for the restricted audience. We have already tested with two different tenant IDs, but the offer cannot be published and Partner Center displays the following message: "This account is not eligible for publication due to invalid payment, pending payment, or invalid tax information." Questions: Could this error be related to the publisher account's Payout/Tax profile rather than the tenant ID used for the private audience? Is there any way to identify which payment/tax validation is failing in Partner Center? Screenshot attached. Additional context: the tenant ID used for the private audience was validated with multiple tenants, so we are trying to determine whether this is actually a publisher account configuration issue rather than a tenant eligibility issue.Persistent AU10TIX identity verification error and inability to open support ticket
Hello everyone. I am facing a recurring block during the identity verification process in the Microsoft Partner Center using AU10TIX. I have already performed all necessary checks. The registration data is strictly identical to the presented documents, the RG photo is submitted with excellent lighting, and the selfie is captured without accessories, using the native camera and without using a VPN or restrictive networks. Despite all criteria being met, the system immediately returns the error message Sorry, we were unable to complete your verification and the profile remains locked. Additionally, it is not possible to open a support ticket through the partner portal because the system requires the workspace field as mandatory, which we do not have yet due to the current status of the account, completely preventing the submission of support requests through traditional channels. How can I proceed to solve this problem? Thank you for your help.
Business Verification stuck "Rejected / Pending Partner Action" — appeal (Resolve) button fails
I'm requesting a Community Manager escalate this to the Partner Vetting / Trust & Safety team. We have an open Partner Support case that has stalled, and our self-service path is blocked by what appears to be a platform defect. Situation: Our Developer-program Business Verification shows "Rejected / Pending Partner Action." Per Microsoft's own "Submit a verification appeal" article, an appeal is submitted by clicking Resolve (or User Action Needed) on the Verification Summary page. On our account, that exact Resolve button fails every time: - The Account Verification panel opens but errors with "Unable to load conversation details. Please try again or contact support if the problem persists." - The browser console shows, on every attempt: UploadError: "No authentication identifier provided" (thrown at resolveConversation / getUploadStatus). - No document-type selector or upload field ever loads, so we cannot submit or resubmit a document. - Help + Support / Create support request also fails to load. So Microsoft's documented remediation is impossible for us to perform — this is not a document or eligibility problem on our side. A Microsoft 365 support engineer has already confirmed in writing that this is a Partner Center platform issue outside their team's access. Several partners have reported the identical Resolve-panel / authentication failure on this board within the past week, which points to a platform-side defect rather than a documentation gap. Request: 1. A manual appeal / reset by the Vetting team so a working resubmission path opens, or acceptance of our business document out of band. 2. The specific reason our Business Verification was rejected, so we can prepare the correct official document (we have a limited number of appeal attempts and don't want to spend one on the wrong document). I'm happy to share our Seller ID, Partner ID, Tenant ID, the open Partner Support case number, and screenshots privately via DM. This is currently blocking a Microsoft Marketplace / Copilot launch. Thanks in advance.CSP June 2026 Monthly Partner Update
To help you stay informed and prepared for operational changes, Microsoft publishes monthly self-service readiness content for CSP partners. This month's updates focus on actions, impacts, and resources across several important CSP topics. Each update is available as a short on-demand video designed to help you quickly understand what is changing, what it means for your business, and where to find additional guidance. This Month's Topics: (click title to jump to video) Microsoft 365 Updates | MFA Requirements in Partner Center | Multi-Party Private Offers (MPO) | Licensing Navigator in Partner Center AI Assistant | CSP Authorization Microsoft 365 Pricing & Packaging Updates Review upcoming pricing and packaging changes and understand how they may impact your customers and business planning. If the player doesn’t load, open the video in a new window: Open video MFA Requirements in Partner Center Stay up to date with Partner Center security requirements and understand the latest guidance relating to multifactor authentication. If the player doesn’t load, open the video in a new window: Open video Multi-Party Private Offers (MPO) Understand the latest MPO capabilities and available resources for partners participating in Marketplace transactions. If the player doesn’t load, open the video in a new window: Open video Licensing Navigator in Partner Center AI Assistant Learn how Licensing Navigator can help you find Microsoft licensing guidance and answers more efficiently. If the player doesn’t load, open the video in a new window: Open video CSP Authorization Understand the latest authorization requirements and the actions partners should take to remain compliant. If the player doesn’t load, open the video in a new window: Open video Need More Information? Visit the Launch Enablement Guide for additional readiness resources, guidance, and partner actions.MCAPS Start for Partners
Hello all - Coming off the recent MCAPS Start for Partners event, I want to make sure you're up on the latest that has come out of the Microsoft partner ecosystem. First, check out this blog post from Nicole Dezen, our Chief Partner Officer, which has a good summary of the announcements. You can also visit our Partner Activation Zone which has additional resources that will aid you understanding Microsoft's direction. A couple items to note: Some of the announcements do not have an impact on the Training Services Partner ecosystem and I want to ensure we don't generate any confusion. Things like the Partner Capability Score and Specializations are currently outside the TSP scope. I can tell you that behind the scenes we're actively working to bring the Frontier Partner vision into Global Skilling, but don't have anything to share with you yet. There was further explanation to last year's announcement about the 6 solution areas moving down to 3. The team made it clear that this was a customer-facing marketing change only and has no impact on requirements, KPIs, benefits, incentives, or specializations. This means that you'll continue to be able to meet the 6 solution areas and you'll received additional benefits for each one that you achieve. For example, if you achieve the Business Applications solution area you'll soon receive the public-facing AI Business Solutions badge. If you then achieve the Modern Work solution area you won't get an additional badge (it's the same as BizApps), but you'll get the benefits associated with achieving the additional area. Same goes for the 3 solution areas that feed into the Cloud & AI Platforms badge. Previous 6 designations/paths New badge Business Applications AI Business Solutions Modern Work AI Business Solutions Data & AI (Azure) Cloud & AI Platforms Digital & App Innovation (Azure) Cloud & AI Platforms Infrastructure (Azure) Cloud & AI Platforms Security Security For those that registered for the event you can review session recordings here: MCAPS Start for Partners Home. If you have any questions about what was announced at MCAPS Start for Partners, please let me know.Fix Implemented - Are You Having Achievement Code Issues?
July 27 - Fix has been deployed. It may take up to 24 hours to propagate through the system. If you don't see achievement code buttons return by Tuesday afternoon Pacific Time, please let me know. Also, make sure you're loading a refreshed version of the page (crtl + r). July 24 - Deployment of fix is now scheduled for Monday, July 27th. July 23 - Fix has been delayed while other fixes occur at the datacenter level. Awaiting details on a new timing for the fix. Will update here when I know more. July 22 - Fix should start rolling out tonight. Please check the course page for the achievement code button (Hit crtl + r to refresh). Please let me know if you still do not see the button after July 23. Thank you. July 18 - Good news today. Engineering has determined the issue, and a fix is coming in the early days of next week. I'll keep you updated when we get the fix implemented. Thank you for your patience. July 15 - our engineering team is not seeing a widespread outage on their side, but they are continuing to investigate. If you are still experiencing an outage please send me a private message (please do not post any PII directly in this thread) with the following: Your partner organization name (+ MPN ID if you know it) Email address you're using to log into your Admin account on Learn Which courses you were previously able to generate codes but no longer can (examples, doesn't have to be all of them) Approximately how long you have not been able to generate the codes I plan to update this thread every 2 days while we investigate the issue. Thank you! July 13 - thanks to all that shared their current achievement code issues. The team continues to investigate but no current time to resolution. July 1 - Hi all, I've seen a few posts regarding sudden issues in generating achievement codes. If this is an issue for you can you please reply to this with the course you're trying to generate and the approximate time you tried to generate? Trying to determine the scope of the problem. If you previously had an issue but it appears to be resolved now, please let me know that as well. Thanks, DanLabs Issues - Rolling Updates
Hello all, We're working on ways to better update our partner ecosystem on issues with labs. Until we have a more sustainable and scalable solution, I will provide updates to this pinned thread. August 4 365 Defender Lab: Resolved AB-210, AB-250, and MB-230: Resolved July 29 Impact: 365 Defender Lab set to release 7/31. A bug is causing issues in activating the M365 Connector for the Security for AI service. User cannot proceed past trial activation window. Issue has been escalated, no time to resolution yet. Impact: AB-210, AB-250, and MB-230. Dynamics trial license issue, unable to redeem Sales license. Issue has been escalated, no time to resolution yet.Customer CUSTOMER_NAME notified of anomalous activity in Azure subscription
How do others feel about the alerts showing up in the Partner Center? We’ve detected suspicious or malicious activity in this Azure subscription. The customer of this subscription has been notified. What suspicious or malicious activity did microsoft detect you ask? An important security update is available for your Windows Server Update Services (WSUS) resource(s). That's right, there is no suspicious or malicious activity. Microsoft wants people to install an out of band security update and thought sending a notification to all azure customers was the best way to ensure that happened. Half the clients that received this alert aren't even running windows servers! Those that are running windows servers do not have the WSUS role installed. All the clients Microsoft alerted us about to suspicious activity in their subscriptions... Don't use WSUS We did have the pleasure of manually closing every single alert as "ignore" and I'm delighted to know that these alerts didn't count towards the security requirement to have an avg response time of less than 24h. I thought the partner security alerts were to notify us of critical issues microsoft detected in azure subscriptions. This, does not appear to be that. Am I missing something? thoughts?
Partner Center account deactivated – unable to access Hardware Program dashboard
Hello Microsoft Partner Center Support Team, We are currently unable to access the Microsoft Hardware Developer Dashboard through Partner Center. Below is a summary of the issue and actions we have already taken. --- Purpose We have encountered an access issue when attempting to use the Microsoft Partner Center Hardware Developer Program. The purpose of this message is to request confirmation of our Partner Center account status and reactivation of our Hardware Program registration, or guidance on re-enrolling if required. --- Sequence of Events (Steps to Reproduce) We attempted to access the Microsoft Hardware Developer Dashboard via the following URL: https://partner.microsoft.com/ja-jp/dashboard/Registration/Hardware After signing in to Partner Center, the “Hardware” option appeared in the list of available programs. However, it could not be selected, and the following message was displayed: Hardware Manufacture devices, parts and equipments. Create and manage system and driver submissions. Our records indicate that you have already enrolled into this program but your program registration is deactivated. Subsequently, when attempting to access the Partner Center dashboard, the following error message was displayed: Access restricted – your Partner Center account has been deactivated. --- Additional Information The following details were displayed on the Partner Center dashboard at the time the above error occurred. - Organization name: Sunny Giken Co., Ltd. - Tenant domain: sunnygiken.co.jp - Primary account email: email address removed for privacy reasons - Approx. registration date: August–September 2018 - Error Correlation ID (from screenshot): cac6e9b-5a09-471a-ada7-b8fc0231a78a - Correlation vector: UyZ59dYHRm0KoRkY.3 - Time (UTC): 17 Oct 2025 08:19:26 +00:00 --- Actions Taken - We sent an inquiry email to `email address removed for privacy reasons`, but have not yet received a response. - We also attempted to contact `email address removed for privacy reasons`, but that address appears to have been deactivated (SMTP 550 5.4.1). - The Services Hub support form (supportforbusiness) could not complete submission due to a looping issue. --- Request We kindly request verification of our Partner Center account status and Hardware Program registration. If our organization’s registration has been deactivated, please advise on the procedure to reactivate or re-enroll under our current tenant. --- Thank you very much for your assistance. Best regards, Tetsuya Ozawa Sunny Giken Co., Ltd. email address removed for privacy reasonsVerification Authorized but hardware dashboard still returns "account deactivated"
Our company verification completed today and Legal info now shows Authorized. The program selector lists Hardware under "Active In". An EV code signing certificate for the same legal entity is registered and Active on the account. However the hardware dashboard returns an access error saying the account is deactivated, and the Agreements page is empty — no program agreement has ever been recorded. There is no way out of this from the UI. The enrollment flow does not appear because the account is already marked as enrolled, and the Hardware "Get started" link on the Programs page does nothing. Could someone check whether the hardware program enrollment completed on the backend, and whether the program agreement is missing? Seller ID and correlation IDs available on request.What's preventing your Marketplace growth engine from scaling?
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