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Iron Contributor

Apr 28, 2017

How to prevent single user but multiple response?

I am learning to use Microsoft Forms. I want to design a form and send to people (without Office 365 account). It is okay for me to set "Anyone with the link can respond". But I tested and found ...

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Benyam_Habesha

Copper Contributor

Apr 30, 2020

I have faced similar problem. Is there anyway that we can prevent single person replying repeatedly? Before filling the survey? Thank you!

RobElliott

Silver Contributor

May 01, 2020

Benyam_Habesha not with a form that anyone with a link can respond to because, as it's anonymous, Forms has no way of knowing who has completed it.

Rob
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Roberto_Icardi
Copper Contributor
Feb 11, 2021
RobElliott
In fact it could have some ways, using for example cookies or tracking IP address.
Something that SurveyMonkey, for example, does.
Yes, you could still circumvent the limit, by using anonymous navigation, but for the vast majority of the users out there could be enough.

This one, together with directly embedding a single-question poll inside an email (like, again, surveymonkey can do) are the most annoying limitations Forms has IMHO
- RobElliott
  Silver Contributor
  Feb 11, 2021
  Roberto_Icardi maybe, but Microsoft hasn't delivered any of that so my previous answer still applies currently.
  
  Rob
  Los Gallardos
  Microsoft Power Automate Community Super User