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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
URGENT!!!! I NEED HELP WITH COPILOT ATT DESIGN TEAM!!!!!!!
I am reporting a serious and urgent issue with Microsoft Copilot. Over the past two weeks, I uploaded more than one thousand documents into a single Copilot conversation. These files were used for an ongoing, multi‑chapter historical and genealogical project. Without warning, the entire conversation disappeared from my chat history. Because Copilot ties uploaded files to the specific conversation thread where they were added, the disappearance of the thread has made every one of those files inaccessible. Nothing in the interface warned me that: conversations can be wiped or hidden without user action uploaded files do not persist outside the original thread losing a thread means losing access to all associated documents there is no recovery mechanism for deleted or missing conversations This resulted in the effective loss of two weeks of work and over a thousand uploaded documents. I need the design team to understand the severity of this issue. Users must have: A guaranteed way to preserve conversations that contain uploaded files A way to recover or restore deleted or missing threads A central location where all uploaded files can be accessed, regardless of thread Clear warnings that files are tied to a single conversation and will be lost if that thread disappears This is not a minor inconvenience — it is a critical data‑loss problem that affects trust, usability, and the viability of Copilot for long‑form or research‑heavy work. Please escalate this issue to the engineering and product teams. I need a way to recover my missing conversation or at least regain access to the files I uploaded. Thank you.
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?
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.Win11 update in BIOS loop.
11 July 2026 Hi My Win11 notebook was updating and then it suddenly went in to a BIOS loop. After downloading Win11 setup installation from the Media Creation Tool on a USB stick, I restrated the notebook with the usb in place and I reached the "Select setup option" see pic below. This screen asks to 1) Install Win 11 or 2) Repair my PC. I chose to repair my PC - clicked Next and was immediately returned to the "Select setup option" screen another loop? Anyway the other option is the Install Windoes 11 and check the "I agree everything will be deleted inc. files apps and settings". I am hesitant to use this option as I don't want to lose any of my data on the Sata Hdd. Q: Is there is another way to reinstall Win11 without loss of data? In order not to lose any data I decided to install a new Sata Hdd and Win11 - afresh. But now in the Bios the the newly installed Hdd is displayed but the usb stick with the Win11 setup from the Media Creation Tool is nowhere to be seen? Q: Why does the Bios does not recognize the usb stick with the Win11 setup when booted or when in the Bios? I have reset the Bios settings for the boot as advised on the manufacuture's website. Also, when I tried to read the old Hdd on another laptop the Hdd opens but the users field is empty - I read that this something to do with Hdd drive access privileges and need to reset to "anyone can access the Hdd". Not at all sure how to reset the Users access. To save the data on the old Hdd and get the new Hdd up and running - what is the best solution. Thanks, srmAre there any tools recommended to respond to unanswered questions quickly?
Hello, I want to quickly and efficiently identify unanswered questions so I can help answer them. Are there any clients or tools that can filter on unanswered questions? Currently the web client is not that great for this because when I answer an unanswered questions, I then have to scroll all the way back down to where I left off which slows the whole process down. This makes it difficult for experts to use Tech Communities to help answer questions. Any other tips or advice for answering questions in the most efficient way possible is welcome and appreciated. Help me help you! Thanks, JoeROBOCOPY and UGREEN NAS DH2300
I was editing data when I noticed that my Network Attached Storage (NAS) hard drives were thrashing. Technically, that is what is supposed to happen when configured to update 'real time'. I have been a long-time user of a batch file to execute ROBOCOPY. It is clean and efficient, one of the better items Microsoft has created. Go figure, right? Anyway, being who I am and what I have done in my career, I got the idea to edit in Windows on two separate NVME hard drives (much data and large files) then execute a batch file to run ROBOCOPY. This consolidated all data onto one spin-drive in my Windows PC. The first time I did this, my DH2300 NAS was active. All configured SYNC and BACKUP tasks indicated 'BAD' and would not execute. I had to delete the NAS tasks and recreate them. After several attempts and recreations, I thought that I might shutdown the UGREEN NAS DH2300, run the Windows PC batch file for ROBOCOPY, then start the UGREEN NAS back up in order for the UGREEN NAS Client Sync & Backup app to 'do its thing'. WRONG! All tasks indicated 'BAD' again. I've made it a practice to delete the NAS Tasks after running Windows ROBOCOPY then recreating all seven NAS tasks. Only then will these properly execute. Would anyone have any idea as to what is going on to cause this? I've asked on UGREEN's FB resource page, and they are suggesting that it is a ROBOCOPY issue (Pass-the-buck = EASY). I suppose that's possible, BUT I've used ROBOCOPY for YEARS. It skips over any unchanged file and only changes/updates files when changed. Still, I must ask.
Looking for a way to make adult content extremely difficult to access on my Windows 11 laptop
Hello everyone, I know this is an unusual question, but I sincerely hope someone here can help me. I am an 18-year-old student who has been struggling with an addiction to adult content for the past four years. I have been trying very hard to overcome it, and at one point I was able to stay away from it for almost a year. Unfortunately, since last October, I have relapsed and have been trying everything I can think of to prevent myself from accessing this content again. So far, I have tried: Changing my IPv4 and IPv6 DNS settings to family-safe filtering services. Editing the hosts file to block websites. Using various website blockers and parental control tools. Trying different software restrictions and browser-based solutions. The problem is that I am the one who configured all of these. When I experience a strong urge, I already know exactly how to disable or bypass every restriction because I set it up myself. Unfortunately, I cannot ask my parents or anyone close to me for help. Discussions about topics like this are extremely difficult in my family, and I don't feel comfortable involving them. Because of that, I'm trying to find a technical solution that I cannot easily undo on my own. I'm not asking how to bypass restrictions—I want the exact opposite. I am looking for the strongest possible Windows-based solution that makes it as difficult as possible for me to access adult content, even if I know a lot about computers. Are there any Windows features, account configurations, Group Policy settings, security options, or other methods that could make these restrictions significantly harder to remove? Even if they are not completely impossible to bypass, I would like something that requires so much effort that it gives me time to stop and reconsider. Any advice or suggestions would mean a great deal to me. This has become a serious personal struggle, and I am doing everything I can to overcome it because I genuinely believe my future depends on breaking this habit. Thank you very much for taking the time to read my post.
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?
