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Can I merge or transfer the account I use to login to the Microsoft Tech Community
I am using my employer's credentials to login to the Microsoft Tech Community but I am moving employers. Can I take my account with me? Unfortunately, that's not possible. We're unable to change the email address on your account since your work owns the original email address. What we can do is transfer over your contributor level (for example, Senior Member, Regular Contributor, etc.). A few roles and badges may be able to be transferred (Member of the Week, for example). Email us at techcommunity@microsoft.com and we can do this for you. Please note we cannot transfer any of your contributions (discussion forum posts, etc.) from one account to another. (UPDATE: After the update to the new version of the Khoros software, Aurora, it is currently no longer possible to transfer ranks between accounts. We will update this page when we have more information to share or if anything changes.) I'd like to change my email address on my account from one personal account to another (Outlook.com, etc.) This is possible.You'll need to create a second account with the new email address, which will allow us to capture some login information to apply to the first account. Once you've done this, email our team at techcommunity@microsoft.comand we can sort it for you.7likes0CommentsAurora Update RSS feed work-around
With the new UI, RSS feeds are not supported. We understand from feedback that many of you use RSS feeds, so we are looking into enabling them in the UI. In the meantime, you can get your RSS feeds working again by editing the URL you are using today. If you look at the old URL and after the tld: https://techcommunity.microsoft.com Append /t5/s to the original link, then the old RSS should work for you. Using the Exchange blog as an example you would change https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/gxcuf89792/rss/board?board.id=exchange to https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/s/gxcuf89792/rss/board?board.id=exchange This should assist for right now while we work on a more permanent solution.21likes0CommentsContact Us
We only can assist with the Microsoft Tech Community here, not any other communities. If your question is about the Dynamics community, please go to this page: https://aka.ms/D365CommunitySupport. For the Microsoft Support Community, please contactMicrosoft Support. Please note we cannot help you with product specific questions. Please post your query in the relevant community or contact Microsoft Support. Have feedback or ideas for the Microsoft Tech Community community experience? Let us know in theCommunity Discussionspace!0likes0CommentsI have received an email from the Microsoft Tech Community, is it legitimate?
Updated: September 20th, 2024 Applies To: Community Notificiations All email notifications from the Microsoft Tech Community are delivered from the email addressNotifications@CommunityHub.Microsoft.com. We will never ask for personal information, or to confirm your account or password via email. Also, although links from the Microsoft Tech Community will always point to websites owned by Microsoft, as a community forum where users can post content, we would encourage you to treat any emails with links with caution. If you are unsure, feel free to send your email to theMicrosoft Tech Community Teamand we will be happy to validate it. Please note, our team can only help with issues you maybe having with the Microsoft Tech Community itself. If you have a product support question please either post in the correct forum or contact https://support.microsoft.com7likes0CommentsAdding the Microsoft Tech Community to your safe senders list
Table of Contents Outlook 2016 and later Outlook.com Gmail Yahoo Mail Apple Mail Outlook 2016 and later: Open Outlook and go to the Home tab. Click on the Junk dropdown menu and select Junk E-mail Options. Go to the Safe Senders tab. Click on the Add button. Type in Notifications@CommunityHub.Microsoft.com and click OK. Outlook.com: Open Outlook.com and go to Settings (gear icon). Select View all Outlook settings. Go to Junk email > Safe senders and domains. Type in Notifications@CommunityHub.Microsoft.com and click Add. Gmail: Open Gmail and go to Settings (gear icon). Select See all settings. Go to the Filters and Blocked Addresses tab. Click on Create a new filter. In the From field, type in Notifications@CommunityHub.Microsoft.com. Click on Create filter. Check the box next to Never send it to Spam. Click on Create filter again. Yahoo Mail: Open Yahoo Mail and go to Settings (gear icon). Select More Settings. Go to Filters. Click on Add new filters. In the From field, type in Notifications@CommunityHub.Microsoft.com. In the To field, type in your email address. Click on Save Apple Mail Open Apple Mail. Click on Mail in the top menu bar and select Preferences. Click on the Junk Mail tab. In the Junk Mail tab, click on the Add button. Enter the email address Notifications@CommunityHub.Microsoft.com in the Email Address field. Click on OK.0likes0CommentsHow do I close my Microsoft Tech Community Account?
To close your Microsoft Tech Community account, you can follow these steps: Go to the Microsoft Tech Community website and sign in to your account. Click on your profile picture in the top-right corner of the page. Select My Settings from the dropdown menu. Click on the Privacy tab. Scroll down to the bottom of the page and click on the Close Account button. Follow the instructions to confirm that you want to close your account. When you close your account all your posts will be anonymized and your profile will be removed from our system. You will be unable to login again with the same account for up to 72 hours. Note: Once you have requested to close your account it can not usually be stopped and its not possible recover a deleted account. For this reason the steps to close your account require you to confirm this is your intend. Closing your Microsoft Tech Community Account does not impact your access to other Microsoft Products or Services. If you have any questions or concerns about this topic please contact our team. Note: We can not assist you with queries relating to other Microsoft products or Services, please post these questions in the corresponding Community Hub or contact support.1like0CommentsMy name shows up as null null, why is this and how do I fix it?
Applies To: All users where their name shows as "null null" Roles Required: Any Occasionally when users register with the Microsoft Tech Community, their First and last names will show up as null null. This typically happens for one of a handful of reasons: The first and last name fields of the identity provider have not been filled in. A recently created account in AAD sometimes has not yet fully propagated to the Microsoft Graph API. An error occurred during registration. How to fix it? For issue 1, the fix is to either go to yourMicrosoft Account pageand enter the missing details or contact your Office 365 / Microsoft 365 admin and request they complete these details for you. Which of these options is appropriate for you will depend on if you're using a personal account or an account provided by your employer. Once these details have been updated then use this login link, it will force the system to try to refresh your profile data from the Microsoft Graph. For issue 2, the only option is to wait a minimum of 8 hours and then use this link to login. Finally for issue 3, try using this login link to force a refresh and if it still doesn't work - see below. Further help Ok, so you have tried all of the above and it is still not working? then you can email the Microsoft Tech Community Team and we will usually get back to you with in 1 business day*. When you do contact us please provide the following information: Name: e-mail address you are trying to register with: Link to your profile: Any additional details or comments: *The Microsoft Tech Community Team are not available during US Holidays.0likes0CommentsTagging users - etiquette
So, there’s been some discussion and confusion about tagging other users in forum posts. While we do not have any absolute rules about this, I’d like to clarify a few things about when and when it is not appropriate to tag a user. If you respond to a post, you will automatically tag the original poster. While you can remove this tag, it’s not the same as intentionally adding a tag and doesn’t really apply to this etiquette document. When you do decide to tag a user, think about why you are doing so. Here are a few tips along those lines: If you are responding to a thread that already includes that user, they will see the response regardless of a tag. If you are in a space managed by Microsoft employees, such as Edge Insiders, no need to tag them as they are already monitoring that space, and probably your post. If you need to reach members of our Tech Community team, it’s much more efficient to email us attechcommunity@microsoft.comwhich is our official support mechanism, than to tag us in posts. If the product has a support channel located elsewhere, better to reach out to that support channel as tagging a Microsoft employee will not guarantee you a timely answer. If a user indicates they would rather not be tagged, please respect their decision and don’t tag them in the future. We do not have a rule against tagging other users but we recommend doing so with caution, Give users the chance to respond, as a tag can come across as “poke, are you still there?” Think of tagging as a last resort or emergency mechanism if you have an inquiry without a response for a long period of time (over a week) or a time-sensitive emergency. If you have any questions or concerns about these guidelines, feel free to reach out to our team attechcommunity@microsoft.com.0likes0CommentsHow to change my community identity? (username & full name)
How do I change my community identity? (username & full name) Changing your username You can choose a new username by clicking your avatar at the top right, and clicking My Settings. Alternatively you can also click this link. User names can be between 4 and 40 characters in length and contain 0-9,a-z,A-Z, underscore (_) or hyphen(-). Usernames must be unique and if your desired username has been taken then you will be asked to choose another. Note: users names with spaces and periods(.) are no longer supported. Changing your full name Your name is pulled into our system from your Microsoft account, so we aren't able to change it on our end. If your account is using a personal email account, to change your name, update the name here, then log back into the community using this link. If your account is using a work email account, you'll need to speak to someone in your organization who is an admin and have them update the name in the O365 User Admin panel. Thenlog back into the community using this link.3likes0Comments
