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Cybersecurity for Business Professional Blueprint Survey Opportunity
Greetings! Microsoft is considering a credential for Cybersecurity for Business Professional, and we need your input through our exam blueprinting survey. The blueprint determines how many questions each skill in the exam will be assigned. Please complete the online survey by January 29, 2026. Please also feel free to forward the survey to any colleagues you consider subject matter experts for this certification. You may send this to people external to Microsoft as well. If you have any questions, feel free to contact John Sowles at josowles@microsoft.com or Don Tanedo at dtanedo@microsoft.com. Cybersecurity for Business Professional blueprint survey link: https://microsoftlearning.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_cvwduCJLaOlIHtQHow much does real-world practice matter compared to certifications when building skills?
Hi everyone, I’ve been spending time building skills through a mix of hands-on practice and certification preparation, and I’ve noticed there is often a gap between what exams test and what actually comes up in real scenarios. Certifications are useful for structure and validation, but in day-to-day work, troubleshooting, decision-making, and adapting to unexpected issues often seem just as important, sometimes even more. I’m interested in hearing how others here approach this and how they balance certification study with real-world practice. Did earning certifications help more in practical situations or mainly from a career and credibility point of view? And for someone early in their learning journey, what should be prioritized first?
Technical Issue during AB-900 Beta Exam - Pearson VUE Queue System Failure - Case #14052082
Hello Support Team, I am writing to request assistance regarding a technical issue I experienced during my AB-900 Beta Exam appointment on January 2nd, 2026. I had a voucher providing an 80% discount valid exclusively for that date. I successfully completed the check-in process on time, and my system passed all pre-exam requirements. However, I was placed in a waiting queue with 24 people ahead of me. After waiting for over 15 minutes, the system displayed a "Reschedule" button. When I clicked it, no dates were available, and I was unable to return to the exam session. I immediately contacted Pearson VUE support via chat. Despite following their instructions to restart the check-in process, the system blocked my access, stating it was past the allowed start time. I opened a formal case with Pearson VUE, and their final resolution (Case #14052082) was that I should reach out to Microsoft Support for further guidance and a "new authorization," as they claimed they could not provide a new voucher for this expired promotion. I prepared extensively for this certification and I was unable to take it due to a failure in the Pearson VUE proctoring queue system. Since the original voucher has now expired, I kindly ask for a new voucher or authorization so I can reschedule and take the AB-900 exam at the discounted rate I previously paid for. Exam: AB-900 Date: January 2nd, 2026 Pearson VUE Case Number: 14052082 Thank you for your time and assistance.Build AI-Powered Sales Solutions Blueprinting Survey Opportunity
Greetings! Microsoft is considering a certification for the Build AI-Powered Sales Solutions role, and we need your input through our exam blueprinting survey. The blueprint determines how many questions each skill in the exam will be assigned. Please complete the online survey by January 26 th , 2026. Please also feel free to forward the survey to any colleagues you consider subject matter experts for this certification. If you have any questions, feel free to contact John Sowles at josowles@microsoft.com or Don Tanedo at dtanedo@microsoft.com. Build AI-Powered Sales Solutions blueprint survey link: https://microsoftlearning.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_bJfqHNUQ2h72NW6Season of AI - MCP
The Azure Cloud Commanders Skilling Room is delivering a free Workshop - Season of MCP so make sure to register and join us! Join us for Season of AI – MCP, a global, community-driven initiative by Microsoft developers, created for developers. This event is all about hands-on learning, collaboration, and innovation with Model Context Protocol (MCP). This session is your chance to: 🤝 Connect with like-minded innovators in your local community 💡 Learn how MCP works and how to build smarter AI-powered experiences 🛠 Work through C# guided labs and exercises 🚀 Exchange ideas, share challenges, and inspire new projects https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/event/905f6364-959b-4f0a-bb85-10c14d665ed6/season-of-ai---mcp/4468678
.range in VBA with equation
There may be other ways to solve this. I want C3 to be a dropdown list, when I run the macro I want to grab the selection and move it to wsdatabase. However, it moves the entire dropdown list. My solution was to make F3=C3 for when the macro runs. Using the below, however, I get #REF! in wsdatabase. IF F3 is just data it is fine. How can I make this work if F3 is an equation? wsinput.Range("f3").Copy wsdatabase.Range("A" & nextrow) 'Copy date
Outlook.com not receiving emails from trusted senders
Hi I have problem by receiving emails. emails from different emails once blocked and unblocked , now added to safe sender list, safe mail list still I cant receive email. it is chronic problem since 2 years in my account. support Outlook didn't help.Duplicate Microsoft Forms
我在複製我的Microsoft Forms時，出現we are having trouble getting your documents，然後我就無法讀取我所有的問卷檔案了，想虛心請教各位因如何解決? TRANSLATION: When I was copying my Microsoft Forms, I encountered the error message "We are having trouble getting your documents," and then I was unable to read all my questionnaire files. I would like to humbly ask for your help on how to resolve this issue.
Windows 11 lock screen bug
We are having an issue where some users cannot log back into windows 11 after going to a lock screen. Windows will tell you the password or username is incorrect even though the credentials are defiantly correct. The only solution I've found so far is to reboot the machine. What could be causing this? Our users are loosing unsaved work from having to reboot through out the day.Unable to login to Azure (blocked tenant)
Hi! I was trying to do the exercises to prepare for an Azure exam, however when trying to access my account at ai.azure.com or portal.azure.com, I got the following error: AADSTS5000225: This tenant has been blocked due to inactivity. I tried to contact support with no success - https://support.microsoft.com/en-gb/topic/customer-service-phone-numbers-c0389ade-5640-e588-8b0e-28de8afeb3f2 On chat, I've received the response that I should contact the phone number as it's a business case, on the phone number however, I was connected to a bot which said that it can't help with login issues on the phone. When trying to recall, now the bot remembered the interaction and says the same thing. I've done some certifications in the past, and my account has been inactive meanwhile - so this explains why it was blocked - but now I would need it again. Is there any way to regain access to Azure now to complete the exercises for the certification?
