Azure Tools topics

Whisper-1 Model Transcribes English Audio Incorrectly

PrathameshDeshmukh — Tue, 24 Jun 2025 09:48:21 GMT

Hi everyone,

I'm currently working with the gpt-4o-realtime-preview model from Azure OpenAI and using the whisper-1 model for audio-to-text transcription. However, I'm encountering a recurring issue where the transcription frequently fails to detect the correct language.

Even though I provide clear English audio, the output is often transcribed in other languages such as Hindi, Urdu, or Chinese. This inconsistency is affecting the reliability of the transcription process.

Here’s a snippet of the code I’m using:

ConversationSessionOptions sessionOptions = new()

{

Voice = ConversationVoice.Alloy,

InputAudioFormat = ConversationAudioFormat.Pcm16,

OutputAudioFormat = ConversationAudioFormat.Pcm16,

Instructions = instructions,

InputTranscriptionOptions = new()

{

Model = "whisper-1",

};

Is there a way to explicitly specify or prompt the whisper-1 model to prioritize or lock in English as the transcription language? Any guidance on how to improve language detection accuracy would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks in advance!

Entra AD Connect to Entra Cloud Sync migration (hard cutover)

hippygold — Fri, 16 May 2025 13:25:43 GMT

We have a very simple setup on AD Connect (Entra AD Connect) - just syncing user objects with password writeback. We want to switch to Entra Cloud sync and to this end we have installed the agent on a new Win 2020 server. We have some test users in an OU which is now excluded from the Entra AD Connect sync and an Entra ID cloud sync config for the test OU only. This works, password changes in AD are honoured in O365 etc and password changes made via SSPR are honoured in AD.

We now want to do a hard cut over of the sync cutting out the Entra AD sync. I did plan on stopping the Entra AD sync and disabling the sync cycle and then amending the Entra ID config to include all users.

We will then decommission the server running Entra AD connect and add a second agent to another Win 2020 box.

There are a lot of posts about adding inbound rules to the Entra AD connect box etc. but this seems overly complicated and we wonder whether anyone has also done a simple hard cut over ?

Thanks for taking the time to read this and for any thoughts you might have.

Microsoft Entra /Azure Connect Reinstallation and Source Anchor Change

BenWelli — Tue, 06 Aug 2024 14:15:10 GMT

Hello everyone,

I would like to talk about the possibility of changing the SourceAnchor in Azure Connect.

Officially, this is not supported by Microsoft, but there is still a way to do this via a few detours.

the running AD Sync must be stopped first of all.

to make the changeover, all users must first be soft-deleted. The most practical way to do this is to synchronize an OU in which there are no users.

Now the Entra objects are stored under deleted It is important to note that before restoring the users who do not have an Exchange Online mailbox, Entra P1 or 2 must be removed so that a second mailbox is not created here.

Now all users must be restored.

After this has been done, the Immutable id of the users must be removed via PowerShell.

This is possible with the following command:

Get-MsolUser -all | Set-MsolUser -ImmutableID "$Null" (If this command is required for individual users, replace -all with -userpricipalname "example@email,de")

If the Immutable Id has been removed for all users, the status in Entra must be set to Cloud Only. If this is the case, you can start with the next steps.

It is important to note that the actions carried out above can lead to short-term failures and should therefore ideally be carried out before the weekend!

In the next step, a clean uninstallation of Azure Connect must be carried out.

Here I would recommend the article ADsync uninstallation from MSXFAQ where it is well explained.

When uninstalling, only the steps that do not hinder a new installation should be carried out, but this is well explained in the article.

after successfully uninstalling the AD Sync, there may be delays, which is why I would recommend waiting 24 hours before reinstalling.

The waiting time can be skipped, but it still worked for me.

as soon as you have installed the AD Sync with the new desired attribute, you can start the sync.

The users should now be matched with the existing cloud objects via Softmatch.

If this does not work, it is possible to delete the Immutable ID again or to correct the errors via the AD Connect error display of the Entra ID.

Under the function other errors, several errors may be displayed, this was fixed by us by fixing all duplicate attribute errors.

I hope this has helped you a little.

I am always open to feedback!

Azure Openai Whipser REST endpoints

dhruvsinha06 — Wed, 31 Jul 2024 10:36:32 GMT

I wanted to use Whisper deployed through Azure OpenAI but I am having trouble finding the right resources for it.
I am trying to integrate a translator using Whisper in a flutter app that will take multilingual input and give out the output in english.
Right now the transcription is working using this endpoint:

https://<dep>.openai.azure.com/openai/deployments/<name>/audio/transcriptions?api-version=2024-02-01

and structuring the request like:

var uri = Uri.parse(whisperEndpoint);

var request = http.MultipartRequest('POST', uri)

..headers['api-key'] = whisperApiKey

..files.add(await http.MultipartFile.fromPath('file', filePath));

What is the endpoint for translation and other services?

Sentinel Sample Workspace

santoshjjjuukk — Tue, 16 Jul 2024 12:27:24 GMT

Hello - I am looking for a sample sentinel workspace and a sentinel instance where we have some incidents, rules already configured. This could be required for training someone in sentinel tool. Please help if there are any suggestions.

- require a sample workspace

- require some rules, incidents already enabled in the sentinel instance.

Azure Speech To Text Phoneme Detection

WoodrowProctor — Fri, 10 May 2024 20:04:14 GMT

Hello, I am working on a very niche speech detection app that Azure has been very helpful for but I still have some large hurdles to cross.

I would like to be able to detect a user sounding out individual phonemes. Right now, Azure's STT can split up words into phonemes for you but it refuses to provide transcriptions of phonemes by themselves. For instance, Azure will happily translate audio of you saying "la" as phonemes /l/ and /a/, but if you exclusively make the "L" sound with no vowel, azure will not respond with any phoneme data and will continue waiting for more audio. Is there any way to force Azure STT responses to be as granular as possible? I would like to be able detect isolated phonemes even when they do not combine to become a word. I am interfacing with Azure through Unity FYI.

Thanks

Azure Function Deployment Failing: [HttpException (0x80004005)]:

zaryabro1 — Fri, 03 May 2024 09:51:20 GMT

So I have this node js azure function which is working fine on local, and was previously working fine live as well.
But now, for some reason when I try to deploy it through VS Code, it gives the following exception:

1:07:19 PM: Error: Server Error in '/' Application. ---------------------------------------- The network path was not found. Description: An unhandled exception occurred during the execution of the current web request. Please review the stack trace for more information about the error and where it originated in the code. Exception Details: System.IO.IOException: The network path was not found. Source Error: An unhandled exception was generated during the execution of the current web request. Information regarding the origin and location of the exception can be identified using the exception stack trace below. Stack Trace: [IOException: The network path was not found. ] System.IO.__Error.WinIOError(Int32 errorCode, String maybeFullPath) +1143 System.IO.Directory.InternalCreateDirectory(String fullPath, String path, Object dirSecurityObj, Boolean checkHost) +1436 System.IO.Directory.InternalCreateDirectoryHelper(String path, Boolean checkHost) +98 System.IO.Abstractions.DirectoryWrapper.CreateDirectory(String path) +14 Kudu.Core.Infrastructure.FileSystemHelpers.EnsureDirectoryIgnoreAccessExceptions(String path) +40 Kudu.Services.Web.App_Start.NinjectServices.GetSettingsPath(IEnvironment environment) in C:\__w\1\s\Kudu.Services.Web\App_Start\NinjectServices.cs:828 Kudu.Services.Web.App_Start.NinjectServices.EnsureValidDeploymentXmlSettings(IEnvironment environment) in C:\__w\1\s\Kudu.Services.Web\App_Start\NinjectServices.cs:0 Kudu.Services.Web.App_Start.NinjectServices.RegisterServices(IKernel kernel) in C:\__w\1\s\Kudu.Services.Web\App_Start\NinjectServices.cs:157 Kudu.Services.Web.App_Start.NinjectServices.CreateKernel() in C:\__w\1\s\Kudu.Services.Web\App_Start\NinjectServices.cs:132 Ninject.Web.Common.Bootstrapper.Initialize(Func`1 createKernelCallback) +23 Kudu.Services.Web.App_Start.NinjectServices.Start() in C:\__w\1\s\Kudu.Services.Web\App_Start\NinjectServices.cs:97 [TargetInvocationException: Exception has been thrown by the target of an invocation.] System.RuntimeMethodHandle.InvokeMethod(Object target, Object[] arguments, Signature sig, Boolean constructor) +0 System.Reflection.RuntimeMethodInfo.UnsafeInvokeInternal(Object obj, Object[] parameters, Object[] arguments) +269 System.Reflection.RuntimeMethodInfo.Invoke(Object obj, BindingFlags invokeAttr, Binder binder, Object[] parameters, CultureInfo culture) +146 WebActivatorEx.BaseActivationMethodAttribute.InvokeMethod() +81 WebActivatorEx.ActivationManager.RunActivationMethods(Boolean designerMode) +702 WebActivatorEx.ActivationManager.Run() +120 [InvalidOperationException: The pre-application start initialization method Run on type WebActivatorEx.ActivationManager threw an exception with the following error message: Exception has been thrown by the target of an invocation..] System.Web.Compilation.BuildManager.InvokePreStartInitMethodsCore(ICollection`1 methods, Func`1 setHostingEnvironmentCultures) +890 System.Web.Compilation.BuildManager.InvokePreStartInitMethods(ICollection`1 methods) +167 System.Web.Compilation.BuildManager.CallPreStartInitMethods(String preStartInitListPath, Boolean& isRefAssemblyLoaded) +133 System.Web.Compilation.BuildManager.ExecutePreAppStart() +178 System.Web.Hosting.HostingEnvironment.Initialize(ApplicationManager appManager, IApplicationHost appHost, IConfigMapPathFactory configMapPathFactory, HostingEnvironmentParameters hostingParameters, PolicyLevel policyLevel, Exception appDomainCreationException) +746 [HttpException (0x80004005): The pre-application start initialization method Run on type WebActivatorEx.ActivationManager threw an exception with the following error message: Exception has been thrown by the target of an invocation..] System.Web.HttpRuntime.FirstRequestInit(HttpContext context) +552 System.Web.HttpRuntime.EnsureFirstRequestInit(HttpContext context) +122 System.Web.HttpRuntime.ProcessRequestNotificationPrivate(IIS7WorkerRequest wr, HttpContext context) +737 ---------------------------------------- Version Information: Microsoft .NET Framework Version:4.0.30319; ASP.NET Version:4.8.4700.0

I have very little experience with Azure Functions, so pardon me if this is a very basic exception.

Any help would be appreciated.

Azure Advisor Service Retirement Notebook

michael_d0l — Thu, 18 Apr 2024 13:35:12 GMT

Hi Everyone

I try to get automated information from the Service Retirement Notebook in Azure Advisor.

Is there a way to trigger Action Groups or get the affected ressources via CLI?

thx, have a nice day.

Michael

How do I use Azure Data Studio with schemas?

wm-thompson — Wed, 03 Apr 2024 17:51:34 GMT

I had thought that a database schema was the name of the structure on which tables are interconnected by primary keys and foreign keys. But in the tool, Azure Data Studio, the user is asked to select from a pre-defined set of schemas when creating a table. What is more is that when setting up or createing a database through Azure, we are given the opportuniityh to use a sample database and this is where "SalesLT" comes from and so there must be some place where we can define a schema with Azure Data Studio. Where would that be? It was generated when deciding to use a demo sample database. So there must be some way, using SQL code or otherwise, to generate a schema.

Keycloak with Azure container app

Sriguruvel — Wed, 03 Apr 2024 13:33:52 GMT

Hi Experts,

I am new to Azure. We deployed keycloak in Azure ContainerApp as TCP and forwarded the request to HTTPS via Application Gateway. But We are facing a network issue when we give multiple requests to the keycloak. I noticed it is happening when the replica increased from 1 to 2.

Keycloak :- 22.0.1

Port: TCP

Replicas :- 1 to 30 ( condition if 30 request)

Properties:
env:
- name: KEYCLOAK_ADMIN
value: admin
- name: KEYCLOAK_ADMIN_PASSWORD
value: admin
- name: KC_PROXY
value: edge
- name: KC_DB
value: mysql
- name: KC_DB_URL
value: jdbc:mysql://xxx:3306/keycloak?useSSL=false
- name: KC_DB_USERNAME
value: keycloak
- name: KC_DB_PASSWORD
value: xxx
- name: TZ
value: America/New_York
- name: KC_HOSTNAME_ADMIN_URL
value: https://keycloakmts.xxx.com
- name: KC_HOSTNAME_URL
value: https://keycloakmts.xxx.com/
- name: KC_HOSTNAME_DEBUG
value: 'true'
- name: KC_HOSTNAME_STRICT_BACKCHANNEL
value: 'true'
- name: KC_CACHE
value: ispn

Monitor API cost

Vinoth_Azure — Thu, 07 Mar 2024 10:04:44 GMT

Hello team,

According to Microsoft's official documentation, we understand that they charge $0.01 for every 1000 API calls (after the free quota).

How does this API charge occur? Is it based on each metric being one API call or each resource being one API call?

How is this charge calculated?

Microsoft nowhere mentioned this charging calculation.

Thanks,
Vinoth_Azure

Azure Function App Authentication

Mariia_Kloss — Tue, 06 Feb 2024 14:08:13 GMT

Hello! I am new to Azure and I am building my first Azure Function App. I want to write a function which get's triggered by HTTP, the request would be sent through Power Automate. Admin requires to have certificate authorization enabled for my Function App.

Is it possible to send HTTP requests through Power Automate if certificate authorization is enabled?

Differences between AZ and Azure CLI PowerShell modules

Petri-X — Mon, 29 Jan 2024 07:37:11 GMT

Hi,

As we all have the following PS modules:

How to install Azure PowerShell

How to install the Azure CLI

Anybody have experiences the differences between these two? I have a feeling that they do not have the same features.

There is also some published article by Microsoft:

Choose the right Azure command-line tool

PowerShell subscription

shatvani — Thu, 09 Nov 2023 19:09:54 GMT

Hi,

I am sorry to ask so newbie question but I start studying Azure just now.

I bought a course and I got tuck at the first lesson.

I want to open PowerShell window in Azure but it tells me this:

No valid subscriptions found
You need an Azure subscription to use Azure cloud Shell.

It is interesting because the company which I work at, has Office 365, Azure AD, etc. subscriptions.
I do not know whether this subscription is free or we have to pay for it later.
Can someone help me, please?

Azure app service - diagnostics Rest API

Vinoth_Azure — Tue, 01 Aug 2023 10:51:51 GMT

Hello team,
I have recently noticed the Azure app service rest API references for diagnostics, Is this referring to the diagnostics and solving problems in the portal? Or it is different? I am not able to find any related documents about how to use them!!

Please share any official document about this diagnosis rest API references,

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/rest/api/appservice/diagnostics

Thanks

Install Azure AD Connect when Azure AD Connect Cloud sync is already set

DomAnnicette — Wed, 28 Jun 2023 09:33:13 GMT

Hi,

Quick question here. I need to enable Hybrid Azure AD joined devices and for this I follow this procedure: Configure hybrid Azure Active Directory join - Microsoft Entra | Microsoft Learn

As I already have Azure AD Connect Cloud sync setup for my environment (and knowing that it does not support devices), can I install Azure AD Connect now and set it up as required?

Thanks for your feedback guys.

Regards,

Dom

Azure Sentinal Threat detection use cases for AKS

Nandynaren77 — Thu, 08 Jun 2023 11:50:28 GMT

Hello All,

I am searching for Azure Sentinel Threat detection use cases for AKS along with KQL logic...I have recently created AKS Cluster In demo lab environment and I have forwarded my AKS logs to Azure sentinel. Please share few Detection usecases and rule logic for the same.

Azure Powershell Script for Group Based Roles PIM ?

romanmensch — Mon, 24 Apr 2023 09:31:22 GMT

Does anyone have a good poweshell script to enable Groups Role Based Access in PIM in Azure?

Image Recognition Data matrix

JesperThorup — Tue, 15 Nov 2022 10:40:13 GMT

Hi,

Sorry if I'm in the wrong category...

I'm looking for a solution to upload an image, containing multiple data matrix codes, and return them.

Is it possible to use som sort of Azure IA to accomplish this?

Microsoft azure backup end time

SSonu2312 — Tue, 05 Jul 2022 02:50:00 GMT

Microsoft azure backup end time

In backup jobs I am Able to view start time and duration but I want the exact end time of backup job.

Please guide me to get this information from recovery vault.