Is hsprotect.net a Microsoft property? Graph authentication
Running connect-mggraph, I get the IE "Sign in to your account/Verify your identity" windows. The first time through, it presents several of the "Trusted Sites" dialogs, to add various MS URLs to the trusted zone. One of them is https://iframe.hsprotect.net. The WHOIS for this domain does not list Microsoft. It's NameCheap, with "withheld for privacy" addresses in Iceland. Microsoft does not document this domain anywhere, though A.I. claims/hallucinates that MS uses it for protection-related telemetry and is certain it's in the Defender API guide. Can anyone confirm what's going on here?
I have had issues with my account I need urgent help
I don't really know much about tech, i bought this expensive laptop but I can't really sign in or add my payment method, for some reason my credit card isn't accepted in this region. Is there any chance I can just fix it ? I tried calling support but I don't think I can find the number. If anyone honestly can call me +36305614117 that would be muh easier I just want this done fast before hollidays.Account blocked
My account has been blocked and when I try to reset my password and do the verification with my phone number, it says it isnt available. I then put in a different email to send the code too and I have filled out the recovery form but it has rejected me, even though, I put all the correct information in. I have tried over and over. Everything comes in to that email so I really need access back for work purposes as well as private. Please can someone help me as I cant speak to a customer support agent!Posts and comments not getting approved
Hello Tech Community Team, I’ve recently started contributing educational Azure lab posts to the Tech Community, but none of my posts or even my comments are getting approved or published — even after waiting more than 48 hours. I’m trying to actively participate and help others, and I want to make sure my account is not stuck in moderation or blocked from posting. Could you please check and let me know how to proceed? Thank you very much, Perparim Abdullahu
Desktop Click (lower right taskbar) pointing to wrong desktop
I have 2 accounts on my laptop. Have enabled "Select the far corner of the taskbar to show the desktop" but it goes to the wrong account. I am signed in under the correct account, one drive syncs to the correct account, all the apps are signed in to the correct account, the correct account is in settings. But the desktop that shows and that taskbar icon in the right corner goes to the wrong desktop and I cannot figure out how to change it. Current desktop: C:\Users\user\OneDrive – MSFT This is the default desktop on my laptop. It’s the wrong account. The correct account is : "C:\Users\user\OneDrive" (personal) How do I switch from the first account to the second one – for the desktop to be correct? PS - I have wasted 4 hours already with 3 different MS departments who think live chat is the answer - and they each keep trying to pass me off to the next one. It's like they get a bonus for doing nothing, knowing nothing, keeping me on live chat for hours, only to tell me it's my job to contact the next department and start over. Nice job, MS.
my microsoft account is hacked
5 days ago, i was trying to verify my account at a discord server, then i realize that they are hacking my account because of incoming security mails. they changed my account security mails. and they even changed my mail to mailto:email address removed for privacy reasons (my mail was mailto:email address removed for privacy reasons). i tried to save my account through "save your account", but it didnt work because i dont know the birth date of the e mail( i usually dont use my own (im not under 18)). i have bunch of proof that it was my e mail. i bought xbox pc game pass subscription 2-3 months ago and i bought minecraft pc edition 1 months ago with that microsoft account. i have all payment info etc. please give my microsoft account back. i am also uploading screenshots. please help me 😕 (sorry for poor language, the screenshots is turkish, if it is possible i need a turkish support people )👋 Welcome to the Microsoft Tech Community!
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Authenticator Setup
Just got a new PC on Monday and really struggling to 'speak Microsoft' Somewhere I am asked to verify but struggle to provide an acceptable means. Thought I'd try and install Microsoft Authenticator on Android Tablet and cell phone. I use OUTLOOK desktop and have access to my Outlook accout configured together with my regular email account. Authenticator requires confirmation but won't accept my outlook passwor,. won't send me a message to my outlook account (does suggest using my Authenticator app - which is what I am trying to set up - so not very helpful.) The email address is an old one which is no longer in use but sruggle to make changes without some sort of verification. Just going round in circles. Guess I am missing something simple but have spent ages trying to get round this hurdle Any help appreciated. Will try Youtube as wellForcing Outlook Fonts via Intune
A client has requested we force a specific font for Outlook on all their devices and I've been investigating a method of pushing this out via Intune. This post on https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/manage-font-intune-outlook-rapha%C3%ABl-zimmermann includes some PowerShell scripts to determine the correct fonts and then apply them, but I'm getting an error when I try to use them. The first script appears to run without incident and provides the font values. $Path = "registry::HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Office\16.0\Common\mailsettings" $Name1 = "ReplyFontComplex" $Name2 = "ComposeFontComplex" $Name3 = "ReplyFontSimple" $Name4 = "ComposeFontSimple" $Name5 = "TextFontComplex" $Name6 = "TextFontSimple" (Get-ItemProperty -Path $Path -Name $Name1 -ErrorAction Stop | Select-Object -ExpandProperty $Name1 | ForEach-Object { '{0:X2}' -f $_ }) -join ',' (Get-ItemProperty -Path $Path -Name $Name2 -ErrorAction Stop | Select-Object -ExpandProperty $Name2 | ForEach-Object { '{0:X2}' -f $_ }) -join ',' (Get-ItemProperty -Path $Path -Name $Name3 -ErrorAction Stop | Select-Object -ExpandProperty $Name3 | ForEach-Object { '{0:X2}' -f $_ }) -join ',' (Get-ItemProperty -Path $Path -Name $Name4 -ErrorAction Stop | Select-Object -ExpandProperty $Name4 | ForEach-Object { '{0:X2}' -f $_ }) -join ',' (Get-ItemProperty -Path $Path -Name $Name5 -ErrorAction Stop | Select-Object -ExpandProperty $Name5 | ForEach-Object { '{0:X2}' -f $_ }) -join ',' (Get-ItemProperty -Path $Path -Name $Name6 -ErrorAction Stop | Select-Object -ExpandProperty $Name6 | ForEach-Object { '{0:X2}' -f $_ }) -join ',' However when the results are run through the below remediation script I get this error: Cannot convert value "0x 73" to type "System.Byte". Error: "Could not find any recognizable digits." At line:57 char:1 + Set-ItemProperty -Path $registryPath -Name $Name1Complex -Value ([byt ... + ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ + CategoryInfo : InvalidArgument: (:) [], RuntimeException + FullyQualifiedErrorId : InvalidCastFromStringToInteger $ValueSimple = "3C,00,00,00,1F,00,00,F8,00,00,00,40,DC,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,22,43,61,6C,69,62,72,69,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00" $ValueComposeComplex = "3C,68,74,6D,6C,3E,0D,0A,0D,0A,3C,68,65,61,64,3E,0D,0A,3C,73,74,79,6C,65,3E,0D,0A,0D,0A,20,2F,2A,20,53,74,79,6C,65,20,44,65,66,69,6E,69,74,69,6F,6E,73,20,2A,2F,0D,0A,20,73,70,61,6E,2E,50,65,72,73,6F,6E,61,6C,43,6F,6D,70,6F,73,65,53,74,79,6C,65,0D,0A,09,7B,6D, 73,6F,2D,73,74,79,6C,65,2D,6E,61,6D,65,3A,22,50,65,72,73,6F,6E,61,6C,20,43,6F,6D,70,6F,73,65,20,53,74,79,6C,65,22,3B,0D,0A,09,6D,73,6F,2D,73,74,79,6C,65,2D,74,79,70,65,3A,70,65,72,73,6F,6E,61,6C,2D,63,6F,6D,70,6F,73,65,3B,0D,0A,09,6D,73,6F,2D,73,74,79,6C,65, 2D,6E,6F,73,68,6F,77,3A,79,65,73,3B,0D,0A,09,6D,73,6F,2D,73,74,79,6C,65,2D,75,6E,68,69,64,65,3A,6E,6F,3B,0D,0A,09,6D,73,6F,2D,61,6E,73,69,2D,66,6F,6E,74,2D,73,69,7A,65,3A,31,31,2E,30,70,74,3B,0D,0A,09,6D,73,6F,2D,62,69,64,69,2D,66,6F,6E,74,2D,73,69,7A,65,3A, 31,31,2E,30,70,74,3B,0D,0A,09,66,6F,6E,74,2D,66,61,6D,69,6C,79,3A,22,41,70,74,6F,73,22,2C,73,61,6E,73,2D,73,65,72,69,66,3B,0D,0A,09,6D,73,6F,2D,61,73,63,69,69,2D,66,6F,6E,74,2D,66,61,6D,69,6C,79,3A,41,70,74,6F,73,3B,0D,0A,09,6D,73,6F,2D,61,73,63,69,69,2D,74, 68,65,6D,65,2D,66,6F,6E,74,3A,6D,69,6E,6F,72,2D,6C,61,74,69,6E,3B,0D,0A,09,6D,73,6F,2D,66,61,72,65,61,73,74,2D,66,6F,6E,74,2D,66,61,6D,69,6C,79,3A,41,70,74,6F,73,3B,0D,0A,09,6D,73,6F,2D,66,61,72,65,61,73,74,2D,74,68,65,6D,65,2D,66,6F,6E,74,3A,6D,69,6E,6F,72, 2D,6C,61,74,69,6E,3B,0D,0A,09,6D,73,6F,2D,68,61,6E,73,69,2D,66,6F,6E,74,2D,66,61,6D,69,6C,79,3A,41,70,74,6F,73,3B,0D,0A,09,6D,73,6F,2D,68,61,6E,73,69,2D,74,68,65,6D,65,2D,66,6F,6E,74,3A,6D,69,6E,6F,72,2D,6C,61,74,69,6E,3B,0D,0A,09,6D,73,6F,2D,62,69,64,69,2D, 66,6F,6E,74,2D,66,61,6D,69,6C,79,3A,22,54,69,6D,65,73,20,4E,65,77,20,52,6F,6D,61,6E,22,3B,0D,0A,09,6D,73,6F,2D,62,69,64,69,2D,74,68,65,6D,65,2D,66,6F,6E,74,3A,6D,69,6E,6F,72,2D,62,69,64,69,3B,0D,0A,09,63,6F,6C,6F,72,3A,77,69,6E,64,6F,77,74,65,78,74,3B,7D,0D, 0A,2D,2D,3E,0D,0A,3C,2F,73,74,79,6C,65,3E,0D,0A,3C,2F,68,65,61,64,3E,0D,0A,0D,0A,3C,2F,68,74,6D,6C,3E,0D,0A" $ValueReplyComplex = "3C,68,74,6D,6C,3E,0D,0A,0D,0A,3C,68,65,61,64,3E,0D,0A,3C,73,74,79,6C,65,3E,0D,0A,0D,0A,20,2F,2A,20,53,74,79,6C,65,20,44,65,66,69,6E,69,74,69,6F,6E,73,20,2A,2F,0D,0A,20,73,70,61,6E,2E,50,65,72,73,6F,6E,61,6C,52,65,70,6C,79,53,74,79,6C,65,0D,0A,09,7B,6D,73,6F, 2D,73,74,79,6C,65,2D,6E,61,6D,65,3A,22,50,65,72,73,6F,6E,61,6C,20,52,65,70,6C,79,20,53,74,79,6C,65,22,3B,0D,0A,09,6D,73,6F,2D,73,74,79,6C,65,2D,74,79,70,65,3A,70,65,72,73,6F,6E,61,6C,2D,72,65,70,6C,79,3B,0D,0A,09,6D,73,6F,2D,73,74,79,6C,65,2D,6E,6F,73,68,6F, 77,3A,79,65,73,3B,0D,0A,09,6D,73,6F,2D,73,74,79,6C,65,2D,75,6E,68,69,64,65,3A,6E,6F,3B,0D,0A,09,6D,73,6F,2D,61,6E,73,69,2D,66,6F,6E,74,2D,73,69,7A,65,3A,31,31,2E,30,70,74,3B,0D,0A,09,6D,73,6F,2D,62,69,64,69,2D,66,6F,6E,74,2D,73,69,7A,65,3A,31,31,2E,30,70,74, 3B,0D,0A,09,66,6F,6E,74,2D,66,61,6D,69,6C,79,3A,22,41,70,74,6F,73,22,2C,73,61,6E,73,2D,73,65,72,69,66,3B,0D,0A,09,6D,73,6F,2D,61,73,63,69,69,2D,66,6F,6E,74,2D,66,61,6D,69,6C,79,3A,41,70,74,6F,73,3B,0D,0A,09,6D,73,6F,2D,61,73,63,69,69,2D,74,68,65,6D,65,2D,66, 6F,6E,74,3A,6D,69,6E,6F,72,2D,6C,61,74,69,6E,3B,0D,0A,09,6D,73,6F,2D,66,61,72,65,61,73,74,2D,66,6F,6E,74,2D,66,61,6D,69,6C,79,3A,41,70,74,6F,73,3B,0D,0A,09,6D,73,6F,2D,66,61,72,65,61,73,74,2D,74,68,65,6D,65,2D,66,6F,6E,74,3A,6D,69,6E,6F,72,2D,6C,61,74,69,6E, 3B,0D,0A,09,6D,73,6F,2D,68,61,6E,73,69,2D,66,6F,6E,74,2D,66,61,6D,69,6C,79,3A,41,70,74,6F,73,3B,0D,0A,09,6D,73,6F,2D,68,61,6E,73,69,2D,74,68,65,6D,65,2D,66,6F,6E,74,3A,6D,69,6E,6F,72,2D,6C,61,74,69,6E,3B,0D,0A,09,6D,73,6F,2D,62,69,64,69,2D,66,6F,6E,74,2D,66, 61,6D,69,6C,79,3A,22,54,69,6D,65,73,20,4E,65,77,20,52,6F,6D,61,6E,22,3B,0D,0A,09,6D,73,6F,2D,62,69,64,69,2D,74,68,65,6D,65,2D,66,6F,6E,74,3A,6D,69,6E,6F,72,2D,62,69,64,69,3B,0D,0A,09,63,6F,6C,6F,72,3A,77,69,6E,64,6F,77,74,65,78,74,3B,7D,0D,0A,2D,2D,3E,0D,0A, 3C,2F,73,74,79,6C,65,3E,0D,0A,3C,2F,68,65,61,64,3E,0D,0A,0D,0A,3C,2F,68,74,6D,6C,3E,0D,0A" $ValueTextComplex = "3C,68,74,6D,6C,3E,0D,0A,0D,0A,3C,68,65,61,64,3E,0D,0A,3C,73,74,79,6C,65,3E,0D,0A,0D,0A,20,2F,2A,20,53,74,79,6C,65,20,44,65,66,69,6E,69,74,69,6F,6E,73,20,2A,2F,0D,0A,20,70,2E,4D,73,6F,50,6C,61,69,6E,54,65,78,74,2C,20,6C,69,2E,4D,73,6F,50,6C,61,69,6E,54,65,78, 74,2C,20,64,69,76,2E,4D,73,6F,50,6C,61,69,6E,54,65,78,74,0D,0A,09,7B,6D,73,6F,2D,73,74,79,6C,65,2D,6E,6F,73,68,6F,77,3A,79,65,73,3B,0D,0A,09,6D,73,6F,2D,73,74,79,6C,65,2D,70,72,69,6F,72,69,74,79,3A,39,39,3B,0D,0A,09,6D,73,6F,2D,73,74,79,6C,65,2D,6C,69,6E,6B, 3A,22,50,6C,61,69,6E,20,54,65,78,74,20,43,68,61,72,22,3B,0D,0A,09,6D,61,72,67,69,6E,3A,30,63,6D,3B,0D,0A,09,6D,73,6F,2D,70,61,67,69,6E,61,74,69,6F,6E,3A,77,69,64,6F,77,2D,6F,72,70,68,61,6E,3B,0D,0A,09,66,6F,6E,74,2D,73,69,7A,65,3A,31,31,2E,30,70,74,3B,0D,0A, 09,6D,73,6F,2D,62,69,64,69,2D,66,6F,6E,74,2D,73,69,7A,65,3A,31,30,2E,35,70,74,3B,0D,0A,09,66,6F,6E,74,2D,66,61,6D,69,6C,79,3A,22,43,61,6C,69,62,72,69,22,2C,73,61,6E,73,2D,73,65,72,69,66,3B,0D,0A,09,6D,73,6F,2D,66,61,72,65,61,73,74,2D,66,6F,6E,74,2D,66,61,6D, 69,6C,79,3A,41,70,74,6F,73,3B,0D,0A,09,6D,73,6F,2D,66,61,72,65,61,73,74,2D,74,68,65,6D,65,2D,66,6F,6E,74,3A,6D,69,6E,6F,72,2D,6C,61,74,69,6E,3B,0D,0A,09,6D,73,6F,2D,62,69,64,69,2D,66,6F,6E,74,2D,66,61,6D,69,6C,79,3A,22,54,69,6D,65,73,20,4E,65,77,20,52,6F,6D, 61,6E,22,3B,0D,0A,09,6D,73,6F,2D,62,69,64,69,2D,74,68,65,6D,65,2D,66,6F,6E,74,3A,6D,69,6E,6F,72,2D,62,69,64,69,3B,0D,0A,09,6D,73,6F,2D,66,61,72,65,61,73,74,2D,6C,61,6E,67,75,61,67,65,3A,45,4E,2D,55,53,3B,7D,0D,0A,2D,2D,3E,0D,0A,3C,2F,73,74,79,6C,65,3E,0D,0A, 3C,2F,68,65,61,64,3E,0D,0A,0D,0A,3C,2F,68,74,6D,6C,3E,0D,0A" $registryPath = 'HKCU:\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Office\16.0\Common\mailsettings' $Name1Simple = "ComposeFontSimple" $Name1Complex = "ComposeFontComplex" $Name2Simple = "ReplyFontSimple" $Name2Complex = "ReplyFontComplex" $Name3Simple = "TextFontSimple" $Name3Complex = "TextFontComplex" $hexSimple = $ValueSimple.Split(',') | % { "0x$_"} $hexComposeComplex = $ValueComposeComplex.Split(',') | % { "0x$_"} $hexReplyComplex = $ValueReplyComplex.Split(',') | % { "0x$_"} $hexTextComplex = $ValueTextComplex.Split(',') | % { "0x$_"} IF(!(Test-Path $registryPath)) { New-Item -Path $registryPath -Force | Out-Null New-ItemProperty -Path $registryPath -name NewTheme -PropertyType string New-ItemProperty -Path $registryPath -Name $Name1Simple -Value ([byte[]]$hexSimple) -PropertyType Binary -Force New-ItemProperty -Path $registryPath -Name $Name2Simple -Value ([byte[]]$hexSimple) -PropertyType Binary -Force New-ItemProperty -Path $registryPath -Name $Name3Simple -Value ([byte[]]$hexSimple) -PropertyType Binary -Force New-ItemProperty -Path $registryPath -Name $Name1Complex -Value ([byte[]]$hexComposeComplex) -PropertyType Binary -Force New-ItemProperty -Path $registryPath -Name $Name2Complex -Value ([byte[]]$hexReplyComplex) -PropertyType Binary -Force New-ItemProperty -Path $registryPath -Name $Name3Complex -Value ([byte[]]$hexTextComplex) -PropertyType Binary -Force } ELSE { Set-ItemProperty -Path $registryPath -name NewTheme -value $null Set-ItemProperty -Path $registryPath -name ThemeFont -value 2 Set-ItemProperty -Path $registryPath -Name $Name1Simple -Value ([byte[]]$hexSimple) -Force Set-ItemProperty -Path $registryPath -Name $Name2Simple -Value ([byte[]]$hexSimple) -Force Set-ItemProperty -Path $registryPath -Name $Name3Simple -Value ([byte[]]$hexSimple) -Force Set-ItemProperty -Path $registryPath -Name $Name1Complex -Value ([byte[]]$hexComposeComplex) -Force Set-ItemProperty -Path $registryPath -Name $Name2Complex -Value ([byte[]]$hexReplyComplex) -Force Set-ItemProperty -Path $registryPath -Name $Name3Complex -Value ([byte[]]$hexTextComplex) -Force } I don't know PowerShell well enough to determine what's wrong, but I think the first script isn't providing the values in the right format. While troubleshooting I fed it into Copilot which I think mentioned that some of the output was a string instead of binary. Anyone know what I need to change to get this working?
