Black screen intermitently occurs
Windows 11 black screen with message "user\myname\appdata\local\pdftool\node.exe windows cannotaccess the specified device path or file you may not have appropriate permissions to access the item" this occurs at various times doing various tasks. X out and am fine until the next time
Microsoft survey branching
Branching issues here, I have 6 questions, i branched Q4 to a sub question Q4a, the issue is that 5 and 6 is hidden and only shows when 4a is open, i want 5 and 6 to be showing regardless of the branching in 4. I have already tried the expected fix with the "Go To" as below Q4 Option A → Q4a → Q5 Option B/C → Q5 Q5 → Q6 (normal flow) But still not working, the form just stops at Q4 and only opens with options are selected showing Q4a , 5 and 6 How do i fix this?MVPs Bring Community, Courage, and Code to the First NDC Toronto
Where Community Took the Stage At the first NDC Toronto, Microsoft MVPs traveled from across North America and across the Atlantic to help shape a new chapter for the NDC community. They brought technical depth, personal stories, and community energy to a new stage, connecting with developers they had only met online and sharing ideas that reached beyond demos and frameworks into the human side of technology. “Being part of the first NDC Toronto felt like helping bring that spirit back to North America while also watching it find its own character.” - MVP Michelle Frost (Microsoft) speaking at NDC Toronto about Union types in C# Why These MVPs Made the Journey NDC events have long been known for warm speaker experiences, curious audiences, and a wide range of technical content. At the first NDC Toronto, that spirit showed up through talks on .NET, web development, architecture, AI, accessibility, ethics, and the stories behind the people building technology. For MVP David Whitney, speaking at NDC Toronto meant stepping into a new city, a newly reimagined event, and a fresh audience. He described NDC conferences as “some of the warmest, best organized and fun events in the industry,” and said they give him room to share “weird, creative, cultural things” that celebrate programmers finding themselves in their work. “As an MVP, speaking at events like NDC helps me connect with my peers, and share ideas that probably wouldn’t get a stage elsewhere.” - MVP David Whitney MVP Dylan Beattie has spoken at NDC events around the world, including London, Oslo, Porto, Sydney, and Minnesota. For him, Toronto was special because it brought “the NDC roadshow to a new country” and created space for the kind of in-person connection that makes community events so meaningful. Based in London, Dylan shared that Europe is right on his doorstep, so it can be easy to forget how significant a long-haul trip can be for North American developers attending European conferences. NDC Toronto gave him the chance to reverse that journey, meet people he had only known online, and show up for the community on their side of the Atlantic. “It was great to meet people I’d only ever spoken to online; I’m based in London, so Europe’s right on my doorstep and I forget that for a lot of folks in North America, making the trip across the Atlantic is a big deal, so it’s great to get the chance to go visit them for a change.” - MVP Dylan Beattie MVP Richard Campbell saw Toronto as a natural home for a new NDC event, with its downtown location, restaurants, hotels, transit, and energized local developer community. His session on the history of .NET connected longtime developers with newer generations, tracing how the platform evolved from a Windows-focused enterprise tool into a cross-platform, open-source toolset for the cloud. Reflecting on that arc, Richard said that “talking about .NET’s past made me even more excited about its future,” because it showed the team’s ability to keep evolving .NET for what comes next. For MVP Michelle Frost, NDC Toronto was also deeply personal. In her talk on ableism in AI, she spoke publicly on stage about having epilepsy for the first time, showing how technical conferences can create space for expertise, vulnerability, accessibility, and inclusion to share the same stage. “The program was deeply technical, but still made room for creativity, live music, humor, and the parts of our work that are harder to reduce to a demo or framework.” - MVP Michelle Frost What They Carried Home The first NDC Toronto highlighted how community events help MVPs do what they do best: share knowledge, start conversations, and create connections. Richard Campbell described the value of speaking to a “huge diversity of developers using different languages and tools,” adding that a polyglot conference creates a “polyglot of opinions.” Those different viewpoints are part of what makes technical communities stronger. “Every time I speak at NDC, I leave with a tonne of enthusiasm for our industry.” - MVP Richard Campbell The event also marked a new chapter for MVP Barry Stahl, who had been named a Microsoft MVP just four days before speaking at NDC Toronto. He shared that the recognition changed how he experienced the conference, helping him feel less like someone trying to absorb every detail and more like someone who belonged in the room. “It let me stop acting like an information vacuum and start acting like someone who actually belongs in the room.” - MVP Barry Stahl That sense of belonging matters. Whether MVPs traveled from London, Kansas City, Arizona, Vancouver, Sweden, or other parts of the world, their presence helped establish NDC Toronto as a place for learning, inclusion, and community leadership. & friends taking a selfie together. (Clockwise) Michelle Frost (MVP), Jimmy Bogard (MVP), Chris Ayers (Microsoft), Dylan Beattie (MVP), Kevlin Henney (community member) Want to learn more about the MVP Program? To find an MVP and learn more about the MVP Program visit the MVP Communities website and follow our updates on LinkedIn. Join us for a future live session through the Microsoft Reactor where we walk through what the MVP program is about, what we look for, and how nominations work. These sessions are designed to help you connect the dots between the work you’re already doing and the impact the MVP Program recognizes — with time for questions, examples, and real conversations. NDC Toronto
There are two duplicate OneDrive entries in the left navigation pane of Windows 11 File Explorer
In the left-hand navigation pane of File Explorer, there are two identical OneDrive icons pointing to the same OneDrive folder. I can't right-click to hide one of them. I tried resetting OneDrive and signing out and back in after unlinking my account, but the problem persists.
