Aurora 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.I 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 address Notifications@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 the Microsoft Tech Community Team and 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.comHow 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.My 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 your Microsoft Account page and 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.
