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How to check which devices are using Microsoft Authenticator for authentication

Is it possible to install Microsoft Authenticator and check the device information used for authentication? I would like to see the model name and how many units are in use. When I looked at the device section of my account on My Page, I could see the…

Microsoft Security | Microsoft Authenticator
asked 2025-02-17T06:02:00.02+00:00
さま しず 0 Reputation points
answered 2026-07-02T14:47:30.7266667+00:00
Jeffrey zinsmeyer 0 Reputation points
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Microsoft SCIM provisioning not sending PATCH group remove member from group

My customer set up an enterprise app to provision user with SCIM in my product. Associated with this app are 3 Groups. When a user is added to one or more group i correctly receive PATCH requests to Groups/{group-id} that add members. When a user is…

Microsoft Security | Microsoft Entra | Microsoft Entra ID
asked 2026-07-02T14:47:04.7+00:00
Matteo Ruggiero 0 Reputation points
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Is this recovery email legitimate?

I recently had my microsoft account hacked and I went through the process of recovering it. I filled out the help form and received this email. It's asking for a lot of sensitive information like my IP address, location, name, credit card information,…

Microsoft Security | Microsoft Identity Manager
asked 2026-07-02T14:39:11.6966667+00:00
Kyle LeBlanc 0 Reputation points
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Microsoft Graph Equivalent of EWS Contact Groups / Personal Distribution Lists

Does Microsoft Graph currently support creating Outlook personal contact groups / distribution lists similar to EWS? Can mailbox contacts (contact inside contactFolder) be added to: Microsoft 365 Groups Distribution Groups Mail-enabled Security…

Microsoft Security | Microsoft Graph
asked 2026-05-29T11:40:40.4433333+00:00
Baljeet Kaur 0 Reputation points
commented 2026-07-02T14:26:05.26+00:00
Baljeet Kaur 0 Reputation points
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My work account is a guest/member of an old Entra tenant created with an msn account

My work account is a guest/member of an old Entra tenant. Visual Studio attempts to authenticate against that tenant and receives AADSTS50076. I cannot leave the tenant because authentication to that tenant is broken, and the original personal account is…

Microsoft Security | Microsoft Entra | Microsoft Entra ID
asked 2026-07-02T14:22:24.5633333+00:00
Steve Reschke 0 Reputation points
answered 2026-07-02T14:22:39.0233333+00:00

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I am receiving relentless login attempts to my account generating Authenticator notifications since yesterday.

I have received a great many notifications via Microsoft Authenticator about login attempts on my account since yesterday. I have rejected or ignored them all. My activity history shows no unusual logins. I have selected the option to log out of all…

Microsoft Security | Microsoft Authenticator
asked 2026-07-02T12:46:30.4533333+00:00
Hansen, James 0 Reputation points
answered 2026-07-02T14:18:14.43+00:00
Helen Luu 1,095 Reputation points Independent Advisor
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Recover access to a Microsoft 365 business account

Hello, The company I work for has an Office 365 Business Standard subscription. Our administrator is unable to sign in, as he is prompted to set up Microsoft Authenticator or use a verification code. Unfortunately, he does not have access to any existing…

Microsoft Security | Microsoft Entra | Microsoft Entra ID
asked 2026-07-01T12:59:57.42+00:00
Cristina Catargiu 0 Reputation points
commented 2026-07-02T14:14:56.0533333+00:00
Liora D 17,475 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
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Authenticator App doesn’t Word

I’m trying to sing in with my account on my laptop through the 365 office app, but it ask me for an authenticaton code via the Authenticator app on my mobile device, but the code never reach the app, it just doesn’t work

Microsoft Security | Microsoft Authenticator
asked 2026-07-02T13:49:54.3066667+00:00
edited the question 2026-07-02T13:50:20.95+00:00
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Unable to access Microsoft 365 Business Basic tenant - The only Global Administrator is locked out due to lost Microsoft Authenticator

Hello Microsoft Support, I need urgent assistance recovering access to our Microsoft 365 Business Basic tenant. Our situation is as follows: • Product: Microsoft 365 Business Basic • Purchased directly from Microsoft (not through a reseller) • Custom…

Microsoft Security | Microsoft Entra | Microsoft Entra ID
asked 2026-07-02T13:10:16.1733333+00:00
Andrew Yuan 0 Reputation points
answered 2026-07-02T13:45:27.6733333+00:00
Henry-N 15,145 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
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Enable Microsoft Fabric Lakehouse sub-item (table/column) scanning preview

We use the Purview Data Map to catalog Microsoft Fabric assets in tenant f3f3bbba-20ef-4ca0-861d-b469b065a032 (storytellers.ai). We need Purview to scan our Fabric Lakehouse items at sub-item granularity — producing table- and column-level assets, not…

Microsoft Security | Microsoft Purview
asked 2026-07-01T23:35:04.5433333+00:00
Jonathan Brownell 0 Reputation points
edited an answer 2026-07-02T13:38:22.13+00:00
Manoj Kumar Boyini 17,950 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
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Snowflake Mirrored Item on Fabric doesn't show on Purview Data Catalog

Hi Team Was trying to use purview data catalog which comes as a standard, I have a workspace where we have snowflake mirrored database, this onelake object doesnt show in purview. Is there any additional setting we need to do ?

Microsoft Security | Microsoft Purview
asked 2026-07-01T18:18:06.38+00:00
Krishna Tangudu 0 Reputation points
answered 2026-07-02T13:21:15.5766667+00:00
Manoj Kumar Boyini 17,950 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
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SmartScreen not generating logs

Hi there, We have SmartScreen enabled and recently enabled logging in Windows Event Viewer but after triggering SmartScreen numerous times (blue warning box) no logs are being generated under: Event viewer > applications and services logs >…

Microsoft Security | Intune | Other
asked 2026-07-02T12:50:25.7933333+00:00
SAli 0 Reputation points
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Reset microsoft deatils with failing MFA and locked out of Autnenticator

I have been locked out of my microsoft live account, as the Authenticator App is locked out and the MFA options also fail. I dont have a recovery key recorded and want to know if and who I should contact to fix the problem. Regards David

Microsoft Security | Microsoft Authenticator
asked 2026-07-02T12:15:37.0066667+00:00
Sinclair, David 0 Reputation points
answered 2026-07-02T12:15:55.5+00:00

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Repeated Microsoft Authenticator sign-in requests from unknown person

Hello, I have a Microsoft account that uses my Gmail address as the sign-in email. For the past several weeks/months, I have been receiving repeated Microsoft Authenticator number-matching sign-in requests that I did not initiate. Someone appears to be…

Microsoft Security | Microsoft Authenticator
asked 2026-06-30T16:40:09.02+00:00
7 Olsen 0 Reputation points
commented 2026-07-02T12:01:26.7133333+00:00
Julie Huynh 1,530 Reputation points Independent Advisor
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Does executing a Data Profile in Microsoft Purview consume Data Governance Processing Units (DGPUs)?

Hi, I'm looking for clarification on how Data Profiling is billed in Microsoft Purview Data Governance. From the documentation, I understand that: Data Quality usage is billed using Data Governance Processing Units (DGPUs). The Enterprise Data…

Microsoft Security | Microsoft Purview
asked 2026-07-02T11:51:52.64+00:00
Anitha Ganesan 0 Reputation points
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Migrating to new Microsoft Defender for Storage(new)

Our production subscription currently uses Microsoft Defender for Storage (Classic) at the subscription level. Can we migrate only a single Storage Account to the new Defender for Storage plan while leaving the remaining Storage Accounts on the Classic…

Microsoft Security | Microsoft Defender | Microsoft Defender for Cloud
asked 2026-07-02T11:49:49.8733333+00:00
Boev Boyan (BD/SWD-BEA3) 0 Reputation points
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Unable to log into an Azure VM using Entra ID (following official Microsoft instructions).

Hello. I have spent the past week repeatedly trying to use Entra ID with Azure VM's. I have tried these methods so far: -Sign in using passwordless authentication with Microsoft Entra ID -Sign in using password/passwordless authentication with…

Microsoft Security | Microsoft Entra | Microsoft Entra ID
asked 2026-07-01T09:41:06.34+00:00
JSK1 0 Reputation points
edited a comment 2026-07-02T11:45:11.9+00:00
JSK1 0 Reputation points
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Deleted Graph user identity reappears in Graph Users list API after confirmed deletion (descriptor-level 404, list-level still present)

We are attempting to permanently remove an orphaned Azure DevOps Graph identity that resulted from an Azure AD UPN-reuse conflict. After deleting it via the Graph Users API, the identity continues to reappear in the list endpoint despite the…

Microsoft Security | Microsoft Graph
asked 2026-06-22T12:41:49.79+00:00
Ashokan Muthu 5 Reputation points
answered 2026-07-02T10:53:44.8866667+00:00
Ashokan Muthu 5 Reputation points
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How to fix 2FA for Rockstar Authentication code.

I have been trying to sign into my Rockstar launcher ever since I had swapped to a new phone. The Rockstar launcher needs a code from the Microsoft Authenticator app to be able to sign into my account so that I can play the games. The problem is, due to…

Microsoft Security | Microsoft Authenticator
asked 2026-06-27T19:07:37.53+00:00
Josh Teter 5 Reputation points
commented 2026-07-02T10:31:02.9866667+00:00
Carolyne-3676 1,136 Reputation points
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Removed authenticator account

I removed an account from my authenticator without making a backup. I still have access to my email and password for that account, but now I am locked out because my authenticator is not linked. Can I link my accounts again?

Microsoft Security | Microsoft Authenticator
asked 2026-06-27T19:12:06.4966667+00:00
Hunter Johnson 5 Reputation points
commented 2026-07-02T10:29:06.07+00:00
Carolyne-3676 1,136 Reputation points