I recently encountered a problem where I accidentally emptied my Recycle Bin on my Windows 11 PC, and lost several important files that I hadn’t intended to delete. I understand that once the Recycle Bin is emptied, the files aren’t easily recoverable, but I’m hoping there might still be a way to get them back. Has anyone else experienced this issue and successfully recover deleted files after emptying the recycle bin?

I’ve read that it might be possible to recover deleted files using specialized data recovery software. If anyone has recommendations for reliable tools or methods that can help retrieve files after they’ve been permanently deleted, I would greatly appreciate your advice.  

​I recently encountered a problem where I accidentally emptied my Recycle Bin on my Windows 11 PC, and lost several important files that I hadn’t intended to delete. I understand that once the Recycle Bin is emptied, the files aren’t easily recoverable, but I’m hoping there might still be a way to get them back. Has anyone else experienced this issue and successfully recover deleted files after emptying the recycle bin? I’ve read that it might be possible to recover deleted files using specialized data recovery software. If anyone has recommendations for reliable tools or methods that can help retrieve files after they’ve been permanently deleted, I would greatly appreciate your advice.    Read More

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How can I resolve the issue with QBCF-Monitor Service not running on my computer? I’ve tried restarting the computer and checking the service status, but it still won’t start. Are there specific troubleshooting steps or solutions I should follow to fix this problem?

​How can I resolve the issue with QBCF-Monitor Service not running on my computer? I’ve tried restarting the computer and checking the service status, but it still won’t start. Are there specific troubleshooting steps or solutions I should follow to fix this problem?  Read More

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Hello All,

There is a Document Library “working documents” that has two views.  One is the “All Documents” view which shows all the documents uploaded by all people.  There is another view “My Documents” that I created, which only shows documents uploaded by me (I have filtered this My Documents view to only show ones by me)

The requirement is as follows  : 

-The “All Documents” view should not be seen by any regular user.  It should only be visible by admins (For eg, users belong to a specific M365 group or specific users)
-So the goal is when a user accesses this library to upload documents, they should not see “All documents” view, and just be defaulted to the “my documents” view

Please advice how can we achieve this and hide the All docs view for uploading users, and show it only for a specific group of people like admins

​Hello All, There is a Document Library “working documents” that has two views.  One is the “All Documents” view which shows all the documents uploaded by all people.  There is another view “My Documents” that I created, which only shows documents uploaded by me (I have filtered this My Documents view to only show ones by me)The requirement is as follows  : -The “All Documents” view should not be seen by any regular user.  It should only be visible by admins (For eg, users belong to a specific M365 group or specific users)-So the goal is when a user accesses this library to upload documents, they should not see “All documents” view, and just be defaulted to the “my documents” viewPlease advice how can we achieve this and hide the All docs view for uploading users, and show it only for a specific group of people like admins  Read More

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Trying to edit a large excel document recently transferred from a desktop application to office 365. I no longer have the desktop licence but want to edit the excel. I cannot get the full document header/footer. Any suggestions as to how I can do this?

​Trying to edit a large excel document recently transferred from a desktop application to office 365. I no longer have the desktop licence but want to edit the excel. I cannot get the full document header/footer. Any suggestions as to how I can do this?  Read More

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I am now getting an error message in adding my Exchange account to Outlook Application. The error is couldn’t setup your account. Contact Email Admin. We have tried Autodiscovery in registry already HKEY_CURRENT_USERSoftwareMicrosoftOfficex.0OutlookAutoDiscover , no luck. Also check with these keys HKEY_USERSDEFAULTSoftwareMicrosoftOffice16.0CommonIdentity. We have tried new profile, tried Microsoft 365, Exchange, and Outlook.com but all of them shows same error. I can login with my phone, tablet and https://mail.premium.exchange/owa/auth/logon.aspx website. The issue is just adding in Outlook Application using computer. I am using Microsoft 365 subscription. Please advise for the steps we could still perform. My account is not managed by an Admin , so there’s no way we could enable Modern authentication. 

​I am now getting an error message in adding my Exchange account to Outlook Application. The error is couldn’t setup your account. Contact Email Admin. We have tried Autodiscovery in registry already HKEY_CURRENT_USERSoftwareMicrosoftOfficex.0OutlookAutoDiscover , no luck. Also check with these keys HKEY_USERSDEFAULTSoftwareMicrosoftOffice16.0CommonIdentity. We have tried new profile, tried Microsoft 365, Exchange, and Outlook.com but all of them shows same error. I can login with my phone, tablet and https://mail.premium.exchange/owa/auth/logon.aspx website. The issue is just adding in Outlook Application using computer. I am using Microsoft 365 subscription. Please advise for the steps we could still perform. My account is not managed by an Admin , so there’s no way we could enable Modern authentication.   Read More

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Issue:
BLOCKED: Disaster Recovery Fails: Unable to request new ‘TAP code’ from ‘Identity Pass’ app.
Resetting Authenticator App on replacement Corp Laptop & Android

Repo steps:
– Received new MSFT imaged Laptop & Android phone
– On Android, go to aka.ms/knockknock
– ‘Identity Pass’ launches successfully and requests Employee ID & Corp email
– Enter Employee ID ‘000477476’ & Corp Alias ’email address removed for privacy reasons’
– Click ‘Submit’ – Returns Error Code: 203 ‘Information does not match’.
– Retry with Birthdate 9/22/1977 & Corp Alias ’email address removed for privacy reasons’
– Click ‘Submit’ – Returns Error Code: 203 ‘Information does not match’.
– BLOCKED: Resubmitting a new ‘TAP code’ request Fails with Error Code: 203 ‘Information does not match’.

As the result, we can no longer sign-in to https://client.wvd.microsoft.com/arm/webclient/index.html to configure our Authenticator Apps.
Please let us know if there’s anything else we can do or provide the help get this issue resolved ASAP.

Thanks & Best Regards,
Gary

​Issue:BLOCKED: Disaster Recovery Fails: Unable to request new ‘TAP code’ from ‘Identity Pass’ app.Resetting Authenticator App on replacement Corp Laptop & Android Repo steps:- Received new MSFT imaged Laptop & Android phone- On Android, go to aka.ms/knockknock- ‘Identity Pass’ launches successfully and requests Employee ID & Corp email- Enter Employee ID ‘000477476’ & Corp Alias ’email address removed for privacy reasons’- Click ‘Submit’ – Returns Error Code: 203 ‘Information does not match’.- Retry with Birthdate 9/22/1977 & Corp Alias ’email address removed for privacy reasons’- Click ‘Submit’ – Returns Error Code: 203 ‘Information does not match’.- BLOCKED: Resubmitting a new ‘TAP code’ request Fails with Error Code: 203 ‘Information does not match’. As the result, we can no longer sign-in to https://client.wvd.microsoft.com/arm/webclient/index.html to configure our Authenticator Apps.Please let us know if there’s anything else we can do or provide the help get this issue resolved ASAP.Thanks & Best Regards,Gary  Read More

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Introduction

In this tech blog, we’ll unravel the magic behind Azure CLI shorthand syntax and discover how it can elevate your command-line experience.

By unlocking the potential of Azure CLI Shorthand Syntax, we want to make your command-line experience as smooth as possible.

Quick walkthrough

Full Value Format: JSON without the quotes, making complex objects a breeze.

az some-command –contact “{name:Bill,age:20,paid:true,emails:[Bill@microsoft.com,Bill@outlook.com],address:{country:USA,company:Microsoft,details:{line1:’15590 NE 31st St’,line2:’Redmond, WA’}}}”

Partial Value Format: Simplifying commands with key-value simplicity.

az some-command –contact name=Bill

az some-command –contact age=20 paid=true

az some-command –contact emails[1]=”Bill@outlook.com”

az some-command –contact address.details=”{line1:’15590 NE 31st St’,line2:’Redmond, WA’}”

az some-command –contact address.details=./address_details.json

Combine Full Value and Partial Value for ultimate flexibility.

az some-command –contact “{name:Bill,age:20,paid:true,emails:[Bill@microsoft.com,Bill@outlook.com]}” motto=”One man’s bug is another man’s lesson.”

az some-command –contact “{name:Bill,??”

az some-command –contact “{name:Bill,address:??”

az some-command –contact “{name:Bill,address:{country:??”

az some-command –contact “{name:Bill,address:{country:USA},emails:??”

az some-command –contact “{name:Bill,address:{country:USA},emails:[??”

az some-command –contact name=”‘Bill RP'” data=”‘{a: [1, 2]}'”

az some-command –contact name=”‘null'”

az some-command –contact name=”‘bill’/s'”

?? for Help: Use ?? to reveal helpful hints, making your life easier.

az some-command –contact “??”

az some-command –contact “{??”

az some-command –contact “{name:Bill,??”

az some-command –contact “{name:Bill,address:??”

az some-command –contact “{name:Bill,address:{country:??”

az some-command –contact “{name:Bill,address:{country:USA},emails:??”

az some-command –contact “{name:Bill,address:{country:USA},emails:[??”

az some-command –contact address=”??”

az some-command –contact emails=”??”

az some-command –contact emails[0]=”??”

Passing null Values: Effortlessly handle null values in both Full Value and Partial Value formats.

Pass null in Full Value:

az some-command –contact “{name:Bill,age:20,paid:true,emails:[Bill@microsoft.com,Bill@outlook.com],address:null}”

Pass null in Partial Value:

az some-command –contact name=Bill address=null

Single Quotes String is used to pass a string value with special characters: `:`, `,`, `{`, `}`, `[`, `]`, `null`, `??` and space. Because those characters usually have other meanings when parsing shorthand syntax. So with single quotes, it tells parser to parse as a string only.

Pass a String Value with Space and Special Characters

Crafting commands with spaces or special characters? No worries! Single Quotes String ensures your strings stay intact:

az some-command –contact “{name:’Bill RP’,age:20,paid:true,data:'{a: [1, 2]}’}”

az some-command –contact name=”‘Bill RP'” data=”‘{a: [1, 2]}'”

Pass a “null” String Value

Need to pass a string with the value “null”? Single Quotes String to the rescue:

az some-command –contact “{name:’null’,age:20,paid:true}”

az some-command –contact name=”‘null'”

Use ‘/ to Pass ‘: Handling the tricky single quote within a Single Quotes String? Use ‘/ to navigate smoothly:

az some-command –contact “{name:’bill’/s’,age:20,paid:true}”

az some-command –contact name=”‘bill’/s'”

az some-command –contact name=”bill’s”

Overall, our shorthand syntax is designed to streamline command creation, making it more concise and intuitive for day-to-day development around Azure CLI. By condensing commonly used parameters, it not only saves keystrokes but also enhances readability which will greatly beneficial to our codebase and CLI developer community.

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