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Invitations for our tenant are blocked due to suspicious activity

Hello, We have invited a set of users (one by one ) or bulk invite (~16 users) but we were not aware about the invitations limit per day. Our Azure tenant is blocked from sending B2B guest invitations with the following error: "Invitations are…

Microsoft Security | Microsoft Entra | Microsoft Entra External ID
asked 2026-05-06T07:27:38.7633333+00:00
Adrian-Ionut Buse 0 Reputation points
answered 2026-05-06T07:27:49.8233333+00:00
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Smart Lockout for Email OTP validation in Entra External ID

We are using Microsoft Entra External ID (CIAM, ciamlogin.com authority) with Email One Time Passcode as our primary authentication method in a sign-in user flow. We have observed that when a user requests multiple OTP codes in succession, all previously…

Microsoft Security | Microsoft Entra | Microsoft Entra External ID
asked 2026-05-06T06:32:38.8733333+00:00
Ulrik Ejdesgaard 0 Reputation points
commented 2026-05-06T07:22:24.4833333+00:00
Shubham Sharma 14,500 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
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AADSTS5000225 - Tenant blocked due to inactivity after creating new Azure account and purchasing subscription

I am facing the following error while trying to sign in to Microsoft Azure: interaction_required: AADSTS5000225: This tenant has been blocked due to inactivity. To learn more about tenant lifecycle policies, see…

Microsoft Security | Microsoft Entra | Microsoft Entra ID
asked 2026-05-06T06:53:28.9866667+00:00
Aastha Jain 0 Reputation points
commented 2026-05-06T07:18:16.3166667+00:00
Aastha Jain 0 Reputation points
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Problem with the Authenicator app

I need help with the Authenicator application. I'm logged in on my old phone but it's broken and I don't have access to it. The problem occurs when I want to log in to a new one. They inform me that I should confirm the displayed code on another device…

Microsoft Security | Microsoft Authenticator
asked 2026-05-06T06:54:04.4666667+00:00
Aurelia Jankowska 0 Reputation points
answered 2026-05-06T06:54:22.7133333+00:00
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MFA locked out of Azure account

Hello, I am experiencing a critical issue accessing my Microsoft account: ******@mmc96.onmicrosoft.com After resetting my phone, I lost access to the Microsoft Authenticator app. Now I am stuck in a loop: When I try to sign in, I am required to approve…

Microsoft Security | Microsoft Authenticator
asked 2026-05-06T06:22:17.4666667+00:00
Jamil Gadasov 0 Reputation points
answered 2026-05-06T06:32:23.1166667+00:00
Jamil Gadasov 0 Reputation points
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Authentication problem

Hello Team, I am experiencing an issue in Azure where my session is expiring unexpectedly with the following error: Error code: timed_out Error message: timed_out (https://aka.ms/msal.js.errors#timed_out) This is impacting my ability to access and manage…

Microsoft Security | Microsoft Entra | Microsoft Entra ID
asked 2026-04-28T18:42:29.1766667+00:00
Ujjwal Trivedi 5 Reputation points
commented 2026-05-06T06:26:42.4366667+00:00
Mark Green 0 Reputation points
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Authenticator for Facebook

At one point I had set up Authenticator for 2 factor authentication on Facebook, but I accidentally deleted the Facebook profile/info from the app. Recently had my Facebook account hacked and I’m trying to reset the password to regain access, I’m being…

Microsoft Security | Microsoft Authenticator
asked 2022-07-12T21:40:51.45+00:00
Imaad Dalal 6 Reputation points
commented 2026-05-06T06:20:41.3866667+00:00
Fonsah Pageo 0 Reputation points
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Duplicate Email Delivery with Single Graph API sendMail Request

We are experiencing an issue where duplicate emails are being delivered when using the Microsoft Graph API sendMail endpoint, even though the API is invoked only once from our application. Observed Behavior: Our Node.js application triggers a scheduled…

Microsoft Security | Microsoft Graph
asked 2026-05-06T04:16:52.48+00:00
ajmalsabith 0 Reputation points
edited the question 2026-05-06T06:16:06.0033333+00:00
Ian-T 7,725 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
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Not able to login on my Azure Portal

Hi, I am not able to login Azure Portal because I haven't login for 2 years. Is there any way I can recover. Thank you Varun

Microsoft Security | Microsoft Entra | Microsoft Entra ID
asked 2026-05-06T05:49:58.38+00:00
Varun Kumar 0 Reputation points
commented 2026-05-06T06:12:24.1266667+00:00
Shubham Sharma 14,500 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
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Duplicate Email Delivery with Single Graph API sendMail Request

We are experiencing an issue where duplicate emails are being delivered when using the Microsoft Graph API sendMail endpoint, even though the API is invoked only once from our application. Observed Behavior: Our Node.js application triggers a scheduled…

Microsoft Security | Microsoft Graph
asked 2026-05-06T04:33:31.34+00:00
ajmalsabith 0 Reputation points
edited the question 2026-05-06T05:56:04.4733333+00:00
Austin-H 8,355 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
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Issue with the user invitation

When I'm trying to invite a new user on the Azure portal, I get an error - insufficient privileges: <PII REMOVED> When I'm trying to invite a new user via API, I get an error - Invitations are blocked for this directory due to suspicious activity

Microsoft Security | Microsoft Entra | Microsoft Entra External ID
asked 2026-04-24T16:14:19.7933333+00:00
Alexander Gershkovich 0 Reputation points
answered 2026-05-06T05:51:00.4666667+00:00
Shubham Sharma 14,500 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
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Microsoft Graph API for Users delta is only returning 200 or fewer records. Is there any way to get more records in a a single API call?

Hi, We are currently calling the Microsoft Users delta API to retrieve user updates for a specific tenant. We've observed that each API call returns 200 or fewer records, along with a @odata.nextLink if more events are available. Although we…

Microsoft Security | Microsoft Entra | Microsoft Entra ID
asked 2026-04-29T07:17:57.7+00:00
Kumar Sugandh 45 Reputation points
edited a comment 2026-05-06T05:50:35.8733333+00:00
Kumar Sugandh 45 Reputation points
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Azure asks for 6-digit OTP code meanwhile I don't enable it, so I'm locked out of Azure account

I configured my account signin options as in screenshot #1: Enter password, Email a code, Text a code, Send sign-in notification, Use a passkey, With my Samsung. I can log in to Microsoft account but cannot log in to Azure Portal because it asks for…

Microsoft Security | Microsoft Entra | Microsoft Entra External ID
asked 2026-03-03T06:39:54.0633333+00:00
Rein Chau 0 Reputation points
answered 2026-05-06T05:45:13.8166667+00:00
Shubham Sharma 14,500 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
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I cant access my azure account

Recently I try to open a azure account throw my github student developer pack for free 100$ credit for my learning purpose. But when I try to open the accounts everything goes fine but in last I got this error please help me to solve the issue.

Microsoft Security | Microsoft Entra | Microsoft Entra ID
asked 2026-04-20T21:55:54.06+00:00
Junaid Rafid 20 Reputation points
edited the question 2026-05-06T05:38:50.6833333+00:00
Ana M 0 Reputation points Moderator
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Deployed Windows Updates using SCCM on the Software Center Issue

Hi, I am deploying every months Windows Client and Server Updates using ADR SCCM. As you know, you can install Windows Update in Software Center. Sometimes it cannot be downloaded or cannot be installed. How can I rollback or delete these specify…

Microsoft Security | Intune | Configuration Manager | Deployment
asked 2026-05-06T05:30:50.1566667+00:00
SSE@TUE 340 Reputation points
edited the question 2026-05-06T05:31:52.5433333+00:00
SSE@TUE 340 Reputation points
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One Entra ID user is asked by Entra to add a phone number for authentication despite the method being disabled in our tenant

We have disabled the "SMS" and "Voice call" authentication methods in our Entra ID tenant and require all users to use Microsoft Authenticator as their second authentication factor. Now one of our users reports, after having his…

Microsoft Security | Microsoft Entra | Microsoft Entra ID
asked 2026-04-22T14:56:31.2766667+00:00
Tilman Schmidt 270 Reputation points
commented 2026-05-06T05:17:41.1833333+00:00
VEMULA SRISAI 12,615 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
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Windows Defender Blocks apps built by Visual Studio

The title is pretty explanatory. The issue started 2-3 days ago and its on-off since then. I've added exclusions. They work for a while then it starts again. I've even turned off real-time protection, that worked for half a day. At the moment, with…

Microsoft Security | Microsoft Defender | Other
asked 2026-04-16T08:01:52.85+00:00
Akos Nadas 1 Reputation point
commented 2026-05-06T04:22:55.18+00:00
mayonnaiseKiwi 0 Reputation points
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AADSTS5000224 tenant deauthenticated - global admin cannot sign in, need tenant reauthentication

I am the owner/global admin of a Microsoft 365 / Entra tenant and cannot sign into any Microsoft service for the tenant. All sign-in attempts fail with: Error code: AADSTS5000224 Message: The tenant you are trying to access has been deauthenticated and…

Microsoft Security | Microsoft Entra | Microsoft Entra ID
asked 2026-05-06T01:06:05.6266667+00:00
J Muzhen 40 Reputation points
commented 2026-05-06T03:30:08.3866667+00:00
J Muzhen 40 Reputation points
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regarding account

someone used my college email and created azure account I have changed password nd everything, somehow he still has access to it what should I do

Microsoft Security | Microsoft Entra | Microsoft Entra ID
asked 2026-05-06T01:29:10.13+00:00
Dhruv 0 Reputation points
commented 2026-05-06T03:19:18.8133333+00:00
Shubham Sharma 14,500 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
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Microsoft Entra ID and Azure Active Directory Quota Issue

Verified custom domain on tenant, converted to Pay-As-You-Go subscription, but object quota still showing 500 instead of 300,000. Domain shows Verified in Custom domain names. Tenant: IAMPractice.

Microsoft Security | Microsoft Entra | Microsoft Entra ID
asked 2026-05-06T03:51:50.21+00:00
Marco Smith 0 Reputation points
commented 2026-05-06T04:36:33.4+00:00
Shubham Sharma 14,500 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator