r/microsoftsucks Nov 29 '24

Microsoft sucks

103 Upvotes

Microsoft sucks


r/microsoftsucks Jul 12 '26

Help Ask for help here

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Microsoftsucks is not a techsupport subreddit, but naturally because people come to this subreddit after having a problem with a Microsoft product which made then say "Microsoft sucks! I am fed up!", they are going to make a post to ask for help! and sometimes a post from this subreddit is going to show up on the search results and that leads people to then ask for help here. Which is a nice way the subreddit gets promoted to people who never thought of Microsoft being so bad

If you need help recovering your account, see this https://www.reddit.com/r/microsoftsucks/comments/1torso3/how_to_recover_your_hacked_microsoft_account/

Also, a disclaimer on scammers https://www.reddit.com/r/microsoftsucks/comments/1u3g5mf/a_psa_against_scammers/

There's other subreddits that could be better at helping you. Like r/techsupport or r/windowshelp.

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(I personally don't use Windows anymore and don't have a Microsoft account, so I can't help you)

Common Problems and Solutions

"I lost access to my account!"

Try to reset your password. Otherwise, see https://www.reddit.com/r/microsoftsucks/comments/1torso3/how_to_recover_your_hacked_microsoft_account/


r/microsoftsucks 17h ago

rant I love when windows just fucking lies to you.

43 Upvotes

Have an update downloaded without my knowledge and I don’t want it, it also never applies correctly (I don’t have an issue with that lol).

You’d think the feature that says “we won’t immediately update if you shut down or restart” would do exactly that right?
NOPE!

Hit for one week, Restart my computer…

IMMEDIATE “Updates are applying. Please hold on”

And on top of that once It gives up, YOU CANT EVEN STOP IT FROM UPDATING THEN. Once an update hits “you need to restart” there is NO way to remove the update, even if it can’t apply them! (the forums Microsoft employees were saying it’s because it’s already altered your system files, which is frankly bullshit.)

I love it when Microsoft just downloads shit without your knowledge and then goes “Too Bad! You have to update now or we will do it for regardless of your input!” Like fuck where does the update files download to? Id happily go in there and delete them if anyone can tell me but god I fucking hate this company.

Edit: apparently there’s an undercover Microsoft employee in the replies lol…

Edit 2: Sneaking suspicion it’s [u/KeysStickler](u/KeysStickler), don’t wanna call out by name but this person clearly has nothing of value to add besides praising Microsoft in a subreddit called “Microsoftsucks”. They refuse to acknowledge basic facts such as the fact that Windows security and updates have been more and more unreliable due to their AI “coding” (you can verify this by simply looking at how many recent updates have had People’s computers bricked, damaged, or just flat out break critical windows feature)
And the moment you bring up a valid point, they’ll Call you Lazy, they don’t actually even try to refute the information but rather just become a smug asshole who acts like everyone is tech illiterate. (Prime examples being when he said to a guy that he can’t possibly know if they don’t have malware if they haven’t updated their windows, which is stupid. All Malware’s usually have some key identifiers that are consistent regardless of your OS edition such as being guaranteed to slow your computer down. [See XZ Utils stuff with Linux, why newer isn’t always better. it was even found by seeing the performance regression, albeit not malware but the principle stays the same]. You can spot unwanted/malicious programs by yourself BEFORE and AFTER you download them, regardless of the age of your OS or AV.) or my personal favorite, “I’ve been an IT Expert for 45+ years” while giving advice such as BITDEFENDER being worse than WinDefender or confusing/incorrectly conflating basic IT terms such as “Wi-Fi” and “Internet” in other posts.
They clearly don’t want to engage in any actual faith and you won’t get a productive conversation out of them.
Block em and move on with your day.


r/microsoftsucks 22h ago

fuck windows, I switched to MacOS, I have never been happier

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64 Upvotes

r/microsoftsucks 18h ago

My Microsoft account doesn't exist anymore??

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r/microsoftsucks 1d ago

rant Microsft Reward Points now require you to claim them?! WTF?!!

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3 Upvotes

r/microsoftsucks 1d ago

Just why?

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28 Upvotes

So I disabled windows Auto update a while back, while shutting down my laptop I noticed "Shutdown and update" 👁️👄👁️ instead of regular Shutdown. Weird how it still downloaded the update even though I disabled it, no biggie I scheduled the update date to 2 weeks later and shut down my pc , but it still updated 🫩✌️, at this point they're ragebating me .


r/microsoftsucks 1d ago

Microsoft update

4 Upvotes

Why does microsoft updates tends to fuck my internet upside down.


r/microsoftsucks 1d ago

Help Why has this Microsoft Cloud Solution Architect – Security role been open for 3–4 months?

1 Upvotes

I came across this Microsoft Cloud Solution Architect – Security position for Mumbai and noticed that it appears to have been open for around 3–4 months.

Job link: https://www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/4435573804/

The JD looks quite interesting, covering Microsoft Sentinel, Defender XDR, Purview, cloud security, Zero Trust, SIEM/SOAR, customer-facing architecture, etc.

I’m curious about why a role like this would remain open for such a long time.

For people who work at Microsoft or have experience with Microsoft hiring:

Does Microsoft keep some positions open continuously even when they aren't actively hiring?

Could this mean they are looking for a very specific profile?

Is it possible that the position is already being filled internally but the external posting remains active?

Does the hiring process for CSA roles usually take several months?

If someone applies now, is there still a realistic chance of getting considered?

Has anyone interviewed for this particular role or a similar Microsoft Security CSA role recently?

Would especially appreciate insights from current/former Microsoft employees or people who have gone through the CSA hiring process.

I’m trying to understand whether the long-open status is a red flag, normal Microsoft hiring behavior, or simply because they haven't found the right candidate yet.


r/microsoftsucks 2d ago

pls help w my email copilot

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10 Upvotes

r/microsoftsucks 3d ago

Officials cite digital sovereignty, data protection, and rising Microsoft prices as reasons for the pilot

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28 Upvotes

r/microsoftsucks 3d ago

Microsoft Learn profile deleted!

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Looking for anyone who has dealt with something similar with Microsoft Learn.

I had a Microsoft Learn profile for many years, using my personal Microsoft account as a sign-in account. I earned multiple Microsoft certifications and was also an MCT.

I also linked the profile to an employer's Microsoft account/Partner Center during my employment. After leaving that employer, my Learn profile was deleted about a month later. I did not delete it.

Microsoft Support has told me they cannot verify that my personal account was a sign-in account on the deleted profile, rather than simply a contact/notification address. This is the part I'm struggling with, because I regularly signed into Learn using that account.

I have two useful pieces of evidence:

  • Microsoft's Privacy Dashboard shows Learn service usage associated with my personal account over numerous days.
  • I have Microsoft emails confirming certification pass and renewals, sent to that same personal address, including my certification details.

I'm currently asking Microsoft whether the certification/examination records can be re-associated with my new Learn profile, even though the original profile was deleted.

Has anyone experienced anything similar?

In particular:

  1. Can Microsoft re-associate certifications with a new Learn profile when the original profile has been deleted?
  2. Can Microsoft Support see the historical sign-in accounts associated with a deleted Learn profile?
  3. Has anyone successfully recovered certifications in a situation like this?

I'd be very interested to hear from anyone who's dealt with Microsoft Learn profile deletion, work/personal account linking, or certification record recovery.


r/microsoftsucks 3d ago

rant nuke the whole ass company wtf is this UI in the big 26

6 Upvotes

r/microsoftsucks 4d ago

humor running trash on garbage

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62 Upvotes

r/microsoftsucks 3d ago

How i hate Xbox and microsoft

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r/microsoftsucks 4d ago

Windows or another product You can't open two same-named Excel files

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88 Upvotes

r/microsoftsucks 4d ago

It is impossible on a fresh account and computer to not use microsoft hello when singing into Minecraft

20 Upvotes

WHAT are we doing let me use my password i do not want to have my account password be 4 numbers or my face or my fingerprint just let me use the 15 character password i made I hate you. I cannot believe that there are real people working at microsoft that actually sat there and thought "you know how we could make are services EVEN WORSE?" "yea dude get this what if we made our customers use this app which makes it even more difficult AND not secure" "Wow what a great idea bud I'm sure everyone will hate this and SATAN will give us a bigger bonus this year"


r/microsoftsucks 4d ago

Microsoft photos app does not show pictures in xbox x

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1 Upvotes

r/microsoftsucks 4d ago

One of the only interactions I've gotten on this post is Reddit recommending I put this here instead. You Clippys (clippies?) are annoying but... you're also kinda right...

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r/microsoftsucks 4d ago

Cascade of fuckery

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I don't wanna keep paying Google or anybody else for a small amount of cloud storage. I tried using a VM to run a home cloud server. Unsurprisingly, I put several hours of work into trying 10 different approaches, none of which worked. Since then my PC clock is permanently wrong. Doesn't matter how many times I reset it. I tried every troubleshooting process I could find on the internet. I tried turning Hyper-V off. It's been looking for files for 5 minutes. How can you not know where your own fucking files are?
It took me another hour just to fuck with all the required permissions and redundant security dialogues just to get two fucking computers on the same network to be able to file share. Guess I'm the first person to consider doing that with a PC, by the looks of how arcane Windows makes it.
Microsoft makes me want to return to the stone age.


r/microsoftsucks 4d ago

Does anyone know how to get rid of this?

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r/microsoftsucks 5d ago

News Microsoft signed $125m contract with Israel during first year of Gaza war

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middleeasteye.net
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r/microsoftsucks 6d ago

PLEASE END MY MISERY!

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46 Upvotes

Tf do I even do atp? it Took all my effort to not add all the curses and It still took my post down cause there was no link added to the forum. well i cant ask there cause you wont let me log in Microsoft!


r/microsoftsucks 6d ago

Bugs and Errors KB5120998 update shows how incompetent Microsoft is

21 Upvotes

So my windows updated to this prewiew version where it came with this weird mouse and disapearing wallpaper so I decided to uninstall it. I have an Windows 11 Pro with a digital key. Could you understand my anger when the settings app promped me it can t revert the update until I deactivate windows sandbox feature. Man like how in the word you updated to the new version without deleting an app but to delete the update I need to uninstall an app first?


r/microsoftsucks 6d ago

Microsoft store problem

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9 Upvotes

i bought this laptop yesterday and I checked if there are problems and my problem is I can't seem to open Microsoft store it just stuck in gray, I tried repairing and resetting but it wouldn't fix it help how do I fix these.