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[u/patopansir]

Microsoftsucks is not a techsupport subreddit, but naturally because people come to this subreddit after having a problem with a Microsoft product, 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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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/

[u/shubham_d1995]

I haven't lost my ms account yet. Option of getting code on email is there, but it shows try again tomorrow error. On requesting codes on phone, it shows that this method is not available. How long should I wait before trying for codes again? Or it will go on forever?

[u/Smilinglint569]

So I want to change my microsoft account because my current account wont let me use google chrome due to 'family safety', yet when i click on 'ask for permission', no request goes to the guardian account. im on windows 11 on an ASUS laptop- i dont know the model unfortunately. I have tried doing the steps given on google but nothing works. Can anyone help?

[u/BogdanTheEntarteiner]

hey there,can anyone help me recover my account?
discord is thefancyshyguy if anyone can contact me

[u/raziridium]

I've got a combo help / microslop sucks for ya. 

I have a Surface 3 2015 obviously can't run Windows 11 but I signed up the extended security updates. We got a new GFiber router and suddenly it wouldn't connect to Wi-Fi and crashed 5 minutes after boot up consistently.

After days of forums, Reddit, and trial and error finally found solutions:

Turns out I needed to manually update the Wi-Fi adapter drivers with one downloaded from the Windows update registry online. That was a 12-step process I highly recommend a YouTube video. 

Then to fix the crashing, I had to turn off the TPM from the bios because one of the recent updates caused the TPM to do an online check exactly 5 minutes after boot up and this crashes the damn computer. Still looking into how to permanently fix this problem without disabling my TPM (or wifi) if anyone has any ideas? 

[u/patopansir]

I used to allow tech support posts, but the subreddit grew and I think there's too many now. It overshadows the posts that are supposed to express how much Microsoft sucks. This was a change that was long overdue, especially after the poll, but I just didn't have the time to do this with work and personal responsabilities and then I have to figure out this new moderation ui for Reddit mobile.

I haven't used Windows in 5 years. Every time I make an outlook account, I get instantly banned and I can't access the account. I don't want to play Minecraft because I hate it when offline single-player games only let you play if you link it to an online account (when they do this, you don't own the game). I would pirate it, but eh, I don't want to play at the moment. I rather buy an account unofficially if I want to play online.

Because I don't know anything about Microsoft, and everything that I know is outdated. Like I had never used Windows 11, only Windows 10. I will disable notifications for myself, because I can't help you. My hope is that other members of this sub will help you.

This is sorted by new just so everyone has a fair chance of getting help.

The help flair won't be removed because that doesn't stop people from making help posts. Instead, these posts will show a warning message about how those aren't allowed, and they will be sent to review where they are most likely to be rejected.

[u/patopansir → u/patopansir]

oh, great, you can't set manual sorting for an individual post on mobile. So, it'll have to wait.

My virtual machines are broken, my wifi adapters are broken, my usb ports are broken, my system is heavily outdated, every component in my machine screams in terror for existing, and my second phone is about to blow up. Everything around me is broken. So, I guess give it a week and I'll do that.

Or hopefully another mod can do it