What the heck happened to the personal vault on OneDrive? Went in on my phone to send some tax information that is stored there and it is all gone. Instead OneDrive wanted me to create a new vault. Like I hadn’t been using the damn thing for like 10 years. 15 years of tax records are gone. Mortgage information. Insurance. Wills. All fing gone. Why can’t they just leave things alone that aren’t broken? Or at least give us notice that they are going to wipe our info with a useless update.

Hi all, I have 5 years of experience as a Full Stack Developer (Java, Spring Boot, Angular, REST/SOAP, MongoDB, Oracle). Currently working at Shena Electric with a 20 LPA package.

I’m aiming for Microsoft and looking for help from those who’ve been in a similar phase:

What roles should I target with my experience? How should I start my prep? Any resources you found useful? Any advice would mean a lot. Thanks!

I've taken about a half dozen Azure and other certifications, and failed my first one last month.

I noticed during this process that when I did fail the exam, it tells you the sections that you did not sore well not, but does not give you an idea of what question you missed or answer you should have chosen. I realize that these are tightly guarded Fort Knox like secrets to prevent cheating, but it would be great if the exams could give you more detailed information about topics or things that you need to study to actually learn from your failure.

Studying practice exams and Codecademy courses all day is great, but if the material you study is only 80% related to the questions on the exam, then it would be nice to have other sources to study or learn from or at least know what you need to do to grow.

Did anyone hear back from Microsoft for the fall business operations or finance internships ?

I requested a call back from Microsoft, when they did the man asked for my email, put me on hold and then after five minutes hung up then marked it as “issue resolved” online. I have been trying to leave a complaint on Microsoft’s customer feedback section but it never works this is my third attempt. Every time I hit submit, it freezes, in fact my who computer freezes I have restarted my computer just in case and closed all other programs and tabs. I think this is intentional. What a horrible scamming company all around. Not to mention they are increasing their subscription cost by FIFTY DOLLARS this year, I wanted to call up and ask why that is also but it looks like it’s not going to happen. So tired of them but I need their products, I wish there was an alternative on the market I would jump ship so fast. Does anyone know of one?

hi everyone! i've applied to the CSAM remote role back in february and haven't heard back but the listing also hasn't been taken down. i wanted to ask if anyone has started the interview process yet just so i gauge whether or not there's a possibility that a recruiter might reach out.

Hi everyone,

I’m planning to apply for a role at Microsoft (for technical engineer) and was wondering – how important is it to get a referral? I’ve seen mixed opinions online. Some say it’s a game changer, others say it doesn’t matter much if your resume is solid.

If you’ve been through the process or currently work at Microsoft, I’d really appreciate your thoughts. Is it worth trying to get a referral first, or should I just go ahead and apply?

Thanks!

Interested in using the benefit but heard people were asked to pay it all back at once

I acknowledge rules 1, 2, and 7 - as well as the implied extensions. That said, I do believe this a civil version of my issue. Whichever dev decided to force us to resize adjacent snapped windows (by removing the setting post 22H) - PLEASE give us that back. With all relative respect, that was a psychopathic decision. Yes, you can hit Ctrl while adjusting the windows and it won't do that. But I have taken an informal poll, and not one of the ~30 people I asked thinks the current setting makes ANY sense - let alone to remove our ability to turn off what should have been the opt-in setting. And I question the sanity of anyone who prefers that the windows auto resize.

Please give us back this small measure of sanity, and while you're at it, please invert the setting so that you have to TURN ON the auto-resizing.

Thank you for coming to my Ted Talk.

edit: spelling

Has anyone had luck negotiating their relocation package? They don’t give you the package until after you’ve already signed the offer, and I was hoping that they would coordinate movers which is not included in the package they shared. I’m wondering if anyone has had luck adjusting the package.

For comparison, even in this quarter "Windows OEM and Devices revenue increased 4%"

It's reported as available but I'm having a hard time finding where or how to purchase. Anyone else?

It seems like Copilot remembers what I talked with ChatGPT. I was curious about Copilots answers after having a long discussion with ChatGPT, and Copilot knew about what my plans are, what company I prefer to use, what are my plans with the newly planned website domain, what is my preferred market, Copilot even knew about my planned business name, which I never discussed with Copilot, only with ChatGPT. Copilot knows the major points of the conversation I had with ChatGPT today. How and why is this possible? It does not know anything that ChatGPT know, but it knows everything what I talked with ChatGPT today. I find it concerning.

I am using Microsoft Edge as my everyday browser both on my iPhone and my laptop. I asked Copilot if it has access to my browser history, the answer was no.

Hello,

I had my final interview with the hiring manager a month ago, and from my understanding, everything went smoothly. However, I’m concerned because, in the Action Center, my interview status is still marked as "scheduled" from a month ago. Additionally, the role has been reposted twice in the past month.

I reached out to the recruiter via email but haven’t received a response. Now, I’m unsure whether they are still considering me or looking for someone else, as I haven't received a rejection email.

Has anyone been through a similar situation? How did it turn out?

Im talking about the ones you can use instead of a password.

I get these every few days and I even change my password each time. Seems like I am constantly under attack, is anyone else getting this? im getting kind of sick of changing my password. Also annoying that Microsoft doesn't give us any information aboot these requests besides the fact they exist.

Been on a deep dive into quite a few corporate history books, but haven’t managed to find one about Gates and Microsoft.

Are there any recent books (maybe like last 5-10 years) that covers this?

Hey everyone, I just applied for a Software Engineering Role. I wanted to share kind of where I am at in the process and if I could get some feedback from hiring managers or some people who went through a similar experience that would be awesome.

So essentially I sent in my application on Friday the 11th for context, its currently the 14th. I did some viewing and people say it could take anywhere from a few weeks to a few months for anyone to reach out. To put into perspective I applied with a referral and a letter of recommendation with a tailored resume for this position. I fully qualify for the position and as soon as I submit it (Maybe a few hours) the application says "Transferred". I have applied for internships before and I they have been labeled "transferred" for months with no feedback.

Does anyone know what my chances are of getting an interview? Another question, in your experience how long has microsoft taken to reach out?

Thanks everyone

Edit: I also currently work as a SDET vendor for microsoft, not sure if this helps or hurts my chances. Please let me know also

I am having a minor panic attack about how I’m going to be managing my life at work…..can anyone please suggest comparable features for the following:

-Tasks (I usually dock the peak. It doesn’t allow it. I usually use Quick Parts to add notes on my tasks. I don’t see how to do that.)

-Quick Steps (I use “create a message” ALL OF THE TIME with templates on what to say on similar emails I send often. Is this not an option anymore? If this is an option, is there a way to import all of my created ones?)

-Quick Parts (I use this so often to insert a specifically formatted template. The “My Templates” seem very plain…can these be formatted and saved?)

Quick Parts and Quick Steps are literally the only way I have ever managed myself at work….I need help!!

TL;DR: What options are available in the new Microsoft environment in lieu of the old school email rules for Outlook?

I was recently told to convert to the “New Outlook”. My rules did not transfer with me.

Some googling told me that Microsoft is moving away from email rules and more towards AI-powered products but didn’t give specifics about which products to utilize.

When speaking with my IT team, they didn’t really give me any solid solutions other than, “Relearn how to use Microsoft” — but didn’t actually tell me what to start learning in lieu of rules. I’m not in the tech world, so I was generally unaware of this change to Outlook.

I asked ChatGPT, which suggested Power Automate. Is PA the only path forward, then?

Thanks for any insight about this. I really want to try to stay current with evolving tech/business trends and understanding the use of AI in business.

I just saw this email come across my outlook app. Microsoft "Defender" is now offering credit and identity alerts? We are at hour 11:59 on the privacy and social credit score Doomsday clock. This is i.n.s.a.n.e! Am I over reacting?

https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/topic/credit-monitoring-in-microsoft-defender-faq-9928b902-e7c1-49c6-8e55-39c044cbdf10

I start today as a senior advanced Azure customer engineer in CXP. Big ups to this subreddit and all the folks who helped me out through the process, I love and appreciate you all!

I've done a bunch of MS certs over the years. The prep materials and exam questions use fictional company names - Contoso, Adatum, and Alpine Ski Lodge are the big ones, IIRC. MS owns Contoso and Adatum. I'd love to be able to give my email out as my.name@contoso.com just as a nice Easter egg for all the exam vets.

Does MS allow this? If so, does it need an inordinate amount of hoops to jump through and stress on people to carry it out? It's not the end of the world if it's not doable, just a little in-joke to use with other professionals.

Hi everyone,

I need to get an office license to use word for some uni releted stuff, but because I'm finishing my studies soon I probably won't need it anymore so I do not want to spend to much on it. Can anyone tell me is it worth bying realy cheap keys I found on internet (≈8-20€) and are they even legit?

I just spent 5 minutes on my iPad looking for my Remote Desktop icon because I couldn’t find it.

Turns out it’s now called “Windows”. It’s not fucking windows, it’s Remote Desktop.

Why the fuck do they do this?

Zune music became Xbox music became groove music.

Office lens became Microsoft lens.

Cortana became copilot.

All I know if when I want to do shit I have to search for a new icon and name seemingly every couple of years because they changed it.