i want to play as this guy (it doesnt let me put images pretend there is a monkey here ok)

When Satya Nadella became the CEO of microsoft, it was believed he will be different. He himself told in interviews about the importance of empathy. Where has the empathy suddenly disappeared? Why is Microsoft behaving like service based companies who do not value their employees. It has labelled many good employees as low performers and then fired. How will this affect their career?
https://medium.com/@aiagentofchange/how-are-microsofts-january-2025-layoffs-different-for-the-worst-c3532674feb7

I don't think this is a support question as I don't have any technical issues.

I have written a WinUI 3 app as a companion to my own tabletop RPG. I only expect a small number of people to use it and don't want to charge for it.

I've tried to register an individual developer account through Microsoft Partner Centre so that I can upload the app to the store, but it wants me to enter all my contact details to create the account, including an address. This is a small personal project, not something I'm creating a business for, and I don't want to put my home address or personal number on the app store for everyone to see. I've seen people questioning this online and being reassured that these requirements only exist for Company developer accounts, and not Individual ones, but it seems they are now necessary for individuals too.

Is there some other way I can distribute my WinUI 3 app without putting my home address on the app store? Some of my friends who will be installing this are not technical at all, so I don't think the sideloading instructions provided by Microsoft will be appropriate for them.

Hi! I am not sure what counts as commercial use. I am creating a blog and wanted to use ai images as background and logo. I am a bit confused about what counts as commercial use. I do not want to use the images to sell anything, just to be aesthetic.

What a let down. The M365 agents video makes it feel like it was an AI agent that would translate and overlay a voice in real-time but no. You assign a real person and you rely on them to provide the translating and the voice over. Am I missing something??

How can I see which model Microsoft Copilot uses?

I have cognitive issues so I'd appreciate this explaining to me as if I was really stupid please.

I have microsoft 365 personal as it came with my laptop. Its due for renewal soonl but I can't afford the £85 they're asking for. I'm happy to downgrade to the classic for £60 (which is what I've budgeted) as I wouldn't be using the AI anyway, but I saw there was a basic option for £20. I use Word, Excel and Outlook for various things as well as still using my hotmail address for logging into some things (I'm old school and kind of attached to the address I've had for nearly 30 years) , also I never save anything to the cloud. If I was to go for the £20 option would I loose the ability to use word etc on my computer?

Thanks

I opened a Word file located on a shared work drive and the file contains sensitive information.I need to know if someone can track that I opened this file. I made no changes to it and didn't save it again or anything, just opened and closed it. Any advice appreciated!

Edit: no need to downvote, I definitely wouldn't be posting in a Microsoft sub asking for this if I could ask around about this at work. It's just a technical question, I find it odd that people would have opinions based on this, and it certainly won't help me in any way that you do.

I received an offer from Microsoft two months ago, but my TN visa transition is still unclear. On top of that, the I-129 petition went to an RFE(Request for evidence), which is surprising since my job and education are perfectly aligned, and I’ve previously obtained TN visas without issues. According to the lawyers, they still haven’t received the RFE details, even though it was issued nine days ago.

I asked them to use a backup option and allow me to apply directly at the port of entry instead, but they have not accepted yet. Things have become very complicated, and I feel incredibly nervous and stressed. I have already notified my current employer about my last day, making the situation even more difficult. My manager at MSFT urgently needs me to start, but this is entirely out of my control.

Has anyone had a similar experience with Microsoft? Is it possible to insist they allow me to apply directly at the port of entry instead of waiting several more weeks for the USCIS decision?

UPDATE: They just informed me that the RFE is straightforward and not complicated, and they are able to submit a response to USCIS soon.

I may be offered a 4-month (possibly 6-month with extension) contract as a Program Manager at Microsoft through a staffing agency. What are the odds of me getting direct hire after contract lapses? Or this may be a game where the carrot is full-time employment but the contract keeps renewing or worse still canceled?

I guess its Name would Change into Microsoft TikTok365. Or do you have you have any Suggestion TikTok new Name?

A screen timeout has to let you be able to revert to lockscreen. It's the oldest reason for a lockscreen. In Windows 11, you need to have Bluetooth enabled, and have your phone tracked so the computer monitors you proximity and locks the screen that way.

Please add the option to just lock it after a time. You can make it sleep but the option isn't there for screen locking.

Hi,

I just had my final round interview on last Friday (Jan 24th) for the CSA MBA role. How long does Microsoft take to get back on an update?

First interview for an M1 in STU today. Any tips on metrics, buzzwords etc that I should make sure I hit up? Would love to make a great first impression.

Like whenever I ask copilot to solve questions that have lots of math, it starts to use text like this a lot. How to make it stop?

Edit: Lots of but SIMPLE maths 😭

Currently, the (NEW) outlook is just a piece of junk. it's never syncing it doesn't load on startup takes 3 business day for email to enter mailbox. Sent e-mail don't send and finish in queued box for eternity.
i'm tire of that bullshit. I just want the old one back use to work perfectly fine.

I've found a way to open the old version, but it had to be done via the new version every single time. because it won't open the old one by default. so you had to go in settings and you find an option there in option---general----about outlook----return to windows mail and calendar. And if you send negative feedback to microsoft they'll just block that feature it'll be gone like it never existed. So yeah. I want an alternative i just can't find any right now. That's why i'm here. (WARNING AFTER I RETURN TO OLD VERSION, ALL OF THE ATTACHED FILE SUCH AS LINKED PDF THAT I RECEIVED FROM SCAMMER AND SPAM EMAIL WERE FOUND ON THE PC BY MY ANTIVIRUS, THIS IS HIGH RISK AND I STRONGLY SUGGEST NOT TO RETURN TO OLD MAIL BECAUSE OF THAT, COULD POTENTIALLY ARM YOUR PC AND PUT YOUR FILES AT RISK)

I guess the most important parts is FREE and sync well and do what it's suppose to do. also allow to have multiple e-mail. Because outlook (new) just isn't working. Now i use my phone or just link phone to pc to write large email. it's soo annoying. i just can't rely on outlook (new) anymore. so many time it failed to do what it's suppose to do.

If Microsoft buys TicTok, do you see Microsoft’s stock jump?

Hey everyone,

A week ago, a recruiter from Microsoft reached out to me to apply for their Customer Success Internship since I had the relevant experience. I havent heard anything from the team since. I do realise it would take time but im getting a little worried now. Does anyone know how long it usually takes for them to get back to you? The post for the internship is still active so i havent lost hope.

Someone posted this on LinkedIn:

The current state of software engineering interviews is deeply flawed. A friend of mine is considering leaving their job just to focus on studying full-time for interviews. Think about that—interviews have become so demanding and disconnected from day-to-day work that candidates feel the need to dedicate months solely to preparation.

This isn’t just about solving complex algorithms or mastering system design; it’s about creating a process that values practical skills, creativity, and the ability to collaborate—qualities that truly define great engineers.

We need to ask ourselves: are we testing for the right things? Or are we unintentionally gatekeeping talent by prioritizing who can memorize LeetCode problems over who can build scalable, impactful software?

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Having interviewed for a SWE role and worked for other big non-tech companies. I would say the interview is deeply flawed at Microsoft. I've never seen a place that is more focused on algorithm and design pattern knowledge. Solving LeetCode problems, You can be passionate about the work, hard-working, eager to learn and growth, have a breath of knowledge, creative, able to collaborate and work with others but if you can't code a link list in C# (which is something rarely done or used) then no hire. I would like to see the SWE in Test roles brought back but it may be too late.

Honestly, what are Microsoft doing?

I know how to move individual emails to SPO but we have a new retention policy coming in to play and I want to save full folders from Outlook into SPO. How can I easily do this? Ideally, it would be available in Legacy, New, and Web versions of Outlook.

Hey everyone

I’ve been wondering if the fonts have a license or rights similar to Roboto- where they can be used without extra stairs? I’ve been using the font at my organization for the past 4 years.

I lowkey thought Microsoft kinda allows that unlike Apple.

Hey guys, I work a lot with Microsoft Software for my Job. Outlook, OneDrive, 365 and so on and my girlfriend does too. My Computer broke some days ago and so I logged into my Microsoft Accounts on her Laptop and now since my Computer Works again I wanted to disconnect all Thors Services of mine from her Laptop. I logged off all Services but she still has all my data on her one Drive and also gets all my contacts as recommendations on her 365 which annoys her a lot. Any idea how to fully disconnect again?

I had an Office 2016 subscription that came with my laptop, but after resetting my computer, Office 365 was installed. Now, it is asking for a product key. Do you know what I can do?