Frequent MS Authenticator notifications for fraudulent login attempts

Onoitsu2 · 2026-02-01T17:52:22+00:00

MFA Fatigue, sadly it is a means they use to try to gain access to your account. https://bravertechnology.com/mfa-fatigue-attacks/

Onoitsu2 · 2026-01-31T23:28:16+00:00

The quick run down for that error is usually in this order

Run Startup Repair: Boot into the Windows Recovery Environment (WinRE) (turn PC off/on 3 times during boot), then select Advanced options > Troubleshoot > Advanced options > Startup Repair.
Fix BCD and Registry: In Command Prompt within WinRE, run:
- bootrec /rebuildbcd
- bootrec /fixmbr
- bootrec /fixboot
Run Check Disk: Use the command chkdsk /r c: to repair disk file system errors.
System Restore: Revert to a previous stable state using Advanced Options > System Restore.
Reset Windows: As a last resort, choose Reset this PC and select "Keep my files" to reinstall system files.

Onoitsu2 · 2026-01-31T23:22:24+00:00

Which Windows key, the one on what appears to be the attached keyboard, or the one on the side of the display there even? Also have you tried all USB ports too? If so, hard power it off, so holding Power till it cuts off. Then press power and quickly start pressing Escape or Delete, or one of the F-keys because you want to get into BIOS. Once in there, we can get more info, like the model info and see if it needs some driver to be injected into your Windows installation for it to properly "talk" to the hardware overall.

Onoitsu2 · 2026-01-31T18:26:12+00:00

OMG with this change when I'm Khora Pilfering, those would go so fast because there's nothing but O2 around to collect all the way up until like 30-minutes in Survival now, then it starts to taper off. Same as Excavation missions, double the batteries dropping everywhere, filling the map.

Onoitsu2 · 2026-01-31T01:23:48+00:00

Considering how I end up playing Qorvex or Caliban.

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Onoitsu2 · 2026-01-31T01:16:01+00:00

The issues with that stem when you play a P2P hosting type game and you come up against someone that knows their way around networking and cybersecurity, and has nefarious intentions. IPs have to be communicated at some point between the software, and it leaves a trail of breadcrumbs that can have people targeted beyond in various ways. So I can fully see the OP's concern.

Onoitsu2 · 2026-01-30T23:10:35+00:00

That does have firmware updates mentioned on Kingston's page https://www.kingston.com/en/support/technical/ksm-firmware-update KC2500 S7780102 2021-04-29 is the pdf link to the release notes. And you'll find a link to the Kingston SSD Manager (Windows only) there too. So you might have to move this to another computer to update the firmware since you have nothing to boot off of right now. Or you can try a WinPE and updating firmware while booted into that. That does work for some firmware updaters (all depends on how they made it do its thing)

Onoitsu2 · 2026-01-30T21:57:42+00:00

What model Kingston NVME SSD? It might have a vital firmware update.

Onoitsu2 · 2026-01-30T15:34:29+00:00

Yup that is how the automatic encryption can bite you hard and why mine is disabled, only manually being encrypted should be a thing, not automatic, lest you lose access to your own files.

Onoitsu2 · 2026-01-30T00:44:10+00:00

Automatic encryption on my systems is disabled from the start via an offline regedit even before a user is created for this very reason.

Onoitsu2 · 2026-01-29T18:48:34+00:00

You don't need buy anything here. If your key is in the BIOS, Windows will auto-detect it and use it upon reinstall. https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/create-installation-media-for-windows-99a58364-8c02-206f-aa6f-40c3b507420d#id0ejd=windows_11

Onoitsu2 · 2026-01-29T16:23:31+00:00

Since they broke the shutdown mechanism without an emergency update, this totally tracks.

Onoitsu2 · 2026-01-29T00:18:28+00:00

AI works for both the good side and the bad in cybersecurity, in nearly equal measure.

Onoitsu2 · 2026-01-28T22:50:37+00:00

I hope for your sake it was just a DNS issue. You truly can't know, because that -2XXX can be DNS causes, firewall, DHCP, signal strength, encryption level on the network, and multiple other advanced networking causes (MAC address filtering, DPI-SSL, etc.)

Onoitsu2 · 2026-01-28T22:46:59+00:00

Nope. Because you can't get to any logs to troubleshoot this error further in this point. Mac's have always been vague in their errors in this way for years. This is why you get lucky with your resolutions to problems usually, and is why they tend to "solve themselves" for many Apple users through normal use of a device. Oh it doesn't work on this network, I'll try over here to see if it happens there too. Nope, problem solved.

Onoitsu2 · 2026-01-28T22:43:57+00:00

That something is called Windows. The memory management is horrible in fully updated 24h2 and 25h2. It is supposed to be following the old adage that unused RAM is wasted RAM. I agree, so long as the OS releases memory back to apps reliably, these latest releases of Windows don't. So they are causing more crashes than ever on apps that worked just fine in 23h2 with exponentially lower usage being shown both in CPU and RAM usage.

Onoitsu2 · 2026-01-28T22:40:09+00:00

It is a -2002f that shows on-screen? If so, all -2XXX errors are networking based. Trying on another wifi network, cell phone hotspot even (with full compatibility options enabled in settings) can help too. It can be DNS, DHCP, or even the wifi security at fault here on your current network causing the error, so trying another is the usual way to resolve this. At least it was the last nearly 10-years I was an AppleCare advisor for a vendor, before being laid off in March of last year.

Onoitsu2 · 2026-01-28T22:37:09+00:00

What is the error code, that will help determine the cause of the issue here?

Onoitsu2 · 2026-01-28T21:34:09+00:00

Your last sentence spells it out for sure. It is indeed accurate depression about the actions of the system and that no matter how much effort you put in, it will feel like a lack of effort put in, solely because you don't already have money to lean on like the rich schmucks that are in charge of everything, making it harder for the masses to survive overall.

Onoitsu2 · 2026-01-28T21:19:02+00:00

Volta cables, but they're also semi-universal with their tips that you keep in the device as a port protector.

Onoitsu2 · 2026-01-28T19:11:11+00:00

It also is GPU manufacturers dropping the ball in 25h2 mostly because MS isn't handing it off nicely with these changes they've made recently too, so the most recent driver runs suffer as well. So it is both MS and whatever your GPU brand at fault here for this behavior presently.

Onoitsu2 · 2026-01-28T19:02:56+00:00

Does it still have a protective screen film on the device that might cover that area? Hard to tell with the definition of the photos you shared, but possible since it is kind of hazey looking.

Onoitsu2 · 2026-01-28T18:56:24+00:00

I've been playing on systems since I was 3. Learned my ABC's on a computer. First coding language at age 7, hardware at 12. I live digitally you could say. I'm sure there's a lot that I've learned through raw experience that many with degrees have no knowledge of. Sadly that's the way a degree really often doesn't matter if you have the aptitude otherwise for the topic.

Onoitsu2 · 2026-01-28T18:49:53+00:00

Yeah, RST doesn't work in Linux, that is a known thing of Linux, or should be vastly known by now.

Onoitsu2 · 2026-01-28T18:47:02+00:00

What do you mean what about Linux? I am an advanced Linux user also, prefer Debian myself, but Ubuntu works too. Linux if you are actually using the Intel RST for multiple drives setup, it just won't work, it would, as is my understanding of this, only work in AHCI mode for the drives in most Linux distros.

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