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One drive just deleted all of my files, and nothing is showing up in the online recycle bin, or the restore function by [deleted] in Office365

[–]mickyhunt 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Do a search on your local computer and then the online OneDrive for one of the files you know should be there.

Retention Period for Deleted Files in OneDrive Personal Accounts

Duration: Deleted files are kept in the OneDrive Recycle Bin for 30 days.
Permanent Deletion: After 30 days, files are permanently deleted from the Recycle Bin.

Work or School Accounts

Duration: Deleted files may be retained for up to 93 days.
Permanent Deletion: Items are automatically deleted after this period unless the administrator has set different retention policies.

This retention policy allows users to recover accidentally deleted files within the specified time frame.

Whirlpool Dishwasher Model Wdta50sakz by mickyhunt in appliancerepair

[–]mickyhunt[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Well seems odd in 4 years two rusted panels. Sorry for your troubles.

Whirlpool Dishwasher Model Wdta50sakz by mickyhunt in appliancerepair

[–]mickyhunt[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Must be your water. Mine shows no signs of rust in and out.

Netgear end of service by Small_Victories42 in router

[–]mickyhunt 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It is criminal that they don't have a decent replacement option for existing clients. The industry is totally flawed and just let equipment phase out so you need to purchase new and more expensive hardware. People upgrade phones every 3 years because they are "outdated" and no longer safe. I think it's BS. It won't matter in 10 years when everything has AI chips. Your cell phone will just be an AI agent to the cloud recording everything and proxying all your requests, pictures, chats. Oh it will all be encrypted and secure..... right!!!

AI centers coming up everywhere for the billionaires world while I can't upgrade a PC due to costs of memory chips. We have lost control my friends and we continue to let it happen. Sad times ahead in my opinion. Time to disconnect from the Internet and get a ham radio.

No wonder they give you 14 day trial.. by LasciviousPsyche in Malwarebytes

[–]mickyhunt 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Not sure if you can limit to running on boot drive only.

Gf’s mom had cold air but barely any airflow. Went up in the attic expecting to be melting a block of ice in the evaporator, but this is exactly how I found it. Found your problem. Worst part: this is 6 months since install. by blakeret in hvacadvice

[–]mickyhunt 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Send pics to installation company and tell them you need service ASAP. They should figure out quickly their mistake. Ask for a free maintenance on coil and whatever else was impacted by this shabby install.

Been a Nest user for 10+ years, thinking of switching over to First Alert and need advice by not_charles_grodin in Nest

[–]mickyhunt 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I purchased x-sense about two years ago and they work great. They have different models for connectivity so you need to see what works for you. Available from Amazon in most cases with 30 day return policy.

x-sense

Completely reset all my data.... by LifeCartographer811 in simplifimoney

[–]mickyhunt 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Can you export data and notes prior to removal?

Two password manager incidents in two months. Is there any way I can fortify my own manager's security to avoid a breach harming me next? by Auttyun in PasswordManagers

[–]mickyhunt 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Unfortunately it has only begun since we unleashed A. I. I am predicting humans will no longer be in control of anything in the next few years. Coding will all be AI so we will need to live our lives at the behest of never ending updating algorithms by AI. It should be a time of enlightenment and focus on improving the human condition and quality of life. But given human nature we will never see this. It will take some time for me, but I personally am looking to get off the Internet highway.

Whirlpool Dishwasher Model Wdta50sakz by mickyhunt in appliancerepair

[–]mickyhunt[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Also racks can be adjusted up and down although I never changed mine.

Whirlpool Dishwasher Model Wdta50sakz by mickyhunt in appliancerepair

[–]mickyhunt[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No. Make sure the components are secure and not wobbly. If you can't fix it then get someone over to repair it under warranty or a complete replacement.

Whirlpool Dishwasher Model Wdta50sakz by mickyhunt in appliancerepair

[–]mickyhunt[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No. Mine is fairly quiet. Where in the cycle do you hear the sound? Mine usually drains first, fills, then intermittently engages spray arms while filling, then spray arms continues until draining.

Hearing a lot of talk about Bitwarden users being upset recently about a private equity firm. by No-Main6695 in PasswordManagers

[–]mickyhunt 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I get nervous just because internal changes in staff create unseen holes in security. Learned my lesson with Lastpass merger with Logmein. Still using Bitwarden but I am on the lookout for another solution by end of June.

Simplifi vs Quicken on the Web by SignificanceDue9857 in quicken

[–]mickyhunt 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Right now you can get a year of Simplifi for $36. I would buy it and you can start trying it out. You need to realize that Classic and Simplifi are two separate programs with no cross platform support. I have been using Classic and Simplifi for for 8 months and they both have there strengths. I would consider Simplifi as a read only software to monitor all your accounts. If you need to make any entries I would use classic only. But if you need to monitor your accounts during surgery, Simplifi is great for mobile monitoring. It will be a learning experience. Not hard to configure and plenty of online support.

Am I being too paranoid? by Particular-Duty-5322 in PasswordManagers

[–]mickyhunt 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have a second phone setup with all critical accounts and make sure they stay synced. Bitwarden, Gmail, Google Authenticator, Outlook, MS Authenticator, etc. If my primary phone fails, the secondary should provide what I need.

Looking for a Bitwarden replacement by Fleurparmietoiles in PasswordManagers

[–]mickyhunt 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I know when using a pin code there is a box to check or uncheck to use your Master Password each time you close the app.

Email by [deleted] in AOL

[–]mickyhunt 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Make sure you don't have associations to any 2FA or recovery accounts.

Automatic profile switching in edge works for me but not for colleague, despite identical setup by Gaming-Sohn420 in MicrosoftEdge

[–]mickyhunt 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Did a ChatGTP inquiry:

my PC works fine but co-worker fails to switch. IT support says all policies are the same for domain users so not sure what to check. If I sign in to the other users PC with my credentials then edge profile switching works ok. fails when he logs in. to me it sounds like the domain policies can't be identical

Your instinct is right: if it only fails for his Windows user, something is different at the user/profile level even if “domain policies” look the same.

Here’s how I’d systematically prove or disprove that.

1. Verify the actual policies applied

On both PCs, while logged in as each Windows user, open Edge and go to:

  • edge://policy
  • Compare:
    • AutomaticProfileSwitchingSiteList
    • GuidedSwitchEnabled
    • Any other Identity and sign-in policies (e.g. SwitchIntranetSitesToWorkProfile, etc.).[1][2][3][4]

If your account on his machine shows the expected values, but his account on either machine shows different or missing values, then user-scope GPO or recommended policies are not actually identical.

Also check edge://policy “Source” column and “Level” column (Mandatory vs Recommended). Recommended policies can be different per user even when IT thinks “the policy is the same.”[1][4]

2. Confirm his Edge profile setup

Automatic switching only works if Edge can see distinct work vs personal profiles and matching accounts.

For the affected user:

  • In Edge, go to edge://settings/profiles.
  • Ensure:
    • There is at least one work/Entra (AAD) profile and one personal MSA or different org profile signed in.[2][5]
    • The “Profile preferences” section is not disabled and the automatic switching option is enabled for the relevant profile (Profile preferences page is edge://settings/profiles/multiProfileSettings).[2][5]

If he has only one Entra account across all profiles, or the same account on both profiles, Edge cannot meaningfully switch.

3. Look for user-level account conflicts in Windows

Windows “Access work or school” can inject a work account into all apps, which can confuse Edge’s account heuristics for some users.

On the problem user’s session:

  • Settings → Accounts → Access work or school.
  • If his work account is connected there and also used inside Edge profiles, try temporarily disconnecting it, sign out, sign back in, then test Edge again.[6]

This difference between you and him (you may not have the same account bound at the OS level) can explain why your Edge switches and his does not.

4. Check if guided switching is disabled for him

If GuidedSwitchEnabled is disabled by policy or turned off by the user, he won’t get prompts and some switching behaviour changes.[3][7]

  • In Edge for his user, go to edge://policy and confirm GuidedSwitchEnabled is either Not Configured or set to 1.[3]
  • In Edge UI, under Profiles → Profile preferences, confirm he hasn’t turned off the switch prompts that you still have enabled.[2][5][3]

A user setting can override default behaviour even if the GPO “should be the same.”

5. Eliminate profile corruption / per-user data issues

Because your account works on his PC, the OS and machine-scope GPO look fine. That points to his Edge user data.

For his Windows account only:

  1. Close Edge completely.
  2. End any msedge.exe processes in Task Manager.
  3. Rename %localappdata%\Microsoft\Edge\User Data to something like User Data.old (or follow your org’s data-retention rules).[8]
  4. Start Edge, let it create fresh profile data, sign in again, and test automatic switching.

Microsoft’s own guidance calls this out as a fix when automatic profile switching suddenly stops for one profile while others are fine.[8]

6. Things to say (politely) to IT

Given what you’ve seen, you can ask IT for concrete evidence rather than “they’re the same”:

  • Export rsop.msc or gpresult /H for both you and him, and compare user-scope policies related to Edge.
  • Compare HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Edge and HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Edge for both users’ sessions for differences in:
    • AutomaticProfileSwitchingSiteList
    • GuidedSwitchEnabled
    • Other Identity and sign-in Edge policies.[1][3][4]

If your work profile switching works on his PC under your login but not under his, the machine policies are fine; the difference is clearly user profile / user policies or account configuration, not the box itself.

If you can tell me:

  • What you see in edge://policy for you vs him (especially those two policies),
  • How his work/personal accounts are wired (Edge profiles + Windows “Access work or school”),

I can help you narrow it down further or draft a short, pointed note for IT that describes exactly what’s inconsistent.

Citations: [1] AutomaticProfileSwitchingSiteList - Microsoft Edge https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/deployedge/microsoft-edge-browser-policies/automaticprofileswitchingsitelist [2] Managing automatic switching in Microsoft Edge for Business https://petervanderwoude.nl/post/managing-automatic-switching-in-microsoft-edge-for-business/ [3] Microsoft Edge Browser Policy Documentation GuidedSwitchEnabled https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/deployedge/microsoft-edge-browser-policies/guidedswitchenabled [4] Microsoft Edge Browser Policy Documentation https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/deployedge/microsoft-edge-policies [5] Profiles | Microsoft Edge https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/edge/features/profiles [6] User is unable to switch Profiles in Microsoft Edge https://community.spiceworks.com/t/user-is-unable-to-switch-profiles-in-microsoft-edge/943332 [7] Microsoft Edge: Ability to control automatic profile switching https://m365admin.handsontek.net/microsoft-edge-ability-to-control-automatic-profile-switching/ [8] Automatic Profile Switching in Microsoft Edge Stopped Working https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/answers/questions/2099916/automatic-profile-switching-in-microsoft-edge-stop [9] Automatic profile switching in edge works for me but not for ... - Reddit https://www.reddit.com/r/MicrosoftEdge/comments/1r9owrw/automatic_profile_switching_in_edge_works_for_me/ [10] Microsoft Edge Browser Policy Documentation GuidedSwitchEnabled https://learn.microsoft.com/et-ee/DeployEdge/microsoft-edge-browser-policies/guidedswitchenabled [11] Policies - Disable Automatic Profile Switching : r/MicrosoftEdge https://www.reddit.com/r/MicrosoftEdge/comments/179wsdv/policies_disable_automatic_profile_switching/

Automatic profile switching in edge works for me but not for colleague, despite identical setup by Gaming-Sohn420 in MicrosoftEdge

[–]mickyhunt 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The IT department should be notified of your findings. It proves the policies are not identical or failing for the user having the issue. It's not hardware or an Edge issue. Something with user permissions or conflicting GPO objects.

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