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Temporarily unblock website?

In Windows Family Safety for Windows 7, I find that if I use my parental password to unblock a website, it moves that site from the "blocked list" to the "allow list." If I want to "reblock" the site, I have to log in to …

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unsubscribe blocks sender

Hi , I have problem that my email can't receive any email at all !! Except outlook emails I trued to send messages to my friends and they got them And when they send me the messages back, nothing has received !!! BTW, i …

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unable to fetch/sync files, and cannot activate permissions

Have been running Skydrive on my Laptop (W7), Desktop(W7), IPad and Windows 8 phone, but since having to reinstall windows, and therefore reinstall Skydrive, on Laptop am unable to sync/fetch files. Followed instructions …

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Delay in receiving e-mails

I can't get any mails. I don't know what is going on but i get mails with more then 30 minutes delay.

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Settings for new files

How do I configure SkyDrive so that newly created files (Word, Excel, etc.) get synced to SkyDrive? Thanks.

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Address problem on email

I got an email from someone and the "to" and "from" address are both his yet the email came to me. What is happening?

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Outlook Calendar Permission Settings

I have a macbook and using Outlook. I want to allow a co-worker full access to my calendar so they are able to create, edit and delete appointments and meetings on my calendar. What are the steps to take for this? How do …

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I cannot receive emails to my hotmail account

I have read all of the instructions to resolve this issue and have followed all of the steps, but still, that did not fix the problem. Any assistance is greatly appreciated Thank you

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Missing emails after logging in to the account

I'm having the same issue as Peter. I typically check my Hotmail at least once a week. I last checked it around July 8th, however, when I went back 2 days later all my emails in my inbox, sent box were lost and in my inb …

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Outlook 2007 message

I get the following message in Outlook 2007: " You were unable to sign into you account. Please try again. Could not authenticate against windows live ID service. Please try again. " I have added the two outlook accounts …

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junk email folder not syncing on my phone

Hello, this is my issue. On a Lumia 920; with my primary MS account/email. A couple of days ago, I went through my email 'junk' folder and deleted over 300 junk emails, tapped sync. When I log into Outlook on a desktop, …

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outlook.com messaging

I've been dealing with this issue for more than a month, everytime i chat with someone using my messenger in outlook.com ( its connected to facebook by the way ) it is showing me that i sent my message twice, well i aske …

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Cannot login on my pc

I cannot log in on my laptop using my Microsoft account. It stays stuck at the "preparing your account"screen

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Creating Outlook Accounts with External Email Addresses

Related to: How to create a new free Microsoft outlook.com email account The Wiki article above says how to create a new Microsoft account, but is there a way for a Gmail user to use their Gmail address to create a new M …

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Outlook email failure

In the last 2 weeks, I started getting two problems: firstly, I had numerous emails rejected with the following error codes: Action: failed Status: 5.5.0 Diagnostic-Code: smtp;550-(blu0-omc3-s4.blu0.hotmail.com) [65.55.1 …

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Facebook chat is always off how can i chat in outlook.com

Hi. Outlook.com is not working for Facebook Chat, chatting always asking "To send a message, turn on Facebook chat' i tried so many times no use of, Screenshot is attached. i need your help please do needful.... Regards …

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Outlook smells really BAD!

I want HOTMAIL back!!!!!!! Is it time to make a change after being happy with hotmail and then having Outlook shoved down my throat. I REALLY tired of trying to do my work and then have a message on my screen............ …

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