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Sound icon gone

I now have a totally new taskbar near the clock, why the change I have lost the sound icon which I use frequently. How do I get it back? thanks

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Outage for mobile sync still exists:

status.live.com says the outage is solved; True for the web site, but not true for mobile sync to AT&T iPhone; Plus I noticed that many of the emails in multiple folders have dissappeared. This problem is now going on 3 …

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NO Consistent Connection w/ Outlook/Hotmail on PC

11:46 PM EST August 16, 2013 - Again - message "problem with Outlook connectivity that has nothing to do with your computer." This is NOT a mobile device - desktop PC - on-going problems since Wednesday August 14, 2013. …

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I have been locked out of my hotmail account

I just tried to sign into my Hotmail account. I was prompted to give a phone number so a security code could be sent to my phone. I have never had to do this before. Anyway, I get the code and enter it, then it tells me …

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What’s wrong with Windows 8 Mail?

It has been excruciating to send mail all week. It takes forever. If I send it using my school mail (within Windows Mail), it is speedy and reliable. I know there was a problem with syncing that is supposedly fixed, but …

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unable to access account in mobile phone

Since Aug 14th when I try to access my Hotmail from the default mail app on my galaxy s4 it shows no messages. It says its syncing but no messages appear. I've tried to clear cache and remove account, but nothing works. …

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Hotmail stopped working on iphone.

My Hotmail/outlook is no longer working on my iphone 4S. A few days ago, it would say could not access the server. Now, it just spins like it is searching. Also, there are no current messages in my inbox. The most curren …

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Unable to log into Live account or Reset

Ok so here is my issue, I originally discovered that I am unable to access my Windows Live Account when attempting to sign in and register my copy of Flatout Ultimate Carnage. While in game it asks for your username and …

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Outlook account doesn’t exist

Hi, outlook is telling me my account doesn't exist, when i know it does because i've used it on a daily basis. Not only that, I'm using the e-mail to access my Facebook as well. So how come I can't access it?

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Can’t access Outlook.com from MS Outlook 2013

I'm curious: I currently use Microsoft Outlook 2013 to access Outlook.com Mail/People/Calendar. For the last couple of days I have been noticing that I've been having a lot of trouble connecting to the service this way. …

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Skydrive desktop app fails to install

I noticed my skydrive desktop app wasn't running and couldn't get a response from it so I uninstalled it and downloaded the latest installer from the website but it fails to install. After the security check to make sure …

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Microsoft Account Security Code from unknown Email.

I have received 2 or 3 of these email for the past few days, but i haven't requested any code and this email is unknown to me. Help? The Email : ''Hi, Thanks for helping us verify your Microsoft account (*** Email addres …

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Outlook.com outage

So, I have the same issue as countless others, email down on mobile devices. What irks me most is that the status page Microsoft recommends says " problem resolved." SERIOUSLY? It clearly is not, is not my settings, only …

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Xbox Live won’t let me sign in.

I tried to get on Xbox today but when I got on a message popped up saying I needed to sign in. When I tried signing in, it said my password or e-mail was invalid. I tried the whole delete your profile, clear system cache …

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I uploaded the requested screen shots!

Hi Eugene, As requested. I uploaded Outlook error message snippit and PC Windows Live snippit of Yahoo mailbox showing received e-mail as of today. This verifies that I have a Plus account but the POP3 connection does no …

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mircosoft account temperaly blocked

cannot verify email. cannot access the email. have answered the questions still cannot access account.

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email help

My inbox says I have 8 messages but only one shows up when I click into the inbox...where are the rest??

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