Microsoft, bah
Jan. 22nd, 2026 08:03 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
eve_primeMy new laptop (and I guess I’ve had it almost a year, huh) has recently developed a problem with its PIN. It says the PIN doesn’t work, then asks if I want to reset it. I have to go through this process where I input my work email address and Microsoft sends me an access code, which I have to find in my email on my phone then type into the box on the laptop. Then it asks if I’m sure I want to reset the PIN, and I have to say no, because saying yes takes me to a screen that tells me it isn’t possible. Saying no lets me use the computer, though.
It’s such a pain… then today Microsoft had a major outage and I couldn’t receive new emails for hours. I had to investigate on my own for a while until (on my third try) I reached an IT guy at work, who told me it was Microsoft’s fault, so then I just had to be patient. As part of my investigation, I hooked up my old desktop to the wireless network, which crashed the entire machine (I hadn’t tried that in months!), so that was a nuisance too. Anyhow, eventually, around 6:30 pm, the email was finally fully restored, and I was able to use the laptop again. The good thing is that as part of the process, I learned that it’s possible to turn off this PIN system altogether – but at this point I’m so tired that I’m going to wait to do that tomorrow, and instead I’m going to just spend the rest of the evening relaxing.
We finally got J out the door to Portland, too – he seemed reluctant even to get out of his comfy chair, but eventually he was willing to pack his clothes and his Magic cards and a bunch of food. I hope there was enough space in the trunk of AA’s car for D’s backpack, too, because they were fitting five people into the car for the two-hour drive.
It’s such a pain… then today Microsoft had a major outage and I couldn’t receive new emails for hours. I had to investigate on my own for a while until (on my third try) I reached an IT guy at work, who told me it was Microsoft’s fault, so then I just had to be patient. As part of my investigation, I hooked up my old desktop to the wireless network, which crashed the entire machine (I hadn’t tried that in months!), so that was a nuisance too. Anyhow, eventually, around 6:30 pm, the email was finally fully restored, and I was able to use the laptop again. The good thing is that as part of the process, I learned that it’s possible to turn off this PIN system altogether – but at this point I’m so tired that I’m going to wait to do that tomorrow, and instead I’m going to just spend the rest of the evening relaxing.
We finally got J out the door to Portland, too – he seemed reluctant even to get out of his comfy chair, but eventually he was willing to pack his clothes and his Magic cards and a bunch of food. I hope there was enough space in the trunk of AA’s car for D’s backpack, too, because they were fitting five people into the car for the two-hour drive.
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