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How to Resolve: HTTP Error 500.0 — ANCM In-Process Handler Load Failure
When publishing an ASP.NET Core web application to Azure, some users may encounter this error:
“Error 500.0 — ANCM In-Process Handler Load Failure”
If you have an application that runs locally but fires this error when published to Azure, here are steps that should resolve this issue:
If your application does not include a web.config file, add the following web.config file to the solution: If your application does not contain a “logs” folder and an “stdout.
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How to add a Web Form .aspx file in Visual Studio 2022
In the process of building an IIS web app today, I got stuck for 20 minutes while trying to add a Web Form .aspx file. Turns out you need to an extra .NET Framework template that isn’t installed by default in newer versions of Visual Studio.
To resolve this issue:
Go to the VisualStudioSetup.exe and select “Modify.” Under “Web and Cloud”, select ASP.NET and Web development. Under Installation Details > Azure Development > Optional, select .
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How to Install Windows 11 on Hyper-V Using the GUI
You can create a Windows 11 virtual machine in Hyper-V by importing the ISO file for Windows 11 (Windows 11_24H2_Englishx64.iso) into a Hyper-V virtual machine.
Big credits to The Artmann for creating this video, How to Install Windows 11 on Hyper-V Virtual Machine. The steps in his video are similar to the steps that I am documenting here. However, I am including additional troubleshooting steps and instructions for how to get past Windows Hello For Business (WHFB) biometrics driver issues.
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How to Resolve: Can't Leave Microsoft Entra ID Tenant
If you attempted to use the “leave tenant” button in the Microsoft Entra portal and your account is a personal Microsoft account that is a guest user of that tenant, you need to leave the directory using the My Account page instead of the Microsoft Entra portal page.
If this is the case, you can follow these steps to leave the tenant:
Turn off all incognito or private session on your browser.
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How to Resolve: Unable to Receive Weekly Digest for PIM
If you are not receiving the weekly digest emails for Privileged Identity Management (PIM), you need to make sure that you have a valid “Email” or “Alternate email” configured. Once the email is configured, Global admins, security admins, and security readers will automatically receive weekly digest mails.
As an administrator, you can choose the users assigned to receive the email and configure the weekly digest email in the Microsoft Entra admin center > Protection > Identity Protection > Weekly digest.
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Unable to Switch Directories in Azure AD
Have you tried to sign into an Azure tenant and selected the correct directory, only to be redirected to an entirely different directory from the one you chose? If you are having trouble switching directories in Azure Active Directory, here are the steps to resolve this issue.
Problem
When attempting to switch directories or sign into a particular directory, Azure AD automatically signs you into your default or startup directory. If your account has been removed from the default directory, this can result in a chicken and egg scenario where your account keeps trying to sign into a directory where you no longer have access, but you can’t select a different default because you can’t sign in.