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Need to change account to attend a Teams meeting
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One of the things that vexes me is the need to change account to attend a Teams meeting. I forget this all the time and end up with unexpected waits in lobbies.
on Sep 6
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Manage PIM Role Assignments with PowerShell
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This article describes how to create eligible and active PIM role assignment requests using cmdlets from the Microsoft Graph PowerShell SDK.
on Thu, 10AM
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Intelligent Versioning & Retention: Where do Versions Go?
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Intelligent versioning recently appeared in SharePoint Online. The purpose is to save storage by removing unnecessary versions. But retention can stop deletion,
on Wed, 11AM
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Separate Copilot Interactions and Teams Chat Retention
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Microsoft says that Purview Data Lifecycle Management will allow tenants to split processing of Copilot interactions and Teams chats with different policies.
on Tue, 11AM
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Use the UnifiedRoleDefinition API for Role Assignments
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Microsoft recommends that developers move from the older DirectoryRoles Graph API and use the UnifiedRoleDefinition API instead. This could impact some scripts.
on Mon, 11AM
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Private Channels Don't Get Any Respect
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MIcrosoft launched private channels in November 2019. A lot has happened since and private channels don't really get much attention these days.
on Nov 8
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Microsoft Copilot Compliance Records for Its Interactions
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A recent article about analyzing interaction records for Microsoft 365 Copilot led to the question if it's possible to do the same for Microsoft Copilot.
on Nov 7
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How Delicensing Resiliency Suppresses Licensing Errors
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Microsoft announced Delicensing Resiliency, a new feature for tenants with over 10,000 paid seats, to avoid inadvertent data loss due to licensing errors.
on Nov 6
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Loop App Support for Sensitivity Labels Assigned to Pages
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Container management label support is coming to the Loop app. Before it arrives, we look at how Loop supports sensitivity labels assigned to Loop pages.
on Nov 5
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Group-Based Licensing with the Graph PowerShell SDK
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Group-based licensing makes it easy to assign and mange product licenses for large sets of user accounts. Here we discuss how to do the work with SDK cmdlets.
on Nov 4
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Office 365 for IT Pros November 2024 Update
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Monthly Update #113 (November 2024) for the Office 365 for IT Pros eBook is now available for download by current subscribers from Gumroad.com.
on Nov 1
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Create a Custom Copilot Agent for a SharePoint Online Site
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Copilot agents are part of Microsoft's Wave 2 initiative launched in September 2024. Basically, an agent restricts Copilot queries to a defined set of content.
on Oct 31
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Why is Per-User MFA Management in the Entra Admin Center?
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A reader asked why the Entra admin center includes an option to manage per-user MFA settings for accounts. I don't know why Microsoft added this option.
on Oct 30
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How to Enable Service Plans for Microsoft 365 Accounts
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Many articles describe how to disable a service plan for a Microsoft 365 account, but few cover how to enable service plans should the need arise afterward.
on Oct 29
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How to Find Emails with Sensitivity Labels
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How to find Emails with Sensitivity Labels was the question asked. Everyone knows that you can find SharePoint files protected by sensitivity labels, but email?
on Oct 28
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Report Says Microsoft 365 Copilot Can Benefit SMEs
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An October 17 report highlights how Microsoft 365 Copilot can benefit SMEs in terms of increased revenue and ROI. But the report is a marketing tool.
on Oct 25
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How to Set Directory Synchronization Features with the Graph
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Directory synchronization features control how the Entra Connect tool works when synchronizing accounts from Active Directory to Entra ID.
on Oct 24
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Revoke Access for User Accounts to Force Weekly Signin
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A recent question asked how to force users to reauthenticate at 7AM every Monday. The solution seems to revoke access for user accounts at the desired time.
on Oct 23
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New Cloud Licensing Graph API Released in Beta
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A new Cloud Licensing API has turned up in the Microsoft Graph beta endpoint. Apparently, the new API aims to improve license management in various ways.
on Oct 22
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Container Management Label Management Harder in Graph
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Container management labels are an effective way to ensure that groups, teams, and sites have the right settings. The Graph doesn't support custom attributes
on Oct 21
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Copilot Errors Can End up Infecting the Microsoft Graph
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Copilot errors in generated text can happen for a variety of reasons, including poor user prompts. If the errors end up in documents, they can infect the Graph.
on Oct 18
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Copilot Pages: How they work and how to manage them
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Copilot Pages are part of the September 2024 Copilot Wave 2 announcement. They're a good way to capture the text generated by Copilot in response to a prompt.
on Oct 18
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Create an Adaptive Scope based on Group Members
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Adaptive scopes are a nice way to target users, sites, and groups for Purview retention processing. But a user scope can't select members of a group.
on Oct 17
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Teams Calendar Revamped with Outlook UI Components
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The Teams calendar app is being refreshed in November 2024 when Teams takes on the calendar UI used by OWA and the new Outlook for Windows.
on Oct 17
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The New Outlook Masters Offline Access
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Offline access is a fundamental feature for email clients. The new Outlook introduced initial support in June 2024. Now it can start without a network.
on Oct 10
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Blocked Teams Federated Chat for Trial Tenants
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Microsoft announced blocked Teams federated chat for trial tenants in June 2024. That block is now well and truly enforced.
on Oct 9
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Check User Profiles After Delve Retires on December 16
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The Delve browser app retires on December 16, 2024. It's time to check if the change will affect how people interact with user profiles in your tenant.
on Oct 8
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Create a Custom Maester Test with PowerShell and the Graph
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The Maester tool is a great way to get a security assessment for a Microsoft 365 tenant. Being able to create custom Maester tests makes it even better.
on Oct 7
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Microsoft Deprecates the Revoke-SPOUserSession Cmdlet
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Unsurprisingly, Microsoft announced the deprecation of the Revoke-SPOUserSession cmdlet for November 2024. The cmdlet is replaced by a better option.
on Oct 4
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SharePoint Advanced Management, Governance, and Oversharing
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A TEC 2024 session covered the issues of data governance, oversharing, and site lifecycle and how SharePoint Advanced Management can help.
on Oct 3
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Control Moving Deleted Items for Shared Mailboxes
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Outlook (classic) has a registry setting to control moving deleted items from a shared mailbox. The new Outlook doesn't. The feature will come, eventually...
on Oct 2
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Office 365 for IT Pros October 2024 Update
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The Office 365 for IT Pros team is delighted to announce the availability of monthy update #112. Subscribers can now download the updated files.
on Oct 1
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Accessing Online Archives with Outlook Mobile
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Following a change made to Microsoft Synchronization Technology to support the new Outlook for Windows, Outlook mobile supports online archives.
on Sep 30
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TEC 2024 Rolls Into Dallas - Office 365 for IT Pros
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TEC 2024 (aka "The Experts Conference") takes place on Oct 1-2 at the Loews Arlington Hotel. TEC is a great conference for many reasons.
on Sep 27
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No Practical Way to Disable OneDrive for Business for Users
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Some organizations want to disable OneDrive for Business to force people to use SharePoint Online. This might have been possible in the past. It isn't now.
on Sep 26
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DLP Policy Tips Get Premium Conditions
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MC894577 announces that DLP policy tips displayed in Outlook will soon support a set of new conditions. That's good, but the text of the announcement is unclear
on Sep 25
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Microsoft Graph PowerShell SDK: Install All or Some Cmdlets?
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An article described some benefits that could be gained from not installing the complete Microsoft Graph PowerShell SDK. Is this feasible?
on Sep 24
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Import Contacts into Mailboxes from a CSV File
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A recent script showed how to import contacts into user mailboxes using a list in a SharePoint site as the source. With a quick change, a CSV file is the source
on Sep 23
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How Outlook Suppresses Duplicate Contacts (or not...)
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The new Outlook for Windows and OWA now can suppress duplicate contacts. This means duplicate contacts are hidden, not removed.
on Sep 20
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The Choice between Get-ExoMailbox and Get-Mailbox
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Microsoft's advice is to use the Get-ExoMailbox cmdlet instead of its older Get-Mailbox counterpart. Generally, this is good advice.
on Sep 19
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Use the Get-RecoverableItems Cmdlet with Recoverable Items
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Sometimes you don't need the full-fledged Graph API to report details of items in Recoverable Items and the Get-RecoverableItems cmdlet can do the job.
on Sep 18
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Report Recoverable Items with PowerShell
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This article explains how to use PowerShell to report Recoverable Items in a form that is usable for eDiscovery investigators and other privileged use.
on Sep 17
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Microsoft 365 Photo Update Settings Policy
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A new photo update settings policy aims to cure the mish-mash of settings controlling how user profile photos are updated in Microsoft 365.
on Sep 16
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Copilot Usage Reports Available (in the Graph)
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In MC877369, Microsoft announced the availability of three Copilot usage reports in the Graph usage reports API to track usage of Copilot for Microsoft 365.
on Sep 13
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Microsoft 365 Licensing Report Script V1.94
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The Microsoft 365 Licensing Report PowerShell script has been upgraded to generate detailed license information. You can download V1.94 from GitHub.
on Sep 12
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Hide Inactive Channels and Notifications
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The Teams feature to hide inactive channels is now fully rolled out. Another change suppresses notifications from hidden channels.
on Sep 11
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M365 Admin Center Supports Continuous Access Evaluation
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The Microsoft 365 admin center will support continuous access evaluation (CAE) from September 2024 to help revoke access from accounts more quickly.
on Sep 10
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New Purview eDiscovery Due by End of 2024
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eDiscovery is a calling best left to skilled investigators. But Microsoft 365 administrators need to know how to search and how the new Purview eDiscovery works
on Sep 9
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Automatic Document Summary Generated by Copilot
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The automatic document summary feature for Word duly turned up and Copilot has been busy generating summaries since. The feature works well for some documents.
on Sep 5
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Teams Pasted Text Improvement and Higher Mic Reliability
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Thankfully, Teams pasted text no longer contains a timestamp and the author's name. The change is effective worldwide and addresses a longstanding irritation.
on Sep 4