Lead author for the "Office 365 for IT Pros" eBook and site (office365itpros.com). Often rambles, but sometimes hits the point.
Joined January 2010
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May 1
.@Office365 Monthly update #131 is available for current subscribers of the Office 365 for IT Pros ebook to download. See office365itpros.com/2026/05/… for details about the update, which includes an update of our #Microsoft365 #PowerShell ebook too. Enjoy!
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Jun 12
.@Office365 The really interesting aspect of Microsoft's move to delete unlicensed #OneDrive accounts after a year is that deletion ignores compliance policies and holds. It's time to figure out how to deal with unlicensed OneDrive accounts:
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Jun 11
.@Office365 There are three ways to list sensitivity labels in a #Microsoft365 tenant with #PowerShell. Here's what each method does and when you should use it: office365itpros.com/2026/06/…
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Jun 10
.@Office365 Three years into the #Copilot journey, it's become increasingly obvious that the most important step in Copilot adoption is to restrict access to information. Thankfully, guardrails are there to implement: office365itpros.com/2026/06/…
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Jun 9
.@Office365 The July 1 date for increases in #Microsoft365 subscription fees is fast approaching. Here's how to check your licensed #EntraID user accounts to find stale (unused) accounts where you might be able to free up some licenses:
office365itpros.com/2026/06/…
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Jun 8
.@Office365 Microsoft is extending the block against accessing #Microsoft365 content processing services imposed by a sensitivity label setting. All part of the guardrails for #Copilot to make AI less likely to leak information:
office365itpros.com/2026/06/…
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Jun 5
.@Office365 Microsoft wants #PowerShell developers to download first-party modules from the Microsoft Artifact Registry (MAR). Which is nice, if the #Microsoft365 modules were available from MAR, which they're not... Oh well, change takes time.
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Jun 4
.@Office365 Two years ago, Microsoft promised a process to manage the #Loop workspaces for departing employees. Now it's available, but the process is very manual - which it might always be. More at office365itpros.com/2026/06/…
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.@Office365 #EntraID has launched preview support to manage security groups through container management labels. It's like the implementation for #Microsoft365 groups, except that only one control (block guest users) is available: office365itpros.com/2026/06/…
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Jun 2
.@Office365 Recently I discussed how to use track changes made to #Microsoft365 groups. Here's how to do the same for Exhcange Onlione distribution lists... much the same idea, just a different technique and #PowerShell script: office365itpros.com/2026/06/…
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Jun 1
The price for the Office 365 for IT Pros (2026 edition) is reduced to $35 because we will provide no further updates for this edition. Buying now allows you to upgrade to the 2027 edition in July at the same cheap rate that we offer to current subscribers.
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Jun 1
.@Office365 The June update (#132) for the #Office365 for IT Pros eBook is available for subscribers to download. This is the last update for the 2026 edition. We will publish the 2027 edition next month with some major changes to our content. Read more at office365itpros.com/2026/06/…
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May 29
.@Office365 Microsoft is retiring the Power BI app for visualizing #Microsoft365 usage data. The app won't work after August 1, 2026. If you want to continue using Power BI with usage data, you'll need to build your own dashboard: office365itpros.com/2026/05/…
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May 28
Microsoft has deployed fixes for problems that caused the migration of #MicrosoftTeams private channels to stall (see office365itpros.com/2026/05/…). If your #Microsoft365 tenant uses private channels, check the migration status - just in case, else unmigratable channels might be removed (see MC1134737).
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May 28
.@Office365 There's a few automatic migrations going on within #Microsoft365 at present. One is to move the old Exchange MAPI-based calendar sharing model used by #Outlook classic to a REST-based model. The aim is to make sharing more dependable.
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May 26
.@Office365 A recent EHLO post discussed how to figure out what room mailboxes are active. I've been down this path beforeand published a #PowerShell script to analyze room usage. This article discusses how to get room mailboxes, access their content, etc.
office365itpros.com/2026/05/…
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May 25
.@Office365 Creating and sending email to welcome new employees is a well-worn #PowerShell path for #Microsoft365 tenants. This variant explores how to create and attach ICS files for #MicrosoftTeams meetings to the email. Not recommended, but possible...
office365itpros.com/2026/05/…
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May 22
.@Office365 #Microsoft365 DLP now allows OWA to switch to the client-side checking for rule violations used by the new Outlook. Sounds good, but before you switch, make sure that everything your DLP policies check for is covered...
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May 21
.@Office365 Some weeks ago, I explained how to use #PowerShell to send a weekly email to team members containing details of their outstanding #Planner tasks. Here's an update to store details of open task statistics in a #SharePoint list: office365itpros.com/2026/05/…
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