Microsoft 365

Windows Autopatch is a new Microsoft service that organizations can use to automate the patching of Windows, Microsoft 365 apps for Enterprise, Microsoft Edge, and Microsoft Teams. It aims to complete patching cycles within the least amount of time, whilst keeping downtime to a minimum. In this guide, we’ll show you how to configure Windows Autopatch…

Windows Autopatch, an enterprise service that launched in public preview back in May, is now generally available for customers with Windows Enterprise E3 and E5 licenses. Microsoft’s new managed service enables IT Pros to automate the planning and deployment of Windows and Office updates. Essentially, Windows Autopatch uses deployment tools such as Windows Update for…

Microsoft unveiled its plans to integrate Viva Engage within Teams at Inspire 2022. The company announced this morning that the Facebook-like enterprise social networking platform is now generally available for customers. Viva Engage is built on Yammer, and it helps employees connect with their colleagues, ask questions, and share news and strategies. It also provides…

Google has announced an important configuration change for Google Workspace customers. The company recommends that organizations should enable OAuth 2.0 to continue using Google Calendar Interop with Exchange Online after Microsoft disables Basic Authentication in October. Google Calendar Interop is a useful tool that allows Exchange Online and Google Calendar to work together. The feature…

The Microsoft Teams admin center is a convenient tool for performing an array of administrative tasks, from creating and editing team policies and meeting settings to reassigning ownership to unowned teams. In this article, I’ll give you 5 tips to help you manage the Teams admin center as efficiently as possible in your organization. What…

Microsoft has announced some important pricing changes regarding Microsoft Teams Rooms plans, which will go into effect on September 1, 2022. The company is set to introduce a new Teams Rooms Pro plan for commercial customers, which will replace the existing Standard and Premium subscriptions. Microsoft Teams Rooms are certified video conferencing solutions that provide…

Microsoft announced at Ignite that you can soon manage Teams through the Teams and Skype for Business Online Admin Center. Office 365 administrators will welcome this because it means that they can manage teams without being a member of those teams. And they can avoid PowerShell, which is a pity.

Microsoft has announced the release of a new Admin App for Microsoft Teams. The app provides a central hub that makes it easier for Teams admins to access settings and perform key management tasks across Microsoft 365 and Teams. Specifically, the new Admin app enables Teams admins to optimize Microsoft Teams meetings, webinars, messages, and…

Microsoft Teams has started rolling out a new Video Clip feature in public preview that was announced at Inspire 2022 last month. The tool allows users to record, edit and view short video messages directly within one-to-one chats. The Video Clip feature could be helpful in scenarios where users may want to leave a message…

Microsoft announced this week that it’s changing the default location of apps in Outlook for Windows. As of today, the Mail, Calendar, People, and To-Do apps appear at the bottom of the folder pane within the Outlook window. This will change next month with an update that will move these Outlook modules to the left…