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MC600245 – This post is associated with the previous post announcing Microsoft 365 Copilot – MC528800 (March ’23). Whether or not you are participating in the Microsoft 365 Copilot Early Access Program, there are a few steps you can start taking today to help your organization get prepared for such experiences in the future. For example,…

The latest version of the PowerShell module for Azure Active Directory contains the cmdlets to recover a deleted Office 365 Group (and a plan or a team). We have been waiting for this feature for two and a half years, but maybe the waiting makes the feature all the sweeter…

Microsoft has announced that it will soon rebrand Azure Active Directory (Azure AD) as Entra ID. The name change will be a gradual process, and it’s expected to be rolled out to all Microsoft products and experiences in the second half of 2023. The Microsoft Entra product family first made its debut back in May…

MC256838 – Updated January 25, 2022: Based on learnings from Microsoft’s early rings, they have made the decision to make additional changes before they proceed with the rollout. Microsoft will deliver a new Message center post once they re-start the rollout. The preview can still be enabled following the link instructions in the link below. Thank…

Could Windows 10 and Windows Server vNext’s new next generation credentials capability help end our reliance on passwords? Russell Smith shares his thoughts in his latest article.

Russell Smith shares a helpful PowerShell script to provision domain controllers in Microsoft Azure.

MC289953 – Microsoft has identified and corrected an issue with users’ ability to access OneDrive for Business through the Office.com navigation menu. This issue was caused by a recently deployed code change and while Microsoft has resolved the underlying issue, action is required to mitigate the impact for affected users. Microsoft previously communicated this issue to…

MC255536  – This new external group chat feature enables your users to initiate and participate in group Teams chats with users from outside your organization, AAD identity required. Expanding on the existing ability for Teams users to find, participate in 1:1 chat, call and set up meetings with external users, external group chat in Teams…

This Week in IT, unlock seamless collaboration in Teams with the new Loop components update, allowing real-time edits, sharing, and integration across Microsoft 365! Plus, Microsoft introduces extra security to protect Azure Backup vaults from ransomware, Windows 365 Cloud PCs get an important new security feature, and Security Copilot gets an update and wider availability….

Shane Young and Todd Klindt discuss March patches, Microsoft Identity Management with SharePoint 2016, Shane’s new computer, automatically created Office 365 groups, creation of direct reports groups in Outlook, not using @ in the SAMAccountName, SAM-Account-Name attribute specs, Outlook sign-in assistant, Azure active directory, integration with Github, and SQL data partners.