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May 9, 2024

Customize Meeting Invitations in Microsoft Teams

As we know, Microsoft 365 company branding is an interesting feature that enables organizations to customize their login page. Apart from this, it also prevents phishing attacks as we include our organization logo, background image, username hint, text, color, and more. Since it is customized and varies for each organization, users can’t easily be exploited by intruders. Likewise, you can also customize the Teams meeting email invitations. Admins can customize the company logo, legal disclaimer, help URLs, and invite text to users.... Read More Read More

Microsoft 365

Aima

April 29, 2024

Follow a Meeting in New Outlook

Have meetings in the queue📅? Can’t attend them all but still need to stay on top of things? Microsoft Teams and Outlook have a new feature to the rescue: Follow! With the Follow option, you can stay in the loop on meetings you miss. Previously, missing meetings meant missing out on crucial recaps and shared materials. But now, with this new option, you can stay updated on key decisions, access recordings, and shared materials – all without being on the... Read More Read More

Microsoft 365

Sruthy

April 25, 2024

Search and Delete Email Messages in Microsoft 365

Every Microsoft 365 organization faces a surge in receiving phishing emails, malicious attachments, emails from suspicious senders, etc. As technology grows rapidly, intruders easily make Microsoft 365 users fall for their attacks using tricky methods. So, it is essential for admins to search for email messages in the Microsoft 365 organization. It helps them to identify spam & phishing emails, messages with sensitive content, and dangerous attachments, and delete them to enhance the Microsoft 365 security. Let’s dive deep... Read More Read More

Exchange Online

Aima

April 18, 2024

How to Change the Teams Meeting Recording Auto-Expiration

Microsoft implemented an auto-expiration feature for Teams meeting recordings (TMR) to manage storage efficiently. Essentially, after a default period of 120 days, meeting recordings stored in OneDrive and SharePoint are automatically deleted🙁. However, there might be instances where organizations need to extend, shorten, or even disable Microsoft Teams meeting recording auto-expiration feature. For example, if certain recordings are particularly valuable and shouldn’t be deleted automatically. As an admin, you can customize these expiration settings based on your organization’s requirements. ... Read More Read More

Microsoft Teams

Sruthy

April 12, 2024

Configure and Manage Outlook Web App Policies

Microsoft Outlook on the web (previously known as Outlook Web App) is widely used and easily accessible through web browsers to communicate efficiently from anywhere. Configuring Outlook on the web mailbox policies is essential to control the availability of settings and features for Outlook users. Every organization has a default mailbox policy named OwaMailboxPolicy–Default that is applied to all user mailboxes. Admins can create different policies for various types of users. However, remember that a mailbox can have only one OWA mailbox policy. Managing Outlook... Read More Read More

Exchange Online

Praba

April 4, 2024

How to Restore a Deleted OneDrive?

Do you know what happens to a user’s OneDrive account when they leave the organization? Let me break it down for you. When a user’s account is deleted from Microsoft Entra, their OneDrive files are not immediately deleted. Instead, they are retained for 30 days by default. Throughout this period, shared content remains accessible to others. After the initial 30 days, the OneDrive account enters a site collection recycle bin, where it remains for the next 93 days. Only Global or... Read More Read More

Microsoft 365

Sudha

March 28, 2024

How to Create Bulk Users in Microsoft 365

As organizations grow and take on new projects, admins often have to add new users in Microsoft 365 to keep things running smoothly. When it comes to adding multiple users all at once, doing it manually for a few users might be okay, but for a bunch of them? That’s where things get tough. 😑 That’s a hassle requiring significant time and manual effort. Don’t worry! Microsoft simplifies this bulk user creation process with a better option. What’s that? 👇... Read More Read More

Microsoft 365

Aima

March 21, 2024

Manage Microsoft 365 Group Owners Using PowerShell

We all know the power of Microsoft 365 groups for seamless collaboration. Since great power comes with great responsibility, monitoring group ownership changes is crucial for security. Here’s the thing: not knowing who owns a group can leave you powerless to delete it, even with your admin privilege!⚠️. As an administrator, you may need to manage Microsoft 365 group owners to control their access and permissions, such as in situations where the owner is no longer active, or the group needs... Read More Read More

Microsoft 365

Thiraviam

March 14, 2024

How to Schedule PowerShell Scripts Using Azure Automation

When it comes to PowerShell scripts, scheduling is a critical task for maintaining consistency, especially for tasks that need to be executed at regular intervals. This is where automating scripts in Azure Automation becomes helpful, offering significant benefits for Microsoft 365 admins by streamlining repetitive tasks. Now let’s get started with how to schedule PowerShell scripts using Azure Automation. What is Azure Automation? Azure Automation is a service by Microsoft that empowers you to automate repetitive cloud management tasks. This... Read More Read More

Microsoft 365

Thiraviam

March 7, 2024

Create SharePoint Online Sites Using PowerShell – A Complete Guide

Imagine needing to create multiple SharePoint Online sites – each for a different team or project. Manually clicking through menus and configuring settings for each one can take hours and increase the risk of errors. Thankfully, there’s a better way! By using PowerShell, you can automate the entire site creation process in SharePoint Online. This blog post will guide you to create sites in SharePoint Online using PowerShell. Prerequisites to Manage Site Creation in SharePoint Using PowerShell The two main requirements... Read More Read More

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