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2024 Recap: Essential Microsoft 365 Administration Blogs

Review essential Microsoft 365 administration blogs from 2024 covering new features, security configurations, PowerShell solutions, and troubleshooting guides. Explore updates like Microsoft Entra PowerShell module, Exchange Online delicensing resiliency, and key security settings for comprehensive tenant management.

How to Set Up a Catch-All Mailbox in Exchange Online

Configure a catch-all mailbox in Exchange Online to capture emails sent to non-existent or misspelled addresses within your domain. Set up internal relay accepted domain, create shared mailbox, and configure transport rules to redirect undeliverable messages and prevent missed communications.

Optimize Email Management Using Bulk Sender Insights in Microsoft Defender

Analyze bulk sender insights in Microsoft Defender to optimize email management and spam filtering. Review Bulk Complaint Level classifications, simulate threshold adjustments, and make informed decisions about bulk email handling based on 60-day sender analysis data in your organization.

How To Set Recurring Automatic Replies in Outlook

Set up recurring Out of Office automatic replies in Outlook using Power Automate, Task Scheduler, or Azure Automation. Configure scheduled workflows to enable and disable OOF messages for regular absences like weekly days off when native Microsoft 365 scheduling options are insufficient.

How to Schedule PowerShell Scripts Using Azure Automation

Schedule PowerShell scripts using Azure Automation runbooks for unattended execution with certificate-based or client secret authentication. Create automation accounts, import Graph PowerShell modules, and configure recurring schedules for automated Microsoft 365 administration tasks.

Create SharePoint Online Sites Using PowerShell – A Complete Guide

Create SharePoint Online sites using PowerShell with New-SPOSite cmdlet for automated provisioning. Bulk-create sites from CSV files, configure storage quotas and templates, create SharePoint groups, and add users. Manage site creation at scale for teams and projects.

Forward Chat Messages in Microsoft Teams

Forward chat messages in Microsoft Teams across 1:1 conversations, group chats, and meeting chats. Share important information with context by adding comments to forwarded messages. Forward text, files, and images to multiple recipients or channels simultaneously.

Manage Inbox Rules in Outlook Using PowerShell

Manage Exchange Online inbox rules using PowerShell to create, modify, enable, disable, and remove mailbox rules at scale. Automate rule deployment across multiple mailboxes, export rule configurations, and monitor suspicious forwarding rules for security compliance.

A Guide to Disable ‘Stay Signed In’ Prompt in Microsoft 365

Disable the Stay signed in prompt in Microsoft Entra ID to prevent persistent authentication cookies on shared or public computers. Configure company branding settings to remove the KMSI option and enhance security for users accessing Microsoft 365 from untrusted devices.

Get Microsoft Graph Activity Logs Using Azure Portal

Stream Microsoft Graph activity logs to Azure Log Analytics for security analysis and monitoring. Track API requests across your tenant, identify anomalous application behavior, and correlate Graph requests with sign-in events. Export logs to SIEM tools for compliance.