Microsoft 365 Scripts

Kanaga

October 22, 2026

Report Security Concerns in Microsoft Teams Meetings and Group Calls

Microsoft Teams is extending its security reporting capabilities to meetings and group calls, with the rollout continuing through October 2026. Users can now report suspicious participants or calls directly from live meeting and group call experience. This blog explains how users can report concerns and how admins can review the submitted reports in Teams and Microsoft Defender.

Microsoft Teams

Shan

October 8, 2026

How to Request Files from External Users Using OneDrive

Need files from teammates, clients, or external partners without messy email attachments? Microsoft OneDrive’s Request Files feature lets you collect files in a designated folder through an upload-only link. Learn how to securely request files from others in OneDrive and simplify file submissions.

Microsoft 365

Sudha

September 24, 2026

Find All Group Memberships of Microsoft 365 Users

A user can be a member of multiple Microsoft 365 groups, security groups, distribution groups, and other groups. As an administrator, knowing these memberships is important for understanding what a user can access and how their access is managed.  For example, when a user moves to another team, leaves the organization, or changes roles, you may need to check:  Which groups is the user a member of?  Does the user still belong to groups from their previous role?  Which Microsoft... Read More Read More

Microsoft 365

Gokul

September 10, 2026

Automatically Move External Tagged Emails to a Folder Using Outlook Inbox Rules

External emails can quickly pile up in your Outlook inbox, making it difficult to distinguish messages received from outside your organization from regular internal emails. With the “External” condition in inbox rules, you can now automatically move external emails to a specific folder for easier mail organization.

Exchange Online

Pranavkumar

August 27, 2026

Offline Address Book in Exchange Online

Learn how Offline Address Books (OABs) work in Exchange Online and how to manage them with PowerShell. Create custom OABs, configure address lists, set a default OAB, and assign them through Address Book Policies (ABPs) to provide relevant directory information to different departments when working offline in Outlook.

Exchange Online

Tamilarasan

August 13, 2026

How to Disable Nesting for Security Groups in Entra ID

Security groups rarely stay simple as an organization grows. One group may contain another group, which can contain yet another. As nesting grows, it becomes harder to keep track of group relationships and manage permissions.  Microsoft Entra ID now provides a new property named disableNesting, which allows administrators to prevent a security group from being nested within another group. This gives administrators greater control over how group memberships are structured.  Let’s take a closer look at the disableNesting property and how it can be used to control group... Read More Read More

Microsoft 365

Aima

July 30, 2026

Create and Manage Retention Policies Using PowerShell

Learn how to create and manage Microsoft 365 retention policies using PowerShell. This guide covers creating retention policies and rules, updating existing policies, managing bulk mailbox exclusions, disabling, and deleting policies. It also covers Teams call log retention policies, which are managed only via PowerShell.

Microsoft 365

Kanaga

July 16, 2026

Guest Access vs External Access in Microsoft 365

Microsoft 365 admins often confuse guest access and external access because both enable collaboration. However, they differ in user authentication and the level of resource access they gain. Understanding the differences helps prevent unnecessary access to organizational resources. This blog explains the key differences between guest access and external access and helps you choose the right option for every collaboration scenario. 

Microsoft 365

Gokul

July 2, 2026

Different Ways to Add Guests to a Team in Microsoft Teams

Collaborating with users outside an organization is a common part of modern teamwork, and Microsoft Teams makes it easy through guest access. Whether you’re working with clients, vendors, partners, or contractors, adding them to the right team ensures secure and seamless collaboration. This blog shows you the different ways to add guest users to a team in Microsoft Teams and help you choose the approach that best fits your organization’s needs.

Microsoft Teams

Blesslin Rinu

June 25, 2026

Get Rule-Based Alerts for In-Progress Microsoft Teams Meeting Quality Issues

Meeting quality problems can happen without warning, leaving users frustrated and admins reacting only after complaints arise. Rule-based alerts for in-progress meetings proactively notify admins when the meeting quality metrics of selected users exceed configured thresholds. This enables faster troubleshooting and a better meeting experience.

Microsoft Teams