You can email a Teams channel using its email address. Once set up, anyone in the team can reply. To see a channel email, you must select use the option Get email address on the channel itself. You may use this email address as the recipient address in Outlook. Any
When you select Share on a file in Teams, it is actually shared in SharePoint. The default options selected can be changed, and when we run our Microsoft 365 Governance workshops this is often a required action for a lot of customers. By default SharePoint will show these option when
A frequently discussed topic during our Microsoft 365 governance workshops is the appropriate retention period for chat messages within Teams. Some customers prefer that chat messages are deleted after a predefined period rather than being retained for an extended time. In this post, we will examine how to efficiently delete
As explained in Part one, a common Microsoft 365 Governance workshop question is how to use the Sync to OneDrive and Add shortcut to OneDrive features, both found under the Files tab in Teams channels. We recommend using only Add shortcut to OneDrive and disabling Sync. However, here we’ll also
A common inquiry that arises during our Microsoft 365 Governance workshop concerns the use of the Sync to OneDrive feature in Teams and the Add shortcut to OneDrive option. Both functionalities are accessible from the Files tab within a Teams channel. We normally recommend using Add shortcut to OneDrive instead
We are starting to see the Unlock Teams Premium prompt, on more tenants, and at the same time we are now also starting to get the question on our Microsoft 365 Governance workshops. Teams Premium is not the only license that users can do self-service/trials set up and purchase on.
While I was writing part 1, I kept digging into more details on the GPO deployment method and figured that it deserves a post by itself. Here I’ll cover some pitfalls I’ve run into and things to make life easier such as logging the deployments and having a workbook to
In my previous blogposts I’ve shown some of Azure Arc’s features, and interesting capabilities. All super cool ways to securely interact with your machines, regardless of where they are hosted. However, so far, I’ve glanced over a problem: How do you get started with onboarding machines? In Part 1 of
In this deep dive into yet another Azure Arc extension, let’s see how we can get Entra ID logins to work with Linux SSH over Azure Arc! Azure Arc blog overview: 1. Modern Server Management with Azure Arc – Remote Management Pt.1 (SSH/RDP)2. Modern Server Management with Azure Arc –
In part 1 of this series, I covered how to configure basic SSH on an Azure Arc-enabled server that allowed us to connect to any machine from anywhere in the world without needing a VPN or exposing that machine to the internet. Azure Arc blog overview: 1. Modern Server Management
In 2022 we wrote a post about SharePoint and OneDrive integration with Microsoft Entra B2B. As of 2025, the information in this post remains relevant for tenants created before June 2023; tenants provisioned after that date have Entra B2B integration enabled by default. Now, only one command is needed instead
What is Azure Arc Azure Arc is a Microsoft service that extends your Azure management and governance capabilities to your resources outside of Azure, and this can include on-premises servers, virtual machines, and other cloud environments. With Azure Arc, you can centrally manage, secure, and automate workloads across hybrid and
On updated tenants, external file sharing is now enabled in both 1:1 and group chats. MC1102790 Roadmap ID 492625 When this feature is not enabled you will not see an attach file option when chatting with an external user. To share a file, you must first share the file from
In this first Azure Arc Remote Management focused blogpost, let’s cover the OpenSSH extension and how it can be used to get a remote PowerShell connection over SSH and even a Remote Desktop Session, all without any direct network connectivity. The best part: It costs absolutely nothing! Join me in
In this post, we’ll look at suppressing single sign-on (SSO) consent prompts for Azure Virtual Desktop (AVD) and Windows 365. These consent prompts can be very disruptive as they interrupt the smooth sign-in flow. I first came across the option to suppress SSO consent prompts while testing Windows 365 Link
With the release of DCSv3, I was excited to give it a try at-scale but since it hasn’t been integrated into Azure Machine Configuration (yet…) I figured I’d try a different approach to deploying and testing it. A lesser-known feature of Azure and Arc machines are Run Commands. Typically used
Managing server configurations in hybrid or on-premises environments can be challenging, with outdated tools and manual processes leading to errors and inefficiencies. This post explores how to simplify configuration management with Desired State Configuration (DSC) and Azure Automanage Machine Configuration. Ever noticed this Machine Configuration option under VMs and wondered
It’s been almost a year since I published my original post about how to migrate BitLocker Recovery Key(s) to Azure AD (Microsoft Entra ID) using a remediation script. It didn’t take long before several companies started using it, and since then, I’ve received a few inquiries about support for multiple
How can you work smarter in your application deployment? By asking for the software state or something else on the device, before trying to execute whatever you want to install. We look at the 3 functions to master registry modification. How to use If you did not see the chapter
Are you also in the middle of transitioning from on-premises to the cloud, or are you currently planning this journey? If so, you also want a modern way to migrate Bitlocker recovery key(s) to Azure AD when moving away from on-premises MBAM/Active Directory escrowing. I help our customers achieve this
If you did not see the chapter 1 and 2, I strongly suggest that you go look at that first and then continue to part 3 as this chapter builds upon what we learned already.
In this chapter “PowerShell App Deployment Toolkit – Part 2” we will show you how to work with the main PowerShell module in PowerShell App Deployment Toolkit (PSADT). We look at a clever way to sort your logs by using prefix. We look at the standard functions already provided by
Cost optimization has become increasingly important with the increased use of cloud services. Cost optimization is a complex, timeconsuming task – nevertheless the task has never been more important. Microsoft does provide companies with many different utilities/tools to monitor/control the cost of your overall Azure consumption. From our experience the
Provide the end-users with a localized Windows 365 Cloud PC experience. Introduction A few months back, I wrote a post about localizing a custom image for Windows 365 Cloud PCs. Back then, the Windows 365 Cloud PCs were only provisioned in English (United States). – Microsoft has since then made
Introduction Have you started using the awesome filters in MEM? If the answer to this question is NO, then you should get started and try them out. I did a blog post on how to get started with filters and you can read more here. But what if you already
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