Office 365

Office 365 – You can now filter messages from the Message Center using tags

As you know, the Message Center is your one stop shop for knowing what is coming for Office 365 services. While you have been able to already filter messages from Message Center based on services (Preferences) or by category (changes, prevent issues…), today you are being able to also filter based on tags (admin impact, […]

Office 365 – You can now filter messages from the Message Center using tags Read More »

Office 365 – You can now launch simulated attacks targeting your end-users

As working remotely is more predominant, ensuring your end-users are working securely is more important than ever. Few months ago, Microsoft has partnered with Terranova Security to provide end-users training kits for Office 365 customers (see https://t.co/whbjd68YIF). Well, this partnership is now delivering attack simulation scenarios to help maintain/improve your end-uses awareness. This is similar

Office 365 – You can now launch simulated attacks targeting your end-users Read More »

Office 365 – You can now hide/show services on the Service Health Dashboard

As every Office 365 administrators know, the Service Health Dashboard is your one stop shop to monitor if Office 365 services are operating. Well, until now, the Service Health was reporting all Office 365 services and you could not hide some because either you are not using them or you are not responsible of supporting/maintaining

Office 365 – You can now hide/show services on the Service Health Dashboard Read More »

Office 365 – Get ready for end of support for Internet Explorer and Edge legacy

If you are still using Internet Explorer 11 or Edge Legacy (aka the first version of Edge) to access Office 365 services – like Outlook Web Access, Administration portals, Teams web  or SharePoint Online – you will need to prepare to the end of support of these browser. Starting November 30, 2020 the Teams web

Office 365 – Get ready for end of support for Internet Explorer and Edge legacy Read More »

OneDrive for Business – You can now manage user storage limits from the administration portal

As you know Office 365 provides a personal storage space with OneDrive for Business. You also now you can define the storage limit (quota) applicable to all users. Good news, you can now define individual limit for OneDrive for Business directly from the Office 365 administration portal; meaning if you need to decrease/increase limit for

OneDrive for Business – You can now manage user storage limits from the administration portal Read More »

Office 365 – Manage modern authentication for Exchange Online from the administration portal

As you know Microsoft has been recommending to turn off basic authentication protocols for some time now. Well, until now you had to manage this by implementing an Azure AD Conditional Access policy or by implementing an authentication policies for Exchange Online. Well, you can now manage basic authentication access for Exchange Online directly from

Office 365 – Manage modern authentication for Exchange Online from the administration portal Read More »

Outlook – You can now reopen previously active windows after Outlook restart

We all know the pain of having multiple Outlook windows opened (email, draft, reminders…) and loosing them when Outlook restart for various reasons (application crash, user action…) Well, good news if you are using Outlook Build 13006.20002 or later, you can now get these windows automatically reopened after the restart. You can configure the option using

Outlook – You can now reopen previously active windows after Outlook restart Read More »

Outlook – You can now create quick pool with outlook (preview)

By now you may already know Microsoft Forms and Microsoft Forms Pro, the survey/pool service from Office 365. Well, you can now create quick pool (using Forms) directly from Outlook. This feature is only available for Office Pro Plus (2007 Build 13029.20236 or later), running on Windows 10 2004 Build 12730.20000 or later; this is

Outlook – You can now create quick pool with outlook (preview) Read More »

Azure AD – The new version of Azure AD Connect allows you to export your configuration for reuse (preview)

By now, you already know Azure AD Connect, the directory synchronization tool from Microsoft to provision your identities in Azure Active Directory (AAD). Well, a new version has been released (version 1.5.42.0) which allows you to export your configuration and then re use it when installing/configuring a new instance. You may already know the Azure

Azure AD – The new version of Azure AD Connect allows you to export your configuration for reuse (preview) Read More »

Office 365 – Updated retirement date for TLS 1.0/1.1

As you may be aware, Microsoft is on the move to deprecate older TLS versions (TLS 1.0 and TLS 1.1) and make the switch to TLS 1.2. It has been announced last year (July 2019), retirement date for TLS 1.0 and TLS 1.1 was initially scheduled for June 2020 but with the unprecedent situation it

Office 365 – Updated retirement date for TLS 1.0/1.1 Read More »