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to big title bar in Office 365 update 2408
Hi all, since a couple of days I have to work with the ugly, annoying, awful, ... user interface in Office 365. The title bar size became horrible large. Compared with an explorer window from Win 10 it is nearly the double height. As an Office Poweruser (I'm working with the office products (Word, Excel, Powerpoint, Outlook) unluckily the whole day) I'm looking for smallen the title bar again. There was a registry hack, but on my machine this isn't working anymore. Because of the ribbon interface and a lot of not needed functions this is how my Quick Access Toolbars (QAT) are looking like: Now somebody could tell my, "OK, switch the QAT to the top, so that the title bar get more sense! Problem is, that the monochrome icons are absolutly boring AND especially for Word I can't differ between my macros, which I set with different colours. The title bar is smaller because of the standard buttons and the search field, so that not all my most loved commands have space here Dragging the window can not be done with the title bar, as it was since the beginning of time. I need to find some space somewhere. Does someone have an idea to reduce the size of the title bar as it was before? Or does someone have an idea to colorize the icons, when they are inside the title bar? If I consider that the taskbar is also increasing in size, especially in WIN 11 where this isn't adjustable, both sides (top + bottom) in sum are steeling to many space. Cheers! Kay
How can I reduce password strength requirements please?
[It seems that my last post got lost due to Internet connection problems of my PC. Hope I didn't therefore post multiple same posts.] I have planned to change the username of a few users in the tenant into single-letter ones for convenience. For instance, 'a at example.onmicrosoft.com' instead of 'alice at example.onmicrosoft.com' and 'b at example.onmicrosoft.com' instead of 'bob at example.onmicrosoft.com'. However, I got stuck when attempting to create their password. The page says, 'The password cannot include name part of this person's username. For example, if the username is j at contoso.com, the password cannot include "j" or "J"'. It's obvious that their username could be easily included since their username is a single-letter. I wonder how I can disable this feature (e.g. allowing J and j due to j at xxx.com) or at least allowing different-Cases (e.g. allowing J if j at xxx.com) in the Admin Center please? Thanks!
MS Loop Task Reminders
Hi All, We would like to setup Microsoft Loop so that reminders are sent to people assigned tasks in loop one or two days, etc....before task due date. Either by syncing to Planner * which does not happen* automatically despite some online sources. Or though Power Automate... Any Ideas?Primer: Using Exchange Online PowerShell in Azure Automation Runbooks
In this Microsoft 365 automation primer, we cover how to create and execute Azure Automation Exchange Online runbooks (scripts) using cmdlets from the Exchange Online management module. Some setup is necessary before runbooks can process Exchange cmdlets, but once the necessary resources and permissions are in place, it’s all plain sailing. The next challenge is how to output data created in a runbook… https://office365itpros.com/2025/02/10/azure-automation-exchange-primer/Allow single-letter username included in password?
I have planned to change the username of a few users in the tenant into single-letter ones for convenience. For instance, 'email address removed for privacy reasons' instead of 'email address removed for privacy reasons' and 'email address removed for privacy reasons' instead of 'email address removed for privacy reasons'. However, I got stuck when attempting to create their password. The page says, 'The password cannot include name part of this person's username. For example, if the username is email address removed for privacy reasons, the password cannot include "j" or "J"'. It's obvious that their username could be easily included since their username is a single-letter. I wonder how I can disable this feature (e.g. allowing J&j due to email address removed for privacy reasons) or at least allowing different letter-Cases (e.g. allowing J if email address removed for privacy reasons) in the Admin Center please? Thanks.Copilot Think Deeper
Hello, I have an issue with Copilot Think Deeper. I currently have a subscription to the Pro version for a one-month trial. I used Think Deeper for two days, and now it says that I have reached my limit and that I need to wait until next week for it to reset. However, it has already been one week and it still does not work. I have tested it on my phone, my computer, reconnected my Office account, reinstalled the applications, but it is still the same. I don't see how I am limited if I have the Pro version, and Microsoft support couldn't provide a solution either. Thank you for your help. 🙂Maester: Microsoft Security Test Automation Framework
The Maester tool is a community initiative to create a tool to help tenant administrators improve the security of their Entra ID tenants. It’s still in its early stages, but even so Maester shows signs that it will be a valuable asset for administrators who want to learn more about securing their tenant against possible external compromise. https://office365itpros.com/2024/04/15/maester-tool-community/
