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MPayongayong2025
Jul 29, 2025Copper Contributor
Everyone Except External Users - Solution for replacement
We have a private site where users can only access certain pages. And it has been useful for us to set 'EEEU' so as not force people to request access because those pages, part of a private site, are...
PankajBadoni
Jul 29, 2025Iron Contributor
Microsoft’s Recommended Workaround for EEEU Group Removal
As outlined in the Microsoft Learn article titled "Everyone except external users group is removed on Microsoft 365 private group website", Microsoft has provided the following workaround:
- Create a new SharePoint permissions group specifically for this purpose.
- Assign the same permission level to the new group as was assigned to the original group.
- Add the "Everyone Except External Users" group as a member of the newly created group.
- MPayongayong2025Jul 29, 2025Copper Contributor
so im trying to add a group within a group but i could no longer find EEEU
is there an alternative way of doing it? Also once EEEU is added to the new group and is disabled or removed, how can we make sure it retains all the permissions of everyone?