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PabloG
Nov 10, 2024Copper Contributor
External Users Blocked from Downloading Files – Conditional Access Policy Stuck or Misbehaving?...
We recently updated and added several Conditional Access policies, including one that blocks downloading, printing, and syncing from unmanaged devices. This policy was initially tested with a small g...
PabloG
Nov 10, 2024Copper Contributor
Thanks for replying, Ali!
We checked everything, but the issue persists. External share links still can’t download. We also tried changing settings in the SharePoint admin center, but encountered an error:
"The remote server returned an error: 403 Forbidden."
We attempted several PowerShell commands, like setting BlockDownloadPolicy to false, but no response.
We suspect the issue might be due to the feature being in preview mode. Hoping Microsoft Support finds a solution soon.
PabloG
Nov 10, 2024Copper Contributor
We try to work with the new CA block downloads (preview) function that we think is causing this problem..