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Prevent Microsoft 365 meeting invites from automatically appearing in users’ calendars
Hi All, We are trying to prevent Microsoft 365 meeting invites from automatically appearing in users’ calendars as Tentative until the user explicitly accepts the invite. Setting for Outlook Classic, New Outlook and Windows or Outlook Web. Need Microsoft recommendation on this one.
Running engagement surveys through M365 without buying another tool?
HR asked me if we can run quarterly employee engagement surveys using our existing M365 stack. We have E3 licenses. I tried setting up something with Forms but the analytics are super basic and theres no way to track trends over time or slice by department without a bunch of manual Excel work. Before I go back to HR and tell them we need to buy a dedicated survey tool, has anyone gotten something workable going with just M365?An Explosion of Audit Events for Legacy SharePoint Online Authentication
Microsoft phased out the legacy IDCRL authentication mechanism from SharePoint Online on May 1, 2026. Sounds good, until you notice the explosion of IDCRLBlockedDueToSoftEnforcement events created by SharePoint Online in the unified audit log. The events are associated with Microsoft Office apps like Word, which SharePoint appears to think are still using IDCRL. For whatever reason, the audit log is now cluttered with unwanted events generated by the interaction between SharePoint and Office. https://office365itpros.com/2026/05/07/idcrl-audit-events/Granular Restore for Microsoft 365 Backup Reaches General Availability
Eighteen months after the product became generally available, Microsoft 365 Backup has delivered granular restore for SharePoint Online and OneDrive sites. It’s the kind of feature that most tenant administrators might have assumed is already in the program, but at least it now is. The next step is apparently the ability to restore files in place. That isn’t available yet. https://office365itpros.com/2026/05/06/microsoft-365-backup-granular/
Best way to enforce manager check-ins across the org using M365 tools?
Our CHRO wants every manager to have at least bi-weekly check-ins with directs and wants visibility into whether its actually happening. Right now theres zero tracking. Some managers do it, some dont, and leadership has no idea. I looked at Viva Insights but it only shows meeting frequency, not whether there was an actual structured conversation. Is there a way to get reporting on this through admin center or do we need something separate?How to search emails in shared mailboxes in Outlook 365
When I search keyword, Outlook only shows the result from my default mailbox (personal mailbox). I have linked 2 more common mailboxes that I share with my team. None of us is able to find emails in the se common mailboxes. When we search for the unique keywords, Outlook only shows result from default Mailbox. OS: Windows 10OneNote Desktop sync issue
Hello dear community, I installed OneNote from the Store on my Windows 11 laptop and connected it to my notebook in the Microsoft cloud. I opened a notebook in it, and it apparently syncs, but no notes appear on my device. When I click the link to the OneNote notebook in OneNote, the web version opens successfully and shows the notes. It also works successfully on my phone. So far, I have tried the following: - Uninstalling and reinstalling OneNote - Signing out of OneNote and signing back in - Creating a new notebook as a test → same problem Do you have any other ideas? Thanks. Best regards, BDNo More All-or-Nothing: Smarter, Granular Data Recovery in Microsoft 365 Backup
Data recovery has long carried a kind of quiet dread in the IT world. When something goes wrong whether it’s a user accidentally deleting an important file, a sync error wiping out folders, or a security incident compromising data the recovery process often feels like a blunt instrument. Historically, administrators have had to choose between restoring everything or nothing, even when the problem affected only a small portion of the environment. That kind of all-or-nothing decision isn’t just inefficient it can be disruptive, time-consuming, and, in some cases, risky. https://dellenny.com/no-more-all-or-nothing-smarter-granular-data-recovery-in-microsoft-365-backup/How File-Level Archiving Works for SharePoint Online
SharePoint Online supports file-level archiving, meaning that you can send individual files (most types) to Microsoft 365 Archive to be held in cold storage. Individual users can make the decision about what files need to be online instead of forcing administrators to decide whether to archive complete sites. If needed, archived files can be retrieved, but it might take 24 hours for this to happen. https://office365itpros.com/2026/05/05/file-level-archiving-spo/
Non profit business standard users join PCs to Active directory
Hi I have waded through masses of online stuff and can't get a clear answer to this. It is driving me insane! We have about 10 users on nonprofit business standard - all running win 10 or win 11 pro. I need to allow different users to share a PC - but have user restricted access to microsoft 365 online data - sharepoint - web apps etc Most older machines are domain aware as in you login with the domain account - they work fine. Newer machines cannot and all have only local accounts but have stored credentials for the main user for sharepoint etc. That is a problem when a PC is shared as someone may have logged in locally but they have left credentials for sharepoint allowing access. to privileged info If I upgrade one of the licenses to business premium would that enable me (with admin privs) to join existing and yet to be bought PCs to the domain or would I need a premium license for each user? We don;t need the higher up functionality such as intune as far as I know - just the ability for fred_AT_ourcharity.com to share a PC sensibly with bill_AT_ourcharity.com
