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Hello, I am running into a strange issue that I am not sure how to solve. I am using Power Query to link to external Excel data files/Sheets and then I process the data within Power Query and also have some Macros that run after the data is refreshed. I am seeing a drastic difference in the amount of time it takes separate users to open/refresh this file (the users have the same internet connection, use the same link to the file on a Shared Drive on our servers, same Excel settings, and have the same hardware). Some users can load and run all Macros in < 15 seconds, while the others take > 10 minutes. I have exhausted all possible causes/reasons that I can think of and am looking for some guidance. Any and all suggestions are appreciated! Thanks, Skywalker_Replicating your AWS application to Azure: key resources for software development companies
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Hello my Excellers, I wish you all a happy new year full of great things. I have a question and I am not sure if this is a purely an Excel question or something else but maybe I start here and see how it goes: As you all may have noticed the AI craze is blooming like crazy. If you want to sell lettuce slap AI on its label and step back. I use Bing to search for VBA examples. For example I typed "excel vba code to find cells with formulas" and I get AI to find or "compose" a decent example that with minimal editing will work perfectly. But then at the end of the code and its explanation I sometimes find these kind of questions: "If you want to list the addresses of formula cells instead of highlighting them, I can give you a version that outputs them in the Immediate Window or a new sheet. Do you want me to provide that listing version as well?" How do you say YES I want that code that would list the addresses in a sheet? I see buttons like "Undo" rounded Left Arrow, or "Redo" rounded Right arrow, and a "Copy, "Export", and then "Tweak Content", "Rewrite" button, A "Testing Tools" dropdown with options like "Generate test data" and "Integrate test cases", and another dropdown called "More Actions" with options like "Perform code review", "Explain the code", "Add error handling", and "Make code compliable" and the last dropdown "Work Report" with its own options. But I do not see anything that would allow me to say YES I want that code that would list the addresses in a sheet? Thanks for any insight... GiGisharedWithMe returns only one item
A request from a standalone application to the https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/graph/api/drive-sharedwithme endpoint returns only one item. Scopes used for authorization are: files.readwrite.all, group.readwrite.all, sites.readwrite.all, offline_access user.read When calling the same endpoint https://developer.microsoft.com/en-us/graph/graph-explorer, all shared items are returned. Result from application: { "@odata.context": "https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0/$metadata#Collection(microsoft.graph.driveItem)", "value": [ { "createdDateTime": "2025-11-13T18:48:46Z", "id": "700DF30854FEF749!sd0cb731281c141acb1bf78fed133f933", "lastModifiedDateTime": "2025-11-13T18:48:46Z", "name": "saĝa-simio", "webUrl": "https://onedrive.live.com?cid=700df30854fef749&id=700DF30854FEF749!sd0cb731281c141acb1bf78fed133f933", "size": 0, "createdBy": { "user": { "email": "email address removed for privacy reasons", "id": "email address removed for privacy reasons", "displayName": "Saĝa Simio" } }, "lastModifiedBy": { "user": { "email": "email address removed for privacy reasons", "id": "email address removed for privacy reasons", "displayName": "Saĝa Simio" } }, "fileSystemInfo": { } Note that only one item is returned. Result from Graph Explorer: { "@odata.context": "https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0/$metadata#Collection(microsoft.graph.driveItem)", "@microsoft.graph.tips": "Use $select to choose only the properties your app needs, as this can lead to performance improvements. For example: GET me/drive/microsoft.graph.sharedWithMe?$select=audio,bundle", "value": [ { "createdDateTime": "2025-11-13T18:48:46Z", "id": "700DF30854FEF749!sd0cb731281c141acb1bf78fed133f933", "lastModifiedDateTime": "2025-11-13T18:48:46Z", "name": "saĝa-simio", "webUrl": "https://onedrive.live.com?cid=700df30854fef749&id=700DF30854FEF749!sd0cb731281c141acb1bf78fed133f933", "size": 0, "createdBy": { "user": { "email": "email address removed for privacy reasons", "id": "email address removed for privacy reasons", "displayName": "Saĝa Simio" } }, "lastModifiedBy": { "user": { "email": "email address removed for privacy reasons", "id": "email address removed for privacy reasons", "displayName": "Saĝa Simio" } }, "fileSystemInfo": { "createdDateTime": "2025-11-13T18:48:46Z", "lastModifiedDateTime": "2025-11-13T18:48:46Z" }, "folder": { "childCount": 1, "view": {} }, "remoteItem": { "createdDateTime": "2025-11-13T18:48:46Z", "id": "700DF30854FEF749!sd0cb731281c141acb1bf78fed133f933", "lastModifiedDateTime": "2025-11-13T18:48:46Z", "name": "saĝa-simio", "size": 0, "createdBy": { "user": { "email": "email address removed for privacy reasons", "id": "email address removed for privacy reasons", "displayName": "Saĝa Simio" } }, "fileSystemInfo": { "createdDateTime": "2025-11-13T18:48:46Z", "lastModifiedDateTime": "2025-11-13T18:48:46Z" }, "folder": { "childCount": 1, "view": {} }, "lastModifiedBy": { "user": { "email": "email address removed for privacy reasons", "id": "email address removed for privacy reasons", "displayName": "Saĝa Simio" } }, "parentReference": { "driveType": "personal", "driveId": "700df30854fef749" }, "shared": { "scope": "users", "sharedDateTime": "2025-11-13T19:16:19Z", "owner": { "user": { "id": "700df30854fef749", "displayName": "Saĝa Simio" } }, "sharedBy": { "user": { "email": "email address removed for privacy reasons", "id": "email address removed for privacy reasons", "displayName": "Saĝa Simio" } } }, "sharepointIds": { "listId": "a5aff78d-98ee-4b34-b35b-f4fe365ebd74", "listItemId": "184", "listItemUniqueId": "d0cb7312-81c1-41ac-b1bf-78fed133f933", "siteId": "87dbe7ee-ae0c-4854-82e7-d56d982fef54", "siteUrl": "https://my.microsoftpersonalcontent.com/personal/700df30854fef749", "webId": "9d8b91c3-b0b9-45d1-83e4-17babde0d1dc" } } }, { "createdDateTime": "2025-11-13T18:24:59Z", "id": "D26CADA368C1131F!116", "lastModifiedDateTime": "2025-11-13T18:24:59Z", "name": "Beastie", "webUrl": "https://onedrive.live.com?cid=d26cada368c1131f&id=D26CADA368C1131F!116", "size": 0, "createdBy": { "user": { "email": "email address removed for privacy reasons", "id": "email address removed for privacy reasons", "displayName": "Faerie Graceful" } }, "lastModifiedBy": { "user": { "email": "email address removed for privacy reasons", "id": "email address removed for privacy reasons", "displayName": "Faerie Graceful" } }, "fileSystemInfo": { "createdDateTime": "2025-11-13T18:24:59Z", "lastModifiedDateTime": "2025-11-13T18:24:59Z" }, "folder": { "childCount": 1, "view": {} }, "remoteItem": { "createdDateTime": "2025-11-13T18:24:59Z", "id": "D26CADA368C1131F!116", "lastModifiedDateTime": "2025-11-13T18:24:59Z", "name": "Beastie", "size": 0, "createdBy": { "user": { "email": "email address removed for privacy reasons", "id": "email address removed for privacy reasons", "displayName": "Faerie Graceful" } }, "fileSystemInfo": { "createdDateTime": "2025-11-13T18:24:59Z", "lastModifiedDateTime": "2025-11-13T18:24:59Z" }, "folder": { "childCount": 1, "view": {} }, "lastModifiedBy": { "user": { "email": "email address removed for privacy reasons", "id": "email address removed for privacy reasons", "displayName": "Faerie Graceful" } }, "parentReference": { "driveType": "personal", "driveId": "d26cada368c1131f" }, "shared": { "scope": "users", "sharedDateTime": "2025-11-13T18:41:30Z", "owner": { "user": { "id": "d26cada368c1131f", "displayName": "Faerie Graceful" } }, "sharedBy": { "user": { "email": "email address removed for privacy reasons", "id": "email address removed for privacy reasons", "displayName": "Faerie Graceful" } } }, "sharepointIds": { "listId": "5d31fd1e-38af-4117-b637-c1a0f7d5ca95", "listItemId": "4", "listItemUniqueId": "68c1131f-ada3-206c-80d2-740000000000", "siteId": "74111012-f9e7-4940-ad60-5e53a21e2d3c", "siteUrl": "https://my.microsoftpersonalcontent.com/personal/d26cada368c1131f", "webId": "f1ea2ab8-b5ee-4c93-8ce2-6c12700c226a" } } } ] } Any tips or suggestions are welcome.🚀 AI Toolkit for VS Code: January 2026 Update
Happy New Year! 🎆 We are kicking off 2026 with a major set of updates designed to streamline how you build, test, and deploy AI agents. This month, we’ve focused on aligning with the latest GitHub Copilot standards, introducing powerful new debugging tools, and enhancing our support for enterprise-grade models via Microsoft Foundry. 💡 From Copilot Instructions to Agent Skills The biggest architectural shift following the latest VS Code Copilot standards, in v0.28.1 is the transition from Copilot Instructions to Copilot Skills. This transition has equipped GitHub Copilot specialized skills on developing AI agents using Microsoft Foundry and Agent Framework in a cost-efficient way. In AI Toolkit, we have migrated our Copilot Tools from the Custom Instructions to Agent Skills. This change allows for a more capable integration within GitHub Copilot Chat. 🔄 Enhanced AIAgentExpert: Our custom agent now has a deeper understanding of workflow code generation and evaluation planning/execution. 🧹Automatic Migration: When you upgrade to v0.28.1, the toolkit will automatically clean up your old instructions to ensure a seamless transition to the new skills-based framework. 🏗️ Major Enhancements to Agent Development Our v0.28.0 milestone release brought significant improvements to how agents are authored and authenticated. 🔒 Anthropic & Entra Auth Support We’ve expanded the Agent Builder and Playground to support Anthropic models using Entra Auth types. This provides enterprise developers with a more secure way to leverage Claude models within the Agent Framework while maintaining strict authentication standards. 🏢 Foundry-First Development We are prioritizing the Microsoft Foundry ecosystem to provide a more robust development experience: Foundry v2: Code generation for agents now defaults to Foundry v2. ⚡ Eval Tool: You can now generate evaluation code directly within the toolkit to create and run evaluations in Microsoft Foundry. 📊 Model Catalog: We’ve optimized the Model Catalog to prioritize Foundry models and improved general loading performance. 🏎️ 💻 Performance and Local Models For developers building on Windows, we continue to optimize the local model experience: Profiling for Windows ML: Version 0.28.0 introduces profiling features for Windows ML-based local models, allowing you to monitor performance and resource utilization directly within VS Code. Platform Optimization: To keep the interface clean, we’ve removed the Windows AI API tab from the Model Catalog when running on Linux and macOS platforms. 🐛 Squashing Bugs & Polishing the Experience Codespaces Fix: Resolved a crash occurring when selecting images in the Playground while using GitHub Codespaces. Resource Management: Fixed a delay where newly added models wouldn't immediately appear in the "My Resources" view. Claude Compatibility: Fixed an issue where non-empty content was required for Claude models when used via the AI Toolkit in GitHub Copilot. 🚀 Getting Started Ready to experience the future of AI development? Here's how to get started: 📥 Download: Install the AI Toolkit from the Visual Studio Code Marketplace 📖 Learn: Explore our comprehensive AI Toolkit Documentation 🔍 Discover: Check out the complete changelog for v0.24.0 We'd love to hear from you! Whether it's a feature request, bug report, or feedback on your experience, join the conversation and contribute directly on our GitHub repository. Happy Coding! 💻✨
Can a mobile app programmatically trigger the OneDrive mobile app?
Hi, I am developing a native mobile application (Android and iOS) and I would like to clarify what is officially supported when interacting with OneDrive on mobile devices. Specifically, I would like to know: - Is there any supported way (Android Intent, iOS URL scheme, or similar) for a third-party mobile app to programmatically trigger the OneDrive mobile app to create folders or upload files? - Or is Microsoft Graph API the only supported approach to create folders and upload files to OneDrive / SharePoint from a mobile application? I am looking for an official clarification on the supported approach. Thank you.
Removing Teams from a Specific User Profile via Script in Intune
Hi, Working on a process with using PowerShell to remove Microsoft Teams from a specific user that is not the primary user of that computer on multiple Windows 11 devices using Microsoft Intune. However, I need a script to make this happen. Can I get some help from the community on this? Has anyone else seen this before? Thanks, ZC46
