Outlook MacOS - Email-section display issue
Since the latest Outlook update for MacOS - Version 16.105 (25120324) - there is a display error in the email-section. There is a large empty space between the "Search"-Header and the "Email"- Header This issue only occurs in the email section. All other areas (Calendar, Contacts, etc.) are looking normal:Ultimate Polling and Quiz Experience with Polls app: The Replacement for Forms app in Teams meeting
Initially Forms app was launched in Teams - for different experiences based on the sync vs async user scenarios, as it points to polling experience in meetings for quick creation to launch, while it points to survey experience in the context of Teams channel.To provide an intuitive and easy-to-access experience , Polls app was launched - a dedicated app for all your polling and quiz needs in Teams meeting and chat. We are glad to see that hosting an effective and interactive meeting just got easier after the launch of Polls.
macOS - duplicate OneDrive file storage
The files in my macOS (Sequoia 15.6.1, M2 MacBook Air, Microsoft 365 Family) OneDrive folder at /Users/XXX/Library/CloudStorage/OneDrive-Personal/ use 111 GB of hard drive space. The exact same files appear in /Users/XXX/Library/Group Containers/UBF8T346G9.OneDriveStandaloneSuite/OneDrive.noindex/OneDrive/, consuming another 111 GB of storage space. Is this really the case, and if so, WHY? Could one set of files just be APFS clones, and if so, how to verify this? The Finder as well as apps GrandPerspective and OmniDiskSweeper seem to suggest that both groups of identical files are consuming real hard drive space. Thoughts?Copilot Pages & Notebooks, Microsoft Loop: IT Admin Update – December 2025
For background, check out last year's Nov 2024 IT Admin update. Here's this year's progress and summary: Many key governance, lifecycle, and compliance features for Loop workspaces and Copilot Pages & Notebooks are now available. Learn more here Key deliverables remaining: M365 Group enforcement for shared Loop workspaces Departed User workflows for Copilot Pages, Notebooks, and the My workspace in Loop Multi-Geo Create in user's PDL for shared Loop workspaces Read the rest for details What’s Delivered (since Nov 2024) Sensitivity Labels for Loop workspaces Learn more here Guest Sharing for Loop (Entra B2B: Jul 2024 | for orgs with Sensitivity Labels: Mar 2025) Learn more here Retention Labels for Loop pages and components Learn more here Admin Management: Membership, ownership, deletion, restoration, search, filter, in SharePoint Embedded Admin Center and PowerShell for containers Learn more here Promote Members to Owners for Loop workspaces Learn more here M365 Group owned workspaces: managed by M365 Groups for workspaces created within Teams channels Learn more here Also, check out the latest from Ignite 2025 on Unlocking Productivity with Copilot Pages. What’s In Progress / Coming Soon Feature / Scenario Status Target Date Notes Enforce Microsoft 365 group-owned Loop workspaces In development Q1 CY'26 - 422725 IT policy to require Microsoft 365 groups for lifecycle management of shared Loop workspaces Multi-Geo Create In development Q4 CY'25 - 421616 All new Loop workspaces saved in creator’s PDL geo Departed User Workflow In development Q1 CY’26 - 421612 Temporary or permanent reassignment of existing user-owned containers, copy capability for data URL to Open Containers in app In development Q1 CY'26 - 421612 Application Redirect URL that opens in app when clicked if user has permissions User-Accessible Recycle Bin In development H1 CY’26 - 421615 Restore deleted Copilot Pages, Notebooks from Microsoft 365 Copilot app, restore deleted workspaces from Loop app Groups as Members (tenant-owned) In development H1 CY’26 Invite Microsoft 365 groups as members to Notebooks and workspaces Graph APIs for management In development H1 CY'26 For organizations with dev teams and in house management tools Read-only members Paused Due to lower overall feedback volumes, this work is paused Target date disclaimer: dates and features are estimates and may change. For the latest status, see the Microsoft 365 Public Roadmap links. Instead of creating and repeating content directly in the post this year, our IT Admin documentation on learn.microsoft.com and the Microsoft 365 Public Roadmap has been updated based on the above. We recognize that lack of some of these capabilities may still block your rollout. Please drop questions in the comments or reach out to us through your account team. We're excited to be enabling the rollouts of Copilot Pages, Notebooks, and Loop workspaces in your organization.Microsoft Increases Office 365 and Microsoft 365 License Prices
Customers will see their bills increase from July 1, 2026, when Microsoft 365 pricing increases go into effect, adding up to $3/month for licenses. This is the first increase since March 2022, and it moves the baseline Office 365 E3 license to $26/month and Microsoft 365 E5 to $60/month. Microsoft justifies the increases based on the functionality and apps it delivers. Time for a licensing review... https://office365itpros.com/2025/12/08/microsoft-365-pricing-increase/
Ugly Defender awareness training screen
I want to use the extensive training material available from the E5 licenses we just shelled out a boat load of $$ for. However, when someone gets an invite and they click the link to do the training they are taken to the Defender page. This might be fine for a technical person but its ugly as F for my users. Plus, there is extra rubbish like Threat Intelligence, Trials, Reports, settings etc they can access that I don't want them too. This is not a very polished interface for non-technical people. Is there a way to fix this? Can it send them the direct training URL, so it just opens the training and not the defender page from them to open the video? Can we do a custom landing page but put the assigned training URLs into that? This is ugly there has to be a way to make this more user friendly.
M365 Developer Program Provisioning
Hello Team, I’m unable to complete the setup of my Microsoft 365 E5 Developer subscription. After signing in, the process gets stuck at: “Please wait while we load your personal information…” and eventually shows: “You can’t use a personal account here. Please sign in with a work or school account.” Steps I’ve already tried: * Used a brand-new email ID * Logged out of all Microsoft accounts on all devices * Cleared cache/cookies * Tried Edge InPrivate, Chrome Incognito, and mobile incognito * Tried accessing the portal directly (admin.microsoft.com / developer.microsoft.com) Still facing the same issue. Is this a known provisioning problem with the Developer Program? Any help or guidance would be appreciated. Thank you!
Synchronization issue in New Outlook for Mac – ״Failed to refresh subscriptions.״
Hello, I am using Microsoft 365 (Exchange Online) on Mac, running macOS 26.1 (Tahoe). My Outlook client is: Outlook for Mac Version 16.103.3 (25113013), with a Microsoft 365 Subscription license. Since yesterday morning, in the New Outlook interface, my inbox has suddenly appeared empty, and I constantly receive the following error message: “Failed to refresh subscriptions.” It’s important to note: In Legacy Outlook, everything works perfectly. The web version and the Outlook app on my mobile phone also work well. The issue persists regardless of the network I am on (home, office, cellular, etc.). Troubleshooting steps I already tried: • Updating Outlook to the latest version • Removing and re‑adding the account • Clearing cache and preferences • Formatting my Mac and reinstalling everything from scratch Unfortunately, none of these steps has resolved the issue. Is this a known bug, and is there a recommended workaround or an upcoming fix? Appreciate assistance on that issue.
