Block users from creating Public Microsoft Teams groups
Hi Community, Is already know that Teams creation in Microsoft Teams is related to O365 groups, and if you would like to block users from creating teams, you need to block them from creating O365 groups, right? Ok, right. But what if we only want to block the possibility to create public teams, but still allow them to create private ones? Would that be possible? The answer is YES. And the solution is Microsoft Purview. You'll need to create a new Label/Label Policy under Information Protection. We'll configure the Label for the scope "Site, UnifiedGroup", with group settings as "Private" and applying the label automatically. Then we can configure/publish the Label Policy as mandatory for all the users, some of them or, as in my example, to a DL that contains all the users that I would like to block. Once published, depending on your tenant size, it can take up to 24 hours to propagate. In my test environment it was quite immediate. Now, the users added to the DL that I configured in the Label Policy can still create teams, but not Public ones ( and can't change the label ) as that option is greyed out. The answer is YES. And the solution is Microsoft Purview.
Sync Issues with Tracking Meetings from Outlook to Dynamics 365
Hello, my work uses the Dynamic 365 App for Outlook to track meetings as appointments in Dynamics 365, but it has failed several times for several users (on both Mac and Windows, in Old and New Outlook and on web browsers); some meetings will fail to track immediately while in some cases, meetings that were successfully tracked will stopped working and are no longer tracked in Dynamics. In the spoiler below is a sanitized version of the diagnostic log for meetings that used to be tracked that stopped working: In the log, we have the following error message: "lastsyncerror": "ExchangeSyncGeneralCrmItemSyncError;Microsoft.Crm.Asynchronous.EmailConnector.ErrorSource.Crm:130;T:188\r\nActivityId: [Removed]\r\n>Exception : Microsoft.Crm.Asynchronous.EmailConnector.ExchangeSyncException: Failed to sync item to CRM server : System.ServiceModel.FaultException`1[Microsoft.Xrm.Sdk.OrganizationServiceFault]: There is no active transaction. This error is usually caused by custom plug-ins that ignore errors from service calls and continue processing. at System.Runtime.Remoting.Proxies.RealProxy.HandleReturnMessage(IMessage reqMsg, IMessage retMsg) +0x27 at System.Runtime.Remoting.Proxies.RealProxy.PrivateInvoke(MessageData& msgData, Int32 type) +0x1ba at Microsoft.Xrm.Sdk.IOrganizationService.Execute(OrganizationRequest request) at Microsoft.Xrm.Sdk.WebServiceClient.WebProxyClient`1.ExecuteAction[TResult](Func`1 action) +0x15 at CrmSDKLib.OrganizationServiceWrapper.<>c__DisplayClass10_0.<Execute>b__0() in C:\\__w\\1\\s\\src\\lib\\CrmSDK\\OrganizationServiceWrapper.cs:line 13..." In Outlook, when I look at these meetings and check the app it gives the message: Recurring appointment occurrence cannot be tracked However, we have other series of recurring meetings that have been successfully tracked that does not run into the issue. Anyone has encountered this or similar issue? How do we resolve this so going forward the app can track all meetings without issue? Please let me know, thank you!Microsoft 365, Copilot, and Copilot Studio: January News Roundup
January was a strong start to the year for Microsoft 365 and Copilot. Throughout the month, Microsoft released several meaningful updates that highlight how quickly its AI vision is evolving — from enterprise-grade agent governance to hands-on productivity improvements in everyday tools like Excel. Rather than focusing on flashy one-off features, Microsoft’s January announcements show a clear strategy: make Copilot reliable, scalable, and deeply embedded into how people work, learn, and build solutions. Below is a full breakdown of the most important Microsoft 365, Microsoft 365 Copilot, and Copilot Studio news released during January — and why it matters. https://dellenny.com/microsoft-365-copilot-and-copilot-studio-january-news-roundup/Announcing Office 365 for IT Pros (2026 Edition)
Office 365 for IT Pros (2026 edition), the 12th in an eBook series going back to May 2015, is now available. Covering all the essential aspects of Microsoft 365 tenant management from Entra ID to Exchange Online, SharePoint Online, OneDrive for Business, Teams, data lifecycle management, information protection, and more, Office 365 for IT Pros is an indispensable companion for tenant administrators who want to understand how Microsoft 365 really works. https://office365itpros.com/2025/07/01/office-365-for-it-pros-2026-edition/
Font issue Inter in PowerPoint
Hi everyone The font "Inter" in PowerPoint incorrectly displays some special characters (ß, –, —) when exported as PDF. It shows correctly in PowerPoint and only displays as "No Glyph" when exported. As the letter "ß" is commonly used in German, this is a noticeable problem for us. The phenomenon is happening on all checked company devices, in the desktop software and browser version. I deleted the font multiple times and installed different versions (variable and static from Google and GitHub). We only use the light weight, but it also happens in the other weights. Does anyone have any idea why that is and how to fix it? I'm thankful for any hints! Nele Microsoft 365 PowerPoint Version: 16.101.2 (25092825) for Mac Mac Tahoe 26.1 (25B78) Chrome Version 144.0.7559.97 (Offizieller Build) (arm64)
MICROSOFT O365 LICENSES TO ACCESS IN IRAN
Howdy Folks, Coming back to this tech community to get to know one important thing and it's really urgent to get to know this query coming up from Customer!! Could anyone let me know if the O365 licenses can be accessed by Iran Users who are living in IRAN. If no then please let me know can we provide the licenses from other country tenant like US,UK India etc to IRAN users?? Is it possible for them to access O365 Licenses? As per screenshot attached it says O365 can't be used in these countries...CUBA, IRAN and some others! Please help me out to get the exact answer!!Microsoft 365 Exceeds 450 Million Commercial Paid Seats
Microsoft FY26 Q2 results included a new figure for Microsoft 365 commercial paid seats: “over 450 million.” Seats are growing at a consistent 6% year-over-year rate, and the June 2026 increases could mean an extra $10 billion or so revenue. In other news, we learned that Microsoft 365 Copilot has 15 million paid seats, or roughly 3.33% of the Microsoft 365 installed base. https://office365itpros.com/2026/01/30/microsoft-fy26-q2-results/Cannot update M365-Mac to 16.105.1?
Anyone else having an issue with this? Current Channel-Preview update (only 25-30MB per update) is failing with Outlook and Word (previously, PPT and XLS were fine). It takes forever to update ... then fails. Note that another computer which previously (early last week?) was fine. "Solution" is changing to beta channel (which comes with risk) to bypass and go direct to 16.106 (which updates fine/super fast; under 2 minutes). Doesn't matter internet connection and attempted to do this over a period of 4 days - tried hotel (duh), hotspot (less duh - 250-600mbps), Starlink (400+ Mbps) and home fiber (2Gbps).Performance Optimization Tips for Large SharePoint Sites
Whether you’re running SharePoint Online or SharePoint Server (on-premises), these best practices will help keep your environment fast, scalable, and user-friendly. https://dellenny.com/performance-optimization-tips-for-large-sharepoint-sites/
