SharePoint /:f:/r/ links fail from Outlook: %2F becomes %252F
We are seeing a reproducible issue with SharePoint Online folder sharing links (/:f:/r/) sent via Outlook. A freshly generated folder link works when opened directly in Edge. When opening the link from Outlook, it can also work the first time, but subsequent attempts fail with: "Unknown render failure. This item isn't available." The failing URL shows what appears to be double URL encoding in the SharePoint id parameter: Working: id=%2Fsites%2F... Failing: id=%252Fsites%252F... We tested: - Edge and Edge InPrivate - Fresh authentication - Normal paste into Outlook - Hyperlink via Ctrl+K - Microsoft Defender Safe Links configuration A normal SharePoint site URL sent via Outlook works correctly. We also found a reliable workaround. Instead of the SharePoint sharing URL: https://<tenant>.sharepoint.com/:f:/r/sites/.../Forms/AllItems.aspx?id=...&share=... we use the direct library URL: https://<tenant>.sharepoint.com/sites/.../Forms/AllItems.aspx?id=...&p=true The direct AllItems.aspx URL works both directly and when sent through Outlook. Has anyone seen this behavior recently? In particular, why would a folder sharing link work on the first click but subsequently result in %2F becoming %252F? We have already opened a Microsoft support case. Note: This post was written with the assistance of Microsoft Copilot based on my own troubleshooting results and tests.Publish rich and interactive content with HTML pages in SharePoint
HTML pages in SharePoint let you create rich, interactive content with Copilot or upload existing HTML, then edit, publish, and share it alongside modern pages. Copilot-created pages use your site’s branding, while familiar SharePoint permissions and security controls help manage access. Availability is rolling out gradually through the Frontier program.OneDrive won't sign in until I log into an external account in Teams
OneDrive gets stuck on "Signing in" after every restart – Sign-in only works when I log into a second organization in Teams I've noticed that OneDrive consistently gets stuck at the "Signing in" stage every time I restart my Mac. I have tried several troubleshooting steps to resolve this issue, including: Quitting OneDrive completely and restarting the Mac. Running the ResetOneDriveApp.command reset procedure. Running the standalone version of the OneDrive reset procedure (ResetOneDriveAppStandalone.command). Removing the "OneDrive Cached Credential" entry from macOS Keychain Access. Testing the sign-in process through a web browser. Testing the connection using a mobile hotspot to rule out potential network-related issues. Updating the standalone OneDrive application to the latest available version. Unfortunately, none of these steps has permanently resolved the issue. Even when OneDrive starts working again, it gets stuck at the sign-in stage after a subsequent restart. However, I have discovered something quite interesting. Recently, while preparing for a Teams meeting, I signed in to one of my two accounts in Microsoft Teams. At that exact moment, I noticed that OneDrive suddenly completed its sign-in process and started working normally, even though it had previously been stuck at the "Signing in" screen. Here is how my account setup is configured: OneDrive is currently syncing folders belonging to my primary organization, as well as one shared folder from an external organization. I have two accounts configured in Microsoft Teams, representing my primary organization and the external organization. Both accounts are essentially associated with the same email address and my primary organization's Exchange account. The external organization's shared access also uses the same email address, but with some additional characters appended to the email address. The interesting part is that OneDrive only manages to complete its sign-in process when I sign in to the external organization's account in Teams. Otherwise, it remains stuck in an endless sign-in loop. This makes me wonder whether there is some kind of authentication dependency or token-sharing mechanism between Teams and OneDrive that is causing this behaviour. What I would like to understand is: Is it possible to make OneDrive authenticate independently, without relying on signing in to the external organization's account in Teams? Is this expected behaviour when using multiple organizational accounts and shared folders across different Microsoft 365 tenants? Could a recent update to OneDrive, Teams, or macOS have introduced a change in how authentication tokens are handled? What's particularly confusing is that I have been using exactly the same account configuration and setup for quite some time without any issues. This behaviour only started appearing after recent updates. I'd really appreciate any insights or suggestions on how to resolve this permanently, rather than having to sign in to the external organization's Teams account every time I restart my Mac just to get OneDrive working. Thank you in advance!Copilot Agent not consistently Respecting SharePoint Document Permission
Hi everyone, I have created a Copilot agent that answers questions based on documents stored in SharePoint, and I want the agent to respect the user's SharePoint permissions. For example: I have two documents: Document A and Document B. User A has access to Document A but does not have access to Document B. When User A asks a question related to Document A, the agent should provide an answer. When User A asks a question related to Document B, the agent should not provide any information because User A does not have permission to access that document in SharePoint. However, I am experiencing inconsistent behavior. Sometimes the Copilot agent correctly respects the SharePoint permissions, but at other times it provides an answer from a document that the user does not have access to in SharePoint. In some cases, even users who do have access to a document do not receive an answer from it. I am using Microsoft authentication and SharePoint as the knowledge source. Has anyone experienced this issue with Copilot Studio and SharePoint security trimming? Could this be related to indexing, caching, authentication, permissions propagation, or the way the agent retrieves documents? I would appreciate any guidance on how to ensure that the Copilot agent consistently respects the user's SharePoint permissions when retrieving and answering from documents.
Power Automate - iAuditor integration to Excel for business
Hi all, I'm trying to build a flow in Power Automate to feed data in Excel file (located on SharePoint) used for my Power BI report but i don't know why it does not want to work. This is my flow as shown in the photo In the first "For Each" action i have " body('Site') ", second " body('Serial Number') "..... When i test this is how it looks like If i remove the second and third FOR EACH, it goes to the excel action and stops there. Does anyone have a similar flow or does anyone know what i'm doing wrong? Thank you in advance if anyone has a solution.
Inconsistent behaviour populating Word template from Microsoft List via Power Automate
I'm using a Premium Power Automate and using a series of flows to manage an approval process and populate a Word template from a Microsoft List using content controls at each stage of approval. Approval occurs at several stages in a workflow and, in most cases, works correctly. However, I have two issues occurring at specific points in the process, despite the flows, mappings, list columns and content controls being configured identically to other stages that work correctly. Issue 1 - Field not populating Word template Data entered into the Microsoft List is present and saved correctly. One specific field (Q1) fails to populate its corresponding content control in the Word template, leaving it blank. Other fields populate correctly. The same field and content control setup works correctly at other stages of the process. Issue 2 - Field reverting to previous value A different field (Q2) behaves unexpectedly when an amendment is made in the Microsoft List. The user updates the field and saves the item successfully. The updated value is visible in the list. When the flow triggers, this specific field reverts back to its previous value and the Word template is populated with the old information. All other fields retain their updated values. This only occurs at one or two stages of the process. Elsewhere, the same setup works as expected. Troubleshooting already completed Confirmed the data exists in the Microsoft List. Checked list column settings and data types. Checked Word template content controls. Deleted and recreated the affected actions. Copied actions from working flows and also rebuilt them from scratch. Reviewed dynamic content mappings. Exhausted all troubleshooting steps suggested by Copilot. Has anyone experienced fields intermittently failing to populate Word content controls, or list column values reverting to a previous value when a flow runs? Any guidance on what else I should investigate would be appreciated.Copilot, Microsoft 365 & Power Platform product updates call
💡Copilot, Microsoft 365 & Power Platform product updates call concentrates on the different use cases and features within the Microsoft 365 and in Power Platform. Call includes topics like Microsoft 365 Copilot, Copilot Studio, Microsoft Teams, Power Platform, Microsoft Graph, Microsoft Viva, Microsoft Search, Microsoft Lists, SharePoint, Power Automate, Power Apps and more. 👏 Weekly Tuesday call is for all community members to see Microsoft PMs, engineering and Cloud Advocates showcasing the art of possible with Copilot, Microsoft 365 and Power Platform. 📅 On the 10th of November we'll have following agenda: News and updates from Microsoft Together mode group photo Nicole Woon - Introducing HTML Pages in SharePoint James Eccles - 10 Things Developers Often Get Wrong About SharePoint Embedded Paolo Pialorsi - Building Copilot Cowork Plugins with WIQD 📞 & 📺 Join the Microsoft Teams meeting live at https://aka.ms/community/ms-speakers-call-join 🗓️ Download recurrent invite for this weekly call from https://aka.ms/community/ms-speakers-call-invite 👋 See you in the call! 💡 Building something cool for Copilot, Microsoft 365 or Power Platform (Copilot Studio, SharePoint, Power Apps, etc)? We are always looking for presenters - Volunteer for a community call demo at https://aka.ms/community/request/demo 📖 Resources: Previous community call recordings and demos from the Microsoft Community Learning YouTube channel at https://aka.ms/community/youtube Microsoft 365 & Power Platform samples from Microsoft and community - https://aka.ms/community/samples Microsoft 365 & Power Platform community details - https://aka.ms/community/home 🧡 Sharing is caring!Copilot, Microsoft 365 & Power Platform Community call
💡 Copilot, Microsoft 365 & Power Platform weekly community call focuses on different use cases and features within the Microsoft 365 and Power Platform - across Microsoft 365 Copilot, Copilot Studio, SharePoint, Power Apps and more. Demos in this call are presented by the community members. 👏 Looking to catch up on the latest news and updates, including cool community demos, this call is for you! 📅 On 12th of November we'll have following agenda: Latest news and events from Microsoft Latest on Copilot prompt of the week CommunityDays.org update Microsoft 365 Maturity model PnP Framework and Core SDK extension PnP PowerShell Script samples Copilot pro dev samples Power Platform samples Demos this time Ejaz Hussain – Bringing employee recognition into the Copilot canvas with SPFx Copilot components Kurt Rolland – Document Intake: filing documents from a Copilot conversation with a Copilot UX component Manish Yadav - Creating a Voice Agent using Foundry SDK 📅 Download recurrent invite from https://aka.ms/community/m365-powerplat-dev-call-invite 📞 & 📺 Join the Microsoft Teams meeting live at https://aka.ms/community/m365-powerplat-dev-call-join 💡 Building something cool for Microsoft 365 or Power Platform (Copilot, SharePoint, Power Apps, etc)? We are always looking for presenters - Volunteer for a community call demo at https://aka.ms/community/request/demo 👋 See you in the call! 📖 Resources: Previous community call recordings and demos from the Microsoft Community Learning YouTube channel at https://aka.ms/community/youtube Microsoft 365 & Power Platform samples from Microsoft and community - https://aka.ms/community/samples Microsoft 365 & Power Platform community details - https://aka.ms/community/home 🧡 Sharing is caring!Introducing SharePoint tools in Work IQ
SharePoint tools in Work IQ are now in public preview, bringing more than 60 native SharePoint operations to Copilots and agents. Built on the same tools that power Copilot in SharePoint, they help agents find, create, organize and share content with less prompting. Internal evaluations show task pass rates improving from 70.1% to 84.6%, while using 16% fewer tokens. Delegated permissions, least-privilege scopes and admin policies keep access governed, with consumption-based billing through Copilot Credits.SharePoint Showcase: How Microsoft uses Copilot in SharePoint, and how you can get started
For this month's SharePoint showcase, we're zooming in on AI skills in Sharepoint and real Microsoft use cases for Copilot in SharePoint. We're also introducing a new "Product Drops" standing section to recap all the new GA functionality across the platform each month. As always, would love to hear from you in the comments. Let's get into it!
