Issue with ribbon permissions in Microsoft Project.
I am working on Microsoft Project (EPM) and want to hide the Status button from the ribbon for the Project Manager role. I have already tried adjusting the permissions in PWA settings, but the button is still visible. Could you please suggest an alternative method?
Automated In/Out Board in SharePoint 2013 with Outlook Presence
We have a need to create a departmental Staff automated In/Out Board listing all staff, capturing their presence from Outlook and displaying onto a SharePoint 2013 (on premise versus O365) page. To keep it simple we would like to display name and status (based upon Outlook presence). If we could capture information like "in a meeting" or "Busy" or "Away" or "On a call" that would be even better. Any advice or guidance would be most helpful...
SharePoint Missing Authentication for _vti_bin
The issue with the vti_bin folder is that it is accessible without authentication. However, the remediation measures outlined below are not technically feasible for SharePoint Online (O365). I found few remediations for this issue which are as follows: Configuration Options: Administrators can configure authentication for _vti_bin through various methods, such as: Enabling anonymous access:This allows anyone to access the site and its resources, including _vti_bin URLs, without logging in. Restricting access in Web.config:The Web.config file can be modified to deny access to anonymous users for specific _vti_bin paths. Using the ViewFormPagesLockDown feature:This feature can help restrict access to certain SharePoint resources, including those within _vti_bin The below links are for reference: https://www.c-sharpcorner.com/uploadfile/Roji.Joy/how-to-secure-external-anonymous-access-to-sharepoint-2010-sites/#:~:text=Even%20when%20lockdown%20mode%20is, https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/archive/blogs/fabdulwahab/security-protecting-sharepoint-server-applications https://sharepoint.stackexchange.com/questions/167264/restricting-access-to-contents-in-vti-bin-for-both-authenticated-as-well-as-a I would like to verify whether the provided fixes are applicable to O365 SharePoint. If they are not, could you please advise on alternative solutions that can be implemented to mitigate this issue?
Quick Links “Button” layout drawers stuck open on modern SharePoint page
We’re using the Quick Links web part in Button layout on a modern SharePoint Online page. Normally, the label “drawer” only appears when you hover over the button. Recently, the drawers under all buttons are stuck permanently open (see red lines below marking the title drawers that I want to disappear). We must use the Button layout for our design standards, so switching to another layout is not an option Our IT team says there’s no HTML/CSS toggle to control this, and publishing an older page version would undo recent changes without guaranteeing a fix Rebuilding the web part isn’t realistic since we don’t have all the original links and images. This has happened before, but usually it “clears up” after some time — this time it’s persistent. Has anyone else run into this? Is this a known regression with Button layout, and is there a fix? Any guidance would be appreciated.SharePoint 2019 Language Pack KB5002774 Installation Fails – Missing .deploy File
Hi all, We are encountering issues while installing the KB5002774 language pack update on a SharePoint 2019 Server. The installation fails with an error referencing with permissions issues, or specific mention of a missing file. Initial Event: Product: Microsoft SharePoint Server 2019 1033 Language Pack - Update 'Security Update for Microsoft SharePoint Server 2019 Language Pack (KB5002774)' could not be installed. Error code 1603. Second Event: Product: Microsoft SharePoint Server 2019 1033 Language Pack -- Error 1310. Error writing to file: C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\Web Server Extensions\16\TEMPLATE\LAYOUTS\ddm\1033\ddm\DDManager.exe.deploy. System error 0. Verify that you have access to that directory. Environment: SharePoint version: 2019, Windows Server 2019 Update: KB5002774 (September 2025 Language Pack Security Update) Language pack: English (1033) Installation method: Manual via Microsoft Update Catalog What We've Tried: - Verified that the base SharePoint 2019 installation is healthy and patched, KB5002775 successfully installed and applied. - Checked the folders and subfolders, permissions are at Full Control - DDManager.exe.deploy is missing but other files exist at that location. - Verified account permissions, folder/file permissions, re-download and attempted reapply of the update (3x). Questions: - Is DDManager.exe.deploy part of the official KB5002774 package, or is it installed from another source/patch/package? - Has anyone else encountered this issue with KB5002774 or other language pack updates? - Is there a safe workaround to bypass or restore this file to allow the update to complete? Any insights or suggestions other would be appreciated. Thank you in advance.Sharepoint websites on IIS stopped
Hello, Last Monday, I noticed that SharePoint and SharePoint Central Administration v4 sites were stopped in IIS on our SharePoint application server. (We host each SharePoint component on dedicated servers, the application, search, and database servers are all separate.) SharePoint has continued to work fine since then, no users have reported any issues, and I personally tested it throughout the week without finding any problems. I’m not sure if it’s normal for these two IIS sites to be stopped, and I’d like to know whether it’s safe to start them again or if they should remain stopped. Thank you.
