Last Update: Jan 25, 2023
Microsoft recently announced a new channel type in Teams: shared channels. Microsoft Teams shared channels allow organizations to create more flexible teams that can welcome people who don’t work together regularly. This article will explore how to enable shared channels and the advantages of using them. With shared channels, you can invite people from other…
Microsoft has released a new feature that adds support for concurrent license assignments in Exchange Online. The latest release enables organizations to assign more than one Exchange Online license to each Azure Active Directory (Azure AD) user. Previously, the Microsoft 365 admin center and Azure AD PowerShell restricted IT admins from allocating concurrent Exchange Online…
Microsoft has announced a new multibillion-dollar partnership with OpenAI. The company explained that the deal marks the beginning of the third phase of its existing partnership with the ChatGPT-maker, following two previous investments in 2019 and 2021, respectively. In a press release, Microsoft highlighted that this new partnership should enable both companies to create AI-powered…
In this article, I’ll show you how to export Active Directory users to a CSV file using PowerShell and Active Directory Users and Computers (ADUC). Using PowerShell is recommended as IT Pros can use it to extract task-specific information about a subset or all of their users from Active Directory. This can be really helpful…
Last Update: Jan 17, 2023
The Active Directory Recycle Bin is a tool that IT pros can use to recover lingering objects on a network. In this article, I’ll explain how to enable and use the Active Directory Recycle Bin and recover objects without the need to use System State backups. There are two main ways to enable the Active…
Microsoft has announced its plans to launch a new Microsoft 365 Basic tier later this month. The affordable plan costs $1.99 per month (or $19.99 per year), and includes 100GB of OneDrive cloud storage as well as an ad-free experience in the Outlook web app, with additional security features to follow later this year. Microsoft…
Microsoft this week confirmed that the Android 13 update caused enrollment issues with Microsoft Intune on some Samsung phones. The company announced that Google and Samsung released a fix for users of the Samsung Galaxy S22 and S21 devices. Microsoft Intune is a popular cloud-based unified endpoint management solution. It enables IT departments to manage…
Microsoft has released a new update to improve the Azure Active Directory-based user sign-in experience for enterprise customers. The latest release brings customization features that enable organizations to create a custom look and feel for Azure AD and Microsoft 365 applications. According to Microsoft, IT admins can configure company branding with a customized logo and…
Microsoft has announced the general availability of RDP Shortpath support for public networks in Azure Virtual Desktop. The RDP Shortpath feature is designed to establish a direct UDP-based transport between the client and session host to improve the reliability of Azure Virtual Desktop connections. Microsoft first started rolling out the RDP Shortpath feature back in…
Last Update: Nov 21, 2022
Are you still using the old Microsoft Management Console? Get on board and find out why the Active Directory Administrative Center is superior in this op-ed!