Reminder: Loop Workspaces is now available to all SharePoint users

As Microsoft communicated in January, all users with a SharePoint or OneDrive service plan now have access to all Loop Workspaces capabilities.

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This includes:

  • Create new Loop workspaces
  • Add members to a workspace
  • Remove members from a workspace

I was able to test this with users on a Frontline (F) license who previously could not create their own Loop workspace containers. These users can now create workspaces, and when they open Loop on the web for the first time, Loop will automatically create their personal workspace.

Personal workspace for users on a Frontline license
Personal workspace for users on a Frontline license

The “Microsoft Loop” service plan, included in various licenses, no longer controls who has full capabilities in Loop Workspaces.
You should not be surprised. The system still notifies users without a “Microsoft Loop” service plan about the missing plan, even though this information has been outdated for a long time.

This information in Loop is outdated
This information in Loop is outdated

Note:
SharePoint/OneDrive is not included in Exchange Online Kiosk, Plan 1, or Plan 2. Users with these licenses will continue to face the three limitations mentioned above.

By default, all users with an assigned SharePoint or OneDrive service plan have permission to create Loop Workspaces. As Microsoft recommended in January, organizations should update their Office Cloud policies to control who can create Loop workspaces.

Organizations must now disable two Office Cloud policies, or the system will create the personal container.

  • Create and view Copilot Pages and Copilot Notebooks
  • Create Loop workspaces in Loop
Control who can create Loop workspaces (you must configure both policies)
Control who can create Loop workspaces (you must configure both policies)
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Tobias Asböck

Tobias is a Senior System Engineer with more than 10 years of professional experience with Microsoft 365 products such as SharePoint Online, SharePoint Premium, OneDrive for Business, Teams Collaboration, Entra ID, Information Protection, Universal Print, and Microsoft 365 Licensing. He also has 15+ years of experience planning, administering, and operating SharePoint Server environments. Tobias is a PowerShell Scripter with certifications for Microsoft 365 products. In his spare time, Tobias is busy with updates in the Microsoft 365 world or on the road with his road bike and other sports activities. If you have additional questions, please contact me via LinkedIn or [email protected].

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