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Chromium 141 is coming, SharePoint admins should act before October 2025

Chromium 141 (Edge and Chrome) will introduce stricter local network access controls. Without the right policy, users will see new permission prompts when using OneDrive and other Microsoft 365 services (such as Microsoft Lists in OneDrive, SharePoint Lists, and document libraries) in the browser. Blocking access disables offline mode and performance optimizations. Admins should configure a new browser policy in advance.

16. September 2025

Englisch + German / English / Microsoft 365

Protect PDF documents in OneDrive and SharePoint with a password

SharePoint and OneDrive users can now add security to their PDF files by setting open and owner passwords to prevent unauthorized access.

3. August 2025

English / Microsoft 365

Apply watermarks to PDF documents in OneDrive and SharePoint

OneDrive and SharePoint will allow users to add customizable text or image watermarks to PDF documents.

13. July 2025

English / Microsoft 365

New sharing permission for Anyone links to folders in OneDrive: View and upload

OneDrive for Business will allow more control over folder sharing with “View and upload” permissions for Anyone links. This feature helps admins manage external sharing while ensuring compliance with data policies, enhancing overall data governance.

15. June 2025

English / Microsoft 365

Optical Character Recognition (OCR) in SharePoint and OneDrive

Microsoft has extended Optical Character Recognition (OCR) to files in OneDrive. Previously, it was available in SharePoint.

18. April 2025

English / Microsoft 365

“Everyone except external users” permission group will be removed from OneDrive

Microsoft is removing the “Everyone except external users” permission group from OneDrive. This change should enhance data security by preventing inadvertent oversharing.

23. February 2025

English / Microsoft 365

Navigation in OneDrive on the Web is not available

In rare cases, problems with OneDrive may occur if an account uses the same UserPrincipalName after the user returns to the organization.

15. October 2024

English / Microsoft 365

Colored OneDrive folders in Windows Explorer

The colored folders in OneDrive are now also available in Windows Explorer.

30. September 2024

English / Microsoft 365 / Microsoft Purview

Support for encrypted PDF files in OneDrive Mobile and OneDrive on the web

OneDrive Mobile can now open encrypted PDF files. OneDrive on the web will follow in the coming weeks.

29. September 2024

English / Microsoft 365

File upload in Loop Workspaces

Loop Workspaces now supports the upload of files. Loop saves the file in OneDrive again instead of in the Loop Workspace container.

15. September 2024

English / Microsoft 365

How do I find the OneDrive URL with a business account?

After switching to shortened URLs in OneDrive, Microsoft notes the full URL in the OneDrive settings.

21. July 2024

English / Microsoft 365

New OneDrive app will replace “My Content” in Microsoft 365 Web

“My Content” will be replaced by a new OneDrive app on the Microsoft 365 start page; The Microsoft 365 app for Windows is also affected by this change.

9. July 2024

English / Microsoft 365