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
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Outlook Newsletters and their hidden SharePoint Embedded containers
Outlook Newsletters may look simple on the surface, but behind the scenes, each new newsletter creates a hidden SharePoint Embedded container. In this post, I’ll share insights about how they work, what to watch out for, and why admins should pay close attention.
29. July 2025
Improved sharing experience for Videos in SharePoint
SharePoint is introducing Sharing Links for Videos, allowing easier video accessibility in shared pages. Users can generate secure links for videos, enhancing visibility even for those without site access.
27. July 2025
SharePoint Premium Document Translation with a new name and broader file format support
SharePoint Premium Document Translation has been rebranded to SharePoint Content AI Document Translation, and now supports a broader range of additional file formats.
19. July 2025
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
SharePoint Agent Insights report in the SharePoint admin center
SharePoint now offers a SharePoint Agent insights report that allows administrators to track where agents have been created or modified in the last 28 days. To use this report, your tenant must have at least one SharePoint Advanced Management license add-on or a Microsoft 365 Copilot license.
6. July 2025
New SharePoint storage report in the Microsoft 365 admin center
A new Storage tab is available in the Microsoft SharePoint usage report, offering insights into your overall SharePoint storage usage and suggestions for optimization.
24. June 2025
Pay-as-you-go billing for SharePoint Agents
Pay-as-you-go billing for SharePoint Agents through the Copilot Control System is available, but it has the same limitations and interface bugs.
16. June 2025
Get all SharePoint Embedded containers with PowerShell (paging included)
I wrote a PowerShell script to get all SharePoint Embedded containers (like Loop Workspaces, Microsoft Designer, or both). The script handles paging automatically.
8. June 2025
Retirement of SharePoint Alerts and running the SharePoint Assessment Tool
SharePoint Alerts will be retired in SharePoint Online. To get a report of all alerts in your tenant, it’s recommended to run the SharePoint Assessment Tool.
25. May 2025
How to delete a Loop Workspace connected to a Teams channel?
Teams owners cannot delete the new (Teams) channel-connected Loop Workspaces. I describe how an admin can delete such Loop containers.
24. May 2025
SharePoint Advanced Management with Microsoft 365 Copilot
The SharePoint Advanced Management (SAM) features are now active for tenants with Microsoft 365 Copilot licenses.
11. May 2025
The “Designer” containers in SharePoint: Explained for admins
The SharePoint admin center can include new Designer containers. I can fully explain the cause of these crazy Designer containers.
7. May 2025
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
Differences between “Copy link” and “Send” when sharing content in SharePoint
There are differences between “Copy link” and “Send” when sharing content in SharePoint and OneDrive.
10. April 2025
The properties grantedTo and grantedToIdentities will be removed from Microsoft Graph
Microsoft will remove the properties grantedTo and grantedToIdentities from Microsoft Graph. The properties were relevant for SharePoint permissions. There is version 2 for the properties.
23. March 2025
SharePoint Online Management Shell will use modern authentication by default
Microsoft is enhancing security by replacing the authentication protocol with OAuth in the SharePoint Online Management Shell. Administrators should install the latest version to ensure a smooth transition.
16. March 2025
“Shared with us” on SharePoint team sites will be retired
The “Shared with us” feature on SharePoint team sites will be retired. Users can utilize “Shared with me” in OneDrive for a personalized view of shared files.
9. March 2025
Creating new personal pages from SharePoint Start (Preview) will be retired
The ability to create personal pages in SharePoint will be soon be retired. Users are encouraged to create pages connected to SharePoint sites instead.
2. March 2025
SharePoint Spaces will be retired in August 2025
Microsoft is retiring the SharePoint “Spaces” feature. Users will lose access to their Spaces pages by August 2025. I wrote an export script.
24. February 2025