In SharePoint Online, deleted sites will be permanently deleted automatically after a certain period of time so normally you don’t really need to worry about it. If you need to get rid of them now so you can reuse the URL right away, you can permanently delete them right from Deleted Sites on the SharePoint Online Admin portal. But what […]
To start using SharePoint Online Management shell, you just need to install the module or import it if you already had it installed, and then start enjoying it. Install-Module -Name Microsoft.Online.SharePoint.PowerShell It works perfectly in PowerShell 5 but failed miserably in PowerShell 7. It throws an error when trying to connect to SharePoint Online. The workaround is to use import […]
When I need to turn on BitLocker on either a system drive or an external USB drive, I usually just right-click the drive, choose Turn on BitLocker, and then follow the wizard. It works pretty well and does what I need. What I didn’t know is that there are a lot more options you can choose from when you do […]
By default, SPF-failed emails will still get delivered in Microsoft 365. To its credit, they do most likely end up in the Junks folder. I understand the reason behind it because even in 2023, there are still many mail servers that aren’t configured correctly. But the fact that an SPF-failed email passes through still bothers me. To stop it, you […]
Deploying the uBlock Origin extension for Edge via GPO is very easy and straightforward. Follow this guide you will be done within minutes. However, managing it such as updating its Trusted Sites list so the extension doesn’t block anything won’t be that easy though. There are no settings out of the box designed for it. Many suggested registry keys and […]
If you are in an AD environment, checking out the logon activities on certain users can be done through the Security log on the domain controller. However, reading through these log entries can be time-consuming. The workaround is to retrieve the logon activities right from the desktop computer if you know which computer to look to. It’s actually way easier. […]
Read receipts have been around for ages in Outlook with Exchange. It’s never reliable and annoying, and I thought it only seemed to work internally. However, that must have been changed lately, since I’ve seen read receipts sent out without a person’s knowledge. I even had a user coming to me asking why she kept getting this person’s out-of-office message […]
Distribution groups are meant to be distributing messages to their members. But for whatever reason, if you don’t want anyone but only certain people to be able to send emails to those groups, here is something to try. For regular Microsoft 365 groups, you can go to the Exchange dashboard, open the group, switch to the Settings tab and click […]