As we’re updating the Office 365 Administration Inside Out book (now called Microsoft 365 Administration Inside Out), I came across this chapter I wrote on OneDrive for Business Known Folder Move (KFM). This is the legacy method that won’t work for new deployments, but wanted it documented for posterity so that we could reference it for folks that inherited deployments using it so they know what to roll back.… [ Continue reading ]
Bringing back some old tools!
As we’ve been working on refreshing the Microsoft 365 Administration Inside Out book (https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0137908857), I came across several scripts that I mentioned in the book that have since been lost due to the retirement of the TechNet Gallery.
So, I’ve pulled them back, refreshed them, and uploaded them to the PowerShell Gallery. … [ Continue reading ]
Blocking Screen capture
Earlier today, a customer asked me how to block screen capture on Windows 10/11 devices. Turns out, there are a few things we can do in the box.
Here we go!
Disclaimer: This post discusses modifying the Windows Registry. Please make a backup before changing any settings.… [ Continue reading ]
Update to AADConnect Network Communications Test
It’s been a few months since I’ve updated this tool, but feedback from two individuals led me to a couple of small updates:
- Updated the method by which domain controllers are selected for testing. Previously, I just used the $env:LOGONSERVER variable to find the authenticating DC and didn’t actually use any of the other DCs in site (any of which AAD Connect can bind to).
Setting a Planner Label/Color from Power Automate
A few days ago, I was working on a small project for a health care provider where they wanted to leverage some sort of calendar with training tasks and checklists.
The organization makes heavy use of Microsoft Teams, so I immediately thought of Microsoft Planner for organizing, coordinating, and managing the onboarding tasks for the trainers and new employees. … [ Continue reading ]
Get Team privacy and ownership settings
One of my former peers pinged me the other day asking if I had a script in my back pocket that would allow an analyst at a customer to get a list of Teams, whether they were public or private, and who the owners were.… [ Continue reading ]
Expert Microsoft Teams Solutions book giveaway
Hi!
Just got a few promo copies of my new book, Expert Microsoft Teams Solutions in the mail and decided to start giving them away. I’m going to run a giveaway from now until July 15th to give away a copy of my book.… [ Continue reading ]
Art imitates life: You can now talk to yourself in Teams
If you talk to yourself, is it bad? Or is it only bad if you answer?
You can now find out. In a new feature rolling out, you can now initiate a chat conversation with yourself.
To use this new feature, simply strike up a chat–and address it to yourself.… [ Continue reading ]
Old TN blog imported to Docs
TIL I learned that my old Technet Blog was indeed ported over to the docs.microsoft.com site–you can go find it here:
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/archive/blogs/undocumentedfeatures/
It’s old, doesn’t look great, but it’s neat to see that we did something with all the content from a preservation standpoint.… [ Continue reading ]
Use the Windows Speech Synthesizer to read Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy to you
While messing around today on lunch, I got it in my head that it would be fun to have my computer read the infamous “Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy” to me.
While I didn’t intend for it to happen in the worst possible way, I did succeed.… [ Continue reading ]
Conducting an interactive SMTP session
While updating my EOP best practices post (which you most definitely should read), I was thinking about a task that I get asked with some regularity (not as much as when I was in the field consulting, but still pretty regularly). … [ Continue reading ]
A look inside: Expert Microsoft Teams Solutions
So, I finally got the print copy in my hands, and it’s exciting. It represents nearly a year of collaboration with my peers, trying to figure out how to get the latest and most accurate information, deployment tips, and inside scoops on internal best practices.… [ Continue reading ]
Microsoft 365 Administration Inside Out, Third Edition
After a long wait, I’m excited to announce that we’re getting the band back together!
When I worked on Microsoft Office 365 Administration Inside Out back in 2016, I had no idea how many books would follow. It was really a whole learning process that took me into a brave new world.… [ Continue reading ]
Announcing: Workflow Automation with Microsoft Power Automate, Second Edition
I’m super excited to announce another forthcoming title: Workflow Automation with Microsoft Power Automate, Second Edition!
I’ve updated the second edition to reflect our new terminology and UI enhancements as well as introduced working with Robotic Process Automation (RPA), Microsoft Graph via the HTTP connector, and a sample of AI Builder sentiment analysis.… [ Continue reading ]
Expert Microsoft Teams Solutions is Here!
At long last–after almost a year of development, updates, and revisions, I’m super-excited to announce that our Microsoft Teams book has finally landed!
Big shout out to my co-authors who helped make it happen:
- Yura Lee
- Grant Oliasani
- Angel Aviles
Also, we couldn’t have gotten over the finish line without Denzil and Aaron! … [ Continue reading ]