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𝐀𝐩𝐫𝐢𝐥 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔 𝐌𝐢𝐜𝐫𝐨𝐬𝐨𝐟𝐭 𝟑𝟔𝟓 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐬: 𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭’𝐬 𝐍𝐞𝐰 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭’𝐬 𝐆𝐨𝐧𝐞?   Beyond the seasonal change, April brings over 𝟑𝟎 feature rollouts, retirements, and service updates. Here’s what you need to know.    𝐈𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐒𝐩𝐨𝐭𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭:   ✅ 𝐏𝐚𝐬𝐬𝐤𝐞𝐲𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐌𝐢𝐜𝐫𝐨𝐬𝐨𝐟𝐭 𝐄𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐚 𝐑𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐂𝐚𝐦𝐩𝐚𝐢𝐠𝐧𝐬: Microsoft Entra ID is adding passkey support to registration campaigns in early April 2026, allowing admins to nudge users toward phishing-resistant credentials during sign-in.    ✅ 𝐌𝐢𝐜𝐫𝐨𝐬𝐨𝐟𝐭 𝟑𝟔𝟓 𝐄𝟓 𝐈𝐧𝐜𝐥𝐮𝐝𝐞𝐬 𝐒𝐞𝐜𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐂𝐨𝐩𝐢𝐥𝐨𝐭: Starting April 20, 2026, Microsoft is adding Security Copilot to the Microsoft 365 E5 license. This includes a monthly pool of Security Compute Units (SCUs) at no additional cost.    ✅ 𝐍𝐞𝐰 𝐒𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐏𝐨𝐢𝐧𝐭 𝐄𝐱𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐬 𝐆𝐀: The new SharePoint experience with simplified navigation, an updated app bar, and AI-assisted capabilities will reach General Availability in late April.    ✅ 𝐒𝐢𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐢𝐟𝐢𝐞𝐝 𝐎𝐧𝐞𝐃𝐫𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐅𝐢𝐥𝐞 𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐬𝐟𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐃𝐞𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐄𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐨𝐲𝐞𝐞𝐬: OneDrive streamlines file management for departing employees. Admins can easily access, filter, and bulk-transfer files while keeping all sharing permissions intact.       Here’s a quick overview of what’s coming:       𝐑𝐞𝐭𝐢𝐫𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬: 7     𝐍𝐞𝐰 𝐅𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞𝐬: 8    𝐄𝐧𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬: 6  𝐅𝐮𝐧𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐬: 6   𝐀𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐑𝐞𝐪𝐮𝐢𝐫𝐞𝐝: 4    For more details: https://lnkd.in/g_tTu6TY       #AdminDroid #Microsoft365 #M365Updates #sysadmin #April2026 #PowerShell #Security #Office365Admin #Office365Administration

𝐅𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐲, 𝐌𝐢𝐜𝐫𝐨𝐬𝐨𝐟𝐭 𝐛𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬 𝐟𝐢𝐥𝐞-𝐥𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐥 𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐯𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐢𝐧 𝐒𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐏𝐨𝐢𝐧𝐭 𝐎𝐧𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐞! Microsoft finally dropped something we've been waiting almost 2 years for. 💯 Previously, we had only two choices: → Archive the entire site → Or keep paying for everything, even files that were inactive for years ✅𝗡𝗼𝘄 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗷𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝗶𝗹𝗲𝘀 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗱𝗼𝗻'𝘁 𝗻𝗲𝗲𝗱, 𝘄𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝗶𝘁𝗲 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝘆𝘀 𝗳𝘂𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝗹𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗺𝗲𝘁𝗮𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗮, 𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗺𝗶𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗵𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆 𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗰𝘁. But it’s the billing part of archived storage that usually confuses people! ❗Archiving does NOT reduce your storage. What actually changes is how it's billed. Instead of paying $0.20/GB for storage overage, archived data costs just $0.05/GB, that's a 75% drop! And you're only billed at $0.05/GB if your total storage, active + archived, exceeds your quota. To know the math behind archive billing and how to enable it, check out this blog. https://lnkd.in/gPgkY5q7 #Microsoft365 #SharePoint #SharePointOnline #Microsoft365Archive #StorageOptimization #CostOptimization #DataGovernance #FileManagement #Archiving #ArchiveFiles #AdminDroid

𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐄𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐚 𝐋𝐢𝐜𝐞𝐧𝐬𝐞 𝐔𝐭𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐳𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐏𝐚𝐠𝐞 𝐢𝐬 𝐍𝐨𝐰 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐞𝐭𝐞𝐥𝐲 𝐑𝐞𝐯𝐚𝐦𝐩𝐞𝐝! Microsoft has moved the Entra License Utilization Portal from the ‘Monitoring & health’ section to the ‘Billing’ section as the 𝐋𝐢𝐜𝐞𝐧𝐬𝐞 𝐔𝐬𝐚𝐠𝐞 page. The overall experience has also been refreshed. Along with this change in location, the page now provides clearer insights into 𝐄𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐚 𝐈𝐃 𝐏𝟏, 𝐏𝟐, and 𝐄𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐚 𝐒𝐮𝐢𝐭𝐞 𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐞𝐧𝐬𝐞𝐬. This helps you easily understand how features like 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐀𝐜𝐜𝐞𝐬𝐬 and 𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐤-𝐛𝐚𝐬𝐞𝐝 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐀𝐜𝐜𝐞𝐬𝐬 are being used. With this updated experience, admins get better visibility and control over Entra license usage: ✅ Visualize usage vs entitlement with a simplified bar chart view ✅ Focus on key feature usage instead of just license counts ✅ Track previous month feature usage trends for better planning ✅ Distinguish between internal users and active guest users ✅ Quickly identify used, unused licenses, and usage spikes Additionally, Microsoft plans to include more eligible features over time to expand visibility into license usage. These updates help admins make informed decisions, reduce unnecessary costs, and optimize license usage more effectively. 🔍 See what’s changed from the previous experience: https://lnkd.in/gthQkhcw #MicrosoftEntra #Microsoft365 #LicenseManagement #EntraID #ITAdmins #EntraLicenses #CloudSecurity #M365 #IdentityManagement #CostOptimization #SysAdmin #LicenseEntitlement

𝗦𝘁𝗼𝗽 𝗥𝗲𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗚𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗽𝘀 𝗠𝗮𝗻𝘂𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆! 𝗘𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗮 𝗜𝗗 𝗖𝗿𝗼𝘀𝘀-𝗧𝗲𝗻𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝗚𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗽 𝗦𝘆𝗻𝗰 𝗶𝘀 𝗙𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝗛𝗲𝗿𝗲... 🚀 If you’ve been managing multi-tenant environments, you know the struggle. When Microsoft introduced cross-tenant synchronization, it was a major step forward because user provisioning could finally be automated. But it always felt like half a solution. You could sync the users, but the groups? Those were still a manual, soul-crushing grind of recreating memberships and assigning permissions one by one. That ends now. Microsoft has finally launched the Public Preview for 𝗖𝗿𝗼𝘀𝘀-𝗧𝗲𝗻𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝗚𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗽 𝗦𝘆𝗻𝗰𝗵𝗿𝗼𝗻𝗶𝘇𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻. You can now automate group provisioning across your Entra ID tenants, reducing manual effort and improving consistency in access management. This blog covers the complete transition from primitive manual setups to a modern, synced architecture. 📘What is cross-tenant group sync ⚙️ How it works 🛠️ Detailed instructions to configure it across your tenants ⚠️ Limitations and more Learn more here: https://lnkd.in/g6J4zZj3 #AdminDroid #CrossTenantSync #MicrosoftEntra #GroupSync #Provisioning #GroupProvisioning #SysAdmin #Synchronization #AttributeMapping #SyncConfiguration #Group #Migration #M365 #EntraID #AzureAD

POV: You just wanted to give one person access. Now you’re 10 layers deep into inheritance, and nothing makes sense anymore. 😅 When access is hard to trace, it's hard to control. And when it's hard to control, sensitive data is more exposed than you think! 💯 This is usually where 𝐀𝐝𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐃𝐫𝐨𝐢𝐝 𝐒𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐏𝐨𝐢𝐧𝐭 𝐏𝐞𝐫𝐦𝐢𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝟑𝟔𝟎° helps; everything is laid out in a single tree view, so you can clearly see who has access, what they can reach, and how they got it(inherited or direct) without any back-and-forth. 👇 Explore it yourself: https://lnkd.in/gvzpiX7B #SharePoint #Microsoft365 #SharePointOnline #PermissionManagement #SharePointPermissions #OneDrive #BrokenInheritance #AdminDroid

𝐄𝐱𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐌𝐅𝐀 𝐢𝐧 𝐌𝐢𝐜𝐫𝐨𝐬𝐨𝐟𝐭 𝐄𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐚 𝐈𝐃 𝐢𝐬 𝐍𝐨𝐰 𝐆𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐀𝐯𝐚𝐢𝐥𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞 Organizations often need to support third-party MFA solutions due to regulatory or organization-specific security requirements. To address this, Microsoft introduced 𝐄𝐱𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐌𝐅𝐀 𝐢𝐧 𝐌𝐢𝐜𝐫𝐨𝐬𝐨𝐟𝐭 𝐄𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐚 𝐈𝐃, enabling seamless integration of trusted third-party providers.     Built on OpenID Connect (OIDC) standards, External MFA enables flexible third-party integrations without moving identity management outside Microsoft Entra ID. This feature was first introduced in public preview under the name External Authentication Methods. It has since been renamed to External MFA and is now fully GA and production-ready. 𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐞𝐱𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐌𝐅𝐀 𝐞𝐧𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞𝐬: ✅Unify and modernize MFA experiences under a centralized, intelligent identity system.  ✅Integrate third-party MFA providers such as Cisco Duo, Entrust Identity, HYPR Authenticate, Ping Identity, RSA, Silverfort Advanced MFA, Symantec VIP, Thales STA, and TrustBuilder MFA  ✅Enforce Conditional Access, sign-in frequency, and session controls alongside external MFA  ✅Support mergers and acquisitions by integrating third-party MFA without immediately migrating users to native Entra MFA Microsoft also confirmed that External MFA replaces Custom Controls, which will be retired on 𝐒𝐞𝐩𝐭𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫 30, 2026.    Begin your transition to External MFA today: https://lnkd.in/gquBCTCz #AdminDroid #Microsoft365 #MicrosoftEntra #ExternalMFA #IdentitySecurity #ZeroTrust #M365Admins #CyberSecurity 

𝐄𝐚𝐬𝐢𝐥𝐲 𝐀𝐮𝐭𝐨-𝐀𝐫𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐈𝐧𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐓𝐞𝐚𝐦𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐌𝐢𝐜𝐫𝐨𝐬𝐨𝐟𝐭 𝐓𝐞𝐚𝐦𝐬! 🚀 Many organizations have numerous inactive teams due to completed projects. However, deleting them isn’t always the best option when you need to retain important files and conversations. That’s where archiving teams comes in! But identifying and archiving inactive teams manually is a tedious process…Not anymore! 🎉 👉𝐔𝐬𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐏𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐫𝐒𝐡𝐞𝐥𝐥 𝐬𝐜𝐫𝐢𝐩𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐞𝐟𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐥𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐥𝐲 𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐭𝐞𝐚𝐦𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐌𝐢𝐜𝐫𝐨𝐬𝐨𝐟𝐭 𝐓𝐞𝐚𝐦𝐬 𝐨𝐫𝐠𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐳𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 to reduce clutter, retain files, and improve team management. With this script, you can: ✅ Identify and archive all inactive teams ✅ Find teams that were never used since the creation ✅ Schedule the script to archive inactive teams periodically Download the script and manage your inactive teams efficiently! https://lnkd.in/gYf_Pwxu #AdminDroid #PowerShellScript #MicrosoftTeams #TeamsManagement #PowerShell #InactiveTeams #Microsoft365 #MSTeamsAutomation #SysAdmin

𝐌𝐢𝐜𝐫𝐨𝐬𝐨𝐟𝐭 𝐙𝐞𝐫𝐨 𝐓𝐫𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐤𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐩 𝐆𝐞𝐭𝐬 𝐚 𝐍𝐞𝐰 𝐔𝐩𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐝𝐞: 𝐙𝐞𝐫𝐨 𝐓𝐫𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐀𝐈 The biggest gap in AI adoption right now isn’t capability, it’s visibility. Everyone’s talking about what AI can do, but very few are asking where it’s actually running. And that’s exactly how shadow AI becomes a problem. That’s why Zero Trust actually makes a lot of sense for AI. With the introduction of a dedicated AI pillar in the Zero Trust Workshop, organizations can take a structured approach to AI security and build a prioritized implementation roadmap. The dedicated AI pillar in the Zero Trust Workshop helps to: ✅ Identify AI apps, agents, and data exposure ✅ Ensure every AI agent is authenticated and governed ✅ Ensure strong identity controls & CA Policies ✅ Protect AI traffic ✅ Safeguard sensitive data generated or shared by AI 📌 Learn more about the update here: https://lnkd.in/gShQ3-VX Because in an AI-driven world: Trust isn’t given. It’s verified, every single time. #AdminDroid #AI #ZeroTrust #CyberSecurity #DigitalTransformation #CloudSecurity #AITrust #Microsoft365 #EntraID

Glad to be partnering with SmarterSolutions, Inc. 🤝 Smarter Solutions brings a strong focus on secure and compliant Microsoft 365 management, and it’s great to see AdminDroid being part of that.✌️ With AdminDroid, admins get deeper visibility, smarter auditing, and better control across Microsoft 365. So it’s easier to manage things, track activity, and stay ahead of risks. → 3,800+ pre-built M365 reports → 360° visibility across Users, Teams, Mailbox, OneDrive & SharePoint → Audit-ready compliance reports (ISO 27001, HIPAA, etc.) → Real-time threat alerts and much more Thank you, SmarterSolutions, for the partnership and for helping us reach more IT admins who deserve better tools. 🚀 https://lnkd.in/d4AqUk9M #Microsoft365 #ITManagement #SmarterSolutions #CyberSecurity #Compliance #AdminDroid #Partnership #Microsoft365Management #SecurityAuditing

𝐀 𝐒𝐦𝐚𝐫𝐭 𝐖𝐚𝐲 𝐭𝐨 𝐀𝐮𝐭𝐨𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐈𝐧𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐆𝐮𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐔𝐬𝐞𝐫 𝐑𝐞𝐦𝐨𝐯𝐚𝐥 𝐖𝐢𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐄𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐚 𝐈𝐃 𝐆𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐋𝐢𝐜𝐞𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠! ⚠️ In Microsoft 365, guest users can continue to access your organization’s resources even after their work is completed. To manage this, organizations typically rely on Access Reviews or Lifecycle Workflows. However, Microsoft has introduced billing for guest governance in Entra ID, which means these built-in actions can now contribute to additional costs. 💡 What if you could automatically identify inactive guest users and send them for review in a more efficient and cost-conscious way? ⚙️ That’s exactly why we built a Power Automate workflow. It periodically identifies inactive guest users and shares their details with admins, enabling them to review and take appropriate actions with ease. This approval workflow: ✅Identifies guest users who have been inactive beyond a set threshold  ✅Stores inactive guest user report details in a SPO list & share the link to admin via Outlook  ✅Lets admins review and take appropriate action within 48 hours  ✅Actions will be executed based on admins' decisions  ✅Sends a summary report of the actions performed to admin Explore the guide below to understand this approach better and share your thoughts on how it fits your environment. https://lnkd.in/gK_iSr6f #GuestAccess #M365Governance #SecurityRisks #CyberSecurity #ITSecurity #ExternalUsers #PowerAutomate #Microsoft365 #SharePointOnline #WorkflowAutomation #M365 #AdminDroid