Summary Microsoft is retiring Teams live chat by October 5, 2026. New setups are no longer available as of August 2026. Existing integrations will stop relaying customer chat messages to Teams in early October 2026.
Microsoft Graph’s groupAnalytics API (currently in preview) provides detailed insights into Microsoft Entra ID groups, eliminating the need for complex custom scripts to get member counts, owner counts, expiration status, and more. This blog explores the groupAnalytics API and demonstrates how to use it for better management of Entra ID groups.
Microsoft is ending the preview of the memberOf rule operator on November 3, 2026. After this change, dynamic groups, dynamic administrative units, and entitlement management auto-assignment policies using memberOf rules will stop updating their memberships. This blog includes a PowerShell script to quickly identify affected configurations and helps admins plan their migration to supported dynamic membership rules.
Microsoft Purview now supports time-limited role group assignments for both new and existing members. Admins can set an expiration date from 1 day to 2 years. Once the date is reached, Purview automatically removes the role group assignment. This blog explains how to configure expiration for Purview role groups and the key limitations to know.
If Microsoft Entra Connect Sync is still running solely for device synchronization, you're maintaining infrastructure you may no longer need. This guide shows you how to configure Device Sync in Microsoft Entra Cloud Sync using the Microsoft Entra admin center and Microsoft Graph to synchronize Active Directory computer objects without relying on Microsoft Entra Connect Sync.
Microsoft has officially announced that passkeys will become the default authentication method in Microsoft Entra, replacing Microsoft-provided SMS and voice authentication. The change begins rolling out on September 1, 2026, with the transition completing on February 1, 2027.
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Microsoft Teams Live Chat is retiring in October 2026. Learn about key retirement dates, impacted workflows, and steps to prepare for an alternative.
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Passkeys become the default authentication method in Entra as Microsoft retires SMS and voice. Learn the timeline and migration steps.
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Learn how Network Data Security combines Microsoft Purview and Entra to prevent sensitive data leaks to AI and SaaS apps.
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Learn how to create, publish, apply, and automate retention labels to meet compliance and records management requirements.
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Learn about Device Soft Delete in Microsoft Entra ID and how deleted devices can be recovered within a 30-day window before permanent removal.
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Learn how the new Security Detection Report in Teams admin center helps monitor malicious links, impersonation attempts, and unsafe files.
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Discover the top Microsoft 365 security settings you should disable to reduce risks, prevent data exposure, and strengthen tenant security.
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Explore Microsoft 365’s modern change management model, including audience-based releases, Message Center updates, and MCP servers.
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Microsoft Entra Tenant Governance helps manage and secure multiple Microsoft tenants, monitor configurations, govern shadow IT, and create new tenants with governance applied.
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Discover Microsoft 365 E7, the premium AI-driven enterprise suite combining E5, Copilot, Entra Suite, and Agent 365.
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Discover how the new SharePoint experience in Microsoft 365 makes collaboration smarter with AI tools, modern layouts, and task-focused design.
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Learn how to disable automatic MDM enrollment during work or school account sign-in on Windows.
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Learn how Microsoft Purview temporary permissions let admins set expiration dates for role group assignments and automatically revoke access.
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Use custom account correlation rules in Microsoft Defender to link related identities and improve threat detection.
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Learn how to securely configure the My Staff portal in Microsoft Entra ID using PIM and Conditional Access to protect delegated admin access.
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Facing Microsoft Authenticator issues? Fix push notification failures, account transfer problems, etc, with this troubleshooting guide.
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Learn how to configure device cleanup rules in Intune to automatically remove stale device records and maintain an accurate device inventory.
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Discover how to connect Claude AI to Microsoft 365 and access SharePoint, Outlook, Teams, and OneDrive data securely from the chat.
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Stop manual data entry. Learn how to turn Word templates into forms to automate structured document generation in SharePoint Online.
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Microsoft retires OneView and TrueTime in Outlook Web App by June 2026. Explore what this update means and how it affects users.
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Explore the new external domains anomalies report in Teams to detect unusual behaviour from external domains early and take immediate action.
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Learn how to remove retention holds from inactive mailboxes in Exchange Online using PowerShell cmdlets for single and bulk executions.
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Microsoft Entra soft deletion & restoration feature helps to recover cloud security groups within 30 days while preserving settings, membership, and ownership.
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Explore key strategies to safeguard employee personal data across apps, devices, and cloud services in modern hybrid workplaces.
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