Microsoft is rolling out new OneDrive policy that let users manage their own file-level sync exclusions by default. In addition, .db-wal files will be added to OneDrive’s default exclusion list starting October 5. Admins can control the self-service experience and override the default exclusion list using two new policies.
Explore three newly introduced granular permissions for Microsoft Graph API: AppRegistration.Create, User.Create, and User.ReadUpdate.All and understand what each one enables.
Multi-tenant agent management in the Microsoft 365 admin center enables enterprise admins and partners to centrally view and manage agents across connected tenants. The public preview rollout began in early August 2026 and is expected to complete by mid-August 2026.
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.
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