Simplifying Directory Navigation with PowerShell

Have you ever found yourself stuck trying to locate a specific Windows directory while using PowerShell? If so, don't worry, because there's an easy solution that can save you time and frustration. In this article, we'll explore how to find specific Windows directories using PowerShell and discuss the handy `Environment.GetFolderPath` method and the `Environment.SpecialFolder` enumeration.

Fall 2023 update: Introducing new icons, shapes, and templates in Microsoft Visio for the web

The Visio team is excited to share a roundup of the newest icons, shapes, and templates available in Visio for the web, but before we dive into all the new content, let's look back on the first half of 2023, when we introduced new capabilities to help you create and further customize your org charts in Visio for the web, the Visio app in Microsoft Teams to further enable collaborative diagramming, the new Visio Templates page on Microsoft365.com to improve the start experience, and new capabilities to view and edit shape data in Visio for the web. Read on to learn about new icons, shapes, templates and sample diagrams, and color themes-now available to Visio for the web users with a Visio Plan 1 or Visio Plan 2 license, unless noted otherwise. These icons are available for Visio for the web users with a Visio Plan 1 or Visio Plan 2 license. These shapes are available for Visio for the web users with a Visio Plan 1 or Visio Plan 2 license. Last month, we expanded on these diagramming capabilities by introducing the new Audit Diagram template in parallel with the launch of the new Visio Templates page. These sample diagrams are available for users with a Visio Plan 1 or Visio Plan 2 license and can be accessed from the Visio Templates page at www. Again, these sample diagrams are available for users with a Visio Plan 1 or Visio Plan 2 license and can be accessed from the Visio Templates page at www. -------------------- Read more at https://bit.ly/3FgUEdI Source: Microsoft Tech Community Microsoft 365 Blog

Community Spotlight- Meet Tanya Caruana- Director/Senior Digital Experience Specialist at BMO Harris

Tanya Caruana works for BMO Harris Bank, one of the top five biggest banks in Canada with a presence in the United States and throughout Europe and Asia. She is the Director and Senior Digital Experience Specialist that works on the enterprise employee experience for their enterprise-wide technologies. Her programs provide peer-to-peer learning, training, support, and inspiration through storytelling and a curated digital experience. Tanya has grown her team from a team of one to a large team to adoption and employee experience. In 2020, Tanya launched the community of champions at BMO Harris called the Digital Insiders. When Digital Insiders first began, her managers wanted to appoint people to join Digital Insiders, one from each team. Tanya wants to continue to excel and help the content in the Digital Insiders get to the next level. -------------------- Read more at https://bit.ly/3ZFExQv Source: Microsoft Tech Community Driving Adoption Blog

SharePoint Roadmap Pitstop: September 2023

September 2023 brought some great news and new offerings: Answer Analytics in Microsoft Search, introduction of Microsoft 365 Chat, a GA date for Microsoft 365 Copilot, introduction of Copilot in Microsoft Stream, Favorite and Unfavorite additional file types and folders in OneDrive and SharePoint document libraries, Microsoft Lists - MSA Preview support on iOS and Android, Planner Loop Component, and more. All features listed below began rolling out to Targeted Release customers in Microsoft 365 as of September 2023. Build your intelligent intranet on SharePoint in Microsoft 365 and get the benefits of investing in business outcomes - reducing IT and development costs, increasing business speed and agility, and up-leveling the dynamic, personalized, and welcoming nature of your intranet. Highlights from the AI/Copilot event in NYC. Let's break down the recent NYC event, On Sep 21, Microsoft announced a series of exciting updates, including the Microsoft 365 Copilot general availability date: November 1, 2023, and that Microsoft Copilot in Windows will be begin rolling out in preview to commercial customers beginning September 26. Teamwork updates across SharePoint team sites, OneDrive, and Microsoft Teams. SharePoint is the intelligent content service that powers teamwork - to better collaborate on proposals, projects, and campaigns throughout your organization - with integration across Microsoft Teams, OneDrive, Yammer, Stream, Planner and much more. We're pleased to announce support for the Microsoft Lists - MSA Preview within Microsoft Lists for iOS and Android - now available. -------------------- Read more at https://bit.ly/3rBUDhg Source: Microsoft Tech Community SharePoint Blog

Unveiling the Next Generation of OneDrive

Today, we're officially unveiling the next generation of OneDrive where all your files are at your fingertips. The next generation of OneDrive includes new file views, governance controls, creation tools, and Copilot to help you quickly search, organize and extract information from your files. Let's take a look at the next generation of OneDrive. The next generation of OneDrive offers simple and fast access to your files and shared files. OneDrive home: We've redesigned the home experience in OneDrive for Web to help you swiftly retrieve your files no matter where they live in your organization. OneDrive in Teams: Part of the reinvention of OneDrive is a new approach to working with files in Teams. The restricted access control policy for OneDrive lets you block people from accessing shared files in specific OneDrive accounts by limiting OneDrive access to members of a specific security group. -------------------- Read more at https://bit.ly/3F2CDjl Source: Microsoft Tech Community OneDrive Blog

Reminder: Create GDAP templates in Microsoft 365 Lighthouse

As detailed previously, Lighthouse provides a way to create GDAP templates that can be easily applied across all your customers, with built-in role recommendations and the ability to automatically complete role assignments once a customer has approved the relationship. A screenshot of creating GDAP templates in Microsoft 365 Lighthouse. Microsoft has already created GDAP relationships for all existing DAP relationships as part of the Microsoft-led DAP to GDAP transition. Instead, these relationships will have default GDAP relationships, requiring action to assign GDAP roles to security groups for these customers. Using GDAP templates in Lighthouse, you can quickly add new customers to an existing template to accelerate this process. Start using GDAP templates in Microsoft 365 Lighthouse today Get started by registering for Lighthouse, logging in with the required roles, and using GDAP to configure delegated access. We're also working on new features to allow you to manage your users easily, update your GDAP templates, and create new GDAP relationships as you onboard new customers. -------------------- Read more at https://bit.ly/3F3kGkw Source: Microsoft Tech Community Microsoft 365 Business Blog

Support update for Business Connectivity Services in Microsoft 365

To simplify these options and provide the best experience for these scenarios going forward, Microsoft is announcing its plan to retire Business Connectivity Services in Microsoft 365 and focus on Microsoft Power Apps as its replacement technology. All Business Connectivity Services features will be retired in SharePoint in Microsoft 365. Microsoft encourages customers to explore using Power Apps to replace their Business Connectivity Services solutions in SharePoint in Microsoft 365. Although there's no direct migration from Business Connectivity Services to Power Apps, it supports a modern, cloud-first external data connectivity experience. October 30, 2023: Microsoft will begin blocking Business Connectivity Services features based on the tenant property set by the customer. January 8, 2024: Microsoft will block Business Connectivity Services features in new Microsoft 365 tenants by default, as well as in tenants who haven't used the feature since October 30, 2023. Customers should only set this property once they've confirmed there's no business need to use the Business Connectivity Services features. -------------------- Read more at https://bit.ly/48yNiQn Source: Microsoft Tech Community SharePoint Blog

Making it easier for small and medium businesses to stay secure

As we mark the 20th anniversary of Cybersecurity Awareness Month, we see security becoming an increasing focus for small and medium business customers. At Microsoft, we believe in security for all and are committed to bringing enterprise security innovation to SMBs. With Microsoft 365 Business Premium and Microsoft Defender for Business, we brought enterprise-grade security to SMB customers that is affordable and easy to use. Microsoft 365 Business Premium brings the best of Office apps, Microsoft 365 services and Teams, with a comprehensive security suite to SMBs- offering protection across identity and access with Microsoft Entra ID Plan 1, endpoint security with Defender for Business, protection across email, Teams, OneDrive with Defender for Office 365, data protection with Azure Information protection and device management with Microsoft Intune. At Microsoft, we are committed to making our solutions accessible and affordable for SMBs. As part of cybersecurity month, we're offering a 10% price promotion for Microsoft 365 Business Premium annual subscriptions for new customers through October- available via our website in the US, UK and Canada. For businesses looking to purchase through partners, Business Premium promotions for new customers are also available through partners in select markets. Partners can now see an aggregate view of the Secure Score of all their managed tenants, with the ability to view each managed tenants' individual secure score and trend directly in M365 Lighthouse. Partners can access training resources, customer decks and deployment checklists from our Business Premium partner playbook and Defender for Business Partner kit. -------------------- Read more at https://bit.ly/46eJKkw Source: Microsoft Tech Community Microsoft 365 Business Blog