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Microsoft Finally Forces Internal SharePoint Links to Expire — What Admins Must Do Now
Microsoft closed a significant governance gap on July 20, 2026, when it officially launched expiration policies for “People in your organization” sharing links across SharePoint and OneDrive....
OneDrive’s 93-Day Archive Clock: Relicense Before You Delete, or Lose Files Forever
Microsoft’s OneDrive for Business has a hard 93-day deadline that turns license removal into a data retention crisis: once an account loses its license, it becomes read-only after 60 days and...
SharePoint and OneDrive External Sharing Faces Disruption in July 2026 — Here’s How to Prepare
Starting July 2026, Microsoft will require every external user accessing shared files in SharePoint Online and OneDrive to have a Microsoft Entra B2B guest account. Collaborators who relied on...
Purview PDF Screenshot Blocking Arrives in Edge: August 2026 Rollout and What to Do Now
Starting in early August 2026, Microsoft Edge will block screenshots of certain protected PDFs when users view them through the OneDrive or SharePoint web viewer. The change ties directly to existing...
OneDrive Now Flags Outlook Attachments as ‘From the Internet,’ Breaking Macros by Default
OneDrive’s Latest Update Automatically Flags Email Attachments as Untrusted, Disabling Macros If you’ve ever saved an Excel workbook or Word document from an Outlook email straight into your...
Microsoft Plans Fivefold Purview Auto-Labeling Increase for SharePoint, OneDrive
Microsoft is preparing a substantial upgrade to its Purview Information Protection service, with a new Microsoft 365 Roadmap entry revealing plans to boost the daily auto-labeling limit for files...
OneDrive Pulls Support for Older Windows 10 Versions on August 15, 2026 — What You Need to Know
Microsoft has set a hard deadline for OneDrive sync on Windows 10: starting August 15, 2026, PCs running versions older than 22H2 will no longer be supported. The sync client won’t instantly stop...
Microsoft’s Purview Will Soon Flag Sensitive Files and Suggest Retention Rules for SharePoint and OneDrive
Microsoft plans to add a new capability to its Purview compliance platform that automatically surfaces sensitive data sitting in SharePoint and OneDrive, then recommends retention policies to match....
Internet Archive Revives Windows Movie Maker 6.0 as Clipchamp’s Online-Only Rule Vexes Users
The Internet Archive now hosts a community-uploaded installer for Windows Movie Maker 6.0, confirmed to work on Windows 11, Windows 10, and Windows 7. The upload, dated June 30, arrives just as...
Windows Backup Won't Save Your PC in a Crisis: What It Actually Does in Windows 11
If you think Windows Backup is making a safety net for your PC, think again. Microsoft’s built-in tool is designed to ease the switch to a new computer, not to rescue you from a crash or data...
Word’s Copy Commands Are a Mess: Here’s How to Duplicate Documents on Any Device
It’s a routine task you probably do weekly – grab a Word document and save a version you can edit without touching the original. But the exact command to do that varies wildly depending on...
OneDrive and SharePoint's PDF Thumbnail Navigation Is Coming, But You'll Have to Wait Until August 2026
Microsoft has added a new entry to its Microsoft 365 Roadmap that should make navigating PDFs stored in OneDrive and SharePoint far easier—eventually. Roadmap ID 566696 outlines a web-only feature...