What is Microsoft Loop? App syncs realtime across M365, staying in the loop
Microsoft made the first public preview of its new workplace app available, called Loop. The company boasts syncing features that help members coordinate assignments and projects across the complete Microsoft 365 suite. Following the announcement of the M365 CoPilot and Microsoft-backed Bing AI, th... Read more
Microsoft adds CoPilot AI to Microsoft 365
Microsoft has extended its Microsoft CoPilot AI functionality to Microsoft 365. This allows productivity tools to also take advantage of ChatGPT capabilities.
Recently, Microsoft launched the CoPilot program that brings generative AI functionality, such as from the ChatGPT tool and the GPT-3.5 A... Read more
Microsoft to enhance Microsoft 365’s MFA capabilities
Redmond plans to achieve this by including MFA capabilities in the Outlook email client. According to a new Microsoft 365 roadmap entry, users can directly complete MFA requests for Microsoft 365 apps in the Outlook app through a new feature called Authenticator Lite.
The feature will provide us... Read more
Microsoft makes major change to Excel due to rising malware attacks
The effort aims to stop attackers from abusing various Office document formats as an infection vector. The company has announced that Excel will block untrusted XLL add-ins by default in Microsoft 365 tenants worldwide.
Excel XLL files are dynamic-link libraries (DLLs) that expand the functional... Read more
Microsoft bundles Microsoft Defender with Microsoft 365
The move, which started earlier this month, sees the app installed on all computers that run Microsoft 365, including those that have not subscribed to the service. The app was previously only available to Windows 11 Insiders and customers with Personal or Family subscriptions since June 2022.
M... Read more
‘Microsoft plans to overhaul File Explorer in Windows 11’
Windows Central reports that Microsoft plans to redesign the File Explorer in Windows 11 with a new photo viewer for larger previews, more touch-friendly navigation, tighter integration with Microsoft 365 and OneDrive, and keyword and colour tagging for file organization.
A sneak peek of the new... Read more
Exchange Server 2013 reaches end-of-support on April 11
Microsoft will no longer provide technical support and bug fixes for new issues that impact server stability or usability from April 11 onwards.
Additionally, the tech giant will cease time zone updates and security updates that address vulnerabilities impacting servers running Exchange Server ... Read more
New Microsoft 365 Basic subscription offers 100GB OneDrive storage
Microsoft introduced Microsoft 365 Basic, a cheaper subscription option for the wildly popular business software. The subscription extends Microsoft 365's free option with several features, but offers less functionality than the more expensive Personal and Family subscriptions.
The option is hop... Read more
France bans Office 365 and Google Workspace in schools
The minister of Education says the two platforms do not meet current privacy requirements.
The French Ministry of National Education has urged educational institutions to stop using free versions of Google Workspace and Microsoft Office 365 for schools and students. The Ministry said the offerin... Read more
SkyKick automates the cybersecurity of Microsoft 365
SkyKick launched Security Manager, a management solution for the security of Microsoft 365 environments. The solution allows MSPs to manage the security of multiple Microsoft 365 environments in a central dashboard.
Microsoft 365 customers have access to a variety of integrated security features... Read more