External Sharing in SharePoint and OneDrive is changing: What You Need to Know

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In an ongoing effort to create a more secure environment by default, Microsoft is introducing an important security update that will affect how external users access content shared through SharePoint and OneDrive. Starting July 1, 2025, any links shared with external users before your organization enabled Microsoft Entra B2B integration will no longer work. This change applies to all organizations that have already enabled or will enable SharePoint and OneDrive integration with Microsoft Entra B2B (Most organizations I have looked into so far). External users trying to use old links will see an error message saying the organization has updated its guest access settings. To regain access, the content must be reshared. Highlights of how the change affects organizations who have enabled B2B: All external sharing will require guest registration. External users must be added as guests in your Microsoft Entra directory. Access will be managed through Microsoft Entra B2B Invitation Manager. T...

Appreciation is always welcomed

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I woke up to a nice e-mail today, from the Microsoft® Community Contributor Award team.

Apparently someone appreciates my contributions to the Lync Forum site and maybe here on my blog. Whoever nominated and or found me worthy of this award should know I really appreciate this kind of recognition. I find it inspiring and encouraging.

Having received this award, I will most certainly continue my work here on the blog and keep on answering and helping fellow community members on the Technet site.

Thank You!