Microsoft is unlocking the "Full Potential" of Private Channels in Microsoft Teams: What You Need to Know

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It has been a while since I posted something just about a Microsoft Teams update, as a lot have been Copilot in Teams to be honest. But here is a real Microsoft Teams update I think is worth knowing about, and it involves Security and Compliance as well. Microsoft is rolling out a "major" update to private channels in Teams, starting in late September 2025 and continuing through mid-December. This biggest change in this update is a shift in how private channel data is stored from individual user mailboxes to a dedicated channel mailbox. Not only will this simplifie compliance management, it will also and align private channels with shared channels, making governance and experience more consistent across Teams. This update promises to increase the support up to 1000 channels per team and 5000 members per channel, removing previous limitations. Teams will also allow meetings to be scheduled directly within private channels, enhancing collaboration.  For organizations using Micr...

Get-AssignedLineURI v4_0 available for download

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Get-AssignedLineURI is still one of my more popular scripts, it has reached 5000 downloads by now.

This new release has a new switch which can be used to gather and compare information from AD, thanks to Hany Elkady for the request and examples. I find this handy when troubleshooting client integrations and certain errors regarding exchange integration or wrong lineURI compared to phone attribute.

I fixed a couple og bugs and added the flexibility of using monitordata and addata with the gridview functions. I also decided to change the color-scheme of the HTML output to a more modern look.

Other than that, the script seems to be working just fine, giving admins what they want/need, and no requests for enhancements has been made.

The script is available at the Technet Gallery.

As always, I appreciate your support and feedback :)