Microsoft Entra Connect fails after updating Entra-Connect July Update TLS 1.2

by A.K.common, hybrid environments office 365, securityPosted on No Comments

A few weeks ago, I wanted to update the previous Azure AD Connect to Microsoft Entra Connect (as usual). Microsoft released a new version (2.3.30.0) in mid-July. Unfortunately, the installation failed, and even reinstalling and troubleshooting initially went thoroughly wrong. Neither password sync nor user sync wanted to work with this version (operating system Windows …

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No more password sending via email in M365

by A.K.common, Microsoft Office 365, securityPosted on No Comments

A long-overdue decision is finally being implemented. Microsoft has announced that starting from August 30, 2024, they will no longer send passwords for newly created users via email. This feature will be completely discontinued and will no longer be available. I say ‘Very good’. I find the note ‘Admins should use the ‘Print’ option to …

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Find orphaned GPOs via PowerShell before migrating to Intune

by A.K.common, Microsoft Active DirectoryPosted on No Comments

Many companies have already fully transitioned to Endpoint Management Intune and no longer need GPOs (Group Policy Objects). Others are in the preparatory stages. Therefore, I would like to provide some assistance for identifying orphaned Group Policy Objects. These can be relatively easily found and, if necessary, removed using PowerShell. I’ve written a small script …

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FullAccess Permissions in Exchange Online with additional information

by A.K.common, Microsoft Exchange Server, Microsoft Office 365Posted on No Comments

In mid-March, I received an email from a reader (Sebastian) asking if it was possible to read out all full access permissions and then enrich this information with additional details. Specifically, it was about the department, meaning that the mailbox, authorized user, and the department of the authorized user should be output to a CSV …

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April 2024 Exchange Server Hotfix Updates

by A.K.common, Microsoft Exchange ServerPosted on No Comments

Some days ago Microsoft released a small security update for Exchange Servers. The original post from Exchange Team. This Update is OPTIONAL so there are some new features available in Exchange OnPremises. See the original Download Links: Update also brings some new features: Some fixed issues: The issue Outlook doesn’t display unread message icon caused …

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