@benoit_hamet

Specialist on Microsoft collaborative products | MVP M365 Apps (Office 365) and Enterprise Mobility

 Sydney (AUSTRALIA)
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Office 365 – Update repair in inventory from the Apps admin center blog.hametbenoit.info/2026/1… #office #office365 #m365 #microsoft365 #officerepair #officeapplications #officeapps

Office 365 – Update repair in inventory from the Apps admin center

Starting mid-October 2026 until end of November (preview between mid-October to end of October, GA from mid-November to end of November), a new capability is being added on the Apps admin center...

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Entra – New version available for Global Secure Access client for Windows devices blog.hametbenoit.info/2026/1… #entra #entraid #entraglobalsecureaccess #entraidglobalsecureaccess #entragsa #entraidgsa #globalsecureaccess #gsa

Entra – New version available for Global Secure Access client for Windows devices

While this has been announced that the Global Secure Access client for Windows devices will be automatically updated through Windows Update (see Entra ID – A new version of the Global Secure Access...

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Windows/Office – Retirement of Companion Apps blog.hametbenoit.info/2026/1… #windows #windows11 #office #office365 #officeclicktorun #officec2r #o365clicktorun #o365c2r

Windows – Retirement of Companion Apps

For quite some time, Windows always came with what is called “companion apps” (Calendar, People…) which were also automatically pinned to the taskbar (unless device is being managed).Well, these...

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Intune – Prepare for end of support for CNAME automatic enrollment blog.hametbenoit.info/2026/1… #intune #microsoftintune #windowsenrollment #windowsautomaticenrollment #intuneautomaticenrollment #deviceenrollment

Intune – Prepare for end of support for CNAME automatic enrollment

As you know, for your devices to apply device configuration profiles from Intune, your device must be enrolled in Intune.Intune enrollment can be done in different ways: automatic or manual.The...

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Entra – Restrict users to create agent identity blueprint blog.hametbenoit.info/2026/1… #entra #entraid #microsoftentra #microsoftentraid #entraagentidentiyblueprint #agentidentityblueprint #agentidentity

Entra – Restrict users to create agent identity blueprint

With the rise of AI agent, Microsoft is introducing a control in Entra ID tenant to manage who can create agent identity blueprint.Agent identity blueprint is the template and authentication founda...

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Entra/Office 365 – Group based license assignments failing blog.hametbenoit.info/2026/0… #entraid #entra #microsft365 #office365 #groupbasedlicenseassignment

Entra/Office 365 – Group based license assignments failing

For the past few months, I have seen multiple group based license assignments failing on different tenants.While there is no official communication (Message Center or other communication channels),...

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Windows – Windows 11 26H2 is now generally available blog.hametbenoit.info/2026/0… #windows #windows11 #windows1126H2 #intune #featureupgrade #intunefeatureupgrade

Windows – Windows 11 26H2 is now generally available

Yes, this is that time of year again; the new Windows 11 release is now available for deployment. Windows 11 26H2 is now generally available and ready for deployment. To know more about the Windows...

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Intune – Company portal now showing curated application set on Windows blog.hametbenoit.info/2026/0… #intune #microsoftintune #companyportal

Intune – Company portal now showing curated application set on Windows

The Company Portal for Windows – starting with version 11.2.2037.0 – will be showing “potentially” less applications to end-user when accessing the Apps section of the Company Portal.This is not...

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Entra ID – Use Microsoft managed PKI for TLS inspection with GSA blog.hametbenoit.info/2026/0… #entraid #entra #entraidglobalsecureaccess #entraglobalsecureaccess #gsa #globalsecureaccess #entragsa #entraidgsa #tlsinspection

Entra ID – Use Microsoft managed PKI for TLS inspection with GSA

Entra ID Global Secure Access (GSA) is a Microsoft cloud based security edge solution aimed to replace VPN for accessing on-premises resources (Private Access), securing internet access through web...

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Azure – Azure Communication Services is being retired in September 2028 blog.hametbenoit.info/2026/0… #azure #azurecommunicationservices #acs #microsoftazure

Azure – Azure Communication Services is being retired in September 2028

Microsoft has announced the retirement of Azure Communication Services (ACS) in September 2028.Azure Communication Services has been a cloud based solution provided to integrate applications, web...

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Azure – Configuration change analysis (preview) blog.hametbenoit.info/2026/0… #azure #changeanalysis #azurechangeanalysis

Azure – Configuration change analysis (preview)

When troubleshooting issue(s) with Azure resources, it is usually difficult to identify has changed between a working situation and a failed situation, especially when there is participants.This is...

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Entra ID – New version of Entra ID Connect (2.6.91.0) is available with migration workflow to Entra ID Cloud Sync blog.hametbenoit.info/2026/0… #entra #entraid #aad #azuread #azureactivedirectory #directorysync #directorysynchronization #entraidconnect #entraidcloudsync

Entra ID – New version of Entra ID Connect (2.6.91.0) is available with migration workflow to Entra...

Over the past few weeks I saw lot of posts telling everybody to upgrade their Entra ID Connect instance to at least version 2.5.79.0 to avoid synchronization disruption after September 30. All these...

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Entra ID – A new version of the Global Secure Access is available blog.hametbenoit.info/2026/0… #entra #entraid #gsa #globalsecureaccess #entragsa #entraglobalsecureaccess

Entra ID – A new version of the Global Secure Access is available

If you use Entra Global Secure Access (What is Global Secure Access? - Global Secure Access | Microsoft Learn) to protect connectivity to M365, Internet or internal network from your devices, you...

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Intune – Unattended remote help sign-in blog.hametbenoit.info/2026/0… #intune #intuneremotehelp #remotehelp #remoteassistance

Intune – Unattended remote help sign-in

If you use Intune to manage your devices fleet, you may also be using the remote help feature allowing support desk team to remotely connect to devices to help end-users with their issue (Use Remote...

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Windows / Intune – Windows 11 26H2 will have Windows Backup enabled by default blog.hametbenoit.info/2026/0… #intune #windows #windows11 #windows1126h2 #windowsbackup

Windows / Intune – Windows 11 26H2 will have Windows Backup enabled by default

There has been a new Windows feature introduced few months ago called Windows Backup. Windows Backup is feature to allow streamlining devices transition during replacement process by backing up user...

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Entra ID – New Entra ID Private Connector version blog.hametbenoit.info/2026/0… #entraid #entra #entraidprivateconnector #entraprivateconnector #privateconnector #appproxy #entraidappproxy #entraappproxy

Entra ID – New Entra ID Private Connector version

As you probably already know, you can integrate your on-premise web applications with Entra to leverage Entra authentication and access control capabilities without having to open inbound ports on...

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Intune – You can now inventory registry keys blog.hametbenoit.info/2026/0… #intune #msintune #microsoftintune #devicemanagement #deviceinventory

Intune – You can now inventory registry keys

If you are managing client devices with Intune, you already know that you can inventory these devices to know their physical details, from battery type or level to video controllers.This inventory is...

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Intune – You can now view live Windows device synchronization status blog.hametbenoit.info/2026/0… #intune #msintune #microsoftintune #devicemanagement #windowsdevicesync

Intune – You can now view live Windows device synchronization status

When managing a fleet of devices with Intune, from time to time administrators need to force a device synchronization from the portal.Until then, administrators could not really follow the sync...

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Entra ID – Entra Cloud Sync now allows Active Directory devices synchronization blog.hametbenoit.info/2026/0… #entraid #aad #azuread #azureactivedirectory #directorysynchronization #dirsync #directorysync #devicessync #devicessynchronization #entraidcloudsync #entraidcloudsync

Entra ID – Entra Cloud Sync now allows Active Directory devices synchronization

If you are managing both Active Directory and Entra ID tenant, you already know you may/must synchronize your Active Directory to Entra ID using one of the synchronization tools: Entra ID Connect or...

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Entra ID – A new administration role for SOC incident response blog.hametbenoit.info/2026/0… #entra #entraid #aad #azuread #azureactivedirectory #administrationrole #socincidentresponse

Entra ID – A new administration role for SOC incident response

When you have to deal with a security breach with account(s) being compromised, the time response to stop thread spreading within your environment is very important.Either you have or not a SOC team,...

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