Outlook takes too long to discover your settings

​In case you run into slow account setup with the newly released Outlook 2016 version (and later), which can take up to 10 mins or more, here’s a possible fix. Add the following key to your registry: This is caused by some bug (or leftover debug code) that forces Outlook to …

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Disabling the AddNewRequestsTentatively option is no longer possible for User/Shared mailboxes

​Another one in the series of ‘blog this so I won’t forget about it later’ 🙂 So, apparently, it is no longer possible to configure the AddNewRequestsTentatively parameter on regular mailboxes. This option makes any new meeting request you receive to appear Tentatively in your calendar. Here’s the description we have …

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5.4.1 NDRs when sending external messages to modern Groups (aka DBEB and Groups don’t play well together)

​Modern groups were introduced an year ago and are Microsoft’s vision for the way collaboration between small teams should work. In general, they are loved by the customers as they are easy to use and do offer a lot of value. That being said, they are not without issues – support …

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Don’t leave your Remote PowerShell sessions unattended!

I thought this goes without saying, but apparently people still need to be reminded. If you leave your session unattended, say by forgetting to lock your PC or by using a shared account to login to a remote PC, you are just asking for trouble. Remember that credentials are stored …

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Recipient permissions (Send As) missing from the default View-Only Organization Management Role group

​Here’s a fun fact – the Get-RecipientPermission cmdlet is not available for members of the “View-Only Organization Management” role group. In effect, those users will not be able to see Send As permissions on any object within their scope, either via the GUI or via PowerShell. It looks like the …

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