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The Microsoft 365 2026 Deprecation Deadline Tracker
Every material Microsoft 365, Exchange Online and Entra ID deprecation landing in 2026 — EWS, SMTP AUTH basic auth, Identity Protection risk policies, Azure ACS and more — in date order, with what breaks and the one fix that keeps you ahead of each deadline.
PowerShell for Microsoft 365 Administration: Why the GUI Isn't Enough in 2026
The Microsoft 365 admin center is fine for one user, one mailbox, one policy. It falls apart at fifty — and it cannot do half of what the platform actually supports. PowerShell is where bulk operations, security auditing, incident response and automation live, and after the 2025 retirement of the MSOnline and AzureAD modules, the tooling map has been redrawn. Here is why PowerShell administration still matters for the Microsoft 365 and security suites, which modules to use now, what the portals cannot do, and how to automate without leaving credentials lying around.