Ruud

Blogger at Microsoft MVP, Freelance IT Consultant.

Building DaemonLayer - context-first ticket automation for IT teams.

[Ruud @LazyAdmin]

Reviewed the new Omada Fusion 2.5G.

Built-in controller, license-free cloud management, 5x 2.5G ports, fanless at ~3W. It holds ~2.2 Gbps with IPS and DPI enabled, and LightLink makes remote access painless. Worth a look.

https://t.co/HOZihbICkB

[Ruud @LazyAdmin]

SMS and voice MFA are being retired in Microsoft Entra ID.

The first step is knowing who is affected. Here is how to find the users that still rely on a phone number, and the ones that have no other MFA method registered:

https://t.co/hVBsKPmt2O

[Ruud @LazyAdmin]

Graph API made M365 automation so much easier. One clean API instead of a dozen modules.

Then you hit Exchange Online. Still no proper Graph coverage for a lot of mailbox settings, and the new Exchange Admin API is nowhere near as easy to work with as Graph.

[Ruud @LazyAdmin]

Microsoft 365 Backup is finally ditching its fixed 1-year recovery window.

You'll soon be able to set it anywhere from 3 months to 2 years, per policy. Rolling out late July 2026.

https://t.co/rN9leEEg2t

[Ruud @LazyAdmin]

It's live in beta now, with 50% off for the first 3 months while it's early.

If the "10 minutes of questions before you can even start" problem sounds familiar, happy to show you how it works , reply or DM.

[Ruud @LazyAdmin]

@andreasen_jan Completely agree on that one!

[Ruud @LazyAdmin]

Haven't posted here in a while

20 years in IT, and the thread running through all of it: automate the repetitive stuff. Wrote more PowerShell scripts than I can count, shared a lot about it on LazyAdmin

Spent the last several months taking that a step further. More on that soon

[Ruud @LazyAdmin]

So I built @daemonlayer around one idea: every ticket should start with context, not questions.

It connects to your PSA, M365 and other systems out of the box, pulls account history, device state, and related tickets, and routes it to the right tech, already triaged.

[Ruud @LazyAdmin]

One thing that never went away in 20 years of IT: a tech opens a ticket and the first 10 minutes go to questions, not fixing anything, who's the user, what's their setup, has this happened before.

That info already exists. It's just not in front of them yet.

[Ruud @LazyAdmin]

The homelab rabbit hole is real. What starts with Plex often turns into overkill, complexity, and higher power bills.

After years of running home servers, here are 7 homelab tips that actually matter, focused on efficiency, simplicity, and smart choices.

https://t.co/gqMnujWYIg

[Ruud @LazyAdmin]

Exchange Online now has a new Auto-Archive feature enabled by default. When a mailbox hits 96% usage, the oldest items are moved to the archive, overriding existing policies.

Here’s what to check before users notice: https://t.co/5CeMCyACRh

[Ruud @LazyAdmin]

AI agents are showing up in every M365 tenant, but most run with identities never designed for them.

Agent ID gives them a real identity. Conditional Access gives you control.

Here’s how it works, and why you should set it up before things get messy:

https://t.co/P6fbD99Ey7

[Ruud @LazyAdmin]

Microsoft added a new Baseline Security Mode in Microsoft 365, and it exposes gaps most admins don’t realize they have. If you want a quick way to see how secure your tenant really is, this update is worth a look

https://t.co/58SEec1HiQ

[Ruud @LazyAdmin]

Your Wi-Fi might be slower than it should be, and it’s probably not your ISP.

These UniFi settings have the biggest impact on wireless speed, and the one most people get wrong.

https://t.co/esgGESYOVX

[Ruud @LazyAdmin]

Struggling to get accurate Copilot results from SharePoint? The new Knowledge Agent tags and structures your files, making it easier for both AI and users to find the right info.

Full breakdown here: https://t.co/Rbs1h6Ujd9

[Tom Warren @tomwarren]

Clippy is back as an Easter egg in Copilot’s new Mico character. If you tap on Mico multiple times then Clippy appears

[Ruud @LazyAdmin]

Chrome & Edge privacy updates coming late Oct may break OneDrive Web offline access.

Users clicking “Block” on permission prompts = offline features gone.

Fix it now with a simple browser policy before rollout:
https://t.co/RJfyAwa23e

[Ruud @LazyAdmin]

Starting late Oct 2025, Microsoft will auto-install new M365 Companion apps (People, Files, Calendar) on Windows 11 devices.

Streamlined workflows… or more clutter on your taskbar?

Here’s what you need to know: https://t.co/fRMWX9Pj4B

[Nate Hake @natejhake]

@googlesearchc I'd like to report a spammer called "AI Overviews"

It's coming up #1 for a ton of queries & violates all these Google policies:

-No first-hand experience
-Uses extensive automation
-No expertise
-Primarily summarizes what others have written

[Ruud @LazyAdmin]

@sundarpichai Ah yes, the old days, where you could actually find something on Google