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MC906496 — Microsoft OneDrive and Microsoft SharePoint: New setting to disable presence in the file viewer

MC906496SharePoint Online · OneDrive for BusinessplanForChangeUpdated: 8 January 2025

Microsoft has updated the rollout timeline for disabling user presence in OneDrive and SharePoint file viewers, now completing by mid-January 2025. Admins can use the SharePoint Online Management Shell to disable this feature per site collection. The feature is optional and requires no action before rollout.

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Applies to: SharePoint Online · OneDrive for Business
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