Microsoft 365 admin center – MAJOR UPDATE – Admins can no longer receive user passwords in email as of August 30, 2024

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Today sharing one more MAJOR UPDATE related to RESET PASSWORD.

MAJOR UPDATE : Microsoft 365 admin center: Admins can no longer receive user passwords in email as of August 30, 2024

Background

• Currently when admin resets password for user, there is an option to send username and password through email. option – “Email the sign info to me” as shown in below image

• As admin “Reset Password” they receives an email as shown in image below

Details:

• Starting August 30, 2024, the ‘Send password in email‘ feature will be retired from the Microsoft 365 admin center.
• Microsoft recommends using the new Print option in the Microsoft admin center to save the user account details and share them in a secure manner with users.
• Admins will no longer be able to receive usernames and passwords in email after this change is implemented.

REFERENCES

• Reset passwords in Microsoft 365 for business
• Microsoft 365 – Navigating to Microsoft 365 admin center

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