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How to Disable SharePoint News You Might Have Missed Emails Globally
Question details
The tenant administrator needs to globally disable the automatic 'News you might have missed' email digests in SharePoint.
- Product
- SharePoint Online
- Device & OS
- not provided
- Scenario
- A tenant administrator wants to prevent SharePoint from automatically sending news digests before announcements are fully ready, preferring manual distribution instead.
- Observed behavior
- Users are automatically receiving 'News you might have missed' emails, which risks distributing news articles prematurely across the organization.
Ensure you have SharePoint Tenant Administrator privileges and have the SharePoint Online Management Shell installed on your computer.
Disable Auto News Digest via SharePoint Online PowerShell
Use this method to turn off the automatic news digest feature for all users across your entire SharePoint Online tenant.
Microsoft SharePoint automatically sends 'News you might have missed' digests to users to keep them engaged. To stop these emails tenant-wide, administrators must use PowerShell, as there is currently no global UI toggle available in the SharePoint admin center.
Launch the SharePoint Online Management Shell on your computer. Ensure you run the application with administrator privileges.
Execute the command 'Connect-SPOService -Url https://yourdomain-admin.sharepoint.com' (replace 'yourdomain' with your actual tenant name) and log in with your admin credentials.
Run the command 'Set-SPOTenant -EnableAutoNewsDigest $false' to turn off the automatic emails globally.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Can individual users disable the SharePoint news digest emails themselves?
Yes, individual users can opt out of the automatic news digest by scrolling to the bottom of the email they receive and clicking the 'Unsubscribe' link.
Will disabling the auto news digest affect manual news sharing?
No, setting EnableAutoNewsDigest to false only stops the automated system emails. Site owners and administrators can still manually compile and send news digests at any time.
How do I re-enable the global news digest feature later?
To turn the feature back on for your tenant, connect to the SharePoint Online Management Shell and run the command 'Set-SPOTenant -EnableAutoNewsDigest $true'.
