Tag Archives: Troubleshooting

Update SharePoint Site Title: GUI vs PowerShell

If you need to update a SharePoint site title (site name) programmatically (e.g. with PowerShell), and if this site is a group-based site (e.g. Microsoft Teams team site or Viva Engage community site or…) – you should not update SharePoint site title, but you should update group display name instead. Here is why. In Microsoft […]

You cannot use Power BI to visualize this list issue

If you are working with SharePoint Online list and select Integrate – Power BI – Visualize the list, but it gives you error message “You cannot use Power BI to visualize this list”, “Looks like the feature for visualizing lists is turned off. Please contact your admin to enable this feature”: The issue appears to […]

Microsoft Forms Troubleshooting

So far some findings I came up with after several Microsoft forms troubleshooting sessions… I’ll keep all the gotchas here as “how to” guide for myself. I’d be glad if this also helps you troubleshoot your Microsoft forms. Microsoft forms links You know, a user can create a Microsoft form. Then user can share it. […]

Microsoft Form Blocked due to Potential Phishing

You are seeing messages “This form can’t be distributed as it is asking for personal or sensitive information. Contact your admin for assistance. Terms of use” or “Form can no longer be accessed. This form has been flagged for potential phishing. Technical details” Cause The reason is: Microsoft enabled automated machine reviews to proactively detect […]

Orphan SharePoint sites vs orphan content databases

Note: the article below is for on-prem SharePoint. For Microsoft 365 orphan/ownerless resources – sites, groups – please check  – Ownerless Microsoft 365 groups, teams and sites Q&As  – Microsoft 365 ownerless groups policy email template format and content – Orphan Microsoft 365 groups in large environments Remove orphan sites from SharePoint content database Problem: […]