If you disable OneDrive shortcuts, the Add shortcut to OneDrive command is removed from SharePoint Online document libraries. In December 2020, Microsoft said that administrators would be able to block OneDrive shortcuts “ for the next few months” to “ drive any required change management.” Microsoft plans to remove this option in the future (no timeframe has been announced). The warning still applies even though OneDrive shortcuts are generally available. However, existing shortcuts will remain functional. WARNING: Users in your organization will no longer be able to add new shortcuts to their OneDrive while theįeature is in Public Preview.
Set-SPOTenant -DisableAddShortCutsToOneDrive $True Make sure that you update the SharePoint Online PowerShell module before attempting to run Set-SPOTenant to ensure that the switch is available. If you decide that you don’t like shortcuts, you can disable them by running the Set-SPOTenant cmdlet to set the DisableAddShortCutsToOneDrive switch to $True.
It’s just a pity and a little curious that Microsoft hasn’t told more people about shortcuts. Figure 3: Delve lists documents added to a boardĪt this point, given that many have forgotten that Delve exists, adding shortcuts to OneDrive for Business is the most useful way of assembling pointers to the SharePoint Online folders you use most often.
