Microsoft has announced that it will start disabling external workbook links to blocked file types by default between October 2025 and July 2026. After the rollout ...

In the company’s Microsoft 365 admin center message, it explained that the default behaviour on Excel will now prevent it from adding such references, and recommends users to stick to this setting.

Many of them are backward- and forward-compatible, but check the system requirements before you download anything. Note that newer isn’t always better: Many of the ...

Microsoft is working on adding XLL add-in protection for Microsoft 365 customers by including automated blocking of all such files downloaded from the Internet. This will help tackle the rise of ...