Author: Carlos A Lopez (Twitter: @CLopezDC)

Force AAD Connect Synchronization Cycle

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The scheduler will run by default run every 30 minutes. In some cases you might want to run a sync cycle in between the scheduled cycles or you need to run a different type.

Delta Sync Cycle
It could be that you have an urgent change which must be synchronized immediately which is why you need to manually run a cycle. If you need to manually run a cycle, then from PowerShell run:


Start-ADSyncSyncCycle -PolicyType Delta

Full Sync Cycle
If you have made one of the following configuration changes, you need to run a full sync cycle (a.k.a. Initial):

  • Added more objects or attributes to be imported from a source directory
  • Made changes to the Synchronization rules
  • Changed filtering so a different number of objects should be included (e.g. Adding a new OU to the filter)

If you have made one of these changes, then you need to run a full sync cycle so the sync engine has the opportunity to reconsolidate the connector spaces. To initiate a full sync cycle, run:


Start-ADSyncSyncCycle -PolicyType Initial

Outlook Web App (OWA) and OneDrive for Business

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Outlook Web App now includes full integration with OneDrive for Business which allows the users to share files stored in the cloud as attachments in their email. Basically there are 2 ways you can share a file with Outlook Web App and OneDrive for Business:

  • When you send an attachment from your computer or device you can now automatically upload the file to your OneDrive cloud drive and send it as a link.
  • You can also easily attach a file directly from your OneDrive cloud drive when sending an email in Outlook Web App.

Office 365 ProPlus Click-To-Run updates

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By default, Microsoft Office 2013 products deployed via Click-to-Run are kept up to date automatically. Click-to-Run will automatically check for updates in the background.

Each Click to Run release has a new version number. Users can find their current version by following these steps:

  1. Open any Office application
  2. Click on the File tab
  3. Click on Account (Office Account in Outlook)

The Click-to-Run version is displayed in the Click-to-Run Product Updates section.

Each user’s machine will apply the updates which are applicable to their Office product. If your version of Office does not contain an application, you will not receive updates to that application.