SharePoint: Admin policy for expiring "People in your organization" links

Vendor: Microsoft
Product: SharePoint, OneDrive
Type: Availability
Announcement date: 2026-02-06
Effective date: Date not published
Impact: Affected

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Administrators can now set organization-wide policies to automatically expire "People in your organization" sharing links after a specified period. This helps organizations maintain tighter control over internal content sharing by ensuring links don't remain active indefinitely. Configure expiration timeframes that align with your organization's data governance requirements—whether that's 30 days, 90 days, or a custom period. GA date: March CY2026 Launched General Availability Worldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant) GCC GCC High DoD OneDrive SharePoint Android Desktop iOS Mac Web

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Who is affected: The audience described by the Microsoft update is represented by: SharePoint: Admin policy for expiring "People in your organization" links Administrators can now set organization-wide policies to automatically expire "People in your organization" sharing links after a specified period. This helps organizations maintain tighter control over internal content sharing by ensuring links don't remain active indefinitely. Configure expiration timeframes that align with your organization's data governance requirements—whether that's 30 days, 90 days, or a custom peri

Why it matters: The change matters because the official source describes: SharePoint: Admin policy for expiring "People in your organization" links Administrators can now set organization-wide policies to automatically expire "People in your organization" sharing links after a specified period. This helps organizations maintain tighter control over internal content sharing by ensuring links don't remain active indefinitely. Configure expiration timeframes that align with your organization's data governance requirements—whether that's 30 days, 90 days, or a custom peri

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SharePoint: Admin policy for expiring "People in your organization" links Administrators can now set organization-wide policies to automatically expire "People in your organization" sharing links after a specified period. This helps organizations maintain tighter control over internal content sharing by ensuring links don't remain active indefinitely. Configure expiration timeframes that align with your organization's data governance requirements—whether that's 30 days, 90 days, or a custom period. GA date: March CY2026 Launched General Availability Worldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant) GCC GCC High DoD OneDrive SharePoint Android Desktop iOS Mac Web
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SharePoint: Admin policy for expiring "People in your organization" links Administrators can now set organization-wide policies to automatically expire "People in your organization" sharing links after a specified period. This helps organizations maintain tighter control over internal content sharing by ensuring links don't remain active indefinitely. Configure expiration timeframes that align with your organization's data governance requirements—whether that's 30 days, 90 days, or a custom period. GA date: March CY2026 Launched General Availability Worldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant) GCC GCC High DoD OneDrive SharePoint Android Desktop iOS Mac Web
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Product OneDrive
SharePoint: Admin policy for expiring "People in your organization" links Administrators can now set organization-wide policies to automatically expire "People in your organization" sharing links after a specified period. This helps organizations maintain tighter control over internal content sharing by ensuring links don't remain active indefinitely. Configure expiration timeframes that align with your organization's data governance requirements—whether that's 30 days, 90 days, or a custom period. GA date: March CY2026 Launched General Availability Worldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant) GCC GCC High DoD OneDrive SharePoint Android Desktop iOS Mac Web
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SharePoint: Admin policy for expiring "People in your organization" links Administrators can now set organization-wide policies to automatically expire "People in your organization" sharing links after a specified period. This helps organizations maintain tighter control over internal content sharing by ensuring links don't remain active indefinitely. Configure expiration timeframes that align with your organization's data governance requirements—whether that's 30 days, 90 days, or a custom period. GA date: March CY2026 Launched General Availability Worldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant) GCC GCC High DoD OneDrive SharePoint Android Desktop iOS Mac Web
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