Merge pull request #31705 from MicrosoftDocs/sfrancis206-m365-core-user-accounts

Ruchika-mittal01 · web-flow · commit 6f6d0a20e930 · 2026-04-28T04:42:05.000+05:30
Adding ms.custom value to articles in M365 TOC
diff --git a/microsoft-365/admin/add-users/add-users.md b/microsoft-365/admin/add-users/add-users.md
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ ms.custom:
 - AdminTemplateSet
 - adminvideo
 - business_assist
+- user-accounts
 search.appverid:
 - MET150
 ms.date: 01/06/2026
diff --git a/microsoft-365/admin/add-users/assign-admin-roles.md b/microsoft-365/admin/add-users/assign-admin-roles.md
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ ms.custom:
 - AdminSurgePortfolio
 - AdminTemplateSet
 - adminvideo
+- user-accounts
 ---
 
 # Assign admin roles in the Microsoft 365 admin center
diff --git a/microsoft-365/admin/add-users/change-a-user-name-and-email-address.md b/microsoft-365/admin/add-users/change-a-user-name-and-email-address.md
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ ms.custom:
 - AdminTemplateSet
 - adminvideo
 - business_assist
+- user-accounts
 description: "Learn how you can change a user's email address and display name."
 ---
 
diff --git a/microsoft-365/admin/add-users/change-user-profile-photos.md b/microsoft-365/admin/add-users/change-user-profile-photos.md
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ ms.custom:
 - AdminSurgePortfolio
 - AdminTemplateSet
 - has-azure-ad-ps-ref
+- user-accounts
 search.appverid: 
 description: "Learn how a Microsoft 365 admin can add, update, and remove the pictures in user account profiles and Microsoft 365 Group profiles."
 customer-intent: As an admin, I want to update a user's profile photo in Microsoft 365.
diff --git a/microsoft-365/admin/add-users/create-and-use-a-template-to-add-users.md b/microsoft-365/admin/add-users/create-and-use-a-template-to-add-users.md
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ ms.collection:
 ms.custom:
 - MSStore_Link
 - AdminSurgePortfolio
+- user-accounts
 search.appverid:
 - MET150
 - MOE150
diff --git a/microsoft-365/admin/add-users/delete-a-user.md b/microsoft-365/admin/add-users/delete-a-user.md
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ ms.collection:
 ms.custom:
 - AdminSurgePortfolio
 - AdminTemplateSet
+- user-accounts
 description: "Learn how to delete a Microsoft 365 user account, what to do with the user's email and OneDrive content, and whether to keep the product license."
 customer-intent: As an administrator, I need to delete a user account because someone has left our organization.
 ---
diff --git a/microsoft-365/admin/add-users/let-users-reset-passwords.md b/microsoft-365/admin/add-users/let-users-reset-passwords.md
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ ms.custom:
 - AdminTemplateSet
 - adminvideo
 - business_assist
+- user-accounts
 description: "Learn how you can set a policy in the Microsoft 365 admin center to allow users to reset their own passwords using the self-service password reset tool."
 ---
 
diff --git a/microsoft-365/admin/add-users/remove-former-employee-step-1.md b/microsoft-365/admin/add-users/remove-former-employee-step-1.md
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ ms.custom:
 - m365solution-removeemployee
 - admindeeplinkEXCHANGE
 - has-azure-ad-ps-ref, azure-ad-ref-level-one-done
+- user-accounts
 ---
 
 # Step 1 - Prevent user sign-in and block access to Microsoft 365
diff --git a/microsoft-365/admin/add-users/remove-former-employee-step-2.md b/microsoft-365/admin/add-users/remove-former-employee-step-2.md
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ ms.custom:
 - OKR_SMB_Videos
 - AdminSurgePortfolio
 - m365solution-removeemployee
+- user-accounts
 description: "Once you've blocked a user from being able to log into your organization, learn two ways you can save the contents of the former employee's mailbox."
 ---
 
diff --git a/microsoft-365/admin/add-users/remove-former-employee-step-3.md b/microsoft-365/admin/add-users/remove-former-employee-step-3.md
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ ms.custom:
 - AdminSurgePortfolio
 - m365solution-removeemployee
 - admindeeplinkEXCHANGE
+- user-accounts
 description: "Use the Exchange admin center to wipe and block a former employee's device so that all organization data is removed and it no longer connects to Microsoft 365."
 ---
 
diff --git a/microsoft-365/admin/add-users/remove-former-employee-step-4.md b/microsoft-365/admin/add-users/remove-former-employee-step-4.md
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ ms.custom:
 - OKR_SMB_Videos
 - AdminSurgePortfolio
 - m365solution-removeemployee
+- user-accounts
 description: "Forward a former employee's email to another employee or convert it to a shared mailbox where several people are able to access it instead of one person."
 ---
 
diff --git a/microsoft-365/admin/add-users/remove-former-employee-step-5.md b/microsoft-365/admin/add-users/remove-former-employee-step-5.md
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ ms.custom:
 - AdminSurgePortfolio
 - AdminTemplateSet
 - m365solution-removeemployee
+- user-accounts
 description: "Follow the steps in this article to access a former employee's OneDrive and Outlook data, back it up, and choose whether to give access to another employee."
 ---
 
diff --git a/microsoft-365/admin/add-users/remove-former-employee-step-6.md b/microsoft-365/admin/add-users/remove-former-employee-step-6.md
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ ms.custom:
 - OKR_SMB_Videos
 - AdminSurgePortfolio
 - m365solution-removeemployee
+- user-accounts
 description: "You can remove a former employee's Microsoft 365 license, and then delete it from your subscription or assign the license to another user."
 ---
 
diff --git a/microsoft-365/admin/add-users/remove-former-employee-step-7.md b/microsoft-365/admin/add-users/remove-former-employee-step-7.md
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ ms.custom:
 - OKR_SMB_Videos
 - AdminSurgePortfolio
 - m365solution-removeemployee
+- user-accounts
 description: "After you've saved and accessed all of a former employee's user data, you can delete the former employee's account in the Microsoft 365 admin center."
 ---
 
diff --git a/microsoft-365/admin/add-users/remove-former-employee.md b/microsoft-365/admin/add-users/remove-former-employee.md
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ ms.custom:
 - AdminTemplateSet
 - m365solution-removeemployee
 - business_assist
+- user-accounts
 description: "Block access to Microsoft 365 so a former employee can't sign in, secure organization data, and allow other employees to access their email and OneDrive data."
 ---
 
diff --git a/microsoft-365/admin/add-users/reset-passwords.md b/microsoft-365/admin/add-users/reset-passwords.md
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ ms.custom:
 - business_assist
 - adminvideo
 - has-azure-ad-ps-ref
+- user-accounts
 description: "Sign in with your Microsoft 365 admin account to reset passwords for users when you have a Microsoft 365 for business subscription."
 customer-intent: As an administrator, I need to know how to reset passwords for myself and other users.
 ---
diff --git a/microsoft-365/admin/add-users/restore-user.md b/microsoft-365/admin/add-users/restore-user.md
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ ms.custom:
 - MSStore_Link
 - AdminSurgePortfolio
 - AdminTemplateSet
+- user-accounts
 description: "Within 30 days of deleting a user account, you can restore the account and all data, and the user can sign in with the same account."
 customer-intent: As an admin, I want to restore a user account that was deleted.
 ---
diff --git a/microsoft-365/admin/create-groups/add-or-remove-members-from-groups.md b/microsoft-365/admin/create-groups/add-or-remove-members-from-groups.md
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ ms.custom:
 - AdminSurgePortfolio
 - AdminTemplateSet
 - m365-groups
+- user-accounts
 search.appverid:
 - MET150
 ms.assetid: e186d224-a324-4afa-8300-0e4fc0c3000a
diff --git a/microsoft-365/admin/create-groups/compare-groups.md b/microsoft-365/admin/create-groups/compare-groups.md
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ ms.custom:
 - admindeeplinkMAC
 - campaignIDs-batch2
 - m365-groups
+- user-accounts
 search.appverid:
 - BCS160
 - MET150
diff --git a/microsoft-365/admin/create-groups/create-groups.md b/microsoft-365/admin/create-groups/create-groups.md
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ ms.custom:
 - AdminTemplateSet
 - admindeeplinkMAC
 - m365-groups
+- user-accounts
 search.appverid:
 - BCS160
 - MET150
diff --git a/microsoft-365/admin/create-groups/explain-groups-knowledge-worker.md b/microsoft-365/admin/create-groups/explain-groups-knowledge-worker.md
@@ -10,7 +10,9 @@ audience: Admin
 ms.topic: article
 ms.service: microsoft-365-admin
 ms.localizationpriority: medium
-ms.custom: m365-groups
+ms.custom: 
+- m365-groups
+- user-accounts
 ms.collection:
 - M365-subscription-management
 - Adm_O365
diff --git a/microsoft-365/admin/create-groups/group-mailbox-size-management.md b/microsoft-365/admin/create-groups/group-mailbox-size-management.md
@@ -9,7 +9,9 @@ ms.topic: article
 ms.service: microsoft-365-admin
 ms.localizationpriority: medium
 search.appverid: 
-ms.custom: m365-groups
+ms.custom: 
+- m365-groups
+- user-accounts
 ms.collection:
 - trust-pod
 ms.reviewer: batre
diff --git a/microsoft-365/admin/create-groups/manage-groups.md b/microsoft-365/admin/create-groups/manage-groups.md
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ ms.custom:
 - admindeeplinkMAC
 - has-azure-ad-ps-ref, azure-ad-ref-level-one-done
 - m365-groups
+- user-accounts
 search.appverid:
 - BCS160
 - MET150
diff --git a/microsoft-365/admin/create-groups/manage-guest-access-in-groups.md b/microsoft-365/admin/create-groups/manage-guest-access-in-groups.md
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ ms.custom:
 - admindeeplinkMAC
 - no-azure-ad-ps-ref
 - m365-groups
+- user-accounts
 search.appverid:
 - MET150
 - MOE150
diff --git a/microsoft-365/admin/create-groups/ownerless-groups-teams.md b/microsoft-365/admin/create-groups/ownerless-groups-teams.md
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ ms.custom:
 - AdminTemplateSet
 - admindeeplinkMAC
 - m365-groups
+- user-accounts
 search.appverid:
 - MET150
 - MOE150
diff --git a/microsoft-365/admin/create-groups/restore-deleted-group.md b/microsoft-365/admin/create-groups/restore-deleted-group.md
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ ms.custom:
 - AdminSurgePortfolio
 - AdminTemplateSet
 - m365-groups
+- user-accounts
 search.appverid:
 - BCS160
 - MET150
diff --git a/microsoft-365/admin/email/about-shared-mailboxes.md b/microsoft-365/admin/email/about-shared-mailboxes.md
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ ms.custom:
 - AdminSurgePortfolio
 - okr_smb
 - AdminTemplateSet
+- user-accounts
 description: Learn about shared mailboxes in Microsoft 365, including licensing, permissions, storage limits, and troubleshooting. Find out what to know before creating a shared mailbox.
 #customer intent: Create shared email mailboxes
 ---
diff --git a/microsoft-365/admin/email/add-another-email-alias-for-a-user.md b/microsoft-365/admin/email/add-another-email-alias-for-a-user.md
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ ms.custom:
 - AdminSurgePortfolio
 - AdminTemplateSet
 - business_assist
+- user-accounts
 description: "Learn how you can add more than one email address, called an email alias to users in your Microsoft 365 organization."
 ---
 
diff --git a/microsoft-365/admin/email/add-user-or-contact-to-distribution-list.md b/microsoft-365/admin/email/add-user-or-contact-to-distribution-list.md
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ ms.custom:
 - VSBFY23
 - AdminSurgePortfolio
 - AdminTemplateSet
+- user-accounts
 description: "Learn how to add a Microsoft 365 user or contact such as an employee, partner, or vendor to an email distribution group."
 ---
 
diff --git a/microsoft-365/admin/email/change-email-address.md b/microsoft-365/admin/email/change-email-address.md
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ ms.custom:
 - AdminSurgePortfolio
 - AdminTemplateSet
 - adminvideo
+- user-accounts
 search.appverid:
 - BCS160
 - MET150
diff --git a/microsoft-365/admin/email/configure-a-shared-mailbox.md b/microsoft-365/admin/email/configure-a-shared-mailbox.md
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ ms.custom:
 - MSStore_Link
 - AdminSurgePortfolio
 - AdminTemplateSet
+- user-accounts
 description: "Create a shared mailbox and configure some settings for its users, such as email forwarding and automatic replies."
 ---
 
diff --git a/microsoft-365/admin/email/configure-clutter.md b/microsoft-365/admin/email/configure-clutter.md
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ ms.collection:
 ms.custom:
 - AdminSurgePortfolio
 - AdminTemplateSet
+- user-accounts
 description: "Learn to enable or disable the Clutter feature for all or specific users in your organization, using Exchange PowerShell. "
 ---
 
diff --git a/microsoft-365/admin/email/convert-user-mailbox-to-shared-mailbox.md b/microsoft-365/admin/email/convert-user-mailbox-to-shared-mailbox.md
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ ms.custom:
 - AdminTemplateSet
 - admindeeplinkEXCHANGE
 - business_assist
+- user-accounts
 description: "Learn to convert a user mailbox to a shared mailbox that can be accessed by several people instead of by just one person."
 ---
 
diff --git a/microsoft-365/admin/email/create-a-shared-mailbox.md b/microsoft-365/admin/email/create-a-shared-mailbox.md
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ ms.custom:
 - business_assist
 - has-azure-ad-ps-ref
 - azure-ad-ref-level-one-done
+- user-accounts
 description: "Create a shared mailbox to enable multiple users in your business to share the responsibility of reading and answering email sent to one address."
 ---
 
diff --git a/microsoft-365/admin/email/create-edit-or-delete-a-security-group.md b/microsoft-365/admin/email/create-edit-or-delete-a-security-group.md
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ ms.custom:
 - AdminTemplateSet
 - admindeeplinkMAC
 - admindeeplinkEXCHANGE
+- user-accounts
 description: "Learn to create, edit, or delete a security group."
 ---
 
diff --git a/microsoft-365/admin/email/office-365-user-email-settings.md b/microsoft-365/admin/email/office-365-user-email-settings.md
@@ -15,7 +15,9 @@ ms.collection:
 - Adm_O365
 - Adm_TOC
 - operations-pod
-ms.custom: AdminSurgePortfolio
+ms.custom: 
+- AdminSurgePortfolio
+- user-accounts
 ms.localizationpriority: medium
 search.appverid:
 - MET150
diff --git a/microsoft-365/admin/email/select-domain-to-use-for-email-from-microsoft-365-products.md b/microsoft-365/admin/email/select-domain-to-use-for-email-from-microsoft-365-products.md
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ ms.custom:
 - okr_smb
 - AdminTemplateSet
 - business_assist
+- user-accounts
 search.appverid:
 - BCS160
 - MET150
@@ -46,7 +47,7 @@ There are several scenarios where emails are sent from a “no-reply” system-b
 The default option is that users receive no-reply emails sent by Microsoft on behalf of your organization. Your users receive these emails as [EXTERNAL] notifications. You can now use a custom domain as the sender of these notifications. Using this feature means that emails are sent from your own Exchange Online instance and they become internal communication. For example, **no-reply@sharepointonline.com [External]** could become **no-reply@contoso.com**, if **Contoso.com** is the selected domain.
 
 > [!NOTE]
-> Only domains registered within your tenant can be used and ownership must be verified through the existing add domains process within Microsoft 365. Please use the following steps and note the Domain Name System (DNS) records required when configuring a domain for sending email.
+> Only domains registered within your tenant can be used and ownership must be verified through the existing add domains process within Microsoft 365. Use the following steps and note the Domain Name System (DNS) records required when configuring a domain for sending email.
 
 <a name="configsetting"></a>
 ## Configure the "Send email notifications from your domain" setting
@@ -56,9 +57,9 @@ The setting is available via the Microsoft 365 Admin Center **Settings** menu it
 :::image type="content" alt-text="Org Settings - Send email notifications setting" source="../../media/send-email-notifications-org-settings.png" lightbox="../../media/send-email-notifications-org-settings.png":::
 
 > [!NOTE]
-> - This setting is an opt-in setting that allows the Microsoft 365 system administrators to select a verified domain within the tenant. This means that the domain has been validated for ownership.
+> - This setting is an opt-in setting that allows the Microsoft 365 system administrators to select a verified domain within the tenant, meaning that the domain is validated for ownership.
 > - The recommendation is to use a domain that has the appropriate DNS records to facilitate email validation, like SPF, DKIM, DMARC, and MX as this then complies with the [RFC compliance](https://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc2142.txt) for sending and receiving email. For more information, see [Learn more about Exchange Online Email Routing](/exchange/mail-flow-best-practices/mail-flow-best-practices).
-> - Please ensure you comply with all privacy, compliance, and security requirements and policies within your organization. 
+> - Ensure you comply with all privacy, compliance, and security requirements and policies within your organization. 
 
 **To configure the "Send email notifications from your domain" setting:**
 
@@ -67,19 +68,19 @@ The setting is available via the Microsoft 365 Admin Center **Settings** menu it
 3. On the **Org settings** page, select **Organization profile**.
 4. On the **Organization profile** page, select **Send email notifications from your domain**.
 5. In the **Send email notifications from your domain** page, select **Use a custom send-from domain address**.
-6. The **Domains** menu, select the domain that you want to use for your email replies.The domains listed in the menu includes verified complete and incomplete domains as Microsoft 365 allows DNS settings to be configured and managed outside of the tenant. Your System or Exchange administrator must ensure that they follow and meet all DNS and domain requirements. 
+6. The **Domains** menu, select the domain that you want to use for your email replies. The domains listed in the menu includes verified complete and incomplete domains as Microsoft 365 allows DNS settings to be configured and managed outside of the tenant. Your System or Exchange administrator must ensure that they follow and meet all DNS and domain requirements. 
 7. For **Custom username**, administrators can optionally configure the no-reply prefix. They could then create a matching email address in Exchange, if they would like to monitor responses from users.
-8. Select **Save**. Changes will take a few minutes to complete.
+8. Select **Save**. Changes take a few minutes to complete.
 
 :::image type="content" alt-text="Send email notifications setting." source="../../media/save-email-notifications-domain.png":::
 
 > [!NOTE]
-> If you make a mistake or would like to roll-back the change, deselect the **Use a custom send-from domain address** checkbox and then select **Save**. The setting will revert to the original configuration.
+> If you make a mistake or would like to roll back the change, deselect the **Use a custom send-from domain address** checkbox and then select **Save**. The setting will revert to the original configuration.
 
 <a name="supportedproducts"></a>
 ## Supported products
 
-Please note that the following products currently support this feature: 
+Note that the following products currently support this feature: 
 - SharePoint Online
 - OneDrive for Business
 - Office
@@ -94,7 +95,7 @@ Please note that the following products currently support this feature:
 - Teams
 
 > [!NOTE]
-> The supported products list will be updated as each product migrates to support the setting and no action will be required as these products onboard to the centralized setting. 
+> The supported products list is updated as each product migrates to support the setting and no action is required as these products onboard to the centralized setting. 
 
 <a name="excludedscenarios"></a>
 ## Excluded Scenarios
diff --git a/microsoft-365/admin/manage/assign-licenses-to-users.md b/microsoft-365/admin/manage/assign-licenses-to-users.md
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ ms.custom:
 - AdminTemplateSet
 - GAUpdates
 - campaignIDs-batch1
+- user-accounts
 search.appverid: MET150
 description: "Learn how to assign or unassign licenses for your users in the Microsoft 365 admin center."
 ms.date: 02/19/2026
diff --git a/microsoft-365/admin/manage/customize-profile-cards.md b/microsoft-365/admin/manage/customize-profile-cards.md
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ ms.service: microsoft-365-admin
 ms.topic: article
 ms.date:     07/24/2025
 manager: scotv
+ms.custom: user-accounts
 ---
 
 # Enriching and customizing your organization's profile cards 
diff --git a/microsoft-365/admin/manage/manage-group-licenses.md b/microsoft-365/admin/manage/manage-group-licenses.md
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ ms.custom:
 - commerce_licensing
 - admindeeplinkMAC
 - m365-groups
+- user-accounts
 search.appverid: MET150
 description: "Learn how to assign or unassign licenses to groups in the Microsoft 365 admin center."
 ms.date: 04/17/2026
diff --git a/microsoft-365/admin/manage/people-settings-in-microsoft-365-admin-center.md b/microsoft-365/admin/manage/people-settings-in-microsoft-365-admin-center.md
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ ms.service: microsoft-365-admin
 ms.topic: overview
 ms.date: 10/10/2025
 manager: scotv
+ms.custom: user-accounts
 ---
 
 # Manage people data and related experiences from the Microsoft 365 admin center
diff --git a/microsoft-365/admin/manage/set-password-expiration-policy.md b/microsoft-365/admin/manage/set-password-expiration-policy.md
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ ms.custom:
 - business_assist
 - has-azure-ad-ps-ref
 - azure-ad-ref-level-one-done
+- user-accounts
 description: Learn how to set a password expiration policy for your organization in the Microsoft 365 admin center. Configure passwords to expire or never expire and improve security.
 #customer intent: As an IT administrator, I want to configure password expiration policies so that I can enhance the security of my organization's accounts.
 ---
diff --git a/microsoft-365/admin/misc/mailbox-not-found-error.md b/microsoft-365/admin/misc/mailbox-not-found-error.md
diff --git a/microsoft-365/admin/misc/password-policy-recommendations.md b/microsoft-365/admin/misc/password-policy-recommendations.md
diff --git a/microsoft-365/admin/setup/configure-focused-inbox.md b/microsoft-365/admin/setup/configure-focused-inbox.md
diff --git a/microsoft-365/admin/setup/upgrade-users-to-latest-office-client.md b/microsoft-365/admin/setup/upgrade-users-to-latest-office-client.md
diff --git a/microsoft-365/core/TOC.yml b/microsoft-365/core/TOC.yml
diff --git a/microsoft-365/enterprise/assign-licenses-to-user-accounts.md b/microsoft-365/enterprise/assign-licenses-to-user-accounts.md
diff --git a/microsoft-365/enterprise/manage-microsoft-365-accounts.md b/microsoft-365/enterprise/manage-microsoft-365-accounts.md
diff --git a/microsoft-365/enterprise/microsoft-365-secure-sign-in.md b/microsoft-365/enterprise/microsoft-365-secure-sign-in.md
diff --git a/microsoft-365/enterprise/protect-your-global-administrator-accounts.md b/microsoft-365/enterprise/protect-your-global-administrator-accounts.md
