While there are no deep questions about what each of the service options do, we recommend you spend time exploring the options for the services in the Microsoft 365 admin center.
Security & privacy
The Security & privacy tab houses settings that govern various security controls for the organization. On this page, you’ll find access to the following settings:
Setting | Description |
Bing data collection | Choose whether to allow Bing to collect organization query data. |
Idle session timeout | Configure the idle session timeout period for Office web apps. |
Password expiration policy | Choose whether to enable password expiration. Password expiration is disabled by default (and the password policy is governed by the on-premises Active Directory if password hash sync has been configured). |
Privacy profile | Configure the URL for the organization’s privacy policy and the organization’s privacy contact. The privacy URL is displayed on the Privacy tab of the Settings & Privacy page in the user account profile and when a sharing request is sent to an external user. |
Self-service password reset | Provides a link to the Azure portal to configure self-service password reset. |
Sharing | Choose whether to allow users to add guests to the organization. |
These options can be used to broadly configure security and privacy settings for your organization. As with the settings on the Services tab, these are coarse controls. Fine-grained control is available for some of these items inside their respective admin centers.
Organization profile
Settings on the Organization profile tab are largely informational or used to manage certain aspects of the user experience. On this tab, you’ll find the following settings:
Setting | Description |
Custom app launcher tiles | Configure additional tiles to show up on the Microsoft 365 app launcher. |
Custom themes | Create and apply themes to the Microsoft 365 portal for end users, including mandating the theme as well as specific organization logos and colors. |
Data location | View the regional information where your tenants’ data is stored. |
Help desk information | Choose whether to add custom help desk support information for end users to the Office 365 help pane. |
Keyboard shortcuts | View the shortcuts available for use in the Microsoft 365 admin center. |
Organization information | Update your organization’s name and other contact information. |
Release preferences | Choose the release settings for Office 365 features (excluding Microsoft 365 apps). The available options are Standard release for everyone, Targeted release for everyone, and Targeted release for select users. The default setting is Standard release for everyone. |
Support integration | Use the settings on this page to configure integration with third-party support tools such as Service Now. |
Like the other Org settings tabs, the settings on this page will be used infrequently—typically when just setting up your tenant and customizing the experience. As with the other Organization profile setting areas, you should spend some time in a test environment navigating the tenant to view these settings and update them to see their effects.