New “Waffle” Menu in Office 365
Another day, another change in Office 365 land!
This week the new waffle menu was made available to first release (first release allows Microsoft to push updates a bit faster on your tenant) users, I looked in my main tenant, and there it was, it all its glory!
It’s a quite clean take on the apps menu that will not only bring your “pinned” apps but also recent/new documents you’ve viewed.
The main benefits are:
- Cleaner UI
- Documents accessible from any area in Office 365
- Pin/un pin certain Apps
- Other enterprise apps can be added.
Personally, I’m not a big fan of not being able to unpin certain items, like Word or Excel, which honestly, being old school, I’m used to start from my desktop, not the web. Would be great to have full control over the menu.
A few also expressed privacy concerns over the recent documents viewed showing up while presenting to others, so keep an eye on what shows up there!
Yummy Waffle image courtesy of Keith McDuffee under CC licensing
OneDrive (without the Fat!)
One of the jewels of upgrading Windows 10 to the newly released Fall Creators Update is the introduction of OneDrive Files on Demand.
In a nutshell, you will be able to see all the files and folders you have on your OneDrive account in the cloud without the need to have all those files download and take precious space on your PC’s hard drive.
Want a file downloaded, right click and select “Always keep on this device”.
Want to free up some room, select a file or better yet a folder you know you don’t use very often and right click to select “Free up Space” 🙂
This is great, almost like having a cake, but none of the calories!
Miguel A. Tena
I started Digital Workplace Crusaders because I believe technology should make work feel clearer, more connected, and more human, not more complicated. As a Senior Solutions Architect and Microsoft 365 Consultant with more than two decades of experience I thrive on helping organizations turn Microsoft 365, Azure, SharePoint, Teams, Power Platform, Purview, and Copilot into practical solutions that support real people doing real work.
My work has taken me across healthcare, government, education, public sector, regulated industries, and large enterprise environments. In each engagement, I’ve seen the same pattern: organizations do not need more technology, they need thoughtful guidance, clear decisions, trusted architecture, and support that helps teams adopt change with confidence. That is the kind of partnership I aim to bring to every client relationship.
I bring strong technical depth, backed by Microsoft certifications in Microsoft 365, Teams, Azure architecture, Entra Identity, Power Platform, and AI, along with a Lean Green Belt mindset for improving processes and reducing friction. But the heart of my work is not the certification list—it is helping leaders and teams make sense of complexity, build momentum, and create digital workplace experiences that are secure, sustainable, and genuinely useful.
As a founder and consultant, my goal is to meet organizations where they are, listen carefully, and help shape a path forward that feels achievable. Whether I’m leading a roadmap engagement, supporting Copilot adoption, improving information architecture, or modernizing collaboration and governance, I focus on practical outcomes: better decisions, smoother work, stronger adoption, and technology that amplifies the people behind the business.
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