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Microsoft Loop external sharing and governance

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Microsoft Loop external sharing and governance

How Loop components and workspaces work with external users — and the governance considerations.

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Workspace-level sharing

A Loop workspace is backed by a hidden Microsoft 365 Group and SharePoint site. Sharing a workspace is structurally similar to sharing other Microsoft 365 content:

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Component-level travel

This is where Loop differs from typical content. A Loop component — a list, a table, a task list — embedded in a Teams chat or Outlook email can be shared with the chat's recipients, including external ones (if your ten…

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Configuration controls

Tenant admins control Loop via the Microsoft 365 admin center and via Microsoft Graph:

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Practical guidance

For tenants enabling Loop:

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Where Loop is heading

Microsoft continues to invest in Loop. The component model is increasingly the substrate for Copilot Pages (Copilot output → editable Loop page) and for collaborative work generally. As Loop matures, the governance surf…

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