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Microsoft Viva Unsubscribe Not Working: Force It in 4 Steps
Use PowerShell to free yourself of Viva emails once and for all
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Updated onMarch 29, 2024
updated onMarch 29, 2024
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Microsoft Vivais an online workplace platform where people can interact with their colleagues on various topics. It’s essentially a form of social media but a lot less busy and filled with ads.
One of its features issending out emailsthat provide insights into people’s work habits. In theory, this is a great way to learn to be more efficient at work, but it quickly leads to an overstuffed email account.
What causes the Unsubscribe button not to work?
Normally, you would scroll down to the bottom of a Viva email and click Unsubscribe to end the emails. However, there have been reports of Viva emails continuing to show up in some user accounts.
There are a handful of reasons why this could happen, and it’s important to go over them.
How can I forcefully unsubscribe from Microsoft Viva?
There are multiple ways to do so, and don’t take much time to accomplish. Before you do, there are several things you’ll need to do first:
1. Connect to PowerShell Exchange Online
This step must be done before you can move on to the following solution.
2. Use PowerShell to disable the briefing email
3. Turn off Microsoft Viva through the admin center
4. Disable briefing email in Viva Insight
Is it possible to make myself an administrator to do Microsoft Viva fixes?
All of the Microsoft Viva solutions require you tohave administrator-level access. As mentioned earlier, you can ask your network admin to give you the permissions, or you can do it yourself.
There are several ways to do this. PowerShell has a specific command you can run to give yourself admin permissions. Or you can create a brand new account with that high level of access.
While we have you, be sure to check out our guide on installing and usingMicrosoft Viva Engage, a feature that allows employees to connect with anyone across the company from anywhere, anytime.
Feel free to comment below if you have other Microsoft Viva problems. Also, leave comments below about reviews you’d like to see or information on other Microsoft apps and platforms.
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Cesar Cadenas
Networking & Security Specialist
Cesar has been writing for and about technology going on for 6 years when he first started writing tech articles for his university paper. Since then, his passion for technology blossomed into a prosperous writing career. He first started writing about tech in the entertainment world and would later move on to write about smart life tech and social media. He was recently a Technical Writer for tech company Extron where he wrote user guides for audio and video equipment.
He has since moved on to being a freelance writer looking to have a career in copywriting and hopes to share his love and knowledge of technology with the world. Recently, Cesar has written for the cryptocurrency news site, BTCPro and helping people understand tech.
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Cesar Cadenas
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Cesar is a tech expert passionate about Windows, Microsoft, and anything surrounding the world of PCs.
