from 08/03/2020 to 08/09/2020
12 Office 365 Message Center Items were changed and 7 Office 365 Message Center Items were added
Please note: Only common Message Center messages are in this list you should always check your Message Center for additional messages
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Changes
MC End Time changes
| MC ID | MC Title | Old Value | New Value | MC Action required by |
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| MC219427 | Microsoft Information Protection: Exact Data Match will add support for SALT | 2020-09-28T07;00;00Z | 2020-08-04T07;00;00Z | N/A |
| MC218001 | (Updated) Feature Update: Microsoft Secure Score improvement action updates | 2020-08-31T07;00;00Z | 2020-09-30T07;00;00Z | N/A |
| MC212265 | (Updated) New Feature: Schedule pages and news posts in SharePoint | 2020-08-07T07;00;00Z | 2020-10-15T07;00;00Z | N/A |
| MC216129 | (Updated) New Feature: Cumulative analytics for SharePoint hubs | 2020-08-31T07;00;00Z | 2020-09-30T07;00;00Z | N/A |
| MC214927 | (Updated) Outlook for Windows introduces cloud settings | 2020-08-31T07;00;00Z | 2020-10-30T07;00;00Z | N/A |
MC How Affect changes
| MC ID | MC Title | Old Value | New Value | MC Action required by |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MC218001 | (Updated) Feature Update: Microsoft Secure Score improvement action updates | https://docs.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/security/mtp/microsoft-secure-score Microsoft Secure Score is a measurement of an organization's security posture; it can be accessed at https://security.microsoft.com/securescore https://security.microsoft.com/securescore. We are updating Azure ATP security recommendations; Enable security features on Active Directory trusts Remove unsecure SID history attributes from entities Risky lateral movement paths Unsecure account attributes |
https://docs.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/security/mtp/microsoft-secure-score Microsoft Secure Score is a measurement of an organization's security posture; it can be accessed at https://security.microsoft.com/securescore https://security.microsoft.com/securescore. We are updating Azure ATP security recommendations; Enable security features on Active Directory trusts Remove unsecure SID history attributes from entities Risky lateral movement paths Unsecure account attributes Note; As part of this rollout, we are removing ?Do not expire Passwords? security recommendation and updating total score for ?Enable policy to Block Legacy Authentication? security recommendation for Azure AD. |
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| MC219629 | Introducing the Organizer only Teams meeting lobby policy option | Currently, the tenant-level default setting for Automatically admin people? is Everyone in your organization. The other two options are Everyone in your organization and federated organizations or Everyone (no restriction). Although individuals can limit direct meeting access to the meeting organizer, you cannot currently make that a default setting for a given user or set of users. With this change, you will have a fourth option. You will be able to set Automatically admit people to Organizer only (most restrictive). Once you have assigned this value to any user, their default meeting settings will be that only the organizer can join directly; all attendees will need to enter via lobby. Once this is your tenant default, it applies to all new meetings created by the user. Should you make this the default setting, any prior meeting where the organizer did not modify the Meeting options. Meeting organizers can select Meeting options in the meeting invitation to change this setting for each meeting they schedule. |
Currently, the tenant-level default setting for Automatically admit people? is Everyone in your organization. The other two options are Everyone in your organization and federated organizations or Everyone (no restriction). Although individuals can limit direct meeting access to the meeting organizer, you cannot currently make that a default setting for a given user or set of users. With this change, you will have a fourth option. You will be able to set Automatically admit people to Organizer only (most restrictive). Once you have assigned this value to any user, their default meeting settings will be that only the organizer can join directly; all attendees will need to enter via lobby. Once this is your tenant default, it applies to all new meetings created by the user. Should you make this the default setting, any prior meeting where the organizer did not modify the Meeting options. Meeting organizers can select Meeting options in the meeting invitation to change this setting for each meeting they schedule. |
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MC IsMajorChange changes
| MC ID | MC Title | Old Value | New Value | MC Action required by |
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| MC219641 | Service reminder: Skype for Business Online is retiring in 12 months | False | True | N/A |
| MC219564 | Power Apps operated by 21Vianet and Power Automate operated by 21Vianet available soon | False | True | N/A |
MC Link changes
| MC ID | MC Title | Old Value | New Value | MC Action required by |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MC219570 | Updates available for Microsoft 365 Apps for Current Channel | https://docs.microsoft.com/officeupdates/current-channel | https://docs.microsoft.com/officeupdates/current-channel#version-2007-july-30 | N/A |
MC Messages changes
| MC ID | MC Title | Old Value | New Value | MC Action required by |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MC219427 | Microsoft Information Protection: Exact Data Match will add support for SALT | Soon, https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/microsoft-security-and/new-exact-data-match-edm-classification-helps-you-better-detect/ba-p/793526 Exact Data Match (EDM) will support SALT in the data hashing process to improve data security. Key points Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID; https://www.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/roadmap?filters=featureid=65207 65207 Timing; August 28, 2020 Action; review and assess |
UPDATE 8/2/2020; due to an error this message was not correctly targeted to the right set of customers. We apologize for the confusion, and will post a new message as appropriate. Soon, https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/microsoft-security-and/new-exact-data-match-edm-classification-helps-you-better-detect/ba-p/793526 Exact Data Match (EDM) will support SALT in the data hashing process to improve data security. Key points Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID; https://www.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/roadmap?filters=featureid=65207 65207 Timing; August 28, 2020 Action; review and assess |
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| MC218001 | (Updated) Feature Update: Microsoft Secure Score improvement action updates | We?re updating Microsoft Secure Score improvement actions to ensure a more accurate representation of security posture. When this will happen We will begin rolling this out in mid-July; the rollout will be complete end of July. |
Updated August 4, 2020; To ensure the best possible experience for our users, we are delaying some of our deployments to reduce the amount of change flowing into the services. Please see the updated roll-out timeline below We?re updating Microsoft Secure Score improvement actions to ensure a more accurate representation of security posture. When this will happen We will begin rolling this out in mid-August (previously mid-July); the rollout will be complete end of August (previously July). |
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| MC214532 | (Updated) Outlook on the web - In-product notification of full inbox | Whenever someone has used 90% or more of their inbox capacity, Outlook on the web will display a notification until the user reduces stored messages to below 90% of inbox capacity. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 https://www.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/roadmap?filters=searchterms=64275 Roadmap ID 64275. When this will happen We will begin rolling out this feature to production tenants in mid-June; the rollout will be complete by the end of June. We will then roll out the feature to the remainder of our tenants in early July; the rollout will be complete by the end of July. |
Updated August 4, 2020; We are pleased to announce that this feature has completed rolling out and is available in your organization as applicable. As part of the work to make it easier for users to manage their inbox storage, we have also updated the Storage settings page in Outlook. Learn more at; 'https://support.microsoft.com/office/mailbox-storage-limits-in-outlook-on-the-web-f170fe90-b859-4034-bcda-e186fc6a26f5'; Mailbox storage limits in Outlook on the web. Whenever someone has used 90% or more of their inbox capacity, Outlook on the web will display a notification until the user reduces stored messages to below 90% of inbox capacity. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 https://www.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/roadmap?filters=searchterms=64275 Roadmap ID 64275. When this will happen We will begin rolling out this feature to production tenants in mid-June; the rollout will be complete by the end of June. We will then roll out the feature to the remainder of our tenants in early July; the rollout will be complete by the end of July. |
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| MC213423 | (Updated) Feature Update: Office.com home page layout and navigation | Updated July 7, 2020; To ensure the best possible experience for our users, we are delaying some of our deployments to reduce the amount of change flowing into the services. Please see the updated roll-out timeline below We are updating the layout and application navigation for the Office.com home page and the Office app in Windows 10 based on customer feedback. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/roadmap?filters=searchterms=64019 Roadmap ID https://www.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/roadmap?filters=searchterms=64019 64019. When this will happen We will roll out this new experience to Targeted Release customers in early July (previously mid-June). We will roll out this new experience to Standard Release customers in mid-July (previously late June). The rollout will be complete early August (previously late July). |
Updated August 4, 2020; To ensure the best possible experience for our users, we are delaying some of our deployments to reduce the amount of change flowing into the services. Please see the updated roll-out timeline below We are updating the layout and application navigation for the Office.com home page and the Office app in Windows 10 based on customer feedback. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/roadmap?filters=searchterms=64019 Roadmap ID https://www.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/roadmap?filters=searchterms=64019 64019. When this will happen We will roll out this new experience to Targeted Release customers in early July (previously mid-June). We will roll out this new experience to Standard Release customers in early August (previouisly mid-July). The rollout will be complete mid-August (previously early August). |
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| MC212265 | (Updated) New Feature: Schedule pages and news posts in SharePoint | Updated June 26, 2020; On Monday, June 29th, 2020 we will be temporarily rolling back the page scheduling feature to address an issue that prevents customers from correctly enabling scheduling in their sites. Due to this rollback, page scheduling will no longer be available in your tenant. Pages and news posts that have been scheduled will have to be manually published. Please inform site owners and content creators in your organization. We apologize for the inconvenience and look forward to starting rollout again once the issues have been addressed. There will be an announcement in the message center when we are ready to roll out page scheduling. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 https://www.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/roadmap?filters=searchterms=62892 Roadmap ID 62892. When this will happen We will provide additional guidance via Message center when we are ready to proceed. |
Updated August 4, 2020; We have resolved the issue that delayed our rollout of the page scheduling feature and are ready to begin our deployment. The updated timeline will start with a rollout to Targeted Release customers in early August, followed by General Availability in late August. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 https://www.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/roadmap?filters=searchterms=62892 Roadmap ID 62892. When this will happen We will begin rolling out to Targeted Release customers in early August. Subsequently, we will begin rolling out to General Availability customers in late August. |
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| MC216129 | (Updated) New Feature: Cumulative analytics for SharePoint hubs | We are adding new reports on the SharePoint site usage page to provide cumulative usage analytics for SharePoint hubs. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 https://www.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/roadmap?filters=searchterms=57160 Roadmap ID 57160. When this will happen We'll be gradually rolling this out late June 2020. The rollout will be completed by the end of July 2020. |
Updated August 7, 2020; To ensure the best possible experience for our users, we are delaying some of our deployments to reduce the amount of change flowing into the services. Please see the updated roll-out timeline below We are adding new reports on the SharePoint site usage page to provide cumulative usage analytics for SharePoint hubs. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 https://www.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/roadmap?filters=searchterms=57160 Roadmap ID 57160. When this will happen We'll be gradually rolling this out late June 2020. The rollout will be completed by the end of August (previously July). |
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| MC214927 | (Updated) Outlook for Windows introduces cloud settings | Outlook for Windows is introducing an option to allow users to save some settings in the Microsoft 365 cloud. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 https://www.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/roadmap?filters=searchterms=63037 Roadmap ID 63037. When this will happen We will begin rolling this out to Microsoft 365 Monthly Channel, Targeted, in late May. (This is Insiders Slow Channel which will soon be called Microsoft Beta.) We expect to roll this out to the Monthly Channel, Production, in late June. |
Updated August 7, 2020; Based on learnings from our early rings, we have made the decision to make additional changes to the code before we proceed with the rollout. Please see the updated roll-out timeline below. Outlook for Windows is introducing an option to allow users to save some settings in the Microsoft 365 cloud. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 https://www.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/roadmap?filters=searchterms=63037 Roadmap ID 63037. When this will happen We will begin rolling this out to Microsoft 365 Monthly Channel, Targeted, in late May. (This is Insiders Slow Channel which will soon be called Microsoft Beta.) We expect to roll this out to the Monthly Channel, Production, in late September (previously late June). |
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| MC207439 | Updated July 31st: Awareness of Microsoft 365 temporary feature adjustments | As a part of https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/blog/2020/03/21/commitment-customers-microsoft-cloud-services-continuity/ our commitment to customers and Microsoft cloud services continuity during these unprecedented times, we're making temporary adjustments to select capabilities within Microsoft 365. Here are a few updates. The changes previously announced are down below for reference. New announcements; The below changes will remain in place for the foreseeable future. We will publish new Message center announcements if circumstances change; Previously announced; OneDrive; SharePoint; We are rescheduling specific backend operations to regional evening and weekend business hours. Impacted capabilities include https://docs.microsoft.com/sharepointmigration/sharepoint-online-and-onedrive-migration-speed migration, https://docs.microsoft.com/onedrive/developer/rest-api/concepts/scan-guidance?view=odsp-graph-online DLP, apps that scan the service, and delays in file management after uploading a new file, video or image. Reduced video resolution for playback videos. Teams; |
As a part of https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/blog/2020/03/21/commitment-customers-microsoft-cloud-services-continuity/ our commitment to customers and Microsoft cloud services continuity during these unprecedented times, we're making temporary adjustments to select capabilities within Microsoft 365. Here are a few updates. The changes previously announced are down below for reference. Update August 8, 2020; Stream; The video search experience in Stream will temporarily exclude results from transcripts and search will not work for individual videos on the player page for the Singapore data center. Similar previously announced changes in other datacenters have been reverted. New announcements; The below changes will remain in place for the foreseeable future. We will publish new Message center announcements if circumstances change; Previously announced; OneDrive; SharePoint; We are rescheduling specific backend operations to regional evening and weekend business hours. Impacted capabilities include https://docs.microsoft.com/sharepointmigration/sharepoint-online-and-onedrive-migration-speed migration, https://docs.microsoft.com/onedrive/developer/rest-api/concepts/scan-guidance?view=odsp-graph-online DLP, apps that scan the service, and delays in file management after uploading a new file, video or image. Reduced video resolution for playback videos. Teams; |
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MC MessageTagNames changes
| MC ID | MC Title | Old Value | New Value | MC Action required by |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MC218001 | (Updated) Feature Update: Microsoft Secure Score improvement action updates | Admin impact,Feature update,Updated message | N/A | |
| MC214532 | (Updated) Outlook on the web - In-product notification of full inbox | Feature update,Updated message,User impact | N/A | |
| MC213423 | (Updated) Feature Update: Office.com home page layout and navigation | Feature update,Updated message,User impact | N/A | |
| MC216129 | (Updated) New Feature: Cumulative analytics for SharePoint hubs | New feature,Updated message,User impact | N/A | |
| MC214927 | (Updated) Outlook for Windows introduces cloud settings | Admin impact,New feature,Updated message,User impact | N/A |
MC Title changes
| MC ID | MC Title | Old Value | New Value | MC Action required by |
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| MC218001 | (Updated) Feature Update: Microsoft Secure Score improvement action updates | Feature Update; Microsoft Secure Score improvement action updates | (Updated) Feature Update; Microsoft Secure Score improvement action updates | N/A |
| MC214532 | (Updated) Outlook on the web - In-product notification of full inbox | Outlook on the web - In-product notification of full inbox | (Updated) Outlook on the web - In-product notification of full inbox | N/A |
| MC216129 | (Updated) New Feature: Cumulative analytics for SharePoint hubs | New Feature; Cumulative analytics for SharePoint hubs | (Updated) New Feature; Cumulative analytics for SharePoint hubs | N/A |
| MC214927 | (Updated) Outlook for Windows introduces cloud settings | Outlook for Windows introduces cloud settings | (Updated) Outlook for Windows introduces cloud settings | N/A |
CW32 New Office 365 Message Center items
| MC ID | MC Title | MC Category | MC Workload | MC Major Change | MC Action required by |
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| MC219749 | 2020 wave 2 early access for Dynamics 365 and Power Platform available now! | Stay Informed | Dynamics 365, Microsoft Power Automate, Power Apps | False | N/A |
| MC219746 | Retiring the Discover view from OneDrive web | Plan For Change | OneDrive for Business | False | N/A |
| MC219777 | Override Anyone link expiration policy for individual OneDrive | Stay Informed | OneDrive for Business | False | N/A |
| MC219922 | M365 Records Management: Proof of disposal for records - Roll-out Update | Stay Informed | Exchange Online, Exchange Online Protection, SharePoint Online | False | N/A |
| MC219951 | Pin based verification process for support callers | Plan For Change | Microsoft 365 suite | False | N/A |
| MC219941 | New privacy controls with the Microsoft Graph | Stay Informed | Microsoft 365 suite | False | N/A |
| MC220031 | SharePoint default page templates | Stay Informed | SharePoint Online | False | N/A |
