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2020 CW 44 Microsoft 365 Message Center changes

from 10/26/2020 to 11/01/2020

18 Office 365 Message Center Items were changed and 23 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
MC221371 (Updated) Introducing floating call controls in Teams meetings 2020-11-30T08;00;00Z 2020-12-18T08;00;00Z N/A
MC222118 (Updated) Three new features coming to Threat Explorer 2020-11-30T08;00;00Z 2020-12-18T08;00;00Z N/A
MC223652 (Updated) My Feed web part 2020-12-10T08;00;00Z 2021-01-31T08;00;00Z N/A
MC223901 (Updated) Forms is getting a new start page 2020-12-31T08;00;00Z 2021-01-31T08;00;00Z N/A
MC222601 (Updated) Microsoft Graph connectors for Microsoft Search Generally Available 2020-10-13T07;00;00Z 2020-10-29T07;00;00Z N/A
MC215017 (Updated) Outlook for Windows Introduces Roaming Signatures 2020-11-30T07;00;00Z 2020-12-15T07;00;00Z N/A
MC217074 (Updated) Microsoft Graph connectors for Microsoft Search are now available in Targeted Release 2020-10-20T07;00;00Z 2020-12-31T07;00;00Z N/A
MC224050 (Updated) Improvements to Teams Meeting Notes 2020-11-30T08;00;00Z 2021-01-31T08;00;00Z N/A
MC211421 (Updated) The Planner app in Teams will be renamed with an updated experience powered by Planner and To Do 2020-10-31T07;00;00Z 2021-01-30T07;00;00Z N/A
MC217339 (Updated) Add shortcuts to shared folders in your OneDrive in Public Preview 2020-11-30T07;00;00Z 2020-12-18T07;00;00Z N/A
MC220127 (Updated) Move files and easily keep sharing 2020-11-30T07;00;00Z 2021-01-30T07;00;00Z N/A
MC222261 (Updated) Organizational branding of Teams custom apps store 2020-10-25T07;00;00Z 2020-12-18T07;00;00Z N/A
MC225329 Theme and Fluent icon updates in Teams on the web 2021-02-20T08;00;00Z 2021-03-31T08;00;00Z N/A

MC How Affect changes

MC ID MC Title Old Value New Value MC Action required by
MC215017 (Updated) Outlook for Windows Introduces Roaming Signatures The feature is on by default.
Traditionally, signatures were stored locally on a user's Windows device. With this feature, signatures will now be associated with an email account.
Signatures will be stored in the user mailbox and will be available on any devices running Outlook for Windows that has been configured with that email account.
When the feature becomes available, Outlook will read the existing local signatures. Outlook will copy signatures selected as default for New messages or Replies/forwards to the account mailbox, making them available across multiple devices.
We will begin rolling this out to Microsoft 365 Monthly Channel, Targeted, in late September (previously July). (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 November (previously October).
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MC224050 (Updated) Improvements to Teams Meeting Notes Users in your organization that rely on meeting notes can rest assured that the meeting notes they create will always be accessible regardless of their meeting's size. Standard production; available now.
GCC - available mid-November
GCC-High and DoD; available at the end of December
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MC217339 (Updated) Add shortcuts to shared folders in your OneDrive in Public Preview Users will be able https://support.microsoft.com/office/add-shortcuts-to-shared-folders-in-onedrive-for-work-or-school-d66b1347-99b7-4470-9360-ffc048d35a33 add a shortcut to any shared folder from Shared with me or Shared libraries in OneDrive or from SharePoint.
After a user adds a shortcut, it will appear in their OneDrive as a folder with a link icon at the OneDrive root. Owner information will be visible in the Sharing column to differentiate it from their content.
Users will be able to access these shortcuts in OneDrive on the web, the OneDrive sync app, the OneDrive Android app, and Microsoft Teams. Support for additional products, such as the OneDrive iOS app, will be available in the next few months.
When syncing OneDrive, these shortcuts will automatically appear in OneDrive across all devices. The exception; if a user adds a shortcut to a SharePoint folder that they were already syncing, that previously synced folder will remain where it is in File Explorer and they will not see the new shortcut in their OneDrive folder. This is a limitation of Public Preview which will be addressed before the feature is generally available.
These shortcuts will respect all policy, compliance, and permission settings from the source. If a user loses access to a shortcut, they will see an ?Access Denied? error when they next navigate into that shortcut and will be prompted to remove it.
This public preview will slowly roll out in early September (previously July).
We will move from public preview to general availability by mid-November (previously October).
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MC222261 (Updated) Organizational branding of Teams custom apps store After you https://docs.microsoft.com/MicrosoftTeams/customize-your-app-store upload brand images and customize colors, your users will see this in their line of business app catalog. This feature will be begin rolling out in late September and we expect to be complete by mid-November. N/A

MC IsMajorChange changes

MC ID MC Title Old Value New Value MC Action required by
MC225209 Microsoft Productivity Score soon to be generally available False True 12/03/2020
MC224531 Retirement of Site Mailboxes in SharePoint Online False True N/A
MC225133 Reminder: Retiring SharePoint 2010 Workflows False True N/A

MC Link changes

MC ID MC Title Old Value New Value MC Action required by
MC223656 Forms: Specific user sharing for response collection https://support.microsoft.com/office/2eaf3294-0cff-492d-884d-a1dee909e845 N/A
MC224244 Modern capability to add custom content types in SharePoint https://support.microsoft.com/office/add-a-content-type-to-a-list-or-library-917366ae-f7a2-47ad-87a5-9689a1884e60 N/A

MC Messages changes

MC ID MC Title Old Value New Value MC Action required by
MC221371 (Updated) Introducing floating call controls in Teams meetings We are changing the behavior of the floating call controls in Teams meetings so that they will always be visible for Android and iOS phones and tablets.
When this will happenWe will roll this out to the respective stores beginning late September and expect the rollout to be complete by the end of October.
Updated October 27, 2020; We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.
We are changing the behavior of the floating call controls in Teams meetings so that they will always be visible for Android and iOS phones and tablets.
When this will happeniOS - we have begun rolling this out and expect to be complete at the end of October.
Android - we will begin rolling this out in early November and expect to be complete by mid-November
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MC222118 (Updated) Three new features coming to Threat Explorer We are making updates to Threat Explorer focused on data enrichment and efficiency.
This message is associated with Microsoft 365 https://www.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/roadmap?filters=searchterms=66468 Roadmap ID 66468.
When this will happen
We will begin rolling this out in mid-September and expect to complete the rollout the end of October.
Updated October 27, 2020; We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.
We are making updates to Threat Explorer focused on data enrichment and efficiency.
This message is associated with Microsoft 365 https://www.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/roadmap?filters=searchterms=66468 Roadmap ID 66468.
When this will happen
We will begin rolling this out in mid-September and expect to complete the rollout by mid-November (previously end of October).
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MC223652 (Updated) My Feed web part SharePoint pages and site can be more relevant to individual users by adding the My feed web part.
This message is associated with Microsoft 365 https://www.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/roadmap?rtc=1filters=searchterms=67148 Roadmap ID 67148.
When this will happen
Targeted release; begins rolling out mid-October
Standard release; begins rolling out in late-October and should be complete in early November 2020
Updated October 27, 2020; We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.
SharePoint pages and site can be more relevant to individual users by adding the My feed web part.
This message is associated with Microsoft 365 https://www.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/roadmap?rtc=1filters=searchterms=67148 Roadmap ID 67148.
When this will happen
Targeted release; begins rolling out mid-November (previously mid-October)
Standard release; begins rolling out in late-November (previously late-October) and should be complete in early December (previously November)
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MC223656 Forms: Specific user sharing for response collection With this update, Microsoft Forms owners will be able to easily collect survey responses from specific users or security groups.
This message is associated with Microsoft 365 https://www.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/roadmap?rtc=1filters=searchterms=67157 Roadmap ID 67157.
When this will happen
We'll be gradually rolling this out the end of October 2020
The rollout will be completed by the end of November 2020.
Updated October 27, 2020; We have updated this post with a link to Additional Information.
With this update, Microsoft Forms owners will be able to easily collect survey responses from specific users or security groups.
This message is associated with Microsoft 365 https://www.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/roadmap?rtc=1filters=searchterms=67157 Roadmap ID 67157.
When this will happen
We'll be gradually rolling this out the end of October 2020
The rollout will be completed by the end of November 2020.
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MC223901 (Updated) Forms is getting a new start page We are replacing the existing Forms portal page at forms.office.com with a new Forms start page at Office.com (Office.com ; Forms).
Key points
Microsoft 365 https://www.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/roadmap?filters=searchterms=67143 Roadmap ID 67143
Timing; Targeted release now
Timing; Standard release early November, complete late November 2020
Roll-out; tenant level
Control type; user control
Action; review and assess
Updated October 27, 2020; We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.
We are replacing the existing Forms portal page at forms.office.com with a new Forms start page at Office.com (Office.com ; Forms).
Key points
Microsoft 365 https://www.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/roadmap?filters=searchterms=67143 Roadmap ID 67143
Timing; Targeted release now
Timing; Standard release early December (previously November), complete late December (previously November)
Roll-out; tenant level
Control type; user control
Action; review and assess
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MC224244 Modern capability to add custom content types in SharePoint We will be gradually enabling a modern capability to easily add custom content types to SharePoint lists libraries that allow multiple content types.
Key Points;
Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID; https://www.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/roadmap?filters=featureid=67164 67164
Timing;Targeted release; gradual rollout from mid-October to late November.
Standard release; starting in December and expect to complete at the end of January
Roll out; tenant level
Action; review and assess
Updated October 27, 2020; We have updated this post with a link to Additional Information.
We will be gradually enabling a modern capability to easily add custom content types to SharePoint lists libraries that allow multiple content types.
Key Points;
Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID; https://www.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/roadmap?filters=featureid=67164 67164
Timing;Targeted release; gradual rollout from mid-October to late November.
Standard release; starting in December and expect to complete at the end of January
Roll out; tenant level
Action; review and assess
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MC225133 Reminder: Retiring SharePoint 2010 Workflows This is a reminder that the SharePoint 2010 Workflow retirement will be occurring next week. As communicated in MC217999 (July '20) and MC222628 (Sept. '20), with the continued investment in Power Automate as the universal solution to workflows, Microsoft is retiring SharePoint 2010 workflows.
Key points;
Major; Retirement
Starting August 1st, 2020, SharePoint 2010 workflows will be turned off for any newly created tenants.
Starting November 1st, 2020, Microsoft will remove the ability to run, or create, or execute SharePoint 2010 workflows from existing tenants.
This is a reminder that the SharePoint 2010 Workflow retirement will be occurring next week. As communicated in MC217999 (July '20) and MC222628 (Sept. '20), with the continued investment in Power Automate as the universal solution to workflows, Microsoft is retiring SharePoint 2010 workflows.
Note; for Microsoft 365 environments where Power Automate is not yet available we will provide additional guidance, in the future, via Message center.
Key points;
Major; Retirement
Starting August 1st, 2020, SharePoint 2010 workflows will be turned off for any newly created tenants.
Starting November 1st, 2020, Microsoft will remove the ability to run, or create, or execute SharePoint 2010 workflows from existing tenants.
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MC222601 (Updated) Microsoft Graph connectors for Microsoft Search Generally Available As communicated in MC217074 (June '20) we are following up with details on Microsoft Graph connectors for Microsoft Search becoming generally available to Microsoft 365 Tenants.
Key points;
Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID; https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/roadmap?filters=searchterms=67139 target=_blank style=background-color; rgb(255, 255, 255); font-family; sans-serif; font-weight; 400;;67139
Timing; Starting mid-October and expect to complete in February 2021
Roll out; Tenant level
Control; Admin level
Updated October 28, 2020; We are making some changes and will provide a new Message center announcement with additional details in the near future. Thank you for your patience.
As communicated in MC217074 (June '20) we are following up with details on Microsoft Graph connectors for Microsoft Search becoming generally available to Microsoft 365 Tenants.
Key points;
Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID; https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/roadmap?filters=searchterms=67139 target=_blank style=background-color; rgb(255, 255, 255); font-family; sans-serif; font-weight; 400;;67139
Timing; Starting mid-October and expect to complete in February 2021
Roll out; Tenant level
Control; Admin level
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MC215017 (Updated) Outlook for Windows Introduces Roaming Signatures Updated September 18, 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
Outlook for Windows is introducing e-mail signatures that will be stored in the cloud rather than being stored locally on the user?s Windows device.
This message is associated with Microsoft 365 https://www.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/roadmap?filters=searchterms=60371 Roadmap ID 60371
When this will happen
We will begin rolling this out to Microsoft 365 Monthly Channel, Targeted, in late September (previously July). (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 October (previously August).
Updated October 29, 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.
Outlook for Windows is introducing e-mail signatures that will be stored in the cloud rather than being stored locally on the user?s Windows device.
This message is associated with Microsoft 365 https://www.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/roadmap?filters=searchterms=60371 Roadmap ID 60371
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MC217074 (Updated) Microsoft Graph connectors for Microsoft Search are now available in Targeted Release Updated August 10, 2020; The roll-out to Targeted Release has completed. We have updated the guidance on the general availability roll-out below.
We're pleased to announce that Microsoft Graph connectors for Microsoft Search is moving out of public preview.
This message is associated with Microsoft 365 https://www.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/roadmap?filters=searchterms=65331 Roadmap ID 65331.
When this will happen
We will roll this out to Targeted Release tenants in late June 2020.
We are evaluating our timeline for General Availability based on feedback from the Targeted Release and will provide an update via Message center when we are ready to move forward.
Updated October 29, 2020; The roll-out to Targeted Release has completed. We will be sending out a new Message center post with details on GA, in the near future.
We're pleased to announce that Microsoft Graph connectors for Microsoft Search is moving out of public preview.
This message is associated with Microsoft 365 https://www.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/roadmap?filters=searchterms=65331 Roadmap ID 65331.
When this will happen
We will roll this out to Targeted Release tenants in late June 2020.
We are evaluating our timeline for General Availability based on feedback from the Targeted Release and will provide an update via Message center when we are ready to move forward.
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MC224050 (Updated) Improvements to Teams Meeting Notes We are rolling out a few key improvements to the Meeting Notes feature. There is no longer a 20 person limit for meeting notes, and you will never lose access to notes if you had access to begin with. By default notes will support meetings with up to 100 participants, and if a participant is nudged in to the meeting or joins as the 101st participant, they can request access to notes in a single click from the creator of the meeting's notes.
This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID https://www.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/roadmap?filters=featureid=67142 67142
When this will happen
Standard production; available now.
GCC, GCC-High and DoD; starting mid-October and complete by the end of October.
Updated October 29, 2020; We have updated the rollout timeline below.
We are rolling out a few key improvements to the Meeting Notes feature. There is no longer a 20 person limit for meeting notes, and you will never lose access to notes if you had access to begin with. By default notes will support meetings with up to 100 participants, and if a participant is nudged in to the meeting or joins as the 101st participant, they can request access to notes in a single click from the creator of the meeting's notes.
This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID https://www.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/roadmap?filters=featureid=67142 67142
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MC211421 (Updated) The Planner app in Teams will be renamed with an updated experience powered by Planner and To Do Updated October 9, 2020; Rollout of the Planner experience in Teams desktop and Teams web to all non-Government tenants, worldwide, has completed. Users can now see their individual tasks and shared tasks in a single app in Teams. Next we will change the app name in Teams from ?Planner? to ?Tasks by Planner and To Do? later this month. We will make this change over a weekend to reduce the likelihood of users seeing different names as the change rolls out. We will make an additional update to this Message Center post when we kick off that change. Once we've made the name change, users will see a banner announcing the change. In the future, we will shorten the app name to ?Tasks?. These name changes will not impact the naming for Planner or To Do experiences outside of Teams.On Teams mobile, the Tasks app will begin rolling out in the coming weeks, and we expect it to be available to all non-government clouds in November.Note; We will communicate via Message center separately once we are ready to proceed with Government tenant (GCC, GCC-High or DoD) roll-out.
This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID https://www.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/roadmap?filters=featureid=57213 57213 and https://www.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/roadmap?filters=featureid=65385 65385
Updated October 30, 2020; Changing the app name in Teams from ?Planner? to ?Tasks by Planner and To Do? has been delayed until later this calendar year. We will make an additional update to this Message Center post when we kick off the name change. Once we've made the name change, users will see a banner announcing the change. In the future, we will shorten the app name to ?Tasks?.
These name changes will not impact the naming for Planner or To Do experiences outside of Teams.

The Teams mobile Tasks app is expected to begin roll out in November.
Note; We will communicate via Message center separately once we are ready to proceed with Government tenant (GCC, GCC-High or DoD) roll-out.
This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID https://www.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/roadmap?filters=featureid=57213 57213 and https://www.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/roadmap?filters=featureid=65385 65385

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MC217339 (Updated) Add shortcuts to shared folders in your OneDrive in Public Preview Updated August 14, 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
Your users will soon be able to add shortcuts to shared folders in OneDrive and SharePoint shared libraries, and access those shortcuts from their OneDrive.
This change is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap IDs https://www.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/roadmap?filters=featureid=56384 target='_blank';56384
When this will happen
This public preview will slowly roll out in early September (previously July).
We will move from public preview to general availability by the end of October (previously September).
Updated October 30, 2020; We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.
Your users will soon be able to add shortcuts to shared folders in OneDrive and SharePoint shared libraries, and access those shortcuts from their OneDrive.
This change is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap IDs https://www.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/roadmap?filters=featureid=56384 target='_blank';56384
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MC220127 (Updated) Move files and easily keep sharing Updated September 29, 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
When your end users move a file from OneDrive to a SharePoint site collection, or from a SharePoint site collection to a OneDrive, or from a SharePoint site collection to another SharePoint site collection, they will have the option to easily continue sharing the file with their collaborators at the new destination.
This message is associated with Microsoft 365 https://www.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/roadmap?filters=searchterms=65907 Roadmap ID 65907.
When this will happen
We will begin rolling this out to production in mid-August and expect to complete that rollout by early September.
We expect to complete rollout to all environments by the end of October (previously September).
Updated October 30, 2020; We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.
When your end users move a file from OneDrive to a SharePoint site collection, or from a SharePoint site collection to a OneDrive, or from a SharePoint site collection to another SharePoint site collection, they will have the option to easily continue sharing the file with their collaborators at the new destination.
This message is associated with Microsoft 365 https://www.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/roadmap?filters=searchterms=65907 Roadmap ID 65907.
When this will happen
We will begin rolling this out to production in mid-August and expect to complete that rollout by early September.
We expect to complete rollout to all environments by the end of December (previously October).
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MC222261 (Updated) Organizational branding of Teams custom apps store You will soon be able customize the Teams Apps store with your organizational branding for line of business applications in your custom apps store.
This message is associated with Microsoft 365 https://www.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/roadmap?rtc=1filters=searchterms=67111 Roadmap ID 67111.
When this will happenThis feature will be available in late September.
Updated October 30, 2020; We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.
You will soon be able customize the Teams Apps store with your organizational branding for line of business applications in your custom apps store.
This message is associated with Microsoft 365 https://www.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/roadmap?rtc=1filters=searchterms=67111 Roadmap ID 67111.
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MC225209 (Updated) Microsoft Productivity Score soon to be generally available https://docs.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/admin/productivity/productivity-score Microsoft Productivity Score, a new analytics solution that helps you understand how work gets done in your organization, is transitioning from preview to general availability.
Key points
Microsoft 365 https://www.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/roadmap?rtc=1%26filters=searchterms=66866 Roadmap ID 66866
Timing; admin control available October 29, 2020
Roll-out; tenant level
Control type; admin control
Action; review and assess by December 3, 2020
Updated October 30, 2020; The deployment of the new control that allows you to disable the people experiences in Productivity Score was delayed and is rolling out now. Thank you for your patience.
https://docs.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/admin/productivity/productivity-score Microsoft Productivity Score, a new analytics solution that helps you understand how work gets done in your organization, is transitioning from preview to general availability.
Key points
Microsoft 365 https://www.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/roadmap?rtc=1%26filters=searchterms=66866 Roadmap ID 66866
Timing; admin control available starting October 30, 2020
Roll-out; tenant level
Control type; admin control
Action; review and assess by December 3, 2020
12/03/2020
MC225329 Theme and Fluent icon updates in Teams on the web We are updating the default and dark theme colors in Teams on the web and will also update Fluent icons to align other Microsoft 365 applications.
Key points
Microsoft 365 https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/roadmap?rtc=1filters=searchterms=68721 Roadmap ID 68721
Timing; Targeted release; mid-November
Standard release; early December
Government cloud; mid-January
Roll-out; tenant level
Action; review and assess
Updated October 30, 2020; We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.
We are updating the default and dark theme colors in Teams on the web and will also update Fluent icons to align other Microsoft 365 applications.
Key points
Microsoft 365 https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/roadmap?rtc=1filters=searchterms=68721 Roadmap ID 68721
Timing; Public Preview; late November (previously mid-November)
Standard release; mid-January (previously early December)
Government cloud; mid-February (previously mid-January)
Roll-out; tenant level
Action; review and assess
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MC MessageTagNames changes

MC ID MC Title Old Value New Value MC Action required by
MC221371 (Updated) Introducing floating call controls in Teams meetings New feature,Updated message,User impact N/A
MC222118 (Updated) Three new features coming to Threat Explorer Admin impact,Feature update Admin impact,Feature update,Updated message N/A
MC223901 (Updated) Forms is getting a new start page New feature,User impact New feature,Updated message,User impact N/A
MC215017 (Updated) Outlook for Windows Introduces Roaming Signatures Updated message N/A
MC224050 (Updated) Improvements to Teams Meeting Notes Admin impact,New feature,User impact Admin impact,New feature,Updated message,User impact N/A
MC222261 (Updated) Organizational branding of Teams custom apps store Admin impact,New feature,User impact Admin impact,New feature,Updated message,User impact N/A
MC225209 (Updated) Microsoft Productivity Score soon to be generally available Admin impact,New feature Admin impact,New feature,Updated message 12/03/2020
MC225329 Theme and Fluent icon updates in Teams on the web Feature update,User impact Feature update,Updated message,User impact N/A

MC prepare changes

MC ID MC Title Old Value New Value MC Action required by
MC225329 Theme and Fluent icon updates in Teams on the web You might want to notify your users about this change.
Learn more about https://www.microsoft.com/design/fluent/#/ target=_blank style=background-color; rgb(255, 255, 255); font-family; sans-serif; font-weight; 400;;Microsoft?s Fluent design system.
See https://medium.com/microsoft-design/m365future-815cf30a8be The Future Vision of Microsoft 365 on Medium.
You might want to notify your users about this change.
Learn more about https://www.microsoft.com/design/fluent/#/ Microsoft?s Fluent design system.
See https://medium.com/microsoft-design/m365future-815cf30a8be The Future Vision of Microsoft 365 on Medium.
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MC215017 (Updated) Outlook for Windows Introduces Roaming Signatures The feature is on by default.
Because this new feature is changing how Outlook manages signatures stored on a local drive, third-party add-ins which provided this functionality will no longer work when this feature is enabled. https://support.office.com/article/outlook-roaming-signatures-420c2995-1f57-4291-9004-8f6f97c54d15;Learn how to mitigate this for your users.
https://www.microsoft.com/download/confirmation.aspx?id=49030 Get started with group policy templates.
Review https://support.office.com/article/outlook-roaming-signatures-420c2995-1f57-4291-9004-8f6f97c54d15 Outlook roaming signatures options
The feature is on by default.
Traditionally, signatures were stored locally on a user's Windows device. With this feature, signatures will now be associated with an email account.
Signatures will be stored in the user mailbox and will be available on any devices running Outlook for Windows that has been configured with that email account.
When the feature becomes available, Outlook will read the existing local signatures. Outlook will copy signatures selected as default for New messages or Replies/forwards to the account mailbox, making them available across multiple devices.
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MC224050 (Updated) Improvements to Teams Meeting Notes Nothing needs to be done to prepare for this change. The use of meeting notes is managed by the AllowSharedNotes policy setting. This change will not impact your current settings. Users in your organization that rely on meeting notes can rest assured that the meeting notes they create will always be accessible regardless of their meeting's size. N/A
MC217339 (Updated) Add shortcuts to shared folders in your OneDrive in Public Preview During Public Preview, https://support.microsoft.com/office/add-shortcuts-to-shared-folders-in-onedrive-for-work-or-school-d66b1347-99b7-4470-9360-ffc048d35a33 this feature will be enabled by default and admins will be able to disable it using a script.
If you choose to opt-out, use the Set-SPOTenant command via Admin PowerShell.
The command is Set-SPOTenant -DisableAddShortcutsToOneDrive $true
When the feature is disabled, the command to add folders will be removed; any folders that have already been added will remain on the user?s computer.
Learn more; https://support.microsoft.com/office/add-shortcuts-to-shared-folders-in-onedrive-for-work-or-school-d66b1347-99b7-4470-9360-ffc048d35a33 Add shortcuts to shared folders in OneDrive for work or school.
Users will be able https://support.microsoft.com/office/add-shortcuts-to-shared-folders-in-onedrive-for-work-or-school-d66b1347-99b7-4470-9360-ffc048d35a33 add a shortcut to any shared folder from Shared with me or Shared libraries in OneDrive or from SharePoint.
After a user adds a shortcut, it will appear in their OneDrive as a folder with a link icon at the OneDrive root. Owner information will be visible in the Sharing column to differentiate it from their content.
Users will be able to access these shortcuts in OneDrive on the web, the OneDrive sync app, the OneDrive Android app, and Microsoft Teams. Support for additional products, such as the OneDrive iOS app, will be available in the next few months.
When syncing OneDrive, these shortcuts will automatically appear in OneDrive across all devices. The exception; if a user adds a shortcut to a SharePoint folder that they were already syncing, that previously synced folder will remain where it is in File Explorer and they will not see the new shortcut in their OneDrive folder. This is a limitation of Public Preview which will be addressed before the feature is generally available.
These shortcuts will respect all policy, compliance, and permission settings from the source. If a user loses access to a shortcut, they will see an ?Access Denied? error when they next navigate into that shortcut and will be prompted to remove it.
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MC222261 (Updated) Organizational branding of Teams custom apps store If your organization publishes line of business apps, prepare the brand assets needed to be able to https://docs.microsoft.com/MicrosoftTeams/customize-your-app-store customize your tenant app store. You will need;
Company logo (240x60)
Background image (1212x100) or Background color
Logomark (32x32)
After you https://docs.microsoft.com/MicrosoftTeams/customize-your-app-store upload brand images and customize colors, your users will see this in their line of business app catalog. N/A
MC225209 (Updated) Microsoft Productivity Score soon to be generally available From now until October 29, you can https://adoption.microsoft.com/productivity-score/ access Productivity Score in preview after you accept the terms.
By enabling the preview, you can review a subset of the features to better understand capabilities.
If you enable the preview before October 29, you will see an additional set of features on October 29.
If you choose to not enable the preview, on October 29 Productivity Score will be generally available but will be not enabled by default.
On October 29, Microsoft 365 admin center will have a new control that allows you to disable the people experiences in Productivity Score. Find it by going to Settings ; Org Settings; under the Services tab, choose Reports.
On December 3, Productivity Score will transition to default On for any tenant that has not actively set the admin toggle to Off.
Learn more;
https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/microsoft-365-blog/how-microsoft-productivity-score-can-help-you-build-a-more/ba-p/1696726 How Microsoft Productivity Score can help you build a more resilient business
https://docs.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/admin/productivity/privacy Privacy controls for Productivity Score
Productivity Score landing page in Microsoft 365 admin center
From now until October 29, you can https://adoption.microsoft.com/productivity-score/ access Productivity Score in preview after you accept the terms.
By enabling the preview, you can review a subset of the features to better understand capabilities.
If you enable the preview before October 29, you will see an additional set of features on October 29.
If you choose to not enable the preview, on October 29 Productivity Score will be generally available but will be not enabled by default.
Starting on October 30, Microsoft 365 admin center will have a new control that allows you to disable the people experiences in Productivity Score. Find it by going to Settings ; Org Settings; under the Services tab, choose Reports.
On December 3, Productivity Score will transition to default On for any tenant that has not actively set the admin toggle to Off.
Learn more;
https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/microsoft-365-blog/how-microsoft-productivity-score-can-help-you-build-a-more/ba-p/1696726 How Microsoft Productivity Score can help you build a more resilient business
https://docs.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/admin/productivity/privacy Privacy controls for Productivity Score
Productivity Score landing page in Microsoft 365 admin center
12/03/2020

MC Title changes

MC ID MC Title Old Value New Value MC Action required by
MC221371 (Updated) Introducing floating call controls in Teams meetings Introducing floating call controls in Teams meetings (Updated) Introducing floating call controls in Teams meetings N/A
MC222118 (Updated) Three new features coming to Threat Explorer Three new features coming to Threat Explorer (Updated) Three new features coming to Threat Explorer N/A
MC223652 (Updated) My Feed web part My Feed web part (Updated) My Feed web part N/A
MC223901 (Updated) Forms is getting a new start page Forms is getting a new start page (Updated) Forms is getting a new start page N/A
MC222601 (Updated) Microsoft Graph connectors for Microsoft Search Generally Available Microsoft Graph connectors for Microsoft Search Generally Available (Updated) Microsoft Graph connectors for Microsoft Search Generally Available N/A
MC224050 (Updated) Improvements to Teams Meeting Notes Improvements to Teams Meeting Notes (Updated) Improvements to Teams Meeting Notes N/A
MC222261 (Updated) Organizational branding of Teams custom apps store Organizational branding of Teams custom apps store (Updated) Organizational branding of Teams custom apps store N/A
MC225209 (Updated) Microsoft Productivity Score soon to be generally available Microsoft Productivity Score soon to be generally available (Updated) Microsoft Productivity Score soon to be generally available 12/03/2020

CW44 New Office 365 Message Center items

MC ID MC Title MC Category MC Workload MC Major Change MC Action required by
MC225111 Prevent/Fix: Removal of EEEU policy as default Prevent or Fix Issues OneDrive for Business False N/A
MC225118 FindTime: Require attendee verification and locking poll for attendees Stay Informed Exchange Online False N/A
MC225133 Reminder: Retiring SharePoint 2010 Workflows Plan For Change SharePoint Online True N/A
MC225137 SharePoint Site performance page Stay Informed SharePoint Online False N/A
MC225209 (Updated) Microsoft Productivity Score soon to be generally available Stay Informed Microsoft 365 suite True 12/03/2020
MC225213 Open in Desktop App moving to Mode menu in Office for the web (Word, PowerPoint, and Excel) Stay Informed Office for the web True N/A
MC225214 Outlook on the web - Text predictions in English now supported worldwide Stay Informed Exchange Online False N/A
MC225317 Updates available for Microsoft 365 Apps for Current Channel Stay Informed Office Client Applications False N/A
MC225329 Theme and Fluent icon updates in Teams on the web Stay Informed Microsoft 365 suite True N/A
MC225373 Skype for Business admin center retirement Plan For Change Skype for Business False 12/01/2020
MC225404 Updating the end user terms of use for Outlook mobile Stay Informed Exchange Online False N/A
MC225405 Introducing new scenes to Together Mode Stay Informed Microsoft Teams False N/A
MC225505 Upcoming changes to topics and hashtags in Yammer Stay Informed Yammer Enterprise False N/A
MC225508 What?s New in the Microsoft Intune Service Update for October Stay Informed Microsoft Intune False N/A
MC225568 Teams support for 3x3 recordings Stay Informed Microsoft Teams False N/A
MC225570 Reminder: Microsoft Teams web app to no longer support IE 11 after November 30, 2020 Plan For Change Microsoft Teams False 11/30/2020
MC225591 Intune certificate updates: Action may be required for continued connectivity Prevent or Fix Issues Microsoft Intune False 12/31/2020
MC225595 Announcing Teams public preview for end users Stay Informed Microsoft Teams False N/A
MC225596 Service Health email notifications for specific incidents and advisories Stay Informed False N/A
MC225605 Automatically delete (or restore) a custom form when its associated list is deleted (or restored) Stay Informed Power Apps in Microsoft 365, SharePoint Online False N/A
MC225606 News feeds added to Edge new tag page for enterprise Stay Informed Office for the web False N/A
MC225611 Update: Shared Library creation experience in OneDrive for work or school Stay Informed OneDrive for Business False N/A
MC225619 In Development for Microsoft Intune is now available Stay Informed Microsoft Intune False N/A

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