from 07/05/2021 to 07/11/2021
276 Office 365 Message Center Items were changed and 14 Office 365 Message Center Items were added
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Changes
MC Category changes
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| MC264095 | (Updated) Teams Guest Access Setting Behavior Update | Stay Informed | Plan For Change | 07/31/2021 |
MC End Time changes
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| MC240613 | (Updated) Feature Update: Modern comments in Word (Mac) | 2021-07-31T07;00;00Z | 2021-09-30T07;00;00Z | N/A |
| MC244886 | (Updated) Announcing redirect of compliance solutions from legacy SCC portal to M365 compliance center | 2021-07-31T07;00;00Z | 2021-08-31T07;00;00Z | N/A |
| MC258023 | (Updated) Mac Native Notifications | 2021-07-19T07;00;00Z | 2021-08-31T07;00;00Z | N/A |
| MC259743 | (Updated) Briefing Email Language Expansion (FR, DE, IT, PT) | 2021-09-30T07;00;00Z | 2021-12-31T07;00;00Z | N/A |
| MC260568 | (Updated) Updates to Microsoft Defender for Office 365 events in Office 365 Management API | 2021-08-30T07;00;00Z | 2021-09-17T07;00;00Z | N/A |
| MC254084 | (Updated) Microsoft Teams: Profile menu update, relocating profile menu links to a new menu in the title bar | 2021-08-06T07;00;00Z | 2021-09-17T07;00;00Z | N/A |
| MC261538 | (Updated) Microsoft Lists: Sync your lists for improved performance and offline access | 2021-09-11T07;00;00Z | 2021-10-31T07;00;00Z | N/A |
MC How Affect changes
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| MC219211 | Upgrade your applications to use Microsoft Graph | You are receiving this message because our reporting indicates one or more of your applications are using Azure AD Graph. Applications will no longer receive responses from the Azure AD Graph endpoint after June 30th, 2022. | You are receiving this message because our reporting indicates one or more of your applications are using Azure AD Graph. Applications will no longer receive responses from the Azure AD Graph endpoint after June 30th, 2022. | 06/30/2022 |
| MC219493 | Upgrade your applications to use Microsoft Authentication Library | You are receiving this message because our reporting indicates one or more of your applications are using ADAL. Applications using ADAL on existing OS versions will continue to work after June 30th, 2022 but will not receive any technical support or security updates. | You are receiving this message because our reporting indicates one or more of your applications are using ADAL. Applications using ADAL on existing OS versions will continue to work after June 30th, 2022 but will not receive any technical support or security updates. | N/A |
| MC219641 | Service reminder: Skype for Business Online is retiring in 12 months | You are receiving this message because your organization may be using Skype for Business Online. While your organization will no longer be able to use Skype for Business Online once the service is retired 12 months from now, you may continue to use Microsoft Teams as part of your existing Microsoft 365 licensing agreement. | You are receiving this message because your organization may be using Skype for Business Online. While your organization will no longer be able to use Skype for Business Online once the service is retired 12 months from now, you may continue to use Microsoft Teams as part of your existing Microsoft 365 licensing agreement. | N/A |
| MC220490 | Announcements for Microsoft Edge Legacy and for using Microsoft 365 apps and services on Internet Explorer 11 | After the dates listed above, Microsoft 365 apps and services will need to be accessed via the new Microsoft Edge, another supported browser, or through an applicable Win-32 app (if available). The new Microsoft Edge browser provides a faster, more responsive experience for Microsoft 365 apps and services. You can also still run business-critical, Internet Explorer-based apps and sites in the new Microsoft Edge through Internet Explorer mode. After March 9, 2021, the Microsoft Edge Legacy desktop application will no longer be supported and will not receive new security updates. Move to the new Microsoft Edge before that date to ensure your organization is using an up-to-date browser. |
After the dates listed above, Microsoft 365 apps and services will need to be accessed via the new Microsoft Edge, another supported browser, or through an applicable Win-32 app (if available). The new Microsoft Edge browser provides a faster, more responsive experience for Microsoft 365 apps and services. You can also still run business-critical, Internet Explorer-based apps and sites in the new Microsoft Edge through Internet Explorer mode. After March 9, 2021, the Microsoft Edge Legacy desktop application will no longer be supported and will not receive new security updates. Move to the new Microsoft Edge before that date to ensure your organization is using an up-to-date browser. |
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| MC220791 | (Updated) New Feature: Manage how long guests can access SharePoint Online and OneDrive documents | One of the strengths of SharePoint and OneDrive is that it facilitates sharing and collaborating among peers, not only within an organization but also with people outside the organization (guests). In order to https://docs.microsoft.com/sharepoint/turn-external-sharing-on-or-off better manage sharing, tenant admins will be able to create a policy to revoke guest access to SPO sites and individual OneDrives after a defined period of time. With this policy, you can limit guest user access; thus guests who are no longer active partners will not retain indefinite access to documents and files. This policy is not retroactive; it does not apply to guests who already have access to sites, documents and files. The policy applies to a user's access to a given SPO site or individual OneDrive. When the access period reaches your policy threshold, such as 10 days, then the guest loses access to all content in that site. Guest access expires on a site-by-site basis, determined by when the guest was granted access to each site, whether that is an SPO site or an individual OneDrive. After a guest loses access to a site, any user with the ability to share content externally can re-invite the guest to each document or item as needed. SharePoint site administrators can extend access at any time, up to the limit of the tenant policy. For example, if the tenant policy is 10 days, and today is the 10th of the month, the SharePoint site admin could extend access for an external guest to the 20th of the month. There is no limit on the number of time a site admin can extend access. SharePoint site administrators will receive e-mail notifications advising of upcoming guest user access expirations. |
One of the strengths of SharePoint and OneDrive is that it facilitates sharing and collaborating among peers, not only within an organization but also with people outside the organization (guests). In order to https://docs.microsoft.com/sharepoint/turn-external-sharing-on-or-off better manage sharing, tenant admins will be able to create a policy to revoke guest access to SPO sites and individual OneDrives after a defined period of time. With this policy, you can limit guest user access; thus guests who are no longer active partners will not retain indefinite access to documents and files. This policy is not retroactive; it does not apply to guests who already have access to sites, documents and files. The policy applies to a user's access to a given SPO site or individual OneDrive. When the access period reaches your policy threshold, such as 10 days, then the guest loses access to all content in that site. Guest access expires on a site-by-site basis, determined by when the guest was granted access to each site, whether that is an SPO site or an individual OneDrive. After a guest loses access to a site, any user with the ability to share content externally can re-invite the guest to each document or item as needed. SharePoint site administrators can extend access at any time, up to the limit of the tenant policy. For example, if the tenant policy is 10 days, and today is the 10th of the month, the SharePoint site admin could extend access for an external guest to the 20th of the month. There is no limit on the number of time a site admin can extend access. SharePoint site administrators will receive e-mail notifications advising of upcoming guest user access expirations. |
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| MC222132 | (Updated) Retirement of IDCRL based sign-in in Office Win32 clients | When the change is implemented, users may see a sign-in prompt on each impacted device. Note; this affects only newer builds of Microsoft 365 Apps for enterprise and does NOT impact Office 2016 and 2019 perpetual products. |
When the change is implemented, users may see a sign-in prompt on each impacted device. Note; this affects only newer builds of Microsoft 365 Apps for enterprise and does NOT impact Office 2016 and 2019 perpetual products. |
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| MC222640 | (Updated) Microsoft Teams: meeting recordings saved to OneDrive and SharePoint | This change impacts your organization in several ways; New featuresThe move to ODSP immediately unlocks long-awaited features including external and guest sharing, https://docs.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/compliance/apply-retention-labels-automatically retention policy application, GoLocal support, and BYOK support for customers. Improved transcription quality, speaker attribution, transcript content search, and other features to follow in CY2021. Meeting storageNon-Channel meetings will be stored in the OneDrive of the person who clicked the record button in a special folder labeled ?Recordings? ? that sits at the top of the recorder?s OneDrive. Channel meetings will be stored in a folder labeled ?Recordings? under a folder named after the channel under the Team?s document library. PermissionsAll meeting invitees - except for external users ? in non-channel meetings will automatically get a shared link to access the meeting recording. External users will need to be explicitly added to the shared list by the meeting organizer or the person that clicked the record button. For Channel meetings, permissions will be inherited from the owners and members list in the channel. Feature gapsTeams meeting recordings that are watched on OneDrive and SharePoint may have some feature gaps compared to Classic Stream (https://docs.microsoft.com/stream/streamnew/features-new-version-stream#what-features-are-unavailable-on-stream-on-sharepoint-compared-to-stream-classic-today see full list here). We are working to deliver the following features before the mandatory switch; Ability to block download of non-channel meeting recording by default Ability to block download of channel meeting recordings by default Ability to ensure closed captions are available during the video playback by rolling out the following changes to https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/microsoft-teams-blog/live-transcription-with-speaker-attribution-now-available-in/ba-p/2228817 Live Transcription in Teams meetings by August 2021;Live transcription to be available across all Office and Microsoft 365 license types, including; Academic A1/A3/A5, Enterprise E1/E3/E5, and Frontline F1/F3/F5 (currently just available to Enterprise E3/E5, Business Standard, and Business Premium customers). Live transcription to be available across all meeting types; private, channel, and ad-hoc meetings (currently available to just private meetings). Live transcription to always be generated when a user starts recording a meeting on desktop client (currently Live Transcription needs to be started separately from the recording). |
This change impacts your organization in several ways; New featuresThe move to ODSP immediately unlocks long-awaited features including external and guest sharing, https://docs.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/compliance/apply-retention-labels-automatically retention policy application, GoLocal support, and BYOK support for customers. Improved transcription quality, speaker attribution, transcript content search, and other features to follow in CY2021. Meeting storageNon-Channel meetings will be stored in the OneDrive of the person who clicked the record button in a special folder labeled ?Recordings? ? that sits at the top of the recorder?s OneDrive. Channel meetings will be stored in a folder labeled ?Recordings? under a folder named after the channel under the Team?s document library. PermissionsAll meeting invitees - except for external users ? in non-channel meetings will automatically get a shared link to access the meeting recording. External users will need to be explicitly added to the shared list by the meeting organizer or the person that clicked the record button. For Channel meetings, permissions will be inherited from the owners and members list in the channel. Feature gapsTeams meeting recordings that are watched on OneDrive and SharePoint may have some feature gaps compared to Classic Stream (https://docs.microsoft.com/stream/streamnew/features-new-version-stream#what-features-are-unavailable-on-stream-on-sharepoint-compared-to-stream-classic-today see full list here). We are working to deliver the following features before the mandatory switch; Ability to block download of non-channel meeting recording by default Ability to block download of channel meeting recordings by default Ability to ensure closed captions are available during the video playback by rolling out the following changes to https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/microsoft-teams-blog/live-transcription-with-speaker-attribution-now-available-in/ba-p/2228817 Live Transcription in Teams meetings by August 2021;Live transcription to be available across all Office and Microsoft 365 license types, including; Academic A1/A3/A5, Enterprise E1/E3/E5, and Frontline F1/F3/F5 (currently just available to Enterprise E3/E5, Business Standard, and Business Premium customers). Live transcription to be available across all meeting types; private, channel, and ad-hoc meetings (currently available to just private meetings). Live transcription to always be generated when a user starts recording a meeting on desktop client (currently Live Transcription needs to be started separately from the recording). |
08/16/2021 |
| MC223019 | Hide notification previews on Microsoft Teams mobile apps to protect sensitive data | Admins will be able to block organizational data from appearing in Teams mobile notifications (e.g. message preview, channel, or sender name) on both iOS and Android end-user lock screens by enabling the Intune Application Protection Policy (APP) setting Org data notifications with a value of Block org Data. Outlook for iOS and Android already support this Intune APP setting and protect sensitive data in notifications. Notifications with unblocked and blocked data |
Admins will be able to block organizational data from appearing in Teams mobile notifications (e.g. message preview, channel, or sender name) on both iOS and Android end-user lock screens by enabling the Intune Application Protection Policy (APP) setting Org data notifications with a value of Block org Data. Outlook for iOS and Android already support this Intune APP setting and protect sensitive data in notifications. Notifications with unblocked and blocked data |
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| MC223444 | (Updated) Introducing Designer in Word | Designer helps writers create documents with a consistent look-and-feel. It provides a variety of themes to help writers create documents that better communicate ideas visually. To access Designer, open a document in Word for the web and then select Home ; Designer. Designer also detects formatting inconsistencies. Apply formatting fixes by clicking on a button at the top of the pane or allow formatting fixes to be applied automatically when selecting a theme. In addition, Designer will improve Word document accessibility by using semantic styles (e.g., title and headings). Designer will eventually make additional suggestions as well. |
Designer helps writers create documents with a consistent look-and-feel. It provides a variety of themes to help writers create documents that better communicate ideas visually. To access Designer, open a document in Word for the web and then select Home ; Designer. Designer also detects formatting inconsistencies. Apply formatting fixes by clicking on a button at the top of the pane or allow formatting fixes to be applied automatically when selecting a theme. In addition, Designer will improve Word document accessibility by using semantic styles (e.g., title and headings). Designer will eventually make additional suggestions as well. |
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| MC223753 | (Updated) My Apps ends support for Internet Explorer | You are receiving this message because our reporting indicates your organization may be using Internet Explorer to access My Apps, My Account, My Access, and My Groups. Users will no longer be able to use Internet Explorer to access My Apps, My Account, My Access, and My Groups, when this change is implemented. |
You are receiving this message because our reporting indicates your organization may be using Internet Explorer to access My Apps, My Account, My Access, and My Groups. Users will no longer be able to use Internet Explorer to access My Apps, My Account, My Access, and My Groups, when this change is implemented. |
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| MC224047 | (Updated) Free for one year: users can join Team meetings via call-in number |
With Audio Conferencing, attendees can join Teams meetings from wherever they are, using a global dial-in number. This is useful when people need to join meetings from land line telephones or when they do not have internet access. The global dial-in number allows attendees to join via voice only. To take advantage of this offer, you acquire free licenses and then assign them users in your organization. |
With Audio Conferencing, attendees can join Teams meetings from wherever they are, using a global dial-in number. This is useful when people need to join meetings from land line telephones or when they do not have internet access. The global dial-in number allows attendees to join via voice only. To take advantage of this offer, you acquire free licenses and then assign them users in your organization. |
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| MC225570 | Reminder: Microsoft Teams web app to no longer support IE 11 after November 30, 2020 | After November 30, 2020, Teams will need to be accessed via the new Microsoft Edge, another supported browser, or through the Teams Win-32 app. The Teams web app will not be accessible from IE 11 after this date. To access the Teams web app, we recommend the new Microsoft Edge browser for fast, responsive access to Teams with Microsoft?s latest security. You can also still run business-critical, Internet Explorer-based apps and sites in the new Microsoft Edge through Internet Explorer mode. |
After November 30, 2020, Teams will need to be accessed via the new Microsoft Edge, another supported browser, or through the Teams Win-32 app. The Teams web app will not be accessible from IE 11 after this date. To access the Teams web app, we recommend the new Microsoft Edge browser for fast, responsive access to Teams with Microsoft?s latest security. You can also still run business-critical, Internet Explorer-based apps and sites in the new Microsoft Edge through Internet Explorer mode. |
11/30/2020 |
| MC225752 | (Updated) Extending the temporary limit increase for live events | The temporary limit increases for Microsoft 365 live events hosted with Teams, Stream and Yammer will be extended until June 30, 2021 (previously January 1, 2021). Limit increases for live events include; Event support for up to 20,000 attendees 50 events hosted simultaneously across a tenant Event duration of 16 hours per broadcast After June 30, 2021, an Advanced Communications license will be required to host events for more than 10,000 attendees and durations longer than 4 hours. |
The temporary limit increases for Microsoft 365 live events hosted with Teams, Stream and Yammer will be extended until June 30, 2021 (previously January 1, 2021). Limit increases for live events include; Event support for up to 20,000 attendees 50 events hosted simultaneously across a tenant Event duration of 16 hours per broadcast After June 30, 2021, an Advanced Communications license will be required to host events for more than 10,000 attendees and durations longer than 4 hours. |
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| MC228641 | Retiring Visio Web Access from SharePoint Online | Beginning September 30, 2021, users in your organization will only be able to view Visio diagrams in their browser, but not create or edit. Visio Online viewing is available to most Office 365 subscriptions. | Beginning September 30, 2021, users in your organization will only be able to view Visio diagrams in their browser, but not create or edit. Visio Online viewing is available to most Office 365 subscriptions. | N/A |
| MC229143 | Update to Microsoft 365 and Outlook for Windows connectivity | Versions that are newer than minimum version requirements listed above, but are not the currently supported version, may experience connectivity issues. To see a list of the currently supported versions, visit https://docs.microsoft.com/officeupdates/update-history-microsoft365-apps-by-date Update history for Microsoft 365 Apps (listed by date)(for Microsoft 365 Apps) or https://docs.microsoft.com/officeupdates/office-updates-msi Latest updates for versions of Office that use Windows Installer (MSI)(see ?Latest Public Update? for Office 2013 and 2016). Supported versions of Outlook for Windows in Office and Microsoft365 will continue to connect to Microsoft 365 services as expected. |
Versions that are newer than minimum version requirements listed above, but are not the currently supported version, may experience connectivity issues. To see a list of the currently supported versions, visit https://docs.microsoft.com/officeupdates/update-history-microsoft365-apps-by-date Update history for Microsoft 365 Apps (listed by date)(for Microsoft 365 Apps) or https://docs.microsoft.com/officeupdates/office-updates-msi Latest updates for versions of Office that use Windows Installer (MSI)(see ?Latest Public Update? for Office 2013 and 2016). Supported versions of Outlook for Windows in Office and Microsoft365 will continue to connect to Microsoft 365 services as expected. |
11/01/2021 |
| MC229643 | Reminder: Microsoft Edge Legacy support to end on March 9, 2021 | After March 9, 2021, the Microsoft Edge Legacy desktop application will no longer be supported and will not receive new security updates. Move to the new Microsoft Edge before that date to ensure your organization is using an up-to-date browser. | After March 9, 2021, the Microsoft Edge Legacy desktop application will no longer be supported and will not receive new security updates. Move to the new Microsoft Edge before that date to ensure your organization is using an up-to-date browser. | N/A |
| MC229914 | Final Notice for disabling of TLS1.0 and TLS 1.1 Support for Exchange Online Mail Flow | Organizations who are most at risk are those with hybrid routing and on-premises servers however there may be disruptions to mail flow for numerous other scenarios where these older TLS versions are still being used. If you have not done so already, please ensure that all mail servers and devices connecting to Exchange Online use TLS1.2. While some traffic may still flow after the change is made because TLS is used opportunistically by default, connections involving on-premises or partner connectors require TLS and the certificates that are shared for authentication purposes. To help identify traffic still using TLS1.0 and TLS 1.1 review; https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/exchange-team-blog/investigating-tls-usage-for-smtp-in-exchange-online/ba-p/609278 Investigating TLS usage for SMTP in Exchange Online. We'll be gradually making the change and so initial impact could be messages getting delayed and only when the change is completed will messages fail to be delivered to their destinations. |
Organizations who are most at risk are those with hybrid routing and on-premises servers however there may be disruptions to mail flow for numerous other scenarios where these older TLS versions are still being used. If you have not done so already, please ensure that all mail servers and devices connecting to Exchange Online use TLS1.2. While some traffic may still flow after the change is made because TLS is used opportunistically by default, connections involving on-premises or partner connectors require TLS and the certificates that are shared for authentication purposes. To help identify traffic still using TLS1.0 and TLS 1.1 review; https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/exchange-team-blog/investigating-tls-usage-for-smtp-in-exchange-online/ba-p/609278 Investigating TLS usage for SMTP in Exchange Online. We'll be gradually making the change and so initial impact could be messages getting delayed and only when the change is completed will messages fail to be delivered to their destinations. |
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| MC230505 | (Updated) Block Download Permissions for Teams Meeting Recordings on OneDrive | When this change is implemented; All new Teams meeting recordings uploaded to OneDrive and SharePoint will get the same permissions as outlined https://docs.microsoft.com/MicrosoftTeams/tmr-meeting-recording-change#permissions-or-role-based-access here, except that everyone who would normally receive view-only permissions will now also be blocked from being able to download the recording by default for non-channel meetings (i.e. the ones going to the recorder?s OneDrive). We will update that documentation to reflect the added block download restrictions once the feature is deployed. This change that will block downloadability of Teams meeting recordings will apply only to non-Channel meetings (aka ?adhoc? meetings). Meeting recordings from meetings hosted in a Teams channel are uploaded to the doclib on the SharePoint team site backing that Teams channel. As such, it inherits the permissions from that team site to maintain its collaborative nature. It is recommended that you do not use Channel meetings for sensitive topics where you do not want members to have full access. A separate post and roadmap item will be created for the channel meeting recording solution in the future. Any time the recording is shared with someone else, block download permissions will continue to be set by default. Only the recording edit owners will have the ability to explicitly override that setting and re-share with download permissions if they choose to do so. That will be an explicit action, so the owners will not be at risk of accidentally oversharing. The enhanced security and privacy permissions setting will happen by default and cannot be overridden. Note; This only applies new recordings created after you are enrolled in the new OneDrive and SharePoint experience. |
When this change is implemented; All new Teams meeting recordings uploaded to OneDrive and SharePoint will get the same permissions as outlined https://docs.microsoft.com/MicrosoftTeams/tmr-meeting-recording-change#permissions-or-role-based-access here, except that everyone who would normally receive view-only permissions will now also be blocked from being able to download the recording by default for non-channel meetings (i.e. the ones going to the recorder?s OneDrive). We will update that documentation to reflect the added block download restrictions once the feature is deployed. This change that will block downloadability of Teams meeting recordings will apply only to non-Channel meetings (aka ?adhoc? meetings). Meeting recordings from meetings hosted in a Teams channel are uploaded to the doclib on the SharePoint team site backing that Teams channel. As such, it inherits the permissions from that team site to maintain its collaborative nature. It is recommended that you do not use Channel meetings for sensitive topics where you do not want members to have full access. A separate post and roadmap item will be created for the channel meeting recording solution in the future. Any time the recording is shared with someone else, block download permissions will continue to be set by default. Only the recording edit owners will have the ability to explicitly override that setting and re-share with download permissions if they choose to do so. That will be an explicit action, so the owners will not be at risk of accidentally oversharing. The enhanced security and privacy permissions setting will happen by default and cannot be overridden. Note; This only applies new recordings created after you are enrolled in the new OneDrive and SharePoint experience. |
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| MC230680 | (Updated) Meeting Reactions in Teams Meetings | In a Teams meeting, participants can choose from four different reaction types ? like, heart, applause, and laugh ? and send it to meeting attendees from the new reactions and raise hand flyout in the control bar. Meeting participants will see the reaction displayed over their position. When content is shared, the reactions will float over the content. This applies to Desktop, Window, PowerPoint, and Whiteboard sharing. |
In a Teams meeting, participants can choose from four different reaction types ? like, heart, applause, and laugh ? and send it to meeting attendees from the new reactions and raise hand flyout in the control bar. Meeting participants will see the reaction displayed over their position. When content is shared, the reactions will float over the content. This applies to Desktop, Window, PowerPoint, and Whiteboard sharing. |
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| MC234256 | (Updated) Change in display of hierarchical sensitivity labels | Currently, the Teams channel header displays the child label for hierarchical sensitivity labels (e.g., Confidential ; Finance) in the channel header. We will now display the parent label rather than the child label. In this example, Confidential ; Finance, we will display Confidential in the channel header rather than Finance. This will provide improved exposure to confidentiality status of content in the channel. |
Currently, the Teams channel header displays the child label for hierarchical sensitivity labels (e.g., Confidential ; Finance) in the channel header. We will now display the parent label rather than the child label. In this example, Confidential ; Finance, we will display Confidential in the channel header rather than Finance. This will provide improved exposure to confidentiality status of content in the channel. |
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| MC235180 | (Updated) Teams desktop app for Mac: Include computer sound in a meeting | With this update, Mac users can share audio from their speakers with other meeting participants, such as when they share a video with sound as part of a collective viewing experience. This feature will be available to all Mac users in your tenant https://docs.microsoft.com/powershell/module/skype/set-csteamsmeetingpolicy unless you have set the ScreenSharingMode policy to None. This feature requires a one-time installation of an audio driver. Users will be prompted to install the audio driver when they select Include computer sound from the Share content tray in a meeting. Once installed, users can freely toggle the functionality on or off before or after they start sharing a desktop or window. |
With this update, Mac users can share audio from their speakers with other meeting participants, such as when they share a video with sound as part of a collective viewing experience. This feature will be available to all Mac users in your tenant https://docs.microsoft.com/powershell/module/skype/set-csteamsmeetingpolicy unless you have set the ScreenSharingMode policy to None. This feature requires a one-time installation of an audio driver. Users will be prompted to install the audio driver when they select Include computer sound from the Share content tray in a meeting. Once installed, users can freely toggle the functionality on or off before or after they start sharing a desktop or window. |
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| MC235288 | (Updated) SharePoint spaces to be available by default in New menu | Users with appropriate permissions to create content on a site will see an additional entry for creating a Space in the +New menu on all SharePoint sites. As with pages, SharePoint site owners will continue to have the option to turn off the spaces feature for their sites using the Manage Site Features page or using PowerShell cmdlets described below. |
Users with appropriate permissions to create content on a site will see an additional entry for creating a Space in the +New menu on all SharePoint sites. As with pages, SharePoint site owners will continue to have the option to turn off the spaces feature for their sites using the Manage Site Features page or using PowerShell cmdlets described below. |
06/01/2021 |
| MC236026 | Changes to private Content Delivery Networks (CDN) | Microsoft will automatically enable the new private CDN for your tenant and there is no action required. If you have already enabled private CDN, or are considering enabling it, then we recommend that you continue to plan to enable the feature as it will immediately benefit your users and optimize your pages. Microsoft will automatically transition existing private CDN configurations from Akamai to Microsoft Azure CDN and no further action is required. |
Microsoft will automatically enable the new private CDN for your tenant and there is no action required. If you have already enabled private CDN, or are considering enabling it, then we recommend that you continue to plan to enable the feature as it will immediately benefit your users and optimize your pages. Microsoft will automatically transition existing private CDN configurations from Akamai to Microsoft Azure CDN and no further action is required. |
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| MC236329 | (Updated) Large gallery view and Together Mode for web meetings in Edge and Chrome browsers | This release will improve the experience for users who join Teams meetings in Edge and Chrome browsers by positioning up to 50 invitees into a virtual space by removing each individual background people have and replacing them with a common background. Turn on Large gallery from uBar. Turn on Together mode from uBar. |
This release will improve the experience for users who join Teams meetings in Edge and Chrome browsers by positioning up to 50 invitees into a virtual space by removing each individual background people have and replacing them with a common background. Turn on Large gallery from uBar. Turn on Together mode from uBar. |
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| MC236510 | Plan for Change: Intune end of support for Internet Explorer 11 | This will only impact you if you?re using IE 11 to access the Microsoft Endpoint Manager admin center. | This will only impact you if you?re using IE 11 to access the Microsoft Endpoint Manager admin center. | N/A |
| MC237349 | Service reminder: Skype for Business Online retires in 6 months | While your organization will no longer be able to use Skype for Business Online once the service retires, July 31, 2021, you may continue to use Microsoft Teams as part of your existing licensing agreement. | While your organization will no longer be able to use Skype for Business Online once the service retires, July 31, 2021, you may continue to use Microsoft Teams as part of your existing licensing agreement. | 07/31/2021 |
| MC237900 | NEW DETAILS: Microsoft Edge Legacy support to end on March 9, 2021 | After March 9, 2021, the Microsoft Edge Legacy desktop application will no longer be supported and will not receive new security updates. https://www.microsoft.com/edge/business/download?form=MD19OMOCID=MD19OM Move to the new Microsoft Edge before that date to ensure your organization is using an up-to-date browser. *NEW* To replace this out of support application, we are announcing that the https://www.microsoft.com/edge/business;new Microsoft Edge will be available as part of the Windows 10 cumulative monthly security update?otherwise referred to as the Update Tuesday (or ?B?) release?on April 13, 2021. When you apply this update, the out of support Microsoft Edge Legacy desktop application will be removed and the new Microsoft Edge will be installed. Read the announcement https://aka.ms/EdgeLegacyEOS here. This replacement will also occur if you apply the optional Windows 10 March Preview (or ?C?) release. To continue using kiosk mode and avoid disruption to your kiosk scenarios that were dependent on Microsoft Edge Legacy, you will need to set up kiosk mode in the new Microsoft Edge. If you do not set up kiosk mode in the new Microsoft Edge prior to applying the April?s Windows 10 Update Tuesday release, Microsoft Edge Legacy, and its kiosk mode, will no longer be available and you will experience a disruption in your kiosk scenarios. Please read https://aka.ms/EdgeKioskModeBlog this article detailing this transition. |
After March 9, 2021, the Microsoft Edge Legacy desktop application will no longer be supported and will not receive new security updates. https://www.microsoft.com/edge/business/download?form=MD19OMOCID=MD19OM Move to the new Microsoft Edge before that date to ensure your organization is using an up-to-date browser. *NEW* To replace this out of support application, we are announcing that the https://www.microsoft.com/edge/business;new Microsoft Edge will be available as part of the Windows 10 cumulative monthly security update?otherwise referred to as the Update Tuesday (or ?B?) release?on April 13, 2021. When you apply this update, the out of support Microsoft Edge Legacy desktop application will be removed and the new Microsoft Edge will be installed. Read the announcement https://aka.ms/EdgeLegacyEOS here. This replacement will also occur if you apply the optional Windows 10 March Preview (or ?C?) release. To continue using kiosk mode and avoid disruption to your kiosk scenarios that were dependent on Microsoft Edge Legacy, you will need to set up kiosk mode in the new Microsoft Edge. If you do not set up kiosk mode in the new Microsoft Edge prior to applying the April?s Windows 10 Update Tuesday release, Microsoft Edge Legacy, and its kiosk mode, will no longer be available and you will experience a disruption in your kiosk scenarios. Please read https://aka.ms/EdgeKioskModeBlog this article detailing this transition. |
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| MC238796 | (Updated) 1:1 Call recording policy introduction | Currently, 1;1 Call recording is controlled by the -CsTeamsMeetingPolicy / AllowCloudRecording attribute. After this change, it will be controlled by the -CsTeamsCallingPolicy / allowCloudRecordingForCalls attribute. By default this new policy attribute will be set to false, so 1;1 call recording will not work unless you change this attribute to true. |
Currently, 1;1 Call recording is controlled by the -CsTeamsMeetingPolicy / AllowCloudRecording attribute. After this change, it will be controlled by the -CsTeamsCallingPolicy / allowCloudRecordingForCalls attribute. By default this new policy attribute will be set to false, so 1;1 call recording will not work unless you change this attribute to true. |
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| MC239095 | Performance Improvements in Excel for the Web | When using Excel for the web, the following scenarios have been optimized for performance; Loading ? We?ve significantly reduced the time it takes to load a workbook, making it faster for you to start working in Excel for the web. Scrolling ? Scrolling is a fundamental part of working in Excel. Now, even in incredibly complex sheets, scrolling is smooth and fast. Selection ? Even more fundamental than scrolling, is the need to interact with content in your workbook. We have optimized the speed of cell selection, so you?ll experience less lag and a more fluid experience when working in the grid. Navigating - We optimized several navigation actions; find/search, Go-To, page-up and page-down are all now faster. Modifying - We developed faster cell editing and formatting experiences. |
When using Excel for the web, the following scenarios have been optimized for performance; Loading ? We?ve significantly reduced the time it takes to load a workbook, making it faster for you to start working in Excel for the web. Scrolling ? Scrolling is a fundamental part of working in Excel. Now, even in incredibly complex sheets, scrolling is smooth and fast. Selection ? Even more fundamental than scrolling, is the need to interact with content in your workbook. We have optimized the speed of cell selection, so you?ll experience less lag and a more fluid experience when working in the grid. Navigating - We optimized several navigation actions; find/search, Go-To, page-up and page-down are all now faster. Modifying - We developed faster cell editing and formatting experiences. |
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| MC240066 | (Updated) Introducing a SharePoint app bar that features global navigation | Users access the https://docs.microsoft.com/SharePoint/sharepoint-app-bar SharePoint app bar from the upper left-hand side of the browser on the SharePoint start page and throughout modern SharePoint sites. The SharePoint app bar improves global wayfinding and dynamically displays personalized content for sites, news, and files.
The app bar features customizable global navigation that leads to important intranet resources. Personalized content, news and files, is driven by Microsoft Graph and cannot be customized. |
Users access the https://docs.microsoft.com/SharePoint/sharepoint-app-bar SharePoint app bar from the upper left-hand side of the browser on the SharePoint start page and throughout modern SharePoint sites. The SharePoint app bar improves global wayfinding and dynamically displays personalized content for sites, news, and files.
The app bar features customizable global navigation that leads to important intranet resources. Personalized content, news and files, is driven by Microsoft Graph and cannot be customized. |
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| MC240159 | Update to unifiedRoleAssignment API in Azure AD | We have a role management API that is currently in beta ? https://docs.microsoft.com/graph/api/rbacapplication-list-roleassignments unifiedRoleAssignments. This API returns the Azure AD role assignments for a specific security principal. It returns both direct and transitive role assignments because https://docs.microsoft.com/azure/active-directory/roles/groups-concept Azure AD roles can now be assigned to groups. For example, suppose you have a user named Alice in the Contoso tenant. She is assigned the User Administrator role directly and assigned the Global Reader role via a group named Contoso_Global_Readers. When you use the following API, it returns two role assignments in the HTTP response - User Administrator and Global Reader.
GET https://graph.microsoft.com/beta/roleManagement/directory/roleAssignments?$filter=principalId eq '<guid of Alice;' In the case of the Global Reader role assignment, the principalId is equal to that of Alice, which is not completely accurate. The principalId for the Global Reader role assignment should instead be the Contoso_Global_Readers principalId. Because of this behavior, we are making two changes to this API; We will return only direct role assignments when there is a $filter for principalId. We will create a new API to fetch the transitive role assignments for a specific security principal. This new API should be available in the second half of this calendar year. |
We have a role management API that is currently in beta ? https://docs.microsoft.com/graph/api/rbacapplication-list-roleassignments unifiedRoleAssignments. This API returns the Azure AD role assignments for a specific security principal. It returns both direct and transitive role assignments because https://docs.microsoft.com/azure/active-directory/roles/groups-concept Azure AD roles can now be assigned to groups. For example, suppose you have a user named Alice in the Contoso tenant. She is assigned the User Administrator role directly and assigned the Global Reader role via a group named Contoso_Global_Readers. When you use the following API, it returns two role assignments in the HTTP response - User Administrator and Global Reader.
GET https://graph.microsoft.com/beta/roleManagement/directory/roleAssignments?$filter=principalId eq '<guid of Alice;' In the case of the Global Reader role assignment, the principalId is equal to that of Alice, which is not completely accurate. The principalId for the Global Reader role assignment should instead be the Contoso_Global_Readers principalId. Because of this behavior, we are making two changes to this API; We will return only direct role assignments when there is a $filter for principalId. We will create a new API to fetch the transitive role assignments for a specific security principal. This new API should be available in the second half of this calendar year. |
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| MC240160 | (Updated) Reminder: Disabling TLS 1.0 and TLS 1.1 in Microsoft 365 | Once this change takes effect, all connections to Microsoft 365 using the protocols TLS 1.0 and TLS 1.1 will no longer work. In addition, .NET applications executed using the .NET 4.5 runtime are a common set of applications that are impacted as .NET 4.5 defaults to TLS 1.1, however any application that calls into Microsoft 365 API?s using TLS 1.0 or TLS 1.1 will be impacted. | Once this change takes effect, all connections to Microsoft 365 using the protocols TLS 1.0 and TLS 1.1 will no longer work. In addition, .NET applications executed using the .NET 4.5 runtime are a common set of applications that are impacted as .NET 4.5 defaults to TLS 1.1, however any application that calls into Microsoft 365 API?s using TLS 1.0 or TLS 1.1 will be impacted. | N/A |
| MC240303 | (Updated) New file sharing experience in Microsoft Teams | With this update, https://docs.microsoft.com/MicrosoftTeams/sharing-files-in-teams when users share a file from within Teams (desktop/web), they will have the option to create sharing links that provide access to;
anyone Before users share a file in a chat and channels, they will be notified if recipients don't have permission to view the file. The user can change permissions before they share the file (if they have permission to do so). |
With this update, https://docs.microsoft.com/MicrosoftTeams/sharing-files-in-teams when users share a file from within Teams (desktop/web), they will have the option to create sharing links that provide access to;
anyone Before users share a file in a chat and channels, they will be notified if recipients don't have permission to view the file. The user can change permissions before they share the file (if they have permission to do so). |
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| MC240393 | (Updated) OneDrive admin center settings are coming to the SharePoint admin center |
In Phase 1, we?re adding OneDrive Sync, Storage, and Notifications settings to the Settings page in the SharePoint admin center. You can identify You will have access to OneDrive settings in both locations until late spring. We will communicate with you again before this retirement timeline is finalized. |
In Phase 1, we?re adding OneDrive Sync, Storage, and Notifications settings to the Settings page in the SharePoint admin center. You can identify them by the OneDrive icon and name. In this phase, there are no changes in the OneDrive admin center. In Phase 2, we will add a link from the OneDrive admin center [https://admin.onedrive.com] to the converged SharePoint admin center. In addition, we will add a banner in the OneDrive admin center announcing the new access point. You will have access to OneDrive settings in both locations until late spring. We will communicate with you again before this retirement timeline is finalized. |
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| MC240609 | (Updated) Feature Update: Modern comments in Word (Windows) | When this has rolled out to your users, they will see the modern comments experience, which allows them to @mention and post comments without worrying that co-authors will see their comments before they are complete.
Modern comments provides a consistent commenting experience across Word, Excel and PowerPoint. Users will be able to respond to comments directly from an email notification. The new design provides a focused view of comments as well as an optional all comments view via the Comments pane. With the new post model, Ctrl+Enter is a keyboard shortcut for posting comments. The new experience shows comments to the right of the page by default. This default focused view hides all resolved comments so you can focus on active comments. The Comments button in the upper right corner of your Word window lets you switch to the Comments pane. This shows all comments in the document including resolved comments. |
When this has rolled out to your users, they will see the modern comments experience, which allows them to @mention and post comments without worrying that co-authors will see their comments before they are complete.
Modern comments provides a consistent commenting experience across Word, Excel and PowerPoint. Users will be able to respond to comments directly from an email notification. The new design provides a focused view of comments as well as an optional all comments view via the Comments pane. With the new post model, Ctrl+Enter is a keyboard shortcut for posting comments. The new experience shows comments to the right of the page by default. This default focused view hides all resolved comments so you can focus on active comments. The Comments button in the upper right corner of your Word window lets you switch to the Comments pane. This shows all comments in the document including resolved comments. |
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| MC240613 | (Updated) Feature Update: Modern comments in Word (Mac) | When this has rolled out to your users, they will see the modern comments experience, which allows them to @mention and post comments without worrying that co-authors will see their comments before they are complete.
Modern comments provides a consistent commenting experience across Word, Excel and PowerPoint. Users will be able to respond to comments directly from an email notification. The new design provides a focused view of comments as well as an optional all comments view via the Comments pane. With the new post model, Ctrl+Enter is a keyboard shortcut for posting comments. The new experience shows comments to the right of the page by default. This default focused view hides all resolved comments so you can focus on active comments. The Comments button in the upper right corner of your Word window lets you switch to the Comments pane. This shows all comments in the document including resolved comments. |
When this has rolled out to your users, they will see the modern comments experience, which allows them to @mention and post comments without worrying that co-authors will see their comments before they are complete.
Modern comments provides a consistent commenting experience across Word, Excel and PowerPoint. Users will be able to respond to comments directly from an email notification. The new design provides a focused view of comments as well as an optional all comments view via the Comments pane. With the new post model, Ctrl+Enter is a keyboard shortcut for posting comments. The new experience shows comments to the right of the page by default. This default focused view hides all resolved comments so you can focus on active comments. The Comments button in the upper right corner of your Word window lets you switch to the Comments pane. This shows all comments in the document including resolved comments. |
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| MC241353 | Reminder: Microsoft 365 apps and services ending support on IE11 after August 17, 2021 | After the dates listed above, Microsoft 365 apps and services will need to be accessed via Microsoft Edge, another supported browser, or through an applicable Win-32 app (if available). The Microsoft Edge browser provides a faster, more responsive experience for Microsoft 365 apps and services. You can also still run business-critical, Internet Explorer-based apps and sites in Microsoft Edge through Internet Explorer mode. | After the dates listed above, Microsoft 365 apps and services will need to be accessed via Microsoft Edge, another supported browser, or through an applicable Win-32 app (if available). The Microsoft Edge browser provides a faster, more responsive experience for Microsoft 365 apps and services. You can also still run business-critical, Internet Explorer-based apps and sites in Microsoft Edge through Internet Explorer mode. | N/A |
| MC241581 | New Video only Meeting stage experience | We strive to ensure that we are providing notification of changes proactively and we apologize that we did not make our commitment with this change. A recent change has enabled a new Video only Meeting stage. With this new meeting layout experience, video-only participants will fill the meeting layout even if they aren't dominant speakers. [Key Points;] Timing; This change has been rolled out and is available now. Action; Users will see the change once they restart their Teams client. [How this effects your organization;] Prior experience; In Microsoft Teams meetings where some attendees had videos on and some had videos off, users would see up to 9 attendees on screen in a ?mixed grid?; a mix of video-on and video-off participants. Audio-only participants (those who have their video turned off) would be shown as avatars (see examples below; avatars can be either initials or a profile picture). This occupied substantial space on the screen which could be used instead to show more video participants as available. New experience; With the new view optimized for video experience, the meeting prioritizes showing participants who have their video turned on. This makes it possible for the user to simultaneously see up to 9 video participants in a meeting. For meetings with more than 9 participants, we prioritize participants with video to be shown on the stage. Participants with audio are clubbed and shown below the videos. |
We strive to ensure that we are providing notification of changes proactively and we apologize that we did not make our commitment with this change. A recent change has enabled a new Video only Meeting stage. With this new meeting layout experience, video-only participants will fill the meeting layout even if they aren't dominant speakers. [Key Points;] Timing; This change has been rolled out and is available now. Action; Users will see the change once they restart their Teams client. [How this effects your organization;] Prior experience; In Microsoft Teams meetings where some attendees had videos on and some had videos off, users would see up to 9 attendees on screen in a ?mixed grid?; a mix of video-on and video-off participants. Audio-only participants (those who have their video turned off) would be shown as avatars (see examples below; avatars can be either initials or a profile picture). This occupied substantial space on the screen which could be used instead to show more video participants as available. New experience; With the new view optimized for video experience, the meeting prioritizes showing participants who have their video turned on. This makes it possible for the user to simultaneously see up to 9 video participants in a meeting. For meetings with more than 9 participants, we prioritize participants with video to be shown on the stage. Participants with audio are clubbed and shown below the videos. |
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| MC242335 | Reminder: Skype for Business Online retires July 31, 2021 | While your organization will no longer be able to use Skype for Business Online once the service retires, July 31, 2021, you may continue to use Microsoft Teams as part of your existing licensing agreement. | While your organization will no longer be able to use Skype for Business Online once the service retires, July 31, 2021, you may continue to use Microsoft Teams as part of your existing licensing agreement. | 07/31/2021 |
| MC242486 | Retiring Delve mobile for iOS and Android | You?re receiving this message because your tenant is in an environment that supports Delve mobile apps. | You?re receiving this message because your tenant is in an environment that supports Delve mobile apps. | 06/01/2021 |
| MC242577 | (Updated) New design for Yammer Discovery and Digest emails | Users will be able to see the new Yammer styling and interactive discussions in their digest that will better help them keep up with what's happening in your organization. | Users will be able to see the new Yammer styling and interactive discussions in their digest that will better help them keep up with what's happening in your organization. | N/A |
| MC242581 | New bank accounts are no longer supported in US/France/Italy/Spain/Belgium/Portugal/Luxembourg | If you are using a bank account as a payment method you are not impacted at this time. | If you are using a bank account as a payment method you are not impacted at this time. | N/A |
| MC242824 | (Updated) Microsoft Teams: Dynamic View | All users will get a new optimized visual experience in Teams Meetings. Dynamic view will enable; Video and audio participants to be shown separately,? with audio participants appearing as smaller circles? Shared content to appear larger, with more participants being visible Users to pin or spotlight particular people in the meeting and make them appear larger than other participants You to view Together Mode alongside content Users to dock the participant gallery to the top of their screen New Teams enhanced Dynamic view |
All users will get a new optimized visual experience in Teams Meetings. Dynamic view will enable; Video and audio participants to be shown separately,? with audio participants appearing as smaller circles? Shared content to appear larger, with more participants being visible Users to pin or spotlight particular people in the meeting and make them appear larger than other participants You to view Together Mode alongside content Users to dock the participant gallery to the top of their screen New Teams enhanced Dynamic view |
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| MC242825 | (Updated) Teams: Transfer calls between devices | After joining a Teams call on one device, users will be able to join the same call on a second device. For example; going from desktop to a mobile device or even to another desktop. Additionally, they will be able to transfer a call from one device to a second device, in the same call, if there is a need to share content from the second device. Option to join Teams call from another device. Teams will provide two options; Add this device, and Transfer to this device. |
After joining a Teams call on one device, users will be able to join the same call on a second device. For example; going from desktop to a mobile device or even to another desktop. Additionally, they will be able to transfer a call from one device to a second device, in the same call, if there is a need to share content from the second device. Option to join Teams call from another device. Teams will provide two options; Add this device, and Transfer to this device. |
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| MC243041 | (Updated) Announcing Tenant-level Organizational Theme Capabilities for Global Admins | Previously, you could only set a default theme which applied to everyone within your organization. Organizational Theme gives you the ability to create up to five custom themes for your tenant where each theme can be assigned to a specific Microsoft 365 group. Additionally Organizational Theme introduces support for; Specifying mobile-specific company logo(s) optimized for smaller screens Enabling alternate logo(s) for dark mode Users will continue to have the same theme experience as before if you make no further changes. If an organizational theme has already been defined, it will now show up as the default theme. Editing the default theme or adding a new custom theme now provides the capability to specify up to four separate logos optimized for alternate and mobile scenarios. Note; It is important to remember that the navigation bar background image will be retired and the ability to upload a new background image will no longer be supported. Upon saving any modifications made to a new custom theme, the background image will be permanently removed and users will no longer be able to see it. |
Previously, you could only set a default theme which applied to everyone within your organization. Organizational Theme gives you the ability to create up to five custom themes for your tenant where each theme can be assigned to a specific Microsoft 365 group. Additionally Organizational Theme introduces support for; Specifying mobile-specific company logo(s) optimized for smaller screens Enabling alternate logo(s) for dark mode Users will continue to have the same theme experience as before if you make no further changes. If an organizational theme has already been defined, it will now show up as the default theme. Editing the default theme or adding a new custom theme now provides the capability to specify up to four separate logos optimized for alternate and mobile scenarios. Note; It is important to remember that the navigation bar background image will be retired and the ability to upload a new background image will no longer be supported. Upon saving any modifications made to a new custom theme, the background image will be permanently removed and users will no longer be able to see it. |
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| MC243209 | New personal wellbeing insights coming to Insights app in Teams | The Insights app in Teams will introduce a new Home page that provides time-relevant suggestions and access to new wellbeing focused experiences, such as; Virtual commute; users can schedule a virtual commute to help them wrap up their tasks from today, prepare for tomorrow?s activities, and mindfully disconnect from work. Praise; users can schedule reminders to send praise to their top collaborators and build a habit of sharing gratitude. Reflect; users can schedule reminders to check in with themselves emotionally and save and reference their personal reflection history. More updates are coming later this year, including guided meditations from Headspace that will be integrated into the virtual commute as well as the Home tab to help you mindfully disconnect from work in the evening, relax your mind before a big meeting, or find focus before starting an important project. |
The Insights app in Teams will introduce a new Home page that provides time-relevant suggestions and access to new wellbeing focused experiences, such as; Virtual commute; users can schedule a virtual commute to help them wrap up their tasks from today, prepare for tomorrow?s activities, and mindfully disconnect from work. Praise; users can schedule reminders to send praise to their top collaborators and build a habit of sharing gratitude. Reflect; users can schedule reminders to check in with themselves emotionally and save and reference their personal reflection history. More updates are coming later this year, including guided meditations from Headspace that will be integrated into the virtual commute as well as the Home tab to help you mindfully disconnect from work in the evening, relax your mind before a big meeting, or find focus before starting an important project. |
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| MC243945 | SharePoint Events web part will display event images | SharePoint page authors who https://support.microsoft.com/office/use-the-events-web-part-5fe4da93-5fa9-4695-b1ee-b0ae4c981909 use the Events web part can enable an option to show event images within the web part. When enabled, each Event shown in the web part will display the image used in the title area of the Event page.
Existing Event web parts will not be updated. However, new web parts added to pages and news will default to show images. Current events view New events view |
SharePoint page authors who https://support.microsoft.com/office/use-the-events-web-part-5fe4da93-5fa9-4695-b1ee-b0ae4c981909 use the Events web part can enable an option to show event images within the web part. When enabled, each Event shown in the web part will display the image used in the title area of the Event page.
Existing Event web parts will not be updated. However, new web parts added to pages and news will default to show images. Current events view New events view |
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| MC244044 | New browser usage reports available to support your organization?s migration to Microsoft Edge | This report is an optional tool for IT admins to consider using to help with their organization?s migration to the new Microsoft Edge and will not have any effect on end users. How organizations may use this report; For organizations still using Microsoft Edge Legacy. IT admins can identify Microsoft Edge Legacy browser usage and plan migration steps for your organization. As a reminder, support ended on March 9, 2021 and Microsoft Edge Legacy will no longer receive security updates. Users of Microsoft Edge Legacy should be migrated to the new Microsoft Edge, which is the https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/DeployEdge/ms-edge-security-for-business most secure browser for Windows 10. In addition, the new Microsoft Edge will replace Microsoft Edge Legacy with https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/microsoft-365-blog/new-microsoft-edge-to-replace-microsoft-edge-legacy-with-april-s/ba-p/2114224 April?s Windows 10 Update. For organizations still using Internet Explorer. IT admins can identify Internet Explorer usage and plan migration steps for your organization. As a reminder, Microsoft 365 apps and services end support on Internet Explorer 11 after August 17, 2021. Users will experience a degraded feature experience or be unable to connect to Microsoft 365 apps and services. After August 17, 2021, Microsoft 365 apps and services will need to be accessed via the new Microsoft Edge, another supported browser, or through an applicable Win-32 app (if available). If your organization has a dependency to use Internet Explorer for legacy sites, IT admins can https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/deployedge/edge-ie-mode-sitelist configure sites on the enterprise mode site list to allow users to access these sites with https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/deployedge/edge-ie-mode IE mode in the new Microsoft Edge. For organizations that recently deployed the new Microsoft Edge or are planning to deploy. IT admins can now use the reports to see migration across Microsoft browsers (Microsoft Edge Legacy, Internet Explorer, and the new Microsoft Edge). Data report limitations; The browser usage report only includes usage on Microsoft 365 online services accessed via Microsoft browsers. Please review the Microsoft 365 usage reports https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/admin/activity-reports/activity-reports?view=o365-worldwide documentation for more information. By March 15, 2021, details on the Microsoft Browser usage report will be available on the documentation sitehttps://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/admin/activity-reports/activity-reports?view=o365-worldwide . The report is internal to your organization with permissions limited to IT admins with existing access to the activity reports on the usage dashboard in the Microsoft 365 Admin Center.Aggregate Microsoft browser usage and user level reporting is available. User level identification https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/admin/activity-reports/activity-reports?view=o365-worldwide#hide-user-details-in-the-reports can be removed per your organization?s policies and https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/admin/add-users/assign-admin-roles?view=o365-worldwide role based access controls can be used to adjust report access. |
This report is an optional tool for IT admins to consider using to help with their organization?s migration to the new Microsoft Edge and will not have any effect on end users. How organizations may use this report; For organizations still using Microsoft Edge Legacy. IT admins can identify Microsoft Edge Legacy browser usage and plan migration steps for your organization. As a reminder, support ended on March 9, 2021 and Microsoft Edge Legacy will no longer receive security updates. Users of Microsoft Edge Legacy should be migrated to the new Microsoft Edge, which is the https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/DeployEdge/ms-edge-security-for-business most secure browser for Windows 10. In addition, the new Microsoft Edge will replace Microsoft Edge Legacy with https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/microsoft-365-blog/new-microsoft-edge-to-replace-microsoft-edge-legacy-with-april-s/ba-p/2114224 April?s Windows 10 Update. For organizations still using Internet Explorer. IT admins can identify Internet Explorer usage and plan migration steps for your organization. As a reminder, Microsoft 365 apps and services end support on Internet Explorer 11 after August 17, 2021. Users will experience a degraded feature experience or be unable to connect to Microsoft 365 apps and services. After August 17, 2021, Microsoft 365 apps and services will need to be accessed via the new Microsoft Edge, another supported browser, or through an applicable Win-32 app (if available). If your organization has a dependency to use Internet Explorer for legacy sites, IT admins can https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/deployedge/edge-ie-mode-sitelist configure sites on the enterprise mode site list to allow users to access these sites with https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/deployedge/edge-ie-mode IE mode in the new Microsoft Edge. For organizations that recently deployed the new Microsoft Edge or are planning to deploy. IT admins can now use the reports to see migration across Microsoft browsers (Microsoft Edge Legacy, Internet Explorer, and the new Microsoft Edge). Data report limitations; The browser usage report only includes usage on Microsoft 365 online services accessed via Microsoft browsers. Please review the Microsoft 365 usage reports https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/admin/activity-reports/activity-reports?view=o365-worldwide documentation for more information. By March 15, 2021, details on the Microsoft Browser usage report will be available on the documentation sitehttps://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/admin/activity-reports/activity-reports?view=o365-worldwide . The report is internal to your organization with permissions limited to IT admins with existing access to the activity reports on the usage dashboard in the Microsoft 365 Admin Center.Aggregate Microsoft browser usage and user level reporting is available. User level identification https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/admin/activity-reports/activity-reports?view=o365-worldwide#hide-user-details-in-the-reports can be removed per your organization?s policies and https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/admin/add-users/assign-admin-roles?view=o365-worldwide role based access controls can be used to adjust report access. |
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| MC244295 | (Updated) New eCDN Ramp available for Microsoft Teams |
https://www.rampecdn.com/partner/microsoft/ Ramp, the industry standard for video content delivery within the enterprise, will soon support Microsoft Teams customers (already supported in Microsoft Stream). With this support you will be able to deliver secure, reliable, high-quality video, at scale throughout your enterprise.
This change brings the familiar Ramp eCDN options to Teams Live Events in your tenant. Your current selection should not be impacted by this addition. |
https://www.rampecdn.com/partner/microsoft/ Ramp, the industry standard for video content delivery within the enterprise, will soon support Microsoft Teams customers (already supported in Microsoft Stream). With this support you will be able to deliver secure, reliable, high-quality video, at scale throughout your enterprise.
This change brings the familiar Ramp eCDN options to Teams Live Events in your tenant. Your current selection should not be impacted by this addition. |
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| MC244732 | Request/Release workflow for quarantined messages |
The EOP anti-spam, anti-phishing, anti-malware and safe attachments will now allow for more granular control of recipient actions. As part of these new granular controls end users will be able to request the release of a message. These granular controls are set up by admin.
Previously, admins were unable to alter end user access for messages quarantined by the default policies. |
The EOP anti-spam, anti-phishing, anti-malware and safe attachments will now allow for more granular control of recipient actions. As part of these new granular controls end users will be able to request the release of a message. These granular controls are set up by admin.
Previously, admins were unable to alter end user access for messages quarantined by the default policies. |
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| MC244733 | Customization of quarantine notification | Once available Admins will be able to enable these features through a new quarantine policy user interface and users will see the changes reflected in notifications. Example notification |
Once available Admins will be able to enable these features through a new quarantine policy user interface and users will see the changes reflected in notifications. Example notification |
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| MC244740 | Announcing Teams PowerShell Module 2.0 | The release has many new features, fixes and breaking changes. The main ones are; We have simplified the administrator experience by having Connect-MicrosoftTeams as the single command to login and manage all aspects of Teams and Skype for Business online. This means New-CsOnlineSession is no longer required to login and manage Skype for Business Online. New-CsOnlineSession has been replaced with Connect-MicrosoftTeams. This will require a minor update from your side and make changes as documented https://docs.microsoft.com/microsoftteams/teams-powershell-move-from-sfbo here. Long running scripts are supported natively in the module. Administrators don?t have to explicitly call Enable-CsOnlineSessionForReconnection to run long running scripts. |
The release has many new features, fixes and breaking changes. The main ones are; We have simplified the administrator experience by having Connect-MicrosoftTeams as the single command to login and manage all aspects of Teams and Skype for Business online. This means New-CsOnlineSession is no longer required to login and manage Skype for Business Online. New-CsOnlineSession has been replaced with Connect-MicrosoftTeams. This will require a minor update from your side and make changes as documented https://docs.microsoft.com/microsoftteams/teams-powershell-move-from-sfbo here. Long running scripts are supported natively in the module. Administrators don?t have to explicitly call Enable-CsOnlineSessionForReconnection to run long running scripts. |
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| MC244743 | (Updated) Viva Connections for Microsoft Teams desktop clients | https://www.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/blog/2021/02/04/microsoft-viva-empowering-every-employee-for-the-new-digital-age/ Microsoft Viva brings communications, knowledge, learning, resources, and insights together into an integrated experience. https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/microsoft-viva-blog/microsoft-viva-connections-helps-everyone-to-stay-engaged-and/ba-p/2107009 Viva Connections is https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/microsoft-viva-blog/microsoft-viva-connections-to-start-rollout-to-general/ba-p/2175802 one of four modules designed to integrate employee experiences across core Microsoft 365 apps. Viva Connections for Teams allows you to incorporate your organization?s brand and identity directly in Teams and makes it easier for your users to collaborate on shared resources. |
https://www.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/blog/2021/02/04/microsoft-viva-empowering-every-employee-for-the-new-digital-age/ Microsoft Viva brings communications, knowledge, learning, resources, and insights together into an integrated experience. https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/microsoft-viva-blog/microsoft-viva-connections-helps-everyone-to-stay-engaged-and/ba-p/2107009 Viva Connections is https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/microsoft-viva-blog/microsoft-viva-connections-to-start-rollout-to-general/ba-p/2175802 one of four modules designed to integrate employee experiences across core Microsoft 365 apps. Viva Connections for Teams allows you to incorporate your organization?s brand and identity directly in Teams and makes it easier for your users to collaborate on shared resources. |
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| MC244744 | (Updated) Release of new Yammer Desktop experience and Retirement of existing Yammer Desktop App |
If users in your organization are actively using the current Yammer Desktop app or plan to start using it soon we want to make sure you are informed of these upcoming changes. When the new installable Desktop Application is released we will have in-app banners to help users transition to the new Desktop experience. Up until retirement on July 31st, 2021 we will support the existing experience and address high priority items. After July 31st, 2021 if users open the current Yammer Desktop app they will see a blocking banner with information about the new desktop experiences available to them.
Additionally, on April 1st we will block new downloads of the current Yammer Desktop experience. |
If users in your organization are actively using the current Yammer Desktop app or plan to start using it soon we want to make sure you are informed of these upcoming changes. When the new installable Desktop Application is released we will have in-app banners to help users transition to the new Desktop experience. Up until retirement on July 31st, 2021 we will support the existing experience and address high priority items. After July 31st, 2021 if users open the current Yammer Desktop app they will see a blocking banner with information about the new desktop experiences available to them.
Additionally, on April 1st we will block new downloads of the current Yammer Desktop experience. |
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| MC244749 | (Updated) New for Communication Compliance: policy health check and ability to pause policy |
The new ability to pause a policy will enable a Communication Compliance administrator to manually suspend evaluations of communications as needed. The new policy health check will provide visibility into the storage consumption of each Communication Compliance policy. |
The new ability to pause a policy will enable a Communication Compliance administrator to manually suspend evaluations of communications as needed. The new policy health check will provide visibility into the storage consumption of each Communication Compliance policy. |
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| MC244886 | Announcing redirect of compliance solutions from legacy SCC portal to M365 compliance center | Users accessing compliance solutions in the http;//protection.microsoft.com SCC portal will automatically be redirected to the appropriate solutions in the http;//compliance.microsoft.com Microsoft 365 compliance center. This change enables users to view all compliance solutions within one portal, and delivers a modern user experience that conforms to the latest accessibility standards (WCAG 2.1). The Microsoft 365 compliance center also provides access to compliance solutions like Compliance Manager and new and incremental feature updates across compliance solution areas. With automatic redirection turned on, users will be routed to the new portal when the following solutions are accessed; Audit log Data loss prevention Information governance Records management All other capabilities will not be affected by redirection; Alerts Homepage Mailflow Permissions Settings Security Solutions such as Office 365 Advanced Threat Protection Note; this change only impacts the user interface; existing cmdlets and backend jobs will continue to run the same way. |
Users accessing compliance solutions in the http;//protection.microsoft.com SCC portal will automatically be redirected to the appropriate solutions in the http;//compliance.microsoft.com Microsoft 365 compliance center. This change enables users to view all compliance solutions within one portal, and delivers a modern user experience that conforms to the latest accessibility standards (WCAG 2.1). The Microsoft 365 compliance center also provides access to compliance solutions like Compliance Manager and new and incremental feature updates across compliance solution areas. With automatic redirection turned on, users will be routed to the new portal when the following solutions are accessed; Audit log Data loss prevention Information governance Records management All other capabilities will not be affected by redirection; Alerts Homepage Mailflow Permissions Settings Security Solutions such as Office 365 Advanced Threat Protection Note; this change only impacts the user interface; existing cmdlets and backend jobs will continue to run the same way. |
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| MC244887 | Excel for the Web Usability Enhancements | When using Excel for the web, the following scenarios have been optimized for usability and navigational experiences;
Easier worksheet navigation; When opening an Excel workbook with multiple worksheets, users can now jump directly to the worksheet they want. Simply click on the new All Sheets button in the lower left corner and then select the desired worksheet. Multiple range selection; Users can now select multiple ranges which are not adjacent to each other, and fill color (or copy-and paste). Holding the Ctrl key now enables selecting multiple ranges. Zoom in/out; Excel for the web now supports multiple ways to zoom in/out. Zoom in for a close-up view of your data or zoom out for an overview of the worksheet. New Zoom methods include; Pinch/stretch to zoom on touch screen or trackpad, Ctrl + mouse wheel, Ctrl Alt +/- key, Click the +/- button or selecting a predefined zoom level from 25% to 200% in the bottom right corner of the screen Excel keyboard shortcuts by default; Excel for the web now supports keyboard shortcuts by default (e.g. Keyboard shortcuts like Alt, Ctrl-1, Ctrl-Shift-A, etc., now go to Excel for the web and not the browser). To see the list of Excel keyboard shortcuts, click on the Help tab and select Keyboard Shortcuts. Note; The Override browser shortcuts setting is checked by default. Version history; Users can now view and restore previous versions of Excel files using version history. Users can track activities in the workbook by others, collaborate with others and revert to a previous version as needed. Regional settings; Users can now change regional settings in Excel for the web to set their date/time, number, and currency formats. More information for these features can be found via the link to the blog. |
When using Excel for the web, the following scenarios have been optimized for usability and navigational experiences;
Easier worksheet navigation; When opening an Excel workbook with multiple worksheets, users can now jump directly to the worksheet they want. Simply click on the new All Sheets button in the lower left corner and then select the desired worksheet. Multiple range selection; Users can now select multiple ranges which are not adjacent to each other, and fill color (or copy-and paste). Holding the Ctrl key now enables selecting multiple ranges. Zoom in/out; Excel for the web now supports multiple ways to zoom in/out. Zoom in for a close-up view of your data or zoom out for an overview of the worksheet. New Zoom methods include; Pinch/stretch to zoom on touch screen or trackpad, Ctrl + mouse wheel, Ctrl Alt +/- key, Click the +/- button or selecting a predefined zoom level from 25% to 200% in the bottom right corner of the screen Excel keyboard shortcuts by default; Excel for the web now supports keyboard shortcuts by default (e.g. Keyboard shortcuts like Alt, Ctrl-1, Ctrl-Shift-A, etc., now go to Excel for the web and not the browser). To see the list of Excel keyboard shortcuts, click on the Help tab and select Keyboard Shortcuts. Note; The Override browser shortcuts setting is checked by default. Version history; Users can now view and restore previous versions of Excel files using version history. Users can track activities in the workbook by others, collaborate with others and revert to a previous version as needed. Regional settings; Users can now change regional settings in Excel for the web to set their date/time, number, and currency formats. More information for these features can be found via the link to the blog. |
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| MC244888 | Excel Trust Center: new option to block Excel 4.0 (XLM) macros |
https://www.microsoft.com/security/blog/2021/03/03/xlm-amsi-new-runtime-defense-against-excel-4-0-macro-malware/ XLM macros is a legacy macro language that was made available to Microsoft Excel in 1992, prior to the introduction of Visual Basic for Applications (VBA) in 1993.
This update enables users to choose only a more secure state by providing more granular controls for macros in Excel, if you have not disabled end-user ability to manipulate macro settings in Excel. Updated Group Policy Macro Notification Settings This new setting, Enable XLM macros when VBA macros are enabled, can be activated via a checkbox within Macro Settings in the Trust Center. It is enabled by default; this update has no impact to existing macro settings configurations. |
https://www.microsoft.com/security/blog/2021/03/03/xlm-amsi-new-runtime-defense-against-excel-4-0-macro-malware/ XLM macros is a legacy macro language that was made available to Microsoft Excel in 1992, prior to the introduction of Visual Basic for Applications (VBA) in 1993.
This update enables users to choose only a more secure state by providing more granular controls for macros in Excel, if you have not disabled end-user ability to manipulate macro settings in Excel. Updated Group Policy Macro Notification Settings This new setting, Enable XLM macros when VBA macros are enabled, can be activated via a checkbox within Macro Settings in the Trust Center. It is enabled by default; this update has no impact to existing macro settings configurations. |
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| MC245302 | (Updated) PowerPoint Live in Teams: Slide Translation |
Meeting attendees will see the slide translation feature when the presenter uses PowerPoint Live in a Teams meeting. Each meeting attendee will be able to convert the slide show content into one of nineteen languages of their preference. This unique experience will only occur for the user requesting slide translation without interrupting the presenter or any other attendees in the meeting. PowerPoint slide translation available in nineteen languages. |
Meeting attendees will see the slide translation feature when the presenter uses PowerPoint Live in a Teams meeting. Each meeting attendee will be able to convert the slide show content into one of nineteen languages of their preference. This unique experience will only occur for the user requesting slide translation without interrupting the presenter or any other attendees in the meeting. PowerPoint slide translation available in nineteen languages. |
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| MC246003 | (Updated) Create and use approval templates in the Teams Approvals app |
Teams admins and owners can quickly create an approval template by selecting from out-of-the-box templates or by creating one from scratch templates within the Approvals app.
They access Template management via the overflow menu [...]. https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/microsoft-teams-blog/what-s-new-in-microsoft-teams-microsoft-ignite-2021/ba-p/2118226 This animation illustrates the template creation flow; |
Teams admins and owners can quickly create an approval template by selecting from out-of-the-box templates or by creating one from scratch templates within the Approvals app.
They access Template management via the overflow menu [...]. https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/microsoft-teams-blog/what-s-new-in-microsoft-teams-microsoft-ignite-2021/ba-p/2118226 This animation illustrates the template creation flow; |
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| MC246221 | (Updated) Multiple Spotlights coming to Teams meetings | Users, when they are the meeting presenters or organizers, can now spotlight more participants in Team meetings than ever before. The spotlighting of selected participants will be maintained on their videos or avatars for everyone to see until turned off by the presenter or organizer. Presenters/organizers can now; Start spotlight on multiple participants by accessing their context menu from the participant roster or from the stage Stop individual spotlights or stop all spotlights in bulk from the roster Spotlight a maximum of 7 participants simultaneously in a meeting Two meeting attendees being spotlighted by the presenter. |
Users, when they are the meeting presenters or organizers, can now spotlight more participants in Team meetings than ever before. The spotlighting of selected participants will be maintained on their videos or avatars for everyone to see until turned off by the presenter or organizer. Presenters/organizers can now; Start spotlight on multiple participants by accessing their context menu from the participant roster or from the stage Stop individual spotlights or stop all spotlights in bulk from the roster Spotlight a maximum of 7 participants simultaneously in a meeting Two meeting attendees being spotlighted by the presenter. |
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| MC246270 | New release cycles and options for Microsoft Edge | Once this change occurs, Microsoft Edge will move from a 6-week major release cadence to a 4-week major release cadence. Additionally, a new 8-week Extended Stable option will become available. | Once this change occurs, Microsoft Edge will move from a 6-week major release cadence to a 4-week major release cadence. Additionally, a new 8-week Extended Stable option will become available. | N/A |
| MC246272 | Yammer to retire support for Internet Explorer in August 2021 | In August 2021, users will no longer be able to access Yammer and its integrations from Internet Explorer 11. | In August 2021, users will no longer be able to access Yammer and its integrations from Internet Explorer 11. | N/A |
| MC246403 | RBAC for External Admins in Microsoft Cloud App Security is changing |
After the change, external admin will be configured through Azure AD B2B as opposed to MCAS. |
After the change, external admin will be configured through Azure AD B2B as opposed to MCAS. Note; Existing external admin will need to be re-configured in Azure AD B2B. We will be notifying tenants who will be impacted and they will have 60 days from this change to make the appropriate updates. |
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| MC246404 | Your tenant is affected: RBAC changes for external admins in Microsoft Cloud App Security | From our analysis, we have found that your Cloud App Security tenant has external admins (admins who are not part of your Active Directory tenant). Beginning June 14, 2021 these accounts will be deleted from your Cloud App Security tenant. | From our analysis, we have found that your Cloud App Security tenant has external admins (admins who are not part of your Active Directory tenant). Beginning June 14, 2021 these accounts will be deleted from your Cloud App Security tenant. | N/A |
| MC246440 | (Updated) Upgrade AADconnect server before TLS 1.0/1.1 retirement for Azure AD | To ensure that there is not adverse impact due to this retirement, we suggest you assess your environment and ensure it supports TLS 1.2 and no longer uses TLS .0/1.1. Although TLS 1.2 is enabled by default on all supported versions of Windows, certain tools and services have to be updated to support TLS 1.2 protocol. Azure AD Connect; ensure that you have version 1.4.38.0 or later (recommended), as it has enforced the use of TLS 1.2https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/active-directory/hybrid/how-to-upgrade-previous-version Azure AD Connect; Upgrade from a previous version to the latest Enable TLS 1.2 explicitly on Windows Server running AADconnect production and staging server, provided its running Windows 2012 R2 and later.https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/active-directory/hybrid/reference-connect-tls-enforcement Azure AD Connect; TLS 1.2 enforcement for Azure Active Directory Connect Note; If you have Pass-Through Authentication configured, then you need to ensure that the PTA agents are updated as well. Download the latest version of the Authentication Agent (versions 1.5.389.0 or later); Sign in to the Azure Active Directory admin center with your tenant's Global Administrator credentials. Select Azure Active Directory -; Azure AD Connect -; Pass-through Authentication -; Download agent. Accept the terms of service and download the latest version of the Authentication Agent. You can also download the Authentication Agent from here. |
To ensure that there is not adverse impact due to this retirement, we suggest you assess your environment and ensure it supports TLS 1.2 and no longer uses TLS .0/1.1. Although TLS 1.2 is enabled by default on all supported versions of Windows, certain tools and services have to be updated to support TLS 1.2 protocol. Azure AD Connect; ensure that you have version 1.4.38.0 or later (recommended), as it has enforced the use of TLS 1.2https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/active-directory/hybrid/how-to-upgrade-previous-version Azure AD Connect; Upgrade from a previous version to the latest Enable TLS 1.2 explicitly on Windows Server running AADconnect production and staging server, provided its running Windows 2012 R2 and later.https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/active-directory/hybrid/reference-connect-tls-enforcement Azure AD Connect; TLS 1.2 enforcement for Azure Active Directory Connect Note; If you have Pass-Through Authentication configured, then you need to ensure that the PTA agents are updated as well. Download the latest version of the Authentication Agent (versions 1.5.389.0 or later); Sign in to the Azure Active Directory admin center with your tenant's Global Administrator credentials. Select Azure Active Directory -; Azure AD Connect -; Pass-through Authentication -; Download agent. Accept the terms of service and download the latest version of the Authentication Agent. You can also download the Authentication Agent from here. |
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| MC246707 | (Updated) Microsoft Forms: Correct Answer choice in Teams Meeting Forms Polls |
Presenters will be able to mark a correct answer for their multiple-choice polls in Teams meetings when performing a quick knowledge check or engaging colleagues during a training session and the correct answer choice will be shown after voting in the Results card. This feature exists for Teams Meeting polls and will pop up as a window on the screen. Correct answer choices can be selected on multiple choice questions only. Correct answer can be a single option, or multiple if multiple answers is enabled. Choosing multiple choice poll from three available options After selecting answer, correct answer and poll results are shown |
Presenters will be able to mark a correct answer for their multiple-choice polls in Teams meetings when performing a quick knowledge check or engaging colleagues during a training session and the correct answer choice will be shown after voting in the Results card. This feature exists for Teams Meeting polls and will pop up as a window on the screen. Correct answer choices can be selected on multiple choice questions only. Correct answer can be a single option, or multiple if multiple answers is enabled. Choosing multiple choice poll from three available options After selecting answer, correct answer and poll results are shown |
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| MC247656 | (Updated) PowerPoint Live: Present to Teams from PowerPoint Web App |
While in a Teams meeting, users will be able to present their slide presentations with one click of the Present in Teams button in PowerPoint for the web to the remote audience in Teams in PowerPoint Live mode. There are two access points users can choose from. One is in the top right corner and the other is under the Slide Show tab. Requirements; Install Teams Desktop app Files must be stored on SharePoint or OneDrive for Business Presenter must join a meeting or a call before clicking the Present in Teams button in PowerPoint |
While in a Teams meeting, users will be able to present their slide presentations with one click of the Present in Teams button in PowerPoint for the web to the remote audience in Teams in PowerPoint Live mode. There are two access points users can choose from. One is in the top right corner and the other is under the Slide Show tab. Requirements; Install Teams Desktop app Files must be stored on SharePoint or OneDrive for Business Presenter must join a meeting or a call before clicking the Present in Teams button in PowerPoint |
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| MC247825 | Teams for your personal life banners | Once the change has rolled out to your tenant, users will see a banner in their activity feed saying that they can add a personal account to the Teams app on their mobile device. If you have previously disabled the ability to add additional accounts, users will not see the banner. To manage the visibility of the banners to your users, you can submit a help ticket in the Microsoft 365 admin center and your tenant will be excluded from the banners. This will not limit your user?s ability to add a personal, work or school account to the Teams app. If you want to restrict users from adding a personal, work, or school account, instructions are available https://docs.microsoft.com/microsoftteams/sign-in-teams#restrict-sign-in-to-teams here. Restricted users will not see the banner. |
Once the change has rolled out to your tenant, users will see a banner in their activity feed saying that they can add a personal account to the Teams app on their mobile device. If you have previously disabled the ability to add additional accounts, users will not see the banner. To manage the visibility of the banners to your users, you can submit a help ticket in the Microsoft 365 admin center and your tenant will be excluded from the banners. This will not limit your user?s ability to add a personal, work or school account to the Teams app. If you want to restrict users from adding a personal, work, or school account, instructions are available https://docs.microsoft.com/microsoftteams/sign-in-teams#restrict-sign-in-to-teams here. Restricted users will not see the banner. |
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| MC247826 | (Updated) New PowerPoint Live Presentation option with desktop and window sharing | Currently, when using a Teams desktop or mobile app, presenters first connect to the Teams call, https://support.microsoft.com/office/present-live-engage-your-audience-with-live-presentations-039aa2cc-67fa-4fb5-9677-46ed8a060c8c share the presentation in PowerPoint for the web, and then select Present Live. When using the Teams Desktop app, the presenter will have a new option, Standout mode. When a presenter selects Standout mode, participants will see the presenter?s video feed superimposed onto the foreground of the content being shared. This mode appears to meeting participants who are using the Teams desktop or mobile app as well as Teams on the web. Meeting presenters can customize the participant view before starting the meeting or after it has begun. The presenter can easily enable or disable the video feed can during the Live Presentation. |
Currently, when using a Teams desktop or mobile app, presenters first connect to the Teams call, https://support.microsoft.com/office/present-live-engage-your-audience-with-live-presentations-039aa2cc-67fa-4fb5-9677-46ed8a060c8c share the presentation in PowerPoint for the web, and then select Present Live. When using the Teams Desktop app, the presenter will have a new option, Standout mode. When a presenter selects Standout mode, participants will see the presenter?s video feed superimposed onto the foreground of the content being shared. This mode appears to meeting participants who are using the Teams desktop or mobile app as well as Teams on the web. Meeting presenters can customize the participant view before starting the meeting or after it has begun. The presenter can easily enable or disable the video feed can during the Live Presentation. |
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| MC247827 | (Updated) Apply granular conditional access policies to SharePoint Online sites via sensitivity labels (preview) |
You might want additional authentication for accessing certain sensitive sites. For example, when a user visits a highly sensitive site labeled Confidential, you might want to enforce a step-up authentication with granular policies such as multi-factor authentication (MFA) when the user's context does not meet the access requirement of the site.
In this preview release, you will be able to create https://docs.microsoft.com/azure/active-directory/conditional-access/concept-conditional-access-cloud-apps Conditional Access authentication contexts in Azure Active Directory (Azure AD) tailored to your organization's security posture. Low authentication context requires single factor authentication; this can be associated with a 'General' sensitivity label. Once an admin configures the sensitivity label with authentication context, when a user applies a sensitivity label, the associated granular contextual and conditional policies are automatically enforced. |
You might want additional authentication for accessing certain sensitive sites. For example, when a user visits a highly sensitive site labeled Confidential, you might want to enforce a step-up authentication with granular policies such as multi-factor authentication (MFA) when the user's context does not meet the access requirement of the site.
In this preview release, you will be able to create https://docs.microsoft.com/azure/active-directory/conditional-access/concept-conditional-access-cloud-apps Conditional Access authentication contexts in Azure Active Directory (Azure AD) tailored to your organization's security posture. Low authentication context requires single factor authentication; this can be associated with a 'General' sensitivity label. Once an admin configures the sensitivity label with authentication context, when a user applies a sensitivity label, the associated granular contextual and conditional policies are automatically enforced. |
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| MC248004 | (Updated) Yammer: Essential Announcements | This uncertainty is because when a user turns off email notifications from Yammer, announcement notifications are automatically turned off as well. This release will enable Yammer community members to receive email notifications for Announcements, even if they have email notifications from Yammer turned off. This is default off, and must be enabled by community admins for each announcement they consider important and essential for all community members. | This uncertainty is because when a user turns off email notifications from Yammer, announcement notifications are automatically turned off as well. This release will enable Yammer community members to receive email notifications for Announcements, even if they have email notifications from Yammer turned off. This is default off, and must be enabled by community admins for each announcement they consider important and essential for all community members. | N/A |
| MC248005 | (Updated) Changes to the way Exchange Online Protection (EOP) moves email to Junk folder | If your organization has users or mailboxes where the Junk email rule is disabled either due to an Exchange admin disabling it using the Set-MailboxJunkEmailConfiguration PowerShell command or a user using a legacy(now removed) outlook web setting to disable junk, EOP will not honor that setting. EOP detected spam or phish emails will still be routed to Junk. | If your organization has users or mailboxes where the Junk email rule is disabled either due to an Exchange admin disabling it using the Set-MailboxJunkEmailConfiguration PowerShell command or a user using a legacy(now removed) outlook web setting to disable junk, EOP will not honor that setting. EOP detected spam or phish emails will still be routed to Junk. | N/A |
| MC248201 | (Updated) Quick Create ? Easily Create Power BI Reports from Lists | List users will see a new menu option in Integrate ; Power BI ; Visualize this list, which allows users to create a new Power BI report using that list. With just one click, you'll be able to autogenerate a basic report and customize the list columns that are shown in the report. To take further advantage of Power BI?s advanced data visualization capabilities, just go into https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/power-bi/create-reports/service-interact-with-a-report-in-editing-view Edit mode. Once a report is saved and published, it will appear in the same submenu under Integrate ; Power BI.
Users with a https://www.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/enterprise/e5 Microsoft 365 E5 license or https://powerbi.microsoft.com/power-bi-pro/ Power BI Pro license will have access to the full report authoring and viewing experience. |
List users will see a new menu option in Integrate ; Power BI ; Visualize this list, which allows users to create a new Power BI report using that list. With just one click, you'll be able to autogenerate a basic report and customize the list columns that are shown in the report. To take further advantage of Power BI?s advanced data visualization capabilities, just go into https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/power-bi/create-reports/service-interact-with-a-report-in-editing-view Edit mode. Once a report is saved and published, it will appear in the same submenu under Integrate ; Power BI.
Users with a https://www.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/enterprise/e5 Microsoft 365 E5 license or https://powerbi.microsoft.com/power-bi-pro/ Power BI Pro license will have access to the full report authoring and viewing experience. |
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| MC248207 | (Updated) SharePoint Auto News Digest updates | Users who already receive the existing automatic news digest will start receiving this updated version. More details; The news digest is sent on a weekly basis. Only published news posts are sent in the digest. If users want to opt-out of receiving the automatic digest, they can click the unsubscribe button at the bottom of the email. |
Users who already receive the existing automatic news digest will start receiving this updated version. More details; The news digest is sent on a weekly basis. Only published news posts are sent in the digest. If users want to opt-out of receiving the automatic digest, they can click the unsubscribe button at the bottom of the email. |
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| MC248392 | (Updated) Spoof intelligence management enhancements for policy, insights and report | Once available, a new additional policy, Tenant Allow/Block Lists will appear in the list of Threat policies page, which will provide a page for Spoofing from where a Security Administrator can manage spoofed domains/users (i.e. email addresses) and allow or block them for the tenant. You need to have a Security Admin role as well as View-Only Configuration/View-Only Organization Management role. As a Security Administrator, you can view, add, update, delete spoofed domain pairs using this Policy or optionally using the below PowerShell cmdlets. Get-TenantAllowBlockListSpoofItems Note; The existing 'spoof intelligence policy' setting currently seen within the AntiSpam policy will no longer be available. You will be able to perform the actions to allow or block spoofed senders using the new Tenant allow/block lists-Spoofing policy. (Note, the legacy PS cmdlets Get-PhishFilterPolicy and Set-PhishFilterPolicy that are tied to the AntiSpam policy-;Spoof intelligence policy will temporarily still be available, however it is not recommended that you use these as they will be retired in the future by the end of Dec 2021) |
Once available, a new additional policy, Tenant Allow/Block Lists will appear in the list of Threat policies page, which will provide a page for Spoofing from where a Security Administrator can manage spoofed domains/users (i.e. email addresses) and allow or block them for the tenant. You need to have a Security Admin role as well as View-Only Configuration/View-Only Organization Management role. As a Security Administrator, you can view, add, update, delete spoofed domain pairs using this Policy or optionally using the below PowerShell cmdlets. Get-TenantAllowBlockListSpoofItems Note; The existing 'spoof intelligence policy' setting currently seen within the AntiSpam policy will no longer be available. You will be able to perform the actions to allow or block spoofed senders using the new Tenant allow/block lists-Spoofing policy. (Note, the legacy PS cmdlets Get-PhishFilterPolicy and Set-PhishFilterPolicy that are tied to the AntiSpam policy-;Spoof intelligence policy will temporarily still be available, however it is not recommended that you use these as they will be retired in the future by the end of Dec 2021) |
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| MC248393 | Plan for Change: Update to email profiles deployed with Basic Mobility and Security | If you are using Basic Mobility and Security to deploy email profiles to devices, these profiles will be automatically updated to Modern Authentication protocols on July 1, 2021. Note; End users on iOS will be prompted to re-enter their username and password to continue receiving email on their device. |
If you are using Basic Mobility and Security to deploy email profiles to devices, these profiles will be automatically updated to Modern Authentication protocols on July 1, 2021. Note; End users on iOS will be prompted to re-enter their username and password to continue receiving email on their device. |
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| MC248395 | (Updated) Teams: Join a meeting with digital meeting ID |
All meetings will have a Meeting ID that is automatically assigned to a Microsoft Teams user and added to the meeting invite under the meeting link. Meeting attendees can join the meeting by entering the Meeting ID. For all meeting attendees, the pre-join, lobby and security will remain the same. Join a meeting by ID in Outlook. Join a meeting by ID on Teams desktop. Join a meeting by ID on mobile. |
All meetings will have a Meeting ID that is automatically assigned to a Microsoft Teams user and added to the meeting invite under the meeting link. Meeting attendees can join the meeting by entering the Meeting ID. For all meeting attendees, the pre-join, lobby and security will remain the same. Join a meeting by ID in Outlook. Join a meeting by ID on Teams desktop. Join a meeting by ID on mobile. |
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| MC248428 | (Updated) Outlook on the Web: New calendar board view |
When this feature is rolled out, users will see a new option in their calendar views. Users will be able to select the Board view in their calendar in Outlook on the web and create their own personal board with calendars, goals, files, task lists, sticky notes and manage them in one place. Outlook on the web; New calendar board view demo. |
When this feature is rolled out, users will see a new option in their calendar views. Users will be able to select the Board view in their calendar in Outlook on the web and create their own personal board with calendars, goals, files, task lists, sticky notes and manage them in one place. Outlook on the web; New calendar board view demo. |
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| MC249248 | (Updated) SharePoint site templates | Users will be able to benefit from the ability to browse, preview, and apply site templates to a new or existing SharePoint site. Users can select a site template that meets organizational business objectives and best fits the site goal while ensuring a higher level of consistency throughout their organization. They can then review pre-populated content and customize the site to address their needs. This feature is default on with no admin control. To apply a template to an existing site; Users can choose to browse site templates and can apply a template to an existing site at any time by accessing the template gallery from Site Settings and then Apply a site template. To apply a template to a new site; If a site owner is visiting their new site for the first time, they may see a message asking if they want to use a template that will take them to the template gallery. Choose desired template. Preview and apply selected template. Available scenario-based site templates; Communication site templates; Department - Engage and connect viewers with departmental news and resources. Team site templates; Event planning - Coordinate and plan event details with your team. For tips on improving and customizing your site, review the SharePoint https://support.microsoft.com/office/stay-updated-with-sharepoint-next-step-tips-f2f502f0-9ff5-4ac2-9b98-8b89bf17f35f Next steps panel. Note; For changes to the existing site designs feature, be sure to review the From your organization section https://support.microsoft.com/office/customize-sharepoint-site-templates-39382463-0e45-4d1b-be27-0e96aeec8398#ID0EBADAAA=From_your_organization here. |
Users will be able to benefit from the ability to browse, preview, and apply site templates to a new or existing SharePoint site. Users can select a site template that meets organizational business objectives and best fits the site goal while ensuring a higher level of consistency throughout their organization. They can then review pre-populated content and customize the site to address their needs. This feature is default on with no admin control. To apply a template to an existing site; Users can choose to browse site templates and can apply a template to an existing site at any time by accessing the template gallery from Site Settings and then Apply a site template. To apply a template to a new site; If a site owner is visiting their new site for the first time, they may see a message asking if they want to use a template that will take them to the template gallery. Choose desired template. Preview and apply selected template. Available scenario-based site templates; Communication site templates; Department - Engage and connect viewers with departmental news and resources. Team site templates; Event planning - Coordinate and plan event details with your team. For tips on improving and customizing your site, review the SharePoint https://support.microsoft.com/office/stay-updated-with-sharepoint-next-step-tips-f2f502f0-9ff5-4ac2-9b98-8b89bf17f35f Next steps panel. Note; For changes to the existing site designs feature, be sure to review the From your organization section https://support.microsoft.com/office/customize-sharepoint-site-templates-39382463-0e45-4d1b-be27-0e96aeec8398#ID0EBADAAA=From_your_organization here. |
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| MC249395 | Yammer retiring support for TLS 1.0\1.1 | Any applications that call Microsoft 365 APIs over TLS 1.0 or TLS 1.1 will need to be updated to use TLS 1.2. The .NET 4.5 framework defaults to TLS 1.1. | Any applications that call Microsoft 365 APIs over TLS 1.0 or TLS 1.1 will need to be updated to use TLS 1.2. The .NET 4.5 framework defaults to TLS 1.1. | N/A |
| MC249623 | (Updated) OneDrive sync client update available for Mac | Updates to OneDrive on Mac will be delivered in the .pkg format which allows for faster updates and better security. There is no change to the end-user experience. | Updates to OneDrive on Mac will be delivered in the .pkg format which allows for faster updates and better security. There is no change to the end-user experience. | N/A |
| MC249626 | Organization logos in Outlook for iOS and Android | For organizations that have configured a logo, users with two or more accounts (only one work account) in Outlook mobile will have the Office 365 logo replaced with the logo defined in Azure Active Directory. Cases where the organization logo will not appear; Users only have a single account added in Outlook mobile. No logo is defined in Azure Active Directory. Users with multiple work accounts from the same tenant (like shared/delegate mailboxes). If users have their Outlook app theme set to System Default or Light, then they will see the Square logo image from Azure Active Directory. If the user has their Outlook app theme set to Dark, then the Square logo image, dark theme will be displayed. If your organization only has the Square logo image set in Azure Active Directory, then the user will see that image in their Outlook app, regardless of the app theme they have set. |
For organizations that have configured a logo, users with two or more accounts (only one work account) in Outlook mobile will have the Office 365 logo replaced with the logo defined in Azure Active Directory. Cases where the organization logo will not appear; Users only have a single account added in Outlook mobile. No logo is defined in Azure Active Directory. Users with multiple work accounts from the same tenant (like shared/delegate mailboxes). If users have their Outlook app theme set to System Default or Light, then they will see the Square logo image from Azure Active Directory. If the user has their Outlook app theme set to Dark, then the Square logo image, dark theme will be displayed. If your organization only has the Square logo image set in Azure Active Directory, then the user will see that image in their Outlook app, regardless of the app theme they have set. |
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| MC249774 | (Updated) Azure AD Default access token lifetime Variation | Once the change has rolled out, Access Tokens issued by Azure AD for your tenant will have a value between 60-90 minutes. | Once the change has rolled out, Access Tokens issued by Azure AD for your tenant will have a value between 60-90 minutes. | N/A |
| MC249777 | (Updated) Microsoft Teams: introducing organization-wide backgrounds (preview) |
Once this feature is in preview, anyone within your organization can view these backgrounds and apply them across calls and meetings via the new background settings panel. While the feature is in preview, users will be able to view these images in a new background settings panel accessed from the [...] options link in the meeting controls, and then apply an image across calls and meetings. During a meeting or call, users can access Apply background effects from the [...] options link in the meeting controls. Before joining a meeting, users can select Background filters below the video image. |
Once this feature is in preview, anyone within your organization can view these backgrounds and apply them across calls and meetings via the new background settings panel. While the feature is in preview, users will be able to view these images in a new background settings panel accessed from the [...] options link in the meeting controls, and then apply an image across calls and meetings. During a meeting or call, users can access Apply background effects from the [...] options link in the meeting controls. Before joining a meeting, users can select Background filters below the video image. |
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| MC250529 | Microsoft Defender for Office 365: Spam detection report to be retired in July | We will retire the Spam detection report from Microsoft Defender for Office 365 beginning July 30, 2021.
We are also retiring the PowerShell cmdlet associated with the Spam detection report, https://docs.microsoft.com/powershell/module/exchange/get-maildetailspamreport Get-MailDetailSpamReport. Before we fully initiate the retirement of the standalone Spam detection report, we will include spam catches in the Threat protection status report; today it includes only phish and malware catches. You are receiving this message because our reporting indicates your organization may be using the Spam detection report. [Key points] Timing; July 30, 2021 |
We will retire the Spam detection report from Microsoft Defender for Office 365 beginning July 30, 2021.
We are also retiring the PowerShell cmdlet associated with the Spam detection report, https://docs.microsoft.com/powershell/module/exchange/get-maildetailspamreport Get-MailDetailSpamReport. Before we fully initiate the retirement of the standalone Spam detection report, we will include spam catches in the Threat protection status report; today it includes only phish and malware catches. You are receiving this message because our reporting indicates your organization may be using the Spam detection report. [Key points] Timing; July 30, 2021 |
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| MC250530 | (Updated) Microsoft Defender for Office 365: Malware detected in email report to be retired in June | Updated April 21, 2021; We have updated the title of this post for clarity. Thank you for your feedback. We will retire the Malware detected in email report from Microsoft Defender for Office 365 beginning June 14, 2021. You are receiving this message because our reporting indicates your organization may be using the Malware detected in email report. [Key points] Timing; June 14, 2021 |
Updated April 21, 2021; We have updated the title of this post for clarity. Thank you for your feedback. We will retire the Malware detected in email report from Microsoft Defender for Office 365 beginning June 14, 2021. You are receiving this message because our reporting indicates your organization may be using the Malware detected in email report. [Key points] Timing; June 14, 2021 |
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| MC250531 | Microsoft Defender for Office 365: Safe attachment message disposition to be retired in June | We will retire the Safe attachment message disposition report from Microsoft Defender for Office 365 beginning June 14, 2021. You are receiving this message because our reporting indicates your organization may be using the Safe attachment message disposition report. [Key points] Timing; June 14, 2021 |
We will retire the Safe attachment message disposition report from Microsoft Defender for Office 365 beginning June 14, 2021. You are receiving this message because our reporting indicates your organization may be using the Safe attachment message disposition report. [Key points] Timing; June 14, 2021 |
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| MC250532 | Microsoft Defender for Office 365: Safe attachment file types report to be retired in June | We will retire the Safe attachment file types report from Microsoft Defender for Office 365 beginning June 14, 2021. We are also retiring the PowerShell cmdlets associated with the Safe attachment file types report; https://docs.microsoft.com/powershell/module/exchange/get-advancedthreatprotectiontrafficreport Get-AdvancedThreatProtectionTrafficReport and https://docs.microsoft.com/powershell/module/exchange/get-maildetailmalwarereport Get-MailDetailMalwareReport. You are receiving this message because our reporting indicates your organization may be using the Safe attachment file types report. [Key points] Timing; June 14, 2021 |
We will retire the Safe attachment file types report from Microsoft Defender for Office 365 beginning June 14, 2021. We are also retiring the PowerShell cmdlets associated with the Safe attachment file types report; https://docs.microsoft.com/powershell/module/exchange/get-advancedthreatprotectiontrafficreport Get-AdvancedThreatProtectionTrafficReport and https://docs.microsoft.com/powershell/module/exchange/get-maildetailmalwarereport Get-MailDetailMalwareReport. You are receiving this message because our reporting indicates your organization may be using the Safe attachment file types report. [Key points] Timing; June 14, 2021 |
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| MC250533 | Microsoft Defender for Office 365: Forwarding report to be retired in June | We will retire the Forwarding report from Microsoft Defender for Office 365 beginning June 14, 2021. You are receiving this message because our reporting indicates your organization may be using the Forwarding report. [Key points] Timing; June 14, 2021 |
We will retire the Forwarding report from Microsoft Defender for Office 365 beginning June 14, 2021. You are receiving this message because our reporting indicates your organization may be using the Forwarding report. [Key points] Timing; June 14, 2021 |
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| MC250669 | (Updated) Microsoft Forms data insights: Word Cloud for open text question | The forms end user will be able get a quick view on the top text phrases people answered for the open text questions. Note; Users may not have word cloud generated for their open text question. In such case, it?s because the service has not found any meaningful results to show at this point, especially when the total number of responses is small. Additional results should generate word cloud. |
The forms end user will be able get a quick view on the top text phrases people answered for the open text questions. Note; Users may not have word cloud generated for their open text question. In such case, it?s because the service has not found any meaningful results to show at this point, especially when the total number of responses is small. Additional results should generate word cloud. |
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| MC250899 | New Design for Yammer Discovery and Digest Emails | Previously, the daily community digest and weekly discovery emails were static and required a community member to click through Yammer in order to reply or react. With this update, Yammer community members can now share, react and reply to Yammer digest and discovery emails directly from within Outlook and are no longer required to click through to Yammer to reply or react. Additionally, this update will increase their productivity and allow them to stay on top of important discussions in Yammer. Note; This new interactive ability that is accessible through Yammer in Outlook is expected to cause an increase in Seen count numbers (the number of unique users who have seen a Yammer conversation) due to; Increased community engagement. |
Previously, the daily community digest and weekly discovery emails were static and required a community member to click through Yammer in order to reply or react. With this update, Yammer community members can now share, react and reply to Yammer digest and discovery emails directly from within Outlook and are no longer required to click through to Yammer to reply or react. Additionally, this update will increase their productivity and allow them to stay on top of important discussions in Yammer. Note; This new interactive ability that is accessible through Yammer in Outlook is expected to cause an increase in Seen count numbers (the number of unique users who have seen a Yammer conversation) due to; Increased community engagement. |
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| MC250956 | Teams meetings to support view-only attendees |
When a tenant enables this overflow feature;
After a meeting reaches capacity (300 users), people will be able to join as view-only attendees, with the maximum number limited by the phase. View-only attendees will have limited access to meeting features. For example, view-only attendees will be able to listen to all audio and view a screen or window shared during the meeting. However, they will be unable to share audio or video, and they will be unable to see chat or other applications that are shared during the meeting. |
When a tenant enables this overflow feature;
After a meeting reaches capacity (300 users), people will be able to join as view-only attendees, with the maximum number limited by the phase. View-only attendees will have limited access to meeting features. For example, view-only attendees will be able to listen to all audio and view a screen or window shared during the meeting. However, they will be unable to share audio or video, and they will be unable to see chat or other applications that are shared during the meeting. |
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| MC250959 | (Updated) New conditions available for auto-labeling in Exchange Online |
Auto-labeling for sensitivity labels in Exchange helps you to automatically classify and protect emails by applying labels to mail data in transit. Currently, you can auto-label mail by looking for specific sensitive content (such as credit card) in the mail or attachment. Now you can choose a policy to apply a label to identify sensitive information in an email that you want labeled and the label can be applied automatically. The full list of new conditions includes the following; sender address sender domain In addition, an exception condition for all new and existing conditions is also available. |
Auto-labeling for sensitivity labels in Exchange helps you to automatically classify and protect emails by applying labels to mail data in transit. Currently, you can auto-label mail by looking for specific sensitive content (such as credit card) in the mail or attachment. Now you can choose a policy to apply a label to identify sensitive information in an email that you want labeled and the label can be applied automatically. The full list of new conditions includes the following; sender address sender domain In addition, an exception condition for all new and existing conditions is also available. |
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| MC251564 | (Updated) Organizers can lock meetings | When the change has rolled out meeting organizers will have the option to Lock the meeting; | When the change has rolled out meeting organizers will have the option to Lock the meeting; | N/A |
| MC251867 | SharePoint: Audience Targeting capability for Events Web Part | End-users leveraging the events web part will have a new option in its configuration to enable audience targeting, and then for each event an option to add specific audiences to target. For example, users can target events to team members and stakeholders that would be most interested.
To use audience targeting; The ability to add audiences on events is an optional capability within the events web part. No action is required by the admin to activate this feature. |
End-users leveraging the events web part will have a new option in its configuration to enable audience targeting, and then for each event an option to add specific audiences to target. For example, users can target events to team members and stakeholders that would be most interested.
To use audience targeting; The ability to add audiences on events is an optional capability within the events web part. No action is required by the admin to activate this feature. |
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| MC251870 | (Updated) Microsoft Graph privacy controls to fully replace the classic Office Delve control in May | The Microsoft Graph privacy controls replace and improve on existing Office Delve privacy controls https://docs.microsoft.com/sharepoint/delve-for-office-365-admins#what-is-the-effect-of-enabling-or-disabling-delve-and-related-features with the exception of a sub-set of controls. We are also introducing controls when insights-based experiences are enabled either at the organization or to select users/groups. These controls allow your users to manage how their activities are used to calculate recommendations for themselves and their colleagues. These controls can be enabled via PowerShell; https://docs.microsoft.com/graph/insights-customize-item-insights-privacy#how-to-configure-item-insights-setting-via-powershell How to configure item insights setting via PowerShell |
The Microsoft Graph privacy controls replace and improve on existing Office Delve privacy controls https://docs.microsoft.com/sharepoint/delve-for-office-365-admins#what-is-the-effect-of-enabling-or-disabling-delve-and-related-features with the exception of a sub-set of controls. We are also introducing controls when insights-based experiences are enabled either at the organization or to select users/groups. These controls allow your users to manage how their activities are used to calculate recommendations for themselves and their colleagues. These controls can be enabled via PowerShell; https://docs.microsoft.com/graph/insights-customize-item-insights-privacy#how-to-configure-item-insights-setting-via-powershell How to configure item insights setting via PowerShell |
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| MC252053 | (Updated) The new Exchange admin center general availability | There is no impact to users. Tenant admins will find the new experience available at https://admin.exchange.microsoft.com https://admin.exchange.microsoft.com. | There is no impact to users. Tenant admins will find the new experience available at https://admin.exchange.microsoft.com https://admin.exchange.microsoft.com. | N/A |
| MC252056 | (Updated) Office App for Desktop Improvements | Users may notice faster and more reliable app performance when using this new Office App for Desktop update. In addition, they will see a new, cleaner app header and be able to open more than one app window at a time. Users without WIN32 installed will be able to view files directly in the Office App for Desktop, and be able to compare documents using additional app windows. |
Users may notice faster and more reliable app performance when using this new Office App for Desktop update. In addition, they will see a new, cleaner app header and be able to open more than one app window at a time. Users without WIN32 installed will be able to view files directly in the Office App for Desktop, and be able to compare documents using additional app windows. |
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| MC252197 | (Updated) Location Based Access Control | No action is required if you do not intend to enforce policy based on GPS. However, if you would like to use this new feature, more information can be found here; Quickstart; https://docs.microsoft.com/azure/active-directory/reports-monitoring/quickstart-configure-named-locations Configure named locations in Azure Active Directory | No action is required if you do not intend to enforce policy based on GPS. However, if you would like to use this new feature, more information can be found here; Quickstart; https://docs.microsoft.com/azure/active-directory/reports-monitoring/quickstart-configure-named-locations Configure named locations in Azure Active Directory | N/A |
| MC252330 | (Updated) Reduce background noise in Microsoft Teams Meetings (now available for MacOS users) | Users can set the noise suppression level before a meeting. Once changed, the setting applies to the next call.
The four settings are Auto (default), Low, High, and Off. When left on the default setting, Auto, the Teams app sets noise suppression based on ambient sound. Note; The high setting is unavailable for MacOS users with M1 Arm Processor |
Users can set the noise suppression level before a meeting. Once changed, the setting applies to the next call.
The four settings are Auto (default), Low, High, and Off. When left on the default setting, Auto, the Teams app sets noise suppression based on ambient sound. Note; The high setting is unavailable for MacOS users with M1 Arm Processor |
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| MC252336 | SharePoint and Teams: Folder in site visibly connected to channel | This shared association between Teams channels and the corresponding SharePoint folders will help eliminate confusion across all Microsoft 365 endpoints. In addition, it will provide greater clarity for users they'll be able to easily move from a SharePoint folder directly to the corresponding Teams channel. To maintain this association, users will not be permitted to rename and delete any folders within your SharePoint library that have an associated Teams channel. | This shared association between Teams channels and the corresponding SharePoint folders will help eliminate confusion across all Microsoft 365 endpoints. In addition, it will provide greater clarity for users they'll be able to easily move from a SharePoint folder directly to the corresponding Teams channel. To maintain this association, users will not be permitted to rename and delete any folders within your SharePoint library that have an associated Teams channel. | N/A |
| MC252704 | (Updated) PowerPoint Live: Present to Teams from PowerPoint for Windows |
Users can click the Present in Teams button in PowerPoint for Windows to present their slides into an ongoing Teams meeting in the PowerPoint Live mode. There are two entry points users can choose from, one in the top right corner and the other under the Slide Show tab. Requirements; Have the latest Teams desktop app installed. Have the latest PowerPoint for Windows installed Store the presentation on OneDrive for Business or SharePoint. Join a Teams meeting before clicking the Present in Teams button in PowerPoint for Windows. Be using an Office 365 E3/A3, Office 365 E5/A5, or Microsoft 365 for Government license. |
Users can click the Present in Teams button in PowerPoint for Windows to present their slides into an ongoing Teams meeting in the PowerPoint Live mode. There are two entry points users can choose from, one in the top right corner and the other under the Slide Show tab. Requirements; Have the latest Teams desktop app installed. Have the latest PowerPoint for Windows installed Store the presentation on OneDrive for Business or SharePoint. Join a Teams meeting before clicking the Present in Teams button in PowerPoint for Windows. Be using an Office 365 E3/A3, Office 365 E5/A5, or Microsoft 365 for Government license. |
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| MC252939 | Microsoft Lists: Grid view keyboard improvements |
This Edit in grid view feature will improve the speed and accuracy of how your users input and update information. Users will be able to navigate across rows and columns using the tab key. In addition, pressing Enter will enable them to edit that field. Clicking Enter on a new row saves the new item, and pressing the Esc key closes editor. This is rolling out default on with no admin control. |
This Edit in grid view feature will improve the speed and accuracy of how your users input and update information. Users will be able to navigate across rows and columns using the tab key. In addition, pressing Enter will enable them to edit that field. Clicking Enter on a new row saves the new item, and pressing the Esc key closes editor. This is rolling out default on with no admin control. |
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| MC252940 | (Updated) Admins can install Apps in Meetings | Tenant admins will be able to install apps in meetings on behalf of their users and be able to choose which apps are installed by default when Teams is started. | Tenant admins will be able to install apps in meetings on behalf of their users and be able to choose which apps are installed by default when Teams is started. | N/A |
| MC253184 | Workbook Link Support Enabled in Excel for the web | Previously when opening a workbook with external links, customers would encounter a warning telling them external workbook links were unsupported. Users were directed to use the desktop version of Excel or could continue working but would not have support for external links.
Excel for the web now supports workbook links. Users no longer receive a warning message and can easily refresh and manage these links from the new workbook links task pane. |
Previously when opening a workbook with external links, customers would encounter a warning telling them external workbook links were unsupported. Users were directed to use the desktop version of Excel or could continue working but would not have support for external links.
Excel for the web now supports workbook links. Users no longer receive a warning message and can easily refresh and manage these links from the new workbook links task pane. |
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| MC253185 | Whiteboard storage changing to OneDrive for Business | When this change occurs, all new whiteboards will be created in the OneDrive for Business of the person who starts or creates a whiteboard. This applies to whiteboards created in the Whiteboard stand-alone applications and in Microsoft Teams. All previously created boards will remain in Azure and can continue to be used/edited by end users. What if my users do not have OneDrive for Business provisioned?Any users who do not have OneDrive for Business provisioned will no longer be able to create new whiteboards when this change is implemented, though they can still edit their previously created boards. They can also collaborate on any whiteboards that are shared with them by others who have OneDrive for Business. How can I migrate previously created content to OneDrive for Business?We will be sharing more details on how to migrate your content. Can I opt-in before October?We will be sharing more details on how to opt-in before October, including factors to consider before you opt-in. |
When this change occurs, all new whiteboards will be created in the OneDrive for Business of the person who starts or creates a whiteboard. This applies to whiteboards created in the Whiteboard stand-alone applications and in Microsoft Teams. All previously created boards will remain in Azure and can continue to be used/edited by end users. What if my users do not have OneDrive for Business provisioned?Any users who do not have OneDrive for Business provisioned will no longer be able to create new whiteboards when this change is implemented, though they can still edit their previously created boards. They can also collaborate on any whiteboards that are shared with them by others who have OneDrive for Business. How can I migrate previously created content to OneDrive for Business?We will be sharing more details on how to migrate your content. Can I opt-in before October?We will be sharing more details on how to opt-in before October, including factors to consider before you opt-in. |
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| MC253495 | (Updated) Connector results in All tab in SharePoint, Office.com and MSB | With this feature, enterprises which have configured Graph connectors correctly, will start seeing results from the connectors in the All tab in the end-points mentioned above. How the results are selected and displayed is explained; https://docs.microsoft.com/microsoftsearch/result-cluster Graph connectors result cluster (currently in public preview). This is on by default and Admins can disable the feature if they need to, by following these steps; In the https://admin.microsoft.com/ Microsoft 365 admin center, go to https://admin.microsoft.com/Adminportal/Home#/MicrosoftSearch/verticals Verticals Select the All vertical, then choose Hide connector results. |
With this feature, enterprises which have configured Graph connectors correctly, will start seeing results from the connectors in the All tab in the end-points mentioned above. How the results are selected and displayed is explained; https://docs.microsoft.com/microsoftsearch/result-cluster Graph connectors result cluster (currently in public preview). This is on by default and Admins can disable the feature if they need to, by following these steps; In the https://admin.microsoft.com/ Microsoft 365 admin center, go to https://admin.microsoft.com/Adminportal/Home#/MicrosoftSearch/verticals Verticals Select the All vertical, then choose Hide connector results. |
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| MC253498 | View and manage feedback users are submitting to Microsoft about Microsoft 365 products |
You?ll be able browse, drill into, and export feedback (for the previous 18 months) that your users submitted about their experiences with Microsoft 365 products. You can then take appropriate action to address or manage feedback including an option to permanently delete feedback provided to Microsoft. You can see feedback from Microsoft 365 products like Microsoft 365 Admin centers, Office, OneDrive, SharePoint, Teams, and Yammer. We?ll continue to expand this experience to include feedback from all Microsoft 365 products over time. We will also be building upon this experience with summarized feedback insights, ability for admins to triage/route feedback and transparency into feedback responses. |
You?ll be able browse, drill into, and export feedback (for the previous 18 months) that your users submitted about their experiences with Microsoft 365 products. You can then take appropriate action to address or manage feedback including an option to permanently delete feedback provided to Microsoft. You can see feedback from Microsoft 365 products like Microsoft 365 Admin centers, Office, OneDrive, SharePoint, Teams, and Yammer. We?ll continue to expand this experience to include feedback from all Microsoft 365 products over time. We will also be building upon this experience with summarized feedback insights, ability for admins to triage/route feedback and transparency into feedback responses. |
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| MC253593 | Plan for Change: Basic Mobility and Security ending support for automatic enrollment from Azure AD registration | If users are assigned the ?MDM user scope? setting in Azure AD and the tenant authority is not set to Intune or the user is not licensed for Intune, the automatic enrollment will fail. | If users are assigned the ?MDM user scope? setting in Azure AD and the tenant authority is not set to Intune or the user is not licensed for Intune, the automatic enrollment will fail. | N/A |
| MC254084 | Microsoft Teams: Profile menu update, relocating profile menu links to a new menu in the title bar | The Me Menu will be focused on account management, with account and tenant switching moved to level one of the menu.
Settings, Zoom Controls, Keyboard Shortcuts, About, and Check for Updates is moving from the Me Menu to a new menu in the title bar. |
The Me Menu will be focused on account management, with account and tenant switching moved to level one of the menu.
Settings, Zoom Controls, Keyboard Shortcuts, About, and Check for Updates is moving from the Me Menu to a new menu in the title bar. |
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| MC254085 | Reminder: Skype for Business Online retires July 31, 2021 | While your organization will no longer be able to use Skype for Business Online once the service retires, July 31, 2021, you may continue to use Microsoft Teams as part of an existing licensing agreement. Support for the integration of https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/skypeforbusiness/legal-and-regulatory/end-of-integration-with-3rd-party-providers third-party party Audio Conferencing Providers (ACP) into Skype for Business Online will end as Skype for Business Online retires. Neither the Skype consumer service nor Skype for Business Server products are affected by the retirement of Skype for Business Online. |
While your organization will no longer be able to use Skype for Business Online once the service retires, July 31, 2021, you may continue to use Microsoft Teams as part of an existing licensing agreement. Support for the integration of https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/skypeforbusiness/legal-and-regulatory/end-of-integration-with-3rd-party-providers third-party party Audio Conferencing Providers (ACP) into Skype for Business Online will end as Skype for Business Online retires. Neither the Skype consumer service nor Skype for Business Server products are affected by the retirement of Skype for Business Online. |
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| MC254418 | Exchange: Update to Exchange Online Reply-All Storm Protection | This update gives Microsoft 365 tenant admins the ability to customize most all of the Reply-all Storm Protection settings to the following parameters;
Setting Enabled/disabled Minimum number of recipients Minimum number of reply-alls Detection time (sliding window) Block duration While most of the default settings remain the same, some have changed; SettingPrevious Default Enabled/disabled Minimum number of recipients Minimum number of reply-alls Detection time (sliding window) Block duration |
This update gives Microsoft 365 tenant admins the ability to customize most all of the Reply-all Storm Protection settings to the following parameters;
Setting Enabled/disabled Minimum number of recipients Minimum number of reply-alls Detection time (sliding window) Block duration While most of the default settings remain the same, some have changed; SettingPrevious Default Enabled/disabled Minimum number of recipients Minimum number of reply-alls Detection time (sliding window) Block duration |
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| MC254426 | Apps in External Scenarios | External access (managed in the Manage Apps page) is an existing feature that allows your Teams and Skype for Business users to communicate with other users who are from outside of your organization. Now, with the launch of apps in external meetings and chats, your users can add apps when they host meetings/chats with other organizations, and they can use apps shared by external users when your users join meetings/chats hosted by other organizations. This feature will be made available in chats/meetings for your users with all domains, and if you have enabled specific domains, the feature will be available for those domains that you have already enabled external access with from the Manage Access page. In all such scenarios, the data policies of the host organization (creating/hosting a meeting or chat) will be honored and the data sharing practices of the third-party apps will be in effect. Note; This rollout of external meetings and chats will not change any previous organizational settings. All legacy settings will be honored. |
External access (managed in the Manage Apps page) is an existing feature that allows your Teams and Skype for Business users to communicate with other users who are from outside of your organization. Now, with the launch of apps in external meetings and chats, your users can add apps when they host meetings/chats with other organizations, and they can use apps shared by external users when your users join meetings/chats hosted by other organizations. This feature will be made available in chats/meetings for your users with all domains, and if you have enabled specific domains, the feature will be available for those domains that you have already enabled external access with from the Manage Access page. In all such scenarios, the data policies of the host organization (creating/hosting a meeting or chat) will be honored and the data sharing practices of the third-party apps will be in effect. Note; This rollout of external meetings and chats will not change any previous organizational settings. All legacy settings will be honored. |
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| MC254429 | (Updated) Announcing new options for custom sensitive information types | The following feature updates will be made available to support customization of your sensitive information types (SITs); Ability to edit custom dictionaries.You will now be able to edit any custom dictionaries that you have created for SITs used by your organization. New validation functions. You can now utilize the following 9 regex validator functions when testing and validating your custom SITs; These updates will not impact any existing functionality and are optional to use. |
The following feature updates will be made available to support customization of your sensitive information types (SITs); Ability to edit custom dictionaries.You will now be able to edit any custom dictionaries that you have created for SITs used by your organization. New validation functions. You can now utilize the following 9 regex validator functions when testing and validating your custom SITs; These updates will not impact any existing functionality and are optional to use. |
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| MC254874 | Plan for Change: Updates to Windows 10 reports | There is no impact to customers for this change, however we wanted to inform you of these reporting improvements since you have Windows 10 devices enrolled. | There is no impact to customers for this change, however we wanted to inform you of these reporting improvements since you have Windows 10 devices enrolled. | N/A |
| MC254890 | Modifications to Export in Advanced eDiscovery to increase amount of exportable data | If your organization uses Advanced eDiscovery, the export format options will change slightly and the maximum amount of exportable data will increase by five times and come in the form of multiple ZIP files. After you download all ZIP files, you can unzip them to a single location to recreate the entire export. This will provide improved export reliability and the ability to manage the large files created by the export process. After configuring the export, click Export to start the export process. Depending on the option selected in Output options, export files can be accessed by direct download or in your organization's Azure Storage account. |
If your organization uses Advanced eDiscovery, the export format options will change slightly and the maximum amount of exportable data will increase by five times and come in the form of multiple ZIP files. After you download all ZIP files, you can unzip them to a single location to recreate the entire export. This will provide improved export reliability and the ability to manage the large files created by the export process. After configuring the export, click Export to start the export process. Depending on the option selected in Output options, export files can be accessed by direct download or in your organization's Azure Storage account. |
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| MC254891 | New: Launch your portal using the SharePoint Portal launch scheduler | This new feature will help your organization coordinate and mange new portals where high volumes of traffic are expected, such as company-wide sites and HR portals. The Portal launch scheduler enables site owners to batch groups of users into waves. During the launch of each wave, you can gather user feedback, monitor portal performance, and pause the launch to resolve issues before proceeding with the next wave. Additionally, the scheduler provides an automatic redirect for existing sites if needed.
This is an optional feature that will not impact your environment until a SharePoint administrator enables this feature on a site. Note; |
This new feature will help your organization coordinate and mange new portals where high volumes of traffic are expected, such as company-wide sites and HR portals. The Portal launch scheduler enables site owners to batch groups of users into waves. During the launch of each wave, you can gather user feedback, monitor portal performance, and pause the launch to resolve issues before proceeding with the next wave. Additionally, the scheduler provides an automatic redirect for existing sites if needed.
This is an optional feature that will not impact your environment until a SharePoint administrator enables this feature on a site. Note; |
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| MC255068 | (Updated) Together Mode generally available | The removal of the preview label indicates that all Together Mode capabilities will be functional and available to your organization. This includes the ability to view Together Mode experience and the ability for meeting participants to select/change scenes. | The removal of the preview label indicates that all Together Mode capabilities will be functional and available to your organization. This includes the ability to view Together Mode experience and the ability for meeting participants to select/change scenes. | N/A |
| MC255072 | (Updated) New Outlook for Mac Preview becomes the default experience in the Preview Channel | Users will be switched into the new Outlook for Mac experience upon starting the client. Users can turn the toggle off to switch back to the legacy experience as desired. The feature update uses Microsoft sync technology and the updated experience offers an easily customizable experience that uses Microsoft Services to provide relevant suggestions and insights. | Users will be switched into the new Outlook for Mac experience upon starting the client. Users can turn the toggle off to switch back to the legacy experience as desired. The feature update uses Microsoft sync technology and the updated experience offers an easily customizable experience that uses Microsoft Services to provide relevant suggestions and insights. | N/A |
| MC255074 | Recommended Files in Office: Excel for Microsoft 365, Word for Microsoft 365, PowerPoint for Microsoft 365 | Recommended for you allows you to keep track of work around you and choose files with activity that matters most to you. On the home page in PowerPoint, Excel and Word you will see files recommended for you.
Each card shows the name of the file and who made changes or shared it and why it was recommended like @mentions, recent edits or comments. |
Recommended for you allows you to keep track of work around you and choose files with activity that matters most to you. On the home page in PowerPoint, Excel and Word you will see files recommended for you.
Each card shows the name of the file and who made changes or shared it and why it was recommended like @mentions, recent edits or comments. |
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| MC255080 | (Updated) PowerPoint Live: Present to Teams from PowerPoint for Mac | Users can click the Present in Teams button in PowerPoint for Mac to present their slides into an ongoing Teams meeting in the PowerPoint Live mode. There are two entry points users can choose from, one in the top right corner and the other under the Slide Show tab. Requirements; Have the latest Teams desktop app installed. Have the latest PowerPoint for Mac installed Store the presentation on OneDrive for Business or SharePoint. Join a Teams meeting before clicking the Present in Teams button in PowerPoint for Mac. Be using an Office 365 E3/A3, Office 365 E5/A5, or Microsoft 365 for Government license. |
Users can click the Present in Teams button in PowerPoint for Mac to present their slides into an ongoing Teams meeting in the PowerPoint Live mode. There are two entry points users can choose from, one in the top right corner and the other under the Slide Show tab. Requirements; Have the latest Teams desktop app installed. Have the latest PowerPoint for Mac installed Store the presentation on OneDrive for Business or SharePoint. Join a Teams meeting before clicking the Present in Teams button in PowerPoint for Mac. Be using an Office 365 E3/A3, Office 365 E5/A5, or Microsoft 365 for Government license. |
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| MC255536 | Group chat with external users in Teams GA | Once your organization is federated with another organization, users can initiate a chat in the same way they would with someone inside their organization. Simply tap on the new Chat icon, enter the email address of the recipient, and tap the Search externally option to find the user. You can add up to 250 participants to a single group chat. This rollout of external group chats will not change any previous organizational settings. All legacy settings will be honored. |
Once your organization is federated with another organization, users can initiate a chat in the same way they would with someone inside their organization. Simply tap on the new Chat icon, enter the email address of the recipient, and tap the Search externally option to find the user. You can add up to 250 participants to a single group chat. This rollout of external group chats will not change any previous organizational settings. All legacy settings will be honored. |
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| MC255538 | Immersive Reader is now available in OneDrive and SharePoint for documents |
Users will now have the option to open Word documents and text files directly into Immersive Reader from OneDrive and SharePoint libraries.
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Users will now have the option to open Word documents and text files directly into Immersive Reader from OneDrive and SharePoint libraries.
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| MC255540 | Continuous access evaluation on by default | CAE enables critical security events and policies to be evaluated in near real time in your organization to help minimize the time that an at-risk session stays active. Security events and policies include; Account disable Password reset Location change Note; Continuous access evaluation will only be active in sessions between https://docs.microsoft.com/azure/active-directory/conditional-access/concept-continuous-access-evaluation#conditional-access-policy-evaluation-preview clients and services that support it. When it?s enabled in your tenants; Critical events, such as disabling users and resetting passwords, and critical policies, like location policy, will take effect within minutes. Access token lifetime will be up to 28 hours for sessions that use continuous access evaluation. Changes that you make to group membership and Conditional Access policies may require up to 28 hours to take effect for clients and services that use continuous access evaluation |
CAE enables critical security events and policies to be evaluated in near real time in your organization to help minimize the time that an at-risk session stays active. Security events and policies include; Account disable Password reset Location change Note; Continuous access evaluation will only be active in sessions between https://docs.microsoft.com/azure/active-directory/conditional-access/concept-continuous-access-evaluation#conditional-access-policy-evaluation-preview clients and services that support it. When it?s enabled in your tenants; Critical events, such as disabling users and resetting passwords, and critical policies, like location policy, will take effect within minutes. Access token lifetime will be up to 28 hours for sessions that use continuous access evaluation. Changes that you make to group membership and Conditional Access policies may require up to 28 hours to take effect for clients and services that use continuous access evaluation |
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| MC255695 | Setting to turn off/on comments for a list | Admins can already turn off or turn on comments for their entire organization in the admin center. This new setting allows a finer-grained control for organizations that want to disallow commenting on specific lists. If an admin had previously turned off commenting for the entire organization, they can now turn on commenting for the organization and then turn off commenting for specific lists. The experience when comments are turned off for a list is similar to when comments are turned off for the organization in the admin center. The experience when a user turns off comments is as follows; All comments already present on list items remain as is. Comments pane is collapsed by default when an item is opened. Comments textbox is disabled. Entry points to comments from the All Items view are hidden. Users can delete comments, but not add new comments. When a user chooses to turn the comments back on, the feature will work the same way as before it was turned off. To turn off comments for a list; Select List settings ; then Advanced settings ; under Allow comments on list items, select No. Then scroll to the bottom of the Advanced settings page and select OK to save changes. The comment entry points will be hidden, and the comments textbox will be disabled. |
Admins can already turn off or turn on comments for their entire organization in the admin center. This new setting allows a finer-grained control for organizations that want to disallow commenting on specific lists. If an admin had previously turned off commenting for the entire organization, they can now turn on commenting for the organization and then turn off commenting for specific lists. The experience when comments are turned off for a list is similar to when comments are turned off for the organization in the admin center. The experience when a user turns off comments is as follows; All comments already present on list items remain as is. Comments pane is collapsed by default when an item is opened. Comments textbox is disabled. Entry points to comments from the All Items view are hidden. Users can delete comments, but not add new comments. When a user chooses to turn the comments back on, the feature will work the same way as before it was turned off. To turn off comments for a list; Select List settings ; then Advanced settings ; under Allow comments on list items, select No. Then scroll to the bottom of the Advanced settings page and select OK to save changes. The comment entry points will be hidden, and the comments textbox will be disabled. |
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| MC256025 | (Updated) Outlook - new position for Send button in iOS | When this update rolls out, the button to send an email message in full screen compose mode will move from the top right of the screen to the bottom right in the toolbar. | When this update rolls out, the button to send an email message in full screen compose mode will move from the top right of the screen to the bottom right in the toolbar. | N/A |
| MC256026 | (Updated) Intelligent speaker for Microsoft Teams Rooms | Once available, Intelligent Speakers will need to be enabled; As an administrator; Sign in to the console as an administrator. Set the Teams device settings to match the Intelligent Speaker microphone and speaker. You can also do this through the TAC portal instead of at the room console. And then users in rooms with an intelligent speaker should follow these steps; |
Once available, Intelligent Speakers will need to be enabled; As an administrator; Sign in to the console as an administrator. Set the Teams device settings to match the Intelligent Speaker microphone and speaker. You can also do this through the TAC portal instead of at the room console. And then users in rooms with an intelligent speaker should follow these steps; |
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| MC256027 | Opt-out from Multi-Window Producer | If you choose to opt-out of the Multi-Window Producer experience, your tenant will be reverted back to the single window experience until the end of June when the Call Health Panel is available to the Multi-Window Producer experience. | If you choose to opt-out of the Multi-Window Producer experience, your tenant will be reverted back to the single window experience until the end of June when the Call Health Panel is available to the Multi-Window Producer experience. | N/A |
| MC256030 | (Updated) New Permissions management page in Microsoft 365 compliance center | Previously, admins needed to visit the legacy https://protection.office.com Security Compliance Center to configure compliance center permissions (i.e. add a user to a role; create, delete, or modify custom role groups). With this update, admins will be able to complete permissions-related tasks directly within the https://compliance.microsoft.com Microsoft 365 compliance center. From the new https://compliance.microsoft.com/permissions Permissions landing page, you can click on Azure AD roles to see which Azure roles are currently available for Microsoft 365 compliance center, and which users are assigned to what roles. Clicking on Compliance center roles will allow you to create, modify, or delete roles in the same way that is possible within the legacy portal. The legacy permissions experience will continue to be available until the Security Compliance Center is retired. Admins are encouraged to transition to the new Microsoft 365 compliance center permissions workflow experience as soon as it becomes available for you. |
Previously, admins needed to visit the legacy https://protection.office.com Security Compliance Center to configure compliance center permissions (i.e. add a user to a role; create, delete, or modify custom role groups). With this update, admins will be able to complete permissions-related tasks directly within the https://compliance.microsoft.com Microsoft 365 compliance center. From the new https://compliance.microsoft.com/permissions Permissions landing page, you can click on Azure AD roles to see which Azure roles are currently available for Microsoft 365 compliance center, and which users are assigned to what roles. Clicking on Compliance center roles will allow you to create, modify, or delete roles in the same way that is possible within the legacy portal. The legacy permissions experience will continue to be available until the Security Compliance Center is retired. Admins are encouraged to transition to the new Microsoft 365 compliance center permissions workflow experience as soon as it becomes available for you. |
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| MC256459 | (Updated) Announcing PowerPoint modern comments for enterprise general availability | With this update, end users who use the PowerPoint comments feature will see an updated comments experience. The new modern comments experience will affect files where the first comment was added after your organization has the tenant admin setting enabled. Existing files with comments will not be affected Modern comments can't be read by PowerPoint 2019 or older, including subscription and perpetual versions. End users will be notified about unsupported comments in their presentations, with a prompt to open the file in PowerPoint for the web to review the modern comments. A full breakdown of experience by PowerPoint version is available in the tenant admin documentation. The new commenting experience answers several popular feature requests and significantly improves collaboration. A comment will now anchor to objects. If you move the object, the comment goes with it. Anchoring comments with text Show advanced markup |
With this update, end users who use the PowerPoint comments feature will see an updated comments experience. The new modern comments experience will affect files where the first comment was added after your organization has the tenant admin setting enabled. Existing files with comments will not be affected Modern comments can't be read by PowerPoint 2019 or older, including subscription and perpetual versions. End users will be notified about unsupported comments in their presentations, with a prompt to open the file in PowerPoint for the web to review the modern comments. A full breakdown of experience by PowerPoint version is available in the tenant admin documentation. The new commenting experience answers several popular feature requests and significantly improves collaboration. A comment will now anchor to objects. If you move the object, the comment goes with it. Anchoring comments with text Show advanced markup |
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| MC256460 | SharePoint admin center: New homepage insights dashboard | As a SharePoint or Global admin , you will now have access to the new home page dashboard. This new dashboard is an upgrade to your existing home page. You will see the existing information along with new cards such as;
SharePoint storage usage You can also add relevant cards from the Microsoft 365 admin center to the home page in the SharePoint admin center, such as; Service health In addition, features or actions that will help you manage your intranet better will now be surfaced as a ?recommendation? on the home page. These recommendations are tailored to each organization and will help you learn about improvements that you may not know about. |
As a SharePoint or Global admin , you will now have access to the new home page dashboard. This new dashboard is an upgrade to your existing home page. You will see the existing information along with new cards such as;
SharePoint storage usage You can also add relevant cards from the Microsoft 365 admin center to the home page in the SharePoint admin center, such as; Service health In addition, features or actions that will help you manage your intranet better will now be surfaced as a ?recommendation? on the home page. These recommendations are tailored to each organization and will help you learn about improvements that you may not know about. |
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| MC256473 | (Updated) Microsoft Defender for Office 365: Introducing Advanced Delivery for Phishing Simulations and SecOps Mailboxes |
With Advanced Delivery, we will ensure that protection filters will respect these configurations and not block these messages. We will also show off these messages with the appropriate annotations in the reporting, investigation and security experiences in the product, so security teams and admins are not confused about the true nature of these messages.
Since these do not represent a real threat to your organization, we will, for example, not flag the messages as malicious and inadvertently remove them from your inbox, and we?ll skip things like triggering alerts, detonation, and automated investigations. However, admins will have the ability to filter, analyze and understand messages delivered due to these special scenarios. |
With Advanced Delivery, we will ensure that protection filters will respect these configurations and not block these messages. We will also show off these messages with the appropriate annotations in the reporting, investigation and security experiences in the product, so security teams and admins are not confused about the true nature of these messages.
Since these do not represent a real threat to your organization, we will, for example, not flag the messages as malicious and inadvertently remove them from your inbox, and we?ll skip things like triggering alerts, detonation, and automated investigations. However, admins will have the ability to filter, analyze and understand messages delivered due to these special scenarios. |
08/24/2021 |
| MC256475 | Upcoming settings change to your Teams tenant ? no action required | After May 21, 2021 you will not be able to manually downgrade your tenant to Skype for Business Online. Since your tenant has already been manually set to TeamsOnly, your organization should experience no change in service. | After May 21, 2021 you will not be able to manually downgrade your tenant to Skype for Business Online. Since your tenant has already been manually set to TeamsOnly, your organization should experience no change in service. | N/A |
| MC256505 | New Filters Public Preview is Now Available | This feature is optional and new for IT administrators to consider using to help with targeting of policies and applications for users on specific devices. You?ll experience a new ?Opt-in? capability for this feature in order to evaluate and experience this new functionality. Find out more by reviewing the content and details below. | This feature is optional and new for IT administrators to consider using to help with targeting of policies and applications for users on specific devices. You?ll experience a new ?Opt-in? capability for this feature in order to evaluate and experience this new functionality. Find out more by reviewing the content and details below. | N/A |
| MC256834 | Network planner improvements | The bandwidth estimate calculations are being updated in Network Planner and were derived based on usage patterns from all Microsoft 365 organizations. This helps your organization plan it's new deployments better by calculating bandwidth usage for your flexible work environments. | The bandwidth estimate calculations are being updated in Network Planner and were derived based on usage patterns from all Microsoft 365 organizations. This helps your organization plan it's new deployments better by calculating bandwidth usage for your flexible work environments. | N/A |
| MC256835 | (Updated) Adjusting Version Retention for Outlook Data Files (PST File Type) | As part of the change, up to 30 PST versions in 30 days will be retained. Document libraries will be updated with new PST limits. Once this change is rolled out to your tenant, PST versions older than 30 days will be permanently deleted. If you wish to opt out of the PST version retention update, you will need to execute a SharePoint Online Management Shell cmdlet (Set-SPOTenant cmdlet). This cmdlet will need to be executed by August 13th 2021. Without the cmdlet, your tenant will be updated to the new versioning settings on August 16th 2021. If the tenant opts out; Existing libraries will not get the new PST setting and version retention for existing libraries will work the way it does today. Any new libraries or sites created after the policy is turned on, will get the new behavior. |
As part of the change, up to 30 PST versions in 30 days will be retained. Document libraries will be updated with new PST limits. Once this change is rolled out to your tenant, PST versions older than 30 days will be permanently deleted. If you wish to opt out of the PST version retention update, you will need to execute a SharePoint Online Management Shell cmdlet (Set-SPOTenant cmdlet). This cmdlet will need to be executed by August 13th 2021. Without the cmdlet, your tenant will be updated to the new versioning settings on August 16th 2021. If the tenant opts out; Existing libraries will not get the new PST setting and version retention for existing libraries will work the way it does today. Any new libraries or sites created after the policy is turned on, will get the new behavior. |
08/13/2021 |
| MC256837 | (Updated) Sharing Links for Microsoft Lists is now available! | Users can now share entire lists using sharing links. The experience is identical to the sharing links experiences that are supported for files and folders. The same admin controls that apply to sharing files and folders will also apply to lists and list items. | Users can now share entire lists using sharing links. The experience is identical to the sharing links experiences that are supported for files and folders. The same admin controls that apply to sharing files and folders will also apply to lists and list items. | N/A |
| MC256838 | (Updated) Azure B2B Integration with SharePoint Online is now Generally Available | To enable this integration while it was in Preview, customers were required to enable the feature in SharePoint Online Management Shell and to enable One Time Passcode in Azure Active Directory (AAD). Going forward, only the PowerShell flag is required to enable this integration. While disabled, external sharing in OneDrive and SharePoint Online will use the SharePoint Online One Time Passcode experience. When the integration flag is enabled; External users will be invited via the Azure B2B platform when sharing from SPO. If Azure B2B One Time Passcode option is enabled, recipients that do not have password backed accounts will get a sign in experience through AAD that uses One Time Passcodes. Otherwise, external users will authenticate via their own AAD account or via an MSA account. When the integration flag is not enabled; External users will continue to use their existing accounts previously invited to the tenant. Any sharing to new external users may result in either AAD backed accounts or SPO only email authorized guests that use an SPO One Time Passcode experience for sign in. |
To enable this integration while it was in Preview, customers were required to enable the feature in SharePoint Online Management Shell and to enable One Time Passcode in Azure Active Directory (AAD). Going forward, only the PowerShell flag is required to enable this integration. While disabled, external sharing in OneDrive and SharePoint Online will use the SharePoint Online One Time Passcode experience. When the integration flag is enabled; External users will be invited via the Azure B2B platform when sharing from SPO. If Azure B2B One Time Passcode option is enabled, recipients that do not have password backed accounts will get a sign in experience through AAD that uses One Time Passcodes. Otherwise, external users will authenticate via their own AAD account or via an MSA account. When the integration flag is not enabled; External users will continue to use their existing accounts previously invited to the tenant. Any sharing to new external users may result in either AAD backed accounts or SPO only email authorized guests that use an SPO One Time Passcode experience for sign in. |
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| MC256841 | Updates to U.S. Social Security Number sensitive information type definition for improved accuracy | Your existing policies, including data loss prevention policies, do not need to be changed. However, depending on your needs, you may wish to change the confidence level for US SSN within your policies (such as data loss prevention, communication compliance, sensitivity labeling, or records management). For example, if you wish to have minimal false positives, you may set the confidence level to High, and you can set the confidence level to Low if you want minimal false negatives. We recommend that you use High confidence level in your policies for minimal false positives. If you wish to detect unformatted numbers like 123121234 as well, you should use Medium confidence level. Using Low confidence may result in a lot of false positives due to the weak definition of US SSN, where any 9-digit number can be a valid SSN. Please note that using Medium or High confidence will still detect high volume SSNs without keywords, provided at least one instance has keyword in proximity. |
Your existing policies, including data loss prevention policies, do not need to be changed. However, depending on your needs, you may wish to change the confidence level for US SSN within your policies (such as data loss prevention, communication compliance, sensitivity labeling, or records management). For example, if you wish to have minimal false positives, you may set the confidence level to High, and you can set the confidence level to Low if you want minimal false negatives. We recommend that you use High confidence level in your policies for minimal false positives. If you wish to detect unformatted numbers like 123121234 as well, you should use Medium confidence level. Using Low confidence may result in a lot of false positives due to the weak definition of US SSN, where any 9-digit number can be a valid SSN. Please note that using Medium or High confidence will still detect high volume SSNs without keywords, provided at least one instance has keyword in proximity. |
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| MC256939 | Prevent issues with Journaling and Exchange Online mailbox limits | If your organization is using Exchange Online?s journaling functionality and has configured your alternate journaling mailbox to an address hosted in Exchange Online, due to the updated enforcement of limits, you may lose Journal Report NDR emails sent to your cloud-hosted alternate Journal mailbox if it exceeds the established rate limit. | If your organization is using Exchange Online?s journaling functionality and has configured your alternate journaling mailbox to an address hosted in Exchange Online, due to the updated enforcement of limits, you may lose Journal Report NDR emails sent to your cloud-hosted alternate Journal mailbox if it exceeds the established rate limit. | 05/31/2021 |
| MC257026 | (Updated) Follow up to IT257168 ? Users unable to view passcode setup screen when enrolling devices through ADE | This will only affect you if you use ADE and configure an iOS/iPadOS ADE setup assistant profile to use the Show Passcode screen as part of the enrollment process. Our testing also indicates that setting a passcode using biometrics during setup assistant may lead to setup not completing successfully, which impacts device reboot behavior and other functionality. | This will only affect you if you use ADE and configure an iOS/iPadOS ADE setup assistant profile to use the Show Passcode screen as part of the enrollment process. Our testing also indicates that setting a passcode using biometrics during setup assistant may lead to setup not completing successfully, which impacts device reboot behavior and other functionality. | N/A |
| MC257029 | Prepare your SharePoint and OneDrive environment for end of support for Internet Explorer 11 | Once this change takes effect, Microsoft 365 apps and services, including SharePoint Online and OneDrive, will not be supported on IE 11. This means that after the above dates, customers will have a degraded experience or will be unable to connect to Microsoft 365 apps and services on IE 11. For degraded experiences, new Microsoft 365 features will not be available or certain features may cease to work when accessing the app or service via IE 11. While we know this change will be difficult for some customers, we believe that they will get the most out of Microsoft 365 apps when using the https://docs.microsoft.com/deployedge/deploy-edge-plan-deployment Microsoft Edge browser. Microsoft 365 users will be well served with this change through faster and more responsive web access to greater sets of features in everyday toolsets. | Once this change takes effect, Microsoft 365 apps and services, including SharePoint Online and OneDrive, will not be supported on IE 11. This means that after the above dates, customers will have a degraded experience or will be unable to connect to Microsoft 365 apps and services on IE 11. For degraded experiences, new Microsoft 365 features will not be available or certain features may cease to work when accessing the app or service via IE 11. While we know this change will be difficult for some customers, we believe that they will get the most out of Microsoft 365 apps when using the https://docs.microsoft.com/deployedge/deploy-edge-plan-deployment Microsoft Edge browser. Microsoft 365 users will be well served with this change through faster and more responsive web access to greater sets of features in everyday toolsets. | 08/16/2021 |
| MC257050 | Title changes for Microsoft 365 Apps updates published to the Microsoft Update Catalog | With this change, IT admins that use Automatic Update Rules in Configuration Manager to deploy updates for Microsoft 365 Apps, including 2019 and 2021 volume license products, will be able to use the Title property within the search criteria of the ADR definition to easily find the desired update and not have to continually update the search criteria with each update release. | With this change, IT admins that use Automatic Update Rules in Configuration Manager to deploy updates for Microsoft 365 Apps, including 2019 and 2021 volume license products, will be able to use the Title property within the search criteria of the ADR definition to easily find the desired update and not have to continually update the search criteria with each update release. | N/A |
| MC257051 | Outlook - Changes in how feedback is submitted | When this update rolls out, users will see an upgraded experience to submit feedback about Outlook directly to the product team. This roll out will also grant admins more control on what kind of feedback users can submit. Outlook for iOS; We are updating the experience and the menu names. New menu; Settings ; Help Feedback ; Send Feedback Outlook for Android; New menu; Settings ; Help feedback ; Send feedback The new Outlook for Mac; Outlook for Windows; Outlook for mobile browsers; Outlook on the web; Note;You can manage and control if you want your users to submit screenshots or their contact information when submitting feedback via admin policies https://www.owiki.ms/wiki/Connecting_feedback_to_admin_policies here. |
When this update rolls out, users will see an upgraded experience to submit feedback about Outlook directly to the product team. This roll out will also grant admins more control on what kind of feedback users can submit. Outlook for iOS; We are updating the experience and the menu names. New menu; Settings ; Help Feedback ; Send Feedback Outlook for Android; New menu; Settings ; Help feedback ; Send feedback The new Outlook for Mac; Outlook for Windows; Outlook for mobile browsers; Outlook on the web; Note;You can manage and control if you want your users to submit screenshots or their contact information when submitting feedback via admin policies https://www.owiki.ms/wiki/Connecting_feedback_to_admin_policies here. |
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| MC257054 | Update reminder: Headspace mindfulness content in Microsoft Viva Insights is here | The Viva Insights app in Teams will introduce a curated set of guided meditations and focus music from Headspace to enable users to disconnect from work in the evening, relax their mind before a big meeting, or find focus before starting an important project. A Headspace meditation to mindfully wrap up the day will also be integrated into the virtual commute. In just a few minutes a day, meditation and mindfulness with Headspace can help users lower stress, increase focus and ease teamwork. Requirement; Only users with provisioned Exchange Online mailboxes can access features within the Viva Insights app in Teams This is rolling out default on and, unless disabled by admin, the curated set of Headspace mindfulness content will be available to any user with the Viva Insights app installed. |
The Viva Insights app in Teams will introduce a curated set of guided meditations and focus music from Headspace to enable users to disconnect from work in the evening, relax their mind before a big meeting, or find focus before starting an important project. A Headspace meditation to mindfully wrap up the day will also be integrated into the virtual commute. In just a few minutes a day, meditation and mindfulness with Headspace can help users lower stress, increase focus and ease teamwork. Requirement; Only users with provisioned Exchange Online mailboxes can access features within the Viva Insights app in Teams This is rolling out default on and, unless disabled by admin, the curated set of Headspace mindfulness content will be available to any user with the Viva Insights app installed. |
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| MC257152 | Internet Explorer 11 (IE11) desktop application retires on Windows 10 on June 15, 2022 (non-LTSC, non-Server) | If your organization has legacy sites and apps with IE dependencies, you will need to set up IE mode so that users can access them through Microsoft Edge. Microsoft Edge, with Internet Explorer mode, is the only browser with built-in compatibility for legacy IE-based sites and apps. It also gives your organization world-class compatibility with a dual-engine advantage;
Microsoft Edge renders IE-based sites and apps using IE mode. Microsoft Edge renders modern sites and apps using Chromium. IE mode support follows the lifecycle of Windows Client, Server, and IoT releases at least through 2029. Additionally, Microsoft will give one year notice to deprecate the IE mode experience in-market when the time comes. |
If your organization has legacy sites and apps with IE dependencies, you will need to set up IE mode so that users can access them through Microsoft Edge. Microsoft Edge, with Internet Explorer mode, is the only browser with built-in compatibility for legacy IE-based sites and apps. It also gives your organization world-class compatibility with a dual-engine advantage;
Microsoft Edge renders IE-based sites and apps using IE mode. Microsoft Edge renders modern sites and apps using Chromium. IE mode support follows the lifecycle of Windows Client, Server, and IoT releases at least through 2029. Additionally, Microsoft will give one year notice to deprecate the IE mode experience in-market when the time comes. |
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| MC257240 | Update your iOS Company Portal minimum version to v4.16.0 | User impact - Most users have app updates set to automatic, so they receive the updated Company Portal app without taking any action. Users that have an earlier app version will be prompted to update to the latest Company Portal app.
Note; If you have enabled the https://docs.microsoft.com/mem/intune/configuration/device-restrictions-ios#settings-apply-to-automated-device-enrollment-supervised ?Block installing apps using App Store? device restriction setting, you may need to manually push an update to devices. |
User impact - Most users have app updates set to automatic, so they receive the updated Company Portal app without taking any action. Users that have an earlier app version will be prompted to update to the latest Company Portal app.
Note; If you have enabled the https://docs.microsoft.com/mem/intune/configuration/device-restrictions-ios#settings-apply-to-automated-device-enrollment-supervised ?Block installing apps using App Store? device restriction setting, you may need to manually push an update to devices. |
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| MC257468 | (Updated) Power Apps can now display images from Microsoft Lists | New apps that use the SharePoint connector to add a list as a data source may display images from the list if they are present in the list. Existing apps can also be updated to show images. | New apps that use the SharePoint connector to add a list as a data source may display images from the list if they are present in the list. Existing apps can also be updated to show images. | N/A |
| MC257470 | MDE OS Architecture value change | Advanced hunting saved queries, queries run through API or custom detections may not return expected results after the change has been rolled out. | Advanced hunting saved queries, queries run through API or custom detections may not return expected results after the change has been rolled out. | 06/21/2021 |
| MC257688 | (Updated) Office 365 Service Communications API availability in Microsoft Graph |
If you are currently using the Service Communications API as part of the Office 365 Management APIs you can migrate to using the new Graph versions once available for your tenant. To learn more about Graph see; https://docs.microsoft.com/graph/overview Overview of Microsoft Graph https://docs.microsoft.com/sharepoint/turn-external-sharing-on-or-off Manage sharing settings in SharePoint and OneDrive https://docs.microsoft.com/MicrosoftTeams/sharing-files-in-teams Sharing files in Microsoft Teams |
If you are currently using the Service Communications API as part of the Office 365 Management APIs you can migrate to using the new Graph versions once available for your tenant. To learn more about Graph see; https://docs.microsoft.com/graph/overview Overview of Microsoft Graph https://docs.microsoft.com/sharepoint/turn-external-sharing-on-or-off Manage sharing settings in SharePoint and OneDrive https://docs.microsoft.com/MicrosoftTeams/sharing-files-in-teams Sharing files in Microsoft Teams |
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| MC257689 | (Updated) Customize the properties for the Yammer Communities app in Teams | There are no automatic changes for end users. The Microsoft Teams admin will now be able to customize different properties on the Communities app. Customizing the app is perfect for companies that have given their Yammer network custom branding that fits with their corporate identity. Additionally, you can change the Yammer app icon to one that reflects communities, or change the app name to Yammer. Learn more; https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/office/use-the-yammer-communities-app-for-microsoft-teams-930c86f1-e1e2-4e45-a66a-ce8faca71a21 Learn more about using the Yammer Communities app with Microsoft Teams. https://docs.microsoft.com/MicrosoftTeams/customize-apps Customize apps in Microsoft Teams |
There are no automatic changes for end users. The Microsoft Teams admin will now be able to customize different properties on the Communities app. Customizing the app is perfect for companies that have given their Yammer network custom branding that fits with their corporate identity. Additionally, you can change the Yammer app icon to one that reflects communities, or change the app name to Yammer. Learn more; https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/office/use-the-yammer-communities-app-for-microsoft-teams-930c86f1-e1e2-4e45-a66a-ce8faca71a21 Learn more about using the Yammer Communities app with Microsoft Teams. https://docs.microsoft.com/MicrosoftTeams/customize-apps Customize apps in Microsoft Teams |
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| MC258022 | Planner File Recommendations | Users will be able to choose recommended files to add as attachments to their tasks in Planner. | Users will be able to choose recommended files to add as attachments to their tasks in Planner. | N/A |
| MC258023 | Mac Native Notifications | Should your users wish to change notifications of Teams messages from the Teams app to the native Mac OS notification system, they can do so in the Teams Notifications settings; | Should your users wish to change notifications of Teams messages from the Teams app to the native Mac OS notification system, they can do so in the Teams Notifications settings; | N/A |
| MC258034 | Together Mode Extensibility | Your users will be able to install custom scenes that are published to your organization or public Teams app store. They will also be able to install custom scenes that have been shared with them through a link. To use the custom scene, your users should open Together mode to locate the new scene(s). | Your users will be able to install custom scenes that are published to your organization or public Teams app store. They will also be able to install custom scenes that have been shared with them through a link. To use the custom scene, your users should open Together mode to locate the new scene(s). | N/A |
| MC258225 | SharePoint admin center: Replace root site is now available to all customers | Global and SharePoint admins can perform this action from the SharePoint admin center. Instructions; Start by selecting the current root site in the https://admin.microsoft.com/sharepoint?page=siteManagementmodern=true Active Sites Page of the SharePoint admin center, and then selecting Replacein the command bar. Note; To quickly find your root site, sort the URL column from A to Z. When you replace your root site, you?ll be guided through running page diagnostics to verify the health of the site. It is recommended replacing the root site at a time when site usage is low. |
Global and SharePoint admins can perform this action from the SharePoint admin center. Instructions; Start by selecting the current root site in the https://admin.microsoft.com/sharepoint?page=siteManagementmodern=true Active Sites Page of the SharePoint admin center, and then selecting Replacein the command bar. Note; To quickly find your root site, sort the URL column from A to Z. When you replace your root site, you?ll be guided through running page diagnostics to verify the health of the site. It is recommended replacing the root site at a time when site usage is low. |
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| MC258227 | SharePoint admin center: New columns on Active sites page | These changes affect the Active sites page of the SharePoint admin center, which is available to global admins, SharePoint admin, and Global Readers in your organization. Note; ?Created from? information is available for all sites created after October 2020. New Created from and Teams column New Sites connected to Teams view |
These changes affect the Active sites page of the SharePoint admin center, which is available to global admins, SharePoint admin, and Global Readers in your organization. Note; ?Created from? information is available for all sites created after October 2020. New Created from and Teams column New Sites connected to Teams view |
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| MC258228 | (Updated) Reminder: Azure Active Directory - Enable support for TLS 1.2 protocol to avoid service impact | Applications that are communicating with or authenticating against Azure Active Directory, may not work as expected if they are NOT able to use TLS 1.2 to communicate. | Applications that are communicating with or authenticating against Azure Active Directory, may not work as expected if they are NOT able to use TLS 1.2 to communicate. | 01/31/2022 |
| MC258229 | (Updated) Announcing annotations in PowerPoint Live in Teams |
With this update, the active in control presenter will be able to use these new annotation tools. These tools enable presenters to better express or add content and engage more with their audience by drawing attention to certain sections within the PowerPoint slide show.
Only the active ?in control? presenter will be able to see and make annotations via the annotation toolbar. |
With this update, the active in control presenter will be able to use these new annotation tools. These tools enable presenters to better express or add content and engage more with their audience by drawing attention to certain sections within the PowerPoint slide show.
Only the active ?in control? presenter will be able to see and make annotations via the annotation toolbar. |
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| MC258424 | Play My Emails in Outlook launching internationally | The experience will be automatically available to users who have their language set to English. Below is an example of where to change language setting on an iPhone device. Play My Email will be optimized for users outside the US, UK, India, Canada, or Australia with messages read out loud in a British accent. End users will see a message at the bottom of the inbox screen once they receive the app update with this feature. Tap the message to launch the on-boarding process. With Play My Emails set up and turned on, Cortana will intelligently read emails when a user start Play My Emails by tapping the play button in the menu sidebar. When connected to a Bluetooth or audio device or the native iOS device speaker, start Play My Emails by tapping the play button at the bottom of the inbox or in the menu sidebar. ; End users can also opt in or out of Play My Emails by following these steps; Open Outlook for iOS or Android Select Play My Emails Turn off the toggle next to the account(s) you want to enable/disable Play My Email is available Office 365, Outlook.com and Gmail accounts. However, you can play email from only one account at a time, even if you have Outlook set to All Accounts. Play My Emails requires an active network connection to the cloud. |
The experience will be automatically available to users who have their language set to English. Below is an example of where to change language setting on an iPhone device. Play My Email will be optimized for users outside the US, UK, India, Canada, or Australia with messages read out loud in a British accent. End users will see a message at the bottom of the inbox screen once they receive the app update with this feature. Tap the message to launch the on-boarding process. With Play My Emails set up and turned on, Cortana will intelligently read emails when a user start Play My Emails by tapping the play button in the menu sidebar. When connected to a Bluetooth or audio device or the native iOS device speaker, start Play My Emails by tapping the play button at the bottom of the inbox or in the menu sidebar. ; End users can also opt in or out of Play My Emails by following these steps; Open Outlook for iOS or Android Select Play My Emails Turn off the toggle next to the account(s) you want to enable/disable Play My Email is available Office 365, Outlook.com and Gmail accounts. However, you can play email from only one account at a time, even if you have Outlook set to All Accounts. Play My Emails requires an active network connection to the cloud. |
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| MC258425 | (Updated) Rich Yammer link previews in Teams chats |
Users with the Communities app installed will now see a rich preview of the Yammer link they paste into the chat window. If a preview is not desired, simply remove the preview.
Example of rich preview |
Users with the Communities app installed will now see a rich preview of the Yammer link they paste into the chat window. If a preview is not desired, simply remove the preview.
Example of rich preview |
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| MC258427 | Microsoft Secure Score improvement action updates | https://docs.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/security/defender/microsoft-secure-score?view=o365-worldwide Microsoft Secure Score has developed principles to ensure that the improvement actions presented help provide a meaningful and accurate representation of the security posture of an organization. Improvement actions that don't meet this standard are being updated or temporarily removed from the product. The following improvement action related to Microsoft Cloud App Security will be removed; Use Cloud App Security to detect anomalous behavior |
https://docs.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/security/defender/microsoft-secure-score?view=o365-worldwide Microsoft Secure Score has developed principles to ensure that the improvement actions presented help provide a meaningful and accurate representation of the security posture of an organization. Improvement actions that don't meet this standard are being updated or temporarily removed from the product. The following improvement action related to Microsoft Cloud App Security will be removed; Use Cloud App Security to detect anomalous behavior |
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| MC258428 | (Updated) Office for the Web - retiring File Share Embed | Once this change is made users will no longer be able to generate new embed codes using File Share Embed dialog inside Word, PowerPoint, Excel, and Visio for the Web, when this change is implemented. | Once this change is made users will no longer be able to generate new embed codes using File Share Embed dialog inside Word, PowerPoint, Excel, and Visio for the Web, when this change is implemented. | N/A |
| MC258429 | Exact Data Match support for Customer Managed Key |
If your organization has set up CMK (now generally available), your EDM data will be more secure as it will be automatically encrypted using a CMK. EDM content that is encrypted using the CMK includes the data file schemas, rule packages, and the salts, which are used in hashing the sensitive data being protected. |
If your organization has set up CMK (now generally available), your EDM data will be more secure as it will be automatically encrypted using a CMK. EDM content that is encrypted using the CMK includes the data file schemas, rule packages, and the salts, which are used in hashing the sensitive data being protected. |
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| MC258623 | (Updated) Roaming bandwidth control | The policy is not enabled by default and an admin will need to configure the policy via PowerShell to implement it. | The policy is not enabled by default and an admin will need to configure the policy via PowerShell to implement it. | N/A |
| MC258632 | Two new Direct Routing endpoints in Japan | As part of Teams Direct Routing expansion and service improvement we have deployed new instances of Direct Routing infrastructure in Japan. If you have Teams Direct Routing enabled, before this change takes effect, you need to make sure that; Your Session Border Controllers are configured correctly That all IPs from https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/MicrosoftTeams/direct-routing-plan#microsoft-365-office-365-and-office-365-gcc-environments Plan Direct Routing - Microsoft 365, Office 365, and Office 365 GCC environments are added to your IP Access Control Lists (ACLs) You have opened ports for all these IP addresses in your firewall to allow incoming and outgoing traffic to and from the addresses for signaling. For more information please see https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/MicrosoftTeams/direct-routing-plan Plan Direct Routing Users may no longer be able to make calls via Direct Routing, when this change is implemented if proper configuration is not applied and not all steps are followed. |
As part of Teams Direct Routing expansion and service improvement we have deployed new instances of Direct Routing infrastructure in Japan. If you have Teams Direct Routing enabled, before this change takes effect, you need to make sure that; Your Session Border Controllers are configured correctly That all IPs from https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/MicrosoftTeams/direct-routing-plan#microsoft-365-office-365-and-office-365-gcc-environments Plan Direct Routing - Microsoft 365, Office 365, and Office 365 GCC environments are added to your IP Access Control Lists (ACLs) You have opened ports for all these IP addresses in your firewall to allow incoming and outgoing traffic to and from the addresses for signaling. For more information please see https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/MicrosoftTeams/direct-routing-plan Plan Direct Routing Users may no longer be able to make calls via Direct Routing, when this change is implemented if proper configuration is not applied and not all steps are followed. |
06/25/2021 |
| MC258757 | Good news! Your Microsoft Teams upgrade has been scheduled. | On Friday, August 27, 2021, Microsoft will automatically upgrade your users from Skype for Business Online to Teams. Once upgraded, Teams will become the default client for chat, meetings, and calling in Microsoft 365. | On Friday, August 27, 2021, Microsoft will automatically upgrade your users from Skype for Business Online to Teams. Once upgraded, Teams will become the default client for chat, meetings, and calling in Microsoft 365. | N/A |
| MC258800 | Lower All Raised Hands | When at least one hand is raised, all users in your organization can use this feature. Organizers and presenters can navigate to the participant roster during a meeting, click on the option at the top right of the roster, and choose to lower all hands. | When at least one hand is raised, all users in your organization can use this feature. Organizers and presenters can navigate to the participant roster during a meeting, click on the option at the top right of the roster, and choose to lower all hands. | N/A |
| MC258802 | SharePoint: Page Details Updates | Users with permission to author SharePoint pages will now see three new fields in the page details panel. | Users with permission to author SharePoint pages will now see three new fields in the page details panel. | N/A |
| MC258898 | On-demand channels post translation in Teams iOS and Android |
End users will now be able to translate channel posts into their preferred language while on their Android and iOS devices. To translate, press and hold the message and then tap Translate. To return a translated message to the original language, press and hold the message and then tap See original (language). To set the language that you want messages translated to, tap Settings ; Translation and then choose desired language. The ability to translate messages will be on by default. To disable, follow these steps mentioned https://docs.microsoft.com/microsoftteams/inline-message-translation-teams target=_blank style=;here. |
End users will now be able to translate channel posts into their preferred language while on their Android and iOS devices. To translate, press and hold the message and then tap Translate. To return a translated message to the original language, press and hold the message and then tap See original (language). To set the language that you want messages translated to, tap Settings ; Translation and then choose desired language. The ability to translate messages will be on by default. To disable, follow these steps mentioned https://docs.microsoft.com/microsoftteams/inline-message-translation-teams target=_blank style=;here. |
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| MC258899 | M365 Certified App Security & Compliance in Teams Admin center | Admins will be able to view important details about specific apps directly within TAC. Previously, admins had to find the Microsoft Cloud App Security portal, Microsoft 365 App Compliance Program Docs pages, or other independent websites to gather information about an app to evaluate its security and compliance profile. | Admins will be able to view important details about specific apps directly within TAC. Previously, admins had to find the Microsoft Cloud App Security portal, Microsoft 365 App Compliance Program Docs pages, or other independent websites to gather information about an app to evaluate its security and compliance profile. | N/A |
| MC258902 | Update Microsoft Teams Rooms on Windows application to avoid service interruption. | You are receiving this message because our reporting indicates your organization has deployed Microsoft Teams Rooms on Windows devices. If the deployed devices are running a Microsoft Teams Rooms App version that is v4.6.20.0 or lower, the device will NOT sign-in to Teams after this change is implemented. | You are receiving this message because our reporting indicates your organization has deployed Microsoft Teams Rooms on Windows devices. If the deployed devices are running a Microsoft Teams Rooms App version that is v4.6.20.0 or lower, the device will NOT sign-in to Teams after this change is implemented. | N/A |
| MC258905 | New Communication Compliance features: Teams conversation context |
Teams conversation context; This update provides the ability to retrieve additional conversation context for Microsoft Teams messages that match a Communication Compliance policy. This will help an investigator make a more informed decision about which remediation actions to take. Sensitive information types per location report; |
Teams conversation context; This update provides the ability to retrieve additional conversation context for Microsoft Teams messages that match a Communication Compliance policy. This will help an investigator make a more informed decision about which remediation actions to take. Sensitive information types per location report; |
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| MC259296 | (Updated) Plan for Change: Update to email profiles deployed with Basic Mobility and Security | If you are using Basic Mobility and Security to deploy email profiles to devices, these profiles will be automatically updated to Modern Authentication protocols; we will communicate a new timeline when we are ready to proceed. Note; End users on iOS will be prompted to re-enter their username and password to continue receiving email on their device. |
If you are using Basic Mobility and Security to deploy email profiles to devices, these profiles will be automatically updated to Modern Authentication protocols; we will communicate a new timeline when we are ready to proceed. Note; End users on iOS will be prompted to re-enter their username and password to continue receiving email on their device. |
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| MC259297 | (Updated) Support for tenant background images in the navigation bar is being retired | Once this change is implemented navigation bar tenant background images will no longer be supported. | Once this change is implemented navigation bar tenant background images will no longer be supported. | N/A |
| MC259301 | Exchange Admins can now use Integrated Apps in Microsoft Admin Center | Once available, Exchange Admins will no longer see Setting ; Add-ins but will see ?Settings ; Integrated apps?. This is an enhanced experience where Exchange Admins can see all the add-ins that are deployed in the org and if there is an add-in which is part of an M365 App developed by partners and not deployed, it will prompt the Admin to deploy the same with more apps available status. | Once available, Exchange Admins will no longer see Setting ; Add-ins but will see ?Settings ; Integrated apps?. This is an enhanced experience where Exchange Admins can see all the add-ins that are deployed in the org and if there is an add-in which is part of an M365 App developed by partners and not deployed, it will prompt the Admin to deploy the same with more apps available status. | N/A |
| MC259303 | Microsoft Bookings - toggle to test the new experience | Once the toggle is rolled out, users can enable the new Bookings experience by turning it on. Users can disable the new experience whenever they want, and continue to switch between classic and new experiences as often as they want. | Once the toggle is rolled out, users can enable the new Bookings experience by turning it on. Users can disable the new experience whenever they want, and continue to switch between classic and new experiences as often as they want. | N/A |
| MC259305 | Announcing new options for custom sensitive information types | The following feature updates will be made available to support customization of your sensitive information types (SITs); Ability to edit custom dictionaries. You will now be able to edit any custom dictionaries that you have created for SITs used by your organization. New validation functions. You can now utilize the following 9 regex validator functions when testing and validating your custom SITs; Custom checksum validator Luhn check Australian Medicare number New Zealand National health index number New Zealand IRD/tax number People's Republic of China ID Hong Kong ID Denmark personal identification number Ability to define Proximity at pattern and element level. While creating or customizing a SIT, you can now define the proximity at pattern or element level. This enables you to define a different proximity for each support element or a different proximity for patterns of varying confidence levels. These updates will not impact any existing functionality and are optional to use. |
The following feature updates will be made available to support customization of your sensitive information types (SITs); Ability to edit custom dictionaries. You will now be able to edit any custom dictionaries that you have created for SITs used by your organization. New validation functions. You can now utilize the following 9 regex validator functions when testing and validating your custom SITs; Custom checksum validator Luhn check Australian Medicare number New Zealand National health index number New Zealand IRD/tax number People's Republic of China ID Hong Kong ID Denmark personal identification number Ability to define Proximity at pattern and element level. While creating or customizing a SIT, you can now define the proximity at pattern or element level. This enables you to define a different proximity for each support element or a different proximity for patterns of varying confidence levels. These updates will not impact any existing functionality and are optional to use. |
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| MC259330 | Post on behalf of capability coming to Yammer | This feature will allow any user in the organization to assign a delegate who can post on her or his behalf. A delegate can start new conversations or reply on behalf of the delegator as long as both users have access to the Yammer community where the message is being posted. Types of delegates; Delegate manager - can post on behalf of the other user, and add or remove other delegates on behalf of the other user. Delegate - can post on behalf of the other user, but cannot add or remove other delegates on behalf of the other user. |
This feature will allow any user in the organization to assign a delegate who can post on her or his behalf. A delegate can start new conversations or reply on behalf of the delegator as long as both users have access to the Yammer community where the message is being posted. Types of delegates; Delegate manager - can post on behalf of the other user, and add or remove other delegates on behalf of the other user. Delegate - can post on behalf of the other user, but cannot add or remove other delegates on behalf of the other user. |
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| MC259467 | Good news! Your Microsoft Teams upgrade has been scheduled. | On Wednesday, September 1, 2021, Microsoft will automatically upgrade your users from Skype for Business Online to Teams. Once upgraded, Teams will become the default client for chat, meetings, and calling in Microsoft 365. | On Wednesday, September 1, 2021, Microsoft will automatically upgrade your users from Skype for Business Online to Teams. Once upgraded, Teams will become the default client for chat, meetings, and calling in Microsoft 365. | N/A |
| MC259495 | End-to-end encryption for Teams calling |
Admins;
A new policy will be added and it will have parameter to enable E2EE for 1-1 calls, default value is OFF so no impact until enabled. Admin can enable E2EE for a set of users or entire tenant. End users; If allowed by admin, the end user will see E2EE option in their settings, by default it will be OFF until switched ON by end user. E2EE calls will only support basic calling features like audio, video, screen share, chat and advanced features like call escalation, transfer, record, merge etc. will not be available. |
Admins;
A new policy will be added and it will have parameter to enable E2EE for 1-1 calls, default value is OFF so no impact until enabled. Admin can enable E2EE for a set of users or entire tenant. End users; If allowed by admin, the end user will see E2EE option in their settings, by default it will be OFF until switched ON by end user. E2EE calls will only support basic calling features like audio, video, screen share, chat and advanced features like call escalation, transfer, record, merge etc. will not be available. |
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| MC259500 | Teams Mobile - Large Gallery in meetings update | This release will improve the experience for users who join Teams mobile meetings by positioning up to 10 participants per page on your screen on both phone and tablets, and allowing you to swipe through all attendees while in a meeting. Device compatibility; The above mentioned experience will be available for iOS 13+, Android OS 9+ or any version with more than 4GB RAM. Devices below these configurations will continue to see the current experience of lower resolution videos with no swipe through ability. |
This release will improve the experience for users who join Teams mobile meetings by positioning up to 10 participants per page on your screen on both phone and tablets, and allowing you to swipe through all attendees while in a meeting. Device compatibility; The above mentioned experience will be available for iOS 13+, Android OS 9+ or any version with more than 4GB RAM. Devices below these configurations will continue to see the current experience of lower resolution videos with no swipe through ability. |
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| MC259501 | Yammer and SharePoint for Business: Yammer Conversations Web Part V3 | Existing Yammer Conversations web parts will remain unchanged, new configuration options can be found and adjusted in the configuration panel. | Existing Yammer Conversations web parts will remain unchanged, new configuration options can be found and adjusted in the configuration panel. | N/A |
| MC259503 | Reminder: Skype for Business Online retires July 31, 2021 | While your organization will no longer be able to use Skype for Business Online once the service retires, July 31, 2021, you may continue to use Microsoft Teams as part of an existing licensing agreement. Support for the integration of https://docs.microsoft.com/skypeforbusiness/legal-and-regulatory/end-of-integration-with-3rd-party-providers third-party party Audio Conferencing Providers (ACP) into Skype for Business Online will end as Skype for Business Online retires. Neither the Skype consumer service nor Skype for Business Server products are affected by the retirement of Skype for Business Online. |
While your organization will no longer be able to use Skype for Business Online once the service retires, July 31, 2021, you may continue to use Microsoft Teams as part of an existing licensing agreement. Support for the integration of https://docs.microsoft.com/skypeforbusiness/legal-and-regulatory/end-of-integration-with-3rd-party-providers third-party party Audio Conferencing Providers (ACP) into Skype for Business Online will end as Skype for Business Online retires. Neither the Skype consumer service nor Skype for Business Server products are affected by the retirement of Skype for Business Online. |
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| MC259652 | Microsoft Defender for Endpoint - Automation defaults are changing | Once this has rolled out, your tenant?s default automation level will change from Semi - require approval for any remediation to Full - remediate threats automatically. You?ll be able to https://docs.microsoft.com/windows/security/threat-protection/microsoft-defender-atp/manage-auto-investigation#remediation-actions review completed actions in the Action Center, and if necessary, you can undo an action that was taken. This change does not impact or override device group definitions that you are using to control your automation level. | Once this has rolled out, your tenant?s default automation level will change from Semi - require approval for any remediation to Full - remediate threats automatically. You?ll be able to https://docs.microsoft.com/windows/security/threat-protection/microsoft-defender-atp/manage-auto-investigation#remediation-actions review completed actions in the Action Center, and if necessary, you can undo an action that was taken. This change does not impact or override device group definitions that you are using to control your automation level. | N/A |
| MC259655 | Plan for Change: Removing Threat agent status report from UI | If you are still using the Threat agent status report, you will no longer be able to access the report within the admin center. However, the Microsoft Graph endpoints will still be available so this will not disrupt any automations you may have in place. | If you are still using the Threat agent status report, you will no longer be able to access the report within the admin center. However, the Microsoft Graph endpoints will still be available so this will not disrupt any automations you may have in place. | N/A |
| MC259656 | Now GA for Communication Compliance: OCR support and 7 added languages for pre-trained classifiers | The Communication Compliance solution in the https://compliance.microsoft.com Microsoft 365 compliance center now supports the extraction of printed or handwritten text from images using https://docs.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/compliance/communication-compliance-feature-reference?view=o365-worldwide#optical-character-recognition-ocr Azure Computer Vision Optical Character Recognition (OCR). Text extracted can then be evaluated against conditions defined in your Communication Compliance policies.
Additionally, Communication Compliance will now be able to detect content that maps to https://docs.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/compliance/classifier-learn-about?view=o365-worldwide#pre-trained-classifiers target=_blank style=background-color; white; font-family; sans-serif;;Threat, Profanity, and Harassment classifiers in the following languages, including seven newly supported languages; Chinese |
The Communication Compliance solution in the https://compliance.microsoft.com Microsoft 365 compliance center now supports the extraction of printed or handwritten text from images using https://docs.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/compliance/communication-compliance-feature-reference?view=o365-worldwide#optical-character-recognition-ocr Azure Computer Vision Optical Character Recognition (OCR). Text extracted can then be evaluated against conditions defined in your Communication Compliance policies.
Additionally, Communication Compliance will now be able to detect content that maps to https://docs.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/compliance/classifier-learn-about?view=o365-worldwide#pre-trained-classifiers target=_blank style=background-color; white; font-family; sans-serif;;Threat, Profanity, and Harassment classifiers in the following languages, including seven newly supported languages; Chinese |
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| MC259743 | (Updated) Briefing Email Language Expansion (FR, DE, IT, PT) | Once this change has rolled out, the Briefing email from Cortana will be supported in French, German, Italian, and Portuguese. Users in your organization who previously could not receive the Briefing email because their mailbox language was set to French, German, Italian, or Portuguese will now begin receiving the Briefing email. So, you may see an increase in the number of users receiving the Briefing email starting in June. We will add support for additional languages in the next few quarters.
The Briefing email is a personalized brief in Outlook with important information on upcoming meetings and outstanding tasks, so you're prepared for the day ahead. If there is an actionable suggestion, users will receive the Briefing email at the beginning of each workday; at least one actionable insight must be detected for there to be a daily mail. This feature is enabled by default. Exchange Service Administrators or Company Administrators can disable this https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/Briefing/be-admin feature using PowerShell. Your users can opt-out of the Briefing email by selecting Unsubscribe, located near the bottom of all Briefing emails. The customized email is only available to an end user; no administrator or manager can see another individual?s Briefing email. All data is stored inside the user?s mailbox. Briefing email is subject to the same https://docs.microsoft.com/office365/admin/security-and-compliance/gdpr-compliance?view=o365-worldwide GDPR compliance terms as Office 365. |
Once this change has rolled out, the Briefing email from Cortana will be supported in French, German, Italian, and Portuguese. Users in your organization who previously could not receive the Briefing email because their mailbox language was set to French, German, Italian, or Portuguese will now begin receiving the Briefing email. So, you may see an increase in the number of users receiving the Briefing email starting in June. We will add support for additional languages in the next few quarters.
The Briefing email is a personalized brief in Outlook with important information on upcoming meetings and outstanding tasks, so you're prepared for the day ahead. If there is an actionable suggestion, users will receive the Briefing email at the beginning of each workday; at least one actionable insight must be detected for there to be a daily mail. This feature is enabled by default. Exchange Service Administrators or Company Administrators can disable this https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/Briefing/be-admin feature using PowerShell. Your users can opt-out of the Briefing email by selecting Unsubscribe, located near the bottom of all Briefing emails. The customized email is only available to an end user; no administrator or manager can see another individual?s Briefing email. All data is stored inside the user?s mailbox. Briefing email is subject to the same https://docs.microsoft.com/office365/admin/security-and-compliance/gdpr-compliance?view=o365-worldwide GDPR compliance terms as Office 365. |
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| MC259845 | (Updated) Teams meeting invite recipients limit from Outlook | Users using Outlook (Win32 and Win64) will see an error message dialog when trying to schedule or reschedule a meeting with a number of attendees larger than the new 750 recipient limit and will be required to reduce the number of recipients or user Distribution Lists to send the meeting invite. | Users using Outlook (Win32 and Win64) will see an error message dialog when trying to schedule or reschedule a meeting with a number of attendees larger than the new 750 recipient limit and will be required to reduce the number of recipients or user Distribution Lists to send the meeting invite. | N/A |
| MC259919 | (Updated) Actionable items in Microsoft Search | There is no impact as a result of this change. Once complete, individuals in your organization will be able to take select actions against their search results. | There is no impact as a result of this change. Once complete, individuals in your organization will be able to take select actions against their search results. | N/A |
| MC259920 | Search across images with Microsoft Search | There is no impact as a result of this change. Once complete, individuals in your organization will be able to search across images in addition to content stored in Microsoft 365 or external systems with Microsoft Graph connectors. | There is no impact as a result of this change. Once complete, individuals in your organization will be able to search across images in addition to content stored in Microsoft 365 or external systems with Microsoft Graph connectors. | N/A |
| MC259921 | Removing the option to use 'Office Presentation Service' from the Windows version of PowerPoint | Once this change is implemented users will no longer be able to broadcast their presentation from the PowerPoint Windows application (build 16.0.14122.100000) Using Present Live in PowerPoint for the Web (aka Live Presentations) will allow users to; Presenters to broadcast a presentation to an in-room audience. Presenter to limit control to just people in your organization. Audience members can see a presentation on their devices. Audience members can read live subtitles in their preferred language while you speak (Subtitles in 60+ languages) Audience can use pinch to zoom to see the slides more clearly on mobile devices. Audience can send live reactions to the presenter, and navigate back to review previous slides |
Once this change is implemented users will no longer be able to broadcast their presentation from the PowerPoint Windows application (build 16.0.14122.100000) Using Present Live in PowerPoint for the Web (aka Live Presentations) will allow users to; Presenters to broadcast a presentation to an in-room audience. Presenter to limit control to just people in your organization. Audience members can see a presentation on their devices. Audience members can read live subtitles in their preferred language while you speak (Subtitles in 60+ languages) Audience can use pinch to zoom to see the slides more clearly on mobile devices. Audience can send live reactions to the presenter, and navigate back to review previous slides |
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| MC259924 | Power Platform admin center cross-tenant analytics | These new tenant wide reports for apps and flows will allow admins to track overall usage and business impact of the platform across all environments, identify top maker trends, and review sharing details for key Power Platform resources. Types of reports; Usage reporting; Gain visibility into monthly active user trends as well as identify net new users. Maker activity reporting; Analyze monthly app creation and maker trends in the organization. This is rolling out default off. More detailed how to information will be sent in an upcoming Message Center update. |
These new tenant wide reports for apps and flows will allow admins to track overall usage and business impact of the platform across all environments, identify top maker trends, and review sharing details for key Power Platform resources. Types of reports; Usage reporting; Gain visibility into monthly active user trends as well as identify net new users. Maker activity reporting; Analyze monthly app creation and maker trends in the organization. This is rolling out default off. More detailed how to information will be sent in an upcoming Message Center update. |
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| MC259925 | Power Platform performance and diagnostics monitoring with Azure Application Insights | By making it possible to gain insights into errors and performance issues with Microsoft Dataverse and model-driven apps, your business can improve the user experience through better monitoring and resolution of production issues as well as proactive maintenance. In addition, since the platform logged data is itself available, in many cases it will reduce the need for you to write custom code for errors and performance. This is rolling out default off. More detailed how to information will be sent in an upcoming Message Center update. |
By making it possible to gain insights into errors and performance issues with Microsoft Dataverse and model-driven apps, your business can improve the user experience through better monitoring and resolution of production issues as well as proactive maintenance. In addition, since the platform logged data is itself available, in many cases it will reduce the need for you to write custom code for errors and performance. This is rolling out default off. More detailed how to information will be sent in an upcoming Message Center update. |
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| MC259926 | Power Platform admin center Data Export to Azure Data Lake Services | Using your own Azure Data Lake allows you to slice and dice the data based on your unique requirements. You can build custom reports with Power BI, including views at the individual business unit level and detailed app level reports at the tenant and environment level. Having the data in your own lake also means the data can be stored for durations as required by your organization's data retention policies. This is rolling out default off. More detailed how to information will be sent in an upcoming Message Center update. |
Using your own Azure Data Lake allows you to slice and dice the data based on your unique requirements. You can build custom reports with Power BI, including views at the individual business unit level and detailed app level reports at the tenant and environment level. Having the data in your own lake also means the data can be stored for durations as required by your organization's data retention policies. This is rolling out default off. More detailed how to information will be sent in an upcoming Message Center update. |
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| MC260554 | The device code flow user experience will now include an app confirmation prompt | This prompt is being added to help prevent phishing attacks, where an attacker tricks the user into signing into a malicious application. The prompt being added looks like this; This will be added to the device code login flow (used in apps like Intune on mobile devices, or the PowerShell CLI) starting June 2021. |
This prompt is being added to help prevent phishing attacks, where an attacker tricks the user into signing into a malicious application. The prompt being added looks like this; This will be added to the device code login flow (used in apps like Intune on mobile devices, or the PowerShell CLI) starting June 2021. |
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| MC260556 | Remove preview Tag from Large Gallery | The removal of the preview label indicates that all Large Gallery capabilities will be functional and available to your organization. To get started with Large Gallery, the meeting organizer or presenter navigates to ?more actions? and selects Large Gallery. |
The removal of the preview label indicates that all Large Gallery capabilities will be functional and available to your organization. To get started with Large Gallery, the meeting organizer or presenter navigates to ?more actions? and selects Large Gallery. |
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| MC260559 | (Updated) Redirecting Content Search and Core eDiscovery usage from Security Compliance Center | When implemented, users will be redirected to the Microsoft 365 Compliance Center to access Content Search or Core eDiscovery. There should be minimal impact to your organization as the workflows and experiences between the solutions offered between SCC and MCC are very similar. Additionally, your cases in Core eDiscovery will already be available in the Microsoft 365 Compliance Center.
Moving forward, we plan to innovate and add value to the solutions in the Microsoft 365 Compliance Center, therefore we recommend transitioning your organization to using the solutions from the Microsoft 365 Compliance Center. |
When implemented, users will be redirected to the Microsoft 365 Compliance Center to access Content Search or Core eDiscovery. There should be minimal impact to your organization as the workflows and experiences between the solutions offered between SCC and MCC are very similar. Additionally, your cases in Core eDiscovery will already be available in the Microsoft 365 Compliance Center.
Moving forward, we plan to innovate and add value to the solutions in the Microsoft 365 Compliance Center, therefore we recommend transitioning your organization to using the solutions from the Microsoft 365 Compliance Center. |
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| MC260561 | Admin notifications for Custom app submissions | This notification will allow admins to review it in the Microsoft Teams admin center and approve it for publishing to your organization's app store.
This will rollout default off and admins will need to opt-in to enable the feature. |
This notification will allow admins to review it in the Microsoft Teams admin center and approve it for publishing to your organization's app store.
This will rollout default off and admins will need to opt-in to enable the feature. |
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| MC260563 | Immersive reader on Teams mobile | Mobile users will be able to user immersive reader to read and hear chats, and channel posts. | Mobile users will be able to user immersive reader to read and hear chats, and channel posts. | N/A |
| MC260564 | (Updated) Live Transcription | This update improves the accessibility of Microsoft Teams and allows meeting participants to be more productive. It also creates a more inclusive experience for participants who are deaf, hard-of-hearing, or have varying levels of language proficiency. Participants in noisy places will also benefit from the visual aid. Live transcriptions will be available in English (US) on Teams Desktop for scheduled meetings under the below licenses; Office 365 E1 Office 365 A1 Office 365/Microsoft 365 A3 Office 365/Microsoft 365 A5 Microsoft 365 F1 Office 365/Microsoft 365 F3 Microsoft 365 Business Basic SKUs Live transcription is already available under the below licenses; Enterprise E3/E5 Business Standard Business Premium customers |
This update improves the accessibility of Microsoft Teams and allows meeting participants to be more productive. It also creates a more inclusive experience for participants who are deaf, hard-of-hearing, or have varying levels of language proficiency. Participants in noisy places will also benefit from the visual aid. Live transcriptions will be available in English (US) on Teams Desktop for scheduled meetings under the below licenses; Office 365 E1 Office 365 A1 Office 365/Microsoft 365 A3 Office 365/Microsoft 365 A5 Microsoft 365 F1 Office 365/Microsoft 365 F3 Microsoft 365 Business Basic SKUs Live transcription is already available under the below licenses; Enterprise E3/E5 Business Standard Business Premium customers |
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| MC260565 | Teams Attendance Report | Once available, this will allow meeting organizer to view the report without download as well as the joined registration/attendance data.
Feature will be rolling out default OFF, IT admins can enable the attendance dashboard, turn on the AllowEngagementReport policy with the following command in PowerShell; |
Once available, this will allow meeting organizer to view the report without download as well as the joined registration/attendance data.
Feature will be rolling out default OFF, IT admins can enable the attendance dashboard, turn on the AllowEngagementReport policy with the following command in PowerShell; |
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| MC260568 | Updates to Microsoft Defender for Office 365 events in Office 365 Management API | This enhancements includes introduction of new fields within Email Message events, such as;
AdditionalActionsandResults; These include the post-delivery actions that were taken on an email e.g. ZAP or Admin Action, along with the result of that action In addition to lighting up in Email events (RecordType 28), these will also extend to MailMessage entity in AIR Events (RecordType 64) |
This enhancements includes introduction of new fields within Email Message events, such as;
AdditionalActionsandResults; These include the post-delivery actions that were taken on an email e.g. ZAP or Admin Action, along with the result of that action In addition to lighting up in Email events (RecordType 28), these will also extend to MailMessage entity in AIR Events (RecordType 64) |
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| MC260745 | New Service - Scheduler for Microsoft 365 | When you decide to enable Scheduler, purchase, and assign licenses, all licensed users will no longer have to find meeting times nor negotiate a time to meet with people. The assistant will do everything for them by simply adding the digital assistant?s email address to an email conversation. Once added to an email conversation, Scheduler enables the digital assistant to access Outlook calendar?s availability information for you and your co-workers to find a time that works for everyone. Once a time has been found, Your digital assistant will create and send a meeting invite from the meeting organizer?s calendar. If there are people invited to the meeting for whom the meeting organizer does not have access to their availability, your digital assistant will save the meeting organizer time and effort by negotiating, through email, a time that works for all. Users can request the meeting in natural language and give as much or little detail as they want. Scheduler works with people inside and outside your organization. Service works as an add-on to most licenses that include a Microsoft Exchange Online plan. For details, see https://docs.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/scheduler/?view=o365-21vianetbranch=pr-en-us-7984 admin doc. |
When you decide to enable Scheduler, purchase, and assign licenses, all licensed users will no longer have to find meeting times nor negotiate a time to meet with people. The assistant will do everything for them by simply adding the digital assistant?s email address to an email conversation. Once added to an email conversation, Scheduler enables the digital assistant to access Outlook calendar?s availability information for you and your co-workers to find a time that works for everyone. Once a time has been found, Your digital assistant will create and send a meeting invite from the meeting organizer?s calendar. If there are people invited to the meeting for whom the meeting organizer does not have access to their availability, your digital assistant will save the meeting organizer time and effort by negotiating, through email, a time that works for all. Users can request the meeting in natural language and give as much or little detail as they want. Scheduler works with people inside and outside your organization. Service works as an add-on to most licenses that include a Microsoft Exchange Online plan. For details, see https://docs.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/scheduler/?view=o365-21vianetbranch=pr-en-us-7984 admin doc. |
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| MC260749 | (Updated) Microsoft Search: Find a meeting recording based on what was said | Previously, Teams meeting recordings were only searchable based on the Title of the meetings. You will now be easily able to find Teams meeting recordings based on not just the Title of the meeting, but also based on what was said in the meeting, via the transcript. Note; Only the attendees of the Teams meeting will have the permission to view these recordings in the search results and playback the recordings. These meetings will now be discoverable in eDiscovery as well, via the transcript. If you don't want these meetings to be discoverable in Microsoft Search or eDiscovery via transcripts, you can turn off Teams transcription. Learn more https://docs.microsoft.com/microsoftteams/cloud-recording#turn-on-or-turn-off-recording-transcription here. |
Previously, Teams meeting recordings were only searchable based on the Title of the meetings. You will now be easily able to find Teams meeting recordings based on not just the Title of the meeting, but also based on what was said in the meeting, via the transcript. Note; Only the attendees of the Teams meeting will have the permission to view these recordings in the search results and playback the recordings. These meetings will now be discoverable in eDiscovery as well, via the transcript. If you don't want these meetings to be discoverable in Microsoft Search or eDiscovery via transcripts, you can turn off Teams transcription. Learn more https://docs.microsoft.com/microsoftteams/cloud-recording#turn-on-or-turn-off-recording-transcription here. |
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| MC261024 | Microsoft Lists: @mention people in comments | When you try to add a comment, you can type the @ sign in the comment textbox, which will suggest people to mention. You can choose to keep typing the name to narrow down suggestions or select someone from the suggestions. When you send the comment, we verify whether all @mentioned users have edit permission on the list item. If not, a share notify dialog will open listing all @mentioned users who don?t have these permissions. You can choose to share the list item with these users and notify them. The item will be shared with edit permissions to the mentioned people. Below are snapshots of this feature in action; @mention person selected from the suggestions An email notification received by the mentioned user appears as shown above. When someone receives this email, they click the ?Go to comment? button and are then directed to the appropriate comment in the list item. |
When you try to add a comment, you can type the @ sign in the comment textbox, which will suggest people to mention. You can choose to keep typing the name to narrow down suggestions or select someone from the suggestions. When you send the comment, we verify whether all @mentioned users have edit permission on the list item. If not, a share notify dialog will open listing all @mentioned users who don?t have these permissions. You can choose to share the list item with these users and notify them. The item will be shared with edit permissions to the mentioned people. Below are snapshots of this feature in action; @mention person selected from the suggestions An email notification received by the mentioned user appears as shown above. When someone receives this email, they click the ?Go to comment? button and are then directed to the appropriate comment in the list item. |
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| MC261075 | New Firmware Update for Teams Phones (June 2021 Edition) | The firmware update will be available in Teams admin center to update the phones in your tenant. | The firmware update will be available in Teams admin center to update the phones in your tenant. | N/A |
| MC261345 | Take Action: Update iOS/iPadOS enrollment profiles | If you have iOS/iPadOS enrollment profiles for Automated Device Enrollment in Intune and you are seeing Setup Assistant unexpectedly quit and unexpected restarts after reboot on devices running iOS/iPadOS 14.5+ during setup, you will need to update every iOS/iPadOS enrollment profile by re-saving the Setup Assistant configuration to get an important fix applied to the profile(s). Note; Any existing devices that are already in the Setup Assistant quit and restart loop (or need to be reprovisioned) would need to be wiped and reprovisioned after their profiles have been updated. |
If you have iOS/iPadOS enrollment profiles for Automated Device Enrollment in Intune and you are seeing Setup Assistant unexpectedly quit and unexpected restarts after reboot on devices running iOS/iPadOS 14.5+ during setup, you will need to update every iOS/iPadOS enrollment profile by re-saving the Setup Assistant configuration to get an important fix applied to the profile(s). Note; Any existing devices that are already in the Setup Assistant quit and restart loop (or need to be reprovisioned) would need to be wiped and reprovisioned after their profiles have been updated. |
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| MC261351 | Extend Compliance Manager capabilities beyond Microsoft 365 assets | This release enables Compliance Manager's comprehensive set of pre-built assessment templates to support any product or service that your organizations uses, helping your organization comprehensively manage its compliance with a broad set of national, regional, and industry-specific regulations and standards. If your organization has already purchased or is planning to purchase a template, or is using templates included with your license level, this functionality will be available alongside the Microsoft 365-specific compliance guidance present in the https://docs.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/compliance/compliance-manager-templates?view=o365-worldwide#included-and-premium-templates included or premium templates for no additional charge. Included templates; Are available for use as part of your organization?s licensing agreement. Note that included templates vary by license level or cloud environment. Premium templates; Premium templates must be purchased in order to create assessments from them. Note; By the end of June, all available included and premium assessment templates will be visible within Compliance Manager for all license levels. Currently customers with A5/E5/G5 licenses are able to see the list of premium assessments. Beginning July 1, premium assessments will be available for purchase for all license levels via the Compliance Manager Premium Assessment Add-On SKU (previously only available to E5/A5/G5 license holders) via the https://admin.microsoft.com Microsoft 365 admin center. |
This release enables Compliance Manager's comprehensive set of pre-built assessment templates to support any product or service that your organizations uses, helping your organization comprehensively manage its compliance with a broad set of national, regional, and industry-specific regulations and standards. If your organization has already purchased or is planning to purchase a template, or is using templates included with your license level, this functionality will be available alongside the Microsoft 365-specific compliance guidance present in the https://docs.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/compliance/compliance-manager-templates?view=o365-worldwide#included-and-premium-templates included or premium templates for no additional charge. Included templates; Are available for use as part of your organization?s licensing agreement. Note that included templates vary by license level or cloud environment. Premium templates; Premium templates must be purchased in order to create assessments from them. Note; By the end of June, all available included and premium assessment templates will be visible within Compliance Manager for all license levels. Currently customers with A5/E5/G5 licenses are able to see the list of premium assessments. Beginning July 1, premium assessments will be available for purchase for all license levels via the Compliance Manager Premium Assessment Add-On SKU (previously only available to E5/A5/G5 license holders) via the https://admin.microsoft.com Microsoft 365 admin center. |
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| MC261352 | (Updated) Microsoft Stream (built on SharePoint): Updated Web player for video | Users will see and interact with the new player for all OneDrive for Business and SharePoint video and audio files.
New version of ODSP player. Previous version of ODSP player. |
Users will see and interact with the new player for all OneDrive for Business and SharePoint video and audio files.
New version of ODSP player. Previous version of ODSP player. |
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| MC261353 | (Updated) PDF nighttime reading mode for OneDrive on Android |
To use the new nighttime reading mode,
Open a PDF in OneDrive for Android, and tap to expand the bottom sheet of the screen. Tap Appearance. In the Appearance window, select the colored circle for day, night, or sepia mode. |
To use the new nighttime reading mode,
Open a PDF in OneDrive for Android, and tap to expand the bottom sheet of the screen. Tap Appearance. In the Appearance window, select the colored circle for day, night, or sepia mode. |
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| MC261530 | Chat Bubbles | Chat has become a lively space for conversation and idea-sharing and offers an option for people to participate in the discussion without having to jump in verbally. But it can be challenging to pay attention to video feeds, presentations, and chats all at the same time. With chat bubbles, meeting participants can follow chat on the main screen of a meeting. This is default on but users have the option to hide chat bubbles during a meeting from the ellipsis . |
Chat has become a lively space for conversation and idea-sharing and offers an option for people to participate in the discussion without having to jump in verbally. But it can be challenging to pay attention to video feeds, presentations, and chats all at the same time. With chat bubbles, meeting participants can follow chat on the main screen of a meeting. This is default on but users have the option to hide chat bubbles during a meeting from the ellipsis . |
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| MC261532 | Edit your workbooks now with ActiveX | Previously when opening a workbook with ActiveX controls or Form controls users would not be able to edit these files directly and would receive a warning telling them these features were unsupported. Users would be redirected to use the desktop version of Excel instead. Users could edit a copy of the document using Excel for the web, which would remove unsupported features. Excel for the web now enables users to seamlessly open a document which has ActiveX controls, Form controls and other legacy art objects in it. The controls themselves are not usable in Excel for the web and are instead represented with a placeholder image in the workbook. Users no longer receive a warning message when opening their document and can quickly begin working in their document. |
Previously when opening a workbook with ActiveX controls or Form controls users would not be able to edit these files directly and would receive a warning telling them these features were unsupported. Users would be redirected to use the desktop version of Excel instead. Users could edit a copy of the document using Excel for the web, which would remove unsupported features. Excel for the web now enables users to seamlessly open a document which has ActiveX controls, Form controls and other legacy art objects in it. The controls themselves are not usable in Excel for the web and are instead represented with a placeholder image in the workbook. Users no longer receive a warning message when opening their document and can quickly begin working in their document. |
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| MC261534 | (Updated) SharePoint: Updates for Microsoft Teams connected team sites | The below updates to the viewing and management experience of Teams connected team sites and channel sites will simplify the end-user experience in the following ways; Updates to managing site classification and site permissions; Site classification (including sensitivity labels and information barriers) will be read-only in SharePoint. Site permissions will not be available to edit in the SharePoint Advanced Settings page and instead will be managed in the team settings in Microsoft Teams. The only exception to this rule is for a parent site. The parent site is a group connected team sites that hosts standard channels and is connected to private channel sites. The Parent site still allows edits to the site permissions from SharePoint. New visual updates to the SharePoint team site header; A Microsoft Teams icon in the site header and Go to Channel button in the document library command bar are designed to help users confirm the type of SharePoint site and channel and easily navigate to the connected team in Microsoft Teams or private channel. Updated Go to Channel banner in document libraries; |
The below updates to the viewing and management experience of Teams connected team sites and channel sites will simplify the end-user experience in the following ways; Updates to managing site classification and site permissions; Site classification (including sensitivity labels and information barriers) will be read-only in SharePoint. Site permissions will not be available to edit in the SharePoint Advanced Settings page and instead will be managed in the team settings in Microsoft Teams. The only exception to this rule is for a parent site. The parent site is a group connected team sites that hosts standard channels and is connected to private channel sites. The Parent site still allows edits to the site permissions from SharePoint. New visual updates to the SharePoint team site header; A Microsoft Teams icon in the site header and Go to Channel button in the document library command bar are designed to help users confirm the type of SharePoint site and channel and easily navigate to the connected team in Microsoft Teams or private channel. Updated Go to Channel banner in document libraries; |
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| MC261535 | Install web version of OneDrive as a Progressive Web App (PWA) | Users in your organization will be able to install OneDrive Progressive Web App (PWA) on their computers from Microsoft Edge, Google Chrome, Firefox or other browser that supports Progressive Web Apps (with the exception of Safari). They will be able to pin and launch the app from their computer?s home screen or task bar, and perform the same actions that they are used to when working in the web version of OneDrive. | Users in your organization will be able to install OneDrive Progressive Web App (PWA) on their computers from Microsoft Edge, Google Chrome, Firefox or other browser that supports Progressive Web Apps (with the exception of Safari). They will be able to pin and launch the app from their computer?s home screen or task bar, and perform the same actions that they are used to when working in the web version of OneDrive. | N/A |
| MC261537 | Install web version of Microsoft Lists as a Progressive Web App (PWA) | Users in your organization will be able to install Microsoft Lists as a desktop App (PWA) from Microsoft Edge, Google Chrome, or another Chromium-based browser. They will be able to can pin and launch the app from their computer?s home screen or task bar, use app shortcuts, and perform the same actions that they are used to when working in the web version of Microsoft Lists. | Users in your organization will be able to install Microsoft Lists as a desktop App (PWA) from Microsoft Edge, Google Chrome, or another Chromium-based browser. They will be able to can pin and launch the app from their computer?s home screen or task bar, use app shortcuts, and perform the same actions that they are used to when working in the web version of Microsoft Lists. | N/A |
| MC261538 | Microsoft Lists: Sync your lists for improved performance and offline access | After the Microsoft Nucleus.exe is installed and running, the sync process begins when a user first navigates to any list or to the Lists web app. All eligible lists that are visible from the Lists app will be synced. Common operations on lists, such as changing list views, sorting, filtering, and grouping happen locally and finish quickly even on very large lists. All of these operations continue to work offline. Edits sync between your device and the cloud and you can resolve merge conflicts if there are any. This feature is on by-default for all eligible lists. To configure Lists sync on users' devices, use below Group Policy objects (GPOs); DisableNucleusSync; Prevent Lists sync from running on the device (default; not enabled). BlockExternalListSync; Prevent users from syncing lists shared from other organization (default; not enabled). DisableNucleusSilentConfig; Prevent users from getting silently signed in to Lists sync with their Windows credentials (default; not enabled). Control Access from unmanaged devices; Blocks or limits access to SharePoint and OneDrive content from unmanaged devices (default; not configured). Control access to SharePoint and OneDrive data based on network location; Controls access to SharePoint and OneDrive resources in Microsoft 365 based on defined network locations that you trust (default; not configured). |
After the Microsoft Nucleus.exe is installed and running, the sync process begins when a user first navigates to any list or to the Lists web app. All eligible lists that are visible from the Lists app will be synced. Common operations on lists, such as changing list views, sorting, filtering, and grouping happen locally and finish quickly even on very large lists. All of these operations continue to work offline. Edits sync between your device and the cloud and you can resolve merge conflicts if there are any. This feature is on by-default for all eligible lists. To configure Lists sync on users' devices, use below Group Policy objects (GPOs); DisableNucleusSync; Prevent Lists sync from running on the device (default; not enabled). BlockExternalListSync; Prevent users from syncing lists shared from other organization (default; not enabled). DisableNucleusSilentConfig; Prevent users from getting silently signed in to Lists sync with their Windows credentials (default; not enabled). Control Access from unmanaged devices; Blocks or limits access to SharePoint and OneDrive content from unmanaged devices (default; not configured). Control access to SharePoint and OneDrive data based on network location; Controls access to SharePoint and OneDrive resources in Microsoft 365 based on defined network locations that you trust (default; not configured). |
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| MC262087 | First contact safety tip setting in Anti-Phishing policy | Once available, you can opt-in using Anti Phishing policy and enable First contact safety tips. If you wish to continue using an ETR you have setup for your organization, you can maintain it and do nothing. | Once available, you can opt-in using Anti Phishing policy and enable First contact safety tips. If you wish to continue using an ETR you have setup for your organization, you can maintain it and do nothing. | N/A |
| MC262401 | Microsoft Graph connectors: Sync your non-Azure AD users and groups to support search permissions | If your organization has non-Azure AD users and/or groups used to permission your connector content for ServiceNow, Azure DevOps, or Salesforce, you can now benefit from syncing your non-Azure AD users and groups to support search permissions on your external content. | If your organization has non-Azure AD users and/or groups used to permission your connector content for ServiceNow, Azure DevOps, or Salesforce, you can now benefit from syncing your non-Azure AD users and groups to support search permissions on your external content. | N/A |
| MC262540 | Office Telemetry Dashboard to be removed from Microsoft 365 Apps for enterprise, starting with Version 2208 | Once a device in your organization updates to Version 2208 or later of Microsoft 365 Apps, Office Telemetry Dashboard components will be either removed or become unsupported. To access information about the COM and VSTO add-ins in your environment, you can use the inventory feature available in the Microsoft 365 Apps admin center |
Once a device in your organization updates to Version 2208 or later of Microsoft 365 Apps, Office Telemetry Dashboard components will be either removed or become unsupported. To access information about the COM and VSTO add-ins in your environment, you can use the inventory feature available in the Microsoft 365 Apps admin center |
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| MC262778 | Search box changes for guest users in OneDrive, SharePoint, and Lists | Guest users who sign in to SharePoint sites, OneDrive folders, Microsoft Lists will start to see the search box where your regular users see it at the top middle of the page in the Office 365 suite navigation bar. OneDrive for Business folders shared with guests used to not show a search box, and will start to show the search box after this change. Note; Guest users will not be able to search in SharePoint Start Page, unchanged from the behavior we have today. |
Guest users who sign in to SharePoint sites, OneDrive folders, Microsoft Lists will start to see the search box where your regular users see it at the top middle of the page in the Office 365 suite navigation bar. OneDrive for Business folders shared with guests used to not show a search box, and will start to show the search box after this change. Note; Guest users will not be able to search in SharePoint Start Page, unchanged from the behavior we have today. |
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| MC262781 | Microsoft Defender for Office: Updates to investigations | Microsoft Defender for Office?s automated investigations improvements use all threats and the latest delivery location of an email, to provide clearer info and email actions. Prior to this update; Investigations analyzed emails using original delivery action (i.e. delivered to inbox). This meant an investigation for emails would proactively request email deletion even if emails were already removed from mailboxes. Update improvements; Microsoft Defender for Office automated investigations will now leverage the latest delivery location, the same as Explorer and Advanced Hunting. Investigations will now only queue actions for approval when malicious emails are still in the mailbox (latest delivery location is inbox or junk folder). If all malicious emails are not in the mailbox, then the investigation indicates the threats, but treats them as remediated with no action required. Email cluster details show how many emails are ?in mailbox?, ?not in mailbox? and ?on-premise/external?. We are also improving email evidence, so it aligns with threats in Explorer like emails, email clusters, URLs, and files to indicate phish confidence level, as well as spam verdicts. Email clusters show counts for those threats and for deciding actions. Investigations only queue actions for malware or high confidence phish. Spam and normal phish are suspicious with no actions. Investigations? pending actions focus on the most significant problems and reduce unneeded action on normal phish. This reduces the number of investigations requiring action and focuses them on the most significant problems. To provide more updated and accurate information to security teams, investigations that are pending approval will update email results periodically, until either the investigation expires or actions are approved/rejected. Updating email data for the investigation will update threats found, the location of the emails, and any pending actions. If all malicious emails are removed from the mailboxes after an investigation is completed, but before the investigation?s pending actions are approved ? then the pending actions will get closed. If email actions have been thus mitigated/taken due to actions elsewhere, then the investigation will change to remediated and alerts resolved for the investigation. This ensures security teams get clear visibility into present problems, not just previously identified issues that may have been resolved already. |
Microsoft Defender for Office?s automated investigations improvements use all threats and the latest delivery location of an email, to provide clearer info and email actions. Prior to this update; Investigations analyzed emails using original delivery action (i.e. delivered to inbox). This meant an investigation for emails would proactively request email deletion even if emails were already removed from mailboxes. Update improvements; Microsoft Defender for Office automated investigations will now leverage the latest delivery location, the same as Explorer and Advanced Hunting. Investigations will now only queue actions for approval when malicious emails are still in the mailbox (latest delivery location is inbox or junk folder). If all malicious emails are not in the mailbox, then the investigation indicates the threats, but treats them as remediated with no action required. Email cluster details show how many emails are ?in mailbox?, ?not in mailbox? and ?on-premise/external?. We are also improving email evidence, so it aligns with threats in Explorer like emails, email clusters, URLs, and files to indicate phish confidence level, as well as spam verdicts. Email clusters show counts for those threats and for deciding actions. Investigations only queue actions for malware or high confidence phish. Spam and normal phish are suspicious with no actions. Investigations? pending actions focus on the most significant problems and reduce unneeded action on normal phish. This reduces the number of investigations requiring action and focuses them on the most significant problems. To provide more updated and accurate information to security teams, investigations that are pending approval will update email results periodically, until either the investigation expires or actions are approved/rejected. Updating email data for the investigation will update threats found, the location of the emails, and any pending actions. If all malicious emails are removed from the mailboxes after an investigation is completed, but before the investigation?s pending actions are approved ? then the pending actions will get closed. If email actions have been thus mitigated/taken due to actions elsewhere, then the investigation will change to remediated and alerts resolved for the investigation. This ensures security teams get clear visibility into present problems, not just previously identified issues that may have been resolved already. |
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| MC262782 | Intune moving to support macOS 10.15 and later with the release of macOS 12 | This will only affect you if you currently manage, or plan to manage macOS devices with Intune. This may not impact you because your users have likely already upgraded their macOS devices. See https://support.apple.com/HT210222 macOS Catalina is compatible with these computers ? Apple Support for a list of devices that are supported.
Note; Devices that are currently enrolled on macOS 10.13.x and 10.14 will continue to remain enrolled even when those versions are no longer supported. New devices will be unable to enroll if running macOS 10.14 or below. |
This will only affect you if you currently manage, or plan to manage macOS devices with Intune. This may not impact you because your users have likely already upgraded their macOS devices. See https://support.apple.com/HT210222 macOS Catalina is compatible with these computers ? Apple Support for a list of devices that are supported.
Note; Devices that are currently enrolled on macOS 10.13.x and 10.14 will continue to remain enrolled even when those versions are no longer supported. New devices will be unable to enroll if running macOS 10.14 or below. |
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| MC262974 | Plan for Change: Intune moving to support iOS 13/iPadOS 13 and higher later this year | If you are managing iOS/iPadOS devices, you might have devices that will not be able to upgrade to the minimum supported version (iOS 13/iPadOS 13). Provided that Office 365 mobile apps are https://www.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/microsoft-365-and-office-resources?rtc=1 supported on iOS 13/iPadOS 13.0 and higher, this may not affect you; you?ve likely already upgraded your OS or devices. See the following Apple documentation for devices to check which devices support iOS 13 or iPadOS 13 (if applicable). https://support.apple.com/guide/iphone/supported-iphone-models-iphe3fa5df43/13.0/ios/13.0 Supported iPhone models https://support.apple.com/guide/ipad/supported-models-ipad213a25b2/14.0/ipados/14.0 Supported iPad models For instructions on how to check in the Microsoft Endpoint Manager admin center which devices or users may be affected, read below. |
If you are managing iOS/iPadOS devices, you might have devices that will not be able to upgrade to the minimum supported version (iOS 13/iPadOS 13). Provided that Office 365 mobile apps are https://www.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/microsoft-365-and-office-resources?rtc=1 supported on iOS 13/iPadOS 13.0 and higher, this may not affect you; you?ve likely already upgraded your OS or devices. See the following Apple documentation for devices to check which devices support iOS 13 or iPadOS 13 (if applicable). https://support.apple.com/guide/iphone/supported-iphone-models-iphe3fa5df43/13.0/ios/13.0 Supported iPhone models https://support.apple.com/guide/ipad/supported-models-ipad213a25b2/14.0/ipados/14.0 Supported iPad models For instructions on how to check in the Microsoft Endpoint Manager admin center which devices or users may be affected, read below. |
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| MC263055 | Paging in Large Gallery | When you choose Large Gallery, and if there are more than 49 videos, navigation controls would appear below the Large Gallery and you can use these controls to view or engage with more video participants. Note; The same functionality of paging will soon be available (September) in normal 3x3 Gallery. |
When you choose Large Gallery, and if there are more than 49 videos, navigation controls would appear below the Large Gallery and you can use these controls to view or engage with more video participants. Note; The same functionality of paging will soon be available (September) in normal 3x3 Gallery. |
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| MC263536 | Include device audio when sharing on Teams for iOS and Android |
This update will enable the meeting participants to hear the device audio during the meeting, while the presenter is sharing audio-enabled content (e.g., videos, music, apps with audio). Once it's rolled out, users will see an additional option to include device audio, next to the existing Share Screen option. They will also see the option to turn off device audio sharing during the presentation, if they've already started the sharing. This option is rolling out default off for users. Users can choose to enable it as needed for each screen sharing session. |
This update will enable the meeting participants to hear the device audio during the meeting, while the presenter is sharing audio-enabled content (e.g., videos, music, apps with audio). Once it's rolled out, users will see an additional option to include device audio, next to the existing Share Screen option. They will also see the option to turn off device audio sharing during the presentation, if they've already started the sharing. This option is rolling out default off for users. Users can choose to enable it as needed for each screen sharing session. |
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| MC263666 | Teams Meeting Auto Recording | Meeting organizers will be able to set a meeting to auto-record by checking the ?Record automatically? setting from their Meeting Options page. This option can be enabled for a single meeting occurrence or for a series. The meeting will automatically start recording after the first participant joins the meeting. The recording is saved to the initiator?s OneDrive (if the meeting was a privately scheduled meeting) or to SharePoint (if the meeting was a channel meeting) or Stream for customers who are still on the Stream Platform. The meeting initiator and meeting organizer will both have owner rights to the recording. | Meeting organizers will be able to set a meeting to auto-record by checking the ?Record automatically? setting from their Meeting Options page. This option can be enabled for a single meeting occurrence or for a series. The meeting will automatically start recording after the first participant joins the meeting. The recording is saved to the initiator?s OneDrive (if the meeting was a privately scheduled meeting) or to SharePoint (if the meeting was a channel meeting) or Stream for customers who are still on the Stream Platform. The meeting initiator and meeting organizer will both have owner rights to the recording. | N/A |
| MC263838 | Announcing related sites web part update | With this update, related web part is aligned to people and files pages web parts that differentiates between that have been pinned by a person, and those that have been suggested for the topic. | With this update, related web part is aligned to people and files pages web parts that differentiates between that have been pinned by a person, and those that have been suggested for the topic. | N/A |
| MC263839 | OneDrive: Sharing experience - "Shared with" |
Users who have the right permissions and interact with the OneDrive/SharePoint share control will easily be able to jump into Manage Access by clicking on the Shared With list for more control and granularity. Note; Some users may see this feature before other users within your organization. |
Users who have the right permissions and interact with the OneDrive/SharePoint share control will easily be able to jump into Manage Access by clicking on the Shared With list for more control and granularity. Note; Some users may see this feature before other users within your organization. |
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| MC263844 | Microsoft 365 Information Governance???Retention policies for Teams private channels messages | Administrators will now be able to create Teams private channel messages retention policies from the Information Governance solution in the https://compliance.microsoft.com Microsoft 365 Compliance Center. Retention policies for Teams private channel messages do not apply to Teams channel messages or Teams chat messages. |
Administrators will now be able to create Teams private channel messages retention policies from the Information Governance solution in the https://compliance.microsoft.com Microsoft 365 Compliance Center. Retention policies for Teams private channel messages do not apply to Teams channel messages or Teams chat messages. |
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| MC263846 | Device Alerting Functionality is live for your account | With this functionality, IT admins will be able to create an alert whenever a Teams Device goes offline. This alert can be sent to a pre-created channel or a custom webhook which can be consumed by external ticketing system. This should allow your organization to quickly address any issues that may arise in regards to a Teams device going offline. | With this functionality, IT admins will be able to create an alert whenever a Teams Device goes offline. This alert can be sent to a pre-created channel or a custom webhook which can be consumed by external ticketing system. This should allow your organization to quickly address any issues that may arise in regards to a Teams device going offline. | N/A |
| MC263848 | Insider risk management data available in Activity explorer | With the Activity explorer, reviewers can quickly review a timeline of detected risky activity and identify and filter all risk activities associated with alerts. When reviewing activities in the Activity explorer, investigators and analysts can select a specific alert and open the activity details pane for additional context to assist with identifying the full scope of the risk activity that triggered the alert.
To use the Activity explorer, complete the following steps; On the Alerts dashboard, select the alert you want to triage. On the Alerts detail pane, select Open expanded view. On the page for the selected alert, select the Activity explorer tab. |
With the Activity explorer, reviewers can quickly review a timeline of detected risky activity and identify and filter all risk activities associated with alerts. When reviewing activities in the Activity explorer, investigators and analysts can select a specific alert and open the activity details pane for additional context to assist with identifying the full scope of the risk activity that triggered the alert.
To use the Activity explorer, complete the following steps; On the Alerts dashboard, select the alert you want to triage. On the Alerts detail pane, select Open expanded view. On the page for the selected alert, select the Activity explorer tab. |
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| MC264081 | (Updated) Take Action: Windows enrollment restrictions now include HoloLens | If you currently use Windows enrollment restrictions, these restrictions will apply to newly enrolled HoloLens devices or existing devices that need to re-enroll. User Impact; If your https://docs.microsoft.com/mem/intune/enrollment/enrollment-restrictions-set#create-a-device-type-restriction Windows enrollment restrictions are set to block personal devices, you will be unable to enroll new HoloLens devices. |
If you currently use Windows enrollment restrictions, these restrictions will apply to newly enrolled HoloLens devices or existing devices that need to re-enroll. User Impact; If your https://docs.microsoft.com/mem/intune/enrollment/enrollment-restrictions-set#create-a-device-type-restriction Windows enrollment restrictions are set to block personal devices, you will be unable to enroll new HoloLens devices. |
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| MC264090 | (Updated) Microsoft Outlook Extension for Edge recommendation | Clicking on the mentioned recommendation will take the user to the Microsoft Outlook extension page in the Edge extension store. The recommendation will show up as a dismissible header banner, for Outlook on the web and Outlook for Windows, and will show at most three per user in each app. Future promotions for the extension could be displayed in other locations. Here are examples of what the banner will look like for Windows 10 users in Outlook on the web and in Outlook for Windows. Outlook on the web; Outlook for Windows; Your users will see recommendations to install the publicly available https://microsoftedge.microsoft.com/addons/detail/microsoft-outlook/kkpalkknhlklpbflpcpkepmmbnmfailf Microsoft Outlook Extension for Edge. Your users can dismiss the recommendation. They will see the recommendations at most two more times within a 60-day period before it is suppressed permanently. |
Clicking on the mentioned recommendation will take the user to the Microsoft Outlook extension page in the Edge extension store. The recommendation will show up as a dismissible header banner, for Outlook on the web and Outlook for Windows, and will show at most three per user in each app. Future promotions for the extension could be displayed in other locations. Here are examples of what the banner will look like for Windows 10 users in Outlook on the web and in Outlook for Windows. Outlook on the web; Outlook for Windows; Your users will see recommendations to install the publicly available https://microsoftedge.microsoft.com/addons/detail/microsoft-outlook/kkpalkknhlklpbflpcpkepmmbnmfailf Microsoft Outlook Extension for Edge. Your users can dismiss the recommendation. They will see the recommendations at most two more times within a 60-day period before it is suppressed permanently. |
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| MC264091 | Microsoft Teams: New assignment experience in modal window for Breakout Rooms | Organizers who are configuring and managing Breakout Rooms on a Teams desktop client will perform participant assignment tasks via this new UI. The organizer will have the ability to assign participants when rooms are closed and/or re-assign them while rooms are open via this new modal window. |
Organizers who are configuring and managing Breakout Rooms on a Teams desktop client will perform participant assignment tasks via this new UI. The organizer will have the ability to assign participants when rooms are closed and/or re-assign them while rooms are open via this new modal window. |
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| MC264092 | Teams Follows Office Preview | Note; This policy will not impact existing Office preview settings. Tenants with users who are currently in Teams Technology Adoption Program (TAP) will remain in TAP and this policy will not have any impact on those user's preview settings. Additionally, this policy will not have an impact on Targeted Releases. | Note; This policy will not impact existing Office preview settings. Tenants with users who are currently in Teams Technology Adoption Program (TAP) will remain in TAP and this policy will not have any impact on those user's preview settings. Additionally, this policy will not have an impact on Targeted Releases. | 07/24/2021 |
| MC264094 | Sharepoint Email notification settings | Today, users automatically receive email notifications when;
Someone likes or comments on a page or news post they created Additionally, users receive weekly digests of news they might have missed. |
Today, users automatically receive email notifications when;
Someone likes or comments on a page or news post they created Additionally, users receive weekly digests of news they might have missed. |
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| MC264095 | (Updated) Teams Guest Access Setting Behavior Update | Current behavior for guests; When you turn Teams guest access OFF for your organization, guests can?t access Teams. Guests are removed from all teams they previously had access to. However, guests are not removed from the Microsoft 365 groups that are associated with the teams and guests still have access to other Microsoft 365 group resources such as SharePoint. If you turn Teams guest access ON again, guests in Microsoft 365 groups will be re-added to the associated teams and regain access. Updated Guest User Behavior; Note; |
Current behavior for guests; When you turn Teams guest access OFF for your organization, guests can?t access Teams. Guests are removed from all teams they previously had access to. However, guests are not removed from the Microsoft 365 groups that are associated with the teams and guests still have access to other Microsoft 365 group resources such as SharePoint. If you turn Teams guest access ON again, guests in Microsoft 365 groups will be re-added to the associated teams and regain access. Updated Guest User Behavior; Note; |
07/31/2021 |
| MC264360 | Microsoft 365 Information Governance | Users in SharePoint will now be able to ?delete? files labeled with a retention label configured to ?retain items for a specific period? as this operation is no longer blocked with an error message. When deleted, these files will still be preserved for compliance purposes by moving a copy of them to the ?Preservation Hold Library? of the site where they can be accessed by eDiscovery and other compliance solutions.
This change does not cause any loss of data meant to be retained, it simply allows users to remove the file from their library view while it?s preserved for compliance purposes. |
Users in SharePoint will now be able to ?delete? files labeled with a retention label configured to ?retain items for a specific period? as this operation is no longer blocked with an error message. When deleted, these files will still be preserved for compliance purposes by moving a copy of them to the ?Preservation Hold Library? of the site where they can be accessed by eDiscovery and other compliance solutions.
This change does not cause any loss of data meant to be retained, it simply allows users to remove the file from their library view while it?s preserved for compliance purposes. |
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| MC264628 | [Action needed] Please enable the TLS 1.2 since the TLS 1.0 and 1.1 will be retired for SharePoint Hybrid Search Crawler | You are receiving this message as your organization is using the Search Crawler and might encounter issues if you don't have TLS 1.2 enabled. | You are receiving this message as your organization is using the Search Crawler and might encounter issues if you don't have TLS 1.2 enabled. | N/A |
| MC264635 | Planned Maintenance - Power BI | As part of this planned maintenance, the Power BI service will be unavailable for your tenant for some time. Attempts to access the Power BI service may fail to complete, and background operations may be unsuccessful. After the maintenance window, we expect the service to operate normally and expect both interactive and background operations to succeed.
This maintenance is planned outside of normal business hours, to help minimize any impact to your organization. For organizations with users around the globe, we recognize that outside of normal business hours might affect you differently. We apologize for the impact this may have on your users. We are working hard to improve Power BI, and to minimize these maintenance windows. |
As part of this planned maintenance, the Power BI service will be unavailable for your tenant for some time. Attempts to access the Power BI service may fail to complete, and background operations may be unsuccessful. After the maintenance window, we expect the service to operate normally and expect both interactive and background operations to succeed.
This maintenance is planned outside of normal business hours, to help minimize any impact to your organization. For organizations with users around the globe, we recognize that outside of normal business hours might affect you differently. We apologize for the impact this may have on your users. We are working hard to improve Power BI, and to minimize these maintenance windows. |
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| MC264662 | Announcing Communication Compliance policy cloning and consumption visibility | The following features will be made generally available within the Communication Compliance solution; Policy cloning. The new policy cloning feature helps you easily create similar policies for different audiences but with the same conditions, for instance. Policy consumption visibility. The new policy consumption visibility will help you manage policies within your tenant. |
The following features will be made generally available within the Communication Compliance solution; Policy cloning. The new policy cloning feature helps you easily create similar policies for different audiences but with the same conditions, for instance. Policy consumption visibility. The new policy consumption visibility will help you manage policies within your tenant. |
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| MC265449 | Real-time Telemetry for End User |
Provides option for Teams end-user to examine audio/video/content sharing and network related issues through a call health panel presenting a list of parameters. Audio; Outbound and inbound audio statistics Video; Outbound video statistics Content Sharing; Outbound and Inbound content sharing statistics Network; Insights into the network health and connectivity The real-time metrics are updated every 15 seconds and provide end user the ability to trace issues as they occur with the audio/video/content sharing/network quality. End user can track parameters such as round-trip time, packet loss, etc. as the meeting progresses and infer the call quality. How to access the Call Health panel Call Health Panel Views |
Provides option for Teams end-user to examine audio/video/content sharing and network related issues through a call health panel presenting a list of parameters. Audio; Outbound and inbound audio statistics Video; Outbound video statistics Content Sharing; Outbound and Inbound content sharing statistics Network; Insights into the network health and connectivity The real-time metrics are updated every 15 seconds and provide end user the ability to trace issues as they occur with the audio/video/content sharing/network quality. End user can track parameters such as round-trip time, packet loss, etc. as the meeting progresses and infer the call quality. How to access the Call Health panel Call Health Panel Views |
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| MC265759 | (Updated) Microsoft Defender for Office 365: Extending Secure by Default for Exchange Transport Rules (ETRs) | After the last phase of Secure by Default is enabled in August for ETRs, Defender for Office 365; Will no longer deliver messages with a high confidence phish verdict, regardless of any explicit ETRs. Will no longer recommend using ETRs to configure third-party phishing simulations or Security Operations mailbox message delivery. |
After the last phase of Secure by Default is enabled in August for ETRs, Defender for Office 365; Will no longer deliver messages with a high confidence phish verdict, regardless of any explicit ETRs. Will no longer recommend using ETRs to configure third-party phishing simulations or Security Operations mailbox message delivery. |
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| MC265761 | A more flexible Search for Teams devices | If you use Teams Admin center to manage your organization's Teams devices, then this update makes searching for them more flexible and efficient. Previous Search New Search with Options New Search with Auto Complete |
If you use Teams Admin center to manage your organization's Teams devices, then this update makes searching for them more flexible and efficient. Previous Search New Search with Options New Search with Auto Complete |
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| MC265762 | What?s new for Teams phones | The firmware update will be available in Teams admin center to update the phones in your tenant. | The firmware update will be available in Teams admin center to update the phones in your tenant. | N/A |
| MC265763 | (Updated) Update Power BI Cmdlet module MicrosoftPowerBIMgmt to version 1.0.946 | You are receiving this message because our reporting indicates one or more users in your organization are using these cmdlets. | You are receiving this message because our reporting indicates one or more users in your organization are using these cmdlets. | 07/30/2021 |
| MC265766 | Speed Dial on Mobile devices | Speed dial contacts that users have added on desktop or desk phone devices will now show up on iPhones/iPads and Android devices as well. Users can also add and remove speed dial contacts, directly from the mobile Calls app. | Speed dial contacts that users have added on desktop or desk phone devices will now show up on iPhones/iPads and Android devices as well. Users can also add and remove speed dial contacts, directly from the mobile Calls app. | N/A |
| MC266073 | Reminder: Microsoft Graph privacy controls to fully replace the classic Office Delve control in July | Office Delve will continue to be controlled by the existing Delve settings (1) and (2) below, but these settings will no longer have any impact on other non-Delve experiences that are powered by Item Insights in Microsoft Graph. However, because Office Delve relies on Item Insights from Microsoft Graph, the Office Delve experience will be in a degenerate state if Item Insights are disabled via controls (3) through (5).
(1) An organization-level control in SPO Admin Center to regulate accessibility of Office Delve for all users within organization. See https://docs.microsoft.com/sharepoint/delve-for-office-365-admins#what-is-the-effect-of-enabling-or-disabling-delve-and-related-features Delve for admins. |
Office Delve will continue to be controlled by the existing Delve settings (1) and (2) below, but these settings will no longer have any impact on other non-Delve experiences that are powered by Item Insights in Microsoft Graph. However, because Office Delve relies on Item Insights from Microsoft Graph, the Office Delve experience will be in a degenerate state if Item Insights are disabled via controls (3) through (5).
(1) An organization-level control in SPO Admin Center to regulate accessibility of Office Delve for all users within organization. See https://docs.microsoft.com/sharepoint/delve-for-office-365-admins#what-is-the-effect-of-enabling-or-disabling-delve-and-related-features Delve for admins. |
07/01/2021 |
| MC266077 | SharePoint Collapsible Sections | This feature will give authors new ways to build rich and interesting SharePoint pages. | This feature will give authors new ways to build rich and interesting SharePoint pages. | N/A |
| MC266078 | Reminder: Skype for Business Online retires July 31, 2021 | If your organization has been scheduled for a https://docs.microsoft.com/microsoftteams/upgrade-assisted Microsoft-assisted upgrade from Skype for Business Online to Teams, you will receive corresponding notifications within Message Center containing additional information. While your organization will no longer be able to use Skype for Business Online once the service retires, you may continue to use Microsoft Teams as part of an existing licensing agreement. Support for the integration of https://docs.microsoft.com/skypeforbusiness/legal-and-regulatory/end-of-integration-with-3rd-party-providers third-party party Audio Conferencing Providers (ACP) into Skype for Business Online will end as Skype for Business Online retires. Neither the Skype consumer service nor Skype for Business Server products are affected by the retirement of Skype for Business Online. |
If your organization has been scheduled for a https://docs.microsoft.com/microsoftteams/upgrade-assisted Microsoft-assisted upgrade from Skype for Business Online to Teams, you will receive corresponding notifications within Message Center containing additional information. While your organization will no longer be able to use Skype for Business Online once the service retires, you may continue to use Microsoft Teams as part of an existing licensing agreement. Support for the integration of https://docs.microsoft.com/skypeforbusiness/legal-and-regulatory/end-of-integration-with-3rd-party-providers third-party party Audio Conferencing Providers (ACP) into Skype for Business Online will end as Skype for Business Online retires. Neither the Skype consumer service nor Skype for Business Server products are affected by the retirement of Skype for Business Online. |
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| MC266239 | Plan for Change: Basic Mobility and Security ending support for automatic enrollment from Azure AD registration | If users are assigned the ?MDM user scope? setting in Azure AD and the tenant authority is not set to Intune or the user is not licensed for Intune, the automatic enrollment will fail. | If users are assigned the ?MDM user scope? setting in Azure AD and the tenant authority is not set to Intune or the user is not licensed for Intune, the automatic enrollment will fail. | N/A |
| MC266255 | Dual-tone multi-frequency (DTMF) for Teams on VDI - Citrix Users | Previously, when a Citrix VDI user calls into the meeting using the dial-in number, the call is connected, but users are not admitted to the meeting because DTMF tone is not sent. Once the feature is supportable, when the same user enters the conference ID, DTMF will recognize the ID being entered and admit user to the meeting. | Previously, when a Citrix VDI user calls into the meeting using the dial-in number, the call is connected, but users are not admitted to the meeting because DTMF tone is not sent. Once the feature is supportable, when the same user enters the conference ID, DTMF will recognize the ID being entered and admit user to the meeting. | N/A |
| MC266256 | Reminder: Retirement of Site Mailboxes in SharePoint Online in April 2021 | You are receiving this message because our reporting indicates your organization is using site mailboxes in SharePoint Online and will be impacted.
Beginning July 15, 2021 you will no longer be able to backup or use site mailboxes. |
You are receiving this message because our reporting indicates your organization is using site mailboxes in SharePoint Online and will be impacted.
Beginning July 15, 2021 you will no longer be able to backup or use site mailboxes. |
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| MC266261 | SharePoint Syntex site template for model evaluation | These changes will only be available to users who have access to the content center. The content center must first be created in the SharePoint admin center as it is not available for self-service site creation. This version of the content center restricts publishing or applying models without a Syntex license. | These changes will only be available to users who have access to the content center. The content center must first be created in the SharePoint admin center as it is not available for self-service site creation. This version of the content center restricts publishing or applying models without a Syntex license. | N/A |
| MC266262 | SharePoint Syntex Updates | These changes will only be available to users who have access to sites where form processing model creation has been enabled. Form processing model improvements (https://www.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/roadmap?filters=SharePoint%20Syntexsearchterms=82064 82064) We are updating this model creation experience to support collections (a named group of documents sharing a similar layout - a new feature in preview allowing one to compose several models into a single one) and extracted table item data (to a designated SharePoint list). |
These changes will only be available to users who have access to sites where form processing model creation has been enabled. Form processing model improvements (https://www.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/roadmap?filters=SharePoint%20Syntexsearchterms=82064 82064) We are updating this model creation experience to support collections (a named group of documents sharing a similar layout - a new feature in preview allowing one to compose several models into a single one) and extracted table item data (to a designated SharePoint list). |
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| MC266463 | Microsoft Teams: Require app protection policy conditional access grant | This is rolling out default off and this change will not impact your organization if you do not enable require app protection policy grant in your Conditional Access policies. If you enable require app protection policy grant, access to Teams will be restricted to only users who have app protection policies applied on their account. |
This is rolling out default off and this change will not impact your organization if you do not enable require app protection policy grant in your Conditional Access policies. If you enable require app protection policy grant, access to Teams will be restricted to only users who have app protection policies applied on their account. |
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| MC266464 | Introducing the modernized SharePoint Store in SharePoint Online | With this update, SharePoint admins and site users with full control permissions will be able to acquire or request third-party solutions in the new streamlined experience. There is no change to the current entry points or permissions model for the SharePoint Store. For more information, see https://docs.microsoft.com/sharepoint/extend-and-develop#use-third-party-add-ins-and-solutions Use third-party add-ins and solutions and https://support.microsoft.com/office/buy-an-app-from-the-sharepoint-store-dd98e50e-d3db-4ecb-9bb7-82b189822d43 Get an app from the SharePoint Store. Additionally, there is no change to how you set whether users can acquire apps from the SharePoint Store. For more information, see https://docs.microsoft.com/sharepoint/configure-sharepoint-store-settings Configure settings for the SharePoint Store. |
With this update, SharePoint admins and site users with full control permissions will be able to acquire or request third-party solutions in the new streamlined experience. There is no change to the current entry points or permissions model for the SharePoint Store. For more information, see https://docs.microsoft.com/sharepoint/extend-and-develop#use-third-party-add-ins-and-solutions Use third-party add-ins and solutions and https://support.microsoft.com/office/buy-an-app-from-the-sharepoint-store-dd98e50e-d3db-4ecb-9bb7-82b189822d43 Get an app from the SharePoint Store. Additionally, there is no change to how you set whether users can acquire apps from the SharePoint Store. For more information, see https://docs.microsoft.com/sharepoint/configure-sharepoint-store-settings Configure settings for the SharePoint Store. |
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| MC266466 | New outbound relay pool | When this change is implemented, messages that do not meet the below criteria will route through the Relay Pool and the messages might potentially end up in recipient junk folder. Outbound sender domain is an accepted domain of the tenant. SPF passes when the message comes to M365. DKIM on the sender domain passes when the message comes to M365. All messages that meet the above criteria will not be relayed through the Relay Pool. For relayed messages, we will skip https://docs.microsoft.com/office365/troubleshoot/antispam/sender-rewriting-scheme#;~;text=Summary%20Sender%20Rewriting%20Scheme%20%28SRS%29%20functionality%20was%20added,messages%20that%20are%20sent%20externally%20from%20Office%20365. SRS rewrite. |
When this change is implemented, messages that do not meet the below criteria will route through the Relay Pool and the messages might potentially end up in recipient junk folder. Outbound sender domain is an accepted domain of the tenant. SPF passes when the message comes to M365. DKIM on the sender domain passes when the message comes to M365. All messages that meet the above criteria will not be relayed through the Relay Pool. For relayed messages, we will skip https://docs.microsoft.com/office365/troubleshoot/antispam/sender-rewriting-scheme#;~;text=Summary%20Sender%20Rewriting%20Scheme%20%28SRS%29%20functionality%20was%20added,messages%20that%20are%20sent%20externally%20from%20Office%20365. SRS rewrite. |
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| MC266481 | Microsoft Bookings available for F1 and F3 licenses | Some users with F1 and F3 licenses will now be able to access Microsoft Bookings by going to https://book.ms/ https://book.ms, from the app switcher in Office.com, or from the app switcher in Outlook on the web.
For new F1 and F3 users created on or after August 4, 2021 in your existing tenant;Bookings will be enabled by default. If you don?t want those new users to have access to Bookings you can remove the Bookings license in the admin center or using https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/bookings/turn-bookings-on-or-off?view=o365-worldwide PowerShell. Note; Existing Microsoft Bookings mailboxes and related data will not be impacted. Admins have an option to turn OFF Microsoft Bookings for their organization if they do not desire to use the app. |
Some users with F1 and F3 licenses will now be able to access Microsoft Bookings by going to https://book.ms/ https://book.ms, from the app switcher in Office.com, or from the app switcher in Outlook on the web.
For new F1 and F3 users created on or after August 4, 2021 in your existing tenant;Bookings will be enabled by default. If you don?t want those new users to have access to Bookings you can remove the Bookings license in the admin center or using https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/bookings/turn-bookings-on-or-off?view=o365-worldwide PowerShell. Note; Existing Microsoft Bookings mailboxes and related data will not be impacted. Admins have an option to turn OFF Microsoft Bookings for their organization if they do not desire to use the app. |
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| MC266484 | Retirement of Discover slab from old Outlook iOS versions | If users have not updated Outlook iOS since March 2020, the Discover slab will silently disappear from their search view. | If users have not updated Outlook iOS since March 2020, the Discover slab will silently disappear from their search view. | 08/05/2021 |
| MC266487 | Plan for Change: Intune APP/MAM moving to support Android 9 and higher | If you are using app protection policies on any device that is running Android version 8.x or lower or decide to enroll any device that is running Android version 8.x, please note that these devices will no longer support app protection policies. To continue to receive APP on devices, either update them to Android version 9 (Pie) or higher or replace them with a device on Android version 9.0 or higher before October 1st, 2021. Note; https://www.microsoft.com/microsoft-teams/across-devices/devices?rtc=1 Teams Android devices are not impacted by this announcement and will continue to be supported regardless of their Android OS version. |
If you are using app protection policies on any device that is running Android version 8.x or lower or decide to enroll any device that is running Android version 8.x, please note that these devices will no longer support app protection policies. To continue to receive APP on devices, either update them to Android version 9 (Pie) or higher or replace them with a device on Android version 9.0 or higher before October 1st, 2021. Note; https://www.microsoft.com/microsoft-teams/across-devices/devices?rtc=1 Teams Android devices are not impacted by this announcement and will continue to be supported regardless of their Android OS version. |
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| MC267123 | Microsoft Defender for Identity setup guide | The Microsoft Defender for Identity portal lets you monitor and respond to any suspicious activity detected and provides a quick view of all suspicious activities in chronological order. You can drill into details of any activity and perform actions based on those activities. The Defender for Identity portal also displays alerts and notifications to highlight problems seen by Defender for Identity or new activities that are deemed suspicious. Microsoft Defender for Identity monitors your on-premises identities by using sensors installed on your domain controllers by capturing and parsing network traffic and using Windows events directly from your domain controllers, then analyzes the data for attacks and threats. Utilizing profiling, deterministic detection, machine learning, and behavioral algorithms, Defender for Identity learns about your network, detects anomalies, and warns you of suspicious activities. By setting up Defender for Identity in your environment, admins can use the portal to do the following; Create a Defender for Identity instance. |
The Microsoft Defender for Identity portal lets you monitor and respond to any suspicious activity detected and provides a quick view of all suspicious activities in chronological order. You can drill into details of any activity and perform actions based on those activities. The Defender for Identity portal also displays alerts and notifications to highlight problems seen by Defender for Identity or new activities that are deemed suspicious. Microsoft Defender for Identity monitors your on-premises identities by using sensors installed on your domain controllers by capturing and parsing network traffic and using Windows events directly from your domain controllers, then analyzes the data for attacks and threats. Utilizing profiling, deterministic detection, machine learning, and behavioral algorithms, Defender for Identity learns about your network, detects anomalies, and warns you of suspicious activities. By setting up Defender for Identity in your environment, admins can use the portal to do the following; Create a Defender for Identity instance. |
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| MC267133 | Music Mode for Teams | This update provides the option for the user to transmit high fidelity music. Teams will automatically adjust the audio bit rate based on the available bandwidth, going down to 48 kbps while still delivering good music quality. We also provide users with the option to turn off components such as echo cancellation, noise suppression, and gain control if needed. In music mode, we support up to 32 kHz sampling rate mono audio at 128 kbps and optimize our internal audio processing settings for reproducing music with high fidelity. To benefit from this improved fidelity, professional microphones and headphones or high-quality external loudspeakers are ideal (no Bluetooth headsets). Built-in microphones and speakers on laptops such as the Surface Book will also deliver a good sound experience. To enable this feature, please go to Teams Settings ; Device Settings and turn on high fidelity music mode. You can choose to turn off echo cancellation when using high quality, closed back headphones. If you use a professional microphone which includes external gain adjustment, you can disable the auto-adjust mic sensitivity setting. Please make these adjustments prior to starting the meeting. The feature cannot be turned on from within the meeting if the above-mentioned adjustments have not been made prior to the meeting. Once in the meeting, turn on the high-fidelity audio icon. The icon is located at the top of the Ubar. Please toggle the Ubar music mode icon to off once you have completed your music session. Notes; |
This update provides the option for the user to transmit high fidelity music. Teams will automatically adjust the audio bit rate based on the available bandwidth, going down to 48 kbps while still delivering good music quality. We also provide users with the option to turn off components such as echo cancellation, noise suppression, and gain control if needed. In music mode, we support up to 32 kHz sampling rate mono audio at 128 kbps and optimize our internal audio processing settings for reproducing music with high fidelity. To benefit from this improved fidelity, professional microphones and headphones or high-quality external loudspeakers are ideal (no Bluetooth headsets). Built-in microphones and speakers on laptops such as the Surface Book will also deliver a good sound experience. To enable this feature, please go to Teams Settings ; Device Settings and turn on high fidelity music mode. You can choose to turn off echo cancellation when using high quality, closed back headphones. If you use a professional microphone which includes external gain adjustment, you can disable the auto-adjust mic sensitivity setting. Please make these adjustments prior to starting the meeting. The feature cannot be turned on from within the meeting if the above-mentioned adjustments have not been made prior to the meeting. Once in the meeting, turn on the high-fidelity audio icon. The icon is located at the top of the Ubar. Please toggle the Ubar music mode icon to off once you have completed your music session. Notes; |
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| MC267136 | Getting Started with Microsoft Teams Rooms Premium Managed Service | Our reporting indicates you have obtained Microsoft Teams Rooms Premium licenses, but haven?t yet taken advantage of the service. Following the Getting Started instructions will enable your organization to more quickly enroll Teams Rooms devices in MTRP Managed Services. | Our reporting indicates you have obtained Microsoft Teams Rooms Premium licenses, but haven?t yet taken advantage of the service. Following the Getting Started instructions will enable your organization to more quickly enroll Teams Rooms devices in MTRP Managed Services. | N/A |
| MC267137 | Microsoft Defender for Office 365: Creating allows in the Tenant Allow/Block List | Sometimes, a good message might be marked as bad (a false positive) or a bad message might be allowed through (a false negative). The first step is to report the message to Microsoft via the Admin Submissions portal. If you feel that you need to immediately allow the message, you can now choose to Allow these types of messages when submitting items that you believe should not have been blocked. You will also see a new Sender tab in the Tenant Allow/Block List. Sender allows created during the submission process will be located here, as well as a place for you to add sender blocks. |
Sometimes, a good message might be marked as bad (a false positive) or a bad message might be allowed through (a false negative). The first step is to report the message to Microsoft via the Admin Submissions portal. If you feel that you need to immediately allow the message, you can now choose to Allow these types of messages when submitting items that you believe should not have been blocked. You will also see a new Sender tab in the Tenant Allow/Block List. Sender allows created during the submission process will be located here, as well as a place for you to add sender blocks. |
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| MC267567 | Admin Training Resources for Teams Android Devices | You will find comprehensive training on Teams Android devices, with PowerPoint decks that will cover; Introduction Planning Features Managing Troubleshooting |
You will find comprehensive training on Teams Android devices, with PowerPoint decks that will cover; Introduction Planning Features Managing Troubleshooting |
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| MC267570 | Prevent/Fix: Update Sticky Notes Application to Continue Syncing | We've updated the app and older versions will not sync correctly. If you do not sync, this change will not affect you. To continue syncing correctly, please update the app to the newest version. You are receiving this message because our reporting indicates one or more users in your organization are using an older version of the Sticky Notes application. |
We've updated the app and older versions will not sync correctly. If you do not sync, this change will not affect you. To continue syncing correctly, please update the app to the newest version. You are receiving this message because our reporting indicates one or more users in your organization are using an older version of the Sticky Notes application. |
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| MC267575 | Support for PSTN users to raise hand in meetings and for meeting organizers to manage PSTN audio capabilities. | Users in your organization that make use of the features to manage https://support.microsoft.com/office/manage-attendee-audio-and-video-permissions-in-teams-meetings-f9db15e1-f46f-46da-95c6-34f9f39e671a attendee audio can now use these same audio management controls on users that dial in. | Users in your organization that make use of the features to manage https://support.microsoft.com/office/manage-attendee-audio-and-video-permissions-in-teams-meetings-f9db15e1-f46f-46da-95c6-34f9f39e671a attendee audio can now use these same audio management controls on users that dial in. | N/A |
| MC267581 | Microsoft Lists: Custom list templates | This feature will give organizations the ability to create their own custom list templates with custom formatting and schema. It will also empower organizations to create repeatable solutions within the same Microsoft Lists infrastructure (including list creation in SharePoint, Teams, and within the Lists app itself). End-user impact; Visual updates to the list creation dialog and the addition of a From your organization tab when creating a new list. This new tab is where your custom list templates appear alongside the ready-made templates from Microsoft. Admin impact; Custom list templates can only be uploaded by a SharePoint administrator for Microsoft 365 by using PowerShell cmdlets. For consistency, the process of defining and uploading custom list templates is like the custom site templates experience. To define and upload custom list templates, admins will use the following site template PowerShell cmdlets; Use the https://docs.microsoft.com/powershell/module/sharepoint-online/get-spositescriptfromlist?view=sharepoint-ps Get-SPOSiteScriptFromList cmdlet to extract the site script from any list Run https://docs.microsoft.com/powershell/module/sharepoint-online/add-spositescript?view=sharepoint-ps Add-SPOSiteScript and Add-SPOListDesign to add the custom list template to your organization. Scope who sees the template by using https://docs.microsoft.com/powershell/module/sharepoint-online/grant-spositedesignrights?view=sharepoint-ps Grant-SPOSiteDesignRights (Optional). The visual updates for this feature will be seen by end-users in the updated user interface (UI) when creating a list. The From your organization tab will be empty until your organization defines and publishes custom list templates. |
This feature will give organizations the ability to create their own custom list templates with custom formatting and schema. It will also empower organizations to create repeatable solutions within the same Microsoft Lists infrastructure (including list creation in SharePoint, Teams, and within the Lists app itself). End-user impact; Visual updates to the list creation dialog and the addition of a From your organization tab when creating a new list. This new tab is where your custom list templates appear alongside the ready-made templates from Microsoft. Admin impact; Custom list templates can only be uploaded by a SharePoint administrator for Microsoft 365 by using PowerShell cmdlets. For consistency, the process of defining and uploading custom list templates is like the custom site templates experience. To define and upload custom list templates, admins will use the following site template PowerShell cmdlets; Use the https://docs.microsoft.com/powershell/module/sharepoint-online/get-spositescriptfromlist?view=sharepoint-ps Get-SPOSiteScriptFromList cmdlet to extract the site script from any list Run https://docs.microsoft.com/powershell/module/sharepoint-online/add-spositescript?view=sharepoint-ps Add-SPOSiteScript and Add-SPOListDesign to add the custom list template to your organization. Scope who sees the template by using https://docs.microsoft.com/powershell/module/sharepoint-online/grant-spositedesignrights?view=sharepoint-ps Grant-SPOSiteDesignRights (Optional). The visual updates for this feature will be seen by end-users in the updated user interface (UI) when creating a list. The From your organization tab will be empty until your organization defines and publishes custom list templates. |
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| MC267584 | Microsoft Exchange Online - Configuration Change for online meetings by default | Once this feature rolls out, all meetings created in Outlook will be set to be online meetings by default. If you take no action, users enabled for Teams or Skype in your tenant will be set to have all of their meetings created as online meetings. This only applies if a user is enabled for Teams or Skype. In a future update, we will add support for 3rd party online meeting add-ins, but we do not yet have a timeline for that update. This will apply to meetings with at least one attendee other than the organizer, and meetings with a duration less than 24 hours. |
Once this feature rolls out, all meetings created in Outlook will be set to be online meetings by default. If you take no action, users enabled for Teams or Skype in your tenant will be set to have all of their meetings created as online meetings. This only applies if a user is enabled for Teams or Skype. In a future update, we will add support for 3rd party online meeting add-ins, but we do not yet have a timeline for that update. This will apply to meetings with at least one attendee other than the organizer, and meetings with a duration less than 24 hours. |
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| MC244886 | (Updated) Announcing redirect of compliance solutions from legacy SCC portal to M365 compliance center | Users accessing compliance solutions in the http;//protection.microsoft.com SCC portal will automatically be redirected to the appropriate solutions in the http;//compliance.microsoft.com Microsoft 365 compliance center. This change enables users to view all compliance solutions within one portal, and delivers a modern user experience that conforms to the latest accessibility standards (WCAG 2.1). The Microsoft 365 compliance center also provides access to compliance solutions like Compliance Manager and new and incremental feature updates across compliance solution areas. With automatic redirection turned on, users will be routed to the new portal when the following solutions are accessed; Audit log Data loss prevention Information governance Records management All other capabilities will not be affected by redirection; Alerts Homepage Mailflow Permissions Settings Security Solutions such as Office 365 Advanced Threat Protection Note; this change only impacts the user interface; existing cmdlets and backend jobs will continue to run the same way. |
Users accessing compliance solutions in the https://protection.office.com SCC portal will automatically be redirected to the appropriate solutions in the http;//compliance.microsoft.com Microsoft 365 compliance center. This change enables users to view all compliance solutions within one portal, and delivers a modern user experience that conforms to the latest accessibility standards (WCAG 2.1). The Microsoft 365 compliance center also provides access to compliance solutions like Compliance Manager and new and incremental feature updates across compliance solution areas. With automatic redirection turned on, users will be routed to the new portal when the following solutions are accessed; Audit log Data loss prevention Information governance Records management Communication compliance (formerly Supervision) Data subject requests Conent search eDiscovery Advanced eDiscovery Note; this change only impacts the user interface; existing cmdlets and backend jobs will continue to run the same way. |
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| MC261538 | (Updated) Microsoft Lists: Sync your lists for improved performance and offline access | After the Microsoft Nucleus.exe is installed and running, the sync process begins when a user first navigates to any list or to the Lists web app. All eligible lists that are visible from the Lists app will be synced. Common operations on lists, such as changing list views, sorting, filtering, and grouping happen locally and finish quickly even on very large lists. All of these operations continue to work offline. Edits sync between your device and the cloud and you can resolve merge conflicts if there are any. This feature is on by-default for all eligible lists. To configure Lists sync on users' devices, use below Group Policy objects (GPOs); DisableNucleusSync; Prevent Lists sync from running on the device (default; not enabled). BlockExternalListSync; Prevent users from syncing lists shared from other organization (default; not enabled). DisableNucleusSilentConfig; Prevent users from getting silently signed in to Lists sync with their Windows credentials (default; not enabled). Control Access from unmanaged devices; Blocks or limits access to SharePoint and OneDrive content from unmanaged devices (default; not configured). Control access to SharePoint and OneDrive data based on network location; Controls access to SharePoint and OneDrive resources in Microsoft 365 based on defined network locations that you trust (default; not configured). |
After Microsoft Nucleus.exe is installed and running, the sync process begins for users who recently used Microsoft Lists. All eligible lists that are visible from the Lists app (Favorites, My lists, Recent lists) will sync to the device. Users can continue working with their lists through the web app (browser) as before and they can choose to stop syncing individual lists. After an initial sync of an entire list, the sync engine only syncs the changes to the list. As an admin, you?ll be able to control various aspects of Lists sync using the Group Policies outlined in ?https://docs.microsoft.com/SharePoint/lists-sync-policies Use Group Policy to control Lists sync settings? | N/A |
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| MC264090 | (Updated) Microsoft Outlook Extension for Edge recommendation | Updated July 01, 2021; We have updated the content below to provide additional clarity. Thank you for your feedback.
This new release will enable some Windows 10 users, who are using Outlook on the web or Outlook for Windows, to see a clickable recommendation to visit the https://microsoftedge.microsoft.com/addons/detail/microsoft-outlook/kkpalkknhlklpbflpcpkepmmbnmfailf browser extension page for Outlook in Edge where they can choose to install the extension. This notification will be displayed in any Windows browser (i.e., Edge, Chrome, Firefox, Internet Explorer, etc.) and in Outlook for Windows. |
Updated July 01, 2021; We have updated the content below to provide additional clarity. Thank you for your feedback.
This new release will enable some Windows 10 users, who are using Outlook on the web or Outlook for Windows, to see a clickable recommendation to visit the https://microsoftedge.microsoft.com/addons/detail/microsoft-outlook/kkpalkknhlklpbflpcpkepmmbnmfailf browser extension page for Outlook in Edge where they can choose to install the extension. This notification will be displayed in any Windows browser (i.e., Edge, Chrome, Firefox, Internet Explorer, etc.) and in Outlook for Windows. |
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| MC219211 | Upgrade your applications to use Microsoft Graph | Upgrade your applications to use Microsoft Graph. We?re no longer adding new features to Azure AD Graph and starting June 30th, 2022 we will no longer provide any technical support or security updates. Instead we recommend you use Microsoft Graph, which is where we will continue to invest. Supporting APIs that are currently available in Azure AD Graph API are now available in Microsoft Graph. In addition, Microsoft Graph supports many new Azure AD data sets and features that are not available in Azure AD Graph. Key Points; Major; Retirement Timing; June 30, 2022 Action; review and assess |
Upgrade your applications to use Microsoft Graph. We?re no longer adding new features to Azure AD Graph and starting June 30th, 2022 we will no longer provide any technical support or security updates. Instead we recommend you use Microsoft Graph, which is where we will continue to invest. Supporting APIs that are currently available in Azure AD Graph API are now available in Microsoft Graph. In addition, Microsoft Graph supports many new Azure AD data sets and features that are not available in Azure AD Graph. Key Points; Major; Retirement Timing; June 30, 2022 Action; review and assess |
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| MC219493 | Upgrade your applications to use Microsoft Authentication Library | Upgrade your applications to use Microsoft Authentication Library (MSAL). We?re no longer adding new features to Azure Active Directory Authentication Library (ADAL) and starting June 30th, 2022 we will no longer provide any technical support or security updates. Instead we recommend you use MSAL, which is where we will continue to invest. MSAL makes it easy for you to build applications that authenticate users and acquire tokens to access resources. Key Points; Major; Retirement Timing; June 30, 2022 Action; review and assess |
Upgrade your applications to use Microsoft Authentication Library (MSAL). We?re no longer adding new features to Azure Active Directory Authentication Library (ADAL) and starting June 30th, 2022 we will no longer provide any technical support or security updates. Instead we recommend you use MSAL, which is where we will continue to invest. MSAL makes it easy for you to build applications that authenticate users and acquire tokens to access resources. Key Points; Major; Retirement Timing; June 30, 2022 Action; review and assess |
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| MC219641 | Service reminder: Skype for Business Online is retiring in 12 months | As Microsoft Teams has become the core communications client for Microsoft 365, this is a reminder the Skype for Business Online service will retire July 31, 2021.At that point, access to the service will end. Note; Neither the Skype consumer service nor Skype for Business Server deployments will be affected by the retirement of the Skype for Business Online service. Current Skype for Business Online customers will experience no change in service up to the retirement date. Support for the integration of third-party party Audio Conferencing Providers (ACP) into Skype for Business Online will continue through the end of service July 31, 2021. |
As Microsoft Teams has become the core communications client for Microsoft 365, this is a reminder the Skype for Business Online service will retire July 31, 2021.At that point, access to the service will end. Note; Neither the Skype consumer service nor Skype for Business Server deployments will be affected by the retirement of the Skype for Business Online service. Current Skype for Business Online customers will experience no change in service up to the retirement date. Support for the integration of third-party party Audio Conferencing Providers (ACP) into Skype for Business Online will continue through the end of service July 31, 2021. |
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| MC220490 | Announcements for Microsoft Edge Legacy and for using Microsoft 365 apps and services on Internet Explorer 11 | In order to provide the best experience for our customers, we will be focusing our efforts on modern browser support over the coming year. As a result, Microsoft 365 services and applications will no longer support Internet Explorer 11 (IE 11); Microsoft 365 apps and services will be unable to connect, or have a degraded feature experience, when accessed on IE 11. Additionally, the Microsoft Edge Legacy desktop application will experience end of support; after support ends, it will not receive new security updates. The following notification outlines key dates which you should be aware of. Please note that the IE 11 changes are specific to Microsoft 365 services and apps; IE 11 is a component of the Windows operating system and will https://docs.microsoft.com/lifecycle/faq/internet-explorer-microsoft-edge follow the Lifecycle Policy for the product on which it is installed. Microsoft Teams (web app) Timing; The Microsoft Teams web app will no longer support Internet Explorer 11 beginning November 30, 2020. Action; To access Microsoft Teams, use the Win-32 app, the new Microsoft Edge, or another supported browser. Microsoft 365 applications and services (excluding Microsoft Teams) Timing; Microsoft 365 apps and services (excluding Microsoft Teams) will no longer support Internet Explorer 11 beginning August 17, 2021. Action; To access Microsoft 365 apps and services, use the new Microsoft Edge, another supported browser, or an applicable Win-32 app (if available). Microsoft Edge Legacy desktop application Timing; End of support for the Microsoft Edge Legacy desktop app will occur on March 9, 2021. Action; To continue using a supported browser, transition to the new Microsoft Edge. |
In order to provide the best experience for our customers, we will be focusing our efforts on modern browser support over the coming year. As a result, Microsoft 365 services and applications will no longer support Internet Explorer 11 (IE 11); Microsoft 365 apps and services will be unable to connect, or have a degraded feature experience, when accessed on IE 11. Additionally, the Microsoft Edge Legacy desktop application will experience end of support; after support ends, it will not receive new security updates. The following notification outlines key dates which you should be aware of. Please note that the IE 11 changes are specific to Microsoft 365 services and apps; IE 11 is a component of the Windows operating system and will https://docs.microsoft.com/lifecycle/faq/internet-explorer-microsoft-edge follow the Lifecycle Policy for the product on which it is installed. Microsoft Teams (web app) Timing; The Microsoft Teams web app will no longer support Internet Explorer 11 beginning November 30, 2020. Action; To access Microsoft Teams, use the Win-32 app, the new Microsoft Edge, or another supported browser. Microsoft 365 applications and services (excluding Microsoft Teams) Timing; Microsoft 365 apps and services (excluding Microsoft Teams) will no longer support Internet Explorer 11 beginning August 17, 2021. Action; To access Microsoft 365 apps and services, use the new Microsoft Edge, another supported browser, or an applicable Win-32 app (if available). Microsoft Edge Legacy desktop application Timing; End of support for the Microsoft Edge Legacy desktop app will occur on March 9, 2021. Action; To continue using a supported browser, transition to the new Microsoft Edge. |
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| MC220791 | (Updated) New Feature: Manage how long guests can access SharePoint Online and OneDrive documents | Updated May 07, 2021; We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience. You will soon be able to create a policy that automatically revokes access for external guests to https://docs.microsoft.com/sharepoint/sites/sites-and-site-collections-overview#overview-of-sharepoint-sites target=_blank style=;SharePoint Online (SPO) sites and individual OneDrives after a defined period of time. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 https://www.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/roadmap?filters=searchterms=43797 Roadmap ID 43797. [When will this happen] We will begin rolling out at the end of May and complete by the end of June. |
Updated May 07, 2021; We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience. You will soon be able to create a policy that automatically revokes access for external guests to https://docs.microsoft.com/sharepoint/sites/sites-and-site-collections-overview#overview-of-sharepoint-sites target=_blank style=;SharePoint Online (SPO) sites and individual OneDrives after a defined period of time. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 https://www.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/roadmap?filters=searchterms=43797 Roadmap ID 43797. [When will this happen] We will begin rolling out at the end of May and complete by the end of June. |
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| MC222132 | (Updated) Retirement of IDCRL based sign-in in Office Win32 clients | Updated September 22, 2020; We have updated this post to ensure it is displaying as intended. Office has introduced a modern and OAuth based authentication mechanism in Office 2016 and Microsoft 365 Apps for enterprise Win32 clients. Modern auth has been the default way of authentication in Office apps since the release of Office 365 ProPlus, more than 4 years ago. We however allowed customers to override this behavior by setting a regkey EnableADAL to 0 so that they could continue to use the legacy form of authentication against Microsoft 365 resources like SharePoint. This legacy form of authentication was powered by a library called IDCRL. It should be noted that the legacy form of authentication for Exchange Online is basic auth, which is different from IDCRL. Our data suggests that less than 1% of commercial/organization users have overridden the default setting and are still using IDCRL for authentication purposes in Microsoft 365 Apps for enterprise. Modern auth is a more secure way of signing-in. It also allows additional security features like AAD conditional access using multi-factor authentication and device compliance and policies around them. We are going to remove support for IDCRL library in newer builds of Microsoft 365 Apps for enterprise so that applications like Word, Excel, PowerPoint, OneNote will always use modern authentication with Microsoft 365 resources. This change will not impact Outlook, which uses basic authentication to communicate with Exchange when the EnableADAL regkey is set to 0. Key points; Major; Retirement Timing; Starting with Current Channel of Microsoft 365 Apps for enterprise version 2010 Semi-Annual Enterprise Channel (Preview) starting version 2102 in March 2021 Semi-Annual Enterprise Channel in July 2021. Action; No action, this is for awareness |
Updated September 22, 2020; We have updated this post to ensure it is displaying as intended. Office has introduced a modern and OAuth based authentication mechanism in Office 2016 and Microsoft 365 Apps for enterprise Win32 clients. Modern auth has been the default way of authentication in Office apps since the release of Office 365 ProPlus, more than 4 years ago. We however allowed customers to override this behavior by setting a regkey EnableADAL to 0 so that they could continue to use the legacy form of authentication against Microsoft 365 resources like SharePoint. This legacy form of authentication was powered by a library called IDCRL. It should be noted that the legacy form of authentication for Exchange Online is basic auth, which is different from IDCRL. Our data suggests that less than 1% of commercial/organization users have overridden the default setting and are still using IDCRL for authentication purposes in Microsoft 365 Apps for enterprise. Modern auth is a more secure way of signing-in. It also allows additional security features like AAD conditional access using multi-factor authentication and device compliance and policies around them. We are going to remove support for IDCRL library in newer builds of Microsoft 365 Apps for enterprise so that applications like Word, Excel, PowerPoint, OneNote will always use modern authentication with Microsoft 365 resources. This change will not impact Outlook, which uses basic authentication to communicate with Exchange when the EnableADAL regkey is set to 0. Key points; Major; Retirement Timing; Starting with Current Channel of Microsoft 365 Apps for enterprise version 2010 Semi-Annual Enterprise Channel (Preview) starting version 2102 in March 2021 Semi-Annual Enterprise Channel in July 2021. Action; No action, this is for awareness |
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| MC222640 | (Updated) Microsoft Teams: meeting recordings saved to OneDrive and SharePoint | Updated May 26, 2021; To ensure the best possible experience for our users, we are delaying the mandatory move of Teams meeting recordings on OneDrive and SharePoint from July 7th to August 16th in order to ensure availability of transcript driven captions and the ability to block downloads. Please see the updated timeline below. We?re changing the storage for new Teams meeting recordings to be stored on, and served from, OneDrive and SharePoint (ODSP) - instead of Microsoft Stream (Classic). Customers are able to opt in, opt out, or take no action with regard to these changes. This change will apply to customers who either opt in or take no action following this announcement. Key points; Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID; https://www.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/roadmap?filters=featureid=67138 67138 Timing; October 19, 2020 (Complete) ? You can enable the Teams Meeting policy to have meeting recordings saved to OneDrive and SharePoint instead of Microsoft Stream (Classic) Rolling out starting January 7th, 2021 (Complete) ? All new Teams meeting recordings will be saved to OneDrive and SharePoint unless you delay this change by modifying your organization?s Teams Meeting policies and explicitly setting them to ?Stream?. Seeing the policy reporting as Stream is not enough. You need to explicitly set the policy value to ?Stream?. Rolling out incrementally starting August 16th, 2021 (previously July 7th) ? No new meeting recordings can be saved to Microsoft Stream (Classic); all customers (Enterprise and Education) will automatically have meeting recordings saved to OneDrive and SharePoint even if they?ve changed their Teams meeting policies to ?Stream?. We recommend that customers roll this feature out before this date so that they can control the timing of the release. Rollout; Tenant level Control; https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/MicrosoftTeams/tmr-meeting-recording-change Admin via PowerShell |
Updated May 26, 2021; To ensure the best possible experience for our users, we are delaying the mandatory move of Teams meeting recordings on OneDrive and SharePoint from July 7th to August 16th in order to ensure availability of transcript driven captions and the ability to block downloads. Please see the updated timeline below. We?re changing the storage for new Teams meeting recordings to be stored on, and served from, OneDrive and SharePoint (ODSP) - instead of Microsoft Stream (Classic). Customers are able to opt in, opt out, or take no action with regard to these changes. This change will apply to customers who either opt in or take no action following this announcement. Key points; Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID; https://www.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/roadmap?filters=featureid=67138 67138 Timing; October 19, 2020 (Complete) ? You can enable the Teams Meeting policy to have meeting recordings saved to OneDrive and SharePoint instead of Microsoft Stream (Classic) Rolling out starting January 7th, 2021 (Complete) ? All new Teams meeting recordings will be saved to OneDrive and SharePoint unless you delay this change by modifying your organization?s Teams Meeting policies and explicitly setting them to ?Stream?. Seeing the policy reporting as Stream is not enough. You need to explicitly set the policy value to ?Stream?. Rolling out incrementally starting August 16th, 2021 (previously July 7th) ? No new meeting recordings can be saved to Microsoft Stream (Classic); all customers (Enterprise and Education) will automatically have meeting recordings saved to OneDrive and SharePoint even if they?ve changed their Teams meeting policies to ?Stream?. We recommend that customers roll this feature out before this date so that they can control the timing of the release. Rollout; Tenant level Control; https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/MicrosoftTeams/tmr-meeting-recording-change Admin via PowerShell |
08/16/2021 |
| MC223019 | Hide notification previews on Microsoft Teams mobile apps to protect sensitive data | You can now keep organizational data confidential on Teams iOS and Android apps lock screens by blocking data from appearing in notification previews. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 https://www.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/roadmap?rtc=1filters=searchterms=66744 Roadmap ID 66744. When this will happen This feature is available on Teams iOS (v. 2.0.22) and Android (v. 1.0.0.2020091301) apps. |
You can now keep organizational data confidential on Teams iOS and Android apps lock screens by blocking data from appearing in notification previews. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 https://www.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/roadmap?rtc=1filters=searchterms=66744 Roadmap ID 66744. When this will happen This feature is available on Teams iOS (v. 2.0.22) and Android (v. 1.0.0.2020091301) apps. |
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| MC223444 | (Updated) Introducing Designer in Word | Updated June 30, 2021; We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.
We're introducing Designer in Word for the web, a feature which offers formatting consistency and style variety for every document. |
Updated June 30, 2021; We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.
We're introducing Designer in Word for the web, a feature which offers formatting consistency and style variety for every document. |
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| MC223753 | (Updated) My Apps ends support for Internet Explorer | Updated November 06, 2020; Thank you for your feedback. To ensure appropriate time for customers to prepare we are moving out the date for this retirement. Your feedback is greatly appreciated. In order to provide the best experience for our customers, we will be focusing our efforts on modern browser support over the coming year. As a result, we will end support of Internet Explorer for My Apps, My Account, My Access, and My Groups beginning August 17, 2021. Instead we recommend the utilization of Edge, Chrome, or Firefox which is where we will continue to invest. Key Points; Major; Retirement Timing; August 17, 2021 Action; Review and assess |
Updated November 06, 2020; Thank you for your feedback. To ensure appropriate time for customers to prepare we are moving out the date for this retirement. Your feedback is greatly appreciated. In order to provide the best experience for our customers, we will be focusing our efforts on modern browser support over the coming year. As a result, we will end support of Internet Explorer for My Apps, My Account, My Access, and My Groups beginning August 17, 2021. Instead we recommend the utilization of Edge, Chrome, or Firefox which is where we will continue to invest. Key Points; Major; Retirement Timing; August 17, 2021 Action; Review and assess |
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| MC224047 | (Updated) Free for one year: users can join Team meetings via call-in number | Updated April 01, 2021; We have updated the expiration date of this offer below. Thank you for your patience. You now have the option to activate one year of free dial-in Audio Conferencing for Microsoft Teams. When this will happen This offer is available now. It expires on June 30, 2021 (previously March 31, 2021). |
Updated April 01, 2021; We have updated the expiration date of this offer below. Thank you for your patience. You now have the option to activate one year of free dial-in Audio Conferencing for Microsoft Teams. When this will happen This offer is available now. It expires on June 30, 2021 (previously March 31, 2021). |
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| MC225570 | Reminder: Microsoft Teams web app to no longer support IE 11 after November 30, 2020 | As communicated in MC220490 (August ?20), Microsoft 365 apps and services will be focusing their efforts on modern browser support over the coming year. As a result, the Microsoft Teams web app will no longer support Internet Explorer 11 (IE 11) after November 30, 2020. After November 30, 2020, users will be unable to access the Teams web app from IE 11 and be notified to use the desktop app or access the web app from Microsoft Edge. Please note that the IE 11 changes are specific to the Teams web app. IE 11 remains a supported browser as a component of the Windows operating system and will https://docs.microsoft.com/lifecycle/faq/internet-explorer-microsoft-edge follow the Lifecycle Policy for the product on which it is installed. Microsoft Teams (web app) Timing; The Microsoft Teams web app will no longer support Internet Explorer 11 after November 30, 2020. Action; To access Microsoft Teams, use the Win-32 app, the new Microsoft Edge, or another supported browser. |
As communicated in MC220490 (August ?20), Microsoft 365 apps and services will be focusing their efforts on modern browser support over the coming year. As a result, the Microsoft Teams web app will no longer support Internet Explorer 11 (IE 11) after November 30, 2020. After November 30, 2020, users will be unable to access the Teams web app from IE 11 and be notified to use the desktop app or access the web app from Microsoft Edge. Please note that the IE 11 changes are specific to the Teams web app. IE 11 remains a supported browser as a component of the Windows operating system and will https://docs.microsoft.com/lifecycle/faq/internet-explorer-microsoft-edge follow the Lifecycle Policy for the product on which it is installed. Microsoft Teams (web app) Timing; The Microsoft Teams web app will no longer support Internet Explorer 11 after November 30, 2020. Action; To access Microsoft Teams, use the Win-32 app, the new Microsoft Edge, or another supported browser. |
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| MC225752 | (Updated) Extending the temporary limit increase for live events | Updated December 29, 2020; We have updated the post to reflect that these extensions will be in effect until June 30, 2021. Note; This change does not apply to customers with A1 plans. Those plans will no longer have access to Live Events beginning January 1, 2021 as previously communicated. We are extending the temporary limit increase for live events in Teams, Stream and Yammer. |
Updated December 29, 2020; We have updated the post to reflect that these extensions will be in effect until June 30, 2021. Note; This change does not apply to customers with A1 plans. Those plans will no longer have access to Live Events beginning January 1, 2021 as previously communicated. We are extending the temporary limit increase for live events in Teams, Stream and Yammer. |
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| MC228641 | Retiring Visio Web Access from SharePoint Online | Beginning September 30, 2021, Visio Web Access (Visio Service) and its Web Part for SharePoint Online will no longer be available. Instead of Visio Web Access you will be able to use Visio Online and to migrate your organization?s web parts to a newer experience with the new Javascript (JS) APIs for Visio Online. Visio Online enables high fidelity viewing, sharing, and collaboration in your favorite browser, without installing the client for all Office 365 licenses. It supports embedding Visio diagrams in SharePoint Online using a modern file viewer web part and with iFrame along with JS API programmability. Key Points; Major; Retirement Timing; September 30, 2021 Action; Review and assess |
Beginning September 30, 2021, Visio Web Access (Visio Service) and its Web Part for SharePoint Online will no longer be available. Instead of Visio Web Access you will be able to use Visio Online and to migrate your organization?s web parts to a newer experience with the new Javascript (JS) APIs for Visio Online. Visio Online enables high fidelity viewing, sharing, and collaboration in your favorite browser, without installing the client for all Office 365 licenses. It supports embedding Visio diagrams in SharePoint Online using a modern file viewer web part and with iFrame along with JS API programmability. Key Points; Major; Retirement Timing; September 30, 2021 Action; Review and assess |
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| MC229143 | Update to Microsoft 365 and Outlook for Windows connectivity | To ensure that we meet performance expectations, we are updating the supported versions of Outlook for Windows that can connect to Microsoft 365 services. Effective November 1, 2021, the following versions of Outlook for Windows, as part of Office and Microsoft 365 Apps, will not be able to connect with Office 365 and Microsoft 365 services. Office and Microsoft 365 Apps Outlook for Windows Version Office 2013 15.0.4970.9999 and older Office 2016 16.0.4599.9999 and older Microsoft 365 Apps for enterprise (formerly Office 365 ProPlus) 1705 and older Microsoft 365 Apps for business (formerly Office 365 Business) 1705 and older [Key Points;] |
To ensure that we meet performance expectations, we are updating the supported versions of Outlook for Windows that can connect to Microsoft 365 services. Effective November 1, 2021, the following versions of Outlook for Windows, as part of Office and Microsoft 365 Apps, will not be able to connect with Office 365 and Microsoft 365 services. Office and Microsoft 365 Apps Outlook for Windows Version Office 2013 15.0.4970.9999 and older Office 2016 16.0.4599.9999 and older Microsoft 365 Apps for enterprise (formerly Office 365 ProPlus) 1705 and older Microsoft 365 Apps for business (formerly Office 365 Business) 1705 and older [Key Points;] |
11/01/2021 |
| MC229643 | Reminder: Microsoft Edge Legacy support to end on March 9, 2021 | As communicated in MC220490 (August ?20), Microsoft Edge Legacy desktop application support will end on March 9, 2021. After support ends, Microsoft Edge Legacy will not receive new security updates. With March 9, 2021 only three months away, we strongly recommend that you build a transition plan to ensure that you have an up-to-date browser. Microsoft Edge Legacy desktop application Timing; End of support for the Microsoft Edge Legacy desktop app will occur on March 9, 2021. Action; To continue using a supported browser, transition to the new Microsoft Edge. The new Microsoft Edge is our best expression of a modern browser and is https://aka.ms/EdgeMoreSecure more secure than Chrome for your business on Windows 10. We understand that upgrading browsers isn?t as easy as flipping a switch. Here are some support options for you; Customers with Microsoft Unified Support can reach out to that support service for help transitioning to the new Microsoft Edge. For customers who would like guidance on how to plan, deploy, or adopt the new Microsoft Edge, there?s https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/fasttrack/win-10-microsoft-edge-assistance-offered FastTrack. FastTrack is available at no additional charge to customers with 150 or more paid seats of Windows 10 Enterprise. To get started, submit a https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/fasttrack/win-10-microsoft-edge-assistance-offered Request for Assistance through the FastTrack site. For those customers who prefer to get started on their own, we have;Self-guided deployment and configuration materials available https://docs.microsoft.com/deployedge/ on our Microsoft Edge documentation site. An instructionalhttps://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLXtHYVsvn_b-uXh1tMeYpT-0iD8tD3tFy video series from Microsoft Mechanics. A https://aka.ms/EdgeAdvisor setup guidance experience for Microsoft Edge and https://aka.ms/AdminEmailTemplates email communications available in the Microsoft 365 admin center. |
As communicated in MC220490 (August ?20), Microsoft Edge Legacy desktop application support will end on March 9, 2021. After support ends, Microsoft Edge Legacy will not receive new security updates. With March 9, 2021 only three months away, we strongly recommend that you build a transition plan to ensure that you have an up-to-date browser. Microsoft Edge Legacy desktop application Timing; End of support for the Microsoft Edge Legacy desktop app will occur on March 9, 2021. Action; To continue using a supported browser, transition to the new Microsoft Edge. The new Microsoft Edge is our best expression of a modern browser and is https://aka.ms/EdgeMoreSecure more secure than Chrome for your business on Windows 10. We understand that upgrading browsers isn?t as easy as flipping a switch. Here are some support options for you; Customers with Microsoft Unified Support can reach out to that support service for help transitioning to the new Microsoft Edge. For customers who would like guidance on how to plan, deploy, or adopt the new Microsoft Edge, there?s https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/fasttrack/win-10-microsoft-edge-assistance-offered FastTrack. FastTrack is available at no additional charge to customers with 150 or more paid seats of Windows 10 Enterprise. To get started, submit a https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/fasttrack/win-10-microsoft-edge-assistance-offered Request for Assistance through the FastTrack site. For those customers who prefer to get started on their own, we have;Self-guided deployment and configuration materials available https://docs.microsoft.com/deployedge/ on our Microsoft Edge documentation site. An instructionalhttps://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLXtHYVsvn_b-uXh1tMeYpT-0iD8tD3tFy video series from Microsoft Mechanics. A https://aka.ms/EdgeAdvisor setup guidance experience for Microsoft Edge and https://aka.ms/AdminEmailTemplates email communications available in the Microsoft 365 admin center. |
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| MC229914 | Final Notice for disabling of TLS1.0 and TLS 1.1 Support for Exchange Online Mail Flow | We will no longer support TLS 1.0 and TLS 1.1 from Exchange Online mail flow endpoints beginning January 11th 2021. As those versions of TLS are already retired (most recently communicated in MC218794, July '20), Exchange Online customers and their partners should already be using TLS1.2 to protect SMTP connections between their email servers or devices and Exchange Online. [Key Points;] Major; Retirement Timing; January 11th, 2021 Action; Review and assess impact for your organization |
We will no longer support TLS 1.0 and TLS 1.1 from Exchange Online mail flow endpoints beginning January 11th 2021. As those versions of TLS are already retired (most recently communicated in MC218794, July '20), Exchange Online customers and their partners should already be using TLS1.2 to protect SMTP connections between their email servers or devices and Exchange Online. [Key Points;] Major; Retirement Timing; January 11th, 2021 Action; Review and assess impact for your organization |
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| MC230505 | (Updated) Block Download Permissions for Teams Meeting Recordings on OneDrive | Updated April 29, 2021; We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.
As part of the New Stream experience, new Teams meeting recordings will be stored in your OneDrive for Business and SharePoint. Based on customer feedback we are enhancing the feature so that these recordings are not downloadable by those with view-only permissions, and that those permissions be set by default. |
Updated April 29, 2021; We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.
As part of the New Stream experience, new Teams meeting recordings will be stored in your OneDrive for Business and SharePoint. Based on customer feedback we are enhancing the feature so that these recordings are not downloadable by those with view-only permissions, and that those permissions be set by default. |
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| MC234256 | (Updated) Change in display of hierarchical sensitivity labels | Updated March 17, 2021; We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.
This feature update does not apply to EDU tenants. |
Updated March 17, 2021; We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.
This feature update does not apply to EDU tenants. |
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| MC235180 | (Updated) Teams desktop app for Mac: Include computer sound in a meeting | Updated June 30, 2021; We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.
The https://docs.microsoft.com/microsoftteams/get-clients#desktop-client Microsoft Teams desktop app for MacOS will soon allow users include their computer?s sound when sharing either their desktop or a window in a meeting. |
Updated June 30, 2021; We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.
The https://docs.microsoft.com/microsoftteams/get-clients#desktop-client Microsoft Teams desktop app for MacOS will soon allow users include their computer?s sound when sharing either their desktop or a window in a meeting. |
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| MC235288 | (Updated) SharePoint spaces to be available by default in New menu | Updated April 09, 2021; We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.
SharePoint spaces allows the creation and sharing of immersive or browser-based mixed reality environments using assets such as 3D models, 360? images and videos, and 2D content such as videos, images, and office documents. In October 2020 (MC224942), SharePoint spaces became generally available. |
Updated April 09, 2021; We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.
SharePoint spaces allows the creation and sharing of immersive or browser-based mixed reality environments using assets such as 3D models, 360? images and videos, and 2D content such as videos, images, and office documents. In October 2020 (MC224942), SharePoint spaces became generally available. |
06/01/2021 |
| MC236026 | Changes to private Content Delivery Networks (CDN) | A https://docs.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/Enterprise/use-microsoft-365-cdn-with-spo?view=o365-worldwide content delivery network is a temporary cache storage location designed to optimizethe user experience by providing static files like images, JavaScript, stylesheets, and font files directly from cache locations closest to the user. In SharePoint Online there are two primary CDNs that are available to handle your static files. One CDN is public and manages JavaScript, stylesheets, and font files. The other CDN is private and is designed to manage images. The public CDN will remain unchanged at this time and should be enabled to handle your JavaScript, stylesheets, and font files, subject to approval by your compliance, security, and privacy teams. The current private CDN is moving from being hosted by our 3rd party provider Akamai, to Microsoft Azure. Microsoft Azure CDN is a core service for SharePoint. Microsoft Azure CDN complies with all Microsoft data handling and temporary cache storage standards and as such will be a default feature enabled for all customers. [Key Points;] Timing; the new private CDN will start rolling out during March 2021 and is expected to be available by June 2021. Action; for your information no action required |
A https://docs.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/Enterprise/use-microsoft-365-cdn-with-spo?view=o365-worldwide content delivery network is a temporary cache storage location designed to optimizethe user experience by providing static files like images, JavaScript, stylesheets, and font files directly from cache locations closest to the user. In SharePoint Online there are two primary CDNs that are available to handle your static files. One CDN is public and manages JavaScript, stylesheets, and font files. The other CDN is private and is designed to manage images. The public CDN will remain unchanged at this time and should be enabled to handle your JavaScript, stylesheets, and font files, subject to approval by your compliance, security, and privacy teams. The current private CDN is moving from being hosted by our 3rd party provider Akamai, to Microsoft Azure. Microsoft Azure CDN is a core service for SharePoint. Microsoft Azure CDN complies with all Microsoft data handling and temporary cache storage standards and as such will be a default feature enabled for all customers. [Key Points;] Timing; the new private CDN will start rolling out during March 2021 and is expected to be available by June 2021. Action; for your information no action required |
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| MC236329 | (Updated) Large gallery view and Together Mode for web meetings in Edge and Chrome browsers | Updated May 04, 2021; We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.
This new Teams feature allows users to change layout to Together mode or Largegallery during a meeting conducted in Edge or Chrome browsers. |
Updated May 04, 2021; We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.
This new Teams feature allows users to change layout to Together mode or Largegallery during a meeting conducted in Edge or Chrome browsers. |
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| MC236510 | Plan for Change: Intune end of support for Internet Explorer 11 | The Microsoft Endpoint Manager admin center is built on Azure. The Azure team announced that the end of support for Internet Explorer 11 (IE 11) admin access to the Admin Portal web app UI is on March 31, 2021. Therefore, as a reminder, Intune will move to end admin center support for IE 11 on March 31, 2021. Please move to Microsoft Edge or another https://docs.microsoft.com/azure/azure-portal/azure-portal-supported-browsers-devices supported browser at that time to administer any of your Microsoft services built on Azure. | The Microsoft Endpoint Manager admin center is built on Azure. The Azure team announced that the end of support for Internet Explorer 11 (IE 11) admin access to the Admin Portal web app UI is on March 31, 2021. Therefore, as a reminder, Intune will move to end admin center support for IE 11 on March 31, 2021. Please move to Microsoft Edge or another https://docs.microsoft.com/azure/azure-portal/azure-portal-supported-browsers-devices supported browser at that time to administer any of your Microsoft services built on Azure. | N/A |
| MC237349 | Service reminder: Skype for Business Online retires in 6 months | Originally announced in MC219641 (July '20), as Microsoft Teams has become the core communications client for Microsoft 365, this is a reminder the Skype for Business Online service will https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/microsoft-teams-blog/skype-for-business-online-will-retire-in-12-months-plan-for-a/ba-p/1554531 retire July 31, 2021. At that point, access to the service will end. Please note; Neither the Skype consumer service nor Skype for Business Server products are affected by the retirement of the Skype for Business Online service. Current Skype for Business Online customers will experience no change in service up to the retirement date. Support for the integration of third-party party Audio Conferencing Providers (ACP) into Skype for Business Online will continue through the end of service July 31, 2021. |
Originally announced in MC219641 (July '20), as Microsoft Teams has become the core communications client for Microsoft 365, this is a reminder the Skype for Business Online service will https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/microsoft-teams-blog/skype-for-business-online-will-retire-in-12-months-plan-for-a/ba-p/1554531 retire July 31, 2021. At that point, access to the service will end. Please note; Neither the Skype consumer service nor Skype for Business Server products are affected by the retirement of the Skype for Business Online service. Current Skype for Business Online customers will experience no change in service up to the retirement date. Support for the integration of third-party party Audio Conferencing Providers (ACP) into Skype for Business Online will continue through the end of service July 31, 2021. |
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| MC237900 | NEW DETAILS: Microsoft Edge Legacy support to end on March 9, 2021 | As communicated in MC220490 (August ?20), Microsoft Edge Legacy desktop application support will end on March 9, 2021. After support ends, Microsoft Edge Legacy will not receive new security updates. With March 9, 2021 only a month away, we strongly recommend that you build a transition plan to ensure that you have an up-to-date browser. *NEW* To replace this out of support application, we are announcing that the new Microsoft Edge will be available as part of an upcoming Windows 10 cumulative monthly security update. When you apply this update to your devices, the new Microsoft Edge will be installed and the out of support Microsoft Edge Legacy will be removed. Additionally, to continue using kiosk mode and avoid disruption to your kiosk scenarios, you will need to set up kiosk mode in the new Microsoft Edge. Microsoft Edge Legacy desktop application Timing; End of support for the Microsoft Edge Legacy desktop app will occur on March 9, 2021. Action;To continue using a supported browser, https://aka.ms/AAb0pvq transition to the new Microsoft Edge. To avoid disruption to your kiosk scenarios, you must additionally set up kiosk mode in the new Microsoft Edge. If you are already using the new Microsoft Edge (and have set up any needed kiosk scenarios), no action is required. |
As communicated in MC220490 (August ?20), Microsoft Edge Legacy desktop application support will end on March 9, 2021. After support ends, Microsoft Edge Legacy will not receive new security updates. With March 9, 2021 only a month away, we strongly recommend that you build a transition plan to ensure that you have an up-to-date browser. *NEW* To replace this out of support application, we are announcing that the new Microsoft Edge will be available as part of an upcoming Windows 10 cumulative monthly security update. When you apply this update to your devices, the new Microsoft Edge will be installed and the out of support Microsoft Edge Legacy will be removed. Additionally, to continue using kiosk mode and avoid disruption to your kiosk scenarios, you will need to set up kiosk mode in the new Microsoft Edge. Microsoft Edge Legacy desktop application Timing; End of support for the Microsoft Edge Legacy desktop app will occur on March 9, 2021. Action;To continue using a supported browser, https://aka.ms/AAb0pvq transition to the new Microsoft Edge. To avoid disruption to your kiosk scenarios, you must additionally set up kiosk mode in the new Microsoft Edge. If you are already using the new Microsoft Edge (and have set up any needed kiosk scenarios), no action is required. |
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| MC238796 | (Updated) 1:1 Call recording policy introduction | Updated April 29, 2021; We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.
We are changing how 1;1 Call recording is enabled by creating its own policy. |
Updated April 29, 2021; We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.
We are changing how 1;1 Call recording is enabled by creating its own policy. |
05/31/2021 |
| MC239095 | Performance Improvements in Excel for the Web | Our mission is to enable fast, smooth, coherent, and delightful experiences for our customers in Excel for the web. Through recent performance improvements we?ve reached a significant milestone toward these goals, and with this update, end users will see this reflected in their Excel for the web. This change will positively impact several usage scenarios including opening workbooks, navigating within a workbook, and general Excel for the web user interface navigation. In response to customer feedback, this represents the next set of improvements targeting performance in Excel for the web. This communication is to share changes we?ve made that customers are asking for, and to let you know Microsoft continues to make ongoing investments in Excel for the web performance and improves the end user experience. [When this will happen] Microsoft is on a pathway to add functional and performance improvements to Excel for the web starting with performance improvements in scenarios; Loading, Scrolling, Selection, Navigating Modifying. Look for more improvements in the coming months. |
Our mission is to enable fast, smooth, coherent, and delightful experiences for our customers in Excel for the web. Through recent performance improvements we?ve reached a significant milestone toward these goals, and with this update, end users will see this reflected in their Excel for the web. This change will positively impact several usage scenarios including opening workbooks, navigating within a workbook, and general Excel for the web user interface navigation. In response to customer feedback, this represents the next set of improvements targeting performance in Excel for the web. This communication is to share changes we?ve made that customers are asking for, and to let you know Microsoft continues to make ongoing investments in Excel for the web performance and improves the end user experience. [When this will happen] Microsoft is on a pathway to add functional and performance improvements to Excel for the web starting with performance improvements in scenarios; Loading, Scrolling, Selection, Navigating Modifying. Look for more improvements in the coming months. |
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| MC240066 | (Updated) Introducing a SharePoint app bar that features global navigation | Updated May 04, 2021; We are ready to proceed with the rollout and have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.
Your SharePoint modern communication and team sites will soon feature the https://docs.microsoft.com/SharePoint/sharepoint-app-bar SharePoint app bar which provides quick access to customizable global navigation as well as other intranet resources. The SharePoint app bar makes important content and resources easily accessible for users on these sites, regardless of where they might be in SharePoint. [Key points] Microsoft 365 https://www.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/roadmap?filters=searchterms=70576 Roadmap ID 70576 Targeted release is complete. Roll-out; tenant and user level |
Updated May 04, 2021; We are ready to proceed with the rollout and have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.
Your SharePoint modern communication and team sites will soon feature the https://docs.microsoft.com/SharePoint/sharepoint-app-bar SharePoint app bar which provides quick access to customizable global navigation as well as other intranet resources. The SharePoint app bar makes important content and resources easily accessible for users on these sites, regardless of where they might be in SharePoint. [Key points] Microsoft 365 https://www.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/roadmap?filters=searchterms=70576 Roadmap ID 70576 Targeted release is complete. Roll-out; tenant and user level |
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| MC240159 | Update to unifiedRoleAssignment API in Azure AD | Note; If your organization is not using the https://docs.microsoft.com/graph/api/rbacapplication-list-roleassignments unifiedRoleAssignments beta API you can safely disregard this message. We are changing the transitive role assignments behavior for the https://docs.microsoft.com/graph/api/rbacapplication-list-roleassignments unifiedRoleAssignments beta API. If you currently use this API, you may need to take action to maintain functionality. [Key Points;] Timing; mid-March and it will complete by end of March Action; review and take action, as appropriate, by March 18, 2021 |
Note; If your organization is not using the https://docs.microsoft.com/graph/api/rbacapplication-list-roleassignments unifiedRoleAssignments beta API you can safely disregard this message. We are changing the transitive role assignments behavior for the https://docs.microsoft.com/graph/api/rbacapplication-list-roleassignments unifiedRoleAssignments beta API. If you currently use this API, you may need to take action to maintain functionality. [Key Points;] Timing; mid-March and it will complete by end of March Action; review and take action, as appropriate, by March 18, 2021 |
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| MC240160 | (Updated) Reminder: Disabling TLS 1.0 and TLS 1.1 in Microsoft 365 | Updated May 12, 2021; We have updated this post with additional details and resources. In the upcoming days, we will be completing the changes to disable TLS1.0/1.1 protocols for OneDrive and SharePoint in M365 as we have previously communicated via multiple Message Center posts. If you experience any of the following error messages, It might be related to this change. Please take immediate action to complete the remediation steps as soon as possible to avoid usage interruption. Here is a list of common error codes likely caused by incomplete remediation to prepare for the TLS enforcement change. Window 7 and Window 8 Machine or Window 2018 server OneDrive Sync Client error; 0x8004de40 when log in or try to connect via OneDrive. 'https://support.microsoft.com/office/error-code-0x8004deb4-when-signing-in-to-onedrive-e8a8d97c-a87e-4dda-a67e-bae4fef05dcb' target=blank;Error Code; 0x8004deb4 when signing in to OneDrive and 'https://docs.microsoft.com/sharepoint/troubleshoot/administration/authentication-errors-windows7' target=blank;Authentication errors when connecting to SharePoint or OneDrive from Windows 8 or 7 Application error; System.Net.WebException; The underlying connection was closed; Preparing for TLS 1.2 in Office 365 and Office 365 GCC An existing connection was forcibly closed by the remote host; 'https://docs.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/compliance/prepare-tls-1.2-in-office-365?view=o365-worldwide' target=blank;Preparing for TLS 1.2 in Office 365 and Office 365 GCC Connection disconnected; Unexpected error occurred when sending; 'https://docs.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/compliance/prepare-tls-1.2-in-office-365?view=o365-worldwide' target=blank;Preparing for TLS 1.2 in Office 365 and Office 365 GCC Token request failed; 'https://docs.microsoft.com/sharepoint/troubleshoot/administration/authentication-errors-tls12-support' target=blank;Authentication errors occur when client doesn't have TLS 1.2 support Authentication error; 'https://docs.microsoft.com/sharepoint/troubleshoot/administration/authentication-errors-tls12-support' target=blank;Authentication errors occur when client doesn't have TLS 1.2 support This message post is a reminder of the ongoing progress of retiring TLS 1.0 and TLS 1.1 protocols in Microsoft 365. As previously communicated (MC126199 in Dec 2017, MC128929 in Feb 2018, MC186827 in July 2019, and MC218794 in July 2020), we are moving all our online services to Transport Layer Security (TLS) 1.2+ to provide best in class encryption, and to ensure our services is more secure by default. The changes to enforce TLS1.2+ in our service started on October 15, 2020 and will continue to propagate through all Microsoft 365 environments for the next few months. If you have not taken steps to prepare for this change, your connectivity to Microsoft 365 might be impacted. Note; If your organization has already taken steps to migrate from TLS 1.0 and 1.1, you can safely disregard this message [Key Points;] Timing; Started October 15, 2020 Action; update or replace client devices as appropriate |
Updated May 12, 2021; We have updated this post with additional details and resources. In the upcoming days, we will be completing the changes to disable TLS1.0/1.1 protocols for OneDrive and SharePoint in M365 as we have previously communicated via multiple Message Center posts. If you experience any of the following error messages, It might be related to this change. Please take immediate action to complete the remediation steps as soon as possible to avoid usage interruption. Here is a list of common error codes likely caused by incomplete remediation to prepare for the TLS enforcement change. Window 7 and Window 8 Machine or Window 2018 server OneDrive Sync Client error; 0x8004de40 when log in or try to connect via OneDrive. 'https://support.microsoft.com/office/error-code-0x8004deb4-when-signing-in-to-onedrive-e8a8d97c-a87e-4dda-a67e-bae4fef05dcb' target=blank;Error Code; 0x8004deb4 when signing in to OneDrive and 'https://docs.microsoft.com/sharepoint/troubleshoot/administration/authentication-errors-windows7' target=blank;Authentication errors when connecting to SharePoint or OneDrive from Windows 8 or 7 Application error; System.Net.WebException; The underlying connection was closed; Preparing for TLS 1.2 in Office 365 and Office 365 GCC An existing connection was forcibly closed by the remote host; 'https://docs.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/compliance/prepare-tls-1.2-in-office-365?view=o365-worldwide' target=blank;Preparing for TLS 1.2 in Office 365 and Office 365 GCC Connection disconnected; Unexpected error occurred when sending; 'https://docs.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/compliance/prepare-tls-1.2-in-office-365?view=o365-worldwide' target=blank;Preparing for TLS 1.2 in Office 365 and Office 365 GCC Token request failed; 'https://docs.microsoft.com/sharepoint/troubleshoot/administration/authentication-errors-tls12-support' target=blank;Authentication errors occur when client doesn't have TLS 1.2 support Authentication error; 'https://docs.microsoft.com/sharepoint/troubleshoot/administration/authentication-errors-tls12-support' target=blank;Authentication errors occur when client doesn't have TLS 1.2 support This message post is a reminder of the ongoing progress of retiring TLS 1.0 and TLS 1.1 protocols in Microsoft 365. As previously communicated (MC126199 in Dec 2017, MC128929 in Feb 2018, MC186827 in July 2019, and MC218794 in July 2020), we are moving all our online services to Transport Layer Security (TLS) 1.2+ to provide best in class encryption, and to ensure our services is more secure by default. The changes to enforce TLS1.2+ in our service started on October 15, 2020 and will continue to propagate through all Microsoft 365 environments for the next few months. If you have not taken steps to prepare for this change, your connectivity to Microsoft 365 might be impacted. Note; If your organization has already taken steps to migrate from TLS 1.0 and 1.1, you can safely disregard this message [Key Points;] Timing; Started October 15, 2020 Action; update or replace client devices as appropriate |
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| MC240303 | (Updated) New file sharing experience in Microsoft Teams | Updated June 24, 2021; We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience. We are updating the file sharing and access control experience in Microsoft Teams to make it similar to the experience with other Microsoft 365 apps. We had announced this feature last fall but delayed the rollout to ensure the best customer experience. We apologize for any inconvenience that this delay may have caused. [Key points] Microsoft 365 https://www.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/roadmap?filters=searchterms=51230 Roadmap ID 51230 Timing; mid-March through the end of July (previously mid-April) |
Updated June 24, 2021; We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience. We are updating the file sharing and access control experience in Microsoft Teams to make it similar to the experience with other Microsoft 365 apps. We had announced this feature last fall but delayed the rollout to ensure the best customer experience. We apologize for any inconvenience that this delay may have caused. [Key points] Microsoft 365 https://www.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/roadmap?filters=searchterms=51230 Roadmap ID 51230 Timing; mid-March through the end of July (previously mid-April) |
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| MC240393 | (Updated) OneDrive admin center settings are coming to the SharePoint admin center | Updated June 22, 2021; We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.
The OneDrive and SharePoint admin centers are converging into one, providing you with holistic control as we streamline the admin experience. This feature is associated with Microsoft 365 https://www.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/roadmap?filters=searchterms=65911 Roadmap ID 65911. [When this will happen] Phase 1 is rolling out from mid-February through early May (previously March), beginning with Targeted release (organization) tenants. - Complete Phase 2 is rolling out from mid-June (previously mid-May) through end of July (previously mid-June), beginning with Targeted release (organization) tenants. |
Updated June 22, 2021; We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.
The OneDrive and SharePoint admin centers are converging into one, providing you with holistic control as we streamline the admin experience. This feature is associated with Microsoft 365 https://www.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/roadmap?filters=searchterms=65911 Roadmap ID 65911. [When this will happen] Phase 1 is rolling out from mid-February through early May (previously March), beginning with Targeted release (organization) tenants. - Complete Phase 2 is rolling out from mid-June (previously mid-May) through end of July (previously mid-June), beginning with Targeted release (organization) tenants. |
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| MC240609 | (Updated) Feature Update: Modern comments in Word (Windows) | Updated April 29, 2021; We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.
We?re rolling out a new comments experience in Word with improved keyboard shortcuts as well as improved @mentions and notifications. This experience unifies how comments work across Word, Excel, and PPT. [Key points] Microsoft 365 https://www.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/roadmap?filters=searchterms=76186 Roadmap ID 76186 Current Channel Preview, February Roll-out; User-level |
Updated April 29, 2021; We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.
We?re rolling out a new comments experience in Word with improved keyboard shortcuts as well as improved @mentions and notifications. This experience unifies how comments work across Word, Excel, and PPT. [Key points] Microsoft 365 https://www.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/roadmap?filters=searchterms=76186 Roadmap ID 76186 Current Channel Preview, February Roll-out; User-level |
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| MC240613 | (Updated) Feature Update: Modern comments in Word (Mac) | Updated March 19, 2021; We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience. We?re rolling out a new comments experience in Word with improved keyboard shortcuts as well as improved @mentions and notifications. This experience unifies how comments work across Word, Excel, and PPT. [Key points] Microsoft 365 https://www.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/roadmap?filters=searchterms=76166 Roadmap ID 76166 Current Channel Preview, April (previously March) Roll-out; User-level |
Updated March 19, 2021; We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience. We?re rolling out a new comments experience in Word with improved keyboard shortcuts as well as improved @mentions and notifications. This experience unifies how comments work across Word, Excel, and PPT. [Key points] Microsoft 365 https://www.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/roadmap?filters=searchterms=76166 Roadmap ID 76166 Current Channel Preview, April (previously March) Roll-out; User-level |
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| MC241353 | Reminder: Microsoft 365 apps and services ending support on IE11 after August 17, 2021 | As communicated in MC220490 (August ?20), Microsoft 365 apps and services will be focusing their efforts on modern browser support over the coming year. As a result, Microsoft 365 apps and services will no longer support Internet Explorer 11 (IE11) after August 17, 2021; after this date, Microsoft 365 apps and services will be unable to connect, or have a degraded feature experience, when accessed on IE11.
For a full list of Microsoft apps with intentions to end support on IE11, https://docs.microsoft.com/lifecycle/announcements/internet-explorer-11-support-end-dates please see this Docs page. Please note; The IE 11 changes are specific to Microsoft 365 apps and services. IE 11 remains a supported browser as a component of the Windows operating system and will https://docs.microsoft.com/lifecycle/faq/internet-explorer-microsoft-edge follow the Lifecycle Policy for the product on which it is installed. Microsoft 365 applications and services Timing; Microsoft 365 apps and services will no longer support Internet Explorer 11 after August 17, 2021. |
As communicated in MC220490 (August ?20), Microsoft 365 apps and services will be focusing their efforts on modern browser support over the coming year. As a result, Microsoft 365 apps and services will no longer support Internet Explorer 11 (IE11) after August 17, 2021; after this date, Microsoft 365 apps and services will be unable to connect, or have a degraded feature experience, when accessed on IE11.
For a full list of Microsoft apps with intentions to end support on IE11, https://docs.microsoft.com/lifecycle/announcements/internet-explorer-11-support-end-dates please see this Docs page. Please note; The IE 11 changes are specific to Microsoft 365 apps and services. IE 11 remains a supported browser as a component of the Windows operating system and will https://docs.microsoft.com/lifecycle/faq/internet-explorer-microsoft-edge follow the Lifecycle Policy for the product on which it is installed. Microsoft 365 applications and services Timing; Microsoft 365 apps and services will no longer support Internet Explorer 11 after August 17, 2021. |
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| MC242335 | Reminder: Skype for Business Online retires July 31, 2021 | Originally announced in MC219641 (July '20), as Microsoft Teams has become the core communications client for Microsoft 365, this is a reminder the https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/microsoft-teams-blog/skype-for-business-online-will-retire-in-12-months-plan-for-a/ba-p/1554531 Skype for Business Online service will retire July 31, 2021. At that point, access to the service will end.
Please note; Neither the Skype consumer service nor Skype for Business Server products are affected by the retirement of the Skype for Business Online service. Current Skype for Business Online customers will experience no change in service up to the retirement date. Support for the integration of third-party party Audio Conferencing Providers (ACP) into Skype for Business Online will end along with the Skype for Business Online service on July 31, 2021. |
Originally announced in MC219641 (July '20), as Microsoft Teams has become the core communications client for Microsoft 365, this is a reminder the https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/microsoft-teams-blog/skype-for-business-online-will-retire-in-12-months-plan-for-a/ba-p/1554531 Skype for Business Online service will retire July 31, 2021. At that point, access to the service will end.
Please note; Neither the Skype consumer service nor Skype for Business Server products are affected by the retirement of the Skype for Business Online service. Current Skype for Business Online customers will experience no change in service up to the retirement date. Support for the integration of third-party party Audio Conferencing Providers (ACP) into Skype for Business Online will end along with the Skype for Business Online service on July 31, 2021. |
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| MC242486 | Retiring Delve mobile for iOS and Android | We will retire Delve mobile for iOS and Android on June 1, 2021. We recommend Outlook Mobile instead, which has similar features available. You'll find profile information and files on the profile cards, and recommended documents on the Search tab. We'll continue to invest development resources to improve the functionality in Outlook Mobile.
[Key Points;] Stop serving requests from Delve mobile apps; June 1, 2021 Action; Review and educate users as appropriate |
We will retire Delve mobile for iOS and Android on June 1, 2021. We recommend Outlook Mobile instead, which has similar features available. You'll find profile information and files on the profile cards, and recommended documents on the Search tab. We'll continue to invest development resources to improve the functionality in Outlook Mobile.
[Key Points;] Stop serving requests from Delve mobile apps; June 1, 2021 Action; Review and educate users as appropriate |
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| MC242577 | (Updated) New design for Yammer Discovery and Digest emails | Updated March 30, 2021; We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience. This feature update will bring a new design and content enhancements to the Discovery and Digest emails in Yammer. Additionally, these enhancements will create better alignment with the new Yammer that's now available. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 https://www.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/roadmap?filters=searchterms=66695 Roadmap ID 66695. [When this will happen] We will begin rolling this out in late April (previously late March) and expect to complete rollout in late May (previously early May). |
Updated March 30, 2021; We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience. This feature update will bring a new design and content enhancements to the Discovery and Digest emails in Yammer. Additionally, these enhancements will create better alignment with the new Yammer that's now available. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 https://www.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/roadmap?filters=searchterms=66695 Roadmap ID 66695. [When this will happen] We will begin rolling this out in late April (previously late March) and expect to complete rollout in late May (previously early May). |
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| MC242581 | New bank accounts are no longer supported in US/France/Italy/Spain/Belgium/Portugal/Luxembourg | Note; If your tenant is outside US/France/Italy/Spain/Belgium/Portugal/Luxembourg you can disregard this message. We are phasing out bank accounts as a payment method from all portals including Microsoft 365 admin center. Beginning January 26, 2021, you can no longer add a new bank account or modify an existing bank account payment method. You may continue paying for Microsoft Services with an existing Bank Account that is in good standing. [Key Points] |
Note; If your tenant is outside US/France/Italy/Spain/Belgium/Portugal/Luxembourg you can disregard this message. We are phasing out bank accounts as a payment method from all portals including Microsoft 365 admin center. Beginning January 26, 2021, you can no longer add a new bank account or modify an existing bank account payment method. You may continue paying for Microsoft Services with an existing Bank Account that is in good standing. [Key Points] |
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| MC242824 | (Updated) Microsoft Teams: Dynamic View | Updated May 20, 2021; Based on initial feedback we are addressing issues and have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your feedback.
Microsoft Teams is excited to introduce Dynamic view, a redesigned and optimized meeting stage that will optimize your experience of consuming shared content and engaging with video and audio participants. |
Updated May 20, 2021; Based on initial feedback we are addressing issues and have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your feedback.
Microsoft Teams is excited to introduce Dynamic view, a redesigned and optimized meeting stage that will optimize your experience of consuming shared content and engaging with video and audio participants. |
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| MC242825 | (Updated) Teams: Transfer calls between devices | Updated June 30, 2021; We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.
This new Teams release will expand support and allow calling participants to transfer an ongoing VoIP, PSTN or Group call between Teams devices. Users will be able to transfer a call from one device to another or even add a second device to the same call. |
Updated June 30, 2021; We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.
This new Teams release will expand support and allow calling participants to transfer an ongoing VoIP, PSTN or Group call between Teams devices. Users will be able to transfer a call from one device to another or even add a second device to the same call. |
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| MC243041 | (Updated) Announcing Tenant-level Organizational Theme Capabilities for Global Admins | Updated April 02, 2021; We have updated the post for clarity. Additionally, we have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience. Organizational Theme provides you the ability to define multiple themes within your organization, from the Microsoft 365 global admin center, using Microsoft 365 Groups. Each theme can be further customized by specifying mobile-specific and alternate dark mode logo experiences. [Key points] Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID https://www.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/roadmap?filters=searchterms=70551 70551. Standard release; we will begin rolling this out in mid-May (previously late April) and expect to complete rollout by mid-June 2021. Control type; admin control |
Updated April 02, 2021; We have updated the post for clarity. Additionally, we have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience. Organizational Theme provides you the ability to define multiple themes within your organization, from the Microsoft 365 global admin center, using Microsoft 365 Groups. Each theme can be further customized by specifying mobile-specific and alternate dark mode logo experiences. [Key points] Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID https://www.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/roadmap?filters=searchterms=70551 70551. Standard release; we will begin rolling this out in mid-May (previously late April) and expect to complete rollout by mid-June 2021. Control type; admin control |
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| MC243209 | New personal wellbeing insights coming to Insights app in Teams | New personal insights to help you balance productivity and wellbeing are coming to the https://aka.ms/InsightsDocumentation Insights app in Teams. Users will be able to tap into breathing breaks, send praise to collaborators, pause and reflect anytime during the workday, as well as mindfully close out the workday with a virtual commute. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 https://www.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/roadmap?filters=searchterms=68748 Roadmap ID 68748. [When this will happen] Timeline; Available starting early April 2021 and completing rollout by end of June 2021 Requirement; Users with provisioned Exchange mailbox can access features within Insights teams app Roll-out; As previously shared in the earlier post (MC237630), beginning March 8th 2021, unless disabled by admin, Insights Teams app will be pre-installed for users and available directly in the Teams left navigation app bar under ???. These new personal insights will be available to any user with the app installed. Admin controls; via the https://docs.microsoft.com/microsoftteams/manage-apps Teams admin center |
New personal insights to help you balance productivity and wellbeing are coming to the https://aka.ms/InsightsDocumentation Insights app in Teams. Users will be able to tap into breathing breaks, send praise to collaborators, pause and reflect anytime during the workday, as well as mindfully close out the workday with a virtual commute. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 https://www.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/roadmap?filters=searchterms=68748 Roadmap ID 68748. [When this will happen] Timeline; Available starting early April 2021 and completing rollout by end of June 2021 Requirement; Users with provisioned Exchange mailbox can access features within Insights teams app Roll-out; As previously shared in the earlier post (MC237630), beginning March 8th 2021, unless disabled by admin, Insights Teams app will be pre-installed for users and available directly in the Teams left navigation app bar under ???. These new personal insights will be available to any user with the app installed. Admin controls; via the https://docs.microsoft.com/microsoftteams/manage-apps Teams admin center |
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| MC243945 | SharePoint Events web part will display event images | The Events web part on SharePoint pages and news posts will have an option to show images.
This message is associated with Microsoft 365 https://www.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/roadmap?searchterms=70791 Roadmap ID 70791. [When this will happen] |
The Events web part on SharePoint pages and news posts will have an option to show images.
This message is associated with Microsoft 365 https://www.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/roadmap?searchterms=70791 Roadmap ID 70791. [When this will happen] |
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| MC244044 | New browser usage reports available to support your organization?s migration to Microsoft Edge | Coming soon, IT admins will be able to view Microsoft browser usage, alongside other Microsoft products like SharePoint and OneDrive, on the usage dashboard of the Microsoft 365 Admin Center. This new report will allow IT admins to see browser usage trends, in response to the https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/microsoft-365-blog/microsoft-365-apps-say-farewell-to-internet-explorer-11-and/ba-p/1591666 retirement milestone for Microsoft Edge Legacy (March 9, 2021). With the retirement announcement and migration planning, we received requests for a browser usage reporting tool that would allow IT admins to see Microsoft Edge Legacy usage and progress on migration to the new Microsoft Edge browser. The Microsoft browser usage report will allow IT admins the option of accessing browser usage data for their organization. [When will this happen?] Report rollout will begin on March 10, 2021. Over the following weeks, data will be populated and become visible to customers. |
Coming soon, IT admins will be able to view Microsoft browser usage, alongside other Microsoft products like SharePoint and OneDrive, on the usage dashboard of the Microsoft 365 Admin Center. This new report will allow IT admins to see browser usage trends, in response to the https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/microsoft-365-blog/microsoft-365-apps-say-farewell-to-internet-explorer-11-and/ba-p/1591666 retirement milestone for Microsoft Edge Legacy (March 9, 2021). With the retirement announcement and migration planning, we received requests for a browser usage reporting tool that would allow IT admins to see Microsoft Edge Legacy usage and progress on migration to the new Microsoft Edge browser. The Microsoft browser usage report will allow IT admins the option of accessing browser usage data for their organization. [When will this happen?] Report rollout will begin on March 10, 2021. Over the following weeks, data will be populated and become visible to customers. |
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| MC244295 | (Updated) New eCDN Ramp available for Microsoft Teams | Updated April 29, 2021; We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.
Note; This was originally posted as MC242584 that was removed prematurely. Thank you for your patience. [When this will happen] We will begin rolling this out in early May (previously late March) and expect the rollout to be complete by mid-May (previously early May). |
Updated April 29, 2021; We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.
Note; This was originally posted as MC242584 that was removed prematurely. Thank you for your patience. [When this will happen] We will begin rolling this out in early May (previously late March) and expect the rollout to be complete by mid-May (previously early May). |
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| MC244732 | Request/Release workflow for quarantined messages | With this new quarantine policy, tenant admins will be able to configure end user access to messages quarantined by the Exchange Online Protection (EOP) anti-spam, Microsoft defender for office 365 (MDO) anti-phishing, anti-malware and Microsoft defender for office 365 (MDO) safe attachment policies. End users will also now have a process to request message release.
This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap IDs https://www.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/roadmap?filters=searchterms=62449 62449 and https://www.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/roadmap?filters=searchterms=62450 62450. [When this will happen] |
With this new quarantine policy, tenant admins will be able to configure end user access to messages quarantined by the Exchange Online Protection (EOP) anti-spam, Microsoft defender for office 365 (MDO) anti-phishing, anti-malware and Microsoft defender for office 365 (MDO) safe attachment policies. End users will also now have a process to request message release.
This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap IDs https://www.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/roadmap?filters=searchterms=62449 62449 and https://www.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/roadmap?filters=searchterms=62450 62450. [When this will happen] |
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| MC244733 | Customization of quarantine notification | We are making it possible for you to customize quarantine notifications with your organization logo, custom display name, and a custom disclaimer. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 https://www.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/roadmap?filters=searchterms=64781 Roadmap ID 64781 [When this will happen] We will begin rolling this out in to standard release customers in early April and we expect to be complete by end of June. |
We are making it possible for you to customize quarantine notifications with your organization logo, custom display name, and a custom disclaimer. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 https://www.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/roadmap?filters=searchterms=64781 Roadmap ID 64781 [When this will happen] We will begin rolling this out in to standard release customers in early April and we expect to be complete by end of June. |
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| MC244740 | Announcing Teams PowerShell Module 2.0 | We are excited to announce Version 2.0.0 of Teams PowerShell Module. The release is available at https://www.powershellgallery.com/packages/MicrosoftTeams/2.0.0 PowerShell Gallery | Microsoft Teams 2.0. [When will this happen;] Version 2.0.0 of Teams PowerShell Module is available now for download; https://www.powershellgallery.com/packages/MicrosoftTeams/2.0.0 PowerShell Gallery | Microsoft Teams 2.0 |
We are excited to announce Version 2.0.0 of Teams PowerShell Module. The release is available at https://www.powershellgallery.com/packages/MicrosoftTeams/2.0.0 PowerShell Gallery | Microsoft Teams 2.0. [When will this happen;] Version 2.0.0 of Teams PowerShell Module is available now for download; https://www.powershellgallery.com/packages/MicrosoftTeams/2.0.0 PowerShell Gallery | Microsoft Teams 2.0 |
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| MC244743 | (Updated) Viva Connections for Microsoft Teams desktop clients | Updated April 21, 2021; Viva Connection global navigation configuration has a dependency on the SharePoint App Bar feature (MC240066). Based on learnings from our early rings, App Bar rollout timelines have been adjusted. This will also impact the ability to fully configure Viva Connection. We have updated this post with additional details for clarity. Thank you for your patience. https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/microsoft-viva-blog/microsoft-viva-connections-to-start-rollout-to-general/ba-p/2175802 Viva Connections for Teams enables users to discover and search intranet content, sites, and news from across the organization in Microsoft Teams (desktop and web). Viva Connections for Teams, formerly known as the https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/microsoft-sharepoint-blog/the-home-site-app-for-microsoft-teams/ba-p/1714255 Home site app, combines the power of your intelligent SharePoint intranet with Teams chat and collaboration tools. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 https://www.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/roadmap?filters=searchterms=66584 Roadmap ID 66584. [When this will happen] |
Updated April 21, 2021; Viva Connection global navigation configuration has a dependency on the SharePoint App Bar feature (MC240066). Based on learnings from our early rings, App Bar rollout timelines have been adjusted. This will also impact the ability to fully configure Viva Connection. We have updated this post with additional details for clarity. Thank you for your patience. https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/microsoft-viva-blog/microsoft-viva-connections-to-start-rollout-to-general/ba-p/2175802 Viva Connections for Teams enables users to discover and search intranet content, sites, and news from across the organization in Microsoft Teams (desktop and web). Viva Connections for Teams, formerly known as the https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/microsoft-sharepoint-blog/the-home-site-app-for-microsoft-teams/ba-p/1714255 Home site app, combines the power of your intelligent SharePoint intranet with Teams chat and collaboration tools. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 https://www.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/roadmap?filters=searchterms=66584 Roadmap ID 66584. [When this will happen] |
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| MC244744 | (Updated) Release of new Yammer Desktop experience and Retirement of existing Yammer Desktop App | Updated June 04, 2021; We have updated the timing below. Thank you for your patience. As https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/yammer-blog/what-s-new-for-yammer-at-microsoft-ignite-2020/ba-p/1688689 announced at Ignite and MC226941 (November '20) the new Yammer experience and capabilities will now be available to our current Yammer Desktop App users, either through the Communities App in Teams or the new Yammer Desktop experience in the form of a Progressive Web App (PWA). The new installable Yammer Desktop Application (PWA) will be released by the end of March 2021 to all customers and the Communities App in Teams is already available for all users to download. We will be retiring the current Yammer Desktop Application on July 31st, 2021. [Key Points;] Retirement of Yammer Desktop App |
Updated June 04, 2021; We have updated the timing below. Thank you for your patience. As https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/yammer-blog/what-s-new-for-yammer-at-microsoft-ignite-2020/ba-p/1688689 announced at Ignite and MC226941 (November '20) the new Yammer experience and capabilities will now be available to our current Yammer Desktop App users, either through the Communities App in Teams or the new Yammer Desktop experience in the form of a Progressive Web App (PWA). The new installable Yammer Desktop Application (PWA) will be released by the end of March 2021 to all customers and the Communities App in Teams is already available for all users to download. We will be retiring the current Yammer Desktop Application on July 31st, 2021. [Key Points;] Retirement of Yammer Desktop App |
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| MC244749 | (Updated) New for Communication Compliance: policy health check and ability to pause policy | Updated May 13, 2021; We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.
New capabilities coming soon to the communication compliance solution in the https://compliance.microsoft.com target=_blank =;Microsoft 365 compliance center will give you additional guidance and control over your policy settings. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 https://www.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/roadmap?filters=searchterms=68687 Roadmap ID 68687. [When this will happen] Rollout will begin in mid-April and is expected to be complete by mid-June (previously early May). |
Updated May 13, 2021; We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.
New capabilities coming soon to the communication compliance solution in the https://compliance.microsoft.com target=_blank =;Microsoft 365 compliance center will give you additional guidance and control over your policy settings. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 https://www.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/roadmap?filters=searchterms=68687 Roadmap ID 68687. [When this will happen] Rollout will begin in mid-April and is expected to be complete by mid-June (previously early May). |
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| MC244886 | Announcing redirect of compliance solutions from legacy SCC portal to M365 compliance center | The https://compliance.microsoft.com Microsoft 365 compliance center provides easy access to the data and tools you need to manage your organization's compliance needs. It is the recommended portal for compliance solutions. We will soon begin redirecting users from the legacy http;//protection.microsoft.com Security Compliance Center (SCC) portal to the Microsoft 365 compliance center for the following solutions; Audit log, Data loss prevention, Information governance, and Records management. This is a continuation of our migration to the Microsoft 365 compliance center; we began redirecting users there to access Advanced eDiscovery in September 2020 (MC223174). [When this will happen] Rollout will begin in mid-April and is expected to be complete by end of June 2021. |
The https://compliance.microsoft.com Microsoft 365 compliance center provides easy access to the data and tools you need to manage your organization's compliance needs. It is the recommended portal for compliance solutions. We will soon begin redirecting users from the legacy http;//protection.microsoft.com Security Compliance Center (SCC) portal to the Microsoft 365 compliance center for the following solutions; Audit log, Data loss prevention, Information governance, and Records management. This is a continuation of our migration to the Microsoft 365 compliance center; we began redirecting users there to access Advanced eDiscovery in September 2020 (MC223174). [When this will happen] Rollout will begin in mid-April and is expected to be complete by end of June 2021. |
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| MC244887 | Excel for the Web Usability Enhancements | Delighting our customers with faster, smoother, and richer experiences in Excel for the web is an uncompromised goal across our Excel team. We recently added performance improvements to Excel for the Web scenarios (see MC239095) and today we?re announcing several features to help customers better navigate and manipulate Excel for the web files in a browser. In response to customer feedback, this represents the next set of improvements targeting Navigational and Usability enhancements in Excel for the web. This communication is meant to highlight the changes our customers are asking for, and to reaffirm our commitment and ongoing investment in Excel for the web rich end user experiences. Microsoft is on a pathway to add smoother and richer navigational experiences to Excel for the web starting with these scenarios; easier worksheet navigation, multiple range selection, zooming in / out, enabling Excel keyboard shortcuts by default, enabling Version history, and managing Regional settings. |
Delighting our customers with faster, smoother, and richer experiences in Excel for the web is an uncompromised goal across our Excel team. We recently added performance improvements to Excel for the Web scenarios (see MC239095) and today we?re announcing several features to help customers better navigate and manipulate Excel for the web files in a browser. In response to customer feedback, this represents the next set of improvements targeting Navigational and Usability enhancements in Excel for the web. This communication is meant to highlight the changes our customers are asking for, and to reaffirm our commitment and ongoing investment in Excel for the web rich end user experiences. Microsoft is on a pathway to add smoother and richer navigational experiences to Excel for the web starting with these scenarios; easier worksheet navigation, multiple range selection, zooming in / out, enabling Excel keyboard shortcuts by default, enabling Version history, and managing Regional settings. |
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| MC244888 | Excel Trust Center: new option to block Excel 4.0 (XLM) macros | We are introducing a new https://support.microsoft.com/topic/view-my-privacy-options-in-the-microsoft-office-trust-center-d672876e-20d3-4ad3-a178-343d044e05c8 Excel Trust Center setting to further restrict the usage of Excel 4.0 (XLM) macros. As part of this rollout, a registry key is being retired, and a group setting is being renamed.
[Key points] Microsoft 365 https://www.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/roadmap?filters=searchterms=70568 Roadmap ID 70568 The new macro setting has currently rolled out to Insiders Slow users Roll-out; user level and tenant level |
We are introducing a new https://support.microsoft.com/topic/view-my-privacy-options-in-the-microsoft-office-trust-center-d672876e-20d3-4ad3-a178-343d044e05c8 Excel Trust Center setting to further restrict the usage of Excel 4.0 (XLM) macros. As part of this rollout, a registry key is being retired, and a group setting is being renamed.
[Key points] Microsoft 365 https://www.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/roadmap?filters=searchterms=70568 Roadmap ID 70568 The new macro setting has currently rolled out to Insiders Slow users Roll-out; user level and tenant level |
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| MC245302 | (Updated) PowerPoint Live in Teams: Slide Translation | Updated June 30, 2021; We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience. Note; We will not be moving forward with this feature in the DoD environment at this time. We will communicate via Message center when we are ready to proceed. This new slide translation feature in Microsoft Teams (desktop) will enable all meeting attendees to translate presentation content, presented via PowerPoint Live in a Teams meeting, into a language of their choice while in private view. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 https://www.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/roadmap?filters=searchterms=80601%2C Roadmap ID 80601. [When this will happen] We will begin rolling this out at the end of June (previously mid-June) and expect to complete rollout by early July (previously late June). |
Updated June 30, 2021; We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience. Note; We will not be moving forward with this feature in the DoD environment at this time. We will communicate via Message center when we are ready to proceed. This new slide translation feature in Microsoft Teams (desktop) will enable all meeting attendees to translate presentation content, presented via PowerPoint Live in a Teams meeting, into a language of their choice while in private view. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 https://www.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/roadmap?filters=searchterms=80601%2C Roadmap ID 80601. [When this will happen] We will begin rolling this out at the end of June (previously mid-June) and expect to complete rollout by early July (previously late June). |
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| MC246003 | (Updated) Create and use approval templates in the Teams Approvals app | Updated May 18, 2021; We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.
Tenant admins and team owners will have access to out-of-the-box templates in the Teams Approval app with this update. Templates make it easier for end users to create and submit an approval request. The Approvals app, which is available as a personal app for all Microsoft Teams users, provides a simple way to bring auditing, compliance, accountability, and workflows to both structured and unstructured Approvals in Teams. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 https://www.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/roadmap?filters=searchterms=81408 Roadmap ID 81408 [When this will happen] Approval app templates will be generally available beginning at the end of May (previously mid-May) and expect to complete by mid-June (previously end of May). |
Updated May 18, 2021; We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.
Tenant admins and team owners will have access to out-of-the-box templates in the Teams Approval app with this update. Templates make it easier for end users to create and submit an approval request. The Approvals app, which is available as a personal app for all Microsoft Teams users, provides a simple way to bring auditing, compliance, accountability, and workflows to both structured and unstructured Approvals in Teams. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 https://www.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/roadmap?filters=searchterms=81408 Roadmap ID 81408 [When this will happen] Approval app templates will be generally available beginning at the end of May (previously mid-May) and expect to complete by mid-June (previously end of May). |
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| MC246221 | (Updated) Multiple Spotlights coming to Teams meetings | Updated May 27, 2021; We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.
This release of Multiple spotlights in Teams meetings will allow organizers and presenters to spotlight up to 7 participants simultaneously for everyone to see during meetings and will roll out across Microsoft Teams Desktop, Mobile and on the Web. [When this will happen] Desktop will rollout from mid-June (previously early May) through the end of June (previously mid-may) |
Updated May 27, 2021; We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.
This release of Multiple spotlights in Teams meetings will allow organizers and presenters to spotlight up to 7 participants simultaneously for everyone to see during meetings and will roll out across Microsoft Teams Desktop, Mobile and on the Web. [When this will happen] Desktop will rollout from mid-June (previously early May) through the end of June (previously mid-may) |
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| MC246270 | New release cycles and options for Microsoft Edge | We're making some changes to the https://blogs.windows.com/msedgedev/2021/03/12/new-release-cycles-microsoft-edge-extended-stable/ release cycle cadence for the Microsoft Edge browser application.
Expected to start with Microsoft Edge major version 94, we will be adopting Chromium?s new 4-week major release cadence. Additionally, we will offer an 8-week major release Extended Stable option for enterprise customers looking for a longer timeline to manage updates. |
We're making some changes to the https://blogs.windows.com/msedgedev/2021/03/12/new-release-cycles-microsoft-edge-extended-stable/ release cycle cadence for the Microsoft Edge browser application.
Expected to start with Microsoft Edge major version 94, we will be adopting Chromium?s new 4-week major release cadence. Additionally, we will offer an 8-week major release Extended Stable option for enterprise customers looking for a longer timeline to manage updates. |
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| MC246272 | Yammer to retire support for Internet Explorer in August 2021 | As previously announced by Microsoft in August 2020, along with other Microsoft 365 apps and services, Yammer will be retiring support for Internet Explorer 11 in August 2021. Customers should use the new Microsoft Edge, or another modern browser. [Key points;] Timing; August 2021 Action; review and assess impact for your organization |
As previously announced by Microsoft in August 2020, along with other Microsoft 365 apps and services, Yammer will be retiring support for Internet Explorer 11 in August 2021. Customers should use the new Microsoft Edge, or another modern browser. [Key points;] Timing; August 2021 Action; review and assess impact for your organization |
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| MC246403 | RBAC for External Admins in Microsoft Cloud App Security is changing | https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/cloud-app-security/what-is-cloud-app-security Microsoft Cloud App Security is aligning with other Microsoft Security products that use https://docs.microsoft.com/azure/active-directory/external-identities/what-is-b2b target=_blank style=;Azure AD B2B when working with external admins. Using Azure AD B2B allows your organization to improve its security in accordance with best practices and apply governance policies to external administrators.
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https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/cloud-app-security/what-is-cloud-app-security Microsoft Cloud App Security is aligning with other Microsoft Security products that use https://docs.microsoft.com/azure/active-directory/external-identities/what-is-b2b target=_blank style=;Azure AD B2B when working with external admins. Using Azure AD B2B allows your organization to improve its security in accordance with best practices and apply governance policies to external administrators.
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| MC246404 | Your tenant is affected: RBAC changes for external admins in Microsoft Cloud App Security | As communicated in MC246403, https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/cloud-app-security/what-is-cloud-app-security Microsoft Cloud App Security is aligning with other Microsoft Security products that use https://docs.microsoft.com/azure/active-directory/external-identities/what-is-b2b target=_blank style=;Azure AD B2B when working with external admins. Using Azure AD B2B allows your organization to improve its security in accordance with best practices and apply governance policies to external administrators. [Important Information] Timing of deletion of external admins from current configuration; June 25, 2021 Action; review notes below and take action as appropriate |
As communicated in MC246403, https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/cloud-app-security/what-is-cloud-app-security Microsoft Cloud App Security is aligning with other Microsoft Security products that use https://docs.microsoft.com/azure/active-directory/external-identities/what-is-b2b target=_blank style=;Azure AD B2B when working with external admins. Using Azure AD B2B allows your organization to improve its security in accordance with best practices and apply governance policies to external administrators. [Important Information] Timing of deletion of external admins from current configuration; June 25, 2021 Action; review notes below and take action as appropriate |
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| MC246440 | (Updated) Upgrade AADconnect server before TLS 1.0/1.1 retirement for Azure AD | Updated April 06, 2021; We have updated this post to ensure visibility. The body of the message has not changed. Thank you for your patience. We will soon begin to retire support for following protocols and cipher, in Azure Active Directory; TLS 1.1, TLS 1.0 , 3DES cipher suite (TLS_RSA_WITH_3DES_EDE_CBC_SHA) These protocols and ciphers are being retired for the following reasons; To comply with the latest compliance standards for the Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program (FedRAMP). To improve security when users interact with our cloud services. Office 365 has already started the deprecation of the above TLS 1.0/1.1 as announced from OCT 2020 onwards. [Key points;] Timing; June 30, 2021 Action; update common tools and services that communicate with Azure AD |
Updated April 06, 2021; We have updated this post to ensure visibility. The body of the message has not changed. Thank you for your patience. We will soon begin to retire support for following protocols and cipher, in Azure Active Directory; TLS 1.1, TLS 1.0 , 3DES cipher suite (TLS_RSA_WITH_3DES_EDE_CBC_SHA) These protocols and ciphers are being retired for the following reasons; To comply with the latest compliance standards for the Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program (FedRAMP). To improve security when users interact with our cloud services. Office 365 has already started the deprecation of the above TLS 1.0/1.1 as announced from OCT 2020 onwards. [Key points;] Timing; June 30, 2021 Action; update common tools and services that communicate with Azure AD |
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| MC246707 | (Updated) Microsoft Forms: Correct Answer choice in Teams Meeting Forms Polls | Updated May 27, 2021; We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.
This new feature introduces Correct Answer choices to Polls within Teams meetings and will roll out across Microsoft Teams Desktop, Mobile and Web. The new update will make poll creation fluid, as frictionless as possible and gives presenters control of their meeting experience. [When this will happen] Rollout will begin in early May (previously mid-April) and complete by mid-June (previously end of May). |
Updated May 27, 2021; We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.
This new feature introduces Correct Answer choices to Polls within Teams meetings and will roll out across Microsoft Teams Desktop, Mobile and Web. The new update will make poll creation fluid, as frictionless as possible and gives presenters control of their meeting experience. [When this will happen] Rollout will begin in early May (previously mid-April) and complete by mid-June (previously end of May). |
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| MC247656 | (Updated) PowerPoint Live: Present to Teams from PowerPoint Web App | Updated June 22, 2021; We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.
This new PowerPoint for the web feature release will provide access to PowerPoint Live in Teams and with just one click, will make it easier for presenters to present their presentations from PowerPoint directly to their remote meeting audience. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 https://www.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/roadmap?filters=searchterms=80600 Roadmap ID 80600. [When this will happen] We will begin rolling this out in early May and complete rollout by the end of July (previously mid-July). |
Updated June 22, 2021; We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.
This new PowerPoint for the web feature release will provide access to PowerPoint Live in Teams and with just one click, will make it easier for presenters to present their presentations from PowerPoint directly to their remote meeting audience. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 https://www.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/roadmap?filters=searchterms=80600 Roadmap ID 80600. [When this will happen] We will begin rolling this out in early May and complete rollout by the end of July (previously mid-July). |
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| MC247825 | Teams for your personal life banners | To inform users about the new productivity features and the ability to sign in with different accounts, we will show a banner in the activity feed for Teams mobile app users. [Key points;] Timeline; Begin at end of April expect to complete rolling out to all customers by the end of December. Control; Contact Support |
To inform users about the new productivity features and the ability to sign in with different accounts, we will show a banner in the activity feed for Teams mobile app users. [Key points;] Timeline; Begin at end of April expect to complete rolling out to all customers by the end of December. Control; Contact Support |
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| MC247826 | (Updated) New PowerPoint Live Presentation option with desktop and window sharing | Updated May 07, 2021; We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.
When making a Live Presentation, presenters will soon be able to add a video feed to the presentation. This feature is available for presenters using the Microsoft Teams desktop app for both Windows and Mac. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 https://www.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/roadmap?rtc=1%26filters=searchterms=66587 Roadmap ID 66587. [When this will happen] |
Updated May 07, 2021; We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.
When making a Live Presentation, presenters will soon be able to add a video feed to the presentation. This feature is available for presenters using the Microsoft Teams desktop app for both Windows and Mac. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 https://www.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/roadmap?rtc=1%26filters=searchterms=66587 Roadmap ID 66587. [When this will happen] |
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| MC247827 | (Updated) Apply granular conditional access policies to SharePoint Online sites via sensitivity labels (preview) | Updated May 27, 2021; We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.
Coming soon to preview, administrators will be able to use Conditional Access policies and associated sensitivity labels to require additional user authentication for accessing sensitive SharePoint sites when the user's context does not meet the requirements of the site. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 https://www.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/roadmap?rtc=1%26filters=searchterms=70594 Roadmap ID 70594. Preview rollout will begin the end of May (previously April) |
Updated May 27, 2021; We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.
Coming soon to preview, administrators will be able to use Conditional Access policies and associated sensitivity labels to require additional user authentication for accessing sensitive SharePoint sites when the user's context does not meet the requirements of the site. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 https://www.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/roadmap?rtc=1%26filters=searchterms=70594 Roadmap ID 70594. Preview rollout will begin the end of May (previously April) |
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| MC248004 | (Updated) Yammer: Essential Announcements | Updated May 25, 2021; We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.
Having received customer feedback about not knowing how many members actually receive Yammer community announcements, we're excited that this new Essential Announcements feature will allow Yammer community admins to achieve a guaranteed distribution of important community announcements via email for all community members. This will rollout to Yammer web and desktop. |
Updated May 25, 2021; We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.
Having received customer feedback about not knowing how many members actually receive Yammer community announcements, we're excited that this new Essential Announcements feature will allow Yammer community admins to achieve a guaranteed distribution of important community announcements via email for all community members. This will rollout to Yammer web and desktop. |
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| MC248005 | (Updated) Changes to the way Exchange Online Protection (EOP) moves email to Junk folder | Updated April 29, 2021; We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.
Note; This change will only effect Exchange Online Protection (EOP) customers with Exchange online mailboxes. EOP standalone customers with hybrid environments will have no impact. |
Updated April 29, 2021; We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.
Note; This change will only effect Exchange Online Protection (EOP) customers with Exchange online mailboxes. EOP standalone customers with hybrid environments will have no impact. |
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| MC248201 | (Updated) Quick Create ? Easily Create Power BI Reports from Lists | Updated July 01, 2021; We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience. We are excited to announce the arrival of a new guided authoring experience in Lists that will make it easy to quickly create business intelligence reports in Power BI using your list schema and data. [Key points] Microsoft 365 https://www.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/roadmap?filters=searchterms=72175%2C Roadmap ID 72175. Timing; Targeted Release; rolling out in early early May. Roll-out; tenant level |
Updated July 01, 2021; We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience. We are excited to announce the arrival of a new guided authoring experience in Lists that will make it easy to quickly create business intelligence reports in Power BI using your list schema and data. [Key points] Microsoft 365 https://www.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/roadmap?filters=searchterms=72175%2C Roadmap ID 72175. Timing; Targeted Release; rolling out in early early May. Roll-out; tenant level |
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| MC248207 | (Updated) SharePoint Auto News Digest updates | Updated April 14, 2021; We have updated the content below for additional clarity. Thank you for your patience. You may already know about and use the SharePoint automatic news digest, which is sent to users with news that is relevant to them. We are adding new features to enhance the experience; The ability to brand your digest with your organization?s theme colors and logo Intelligent ranking so that users see the news most relevant to them |
Updated April 14, 2021; We have updated the content below for additional clarity. Thank you for your patience. You may already know about and use the SharePoint automatic news digest, which is sent to users with news that is relevant to them. We are adding new features to enhance the experience; The ability to brand your digest with your organization?s theme colors and logo Intelligent ranking so that users see the news most relevant to them |
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| MC248392 | (Updated) Spoof intelligence management enhancements for policy, insights and report | Updated May 04, 2021; We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.
The Spoof intelligence experience will introduce enhancements so that Security Administrators can gain better management of spoofing activity within their tenant. These feature updates will provide a clearer and easier way for Security Administrators to configure domain spoofing for both Cross-Org (External) and Intra-Org (Internal) email messages using a new ?Tenant allow/block list policy? designed for Spoofing activity. Furthermore, users will be able to review insights provided by spoof intelligence system and take actions. Additionally, an enhanced Spoof detections report (also known as Spoof Mail Report) will show details about authentication results such as SPF, DKIM, DMARC, so users can assess configurations within their tenant and adopt industry email standards as applicable. This Spoof Mail Report will provide a historical view of up to last 90 days of spoofing activity using the report. [When this will happen] |
Updated May 04, 2021; We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.
The Spoof intelligence experience will introduce enhancements so that Security Administrators can gain better management of spoofing activity within their tenant. These feature updates will provide a clearer and easier way for Security Administrators to configure domain spoofing for both Cross-Org (External) and Intra-Org (Internal) email messages using a new ?Tenant allow/block list policy? designed for Spoofing activity. Furthermore, users will be able to review insights provided by spoof intelligence system and take actions. Additionally, an enhanced Spoof detections report (also known as Spoof Mail Report) will show details about authentication results such as SPF, DKIM, DMARC, so users can assess configurations within their tenant and adopt industry email standards as applicable. This Spoof Mail Report will provide a historical view of up to last 90 days of spoofing activity using the report. [When this will happen] |
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| MC248393 | Plan for Change: Update to email profiles deployed with Basic Mobility and Security | Exchange Online recently announced that it would be ending support for Basic Authentication, you can learn more https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/exchange-team-blog/basic-authentication-and-exchange-online-february-2021-update/ba-p/2111904 here. In response to this, we will be updating all email profiles deployed with Basic Mobility and Security to switch from Basic Authentication to Modern Authentication on July 1, 2021. | Exchange Online recently announced that it would be ending support for Basic Authentication, you can learn more https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/exchange-team-blog/basic-authentication-and-exchange-online-february-2021-update/ba-p/2111904 here. In response to this, we will be updating all email profiles deployed with Basic Mobility and Security to switch from Basic Authentication to Modern Authentication on July 1, 2021. | N/A |
| MC248395 | (Updated) Teams: Join a meeting with digital meeting ID | Updated June 08, 2021; At this time we will not be moving forward with rolling out the feature as outlined. We are evaluating changes based on feedback and will announce our new plan via Message center when we are ready proceed. Thank you for your patience.
This release of Microsoft Teams Meeting ID will be rolling out across Microsoft Teams Desktop, Mobile and Web and will provide an additional way for users to join a Microsoft Teams meeting by entering a digital ID. |
Updated June 08, 2021; At this time we will not be moving forward with rolling out the feature as outlined. We are evaluating changes based on feedback and will announce our new plan via Message center when we are ready proceed. Thank you for your patience.
This release of Microsoft Teams Meeting ID will be rolling out across Microsoft Teams Desktop, Mobile and Web and will provide an additional way for users to join a Microsoft Teams meeting by entering a digital ID. |
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| MC248428 | (Updated) Outlook on the Web: New calendar board view | Updated July 01, 2021; We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.
This coming calendar board release will bring a new view to the calendar in Outlook on the web. In addition to the current views, users will soon be able to select a board view which will provide an expanded view where they can manage workloads like calendar, tasks, goals, flagged emails, and files. Targeted Release; We will begin rolling this out in mid-April and expect to complete rollout late May. |
Updated July 01, 2021; We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.
This coming calendar board release will bring a new view to the calendar in Outlook on the web. In addition to the current views, users will soon be able to select a board view which will provide an expanded view where they can manage workloads like calendar, tasks, goals, flagged emails, and files. Targeted Release; We will begin rolling this out in mid-April and expect to complete rollout late May. |
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| MC249244 | (Updated) New options for attachments in Outlook on the web | Updated April 29, 2021; We have updated the rollout timeline below and updated the body to include links to additional details. Thank you for your patience.
This new Outlook on the web feature will bring users an updated experience when receiving email attachments. We are updating the look and contents of the attachments, and consolidating all options under a single menu (similar to Outlook for Mac and Outlook for Windows). [When this will happen] Government and Germany; We will begin rolling this out in early June and expect to complete rollout mid-June. |
Updated April 29, 2021; We have updated the rollout timeline below and updated the body to include links to additional details. Thank you for your patience.
This new Outlook on the web feature will bring users an updated experience when receiving email attachments. We are updating the look and contents of the attachments, and consolidating all options under a single menu (similar to Outlook for Mac and Outlook for Windows). [When this will happen] Government and Germany; We will begin rolling this out in early June and expect to complete rollout mid-June. |
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| MC249248 | (Updated) SharePoint site templates | Updated June 03, 2021; We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.
This new SharePoint release of scenario-based site templates will help you expand what?s possible with content, pages, and web parts while helping you quickly get started building your own site. Each template contains pre-populated content and web parts that are fully customizable to meet the needs of your organization. This is rolling out on SharePoint Online and mobile. |
Updated June 03, 2021; We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.
This new SharePoint release of scenario-based site templates will help you expand what?s possible with content, pages, and web parts while helping you quickly get started building your own site. Each template contains pre-populated content and web parts that are fully customizable to meet the needs of your organization. This is rolling out on SharePoint Online and mobile. |
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| MC249395 | Yammer retiring support for TLS 1.0\1.1 | This message post is a reminder of the ongoing progress of retiring TLS 1.0 and TLS 1.1 protocols in Microsoft 365.
As previously communicated (MC126199 in Dec 2017, MC128929 in Feb 2018, MC186827 in July 2019, MC218794 in July 2020 and MC240160 in February 2021), we are moving all our online services to Transport Layer Security (TLS) 1.2+ to provide best in class encryption, and to ensure our services is more secure by default. The changes to enforce TLS1.2+ in our service started on October 15, 2020 and will continue to propagate through all Microsoft 365 environments for the next few months. If you have not taken steps to prepare for this change, your connectivity to Microsoft 365 might be impacted. |
This message post is a reminder of the ongoing progress of retiring TLS 1.0 and TLS 1.1 protocols in Microsoft 365.
As previously communicated (MC126199 in Dec 2017, MC128929 in Feb 2018, MC186827 in July 2019, MC218794 in July 2020 and MC240160 in February 2021), we are moving all our online services to Transport Layer Security (TLS) 1.2+ to provide best in class encryption, and to ensure our services is more secure by default. The changes to enforce TLS1.2+ in our service started on October 15, 2020 and will continue to propagate through all Microsoft 365 environments for the next few months. If you have not taken steps to prepare for this change, your connectivity to Microsoft 365 might be impacted. |
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| MC249623 | (Updated) OneDrive sync client update available for Mac | Updated July 02, 2021; We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.
We are making updates available for the OneDrive sync app on Mac. [When this will happen] Insiders; rollout begins late June(previously late May) |
Updated July 02, 2021; We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.
We are making updates available for the OneDrive sync app on Mac. [When this will happen] Insiders; rollout begins late June(previously late May) |
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| MC249626 | Organization logos in Outlook for iOS and Android | This new Outlook for iOS and Android update will display your organization?s logo, that is defined within Azure Active Directory, in the left-hand navigation area and while composing messages and calendar events. This feature will help users differentiate their work accounts from their personal accounts in the app. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 https://www.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/roadmap?filters=searchterms=72214 Roadmap ID 72214. [When this will happen] We will begin rolling this out in early May and expect to complete rollout late June. |
This new Outlook for iOS and Android update will display your organization?s logo, that is defined within Azure Active Directory, in the left-hand navigation area and while composing messages and calendar events. This feature will help users differentiate their work accounts from their personal accounts in the app. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 https://www.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/roadmap?filters=searchterms=72214 Roadmap ID 72214. [When this will happen] We will begin rolling this out in early May and expect to complete rollout late June. |
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| MC249774 | (Updated) Azure AD Default access token lifetime Variation | Updated June 08, 2021; We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience. We are making some changes to the default lifetime of Access Tokens. The default lifetime of Access Tokens issued by Azure AD will change from a static value of 60 minutes to a value between 60-90 minutes (75 minutes on average). We are making this change to provide a smoother experience across the service. [When will this happen;] We will roll out this change in July (previously May). |
Updated June 08, 2021; We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience. We are making some changes to the default lifetime of Access Tokens. The default lifetime of Access Tokens issued by Azure AD will change from a static value of 60 minutes to a value between 60-90 minutes (75 minutes on average). We are making this change to provide a smoother experience across the service. [When will this happen;] We will roll out this change in July (previously May). |
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| MC249777 | (Updated) Microsoft Teams: introducing organization-wide backgrounds (preview) | Updated May 25, 2021; We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.
Currently, your end users can replace the background in a video meeting or call with an image, if you have enabled this feature for Teams desktop apps and Teams on the web. We are introducing, via a preview feature, the ability for you to provide backgrounds that end users have access to across the organization. This feature will require an Advanced Communications license when it becomes generally available in July. If users do not have an Advanced Communications license, any organization backgrounds applied during the preview will no longer be available. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 https://www.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/roadmap?filters=searchterms=80193 Roadmap ID 80193 . [When this will happen] Rollout is planned from early June (previously mid-May) to early July (previously mid-June). |
Updated May 25, 2021; We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.
Currently, your end users can replace the background in a video meeting or call with an image, if you have enabled this feature for Teams desktop apps and Teams on the web. We are introducing, via a preview feature, the ability for you to provide backgrounds that end users have access to across the organization. This feature will require an Advanced Communications license when it becomes generally available in July. If users do not have an Advanced Communications license, any organization backgrounds applied during the preview will no longer be available. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 https://www.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/roadmap?filters=searchterms=80193 Roadmap ID 80193 . [When this will happen] Rollout is planned from early June (previously mid-May) to early July (previously mid-June). |
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| MC250529 | Microsoft Defender for Office 365: Spam detection report to be retired in July | We will retire the Spam detection report from Microsoft Defender for Office 365 beginning July 30, 2021.
We are also retiring the PowerShell cmdlet associated with the Spam detection report, https://docs.microsoft.com/powershell/module/exchange/get-maildetailspamreport Get-MailDetailSpamReport. Before we fully initiate the retirement of the standalone Spam detection report, we will include spam catches in the Threat protection status report; today it includes only phish and malware catches. You are receiving this message because our reporting indicates your organization may be using the Spam detection report. [Key points] Timing; July 30, 2021 [What you need to do to prepare] Instead of using Spam detection report, we recommend you use the https://docs.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/security/office-365-security/view-email-security-reports#threat-protection-status-report Threat protection status report, which is where we will continue to invest our resources. You might want update your training and documentation as appropriate. |
We will retire the Spam detection report from Microsoft Defender for Office 365 beginning July 30, 2021.
We are also retiring the PowerShell cmdlet associated with the Spam detection report, https://docs.microsoft.com/powershell/module/exchange/get-maildetailspamreport Get-MailDetailSpamReport. Before we fully initiate the retirement of the standalone Spam detection report, we will include spam catches in the Threat protection status report; today it includes only phish and malware catches. You are receiving this message because our reporting indicates your organization may be using the Spam detection report. [Key points] Timing; July 30, 2021 [What you need to do to prepare] Instead of using Spam detection report, we recommend you use the https://docs.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/security/office-365-security/view-email-security-reports#threat-protection-status-report Threat protection status report, which is where we will continue to invest our resources. You might want update your training and documentation as appropriate. |
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| MC250530 | (Updated) Microsoft Defender for Office 365: Malware detected in email report to be retired in June | Updated April 21, 2021; We have updated the title of this post for clarity. Thank you for your feedback. We will retire the Malware detected in email report from Microsoft Defender for Office 365 beginning June 14, 2021. You are receiving this message because our reporting indicates your organization may be using the Malware detected in email report. [Key points] Timing; June 14, 2021 [What you need to do to prepare] Instead of using Malware detected in email report, we recommend you use the https://docs.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/security/office-365-security/view-email-security-reports#threat-protection-status-report Threat protection status report, which is where we will continue to invest our resources. You might want update your training and documentation as appropriate. |
Updated April 21, 2021; We have updated the title of this post for clarity. Thank you for your feedback. We will retire the Malware detected in email report from Microsoft Defender for Office 365 beginning June 14, 2021. You are receiving this message because our reporting indicates your organization may be using the Malware detected in email report. [Key points] Timing; June 14, 2021 [What you need to do to prepare] Instead of using Malware detected in email report, we recommend you use the https://docs.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/security/office-365-security/view-email-security-reports#threat-protection-status-report Threat protection status report, which is where we will continue to invest our resources. You might want update your training and documentation as appropriate. |
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| MC250531 | Microsoft Defender for Office 365: Safe attachment message disposition to be retired in June | We will retire the Safe attachment message disposition report from Microsoft Defender for Office 365 beginning June 14, 2021. You are receiving this message because our reporting indicates your organization may be using the Safe attachment message disposition report. [Key points] Timing; June 14, 2021 [What you need to do to prepare] Instead of using Safe attachment message disposition report, we recommend you use the https://docs.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/security/office-365-security/view-email-security-reports#threat-protection-status-report Threat protection status report, which is where we will continue to invest our resources. You might want update your training and documentation as appropriate. |
We will retire the Safe attachment message disposition report from Microsoft Defender for Office 365 beginning June 14, 2021. You are receiving this message because our reporting indicates your organization may be using the Safe attachment message disposition report. [Key points] Timing; June 14, 2021 [What you need to do to prepare] Instead of using Safe attachment message disposition report, we recommend you use the https://docs.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/security/office-365-security/view-email-security-reports#threat-protection-status-report Threat protection status report, which is where we will continue to invest our resources. You might want update your training and documentation as appropriate. |
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| MC250532 | Microsoft Defender for Office 365: Safe attachment file types report to be retired in June | We will retire the Safe attachment file types report from Microsoft Defender for Office 365 beginning June 14, 2021. We are also retiring the PowerShell cmdlets associated with the Safe attachment file types report; https://docs.microsoft.com/powershell/module/exchange/get-advancedthreatprotectiontrafficreport Get-AdvancedThreatProtectionTrafficReport and https://docs.microsoft.com/powershell/module/exchange/get-maildetailmalwarereport Get-MailDetailMalwareReport. You are receiving this message because our reporting indicates your organization may be using the Safe attachment file types report. [Key points] Timing; June 14, 2021 [What you need to do to prepare] Instead of using Safe attachment file types report, we recommend you use the https://docs.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/security/office-365-security/view-email-security-reports#threat-protection-status-report Threat protection status report, which is where we will continue to invest our resources. You might want update your training and documentation as appropriate. |
We will retire the Safe attachment file types report from Microsoft Defender for Office 365 beginning June 14, 2021. We are also retiring the PowerShell cmdlets associated with the Safe attachment file types report; https://docs.microsoft.com/powershell/module/exchange/get-advancedthreatprotectiontrafficreport Get-AdvancedThreatProtectionTrafficReport and https://docs.microsoft.com/powershell/module/exchange/get-maildetailmalwarereport Get-MailDetailMalwareReport. You are receiving this message because our reporting indicates your organization may be using the Safe attachment file types report. [Key points] Timing; June 14, 2021 [What you need to do to prepare] Instead of using Safe attachment file types report, we recommend you use the https://docs.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/security/office-365-security/view-email-security-reports#threat-protection-status-report Threat protection status report, which is where we will continue to invest our resources. You might want update your training and documentation as appropriate. |
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| MC250533 | Microsoft Defender for Office 365: Forwarding report to be retired in June | We will retire the Forwarding report from Microsoft Defender for Office 365 beginning June 14, 2021. You are receiving this message because our reporting indicates your organization may be using the Forwarding report. [Key points] Timing; June 14, 2021 [What you need to do to prepare] Instead of using the Forwarding report, we recommend you use the Auto forwarded report (https://admin.exchange.microsoft.com/#/reports/autoforwardedmessages https://admin.exchange.microsoft.com/#/reports/autoforwardedmessages), which is where we will continue to invest our resources. You might want update your training and documentation as appropriate. |
We will retire the Forwarding report from Microsoft Defender for Office 365 beginning June 14, 2021. You are receiving this message because our reporting indicates your organization may be using the Forwarding report. [Key points] Timing; June 14, 2021 [What you need to do to prepare] Instead of using the Forwarding report, we recommend you use the Auto forwarded report (https://admin.exchange.microsoft.com/#/reports/autoforwardedmessages https://admin.exchange.microsoft.com/#/reports/autoforwardedmessages), which is where we will continue to invest our resources. You might want update your training and documentation as appropriate. |
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| MC250669 | (Updated) Microsoft Forms data insights: Word Cloud for open text question | Updated April 29, 2021; We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.
We are introducing a new AI based data insight type Word Cloud for open text question in Forms. The key phrases from the open text responses will be extracted and be visualized with word cloud. This can help users to get a quick view on the top text phrases people answered with. |
Updated April 29, 2021; We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.
We are introducing a new AI based data insight type Word Cloud for open text question in Forms. The key phrases from the open text responses will be extracted and be visualized with word cloud. This can help users to get a quick view on the top text phrases people answered with. |
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| MC250899 | New Design for Yammer Discovery and Digest Emails | Building on last year's interactive email notifications launch from Yammer in Outlook, this release update expands Yammer interactive emails to include daily community digest and weekly discovery emails. Now, Yammer community members will be able to engage and react to Yammer digest and discovery emails directly from within their Outlook Inbox.
This feature will rollout to Outlook Web App, Windows, Mac, and iOS and Android Outlook Apps. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 https://www.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/roadmap?filters=searchterms=66695 Roadmap ID 66695. [When this will happen] |
Building on last year's interactive email notifications launch from Yammer in Outlook, this release update expands Yammer interactive emails to include daily community digest and weekly discovery emails. Now, Yammer community members will be able to engage and react to Yammer digest and discovery emails directly from within their Outlook Inbox.
This feature will rollout to Outlook Web App, Windows, Mac, and iOS and Android Outlook Apps. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 https://www.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/roadmap?filters=searchterms=66695 Roadmap ID 66695. [When this will happen] |
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| MC250956 | Teams meetings to support view-only attendees | We originally communicated this in MC240169 (Feb '21). Currently, Teams meetings are limited to 300 users. If someone tries to join a meeting after it reaches capacity, they are unable to do so. With this update, meeting organizers who are assigned an appropriate license will be able to host a Teams meeting that has overflow capacity.
Up to 20,000 view-only attendees may join a meeting from late February through the end of June in order to accommodate heightened remote work scenarios. After July 1, 2021 we will support only 10,000 view only attendees. [When this will happen] |
We originally communicated this in MC240169 (Feb '21). Currently, Teams meetings are limited to 300 users. If someone tries to join a meeting after it reaches capacity, they are unable to do so. With this update, meeting organizers who are assigned an appropriate license will be able to host a Teams meeting that has overflow capacity.
Up to 20,000 view-only attendees may join a meeting from late February through the end of June in order to accommodate heightened remote work scenarios. After July 1, 2021 we will support only 10,000 view only attendees. [When this will happen] |
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| MC250959 | (Updated) New conditions available for auto-labeling in Exchange Online | Updated June 22, 2021; We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.
This update introduces new conditions for auto-labeling in Exchange Online. A policy can now apply a label to mail based on sender, recipient, subject, or header matches without requiring you to scan for sensitive content. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 https://www.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/roadmap?filters=searchterms=72225 Roadmap ID 72225. Rollout will begin at the end of June (previously late May) and is expected to be complete by end of July (previously late June). |
Updated June 22, 2021; We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.
This update introduces new conditions for auto-labeling in Exchange Online. A policy can now apply a label to mail based on sender, recipient, subject, or header matches without requiring you to scan for sensitive content. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 https://www.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/roadmap?filters=searchterms=72225 Roadmap ID 72225. Rollout will begin at the end of June (previously late May) and is expected to be complete by end of July (previously late June). |
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| MC251564 | (Updated) Organizers can lock meetings | Updated July 01, 2021; We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.
Within the desktop app in-meeting experience, organizers can choose to lock their meetings to prevent subsequent unwanted join attempts. [When this will happen] We will begin rolling out mid-July (previously mid-June) and expect to complete by the end of August (previously end of July). |
Updated July 01, 2021; We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.
Within the desktop app in-meeting experience, organizers can choose to lock their meetings to prevent subsequent unwanted join attempts. [When this will happen] We will begin rolling out mid-July (previously mid-June) and expect to complete by the end of August (previously end of July). |
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| MC251867 | SharePoint: Audience Targeting capability for Events Web Part | This new audience targeting release will allow the ability to target specific audiences per event within the SharePoint Events Web Part. This can help users target specific events to different audiences, helping them provide more personalized experiences on SharePoint pages. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 https://www.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/roadmap?filters=searchterms=70815 Roadmap ID 70815. [When this will happen] Target release; We will begin rolling this out in mid-April and expect to complete rollout early May. Standard release; We will begin rolling this out in mid-May and expect to complete rollout mid-June. |
This new audience targeting release will allow the ability to target specific audiences per event within the SharePoint Events Web Part. This can help users target specific events to different audiences, helping them provide more personalized experiences on SharePoint pages. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 https://www.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/roadmap?filters=searchterms=70815 Roadmap ID 70815. [When this will happen] Target release; We will begin rolling this out in mid-April and expect to complete rollout early May. Standard release; We will begin rolling this out in mid-May and expect to complete rollout mid-June. |
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| MC251870 | (Updated) Microsoft Graph privacy controls to fully replace the classic Office Delve control in May | Updated May 18, 2021; We have updated the rollout timeline below and we are extending the transition period for the classic Office Delve controls. Thank you for your patience.
In August 2020, we announced that Microsoft Graph privacy controls (MC219941) would be available in the fourth quarter. These Microsoft Graph privacy controls allow administrators to more granularly configure the visibility of Graph-derived insights which includes documents and sites across Microsoft 365 apps and services. We also announced a six-month transition period before the new controls would replace classic Office Delve controls. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 https://www.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/roadmap?rtc=1%26filters=searchterms=68863 Roadmap ID 68863 [When this will happen] |
Updated May 18, 2021; We have updated the rollout timeline below and we are extending the transition period for the classic Office Delve controls. Thank you for your patience.
In August 2020, we announced that Microsoft Graph privacy controls (MC219941) would be available in the fourth quarter. These Microsoft Graph privacy controls allow administrators to more granularly configure the visibility of Graph-derived insights which includes documents and sites across Microsoft 365 apps and services. We also announced a six-month transition period before the new controls would replace classic Office Delve controls. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 https://www.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/roadmap?rtc=1%26filters=searchterms=68863 Roadmap ID 68863 [When this will happen] |
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| MC252053 | (Updated) The new Exchange admin center general availability | Updated July 01, 2021; We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.
The new Exchange Admin Center (EAC) is a modern and a performant admin portal. This new portal has most of the functionality available in the classic EAC portal along with a lot of new features like tenant-to-tenant migration, automated G-Suite migration, and more. It also features a personalized dashboard with reports and insights that are designed to increase productivity. [When this will happen] Standard release and GCC available in late April. |
Updated July 01, 2021; We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.
The new Exchange Admin Center (EAC) is a modern and a performant admin portal. This new portal has most of the functionality available in the classic EAC portal along with a lot of new features like tenant-to-tenant migration, automated G-Suite migration, and more. It also features a personalized dashboard with reports and insights that are designed to increase productivity. [When this will happen] Standard release and GCC available in late April. |
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| MC252056 | (Updated) Office App for Desktop Improvements | Updated July 01, 2021; We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.
The new version of the Office App for Windows has improved performance, reliability, and includes the ability to open multiple instances of the app. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 https://www.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/roadmap?filters=searchterms=70811 Roadmap ID 70811. |
Updated July 01, 2021; We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.
The new version of the Office App for Windows has improved performance, reliability, and includes the ability to open multiple instances of the app. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 https://www.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/roadmap?filters=searchterms=70811 Roadmap ID 70811. |
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| MC252197 | (Updated) Location Based Access Control | Updated May 07, 2021; We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience. Many of our largest customers, typically in the banking and financial industries, are governed by strict standards. Their employees have access to very sensitive data and can only access that data within the boundaries of a single country. Admins currently restrict access to sensitive data based on IP address. However, IP address is less accurate and less reliable than GPS data. Thus, admins need the ability to restrict access based on GPS data. Now, admins will have the ability to create Conditional Access policies to allow/deny access using a new type of Named Location based on GPS data. When the policy is enabled, end users will need to share their GPS location from the mobile device on which Microsoft Authenticator is installed. The user's mobile device is a good indication of the user's actual location at the time. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID https://www.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/roadmap?rtc=1%26filters=searchterms=72238 72238 [When this will happen] We will be making this feature available via preview starting in mid-May (previously early May) and completing by early June (previously mid-May). |
Updated May 07, 2021; We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience. Many of our largest customers, typically in the banking and financial industries, are governed by strict standards. Their employees have access to very sensitive data and can only access that data within the boundaries of a single country. Admins currently restrict access to sensitive data based on IP address. However, IP address is less accurate and less reliable than GPS data. Thus, admins need the ability to restrict access based on GPS data. Now, admins will have the ability to create Conditional Access policies to allow/deny access using a new type of Named Location based on GPS data. When the policy is enabled, end users will need to share their GPS location from the mobile device on which Microsoft Authenticator is installed. The user's mobile device is a good indication of the user's actual location at the time. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID https://www.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/roadmap?rtc=1%26filters=searchterms=72238 72238 [When this will happen] We will be making this feature available via preview starting in mid-May (previously early May) and completing by early June (previously mid-May). |
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| MC252330 | (Updated) Reduce background noise in Microsoft Teams Meetings (now available for MacOS users) | Updated May 04, 2021; We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.
The AI-based, real-time noise suppression that was added to Windows desktop client for Microsoft Teams in Nov 2020 will soon also be available on MacOS. This feature will automatically remove background noise from your meetings. |
Updated May 04, 2021; We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.
The AI-based, real-time noise suppression that was added to Windows desktop client for Microsoft Teams in Nov 2020 will soon also be available on MacOS. This feature will automatically remove background noise from your meetings. |
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| MC252336 | SharePoint and Teams: Folder in site visibly connected to channel | This new Microsoft Teams release will make it easy to tell which folders within your SharePoint library have a Teams channel associated with them. Additionally, you'll be able to see this right from within the SharePoint user interface. This new feature will roll out to Teams desktop and web. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 https://www.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/roadmap?filters=searchterms=30686 Roadmap ID 30686. [When this will happen] We will begin rolling this out in late May and expect to complete rollout by late June. |
This new Microsoft Teams release will make it easy to tell which folders within your SharePoint library have a Teams channel associated with them. Additionally, you'll be able to see this right from within the SharePoint user interface. This new feature will roll out to Teams desktop and web. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 https://www.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/roadmap?filters=searchterms=30686 Roadmap ID 30686. [When this will happen] We will begin rolling this out in late May and expect to complete rollout by late June. |
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| MC252704 | (Updated) PowerPoint Live: Present to Teams from PowerPoint for Windows | Updated June 22, 2021; We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.
This new feature release will bring the PowerPoint Live in Teams entry point into PowerPoint for Windows. Clicking the Present in Teams button in PowerPoint will be the only step you need to take to present the deck in your Teams meeting. [When this will happen] We will begin rolling this out to Standard release in mid-May and expect to complete the roll-out at the end of July (previously late June). |
Updated June 22, 2021; We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.
This new feature release will bring the PowerPoint Live in Teams entry point into PowerPoint for Windows. Clicking the Present in Teams button in PowerPoint will be the only step you need to take to present the deck in your Teams meeting. [When this will happen] We will begin rolling this out to Standard release in mid-May and expect to complete the roll-out at the end of July (previously late June). |
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| MC252939 | Microsoft Lists: Grid view keyboard improvements | This new SharePoint feature will allow users to edit in grid view, and have a faster editing experience and greater levels of accessibility than before. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 https://www.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/roadmap?filters=searchterms=70670 Roadmap ID 70670. [When this will happen] Targeted release will begin rolling this out in late April and expect to complete rollout mid-May. Standard will begin rolling this out in mid-May and expect to complete rollout mid-June. |
This new SharePoint feature will allow users to edit in grid view, and have a faster editing experience and greater levels of accessibility than before. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 https://www.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/roadmap?filters=searchterms=70670 Roadmap ID 70670. [When this will happen] Targeted release will begin rolling this out in late April and expect to complete rollout mid-May. Standard will begin rolling this out in mid-May and expect to complete rollout mid-June. |
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| MC252940 | (Updated) Admins can install Apps in Meetings | Updated May 20, 2021; We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.
We are enabling IT admins to select Teams apps that can be installed in meetings for their organization. It will leverage the App setup policies, Installed apps section in which admins can specify the apps to install on behalf of their users. |
Updated May 20, 2021; We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.
We are enabling IT admins to select Teams apps that can be installed in meetings for their organization. It will leverage the App setup policies, Installed apps section in which admins can specify the apps to install on behalf of their users. |
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| MC253184 | Workbook Link Support Enabled in Excel for the web | Delighting our customers with faster, smoother, and frictionless experiences in Excel for the web is an uncompromised goal across the Excel team. With this in mind, we recently added Workbook Link Support to Excel for the Web, to help customers quickly launch and edit their Excel documents. In response to customer feedback, this represents another significant step toward quickly opening Excel files and editing them with less interruption in the process. This communication is meant to highlight the changes our customers are asking for, and to reaffirm our commitment and ongoing investment in Excel for the web rich end user experiences. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID; https://www.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/roadmap?rtc=1%26filters=searchterms=71476 71476 [When this will happen] |
Delighting our customers with faster, smoother, and frictionless experiences in Excel for the web is an uncompromised goal across the Excel team. With this in mind, we recently added Workbook Link Support to Excel for the Web, to help customers quickly launch and edit their Excel documents. In response to customer feedback, this represents another significant step toward quickly opening Excel files and editing them with less interruption in the process. This communication is meant to highlight the changes our customers are asking for, and to reaffirm our commitment and ongoing investment in Excel for the web rich end user experiences. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID; https://www.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/roadmap?rtc=1%26filters=searchterms=71476 71476 [When this will happen] |
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| MC253185 | Whiteboard storage changing to OneDrive for Business | Microsoft Whiteboard?the collaborative canvas in Microsoft 365?is being rebuilt to integrate seamlessly across the suite, so you can create, share, discover, and manage whiteboards as easily as any Office document. Starting October 2021, all newly created whiteboards will be stored as files in OneDrive for Business. This will provide your organization with rich content management features, including; Data residency Additional permissions |
Microsoft Whiteboard?the collaborative canvas in Microsoft 365?is being rebuilt to integrate seamlessly across the suite, so you can create, share, discover, and manage whiteboards as easily as any Office document. Starting October 2021, all newly created whiteboards will be stored as files in OneDrive for Business. This will provide your organization with rich content management features, including; Data residency Additional permissions |
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| MC253495 | (Updated) Connector results in All tab in SharePoint, Office.com and MSB | Updated July 01, 2021; We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.
With Graph connectors result clusters, enterprises can search for content from third party connector data sources in their default view, the All tab, in SharePoint, Office.com, and Microsoft Search in Bing. The results shown in a result cluster are grouped together based on the search vertical configuration. Control type; admin control |
Updated July 01, 2021; We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.
With Graph connectors result clusters, enterprises can search for content from third party connector data sources in their default view, the All tab, in SharePoint, Office.com, and Microsoft Search in Bing. The results shown in a result cluster are grouped together based on the search vertical configuration. Control type; admin control |
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| MC253498 | View and manage feedback users are submitting to Microsoft about Microsoft 365 products | You?ll soon be able to view and manage the feedback that your users send to Microsoft about Microsoft 365 products. This feedback will appear in the Microsoft 365 admin center in the Product feedback node. This new experience will allow you to get transparency into your users? experiences and sentiment with the Microsoft 365 products they?re using.
[Key points] Microsoft 365 Microsoft 365 https://www.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/roadmap?filters=searchterms=68899 Roadmap ID 68899 Targeted Release (entire organization); begins early May and should be complete in late May Roll-out; tenant level |
You?ll soon be able to view and manage the feedback that your users send to Microsoft about Microsoft 365 products. This feedback will appear in the Microsoft 365 admin center in the Product feedback node. This new experience will allow you to get transparency into your users? experiences and sentiment with the Microsoft 365 products they?re using.
[Key points] Microsoft 365 Microsoft 365 https://www.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/roadmap?filters=searchterms=68899 Roadmap ID 68899 Targeted Release (entire organization); begins early May and should be complete in late May Roll-out; tenant level |
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| MC253593 | Plan for Change: Basic Mobility and Security ending support for automatic enrollment from Azure AD registration | Azure AD?s ?https://docs.microsoft.com/azure/active-directory/devices/azureadjoin-plan#mdm-user-scope MDM user scope? feature, instructs Azure AD to automatically MDM enroll every PC when the user adds their work or school account to Windows (e.g. for SSO to Office apps). This feature, configured on the Microsoft Intune mobility app, works to enroll to Intune or Basic Mobility and Security based on which has been configured as the tenant?s https://docs.microsoft.com/mem/intune/fundamentals/mdm-authority-set MDM authority, ?Intune? or ?Office365? respectively. If automatic enrollment is enabled in Azure AD and the tenant was setup for Basic Mobility and Security, Azure AD will enroll the PC to Basic Mobility and Security MDM authority whenever the user adds their work or school account to Windows. As of August 1st 2021, Basic Mobility and Security will no longer support automatic enrollment from Azure AD registration. |
Azure AD?s ?https://docs.microsoft.com/azure/active-directory/devices/azureadjoin-plan#mdm-user-scope MDM user scope? feature, instructs Azure AD to automatically MDM enroll every PC when the user adds their work or school account to Windows (e.g. for SSO to Office apps). This feature, configured on the Microsoft Intune mobility app, works to enroll to Intune or Basic Mobility and Security based on which has been configured as the tenant?s https://docs.microsoft.com/mem/intune/fundamentals/mdm-authority-set MDM authority, ?Intune? or ?Office365? respectively. If automatic enrollment is enabled in Azure AD and the tenant was setup for Basic Mobility and Security, Azure AD will enroll the PC to Basic Mobility and Security MDM authority whenever the user adds their work or school account to Windows. As of August 1st 2021, Basic Mobility and Security will no longer support automatic enrollment from Azure AD registration. |
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| MC254084 | Microsoft Teams: Profile menu update, relocating profile menu links to a new menu in the title bar | The Me Menu updates were originally announced in MC228368 (Dec '20). To ensure the feature was ready, the rollout was delayed and we are now ready to proceed. Access to Settings, Zoom Controls, Keyboard Shortcuts, About, and Check for Updates is moving from the Me Menu to a new menu in the title bar. The Me Menu will be focused on account management, where users can switch to another account or tenant through the first level of the Me Menu. The following links will be moved out of the Me Menu into a new menu in the title bar; Zoom Controls [When this will happen] |
The Me Menu updates were originally announced in MC228368 (Dec '20). To ensure the feature was ready, the rollout was delayed and we are now ready to proceed. Access to Settings, Zoom Controls, Keyboard Shortcuts, About, and Check for Updates is moving from the Me Menu to a new menu in the title bar. The Me Menu will be focused on account management, where users can switch to another account or tenant through the first level of the Me Menu. The following links will be moved out of the Me Menu into a new menu in the title bar; Zoom Controls [When this will happen] |
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| MC254085 | Reminder: Skype for Business Online retires July 31, 2021 | Note; If your organization has already transitioned from Skype for Business Online to Microsoft Teams, please disregard this message. Originally announced in MC219641 (July '20), as Microsoft Teams has become the core communications client for Microsoft 365, this is a reminder the Skype for Business Online service will retire July 31, 2021. At that point, access to the service will end. |
Note; If your organization has already transitioned from Skype for Business Online to Microsoft Teams, please disregard this message. Originally announced in MC219641 (July '20), as Microsoft Teams has become the core communications client for Microsoft 365, this is a reminder the Skype for Business Online service will retire July 31, 2021. At that point, access to the service will end. |
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| MC254418 | Exchange: Update to Exchange Online Reply-All Storm Protection | Last year we introduced the Reply-all Storm Protection feature to help protect your organization from unwanted reply-all storms. This update, coming soon, allows admins to customize various settings for it. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/roadmap?filters=searchterms=68840 Roadmap ID 68840 [When this will happen;] Roll-out for all Microsoft 365 environments will begin in early May and should be completed by early June. |
Last year we introduced the Reply-all Storm Protection feature to help protect your organization from unwanted reply-all storms. This update, coming soon, allows admins to customize various settings for it. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/roadmap?filters=searchterms=68840 Roadmap ID 68840 [When this will happen;] Roll-out for all Microsoft 365 environments will begin in early May and should be completed by early June. |
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| MC254426 | Apps in External Scenarios | Apps will now be available for use in external meetings and chats. Users from the host organization (the user who creates a meeting or group chat) can install, update and delete apps. External users (belonging to other organizations) invited to the meeting or chat will be able to interact with only the apps host users install.
[Key points] Microsoft 365 https://www.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/roadmap?filters=searchterms=83094 Roadmap ID 83094 |
Apps will now be available for use in external meetings and chats. Users from the host organization (the user who creates a meeting or group chat) can install, update and delete apps. External users (belonging to other organizations) invited to the meeting or chat will be able to interact with only the apps host users install.
[Key points] Microsoft 365 https://www.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/roadmap?filters=searchterms=83094 Roadmap ID 83094 |
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| MC254429 | (Updated) Announcing new options for custom sensitive information types | Updated May 13, 2021; We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.
As previously messaged in (MC232031) and (MC233488), as part of your data classification efforts in the Microsoft 365 compliance center you can now customize built-in classifiers (sensitive information types) to meet your organization's needs. We are rolling out some minor feature updates to enhance this customization experience. |
Updated May 13, 2021; We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.
As previously messaged in (MC232031) and (MC233488), as part of your data classification efforts in the Microsoft 365 compliance center you can now customize built-in classifiers (sensitive information types) to meet your organization's needs. We are rolling out some minor feature updates to enhance this customization experience. |
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| MC254874 | Plan for Change: Updates to Windows 10 reports | There are several upcoming changes to Windows 10 reports to improve the reporting experience in Microsoft Endpoint Manager; May (2105) service release We will be removing the Alert details column in the Windows 10 Feature Updates report. For accurate information on Alert details, you should use the operational report under Devices ; Monitor ; Feature update failures (Preview) ; Select a Profile and then select an Alert Message. This will provide a pop-up with the description and recommendation to resolve. June (2106) service release We will be removing the End user update status report found in Devices ; Windows ; Windows 10 Feature updates ; Select a Profile. You will be able to find the same information in the Windows Feature Update report under Reports ; Windows Updates (preview) ; Reports tab ; Generate Windows Feature Update report, ?Update State? and ?Update SubStates? columns. |
There are several upcoming changes to Windows 10 reports to improve the reporting experience in Microsoft Endpoint Manager; May (2105) service release We will be removing the Alert details column in the Windows 10 Feature Updates report. For accurate information on Alert details, you should use the operational report under Devices ; Monitor ; Feature update failures (Preview) ; Select a Profile and then select an Alert Message. This will provide a pop-up with the description and recommendation to resolve. June (2106) service release We will be removing the End user update status report found in Devices ; Windows ; Windows 10 Feature updates ; Select a Profile. You will be able to find the same information in the Windows Feature Update report under Reports ; Windows Updates (preview) ; Reports tab ; Generate Windows Feature Update report, ?Update State? and ?Update SubStates? columns. |
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| MC254890 | Modifications to Export in Advanced eDiscovery to increase amount of exportable data | This feature update improves the Advanced eDiscovery export process allowing you to export larger amounts of data by separating them into multiple ZIP files. Now, we've raised the maximum size of an export from an Advanced eDiscovery review set from 3 million documents or 100 GB (whichever is smaller) to 5 million documents or 500 GB (whichever is smaller). This message is associated with Microsoft 365 https://www.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/roadmap?filters=searchterms=70721 Roadmap ID 70721. [When this will happen] We will begin rolling this out in late May and expect to complete rollout mid-June. |
This feature update improves the Advanced eDiscovery export process allowing you to export larger amounts of data by separating them into multiple ZIP files. Now, we've raised the maximum size of an export from an Advanced eDiscovery review set from 3 million documents or 100 GB (whichever is smaller) to 5 million documents or 500 GB (whichever is smaller). This message is associated with Microsoft 365 https://www.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/roadmap?filters=searchterms=70721 Roadmap ID 70721. [When this will happen] We will begin rolling this out in late May and expect to complete rollout mid-June. |
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| MC254891 | New: Launch your portal using the SharePoint Portal launch scheduler | This new SharePoint Portal launch scheduler will help coordinate and schedule launch details for high-traffic sites (portals). This feature provides a great end-user experience when launching a brand-new portal by enabling you to release new sites in scheduled phases, as well as better monitor site quality and performance. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 https://www.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/roadmap?filters=searchterms=70799 Roadmap ID 70799. [When will this happen] Targeted release; We will begin rolling this out in late May and expect to complete rollout mid-June. Standard release; We will begin rolling this out in mid-June and expect to complete rollout mid-July. |
This new SharePoint Portal launch scheduler will help coordinate and schedule launch details for high-traffic sites (portals). This feature provides a great end-user experience when launching a brand-new portal by enabling you to release new sites in scheduled phases, as well as better monitor site quality and performance. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 https://www.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/roadmap?filters=searchterms=70799 Roadmap ID 70799. [When will this happen] Targeted release; We will begin rolling this out in late May and expect to complete rollout mid-June. Standard release; We will begin rolling this out in mid-June and expect to complete rollout mid-July. |
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| MC255068 | (Updated) Together Mode generally available | Updated May 11, 2021; We have updated the timeline below. Thank you for your patience. General availability of Together Mode and removal of the Preview label. [When this will happen] Removal of the Preview label; Standard and GCC release will begin mid-May (previously end of May) and complete by early June. |
Updated May 11, 2021; We have updated the timeline below. Thank you for your patience. General availability of Together Mode and removal of the Preview label. [When this will happen] Removal of the Preview label; Standard and GCC release will begin mid-May (previously end of May) and complete by early June. |
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| MC255072 | (Updated) New Outlook for Mac Preview becomes the default experience in the Preview Channel | Updated June 30, 2021; We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.
With usage growing daily in our preview experience, we are rolling out Outlook for Mac to Preview Channel as the default experience for any user who has never tried the new experience. The default-on Outlook toggle provides access to enhanced performance and user experience across Mail, Calendar, People, and Search. |
Updated June 30, 2021; We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.
With usage growing daily in our preview experience, we are rolling out Outlook for Mac to Preview Channel as the default experience for any user who has never tried the new experience. The default-on Outlook toggle provides access to enhanced performance and user experience across Mail, Calendar, People, and Search. |
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| MC255074 | Recommended Files in Office: Excel for Microsoft 365, Word for Microsoft 365, PowerPoint for Microsoft 365 | Microsoft Office displays a list of recommended files on the File tab, or start page, of Word, Excel, or PowerPoint on Windows. This list allows you to keep track of work around you and quickly access files with activity you value most such as edits, mentions, comments by people you interact with. This feature uses machine learning to predict which files you're most likely to want to work on next and presents those as a set of cards you can choose from. Only files that you have access to in OneDrive or SharePoint are suggested. Recommended files in Office has been available on Office.com and Office for Mac and is now coming to Office on Windows. Note; This feature is currently available on Windows to Office Insiders on business or enterprise subscriptions. [Key points;] |
Microsoft Office displays a list of recommended files on the File tab, or start page, of Word, Excel, or PowerPoint on Windows. This list allows you to keep track of work around you and quickly access files with activity you value most such as edits, mentions, comments by people you interact with. This feature uses machine learning to predict which files you're most likely to want to work on next and presents those as a set of cards you can choose from. Only files that you have access to in OneDrive or SharePoint are suggested. Recommended files in Office has been available on Office.com and Office for Mac and is now coming to Office on Windows. Note; This feature is currently available on Windows to Office Insiders on business or enterprise subscriptions. [Key points;] |
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| MC255080 | (Updated) PowerPoint Live: Present to Teams from PowerPoint for Mac | Updated June 22, 2021; We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.
This new feature release will bring the PowerPoint Live in Teams entry point into PowerPoint for Mac. Clicking the Present in Teams button in PowerPoint will be the only step you need to take to present the deck in your Teams meeting. [When this will happen;] |
Updated June 22, 2021; We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.
This new feature release will bring the PowerPoint Live in Teams entry point into PowerPoint for Mac. Clicking the Present in Teams button in PowerPoint will be the only step you need to take to present the deck in your Teams meeting. [When this will happen;] |
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| MC255536 | Group chat with external users in Teams GA | This new external group chat feature enables your users to initiate and participate in group Teams chats with users from outside your organization, AAD identity required. Expanding on the existing ability for Teams users to find, participate in 1;1 chat, call and set up meetings with external users, external group chat in Teams supports up to 250 participants across multiple organizations in a single chat. This is rolling out on Teams desktop, web and mobile. External group chat is part of Microsoft Teams Connect. Azure Active Directory (AAD) is required. The organizations are required to use the open federation policy or be on each other?s allow list. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 https://www.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/roadmap?filters=searchterms=51126 Roadmap ID 51126 [When this will happen] We will begin rolling this out in mid-May and expect to complete rollout late July. |
This new external group chat feature enables your users to initiate and participate in group Teams chats with users from outside your organization, AAD identity required. Expanding on the existing ability for Teams users to find, participate in 1;1 chat, call and set up meetings with external users, external group chat in Teams supports up to 250 participants across multiple organizations in a single chat. This is rolling out on Teams desktop, web and mobile. External group chat is part of Microsoft Teams Connect. Azure Active Directory (AAD) is required. The organizations are required to use the open federation policy or be on each other?s allow list. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 https://www.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/roadmap?filters=searchterms=51126 Roadmap ID 51126 [When this will happen] We will begin rolling this out in mid-May and expect to complete rollout late July. |
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| MC255538 | Immersive Reader is now available in OneDrive and SharePoint for documents | This new feature release will allow users to launch Word Documents and text files into Immersive Reader from OneDrive. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 https://www.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/roadmap?rtc=1searchterms=67199filters=searchterms=81954 Roadmap ID 81954. [When this will happen] This feature will start rolling out in Mid-May and complete rollout by late June. |
This new feature release will allow users to launch Word Documents and text files into Immersive Reader from OneDrive. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 https://www.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/roadmap?rtc=1searchterms=67199filters=searchterms=81954 Roadmap ID 81954. [When this will happen] This feature will start rolling out in Mid-May and complete rollout by late June. |
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| MC255540 | Continuous access evaluation on by default | To improve security and minimize the time that at-risk sessions stay active, we?ll begin to enable continuous access evaluation (CAE) in premium Azure Active Directory tenants on June 15, 2021. Existing CAE configuration will be honored. You are receiving this message because Continuous Access Evaluation (CAE) will be enabled by default in your tenant by September 30, 2021. [Key points] Timing; This will be enabled between mid-June and late September. Roll-out; tenant level Control type; admin control Action; review, assess and ensure CAE settings are correct for environment by June 15th |
To improve security and minimize the time that at-risk sessions stay active, we?ll begin to enable continuous access evaluation (CAE) in premium Azure Active Directory tenants on June 15, 2021. Existing CAE configuration will be honored. You are receiving this message because Continuous Access Evaluation (CAE) will be enabled by default in your tenant by September 30, 2021. [Key points] Timing; This will be enabled between mid-June and late September. Roll-out; tenant level Control type; admin control Action; review, assess and ensure CAE settings are correct for environment by June 15th |
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| MC255695 | Setting to turn off/on comments for a list | This new feature will enable users to soon be able to turn off/on comments for individual lists. Any user with manage list permission on the list will be able to access this setting in Advanced settings under List settings. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 https://www.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/roadmap?filters=searchterms=70706 Roadmap ID 70706. [When this will happen] Targeted release (entire org ); will begin rolling this out in mid-May and expect to complete rollout late May. Standard release; will begin rolling this out in late May and expect to complete rollout mid-June. |
This new feature will enable users to soon be able to turn off/on comments for individual lists. Any user with manage list permission on the list will be able to access this setting in Advanced settings under List settings. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 https://www.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/roadmap?filters=searchterms=70706 Roadmap ID 70706. [When this will happen] Targeted release (entire org ); will begin rolling this out in mid-May and expect to complete rollout late May. Standard release; will begin rolling this out in late May and expect to complete rollout mid-June. |
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| MC256025 | (Updated) Outlook - new position for Send button in iOS | Updated May 25, 2021; We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.
We are moving the send button to a more convenient and easy-to-reach position when using your thumbs to type in Outlook for iOS. This will also match the experience in quick reply. |
Updated May 25, 2021; We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.
We are moving the send button to a more convenient and easy-to-reach position when using your thumbs to type in Outlook for iOS. This will also match the experience in quick reply. |
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| MC256026 | (Updated) Intelligent speaker for Microsoft Teams Rooms | Updated June 10, 2021; We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience. Introducing intelligent speakers; If your organization's Microsoft Teams Rooms are equipped with https://aka.ms/teamsdevices target=_blank style=;Intelligent Speakers, you can hold meetings where in-room participants of up to 10 people are identified in live transcription. During the meeting, remote participants can easily see who?s saying what. The post-meeting transcript identifies both remote and in-room attendees (except any who choose not to be identified). With these new speakers, attendees can use the transcript to follow along or capture action items. For Intelligent Speakers to provide voice identification, there should be no more than 20 persons total (including yourself) on the invite. Key benefits; Intelligent Speaker will identify participants in the meeting automatically Attendees can edit the speaker's name in transcripts. Better transcription quality in rooms compared to the common microphones Better Cortana experience and accuracy [When will this happen;] We will begin rolling out in mid-June (previously early June) and expect to complete by the end of June. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/roadmap?filters=searchterms=70762 target=_blank style=;Roadmap ID 70762 |
Updated June 10, 2021; We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience. Introducing intelligent speakers; If your organization's Microsoft Teams Rooms are equipped with https://aka.ms/teamsdevices target=_blank style=;Intelligent Speakers, you can hold meetings where in-room participants of up to 10 people are identified in live transcription. During the meeting, remote participants can easily see who?s saying what. The post-meeting transcript identifies both remote and in-room attendees (except any who choose not to be identified). With these new speakers, attendees can use the transcript to follow along or capture action items. For Intelligent Speakers to provide voice identification, there should be no more than 20 persons total (including yourself) on the invite. Key benefits; Intelligent Speaker will identify participants in the meeting automatically Attendees can edit the speaker's name in transcripts. Better transcription quality in rooms compared to the common microphones Better Cortana experience and accuracy [When will this happen;] We will begin rolling out in mid-June (previously early June) and expect to complete by the end of June. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/roadmap?filters=searchterms=70762 target=_blank style=;Roadmap ID 70762 |
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| MC256027 | Opt-out from Multi-Window Producer | We recently rolled out the Multi-Window Producer experience (announced in MC248212, April 2021) to all users. Since the Multi-Window Producer experience for Live Events currently does not have the Call Health Panel, we are providing an opportunity for you to opt your users out of the Multi-Window Producer experience and continue using the single view experience until the Call Health Panel is available for the Multi-Window Producer Experience. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/roadmap?filters=searchterms=81804 81804 |
We recently rolled out the Multi-Window Producer experience (announced in MC248212, April 2021) to all users. Since the Multi-Window Producer experience for Live Events currently does not have the Call Health Panel, we are providing an opportunity for you to opt your users out of the Multi-Window Producer experience and continue using the single view experience until the Call Health Panel is available for the Multi-Window Producer Experience. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/roadmap?filters=searchterms=81804 81804 |
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| MC256030 | (Updated) New Permissions management page in Microsoft 365 compliance center | Updated June 08, 2021; We have updated this post with a link to Additional information. Thank you for your patience. You will soon see a new Permissions landing page within the Microsoft 365 compliance center from which admins will be able to view and assign user roles and create and modify custom role groups, activities currently managed within the legacy Office 365 Security Compliance Center. This message is associated with Microsoft 365https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/roadmap?filters=searchterms=72239 Roadmap ID 72239 [When this will happen;] |
Updated June 08, 2021; We have updated this post with a link to Additional information. Thank you for your patience. You will soon see a new Permissions landing page within the Microsoft 365 compliance center from which admins will be able to view and assign user roles and create and modify custom role groups, activities currently managed within the legacy Office 365 Security Compliance Center. This message is associated with Microsoft 365https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/roadmap?filters=searchterms=72239 Roadmap ID 72239 [When this will happen;] |
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| MC256459 | (Updated) Announcing PowerPoint modern comments for enterprise general availability | Updated June 24, 2021; Based on learnings from our early rings, we have made the decision to make additional changes before we proceed with the rollout. We will deliver a new Message center post once we re-start the rollout. Thank you for your patience. The comments feature in PowerPoint will be updated to the new PowerPoint modern comments experience. Modern comments help improve your collaborative experience with features such as resolving comments, anchoring comments to objects and text, improved @mentions, and more. PowerPoint modern comments are available today behind a tenant admin setting which is off by default. This update will change the default setting from off to on. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/roadmap?filters=searchterms=82731 Roadmap ID 82731 [When this will happen] |
Updated June 24, 2021; Based on learnings from our early rings, we have made the decision to make additional changes before we proceed with the rollout. We will deliver a new Message center post once we re-start the rollout. Thank you for your patience. The comments feature in PowerPoint will be updated to the new PowerPoint modern comments experience. Modern comments help improve your collaborative experience with features such as resolving comments, anchoring comments to objects and text, improved @mentions, and more. PowerPoint modern comments are available today behind a tenant admin setting which is off by default. This update will change the default setting from off to on. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/roadmap?filters=searchterms=82731 Roadmap ID 82731 [When this will happen] |
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| MC256460 | SharePoint admin center: New homepage insights dashboard | In the SharePoint admin center, you will now have an all-new home page dashboard that enables administration at a glance with actionable charts and insights as cards. This new dashboard is customizable?you can add, remove and rearrange cards to suit your needs. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/roadmap?filters=searchterms=68812 target=_blank style=;Roadmap ID 68812 [When this will happen;] We will start rolling this out to Targeted Release in mid-May and expect that phase of the rollout to be completed by late June |
In the SharePoint admin center, you will now have an all-new home page dashboard that enables administration at a glance with actionable charts and insights as cards. This new dashboard is customizable?you can add, remove and rearrange cards to suit your needs. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/roadmap?filters=searchterms=68812 target=_blank style=;Roadmap ID 68812 [When this will happen;] We will start rolling this out to Targeted Release in mid-May and expect that phase of the rollout to be completed by late June |
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| MC256473 | (Updated) Microsoft Defender for Office 365: Introducing Advanced Delivery for Phishing Simulations and SecOps Mailboxes | Updated July 01, 2021; We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.
We are introducing a new capability, Advanced Delivery, for the configuration of third-party phishing simulation campaigns and delivery of messages to security operations (SecOps) mailboxes. Admins will now be able to explicitly configure for the following scenarios and ensure messages configured as part of these scenarios are handled correctly across product experiences; [Key points] Timing; We will begin rolling out at the beginning of July and expect to complete rollout by end of July. Control type; admin control Action; review, assess and configure your third-party phishing simulation campaigns/delivery for security operation mailboxes when feature rolls out. Act by August, 24, 2021. |
Updated July 01, 2021; We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.
We are introducing a new capability, Advanced Delivery, for the configuration of third-party phishing simulation campaigns and delivery of messages to security operations (SecOps) mailboxes. Admins will now be able to explicitly configure for the following scenarios and ensure messages configured as part of these scenarios are handled correctly across product experiences; [Key points] Timing; We will begin rolling out at the beginning of July and expect to complete rollout by end of July. Control type; admin control Action; review, assess and configure your third-party phishing simulation campaigns/delivery for security operation mailboxes when feature rolls out. Act by August, 24, 2021. |
08/24/2021 |
| MC256475 | Upcoming settings change to your Teams tenant ? no action required | In 7 days, the TeamsUpgradePolicy for your tenant will be fixed as TeamsOnly (its current setting) to help ensure a smooth transition to Teams. | In 7 days, the TeamsUpgradePolicy for your tenant will be fixed as TeamsOnly (its current setting) to help ensure a smooth transition to Teams. | N/A |
| MC256505 | New Filters Public Preview is Now Available | We are excited to announce that we have just released a new Filters feature for Microsoft Endpoint Manager. IT administrators can now use filters to target apps and policies to specific devices. [When will this happen;] With the May Intune service update, we officially released a new ?Filters? public preview for IT administrators using Microsoft Intune. This new feature provides more flexibility for targeting applications and policies, making deployments faster and easier. |
We are excited to announce that we have just released a new Filters feature for Microsoft Endpoint Manager. IT administrators can now use filters to target apps and policies to specific devices. [When will this happen;] With the May Intune service update, we officially released a new ?Filters? public preview for IT administrators using Microsoft Intune. This new feature provides more flexibility for targeting applications and policies, making deployments faster and easier. |
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| MC256834 | Network planner improvements | The new version of Network planner in the Teams Admin Center will use the latest bandwidth requirements of Teams clients to help you better estimate the bandwidth needs for your organization. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 https://www.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/roadmap?rtc=1%26filters=searchterms=82737 Roadmap ID 82737. [When this will happen] We will begin rolling this out in late May and expect to complete roll out by early June 2021. |
The new version of Network planner in the Teams Admin Center will use the latest bandwidth requirements of Teams clients to help you better estimate the bandwidth needs for your organization. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 https://www.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/roadmap?rtc=1%26filters=searchterms=82737 Roadmap ID 82737. [When this will happen] We will begin rolling this out in late May and expect to complete roll out by early June 2021. |
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| MC256835 | (Updated) Adjusting Version Retention for Outlook Data Files (PST File Type) | Updated May 18, 2021; We have updated the post to provide additional clarity. Thank you for your feedback. The PST version retention policy changes are being introduced to address concerns around storage impact of PST versions and will ensure PST file versions no longer consume storage for extended periods. When PST files are uploaded on OneDrive for Business and SharePoint Online team site document libraries, Outlook constantly updates PST files generating multiple versions which leads to storage being quickly consumed by the multiple versions of the PST file. With these changes the service will always retain a minimum of 30 day worth of PST versions that can be restored from. Note; These changes will have no impact on the actual PST file itself which will continue to be available. Starting June 28th admins can download the latest version of the SharePoint Management Shell and start opting out using SharePoint Online Management Shell cmdlet provided below. You will have until August 16th to opt out. Command; Get-SPOTenant/Set-SPOTenant Note; We do not recommend uploading PST files due to the impact they have on network bandwidth and storage; To prevent uploading .PST files from the OneDrive sync app, read 'https://docs.microsoft.com/onedrive/block-file-types' target=blank;Block syncing of specific file types . Starting August 16 2021, we'll be introducing new retention policies for Outlook Data Files (PST File type) Versions to prevent them from consuming storage capacity for OneDrive SharePoint Online. |
Updated May 18, 2021; We have updated the post to provide additional clarity. Thank you for your feedback. The PST version retention policy changes are being introduced to address concerns around storage impact of PST versions and will ensure PST file versions no longer consume storage for extended periods. When PST files are uploaded on OneDrive for Business and SharePoint Online team site document libraries, Outlook constantly updates PST files generating multiple versions which leads to storage being quickly consumed by the multiple versions of the PST file. With these changes the service will always retain a minimum of 30 day worth of PST versions that can be restored from. Note; These changes will have no impact on the actual PST file itself which will continue to be available. Starting June 28th admins can download the latest version of the SharePoint Management Shell and start opting out using SharePoint Online Management Shell cmdlet provided below. You will have until August 16th to opt out. Command; Get-SPOTenant/Set-SPOTenant Note; We do not recommend uploading PST files due to the impact they have on network bandwidth and storage; To prevent uploading .PST files from the OneDrive sync app, read 'https://docs.microsoft.com/onedrive/block-file-types' target=blank;Block syncing of specific file types . Starting August 16 2021, we'll be introducing new retention policies for Outlook Data Files (PST File type) Versions to prevent them from consuming storage capacity for OneDrive SharePoint Online. |
08/13/2021 |
| MC256837 | (Updated) Sharing Links for Microsoft Lists is now available! | Updated July 02, 2021; We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.
This release will allow users to now share Microsoft Lists using the same sharing links that they have been using for files and folders. |
Updated July 02, 2021; We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.
This release will allow users to now share Microsoft Lists using the same sharing links that they have been using for files and folders. |
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| MC256838 | (Updated) Azure B2B Integration with SharePoint Online is now Generally Available | Updated May 20, 2021; We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.
Azure B2B Integration with SharePoint Online and OneDrive is now generally available. |
Updated May 20, 2021; We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.
Azure B2B Integration with SharePoint Online and OneDrive is now generally available. |
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| MC256841 | Updates to U.S. Social Security Number sensitive information type definition for improved accuracy | To improve the accuracy of the U.S. Social Security Number (SSN) sensitive information type, we are making the following changes to its definition; 1. Three discreet confidence levels (High, Medium, and Low) depending on the level of accuracy. The three levels indicate the likelihood of a true positive considering the following; When the SSN was issued. SSNs issued pre-2011 had relatively strong definition due to additional checks. Whether the SSN are formatted (ddd dd dddd or ddd-dd-dddd) or unformatted (ddddddddd). Whether a keyword is found in proximity to the SSN. 2. An additional pattern which does not require mandatory keywords in proximity to reduce false negatives. The current definition requires keywords like SSN or Social Security Number in proximity to the actual number, which can sometimes lead to valid numbers not being detected (i.e. in an Excel spreadsheet where the supporting keyword is present only in the header row). 3. Added intelligence to detect high volume SSNs in tabular data, like an Excel spreadsheet where keyword is present only in the header of the table. Use High confidence or Medium confidence in your policy for this. Please note that this requires at least one instance to be detected with a keyword in proximity. See details of current definition vs. new definition below. [When this will happen] Rollout will begin in early June and is expected to be complete by early July 2021 |
To improve the accuracy of the U.S. Social Security Number (SSN) sensitive information type, we are making the following changes to its definition; 1. Three discreet confidence levels (High, Medium, and Low) depending on the level of accuracy. The three levels indicate the likelihood of a true positive considering the following; When the SSN was issued. SSNs issued pre-2011 had relatively strong definition due to additional checks. Whether the SSN are formatted (ddd dd dddd or ddd-dd-dddd) or unformatted (ddddddddd). Whether a keyword is found in proximity to the SSN. 2. An additional pattern which does not require mandatory keywords in proximity to reduce false negatives. The current definition requires keywords like SSN or Social Security Number in proximity to the actual number, which can sometimes lead to valid numbers not being detected (i.e. in an Excel spreadsheet where the supporting keyword is present only in the header row). 3. Added intelligence to detect high volume SSNs in tabular data, like an Excel spreadsheet where keyword is present only in the header of the table. Use High confidence or Medium confidence in your policy for this. Please note that this requires at least one instance to be detected with a keyword in proximity. See details of current definition vs. new definition below. [When this will happen] Rollout will begin in early June and is expected to be complete by early July 2021 |
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| MC256939 | Prevent issues with Journaling and Exchange Online mailbox limits | As announced in MC239262 and on https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/exchange-team-blog/upcoming-changes-to-mailbox-receiving-limits-hot-recipients/ba-p/2155862 target=_blank style=background-color; white; font-family; sans-serif; font-weight; 400;;this blog post, Exchange Online is starting to enforce our published mailbox receiving rate limit, incrementally lowering the threshold until reaching the documented limit of 3600 messages per rolling hour. We?ve detected that some tenants have configured their https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/exchange/security-and-compliance/journaling/journaling#alternate-journaling-mailbox alternate journaling mailbox to point to an address hosted in Exchange Online, which as described in the https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/exchange/security-and-compliance/journaling/configure-journaling#specify-an-alternate-journaling-mailbox-for-undeliverable-journal-reports configuration documentation is an unsupported configuration and due to the new enforcement of limits may cause throttling on alternate Journal mailbox and loss of the Journal Report NDR emails. Note; If your organization is not using Exchange Online's journaling functionality you can safely disregard this message. As a reminder, Microsoft?s best practice to meet your email compliance and regulatory needs is to leverage our https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/compliance/?view=o365-worldwide target=_blank style=background-color; white; font-family; sans-serif; font-weight; 400;;Microsoft 365 Compliance suite of solutions rather than journaling messages to another location. |
As announced in MC239262 and on https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/exchange-team-blog/upcoming-changes-to-mailbox-receiving-limits-hot-recipients/ba-p/2155862 target=_blank style=background-color; white; font-family; sans-serif; font-weight; 400;;this blog post, Exchange Online is starting to enforce our published mailbox receiving rate limit, incrementally lowering the threshold until reaching the documented limit of 3600 messages per rolling hour. We?ve detected that some tenants have configured their https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/exchange/security-and-compliance/journaling/journaling#alternate-journaling-mailbox alternate journaling mailbox to point to an address hosted in Exchange Online, which as described in the https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/exchange/security-and-compliance/journaling/configure-journaling#specify-an-alternate-journaling-mailbox-for-undeliverable-journal-reports configuration documentation is an unsupported configuration and due to the new enforcement of limits may cause throttling on alternate Journal mailbox and loss of the Journal Report NDR emails. Note; If your organization is not using Exchange Online's journaling functionality you can safely disregard this message. As a reminder, Microsoft?s best practice to meet your email compliance and regulatory needs is to leverage our https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/compliance/?view=o365-worldwide target=_blank style=background-color; white; font-family; sans-serif; font-weight; 400;;Microsoft 365 Compliance suite of solutions rather than journaling messages to another location. |
05/31/2021 |
| MC257026 | (Updated) Follow up to IT257168 ? Users unable to view passcode setup screen when enrolling devices through ADE | Updated May 19, 2021; We have updated this post for accuracy and to provide additional clarity. Thank you for your patience. We recently posted IT257168 on your service health dashboard. Customers enrolling devices through Apple Device Enrollment (ADE) discovered that they couldn?t view the passcode screen and therefore setup a passcode during enrollment. Upon investigation with Apple, this is a known issue in the iOS/iPadOS release 14.5 and 14.5.1. There is a workaround, described below. |
Updated May 19, 2021; We have updated this post for accuracy and to provide additional clarity. Thank you for your patience. We recently posted IT257168 on your service health dashboard. Customers enrolling devices through Apple Device Enrollment (ADE) discovered that they couldn?t view the passcode screen and therefore setup a passcode during enrollment. Upon investigation with Apple, this is a known issue in the iOS/iPadOS release 14.5 and 14.5.1. There is a workaround, described below. |
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| MC257029 | Prepare your SharePoint and OneDrive environment for end of support for Internet Explorer 11 | As shared in MC220490 last year, https://docs.microsoft.com/lifecycle/announcements/internet-explorer-11-support-end-dates Microsoft 365 apps and services will not support Internet Explorer 11 (IE 11) after August 17, 2021. | As shared in MC220490 last year, https://docs.microsoft.com/lifecycle/announcements/internet-explorer-11-support-end-dates Microsoft 365 apps and services will not support Internet Explorer 11 (IE 11) after August 17, 2021. | 08/16/2021 |
| MC257050 | Title changes for Microsoft 365 Apps updates published to the Microsoft Update Catalog | IT admins using Automatic Deployment Rules to deploy updates for Microsoft 365 Apps can use the updated titles to identify the desired update for automatic deployment without having to adjust the rule for every update cycle. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/roadmap?filters=searchterms=81979 Roadmap ID 81979 [When this will happen;] We will start rolling this update out in late June and expect the rollout to be completed by late September. |
IT admins using Automatic Deployment Rules to deploy updates for Microsoft 365 Apps can use the updated titles to identify the desired update for automatic deployment without having to adjust the rule for every update cycle. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/roadmap?filters=searchterms=81979 Roadmap ID 81979 [When this will happen;] We will start rolling this update out in late June and expect the rollout to be completed by late September. |
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| MC257051 | Outlook - Changes in how feedback is submitted | We are updating how and where feedback is submitted inside Outlook. Feedback can still be submitted from inside Outlook, but you will notice changes in the submission process. This is rolling out across desktop, web, mobile and Mac. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 https://www.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/roadmap?rtc=2searchterms=67199searchterms=81954filters=searchterms=81967 Roadmap ID 81967. [When this will happen] We will begin rolling this out in early June and expect to complete rollout late June. |
We are updating how and where feedback is submitted inside Outlook. Feedback can still be submitted from inside Outlook, but you will notice changes in the submission process. This is rolling out across desktop, web, mobile and Mac. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 https://www.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/roadmap?rtc=2searchterms=67199searchterms=81954filters=searchterms=81967 Roadmap ID 81967. [When this will happen] We will begin rolling this out in early June and expect to complete rollout late June. |
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| MC257054 | Update reminder: Headspace mindfulness content in Microsoft Viva Insights is here | As stated in April of this year (MC243209), additional updates are being delivered with this app update. The https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/insights/teams-app Microsoft Viva Insights app in Teams will introduce a curated set of guided meditations and focus music from Headspace. This will be accessible via the app Home page to help users start their day grounded, relax their mind before a big meeting, or find focus before starting an important project. The feature will initially only be available to those users who have English as their default Teams language. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/roadmap?filters=searchterms=68748 Roadmap ID 68748. [When this will happen] We will begin rolling this out in late June and expect to complete rollout late July. |
As stated in April of this year (MC243209), additional updates are being delivered with this app update. The https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/insights/teams-app Microsoft Viva Insights app in Teams will introduce a curated set of guided meditations and focus music from Headspace. This will be accessible via the app Home page to help users start their day grounded, relax their mind before a big meeting, or find focus before starting an important project. The feature will initially only be available to those users who have English as their default Teams language. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/roadmap?filters=searchterms=68748 Roadmap ID 68748. [When this will happen] We will begin rolling this out in late June and expect to complete rollout late July. |
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| MC257055 | Microsoft Search Usage reports for Modern Site Collections | We're rolling out https://docs.microsoft.com/MicrosoftSearch/usage-reports new search usage reports to include top, abandoned, no results queries, impression distribution in addition to query volume trends for the Modern site collection admins. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 https://www.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/roadmap?rtc=2searchterms=67199searchterms=81954filters=searchterms=70616%2C Roadmap ID 70616. [When this will happen] Targeted release (select users); will begin late May and should be completed by mid-June 2021. Standard Release; will begin mid-June and should be complete by early July 2021. |
We're rolling out https://docs.microsoft.com/MicrosoftSearch/usage-reports new search usage reports to include top, abandoned, no results queries, impression distribution in addition to query volume trends for the Modern site collection admins. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 https://www.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/roadmap?rtc=2searchterms=67199searchterms=81954filters=searchterms=70616%2C Roadmap ID 70616. [When this will happen] Targeted release (select users); will begin late May and should be completed by mid-June 2021. Standard Release; will begin mid-June and should be complete by early July 2021. |
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| MC257152 | Internet Explorer 11 (IE11) desktop application retires on Windows 10 on June 15, 2022 (non-LTSC, non-Server) | Today we announced that the future of Internet Explorer on Windows 10 is in Microsoft Edge. Internet Explorer mode (IE mode) provides legacy browser support within Microsoft Edge. Because of this, the IE11 desktop application will be retired on June 15, 2022. This means that the IE11 desktop application will no longer be supported and afterwards will redirect to Microsoft Edge if a user tries to access it.
Internet Explorer 11 desktop application Action;To continue using a supported browser, https://docs.microsoft.com/deployedge/deploy-edge-plan-deployment transition to the new Microsoft Edge. |
Today we announced that the future of Internet Explorer on Windows 10 is in Microsoft Edge. Internet Explorer mode (IE mode) provides legacy browser support within Microsoft Edge. Because of this, the IE11 desktop application will be retired on June 15, 2022. This means that the IE11 desktop application will no longer be supported and afterwards will redirect to Microsoft Edge if a user tries to access it.
Internet Explorer 11 desktop application Action;To continue using a supported browser, https://docs.microsoft.com/deployedge/deploy-edge-plan-deployment transition to the new Microsoft Edge. |
06/15/2022 |
| MC257240 | Update your iOS Company Portal minimum version to v4.16.0 | We have recently released an updated Company Portal for iOS to the Apple Store that is a required app update. The minimum supported version of the iOS Company Portal is now v4.16.0. | We have recently released an updated Company Portal for iOS to the Apple Store that is a required app update. The minimum supported version of the iOS Company Portal is now v4.16.0. | N/A |
| MC257468 | (Updated) Power Apps can now display images from Microsoft Lists | Updated June 22, 2021; We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience. Power Apps image controls can now display images that are stored in image columns in Microsoft Lists. Images can be displayed in four sizes; small, medium, large, or full. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 https://www.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/roadmap?filters=searchterms=81986 Roadmap ID 81986 [When this will happen;] Targeted release will begin rolling out in mid-July (previously mid-June) and will be complete by the end of July (previously end of June). |
Updated June 22, 2021; We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience. Power Apps image controls can now display images that are stored in image columns in Microsoft Lists. Images can be displayed in four sizes; small, medium, large, or full. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 https://www.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/roadmap?filters=searchterms=81986 Roadmap ID 81986 [When this will happen;] Targeted release will begin rolling out in mid-July (previously mid-June) and will be complete by the end of July (previously end of June). |
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| MC257470 | MDE OS Architecture value change | OS Architecture values as they are exposed today across the system use a terminology that refers to Intel processors. In extending the coverage of Microsoft Defender for Endpoints (MDE) to additional processors and platforms, we?re aligning to a neutral terminology and changing OS Architecture values. Note; This change may impact Advanced hunting saved queries, queries run through API or custom detections that may not return expected results after the change has been rolled out. [Key points] Timing; We plan to begin rolling this update out to preview customers in late June and expect it to be fully rolled out to Standard release by early July. |
OS Architecture values as they are exposed today across the system use a terminology that refers to Intel processors. In extending the coverage of Microsoft Defender for Endpoints (MDE) to additional processors and platforms, we?re aligning to a neutral terminology and changing OS Architecture values. Note; This change may impact Advanced hunting saved queries, queries run through API or custom detections that may not return expected results after the change has been rolled out. [Key points] Timing; We plan to begin rolling this update out to preview customers in late June and expect it to be fully rolled out to Standard release by early July. |
06/21/2021 |
| MC257688 | (Updated) Office 365 Service Communications API availability in Microsoft Graph | Updated June 24, 2021; We have updated post with additional resources. Thank you for your patience. The Office 365 Service Communications API will soon be available via Microsoft Graph in Beta for Public Preview. This API provides access to Message Center and Service Health posts for your tenant. https://docs.microsoft.com/graph/service-communications-concept-overview Overview for accessing service health and communications through Microsoft Graph - Microsoft Graph | Microsoft Docs https://docs.microsoft.com/graph/api/resources/service-communications-api-overview Working with service communications APIs in Microsoft Graph - Microsoft Graph beta | Microsoft Docs This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID https://www.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/roadmap?rtc=1%26filters=searchterms=68720 68720 [When this will happen;] |
Updated June 24, 2021; We have updated post with additional resources. Thank you for your patience. The Office 365 Service Communications API will soon be available via Microsoft Graph in Beta for Public Preview. This API provides access to Message Center and Service Health posts for your tenant. https://docs.microsoft.com/graph/service-communications-concept-overview Overview for accessing service health and communications through Microsoft Graph - Microsoft Graph | Microsoft Docs https://docs.microsoft.com/graph/api/resources/service-communications-api-overview Working with service communications APIs in Microsoft Graph - Microsoft Graph beta | Microsoft Docs This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID https://www.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/roadmap?rtc=1%26filters=searchterms=68720 68720 [When this will happen;] |
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| MC257689 | (Updated) Customize the properties for the Yammer Communities app in Teams | Updated July 01, 2021; We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience. The Microsoft Teams admin will soon be able to customize the following properties for the Yammer Communities app in Teams within their tenant; App name This message is associated with Microsoft 365 https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/roadmap?filters=searchterms=82243 Roadmap ID 82243 |
Updated July 01, 2021; We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience. The Microsoft Teams admin will soon be able to customize the following properties for the Yammer Communities app in Teams within their tenant; App name This message is associated with Microsoft 365 https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/roadmap?filters=searchterms=82243 Roadmap ID 82243 |
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| MC258022 | Planner File Recommendations | This new Planner feature allows users to quickly add attachments to their tasks from an intelligently curated list of relevant files. The recommendations are based on the task and the user. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 https://www.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/roadmap?filters=searchterms=66364 Roadmap ID 66364. [When this will happen;] |
This new Planner feature allows users to quickly add attachments to their tasks from an intelligently curated list of relevant files. The recommendations are based on the task and the user. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 https://www.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/roadmap?filters=searchterms=66364 Roadmap ID 66364. [When this will happen;] |
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| MC258023 | Mac Native Notifications | Note; if your organization does not use Mac OS you can safely disregard this message. With this update, your users will be able to choose their preferred means of Teams notifications delivery, either via the Teams built-in notification system or via Mac Minimum Requirements ; 1. Client Build Version should be 1.4.00.126632. Mac OS - 10.15 This message is associated with Microsoft 365 https://www.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/roadmap?filters=searchterms=66743 Roadmap ID 66743. [When this will happen;] This will begin rolling out to users beginning in mid-June and we expect the rollout to be completed by early July. |
Note; if your organization does not use Mac OS you can safely disregard this message. With this update, your users will be able to choose their preferred means of Teams notifications delivery, either via the Teams built-in notification system or via Mac Minimum Requirements ; 1. Client Build Version should be 1.4.00.126632. Mac OS - 10.15 This message is associated with Microsoft 365 https://www.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/roadmap?filters=searchterms=66743 Roadmap ID 66743. [When this will happen;] This will begin rolling out to users beginning in mid-June and we expect the rollout to be completed by early July. |
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| MC258034 | Together Mode Extensibility | Creators can now build custom Together Mode scenes using our newly built Scene Studio - a web application in the new Microsoft Teams Developer Center ? to bring new and exciting Together mode scenes to users. Creators can use these custom scenes for their own meetings, use a link to share with other users, or publish them more broadly to the organization or public Microsoft Teams store. Sharing a scene through a link allows creators to share their custom scenes with other users without having to publish to the app store. Custom scenes are packaged as Microsoft Teams apps. Your organization's app policies will therefore also apply to custom scene apps in the app store. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/roadmap?filters=searchterms=81123 Roadmap ID 81123 [When this will happen;] This feature will begin rolling out in late May and roll out should be complete by early July. |
Creators can now build custom Together Mode scenes using our newly built Scene Studio - a web application in the new Microsoft Teams Developer Center ? to bring new and exciting Together mode scenes to users. Creators can use these custom scenes for their own meetings, use a link to share with other users, or publish them more broadly to the organization or public Microsoft Teams store. Sharing a scene through a link allows creators to share their custom scenes with other users without having to publish to the app store. Custom scenes are packaged as Microsoft Teams apps. Your organization's app policies will therefore also apply to custom scene apps in the app store. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/roadmap?filters=searchterms=81123 Roadmap ID 81123 [When this will happen;] This feature will begin rolling out in late May and roll out should be complete by early July. |
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| MC258225 | SharePoint admin center: Replace root site is now available to all customers | Replacing (swapping) the root site is now available to all customers from the SharePoint admin center. Previously, customers with more than 10k users had to use PowerShell to replace their root site. This message is associated with Microsoft 365https://www.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/roadmap?filters=searchterms=72224 Roadmap ID 72224. [When this will happen] Targeted release (entire org); We will begin and complete rolling this out in early June. Standard release; We will begin rolling this out in early June and expect to complete rollout late July. |
Replacing (swapping) the root site is now available to all customers from the SharePoint admin center. Previously, customers with more than 10k users had to use PowerShell to replace their root site. This message is associated with Microsoft 365https://www.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/roadmap?filters=searchterms=72224 Roadmap ID 72224. [When this will happen] Targeted release (entire org); We will begin and complete rolling this out in early June. Standard release; We will begin rolling this out in early June and expect to complete rollout late July. |
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| MC258227 | SharePoint admin center: New columns on Active sites page | In the SharePoint admin center, the https://admin.microsoft.com/sharepoint?page=siteManagementmodern=true Active sites page will provide new information;
The ?Created from? column will show the apps that were used to create sites. In addition, you will have a new built-in view, ?Sites connected to Teams,? which lists all the sites in your organization that are connected to Microsoft Teams. The ?Created from? and ?Teams? information will also be available in the details panel when you select an individual site. |
In the SharePoint admin center, the https://admin.microsoft.com/sharepoint?page=siteManagementmodern=true Active sites page will provide new information;
The ?Created from? column will show the apps that were used to create sites. In addition, you will have a new built-in view, ?Sites connected to Teams,? which lists all the sites in your organization that are connected to Microsoft Teams. The ?Created from? and ?Teams? information will also be available in the details panel when you select an individual site. |
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| MC258228 | (Updated) Reminder: Azure Active Directory - Enable support for TLS 1.2 protocol to avoid service impact | Updated June 22, 2021; We have extended the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.
Note; If you have already transitioned to TLS 1.2, you can safely disregard this message. These protocols and ciphers are being retired to improve security when users/services interact with our cloud services. |
Updated June 22, 2021; We have extended the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.
Note; If you have already transitioned to TLS 1.2, you can safely disregard this message. These protocols and ciphers are being retired to improve security when users/services interact with our cloud services. |
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| MC258229 | (Updated) Announcing annotations in PowerPoint Live in Teams | Updated June 01, 2021; We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.
This new release will allow users to use a virtual laser pointer and make ink annotations when presenting through PowerPoint Live in Teams. Just as a presenter would use a physical laser pointer in a room, PowerPoint Live allows users to highlight by pointing at different places or data so the audience can easily follow along. This is rolling out on Microsoft Teams desktop, web and Mac. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 https://www.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/roadmap?filters=searchterms=81966 Roadmap ID 81966. |
Updated June 01, 2021; We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.
This new release will allow users to use a virtual laser pointer and make ink annotations when presenting through PowerPoint Live in Teams. Just as a presenter would use a physical laser pointer in a room, PowerPoint Live allows users to highlight by pointing at different places or data so the audience can easily follow along. This is rolling out on Microsoft Teams desktop, web and Mac. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 https://www.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/roadmap?filters=searchterms=81966 Roadmap ID 81966. |
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| MC258424 | Play My Emails in Outlook launching internationally | Play My Emails in Outlook for iOS and Android will soon be rolling out in English worldwide. The feature has rolled out in UK, India, Australia, and Canada (MC224750, November 2020). These updates are related to Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID https://www.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/roadmap?rtc=1%26filters=searchterms=82004 target=_blank style=;82004. [When this will happen;] We will begin rolling this out in July and expect it to be complete by September |
Play My Emails in Outlook for iOS and Android will soon be rolling out in English worldwide. The feature has rolled out in UK, India, Australia, and Canada (MC224750, November 2020). These updates are related to Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID https://www.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/roadmap?rtc=1%26filters=searchterms=82004 target=_blank style=;82004. [When this will happen;] We will begin rolling this out in July and expect it to be complete by September |
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| MC258425 | (Updated) Rich Yammer link previews in Teams chats | Updated July 01, 2021; We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience. With this change, when inserting a link of a Yammer conversation in a public community from their canonical (home) network, users with the Yammer Communities app for Microsoft Teams installed will now get a rich preview directly in Teams. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 https://www.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/roadmap?filters=searchterms=82243 Roadmap ID 82243 [When this will happen;] This new functionality will be rolling out in early August (previously June). If you see that the Communities app version is greater than v.2.2.5, then the functionality has been enabled in your tenant. |
Updated July 01, 2021; We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience. With this change, when inserting a link of a Yammer conversation in a public community from their canonical (home) network, users with the Yammer Communities app for Microsoft Teams installed will now get a rich preview directly in Teams. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 https://www.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/roadmap?filters=searchterms=82243 Roadmap ID 82243 [When this will happen;] This new functionality will be rolling out in early August (previously June). If you see that the Communities app version is greater than v.2.2.5, then the functionality has been enabled in your tenant. |
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| MC258427 | 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;] This will rollout and be complete on June 15th. |
We?re updating Microsoft Secure Score improvement actions to ensure a more accurate representation of security posture. [When this will happen;] This will rollout and be complete on June 15th. |
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| MC258428 | (Updated) Office for the Web - retiring File Share Embed | Updated June 07, 2021; Based on your feedback we have made the decision to not retire the File Share Embed dialog. Thank you for your feedback. Note; Embedded files must be stored in a location where permissions are granted to the appropriate audience. ------------------Previous message below for reference-------------------- We will be retiring the File Share Embed dialog from Office for the Web (Word, PowerPoint, Excel, and Visio) beginning July 1st 2021. Instead we recommend the utilization of https://support.microsoft.com/office/use-the-file-viewer-web-part-e53a9602-e7b3-4fff-9126-de2f18d1900c SharePoint File Viewer Web Part or existing Graph APIs (e.g. https://docs.microsoft.com/graph/api/driveitem-preview?view=graph-rest-1.0 PreviewItem,) which is where we will continue to invest our development resources. [Key points;] Timing; early July to mid-July Action; review and assess impact for your organization. |
Updated June 07, 2021; Based on your feedback we have made the decision to not retire the File Share Embed dialog. Thank you for your feedback. Note; Embedded files must be stored in a location where permissions are granted to the appropriate audience. ------------------Previous message below for reference-------------------- We will be retiring the File Share Embed dialog from Office for the Web (Word, PowerPoint, Excel, and Visio) beginning July 1st 2021. Instead we recommend the utilization of https://support.microsoft.com/office/use-the-file-viewer-web-part-e53a9602-e7b3-4fff-9126-de2f18d1900c SharePoint File Viewer Web Part or existing Graph APIs (e.g. https://docs.microsoft.com/graph/api/driveitem-preview?view=graph-rest-1.0 PreviewItem,) which is where we will continue to invest our development resources. [Key points;] Timing; early July to mid-July Action; review and assess impact for your organization. |
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| MC258429 | Exact Data Match support for Customer Managed Key | After a successful public preview (MC246007) in April 2021, this new release will enable you to be able to encrypt Exact Data Match (EDM) data using your own Customer Managed Key (CMK), further enhancing EDM data security. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 https://www.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/roadmap?filters=searchterms=81987 Roadmap ID 81987. [When this will happen;] Rollout will begin in mid-June and is expected to be complete by end of June 2021 |
After a successful public preview (MC246007) in April 2021, this new release will enable you to be able to encrypt Exact Data Match (EDM) data using your own Customer Managed Key (CMK), further enhancing EDM data security. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 https://www.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/roadmap?filters=searchterms=81987 Roadmap ID 81987. [When this will happen;] Rollout will begin in mid-June and is expected to be complete by end of June 2021 |
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| MC258623 | (Updated) Roaming bandwidth control | Updated July 01, 2021; We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.
Roaming bandwidth control is a new capability that allows admins to set dynamic bandwidth policies which are based upon the geographic location of users? Teams clients. This allows admins to set more limited bandwidth controls for when users travel to remote or bandwidth constrained locations, and then relax limitations when they travel to a location with higher bandwidth capacity. Initially two settings from the Teams Meeting Policy will be included - AllowIPVideo, andMediaBitRateKb We expect to begin this rollout at the end of July (previously early June) and to be complete by the end of August (previously late June). |
Updated July 01, 2021; We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.
Roaming bandwidth control is a new capability that allows admins to set dynamic bandwidth policies which are based upon the geographic location of users? Teams clients. This allows admins to set more limited bandwidth controls for when users travel to remote or bandwidth constrained locations, and then relax limitations when they travel to a location with higher bandwidth capacity. Initially two settings from the Teams Meeting Policy will be included - AllowIPVideo, andMediaBitRateKb We expect to begin this rollout at the end of July (previously early June) and to be complete by the end of August (previously late June). |
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| MC258632 | Two new Direct Routing endpoints in Japan | Direct routing service is adding capacity across regions and that capacity falls into already published Teams IP ranges and domains. Please make sure that all published Teams specific endpoints are permitted for your Direct Routing scenarios. [When this will happen;] Beginning in late June and expect to complete by early July. |
Direct routing service is adding capacity across regions and that capacity falls into already published Teams IP ranges and domains. Please make sure that all published Teams specific endpoints are permitted for your Direct Routing scenarios. [When this will happen;] Beginning in late June and expect to complete by early July. |
06/25/2021 |
| MC258757 | Good news! Your Microsoft Teams upgrade has been scheduled. | Microsoft Teams brings chat, meetings, calling, collaboration and application integration into a single experience, enabling organizations to do more together.
Teams is the core communications client in Microsoft 365, replacing Skype for Business Online, which retires July 31, 2021. Microsoft is committed to supporting your organization?s upgrade to Teams. To make the process as easy as possible, Microsoft will automatically upgrade your users to Teams on Friday, August 27, 2021. Alternatively, you can use the tools in the Microsoft Teams admin center to upgrade your users right away. |
Microsoft Teams brings chat, meetings, calling, collaboration and application integration into a single experience, enabling organizations to do more together.
Teams is the core communications client in Microsoft 365, replacing Skype for Business Online, which retires July 31, 2021. Microsoft is committed to supporting your organization?s upgrade to Teams. To make the process as easy as possible, Microsoft will automatically upgrade your users to Teams on Friday, August 27, 2021. Alternatively, you can use the tools in the Microsoft Teams admin center to upgrade your users right away. |
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| MC258800 | Lower All Raised Hands | Meeting organizers and presenters can lower all raised hands during a Teams Meeting. Note; Only meeting organizers and presenters can manage raised hands. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID https://www.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/roadmap?filters=searchterms=82643%2C 82643 and https://www.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/roadmap?filters=searchterms=83487%2C 83487. [When this will happen] Standard release will start rolling out in early June and complete by mid-June. GCC will start rolling out in mid-June and complete in mid July. GCC-High and DOD will start rolling out in mid-July and complete by mid-August. |
Meeting organizers and presenters can lower all raised hands during a Teams Meeting. Note; Only meeting organizers and presenters can manage raised hands. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID https://www.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/roadmap?filters=searchterms=82643%2C 82643 and https://www.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/roadmap?filters=searchterms=83487%2C 83487. [When this will happen] Standard release will start rolling out in early June and complete by mid-June. GCC will start rolling out in mid-June and complete in mid July. GCC-High and DOD will start rolling out in mid-July and complete by mid-August. |
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| MC258802 | SharePoint: Page Details Updates | These updates will allow users to delete their page, edit the page URL, and copy a link to their page from within the page details panel. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 https://www.microsoft.com/en-ww/microsoft-365/roadmap?filters=searchterms=81994 Roadmap ID 81994 [When this will happen;] We expect this rollout to begin in early June and to be completed by early July. |
These updates will allow users to delete their page, edit the page URL, and copy a link to their page from within the page details panel. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 https://www.microsoft.com/en-ww/microsoft-365/roadmap?filters=searchterms=81994 Roadmap ID 81994 [When this will happen;] We expect this rollout to begin in early June and to be completed by early July. |
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| MC258898 | On-demand channels post translation in Teams iOS and Android | This release of on-demand channels post translation will allow users to translate channel posts that are in another language, into the language of their choice. This is rolling out on the Teams iOS and Android from the latest store builds. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID https://www.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/roadmap?filters=searchterms=83399 83399 and https://www.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/roadmap?filters=searchterms=63219 63219. [When this will happen] We will begin rolling this out in early June and expect to complete rollout mid-July. |
This release of on-demand channels post translation will allow users to translate channel posts that are in another language, into the language of their choice. This is rolling out on the Teams iOS and Android from the latest store builds. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID https://www.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/roadmap?filters=searchterms=83399 83399 and https://www.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/roadmap?filters=searchterms=63219 63219. [When this will happen] We will begin rolling this out in early June and expect to complete rollout mid-July. |
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| MC258899 | M365 Certified App Security & Compliance in Teams Admin center | Teams Admin center (TAC) is releasing a new feature to help admins conveniently view security, compliance and other information about third party apps directly in TAC. The App Security Compliance feature will be available for all Microsoft 365 Certified apps. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 https://www.microsoft.com/en-ww/microsoft-365/roadmap?filters=searchterms=83077 Roadmap ID 83077 [When this will happen;] We expect to begin rolling this feature out in mid-June and expect the rollout to be complete by end-June. |
Teams Admin center (TAC) is releasing a new feature to help admins conveniently view security, compliance and other information about third party apps directly in TAC. The App Security Compliance feature will be available for all Microsoft 365 Certified apps. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 https://www.microsoft.com/en-ww/microsoft-365/roadmap?filters=searchterms=83077 Roadmap ID 83077 [When this will happen;] We expect to begin rolling this feature out in mid-June and expect the rollout to be complete by end-June. |
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| MC258902 | Update Microsoft Teams Rooms on Windows application to avoid service interruption. | Microsoft Teams Rooms on Windows; Critical Application version update
We're making some changes to Microsoft Teams Rooms on Windows devices. The critical application version is being updated to Microsoft Teams Rooms App v4.6.23.0. The minimum application version is being updated to Microsoft Teams Rooms App v4.7.19.0. [When will this happen;] |
Microsoft Teams Rooms on Windows; Critical Application version update
We're making some changes to Microsoft Teams Rooms on Windows devices. The critical application version is being updated to Microsoft Teams Rooms App v4.6.23.0. The minimum application version is being updated to Microsoft Teams Rooms App v4.7.19.0. [When will this happen;] |
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| MC258905 | New Communication Compliance features: Teams conversation context | The Communication Compliance solution in the https://compliance.microsoft.com Microsoft 365 compliance center will soon support Teams conversation context (public preview) and provide new reporting for sensitive information types. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID https://www.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/roadmap?filters=searchterms=68872%2C 68872 and https://www.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/roadmap?filters=searchterms=81970 81970. [When this will happen;] Rollout will begin in early June and is expected to be complete by late July. |
The Communication Compliance solution in the https://compliance.microsoft.com Microsoft 365 compliance center will soon support Teams conversation context (public preview) and provide new reporting for sensitive information types. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID https://www.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/roadmap?filters=searchterms=68872%2C 68872 and https://www.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/roadmap?filters=searchterms=81970 81970. [When this will happen;] Rollout will begin in early June and is expected to be complete by late July. |
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| MC259296 | (Updated) Plan for Change: Update to email profiles deployed with Basic Mobility and Security | Updated June 02, 2021; This change has been put on hold and we will update the timeline when we have additional information. Thank you for your patience. Previously mentioned in MC248393, Exchange Online announced that it would be ending support for Basic Authentication. You can learn more https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/exchange-team-blog/basic-authentication-and-exchange-online-february-2021-update/ba-p/2111904 here. In response to this change, we will be updating all email profiles deployed with Basic Mobility and Security to switch from Basic Authentication to Modern Authentication. |
Updated June 02, 2021; This change has been put on hold and we will update the timeline when we have additional information. Thank you for your patience. Previously mentioned in MC248393, Exchange Online announced that it would be ending support for Basic Authentication. You can learn more https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/exchange-team-blog/basic-authentication-and-exchange-online-february-2021-update/ba-p/2111904 here. In response to this change, we will be updating all email profiles deployed with Basic Mobility and Security to switch from Basic Authentication to Modern Authentication. |
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| MC259297 | (Updated) Support for tenant background images in the navigation bar is being retired | Updated June 02, 2021; We have updated this post to provide more clarity on the change. Thank you for your feedback.
Note; organization branding applied to Azure Active Directory sign-in pages are NOT impacted by this change. As outlined in MC243041 (March '21) we will be retiring support for navigation bar tenant background image. Instead we recommend the utilization of the improvements we've made to https://docs.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/admin/setup/customize-your-organization-theme Organizational Theming. This change is strictly for the navigation bar. Note; If you organization is not using navigation bar tenant background images you can safely disregard this message. |
Updated June 02, 2021; We have updated this post to provide more clarity on the change. Thank you for your feedback.
Note; organization branding applied to Azure Active Directory sign-in pages are NOT impacted by this change. As outlined in MC243041 (March '21) we will be retiring support for navigation bar tenant background image. Instead we recommend the utilization of the improvements we've made to https://docs.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/admin/setup/customize-your-organization-theme Organizational Theming. This change is strictly for the navigation bar. Note; If you organization is not using navigation bar tenant background images you can safely disregard this message. |
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| MC259301 | Exchange Admins can now use Integrated Apps in Microsoft Admin Center | Now Exchange Admin can access the Integrated apps experience in Microsoft Admin center under the Settings tab from where they can directly discover, deploy and manage Microsoft 365 add-ins. If the add-ins are part of M365 Apps developed by Microsoft partners they will also be able to discover other apps and deploy those add-ins, they have permissions to. [When this will happen;] We'll be gradually rolling this out starting in mid-June and expect roll-out will be completed by the end of July. |
Now Exchange Admin can access the Integrated apps experience in Microsoft Admin center under the Settings tab from where they can directly discover, deploy and manage Microsoft 365 add-ins. If the add-ins are part of M365 Apps developed by Microsoft partners they will also be able to discover other apps and deploy those add-ins, they have permissions to. [When this will happen;] We'll be gradually rolling this out starting in mid-June and expect roll-out will be completed by the end of July. |
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| MC259303 | Microsoft Bookings - toggle to test the new experience | Microsoft Bookings is getting a new experience and users can start accessing the preview with a toggle on the top right that says Try the new Bookings. Once this toggle is turned on, users can see and try the new experience. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 https://www.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/roadmap?filters=searchterms=81947 Roadmap ID 81947. [When this will happen] Targeted Release (entire org); the toggle will start rolling out in early June and complete by mid-June. Standard Release; the toggle will start rolling out in mid-June and complete by late June. |
Microsoft Bookings is getting a new experience and users can start accessing the preview with a toggle on the top right that says Try the new Bookings. Once this toggle is turned on, users can see and try the new experience. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 https://www.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/roadmap?filters=searchterms=81947 Roadmap ID 81947. [When this will happen] Targeted Release (entire org); the toggle will start rolling out in early June and complete by mid-June. Standard Release; the toggle will start rolling out in mid-June and complete by late June. |
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| MC259305 | Announcing new options for custom sensitive information types | As part of your data classification efforts in the Microsoft 365 compliance center you can now customize built-in classifiers (sensitive information types) to meet your organization's needs. We are rolling out some minor feature updates to enhance this customization experience. [When this will happen;] Rollout will begin mid-June and is expected to be complete by mid-July. |
As part of your data classification efforts in the Microsoft 365 compliance center you can now customize built-in classifiers (sensitive information types) to meet your organization's needs. We are rolling out some minor feature updates to enhance this customization experience. [When this will happen;] Rollout will begin mid-June and is expected to be complete by mid-July. |
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| MC259330 | Post on behalf of capability coming to Yammer | This new ?Post on behalf of another user? feature will allow Yammer users to assign other users in their network as their delegates. All users in the Yammer network will be able to add other users in the same network as their delegate. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 https://www.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/roadmap?filters=searchterms=66500 Roadmap ID 66500. [When this will happen;] We will begin rolling this out in late June and expect to complete rollout by late July. |
This new ?Post on behalf of another user? feature will allow Yammer users to assign other users in their network as their delegates. All users in the Yammer network will be able to add other users in the same network as their delegate. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 https://www.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/roadmap?filters=searchterms=66500 Roadmap ID 66500. [When this will happen;] We will begin rolling this out in late June and expect to complete rollout by late July. |
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| MC259467 | Good news! Your Microsoft Teams upgrade has been scheduled. | Microsoft Teams brings chat, meetings, calling, collaboration and application integration into a single experience, enabling organizations to do more together.
Teams is the core communications client in Microsoft 365, replacing Skype for Business Online, which retires July 31, 2021. Microsoft is committed to supporting your organization?s upgrade to Teams. To make the process as easy as possible, Microsoft will automatically upgrade your users to Teams on Wednesday, September 1, 2021. Alternatively, you can use the tools in the Microsoft Teams admin center to upgrade your users right away. |
Microsoft Teams brings chat, meetings, calling, collaboration and application integration into a single experience, enabling organizations to do more together.
Teams is the core communications client in Microsoft 365, replacing Skype for Business Online, which retires July 31, 2021. Microsoft is committed to supporting your organization?s upgrade to Teams. To make the process as easy as possible, Microsoft will automatically upgrade your users to Teams on Wednesday, September 1, 2021. Alternatively, you can use the tools in the Microsoft Teams admin center to upgrade your users right away. |
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| MC259495 | End-to-end encryption for Teams calling | End-to-end encryption is the encryption of information at its origin and decryption at its intended destination without the ability for intermediate nodes to decrypt. Teams will support an option to use end-to-end encryption (E2EE) for ad hoc 1;1 Teams VoIP calls. To support customer security and compliance requirements, IT will have full control of who can use E2EE in the organization. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 https://www.microsoft.com/en-ww/microsoft-365/roadmap?filters=searchterms=70780 Roadmap ID 70780 [When this will happen;] |
End-to-end encryption is the encryption of information at its origin and decryption at its intended destination without the ability for intermediate nodes to decrypt. Teams will support an option to use end-to-end encryption (E2EE) for ad hoc 1;1 Teams VoIP calls. To support customer security and compliance requirements, IT will have full control of who can use E2EE in the organization. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 https://www.microsoft.com/en-ww/microsoft-365/roadmap?filters=searchterms=70780 Roadmap ID 70780 [When this will happen;] |
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| MC259500 | Teams Mobile - Large Gallery in meetings update | The Large Gallery layout for meetings on Teams mobile is getting an upgrade! This layout will become mobile-optimized, letting you swipe through all the participants in a meeting. This is rolling out on the Teams iOS and Android app. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 https://www.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/roadmap?filters=searchterms=82959 Roadmap ID 82959. [When this will happen;] We will begin rolling this out in mid-June and expect to complete rollout late July. |
The Large Gallery layout for meetings on Teams mobile is getting an upgrade! This layout will become mobile-optimized, letting you swipe through all the participants in a meeting. This is rolling out on the Teams iOS and Android app. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 https://www.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/roadmap?filters=searchterms=82959 Roadmap ID 82959. [When this will happen;] We will begin rolling this out in mid-June and expect to complete rollout late July. |
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| MC259501 | Yammer and SharePoint for Business: Yammer Conversations Web Part V3 | We have updated the Yammer Conversations web part for SharePoint to add new configuration options including;
New horizontal layout - showcase Yammer conversations from your community, topic or user horizontally, making it easier to see many conversations at once This message is associated with Microsoft 365 https://www.microsoft.com/en-ww/microsoft-365/roadmap?filters=searchterms=81998 Roadmap ID 81998 |
We have updated the Yammer Conversations web part for SharePoint to add new configuration options including;
New horizontal layout - showcase Yammer conversations from your community, topic or user horizontally, making it easier to see many conversations at once This message is associated with Microsoft 365 https://www.microsoft.com/en-ww/microsoft-365/roadmap?filters=searchterms=81998 Roadmap ID 81998 |
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| MC259503 | Reminder: Skype for Business Online retires July 31, 2021 | Note; If your organization has already transitioned from Skype for Business Online to Microsoft Teams, please disregard this message.
Originally announced in MC219641 (July '20), as Microsoft Teams has become the core communications client for Microsoft 365, this is a reminder the Skype for Business Online service will retire July 31, 2021. At that point, access to the service will end. |
Note; If your organization has already transitioned from Skype for Business Online to Microsoft Teams, please disregard this message.
Originally announced in MC219641 (July '20), as Microsoft Teams has become the core communications client for Microsoft 365, this is a reminder the Skype for Business Online service will retire July 31, 2021. At that point, access to the service will end. |
07/31/2021 |
| MC259652 | Microsoft Defender for Endpoint - Automation defaults are changing | We are excited to announce that we are about to increase your automated protection by an average of 40% by setting your default automation level to Full ? remediate threats automatically. This change comes after a lengthy measurement and validation period, and we?re making this change with a high level of confidence and minimum risk. Data collected and analyzed over the past year shows that customers who are using full automation have had 40% more high-confidence malware samples removed than customers using lower levels of automation. Full automation also frees up our customers? critical security resources so they can focus more on their strategic initiatives. [When will this happen;] We will begin rolling this out in early July and expect to complete by mid-July. |
We are excited to announce that we are about to increase your automated protection by an average of 40% by setting your default automation level to Full ? remediate threats automatically. This change comes after a lengthy measurement and validation period, and we?re making this change with a high level of confidence and minimum risk. Data collected and analyzed over the past year shows that customers who are using full automation have had 40% more high-confidence malware samples removed than customers using lower levels of automation. Full automation also frees up our customers? critical security resources so they can focus more on their strategic initiatives. [When will this happen;] We will begin rolling this out in early July and expect to complete by mid-July. |
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| MC259655 | Plan for Change: Removing Threat agent status report from UI | With the Intune 2108 (August) service release, we will be removing the Threat agent status report from the Microsoft Endpoint Manager admin center (Devices ; Monitor ; Threat agent status). | With the Intune 2108 (August) service release, we will be removing the Threat agent status report from the Microsoft Endpoint Manager admin center (Devices ; Monitor ; Threat agent status). | N/A |
| MC259656 | Now GA for Communication Compliance: OCR support and 7 added languages for pre-trained classifiers | Previously announced in public preview (MC238655), the following Communication Compliance features are now generally available; Leverage https://docs.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/compliance/communication-compliance-feature-reference?view=o365-worldwide#optical-character-recognition-ocr optical character recognition to extract and evaluate images in messages Support additional languages for https://docs.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/compliance/classifier-learn-about?view=o365-worldwide#pre-trained-classifiers Threat, Profanity, and Harassment classifiers This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/roadmap?filters=searchterms=70622 70622 https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/roadmap?filters=searchterms=70623 70623. [When this will happen;] These features are now generally available. |
Previously announced in public preview (MC238655), the following Communication Compliance features are now generally available; Leverage https://docs.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/compliance/communication-compliance-feature-reference?view=o365-worldwide#optical-character-recognition-ocr optical character recognition to extract and evaluate images in messages Support additional languages for https://docs.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/compliance/classifier-learn-about?view=o365-worldwide#pre-trained-classifiers Threat, Profanity, and Harassment classifiers This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/roadmap?filters=searchterms=70622 70622 https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/roadmap?filters=searchterms=70623 70623. [When this will happen;] These features are now generally available. |
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| MC259743 | (Updated) Briefing Email Language Expansion (FR, DE, IT, PT) | Updated June 10, 2021; We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience. The https://docs.microsoft.com/briefing/be-overview target=_blank style=;Briefing email from Cortana helps users start their day on track by surfacing information to prepare for upcoming meetings, follow up on outstanding tasks as well as protect time for independent work. Currently, the Briefing email is available for Microsoft 365 Enterprise users with Exchange Online mailboxes in English and Spanish. We are expanding to support Exchange Online mailboxes in French, German, Italian, and Portuguese. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID https://www.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/roadmap?filters=Cortanasearchterms=81999 target=_blank style=;81999. [When this will happen;] Rolling out in mid-June (previously early June) and expected to be complete by the end of August. |
Updated June 10, 2021; We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience. The https://docs.microsoft.com/briefing/be-overview target=_blank style=;Briefing email from Cortana helps users start their day on track by surfacing information to prepare for upcoming meetings, follow up on outstanding tasks as well as protect time for independent work. Currently, the Briefing email is available for Microsoft 365 Enterprise users with Exchange Online mailboxes in English and Spanish. We are expanding to support Exchange Online mailboxes in French, German, Italian, and Portuguese. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID https://www.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/roadmap?filters=Cortanasearchterms=81999 target=_blank style=;81999. [When this will happen;] Rolling out in mid-June (previously early June) and expected to be complete by the end of August. |
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| MC259845 | (Updated) Teams meeting invite recipients limit from Outlook | Updated June 16, 2021; We have updated the message below to clarify this impacts Win32 and Win64 clients. Thank you for your patience. We're making some changes to limit the number of individual recipients allowed for scheduling a Teams meeting from Outlook (Win32 and Win64 client only at this time). We will apply this limit for meetings created with more than 750 recipients in the invite. This limit does not apply to the content of Distribution Lists and therefore we encourage users to use Distribution Lists when inviting a large number of attendees to a Teams meeting. [When will this happen;] We will roll-out this change beginning in late June and expect to complete by late August. |
Updated June 16, 2021; We have updated the message below to clarify this impacts Win32 and Win64 clients. Thank you for your patience. We're making some changes to limit the number of individual recipients allowed for scheduling a Teams meeting from Outlook (Win32 and Win64 client only at this time). We will apply this limit for meetings created with more than 750 recipients in the invite. This limit does not apply to the content of Distribution Lists and therefore we encourage users to use Distribution Lists when inviting a large number of attendees to a Teams meeting. [When will this happen;] We will roll-out this change beginning in late June and expect to complete by late August. |
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| MC259919 | (Updated) Actionable items in Microsoft Search | Updated June 13, 2021; We have updated the post to display as intended. Thank you for your feedback. We're rolling out actionable items to Microsoft Search. After this change, search results will be supplemented with an assistive action menu providing options to open results in the browser or client, download, share, or copy links to search results to help with task completion. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 https://www.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/roadmap?filters=searchterms=70700 Roadmap ID 70700. [When this will happen;] Targeted release (entire org); We will begin rolling this out in mid-June and expect to complete rollout late June. Standard release; We will begin rolling this out in late June and expect to complete rollout mid-July. |
Updated June 13, 2021; We have updated the post to display as intended. Thank you for your feedback. We're rolling out actionable items to Microsoft Search. After this change, search results will be supplemented with an assistive action menu providing options to open results in the browser or client, download, share, or copy links to search results to help with task completion. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 https://www.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/roadmap?filters=searchterms=70700 Roadmap ID 70700. [When this will happen;] Targeted release (entire org); We will begin rolling this out in mid-June and expect to complete rollout late June. Standard release; We will begin rolling this out in late June and expect to complete rollout mid-July. |
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| MC259920 | Search across images with Microsoft Search | We're rolling out image search to Microsoft Search. Image search in Microsoft provides a new search vertical to provide better search capabilities for images in your organization. After this change, a new image vertical will be available to allow for scoping your search results to images that satisfy the intent of the query. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 https://www.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/roadmap?filters=searchterms=68780 Roadmap ID 68780. [When this will happen;] Targeted release (entire org); We will begin rolling this out in mid-June and expect to complete rollout late June. Standard release; We will begin rolling this out in late June and expect to complete rollout mid-July. |
We're rolling out image search to Microsoft Search. Image search in Microsoft provides a new search vertical to provide better search capabilities for images in your organization. After this change, a new image vertical will be available to allow for scoping your search results to images that satisfy the intent of the query. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 https://www.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/roadmap?filters=searchterms=68780 Roadmap ID 68780. [When this will happen;] Targeted release (entire org); We will begin rolling this out in mid-June and expect to complete rollout late June. Standard release; We will begin rolling this out in late June and expect to complete rollout mid-July. |
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| MC259921 | Removing the option to use 'Office Presentation Service' from the Windows version of PowerPoint | We will be retiring the feature ?Office Presentation Service' from the Windows version of PowerPoint (starting with build 16.0.14122.100000). We will be removing the ?Office Presentation Service' option/button from the ?Present Online? menu under SlideShow ribbon in PowerPoint for Windows. Instead we recommend the utilization of Present Live in PowerPoint for the Web which is where we will continue to invest. [Key points;] Timing; We'll be gradually rolling this out to customers in Current Channel beginning in early June as part of the monthly release of PowerPoint. Action; educate users on the change and use of ?Present Live? in PowerPoint for the Web (aka Live Presentations) |
We will be retiring the feature ?Office Presentation Service' from the Windows version of PowerPoint (starting with build 16.0.14122.100000). We will be removing the ?Office Presentation Service' option/button from the ?Present Online? menu under SlideShow ribbon in PowerPoint for Windows. Instead we recommend the utilization of Present Live in PowerPoint for the Web which is where we will continue to invest. [Key points;] Timing; We'll be gradually rolling this out to customers in Current Channel beginning in early June as part of the monthly release of PowerPoint. Action; educate users on the change and use of ?Present Live? in PowerPoint for the Web (aka Live Presentations) |
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| MC259924 | Power Platform admin center cross-tenant analytics | This new Microsoft Power Platform feature release will allow admins to view out of the box reports for usage, maker activity, and inventory of canvas and model-driven apps at the tenant and environment level. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 https://www.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/roadmap?filters=searchterms=82010 Roadmap ID 82010. [When this will happen;] This will rollout in late June. |
This new Microsoft Power Platform feature release will allow admins to view out of the box reports for usage, maker activity, and inventory of canvas and model-driven apps at the tenant and environment level. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 https://www.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/roadmap?filters=searchterms=82010 Roadmap ID 82010. [When this will happen;] This will rollout in late June. |
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| MC259925 | Power Platform performance and diagnostics monitoring with Azure Application Insights | This new feature enables organizations using model-driven apps and Microsoft Dataverse to monitor, diagnose, and troubleshoot errors and performance issues for Unified Interface form-loads, plug-ins, and platform API calls based off Dataverse telemetry made available in customer's own instance of Azure Application Insights. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 https://www.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/roadmap?filters=searchterms=82011 Roadmap ID 82011. [When this will happen;] We will begin rolling this out in late June. |
This new feature enables organizations using model-driven apps and Microsoft Dataverse to monitor, diagnose, and troubleshoot errors and performance issues for Unified Interface form-loads, plug-ins, and platform API calls based off Dataverse telemetry made available in customer's own instance of Azure Application Insights. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 https://www.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/roadmap?filters=searchterms=82011 Roadmap ID 82011. [When this will happen;] We will begin rolling this out in late June. |
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| MC259926 | Power Platform admin center Data Export to Azure Data Lake Services | This new feature enables organizations to build custom inventory reports and analytical views by enabling export of usage and inventory data for canvas and model-driven apps into customers? own instance of Azure Data Lake. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 https://www.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/roadmap?filters=searchterms=82012 Roadmap ID 82012. [When this will happen;] We will begin rolling this out in late June. |
This new feature enables organizations to build custom inventory reports and analytical views by enabling export of usage and inventory data for canvas and model-driven apps into customers? own instance of Azure Data Lake. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 https://www.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/roadmap?filters=searchterms=82012 Roadmap ID 82012. [When this will happen;] We will begin rolling this out in late June. |
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| MC260554 | The device code flow user experience will now include an app confirmation prompt | As a security improvement, the https://docs.microsoft.com/azure/active-directory/develop/v2-oauth2-device-code device code flow has been updated to include an additional prompt, which validates that the user is signing into the app they expect. [When this will happen;] We will roll this starting in early June and expect to complete by the end of June. |
As a security improvement, the https://docs.microsoft.com/azure/active-directory/develop/v2-oauth2-device-code device code flow has been updated to include an additional prompt, which validates that the user is signing into the app they expect. [When this will happen;] We will roll this starting in early June and expect to complete by the end of June. |
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| MC260556 | Remove preview Tag from Large Gallery | Removal of Preview label from Large Gallery. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 https://www.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/roadmap?filters=searchterms=66717 Roadmap ID 66717 [When this will happen;] This feature update will rollout separately for Standard Release and GCC. For Standard Release, we began the rollout at the end of May and expect to complete the rollout by mid-June. |
Removal of Preview label from Large Gallery. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 https://www.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/roadmap?filters=searchterms=66717 Roadmap ID 66717 [When this will happen;] This feature update will rollout separately for Standard Release and GCC. For Standard Release, we began the rollout at the end of May and expect to complete the rollout by mid-June. |
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| MC260559 | (Updated) Redirecting Content Search and Core eDiscovery usage from Security Compliance Center | Updated June 16, 2021; We have updated this message for additional clarity. Thank you for your feedback. Note; This change only impacts Worldwide Standard and GCC tenants and does not impact tenants in GCC-High or DoD environments. We will communicate about redirection to tenants in GCC-High or DoD environments, in the near future, via Message center. Today, customers can access Content search, Core eDiscovery through; Security and Compliance Center (SCC) via protection.office.com Microsoft 365 Compliance Center (MCC) via compliance.microsoft.com When implemented, we will redirect customers accessing Content Search and Core eDiscovery from SCC to the same solutions offered in MCC. [Key Points;] Timeline; June 15th, 2021 |
Updated June 16, 2021; We have updated this message for additional clarity. Thank you for your feedback. Note; This change only impacts Worldwide Standard and GCC tenants and does not impact tenants in GCC-High or DoD environments. We will communicate about redirection to tenants in GCC-High or DoD environments, in the near future, via Message center. Today, customers can access Content search, Core eDiscovery through; Security and Compliance Center (SCC) via protection.office.com Microsoft 365 Compliance Center (MCC) via compliance.microsoft.com When implemented, we will redirect customers accessing Content Search and Core eDiscovery from SCC to the same solutions offered in MCC. [Key Points;] Timeline; June 15th, 2021 |
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| MC260561 | Admin notifications for Custom app submissions | To automate and simplify the approval process for custom apps this feature update will enable admins to receive a notification in a dedicated Teams channel when a developer submits a custom app for IT admin approval. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 https://www.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/roadmap?filters=searchterms=82512 Roadmap ID 82512. [When this will happen;] We will begin rolling this out in early July and expect to complete rollout mid-July. |
To automate and simplify the approval process for custom apps this feature update will enable admins to receive a notification in a dedicated Teams channel when a developer submits a custom app for IT admin approval. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 https://www.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/roadmap?filters=searchterms=82512 Roadmap ID 82512. [When this will happen;] We will begin rolling this out in early July and expect to complete rollout mid-July. |
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| MC260563 | Immersive reader on Teams mobile | Hear posts and chat messages read aloud using Immersive Reader in Microsoft Teams mobile apps on both Android and iOS. Immersive Reader was previously available only on the web and desktop apps. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/roadmap?filters=searchterms=82937 Roadmap ID 82937 [When this will happen;] We expect this rollout to begin in early July and be complete by mid-July. |
Hear posts and chat messages read aloud using Immersive Reader in Microsoft Teams mobile apps on both Android and iOS. Immersive Reader was previously available only on the web and desktop apps. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/roadmap?filters=searchterms=82937 Roadmap ID 82937 [When this will happen;] We expect this rollout to begin in early July and be complete by mid-July. |
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| MC260565 | Teams Attendance Report | This reporting dashboard will appear as a tab in the meeting detail will provide; Attendance information for Teams regular meetings. Registration information for Webinar prior to the meeting and joined registration and attendance data after the meeting. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID https://www.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/roadmap?rtc=1%26filters=searchterms=66585 66585 |
This reporting dashboard will appear as a tab in the meeting detail will provide; Attendance information for Teams regular meetings. Registration information for Webinar prior to the meeting and joined registration and attendance data after the meeting. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID https://www.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/roadmap?rtc=1%26filters=searchterms=66585 66585 |
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| MC260568 | Updates to Microsoft Defender for Office 365 events in Office 365 Management API | We have been working to meet the extensibility requirements of our customers, who are using the information around our detections within their custom tools. As part of this update, we are enhancing the information around Email Detections within Office 365 Management API. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 https://www.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/roadmap?filters=searchterms=70744 Roadmap ID 70744 [When this will happen;] We are expecting this rollout to begin in late June and expect the rollout to be fully completed by late July. |
We have been working to meet the extensibility requirements of our customers, who are using the information around our detections within their custom tools. As part of this update, we are enhancing the information around Email Detections within Office 365 Management API. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 https://www.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/roadmap?filters=searchterms=70744 Roadmap ID 70744 [When this will happen;] We are expecting this rollout to begin in late June and expect the rollout to be fully completed by late July. |
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| MC260745 | New Service - Scheduler for Microsoft 365 | Scheduler is an add-on service for Microsoft 365 that enables a digital assistant to schedule your meetings through email. Licensed users just have to add the assistant's email address to an email conversation to delegate the scheduling to the assistant for both, internal and external meetings. The Scheduler service will be available WW but in English only. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/roadmap?filters=searchterms=81948 Roadmap ID 81948. |
Scheduler is an add-on service for Microsoft 365 that enables a digital assistant to schedule your meetings through email. Licensed users just have to add the assistant's email address to an email conversation to delegate the scheduling to the assistant for both, internal and external meetings. The Scheduler service will be available WW but in English only. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/roadmap?filters=searchterms=81948 Roadmap ID 81948. |
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| MC260749 | (Updated) Microsoft Search: Find a meeting recording based on what was said | Updated June 16, 2021; We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience. This release will enhance Microsoft Search experience for Teams meetings that were recorded to OneDrive SharePoint. For Teams meeting recordings that were recorded and also transcribed live during the meeting, you can now search in Microsoft Search to find the meeting recording file based on the transcript. This message is associated with Microsoft 365https://www.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/roadmap?filters=searchterms=82003 Roadmap ID 82003. [When this will happen;] Targeted release; We will begin rolling this out in mid-July (previously mid-June) and expect to complete rollout in late July (previously late June). Standard release; We will begin rolling this out in late July (previously late June) and expect to complete rollout early August (previously early July). |
Updated June 16, 2021; We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience. This release will enhance Microsoft Search experience for Teams meetings that were recorded to OneDrive SharePoint. For Teams meeting recordings that were recorded and also transcribed live during the meeting, you can now search in Microsoft Search to find the meeting recording file based on the transcript. This message is associated with Microsoft 365https://www.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/roadmap?filters=searchterms=82003 Roadmap ID 82003. [When this will happen;] Targeted release; We will begin rolling this out in mid-July (previously mid-June) and expect to complete rollout in late July (previously late June). Standard release; We will begin rolling this out in late July (previously late June) and expect to complete rollout early August (previously early July). |
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| MC261024 | Microsoft Lists: @mention people in comments | You?ll now be able to ?mention? people you work with while adding a new comment to a list Item. This will help people share and collaborate on list items. The person who receives a notification can click a link that takes them directly to the comment in context, review the comment, and take the requested action. Please note; The @mention capability is not supported for Internet Explorer browsers. Please use a different browser to use this capability. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 https://www.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/roadmap?filters=searchterms=68811 Roadmap ID 68811 [When this will happen;] Targeted release (org level); We expect to begin rolling this out in early June and expect to complete the rollout by mid-June. |
You?ll now be able to ?mention? people you work with while adding a new comment to a list Item. This will help people share and collaborate on list items. The person who receives a notification can click a link that takes them directly to the comment in context, review the comment, and take the requested action. Please note; The @mention capability is not supported for Internet Explorer browsers. Please use a different browser to use this capability. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 https://www.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/roadmap?filters=searchterms=68811 Roadmap ID 68811 [When this will happen;] Targeted release (org level); We expect to begin rolling this out in early June and expect to complete the rollout by mid-June. |
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| MC261075 | New Firmware Update for Teams Phones (June 2021 Edition) | The new firmware release for Teams phones will include the following updates;
Call handoff on phones; When users are in a call on any other Teams client, Teams phones will provide an easy way for the user to move the call to the device. [When this will happen;] |
The new firmware release for Teams phones will include the following updates;
Call handoff on phones; When users are in a call on any other Teams client, Teams phones will provide an easy way for the user to move the call to the device. [When this will happen;] |
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| MC261345 | Take Action: Update iOS/iPadOS enrollment profiles | We have been tracking a known issue with iOS/iPadOS enrollment profiles for Automated Device Enrollment in Intune (see the https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/intune-customer-success/support-tip-users-unable-to-view-passcode-setup-screen-when/ba-p/2366246 blog for more information). One of the issues resulting from this causes Apple Setup Assistant to unexpectedly quit. Setup Assistant will be restarted again after subsequent reboots. We have implemented a fix for this issue that requires you to take action. | We have been tracking a known issue with iOS/iPadOS enrollment profiles for Automated Device Enrollment in Intune (see the https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/intune-customer-success/support-tip-users-unable-to-view-passcode-setup-screen-when/ba-p/2366246 blog for more information). One of the issues resulting from this causes Apple Setup Assistant to unexpectedly quit. Setup Assistant will be restarted again after subsequent reboots. We have implemented a fix for this issue that requires you to take action. | N/A |
| MC261351 | Extend Compliance Manager capabilities beyond Microsoft 365 assets | Microsoft Compliance Manager is a feature in the Microsoft 365 compliance center that helps you manage your organization's compliance requirements with greater ease and convenience. This new release of pre-configured assessment templates extends Compliance Manager capabilities beyond Microsoft 365 assets. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/roadmap?filters=searchterms=72223 Roadmap ID 72223. [When this will happen] Rollout will begin in late June and is expected to be complete by late July 2021. |
Microsoft Compliance Manager is a feature in the Microsoft 365 compliance center that helps you manage your organization's compliance requirements with greater ease and convenience. This new release of pre-configured assessment templates extends Compliance Manager capabilities beyond Microsoft 365 assets. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/roadmap?filters=searchterms=72223 Roadmap ID 72223. [When this will happen] Rollout will begin in late June and is expected to be complete by late July 2021. |
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| MC261352 | (Updated) Microsoft Stream (built on SharePoint): Updated Web player for video | Updated July 01, 2021; We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.
The web player for audio video files that are stored in OneDrive and SharePoint (including when those files are embedded in Teams, Yammer, and SharePoint web parts) is being updated with a new user look and feel and adheres to greater levels of accessibility for keyboard navigation and screen readers. Please see https://support.microsoft.com/office/play-video-audio-files-on-microsoft-365-75b1a0e3-4121-4ecd-aa80-85a6b9931f6d?storagetype=live Play video audio files on Microsoft 365 - SharePoint for more details. |
Updated July 01, 2021; We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.
The web player for audio video files that are stored in OneDrive and SharePoint (including when those files are embedded in Teams, Yammer, and SharePoint web parts) is being updated with a new user look and feel and adheres to greater levels of accessibility for keyboard navigation and screen readers. Please see https://support.microsoft.com/office/play-video-audio-files-on-microsoft-365-75b1a0e3-4121-4ecd-aa80-85a6b9931f6d?storagetype=live Play video audio files on Microsoft 365 - SharePoint for more details. |
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| MC261353 | (Updated) PDF nighttime reading mode for OneDrive on Android | Updated June 18, 2021; We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience. With 3 new color modes for viewing PDFs?day, night, and sepia?users have more control over the appearance of PDFs and how much blue light they see. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 https://www.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/roadmap?filters=searchterms=72230 Roadmap ID 72230. [When this will happen;] We will begin rolling this out to the Google Play Store in early June and expect to complete rollout by mid-July (previously early July). |
Updated June 18, 2021; We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience. With 3 new color modes for viewing PDFs?day, night, and sepia?users have more control over the appearance of PDFs and how much blue light they see. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 https://www.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/roadmap?filters=searchterms=72230 Roadmap ID 72230. [When this will happen;] We will begin rolling this out to the Google Play Store in early June and expect to complete rollout by mid-July (previously early July). |
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| MC261530 | Chat Bubbles | Previously, Teams users needed to manually open a chat window to view the chat screen. Now thanks to this new feature, chats sent during a Teams meeting will surface on the screens of all meeting participants, making the chat more central to the conversation. [Key points;] Microsoft 365 https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/roadmap?rtc=1filters=searchterms=65948 Roadmap ID 65948 |
Previously, Teams users needed to manually open a chat window to view the chat screen. Now thanks to this new feature, chats sent during a Teams meeting will surface on the screens of all meeting participants, making the chat more central to the conversation. [Key points;] Microsoft 365 https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/roadmap?rtc=1filters=searchterms=65948 Roadmap ID 65948 |
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| MC261532 | Edit your workbooks now with ActiveX | Delighting our customers with faster, smoother, and frictionless experiences in Excel for the web is an uncompromised goal across the Excel team. With this in mind, we recently added support to open and edit workbooks with ActiveX, Form controls and other legacy art objects in Excel web. In response to customer feedback, this represents another step forward to help customers quickly open Excel files and edit them with less friction in the process. This communication is meant to highlight the changes our customers are asking for, and to reaffirm our commitment and ongoing investment in Excel for the web to enable rich end user experiences. [When this will happen;] We expect this rollout to begin in early June and target the rollout to be fully completed by early July. |
Delighting our customers with faster, smoother, and frictionless experiences in Excel for the web is an uncompromised goal across the Excel team. With this in mind, we recently added support to open and edit workbooks with ActiveX, Form controls and other legacy art objects in Excel web. In response to customer feedback, this represents another step forward to help customers quickly open Excel files and edit them with less friction in the process. This communication is meant to highlight the changes our customers are asking for, and to reaffirm our commitment and ongoing investment in Excel for the web to enable rich end user experiences. [When this will happen;] We expect this rollout to begin in early June and target the rollout to be fully completed by early July. |
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| MC261534 | (Updated) SharePoint: Updates for Microsoft Teams connected team sites | Updated June 15, 2021; We have updated the content below for additional clarity. Thank you for your feedback When you create a team in Microsoft Teams, a SharePoint team site will automatically get created in tandem and you are also able to connect any existing SharePoint team site to a new team in Microsoft Teams. These are called Microsoft Teams connected team sites. For https://docs.microsoft.com/microsoftteams/private-channels private channels in Microsoft Teams, a SharePoint team site automatically gets created and is known as a channel site. These Teams connected team sites and channel sites are managed differently than your typical SharePoint team site. We are making small updates to the viewing and management experience of Teams connected team sites and channel sites to simplify the end-user experience. [Key points;] Microsoft 365 https://www.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/roadmap?filters=searchterms=81945 Roadmap ID 81945. Rollout; tenant level Control type; user control Action; review and assess |
Updated June 15, 2021; We have updated the content below for additional clarity. Thank you for your feedback When you create a team in Microsoft Teams, a SharePoint team site will automatically get created in tandem and you are also able to connect any existing SharePoint team site to a new team in Microsoft Teams. These are called Microsoft Teams connected team sites. For https://docs.microsoft.com/microsoftteams/private-channels private channels in Microsoft Teams, a SharePoint team site automatically gets created and is known as a channel site. These Teams connected team sites and channel sites are managed differently than your typical SharePoint team site. We are making small updates to the viewing and management experience of Teams connected team sites and channel sites to simplify the end-user experience. [Key points;] Microsoft 365 https://www.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/roadmap?filters=searchterms=81945 Roadmap ID 81945. Rollout; tenant level Control type; user control Action; review and assess |
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| MC261535 | Install web version of OneDrive as a Progressive Web App (PWA) | You can now install the web version of OneDrive as a Progressive Web App (PWA) in Microsoft Edge, Google Chrome, Firefox or other browser that supports Progressive Web Apps (with the exception of Safari). After you install the web version of OneDrive as a Progressive Web App, you can launch it from your desktop, and it will work the same way as it does in your web browser. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 https://www.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/roadmap?filters=searchterms=82040 Roadmap ID 82040. [When this will happen;] Targeted release; we will begin rolling this out in early July and expect to complete rollout mid-July. Standard release; we will begin rolling this out in mid-July and expect to complete rollout early August. |
You can now install the web version of OneDrive as a Progressive Web App (PWA) in Microsoft Edge, Google Chrome, Firefox or other browser that supports Progressive Web Apps (with the exception of Safari). After you install the web version of OneDrive as a Progressive Web App, you can launch it from your desktop, and it will work the same way as it does in your web browser. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 https://www.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/roadmap?filters=searchterms=82040 Roadmap ID 82040. [When this will happen;] Targeted release; we will begin rolling this out in early July and expect to complete rollout mid-July. Standard release; we will begin rolling this out in mid-July and expect to complete rollout early August. |
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| MC261537 | Install web version of Microsoft Lists as a Progressive Web App (PWA) | You can now install the web version of Microsoft Lists as a Progressive Web App (PWA) in Microsoft Edge, Google Chrome, Firefox or other browser that supports Progressive Web Apps (with the exception of Safari). After you install the web version of Microsoft Lists as a Progressive Web App, you can launch it from your desktop, and it will work the same way as it does in your web browser. it will work similarly to any stand-alone desktop application. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 https://www.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/roadmap?filters=searchterms=82041 Roadmap ID 82041. [When this will happen;] Targeted release; we will begin rolling this out in early July and expect to complete rollout mid-July. Standard release; we will begin rolling this out in mid-July and expect to complete rollout early August. |
You can now install the web version of Microsoft Lists as a Progressive Web App (PWA) in Microsoft Edge, Google Chrome, Firefox or other browser that supports Progressive Web Apps (with the exception of Safari). After you install the web version of Microsoft Lists as a Progressive Web App, you can launch it from your desktop, and it will work the same way as it does in your web browser. it will work similarly to any stand-alone desktop application. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 https://www.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/roadmap?filters=searchterms=82041 Roadmap ID 82041. [When this will happen;] Targeted release; we will begin rolling this out in early July and expect to complete rollout mid-July. Standard release; we will begin rolling this out in mid-July and expect to complete rollout early August. |
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| MC261538 | Microsoft Lists: Sync your lists for improved performance and offline access | Your lists now automatically sync to your Windows device, improving performance when you work with your lists and allowing you to continue your work even when you?re offline or lose your internet connection. Lists sync is powered by a new general-purpose sync engine that gets packaged, installed, and updated through the OneDrive sync app?s existing update mechanism. The data is stored in a local database and requests are handled through a secure localhost HTTP server. Lists sync runs as a separate background process (Microsoft Nucleus.exe). Lists sync is currently only supported on Windows devices (Windows 10 or later) running the OneDrive sync app. [Key points;] Microsoft 365 https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/roadmap?filters=searchterms=68809 Roadmap ID 68809 Timing; we will roll this out beginning in early July and will be complete by early August. Additionally, we will update this post with specific how-to documentation once available. Rollout; tenant level Control type; user and admin control |
Your lists now automatically sync to your Windows device, improving performance when you work with your lists and allowing you to continue your work even when you?re offline or lose your internet connection. Lists sync is powered by a new general-purpose sync engine that gets packaged, installed, and updated through the OneDrive sync app?s existing update mechanism. The data is stored in a local database and requests are handled through a secure localhost HTTP server. Lists sync runs as a separate background process (Microsoft Nucleus.exe). Lists sync is currently only supported on Windows devices (Windows 10 or later) running the OneDrive sync app. [Key points;] Microsoft 365 https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/roadmap?filters=searchterms=68809 Roadmap ID 68809 Timing; we will roll this out beginning in early July and will be complete by early August. Additionally, we will update this post with specific how-to documentation once available. Rollout; tenant level Control type; user and admin control |
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| MC262087 | First contact safety tip setting in Anti-Phishing policy | The first contact safety tip that warns users of a suspicious email which could potentially be related to a Business Email Compromise is a feature that exists today (September 2020). It can currently be configured using an Exchange transport rule (ETR) or Mailflow rule. To make it easier for Security Administrators and Security Operations teams, you can now opt-in from within the Anti-Phishing policy section with just a single click rather than the multiple steps required to setup the tip for your tenant using an ETR. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 https://www.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/roadmap?filters=searchterms=82052 Roadmap ID 82052 [When this will happen;] Roll out will begin in late June 2021 and is expected to complete by late August 2021 |
The first contact safety tip that warns users of a suspicious email which could potentially be related to a Business Email Compromise is a feature that exists today (September 2020). It can currently be configured using an Exchange transport rule (ETR) or Mailflow rule. To make it easier for Security Administrators and Security Operations teams, you can now opt-in from within the Anti-Phishing policy section with just a single click rather than the multiple steps required to setup the tip for your tenant using an ETR. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 https://www.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/roadmap?filters=searchterms=82052 Roadmap ID 82052 [When this will happen;] Roll out will begin in late June 2021 and is expected to complete by late August 2021 |
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| MC262401 | Microsoft Graph connectors: Sync your non-Azure AD users and groups to support search permissions | Microsoft Graph connectors for Microsoft Search now supports syncing of non-Azure AD users/groups from your external data source with your Azure AD users/groups so that your end users can see search results permissioned to them. The following Microsoft-built connectors support this functionality; https://docs.microsoft.com/microsoftsearch/azure-devops-connector Azure DevOps https://docs.microsoft.com/microsoftsearch/salesforce-connector Salesforce https://docs.microsoft.com/microsoftsearch/servicenow-connector ServiceNow During the connection configuration process, you can choose Only people with access to this data source on the Manage search permissions screen. For the ServiceNow and Salesforce connectors, you may have to provide a set of mapping rules to map your non-Azure AD users to your Azure AD users. At the end of connection setup, your non-Azure AD users/groups will sync with your Azure AD users/groups along with your content. This will ensure that your end users see searched content permissioned only to them. This message is associated with https://www.microsoft.com/en-ww/microsoft-365/roadmap?filters=searchterms=82051 Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 82051 [When this will happen] We expect the standard release rollout to being early July and expect the rollout to be completed by late July. |
Microsoft Graph connectors for Microsoft Search now supports syncing of non-Azure AD users/groups from your external data source with your Azure AD users/groups so that your end users can see search results permissioned to them. The following Microsoft-built connectors support this functionality; https://docs.microsoft.com/microsoftsearch/azure-devops-connector Azure DevOps https://docs.microsoft.com/microsoftsearch/salesforce-connector Salesforce https://docs.microsoft.com/microsoftsearch/servicenow-connector ServiceNow During the connection configuration process, you can choose Only people with access to this data source on the Manage search permissions screen. For the ServiceNow and Salesforce connectors, you may have to provide a set of mapping rules to map your non-Azure AD users to your Azure AD users. At the end of connection setup, your non-Azure AD users/groups will sync with your Azure AD users/groups along with your content. This will ensure that your end users see searched content permissioned only to them. This message is associated with https://www.microsoft.com/en-ww/microsoft-365/roadmap?filters=searchterms=82051 Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 82051 [When this will happen] We expect the standard release rollout to being early July and expect the rollout to be completed by late July. |
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| MC262540 | Office Telemetry Dashboard to be removed from Microsoft 365 Apps for enterprise, starting with Version 2208 | Office Telemetry Dashboard is being removed from Microsoft 365 Apps for enterprise. The first version of Microsoft 365 Apps for enterprise without Office Telemetry Dashboard will be Version 2208, which is expected to be available first in Current Channel in the second half of August 2022.
Note; If you do not use Office Telemetry Dashboard, you can disregard this message. Components of the Office Telemetry Dashboard will no longer be available in Version 2208 or later including the Office Telemetry Agent, Office Telemetry Processor, and the dashboard itself. Note; Office Telemetry Log is not being removed and will still be available on client devices running Windows. Version 2208 is expected to be available in Semi-Annual Enterprise Channel in January 2023. Note; Office Telemetry Dashboard is not being removed from existing perpetual versions of Office, such as Office Professional Plus 2019. If you are using a perpetual version of Office, Office Telemetry Dashboard will be supported as long as your version of Office is supported. Here are the end of support dates for perpetual versions of Office that include the Office Telemetry Dashboard; Microsoft Office 2013 ? April 11, 2023 Microsoft Office 2016 ? October 14, 2025 Microsoft Office 2019 ? October 14, 2025 |
Office Telemetry Dashboard is being removed from Microsoft 365 Apps for enterprise. The first version of Microsoft 365 Apps for enterprise without Office Telemetry Dashboard will be Version 2208, which is expected to be available first in Current Channel in the second half of August 2022.
Note; If you do not use Office Telemetry Dashboard, you can disregard this message. Components of the Office Telemetry Dashboard will no longer be available in Version 2208 or later including the Office Telemetry Agent, Office Telemetry Processor, and the dashboard itself. Note; Office Telemetry Log is not being removed and will still be available on client devices running Windows. Version 2208 is expected to be available in Semi-Annual Enterprise Channel in January 2023. Note; Office Telemetry Dashboard is not being removed from existing perpetual versions of Office, such as Office Professional Plus 2019. If you are using a perpetual version of Office, Office Telemetry Dashboard will be supported as long as your version of Office is supported. Here are the end of support dates for perpetual versions of Office that include the Office Telemetry Dashboard; Microsoft Office 2013 ? April 11, 2023 Microsoft Office 2016 ? October 14, 2025 Microsoft Office 2019 ? October 14, 2025 |
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| MC262778 | Search box changes for guest users in OneDrive, SharePoint, and Lists | This feature update will align the search box experience for guest users with regular users by placing it at the top of the page in the suite header. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 https://www.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/roadmap?filters=searchterms=81983 Roadmap ID 81983. [When this will happen;] Targeted release (select user and organization) will begin rolling out in mid-June and we will complete Standard release by late June. |
This feature update will align the search box experience for guest users with regular users by placing it at the top of the page in the suite header. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 https://www.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/roadmap?filters=searchterms=81983 Roadmap ID 81983. [When this will happen;] Targeted release (select user and organization) will begin rolling out in mid-June and we will complete Standard release by late June. |
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| MC262781 | Microsoft Defender for Office: Updates to investigations | We are improving Microsoft Defender for Office automated investigation email clustering and actions to ensure that actions only occur on malicious emails still in the mailbox. This will result in more accurate threat information, with fewer email actions, and refreshed actions/data. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 https://www.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/roadmap?filters=searchterms=82056 Roadmap ID 82056. [When this will happen;] The rollout of the updated email clustering will begin in mid-June (June 21st) and will be complete by late July. |
We are improving Microsoft Defender for Office automated investigation email clustering and actions to ensure that actions only occur on malicious emails still in the mailbox. This will result in more accurate threat information, with fewer email actions, and refreshed actions/data. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 https://www.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/roadmap?filters=searchterms=82056 Roadmap ID 82056. [When this will happen;] The rollout of the updated email clustering will begin in mid-June (June 21st) and will be complete by late July. |
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| MC262782 | Intune moving to support macOS 10.15 and later with the release of macOS 12 | With Apple's expected release of macOS 12 Monterey in the fall of 2021, Microsoft Intune, the Company Portal app and the Intune MDM agent will be moving to support macOS 10.15 (Catalina) and higher shortly after the release. | With Apple's expected release of macOS 12 Monterey in the fall of 2021, Microsoft Intune, the Company Portal app and the Intune MDM agent will be moving to support macOS 10.15 (Catalina) and higher shortly after the release. | N/A |
| MC262974 | Plan for Change: Intune moving to support iOS 13/iPadOS 13 and higher later this year | Later this year, we expect iOS 15 to be released by Apple. Microsoft Intune, including the Intune Company Portal and Intune app protection policies (APP, also known as MAM), will require https://docs.microsoft.com/mem/intune/fundamentals/supported-devices-browsers iOS 13/iPadOS 13 and higher shortly after iOS 15?s release. | Later this year, we expect iOS 15 to be released by Apple. Microsoft Intune, including the Intune Company Portal and Intune app protection policies (APP, also known as MAM), will require https://docs.microsoft.com/mem/intune/fundamentals/supported-devices-browsers iOS 13/iPadOS 13 and higher shortly after iOS 15?s release. | N/A |
| MC263055 | Paging in Large Gallery | This feature introduces paging to help you view up to 98 videos by choosing Large Gallery (Teams meetings currently supports up to 49 videos). This is rolling out on Windows, desktop and Mac. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 https://www.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/roadmap?filters=searchterms=84464 Roadmap ID 84464. [When this will happen;] We will begin rolling this out in late June and expect to complete rollout by mid-July. |
This feature introduces paging to help you view up to 98 videos by choosing Large Gallery (Teams meetings currently supports up to 49 videos). This is rolling out on Windows, desktop and Mac. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 https://www.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/roadmap?filters=searchterms=84464 Roadmap ID 84464. [When this will happen;] We will begin rolling this out in late June and expect to complete rollout by mid-July. |
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| MC263536 | Include device audio when sharing on Teams for iOS and Android | This feature update will allow users to include their device audio when screen sharing on iPhones/iPads and Android devices. This is rolling out on Teams mobile. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 https://www.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/roadmap?filters=searchterms=83353 Roadmap ID 83353. [When this will happen;] We will begin and complete rolling this out in late June. |
This feature update will allow users to include their device audio when screen sharing on iPhones/iPads and Android devices. This is rolling out on Teams mobile. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 https://www.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/roadmap?filters=searchterms=83353 Roadmap ID 83353. [When this will happen;] We will begin and complete rolling this out in late June. |
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| MC263666 | Teams Meeting Auto Recording | This Microsoft Teams release will allow meetings to start recording automatically when they are set to auto-record in meeting options. This will benefit users who forget to hit the record button for crucial meetings. This is rolling out on desktop, mobile and web. This feature will be available in meetings if; Meeting organizer has AllowCloudRecording enabled. Users have RecordingStorageMode set to OneDriveForBusiness as well as Stream. Meeting organizer is not an A1 user This message is associated with Microsoft 365 https://www.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/roadmap?filters=searchterms=83054 Roadmap ID 83054 |
This Microsoft Teams release will allow meetings to start recording automatically when they are set to auto-record in meeting options. This will benefit users who forget to hit the record button for crucial meetings. This is rolling out on desktop, mobile and web. This feature will be available in meetings if; Meeting organizer has AllowCloudRecording enabled. Users have RecordingStorageMode set to OneDriveForBusiness as well as Stream. Meeting organizer is not an A1 user This message is associated with Microsoft 365 https://www.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/roadmap?filters=searchterms=83054 Roadmap ID 83054 |
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| MC263838 | Announcing related sites web part update | With this update, related sites to a topic are able to be differentiated between those that have been pinned by a person, and those that have been suggested for the topic. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 https://www.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/roadmap?filters=searchterms=82042 Roadmap ID 82042. [When this will happen] We will begin rolling this out in late June and expect to complete rollout mid-July. |
With this update, related sites to a topic are able to be differentiated between those that have been pinned by a person, and those that have been suggested for the topic. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 https://www.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/roadmap?filters=searchterms=82042 Roadmap ID 82042. [When this will happen] We will begin rolling this out in late June and expect to complete rollout mid-July. |
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| MC263839 | OneDrive: Sharing experience - "Shared with" | At the bottom of the Share Dialog, the Shared with list of people will give you an at-a glance view of everyone you?ve given access to a file. This change should make it easier to know who has access and how many people have access to your files. Clicking on the Shared With list will lead you to the Manage Access view. Sending a file via the Share Dialog should also return a visual confirmation of who you've just sent it to. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID https://www.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/roadmap?rtc=1%26filters=searchterms=83725 83725 [When this will happen;] Targeted release (entire org); Will begin rolling this out in early July and expect to complete rollout mid-July. |
At the bottom of the Share Dialog, the Shared with list of people will give you an at-a glance view of everyone you?ve given access to a file. This change should make it easier to know who has access and how many people have access to your files. Clicking on the Shared With list will lead you to the Manage Access view. Sending a file via the Share Dialog should also return a visual confirmation of who you've just sent it to. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID https://www.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/roadmap?rtc=1%26filters=searchterms=83725 83725 [When this will happen;] Targeted release (entire org); Will begin rolling this out in early July and expect to complete rollout mid-July. |
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| MC263844 | Microsoft 365 Information Governance???Retention policies for Teams private channels messages | Until now, retention policies for Teams channel messages have excluded any private channel messages. With this new feature you will be able to apply retention policies to user messages shared within Teams private channels. Retention policies scoped to private channel messages will require a separate policy from your Teams channels or chat policies. Private channel messages are indexed into the participating users? mailboxes for Compliance purposes, for this reason, private channel policies will be scoped on a per-user basis rather than per-Team basis. You will be able to select all users in the tenant and therefore cover all private channels or a sub-set of users and apply the policy only to the private channel messages they are participants of. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID https://www.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/roadmap?filters=In%20development%2CRolling%20outsearchterms=70582 70582. [When this will happen;] We expect the rollout of the public preview of this feature to begin in late June 2021 and complete by late July 2021. |
Until now, retention policies for Teams channel messages have excluded any private channel messages. With this new feature you will be able to apply retention policies to user messages shared within Teams private channels. Retention policies scoped to private channel messages will require a separate policy from your Teams channels or chat policies. Private channel messages are indexed into the participating users? mailboxes for Compliance purposes, for this reason, private channel policies will be scoped on a per-user basis rather than per-Team basis. You will be able to select all users in the tenant and therefore cover all private channels or a sub-set of users and apply the policy only to the private channel messages they are participants of. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID https://www.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/roadmap?filters=In%20development%2CRolling%20outsearchterms=70582 70582. [When this will happen;] We expect the rollout of the public preview of this feature to begin in late June 2021 and complete by late July 2021. |
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| MC263846 | Device Alerting Functionality is live for your account | Device Alerting Feature for Teams Devices in Teams Admin Center This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID https://www.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/roadmap?rtc=1%26filters=searchterms=68755 68755 [When this will happen;] We expect this rollout to begin in mid June and for the full rollout to be completed by late June. |
Device Alerting Feature for Teams Devices in Teams Admin Center This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID https://www.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/roadmap?rtc=1%26filters=searchterms=68755 68755 [When this will happen;] We expect this rollout to begin in mid June and for the full rollout to be completed by late June. |
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| MC263848 | Insider risk management data available in Activity explorer | Activity explorer within the Insider risk management solution provides risk investigators and analysts with a comprehensive tool that surfaces detailed information about alerts to enhance the alert triage experience. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap IDs https://www.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/roadmap?filters=searchterms=83952 83952 and https://www.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/roadmap?filters=searchterms=83953 83953 [When this will happen;] Standard; has rolled out and is available now. Government; will begin in early July and is expected to be complete by late July. |
Activity explorer within the Insider risk management solution provides risk investigators and analysts with a comprehensive tool that surfaces detailed information about alerts to enhance the alert triage experience. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap IDs https://www.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/roadmap?filters=searchterms=83952 83952 and https://www.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/roadmap?filters=searchterms=83953 83953 [When this will happen;] Standard; has rolled out and is available now. Government; will begin in early July and is expected to be complete by late July. |
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| MC264081 | (Updated) Take Action: Windows enrollment restrictions now include HoloLens | Updated June 28, 2021; We have rolled back this change for all customers. If you would like this change enabled for your tenant, please contact support. Thank you for your understanding. With Intune's 2106 (June) service release, Windows enrollment restrictions will now support HoloLens devices. |
Updated June 28, 2021; We have rolled back this change for all customers. If you would like this change enabled for your tenant, please contact support. Thank you for your understanding. With Intune's 2106 (June) service release, Windows enrollment restrictions will now support HoloLens devices. |
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| MC264090 | (Updated) Microsoft Outlook Extension for Edge recommendation | Updated July 01, 2021; We have updated the content below to provide additional clarity. Thank you for your feedback.
This new release will enable some Windows 10 users, who are using Outlook on the web or Outlook for Windows, to see a clickable recommendation to visit the https://microsoftedge.microsoft.com/addons/detail/microsoft-outlook/kkpalkknhlklpbflpcpkepmmbnmfailf browser extension page for Outlook in Edge where they can choose to install the extension. This notification will be displayed in any Windows browser (i.e., Edge, Chrome, Firefox, Internet Explorer, etc.) and in Outlook for Windows. Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID; https://www.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/roadmap?filters=searchterms=82036 82036. Roll-out; tenant level Control type; Group Policy/Cloud Policy Action; review, assess and take action to manage the recommendation as appropriate for your organization between now and July 30, 2021 if you don't want the banner to be visible in your organization. |
Updated July 01, 2021; We have updated the content below to provide additional clarity. Thank you for your feedback.
This new release will enable some Windows 10 users, who are using Outlook on the web or Outlook for Windows, to see a clickable recommendation to visit the https://microsoftedge.microsoft.com/addons/detail/microsoft-outlook/kkpalkknhlklpbflpcpkepmmbnmfailf browser extension page for Outlook in Edge where they can choose to install the extension. This notification will be displayed in any Windows browser (i.e., Edge, Chrome, Firefox, Internet Explorer, etc.) and in Outlook for Windows. Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID; https://www.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/roadmap?filters=searchterms=82036 82036. Roll-out; tenant level Control type; Group Policy/Cloud Policy Action; review, assess and take action to manage the recommendation as appropriate for your organization between now and July 30, 2021 if you don't want the banner to be visible in your organization. |
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| MC264091 | Microsoft Teams: New assignment experience in modal window for Breakout Rooms | We are releasing an enhanced user experience for manual participant assignment. Participant assignment is now moved from the Breakout Rooms? right panel to a separate window that pops up when selecting Assign Participants. The enhanced interface allows you to sort by participants or rooms. You can also select multiple participants and assign them to rooms by using the check boxes next to the participants' names. This helps you quickly find your participant or room and speeds up the assignment process. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 https://www.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/roadmap?filters=searchterms=81389 Roadmap ID 81389 [When this will happen] We expect this rollout to begin in mid-July and expect the rollout to be completed by late July. |
We are releasing an enhanced user experience for manual participant assignment. Participant assignment is now moved from the Breakout Rooms? right panel to a separate window that pops up when selecting Assign Participants. The enhanced interface allows you to sort by participants or rooms. You can also select multiple participants and assign them to rooms by using the check boxes next to the participants' names. This helps you quickly find your participant or room and speeds up the assignment process. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 https://www.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/roadmap?filters=searchterms=81389 Roadmap ID 81389 [When this will happen] We expect this rollout to begin in mid-July and expect the rollout to be completed by late July. |
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| MC264092 | Teams Follows Office Preview | We are rolling out a new Teams policy that will allow users to automatically be in the Public Preview channel of Teams if they are in Current Channel Preview for the Office 365 Client.
IT admins can modify this policy for end users such that if Office is getting updates from Current Channel (Preview), Teams will receive updates via Public Preview. This feature will be ON by default for all tenants with users in the Teams Current Channel. Microsoft 365 https://www.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/roadmap?filters=searchterms=81704 Roadmap ID; 81704. Timing; rollout will begin in mid-July and be complete by early August.The end users in your organization who are previewing on Office through Current Channel Preview, will start getting Teams Public Preview features if they are existing Teams users. Roll-out; tenant level Control type; admin control Action; review, assess and disable if desired by July 24th. |
We are rolling out a new Teams policy that will allow users to automatically be in the Public Preview channel of Teams if they are in Current Channel Preview for the Office 365 Client.
IT admins can modify this policy for end users such that if Office is getting updates from Current Channel (Preview), Teams will receive updates via Public Preview. This feature will be ON by default for all tenants with users in the Teams Current Channel. Microsoft 365 https://www.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/roadmap?filters=searchterms=81704 Roadmap ID; 81704. Timing; rollout will begin in mid-July and be complete by early August.The end users in your organization who are previewing on Office through Current Channel Preview, will start getting Teams Public Preview features if they are existing Teams users. Roll-out; tenant level Control type; admin control Action; review, assess and disable if desired by July 24th. |
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| MC264094 | Sharepoint Email notification settings | We are releasing a new feature to allow users to set their email notification preferences. This message is associated with https://www.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/roadmap?filters=searchterms=81993 Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 81993 [When will this happen;] We expect this rollout to begin in early July and expect the rollout to be completed by late July. |
We are releasing a new feature to allow users to set their email notification preferences. This message is associated with https://www.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/roadmap?filters=searchterms=81993 Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 81993 [When will this happen;] We expect this rollout to begin in early July and expect the rollout to be completed by late July. |
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| MC264095 | (Updated) Teams Guest Access Setting Behavior Update | Updated July 01, 2021; We have updated the content below to provide clarity. Thank you for your feedback.
We're making some changes to Guest Access in Microsoft Teams settings. Currently, Microsoft Teams prevents guest collaboration in the guest tenant once the Allow Guest Access in Teams setting is set to OFF in the M365 Admin Center. |
Updated July 01, 2021; We have updated the content below to provide clarity. Thank you for your feedback.
We're making some changes to Guest Access in Microsoft Teams settings. Currently, Microsoft Teams prevents guest collaboration in the guest tenant once the Allow Guest Access in Teams setting is set to OFF in the M365 Admin Center. |
07/31/2021 |
| MC264360 | Microsoft 365 Information Governance | Until this release, attempting to delete a file with a retention label configured to ?retain items for a specific period? in SharePoint caused an error blocking the deletion of it. To improve consistency of user experience between OneDrive and SharePoint, the behavior of any retention label set to ?retain items for a specific period? in SharePoint will change to allow users to ?delete? the document which will then be preserved in the Preservation Hold Library until the specified period expires. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 https://www.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/roadmap?filters=searchterms=82063%2C Roadmap ID 82063. [When this will happen] We will begin rolling this out in early August and expect to complete rollout late August. |
Until this release, attempting to delete a file with a retention label configured to ?retain items for a specific period? in SharePoint caused an error blocking the deletion of it. To improve consistency of user experience between OneDrive and SharePoint, the behavior of any retention label set to ?retain items for a specific period? in SharePoint will change to allow users to ?delete? the document which will then be preserved in the Preservation Hold Library until the specified period expires. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 https://www.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/roadmap?filters=searchterms=82063%2C Roadmap ID 82063. [When this will happen] We will begin rolling this out in early August and expect to complete rollout late August. |
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| MC264628 | [Action needed] Please enable the TLS 1.2 since the TLS 1.0 and 1.1 will be retired for SharePoint Hybrid Search Crawler | TLS 1.0 and 1.1 retirement for SharePoint Hybrid Search Crawler In alignment with other Microsoft 365 services, the Search Content Service will not accept connections using Transport Layer Security (TLS) 1.0 or 1.1 as of June 30, 2021. While most of our customers have already enabled TLS 1.2, customers using the Cloud SSA on older versions of Windows may need to manually enable this protocol to continue sending on-premises content to be indexed in SharePoint Online. For more information on the retirement and how to ensure TLS 1.2 is enabled, please review the following links; https://docs.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/compliance/tls-1.0-and-1.1-deprecation-for-office-365 Disabling TLS 1.0 and 1.1 for Microsoft 365 |
TLS 1.0 and 1.1 retirement for SharePoint Hybrid Search Crawler In alignment with other Microsoft 365 services, the Search Content Service will not accept connections using Transport Layer Security (TLS) 1.0 or 1.1 as of June 30, 2021. While most of our customers have already enabled TLS 1.2, customers using the Cloud SSA on older versions of Windows may need to manually enable this protocol to continue sending on-premises content to be indexed in SharePoint Online. For more information on the retirement and how to ensure TLS 1.2 is enabled, please review the following links; https://docs.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/compliance/tls-1.0-and-1.1-deprecation-for-office-365 Disabling TLS 1.0 and 1.1 for Microsoft 365 |
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| MC264635 | Planned Maintenance - Power BI | Planned Maintenance; Power BI We have maintenance planned for Power BI; Starting June 28, 2021 00;00 UTC. Ending June 28, 2021 06;00 UTC. |
Planned Maintenance; Power BI We have maintenance planned for Power BI; Starting June 28, 2021 00;00 UTC. Ending June 28, 2021 06;00 UTC. |
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| MC264662 | Announcing Communication Compliance policy cloning and consumption visibility | We're rolling out new features to support enhanced policy management for the Communication Compliance solution in the https://compliance.microsoft.com Microsoft 365 compliance center. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID https://www.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/roadmap?filters=searchterms=82059 82059. [When this will happen;] Rollout will begin in late July and is expected to be complete in late August. |
We're rolling out new features to support enhanced policy management for the Communication Compliance solution in the https://compliance.microsoft.com Microsoft 365 compliance center. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID https://www.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/roadmap?filters=searchterms=82059 82059. [When this will happen;] Rollout will begin in late July and is expected to be complete in late August. |
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| MC265449 | Real-time Telemetry for End User | Call Health Panel now provides Teams end-users functionality that helps identify issues during a Teams meeting or a VOIP call. This empowers end-user with the diagnostics to investigate audio, video, content sharing or network related issues. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 https://www.microsoft.com/en-ww/microsoft-365/roadmap?filters=searchterms=70777 Roadmap ID 70777 [When this will happen;] We expect this rollout to begin in late June and expect to complete the rollout by late August. |
Call Health Panel now provides Teams end-users functionality that helps identify issues during a Teams meeting or a VOIP call. This empowers end-user with the diagnostics to investigate audio, video, content sharing or network related issues. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 https://www.microsoft.com/en-ww/microsoft-365/roadmap?filters=searchterms=70777 Roadmap ID 70777 [When this will happen;] We expect this rollout to begin in late June and expect to complete the rollout by late August. |
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| MC265759 | (Updated) Microsoft Defender for Office 365: Extending Secure by Default for Exchange Transport Rules (ETRs) | Updated July 02, 2021; We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.
Microsoft believes it?s critical to keep our customers secure by default. We have determined that legacy overrides tend to be too broad and cause more harm than good. As a security service, we believe it's imperative that we act on your behalf to prevent your users from being compromised. This means these legacy overrides will no longer be honored for email messages we believe are malicious. We already apply this approach with malware messages and now we have extended it to messages with high confidence phish verdicts. We have been taking a very deliberate approach to rolling out these changes in phases to ensure customers are not surprised and there are no negative side effects. We began to rollout Secure by Default for high confidence phishing messages by the override type starting in December 2020 (https://www.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/roadmap?filters=searchterms=60827 Roadmap ID 60827). Today, we?re at a point in our Secure by Default journey where the following overrides are not honored for malicious emails (malware or high confidence phish emails); Outlook Safe Senders IP Allow List (connection filtering) Action; Review and assess impact. |
Updated July 02, 2021; We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.
Microsoft believes it?s critical to keep our customers secure by default. We have determined that legacy overrides tend to be too broad and cause more harm than good. As a security service, we believe it's imperative that we act on your behalf to prevent your users from being compromised. This means these legacy overrides will no longer be honored for email messages we believe are malicious. We already apply this approach with malware messages and now we have extended it to messages with high confidence phish verdicts. We have been taking a very deliberate approach to rolling out these changes in phases to ensure customers are not surprised and there are no negative side effects. We began to rollout Secure by Default for high confidence phishing messages by the override type starting in December 2020 (https://www.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/roadmap?filters=searchterms=60827 Roadmap ID 60827). Today, we?re at a point in our Secure by Default journey where the following overrides are not honored for malicious emails (malware or high confidence phish emails); Outlook Safe Senders IP Allow List (connection filtering) Action; Review and assess impact. |
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| MC265761 | A more flexible Search for Teams devices | If you use the Teams Admin center to manage the Teams devices for your organization, we have made it easier to search for them. Earlier, you could search for the devices by using their Device Name. Now you can additionally choose from Tags applied on the devices or Username of the signed-in user, to search with. Moreover, we have added auto-complete for the Search. Once you have chosen the parameter to search by (Device name, Tags, or Username), as you type, if there are matches, the options will show in a dropdown. You can then pick the most appropriate match and then the related search results will show up on the screen. [When this will happen;] We expect this rollout to begin in late June and expect the rollout to be fully completed by early July. |
If you use the Teams Admin center to manage the Teams devices for your organization, we have made it easier to search for them. Earlier, you could search for the devices by using their Device Name. Now you can additionally choose from Tags applied on the devices or Username of the signed-in user, to search with. Moreover, we have added auto-complete for the Search. Once you have chosen the parameter to search by (Device name, Tags, or Username), as you type, if there are matches, the options will show in a dropdown. You can then pick the most appropriate match and then the related search results will show up on the screen. [When this will happen;] We expect this rollout to begin in late June and expect the rollout to be fully completed by early July. |
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| MC265762 | What?s new for Teams phones | We have recently introduced some important new features and performance improvements for Microsoft Teams on Desk Phones that will help your users to be more productive. Of these, the ability to transfer meetings/calls to a device is perhaps the biggest productivity enabler. Add or Transfer Meetings/Call to Device Background replacement on video phones Contacts in Microsoft Outlook are now available (read-only mode) Live captions are now available for calls Usability improvements Ongoing enhancements to improve user experience when using a delegate on touch screens Dial pad is available for early media scenarios to facilitate quick responses for auto attendant scenarios Enforcement of authentication policies and tenant-based policies set by admin Bug fixes for LLDP for E911 and authentication [When this will happen;] This latest update for Teams is ready to be downloaded and installed. |
We have recently introduced some important new features and performance improvements for Microsoft Teams on Desk Phones that will help your users to be more productive. Of these, the ability to transfer meetings/calls to a device is perhaps the biggest productivity enabler. Add or Transfer Meetings/Call to Device Background replacement on video phones Contacts in Microsoft Outlook are now available (read-only mode) Live captions are now available for calls Usability improvements Ongoing enhancements to improve user experience when using a delegate on touch screens Dial pad is available for early media scenarios to facilitate quick responses for auto attendant scenarios Enforcement of authentication policies and tenant-based policies set by admin Bug fixes for LLDP for E911 and authentication [When this will happen;] This latest update for Teams is ready to be downloaded and installed. |
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| MC265763 | (Updated) Update Power BI Cmdlet module MicrosoftPowerBIMgmt to version 1.0.946 | Updated July 01, 2021; We have updated the content below for clarity. Thank you for your feedback. On July 30, 2021you may encounter log-in issues if you haven't updated your Power BI cmdlets. To avoid log-in failure, you will need to update Power BI Cmdlet module MicrosoftPowerBIMgmt to version 1.0.946 or greater prior to July 30, 2021. We have made changes to the way the cmdlets talk to Azure Active Directory. As a result, MicrosoftPowerBIMgmt versions older than 1.0946 will error out during the login flow. |
Updated July 01, 2021; We have updated the content below for clarity. Thank you for your feedback. On July 30, 2021you may encounter log-in issues if you haven't updated your Power BI cmdlets. To avoid log-in failure, you will need to update Power BI Cmdlet module MicrosoftPowerBIMgmt to version 1.0.946 or greater prior to July 30, 2021. We have made changes to the way the cmdlets talk to Azure Active Directory. As a result, MicrosoftPowerBIMgmt versions older than 1.0946 will error out during the login flow. |
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| MC265766 | Speed Dial on Mobile devices | Speed Dial is coming to iOS and Android and users can now get into a call with their preferred contacts with greater efficiency than before. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 https://www.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/roadmap?filters=searchterms=82960%2C Roadmap ID 82960. [When this will happen;] We will begin rolling this out in early July and expect to complete rollout end of July. |
Speed Dial is coming to iOS and Android and users can now get into a call with their preferred contacts with greater efficiency than before. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 https://www.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/roadmap?filters=searchterms=82960%2C Roadmap ID 82960. [When this will happen;] We will begin rolling this out in early July and expect to complete rollout end of July. |
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| MC265919 | June 2021 Cumulative Updates Available for Exchange Server | The June Cumulative Updates for Exchange 2016 and Exchange 2019 are now available for download and installation. Staying current on Cumulative Updates is a critical aspect of running Exchange Server on-premises. This is a continual process. For additional information please see https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/exchange-team-blog/released-june-2021-quarterly-exchange-updates/ba-p/2459826 Released; June 2021 Quarterly Exchange Updates. |
The June Cumulative Updates for Exchange 2016 and Exchange 2019 are now available for download and installation. Staying current on Cumulative Updates is a critical aspect of running Exchange Server on-premises. This is a continual process. For additional information please see https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/exchange-team-blog/released-june-2021-quarterly-exchange-updates/ba-p/2459826 Released; June 2021 Quarterly Exchange Updates. |
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| MC266073 | Reminder: Microsoft Graph privacy controls to fully replace the classic Office Delve control in July | Starting July 1, 2021; Microsoft Graph will no longer consider the Office Delve privacy settings as part of the Item Insights controls. The transition period for Office Delve and Item Insights privacy settings ends July 1, as stated previously (MC251870 April 2021). After July 1st, Microsoft Graph will no longer consider the Office Delve privacy settings as part of the Item Insights controls. After this change, all experiences in Microsoft 365 that are powered by Item Insights are controllable only by the Item Insights privacy settings.. |
Starting July 1, 2021; Microsoft Graph will no longer consider the Office Delve privacy settings as part of the Item Insights controls. The transition period for Office Delve and Item Insights privacy settings ends July 1, as stated previously (MC251870 April 2021). After July 1st, Microsoft Graph will no longer consider the Office Delve privacy settings as part of the Item Insights controls. After this change, all experiences in Microsoft 365 that are powered by Item Insights are controllable only by the Item Insights privacy settings.. |
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| MC266077 | SharePoint Collapsible Sections | This new feature will allow users to create rich, information-dense SharePoint pages. As part of this release, we will enable the page author to configure sections within the SharePoint page to be able to expand, collapse and set the default page-load state for the section. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 https://www.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/roadmap?filters=searchterms=67147 Roadmap ID 67147. [When this will happen;] We will begin rolling out to Targeted release (select users and organization) in early July and expect to be complete for Standard release in late July. |
This new feature will allow users to create rich, information-dense SharePoint pages. As part of this release, we will enable the page author to configure sections within the SharePoint page to be able to expand, collapse and set the default page-load state for the section. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 https://www.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/roadmap?filters=searchterms=67147 Roadmap ID 67147. [When this will happen;] We will begin rolling out to Targeted release (select users and organization) in early July and expect to be complete for Standard release in late July. |
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| MC266078 | Reminder: Skype for Business Online retires July 31, 2021 | Note; If your organization has already transitioned from Skype for Business Online to Microsoft Teams, please disregard this message.
Originally announced in MC219641 (July '20), as Microsoft Teams has become the core communications client for Microsoft 365, this is a reminder the Skype for Business Online service will retire July 31, 2021. |
Note; If your organization has already transitioned from Skype for Business Online to Microsoft Teams, please disregard this message.
Originally announced in MC219641 (July '20), as Microsoft Teams has become the core communications client for Microsoft 365, this is a reminder the Skype for Business Online service will retire July 31, 2021. |
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| MC266239 | Plan for Change: Basic Mobility and Security ending support for automatic enrollment from Azure AD registration | As mentioned in MC253593, Azure AD?s ?https://docs.microsoft.com/azure/active-directory/devices/azureadjoin-plan#mdm-user-scope MDM user scope? feature, instructs Azure AD to automatically MDM enroll every PC when the user adds their work or school account to Windows (e.g. for SSO to Office apps). This feature, configured on the Microsoft Intune mobility app, works to enroll to Intune or Basic Mobility and Security based on which has been configured as the tenant?s https://docs.microsoft.com/mem/intune/fundamentals/mdm-authority-set MDM authority, ?Intune? or ?Office365? respectively. If automatic enrollment is enabled in Azure AD and the tenant was setup for Basic Mobility and Security, Azure AD will enroll the PC to Basic Mobility and Security MDM authority whenever the user adds their work or school account to Windows. As of August 1st 2021, Basic Mobility and Security will no longer support automatic enrollment from Azure AD registration. |
As mentioned in MC253593, Azure AD?s ?https://docs.microsoft.com/azure/active-directory/devices/azureadjoin-plan#mdm-user-scope MDM user scope? feature, instructs Azure AD to automatically MDM enroll every PC when the user adds their work or school account to Windows (e.g. for SSO to Office apps). This feature, configured on the Microsoft Intune mobility app, works to enroll to Intune or Basic Mobility and Security based on which has been configured as the tenant?s https://docs.microsoft.com/mem/intune/fundamentals/mdm-authority-set MDM authority, ?Intune? or ?Office365? respectively. If automatic enrollment is enabled in Azure AD and the tenant was setup for Basic Mobility and Security, Azure AD will enroll the PC to Basic Mobility and Security MDM authority whenever the user adds their work or school account to Windows. As of August 1st 2021, Basic Mobility and Security will no longer support automatic enrollment from Azure AD registration. |
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| MC266255 | Dual-tone multi-frequency (DTMF) for Teams on VDI - Citrix Users | Dual-tone multi-frequency (DTMF) for Teams will soon be available for users on Citrix VDI. Note; If your organization is not using Citrix VDI you can disregard this message. [When will this happen;] We expect this rollout to begin in mid-July and be completed by late July. |
Dual-tone multi-frequency (DTMF) for Teams will soon be available for users on Citrix VDI. Note; If your organization is not using Citrix VDI you can disregard this message. [When will this happen;] We expect this rollout to begin in mid-July and be completed by late July. |
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| MC266256 | Reminder: Retirement of Site Mailboxes in SharePoint Online in April 2021 | As originally announced in MC224531 (October '20) and MC233437 (January '21), we retired site mailboxes in SharePoint Online beginning in April 2021. We will be finalizing the retirement of site mailboxes on July 15, 2021. Instead we recommend the utilization of Microsoft 365 Groups, which is where we will continue to invest. | As originally announced in MC224531 (October '20) and MC233437 (January '21), we retired site mailboxes in SharePoint Online beginning in April 2021. We will be finalizing the retirement of site mailboxes on July 15, 2021. Instead we recommend the utilization of Microsoft 365 Groups, which is where we will continue to invest. | N/A |
| MC266261 | SharePoint Syntex site template for model evaluation | You will be able to create a limited preview Syntex content center to evaluate the model training capabilities of this product add-on with your own content. The content center is a site template used for the creation, training, and management of Syntex document understanding models. These models can be trained to classify content and extract information from them. Please note; the models need to be applied to a document library to run against uploaded files. This preview only allows for the training and evaluation of the model. To apply it for use in your tenant you will need to purchase Syntex licenses. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID https://www.microsoft.com/en-ww/microsoft-365/roadmap?filters=SharePoint%20Syntexsearchterms=82080 82080 [When this will happen;] These updates will start rolling out to all SharePoint Syntex customers in early July and should be completed by late July. |
You will be able to create a limited preview Syntex content center to evaluate the model training capabilities of this product add-on with your own content. The content center is a site template used for the creation, training, and management of Syntex document understanding models. These models can be trained to classify content and extract information from them. Please note; the models need to be applied to a document library to run against uploaded files. This preview only allows for the training and evaluation of the model. To apply it for use in your tenant you will need to purchase Syntex licenses. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID https://www.microsoft.com/en-ww/microsoft-365/roadmap?filters=SharePoint%20Syntexsearchterms=82080 82080 [When this will happen;] These updates will start rolling out to all SharePoint Syntex customers in early July and should be completed by late July. |
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| MC266262 | SharePoint Syntex Updates | We are releasing two configuration updates to form processing models trained with AI Builder. This and other recently published resources to aid in your use of SharePoint Syntex are described in this month's blog post; https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/sharepoint-syntex/syntex-product-updates-june-2021/ba-p/2504986 https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/sharepoint-syntex/syntex-product-updates-june-2021/ba-p/2504986 This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap IDhttps://www.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/roadmap?filters=searchterms=82064 82064 [When this will happen;] These updates to form processing model configuration will start rolling out to all SharePoint Syntex customers in early July and should be fully rolled out by late July. |
We are releasing two configuration updates to form processing models trained with AI Builder. This and other recently published resources to aid in your use of SharePoint Syntex are described in this month's blog post; https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/sharepoint-syntex/syntex-product-updates-june-2021/ba-p/2504986 https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/sharepoint-syntex/syntex-product-updates-june-2021/ba-p/2504986 This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap IDhttps://www.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/roadmap?filters=searchterms=82064 82064 [When this will happen;] These updates to form processing model configuration will start rolling out to all SharePoint Syntex customers in early July and should be fully rolled out by late July. |
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| MC266463 | Microsoft Teams: Require app protection policy conditional access grant | This release of app protection policy based Conditional Access in Microsoft Teams will help protect your organizational data on devices your employees use by ensuring that only users with Intune app protection policy can access Microsoft 365 services from Teams. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 https://www.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/roadmap?filters=searchterms=84773 Roadmap ID 87773 [When this will happen;] Teams support for app protection policy based Conditional Access will be available as of July 31, 2021 |
This release of app protection policy based Conditional Access in Microsoft Teams will help protect your organizational data on devices your employees use by ensuring that only users with Intune app protection policy can access Microsoft 365 services from Teams. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 https://www.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/roadmap?filters=searchterms=84773 Roadmap ID 87773 [When this will happen;] Teams support for app protection policy based Conditional Access will be available as of July 31, 2021 |
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| MC266464 | Introducing the modernized SharePoint Store in SharePoint Online | The SharePoint Store has been updated to a new modern experience that includes a streamlined acquisition flow for third-party apps. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID https://www.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/roadmap?rtc=1%26filters=searchterms=82031 82031 [When this will happen;] We will start rolling out to production at the end of July 2021 and expect to be complete by mid-August. |
The SharePoint Store has been updated to a new modern experience that includes a streamlined acquisition flow for third-party apps. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID https://www.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/roadmap?rtc=1%26filters=searchterms=82031 82031 [When this will happen;] We will start rolling out to production at the end of July 2021 and expect to be complete by mid-August. |
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| MC266466 | New outbound relay pool | We're making some changes to harden the configuration for relaying or forwarding email through Office 365.
Starting July 27, 2021, we are updating special relay pools, a separate IP address pool that is used for relayed or forwarded mails that are sent from domains that are not a part of accepted domains in your tenant. Only messages that are sent from domains that are not accepted domains in your tenant are impacted by this change. |
We're making some changes to harden the configuration for relaying or forwarding email through Office 365.
Starting July 27, 2021, we are updating special relay pools, a separate IP address pool that is used for relayed or forwarded mails that are sent from domains that are not a part of accepted domains in your tenant. Only messages that are sent from domains that are not accepted domains in your tenant are impacted by this change. |
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| MC266481 | Microsoft Bookings available for F1 and F3 licenses | We're making some changes to the F1 and F3 SKUs. These changes will make Microsoft Bookings available for frontline workers with an F1 or F3 license. [Key points] Timing; This will rollout on August 4, 2021 Roll-out; tenant level Control type; admin control Action; review and assess |
We're making some changes to the F1 and F3 SKUs. These changes will make Microsoft Bookings available for frontline workers with an F1 or F3 license. [Key points] Timing; This will rollout on August 4, 2021 Roll-out; tenant level Control type; admin control Action; review and assess |
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| MC266484 | Retirement of Discover slab from old Outlook iOS versions | On August 5, 2021, the Recommended slab will be retired from old versions of Outlook iOS. When the change takes effect, the Recommended slab will silently disappear from the search view in Outlook iOS versions older than 4.31.0. Note; If your organization does not use iOS, you can safely ignore this message. [Key points] Timing; The Recommended slab will be disable/retired on August 5, 2021. Control type; user control Action; review, assess and update to latest iOS version if Discover slab retention is desired |
On August 5, 2021, the Recommended slab will be retired from old versions of Outlook iOS. When the change takes effect, the Recommended slab will silently disappear from the search view in Outlook iOS versions older than 4.31.0. Note; If your organization does not use iOS, you can safely ignore this message. [Key points] Timing; The Recommended slab will be disable/retired on August 5, 2021. Control type; user control Action; review, assess and update to latest iOS version if Discover slab retention is desired |
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| MC266487 | Plan for Change: Intune APP/MAM moving to support Android 9 and higher | With the upcoming release of Android 12, Intune app protection policies (APP, also known as MAM) for Android will be moving to support Android 9 (Pie) and higher by October 1st, 2021. This change is to align with Office mobile apps for Android support of the last four major versions of Android. | With the upcoming release of Android 12, Intune app protection policies (APP, also known as MAM) for Android will be moving to support Android 9 (Pie) and higher by October 1st, 2021. This change is to align with Office mobile apps for Android support of the last four major versions of Android. | N/A |
| MC266488 | In Development for Microsoft Intune is now available | The ?In development for Microsoft Intune? page in our documentation has been updated. | The ?In development for Microsoft Intune? page in our documentation has been updated. | N/A |
| MC267123 | Microsoft Defender for Identity setup guide | We're releasing a new guide for admins who want to configure user identity security within their environment. Microsoft Defender for Identity provides a central location where admins can identify, detect, and investigate on-premises identity threats. In this https://admin.microsoft.com/AdminPortal/Home?#/modernonboarding/microsoftdefenderforidentitysetupguide step-by-step guide, you'll verify that you've satisfied all environment prerequisites, create an instance, connect to Active Directory, and install your sensor. When you're done, users' identities will be monitored, and immediate action can be taken against any malicious activity that compromises your organization. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 https://www.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/roadmap?filters=searchterms=82058 Roadmap ID 82058 [When this will happen;] The ?https://admin.microsoft.com/AdminPortal/Home?#/modernonboarding/microsoftdefenderforidentitysetupguide Microsoft Defender for Identity? setup guide is now available on the https://admin.microsoft.com/#/SetupGuidance Setup guidance page. |
We're releasing a new guide for admins who want to configure user identity security within their environment. Microsoft Defender for Identity provides a central location where admins can identify, detect, and investigate on-premises identity threats. In this https://admin.microsoft.com/AdminPortal/Home?#/modernonboarding/microsoftdefenderforidentitysetupguide step-by-step guide, you'll verify that you've satisfied all environment prerequisites, create an instance, connect to Active Directory, and install your sensor. When you're done, users' identities will be monitored, and immediate action can be taken against any malicious activity that compromises your organization. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 https://www.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/roadmap?filters=searchterms=82058 Roadmap ID 82058 [When this will happen;] The ?https://admin.microsoft.com/AdminPortal/Home?#/modernonboarding/microsoftdefenderforidentitysetupguide Microsoft Defender for Identity? setup guide is now available on the https://admin.microsoft.com/#/SetupGuidance Setup guidance page. |
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| MC267133 | Music Mode for Teams | This new feature release can be used to transmit high fidelity music. Users will be able to conduct online music lessons, transmit music performances, or other non-speech content. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 https://www.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/roadmap?filters=searchterms=83520%2C Roadmap ID 83520 [When this will happen;] |
This new feature release can be used to transmit high fidelity music. Users will be able to conduct online music lessons, transmit music performances, or other non-speech content. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 https://www.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/roadmap?filters=searchterms=83520%2C Roadmap ID 83520 [When this will happen;] |
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| MC267136 | Getting Started with Microsoft Teams Rooms Premium Managed Service | Microsoft recognizes that productive meetings start behind the scenes, with excellent operations. https://rooms.microsoft.com/premium Microsoft Teams Rooms Managed Services ?reduces complexity for your IT team and allows you to scale with intelligent, streamlined operations that deliver improved room experiences, enhancing in-room meeting productivity.
[When this will happen;] Effective immediately. |
Microsoft recognizes that productive meetings start behind the scenes, with excellent operations. https://rooms.microsoft.com/premium Microsoft Teams Rooms Managed Services ?reduces complexity for your IT team and allows you to scale with intelligent, streamlined operations that deliver improved room experiences, enhancing in-room meeting productivity.
[When this will happen;] Effective immediately. |
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| MC267137 | Microsoft Defender for Office 365: Creating allows in the Tenant Allow/Block List | We understand that, from time to time, you might disagree with an Exchange Online Protection (EOP) filtering verdict. With this update, you will be able to override filtering verdicts using the Tenant Allow/Block List (TABL) in the Defender portal while your submission is being reviewed. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 https://www.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/roadmap?filters=searchterms=70591 Roadmap ID 70591 [When this will happen;] We will roll this out starting in early August and be complete by mid-October. |
We understand that, from time to time, you might disagree with an Exchange Online Protection (EOP) filtering verdict. With this update, you will be able to override filtering verdicts using the Tenant Allow/Block List (TABL) in the Defender portal while your submission is being reviewed. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 https://www.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/roadmap?filters=searchterms=70591 Roadmap ID 70591 [When this will happen;] We will roll this out starting in early August and be complete by mid-October. |
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| MC267567 | Admin Training Resources for Teams Android Devices | We have recently published new educational training resources for Teams Android devices. These resources can be used to educate yourself and others about planning, managing and troubleshooting Teams Displays, Phones, Rooms and Panels. [When will this happen;] This new training material is available now. |
We have recently published new educational training resources for Teams Android devices. These resources can be used to educate yourself and others about planning, managing and troubleshooting Teams Displays, Phones, Rooms and Panels. [When will this happen;] This new training material is available now. |
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| MC267570 | Prevent/Fix: Update Sticky Notes Application to Continue Syncing | Update the Sticky Notes application for Windows to avoid syncing issues. [When this will happen;] On September 1, 2021, you may encounter issues if you haven't updated to the latest version. |
Update the Sticky Notes application for Windows to avoid syncing issues. [When this will happen;] On September 1, 2021, you may encounter issues if you haven't updated to the latest version. |
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| MC267575 | Support for PSTN users to raise hand in meetings and for meeting organizers to manage PSTN audio capabilities. | Presenters and Organizers can now prevent public switched telephone network (PSTN) participants from unmuting. This change also allows PSTN participants to request to speak by raising their hand in a meeting via dial-pad command (press *5). This is rolling out on desktop, web and mobile. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 https://www.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/roadmap?filters=searchterms=80262 Roadmap ID 80262. [When this will happen;] Standard and GCC; We will begin rolling this out in in mid-July and complete in late July. GCC-H and DoD; We will begin rolling this out in late-July and complete in early August. |
Presenters and Organizers can now prevent public switched telephone network (PSTN) participants from unmuting. This change also allows PSTN participants to request to speak by raising their hand in a meeting via dial-pad command (press *5). This is rolling out on desktop, web and mobile. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 https://www.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/roadmap?filters=searchterms=80262 Roadmap ID 80262. [When this will happen;] Standard and GCC; We will begin rolling this out in in mid-July and complete in late July. GCC-H and DoD; We will begin rolling this out in late-July and complete in early August. |
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| MC267581 | Microsoft Lists: Custom list templates | This new feature will support the addition of custom list templates from your organization alongside the ready-made templates Microsoft provides to make it easy to get started tracking and managing information.
[Key points] Microsoft 365 https://www.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/roadmap?filters=searchterms=70753 Roadmap ID; 70753 Timing;Targeted release (entire org); will roll out in mid-July and complete by mid-August 2021 Roll-out; tenant level Control type; user control / admin control Action; review, assess and educate |
This new feature will support the addition of custom list templates from your organization alongside the ready-made templates Microsoft provides to make it easy to get started tracking and managing information.
[Key points] Microsoft 365 https://www.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/roadmap?filters=searchterms=70753 Roadmap ID; 70753 Timing;Targeted release (entire org); will roll out in mid-July and complete by mid-August 2021 Roll-out; tenant level Control type; user control / admin control Action; review, assess and educate |
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| MC267584 | Microsoft Exchange Online - Configuration Change for online meetings by default | Whether you?re working from home or meeting with people in other locations, we will be making a change so that all meetings created in Outlook will automatically be online to allow everyone to attend. This will rollout on desktop, web, mobile and Mac. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 https://www.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/roadmap?filters=searchterms=81995 Roadmap ID 81995. [When this will happen] This will rollout starting in late August 2021 and will complete by late November. |
Whether you?re working from home or meeting with people in other locations, we will be making a change so that all meetings created in Outlook will automatically be online to allow everyone to attend. This will rollout on desktop, web, mobile and Mac. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 https://www.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/roadmap?filters=searchterms=81995 Roadmap ID 81995. [When this will happen] This will rollout starting in late August 2021 and will complete by late November. |
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| MC240613 | (Updated) Feature Update: Modern comments in Word (Mac) | Updated March 19, 2021; We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience. We?re rolling out a new comments experience in Word with improved keyboard shortcuts as well as improved @mentions and notifications. This experience unifies how comments work across Word, Excel, and PPT. [Key points] Microsoft 365 https://www.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/roadmap?filters=searchterms=76166 Roadmap ID 76166 Current Channel Preview, April (previously March) Roll-out; User-level |
Updated July 08, 2021; We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.
We?re rolling out a new comments experience in Word with improved keyboard shortcuts as well as improved @mentions and notifications. This experience unifies how comments work across Word, Excel, and PPT. [Key points] Microsoft 365 https://www.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/roadmap?filters=searchterms=76166 Roadmap ID 76166 Current Channel Preview, April (previously March) Roll-out; User-level |
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| MC244886 | (Updated) Announcing redirect of compliance solutions from legacy SCC portal to M365 compliance center | The https://compliance.microsoft.com Microsoft 365 compliance center provides easy access to the data and tools you need to manage your organization's compliance needs. It is the recommended portal for compliance solutions. We will soon begin redirecting users from the legacy http;//protection.microsoft.com Security Compliance Center (SCC) portal to the Microsoft 365 compliance center for the following solutions; Audit log, Data loss prevention, Information governance, and Records management. This is a continuation of our migration to the Microsoft 365 compliance center; we began redirecting users there to access Advanced eDiscovery in September 2020 (MC223174). [When this will happen] Rollout will begin in mid-April and is expected to be complete by end of June 2021. |
Updated July 08, 2021; We have updated the rollout timeline below and revised the content for clarity. Thank you for your patience.
The https://compliance.microsoft.com Microsoft 365 compliance center provides easy access to the data and tools you need to manage your organization's compliance needs. It is the recommended portal for compliance solutions. |
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| MC258023 | (Updated) Mac Native Notifications | Note; if your organization does not use Mac OS you can safely disregard this message. With this update, your users will be able to choose their preferred means of Teams notifications delivery, either via the Teams built-in notification system or via Mac Minimum Requirements ; 1. Client Build Version should be 1.4.00.126632. Mac OS - 10.15 This message is associated with Microsoft 365 https://www.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/roadmap?filters=searchterms=66743 Roadmap ID 66743. [When this will happen;] This will begin rolling out to users beginning in mid-June and we expect the rollout to be completed by early July. |
Updated July 08, 2021; We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience. Note; if your organization does not use Mac OS you can safely disregard this message. With this update, your users will be able to choose their preferred means of Teams notifications delivery, either via the Teams built-in notification system or via Mac Minimum Requirements ; 1. Client Build Version should be 1.4.00.126632. Mac OS - 10.15 This message is associated with Microsoft 365 https://www.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/roadmap?filters=searchterms=66743 Roadmap ID 66743. [When this will happen;] This will begin rolling out to users beginning in early July (previously mid-June) and we expect the rollout to be completed by late July (previously early July). |
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| MC259743 | (Updated) Briefing Email Language Expansion (FR, DE, IT, PT) | Updated June 10, 2021; We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience. The https://docs.microsoft.com/briefing/be-overview target=_blank style=;Briefing email from Cortana helps users start their day on track by surfacing information to prepare for upcoming meetings, follow up on outstanding tasks as well as protect time for independent work. Currently, the Briefing email is available for Microsoft 365 Enterprise users with Exchange Online mailboxes in English and Spanish. We are expanding to support Exchange Online mailboxes in French, German, Italian, and Portuguese. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID https://www.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/roadmap?filters=Cortanasearchterms=81999 target=_blank style=;81999. [When this will happen;] Rolling out in mid-June (previously early June) and expected to be complete by the end of August. |
Updated July 08, 2021; We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.
The https://docs.microsoft.com/briefing/be-overview target=_blank style=;Briefing email from Cortana helps users start their day on track by surfacing information to prepare for upcoming meetings, follow up on outstanding tasks as well as protect time for independent work. Currently, the Briefing email is available for Microsoft 365 Enterprise users with Exchange Online mailboxes in English and Spanish. We are expanding to support Exchange Online mailboxes in French, German, Italian, and Portuguese. |
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| MC260568 | (Updated) Updates to Microsoft Defender for Office 365 events in Office 365 Management API | We have been working to meet the extensibility requirements of our customers, who are using the information around our detections within their custom tools. As part of this update, we are enhancing the information around Email Detections within Office 365 Management API. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 https://www.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/roadmap?filters=searchterms=70744 Roadmap ID 70744 [When this will happen;] We are expecting this rollout to begin in late June and expect the rollout to be fully completed by late July. |
Updated July 08, 2021; We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience. We have been working to meet the extensibility requirements of our customers, who are using the information around our detections within their custom tools. As part of this update, we are enhancing the information around Email Detections within Office 365 Management API. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 https://www.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/roadmap?filters=searchterms=70744 Roadmap ID 70744 [When this will happen;] We are expecting this rollout to begin in late June and expect the rollout to be fully completed by mid-August (previously late July). |
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| MC249623 | (Updated) OneDrive sync client update available for Mac | Updated July 02, 2021; We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.
We are making updates available for the OneDrive sync app on Mac. [When this will happen] Insiders; rollout begins late June(previously late May) |
Updated July 09, 2021; We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.
We are making updates available for the OneDrive sync app on Mac. [When this will happen] Insiders; rollout begins late June(previously late May) |
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| MC254084 | (Updated) Microsoft Teams: Profile menu update, relocating profile menu links to a new menu in the title bar | The Me Menu updates were originally announced in MC228368 (Dec '20). To ensure the feature was ready, the rollout was delayed and we are now ready to proceed. Access to Settings, Zoom Controls, Keyboard Shortcuts, About, and Check for Updates is moving from the Me Menu to a new menu in the title bar. The Me Menu will be focused on account management, where users can switch to another account or tenant through the first level of the Me Menu. The following links will be moved out of the Me Menu into a new menu in the title bar; Zoom Controls [When this will happen] |
Updated July 09, 2021; We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience. The Me Menu updates were originally announced in MC228368 (Dec '20). To ensure the feature was ready, the rollout was delayed and we are now ready to proceed. Access to Settings, Zoom Controls, Keyboard Shortcuts, About, and Check for Updates is moving from the Me Menu to a new menu in the title bar. The Me Menu will be focused on account management, where users can switch to another account or tenant through the first level of the Me Menu. The following links will be moved out of the Me Menu into a new menu in the title bar; Zoom Controls [When this will happen] |
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| MC261538 | (Updated) Microsoft Lists: Sync your lists for improved performance and offline access | Your lists now automatically sync to your Windows device, improving performance when you work with your lists and allowing you to continue your work even when you?re offline or lose your internet connection. Lists sync is powered by a new general-purpose sync engine that gets packaged, installed, and updated through the OneDrive sync app?s existing update mechanism. The data is stored in a local database and requests are handled through a secure localhost HTTP server. Lists sync runs as a separate background process (Microsoft Nucleus.exe). Lists sync is currently only supported on Windows devices (Windows 10 or later) running the OneDrive sync app. [Key points;] Microsoft 365 https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/roadmap?filters=searchterms=68809 Roadmap ID 68809 Timing; we will roll this out beginning in early July and will be complete by early August. Additionally, we will update this post with specific how-to documentation once available. Rollout; tenant level Control type; user and admin control |
Updated July 09, 2021; We have updated the content below to provide additional clarity. Thank you for your feedback. Lists sync lets you work on your lists offline, improves performance on all kinds of networks, and helps alleviate list throttling. Common operations on lists, such as changing list views, sorting, filtering, and grouping will happen locally and finish quickly even on very large lists. All of these operations will continue to work when you are offline or lose your Internet connection. Once reconnected to the Internet, your edits upload from your device to the cloud and you can resolve merge conflicts, if there are any. The new Lists sync functionality will be on by default for all eligible lists (see https://support.microsoft.com/office/41403c3e-1795-4e07-b56b-ae591cbde2f9 Edit lists offline article for a list of current restrictions) and users will have the option to stop syncing any list. If users delete a list or lose access to a list it will be automatically unsynced from the local device. Lists sync is currently only supported on Windows devices (Windows 10 or later) that have the OneDrive sync app installed. Lists sync is powered by a new general-purpose sync engine that gets packaged, installed, and updated through the OneDrive sync app?s existing update mechanism. The data is stored in a local database under the user?s profile directory and requests are handled through a secure localhost HTTP server. Lists sync runs as a separate background process (Microsoft Nucleus.exe). When Lists sync is on, you?ll see a new icon next to the title of the list. [Key points;] Microsoft 365 https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/roadmap?filters=searchterms=68809 Roadmap ID 68809 Timing; we will begin gradually rolling out the new functionality to Production starting in August 2021 with anticipated completion in September 2021. Rollout; tenant level Control type; user and admin control |
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| MC244886 | (Updated) Announcing redirect of compliance solutions from legacy SCC portal to M365 compliance center | Admin impact,Feature update | Admin impact,Feature update,Updated message | N/A |
| MC258023 | (Updated) Mac Native Notifications | New feature,User impact | New feature,Updated message,User impact | N/A |
| MC260568 | (Updated) Updates to Microsoft Defender for Office 365 events in Office 365 Management API | Admin impact,Feature update | Admin impact,Feature update,Updated message | N/A |
| MC254084 | (Updated) Microsoft Teams: Profile menu update, relocating profile menu links to a new menu in the title bar | Feature update,User impact | Feature update,Updated message,User impact | N/A |
| MC261538 | (Updated) Microsoft Lists: Sync your lists for improved performance and offline access | Admin impact,New feature,User impact | Admin impact,New feature,Updated message,User impact | N/A |
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| MC223019 | Hide notification previews on Microsoft Teams mobile apps to protect sensitive data | This new policy setting, Org data notifications is available in Intune with a default value of Allow. To hide notification previews for Teams mobile apps, admins need to change the value of Intune APP to Block org data. Note; tenants that have the setting Org data notifications configured with a value of Block org Data where APP includes Teams do not need to take additional action. Please see; https://docs.microsoft.com/intune/apps/app-protection-policy-settings-android App protection policy settings, Android https://docs.microsoft.com/intune/apps/app-protection-policy-settings-ios App protection policy settings, iOS https://docs.microsoft.com/exchange/clients-and-mobile-in-exchange-online/outlook-for-ios-and-android/outlook-for-ios-and-android-configuration-with-microsoft-intune Deploying Outlook for iOS and Android app configuration settings |
This new policy setting, Org data notifications is available in Intune with a default value of Allow. To hide notification previews for Teams mobile apps, admins need to change the value of Intune APP to Block org data. Note; tenants that have the setting Org data notifications configured with a value of Block org Data where APP includes Teams do not need to take additional action. Please see; https://docs.microsoft.com/intune/apps/app-protection-policy-settings-android App protection policy settings, Android https://docs.microsoft.com/intune/apps/app-protection-policy-settings-ios App protection policy settings, iOS https://docs.microsoft.com/exchange/clients-and-mobile-in-exchange-online/outlook-for-ios-and-android/outlook-for-ios-and-android-configuration-with-microsoft-intune Deploying Outlook for iOS and Android app configuration settings |
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| MC224047 | (Updated) Free for one year: users can join Team meetings via call-in number | Consider the benefits of activating this offer with your organization. If you do not choose to activate the free offer, there is no impact to your organization. If you activate dial-in Audio Conferencing, when licensed users create Teams meetings, the body of the meeting invitation will include a phone number that people can dial to join meetings. The person using the dial-in number does not need a license. To activate free dial-in Audio Conferencing, from within Admin center go to Purchase services ; Add-ons and then select the free Microsoft 365 Audio Conferencing Adoption Promo. Then https://docs.microsoft.com/MicrosoftTeams/audio-conferencing-smb#step-2-assign-an-audio-conferencing-license-to-users-who-lead-meetings assign the licenses to users in your organization. If you choose to take advantage of the free offer, let the employees you have licensed know that their Teams meetings invitations will include a dial-in phone number. Learn more; https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/blog/2020/09/08/3-deals-meeting-calling-experiences-microsoft-teams/ New discounts on meeting and calling experiences in Microsoft Teams https://docs.microsoft.com/MicrosoftTeams/audio-conferencing-smb Set up Audio Conferencing for small and medium businesses |
Consider the benefits of activating this offer with your organization. If you do not choose to activate the free offer, there is no impact to your organization. If you activate dial-in Audio Conferencing, when licensed users create Teams meetings, the body of the meeting invitation will include a phone number that people can dial to join meetings. The person using the dial-in number does not need a license. To activate free dial-in Audio Conferencing, from within Admin center go to Purchase services ; Add-ons and then select the free Microsoft 365 Audio Conferencing Adoption Promo. Then https://docs.microsoft.com/MicrosoftTeams/audio-conferencing-smb#step-2-assign-an-audio-conferencing-license-to-users-who-lead-meetings assign the licenses to users in your organization. If you choose to take advantage of the free offer, let the employees you have licensed know that their Teams meetings invitations will include a dial-in phone number. Learn more; https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/blog/2020/09/08/3-deals-meeting-calling-experiences-microsoft-teams/ New discounts on meeting and calling experiences in Microsoft Teams https://docs.microsoft.com/MicrosoftTeams/audio-conferencing-smb Set up Audio Conferencing for small and medium businesses |
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| MC228641 | Retiring Visio Web Access from SharePoint Online | Instead of using Visio Web Access (Visio Service) and its Web Part for SharePoint Online, we recommend using either; Visio Online and the Document Web Part (Document Web part instead of Visio Web part) iFrame in SharePoint Online for Visio Web Part (iFrame with Visio Online APIs instead of Visio Web Part with Visio Services JS APIs) Please click Additional Information to learn more. |
Instead of using Visio Web Access (Visio Service) and its Web Part for SharePoint Online, we recommend using either; Visio Online and the Document Web Part (Document Web part instead of Visio Web part) iFrame in SharePoint Online for Visio Web Part (iFrame with Visio Online APIs instead of Visio Web Part with Visio Services JS APIs) Please click Additional Information to learn more. |
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| MC229643 | Reminder: Microsoft Edge Legacy support to end on March 9, 2021 | If you?d like help upgrading all your organization?s devices to the new Microsoft Edge, https://docs.microsoft.com/fasttrack/win-10-microsoft-edge-assistance-offered FastTrack can help with deployment and configuration at no additional charge for customers with eligible Microsoft 365 subscriptions.For help with web app and site compatibility, especially if you have legacy site concerns, https://docs.microsoft.com/fasttrack/win-10-app-assure-assistance-offered learn more about the App Assure program. Additional ways to upgrade to the new Microsoft Edge include;Deploying the https://blogs.windows.com/windowsexperience/2020/10/20/whats-new-in-the-windows-10-october-2020-update/ Windows 10 20H2 package to your environment (which includes the new Microsoft Edge). Deploying the new Microsoft Edge via WSUS package to your environment. Downloading the latest package from the https://www.microsoft.com/edge/business/download Microsoft Edge business download page and deploying to your environment. The new Microsoft Edge is the planned update for Microsoft Edge Legacy; if you already have the new Microsoft Edge on your device(s), no action is required. If you?re a K-12 education customer, https://aka.ms/edgeedureference additional configuration is required. You will want to notify your users to use the new Microsoft Edge or another supported browser. We have https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/deployedge/microsoft-edge-customer-adoption-kit adoption materials available for user education. You will also want to update any applicable user training and prepare your help desk. Microsoft Edge has https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/deployedge/microsoft-edge-policies#startup-home-page-and-new-tab-page browser policies available to aid with set up and help with the transition. Additional Information https://aka.ms/AA99plv Read more about this change in the Lifecycle announcement.https://aka.ms/AA97tsw Our blog also provides more information about this announcement. Additional reminder; Microsoft 365 apps and services (excluding Teams) will no longer support IE 11 as of August 17, 2021. For more information, read the https://aka.ms/AA99plv Lifecycle announcement or https://aka.ms/AA97tsw our blog. To learn more about Microsoft Edge for your business, visit https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/edge/business our website or https://aka.ms/EdgeYouTube YouTube page. |
If you?d like help upgrading all your organization?s devices to the new Microsoft Edge, https://docs.microsoft.com/fasttrack/win-10-microsoft-edge-assistance-offered FastTrack can help with deployment and configuration at no additional charge for customers with eligible Microsoft 365 subscriptions.For help with web app and site compatibility, especially if you have legacy site concerns, https://docs.microsoft.com/fasttrack/win-10-app-assure-assistance-offered learn more about the App Assure program. Additional ways to upgrade to the new Microsoft Edge include;Deploying the https://blogs.windows.com/windowsexperience/2020/10/20/whats-new-in-the-windows-10-october-2020-update/ Windows 10 20H2 package to your environment (which includes the new Microsoft Edge). Deploying the new Microsoft Edge via WSUS package to your environment. Downloading the latest package from the https://www.microsoft.com/edge/business/download Microsoft Edge business download page and deploying to your environment. The new Microsoft Edge is the planned update for Microsoft Edge Legacy; if you already have the new Microsoft Edge on your device(s), no action is required. If you?re a K-12 education customer, https://aka.ms/edgeedureference additional configuration is required. You will want to notify your users to use the new Microsoft Edge or another supported browser. We have https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/deployedge/microsoft-edge-customer-adoption-kit adoption materials available for user education. You will also want to update any applicable user training and prepare your help desk. Microsoft Edge has https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/deployedge/microsoft-edge-policies#startup-home-page-and-new-tab-page browser policies available to aid with set up and help with the transition. Additional Information https://aka.ms/AA99plv Read more about this change in the Lifecycle announcement.https://aka.ms/AA97tsw Our blog also provides more information about this announcement. Additional reminder; Microsoft 365 apps and services (excluding Teams) will no longer support IE 11 as of August 17, 2021. For more information, read the https://aka.ms/AA99plv Lifecycle announcement or https://aka.ms/AA97tsw our blog. To learn more about Microsoft Edge for your business, visit https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/edge/business our website or https://aka.ms/EdgeYouTube YouTube page. |
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| MC229914 | Final Notice for disabling of TLS1.0 and TLS 1.1 Support for Exchange Online Mail Flow | Any mail servers, devices, or applications sending emails to your Exchange Online endpoint (.mail.protection.outlook.com) or receiving email from Exchange Online servers will need to be upgraded to make use of TLS1.2. Resources; https://docs.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/compliance/prepare-tls-1.2-in-office-365 Preparing for TLS 1.2 in Office 365 and Office 365 GCC https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/exchange-team-blog/investigating-tls-usage-for-smtp-in-exchange-online/ba-p/609278 Investigating TLS usage for SMTP in Exchange Online |
Any mail servers, devices, or applications sending emails to your Exchange Online endpoint (.mail.protection.outlook.com) or receiving email from Exchange Online servers will need to be upgraded to make use of TLS1.2. Resources; https://docs.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/compliance/prepare-tls-1.2-in-office-365 Preparing for TLS 1.2 in Office 365 and Office 365 GCC https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/exchange-team-blog/investigating-tls-usage-for-smtp-in-exchange-online/ba-p/609278 Investigating TLS usage for SMTP in Exchange Online |
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| MC234256 | (Updated) Change in display of hierarchical sensitivity labels | You might want to notify your users about this updated feature and update your training and documentation as appropriate. | You might want to notify your users about this updated feature and update your training and documentation as appropriate. | N/A |
| MC235288 | (Updated) SharePoint spaces to be available by default in New menu | You should determine whether you want to maintain the current behavior (where site owners must enable SharePoint spaces at the site level before it will show in the +New menu) or have spaces show in the +New menu by default across your tenant.
If you want to show the Space menu item on the +New menu by default across your tenant, you don?t need to do anything except notify site owners and authors of this change. You may also want to train users or provide them with https://support.microsoft.com/office/sharepoint-spaces-7b65edfb-7cc9-42e3-af37-178d79364a5e documentation as well as notify your help desk. |
You should determine whether you want to maintain the current behavior (where site owners must enable SharePoint spaces at the site level before it will show in the +New menu) or have spaces show in the +New menu by default across your tenant.
If you want to show the Space menu item on the +New menu by default across your tenant, you don?t need to do anything except notify site owners and authors of this change. You may also want to train users or provide them with https://support.microsoft.com/office/sharepoint-spaces-7b65edfb-7cc9-42e3-af37-178d79364a5e documentation as well as notify your help desk. |
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| MC236026 | Changes to private Content Delivery Networks (CDN) | You do not need to do anything to prepare. If you would like to learn more about Microsoft data security, visit the https://www.microsoft.com/trust-center/privacy/data-location Trust center. If you have SharePoint sites that contains highly confidential content that should be specifically excluded from using Azure private CDN, then https://docs.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/compliance/sensitivity-labels-teams-groups-sites?view=o365-worldwide sensitivity labels can be created and added to the CDN exclusion list. Excluding a site from using private CDN may impact the overall performance of the site since images will no longer use the CDN to optimize the viewing experience. Learn more https://docs.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/compliance/sensitivity-labels-teams-groups-sites Use sensitivity labels to protect content in Microsoft Teams, Microsoft 365 groups, and SharePoint sites https://aka.ms/spocdn How to configure CDN in Office 365 (Office 365 Content Delivery Network (CDN) Quickstart) https://docs.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/Enterprise/use-microsoft-365-cdn-with-spo Use Office 365 Content Delivery Network (CDN) with SharePoint Online |
You do not need to do anything to prepare. If you would like to learn more about Microsoft data security, visit the https://www.microsoft.com/trust-center/privacy/data-location Trust center. If you have SharePoint sites that contains highly confidential content that should be specifically excluded from using Azure private CDN, then https://docs.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/compliance/sensitivity-labels-teams-groups-sites?view=o365-worldwide sensitivity labels can be created and added to the CDN exclusion list. Excluding a site from using private CDN may impact the overall performance of the site since images will no longer use the CDN to optimize the viewing experience. Learn more https://docs.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/compliance/sensitivity-labels-teams-groups-sites Use sensitivity labels to protect content in Microsoft Teams, Microsoft 365 groups, and SharePoint sites https://aka.ms/spocdn How to configure CDN in Office 365 (Office 365 Content Delivery Network (CDN) Quickstart) https://docs.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/Enterprise/use-microsoft-365-cdn-with-spo Use Office 365 Content Delivery Network (CDN) with SharePoint Online |
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| MC236510 | Plan for Change: Intune end of support for Internet Explorer 11 | Move to a different supported browser after March 31, 2021 for your Endpoint Manager and Intune administration. Note that IE 11 service lifecycle follows the schedule listed below (however, check the documentation linked for the latest dates; these are provided for your convenience); Microsoft Teams web app - https://docs.microsoft.com/lifecycle/announcements/m365-ie11-microsoft-edge-legacy ended support November 30, 2020 (MC220490 MC228224) Azure DevOps - https://devblogs.microsoft.com/devops/azure-devops-services-to-end-support-for-internet-explorer-11-and-legacy-version-of-microsoft-edge/ ended December 31, 2020 Azure Portal web app - https://docs.microsoft.com/azure/azure-portal/azure-portal-supported-browsers-devices ends support March 31, 2021 Microsoft 365 apps and services - https://docs.microsoft.com/lifecycle/announcements/m365-ie11-microsoft-edge-legacy ends support August 17, 2021 (MC220490 MC228224) Microsoft Dynamics 365 - https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/lifecycle/faq/internet-explorer-microsoft-edge ends support August 17, 2021 (MC3683) Microsoft Power Platform - https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/lifecycle/faq/internet-explorer-microsoft-edge ends support August 17, 2021 (MC3683) My suite of products (such as My Apps, My Account, My Access, and My Groups) - https://docs.microsoft.com/lifecycle/announcements/m365-ie11-microsoft-edge-legacy ends support August 17, 2021 (MC220490 MC228224) |
Move to a different supported browser after March 31, 2021 for your Endpoint Manager and Intune administration. Note that IE 11 service lifecycle follows the schedule listed below (however, check the documentation linked for the latest dates; these are provided for your convenience); Microsoft Teams web app - https://docs.microsoft.com/lifecycle/announcements/m365-ie11-microsoft-edge-legacy ended support November 30, 2020 (MC220490 MC228224) Azure DevOps - https://devblogs.microsoft.com/devops/azure-devops-services-to-end-support-for-internet-explorer-11-and-legacy-version-of-microsoft-edge/ ended December 31, 2020 Azure Portal web app - https://docs.microsoft.com/azure/azure-portal/azure-portal-supported-browsers-devices ends support March 31, 2021 Microsoft 365 apps and services - https://docs.microsoft.com/lifecycle/announcements/m365-ie11-microsoft-edge-legacy ends support August 17, 2021 (MC220490 MC228224) Microsoft Dynamics 365 - https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/lifecycle/faq/internet-explorer-microsoft-edge ends support August 17, 2021 (MC3683) Microsoft Power Platform - https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/lifecycle/faq/internet-explorer-microsoft-edge ends support August 17, 2021 (MC3683) My suite of products (such as My Apps, My Account, My Access, and My Groups) - https://docs.microsoft.com/lifecycle/announcements/m365-ie11-microsoft-edge-legacy ends support August 17, 2021 (MC220490 MC228224) |
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| MC240066 | (Updated) Introducing a SharePoint app bar that features global navigation |
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/SharePoint/sharepoint-app-bar#the-sharepoint-app-bar-experience Please review these admin notes in the support document.
If you take no action, the new SharePoint app bar will appear on your SharePoint modern communication and team sites. Until you customize it, the global nav entry point will refer your users to their SharePoint start page. You can https://docs.microsoft.com/SharePoint/sharepoint-app-bar#temporarily-disable-the-sharepoint-app-bar temporarily disable the SharePoint app bar until October 31, 2021 in your tenant to prepare for this change or to control its rollout to users. [Learn more] https://docs.microsoft.com/SharePoint/sharepoint-app-bar Introduction to the SharePoint app bar |
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/SharePoint/sharepoint-app-bar#the-sharepoint-app-bar-experience Please review these admin notes in the support document.
If you take no action, the new SharePoint app bar will appear on your SharePoint modern communication and team sites. Until you customize it, the global nav entry point will refer your users to their SharePoint start page. You can https://docs.microsoft.com/SharePoint/sharepoint-app-bar#temporarily-disable-the-sharepoint-app-bar temporarily disable the SharePoint app bar until October 31, 2021 in your tenant to prepare for this change or to control its rollout to users. [Learn more] https://docs.microsoft.com/SharePoint/sharepoint-app-bar Introduction to the SharePoint app bar |
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| MC240160 | (Updated) Reminder: Disabling TLS 1.0 and TLS 1.1 in Microsoft 365 | Update or replace clients and devices that rely on TLS 1.0 and 1.1 to connect to Microsoft 365. Please check additional information in https://docs.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/compliance/tls-1.0-and-1.1-deprecation-for-office-365?view=o365-worldwide TLS 1.0 and 1.1 deprecation for Office 365 - Microsoft 365 Compliance Update and configure the .NET Framework to support TLS 1.2+. Please check additional information in https://docs.microsoft.com/mem/configmgr/core/plan-design/security/enable-tls-1-2-client#;~;text=1,%20Windows%20Server%202012%20R2,%20Windows%2010,%20Windows,1.2%20by%20default%20for%20secure%20communications%20using%20WinHTTP. How to enable Transport Layer Security (TLS) 1.2 on clients - Configuration Manager | Microsoft Docs |
Update or replace clients and devices that rely on TLS 1.0 and 1.1 to connect to Microsoft 365. Please check additional information in https://docs.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/compliance/tls-1.0-and-1.1-deprecation-for-office-365?view=o365-worldwide TLS 1.0 and 1.1 deprecation for Office 365 - Microsoft 365 Compliance Update and configure the .NET Framework to support TLS 1.2+. Please check additional information in https://docs.microsoft.com/mem/configmgr/core/plan-design/security/enable-tls-1-2-client#;~;text=1,%20Windows%20Server%202012%20R2,%20Windows%2010,%20Windows,1.2%20by%20default%20for%20secure%20communications%20using%20WinHTTP. How to enable Transport Layer Security (TLS) 1.2 on clients - Configuration Manager | Microsoft Docs |
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| MC240303 | (Updated) New file sharing experience in Microsoft Teams | Teams honors the sharing controls defined in SharePoint. For example, if external sharing is disabled in SharePoint, then it is disabled in Teams as well. The default file link permission in Teams will be the same that is set at tenant level, unless that setting has been overridden at the respective SharePoint site level. Review your https://docs.microsoft.com/sharepoint/turn-external-sharing-on-or-off file sharing options in the SharePoint admin portal to ensure that they align with the requirements in your tenant. [Learn more] https://docs.microsoft.com/sharepoint/turn-external-sharing-on-or-off Manage sharing settings in SharePoint and OneDrive |
Teams honors the sharing controls defined in SharePoint. For example, if external sharing is disabled in SharePoint, then it is disabled in Teams as well. The default file link permission in Teams will be the same that is set at tenant level, unless that setting has been overridden at the respective SharePoint site level. Review your https://docs.microsoft.com/sharepoint/turn-external-sharing-on-or-off file sharing options in the SharePoint admin portal to ensure that they align with the requirements in your tenant. [Learn more] https://docs.microsoft.com/sharepoint/turn-external-sharing-on-or-off Manage sharing settings in SharePoint and OneDrive |
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| MC240393 | (Updated) OneDrive admin center settings are coming to the SharePoint admin center |
When the link becomes available, we recommend using SharePoint admin center instead of the OneDrive admin center for improved;
Accessibility You might want to notify SharePoint and OneDrive admins about this new capability and update your training and documentation as appropriate. |
When the link becomes available, we recommend using SharePoint admin center instead of the OneDrive admin center for improved;
Accessibility You might want to notify SharePoint and OneDrive admins about this new capability and update your training and documentation as appropriate. |
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| MC240609 | (Updated) Feature Update: Modern comments in Word (Windows) | You might want to notify your users about this new capability and update your training and documentation as appropriate.
Learn more; https://support.microsoft.com/office/using-modern-comments-in-word-edc6ae71-0a2d-49fe-8faa-986f1e48136a Using modern comments in Word |
You might want to notify your users about this new capability and update your training and documentation as appropriate.
Learn more; https://support.microsoft.com/office/using-modern-comments-in-word-edc6ae71-0a2d-49fe-8faa-986f1e48136a Using modern comments in Word |
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| MC240613 | (Updated) Feature Update: Modern comments in Word (Mac) | You might want to notify your users about this new capability and update your training and documentation as appropriate.
Learn more; https://support.microsoft.com/office/using-modern-comments-in-word-edc6ae71-0a2d-49fe-8faa-986f1e48136a Using modern comments in Word |
You might want to notify your users about this new capability and update your training and documentation as appropriate.
Learn more; https://support.microsoft.com/office/using-modern-comments-in-word-edc6ae71-0a2d-49fe-8faa-986f1e48136a Using modern comments in Word |
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| MC241353 | Reminder: Microsoft 365 apps and services ending support on IE11 after August 17, 2021 | To address these announcements, upgrade to Microsoft Edge prior to August 17, 2021. Microsoft 365 apps and services will continue to support Microsoft Edge.
Additional Information If you?d like help upgrading your organization?s devices to Microsoft Edge, https://www.microsoft.com/fasttrack/microsoft-365/microsoft-edge?rtc=1 FastTrack can help with deployment and configuration at no additional charge for customers with eligible Microsoft 365 subscriptions. For help with web app and site compatibility, https://www.microsoft.com/fasttrack/microsoft-365/app-assure learn more about the App Assure program. |
To address these announcements, upgrade to Microsoft Edge prior to August 17, 2021. Microsoft 365 apps and services will continue to support Microsoft Edge.
Additional Information If you?d like help upgrading your organization?s devices to Microsoft Edge, https://www.microsoft.com/fasttrack/microsoft-365/microsoft-edge?rtc=1 FastTrack can help with deployment and configuration at no additional charge for customers with eligible Microsoft 365 subscriptions. For help with web app and site compatibility, https://www.microsoft.com/fasttrack/microsoft-365/app-assure learn more about the App Assure program. |
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| MC242486 | Retiring Delve mobile for iOS and Android | There?s no action required. We recommend notifying your users and let them know about the similar features available in Outlook Mobile. | There?s no action required. We recommend notifying your users and let them know about the similar features available in Outlook Mobile. | 06/01/2021 |
| MC243945 | SharePoint Events web part will display event images | You might want to notify your users about this new capability and update your training and documentation as appropriate. | You might want to notify your users about this new capability and update your training and documentation as appropriate. | N/A |
| MC244295 | (Updated) New eCDN Ramp available for Microsoft Teams | Ramp will be an option in the Microsoft Teams admin center or you can select it via PowerShell; Set-CsTeamsMeetingBroadcastConfiguration -AllowSdnProviderForBroadcastMeeting $True -SdnProviderName ramp -SdnRuntimeConfiguration {config provided by RAMP |
Ramp will be an option in the Microsoft Teams admin center or you can select it via PowerShell; Set-CsTeamsMeetingBroadcastConfiguration -AllowSdnProviderForBroadcastMeeting $True -SdnProviderName ramp -SdnRuntimeConfiguration {config provided by RAMP |
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| MC244732 | Request/Release workflow for quarantined messages | Once the changes are rolled out, the Admin will be able to customize the default end user access for the anti-spam, anti-phishing, anti-malware and safe attachments policies. This does not affect any previously customized policy settings. If you want to modify the current default end user access to the anti-spam, anti-phishing, anti-malware and safe attachments policies, you can do so once the feature is available in your tenant. Learn more; https://docs.microsoft.com/office365/servicedescriptions/exchange-online-protection-service-description/anti-spam-and-anti-malware-protection-eop;Anti-spam and anti-malware protection [EOP] |
Once the changes are rolled out, the Admin will be able to customize the default end user access for the anti-spam, anti-phishing, anti-malware and safe attachments policies. This does not affect any previously customized policy settings. If you want to modify the current default end user access to the anti-spam, anti-phishing, anti-malware and safe attachments policies, you can do so once the feature is available in your tenant. Learn more; https://docs.microsoft.com/office365/servicedescriptions/exchange-online-protection-service-description/anti-spam-and-anti-malware-protection-eop;Anti-spam and anti-malware protection [EOP] |
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| MC244733 | Customization of quarantine notification | Admins will be able to enable these features through a new quarantine policy user interface. We will update this post when documentation for the new quarantine policy becomes available. | Admins will be able to enable these features through a new quarantine policy user interface. We will update this post when documentation for the new quarantine policy becomes available. | N/A |
| MC244743 | (Updated) Viva Connections for Microsoft Teams desktop clients | For Viva Connections for Teams, we recommend you configure a SharePoint home site with global navigation in the SharePoint app bar. Since the App Bar release has been delayed (MC240066), users may not be able to see the Global Navigation settings following the 'https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/SharePoint/sharepoint-app-bar#get-started-customizing-the-global-navigation-tab' target=blank;App Bar configuration steps . This is a known issue. We recommend you wait until the full rollout of App Bar release to complete all steps. To enable to this experience, obtain the PowerShell script from https://docs.microsoft.com/SharePoint/viva-connections#step-by-step-guide-to-setting-up-viva-connections-desktop Microsoft download center which will be available on March 31, 2021. Future versions of Viva Connections for Teams will be available automatically through Teams admin center. Prepare your organization by ensuring that; You have https://docs.microsoft.com/SharePoint/home-site set up a home site in your tenant. You have https://docs.microsoft.com/SharePoint/sharepoint-app-bar#customize-global-navigation-in-the-app-bar configured the links in global navigation section of the SharePoint app bar. You have finalized the https://docs.microsoft.com/microsoftteams/platform/concepts/build-and-test/apps-package#app-icons app name, description and icons that you will use to reflect your company's brand in Teams. Then run the PowerShell script. |
For Viva Connections for Teams, we recommend you configure a SharePoint home site with global navigation in the SharePoint app bar. Since the App Bar release has been delayed (MC240066), users may not be able to see the Global Navigation settings following the 'https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/SharePoint/sharepoint-app-bar#get-started-customizing-the-global-navigation-tab' target=blank;App Bar configuration steps . This is a known issue. We recommend you wait until the full rollout of App Bar release to complete all steps. To enable to this experience, obtain the PowerShell script from https://docs.microsoft.com/SharePoint/viva-connections#step-by-step-guide-to-setting-up-viva-connections-desktop Microsoft download center which will be available on March 31, 2021. Future versions of Viva Connections for Teams will be available automatically through Teams admin center. Prepare your organization by ensuring that; You have https://docs.microsoft.com/SharePoint/home-site set up a home site in your tenant. You have https://docs.microsoft.com/SharePoint/sharepoint-app-bar#customize-global-navigation-in-the-app-bar configured the links in global navigation section of the SharePoint app bar. You have finalized the https://docs.microsoft.com/microsoftteams/platform/concepts/build-and-test/apps-package#app-icons app name, description and icons that you will use to reflect your company's brand in Teams. Then run the PowerShell script. |
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| MC244744 | (Updated) Release of new Yammer Desktop experience and Retirement of existing Yammer Desktop App | To prepare for this change, we recommend making existing Yammer Desktop App users aware of what is coming and share our end user support documentation on the new installable Desktop experience for them to download and enable notifications for. | To prepare for this change, we recommend making existing Yammer Desktop App users aware of what is coming and share our end user support documentation on the new installable Desktop experience for them to download and enable notifications for. | N/A |
| MC244749 | (Updated) New for Communication Compliance: policy health check and ability to pause policy | Learn more about https://docs.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/compliance/communication-compliance communication compliance in Microsoft 365. | Learn more about https://docs.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/compliance/communication-compliance communication compliance in Microsoft 365. | N/A |
| MC244888 | Excel Trust Center: new option to block Excel 4.0 (XLM) macros |
If you have disabled end-user ability to configure any macro settings in Excel, users will also be unable to configure this new setting. If you would like to disable only XLM macro settings tenant-wide, without impacting VBA macro settings;Uncheck the setting, Enable XLM macros when VBA macros are enabled Group Policy Path; User configuration ; Administrative templates ; Microsoft Excel 2016 ; Excel Options ; Security ; Trust Center If you would also like to completely block all XLM macros usage (including in new user created files) Enable Group Policy Prevent Excel from running XLM macros which is configurable via Group Policy Editor or registry key Group Policy Path; User configuration ; Administrative templates ; Microsoft Excel 2016 ; Excel Options ; Security ; Trust Center Registry Key Path; Computer\HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Office\16.0\excel\security As part of this update, the following registry key is being retired and will no longer function as of April 30, 2021. Computer\HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Office\16.0\Excel\Security\XLM [Learn more] |
If you have disabled end-user ability to configure any macro settings in Excel, users will also be unable to configure this new setting. If you would like to disable only XLM macro settings tenant-wide, without impacting VBA macro settings;Uncheck the setting, Enable XLM macros when VBA macros are enabled Group Policy Path; User configuration ; Administrative templates ; Microsoft Excel 2016 ; Excel Options ; Security ; Trust Center If you would also like to completely block all XLM macros usage (including in new user created files) Enable Group Policy Prevent Excel from running XLM macros which is configurable via Group Policy Editor or registry key Group Policy Path; User configuration ; Administrative templates ; Microsoft Excel 2016 ; Excel Options ; Security ; Trust Center Registry Key Path; Computer\HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Office\16.0\excel\security As part of this update, the following registry key is being retired and will no longer function as of April 30, 2021. Computer\HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Office\16.0\Excel\Security\XLM [Learn more] |
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| MC246003 | (Updated) Create and use approval templates in the Teams Approvals app |
Tenant admins or team owners will need to create and publish templates within the Approvals app. You might want to notify your users about this new capability and update your training and documentation as appropriate. Learn how to https://docs.microsoft.com/microsoftteams/approval-admin target=_blank style=;manage the Teams Approvals app in your tenant . |
Tenant admins or team owners will need to create and publish templates within the Approvals app. You might want to notify your users about this new capability and update your training and documentation as appropriate. Learn how to https://docs.microsoft.com/microsoftteams/approval-admin target=_blank style=;manage the Teams Approvals app in your tenant . |
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| MC246270 | New release cycles and options for Microsoft Edge | Please https://blogs.windows.com/msedgedev/2021/03/12/new-release-cycles-microsoft-edge-extended-stable/ read our blog for more details. We will share more information on the Extended Stable option at a later date.
You will still be able to update Microsoft Edge automatically using Microsoft Edge update policies. Starting with Microsoft Edge 94, major version updates will be published to WSUS every four weeks. Additional Information to learn more; https://docs.microsoft.com/deployedge/microsoft-edge-release-schedule (Docs) Microsoft Edge release schedule (updated) https://www.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/roadmap?SilentAuth=1=filtersfilters=Microsoft%20Edge%2CIn%20development%2CRolling%20out (Microsoft 365 Roadmap) Microsoft Edge https://docs.microsoft.com/mem/configmgr/apps/deploy-use/deploy-edge?bc=https%3A%2F%2Fdocs.microsoft.com%2FDeployEdge%2Fbreadcrumb%2Ftoc.jsontoc=https%3A%2F%2Fdocs.microsoft.com%2FDeployEdge%2Ftoc.json#update-microsoft-edge Deploy and update Microsoft Edge using Configuration Manager https://docs.microsoft.com/deployedge/microsoft-edge-update-policies Microsoft Edge update policies documentation |
Please https://blogs.windows.com/msedgedev/2021/03/12/new-release-cycles-microsoft-edge-extended-stable/ read our blog for more details. We will share more information on the Extended Stable option at a later date.
You will still be able to update Microsoft Edge automatically using Microsoft Edge update policies. Starting with Microsoft Edge 94, major version updates will be published to WSUS every four weeks. Additional Information to learn more; https://docs.microsoft.com/deployedge/microsoft-edge-release-schedule (Docs) Microsoft Edge release schedule (updated) https://www.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/roadmap?SilentAuth=1=filtersfilters=Microsoft%20Edge%2CIn%20development%2CRolling%20out (Microsoft 365 Roadmap) Microsoft Edge https://docs.microsoft.com/mem/configmgr/apps/deploy-use/deploy-edge?bc=https%3A%2F%2Fdocs.microsoft.com%2FDeployEdge%2Fbreadcrumb%2Ftoc.jsontoc=https%3A%2F%2Fdocs.microsoft.com%2FDeployEdge%2Ftoc.json#update-microsoft-edge Deploy and update Microsoft Edge using Configuration Manager https://docs.microsoft.com/deployedge/microsoft-edge-update-policies Microsoft Edge update policies documentation |
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| MC246272 | Yammer to retire support for Internet Explorer in August 2021 | We recommend that you deploy Edge or another modern browser, and begin communicating this change to IE11 users. Starting at the end of April, we will introduce a banner in the application directing IE11 users to use a new browser. If you use Yammer embed, please note that this integration will also no longer be available on Internet Explorer 11 after August 2021. We recommend you start to move IE11 users off any sites you have that are using Yammer embed to Edge or another modern browser. To learn more, see this https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/yammer/manage-yammer-users/internet-explorer-11-retirement admin documentation about Internet Explorer 11 retirement. |
We recommend that you deploy Edge or another modern browser, and begin communicating this change to IE11 users. Starting at the end of April, we will introduce a banner in the application directing IE11 users to use a new browser. If you use Yammer embed, please note that this integration will also no longer be available on Internet Explorer 11 after August 2021. We recommend you start to move IE11 users off any sites you have that are using Yammer embed to Edge or another modern browser. To learn more, see this https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/yammer/manage-yammer-users/internet-explorer-11-retirement admin documentation about Internet Explorer 11 retirement. |
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| MC246403 | RBAC for External Admins in Microsoft Cloud App Security is changing |
Integration with Azure AD B2B allows organizations to invite external admins to Azure AD as guest users. Once invited and assigned an account, a guest can then be added to your Cloud App Security tenant.
To configure external admins, see the documentation posted here; https://docs.microsoft.com/cloud-app-security/manage-admins#invite-external-admins target=_blank style=;Invite external admins. |
Integration with Azure AD B2B allows organizations to invite external admins to Azure AD as guest users. Once invited and assigned an account, a guest can then be added to your Cloud App Security tenant.
To configure external admins, see the documentation posted here; https://docs.microsoft.com/cloud-app-security/manage-admins#invite-external-admins target=_blank style=;Invite external admins. |
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| MC246404 | Your tenant is affected: RBAC changes for external admins in Microsoft Cloud App Security | Integration with Azure AD B2B allows organizations to invite external admins to Azure AD as guest users. Once invited, the guest account that is assigned to them can be added to your Cloud App Security tenant.
To configure external admins, see the documentation we have prepared and posted here; https://docs.microsoft.com/cloud-app-security/manage-admins#invite-external-admins Invite external admins. If you run into any issues, please https://docs.microsoft.com/cloud-app-security/support-and-ts open a support ticket. |
Integration with Azure AD B2B allows organizations to invite external admins to Azure AD as guest users. Once invited, the guest account that is assigned to them can be added to your Cloud App Security tenant.
To configure external admins, see the documentation we have prepared and posted here; https://docs.microsoft.com/cloud-app-security/manage-admins#invite-external-admins Invite external admins. If you run into any issues, please https://docs.microsoft.com/cloud-app-security/support-and-ts open a support ticket. |
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| MC246440 | (Updated) Upgrade AADconnect server before TLS 1.0/1.1 retirement for Azure AD | Review and update common tools and services that communicate with Azure AD.
You can read more about this in our public facing documentation https://docs.microsoft.com/troubleshoot/azure/active-directory/enable-support-tls-environment Enable support for TLS 1.2 in your environment, in preparation for upcoming deprecation of Azure AD TLS 1.0/1.1 |
Review and update common tools and services that communicate with Azure AD.
You can read more about this in our public facing documentation https://docs.microsoft.com/troubleshoot/azure/active-directory/enable-support-tls-environment Enable support for TLS 1.2 in your environment, in preparation for upcoming deprecation of Azure AD TLS 1.0/1.1 |
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| MC247826 | (Updated) New PowerPoint Live Presentation option with desktop and window sharing | You might want to notify your users about this new capability and update your training and documentation as appropriate. | You might want to notify your users about this new capability and update your training and documentation as appropriate. | N/A |
| MC247827 | (Updated) Apply granular conditional access policies to SharePoint Online sites via sensitivity labels (preview) | This preview release has no impact on existing Conditional Access policies in Azure AD. Nor is there a change in how SharePoint Online sites use existing Conditional Access policies.
To benefit from this new feature; Create Authentication Context in the Azure AD portal After you have completed these steps, you will see the preview feature; [Learn more] Azure AD docs; https://docs.microsoft.com/azure/active-directory/conditional-access/concept-conditional-access-cloud-apps Conditional Access; Cloud apps or actions |
This preview release has no impact on existing Conditional Access policies in Azure AD. Nor is there a change in how SharePoint Online sites use existing Conditional Access policies.
To benefit from this new feature; Create Authentication Context in the Azure AD portal After you have completed these steps, you will see the preview feature; [Learn more] Azure AD docs; https://docs.microsoft.com/azure/active-directory/conditional-access/concept-conditional-access-cloud-apps Conditional Access; Cloud apps or actions |
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| MC248201 | (Updated) Quick Create ? Easily Create Power BI Reports from Lists | This feature is default on, but can turned off from the https://docs.microsoft.com/power-bi/admin/service-admin-portal Power BI Admin Portal under Tenant settings.
If this feature is disabled for tenants, users will continue to see the Power BI submenu in the List command bar, but any attempt to create or view a report will result in an error page. |
This feature is default on, but can turned off from the https://docs.microsoft.com/power-bi/admin/service-admin-portal Power BI Admin Portal under Tenant settings.
If this feature is disabled for tenants, users will continue to see the Power BI submenu in the List command bar, but any attempt to create or view a report will result in an error page. |
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| MC248207 | (Updated) SharePoint Auto News Digest updates | There is nothing you need to do to prepare. You may consider updating your training and documentation as appropriate. If you decide to opt out from this feature at the tenant level or at the user level, please follow the above instructions. To learn more about the auto new digest and how to manage; https://support.microsoft.com/office/automatically-sending-news-post-digests-b930b579-0de5-4c67-86f0-de64b87c45e3 Automatically sending news post digests https://docs.microsoft.com/powershell/sharepoint/sharepoint-online/connect-sharepoint-online SharePoint Online Management Shellhttps://docs.microsoft.com/powershell/module/sharepoint-online/Set-SPOTenant Set-SPOTenant |
There is nothing you need to do to prepare. You may consider updating your training and documentation as appropriate. If you decide to opt out from this feature at the tenant level or at the user level, please follow the above instructions. To learn more about the auto new digest and how to manage; https://support.microsoft.com/office/automatically-sending-news-post-digests-b930b579-0de5-4c67-86f0-de64b87c45e3 Automatically sending news post digests https://docs.microsoft.com/powershell/sharepoint/sharepoint-online/connect-sharepoint-online SharePoint Online Management Shellhttps://docs.microsoft.com/powershell/module/sharepoint-online/Set-SPOTenant Set-SPOTenant |
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| MC248392 | (Updated) Spoof intelligence management enhancements for policy, insights and report | You may consider updating your training and documentation as appropriate. An easy way to associate these pages is as below - Spoof intelligence insight page; Spoofing activity determined purely by the Spoof intelligence system within the last 7 days. (PS cmdlet; Get-SpoofIntelligenceInsight) Tenant allow/block list-Spoofing page; Spoofing activity determined purely by Security Administrator, never expires unless deleted by Administrator (PS cmdlets; Get-TenantAllowBlockListSpoofItems, New-TenantAllowBlockListSpoofItems, Set-TenantAllowBlockListSpoofItems, Remove-TenantAllowBlockListSpoofItems) Spoof Detections report (or Spoof Mail report) page; Spoofing activity shown with detailed information about authentication results such as SPF, DKIM, DMARC ( up to last 90 days) |
You may consider updating your training and documentation as appropriate. An easy way to associate these pages is as below - Spoof intelligence insight page; Spoofing activity determined purely by the Spoof intelligence system within the last 7 days. (PS cmdlet; Get-SpoofIntelligenceInsight) Tenant allow/block list-Spoofing page; Spoofing activity determined purely by Security Administrator, never expires unless deleted by Administrator (PS cmdlets; Get-TenantAllowBlockListSpoofItems, New-TenantAllowBlockListSpoofItems, Set-TenantAllowBlockListSpoofItems, Remove-TenantAllowBlockListSpoofItems) Spoof Detections report (or Spoof Mail report) page; Spoofing activity shown with detailed information about authentication results such as SPF, DKIM, DMARC ( up to last 90 days) |
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| MC249244 | (Updated) New options for attachments in Outlook on the web |
You might want to notify your users about this new capability and update your training and documentation as appropriate. You might want to notify your users about this new capability and update your training and documentation as appropriate. Learn More; 'https://support.microsoft.com/office/attach-files-in-outlook-on-the-web-48b8dca1-7a76-43ce-97d1-e1cf73893f55';Attach files in Outlook on the web |
You might want to notify your users about this new capability and update your training and documentation as appropriate. You might want to notify your users about this new capability and update your training and documentation as appropriate. Learn More; 'https://support.microsoft.com/office/attach-files-in-outlook-on-the-web-48b8dca1-7a76-43ce-97d1-e1cf73893f55';Attach files in Outlook on the web |
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| MC249623 | (Updated) OneDrive sync client update available for Mac | You might want to notify your users about this new capability and update your training and documentation as appropriate. | You might want to notify your users about this new capability and update your training and documentation as appropriate. | N/A |
| MC249777 | (Updated) Microsoft Teams: introducing organization-wide backgrounds (preview) |
You can upload images in Teams admin center for use in your tenant.
Images can be either PNG or JPG format; they should be no smaller than 360x360px and no larger than 2048x2048px. You can host up to 50 images in your tenant. [Learn more] https://support.microsoft.com/office/change-your-background-for-a-teams-meeting-f77a2381-443a-499d-825e-509a140f4780 Change your background for a Teams meeting |
You can upload images in Teams admin center for use in your tenant.
Images can be either PNG or JPG format; they should be no smaller than 360x360px and no larger than 2048x2048px. You can host up to 50 images in your tenant. [Learn more] https://support.microsoft.com/office/change-your-background-for-a-teams-meeting-f77a2381-443a-499d-825e-509a140f4780 Change your background for a Teams meeting |
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| MC250529 | Microsoft Defender for Office 365: Spam detection report to be retired in July |
Instead of using Spam detection report, we recommend you use the https://docs.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/security/office-365-security/view-email-security-reports#threat-protection-status-report Threat protection status report, which is where we will continue to invest our resources.
You might want update your training and documentation as appropriate. |
Instead of using Spam detection report, we recommend you use the https://docs.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/security/office-365-security/view-email-security-reports#threat-protection-status-report Threat protection status report, which is where we will continue to invest our resources.
You might want update your training and documentation as appropriate. |
07/30/2021 |
| MC250530 | (Updated) Microsoft Defender for Office 365: Malware detected in email report to be retired in June |
Instead of using Malware detected in email report, we recommend you use the https://docs.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/security/office-365-security/view-email-security-reports#threat-protection-status-report Threat protection status report, which is where we will continue to invest our resources.
You might want update your training and documentation as appropriate. |
Instead of using Malware detected in email report, we recommend you use the https://docs.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/security/office-365-security/view-email-security-reports#threat-protection-status-report Threat protection status report, which is where we will continue to invest our resources.
You might want update your training and documentation as appropriate. |
06/14/2021 |
| MC250531 | Microsoft Defender for Office 365: Safe attachment message disposition to be retired in June |
Instead of using Safe attachment message disposition report, we recommend you use the https://docs.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/security/office-365-security/view-email-security-reports#threat-protection-status-report Threat protection status report, which is where we will continue to invest our resources.
You might want update your training and documentation as appropriate. |
Instead of using Safe attachment message disposition report, we recommend you use the https://docs.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/security/office-365-security/view-email-security-reports#threat-protection-status-report Threat protection status report, which is where we will continue to invest our resources.
You might want update your training and documentation as appropriate. |
06/14/2021 |
| MC250532 | Microsoft Defender for Office 365: Safe attachment file types report to be retired in June |
Instead of using Safe attachment file types report, we recommend you use the https://docs.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/security/office-365-security/view-email-security-reports#threat-protection-status-report Threat protection status report, which is where we will continue to invest our resources.
You might want update your training and documentation as appropriate. |
Instead of using Safe attachment file types report, we recommend you use the https://docs.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/security/office-365-security/view-email-security-reports#threat-protection-status-report Threat protection status report, which is where we will continue to invest our resources.
You might want update your training and documentation as appropriate. |
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| MC250533 | Microsoft Defender for Office 365: Forwarding report to be retired in June |
Instead of using the Forwarding report, we recommend you use the Auto forwarded report (https://admin.exchange.microsoft.com/#/reports/autoforwardedmessages https://admin.exchange.microsoft.com/#/reports/autoforwardedmessages), which is where we will continue to invest our resources.
You might want update your training and documentation as appropriate. |
Instead of using the Forwarding report, we recommend you use the Auto forwarded report (https://admin.exchange.microsoft.com/#/reports/autoforwardedmessages https://admin.exchange.microsoft.com/#/reports/autoforwardedmessages), which is where we will continue to invest our resources.
You might want update your training and documentation as appropriate. |
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| MC250669 | (Updated) Microsoft Forms data insights: Word Cloud for open text question | You may consider updating your training and documentation as appropriate. | You may consider updating your training and documentation as appropriate. | N/A |
| MC250899 | New Design for Yammer Discovery and Digest Emails |
This is default on. Users can turn on/off the daily community digest and weekly discovery emails from the Notifications tab in Yammer Settings.
We recommend that administrators update internal documentation to encourage users to enable the daily community digest and weekly discovery emails to allow users to stay up to date with all activity in the Yammer communities. |
This is default on. Users can turn on/off the daily community digest and weekly discovery emails from the Notifications tab in Yammer Settings.
We recommend that administrators update internal documentation to encourage users to enable the daily community digest and weekly discovery emails to allow users to stay up to date with all activity in the Yammer communities. |
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| MC250956 | Teams meetings to support view-only attendees |
This feature is OFF by default for your users.
You may use PowerShell to enable this feature for your entire tenant while you prepare to assign the licenses. Set-CsTeamsMeetingPolicy -Identity Global -StreamingAttendeeMode Enabled Note; The view-only attendance feature is provided using Teams streaming services. [Learn more] https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoftteams/meeting-policies-in-teams#meeting-policy-settings---participants--guests Meeting policy settings - Participants guests https://docs.microsoft.com/MicrosoftTeams/view-only-meeting-experience Teams view-only meeting experience |
This feature is OFF by default for your users.
You may use PowerShell to enable this feature for your entire tenant while you prepare to assign the licenses. Set-CsTeamsMeetingPolicy -Identity Global -StreamingAttendeeMode Enabled Note; The view-only attendance feature is provided using Teams streaming services. [Learn more] https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoftteams/meeting-policies-in-teams#meeting-policy-settings---participants--guests Meeting policy settings - Participants guests https://docs.microsoft.com/MicrosoftTeams/view-only-meeting-experience Teams view-only meeting experience |
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| MC250959 | (Updated) New conditions available for auto-labeling in Exchange Online | Needed permissions; To access this feature, users must be assigned to at least one of the following roles; Global Administrator, Security Administrator, or Compliance Administrator. [Learn more] Get started by reviewing documentation; https://docs.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/compliance/sensitivity-labels?view=o365-worldwide target=_blank style=;Learn about sensitivity labels. If you have not previously created any labels, refer to https://docs.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/compliance/create-sensitivity-labels?view=o365-worldwide create and publish sensitivity labels. This is necessary before you can create any auto-labeling policy in Exchange. |
Needed permissions; To access this feature, users must be assigned to at least one of the following roles; Global Administrator, Security Administrator, or Compliance Administrator. [Learn more] Get started by reviewing documentation; https://docs.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/compliance/sensitivity-labels?view=o365-worldwide target=_blank style=;Learn about sensitivity labels. If you have not previously created any labels, refer to https://docs.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/compliance/create-sensitivity-labels?view=o365-worldwide create and publish sensitivity labels. This is necessary before you can create any auto-labeling policy in Exchange. |
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| MC251867 | SharePoint: Audience Targeting capability for Events Web Part | You might want to notify your users about this new capability and update your training and documentation as appropriate. For more information on the SharePoint audience targeting system, including supported audience types, please see https://support.microsoft.com/office/target-content-to-a-specific-audience-on-a-sharepoint-site-68113d1b-be99-4d4c-a61c-73b087f48a81?storagetype=live Target content to a specific audience on a SharePoint site. Review https://support.microsoft.com/office/use-the-events-web-part-5fe4da93-5fa9-4695-b1ee-b0ae4c981909 Use the Events web part to learn how to use audience targeting for this web part. |
You might want to notify your users about this new capability and update your training and documentation as appropriate. For more information on the SharePoint audience targeting system, including supported audience types, please see https://support.microsoft.com/office/target-content-to-a-specific-audience-on-a-sharepoint-site-68113d1b-be99-4d4c-a61c-73b087f48a81?storagetype=live Target content to a specific audience on a SharePoint site. Review https://support.microsoft.com/office/use-the-events-web-part-5fe4da93-5fa9-4695-b1ee-b0ae4c981909 Use the Events web part to learn how to use audience targeting for this web part. |
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| MC251870 | (Updated) Microsoft Graph privacy controls to fully replace the classic Office Delve control in May | Review the following;
If you have changed Office Delve or item insights privacy configurations within the past three months, you must thoroughly review the new item insights configuration at the administrator level. |
Review the following;
If you have changed Office Delve or item insights privacy configurations within the past three months, you must thoroughly review the new item insights configuration at the administrator level. |
07/01/2021 |
| MC253498 | View and manage feedback users are submitting to Microsoft about Microsoft 365 products | To get the best experience, https://docs.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/admin/manage/manage-feedback-ms-org#configure-policies ensure that feedback policy settings are enabled for your organization (announced in MC250671). You must be an admin or have the https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/active-directory/roles/permissions-reference target=_blank style=;reports reader role to view this experience. [Learn more] https://docs.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/admin/manage/manage-feedback-ms-org Manage Microsoft feedback for your organization |
To get the best experience, https://docs.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/admin/manage/manage-feedback-ms-org#configure-policies ensure that feedback policy settings are enabled for your organization (announced in MC250671). You must be an admin or have the https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/active-directory/roles/permissions-reference target=_blank style=;reports reader role to view this experience. [Learn more] https://docs.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/admin/manage/manage-feedback-ms-org Manage Microsoft feedback for your organization |
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| MC254084 | Microsoft Teams: Profile menu update, relocating profile menu links to a new menu in the title bar | You may consider updating training and documentation as appropriate. | You may consider updating training and documentation as appropriate. | N/A |
| MC254418 | Exchange: Update to Exchange Online Reply-All Storm Protection | There is nothing you need to do prepare for this update, but be aware that the change to the default minimum number of recipients from 5000 to 2500 may result in more reply-all storms being detected and acted upon than previously. You can use the Remote Powershell Set-TransportConfig cmdlet to customize the settings; Set-TransportConfig -ReplyAllStormProtectionEnabled [$True;$False] Set-TransportConfig -ReplyAllStormDetectionMinimumRecipients [1000 ? 5000] Set-TransportConfig -ReplyAllStormDetectionMinimumReplies [5 ? 20] Set-TransportConfig -ReplyAllStormBlockDuration [1 ? 12] |
There is nothing you need to do prepare for this update, but be aware that the change to the default minimum number of recipients from 5000 to 2500 may result in more reply-all storms being detected and acted upon than previously. You can use the Remote Powershell Set-TransportConfig cmdlet to customize the settings; Set-TransportConfig -ReplyAllStormProtectionEnabled [$True;$False] Set-TransportConfig -ReplyAllStormDetectionMinimumRecipients [1000 ? 5000] Set-TransportConfig -ReplyAllStormDetectionMinimumReplies [5 ? 20] Set-TransportConfig -ReplyAllStormBlockDuration [1 ? 12] |
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| MC254429 | (Updated) Announcing new options for custom sensitive information types | You might want to notify your users about this new capability and update your training and documentation as appropriate. [Learn more] https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/compliance/sensitive-information-type-learn-about?view=o365-worldwide Learn about sensitive information types https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/compliance/create-a-custom-sensitive-information-type?view=o365-worldwide Get started with custom sensitive information types |
You might want to notify your users about this new capability and update your training and documentation as appropriate. [Learn more] https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/compliance/sensitive-information-type-learn-about?view=o365-worldwide Learn about sensitive information types https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/compliance/create-a-custom-sensitive-information-type?view=o365-worldwide Get started with custom sensitive information types |
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| MC254891 | New: Launch your portal using the SharePoint Portal launch scheduler | You might want to notify your users about this new capability and update your training and documentation as appropriate. Learn more; https://docs.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/enterprise/portallaunchscheduler?view=o365-worldwide Launch your portal using the Portal Launch Scheduler https://docs.microsoft.com/SharePoint/portal-health Creating and launching a healthy SharePoint portal https://docs.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/enterprise/page-diagnostics-for-spo?view=o365-worldwide Page diagnostics for SharePoint tool |
You might want to notify your users about this new capability and update your training and documentation as appropriate. Learn more; https://docs.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/enterprise/portallaunchscheduler?view=o365-worldwide Launch your portal using the Portal Launch Scheduler https://docs.microsoft.com/SharePoint/portal-health Creating and launching a healthy SharePoint portal https://docs.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/enterprise/page-diagnostics-for-spo?view=o365-worldwide Page diagnostics for SharePoint tool |
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| MC255072 | (Updated) New Outlook for Mac Preview becomes the default experience in the Preview Channel | For new Outlook for Mac users with questions, users can reach out to support via Outlook ; Help ; Contact Support. If you prefer to hide the toggle to enable the New Outlook before this change is applied then refer to this article; https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/DeployOffice/mac/preferences-outlook#enable-new-outlook Set preferences for Outlook for Mac - Deploy Office | Microsoft Docs Learn more; For the very latest updates on what?s new in new Outlook for Mac, please refer to the support article https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/office/the-new-outlook-for-mac-6283be54-e74d-434e-babb-b70cefc77439?ui=en-usrs=en-usad=us The new Outlook for Mac. |
For new Outlook for Mac users with questions, users can reach out to support via Outlook ; Help ; Contact Support. If you prefer to hide the toggle to enable the New Outlook before this change is applied then refer to this article; https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/DeployOffice/mac/preferences-outlook#enable-new-outlook Set preferences for Outlook for Mac - Deploy Office | Microsoft Docs Learn more; For the very latest updates on what?s new in new Outlook for Mac, please refer to the support article https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/office/the-new-outlook-for-mac-6283be54-e74d-434e-babb-b70cefc77439?ui=en-usrs=en-usad=us The new Outlook for Mac. |
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| MC255540 | Continuous access evaluation on by default | If you don?t want continuous access evaluation enabled in your tenants, disable it before June 15, 2021. We?ll honor any configuration that you set before that date. To learn how to disable CAE from the Azure AD Security Configuration blade, see https://docs.microsoft.com/azure/active-directory/conditional-access/concept-continuous-access-evaluation target=_blank style=background-color; white; font-family; sans-serif; font-weight; 400;;Continuous Access Evaluation. To view the list of CAE-capable M365 services and clients, see https://docs.microsoft.com/azure/active-directory/conditional-access/concept-continuous-access-evaluation#scenarios target=_blank style=background-color; white; font-family; sans-serif; font-weight; 400;;CAE scenarios. |
If you don?t want continuous access evaluation enabled in your tenants, disable it before June 15, 2021. We?ll honor any configuration that you set before that date. To learn how to disable CAE from the Azure AD Security Configuration blade, see https://docs.microsoft.com/azure/active-directory/conditional-access/concept-continuous-access-evaluation target=_blank style=background-color; white; font-family; sans-serif; font-weight; 400;;Continuous Access Evaluation. To view the list of CAE-capable M365 services and clients, see https://docs.microsoft.com/azure/active-directory/conditional-access/concept-continuous-access-evaluation#scenarios target=_blank style=background-color; white; font-family; sans-serif; font-weight; 400;;CAE scenarios. |
06/15/2021 |
| MC256026 | (Updated) Intelligent speaker for Microsoft Teams Rooms | You may consider updating your training and documentation as appropriate. Additionally; The customer tenant must be located in the U.S.(North America). The meeting room should have a maximum of 10 people present in person. Microsoft Teams administrator needs to enable the attribution policy The meeting room has an upload link of a minimum 7 Mbps. The general retention policy is stated in the Data retention overview. In addition, the voice profile data will be deleted after three years if the data isn't used in any meetings for existing employees. Intelligent Speaker in room attribution only works in conference rooms that have a Teams room Stanford or Premium SKU attached |
You may consider updating your training and documentation as appropriate. Additionally; The customer tenant must be located in the U.S.(North America). The meeting room should have a maximum of 10 people present in person. Microsoft Teams administrator needs to enable the attribution policy The meeting room has an upload link of a minimum 7 Mbps. The general retention policy is stated in the Data retention overview. In addition, the voice profile data will be deleted after three years if the data isn't used in any meetings for existing employees. Intelligent Speaker in room attribution only works in conference rooms that have a Teams room Stanford or Premium SKU attached |
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| MC256027 | Opt-out from Multi-Window Producer | If you wish to continue with the current Multi-Window Producer experience there is nothing you need to do. If you would like to opt-out, please send mail to tlerequests@microsoft.com with your tenant ID. |
If you wish to continue with the current Multi-Window Producer experience there is nothing you need to do. If you would like to opt-out, please send mail to tlerequests@microsoft.com with your tenant ID. |
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| MC256459 | (Updated) Announcing PowerPoint modern comments for enterprise general availability | The following steps are recommended to prepare for this change;
Read over the tenant admin and end user-facing documentation to understand all expected changes. |
The following steps are recommended to prepare for this change;
Read over the tenant admin and end user-facing documentation to understand all expected changes. |
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| MC256473 | (Updated) Microsoft Defender for Office 365: Introducing Advanced Delivery for Phishing Simulations and SecOps Mailboxes | If you are currently using Exchange mail flow rules (also known as transport rules or ETRs) to configure your third-party phishing simulation campaigns or delivery for security operation mailboxes, you should begin to configure these with the new Advanced Delivery policy when the feature is launched in July.
After the last phase of Secure by Default is enabled in August for ETRs, Defender for Office 365; |
If you are currently using Exchange mail flow rules (also known as transport rules or ETRs) to configure your third-party phishing simulation campaigns or delivery for security operation mailboxes, you should begin to configure these with the new Advanced Delivery policy when the feature is launched in July.
After the last phase of Secure by Default is enabled in August for ETRs, Defender for Office 365; |
08/24/2021 |
| MC256505 | New Filters Public Preview is Now Available | Learn more about https://aka.ms/EndptMgrIntuneFilters Filters Public Preview Review the introductory video on https://youtu.be/AIt6OSmgcuM Filters Read the https://aka.ms/MEMSupportTip-FiltersPublicPreview Filters Public Preview Support Tips Review documentation at https://docs.microsoft.com/mem/intune/fundamentals/filters Create filters in Microsoft Intune Provide feedback to the team at https://aka.ms/MEMFiltersfeedback Filters preview feedback |
Learn more about https://aka.ms/EndptMgrIntuneFilters Filters Public Preview Review the introductory video on https://youtu.be/AIt6OSmgcuM Filters Read the https://aka.ms/MEMSupportTip-FiltersPublicPreview Filters Public Preview Support Tips Review documentation at https://docs.microsoft.com/mem/intune/fundamentals/filters Create filters in Microsoft Intune Provide feedback to the team at https://aka.ms/MEMFiltersfeedback Filters preview feedback |
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| MC256841 | Updates to U.S. Social Security Number sensitive information type definition for improved accuracy | Review your policies and set the appropriate confidence level for the US SSN sensitive information type based on what you want to detect. https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/compliance/sensitive-information-type-learn-about?view=o365-worldwide Learn more about sensitive information types. Details; |
Review your policies and set the appropriate confidence level for the US SSN sensitive information type based on what you want to detect. https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/compliance/sensitive-information-type-learn-about?view=o365-worldwide Learn more about sensitive information types. Details; |
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| MC257152 | Internet Explorer 11 (IE11) desktop application retires on Windows 10 on June 15, 2022 (non-LTSC, non-Server) | To prepare, we recommend setting up Microsoft Edge in your organization. If your organization needs legacy browser support, you will want to set up IE mode in Microsoft Edge.
View the https://docs.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/admin/activity-reports/browser-usage-report?view=o365-worldwide Microsoft browser usage report in the Microsoft 365 Admin center to help size IE usage in your organization. Appropriate permissions required. Use the https://aka.ms/IEModeGuide Getting Started guide to learn how to set up Microsoft Edge in your organization, configure Internet Explorer mode (if needed), and move your end users. For help with web app and site compatibility, especially if you have legacy site concerns after configuring IE mode, https://www.microsoft.com/fasttrack/microsoft-365/app-assure learn more about the App Assure program. Additional Information https://aka.ms/IEmodeblog Read our announcement blog for more information. https://aka.ms/IEModeWebsite Visit the Internet Explorer mode website. https://aka.ms/IEModeFAQ Read our FAQ to help answer your questions. https://docs.microsoft.com/lifecycle/faq/internet-explorer-microsoft-edge Visit the Microsoft Edge and IE lifecycle page for more details. We always value feedback and questions from our customers. Please feel free to submit either feedback or questions via Message Center. |
To prepare, we recommend setting up Microsoft Edge in your organization. If your organization needs legacy browser support, you will want to set up IE mode in Microsoft Edge.
View the https://docs.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/admin/activity-reports/browser-usage-report?view=o365-worldwide Microsoft browser usage report in the Microsoft 365 Admin center to help size IE usage in your organization. Appropriate permissions required. Use the https://aka.ms/IEModeGuide Getting Started guide to learn how to set up Microsoft Edge in your organization, configure Internet Explorer mode (if needed), and move your end users. For help with web app and site compatibility, especially if you have legacy site concerns after configuring IE mode, https://www.microsoft.com/fasttrack/microsoft-365/app-assure learn more about the App Assure program. Additional Information https://aka.ms/IEmodeblog Read our announcement blog for more information. https://aka.ms/IEModeWebsite Visit the Internet Explorer mode website. https://aka.ms/IEModeFAQ Read our FAQ to help answer your questions. https://docs.microsoft.com/lifecycle/faq/internet-explorer-microsoft-edge Visit the Microsoft Edge and IE lifecycle page for more details. We always value feedback and questions from our customers. Please feel free to submit either feedback or questions via Message Center. |
06/15/2022 |
| MC257468 | (Updated) Power Apps can now display images from Microsoft Lists | You might want to notify your users about this new functionality and update your training and documentation as appropriate. [Learn more;] https://docs.microsoft.com/powerapps/maker/canvas-apps/controls/control-image Image control in Power Apps https://docs.microsoft.com/connectors/sharepointonline/ SharePoint connector documentation |
You might want to notify your users about this new functionality and update your training and documentation as appropriate. [Learn more;] https://docs.microsoft.com/powerapps/maker/canvas-apps/controls/control-image Image control in Power Apps https://docs.microsoft.com/connectors/sharepointonline/ SharePoint connector documentation |
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| MC257470 | MDE OS Architecture value change | Any saved query, API call or custom detection using the DeviceInfo;OSArchitecture field and checking the values as a condition should be changed to include the new values described below. Attention; We are changing OS Architecture values from ?x32? / ?x64? to ?32-bit? / ?64-bit?. This change will be reflected across the system; Procedure steps; In the device side pane and page No action required DeviceInfo table; OSArchitecture field will change to reflect the new values. A new property OSArchitecture will be added with the new values. |
Any saved query, API call or custom detection using the DeviceInfo;OSArchitecture field and checking the values as a condition should be changed to include the new values described below. Attention; We are changing OS Architecture values from ?x32? / ?x64? to ?32-bit? / ?64-bit?. This change will be reflected across the system; Procedure steps; In the device side pane and page No action required DeviceInfo table; OSArchitecture field will change to reflect the new values. A new property OSArchitecture will be added with the new values. |
06/21/2021 |
| MC257688 | (Updated) Office 365 Service Communications API availability in Microsoft Graph |
If you are currently using the Service Communications API as part of the Office 365 Management APIs you can migrate to using the new Graph versions once available for your tenant. To learn more about Graph see; https://docs.microsoft.com/graph/overview Overview of Microsoft Graph https://docs.microsoft.com/sharepoint/turn-external-sharing-on-or-off Manage sharing settings in SharePoint and OneDrive https://docs.microsoft.com/MicrosoftTeams/sharing-files-in-teams Sharing files in Microsoft Teams |
If you are currently using the Service Communications API as part of the Office 365 Management APIs you can migrate to using the new Graph versions once available for your tenant. To learn more about Graph see; https://docs.microsoft.com/graph/overview Overview of Microsoft Graph https://docs.microsoft.com/sharepoint/turn-external-sharing-on-or-off Manage sharing settings in SharePoint and OneDrive https://docs.microsoft.com/MicrosoftTeams/sharing-files-in-teams Sharing files in Microsoft Teams |
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| MC258228 | (Updated) Reminder: Azure Active Directory - Enable support for TLS 1.2 protocol to avoid service impact |
Use TLS 1.2 and modern cipher suites on client/server applications/OS, communicating with Azure Active Directory, for Azure workloads or Microsoft 365 services. |
Use TLS 1.2 and modern cipher suites on client/server applications/OS, communicating with Azure Active Directory, for Azure workloads or Microsoft 365 services. For more information/guidance related to this retirement, please refer to; https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/troubleshoot/azure/active-directory/enable-support-tls-environment target=_blank style=;Enable support for TLS 1.2 in your environment, in preparation for upcoming Azure AD TLS 1.0/1.1 deprecation - Active Directory | Microsoft Docs If you have any questions or concerns, please https://portal.azure.com/#blade/Microsoft_Azure_Support/HelpAndSupportBlade/overview target=_blank style=background-color; white; font-family; sans-serif; font-weight; 400;;contact us. |
01/31/2022 |
| MC258429 | Exact Data Match support for Customer Managed Key | https://docs.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/compliance/customer-key-overview?view=o365-worldwide Learn about service encryption with Customer Key https://docs.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/compliance/create-custom-sensitive-information-types-with-exact-data-match-based-classification?view=o365-worldwide Learn about creating custom sensitive information types with Exact Data Match |
https://docs.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/compliance/customer-key-overview?view=o365-worldwide Learn about service encryption with Customer Key https://docs.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/compliance/create-custom-sensitive-information-types-with-exact-data-match-based-classification?view=o365-worldwide Learn about creating custom sensitive information types with Exact Data Match |
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| MC258623 | (Updated) Roaming bandwidth control | To use bandwidth control for a network site, use the PowerShell cmdlet to configure the policy; https://docs.microsoft.com/powershell/module/skype/new-csteamsnetworkroamingpolicy target= _blank;New-CsTeamsNetworkRoamingPolicy |
To use bandwidth control for a network site, use the PowerShell cmdlet to configure the policy; https://docs.microsoft.com/powershell/module/skype/new-csteamsnetworkroamingpolicy target= _blank;New-CsTeamsNetworkRoamingPolicy |
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| MC258757 | Good news! Your Microsoft Teams upgrade has been scheduled. | Review the readiness resources available to help you prepare for the upgrade from Skype for Business Online to Teams.
If you will not be ready to upgrade to Teams by Friday, August 27, 2021, you may request a three-month service extension within the Microsoft Teams admin center. Otherwise, we will upgrade your Skype for Business Online users to Teams on your behalf. Click the link below to learn more. |
Review the readiness resources available to help you prepare for the upgrade from Skype for Business Online to Teams.
If you will not be ready to upgrade to Teams by Friday, August 27, 2021, you may request a three-month service extension within the Microsoft Teams admin center. Otherwise, we will upgrade your Skype for Business Online users to Teams on your behalf. Click the link below to learn more. |
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| MC258902 | Update Microsoft Teams Rooms on Windows application to avoid service interruption. | Please update all Microsoft Teams Rooms on Windows devices to the latest released application version. This will ensure continued device functionality and support. Learn More https://docs.microsoft.com/microsoftteams/rooms/rooms-lifecycle-support Microsoft Team Rooms app version support https://docs.microsoft.com/microsoftteams/rooms/rooms-release-note Microsoft Teams Rooms Release notes https://docs.microsoft.com/microsoftteams/rooms/rooms-operations Microsoft Teams Rooms maintenance and operations https://docs.microsoft.com/microsoftteams/rooms/manual-update Manually update a Microsoft Teams Rooms device |
Please update all Microsoft Teams Rooms on Windows devices to the latest released application version. This will ensure continued device functionality and support. Learn More https://docs.microsoft.com/microsoftteams/rooms/rooms-lifecycle-support Microsoft Team Rooms app version support https://docs.microsoft.com/microsoftteams/rooms/rooms-release-note Microsoft Teams Rooms Release notes https://docs.microsoft.com/microsoftteams/rooms/rooms-operations Microsoft Teams Rooms maintenance and operations https://docs.microsoft.com/microsoftteams/rooms/manual-update Manually update a Microsoft Teams Rooms device |
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| MC258905 | New Communication Compliance features: Teams conversation context | When the new report is available to your organization, you can access it under the Reports tab. When Microsoft Teams conversation context is available in your organization, you can access it by selecting a policy, click on Pending tab and selecting a Teams message. [Learn more] https://docs.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/compliance/communication-compliance-investigate-remediate?view=o365-worldwide#step-2-examine-the-message-details Learn about Microsoft Teams conversation context. https://docs.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/compliance/communication-compliance-feature-reference?view=o365-worldwide#reports Learn about Communication Compliance reports. https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/security-compliance-and-identity/reducing-code-of-conduct-and-regulatory-compliance-violation/ba-p/2344661 Learn more about recent Communication Compliance announcements (blog). |
When the new report is available to your organization, you can access it under the Reports tab. When Microsoft Teams conversation context is available in your organization, you can access it by selecting a policy, click on Pending tab and selecting a Teams message. [Learn more] https://docs.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/compliance/communication-compliance-investigate-remediate?view=o365-worldwide#step-2-examine-the-message-details Learn about Microsoft Teams conversation context. https://docs.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/compliance/communication-compliance-feature-reference?view=o365-worldwide#reports Learn about Communication Compliance reports. https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/security-compliance-and-identity/reducing-code-of-conduct-and-regulatory-compliance-violation/ba-p/2344661 Learn more about recent Communication Compliance announcements (blog). |
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| MC259305 | Announcing new options for custom sensitive information types | You might want to notify your users about this new capability and update your training and documentation as appropriate.
[Learn more] |
You might want to notify your users about this new capability and update your training and documentation as appropriate.
[Learn more] |
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| MC259467 | Good news! Your Microsoft Teams upgrade has been scheduled. | Review the readiness resources available to help you prepare for the upgrade from Skype for Business Online to Teams.
If you will not be ready to upgrade to Teams by Wednesday, September 1, 2021, you may request a three-month service extension within the Microsoft Teams admin center. Otherwise, we will upgrade your Skype for Business Online users to Teams on your behalf. Click the link below to learn more. |
Review the readiness resources available to help you prepare for the upgrade from Skype for Business Online to Teams.
If you will not be ready to upgrade to Teams by Wednesday, September 1, 2021, you may request a three-month service extension within the Microsoft Teams admin center. Otherwise, we will upgrade your Skype for Business Online users to Teams on your behalf. Click the link below to learn more. |
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| MC259495 | End-to-end encryption for Teams calling |
E2EE calls first release will only support basic calling features and many advanced features like escalation, call transfer, recording, captions etc. will not be available in E2EE calls, end users will be made aware of all the limitations when they opt-in. E2EE will work only when both caller and call receiver have enabled E2EE Feature will be available on Desktop and Mobile clients only |
E2EE calls first release will only support basic calling features and many advanced features like escalation, call transfer, recording, captions etc. will not be available in E2EE calls, end users will be made aware of all the limitations when they opt-in. E2EE will work only when both caller and call receiver have enabled E2EE Feature will be available on Desktop and Mobile clients only |
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| MC259921 | Removing the option to use 'Office Presentation Service' from the Windows version of PowerPoint | Instead of using ?Office Presentation Service' in PowerPoint we recommend using ?Present Live? in PowerPoint for the Web . Additionally, you may consider updating your training and documentation as appropriate. Find more information about Live Presentations here; https://support.microsoft.com/office/present-live-engage-your-audience-with-live-presentations-039aa2cc-67fa-4fb5-9677-46ed8a060c8c Present Live; Engage your audience with Live Presentations |
Instead of using ?Office Presentation Service' in PowerPoint we recommend using ?Present Live? in PowerPoint for the Web . Additionally, you may consider updating your training and documentation as appropriate. Find more information about Live Presentations here; https://support.microsoft.com/office/present-live-engage-your-audience-with-live-presentations-039aa2cc-67fa-4fb5-9677-46ed8a060c8c Present Live; Engage your audience with Live Presentations |
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| MC260554 | The device code flow user experience will now include an app confirmation prompt | You may consider updating your training and documentation as appropriate. | You may consider updating your training and documentation as appropriate. | N/A |
| MC260559 | (Updated) Redirecting Content Search and Core eDiscovery usage from Security Compliance Center | Accessing Core eDiscovery or Content through SCC after the change has rolled out, will result in being redirected to the respective solutions offered in MCC. You may consider updating your training and documentation as appropriate. | Accessing Core eDiscovery or Content through SCC after the change has rolled out, will result in being redirected to the respective solutions offered in MCC. You may consider updating your training and documentation as appropriate. | N/A |
| MC260564 | (Updated) Live Transcription | Once admins have enabled this feature, Live transcription will be generated whenever a user starts recording a meeting on desktop client. Currently, Live Transcription needs to be started separately from the recording. Enabling live transcription is required to ensure that closed captions are available during the playback of a Teams meeting recording stored on OneDrive and SharePoint. Steps to get started; The tenant admin needs to turn on the https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoftteams/meeting-policies-in-teams#allow-transcription Allow Transcription policy, then https://support.microsoft.com/office/roles-in-a-teams-meeting-c16fa7d0-1666-4dde-8686-0a0bfe16e019 Meeting organizer or a presenter can start transcription Live transcription with speaker attribution is available in https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/microsoft-teams-blog/new-meeting-and-calling-experience-in-microsoft-teams/ba-p/1537581 new meeting and calling experiences. |
Once admins have enabled this feature, Live transcription will be generated whenever a user starts recording a meeting on desktop client. Currently, Live Transcription needs to be started separately from the recording. Enabling live transcription is required to ensure that closed captions are available during the playback of a Teams meeting recording stored on OneDrive and SharePoint. Steps to get started; The tenant admin needs to turn on the https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoftteams/meeting-policies-in-teams#allow-transcription Allow Transcription policy, then https://support.microsoft.com/office/roles-in-a-teams-meeting-c16fa7d0-1666-4dde-8686-0a0bfe16e019 Meeting organizer or a presenter can start transcription Live transcription with speaker attribution is available in https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/microsoft-teams-blog/new-meeting-and-calling-experience-in-microsoft-teams/ba-p/1537581 new meeting and calling experiences. |
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| MC261024 | Microsoft Lists: @mention people in comments | You might want to notify your users about this new capability and update your training and documentation as appropriate. Learn more; To aid collaboration within and across teams, see https://support.microsoft.com/office/add-and-reply-to-comments-in-list-items-9407aab9-6d43-4756-af72-d38177814a6e Add and reply to comments in list items. |
You might want to notify your users about this new capability and update your training and documentation as appropriate. Learn more; To aid collaboration within and across teams, see https://support.microsoft.com/office/add-and-reply-to-comments-in-list-items-9407aab9-6d43-4756-af72-d38177814a6e Add and reply to comments in list items. |
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| MC261345 | Take Action: Update iOS/iPadOS enrollment profiles | To apply the fix to your profiles, complete the following steps;
Navigate to Microsoft Endpoint Manager admin center, select Devices ; iOS/iPadOS ; iOS/iPadOS enrollment ; Enrollment Program Tokens. |
To apply the fix to your profiles, complete the following steps;
Navigate to Microsoft Endpoint Manager admin center, select Devices ; iOS/iPadOS ; iOS/iPadOS enrollment ; Enrollment Program Tokens. |
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| MC261351 | Extend Compliance Manager capabilities beyond Microsoft 365 assets | Get started by visiting the Microsoft 365 compliance center here; https://compliance.microsoft.com/ Microsoft 365 compliance center for Commercial and GCC cloud tenants https://compliance.microsoft.us/ Microsoft 365 compliance center for GCC-High cloud tenants https://compliance.apps.mil Microsoft 365 compliance center for DoD cloud tenants Learn more about Compliance Manager by reviewing the following documentation; https://docs.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/compliance/compliance-manager-setup?view=o365-worldwide target=_blank style=background-color; white; font-family; sans-serif;;Get started with Compliance Manager https://docs.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/compliance/compliance-manager-templates?view=o365-worldwide Working with assessment templates in Compliance Manager |
Get started by visiting the Microsoft 365 compliance center here; https://compliance.microsoft.com/ Microsoft 365 compliance center for Commercial and GCC cloud tenants https://compliance.microsoft.us/ Microsoft 365 compliance center for GCC-High cloud tenants https://compliance.apps.mil Microsoft 365 compliance center for DoD cloud tenants Learn more about Compliance Manager by reviewing the following documentation; https://docs.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/compliance/compliance-manager-setup?view=o365-worldwide target=_blank style=background-color; white; font-family; sans-serif;;Get started with Compliance Manager https://docs.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/compliance/compliance-manager-templates?view=o365-worldwide Working with assessment templates in Compliance Manager |
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| MC261534 | (Updated) SharePoint: Updates for Microsoft Teams connected team sites | You might want to notify your users about this new capability and update your training and documentation as appropriate. Learn more; https://docs.microsoft.com/SharePoint/teams-connected-sites Manage Teams connected sites https://docs.microsoft.com/MicrosoftTeams/private-channels Private channels in Microsoft Teams |
You might want to notify your users about this new capability and update your training and documentation as appropriate. Learn more; https://docs.microsoft.com/SharePoint/teams-connected-sites Manage Teams connected sites https://docs.microsoft.com/MicrosoftTeams/private-channels Private channels in Microsoft Teams |
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| MC261538 | Microsoft Lists: Sync your lists for improved performance and offline access |
You might want to notify your users about this new capability and update your training and documentation as appropriate. |
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| MC262540 | Office Telemetry Dashboard to be removed from Microsoft 365 Apps for enterprise, starting with Version 2208 | As the devices update to Version 2208 or later, the Office Telemetry Dashboard and Office Telemetry Agent will be automatically uninstalled from the devices. However, the Office Telemetry Processor will need to be manually removed from devices using your standard management tools as there will be no new data for it to process. Similarly, the rest of the infrastructure including the shared folder and the SQL Server for permanent storage of telemetry data will become obsolete and therefore can be removed. |
As the devices update to Version 2208 or later, the Office Telemetry Dashboard and Office Telemetry Agent will be automatically uninstalled from the devices. However, the Office Telemetry Processor will need to be manually removed from devices using your standard management tools as there will be no new data for it to process. Similarly, the rest of the infrastructure including the shared folder and the SQL Server for permanent storage of telemetry data will become obsolete and therefore can be removed. |
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| MC263536 | Include device audio when sharing on Teams for iOS and Android | You might want to notify your users about this new capability and update your training and documentation as appropriate. This feature is available only for; iPhone iPads running iOS 13 or later Phones and tablets running Android 10 or later |
You might want to notify your users about this new capability and update your training and documentation as appropriate. This feature is available only for; iPhone iPads running iOS 13 or later Phones and tablets running Android 10 or later |
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| MC263844 | Microsoft 365 Information Governance???Retention policies for Teams private channels messages | No action is needed to receive this feature; as soon as it?s rolled out to your tenant, a new location for ?Teams private channels? will become visible and selectable when creating a new retention policy. To begin retaining content in Teams private channels, create a new retention policy which leverages this location. You may also want to update any training materials and communicate this change to your users or team responsible for Information Governance at your organization. [Learn more;] To learn more about retention for Teams, please visit our documentation; https://docs.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/compliance/retention-policies-teams?view=o365-worldwide#how-retention-works-with-microsoft-teams Learn about retention for Teams - Microsoft 365 Compliance | Microsoft Docs |
No action is needed to receive this feature; as soon as it?s rolled out to your tenant, a new location for ?Teams private channels? will become visible and selectable when creating a new retention policy. To begin retaining content in Teams private channels, create a new retention policy which leverages this location. You may also want to update any training materials and communicate this change to your users or team responsible for Information Governance at your organization. [Learn more;] To learn more about retention for Teams, please visit our documentation; https://docs.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/compliance/retention-policies-teams?view=o365-worldwide#how-retention-works-with-microsoft-teams Learn about retention for Teams - Microsoft 365 Compliance | Microsoft Docs |
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| MC263848 | Insider risk management data available in Activity explorer | https://docs.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/compliance/insider-risk-management-alerts?view=o365-worldwide#activity-explorer-preview Learn more about Insider risk management alerts. Get started; https://compliance.microsoft.com Microsoft 365 compliance center for WWMT and GCC https://compliance.microsoft.us Microsoft 365 compliance center for GCC-High https://compliance.apps.mil Microsoft 365 compliance center for DoD |
https://docs.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/compliance/insider-risk-management-alerts?view=o365-worldwide#activity-explorer-preview Learn more about Insider risk management alerts. Get started; https://compliance.microsoft.com Microsoft 365 compliance center for WWMT and GCC https://compliance.microsoft.us Microsoft 365 compliance center for GCC-High https://compliance.apps.mil Microsoft 365 compliance center for DoD |
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| MC264090 | (Updated) Microsoft Outlook Extension for Edge recommendation | To opt-out of this recommendation and prevent the banner from appearing in your organization, please perform the below steps by July 30, 2021; Using the Office Cloud Policy Service; You can configure the Recommend the Microsoft Outlook Extension policy to ?Disabled? using the Office Cloud Policy Service (OCPS). Configuring the policy in OCPS will disable this functionality in both Outlook on the web or Outlook for Windows. https://docs.microsoft.com/DeployOffice/overview-office-cloud-policy-service#steps-for-creating-a-policy-configuration target=_blank ;Click here for instructions on how to configure policies with OCPS. Using Group Policy Management; |
To opt-out of this recommendation and prevent the banner from appearing in your organization, please perform the below steps by July 30, 2021; Using the Office Cloud Policy Service; You can configure the Recommend the Microsoft Outlook Extension policy to ?Disabled? using the Office Cloud Policy Service (OCPS). Configuring the policy in OCPS will disable this functionality in both Outlook on the web or Outlook for Windows. https://docs.microsoft.com/DeployOffice/overview-office-cloud-policy-service#steps-for-creating-a-policy-configuration target=_blank ;Click here for instructions on how to configure policies with OCPS. Using Group Policy Management; |
07/30/2021 |
| MC264091 | Microsoft Teams: New assignment experience in modal window for Breakout Rooms | You might want to notify your users about this change of UI and update your training and documentation as appropriate. Learn more; https://support.microsoft.com/office/use-breakout-rooms-in-teams-meetings-7de1f48a-da07-466c-a5ab-4ebace28e461?ui=en-USrs=en-USad=US Use breakout rooms in Teams meetings. |
You might want to notify your users about this change of UI and update your training and documentation as appropriate. Learn more; https://support.microsoft.com/office/use-breakout-rooms-in-teams-meetings-7de1f48a-da07-466c-a5ab-4ebace28e461?ui=en-USrs=en-USad=US Use breakout rooms in Teams meetings. |
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| MC264095 | (Updated) Teams Guest Access Setting Behavior Update | Please familiarize yourself with the Guest Access feature and how it differs from other external collaboration mechanisms already available within Microsoft Teams. Additionally, you'll want to understand how changing the Guest Access settings affect the behavior of current and future guests We will provide further documentation reflecting the details of the above in a Message Center post update. Learn more; https://docs.microsoft.com/microsoftteams/guest-access Guest access in Microsoft Teams https://docs.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/solutions/collaborate-as-team?view=o365-worldwide Collaborate with guests in a Team |
Please familiarize yourself with the Guest Access feature and how it differs from other external collaboration mechanisms already available within Microsoft Teams. Additionally, you'll want to understand how changing the Guest Access settings affect the behavior of current and future guests We will provide further documentation reflecting the details of the above in a Message Center post update. Learn more; https://docs.microsoft.com/microsoftteams/guest-access Guest access in Microsoft Teams https://docs.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/solutions/collaborate-as-team?view=o365-worldwide Collaborate with guests in a Team |
07/31/2021 |
| MC264360 | Microsoft 365 Information Governance | No action is needed to enable this feature; however you may want to update any training materials and communicate this change to your users or team responsible for Information Governance and Records Management at your organization. Note; If you would like to completely prevent the user deletion or editing of files in SharePoint, you can create a new retention label which declares the item as a record. Declaring content as a record prevents both deletion and editing activities on the file. https://docs.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/compliance/retention Learn more about the differences between different retention labels in our documentation. Learn more; To learn more about retention labels, please review https://docs.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/compliance/create-apply-retention-labels?view=o365-worldwide#step-1-create-retention-labels Create retention labels and apply them in apps to retain or delete content. To create a label to declare content as a record, please review https://docs.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/compliance/declare-records?view=o365-worldwide#configuring-retention-labels-to-declare-records Declare records by using retention labels. For more information on the Preservation Hold Library, please review https://docs.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/compliance/retention-policies-sharepoint?view=o365-worldwide#how-retention-works-for-sharepoint-and-onedrive Learn about retention for SharePoint and OneDrive. |
No action is needed to enable this feature; however you may want to update any training materials and communicate this change to your users or team responsible for Information Governance and Records Management at your organization. Note; If you would like to completely prevent the user deletion or editing of files in SharePoint, you can create a new retention label which declares the item as a record. Declaring content as a record prevents both deletion and editing activities on the file. https://docs.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/compliance/retention Learn more about the differences between different retention labels in our documentation. Learn more; To learn more about retention labels, please review https://docs.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/compliance/create-apply-retention-labels?view=o365-worldwide#step-1-create-retention-labels Create retention labels and apply them in apps to retain or delete content. To create a label to declare content as a record, please review https://docs.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/compliance/declare-records?view=o365-worldwide#configuring-retention-labels-to-declare-records Declare records by using retention labels. For more information on the Preservation Hold Library, please review https://docs.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/compliance/retention-policies-sharepoint?view=o365-worldwide#how-retention-works-for-sharepoint-and-onedrive Learn about retention for SharePoint and OneDrive. |
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| MC264628 | [Action needed] Please enable the TLS 1.2 since the TLS 1.0 and 1.1 will be retired for SharePoint Hybrid Search Crawler | To avoid issues please follow this link to enable the TLS 1.2; https://docs.microsoft.com/mem/configmgr/core/plan-design/security/enable-tls-1-2-client How to enable TLS 1.2 on clients Troubleshooting resources; https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/sharepoint/troubleshoot/search/hybrid-search-failures Hybrid search fails to crawl or return results https://docs.microsoft.com/sharepoint/troubleshoot/administration/authentication-errors-tls12-support Authentication errors occur when client doesn't have TLS 1.2 support |
To avoid issues please follow this link to enable the TLS 1.2; https://docs.microsoft.com/mem/configmgr/core/plan-design/security/enable-tls-1-2-client How to enable TLS 1.2 on clients Troubleshooting resources; https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/sharepoint/troubleshoot/search/hybrid-search-failures Hybrid search fails to crawl or return results https://docs.microsoft.com/sharepoint/troubleshoot/administration/authentication-errors-tls12-support Authentication errors occur when client doesn't have TLS 1.2 support |
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| MC264635 | Planned Maintenance - Power BI |
No action is required by you before or during the maintenance window. After maintenance is completed;
Users should refresh any open browser windows. https://docs.microsoft.com/power-bi/collaborate-share/service-modern-usage-metrics Usage metrics (Preview) |
No action is required by you before or during the maintenance window. After maintenance is completed;
Users should refresh any open browser windows. https://docs.microsoft.com/power-bi/collaborate-share/service-modern-usage-metrics Usage metrics (Preview) |
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| MC265759 | (Updated) Microsoft Defender for Office 365: Extending Secure by Default for Exchange Transport Rules (ETRs) | If you are currently using Exchange mail flow rules (also known as transport rules or ETRs) to configure your third-party phishing simulation campaigns or delivery for security operation mailboxes, you should begin to configure these with the new Advanced Delivery policy when the feature is launched in July (https://www.microsoft.com/en-ww/microsoft-365/roadmap?filters=searchterms=72207 Roadmap ID 72207). For more information, please refer to message center post MC256473. Administrators should also use the submission portal to report messages whenever they believe a message has the wrong verdict so that the filter can improve organically. Learn more; Microsoft Defender for Office 365 tech community blog announcing the final phase of Secure by Default rollout; https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/microsoft-defender-for-office/mastering-configuration-in-defender-for-office-365-part-two/ba-p/2307134 Mastering Configuration Part Two (microsoft.com) How we are keeping customers secure; https://docs.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/security/office-365-security/secure-by-default?view=o365-worldwide Secure by default in Office 365 - Office 365 | Microsoft Docs MS documentation on the new Advanced Delivery Policy; https://docs.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/security/office-365-security/configure-advanced-delivery?view=o365-worldwide Configure the delivery of third-party phishing simulations to users and unfiltered messages to SecOps mailboxes - Office 365 | Microsoft Docs |
If you are currently using Exchange mail flow rules (also known as transport rules or ETRs) to configure your third-party phishing simulation campaigns or delivery for security operation mailboxes, you should begin to configure these with the new Advanced Delivery policy when the feature is launched in July (https://www.microsoft.com/en-ww/microsoft-365/roadmap?filters=searchterms=72207 Roadmap ID 72207). For more information, please refer to message center post MC256473. Administrators should also use the submission portal to report messages whenever they believe a message has the wrong verdict so that the filter can improve organically. Learn more; Microsoft Defender for Office 365 tech community blog announcing the final phase of Secure by Default rollout; https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/microsoft-defender-for-office/mastering-configuration-in-defender-for-office-365-part-two/ba-p/2307134 Mastering Configuration Part Two (microsoft.com) How we are keeping customers secure; https://docs.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/security/office-365-security/secure-by-default?view=o365-worldwide Secure by default in Office 365 - Office 365 | Microsoft Docs MS documentation on the new Advanced Delivery Policy; https://docs.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/security/office-365-security/configure-advanced-delivery?view=o365-worldwide Configure the delivery of third-party phishing simulations to users and unfiltered messages to SecOps mailboxes - Office 365 | Microsoft Docs |
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| MC266073 | Reminder: Microsoft Graph privacy controls to fully replace the classic Office Delve control in July | If you have previously disabled Office Delve for either the organization or a user, we strongly recommend you review the Item Insights settings (3) through (5) to make sure that the snapshot that we copied on your behalf still has the right values set. Pay particular attention to the status of the user-level setting (5) for inactive soft-deleted users. If you have previously disabled Office Delve but you have always wanted to leverage Item Insights of Microsoft Graph in other experiences, now is the time! Configure Item Insights as enabled in your organization (3), disable it for any required subset of users (4), and invite your users to take control of their own contributions to Item Insights via control (5). You should consider notifying your users about this new capability of configuring Item Insights for themselves (5) and update your training and documentation as appropriate. |
If you have previously disabled Office Delve for either the organization or a user, we strongly recommend you review the Item Insights settings (3) through (5) to make sure that the snapshot that we copied on your behalf still has the right values set. Pay particular attention to the status of the user-level setting (5) for inactive soft-deleted users. If you have previously disabled Office Delve but you have always wanted to leverage Item Insights of Microsoft Graph in other experiences, now is the time! Configure Item Insights as enabled in your organization (3), disable it for any required subset of users (4), and invite your users to take control of their own contributions to Item Insights via control (5). You should consider notifying your users about this new capability of configuring Item Insights for themselves (5) and update your training and documentation as appropriate. |
07/01/2021 |
| MC266239 | Plan for Change: Basic Mobility and Security ending support for automatic enrollment from Azure AD registration | Check your configuration of MDM user scope in Azure AD for the Microsoft Intune app and ensure only users licensed for Intune are in scope and your https://docs.microsoft.com/mem/intune/fundamentals/mdm-authority-set#coexistence MDM authority is set to Intune before August 1, 2021. If you are not using Intune, set MDM user scope to ?None? on the Microsoft Intune app in the Azure AD portal.
Note; You will still be able to use Basic Mobility and Security to manage Windows devices and can still automatically enroll corporate devices using Azure AD join workflows. You may still enroll Azure AD registered Windows devices to Basic Mobility and Security using the Company Portal app?s ?Connect to work? flow. This alternative method decouples Azure AD registration from the MDM enrollment and the device will not be automatically removed from Azure AD when it is retired from Basic Mobility and Security. You will need to remove the device from Azure AD as a separate action when retiring the device. |
Check your configuration of MDM user scope in Azure AD for the Microsoft Intune app and ensure only users licensed for Intune are in scope and your https://docs.microsoft.com/mem/intune/fundamentals/mdm-authority-set#coexistence MDM authority is set to Intune before August 1, 2021. If you are not using Intune, set MDM user scope to ?None? on the Microsoft Intune app in the Azure AD portal.
Note; You will still be able to use Basic Mobility and Security to manage Windows devices and can still automatically enroll corporate devices using Azure AD join workflows. You may still enroll Azure AD registered Windows devices to Basic Mobility and Security using the Company Portal app?s ?Connect to work? flow. This alternative method decouples Azure AD registration from the MDM enrollment and the device will not be automatically removed from Azure AD when it is retired from Basic Mobility and Security. You will need to remove the device from Azure AD as a separate action when retiring the device. |
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| MC266262 | SharePoint Syntex Updates | You will want to notify your model creators about these updates. [Learn more] https://docs.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/contentunderstanding/create-a-form-processing-model Create a form processing model in Microsoft SharePoint Syntex |
You will want to notify your model creators about these updates. [Learn more] https://docs.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/contentunderstanding/create-a-form-processing-model Create a form processing model in Microsoft SharePoint Syntex |
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| MC266463 | Microsoft Teams: Require app protection policy conditional access grant | Please familiarize yourself with the App protection policy based Conditional Access. Learn more; https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/active-directory/conditional-access/concept-conditional-access-grant Grant controls in Conditional Access policy - Azure Active Directory | Microsoft Docs https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/mem/intune/protect/app-based-conditional-access-intune App-based Conditional Access with Intune - Microsoft Intune | Microsoft Docs https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/active-directory/conditional-access/app-protection-based-conditional-access App protection policies with Conditional Access - Azure Active Directory | Microsoft Docs |
Please familiarize yourself with the App protection policy based Conditional Access. Learn more; https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/active-directory/conditional-access/concept-conditional-access-grant Grant controls in Conditional Access policy - Azure Active Directory | Microsoft Docs https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/mem/intune/protect/app-based-conditional-access-intune App-based Conditional Access with Intune - Microsoft Intune | Microsoft Docs https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/active-directory/conditional-access/app-protection-based-conditional-access App protection policies with Conditional Access - Azure Active Directory | Microsoft Docs |
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| MC266487 | Plan for Change: Intune APP/MAM moving to support Android 9 and higher | Notify your helpdesk, if applicable, of this upcoming change in support. You also have two admin options to help inform your users.
Here?s how you can warn users; Configure an https://docs.microsoft.com/mem/intune/apps/app-protection-policy-settings-android?WT.mc_id=Portal-Microsoft_Intune_DeviceSettings#conditional-launch app protection policy Conditional launch setting with a Min OS version requirement to warn users. Utilize a device compliance policy for https://docs.microsoft.com/mem/intune/protect/compliance-policy-create-android?WT.mc_id=Portal-Microsoft_Intune_DeviceSettings Android device administrator or https://docs.microsoft.com/mem/intune/protect/compliance-policy-create-android-for-work?WT.mc_id=Portal-Microsoft_Intune_DeviceSettings Android Enterprise and set the https://docs.microsoft.com/mem/intune/protect/actions-for-noncompliance?WT.mc_id=Portal-Microsoft_Intune_DeviceSettings action for non-compliance to send a message to users before marking them non-compliant. |
Notify your helpdesk, if applicable, of this upcoming change in support. You also have two admin options to help inform your users.
Here?s how you can warn users; Configure an https://docs.microsoft.com/mem/intune/apps/app-protection-policy-settings-android?WT.mc_id=Portal-Microsoft_Intune_DeviceSettings#conditional-launch app protection policy Conditional launch setting with a Min OS version requirement to warn users. Utilize a device compliance policy for https://docs.microsoft.com/mem/intune/protect/compliance-policy-create-android?WT.mc_id=Portal-Microsoft_Intune_DeviceSettings Android device administrator or https://docs.microsoft.com/mem/intune/protect/compliance-policy-create-android-for-work?WT.mc_id=Portal-Microsoft_Intune_DeviceSettings Android Enterprise and set the https://docs.microsoft.com/mem/intune/protect/actions-for-noncompliance?WT.mc_id=Portal-Microsoft_Intune_DeviceSettings action for non-compliance to send a message to users before marking them non-compliant. |
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| MC267137 | Microsoft Defender for Office 365: Creating allows in the Tenant Allow/Block List | To get started, open the . See Learn more below for more detailed steps. Learn more; https://docs.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/security/office-365-security/tenant-allow-block-list?view=o365-worldwide Manage the Tenant Allow/Block List |
To get started, open the . See Learn more below for more detailed steps. Learn more; https://docs.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/security/office-365-security/tenant-allow-block-list?view=o365-worldwide Manage the Tenant Allow/Block List |
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| MC267567 | Admin Training Resources for Teams Android Devices | Please take advantage of Teams Android devices training resources to make the most of your Microsoft Teams deployment. Learn more; https://docs.microsoft.com/microsoftteams/itadmin-readiness#teams-android-devices Training for Microsoft Teams Android Devices |
Please take advantage of Teams Android devices training resources to make the most of your Microsoft Teams deployment. Learn more; https://docs.microsoft.com/microsoftteams/itadmin-readiness#teams-android-devices Training for Microsoft Teams Android Devices |
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| MC267581 | Microsoft Lists: Custom list templates | You might want to notify your users about this new capability and update your training and documentation as appropriate. Learn more; https://docs.microsoft.com/sharepoint/dev/declarative-customization/site-design-overview PowerShell Cmdlets documentation for custom list templates |
You might want to notify your users about this new capability and update your training and documentation as appropriate. Learn more; https://docs.microsoft.com/sharepoint/dev/declarative-customization/site-design-overview PowerShell Cmdlets documentation for custom list templates |
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| MC244886 | (Updated) Announcing redirect of compliance solutions from legacy SCC portal to M365 compliance center | Redirection is enabled by default. Global admins and Compliance admins can enable or disable redirection in the http;//compliance.microsoft.com Microsoft 365 compliance center by navigating to Settings ; Compliance Center and using the Automatic redirection toggle switch under Portal redirection. We will continue to innovate and add value to the solutions in the Microsoft 365 compliance center. Therefore we recommend transitioning your organization the solutions within the newer portal. Any future plans to take the legacy Security Compliance Center portal offline will be communicated via Message Center. https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/compliance/microsoft-365-compliance-center Learn more about the Microsoft 365 compliance center. |
Redirection is enabled by default. Global admins and Compliance admins can enable or disable redirection in the http;//compliance.microsoft.com Microsoft 365 compliance center by navigating to Settings ; Compliance Center and using the Automatic redirection toggle switch under Portal redirection. We will continue to innovate and add value to the solutions in the Microsoft 365 compliance center. Therefore we recommend transitioning your organization the solutions within the newer portal. Any future plans to take the legacy Security Compliance Center portal offline will be communicated via Message Center. https://docs.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/compliance/microsoft-365-compliance-center Learn more about the Microsoft 365 compliance center. https://docs.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/compliance/microsoft-365-compliance-center-redirection Redirect users from the Office 365 Security and Compliance center to the Microsoft 365 compliance center |
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| MC261538 | (Updated) Microsoft Lists: Sync your lists for improved performance and offline access | You might want to notify your users about this new capability and update your training and documentation as appropriate. | Evaluate the new functionality and available controls, prepare your users on how to take advantage of this new functionality and create an adoption plan. | N/A |
MC Title changes
| MC ID | MC Title | Old Value | New Value | MC Action required by |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MC244886 | (Updated) Announcing redirect of compliance solutions from legacy SCC portal to M365 compliance center | Announcing redirect of compliance solutions from legacy SCC portal to M365 compliance center | (Updated) Announcing redirect of compliance solutions from legacy SCC portal to M365 compliance center | N/A |
| MC258023 | (Updated) Mac Native Notifications | Mac Native Notifications | (Updated) Mac Native Notifications | N/A |
| MC260568 | (Updated) Updates to Microsoft Defender for Office 365 events in Office 365 Management API | Updates to Microsoft Defender for Office 365 events in Office 365 Management API | (Updated) Updates to Microsoft Defender for Office 365 events in Office 365 Management API | N/A |
| MC254084 | (Updated) Microsoft Teams: Profile menu update, relocating profile menu links to a new menu in the title bar | Microsoft Teams; Profile menu update, relocating profile menu links to a new menu in the title bar | (Updated) Microsoft Teams; Profile menu update, relocating profile menu links to a new menu in the title bar | N/A |
| MC261538 | (Updated) Microsoft Lists: Sync your lists for improved performance and offline access | Microsoft Lists; Sync your lists for improved performance and offline access | (Updated) Microsoft Lists; Sync your lists for improved performance and offline access | N/A |
MC Workload Display Names changes
| MC ID | MC Title | Old Value | New Value | MC Action required by |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MC260554 | The device code flow user experience will now include an app confirmation prompt | Identity Service,Microsoft Intune,Mobile Device Management for Office 365 | Identity Service,Mobile Device Management for Office 365 | N/A |
| MC260554 | The device code flow user experience will now include an app confirmation prompt | Identity Service,Mobile Device Management for Office 365 | Identity Service,Microsoft Intune,Mobile Device Management for Office 365 | N/A |
| MC266261 | SharePoint Syntex site template for model evaluation | SharePoint Online,SharePoint Syntex | SharePoint Online | N/A |
| MC266261 | SharePoint Syntex site template for model evaluation | SharePoint Online | SharePoint Online,SharePoint Syntex | N/A |
| MC266261 | SharePoint Syntex site template for model evaluation | SharePoint Online,SharePoint Syntex | SharePoint Online | N/A |
| MC267954 | New Microsoft Defender for Endpoint recommendations in Microsoft Secure Score | Microsoft 365 suite,Microsoft Defender for Endpoint | Microsoft 365 suite | N/A |
| MC266261 | SharePoint Syntex site template for model evaluation | SharePoint Online | SharePoint Online,SharePoint Syntex | N/A |
| MC267954 | New Microsoft Defender for Endpoint recommendations in Microsoft Secure Score | Microsoft 365 suite | Microsoft 365 suite,Microsoft Defender for Endpoint | N/A |
CW28 New Office 365 Message Center items
| MC ID | MC Title | MC Category | MC Workload | MC Major Change | MC Action required by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MC267095 | Migrating admin experiences to the Power Platform admin center | Plan For Change | Dynamics 365 Apps | False | N/A |
| MC267123 | Microsoft Defender for Identity setup guide | Stay Informed | Microsoft Defender for Identity | False | N/A |
| MC267133 | Music Mode for Teams | Stay Informed | Microsoft Teams | False | N/A |
| MC267137 | Microsoft Defender for Office 365: Creating allows in the Tenant Allow/Block List | Plan For Change | Exchange Online | False | N/A |
| MC267426 | Dynamics 365 ? Service Update 21071 for EUR | Stay Informed | Dynamics 365 Apps | False | N/A |
| MC267575 | Support for PSTN users to raise hand in meetings and for meeting organizers to manage PSTN audio capabilities. | Stay Informed | Microsoft Teams | False | N/A |
| MC267581 | Microsoft Lists: Custom list templates | Plan For Change | SharePoint Online | False | N/A |
| MC267584 | Microsoft Exchange Online - Configuration Change for online meetings by default | Plan For Change | Exchange Online | False | N/A |
| MC267951 | Teams Call Quality Dashboard - Dimension Name Change | Plan For Change | Microsoft Teams | True | 08/09/2021 |
| MC267952 | Microsoft 365 profile update: Add topics to user profiles | Plan For Change | Microsoft 365 Apps | True | N/A |
| MC267953 | New Microsoft Teams recommendations in Microsoft Secure Score | Stay Informed | Microsoft 365 suite, Microsoft Teams | False | N/A |
| MC267954 | New Microsoft Defender for Endpoint recommendations in Microsoft Secure Score | Stay Informed | Microsoft 365 suite, Microsoft Defender for Endpoint | False | N/A |
| MC267966 | Announcing Communication Compliance cross tenant classifier feedback (preview) | Stay Informed | Microsoft 365 suite | False | N/A |
| MC268191 | Meeting Join Custom Branding | Stay Informed | Microsoft Teams | False | N/A |
