2021 CW 29 Microsoft 365 Message Center changes

from 07/12/2021 to 07/18/2021

9 Office 365 Message Center Items were changed and 23 Office 365 Message Center Items were added

Download changes as pdf file

Please note: Only common Message Center messages are in this list you should always check your Message Center for additional messages

Subscibe to cloudscout.one Enterprise plan to get individual reports for your Office 365 tenant

Changes

MC End Time changes

MC ID	MC Title	Old Value	New Value	MC Action required by
MC255538	(Updated) Immersive Reader is now available in OneDrive and SharePoint for documents	2021-07-31T07;00;00Z	2021-09-10T07;00;00Z	N/A
MC244732	(Updated) Request/Release workflow for quarantined messages	2021-07-31T07;00;00Z	2021-09-30T07;00;00Z	N/A
MC244733	(Updated) Customization of quarantine notification	2021-07-31T07;00;00Z	2021-09-30T07;00;00Z	N/A

MC Messages changes

MC ID	MC Title	Old Value	New Value	MC Action required by
MC255538	(Updated) 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.	Updated July 12, 2021; We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience. 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 mid-August (previously late June).	N/A
MC268194	(Updated) Advanced Threat Protection (ATP) safe links in Teams	Advanced Threat Protection (ATP) Safe Links in Teams is a new Office 365 feature which brings premium ATP security value into Microsoft Teams clients. This covers all production clients released today; desktop (Mac and PC), mobile (iOS and Android), and web. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 https://www.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/roadmap?filters=searchterms=34298 Roadmap ID 34298 [When this will happen] Production GCC; beginning in mid-July and complete by early August. GCC-High and DoD; beginning in early September and complete by the end of October.	Updated July 12, 2021; We have updated the post to show as intended. Thank you for your feedback. Advanced Threat Protection (ATP) Safe Links in Teams is a new Office 365 feature which brings premium ATP security value into Microsoft Teams clients. This covers all production clients released today; desktop (Mac and PC), mobile (iOS and Android), and web. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 https://www.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/roadmap?filters=searchterms=34298 Roadmap ID 34298 [When this will happen] Production GCC; beginning in mid-July and complete by early August. GCC-High and DoD; beginning in early September and complete by the end of October.	N/A
MC244732	(Updated) 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] We will be gradually rolling this out to standard release customers at the early April. We expect the rollout to be complete by end of June. We will be gradually rolling this out to government clouds beginning in early June, and we expect to be complete in end of June.	Updated July 13, 2021; We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience. 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] We will be gradually rolling this out to standard release customers at the early April. We expect the rollout to be complete by the end of August (previously end of June). We will be gradually rolling this out to government clouds beginning in early June, and we expect to be complete by the end of August (previously end of June).	N/A
MC244733	(Updated) 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 will begin rolling this out to government customers in early June and we expect to be complete in end of June.	Updated July 13, 2021; We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience. 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 the end of August (previously end of June). We will begin rolling this out to government customers in early June and we expect to be complete by the end of August (previously end of June).	N/A
MC262781	(Updated) 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.	Updated July 13, 2021; We have updated the external resources below for additional detail. Thank you for your patience. We are improving Microsoft Defender for Office 365 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.	N/A
MC267581	(Updated) 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 Standard release; will roll out in mid-August and be complete by early September 2021 Roll-out; tenant level Control type; user control / admin control Action; review, assess and educate	Updated July 13, 2021; We have updated the external resources below for additional detail. Thank you for your patience. 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 Standard release; will roll out in mid-August and be complete by early September 2021 Roll-out; tenant level Control type; user control / admin control Action; review, assess and educate	N/A

MC MessageTagNames changes

MC ID	MC Title	Old Value	New Value	MC Action required by
MC255538	(Updated) Immersive Reader is now available in OneDrive and SharePoint for documents	New feature,User impact	New feature,Updated message,User impact	N/A
MC268194	(Updated) Advanced Threat Protection (ATP) safe links in Teams	Admin impact,New feature,User impact	Admin impact,New feature,Updated message,User impact	N/A
MC244732	(Updated) Request/Release workflow for quarantined messages	Admin impact,New feature,User impact	Admin impact,New feature,Updated message,User impact	N/A
MC244733	(Updated) Customization of quarantine notification	Admin impact,Feature update,User impact	Admin impact,Feature update,Updated message,User impact	N/A
MC262781	(Updated) Microsoft Defender for Office: Updates to investigations	Admin impact,Feature update	Admin impact,Feature update,Updated message	N/A
MC267581	(Updated) Microsoft Lists: Custom list templates	Admin impact,New feature,User impact	Admin impact,New feature,Updated message,User impact	N/A

MC prepare changes

MC ID	MC Title	Old Value	New Value	MC Action required by
MC268194	(Updated) Advanced Threat Protection (ATP) safe links in Teams	You should create a policy to enable ATP Safe Links for Teams in order to protect your users. 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/security/office-365-security/turn-on-mdo-for-spo-odb-and-teams Turn on Safe Attachments for SharePoint, OneDrive, and Microsoft Teams	You should create a policy to enable ATP Safe Links for Teams in order to protect your users. 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/security/office-365-security/safe-links?view=o365-worldwide#safe-links-settings-for-microsoft-teams Safe Links in Microsoft Defender for Office 365	N/A
MC262781	(Updated) Microsoft Defender for Office: Updates to investigations	Notify your security operations team of this upcoming change that will reduce the number of actions they see, change data gathered during an investigation and update the deeplink from investigation/incident/action center to Explorer to use latest delivery location. [Learn more;] https://docs.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/security/defender/investigate-incidents?view=o365-worldwide#evidence Incident and Investigation Evidence.	Notify your security operations team of this upcoming change that will reduce the number of actions they see, change data gathered during an investigation and update the deeplink from investigation/incident/action center to Explorer to use latest delivery location. [Learn more;] https://docs.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/security/defender/investigate-incidents?view=o365-worldwide#evidence Incident and Investigation Evidence https://docs.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/security/office-365-security/email-analysis-investigations?view=o365-worldwide Email analysis in investigations for Microsoft Defender for Office 365	N/A
MC267581	(Updated) 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 https://docs.microsoft.com/sharepoint/lists-custom-template Creating custom list templates	N/A

MC Title changes

MC ID	MC Title	Old Value	New Value	MC Action required by
MC255538	(Updated) Immersive Reader is now available in OneDrive and SharePoint for documents	Immersive Reader is now available in OneDrive and SharePoint for documents	(Updated) Immersive Reader is now available in OneDrive and SharePoint for documents	N/A
MC268194	(Updated) Advanced Threat Protection (ATP) safe links in Teams	Advanced Threat Protection (ATP) safe links in Teams	(Updated) Advanced Threat Protection (ATP) safe links in Teams	N/A
MC244732	(Updated) Request/Release workflow for quarantined messages	Request/Release workflow for quarantined messages	(Updated) Request/Release workflow for quarantined messages	N/A
MC244733	(Updated) Customization of quarantine notification	Customization of quarantine notification	(Updated) Customization of quarantine notification	N/A
MC262781	(Updated) Microsoft Defender for Office: Updates to investigations	Microsoft Defender for Office; Updates to investigations	(Updated) Microsoft Defender for Office; Updates to investigations	N/A
MC267581	(Updated) Microsoft Lists: Custom list templates	Microsoft Lists; Custom list templates	(Updated) Microsoft Lists; Custom list templates	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
MC266261	SharePoint Syntex site template for model evaluation	SharePoint Online,SharePoint Syntex	SharePoint Online	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
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
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
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 365 suite,Microsoft Defender for Endpoint	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
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 365 suite,Microsoft Defender for Endpoint	N/A

CW29 New Office 365 Message Center items

MC ID	MC Title	MC Category	MC Workload	MC Major Change	MC Action required by
MC268723	Suggested Replies support for new languages	Stay Informed	Microsoft 365 Apps	False	N/A
MC268726	Real-time messaging protocol (RTMP) Streaming Support to Custom Endpoints	Stay Informed	Microsoft Teams	False	N/A
MC268758	Announcing Communication Compliance discrimination classifier (preview)	Stay Informed	Microsoft 365 suite	False	N/A
MC268907	Updates available for Microsoft 365 Apps for all channels	Stay Informed	Microsoft 365 Apps	False	N/A
MC268957	New default settings when opening Office files	Stay Informed	Microsoft Teams	False	N/A
MC268960	(Reminder) Adjusting Version Retention for Outlook Data Files (PST File Type) on One Drive and SharePoint Online	Plan For Change	OneDrive for Business, SharePoint Online	False	08/13/2021
MC268980	Dynamics 365 ? Service Update 21072 for EUR	Stay Informed	Dynamics 365 Apps	False	N/A
MC270105	Power BI sensitivity label data in Activity Explorer (preview)	Stay Informed	Microsoft 365 suite	False	N/A
MC270123	Dynamics 365 and Industry Solutions and Power Platform 2021 release wave 2 plans available now!	Stay Informed	Dynamics 365 Apps, Finance and Operations Apps, Microsoft Power Automate, Power Apps	False	N/A
MC270177	Releasing Fluid live components in Teams chat	Plan For Change	Microsoft Teams	True	N/A
MC270189	Microsoft Information Protection: Exact Data Match to support auto-labeling (client-side)	Stay Informed	Microsoft 365 suite	False	N/A
MC270667	Reminder: Skype for Business Online retires July 31, 2021	Plan For Change	Skype for Business	False	07/31/2021
MC270670	Yammer: Community Header in Yammer Embed Feed	Stay Informed	Yammer Enterprise	False	N/A
MC270671	We're updating the Hybrid federated search	Plan For Change	Microsoft 365 suite, SharePoint Online	True	10/01/2021
MC271070	OneDrive sync client will no longer be supported on Windows Server 2008 R2	Plan For Change	OneDrive for Business	True	08/20/2021
MC271071	OneDrive sync client will no longer be supported on Windows Server 2008 R2	Plan For Change	OneDrive for Business	True	08/20/2021
MC271072	OneDrive sync client will no longer be supported on Windows Server 2008 R2	Plan For Change	OneDrive for Business	True	08/20/2021
MC271073	Content type sync enhancements and site gallery	Stay Informed	SharePoint Online	True	N/A
MC271074	Content type sync enhancements and site gallery	Plan For Change	SharePoint Online	True	N/A
MC271075	SharePoint News Boost	Stay Informed	SharePoint Online	False	N/A
MC271076	Content type sync enhancements and site gallery	Plan For Change	SharePoint Online	True	N/A
MC271077	Content type sync enhancements and site gallery	Plan For Change	SharePoint Online	True	N/A
MC271079	Content type sync enhancements and site gallery	Plan For Change	SharePoint Online	True	N/A

Download changes as Microsoft Excel file

Download changes as pdf file

Share to MS Teams

cloudscout.one

Consolidated Microsoft 365 Roadmap and Message Center analysis for Office 365 operations and change management.

Schierding.one GmbH

Alleenstraße 16
78549 Spaichingen
Phone: +49 (0)7424 60899-09
E-Mail: info@schierding.one
Amtsgericht Stuttgart (HRB 767585)
USt-ID DE321821109

Legal: