from 01/17/2022 to 01/23/2022
13 Office 365 Message Center Items were changed and 21 Office 365 Message Center Items were added
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Changes
MC Action Required By changes
| MC ID | MC Title | Old Value | New Value | MC Action required by |
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| MC276028 | (Updated) Plus addressing to be enabled for all Exchange Online customers | 2022-01-14T09:00:00Z | N/A | N/A |
MC End Time changes
| MC ID | MC Title | Old Value | New Value | MC Action required by |
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| MC286337 | (Updated) Send Feedback on Image Tags | 2022-02-28T09:00:00Z | 2022-03-31T10:00:00Z | N/A |
| MC296237 | (Updated) Data access governance reports in SharePoint admin center | 2022-03-20T08:00:00Z | 2022-04-30T09:00:00Z | N/A |
| MC280290 | (Updated) Dynamic e911 for US WFH users | 2022-01-31T09:00:00Z | 2022-02-12T09:00:00Z | N/A |
| MC281936 | (Updated) Sensitivity Labels for Teams Created from Templates | 2022-02-28T09:00:00Z | 2022-03-31T10:00:00Z | N/A |
| MC285602 | (Updated) OneDrive: New Command Bar | 2022-02-28T08:00:00Z | 2022-03-26T08:00:00Z | N/A |
| MC301473 | (Updated) Microsoft OneDrive & SharePoint Library dropdown menu | 2022-03-12T09:00:00Z | 2022-04-16T10:00:00Z | N/A |
| MC306676 | (Updated) Advanced eDiscovery hold reports coming to public preview | 2022-03-04T09:00:00Z | 2022-03-31T10:00:00Z | N/A |
| MC295863 | (Updated) Office.com updates | 2022-03-31T09:00:00Z | 2022-04-09T09:00:00Z | N/A |
| MC306117 | (Updated) Exchange Data Loss Prevention - Update to sender address location | 2022-02-28T09:00:00Z | 2022-03-31T10:00:00Z | N/A |
MC Messages changes
| MC ID | MC Title | Old Value | New Value | MC Action required by |
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| MC276028 | (Updated) Plus addressing to be enabled for all Exchange Online customers | Updated August 12, 2021: Based on initial feedback, there are several scenarios where organizations do not wish to have plus addressing enabled. For those organizations, a new setting will be added to disable it before the change takes place in 2022. Thank you for your feedback. Plus addressing support in Exchange Online was released in September 2020 as an opt-in feature. This was due to preexisting usage of plus signs (+) for email addresses in the service. At the same time, we made plus addressing on by default for new customers. With the successful introduction of the feature, we are now making plus addressing an always-on feature and removing the opt-in setting. Due to legacy mailboxes with email addresses containing plus signs (+), we are announcing a long notice period to allow customers to transition away from these mailboxes or addresses. This includes mailboxes on-premises. |
Updated January 13, 2022: Based on initial feedback, there are several scenarios where organizations do not wish to have plus addressing enabled. For those organizations, a new setting will be added to disable it before the change takes place in 2022. The setting is due to be ready in March 2022 and a new Message center post will be published then informing customers of its readiness. No changes to plus addressing will be made until then. Thank you for your feedback. Plus addressing support in Exchange Online was released in September 2020 as an opt-in feature. This was due to preexisting usage of plus signs (+) for email addresses in the service. At the same time, we made plus addressing on by default for new customers. With the successful introduction of the feature, we are now making plus addressing an always-on feature and removing the opt-in setting. Due to legacy mailboxes with email addresses containing plus signs (+), we are announcing a long notice period to allow customers to transition away from these mailboxes or addresses. This includes mailboxes on-premises. |
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| MC274188 | (Updated) Teams Meeting Recordings Auto-Expiration in OneDrive and SharePoint | Updated November 09, 2021: We have updated this post with guidance on how to take preemptive action. We are not turning on the auto-expiration feature yet. New action is required if you do not want your meeting recordings to auto-expire in January 2022. As part of the evolution of the new Stream (built on SharePoint), we are introducing the meeting recording auto-expiration feature, which will automatically delete Teams recording files stored in OneDrive or SharePoint after a preset period of time. Admins can disable this feature if desired. Do not want recordings in your tenant to auto-expire? No problem, instructions to disable the feature in the Teams admin console or in PowerShell are shown below. We will not turn on the auto-expiration actions until January 2022 at the earliest, to give you time to override the policy if you’d like. Note: The policy attribute to control the expiration is NewMeetingRecordingExpirationDays. If you want to override the default and have not yet set this new attribute, please do so. [Key points] Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID: 84580. Timing: early January (previously November) through late mid-February (previously January) Roll-out: tenant level Control type: user control and admin control Documentation: Meeting policies and meeting expiration in Microsoft Teams Record a meeting in Teams Action: review, assess and decide what you want the default expiration period to be for your organization |
Updated January 18, 2022: We are updating this post as a reminder to review and take action as appropriate as we will be proceeding, this week, as outlined below. New action is required if you do not want your meeting recordings to auto-expire in January 2022. As part of the evolution of the new Stream (built on SharePoint), we are introducing the meeting recording auto-expiration feature, which will automatically delete Teams recording files stored in OneDrive or SharePoint after a preset period of time. Admins can disable this feature if desired. Do not want recordings in your tenant to auto-expire? No problem, instructions to disable the feature in the Teams admin console or in PowerShell are shown below. We will not turn on the auto-expiration actions until January 2022 at the earliest, to give you time to override the policy if you’d like. Note: The policy attribute to control the expiration is NewMeetingRecordingExpirationDays. If you want to override the default and have not yet set this new attribute, please do so. [Key points] Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID: 84580. Timing: early January (previously November) through late mid-February (previously January) Roll-out: tenant level Control type: user control and admin control Documentation: Meeting policies and meeting expiration in Microsoft Teams Record a meeting in Teams Action: review, assess and decide what you want the default expiration period to be for your organization |
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| MC286337 | (Updated) Send Feedback on Image Tags | Updated November 18, 2021: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience. Users will now be able to provide feedback on tags associated with an image by using the “Give feedback” option within the details pane of the document library. Using the feedback policy settings, tenant admins will be able to control how much feedback the users can choose to share with Microsoft. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 68902. [When this will happen:] We expect this update to begin rolling out at in early January (previously end of October) and expect the rollout to be completed by late January (previously mid-November). |
Updated January 18, 2022: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience. Users will now be able to provide feedback on tags associated with an image by using the “Give feedback” option within the details pane of the document library. Using the feedback policy settings, tenant admins will be able to control how much feedback the users can choose to share with Microsoft. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 68902. [When this will happen:] We expect this update to begin rolling out at in late January (previously early January) and expect the rollout to be completed by late February (previously late January). |
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| MC296204 | (Updated) Expanded reactions in Microsoft Teams | Updated January 04, 2020: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience. This update will expand available reactions by allowing users to apply any emoji as a reaction to chat messages. Users will be able to pick from >800 Teams emojis to express themselves the way they want. This will be available for Teams desktop apps (Windows and Mac), Teams mobile (Android and iOS), and Teams on the web. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 88080. [When this will happen:] Standard: will begin rolling out in mid-January and expect to complete rollout by late March (previously late January). GCC: will begin rolling out in mid-January and expect to complete rollout by late March (previously late January). GCC-H: will begin rolling this out in mid-February and expect to complete rollout by late April (previously late February). DOD: will begin rolling this out in mid-March and expect to complete rollout by late April (previously late February). |
Updated January 18, 2022: We have updated the rollout timelines below. Thank you for your patience. This update will expand available reactions by allowing users to apply any emoji as a reaction to chat messages. Users will be able to pick from >800 Teams emojis to express themselves the way they want. This will be available for Teams desktop apps (Windows and Mac), Teams mobile (Android and iOS), and Teams on the web. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 88080. [When this will happen:] Standard: will begin rolling out in early March (previously mid-January) and expect to complete rollout by late March (previously late January). GCC: will begin rolling out in early March (previously mid-January) and expect to complete rollout by late March (previously late January). GCC-H: will begin rolling this out in early April (previously mid-February) and expect to complete rollout by late April (previously late February). DOD: will begin rolling this out in early April (previously mid-March) and expect to complete rollout by late April (previously late February). |
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| MC296237 | (Updated) Data access governance reports in SharePoint admin center | Data access governance reports help SharePoint admins monitor: Sharing activity The storage of files with sensitivity labels As the number of sites in your organization grows, this information helps you maintain the security and compliance posture of your organization. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 82164. [When this will happen:] Public preview: will begin rolling out in early November and be complete by end of November Standard release: will begin rolling out in mid-January and be complete by mid-February |
Updated January 18, 2022: We updated the roll out timeline below. Thank you for your patience. Data access governance reports help SharePoint admins monitor: Sharing activity The storage of files with sensitivity labels As the number of sites in your organization grows, this information helps you maintain the security and compliance posture of your organization. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 82164. [When this will happen:] |
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| MC280290 | (Updated) Dynamic e911 for US WFH users | Updated December 13, 2021: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Additionally, the following documentation is now available: Emergency addresses for remote locations. Thank you for your patience. Dynamic e911 provides the ability to dynamically detect a Teams user’s location for emergency calling. Today, e911 is available for users in admin configured locations on enterprise networks only. With this new feature, we will extend the capability to users working remotely from other dynamic locations. This is rolling out on Teams desktop, web and mobile. Note: The release of this feature supports compliance to the United States FCC requirements for Ray Baum’s Act and is not intended for use outside of the United States. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 82956. [When this will happen:] Standard and GCC: will begin rolling out early-December (previously late October) and complete by mid- December (previously mid-November). - Completed GCC-High and DoD: will begin rolling out mid-December (previously late November) and complete by late December (previously mid-December). |
Updated January 20, 2022: The rollout to DoD has been delayed and we will communicate via Message center when we are ready to proceed. Dynamic e911 provides the ability to dynamically detect a Teams user’s location for emergency calling. Today, e911 is available for users in admin configured locations on enterprise networks only. With this new feature, we will extend the capability to users working remotely from other dynamic locations. This is rolling out on Teams desktop, web and mobile. Note: The release of this feature supports compliance to the United States FCC requirements for Ray Baum’s Act and is not intended for use outside of the United States. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 82956. [When this will happen:] Standard and GCC: will begin rolling out early-December (previously late October) and complete by mid- December (previously mid-November). - Completed GCC-High: will begin rolling out mid-December (previously late November) and complete by late December (previously mid-December). - Completed DoD: we will communicate when we are ready to proceed. |
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| MC281936 | (Updated) Sensitivity Labels for Teams Created from Templates | Updated December 21, 2021: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience. Sensitivity labels allow Teams admins to protect and regulate access to sensitive organizational content created during collaboration within teams. With this update, you will be able to apply sensitivity labels to teams created from templates as well. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 84232. [When this will happen:] We will begin rolling this out in late September and expect to complete rollout by the mid-January (previously end of November). |
Updated January 20, 2022: This rollout was delayed due to deployment complications. We have updated the rollout timeline below and the Roadmap will be updated to reflect the change. Thank you for your patience. Sensitivity labels allow Teams admins to protect and regulate access to sensitive organizational content created during collaboration within teams. With this update, you will be able to apply sensitivity labels to teams created from templates as well. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 84232. [When this will happen:] We will begin rolling this out in early February and expect to complete rollout by the mid-February. |
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| MC285602 | (Updated) OneDrive: New Command Bar | Updated December 16, 2021: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience. With this update users will be able to easily identify the right file and access primary commands. The new simplified view will permit users to focus on the content while at the same time being visually pleasing. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 85602. [When this will happen:] Targeted release (entire org): Will begin rolling out in mid-September and expect to be complete in late September. Standard release: Will begin rolling out in late September and expect to be complete mid-January (previously mid-December). Note: Some users may see this feature before other users within your organization. |
Updated January 20, 2022: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience. With this update users will be able to easily identify the right file and access primary commands. The new simplified view will permit users to focus on the content while at the same time being visually pleasing. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 85602. [When this will happen:] Targeted release (entire org): Will begin rolling out in mid-September and expect to be complete in early February (previously late September). Standard release: Will begin rolling out in early-February (previously September) and expect to be complete mid-February (previously mid-January). Note: Some users may see this feature before other users within your organization. |
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| MC301473 | (Updated) Microsoft OneDrive & SharePoint Library dropdown menu | We're adding a dropdown menu that allows you to easily switch between multiple document libraries associated with a team or site. Now when you select a team or site within OneDrive, you’ll be taken to the default document library instead of a list of document libraries to choose from. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 81990. [When this will happen:] Targeted release (select users and entire org) : will rollout in early January and be complete by mid-January. Standard release : will rollout in mid-January and be complete by early February. |
Updated January 20, 2022: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience. We're adding a dropdown menu that allows you to easily switch between multiple document libraries associated with a team or site. Now when you select a team or site within OneDrive, you’ll be taken to the default document library instead of a list of document libraries to choose from. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 81990. [When this will happen:] Targeted release (select users and entire org): will rollout in late January (previously early January) and be complete by mid-February (previously mid-January). Standard release: will rollout in mid-February (previously mid-January) and be complete by early March (previously early February). |
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| MC306676 | (Updated) Advanced eDiscovery hold reports coming to public preview | Coming soon to public preview, hold reports in Advanced eDiscovery allows organizations to access built-in reports with information about all legal holds associated with eDiscovery cases in the Microsoft 365 compliance center.
This message is associated with Microsoft 365 roadmap ID 88540. |
Updated January 20, 2022: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thanks for your patience. Coming soon to public preview, hold reports in Advanced eDiscovery allows organizations to access built-in reports with information about all legal holds associated with eDiscovery cases in the Microsoft 365 compliance center. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 roadmap ID 88540. |
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| MC295863 | (Updated) Office.com updates | Updated November 08, 2021: We have updated the content below to show as intended. Thank you for your feedback. We’re updating the Office.com and Office app for Windows experiences. These updates make it even easier to find all the content associated with you, access your apps and templates in one place, take action quickly, and understand what work needs your attention. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 85662 [When this will happen:] Targeted release in November and expect to complete by mid-December. |
Updated January 21, 2022: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thanks for your patience. We’re updating the Office.com and Office app for Windows experiences. These updates make it even easier to find all the content associated with you, access your apps and templates in one place, take action quickly, and understand what work needs your attention. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 85662 [When this will happen:] Targeted release in November and expect to complete by mid-December. |
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| MC306117 | (Updated) Exchange Data Loss Prevention - Update to sender address location | Updated December 21, 2021: We have updated the content below to show as intended. Thank you for your feedback. We're making some changes to how sender address based conditions are evaluated by Exchange Data Loss Prevention in the Microsoft 365 compliance center. [When will this happen:] Starting 20 January 2022, Exchange Data Loss Prevention will default to Header sender addresses for evaluating sender-based conditions. |
Updated January 21, 2022: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience. We're making some changes to how sender address based conditions are evaluated by Exchange Data Loss Prevention in the Microsoft 365 compliance center. [When will this happen:] Starting 21 February 2022, Exchange Data Loss Prevention will default to Header sender addresses for evaluating sender-based conditions. |
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| MC315746 | (Updated) Preview: Org Explorer in Outlook: View and navigate the organization chart | This new release of Org Explorer brings a new experience to Outlook Desktop. It will help you visualize and explore your company’s internal structure, work teams, and individual roles. This change can be previewed with the return of the Coming Soon toggle. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID:84785. [When this will happen:] Current Channel (Preview): We will begin rolling this out in early February and expect to complete rollout late April. |
Updated January 21, 2022: We have updated the content below to provide additional clarity. Thank you for your feedback. This new release of Org Explorer brings a new experience to Outlook Desktop. It will help you visualize and explore your company’s internal structure, work teams, and individual roles. This change can be previewed with the return of the Coming Soon toggle, which can be found on the upper-right corner of the screen. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID:84785. [When this will happen:] Current Channel (Preview): We will begin rolling this out in early February and expect to complete rollout late April. |
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MC MessageTagNames changes
| MC ID | MC Title | Old Value | New Value | MC Action required by |
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| MC296237 | (Updated) Data access governance reports in SharePoint admin center | New feature, Admin impact | Updated message, New feature, Admin impact | N/A |
| MC301473 | (Updated) Microsoft OneDrive & SharePoint Library dropdown menu | New feature, User impact | Updated message, New feature, User impact | N/A |
| MC306676 | (Updated) Advanced eDiscovery hold reports coming to public preview | New feature, Admin impact | Updated message, New feature, Admin impact | N/A |
| MC315746 | (Updated) Preview: Org Explorer in Outlook: View and navigate the organization chart | New feature, User impact | Updated message, New feature, User impact | N/A |
MC prepare changes
| MC ID | MC Title | Old Value | New Value | MC Action required by |
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| MC280290 | (Updated) Dynamic e911 for US WFH users | If you desire to utilize this capability, it needs to be enabled for all targeted enterprise voice users by appropriately configuring the TeamsEmergencyCallingPolicy and ExternalLookupMode. Users should also be instructed to consent to sharing their location to Teams as well as ensure their location is accurate by acknowledging and/or editing and then saving it. https://docs.microsoft.com/microsoftteams/emergency-calling-dispatchable-location https://www.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/roadmap?filters=&searchterms=82956 |
If you desire to utilize this capability, it needs to be enabled for all targeted enterprise voice users by appropriately configuring the TeamsEmergencyCallingPolicy and ExternalLookupMode. Users should also be instructed to consent to sharing their location to Teams as well as ensure their location is accurate by acknowledging and/or editing and then saving it. https://www.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/roadmap?filters=&searchterms=82956 |
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| MC295863 | (Updated) Office.com updates | You may consider updating your training and documentation as appropriate. You may refer to Get started at Office.com for more info on these changes. https://www.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/roadmap?filters=&featureid=85662 |
You may consider updating your training and documentation as appropriate. You may refer to Get started at Office.com for more info on these changes. https://www.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/roadmap?filters=&featureid=85662 |
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MC Title changes
| MC ID | MC Title | Old Value | New Value | MC Action required by |
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| MC296237 | (Updated) Data access governance reports in SharePoint admin center | Data access governance reports in SharePoint admin center | (Updated) Data access governance reports in SharePoint admin center | N/A |
| MC301473 | (Updated) Microsoft OneDrive & SharePoint Library dropdown menu | Microsoft OneDrive & SharePoint Library dropdown menu | (Updated) Microsoft OneDrive & SharePoint Library dropdown menu | N/A |
| MC306676 | (Updated) Advanced eDiscovery hold reports coming to public preview | Advanced eDiscovery hold reports coming to public preview | (Updated) Advanced eDiscovery hold reports coming to public preview | N/A |
| MC315746 | (Updated) Preview: Org Explorer in Outlook: View and navigate the organization chart | Preview: Org Explorer in Outlook: View and navigate the organization chart | (Updated) Preview: Org Explorer in Outlook: View and navigate the organization chart | N/A |
CW04 New Office 365 Message Center items
| MC ID | MC Title | MC Category | MC Workload | MC Major Change | MC Action required by |
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| MC315649 | On-Demand Caption and Transcript Generation | Stay Informed | Microsoft Stream | False | N/A |
| MC315650 | New Outlook for Mac becomes the default experience in Current Channel | Plan For Change | Microsoft 365 Apps | True | N/A |
| MC315673 | Simultaneous screenshare and video on Safari web browser | Stay Informed | Microsoft Teams | False | N/A |
| MC315739 | Introducing monthly active users for the Microsoft 365 service change | Plan For Change | Microsoft 365 suite | False | N/A |
| MC315742 | Migration and retirement of Encryption report in Office 365 Security | Plan For Change | Microsoft 365 suite | False | N/A |
| MC315746 | (Updated) Preview: Org Explorer in Outlook: View and navigate the organization chart | Stay Informed | Microsoft 365 Apps | False | N/A |
| MC316141 | Microsoft Teams: Enriching the App detailed page with more descriptive App information In Teams admin center | Stay Informed | Microsoft Teams | False | N/A |
| MC316142 | Microsoft Teams Admin Center: App lists and banners in the app management page | Stay Informed | Microsoft Teams | False | N/A |
| MC316144 | Reminder: IE11 desktop application retires in 5 months on June 15, 2022 – Set up IE mode today (non-LTSC, non-Server) | Plan For Change | Microsoft 365 suite | False | 06/15/2022 |
| MC316145 | Filters on Microsoft search | Stay Informed | Microsoft 365 suite | False | N/A |
| MC316147 | OneDrive: Move your shortcuts in OneDrive | Stay Informed | OneDrive for Business | False | N/A |
| MC316157 | Exchange Transport Rule Report moving to the new Exchange Admin Center (EAC) from the Security and Compliance Center | Plan For Change | Exchange Online | True | 03/31/2022 |
| MC316412 | Exchange auto-labeling policy now supports replacing manual label and encrypting email received from any organization | Stay Informed | Microsoft 365 suite | False | N/A |
| MC316434 | Update to the Copy Link command in OneDrive/SharePoint Web | Stay Informed | OneDrive for Business | False | N/A |
| MC316435 | Cortana support expansion to additional languages in Microsoft Teams Rooms | Stay Informed | Microsoft Teams | False | N/A |
| MC316436 | Cortana Voice Activation enabled by default in Teams Rooms | Stay Informed | Microsoft Teams | False | N/A |
| MC316441 | Automatically configure Teams DLP policies to protect files shared in team messages | Stay Informed | Microsoft 365 suite | False | N/A |
| MC316448 | Certificate based Authentication for Security and Compliance Center PowerShell | Plan For Change | Microsoft 365 suite | True | 02/20/2022 |
| MC316433 | Rebrand Privacy Management as Microsoft Priva | Plan For Change | Microsoft 365 suite | False | N/A |
| MC316720 | Microsoft Graph connector for Jira and Confluence cloud standard release announcement | Stay Informed | Microsoft 365 suite | False | N/A |
| MC316723 | Microsoft Viva Topics - Search to add files/pages in Topic Page | Plan For Change | Microsoft Viva | False | N/A |
