from 11/27/2023 to 12/03/2023
46 Office 365 Message Center Items were changed and 24 Office 365 Message Center Items were added
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| MC432475 | (Updated) Quick Access Teams and Sharepoint Document Libraries in win32 backstage | 01/08/2024 09:00:00 | 2024-03-04T09:00:00Z | N/A |
| MC494734 | (Updated) Teams update: Expanded view of the profile card in Teams | 12/11/2023 08:00:00 | 2024-02-26T08:00:00Z | N/A |
| MC550081 | (Updated) Microsoft Teams: New Channels Experience | 01/01/2024 08:00:00 | 2024-03-18T08:00:00Z | N/A |
| MC560724 | (Updated) Text Predictions for OneNote on Windows | 12/25/2023 08:00:00 | 2024-01-29T08:00:00Z | N/A |
| MC561186 | (Updated) Microsoft Teams: Block Meeting Chat Access in External, Non-Trusted Meeting Joins | 12/18/2023 08:00:00 | 2024-01-22T08:00:00Z | N/A |
| MC561188 | (Updated) Microsoft Teams: Set your Work Hours and Location | 12/11/2023 08:00:00 | 2024-03-04T08:00:00Z | N/A |
| MC561700 | (Updated) Microsoft Teams: App Suggestions by Task in In-Context Stores | 02/26/2024 08:00:00 | 2024-07-29T09:00:00Z | N/A |
| MC578280 | (Updated) Animated Backgrounds in Teams Meetings | 11/30/2023 09:00:00 | 2024-02-26T09:00:00Z | N/A |
| MC638126 | (Updated) Manage result layouts for SharePoint results in Microsoft Search | 11/30/2023 09:00:00 | 2024-01-15T09:00:00Z | N/A |
| MC649917 | (Updated) Microsoft Teams: Stream Preview and Playback in Teams Chat and Channels | 12/25/2023 08:00:00 | 2024-01-22T08:00:00Z | N/A |
| MC661224 | (Updated) Channel meeting invitation | Allow organizer to send a channel meeting invite to everyone in team | 12/04/2023 08:00:00 | 2024-03-04T08:00:00Z | N/A |
| MC661825 | (Updated) Microsoft Teams: On-Demand Recording Feature in Webinars | 01/01/2024 08:00:00 | 2024-01-22T08:00:00Z | N/A |
| MC662248 | (Updated) Update Search Experience for Viva Connections | 11/30/2023 09:00:00 | 2024-01-22T09:00:00Z | N/A |
| MC666615 | (Upated) Office documents have a new default theme | 12/18/2023 08:00:00 | 2024-02-26T08:00:00Z | N/A |
| MC668524 | (Updated) Microsoft Purview Information Protection: Tracking and Revocation in Compliance Portal | 01/01/2024 08:00:00 | 2024-01-22T08:00:00Z | N/A |
| MC668524 | (Updated) Microsoft Purview Information Protection: Tracking and Revocation in Compliance Portal | 01/22/2024 08:00:00 | 2024-02-19T08:00:00Z | N/A |
| MC669480 | (Updated) Web links from Microsoft Teams chats to open in Microsoft Edge; Teams chat will open side-by-side with link | 12/25/2023 09:00:00 | 2024-01-29T09:00:00Z | N/A |
| MC669740 | (Updated) Microsoft Purview Information Protection Tracking and Revocation – End-User Tracking and Revocation | 12/25/2023 08:00:00 | 2024-01-29T08:00:00Z | N/A |
| MC671812 | (Updated) REMINDER: Upcoming Changes to Customization Controls in Viva Pulse In-App Experience | 12/18/2023 08:00:00 | 2024-02-26T08:00:00Z | N/A |
| MC671824 | (Updated) Power Automate app changing name to "Workflows" within Microsoft Teams | 12/25/2023 09:00:00 | 2024-01-29T09:00:00Z | N/A |
| MC674977 | (Updated) Ability to change retention period on labels set to start retention based on “When items were labeled” | 04/11/2024 09:00:00 | 2024-04-29T09:00:00Z | N/A |
| MC674980 | (Updated) Collaborative notes on Teams mobile | 12/25/2023 09:00:00 | 2024-01-22T09:00:00Z | N/A |
| MC675813 | (Updated) Simplifying Meeting Join Experiences on Teams Mobile | 12/20/2023 09:00:00 | 2024-02-26T09:00:00Z | N/A |
| MC679735 | (Updated) Microsoft Purview: Audit Search Graph API (Preview) | 03/04/2024 09:00:00 | 2024-04-29T10:00:00Z | N/A |
| MC679738 | (Updated) Microsoft Teams: Automatic Updates for the Teams app on Android-based Teams Devices | 12/09/2023 09:00:00 | 2024-03-25T09:00:00Z | N/A |
| MC681893 | (Updated) Microsoft Secure Score - Changes in SSPM support | 12/20/2023 09:00:00 | 2024-02-05T09:00:00Z | N/A |
| MC682305 | (Updated) Whiteboard: "Specific people” Share Link Fallback | 12/31/2023 09:00:00 | 2024-01-29T09:00:00Z | N/A |
| MC684869 | (Updated) Microsoft Teams: Automatically view up to 9 videos (3x3) in Teams meetings in Chrome and Edge | 02/29/2024 09:00:00 | 2024-03-04T09:00:00Z | N/A |
| MC686277 | (Updated) Offline mode in OneDrive for Web | 02/29/2024 09:00:00 | 2024-04-08T10:00:00Z | N/A |
| MC686281 | (Updated) New Gallery in Teams Meetings | 01/18/2024 09:00:00 | 2024-03-18T09:00:00Z | N/A |
| MC687206 | (Updated) Microsoft Teams: Private Line | 03/05/2024 09:00:00 | 2024-06-03T10:00:00Z | N/A |
| MC690607 | (Updated) App name change for the Tasks by Planner and To Do app in Microsoft Teams to Microsoft Planner | 02/29/2024 09:00:00 | 2023-12-04T09:00:00Z | N/A |
| MC690922 | (Updated) Microsoft Teams: Updates to in-call user experience. | 01/29/2024 09:00:00 | 2024-03-04T09:00:00Z | N/A |
| MC692029 | (Updated) REMINDER: Viva Pulse Customization Control Migration | 01/04/2024 09:00:00 | 2024-02-26T09:00:00Z | N/A |
MC How Affect changes
| MC ID | MC Title | Old Value | New Value | MC Action required by |
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| MC638126 | (Updated) Manage result layouts for SharePoint results in Microsoft Search | This feature does not change the current behavior on the Search page and requires Search administrations to make changes through administration portal. The capability can be accessed in the Search & intelligence admin center under the “Customizations” tab under “Result type” tab. |
This feature does not change the current behaviour on the Search page and requires Search administrations to make changes through administration portal. The capability can be accessed in the Search & intelligence admin center under the “Customizations” tab under “Result type” tab. |
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| MC690173 | (Updated) Microsoft to stop honoring mail flow rules tracking user reporting | You will no longer be able to track end user report using these mail flow rules, once the change gets implemented. | You will no longer be able to track end user report using mail flow rules for the following addresses – phish@office365.microsoft.com, junk@office365.microsoft.com, not_junk@office365.microsoft.com once the change is implemented. | N/A |
| MC690182 | (Updated) Organizational Data in Microsoft 365 | Once rolled out, admins will be able to onboard the .csv file through the Microsoft 365 admin center. The feature can be found by navigating to the Microsoft 365 Admin center. From there navigate to the setup tab, and click on the Migrations and Imports collection. In the collection you can find the entrance point for Organizational Data in Microsoft 365. Organizational Data in Microsoft 365 is built on top of Microsoft’s current commitments to data security and privacy in the enterprise. There is no change to these commitments. Organizational Data in Microsoft 365 is integrated into Microsoft 365 and adheres to all existing privacy and compliance obligations. |
The feature can be found by navigating to the Microsoft 365 Admin center. From there navigate to the setup tab, and click on the Migrations and Imports collection. In the collection you can find the entrance point for Organizational Data in Microsoft 365. Organizational Data in Microsoft 365 is built on top of Microsoft’s current commitments to data security and privacy in the enterprise. There is no change to these commitments. Organizational Data in Microsoft 365 is integrated into Microsoft 365 and adheres to all existing privacy and compliance obligations. |
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MC Messages changes
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| MC432475 | (Updated) Quick Access Teams and Sharepoint Document Libraries in win32 backstage | Updated November 16, 2023: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience. Currently, users experience some frustration when using Office products because of all different routes that they must use to access all their content. The Quick Access feature will allow users to access shared libraries from both their SharePoint and Teams locations. When the user opens files from shared libraries, these libraries will show up in the form of a list which will encourage users to save and open files to these libraries with ease. This helps deliver a more consistent, coherent storage location experience across M365 apps. This new backstage experience won’t show up in Teams, SharePoint, or OneDrive but does include storage locations from OneDrive and Teams (sites/channels) which are stored on SharePoint. [When this will happen:] Targeted Release: We will begin rolling out late June 2023 (previously late April) and expect to complete by late July 2023 (previously late May). Standard Release: We will begin rolling out late July 2023 (previously mid-July) and expect to complete by late November 2023 (previously late October). |
Updated November 30, 2023: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience. Currently, users experience some frustration when using Office products because of all different routes that they must use to access all their content. The Quick Access feature will allow users to access shared libraries from both their SharePoint and Teams locations. When the user opens files from shared libraries, these libraries will show up in the form of a list which will encourage users to save and open files to these libraries with ease. This helps deliver a more consistent, coherent storage location experience across M365 apps. This new backstage experience won’t show up in Teams, SharePoint, or OneDrive but does include storage locations from OneDrive and Teams (sites/channels) which are stored on SharePoint. [When this will happen:] Targeted Release: We will begin rolling out late October 2023 (previously June) and expect to complete by late November 2023 (previously late May). Standard Release: We will begin rolling out late December 2023 (previously mid-July) and expect to complete by late January 2024 (previously late November). |
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| MC494734 | (Updated) Teams update: Expanded view of the profile card in Teams | Updated August 16, 2023: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience. Beginning in March, users in your organization will be able to use expanded views of the profile card in Teams. The expanded view is already available in Outlook and includes more information, like an overview of the profile, contact information, organizational chart, and LinkedIn tab. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 109526. |
Updated November 27, 2023: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience. Beginning in March, users in your organization will be able to use expanded views of the profile card in Teams. The expanded view is already available in Outlook and includes more information, like an overview of the profile, contact information, organizational chart, and LinkedIn tab. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 109526. |
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| MC513664 | (Updated) Suggested Files in 1:1 Chats | Updated September 12, 2023: We apologize for the delay on providing an update for this release. We have updated the rollout timeline below for Standard release. Additionally, we won't be moving forward with rolling this out to Government organizations at this time. Thank you for your patience. As an extension of Suggested Replies in 1:1 chats, you can now easily save time when you need to send a file in a chat by tapping on a "Share file" suggestion. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 95065 |
Updated November 27, 2023: We have updated this message to reflect this feature will only be available in the new Teams experience. As an extension of Suggested Replies in 1:1 chats, you can now easily save time when you need to send a file in a chat by tapping on a "Share file" suggestion. This feature will only be available in the new Teams experience. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 95065 |
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| MC550081 | (Updated) Microsoft Teams: New Channels Experience | Updated October 2, 2023: We have updated the content below with additional information. Thank you for your patience. A new channels experience in Microsoft Teams has been built with an intuitive design that allows teams to focus and stay on tasks, bring everyone up to speed, and actively engage in real-time. The following features will be rolling out: The compose box and recent posts will appear at the bottom (previously top) of the channel by default. Users can configure channels to show new posts at the top via the more options ... menu the top of the channel. It'll now be much easier to start a new post, keep up with the latest conversations and participate - giving users the confidence that they’ve not missed anything. [When this will happen:] |
Updated November 30, 2023: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience. A new channels experience in Microsoft Teams has been built with an intuitive design that allows teams to focus and stay on tasks, bring everyone up to speed, and actively engage in real-time. The following features will be rolling out: The compose box and recent posts will appear at the bottom (previously top) of the channel by default. Users can configure channels to show new posts at the top via the more options ... menu the top of the channel. It'll now be much easier to start a new post, keep up with the latest conversations and participate - giving users the confidence that they’ve not missed anything. [When this will happen:] |
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| MC560724 | (Updated) Text Predictions for OneNote on Windows | Updated November 7, 2023: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience. When this update rolls out, users will see text predictions when writing documents in English in OneNote on Windows. When they see the suggested text, users can accept with the tab or right arrow key or simply keep typing to ignore. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 124909 We will begin rolling out in mid-July 2023 (previously late June) and expect to complete rollout by late November 2023 (previously mid-October). |
Updated November 30, 2023: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience. When this update rolls out, users will see text predictions when writing documents in English in OneNote on Windows. When they see the suggested text, users can accept with the tab or right arrow key or simply keep typing to ignore. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 124909 We will begin rolling out in mid-July 2023 (previously late June) and expect to complete rollout by mid-December (previously late November). |
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| MC561186 | (Updated) Microsoft Teams: Block Meeting Chat Access in External, Non-Trusted Meeting Joins | Updated November 2, 2023: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience. Microsoft Teams IT Admins will soon be able to block internal users from accessing chats when these users join meetings organized on external non-trusted tenants, including cross-cloud join. This release of Microsoft Teams' new meeting chat setting will be rolling out across MS Teams Desktop, Mobile and Web and will provide a new way for tenants to manage users' chat access in meetings hosted on external non-trusted tenants. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 123975 [When will this happen:] Targeted Release: We will begin rollout in early July and expect to complete rollout by mid-July. GA: We will begin rollout in mid-July and expect to complete rollout by late July. GCC: We will begin rollout in early August and expect to complete rollout by mid-August. GCCH: We will begin rollout in mid-August and expect to complete rollout by late August. DoD: We will begin rollout in mid-September and expect to complete rollout by early November (previously late October). |
Updated November 27, 2023: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience. Microsoft Teams IT Admins will soon be able to block internal users from accessing chats when these users join meetings organized on external non-trusted tenants, including cross-cloud join. This release of Microsoft Teams' new meeting chat setting will be rolling out across MS Teams Desktop, Mobile and Web and will provide a new way for tenants to manage users' chat access in meetings hosted on external non-trusted tenants. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 123975 [When will this happen:] Targeted Release: We will begin rollout in early July and expect to complete rollout by mid-July. GA: We will begin rollout in mid-July and expect to complete rollout by late July. GCC: We will begin rollout in early August and expect to complete rollout by mid-August. GCCH: We will begin rollout in mid-August and expect to complete rollout by late August. DoD: We will begin rollout in mid-September and expect to complete rollout by mid-December 2023 (previously early November). |
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| MC561188 | (Updated) Microsoft Teams: Set your Work Hours and Location | Updated September 19, 2023: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience. Set your work location for the day in Microsoft Teams so your team can learn about your availability for in-office and remote collaboration. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 125375 [When this will happen:] Targeted Release and Preview: We have begun rollout and expect to complete rollout by late May. |
Updated November 27, 2023: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience. Set your work location for the day in Microsoft Teams so your team can learn about your availability for in-office and remote collaboration. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 125375 [When this will happen:] Targeted Release and Preview: We have begun rollout and expect to complete rollout by late May. |
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| MC561700 | (Updated) Microsoft Teams: App Suggestions by Task in In-Context Stores | Updated September 12, 2023: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience. Users think about which tasks they need to complete, such as creating a survey, inside Microsoft Teams. Soon, app suggestions will be organized by tasks that the apps support as opposed to conventional categories (productivity, project management). As a result, the new categorization will reduce the amount of time users need to spend learning about these apps – helping them to work more effectively. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 122527 [When this will happen:] |
Updated November 27, 2023: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience. Users think about which tasks they need to complete, such as creating a survey, inside Microsoft Teams. Soon, app suggestions will be organized by tasks that the apps support as opposed to conventional categories (productivity, project management). As a result, the new categorization will reduce the amount of time users need to spend learning about these apps – helping them to work more effectively. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 122527 [When this will happen:] |
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| MC578280 | (Updated) Animated Backgrounds in Teams Meetings | Updated September 21, 2023: We have updated the timeline below. Thank you for your patience. The animated background feature in Teams Meetings allows users to replace their existing background with a dynamic animation for a more immersive virtual environment. It offers various options to enhance meeting experience with creativity and personalization according to users' preferences. Currently, only pre-defined backgrounds from Microsoft are supported. Animated backgrounds are identified by the small video icon in the bottom-left corner of the preview picture. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 122513 [When this will happen:] Targeted Release: We will begin rolling out in mid-June and expect to complete rollout by late June. |
Updated November 30, 2023: We have updated the timeline below. Thank you for your patience. The animated background feature in Teams Meetings allows users to replace their existing background with a dynamic animation for a more immersive virtual environment. It offers various options to enhance meeting experience with creativity and personalization according to users' preferences. Currently, only pre-defined backgrounds from Microsoft are supported. Animated backgrounds are identified by the small video icon in the bottom-left corner of the preview picture. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 122513 [When this will happen:] Targeted Release: We will begin rolling out in mid-June and expect to complete rollout by late June. |
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| MC638126 | (Updated) Manage result layouts for SharePoint results in Microsoft Search | We’re making changes to Microsoft Search. This update will allow Microsoft Search administrators to change result layouts for select SharePoint content using adaptive cards with Result Type feature in Microsoft Search administration. The default result layouts for SharePoint sites, pages, list items and Portable document format (PDF) results can now be replaced with layouts built using adaptive cards. The changes can be made for Organization level search applicable to Office.com and SharePoint home. Changes for Microsoft Search in Bing and site level search on SharePoint sites will roll out soon. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 81952 [When this will happen:] Standard Release: We will begin rolling out mid-July 2023 and expect to complete by August 2023 for the above-mentioned surfaces. Rollout for SharePoint sites and Microsoft Search in Bing will follow soon within a few weeks to months. |
Updated November 30, 2023: We have updated the timing of this change below. Thank you for your patience. We’re making changes to Microsoft Search. This update will allow Microsoft Search administrators to change result layouts for select SharePoint content using adaptive cards with Result Type feature in Microsoft Search administration. The default result layouts for SharePoint sites, pages, list items and Portable document format (PDF) results can now be replaced with layouts built using adaptive cards. The changes can be made for Organization level search applicable to Office.com and SharePoint home. Changes for Microsoft Search in Bing and site level search on SharePoint sites will roll out soon. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 81952 [When this will happen:] Standard Release: We will begin rolling out mid-July 2023 and expect to complete by August 2023 for the above-mentioned surfaces. Rollout for SharePoint sites and Microsoft Search in Bing is in progress and we will provide an update on timing in the near future. |
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| MC649917 | (Updated) Microsoft Teams: Stream Preview and Playback in Teams Chat and Channels | Updated November 2, 2023: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience. Users can preview and play Stream videos directly in Teams Chat and Channel without having to open them in a browser and going to Stream. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 127596 [When this will happen:] |
Updated November 27, 2023: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience. Users can preview and play Stream videos directly in Teams Chat and Channel without having to open them in a browser and going to Stream. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 127596 [When this will happen:] |
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| MC661224 | (Updated) Channel meeting invitation | Allow organizer to send a channel meeting invite to everyone in team | Updated September 15, 2023: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience. Channel meeting invitations will now allow channel meeting organizers the ability to share invites on personal calendars of all channel members. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 142405 [When this will happen:] Standard Release: We will begin rolling out in mid-September 2023 (previously late August) and expect completion by late October 2023 (previously late September). |
Updated November 30, 2023: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience. Channel meeting invitations will now allow channel meeting organizers the ability to share invites on personal calendars of all channel members. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 142405 [When this will happen:] Standard Release: We will begin rolling out in mid-September 2023 (previously late August) and expect completion by late January 2024 (previously late October). |
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| MC661825 | (Updated) Microsoft Teams: On-Demand Recording Feature in Webinars | Updated November 16, 2023: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience. Organizers can soon publish the recording of their webinars and automatically send an update to their attendees, in which they will receive a link to watch the on-demand recording hosted on their event page. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 123052 [When this will happen:] We will begin rolling out in late September 2023 (previously late August) and expect to complete rollout by late November 2023 (previously late October). |
Updated November 30, 2023: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience. Organizers can soon publish the recording of their webinars and automatically send an update to their attendees, in which they will receive a link to watch the on-demand recording hosted on their event page. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 123052 [When this will happen:] We will begin rolling out in late September 2023 (previously late August) and expect to complete rollout by mid-December 2023 (previously late November). |
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| MC662248 | (Updated) Update Search Experience for Viva Connections | We are making some changes to the search experience in Viva Connections app to make it easier to search in Viva Connections.
[When this will happen:] Standard Release: Rollout will begin in early August and is expected to be complete by late September. |
Updated November 30, 2023: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience. We are making some changes to the search experience in Viva Connections app to make it easier to search in Viva Connections. [When this will happen:] Standard Release: Rollout will begin in early August and is expected to be complete by late September. |
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| MC666615 | (Upated) Office documents have a new default theme | Updated September 27, 2023: We have updated the content to show a intended. Thank you for your patience. A new default document theme is coming to Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook across your endpoints. The new theme will include the new default font, Aptos, a new color palette, and updated default line weights. This change is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID: 161740 [When this will happen:] Preview: This feature is now available. Standard Release: We will begin rolling out mid-August and be fully rolled out by mid-November 2023 (previously late September). |
Updated November 27, 2023: We have updated the content to show a intended. Thank you for your patience. A new default document theme is coming to Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook across your endpoints. The new theme will include the new default font, Aptos, a new color palette, and updated default line weights. This change is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID: 161740 [When this will happen:] Preview: This feature is now available. Standard Release: We will begin rolling out mid-December 2023 (previously mid-August) and be fully rolled out by late January 2024 (previously mid-November). |
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| MC668524 | (Updated) Microsoft Purview Information Protection: Tracking and Revocation in Compliance Portal | Updated October 20, 2023: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience. Users can access the Microsoft Purview compliance portal to check who has tried accessing their sensitivity labeled and encrypted local Office files and revoke access when needed. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 152126 [When this will happen:] Preview: We will begin rolling out late August 2023. Standard Release: We will begin rolling out late October 2023 (previously early November) and expect to complete by late November 2023 (previously mid-November). |
Updated November 30, 2023: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience. Users can access the Microsoft Purview compliance portal to check who has tried accessing their sensitivity labeled and encrypted local Office files and revoke access when needed. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 152126 [When this will happen:] Preview: We will begin rolling out late August 2023. Standard Release: We will begin rolling out late October 2023 (previously early November) and expect to complete by mid-December 2023 (previously late November). |
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| MC668524 | (Updated) Microsoft Purview Information Protection: Tracking and Revocation in Compliance Portal | Updated November 30, 2023: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience. Users can access the Microsoft Purview compliance portal to check who has tried accessing their sensitivity labeled and encrypted local Office files and revoke access when needed. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 152126 [When this will happen:] Preview: We will begin rolling out late August 2023. Standard Release: We will begin rolling out late October 2023 (previously early November) and expect to complete by mid-December 2023 (previously late November). |
Updated December 1, 2023: We are evaluating this change and have paused the rollout. We will update the Message center post when we are ready to proceed. Thank you for your patience. Users can access the Microsoft Purview compliance portal to check who has tried accessing their sensitivity labeled and encrypted local Office files and revoke access when needed. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 152126 [When this will happen:] We are evaluating this change and have paused the rollout. |
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| MC669480 | (Updated) Web links from Microsoft Teams chats to open in Microsoft Edge; Teams chat will open side-by-side with link | Update for October 4, 2023: This Microsoft Teams change has started rolling out to Targeted Release. Standard commercial rollout will start in early November 2023 (previously late September) and is expected to be completed by late November. The Microsoft Teams desktop app for Windows will open web links from Teams chats in Microsoft Edge to enable a new web and chat side-by-side experience. By opening web links in Edge, users will be able to see those links side-by-side with their Teams chats—web links will open as new browser tabs and the Teams chats will open next to them in the Edge sidebar. This new, single-view Teams experience in Edge is designed to minimize switching between windows and to help users stay in the flow of work while referencing web links. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 126334. This change to use Edge to open web links from Teams chats follows a similar, previously announced change in the Outlook for Windows app. Customers impacted by this change in Outlook were notified via MC541626, MC545904, or MC548092. Admin controls are available as detailed below. Read more about how we’re optimizing the experience between Microsoft 365 and Microsoft Edge: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/blog/2023/02/16/discover-new-ways-to-multitask-with-microsoft-365-and-edge/ What's New in Teams | Microsoft Inspire 2023 Notes: This change does not affect a device’s default browser setting in Windows. This only affects commercial users signed into Teams with Azure Active Directory (Azure AD) accounts. The policy described in the following section configures which browser is used to open web links for both Teams (chat) and the Outlook for Windows app (email), or, if you did not receive an Outlook for Windows app Message center notification, this policy will only apply to Teams (chat). |
Update for November 30, 2023: This Microsoft Teams change has started rolling out to Targeted Release. Standard commercial rollout will start in early November 2023 (previously late September) and is expected to be completed by late December (previously late November). The Microsoft Teams desktop app for Windows will open web links from Teams chats in Microsoft Edge to enable a new web and chat side-by-side experience. By opening web links in Edge, users will be able to see those links side-by-side with their Teams chats—web links will open as new browser tabs and the Teams chats will open next to them in the Edge sidebar. This new, single-view Teams experience in Edge is designed to minimize switching between windows and to help users stay in the flow of work while referencing web links. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 126334. This change to use Edge to open web links from Teams chats follows a similar, previously announced change in the Outlook for Windows app. Customers impacted by this change in Outlook were notified via MC541626, MC545904, or MC548092. Admin controls are available as detailed below. Read more about how we’re optimizing the experience between Microsoft 365 and Microsoft Edge: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/blog/2023/02/16/discover-new-ways-to-multitask-with-microsoft-365-and-edge/ What's New in Teams | Microsoft Inspire 2023 Notes: This change does not affect a device’s default browser setting in Windows. This only affects commercial users signed into Teams with Azure Active Directory (Azure AD) accounts. The policy described in the following section configures which browser is used to open web links for both Teams (chat) and the Outlook for Windows app (email), or, if you did not receive an Outlook for Windows app Message center notification, this policy will only apply to Teams (chat). |
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| MC669480 | (Updated) Web links from Microsoft Teams chats to open in Microsoft Edge; Teams chat will open side-by-side with link | Update for November 30, 2023: This Microsoft Teams change has started rolling out to Targeted Release. Standard commercial rollout will start in early November 2023 (previously late September) and is expected to be completed by late December (previously late November). The Microsoft Teams desktop app for Windows will open web links from Teams chats in Microsoft Edge to enable a new web and chat side-by-side experience. By opening web links in Edge, users will be able to see those links side-by-side with their Teams chats—web links will open as new browser tabs and the Teams chats will open next to them in the Edge sidebar. This new, single-view Teams experience in Edge is designed to minimize switching between windows and to help users stay in the flow of work while referencing web links. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 126334. This change to use Edge to open web links from Teams chats follows a similar, previously announced change in the Outlook for Windows app. Customers impacted by this change in Outlook were notified via MC541626, MC545904, or MC548092. Admin controls are available as detailed below. Read more about how we’re optimizing the experience between Microsoft 365 and Microsoft Edge: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/blog/2023/02/16/discover-new-ways-to-multitask-with-microsoft-365-and-edge/ What's New in Teams | Microsoft Inspire 2023 Notes: This change does not affect a device’s default browser setting in Windows. This only affects commercial users signed into Teams with Azure Active Directory (Azure AD) accounts. The policy described in the following section configures which browser is used to open web links for both Teams (chat) and the Outlook for Windows app (email), or, if you did not receive an Outlook for Windows app Message center notification, this policy will only apply to Teams (chat). |
Update December 1, 2023: The Microsoft Teams change will now be completed by mid-December instead of late November as previously communicated. Additionally, an issue was discovered with managing this change using GPO and Intune, with a fix planned for early December. To manage this change prior to the fix deploying, please use the Cloud Policy service for Microsoft 365 (formerly the Office Cloud Policy Service). The Microsoft Teams desktop app for Windows will open web links from Teams chats in Microsoft Edge to enable a new web and chat side-by-side experience. By opening web links in Edge, users will be able to see those links side-by-side with their Teams chats—web links will open as new browser tabs and the Teams chats will open next to them in the Edge sidebar. This new, single-view Teams experience in Edge is designed to minimize switching between windows and to help users stay in the flow of work while referencing web links. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 126334. This change to use Edge to open web links from Teams chats follows a similar, previously announced change in the Outlook for Windows app. Customers impacted by this change in Outlook were notified via MC541626, MC545904, or MC548092. Admin controls are available as detailed below. Read more about how we’re optimizing the experience between Microsoft 365 and Microsoft Edge: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/blog/2023/02/16/discover-new-ways-to-multitask-with-microsoft-365-and-edge/ What's New in Teams | Microsoft Inspire 2023 Notes: This change does not affect a device’s default browser setting in Windows. This only affects commercial users signed into Teams with Azure Active Directory (Azure AD) accounts. The policy described in the following section configures which browser is used to open web links for both Teams (chat) and the Outlook for Windows app (email), or, if you did not receive an Outlook for Windows app Message center notification, this policy will only apply to Teams (chat). |
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| MC669740 | (Updated) Microsoft Purview Information Protection Tracking and Revocation – End-User Tracking and Revocation | Updated November 2, 2023: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience. From the sensitivity menu, owners of Office files protected with a sensitivity label can access the Microsoft Purview compliance portal to view user access attempts and revoke access if needed. [When this will happen:] Preview: We have started rolling out and expect to complete by late August. - Complete Registration will begin rolling out to production in mid-October 2023 (previously late August) and expect to complete by mid-November 2023 (previously late October). Track & Revoke will begin rolling out to production will begin rolling out in late-October 2023 (previously late August) and expect to complete by mid-November 2023 (previously mid-September). |
Updated November 30, 2023: We are evaluating this change and have paused the rollout. We will update the Message center post when we are ready to proceed. Thank you for your patience. From the sensitivity menu, owners of Office files protected with a sensitivity label can access the Microsoft Purview compliance portal to view user access attempts and revoke access if needed. This change is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID: 164210 [When this will happen:] Preview: We have started rolling out and expect to complete by late August. - Complete The rollout of the following items has been paused and we will communicate via Message center when we are ready to proceed. Registration. Track & Revoke. |
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| MC671812 | (Updated) REMINDER: Upcoming Changes to Customization Controls in Viva Pulse In-App Experience | Updated November 2, 2023: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience. Currently, there are two customization controls in the Viva Pulse In-App Admin Experience. The ‘Stock Questions’ control allows employees to edit stock questions. The ‘New questions’ control allows employees to create their own questions. In the upcoming release, we will be merging the two controls into one customization control. This one control, when turned ON, will allow employees to edit stock questions and add their own questions in the Pulse survey. All customization capabilities will be turned ON when this control is ON, and all customization capabilities will be turned OFF when this control is OFF. [When this will happen:] |
Updated November 27, 2023: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience. Currently, there are two customization controls in the Viva Pulse In-App Admin Experience. The ‘Stock Questions’ control allows employees to edit stock questions. The ‘New questions’ control allows employees to create their own questions. In the upcoming release, we will be merging the two controls into one customization control. This one control, when turned ON, will allow employees to edit stock questions and add their own questions in the Pulse survey. All customization capabilities will be turned ON when this control is ON, and all customization capabilities will be turned OFF when this control is OFF. [When this will happen:] |
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| MC671824 | (Updated) Power Automate app changing name to "Workflows" within Microsoft Teams | Updated September 6, 2023: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience. To provide a unified workflow experience within Microsoft Teams we will be merging the existing Workflows app with the Power Automate app. With this merger the Power Automate app will be changing its name to "Workflows". There will be no change to user experience within the app. Users will still be able to manage all their flows within the app along with browsing workflow templates or creating a new flow from scratch. Whether you have existing workflows in the Power Automate app or the Workflows app your workflows will persist in the new unified app. Users will still be able to configure new workflows through the various app entry points (tab, bot, message extension, message action, personal app). |
Updated November 30, 2023: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience. To provide a unified workflow experience within Microsoft Teams we will be merging the existing Workflows app with the Power Automate app. With this merger the Power Automate app will be changing its name to "Workflows". There will be no change to user experience within the app. Users will still be able to manage all their flows within the app along with browsing workflow templates or creating a new flow from scratch. Whether you have existing workflows in the Power Automate app or the Workflows app your workflows will persist in the new unified app. Users will still be able to configure new workflows through the various app entry points (tab, bot, message extension, message action, personal app). |
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| MC674977 | (Updated) Ability to change retention period on labels set to start retention based on “When items were labeled” | Updated October 26, 2023: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience. Previously, admins could not change the retention period set on existing labels configured to start retention from when items were labeled. This feature will remove this restriction, and the resulting behavior will be consistent with other retention label types. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 153651 [When this will happen:] Rollout will begin in late November 2023 (previously late October) and is expected to be complete by late February 2024 (previously late January). |
Updated November 27, 2023: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience. Previously, admins could not change the retention period set on existing labels configured to start retention from when items were labeled. This feature will remove this restriction, and the resulting behavior will be consistent with other retention label types. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 153651 [When this will happen:] Rollout will begin in late December 2023 (previously late November) and is expected to be complete by late March 2024 (previously late February). |
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| MC674980 | (Updated) Collaborative notes on Teams mobile | Updated November 7, 2023: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience. Users can now view, edit, and create collaborative notes including agenda, notes, and follow-up tasks on Teams for iOS and Android, similarly with what users can do on Teams for desktop. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 128652 [When this will happen:] Standard Release: We will begin rolling out early October and expect to complete by mid-November 2023 (previously late October). |
Updated November 27, 2023: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience. Users can now view, edit, and create collaborative notes including agenda, notes, and follow-up tasks on Teams for iOS and Android, similarly with what users can do on Teams for desktop. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 128652 [When this will happen:] Standard Release: We will begin rolling out early October and expect to complete by mid-December 2023 (previously mid-November). |
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| MC675813 | (Updated) Simplifying Meeting Join Experiences on Teams Mobile | We are improving the meeting join experience on Teams Mobile (iOS / Android) in several ways:
Streamlining the meeting join process by reducing the number of steps it takes to join the meeting, particularly for users joining from externally of the organization. Standard Release: We will begin rolling out mid-October and expect to complete by mid-November. |
Updated November 30, 2023: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience. We are improving the meeting join experience on Teams Mobile (iOS / Android) in several ways: Streamlining the meeting join process by reducing the number of steps it takes to join the meeting, particularly for users joining from externally of the organization. Standard Release: We will begin rolling out mid-October 2023 and expect to complete by mid-January 2024 (previously mid-November). |
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| MC679734 | (Updated) Microsoft Viva: Create Up To 50 Distinct Experiences in Viva Connections | Customers with Viva Suite or Viva Employee Communications & Communities licenses can currently create up to 10 Connections experiences. We will soon be enhancing that limit to 50 experiences. This will allow greater flexibility for large enterprise customers who are looking to create more than 10 (and up to 50) Connections experiences. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 174466 [When this will happen:] Targeted Release: Rollout will begin in mid-November 2023 and is expected to be complete by late November 2023. Standard Release: Rollout will begin in early December 2023 and is expected to be complete by late December 2023. |
Updated November 27, 2023: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience. Customers with Viva Suite or Viva Employee Communications & Communities licenses can currently create up to 10 Connections experiences. We will soon be enhancing that limit to 50 experiences. This will allow greater flexibility for large enterprise customers who are looking to create more than 10 (and up to 50) Connections experiences. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 174466 [When this will happen:] Targeted Release: Rollout will begin in early December 2023 and is expected to be complete by mid-December 2023. Standard Release: Rollout will begin in mid-January 2024 and is expected to be complete by late January 2024. |
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| MC679735 | (Updated) Microsoft Purview: Audit Search Graph API (Preview) | Updated October 20, 2023: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience. Microsoft Graph offers a unified API endpoint for accessing data from multiple Microsoft cloud services in a single response. This feature provides a new Audit Log Query API that enables our customers to create applications to programmatically query and retrieve their organization’s Audit activity logs. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 117587 |
Updated November 27, 2023: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience. Microsoft Graph offers a unified API endpoint for accessing data from multiple Microsoft cloud services in a single response. This feature provides a new Audit Log Query API that enables our customers to create applications to programmatically query and retrieve their organization’s Audit activity logs. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 117587 |
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| MC679738 | (Updated) Microsoft Teams: Automatic Updates for the Teams app on Android-based Teams Devices | Android-based Teams devices will start receiving automatic updates for Teams app, in addition to firmware. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 163598 [When this will happen:] Rollout will begin in late October 2023 and is expected to be complete by early November 2023. |
Updated November 27, 2023: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience. Android-based Teams devices will start receiving automatic updates for Teams app, in addition to firmware. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 163598 |
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| MC680346 | (Updated) Announcing Viva Home: The Home for the Viva Suite on the Web | We are excited to announce the upcoming availability of Viva Home, a single web destination for your employees to access all the Viva apps they are licensed for. With Viva Home, employees can gain quick access to all Viva apps and learn how to incorporate them into their everyday work. Labeled as “Viva”, this new page will be discoverable in the Apps experience at microsoft365.com/apps, as well as in the Microsoft 365 App Launcher. The new experience provides a centralized location for Microsoft 365 users to access all their Viva apps such as Connections, Engage, Insights, Learning, Goals and more on the web. The content displayed on the page will respect the end-user’s license and service plan assignment. Compared to Viva Connections, Viva Home is the home for the suite on the web with the goal to provide education, discoverability, and navigation to various Viva modules. It cannot be customized. Viva Connections is the company-branded employee experience destination where employees can access daily tasks, workflows, company news and resources. Viva Connections is customizable to incorporate company branding, custom workflows and more. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 170772 |
Updated November 27, 2023: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience. We are excited to announce the upcoming availability of Viva Home, a single web destination for your employees to access all the Viva apps they are licensed for. With Viva Home, employees can gain quick access to all Viva apps and learn how to incorporate them into their everyday work. Labeled as “Viva”, this new page will be discoverable in the Apps experience at microsoft365.com/apps, as well as in the Microsoft 365 App Launcher. The new experience provides a centralized location for Microsoft 365 users to access all their Viva apps such as Connections, Engage, Insights, Learning, Goals and more on the web. The content displayed on the page will respect the end-user’s license and service plan assignment. Compared to Viva Connections, Viva Home is the home for the suite on the web with the goal to provide education, discoverability, and navigation to various Viva modules. It cannot be customized. Viva Connections is the company-branded employee experience destination where employees can access daily tasks, workflows, company news and resources. Viva Connections is customizable to incorporate company branding, custom workflows and more. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 170772 |
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| MC681893 | (Updated) Microsoft Secure Score - Changes in SSPM support | Updated October 26, 2023: We have updated the content below to show as intended. Thank you for your patience. We’re updating Microsoft Secure Score improvement actions to ensure a more accurate representation of security posture. The improvement actions listed below will be added to Microsoft Secure Score. Your score will be updated accordingly. [When this will happen:] This will begin rollout in mid-October 2023 and is expected to be complete by mid-November 2023. |
Updated November 27, 2023: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience. We’re updating Microsoft Secure Score improvement actions to ensure a more accurate representation of security posture. The improvement actions listed below will be added to Microsoft Secure Score. Your score will be updated accordingly. [When this will happen:] This will begin rollout in mid-October 2023 and is expected to be complete by late December 2023 (previously mid-November). |
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| MC682302 | (Updated) Microsoft Teams: Excel import enhancements in Shifts app | We are thrilled to announce exciting product enhancements to our import and export Excel experiences in Shifts designed to empower frontline managers to achieve more. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID: 169705 [When this will happen:] We will begin rolling out mid-November 2023 and expect to complete by late February 2024. |
Updated November 27, 2023: We have updated the content below with additional information. Thank you for your patience. We are thrilled to announce exciting product enhancements to our import and export Excel experiences in Shifts designed to empower frontline managers to achieve more. Here’s what this feature includes: Import a schedule includes time off and open shifts: Frontline managers can import assigned shifts, time offs and open shifts through the same Excel file into Shifts. There will be different worksheets for those 3 entities that managers will require to fill in according to what is wished to be imported. To respect Shifts settings, open shifts won’t be synced to Shifts calendar when imported through Excel whenever the open shift setting is disabled for a team. 'Export in a format that can be imported’ includes open shifts and time-offs: Frontline managers can export, for a specific period, a schedule that might include assigned shifts, time offs and open shifts. |
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| MC682305 | (Updated) Whiteboard: "Specific people” Share Link Fallback | Updated November 16, 2023: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience. Microsoft Whiteboard now automatically utilizes Specific People Share Links (PSL) for participants of a Teams meeting when a whiteboard is shared and the tenant has Company-wide Share Links disabled (CSL). [When this will happen:] We will begin rolling out in mid-October and complete rolling out in late November 2023 (previously late October). |
Updated November 30, 2023: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience. Microsoft Whiteboard now automatically utilizes Specific People Share Links (PSL) for participants of a Teams meeting when a whiteboard is shared and the tenant has Company-wide Share Links disabled (CSL). [When this will happen:] We will begin rolling out in mid-October and complete rolling out in mid-December 2023 (previously late November). |
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| MC682306 | (Updated) Microsoft Viva: Refreshed Landing Experience for Viva Connections Desktop | Updated November 2, 2023: Refreshed Viva Connections experience is expected to start releasing by mid-November to our customers. This new experience will show up for different users in a tenant at different times. By Jan 2024, we expect to finish rolling out this feature to all the customers. As part of this update, the Resources section will be updated, and it will be pulling data from a different source other than global navigation. To prepare for this upcoming release, we suggest Connections admins to follow the steps outlined below.: The refreshed Viva Connections landing experience offers a more intuitive layout and introduces several requested new features including branding capabilities, sending announcements, a revamped Resources section, and support for different card sizes. This experience will also bring the Feed back into the viewport on your Connections page. Here are the updates that we expect our new layout will offer: Announcements – Important time sensitive information surfaced on desktop, mobile and tablet. Hero section – This new section focuses on org news and brings the Connections Feed into the viewport. Dashboard layout –The Dashboard section is evolving to be more fluid with inline expansion. Resources - Introduces a new section for company curated links different from global navigation. The new section allows for more flexibility to have a unique list with visuals like icons. Viva Suite links relocated - Viva suite links have been moved to the bottom of the experience and will offer links that the user is licensed for with a corresponding description. Full page feed - Full page feed treatment now exists with its own pivot shown at the top of the page. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 176677 [When this will happen:] Rollout will be broken down into two phases: Phase 1 rollout is expected to start in early November 2023 and is expected to be complete by mid-January 2024. Phase 2 rollout is expected to start in early February 2024 and is expected to be complete by late March 2024. |
Updated November 27, 2023: Refreshed Viva Connections experience is expected to start releasing within this week to our customers. This new experience will show up to different users in a tenant at different times. By January 2024, we expect to finish rolling out the first phase of this feature to all the customers. To prepare for this upcoming release, we recommend setting up revamped Resources section ahead of time as per the instructions shared in our previous update. As part of this update, the Resources section will be updated, and it will be pulling data from a different source other than global navigation. To prepare for this upcoming release, we suggest Connections admins to follow the steps outlined below.: The refreshed Viva Connections landing experience offers a more intuitive layout and introduces several requested new features including branding capabilities, sending announcements, a revamped Resources section, and support for different card sizes. This experience will also bring the Feed back into the viewport on your Connections page. Here are the updates that we expect our new layout will offer: Announcements – Important time sensitive information surfaced on desktop, mobile and tablet. Hero section – This new section focuses on org news and brings the Connections Feed into the viewport. Dashboard layout –The Dashboard section is evolving to be more fluid with inline expansion. Resources - Introduces a new section for company curated links different from global navigation. The new section allows for more flexibility to have a unique list with visuals like icons. Viva Suite links relocated - Viva suite links have been moved to the bottom of the experience and will offer links that the user is licensed for with a corresponding description. Full page feed - Full page feed treatment now exists with its own pivot shown at the top of the page. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 176677 [When this will happen:] Rollout will be broken down into two phases: Phase 1 rollout is expected to start in early November 2023 and is expected to be complete by mid-January 2024. Phase 2 rollout is expected to start in early February 2024 and is expected to be complete by late March 2024. |
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| MC684869 | (Updated) Microsoft Teams: Automatically view up to 9 videos (3x3) in Teams meetings in Chrome and Edge | Microsoft Teams Meetings currently supports a maximum of 4 videos (2x2) on the screen by default (i.e., Gallery view) on web browsers. With this update, users will be able to automatically see up to 9 videos (3x3) on Chrome and Edge on their screen by default without an explicit action. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 122139 [When this will happen:] Targeted Release: We will begin rolling out early December and expect to complete by mid-December. Standard Release: We will begin rolling out mid-January and expect to complete by late January. |
Updated November 30, 2023: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience. Microsoft Teams Meetings currently supports a maximum of 4 videos (2x2) on the screen by default (i.e., Gallery view) on web browsers. With this update, users will be able to automatically see up to 9 videos (3x3) on Chrome and Edge on their screen by default without an explicit action. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 122139 |
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| MC686270 | (Updated) Microsoft 365 Icon Update | Updated November 7, 2023: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience. The Office 365 logo will be replaced throughout Outlook Mobile for Android with the Microsoft 365 logo, as will references to the account type. [When this will happen:] Standard Release: We will begin rolling out mid-November 2023 (previously early November) and expect to complete by late November 2023 (previously mid-November). |
Updated November 27, 2023: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience. The Office 365 logo will be replaced throughout Outlook Mobile for Android with the Microsoft 365 logo, as will references to the account type. [When this will happen:] Standard Release: We will begin rolling out mid-November 2023 (previously early November) and expect to complete by mid-December 2023 (previously late November). |
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| MC686277 | (Updated) Offline mode in OneDrive for Web | Soon, on Windows and macOS devices running the OneDrive sync app, we will enable a new feature called “Offline mode” that will allow you to continue working with the OneDrive web app in your browser, OneDrive PWA (Progressive Web App) or Microsoft Teams even when you are offline. This feature will be on by default and will give your users the ability to view, rename, move, copy their files, and create new folders when offline. Users will be able to open their files that are available offline on users’ device in a native app directly from inside OneDrive on the web. All of the metadata changes users make offline to their files in the browser will be automatically synced back to OneDrive when Internet connection is restored, and users can resolve conflicts, if there are any. As an administrator, you’ll be able to control various aspects of Offline mode using the Group Policies outlined in here. When this feature becomes enabled for users in your organization and the user then visits OneDrive for web, Offline mode will be set up for the first time. A copy of user’s file metadata that powers OneDrive for web is securely stored locally on user’s device. These data on user’s device are only available and accessible by that user. If someone else were to sign in on your device, these local data on the device wouldn't be available to them. A secure local web server on user’s device will handle the operations that users perform on their files in OneDrive for web, such as viewing, sorting, renaming, moving, and copying where traditionally these operations would need to be handled by the OneDrive cloud service. This allows to eliminate network as the bottleneck when loading and working with OneDrive for web resulting in fast and smooth interactions with users’ files like loading your files and folders, sorting, renaming, moving, renaming, and more. And all of these operations will continue to work even when users are offline, lose internet connection, or run into a service disruption. OneDrive Offline mode lets you work on OneDrive when offline in the browser, OneDrive PWA (Progressive Web App) and in Microsoft Teams, improves performance on all kinds of networks, and helps alleviate throttling related to working with large file collections. OneDrive Offline mode is currently supported on Windows devices (Windows 10 or later) and macOS devices (macOS 12 Monterey or later) that have the OneDrive sync app installed and on Chromium-based browsers (Microsoft Edge, Google Chrome) Offline mode will be on by default for user’s OneDrive on the web and both users and administrators will have the option to disable Offline mode for their OneDrive. Offline mode is a per-device setting (configured separately for every device users use to access OneDrive on the web. The data is securely stored in a local database under the user’s profile directory and requests are handled through a secure localhost HTTP server. Offline mode is powered by a separate background process (Microsoft.SharePoint.exe). When Offline mode is on, users will see a new icon in the top navigation bar in OneDrive on the web. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 168618 [When this will happen:] Standard Release: We will begin gradually rolling out in mid-November 2023 and expect to complete in January 2024. |
Updated November 27, 2023: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience. Soon, on Windows and macOS devices running the OneDrive sync app, we will enable a new feature called “Offline mode” that will allow you to continue working with the OneDrive web app in your browser, OneDrive PWA (Progressive Web App) or Microsoft Teams even when you are offline. This feature will be on by default and will give your users the ability to view, rename, move, copy their files, and create new folders when offline. Users will be able to open their files that are available offline on users’ device in a native app directly from inside OneDrive on the web. All of the metadata changes users make offline to their files in the browser will be automatically synced back to OneDrive when Internet connection is restored, and users can resolve conflicts, if there are any. As an administrator, you’ll be able to control various aspects of Offline mode using the Group Policies outlined in here. When this feature becomes enabled for users in your organization and the user then visits OneDrive for web, Offline mode will be set up for the first time. A copy of user’s file metadata that powers OneDrive for web is securely stored locally on user’s device. These data on user’s device are only available and accessible by that user. If someone else were to sign in on your device, these local data on the device wouldn't be available to them. A secure local web server on user’s device will handle the operations that users perform on their files in OneDrive for web, such as viewing, sorting, renaming, moving, and copying where traditionally these operations would need to be handled by the OneDrive cloud service. This allows to eliminate network as the bottleneck when loading and working with OneDrive for web resulting in fast and smooth interactions with users’ files like loading your files and folders, sorting, renaming, moving, renaming, and more. And all of these operations will continue to work even when users are offline, lose internet connection, or run into a service disruption. OneDrive Offline mode lets you work on OneDrive when offline in the browser, OneDrive PWA (Progressive Web App) and in Microsoft Teams, improves performance on all kinds of networks, and helps alleviate throttling related to working with large file collections. Offline mode will be on by default for user’s OneDrive on the web and both users and administrators will have the option to disable Offline mode for their OneDrive. Offline mode is a per-device setting (configured separately for every device users use to access OneDrive on the web. The data is securely stored in a local database under the user’s profile directory and requests are handled through a secure localhost HTTP server. Offline mode is powered by a separate background process (Microsoft.SharePoint.exe). When Offline mode is on, users will see a new icon in the top navigation bar in OneDrive on the web. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 168618 |
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| MC686277 | (Updated) Offline mode in OneDrive for Web | Updated November 27, 2023: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience. Soon, on Windows and macOS devices running the OneDrive sync app, we will enable a new feature called “Offline mode” that will allow you to continue working with the OneDrive web app in your browser, OneDrive PWA (Progressive Web App) or Microsoft Teams even when you are offline. This feature will be on by default and will give your users the ability to view, rename, move, copy their files, and create new folders when offline. Users will be able to open their files that are available offline on users’ device in a native app directly from inside OneDrive on the web. All of the metadata changes users make offline to their files in the browser will be automatically synced back to OneDrive when Internet connection is restored, and users can resolve conflicts, if there are any. As an administrator, you’ll be able to control various aspects of Offline mode using the Group Policies outlined in here. When this feature becomes enabled for users in your organization and the user then visits OneDrive for web, Offline mode will be set up for the first time. A copy of user’s file metadata that powers OneDrive for web is securely stored locally on user’s device. These data on user’s device are only available and accessible by that user. If someone else were to sign in on your device, these local data on the device wouldn't be available to them. A secure local web server on user’s device will handle the operations that users perform on their files in OneDrive for web, such as viewing, sorting, renaming, moving, and copying where traditionally these operations would need to be handled by the OneDrive cloud service. This allows to eliminate network as the bottleneck when loading and working with OneDrive for web resulting in fast and smooth interactions with users’ files like loading your files and folders, sorting, renaming, moving, renaming, and more. And all of these operations will continue to work even when users are offline, lose internet connection, or run into a service disruption. OneDrive Offline mode lets you work on OneDrive when offline in the browser, OneDrive PWA (Progressive Web App) and in Microsoft Teams, improves performance on all kinds of networks, and helps alleviate throttling related to working with large file collections. Offline mode will be on by default for user’s OneDrive on the web and both users and administrators will have the option to disable Offline mode for their OneDrive. Offline mode is a per-device setting (configured separately for every device users use to access OneDrive on the web. The data is securely stored in a local database under the user’s profile directory and requests are handled through a secure localhost HTTP server. Offline mode is powered by a separate background process (Microsoft.SharePoint.exe). When Offline mode is on, users will see a new icon in the top navigation bar in OneDrive on the web. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 168618 |
Updated November 30, 2023: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience. Soon, on Windows and macOS devices running the OneDrive sync app, we will enable a new feature called “Offline mode” that will allow you to continue working with the OneDrive web app in your browser, OneDrive PWA (Progressive Web App) or Microsoft Teams even when you are offline. This feature will be on by default and will give your users the ability to view, rename, move, copy their files, and create new folders when offline. Users will be able to open their files that are available offline on users’ device in a native app directly from inside OneDrive on the web. All of the metadata changes users make offline to their files in the browser will be automatically synced back to OneDrive when Internet connection is restored, and users can resolve conflicts, if there are any. As an administrator, you’ll be able to control various aspects of Offline mode using the Group Policies outlined in here. When this feature becomes enabled for users in your organization and the user then visits OneDrive for web, Offline mode will be set up for the first time. A copy of user’s file metadata that powers OneDrive for web is securely stored locally on user’s device. These data on user’s device are only available and accessible by that user. If someone else were to sign in on your device, these local data on the device wouldn't be available to them. A secure local web server on user’s device will handle the operations that users perform on their files in OneDrive for web, such as viewing, sorting, renaming, moving, and copying where traditionally these operations would need to be handled by the OneDrive cloud service. This allows to eliminate network as the bottleneck when loading and working with OneDrive for web resulting in fast and smooth interactions with users’ files like loading your files and folders, sorting, renaming, moving, renaming, and more. And all of these operations will continue to work even when users are offline, lose internet connection, or run into a service disruption. OneDrive Offline mode lets you work on OneDrive when offline in the browser, OneDrive PWA (Progressive Web App) and in Microsoft Teams, improves performance on all kinds of networks, and helps alleviate throttling related to working with large file collections. Offline mode will be on by default for user’s OneDrive on the web and both users and administrators will have the option to disable Offline mode for their OneDrive. Offline mode is a per-device setting (configured separately for every device users use to access OneDrive on the web. The data is securely stored in a local database under the user’s profile directory and requests are handled through a secure localhost HTTP server. Offline mode is powered by a separate background process (Microsoft.SharePoint.exe). When Offline mode is on, users will see a new icon in the top navigation bar in OneDrive on the web. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 168618 |
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| MC686281 | (Updated) New Gallery in Teams Meetings | Updated November 7, 2023: We have updated the content below with additional information. We are introducing a revamped version of the gallery in Teams meetings and calls. The new gallery will be the default view when users join their meetings, so that they can use it without the need of taking an action. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 118467 [When this will happen:] Targeted Release: We will begin rolling out early December 2023 and expect to complete by mid-December 2023. Production and GCC: We will begin rolling out early January 2024 and expect to complete by mid-January 2024. GCC High: We will begin rolling mid-January 2024 and expect to complete by late January 2024. DoD: We will begin rolling out late January 2024 and expect to complete by early February 2024. |
Updated November 27, 2023: We have updated the content below with additional information. We are introducing a revamped version of the gallery in Teams meetings and calls. The new gallery will be the default view when users join their meetings, so that they can use it without the need of taking an action. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 118467 [When this will happen:] Targeted Release: We will begin rolling out early January 2024 (previously early December) and expect to complete by mid-January 2024 (previously mid-December). Production and GCC: We will begin rolling out mid-January 2024 (previously early January) and expect to complete by late January 2024 (previously mid-January). GCC High: We will begin rolling late January 2024 (previously mid-January) and expect to complete by early February 2024 (previously late January). DoD: We will begin rolling out late January 2024 and expect to complete by early February 2024. |
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| MC686914 | (Updated) Microsoft Stream: Collaborative notes in Teams meeting recordings | This feature enables users to view and edit collaborative meeting notes while watching Teams meeting recordings in Stream. Collaborative notes allow meeting attendees to co-create and collaborate on their meeting agenda, notes, and action items. Since Collaborative notes are a Loop component, it is always in sync regardless of how many places they live in. Assigned tasks in collaborative meeting notes automatically sync with To Do & Planner. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 164191 [When this will happen:] Targeted release will begin rolling out in mid-November 2023. Standard Release will begin rolling out in late January 2024. |
Updated November 27, 2023: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience. This feature enables users to view and edit collaborative meeting notes while watching Teams meeting recordings in Stream. Collaborative notes allow meeting attendees to co-create and collaborate on their meeting agenda, notes, and action items. Since Collaborative notes are a Loop component, it is always in sync regardless of how many places they live in. Assigned tasks in collaborative meeting notes automatically sync with To Do & Planner. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 164191 [When this will happen:] Targeted release will begin rolling out in mid-January 2024. Standard Release will begin rolling out in late January 2024. |
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| MC687206 | (Updated) Microsoft Teams: Private Line | We are introducing a new calling feature. With private line, users will be able to have a private second phone number that they can make available to a select set of callers to call them directly, bypassing delegates, admins, or assistants. Inbound calls to the private line will be distinguished by a unique notification and ringtone. The private line will support incoming calls only. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 181616 [When this will happen]: Standard Release and GCC: We will begin rolling out early December and expect to complete by mid-December. GCCH and DoD: We will begin rolling out in early January and expect to complete by early February. |
Updated November 30, 2023: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience. We are introducing a new calling feature. With private line, users will be able to have a private second phone number that they can make available to a select set of callers to call them directly, bypassing delegates, admins, or assistants. Inbound calls to the private line will be distinguished by a unique notification and ringtone. The private line will support incoming calls only. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 181616 [When this will happen]: Standard Release and GCC: We will begin rolling out mid-February 2024 (previously early December) and expect to complete by late February 2024 (previously mid-December). GCC High and DoD: We will begin rolling out in mid-March 2024 (previously early January) and expect to complete by late April 2024 (previously early February). |
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| MC687846 | (Updated) New Microsoft Defender Antivirus services on Windows Devices | Microsoft Defender Antivirus on Windows 10 and Windows 11 will be shipping with two new services:
Microsoft Defender Core service. Preview: Nov ‘23 to Beta channel (Prerelease). |
Updated November 30, 2023: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience. Microsoft Defender Antivirus on Windows 10 and Windows 11 will be shipping with two new services: Microsoft Defender Core service. Preview: Nov ‘23 to Beta channel (Prerelease). |
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| MC689501 | (Updated) Together mode and content share layout improvement | With the new layout, Together mode will be displayed under the shared content. The users will be able to see the participants in Together mode and shared content simultaneously in a completely new way. Full Together mode experience is available including raised hands, reactions and name labels. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 181615 [When this will happen:] Targeted Release: We will begin rolling out early December and expect to complete by mid-December 2023. Standard Release: We will begin rolling out early January and expect to complete by mid-January 2024. GCC-H and DoD: We will begin rolling out late January and expect to complete by late February 2024. |
Updated November 27, 2023: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience. With the new layout, Together mode will be displayed under the shared content. The users will be able to see the participants in Together mode and shared content simultaneously in a completely new way. Full Together mode experience is available including raised hands, reactions and name labels. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 181615 [When this will happen:] Targeted Release: We will begin rolling out early January 2024 (previously early December) and expect to complete by mid-January 2024 (previously mid-December) Standard Release: We will begin rolling out mid-January 2024 and expect to complete by late January 2024. GCC-H and DoD: We will begin rolling out late January 2024 and expect to complete by late February 2024. |
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| MC690173 | (Updated) Microsoft to stop honoring mail flow rules tracking user reporting | Microsoft will be retiring the mail flow rule which help you track end user reporting. This change is being made to improve the availability and reduce the latency of the submission service so that you can respond to threats (false negatives) more quickly and efficiently. [When this will happen:] We'll be gradually rolling this out to customers starting late December 2023 and the roll out will be completed by late January 2024. |
Updated November 27, 2023: We have updated the content below for clarity. Thank you for your feedback. Microsoft will stop honoring the mail flow rule which helps you track end user reporting. To improve the availability and reduce the latency of the submission service so that you can respond to threats (false negatives) more quickly and efficiently, we moved the submission service ahead of the exchange transport rule agent. Now the mail flow rules (or exchange transport rules) which you have for the following addresses – phish@office365.microsoft.com, junk@office365.microsoft.com, not_junk@office365.microsoft.com won’t be honored as the agent won't be receiving signals for these addresses. Moreover, the message tracking logs will show that reports going to phish@office365.microsoft.com, junk@office365.microsoft.com and not_junk@office365.microsoft.com as deleted or failed. For example: [{LED=550 4.3.2 QUEUE.TransportAgent; message deleted by transport agent};{MSG=};{FQDN=};{IP=};{LRT=}]. Please ignore it as it is by design while we look for a better way to address it. [When this will happen:] We'll be gradually rolling this out to customers starting late December 2023 and the roll out will be completed by late January 2024. |
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| MC690182 | (Updated) Organizational Data in Microsoft 365 | Organizational Data in Microsoft 365 is a new capability that will be available worldwide for use with your Microsoft 365 Subscription. This new capability allows you to upload organizational data from HR information systems via .csv file to power a variety of capabilities and features across Viva and Microsoft 365. Apps and features like Viva Amplify, Viva Insights, People card, etc. rely on Organizational data to power high value capabilities and new scenarios. Tenants will be able to power Viva Amplify reporting, new displays on employees People cards, and more personalized experiences in Viva and in Microsoft 365
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Updated November 30, 2023: We have updated the content below with additional details. Organizational Data in Microsoft 365 is a new capability that is now available worldwide for use with your Microsoft 365 Subscription! This new capability allows you to upload organizational data from HR information systems via .csv file to power a variety of capabilities and features across Viva and Microsoft 365. Apps and features like Viva Amplify, Viva Insights, People card, etc. rely on Organizational data to power high value capabilities and new scenarios. Tenants will be able to power Viva Amplify reporting, new displays on employees People cards, and more personalized experiences in Viva and in Microsoft 365. Learn more here: Import and use Organizational Data in Microsoft 365
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| MC690607 | (Updated) App name change for the Tasks by Planner and To Do app in Microsoft Teams to Microsoft Planner | We are updating the app name for the “Tasks by Planner and To Do” app in Microsoft Teams to “Planner” – all existing app functionality will remain the same.
[When this will happen:] This change is rolling out now and will take immediate effect. |
Updated November 27, 2023: We have made the decision not to proceed with this change at this time. We will communicate via Message center when we are ready to proceed. Thank you for your patience. We are updating the app name for the “Tasks by Planner and To Do” app in Microsoft Teams to “Planner” – all existing app functionality will remain the same. [When this will happen:] We will communicate via Message center when we are ready to proceed. |
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| MC690921 | Microsoft Teams Voice isolation | With "Voice isolation", you can enjoy clear and uninterrupted calls or meetings, no matter where you are. This feature uses AI to filter out all background noise, including other people's voices. By leveraging your voice profile, this advance noise suppression capability ensures only the user’s voice is transmitted. Whether you are in a busy office, a noisy cafe, or a crowded airport, you can communicate with confidence and clarity. "Voice isolation" is powered by our advanced deep learning, speech services, and audio processing technology, and it shows our dedication to solving user problems with AI and enhancing audio quality and experience. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 125387 [When this will happen:] Targeted Release: We will begin rolling out mid-January 2024 and expect to complete by mid-February 2024. Standard Release (if applicable): We will begin rolling out mid-February 2024 and expect to complete by late February 2024. |
With "Voice isolation", you can enjoy clear and uninterrupted calls or meetings, no matter where you are. This feature uses AI to filter out all background noise, including other people's voices. By leveraging your voice profile, this advance noise suppression capability ensures only the user’s voice is transmitted. Whether you are in a busy office, a noisy cafe, or a crowded airport, you can communicate with confidence and clarity. "Voice isolation" is powered by our advanced deep learning, speech services, and audio processing technology, and it shows our dedication to solving user problems with AI and enhancing audio quality and experience. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 125387 [When this will happen:] Targeted Release: We will begin rolling out mid-January 2024 and expect to complete by mid-February 2024. Standard Release: We will begin rolling out mid-February 2024 and expect to complete by late February 2024. |
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| MC690922 | (Updated) Microsoft Teams: Updates to in-call user experience. | Microsoft Teams is making updates to in-call user experience on the mobile App. The Transfer, Share and Hold options will now be on the call stage. These updates will make it easier for users to access calling capabilities, redesigning user experience during calls. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 141204 [When this will happen:] Standard Release: We will begin rolling out early December 2023 and expect to complete by late December 2023. |
Updated November 30, 2023: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience. Microsoft Teams is making updates to in-call user experience on the mobile App. The Transfer, Share and Hold options will now be on the call stage. These updates will make it easier for users to access calling capabilities, redesigning user experience during calls. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 141204 [When this will happen:] Standard Release: We will begin rolling out early January 2024 (previously early December) and expect to complete by late January 2024 (previously late December). |
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| MC690924 | Collaborative Notes in Channel Meetings | In parallel to legacy Wiki-based Meeting Notes in channel meetings, Teams across Microsoft are coming together to provide tools that help make meetings more effective. More specifically, we’re improving how you track what you want to discuss (Agenda), what you discussed/decided (Notes) and what you need to follow up on (Follow-up Tasks) in channel meetings. These capabilities are now integrated into the end-to-end meeting experience in Teams, Loop, Planner, To Do, and OneDrive for Business. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 167330 [When this will happen:] Targeted Release: We will begin rolling out early January 2024 and expect to complete by late January 2024. Standard Release: We will begin rolling out mid-February 2024. and expect to complete by early March 2024. |
In parallel to legacy Wiki-based Meeting Notes in channel meetings, Teams across Microsoft are coming together to provide tools that help make meetings more effective. More specifically, we’re improving how you track what you want to discuss (Agenda), what you discussed/decided (Notes) and what you need to follow up on (Follow-up Tasks) in channel meetings. These capabilities are now integrated into the end-to-end meeting experience in Teams, Loop, Planner, To Do, and OneDrive Commercial. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 167330 [When this will happen:] Targeted Release: We will begin rolling out early January 2024 and expect to complete by late January 2024. Standard Release: We will begin rolling out mid-February 2024. and expect to complete by early March 2024. |
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| MC692029 | (Updated) REMINDER: Viva Pulse Customization Control Migration | The customization control in the Viva Pulse Admin Experience will soon be managed through centralized feature access management in Viva through PowerShell. This customization control provides admins the ability to turn on or off customization capabilities for survey authors to add their own questions to existing stock templates or edit existing stock questions. With centralized feature access management, admins can configure access at the tenant level, group level (using AAD groups or M365 Groups), or at the user level, for maximum flexibility. [When this will happen:] These changes are rolling out and expected to be completed by early December 2023. |
Updated November 30, 2023: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience. The customization control in the Viva Pulse Admin Experience will soon be managed through centralized feature access management in Viva through PowerShell. This customization control provides admins the ability to turn on or off customization capabilities for survey authors to add their own questions to existing stock templates or edit existing stock questions. With centralized feature access management, admins can configure access at the tenant level, group level (using AAD groups or Microsoft 365 Groups), or at the user level, for maximum flexibility. [When this will happen:] |
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| MC578280 | (Updated) Animated Backgrounds in Teams Meetings | New feature, User impact, Admin impact | Updated message, New feature, User impact, Admin impact | N/A |
| MC638126 | (Updated) Manage result layouts for SharePoint results in Microsoft Search | New feature, Admin impact | Updated message, New feature, Admin impact | N/A |
| MC662248 | (Updated) Update Search Experience for Viva Connections | New feature, User impact, Admin impact | Updated message, New feature, User impact, Admin impact | N/A |
| MC675813 | (Updated) Simplifying Meeting Join Experiences on Teams Mobile | New feature, User impact | Updated message, New feature, User impact | N/A |
| MC679734 | (Updated) Microsoft Viva: Create Up To 50 Distinct Experiences in Viva Connections | Feature update, User impact, Admin impact | Updated message, Feature update, User impact, Admin impact | N/A |
| MC679738 | (Updated) Microsoft Teams: Automatic Updates for the Teams app on Android-based Teams Devices | New feature, User impact, Admin impact | Updated message, New feature, User impact, Admin impact | N/A |
| MC680346 | (Updated) Announcing Viva Home: The Home for the Viva Suite on the Web | New feature, User impact, Admin impact | Updated message, New feature, User impact, Admin impact | N/A |
| MC682302 | (Updated) Microsoft Teams: Excel import enhancements in Shifts app | Feature update, User impact | Updated message, Feature update, User impact | N/A |
| MC684869 | (Updated) Microsoft Teams: Automatically view up to 9 videos (3x3) in Teams meetings in Chrome and Edge | New feature, Admin impact | Updated message, New feature, Admin impact | N/A |
| MC686270 | (Updated) Microsoft 365 Icon Update | Feature update, User impact | Updated message, Feature update, User impact | N/A |
| MC686277 | (Updated) Offline mode in OneDrive for Web | New feature, User impact | Updated message, New feature, User impact | N/A |
| MC686281 | (Updated) New Gallery in Teams Meetings | Updated message, New feature, Admin impact | Updated message, New feature, User impact, Admin impact | N/A |
| MC686914 | (Updated) Microsoft Stream: Collaborative notes in Teams meeting recordings | New feature, User impact | Updated message, New feature, User impact | N/A |
| MC687206 | (Updated) Microsoft Teams: Private Line | New feature, User impact | Updated message, New feature, User impact | N/A |
| MC687846 | (Updated) New Microsoft Defender Antivirus services on Windows Devices | New feature, User impact, Admin impact | Updated message, New feature, User impact, Admin impact | N/A |
| MC689501 | (Updated) Together mode and content share layout improvement | New feature, User impact | Updated message, New feature, User impact | N/A |
| MC690173 | (Updated) Microsoft to stop honoring mail flow rules tracking user reporting | User impact, Admin impact, Retirement | Updated message, User impact, Admin impact, Retirement | N/A |
| MC690182 | (Updated) Organizational Data in Microsoft 365 | User impact, Admin impact | Updated message, User impact, Admin impact | N/A |
| MC690607 | (Updated) App name change for the Tasks by Planner and To Do app in Microsoft Teams to Microsoft Planner | Feature update, User impact, Admin impact | Updated message, Feature update, User impact, Admin impact | N/A |
| MC690922 | (Updated) Microsoft Teams: Updates to in-call user experience. | Feature update, Admin impact | Updated message, Feature update, User impact, Admin impact | N/A |
| MC692029 | (Updated) REMINDER: Viva Pulse Customization Control Migration | New feature, Admin impact | Updated message, New feature, Admin impact | N/A |
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| MC669480 | (Updated) Web links from Microsoft Teams chats to open in Microsoft Edge; Teams chat will open side-by-side with link | If you’ve previously configured this policy for the Outlook for Windows app and wish to maintain that configuration, no action is required. Use the "Choose which browser opens web links" policy to configure which default browser will be used to open web links and to set whether users will be able to manage which browser opens web links in both Teams (chat) and the Outlook for Windows app (email). You will not be able to manage each app individually using this policy. The "Choose which browser opens web links" policy is available using the Cloud Policy service for Microsoft 365 (formerly the Office Cloud Policy Service) or as part of the Administrative Templates for Microsoft 365 Apps. Enabled: Configures which browser opens web links from the Teams desktop app for Windows (chat) and the Outlook for Windows app (email): Microsoft Edge Web links will open side-by-side with users’ chat or email in Edge. Default browser Users will not be able to change this from the respective apps’ settings menus. Disabled/Unconfigured: Web links from the Teams desktop app for Windows (chat) and the Outlook for Windows app (email) will open in Microsoft Edge. Web links will open side-by-side with users’ chat or email in Edge. Users can manage the browser change: Via the in-product notifications explaining the side-by-side experience. At any time via the Teams settings menu: Settings > Files and links > Link open preferences Note: If you want to manage this change for your entire organization so that Teams only opens web links using the device’s system default browser, you will need to configure the policy to Enabled and select Default browser. Additional Information Read more about how we’re optimizing the experience between Microsoft 365 and Microsoft Edge with this feature in our blog: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/blog/2023/02/16/discover-new-ways-to-multitask-with-microsoft-365-and-edge/ We always value feedback and questions from our customers. Please feel free to submit either feedback or questions via Message Center. https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/deployoffice/admincenter/overview-cloud-policy https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/microsoft-teams-blog/what-s-new-in-microsoft-teams-microsoft-inspire-2023/ba-p/3855657 https://www.microsoft.com/download/details.aspx?id=49030 https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/blog/2023/02/16/discover-new-ways-to-multitask-with-microsoft-365-and-edge/ https://www.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/roadmap?filters=&searchterms=126334 |
If you’ve previously configured this policy for the Outlook for Windows app and wish to maintain that configuration, no action is required. Use the "Choose which browser opens web links" policy to configure which default browser will be used to open web links and to set whether users will be able to manage which browser opens web links in both Teams (chat) and the Outlook for Windows app (email). You will not be able to manage each app individually using this policy. The "Choose which browser opens web links" policy is available using the Cloud Policy service for Microsoft 365 (formerly the Office Cloud Policy Service) or as part of the Administrative Templates for Microsoft 365 Apps. Enabled: Configures which browser opens web links from the Teams desktop app for Windows (chat) and the Outlook for Windows app (email): Microsoft Edge Web links will open side-by-side with users’ chat or email in Edge. Default browser Users will not be able to change this from the respective apps’ settings menus. Disabled/Unconfigured: Web links from the Teams desktop app for Windows (chat) and the Outlook for Windows app (email) will open in Microsoft Edge. Web links will open side-by-side with users’ chat or email in Edge. Users can manage the browser change: Via the in-product notifications explaining the side-by-side experience. At any time via the Teams settings menu: Settings > Files and links > Link open preferences Note: If you want to manage this change for your entire organization so that Teams only opens web links using the device’s system default browser, you will need to configure the policy to Enabled and select Default browser. Additional Information Read more about how we’re optimizing the experience between Microsoft 365 and Microsoft Edge with this feature in our blog: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/blog/2023/02/16/discover-new-ways-to-multitask-with-microsoft-365-and-edge/ We always value feedback and questions from our customers. Please feel free to submit either feedback or questions via Message Center. https://learn.microsoft.com/deployoffice/admincenter/overview-cloud-policy https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/deployoffice/admincenter/overview-cloud-policy https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/microsoft-teams-blog/what-s-new-in-microsoft-teams-microsoft-inspire-2023/ba-p/3855657 https://www.microsoft.com/download/details.aspx?id=49030 https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/blog/2023/02/16/discover-new-ways-to-multitask-with-microsoft-365-and-edge/ https://www.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/roadmap?filters=&searchterms=126334 |
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| MC669740 | (Updated) Microsoft Purview Information Protection Tracking and Revocation – End-User Tracking and Revocation | There is no action needed to prepare for this change. You may want to notify your users about this change and update any relevant documentation as appropriate. | There is no action needed to prepare for this change. You may want to notify your users about this change and update any relevant documentation as appropriate. https://www.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/roadmap?rtc=1%26filters=&searchterms=164210 |
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| MC686277 | (Updated) Offline mode in OneDrive for Web | Evaluate the new functionality and available controls as outlined in the help article, prepare your users on how to take advantage of this new functionality. Leverage the group policies provided to control how this feature gets enabled in your organization. More information: Help article. Admin controls. https://support.microsoft.com/office/work-with-onedrive-web-app-when-offline-05d1865d-8694-4c0a-8e46-28ccb8c58b37?storagetype=live https://www.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/roadmap?filters=&searchterms=168618 |
Evaluate the new functionality and available controls as outlined in the help article, prepare your users on how to take advantage of this new functionality. Leverage the group policies provided to control how this feature gets enabled in your organization. More information: Help article. Admin controls. https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/office/work-with-onedrive-web-app-when-offline-05d1865d-8694-4c0a-8e46-28ccb8c58b37?storagetype=live https://www.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/roadmap?filters=&searchterms=168618 |
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| MC690173 | (Updated) Microsoft to stop honoring mail flow rules tracking user reporting | If you are routing report messages to a mailbox, we recommend going to user reported settings and under "reported message destinations", setting the "send reported messages" to "My reporting mailbox only" and then providing the mailbox address you are routing to. Distribution groups and routing to an external or on-premises mailbox aren't allowed. If you are routing report messages to a mailbox for a particular report type, take the above step and create rules in the mailbox using the outlook client. You can specify which report "phish" or "junk" or "not junk", you want to be ignored and filtered from your view. The report type is specified in the subject of the notification email sent to the mailbox. If you are routing report messages to Microsoft via a custom add-in or another mechanism, we recommend either using the report button in Outlook for web or the report message add-in or the report phish add-in as described here. https://learn.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/security/office-365-security/submissions-users-report-message-add-in-configure? https://security.microsoft.com/securitysettings/userSubmission https://support.microsoft.com/office/manage-email-messages-by-using-rules-c24f5dea-9465-4df4-ad17-a50704d66c59 |
If you are routing report messages to a mailbox, we recommend going to user reported settings and under "reported message destinations", setting the "send reported messages" to "My reporting mailbox only" and then providing the mailbox address you are routing to. Distribution groups and routing to an external or on-premises mailbox aren't allowed. If you are routing report messages to a mailbox for a particular report type, take the above step and create rules in the mailbox using the outlook client. You can specify which report "phish" or "junk" or "not junk", you want to be ignored and filtered from your view. The report type is specified in the subject of the notification email sent to the mailbox (1| for Junk, 2| for Not junk, 3| for Phishing). If you are concerned that your phish simulations will get analyzed by Microsoft, please add the third party phish simulation tool as phish simulation under advanced delivery. With this change, the phish simulation will get delivered unfiltered and on user report, it won’t be analyzed by Microsoft. It will even show up as a phish simulation in the user report tab of submissions. If you are using exchange transport rule to forward phish simulation from user report to third party tool, we recommend going to user reported settings and under "reported message destinations", setting the "send reported messages" to "Microsoft and My reporting mailbox only" or “My reporting mailbox only”. Then provide a mailbox address you want the user report to route to (not the third party mailbox). Distribution groups and routing to an external or on-premises mailbox aren't allowed for this address. Now you configure an exchange transport rule which forward phish simulation coming to this mailbox address to the third-party tool. If you are routing report messages to Microsoft via a custom add-in or another mechanism, we recommend either using the report button in Outlook for web or the report message add-in or the report phish add-in as described here. https://learn.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/security/office-365-security/advanced-delivery-policy-configure?view=o365-worldwide https://learn.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/security/office-365-security/submissions-users-report-message-add-in-configure? https://security.microsoft.com/securitysettings/userSubmission https://sip.security.microsoft.com/reportsubmission?viewid=user https://sip.security.microsoft.com/securitysettings/userSubmission https://support.microsoft.com/office/manage-email-messages-by-using-rules-c24f5dea-9465-4df4-ad17-a50704d66c59 |
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| MC690182 | (Updated) Organizational Data in Microsoft 365 | No action is required. If you are looking to ingest Organizational data it is recommended to reach out to your HR Admin to discuss importing Organization data. Documentation will be published prior to GA and communicated via message center + be available at learn.microsoft.com. | No action is required. If you are looking to ingest Organizational data it is recommended to reach out to your HR Admin to discuss importing Organization data. Documentation can be found here: Import and use Organizational Data in Microsoft 365. https://learn.microsoft.com/viva/organizational-data |
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MC Title changes
| MC ID | MC Title | Old Value | New Value | MC Action required by |
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| MC638126 | (Updated) Manage result layouts for SharePoint results in Microsoft Search | Manage result layouts for SharePoint results in Microsoft Search | (Updated) Manage result layouts for SharePoint results in Microsoft Search | N/A |
| MC662248 | (Updated) Update Search Experience for Viva Connections | Update Search Experience for Viva Connections | (Updated) Update Search Experience for Viva Connections | N/A |
| MC675813 | (Updated) Simplifying Meeting Join Experiences on Teams Mobile | Simplifying Meeting Join Experiences on Teams Mobile | (Updated) Simplifying Meeting Join Experiences on Teams Mobile | N/A |
| MC679734 | (Updated) Microsoft Viva: Create Up To 50 Distinct Experiences in Viva Connections | Microsoft Viva: Create Up To 50 Distinct Experiences in Viva Connections | (Updated) Microsoft Viva: Create Up To 50 Distinct Experiences in Viva Connections | N/A |
| MC679738 | (Updated) Microsoft Teams: Automatic Updates for the Teams app on Android-based Teams Devices | Microsoft Teams: Automatic Updates for the Teams app on Android-based Teams Devices | (Updated) Microsoft Teams: Automatic Updates for the Teams app on Android-based Teams Devices | N/A |
| MC680346 | (Updated) Announcing Viva Home: The Home for the Viva Suite on the Web | Announcing Viva Home: The Home for the Viva Suite on the We | (Updated) Announcing Viva Home: The Home for the Viva Suite on the We | N/A |
| MC682302 | (Updated) Microsoft Teams: Excel import enhancements in Shifts app | Microsoft Teams: Excel import enhancements in Shifts app | (Updated) Microsoft Teams: Excel import enhancements in Shifts app | N/A |
| MC684869 | (Updated) Microsoft Teams: Automatically view up to 9 videos (3x3) in Teams meetings in Chrome and Edge | Microsoft Teams: Automatically view up to 9 videos (3x3) in Teams meetings in Chrome and Edge | (Updated) Microsoft Teams: Automatically view up to 9 videos (3x3) in Teams meetings in Chrome and Edge | N/A |
| MC686277 | (Updated) Offline mode in OneDrive for Web | Offline mode in OneDrive for We | (Updated) Offline mode in OneDrive for We | N/A |
| MC686914 | (Updated) Microsoft Stream: Collaborative notes in Teams meeting recordings | Microsoft Stream: Collaborative notes in Teams meeting recordings | (Updated) Microsoft Stream: Collaborative notes in Teams meeting recordings | N/A |
| MC687206 | (Updated) Microsoft Teams: Private Line | Microsoft Teams: Private Line | (Updated) Microsoft Teams: Private Line | N/A |
| MC687846 | (Updated) New Microsoft Defender Antivirus services on Windows Devices | New Microsoft Defender Antivirus services on Windows Devices | (Updated) New Microsoft Defender Antivirus services on Windows Devices | N/A |
| MC689501 | (Updated) Together mode and content share layout improvement | Together mode and content share layout improvement | (Updated) Together mode and content share layout improvement | N/A |
| MC690173 | (Updated) Microsoft to stop honoring mail flow rules tracking user reporting | Microsoft to stop honoring mail flow rules tracking user reporting | (Updated) Microsoft to stop honoring mail flow rules tracking user reporting | N/A |
| MC690182 | (Updated) Organizational Data in Microsoft 365 | Organizational Data in Microsoft 365 | (Updated) Organizational Data in Microsoft 365 | N/A |
| MC690607 | (Updated) App name change for the Tasks by Planner and To Do app in Microsoft Teams to Microsoft Planner | App name change for the Tasks by Planner and To Do app in Microsoft Teams to Microsoft Planne | (Updated) App name change for the Tasks by Planner and To Do app in Microsoft Teams to Microsoft Planne | N/A |
| MC690922 | (Updated) Microsoft Teams: Updates to in-call user experience. | Microsoft Teams: Updates to in-call user experience. | (Updated) Microsoft Teams: Updates to in-call user experience. | N/A |
| MC692029 | (Updated) REMINDER: Viva Pulse Customization Control Migration | REMINDER: Viva Pulse Customization Control Migration | (Updated) REMINDER: Viva Pulse Customization Control Migration | N/A |
CW49 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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| MC693865 | SharePoint Add-In retirement in Microsoft 365 | Plan For Change | SharePoint Online | True | N/A |
| MC693863 | Azure ACS retirement in Microsoft 365 | Plan For Change | SharePoint Online | True | N/A |
| MC693860 | Estimating cost of Optical Character Recognition (OCR) for Exchange, Teams, SharePoint, OneDrive , Endpoint | Stay Informed | Microsoft 365 suite | False | N/A |
| MC694130 | Specific People Link (PSL) Support for Collaborative Notes | Plan For Change | Microsoft Teams | True | N/A |
| MC694129 | Microsoft 365 admin center: Adoption Score AI assistance category | Stay Informed | Microsoft 365 suite | False | N/A |
| MC694124 | Microsoft 365 Groups Connected Viva Goals Teams | Stay Informed | Microsoft Viva | False | N/A |
| MC694123 | End of support for the Microsoft 365 app browser extension | Plan For Change | Microsoft 365 for the web | True | N/A |
| MC694119 | Community Campaigns in Viva Engage | Stay Informed | Microsoft Viva | False | N/A |
| MC694086 | Reminder: Stream (Classic) retires on April 15, 2024, and all unmigrated videos will be deleted | Plan For Change | Microsoft Stream | True | N/A |
| MC694399 | Updates available for Microsoft 365 Apps for Current Channel | Stay Informed | Microsoft 365 apps | False | N/A |
| MC694390 | Microsoft Graph Virtual Appointment SMS API Beta Launch | Stay Informed | Microsoft Teams | False | N/A |
| MC694389 | Listen to Multiple Channels on Teams Walkie Talkie | Stay Informed | Microsoft Teams | False | N/A |
| MC694388 | Microsoft 365 Backup | Stay Informed | Exchange Online, SharePoint Online, OneDrive for Business | False | N/A |
| MC694387 | Outlook on the web: Replacing “Activity-Based Authentication Timeout” with “Idle Session Timeout for Microsoft 365” | Plan For Change | Exchange Online, Microsoft 365 for the web | True | N/A |
| MC694383 | Microsoft Whiteboard: External Guest Sharing via Specific People Share Link | Plan For Change | Microsoft 365 apps | False | N/A |
| MC694374 | Admin controls for mandating team assignment for OKRs | Stay Informed | Microsoft Viva | False | N/A |
| MC694372 | Preview enterprise secure AI controls in the Microsoft Edge management service | Stay Informed | Microsoft 365 apps | False | N/A |
| MC694648 | Pick a local folder when Saving Attachments in the new Outlook for Windows | Stay Informed | Microsoft 365 apps | False | N/A |
| MC694647 | User experience improvements and persistent views in Threat Explorer by Microsoft Defender for Office 365 | Stay Informed | Microsoft 365 Defender | False | N/A |
| MC694646 | Introducing monthly Search newsletter for Search administrators | Stay Informed | Microsoft 365 suite | False | N/A |
| MC694645 | Additional capabilities for Microsoft 365 users in Microsoft Project for the web | Stay Informed | Project for the web | False | N/A |
| MC694644 | Tags management settings now include option to exclude / include guests | Stay Informed | Microsoft Teams | False | N/A |
| MC694874 | Data Privacy: Microsoft Online Services Subprocessor Disclosure | Plan For Change | Microsoft 365 suite | False | N/A |
| MC694838 | Copilot with commercial data protection now Generally Available | Stay Informed | Microsoft 365 suite | False | N/A |
