2024 CW 06 Microsoft 365 Message Center changes

from 02/05/2024 to 02/11/2024

21 Office 365 Message Center Items were changed and 17 Office 365 Message Center Items were added

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

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Changes

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MC ID MC Title Old Value New Value MC Action required by
MC642265 (Updated) Cloud IntelliFrame: A New Way to See People in Teams Rooms 03/04/2024 08:00:00 2024-05-06T09:00:00Z N/A
MC675281 (Updated) Generate unique join links for external presenters so they can easily join events 03/04/2024 09:00:00 2024-04-01T10:00:00Z N/A
MC677516 (Updated) Viva Pulse Customization Control Migration 02/19/2024 09:00:00 2024-04-01T10:00:00Z N/A
MC678852 (Updated) Out-of-box Controlled-content meeting template 03/04/2024 09:00:00 2024-04-01T10:00:00Z N/A
MC683663 (Updated) Access Microsoft Lists, PowerBI, Loop and Whiteboard Content in OneDrive Web 03/04/2024 09:00:00 2024-04-01T10:00:00Z N/A
MC686914 (Updated) Microsoft Stream: Collaborative notes in Teams meeting recordings 02/29/2024 09:00:00 2024-04-01T10:00:00Z N/A
MC688632 (Updated) Microsoft Stream: Add a survey, poll, or quiz to a video at specific times 02/28/2025 09:00:00 2025-03-31T10:00:00Z N/A
MC690179 (Updated) Outlook Folder Recursive Search 03/29/2024 08:00:00 2024-07-29T09:00:00Z N/A
MC690922 (Updated) Microsoft Teams: Updates to in-call user experience. 03/04/2024 09:00:00 2024-04-08T10:00:00Z N/A
MC692023 (Updated) Profile Card in Teams Mobile 04/01/2024 10:00:00 2024-04-29T10:00:00Z N/A
MC695745 (Updated) Viva Goals - Roll out for Improved team settings experience 03/04/2024 09:00:00 2024-03-18T09:00:00Z N/A
MC698134 (Updated) New Meeting Option and Meeting Policy "Turn off copying or forwarding of meeting chat" 03/04/2024 09:00:00 2024-04-01T10:00:00Z N/A
MC699709 (Updated) Expanded capabilities in the Microsoft Intune Suite 04/05/2024 09:00:00 2024-05-27T09:00:00Z N/A
MC706449 (Updated) Updated behavior for browsing large online address books 03/04/2024 09:00:00 2024-03-25T09:00:00Z N/A
MC708336 (Updated) Microsoft 365 admin center: Improved view of service health issue details 03/29/2024 08:00:00 2024-04-08T09:00:00Z N/A
MC708499 (Updated) Microsoft Teams: Allow meeting participants to create Collaborative notes 03/13/2024 08:00:00 2024-05-06T09:00:00Z N/A

MC How Affect changes

MC ID MC Title Old Value New Value MC Action required by
MC699709 (Updated) Expanded capabilities in the Microsoft Intune Suite If you have already purchased licenses for the Intune Suite, the following new solutions will be added to your service plan and start to roll out to tenants based on the following timeline (roll out may take a few days):

Microsoft Intune Advanced Analytics – February 1, 2024

Microsoft Intune Enterprise Application Management – February 1, 2024

Microsoft Cloud PKI – in the February (2402) release of Intune approximately February 26, 2024

These same solutions will be added to the Intune Add-ons page in the Intune admin center and available for use as standalone solutions, available for trial (up to 250 users for 90 days) or for purchase.
If you have already purchased licenses for the Intune Suite, the following new solutions will be added to your service plan and start to roll out to tenants based on the following timeline (roll out may take a few days):

Microsoft Intune Advanced Analytics – February 1, 2024

Microsoft Intune Enterprise Application Management – February 1, 2024

Microsoft Cloud PKI – in the February release of Intune approximately March 2024

These same solutions will be added to the Intune Add-ons page in the Intune admin center and available for use as standalone solutions, available for trial (up to 250 users for 90 days) or for purchase.
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MC703705 (Updated) New Policy: Turn Off Teams Meeting Feedback Surveys for Unauthenticated Users When released, all unauthenticated users attending Teams Meetings originating from your organization will be eligible to receive surveys from Microsoft to assess their product experience. Some feedback responses, such as NPS, will appear in the existing feedback hub in the Microsoft Admin Center > Health > Product Feedback section. When released, all unauthenticated users attending Teams Meetings originating from your organization will be eligible to receive surveys from Microsoft to assess their product experience. Some feedback responses, such as NPS, will appear in the existing feedback hub in the Microsoft Admin Center > Health > Product Feedback section. It will appear in the same format and tagging as internal user feedback. N/A

MC Messages changes

MC ID MC Title Old Value New Value MC Action required by
MC642265 (Updated) Cloud IntelliFrame: A New Way to See People in Teams Rooms Updated December 18, 2023: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.

Cloud IntelliFrame is a new experience that allows online meeting attendees to see people in Teams Rooms more clearly, enhancing the hybrid meeting experience by creating smart video feeds of in-room participants. The smart video feed is created by zooming into their faces and eliminating distractions. You can see the expressions and gestures of the people in the room more easily, which will help improve collaboration in hybrid meetings. It creates equity in hybrid meetings as everyone can be seen and heard.

Cloud IntelliFrame will be rolling out across Microsoft Teams Rooms on Windows with Pro license and can be viewed on Microsoft Teams Desktop (Windows & Mac) with any license.

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 130219.

[When this will happen:]

Standard Release and GCC: We will begin rolling out to commercial tenants in mid-August and expect to complete rollout by late January 2024 (previously mid-November).

GCC High will begin rollout by late January 2024 (previously mid-November).

Updated February 8, 2024: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.

Cloud IntelliFrame is a new experience that allows online meeting attendees to see people in Teams Rooms more clearly, enhancing the hybrid meeting experience by creating smart video feeds of in-room participants. The smart video feed is created by zooming into their faces and eliminating distractions. You can see the expressions and gestures of the people in the room more easily, which will help improve collaboration in hybrid meetings. It creates equity in hybrid meetings as everyone can be seen and heard.

Cloud IntelliFrame will be rolling out across Microsoft Teams Rooms on Windows with Pro license and can be viewed on Microsoft Teams Desktop (Windows & Mac) with any license.

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 130219.

[When this will happen:]

Standard Release and GCC: We will begin rolling out to commercial tenants in mid-August and expect to complete rollout by late February 2024 (previously late January).

GCC High will begin rollout by late February 2024 (previously late January).

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MC675281 (Updated) Generate unique join links for external presenters so they can easily join events Updated January 5, 2024: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.

Organizers can set up events and effortlessly add external presenters, who will receive exclusive Teams join links. These links enable external presenters to directly enter the event, eliminating the need for organizers to manually admit them from the event lobby or modify their event role during the session. This creates a hassle-free event experience for organizers and presenters!

External Presenters are considered people outside of your organization, including guests (AAD/B2B/non-AAD), federated, unfederated, and anonymous users (non-AAD).

This feature is available for webinars only. This is not a Teams Premium feature.

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 123149

[When this will happen:]

Standard Release: We will begin rolling out late October and expect to complete by early November.

GCC: We will begin rolling out late November 2023 (previously late October) and expect to complete by late January 2024 (previously late December).

Updated February 8, 2024: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.

Organizers can set up events and effortlessly add external presenters, who will receive exclusive Teams join links. These links enable external presenters to directly enter the event, eliminating the need for organizers to manually admit them from the event lobby or modify their event role during the session. This creates a hassle-free event experience for organizers and presenters!

External Presenters are considered people outside of your organization, including guests (AAD/B2B/non-AAD), federated, unfederated, and anonymous users (non-AAD).

This feature is available for webinars only. This is not a Teams Premium feature.

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 123149

[When this will happen:]

Standard Release: We will begin rolling out late October and expect to complete by early November.

GCC: We will begin rolling out late November 2023 (previously late October) and expect to complete by late February 2024 (previously late January).

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MC677516 (Updated) Viva Pulse Customization Control Migration Updated December 22, 2023: We have updated the timing of this change 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 M365 Groups), or at the user level, for maximum flexibility.

[When this will happen:]

These changes are expected to be completed by mid-January 2024 (previously mid-December).

Updated February 8, 2024: We have updated the timing of this change 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 M365 Groups), or at the user level, for maximum flexibility.

[When this will happen:]

These changes are expected to be completed by late February 2024 (previously mid-January).

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MC678059 (Updated) Banner message to appear for Stream (Classic) users on migrated videos This is an important message for customers who have migrated or plan to migrate videos from Stream (Classic) to Stream (on SharePoint).

Beginning on October 15, 2023 your users will see a banner message on top of all migrated Stream (Classic) videos. The banner will say, "This video has been migrated to Stream (on SharePoint). You accessed this video from the Stream (Classic) link, which will expire on Feb 15, 2025. If you own the content containing the Stream (Classic) link, you will need to update it with the new Stream (on SharePoint) link. Learn more

[When this will happen:]

October 15, 2023
Updated February 7, 2024: We have updated the content below for clarity. Thank you for your patience.

This is an important message for customers who have migrated or plan to migrate videos from Stream (Classic) to Stream (on SharePoint).

Beginning on October 15, 2023 your users will see a banner message on top of all migrated Stream (Classic) videos when they are played. The banner will say, "This video has been migrated to Stream (on SharePoint). You accessed this video from the Stream (Classic) link, which will expire on Feb 15, 2025. If you own the content containing the Stream (Classic) link, you will need to update it with the new Stream (on SharePoint) link. Learn more

[When this will happen:]

October 15, 2023
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MC678852 (Updated) Out-of-box Controlled-content meeting template Updated January 5, 2024: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.

We are launching an out-of-the box template for meetings with external participants. The controlled content access template has preset defaults for meeting options to provide tight controls over lobby bypass, who can present, allowing chat across meeting lifecycle/in-meeting, and who can record.

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 91286

[When this will happen:]

Standard Release: We will begin rolling out in mid-October and complete by late October 2023.

GCC: We will begin rolling out early November and complete by mid-November 2023.

GCC High: We will begin rolling out mid-November 2023 (previously early October) and complete by late November 2023 (previously mid-October).

DoD: We will begin rolling out late November 2023 (previously mid-November) and complete by late January 2024 (previously early December ).

Updated February 7, 2024: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.

We are launching an out-of-the box template for meetings with external participants. The controlled content access template has preset defaults for meeting options to provide tight controls over lobby bypass, who can present, allowing chat across meeting lifecycle/in-meeting, and who can record.

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 91286

[When this will happen:]

Standard Release: We will begin rolling out in mid-October and complete by late October 2023.

GCC: We will begin rolling out early November and complete by mid-November 2023.

GCC High: We will begin rolling out mid-November 2023 (previously early October) and complete by late November 2023 (previously mid-October).

DoD: We will begin rolling out late November 2023 (previously mid-November) and complete by late February 2024 (previously late January).

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MC680963 (Updated) Bring-Your-Own-Device IT Admin Experience in Teams Pro Management Portal Updated December 13, 2023: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.

BYOD (Bring Your Own Device) rooms are identified as rooms with no MTR (Microsoft Teams Rooms) but equipped with other peripherals such as camera, microphone.

In Teams Pro Management Portal, IT admins will finally have the capability to manage and track these specific BYOD rooms. They will get a comprehensive overview of their BYOD rooms and devices activities. With this new addition, they will gain valuable insights into how these spaces are being utilized and enabling them to make data driven decisions.

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 161728

[When this will happen:]

We will begin rolling out in late January 2024 (previously late November) and expect to complete rollout by early February 2024 (previously early December).

Updated February 7, 2024: Note: a Teams Shared Device license will be required per room to have access to the BYOD room's usage report after the public preview period.

BYOD (Bring Your Own Device) rooms are identified as rooms with no MTR (Microsoft Teams Rooms) but equipped with other peripherals such as camera, microphone.

In Teams Pro Management Portal, IT admins will finally have the capability to manage and track these specific BYOD rooms. They will get a comprehensive overview of their BYOD rooms and devices activities. With this new addition, they will gain valuable insights into how these spaces are being utilized and enabling them to make data driven decisions.

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 161728

[When this will happen:]

We will begin rolling out in late January 2024 (previously late November) and expect to complete rollout by early February 2024 (previously early December).

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MC682306 (Updated) Microsoft Viva: Refreshed Landing Experience for Viva Connections Desktop 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.
Updated February 7, 2024: We will be releasing audience targeting support on Resources component and inline expansion of dashboard component on Viva Connections page. These features are expected to be available to customers by mid-February 2024."

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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MC683663 (Updated) Access Microsoft Lists, PowerBI, Loop and Whiteboard Content in OneDrive Web Updated January 19, 2024: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.

You will be able to easily find your Microsoft Lists, Loops, Power BI dashboards and Whiteboard content within OneDrive Web. This content will be available in the Recent, Shared with You and Favorites list within OneDrive.

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 177877

[When this will happen:]

Rollout will begin in early November 2023 and expect to be complete by late January 2024 (previously early January).

Updated February 8, 2024: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.

You will be able to easily find your Microsoft Lists, Loops, Power BI dashboards and Whiteboard content within OneDrive Web. This content will be available in the Recent, Shared with You and Favorites list within OneDrive.

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 177877

[When this will happen:]

Rollout will begin in early November 2023 and expect to be complete by late February 2024 (previously late January).

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MC686914 (Updated) Microsoft Stream: Collaborative notes in Teams meeting recordings 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.
Updated February 7, 2024: 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 February 2024 (previously late January).

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MC688631 (Updated) Microsoft Stream: Add a hyperlink or text callout to a video at specific times Updated January 12, 2024: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.

Make your video interactive and more engaging by adding annotations that can include hyperlinks and text. Call out important moments or share documents and other links to additional resources. You can add text and links anywhere in the video timeline to help guide your viewers to the right information. Viewers can use video timeline markers to navigate interactive content.

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 180795

[When this will happen:]

Targeted release will begin rolling out in mid-January 2024 (previously early January 2024).

Standard Release will begin rolling out in early February 2024 (previously late January).

Updated February 7, 2024: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.

Make your video interactive and more engaging by adding annotations that can include hyperlinks and text. Call out important moments or share documents and other links to additional resources. You can add text and links anywhere in the video timeline to help guide your viewers to the right information. Viewers can use video timeline markers to navigate interactive content.

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 180795

[When this will happen:]

Targeted release will begin rolling out in mid-January 2024 (previously early January 2024).

Standard Release will begin rolling out in late February 2024 (previously early February).

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MC688632 (Updated) Microsoft Stream: Add a survey, poll, or quiz to a video at specific times Make your video interactive and more engaging by adding a survey, quiz, or poll using Microsoft Forms. You can add forms anywhere in the video timeline. Interactivity can be added, edited, and previewed in Stream Web App in Edit mode by users with editing permissions. Go to Microsoft Forms to view responses and share a summary link with answers and scores in Microsoft Forms. Viewers can use video timeline markers to navigate interactive content.

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 180796

[When this will happen:]

Targeted release will begin rolling out in early December 2023.

Standard Release will begin rolling out in late January 2024.
Updated February 7, 2024: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.

Make your video interactive and more engaging by adding a survey, quiz, or poll using Microsoft Forms. You can add forms anywhere in the video timeline. Interactivity can be added, edited, and previewed in Stream Web App in Edit mode by users with editing permissions. Go to Microsoft Forms to view responses and share a summary link with answers and scores in Microsoft Forms. Viewers can use video timeline markers to navigate interactive content.

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 180796

[When this will happen:]

Targeted release will begin rolling out in early December 2023.

Standard Release will begin rolling out in late February 2024 (previously late January).

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MC690179 (Updated) Outlook Folder Recursive Search Updated December 18, 2023: We have updated the content below for clarity. Thank you for your feedback.

This new feature will allow users to search within Outlook for sub-folders within specific folders.

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 151025

[When this will happen:]

Standard Release: We will begin rolling out in late January and expect to complete by late February.

Updated February 8, 2024: We have updated the content below for clarity. Thank you for your feedback.

This new feature will allow users to search within Outlook for sub-folders within specific folders.

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 151025

[When this will happen:]

Standard Release: We will begin rolling out in late January 2024 and expect to complete by late June 2024 (previously late February).

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MC690922 (Updated) Microsoft Teams: Updates to in-call user experience. 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).
Updated February 8, 2024: 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 early March 2024 (previously late January).
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MC692023 (Updated) Profile Card in Teams Mobile Updated January 30, 2024: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.

Introducing new Profile Cards in Teams Mobile.

[When this will happen:]

Targeted Release: We will begin rolling out in late November 2023 and complete by late December 2023.

Standard Release: We will begin rolling out to production in early January 2024 and expect to complete by late February 2024 (previously late January).

Updated February 7, 2024: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.

Introducing new Profile Cards in Teams Mobile.

[When this will happen:]

Targeted Release: We will begin rolling out in late November 2023 and complete by late December 2023.

Standard Release: We will begin rolling out to production in early January 2024 and expect to complete by mid-March late February 2024 (previously late February).

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MC695745 (Updated) Viva Goals - Roll out for Improved team settings experience Updated January 2, 2024: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.

As a part of this release Team owners will have a simplified team settings experience. In addition, Team owners will also have the ability to create custom time-periods by default. The organization owners will have the option in the organization admin page, to configure this custom time-period creation permissions for team owners.

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 165682

[When this will happen:]

Standard Release: We will begin rolling out early January 2024 (previously late December) and expect to complete by late January 2024.

Updated February 7, 2024: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.

As a part of this release Team owners will have a simplified team settings experience. In addition, Team owners will also have the ability to create custom time-periods by default. The organization owners will have the option in the organization admin page, to configure this custom time-period creation permissions for team owners.

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 165682

[When this will happen:]

Standard Release: We will begin rolling out early February 2024 (previously early January) and expect to complete by mid-February 2024 (previously late January).

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MC698134 (Updated) New Meeting Option and Meeting Policy "Turn off copying or forwarding of meeting chat" "Turn off copying or forwarding of meeting chat" is a new meeting option that gives the meeting organizer the option to disable copying and sharing features on meeting chat messages for participants to reduce the risk of data leak. Once this restriction is enabled, meeting chat participants will not be able to copy chat messages using menu options or keyboard shortcuts, or forward or share messages to Outlook. There is also a new Meeting Policy setting in Teams admin center for admin to control whether users can see or use this feature in the Meeting Options page. Admins can also set the default value for this meeting option in Meeting Templates that they create. This meeting capability can also be configured within a sensitivity label policy: Configure Teams meetings with protection for highly sensitive data.

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 186675

[When this will happen:]

Preview: We will begin rolling out mid-December 2023 and expect to complete within a few days.

Targeted Release: We will begin rolling out mid-January 2024 and expect to complete within a few days.

Standard Release: We will begin rolling out late January 2024 and expect to complete by late January 2024.

Updated February 8, 2024: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.

"Turn off copying or forwarding of meeting chat" is a new meeting option that gives the meeting organizer the option to disable copying and sharing features on meeting chat messages for participants to reduce the risk of data leak. Once this restriction is enabled, meeting chat participants will not be able to copy chat messages using menu options or keyboard shortcuts, or forward or share messages to Outlook. There is also a new Meeting Policy setting in Teams admin center for admin to control whether users can see or use this feature in the Meeting Options page. Admins can also set the default value for this meeting option in Meeting Templates that they create. This meeting capability can also be configured within a sensitivity label policy: Configure Teams meetings with protection for highly sensitive data.

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 186675

[When this will happen:]

Preview: We will begin rolling out mid-December 2023 and expect to complete within a few days.

Targeted Release: We will begin rolling out mid-January 2024 and expect to complete within a few days.

Standard Release: We will begin rolling out late January 2024 and expect to complete by late February 2024 (previously late January).

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MC699709 (Updated) Expanded capabilities in the Microsoft Intune Suite We are adding new solutions to the Intune Suite to further unify your advanced endpoint management solutions in one place. This includes adding three new solutions to the license for Intune Suite and offering these additional solutions as standalone add-ons to Microsoft 365 plans that include Intune.

Global and Billing administrators can add trial licenses or choose to purchase licenses from the centralized Intune Add-ons experience in the Intune admin center.
Updated February 8, 2024: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.

We are adding new solutions to the Intune Suite to further unify your advanced endpoint management solutions in one place. This includes adding three new solutions to the license for Intune Suite and offering these additional solutions as standalone add-ons to Microsoft 365 plans that include Intune.

Global and Billing administrators can add trial licenses or choose to purchase licenses from the centralized Intune Add-ons experience in the Intune admin center.
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MC703705 (Updated) New Policy: Turn Off Teams Meeting Feedback Surveys for Unauthenticated Users We will be introducing the existing Teams Meetings feedback surveys (such as Net Promoter Score (NPS)) to unauthenticated users that join Teams Meetings. When an unauthenticated user joins a meeting originating from your organization, they may be eligible to receive a prompt to complete a feedback survey on their Microsoft Teams experience. We will be introducing a new Teams Meeting Configuration policy setting that will allow tenant admins to disable all Teams Meeting feedback surveys for unauthenticated users if needed.

[When this will happen:]

Standard Release: We will begin rolling out late February 2024 and expect to complete by late February 2024.
Updated February 7, 2024: We have updated the content below for clarity. Thank you for your patience.

We will be introducing the existing Teams Meetings feedback surveys (such as Net Promoter Score (NPS)) to unauthenticated users that join Teams Meetings. When an unauthenticated user joins a meeting originating from your organization, they may be eligible to receive a prompt to complete a feedback survey on their Microsoft Teams experience. We will be introducing a new Teams Meeting Configuration policy setting that will allow tenant admins to disable all Teams Meeting feedback surveys for unauthenticated users if needed.

[When this will happen:]

Standard Release: We will begin rolling out late February 2024 and expect to complete by late February 2024.
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MC706449 (Updated) Updated behavior for browsing large online address books This post summarizes a change when browsing online address books in Exchange Online. Recently, Microsoft made a change to improve performance and encourage users to use search instead of infinite browsing. This change impacts browsing in any online address list with more than 500 objects and applies to the Default Global Address List, built-in address lists, and custom address lists. The change does not affect browsing Offline Address Books.

[When this will happen:]

This change has started rolling and is expected to complete by late January 2024.

Updated February 8, 2024: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.

This post summarizes a change when browsing online address books in Exchange Online. Recently, Microsoft made a change to improve performance and encourage users to use search instead of infinite browsing. This change impacts browsing in any online address list with more than 500 objects and applies to the Default Global Address List, built-in address lists, and custom address lists. The change does not affect browsing Offline Address Books.

[When this will happen:]

This change has started rolling and is expected to complete by mid-February 2024 (previously late January).

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MC708336 (Updated) Microsoft 365 admin center: Improved view of service health issue details We are introducing a new version of the service health issue details screen in Microsoft 365 admin center. This screen appears when you click on an incident or advisory on the service health page in the Microsoft 365 admin center.

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 374703

[When this will happen:]

Standard Release: We will begin rolling out in late January 2024 and expect to complete by mid-February 2024.

Updated February 7, 2024: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.

We are introducing a new version of the service health issue details screen in Microsoft 365 admin center. This screen appears when you click on an incident or advisory on the service health page in the Microsoft 365 admin center.

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 374703

[When this will happen:]

Standard Release: We will begin rolling out in mid-February 2024 (previously late January) and expect to complete by early March 2024 (previously mid-February).

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MC708499 (Updated) Microsoft Teams: Allow meeting participants to create Collaborative notes Currently, only Microsoft Teams meeting organizers can create Collaborative notes before and after meetings. We are rolling out enhanced Collaborative notes that allow any meeting invitee to create notes before, during, and after the meeting. This enhancement helps to improve collaboration and efficiency and provides a seamless teamwork experience.

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 374515.

[When this will happen:]

Targeted Release: We will begin rolling out early February 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.
Updated February 8, 2024: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.

Currently, only Microsoft Teams meeting organizers can create Collaborative notes before and after meetings. We are rolling out enhanced Collaborative notes that allow any meeting invitee to create notes before, during, and after the meeting. This enhancement helps to improve collaboration and efficiency and provides a seamless teamwork experience.

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 374515.

[When this will happen:]

Targeted Release: We will begin rolling out early February 2024 and expect to complete by late February 2024 (previously mid-February)

Standard Release: We will begin rolling out late February 2024 and expect to complete by mid-March 2024.
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MC678059 (Updated) Banner message to appear for Stream (Classic) users on migrated videos User impact, Admin impact Updated message, User impact, Admin impact N/A
MC688632 (Updated) Microsoft Stream: Add a survey, poll, or quiz to a video at specific times New feature, User impact Updated message, New feature, User impact N/A
MC698134 (Updated) New Meeting Option and Meeting Policy "Turn off copying or forwarding of meeting chat" New feature, User impact, Admin impact Updated message, New feature, User impact, Admin impact N/A
MC699709 (Updated) Expanded capabilities in the Microsoft Intune Suite New feature, Admin impact Updated message, New feature, Admin impact N/A
MC703705 (Updated) New Policy: Turn Off Teams Meeting Feedback Surveys for Unauthenticated Users New feature, Admin impact Updated message, New feature, Admin impact N/A
MC706449 (Updated) Updated behavior for browsing large online address books Feature update, User impact Updated message, Feature update, User impact N/A
MC708336 (Updated) Microsoft 365 admin center: Improved view of service health issue details New feature, Admin impact Updated message, New feature, Admin impact N/A
MC708499 (Updated) Microsoft Teams: Allow meeting participants to create Collaborative notes New feature, User impact, Admin impact Updated message, New feature, User impact, Admin impact N/A

MC Title changes

MC ID MC Title Old Value New Value MC Action required by
MC678059 (Updated) Banner message to appear for Stream (Classic) users on migrated videos Banner message to appear for Stream (Classic) users on migrated videos (Updated) Banner message to appear for Stream (Classic) users on migrated videos N/A
MC688632 (Updated) Microsoft Stream: Add a survey, poll, or quiz to a video at specific times Microsoft Stream: Add a survey, poll, or quiz to a video at specific times (Updated) Microsoft Stream: Add a survey, poll, or quiz to a video at specific times N/A
MC698134 (Updated) New Meeting Option and Meeting Policy "Turn off copying or forwarding of meeting chat" New Meeting Option and Meeting Policy "Turn off copying or forwarding of meeting chat" (Updated) New Meeting Option and Meeting Policy "Turn off copying or forwarding of meeting chat" N/A
MC699709 (Updated) Expanded capabilities in the Microsoft Intune Suite Expanded capabilities in the Microsoft Intune Suite (Updated) Expanded capabilities in the Microsoft Intune Suite N/A
MC703705 (Updated) New Policy: Turn Off Teams Meeting Feedback Surveys for Unauthenticated Users New Policy: Turn Off Teams Meeting Feedback Surveys for Unauthenticated Users (Updated) New Policy: Turn Off Teams Meeting Feedback Surveys for Unauthenticated Users N/A
MC706449 (Updated) Updated behavior for browsing large online address books Updated behavior for browsing large online address books (Updated) Updated behavior for browsing large online address books N/A
MC708336 (Updated) Microsoft 365 admin center: Improved view of service health issue details Microsoft 365 admin center: Improved view of service health issue details (Updated) Microsoft 365 admin center: Improved view of service health issue details N/A
MC708499 (Updated) Microsoft Teams: Allow meeting participants to create Collaborative notes Microsoft Teams: Allow meeting participants to create Collaborative notes (Updated) Microsoft Teams: Allow meeting participants to create Collaborative notes N/A

CW06 New Office 365 Message Center items

MC ID MC Title MC Category MC Workload MC Major Change MC Action required by
MC713045 Microsoft Forms now supports live data sync to Excel - Preview Stay Informed Microsoft Forms False N/A
MC713042 Viva Insights: Changes to Suggested Tasks Plan For Change Microsoft Viva True N/A
MC713038 Retirement of AdminAuditLog and MailboxAuditLog cmdlets Plan For Change Exchange Online True N/A
MC713037 Azure Information Protection Add-in for Office is retiring Plan For Change Microsoft 365 suite, Azure Information Protection True N/A
MC713420 Microsoft Viva Engage and Microsoft Yammer: update on web domain migration release date Stay Informed Microsoft Viva False N/A
MC713370 Microsoft Teams: Redesigned app permissions tab in the Teams admin center Stay Informed Microsoft Teams False N/A
MC713368 Reminder: Stream (Classic) retires on April 15, 2024, and all unmigrated videos will be deleted Plan For Change Microsoft Stream False N/A
MC713610 Updated Copilot user interface (UI) rolling out Stay Informed Microsoft 365 suite False N/A
MC713894 Upgrade for the latest Microsoft Fluent Design System visual styling on Microsoft SharePoint Stay Informed SharePoint Online False N/A
MC713893 New Outlook for Windows: Opening saved .eml, .msg, and .oft files Stay Informed Microsoft 365 apps False N/A
MC714186 Remove Custom Script setting in OneDrive and SharePoint web Plan For Change SharePoint Online, OneDrive for Business True N/A
MC714183 Suspension of Azure Application Administrator role for Management of add-ins across Outlook, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint Plan For Change Microsoft 365 apps False N/A
MC714181 Outlook Mobile: Removing the Sections view in the Feed tab Plan For Change Exchange Online, Microsoft 365 apps False N/A
MC714521 Microsoft Viva Engage: Viva Engage question post update Stay Informed Microsoft Viva False N/A
MC714520 Microsoft 365 apps for the web: Grid view for tasks in Microsoft To Do web version and To Do inside Microsoft Outlook Stay Informed Microsoft 365 for the web False N/A
MC714517 Retiring of Suggested Tasks Insight Type Plan For Change Microsoft 365 apps True N/A
MC714515 Microsoft Viva Goals: New URL Stay Informed Microsoft Viva False N/A

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