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2024 CW 12 Microsoft 365 Message Center changes

from 03/18/2024 to 03/24/2024

15 Office 365 Message Center Items were changed and 20 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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MC End Time changes

MC ID MC Title Old Value New Value MC Action required by
MC666613 (Updated) Local Contacts Search 06/03/2024 10:00:00 2024-09-30T10:00:00Z N/A
MC690179 (Updated) Outlook Folder Recursive Search 07/29/2024 09:00:00 2024-12-23T08:00:00Z N/A
MC690924 (Updated) Collaborative Notes in Channel Meetings 06/10/2024 09:00:00 2024-07-29T09:00:00Z N/A
MC694129 (Updated) Microsoft 365 admin center: Adoption Score AI assistance category 05/27/2024 09:00:00 2024-09-02T09:00:00Z N/A
MC708338 (Updated) Microsoft Outlook mobile for iOS and Android toolbar updates 05/18/2024 09:00:00 2024-05-27T09:00:00Z N/A
MC709270 (Updated) Mute with Windows Taskbar available in the new Microsoft Teams on Windows 07/01/2024 09:00:00 2024-08-05T09:00:00Z N/A
MC709662 (Updated) Announcing Updated Settings in Microsoft Outlook for Android 04/08/2024 09:00:00 2024-05-06T09:00:00Z N/A
MC711666 Public preview announcement – support all Microsoft Defender for Cloud Apps users by Microsoft Defender XDR portal 04/30/2024 09:00:00 2024-05-29T09:00:00Z N/A
MC712143 (Updated) Microsoft Entra ID: New Microsoft teams-specific consent settings 05/01/2024 09:00:00 2024-05-27T09:00:00Z N/A
MC715695 (Updated) Optimize for Video setting for screensharing 05/20/2024 09:00:00 2024-06-24T09:00:00Z N/A
MC716008 (Updated) Microsoft Teams: Updated labels for external participants in meetings 04/15/2024 09:00:00 2024-04-03T09:00:00Z N/A
MC718263 (Updated) Microsoft Copilot for Microsoft 365: Copilot for Sales plugin in Microsoft Teams meetings 06/30/2024 09:00:00 2024-07-01T09:00:00Z N/A
MC720776 (Updated) Microsoft Edge for Business: Customize organizational branding using the Microsoft Edge management service 05/06/2024 09:00:00 2024-06-10T09:00:00Z N/A

MC How Affect changes

MC ID MC Title Old Value New Value MC Action required by
MC738647 (Updated) Microsoft Teams | new Teams is now part of Teams Rooms on Microsoft Windows The new Teams app will provide a parity of experiences with existing room experiences as well as the newer experiences. This includes delivering up to two times faster performance while using 50 percent less memory and enabling users to collaborate with people across organizational boundaries by seamlessly using Teams across multiple tenants or accounts.

Users will not see any difference in the Teams Room UI with the new Teams app.
The new Teams app will automatically replace the existing Teams Rooms application in the next Teams Rooms on Windows update (4.20). This update is at parity for all user features and looks identical to the current Teams Rooms application, so no end user education or notification will be required. The benefits to new Teams on Teams Rooms on Windows is up to two times faster performance while using 50 percent less memory. This next Teams Rooms update will also include several new features which are announced in other message center posts. N/A

MC Messages changes

MC ID MC Title Old Value New Value MC Action required by
MC666613 (Updated) Local Contacts Search Updated February 21, 2024: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.

Users will now have access to a quicker and easier method to search their Outlook Mobile contact list within the app. We are adding a search bar at the top of a user’s in app contact list that will allow users to type the name of a contact to easily find a contact. This search is limited only to the contacts within the Outlook Mobile app, and this feature does not search any device contacts that have not been synced with Outlook.

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 135281

[When this will happen:]

Preview: We will begin rolling out mid-September 2023.

Standard Release: We will begin rolling out mid-October 2023 and expect to complete by late April 2024 (previously mid-February).

Updated March 20, 2024: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.

Users will now have access to a quicker and easier method to search their Outlook Mobile contact list within the app. We are adding a search bar at the top of a user’s in app contact list that will allow users to type the name of a contact to easily find a contact. This search is limited only to the contacts within the Outlook Mobile app, and this feature does not search any device contacts that have not been synced with Outlook.

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 135281

[When this will happen:]

Preview: We will begin rolling out mid-September 2023.

Worldwide: We will begin rolling out mid-October 2023 and expect to complete by late August 2024 (previously late April).

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MC690179 (Updated) Outlook Folder Recursive Search 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).

Updated March 20, 2024: We have rolled this feature back to development stage in order to address some gaps based on feedback received and make the experience better. Additionally, we have updated the rollout timeline below. We apologize for any inconveniences.

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 mid-May 2024 (previously late January) and expect to complete by mid-November 2024 (previously late June).

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MC690924 (Updated) Collaborative Notes in Channel Meetings Updated January 24, 2024: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.

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 mid-April 2024 (previously early February) and expect to complete by late April 2024 (previously mid-February).

Standard Release: We will begin rolling out late April 2024 (previously mid-February). and expect to complete by early May 2024 (previously early March).
Updated March 20, 2024: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.

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 mid-May 2024 (previously mid-April) and expect to complete by late May 2024 (previously late April).

Worldwide: We will begin rolling out early June 2024 (previously late April). and expect to complete by late June 2024 (previously early May).
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MC692026 (Updated) Stream videos can now be watched inline in Outlook Updated February 16, 2024: We have updated the the content below with additional details.

We’re introducing the ability to watch Stream videos inline in Outlook on the web and the new Outlook for Windows.

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 185389

[When this will happen:]

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

Updated March 20, 2024: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.

We’re introducing the ability to watch Stream videos inline in Outlook on the web and the new Outlook for Windows.

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 185389

[When this will happen:]

Standard Release: We will begin rolling out mid-March 2024 (previously mid-February) and expect to complete by mid-May 2024 (previously mid-April).

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MC694129 (Updated) Microsoft 365 admin center: Adoption Score AI assistance category We are introducing a new people experiences category in Adoption Score in the Microsoft 365 admin center. The new category helps organizations understand the adoption of Microsoft Copilot features in Microsoft 365. This AI assistance category includes a score on a 100-point scale to help track the overall adoption of Microsoft Copilot for Microsoft 365. This score for the AI assistance category will be available in preview and will not impact the overall Adoption Score.

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 185700

[When this will happen:]

Preview: We will begin rolling out late November 2023 and expect to complete the rollout by early December 2023.

Standard Release: We will begin rolling out early March 2024 and expect to complete by early April 2024.
Updated March 20, 2024: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.

We are introducing a new people experiences category in Adoption Score in the Microsoft 365 admin center. The new category helps organizations understand the adoption of Microsoft Copilot features in Microsoft 365. This AI assistance category includes a score on a 100-point scale to help track the overall adoption of Microsoft Copilot for Microsoft 365. This score for the AI assistance category will be available in preview and will not impact the overall Adoption Score.

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 185700

[When this will happen:]

Preview: We will begin rolling out late November 2023 and expect to complete the rollout by early December 2023.

Worldwide: We will begin rolling out late June 2024 (previously early March) and expect to complete by late July 2024 (previously early April).
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MC708338 (Updated) Microsoft Outlook mobile for iOS and Android toolbar updates The Compose toolbar in Microsoft Outlook mobile for iOS and Android will be updated to allow for more user customization.

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap IDs 100696 (iOS) and 100692 (Android).

[When this will happen:]

Standard Release, GCC, GCCHigh, DoD: We will begin rolling out mid-February 2024 and expect to complete by mid-March 2024.

Updated March 20, 2024: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.

The Compose toolbar in Microsoft Outlook mobile for iOS and Android will be updated to allow for more user customization.

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap IDs 100696 (iOS) and 100692 (Android).

[When this will happen:]

Worldwide, GCC, GCC High, DoD: We will begin rolling out mid-March 2024 (preview mid-February) and expect to complete by mid-April 2024 (preview mid-March).

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MC709270 (Updated) Mute with Windows Taskbar available in the new Microsoft Teams on Windows Updated February 25, 2024: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.

The Muting Teams with Windows Taskbar is now available. This feature, available in the new Teams experience on Windows, enables you to mute and unmute your audio by clicking the mic icon in Windows taskbar.

To control your call mic from the taskbar, do the following:

Select the mic icon on your taskbar or press Windows logo key + Alt + K to mute or unmute your microphone while using a calling app.

-OR- Click the volume icon in the hardware indicator for volume in Windows taskbar.

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 191528

[When this will happen:]

Targeted release: We will begin rolling out mid-April 2024 (previously mid-March) and expect to complete by late April 2024 (previously late March).

Worldwide, GCC, GCC High & DoD: We will begin rolling out early May 2024 (previously early April) and expect to complete by late May 2024 (previously late April).

Updated March 20, 2024: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.

The Muting Teams with Windows Taskbar is now available. This feature, available in the new Teams experience on Windows, enables you to mute and unmute your audio by clicking the mic icon in Windows taskbar.

To control your call mic from the taskbar, do the following:

Select the mic icon on your taskbar or press Windows logo key + Alt + K to mute or unmute your microphone while using a calling app.

-OR- Click the volume icon in the hardware indicator for volume in Windows taskbar.

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 191528

[When this will happen:]

Targeted release: We will begin rolling out mid-May 2024 (previously mid-April) and expect to complete by late May 2024 (previously late April).

Worldwide, GCC, GCC High & DoD: We will begin rolling out early June 2024 (previously early May) and expect to complete by late June 2024 (previously late May).

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MC709662 (Updated) Announcing Updated Settings in Microsoft Outlook for Android The Outlook for Android Settings page is being updated so that you can find the settings you need more efficiently.

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 185387

[When this will happen:]

Standard Release: We will begin rolling out in mid-February 2024 and expect to complete by the end of February 2024.
Updated March 20, 2024: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.

The Outlook for Android Settings page is being updated so that you can find the settings you need more efficiently.

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 185387

[When this will happen:]

Standard Release: We will begin rolling out in mid-February 2024 and expect to complete by the late March 2024 (previously late February).
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MC712143 (Updated) Microsoft Entra ID: New Microsoft teams-specific consent settings For Microsoft Entra and Microsoft Teams, we are introducing two new resource-specific consent settings (RSC) for teams and chats to enhance secure app adoption. These settings will affect Chat RSC and Team RSC for apps in Microsoft Teams. This update also empowers Teams-level admins to independently manage these settings. Existing Group owner consent settings and API and the existing Chat RSC API will be retired with this update.

[When this will happen:]

Standard Release: We will begin rolling out early March 2024 and expect to complete by mid-March 2024. See the What you need to do to prepare section of this message for specific dates.
Updated March 20, 2024: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.

For Microsoft Entra and Microsoft Teams, we are introducing two new resource-specific consent settings (RSC) for teams and chats to enhance secure app adoption. These settings will affect Chat RSC and Team RSC for apps in Microsoft Teams. This update also empowers Teams-level admins to independently manage these settings. Existing Group owner consent settings and API and the existing Chat RSC API will be retired with this update.

[When this will happen:]

Worldwide: We will begin rolling out early March 2024 and expect to complete by mid-April 2024 (previously mid-March). See the What you need to do to prepare section of this message for specific dates.
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MC715695 (Updated) Optimize for Video setting for screensharing Updated March 15, 2024: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.

In Microsoft Teams, we are providing manual settings to optimize screen sharing for video clips by reducing lag and improving the quality of video playback when sharing video clips in Teams meetings.

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 93483.

[When this will happen:]

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

Worldwide: We will begin rolling out early April 2024 (previously mid-March) and expect to complete by mid-April 2024 (previously late March).

Updated March 20, 2024: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.

In Microsoft Teams, we are providing manual settings to optimize screen sharing for video clips by reducing lag and improving the quality of video playback when sharing video clips in Teams meetings.

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 93483.

[When this will happen:]

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

Worldwide: We will begin rolling out late April 2024 (previously early April) and expect to complete by mid-May 2024 (previously mid-April).

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MC716008 (Updated) Microsoft Teams: Updated labels for external participants in meetings In our continuous drive to increase the security of Microsoft Teams meetings, we are updating the labels for the participants' names. To bring in consistency and accuracy to the user labels, we are introducing the term Unverified, which will be seen for all meeting participants who do not have a trusted relationship with the organizer. All participants who are not part of the organizer's organization but are configured as a trusted relationship with the organizer will continue to be termed as External.

Additionally, we are ensuring that all areas within Team meetings - lobby, participant roster, meeting chat, and so on - will consistently show accurate user labels.

[When this will happen:]

Standard Release: We will begin rolling out mid-February 2024 and expect to complete by early March 2024 for all the in-meeting participant views. Other areas within Teams meetings will soon follow with these updates. This will be announced in a future post.
Updated March 20, 2024: We have completed the rollout for Worldwide. We will not be rolling out to GCC, GCC High or DoD organizations at this time and will communicate via Message center when we are ready to proceed. We apologize for any inconvenience.

In our continuous drive to increase the security of Microsoft Teams meetings, we are updating the labels for the participants' names. To bring in consistency and accuracy to the user labels, we are introducing the term Unverified, which will be seen for all meeting participants who do not have a trusted relationship with the organizer. All participants who are not part of the organizer's organization but are configured as a trusted relationship with the organizer will continue to be termed as External.

Additionally, we are ensuring that all areas within Team meetings - lobby, participant roster, meeting chat, and so on - will consistently show accurate user labels.

[When this will happen:]

Worldwide: We will begin rolling out mid-February 2024 and expect to complete by early March 2024 for all the in-meeting participant views. Other areas within Teams meetings will soon follow with these updates. This will be announced in a future post.
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MC718263 (Updated) Microsoft Copilot for Microsoft 365: Copilot for Sales plugin in Microsoft Teams meetings In Microsoft Teams meetings, admins can enable the Copilot for Sales plugin in the Preview menu. All plugins are toggled off by default, and users can toggle them on from the plugin menu. When the Copilot for Sales plugin is set to on, Copilot for Microsoft 365 in Microsoft Teams meetings will be able to access Microsoft Dynamics 365 Sales data to get a summary of the sales information for the meeting based on the transcript as well as retrieve brand information for the account from Dynamics 365 Sales if the account name was mentioned.

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 373655

[When this will happen:]

Preview Release: We will begin rolling out to all users who have Copilot for Microsoft 365 and a Copilot for Sales license enabled in early April 2024 and expect to complete by late April 2024.
Updated March 20, 2024: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.

In Microsoft Teams meetings, admins can enable the Copilot for Sales plugin in the Preview menu. All plugins are toggled off by default, and users can toggle them on from the plugin menu. When the Copilot for Sales plugin is set to on, Copilot for Microsoft 365 in Microsoft Teams meetings will be able to access Microsoft Dynamics 365 Sales data to get a summary of the sales information for the meeting based on the transcript as well as retrieve brand information for the account from Dynamics 365 Sales if the account name was mentioned.

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 373655

[When this will happen:]

Preview Release: We will begin rolling out to all users who have Copilot for Microsoft 365 and a Copilot for Sales license enabled in mid-May 2024 (previously early April) and expect to complete by late May 2024 (previously late April).
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MC720776 (Updated) Microsoft Edge for Business: Customize organizational branding using the Microsoft Edge management service Updated March 5, 2024: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.

Starting late March 2024, admins can customize their organization's branding assets onto Edge for Business through the Microsoft Edge management service. This branding can help users signed in with an Entra ID (formerly known as Azure Active Directory) more easily differentiate between multiple profiles and browser windows through visual cues on the profile pill, profile flyout, and Edge for Business taskbar icon. Only admins can control, preview, and customize how Edge for Business shows the following organization brand assets:

Organization name

Accent color

Organization logo

Edge for Business taskbar icon overlay

Default branding can be enabled by admins through the following policies:

OrganizationalBrandingOnWorkProfileUIEnabled

OrganizationLogoOverlayOnAppIconEnabled

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 383013

[When this will happen:]

General Availability: We will begin rolling out no sooner than mid-March 2024 with Microsoft Edge version 123. Rollout is expected to complete by late March 2024.

Updated March 20, 2024: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.

Starting late March 2024, admins can customize their organization's branding assets onto Edge for Business through the Microsoft Edge management service. This branding can help users signed in with an Entra ID (formerly known as Azure Active Directory) more easily differentiate between multiple profiles and browser windows through visual cues on the profile pill, profile flyout, and Edge for Business taskbar icon. Only admins can control, preview, and customize how Edge for Business shows the following organization brand assets:

Organization name

Accent color

Organization logo

Edge for Business taskbar icon overlay

Default branding can be enabled by admins through the following policies:

OrganizationalBrandingOnWorkProfileUIEnabled

OrganizationLogoOverlayOnAppIconEnabled

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 383013

[When this will happen:]

Preview for this new feature began on March 21, 2024, and is expected to complete within a week.

Worldwide: We will begin rolling out late April 2024 and expect to complete by early May 2024.

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MC738647 (Updated) Microsoft Teams | new Teams is now part of Teams Rooms on Microsoft Windows The new Microsoft Teams available on Teams Desktop is coming to Microsoft Teams Rooms on Microsoft Windows. With the new Teams app, all Teams Rooms devices can now use the performance gains and optimize available resources for room experience and rendering intelligent audio and video more reliably.

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 381157

[When this will happen:]

Worldwide, GCC, and GCC High: We will begin rolling out Mid-April 2024 and expect to complete roll-out by late April 2024.
Updated March 20, 2024: We have updated the content below to provide more information regarding the potential impact to your organization. Thank you for your patience.

The new Microsoft Teams available on Teams Desktop is also coming to Microsoft Teams Rooms on Microsoft Windows. With the new Teams app, all Teams Rooms devices can now use the performance gains and optimize available resources for room experience and rendering intelligent audio and video more reliably.

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 381157

[When this will happen:]

Worldwide, GCC, and GCC High: We will begin rolling out Mid-April 2024 and expect to complete roll-out by late April 2024.
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MC MessageTagNames changes

MC ID MC Title Old Value New Value MC Action required by
MC694129 (Updated) Microsoft 365 admin center: Adoption Score AI assistance category Feature update Updated message, Feature update, Admin impact N/A
MC708338 (Updated) Microsoft Outlook mobile for iOS and Android toolbar updates Feature update, User impact Updated message, Feature update, User impact N/A
MC709662 (Updated) Announcing Updated Settings in Microsoft Outlook for Android New feature, Admin impact Updated message, New feature, Admin impact N/A
MC712143 (Updated) Microsoft Entra ID: New Microsoft teams-specific consent settings Feature update, Admin impact Updated message, Feature update, Admin impact N/A
MC716008 (Updated) Microsoft Teams: Updated labels for external participants in meetings New feature, User impact, Admin impact Updated message, New feature, User impact, Admin impact N/A
MC718263 (Updated) Microsoft Copilot for Microsoft 365: Copilot for Sales plugin in Microsoft Teams meetings New feature, User impact, Admin impact Updated message, New feature, User impact, Admin impact N/A
MC738647 (Updated) Microsoft Teams | new Teams is now part of Teams Rooms on Microsoft Windows New feature, User impact Updated message, New feature, User impact N/A

MC prepare changes

MC ID MC Title Old Value New Value MC Action required by
MC692026 (Updated) Stream videos can now be watched inline in Outlook You may want to notify your users about this change and update any relevant documentation as appropriate.

A new policy controls the ability to preview and playback Stream videos in Microsoft 365 applications including in Outlook and the Loop application.

If you enable or do not configure this policy setting, users will be able to preview and playback Stream videos within supported Microsoft 365 applications.

If you disable this policy setting, users will not be able to preview and playback Stream videos within supported Microsoft 365 applications, however, users will be able to open Stream video links in the Stream Web Application.

Note: This policy setting only applies to Outlook and Loop applications.

Review:

Embed and play back videos in Outlook and Loop

https://learn.microsoft.com/outlook/troubleshoot/message-body/embed-playback-videos-in-outlook-and-loop

https://www.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/roadmap?filters=&searchterms=185389
You may want to notify your users about this change and update any relevant documentation as appropriate.

A new policy controls the ability to preview and playback Stream videos in Microsoft 365 applications including in Outlook and the Loop application.

If you enable or do not configure this policy setting, users will be able to preview and playback Stream videos within supported Microsoft 365 applications.

If you disable this policy setting, users will not be able to preview and playback Stream videos within supported Microsoft 365 applications, however, users will be able to open Stream video links in the Stream Web Application.

Note: This policy setting only applies to Outlook and Loop applications.

https://www.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/roadmap?filters=&searchterms=185389
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MC712143 (Updated) Microsoft Entra ID: New Microsoft teams-specific consent settings We're providing a four-week preselection period before introducing the new settings, allowing time for Teams admins to make adjustments. The preselection period begins on February 5, 2024, and will gradually roll out to all tenants by February 14, 2024. During the preselection period, Entra admins may use the PowerShell commandlets to preselect their desired Team RSC and Chat RSC settings. After the pre-selection period ends March 4, 2024, Teams admins also can adjust these settings. Your current Team and Chat RSC settings will not be affected during this preselection period. The new policies will gradually start taking effect on March 7, 2024 and will completely roll out to all tenants by March 14, 2024. When rolled out, the new settings will take on a new ManagedByMicrosoft state. Instructions for modifying the new teams-specific consent settings can be found in the Configure consent settings section of Grant RSC permissions to an app - Teams | Microsoft Learn.

https://learn.microsoft.com/microsoftteams/platform/graph-api/rsc/grant-resource-specific-consent#configure-consent-settings
We're providing a four-week preselection period before introducing the new settings, allowing time for Teams admins to make adjustments. The preselection period begins on February 5, 2024, and will gradually roll out to all tenants by February 14, 2024. During the preselection period, Entra admins may use the PowerShell commandlets to preselect their desired Team RSC and Chat RSC settings. After the pre-selection period ends March 4, 2024, Teams admins also can adjust these settings. Your current Team and Chat RSC settings will not be affected during this preselection period. The new policies will gradually start taking effect on March 7, 2024 and will completely roll out to all tenants by April 14, 2024. When rolled out, the new settings will take on a new ManagedByMicrosoft state. Instructions for modifying the new teams-specific consent settings can be found in the Configure consent settings section of Grant RSC permissions to an app - Teams | Microsoft Learn.

https://learn.microsoft.com/microsoftteams/platform/graph-api/rsc/grant-resource-specific-consent#configure-consent-settings
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MC738647 (Updated) Microsoft Teams | new Teams is now part of Teams Rooms on Microsoft Windows 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?filters=&searchterms=381157
There is no action needed to prepare for this change. If desired, you can control the release of this update leveraging the update rings in the Pro Management Portal following standard Teams Rooms app update processes.

https://www.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/roadmap?filters=&searchterms=381157
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MC Title changes

MC ID MC Title Old Value New Value MC Action required by
MC694129 (Updated) Microsoft 365 admin center: Adoption Score AI assistance category Microsoft 365 admin center: Adoption Score AI assistance category (Updated) Microsoft 365 admin center: Adoption Score AI assistance category N/A
MC708338 (Updated) Microsoft Outlook mobile for iOS and Android toolbar updates Microsoft Outlook mobile for iOS and Android toolbar updates (Updated) Microsoft Outlook mobile for iOS and Android toolbar updates N/A
MC709662 (Updated) Announcing Updated Settings in Microsoft Outlook for Android Announcing Updated Settings in Microsoft Outlook for Android (Updated) Announcing Updated Settings in Microsoft Outlook for Android N/A
MC712143 (Updated) Microsoft Entra ID: New Microsoft teams-specific consent settings Microsoft Entra ID: New Microsoft teams-specific consent settings (Updated) Microsoft Entra ID: New Microsoft teams-specific consent settings N/A
MC716008 (Updated) Microsoft Teams: Updated labels for external participants in meetings Microsoft Teams: Updated labels for external participants in meetings (Updated) Microsoft Teams: Updated labels for external participants in meetings N/A
MC718263 (Updated) Microsoft Copilot for Microsoft 365: Copilot for Sales plugin in Microsoft Teams meetings Microsoft Copilot for Microsoft 365: Copilot for Sales plugin in Microsoft Teams meetings (Updated) Microsoft Copilot for Microsoft 365: Copilot for Sales plugin in Microsoft Teams meetings N/A
MC738647 (Updated) Microsoft Teams | new Teams is now part of Teams Rooms on Microsoft Windows Microsoft Teams | new Teams is now part of Teams Rooms on Microsoft Windows (Updated) Microsoft Teams | new Teams is now part of Teams Rooms on Microsoft Windows N/A

CW12 New Office 365 Message Center items

MC ID MC Title MC Category MC Workload MC Major Change MC Action required by
MC744123 Microsoft Clipchamp desktop app: Work account support Stay Informed Microsoft 365 suite, Microsoft 365 for the web, Microsoft 365 apps False N/A
MC744122 Microsoft Outlook Mobile: To Do integration Stay Informed Exchange Online, Microsoft 365 apps False N/A
MC744121 Reminder: Stream (Classic) retires on April 15, 2024, and all unmigrated videos will be deleted Plan For Change Microsoft Stream False N/A
MC744117 Microsoft Viva: Viva Insights leader deep-dive reports focus on customer, business operations, and agility Stay Informed Microsoft Viva False N/A
MC744115 Microsoft Outlook Mobile: Open a Teams Meeting chat from the calendar Stay Informed Exchange Online, Microsoft 365 apps False N/A
MC744113 Microsoft Defender for Office 365: New Quarantine release details Stay Informed Exchange Online, Microsoft Defender XDR False N/A
MC746660 Reminder: Classic to new Teams update, new Teams rollout, and new Teams only availability Plan For Change Microsoft Teams False N/A
MC746332 Microsoft Teams: New Admin control for setting default storage app for file uploads Stay Informed Microsoft Teams False N/A
MC746328 Microsoft Purview | Data Loss Prevention: Copying rules Stay Informed Microsoft 365 suite False N/A
MC746322 Microsoft Teams: Meeting details displayed on pre-join screen Stay Informed Microsoft Teams False N/A
MC746321 Outlook Mobile: New in-app Contact editor Stay Informed Microsoft 365 apps False N/A
MC748381 OneDrive: Media node in OneDrive for web Stay Informed OneDrive for Business False N/A
MC748380 Microsoft Teams: Pre-pin meeting apps for users Stay Informed Microsoft Teams False N/A
MC748379 Microsoft Teams: Intelligent message translation in chats on desktop Stay Informed Microsoft Teams False N/A
MC750668 Microsoft Teams: Access Workflows from the three-dot menu on shared file Stay Informed Microsoft Teams False N/A
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