2024 CW 18 Microsoft 365 Roadmap changes

from 04/29/2024 to 05/05/2024

73 Microsoft 365 Roadmap Items were changed and 21 Microsoft 365 Roadmap Items were added

Changes

Changed Property: RM Cloud Instance Tags

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376698 Microsoft Purview compliance portal: Microsoft Information Protection and Insider Risk Management support multicloud environments Worldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant), GCC, GCC High, DoD Worldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant) 01/12/2024
393923 Microsoft Teams: Workflows – Easier discoverability of Workflows templates Worldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant) GCC, Worldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant) 01/06/2024

Changed Property: RM Description

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101166 Microsoft Graph: SharePoint Pages API New graph API to create and manage SharePoint pages and news posts. Correcting the status to "In Development as only a preview is available at this time. New graph API to create and manage SharePoint pages and news posts. 01/04/2024
178030 Outlook: The new Outlook for Windows - Offline support for mail actions and compose The first set of offline capabilities in the new Outlook for Windows. Mail, calendar events, and contacts will be stored on your device, so you can view them even when you're not connected to the internet. Additionally, you can perform key actions on your mail, including flag, move, and delete, and compose messages, to stay productive even when you're not connected to the internet. The first set of offline capabilities in the new Outlook for Windows. Mail, calendar events, and contacts will be stored on your device, so you can view them even when you're not connected to the internet. Additionally, you can perform key actions on your mail, including flag, move, and delete, and compose messages, to stay productive even when you're not connected to the internet. #newoutlookforwindows 01/05/2024
328282 Outlook: Newsletters Newsletters in Outlook enable customers to create, distribute, and track success for their internal email newsletters. This feature will be available in the new Outlook for Windows and the web. Newsletters in Outlook enable customers to create, distribute, and track success for their internal email newsletters. This feature will be available in the new Outlook for Windows and the web. #newoutlookforwindows 01/07/2024
372895 Outlook: Schedule from email with Copilot Often you may want to transition a conversation from an email thread to a meeting. Copilot helps you do this by being able to start scheduling right from the email conversation. It saves you time and effort by generating a meeting invite that's ready for you to review and send. When you click on "Schedule with Copilot" a meeting form will appear with a Copilot generated meeting title, agenda, and conversation summary as well as a pre-filled attendee list from the email thread and an attachment of the original email thread. This feature will be available in the new Outlook for Windows, web, Mac, and mobile. Often you may want to transition a conversation from an email thread to a meeting. Copilot helps you do this by being able to start scheduling right from the email conversation. It saves you time and effort by generating a meeting invite that's ready for you to review and send. When you click on "Schedule with Copilot" a meeting form will appear with a Copilot generated meeting title, agenda, and conversation summary as well as a pre-filled attendee list from the email thread and an attachment of the original email thread. This feature will be available in the new Outlook for Windows, web, Mac, and mobile. #newoutlookforwindows 01/06/2024
376698 Microsoft Purview compliance portal: Microsoft Information Protection and Insider Risk Management support multicloud environments Microsoft Purview Information Protection extends its sensitivity labels and protection policies into data contained in Azure SQL, Azure Data Lake Storage, and Amazon S3. Organizations can create label-based protection policies that specify which data sources, databases, or storage buckets are in scope, and which users or groups are allowed to access data with a certain sensitivity label and Purview will automatically enforce the policy and block unauthorized access to sensitive data. Insider Risk Management extends its detection into multicloud environments by offering ready-to-use risk indicators in Azure, AWS, and SaaS apps including Box, Dropbox, and Google Drive. Organizations can use these new indicators in data theft and data leaks policies. Microsoft Purview Insider Risk Management correlates various signals to identify potential malicious or inadvertent insider risks, such as IP theft, data leakage, and security violations. Microsoft Purview Information Protection extends its sensitivity labels and protection policies into data contained in Azure SQL, Azure Data Lake Storage, and Amazon S3. Organizations can create label-based protection policies that specify which data sources, databases, or storage buckets are in scope, and which users or groups are allowed to access data with a certain sensitivity label and Purview will automatically enforce the policy and block unauthorized access to sensitive data. Insider Risk Management extends its detection into multicloud environments by offering ready-to-use risk indicators in Azure, AWS, and SaaS apps including Box, Dropbox, and Google Drive. Organizations can use these new indicators in data theft and data leaks policies. Microsoft Purview Insider Risk Management correlates various signals to identify potential malicious or inadvertent insider risks, such as IP theft, data leakage, and security violations. Note: We have updated the cloud environments to reflect the current state. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause. 01/12/2024
378775 Outlook: Organize and reorder folders in the new Outlook for Windows and web Users can arrange folders in any desired order effortlessly by dragging and dropping the folders in the position that they want. Users can arrange folders in any desired order effortlessly by dragging and dropping the folders in the position that they want. #newoutlookforwindows 01/05/2024
393936 Outlook: Entry point change - apps when reading emails moved to the ribbon The Apps flyout and entry point for pinned apps will be moved to the Home tab in the Ribbon in the New Outlook and Outlook for Web. The Apps flyout and entry point for pinned apps will be moved to the Home tab in the Ribbon in the New Outlook and Outlook for Web. #newoutlookforwindows 01/06/2024

Changed Property: RM Preview

RM ID RM Title Old Value New Value check before
180383 Microsoft Syntex: Advanced Tenant Rename November CY2023 N/A 01/04/2024
185799 Microsoft 365 admin center: Usage reports - Overview page redesign April CY2024 June CY2024 01/09/2024
186580 Microsoft Purview compliance portal: Insider Risk Management- Recommended actions for finetuning policies April CY2024 May CY2024 01/06/2024
372245 Microsoft Viva: Viva Learning - Copilot in Viva Learning June CY2024 May CY2024 01/09/2024
373310 Microsoft Purview compliance portal: Data Loss Prevention - Enhanced Incident Communication with DLP Email Templates January CY2024 May CY2024 01/06/2024
383018 Microsoft Purview compliance portal: Information Protection for Word, Excel, and PowerPoint - Improved DLP policy tip reliability April CY2024 June CY2024 01/07/2024
388753 Outlook: Access Copilot directly in classic Outlook for Windows N/A May CY2024 01/06/2024
392456 Microsoft Purview compliance portal: Data Lifecycle Management - Bulk replacement or removal of a retention label September CY2024 October CY2024 01/12/2024
394280 Microsoft Purview compliance portal: Cloud Policy service audit logs for policy changes June CY2024 N/A 01/06/2024
395213 SharePoint: Flexible Layouts December CY2024 N/A 01/03/2025

Changed Property: RM Release

RM ID RM Title Old Value New Value check before
101166 Microsoft Graph: SharePoint Pages API March CY2024 April CY2024 01/04/2024
163985 Microsoft Viva: Viva Glint - Self service to set survey deactivation times May CY2024 July CY2024 01/07/2024
163987 Microsoft Viva: Viva Glint - Self service to relink surveys May CY2024 July CY2024 01/07/2024
164204 Microsoft Viva: Viva Insights ONA report wizard March CY2024 May CY2024 01/05/2024
164888 Whiteboard: @ mentions within comments April CY2024 May CY2024 01/05/2024
164889 Whiteboard: Email notifications for @ mentions in comments on a whiteboard April CY2024 May CY2024 01/05/2024
168524 Microsoft Teams: Co-organizer updates in Webinars June CY2024 October CY2024 01/10/2024
180383 Microsoft Syntex: Advanced Tenant Rename November CY2023 April CY2024 01/04/2024
185799 Microsoft 365 admin center: Usage reports - Overview page redesign July CY2024 September CY2024 01/09/2024
187086 Microsoft Viva : Connections Analytics for multiple Connections experiences April CY2024 May CY2024 01/05/2024
191528 Microsoft Teams: Control your mic state during meetings from Windows taskbar available in the new Teams on Windows May CY2024 June CY2024 01/06/2024
314430 Microsoft Teams: Bookable desks May CY2024 June CY2024 01/06/2024
370535 Microsoft Purview compliance portal: Data Loss Prevention - Ability to rename the policy and rule names in DLP June CY2024 July CY2024 01/07/2024
372670 Microsoft Defender for Office 365: 45 days after last used for Allow May CY2024 June CY2024 01/06/2024
373310 Microsoft Purview compliance portal: Data Loss Prevention - Enhanced Incident Communication with DLP Email Templates March CY2024 June CY2024 01/06/2024
375418 Microsoft Teams: New VDI solution for Teams May CY2024 June CY2024 01/06/2024
377703 Microsoft Teams: Co-organizer updates in town hall June CY2024 October CY2024 01/10/2024
379980 Microsoft Teams: Queues app (Premium) June CY2024 August CY2024 01/08/2024
380681 Microsoft Teams: Proximity Join via Ultrasound June CY2024 July CY2024 01/07/2024
381449 Minecraft Education: Minecraft Education Summer Release June CY2024 July CY2024 01/07/2024
381464 Microsoft Teams: Ultrasound proximity join admin controls for Teams Rooms on Windows June CY2024 July CY2024 01/07/2024
383018 Microsoft Purview compliance portal: Information Protection for Word, Excel, and PowerPoint - Improved DLP policy tip reliability June CY2024 July CY2024 01/07/2024
383735 Microsoft Viva: Regional announcements for FLW users in Viva Connections March CY2024 May CY2024 01/05/2024
388752 Microsoft Purview compliance portal: Communication Compliance Security Copilot - Contextual Summarization June CY2024 May CY2024 01/05/2024
392328 Microsoft Teams: Chat for organizers and presenters in webinars June CY2024 July CY2024 01/07/2024
392456 Microsoft Purview compliance portal: Data Lifecycle Management - Bulk replacement or removal of a retention label September CY2024 December CY2024 01/12/2024
393931 Microsoft Teams: Microsoft 365 admin centers – Manage Teams apps that work on Outlook and Microsoft 365 App May CY2024 July CY2024 01/07/2024
395213 SharePoint: Flexible Layouts January CY2025 March CY2025 01/03/2025

Changed Property: RM Release Phase

RM ID RM Title Old Value New Value check before
101166 Microsoft Graph: SharePoint Pages API Preview General Availability, Preview 01/04/2024
180383 Microsoft Syntex: Advanced Tenant Rename General Availability, Preview, Targeted Release (Entire Organization) Targeted Release (Entire Organization), General Availability 01/04/2024
388753 Outlook: Access Copilot directly in classic Outlook for Windows Current Channel General Availability 01/06/2024
388753 Outlook: Access Copilot directly in classic Outlook for Windows General Availability Preview, General Availability 01/06/2024
388913 Outlook: Add Shared Folders to Favorites in the new Outlook for Windows and web General Availability General Availability, Targeted Release 01/05/2024
394280 Microsoft Purview compliance portal: Cloud Policy service audit logs for policy changes General Availability, Preview General Availability 01/06/2024
395213 SharePoint: Flexible Layouts General Availability, Preview, Targeted Release General Availability, Targeted Release 01/03/2025

Changed Property: RM Status

RM ID RM Title Old Value New Value check before
88276 Microsoft Graph: Microsoft Purview | Data Lifecycle Management - Microsoft Graph APIs to manage retention labels and event-based retention Rolling out Launched 01/03/2023
93483 Microsoft Teams: Optimize for Video setting for screensharing In development Rolling out 01/05/2024
100696 Outlook: [iOS] Customizable Compose Toolbar and Drawer Rolling out Launched 01/03/2024
109536 Microsoft Intune: Advanced Analytics Rolling out Launched 01/02/2024
109573 Microsoft Teams: Save meeting content with collaborative annotations as a Whiteboard In development Rolling out 01/05/2024
117941 Microsoft Teams: Green screen in Teams meetings Rolling out Launched 01/04/2023
127900 Microsoft Teams: Click Through Collaborative Annotations Layer In development Rolling out 01/05/2024
146858 Microsoft Purview compliance portal: Communication Compliance – User scoping role-based access control (RBAC) In development Rolling out 01/04/2024
156018 Microsoft Purview compliance portal: Policy template limit increase In development Launched 01/03/2024
167326 Microsoft Teams: Join Teams work meetings from Microsoft Teams (free) and vice versa Rolling out Launched 01/02/2024
178013 Microsoft Teams: Configure Teams meetings with protection for sensitive data on a mobile device Rolling out Launched 01/02/2024
181794 Microsoft Teams: Remove items from your activity feed Rolling out Launched 01/12/2023
188616 Microsoft Stream: Copilot in Stream In development Rolling out 01/04/2024
190937 Outlook: Draft by Copilot in classic Outlook for Windows Rolling out Launched 01/03/2024
374390 Microsoft Teams: Track usage of your frontline teams and apps in the Teams Admin Center In development Rolling out 01/05/2024
380667 Microsoft Teams: 4K local HDMI content sharing quality for Teams Rooms on Android In development Rolling out 01/04/2024
380674 Microsoft Teams: Join meetings with a QR code on Teams Rooms on Android using Teams mobile In development Rolling out 01/04/2024
380683 Microsoft Teams: Give feedback for Teams Rooms on Android In development Rolling out 01/04/2024
380687 Microsoft Teams: Home screen refresh for Teams Rooms on Android In development Rolling out 01/04/2024
380852 Microsoft Teams: Change background while recording on phone In development Rolling out 01/05/2024
382608 Microsoft Purview compliance portal: Communication Compliance-Cross policy remediation actions for enhanced remediation experience In development Launched 01/03/2024
382635 Microsoft Edge: Extension requests and feedback In development Launched 01/04/2024
383006 Microsoft Teams: A single desktop app for all user types In development Rolling out 01/04/2024
383013 Microsoft Edge: Microsoft Edge for Business - Customize organizational branding using Edge Management Service In development Rolling out 01/04/2024
383529 Microsoft Teams: Use Apple AirPods to mute/unmute yourself in Microsoft Teams Rolling out Launched 01/03/2024
383736 Microsoft Viva: Dashboard personalization on desktop in Viva Connections In development Launched 01/03/2024
383743 Microsoft Purview compliance portal: eDiscovery - eDiscovery Graph API for purge enhancements to include Exchange items and expand purge limit from 10 to 100 In development Rolling out 01/04/2024
384066 Microsoft Teams: Survivable Branch Appliance support for call controls, auto attendants, and call queues In development Rolling out 01/04/2024
384363 Microsoft Teams: Copilot in Teams meetings now available on mobile after the meeting In development Rolling out 01/05/2024
387772 Microsoft Edge: v.124 - Sidebar Tools App - SpeedTest In development Launched 01/04/2024
388496 Microsoft Viva: Files Card on Viva Connections In development Rolling out 01/04/2024
392098 Microsoft Viva: Manage spotlight settings in Viva Connections In development Rolling out 01/05/2024
394276 Microsoft Viva: Viva Connections now available on web In development Rolling out 01/05/2024

Changed Property: RM Title

RM ID RM Title Old Value New Value check before
387772 Microsoft Edge: v.124 - Sidebar Tools App - SpeedTest Microsoft Edge: Sidebar Tools App - SpeedTest Microsoft Edge: v.124 - Sidebar Tools App - SpeedTest 01/04/2024

CW18 New Roadmap Items

RM ID RM Title RM Status RM Release RM Tags check before
395215 Microsoft Purview compliance portal: Audit - Blanket custom retention policies which apply to all Audit recordTypes In development General Availability Preview 06/01/2024
394680 Outlook: RSVP improvements in event context menu in new Outlook for Windows and web In development General Availability 06/01/2024
393926 Microsoft Teams: Approvals Graph API's In development General Availability 06/01/2024
393923 Microsoft Teams: Workflows – Easier discoverability of Workflows templates In development General Availability 06/01/2024
392845 Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365): Copilot in Forms Smart Reminder to gain higher engagement from audience In development General Availability 05/01/2024
389148 Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365): Copilot in Forms can help you create draft quizzes In development General Availability 06/01/2024
388754 Outlook: Access Copilot directly in new Outlook for Windows and web In development General Availability 05/01/2024
388753 Outlook: Access Copilot directly in classic Outlook for Windows In development Current Channel 06/01/2024
394668 Microsoft Teams: Speaker recognition and attribution for all Teams Rooms In development General Availability 06/01/2024
395690 Microsoft Viva: View only mode in Viva Engage In development General Availability Preview 06/01/2024
394687 Outlook: Send updates only to added or removed attendees In development General Availability 07/01/2024
394685 Outlook: Meeting Details in the Reading Pane on Outlook on the Web and the New Outlook for Windows In development Targeted Release General Availability 06/01/2024
395793 Outlook: Support for Auto-Expanding Archives In development General Availability 12/01/2024
394689 Microsoft Purview compliance portal: Data Lifecycle Management - Enable deletion of non-empty folders in SharePoint for Microsoft 365 and OneDrive for Business when under a retention policy In development General Availability 05/01/2024
394681 Outlook: New RSVP settings in the new Outlook for Windows and web In development General Availability 07/01/2024
393935 Microsoft Viva: Viva Insights - Meeting cost and quality insights In development General Availability 05/01/2024
393933 Microsoft Intune: Deploy DMG and unmanaged PKG apps enhancement for macOS In development General Availability 06/01/2024
395375 Microsoft Teams: Attach files from SharePoint Sites in the mobile app In development General Availability 06/01/2024
393539 Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365): Copilot in Loop available in Loop components in Teams and Outlook In development General Availability 05/01/2024
393336 SharePoint: Sensitive information processing model In development General Availability 05/01/2024
389151 Microsoft Teams: Users will now be notified when their admin unblocks a requested app In development General Availability 06/01/2024

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