from 07/15/2024 to 07/21/2024
2 Office 365 Message Center Items were changed and 23 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
MC End Time changes
| MC ID | MC Title | Old Value | New Value | MC Action required by |
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| MC711018 | (Updated) Microsoft Exchange Online: Support for inbound SMTP DANE with DNSSEC | 11/04/2024 08:00:00 | 2025-01-13T08:00:00Z | N/A |
MC Messages changes
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| MC711018 | (Updated) Microsoft Exchange Online: Support for inbound SMTP DANE with DNSSEC | Updated June 21, 2024: We have updated the rollout timing below. Thank you for your patience. We are adding support for DNS-based Authentication of Named Entities (or DANE) for SMTP and Domain Name System Security Extensions (DNSSEC) for inbound mail to Exchange Online. DANE for SMTP is a security protocol that uses DNS to verify the authenticity of the certificates used for securing email communication with TLS and protecting against TLS downgrade attacks. DNSSEC is a set of extensions to DNS that provides cryptographic verification of DNS records, preventing DNS-spoofing and adversary-in-the-middle attacks to DNS. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 63213. [When this will happen:] Public Preview: We will begin rolling out in July 2024. Standard Release: We begin rolling out late August 2024 (previously late June) and expect to complete by late September 2024 (previously late July). |
Updated July 17, 2024: We have updated the rollout timing below. Thank you for your patience. We are adding support for DNS-based Authentication of Named Entities (or DANE) for SMTP and Domain Name System Security Extensions (DNSSEC) for inbound mail to Exchange Online. DANE for SMTP is a security protocol that uses DNS to verify the authenticity of the certificates used for securing email communication with TLS and protecting against TLS downgrade attacks. DNSSEC is a set of extensions to DNS that provides cryptographic verification of DNS records, preventing DNS-spoofing and adversary-in-the-middle attacks to DNS. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 63213. [When this will happen:] Public Preview: We will begin rolling out in July 2024. General Availability: We begin rolling out early September 2024 (previously late August) and expect to complete by late October 2024 (previously late September). |
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| MC810420 | (Updated) New Microsoft Outlook for Windows is GA on August 1, 2024 | On August 1, 2024, the new Microsoft Outlook for Windows will transition from the Preview phase to General Availability for commercial accounts. This milestone will not affect existing users who continue to use classic Outlook for Windows; however, GA status helps organizations move forward with their migration plans. A future announcement will cover General Availability for US Government clouds (GCC, GCC High, and DoD) and availability in other sovereign clouds. The new Outlook continues to be an opt-in experience. Please note that this update does not change any settings for your organization, will not automatically switch users from the classic version of Outlook for Windows, and will not introduce any disruptive changes. We will provide a 12-month notice prior to initiating any Microsoft-driven migration steps in managed environments. Learn more about we are approaching our migration timeline: https://aka.ms/newOutlookTimeline Key Updates starting August 2024 The new Outlook for Windows will receive full support from Microsoft’s support channels, including Assisted Support. The app name for the classic Outlook for Windows will include “(classic)” starting from version 2407. We understand some organizations may have specific requirements that prevent them from transitioning from the classic Outlook app at this time. The new Outlook team is eager to gather your feedback and to understand your requirements. You and your users can submit feedback through: The Help tab in the new Outlook for Windows app The dialog boxes that display when a user reverts to classic Outlook Your account team (for larger organizations) Learn more about the future features of Outlook on the Microsoft 365 Roadmap: https://aka.ms/newOutlookforWindows Side-by-side feature comparison of the classic and new Outlook: https://aka.ms/newOutlookFeatureComparison Resources to help with change management and enterprise adoption: https://aka.ms/newOutlookAdoption Recommended actions Control availability: Organizations retain control over the new Outlook’s availability. Policies can be set to hide the toggle in classic Outlook for Windows, block new mailboxes from being added, or remove new Outlook from certain Windows builds. For detailed instructions, refer to https://aka.ms/newOutlookControlRelease Learn about policy management: The new Outlook’s policies are managed through mailbox policies on the primary account, as they are for Outlook on the web. IT admins may choose to preconfigure an organization account as the primary account. Learn more: Policy Management - Deploy Office Prepare to manage updates: The new Outlook introduces features through service-based flighting, not through build updates. Features will be listed on the Microsoft 365 Roadmap, and then released into the Targeted Release ring for 30 days before beginning General Availability release. Learn how to set up release options (Standard Release is now referred to General Availability.) Transition from COM to web add-ins: COM add-ins will not be supported in the new Outlook, and organizations need to transition to web add-ins instead. A variety of equivalent web add-ins are already available, and we offer assistance for organizations who rely on COM-only add-ins. Learn more about how to Migrate from COM to web add-ins and review a list of available web add-ins. Plan for user migration: Microsoft will provide a 12-month advance notice before initiating Microsoft-driven migrations to the new experience in managed environments. We know organizations prefer to time and drive their own upgrades. Organizations are encouraged to review these resources to help get started. IT administrators can now review and share within their organizations: Adoption and migration resources: https://aka.ms/newOutlookAdoption Support content and user training for the new Outlook: https://aka.ms/newOutlookSupportDocs Admin documentation: https://aka.ms/newOutlookAdminDocs |
Updated July 15, 2024: We have updated the content below to show as intended. Thank you for your patience. On August 1, 2024, the new Microsoft Outlook for Windows will transition from the Preview phase to General Availability for commercial accounts. This milestone will not affect existing users who continue to use classic Outlook for Windows; however, GA status helps organizations move forward with their migration plans. A future announcement will cover General Availability for US Government clouds (GCC, GCC High, and DoD) and availability in other sovereign clouds. The new Outlook continues to be an opt-in experience. Please note that this update does not change any settings for your organization, will not automatically switch users from the classic version of Outlook for Windows, and will not introduce any disruptive changes. We will provide a 12-month notice prior to initiating any Microsoft-driven migration steps in managed environments. Learn more about how we are approaching our migration timeline: New Outlook for Windows: A Guide to Product Availability |
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MC MessageTagNames changes
| MC ID | MC Title | Old Value | New Value | MC Action required by |
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| MC810420 | (Updated) New Microsoft Outlook for Windows is GA on August 1, 2024 | 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 |
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| MC810420 | (Updated) New Microsoft Outlook for Windows is GA on August 1, 2024 | New Microsoft Outlook for Windows is GA on August 1, 2024 | (Updated) New Microsoft Outlook for Windows is GA on August 1, 2024 | N/A |
CW29 New Office 365 Message Center items
| MC ID | MC Title | MC Category | MC Workload | MC Major Change | MC Action required by |
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| MC814342 | Power Automate – Use credentials in desktop flow connections feature is now available | Stay Informed | Microsoft Power Automate | False | N/A |
| MC814587 | Microsoft Teams: Video tile re-sizing based on people count for Teams Rooms on Windows | Stay Informed | Microsoft Teams | False | N/A |
| MC814583 | Microsoft Teams: Ability to rename General channel | Stay Informed | Microsoft Teams | False | N/A |
| MC814580 | Microsoft 365 admin center: New Actions feature in Experience insights (preview) | Stay Informed | Microsoft 365 suite | False | N/A |
| MC814578 | Microsoft OneDrive: Additional file types to filter your lists of files | Stay Informed | OneDrive for Business | False | N/A |
| MC814577 | Microsoft Teams: Roster grouping for in-room participants through Proximity Join for Teams Rooms on Windows | Stay Informed | Microsoft Teams | False | N/A |
| MC814576 | Microsoft Teams: Legal hold and eDiscovery support for webinars and town halls | Stay Informed | Microsoft Teams | False | N/A |
| MC814570 | Intune moving to support Android 10 and later for user-based management methods in October 2024 | Plan For Change | Microsoft Intune | False | N/A |
| MC815320 | Power Automate – Trigger attended desktop flows in picture-in-picture mode | Stay Informed | Microsoft Power Automate | False | N/A |
| MC816207 | Microsoft Forms now supports live data sync to Microsoft Excel with more functionality | Stay Informed | Microsoft Forms | False | N/A |
| MC816195 | Microsoft Viva Pulse: Updates to Privacy controls | Stay Informed | Microsoft Viva | False | N/A |
| MC816179 | Microsoft Teams: Bidirectional Support for Teams Live Interpretation | Stay Informed | Microsoft Teams | False | N/A |
| MC816173 | Microsoft Defender for Identity: New recommendations for Microsoft Secure Score | Stay Informed | Microsoft Defender XDR | False | N/A |
| MC818889 | Microsoft 365 admin center: Self-service purchase notifications | Stay Informed | Microsoft 365 suite | False | N/A |
| MC823308 | Changes to Topics in Viva Engage | Plan For Change | Microsoft Viva | True | N/A |
| MC823307 | Configuration Change - Microsoft Edge Supported Hardware Requirements | Plan For Change | Microsoft 365 suite | True | N/A |
| MC823294 | Microsoft Lists app: New drag and drop feature | Stay Informed | Microsoft 365 for the web | False | N/A |
| MC823285 | Headspace will no longer be available through Viva Insights | Plan For Change | Microsoft Viva | False | N/A |
| MC822724 | Microsoft Teams: External USB Webcams are now supported in Teams meetings | Stay Informed | Microsoft Teams | False | N/A |
| MC822723 | Microsoft Teams: Hide presenters, translators, moderators or staff from webinar event page | Stay Informed | Microsoft Teams | False | N/A |
| MC822720 | Microsoft Defender for Office 365: Four override alerts retire in August 2024 | Plan For Change | Exchange Online | True | N/A |
| MC822719 | Microsoft Outlook: Simplified mobile app sign in | Stay Informed | Exchange Online, Microsoft 365 for the web | False | N/A |
| MC822718 | Microsoft Purview | Purview Data Loss Prevention: New Microsoft Exchange predicates | Stay Informed | Microsoft Purview | False | N/A |
