from 10/14/2024 to 10/20/2024
32 Office 365 Message Center Items were changed and
25 Office 365 Message Center Items were added
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| MC688109 | (Updated) Co-organizer experience updates in Teams Webinars and Townhalls | 02/17/2025 08:00:00 | 2025-03-03T08:00:00Z | N/A |
| MC783217 | (Updated) Microsoft Teams: Disable attendee emails for town halls and webinars | 12/16/2024 08:00:00 | 2025-01-20T08:00:00Z | N/A |
| MC799635 | (Updated) Microsoft Outlook: Add shared folders to Favorites | 01/13/2025 08:00:00 | 2025-02-17T08:00:00Z | N/A |
| MC803014 | (Updated) Microsoft 365 Word, Excel, and PowerPoint for web: Enhanced File menu and easier file renaming | 10/31/2024 08:00:00 | 2025-01-06T08:00:00Z | N/A |
| MC803293 | (Updated) Microsoft Teams: Enhanced Chat contextual info and Search | 12/27/2024 09:00:00 | 2025-02-24T09:00:00Z | N/A |
| MC805212 | (Updated) Microsoft 365 apps: Improved resharing experience | 11/25/2024 08:00:00 | 2024-12-16T08:00:00Z | N/A |
| MC806095 | (Updated) Classic Microsoft Teams: Uninstallation resuming for Windows only | 10/18/2024 09:00:00 | 2024-12-31T08:00:00Z | N/A |
| MC808160 | (Updated) Microsoft Teams: Office 365 Connectors feature retires starting August 15, 2024 | 02/28/2025 09:00:00 | 2025-03-03T09:00:00Z | N/A |
| MC834186 | (Updated) New Microsoft Outlook for Windows: Receive reminders when offline | 11/29/2024 09:00:00 | 2025-01-20T09:00:00Z | N/A |
| MC867651 | (Updated) URLs for deployment configurations will be retired | 11/11/2024 09:00:00 | 2024-12-30T09:00:00Z | N/A |
| MC875061 | (Updated) CAPTCHA Verification for Anonymous Meeting Participants | 11/25/2024 09:00:00 | 2024-12-30T09:00:00Z | N/A |
| MC877318 | (Updated) Microsoft Outlook: Review and update work hours and location in the My Day pane | 12/16/2024 09:00:00 | 2025-02-17T09:00:00Z | N/A |
| MC883199 | (Updated) Microsoft Teams admin center: Deploy frontline teams with flexible membership | 12/30/2024 09:00:00 | 2025-01-06T09:00:00Z | N/A |
| MC884762 | (Updated) Microsoft PowerPoint: QuickStarter feature retires starting October 2024 | 02/10/2025 09:00:00 | 2025-02-24T09:00:00Z | N/A |
| MC888873 | (Updated) Microsoft OneDrive web: View PDFs with sensitivity labels | 12/23/2024 09:00:00 | 2025-01-27T09:00:00Z | N/A |
| MC892055 | (Updated) Microsoft Teams: Participant roster grouping in Teams BYOD meeting rooms | 12/27/2024 09:00:00 | 2025-01-06T09:00:00Z | N/A |
| MC898393 | (Updated) Microsoft Teams: New features to improve user app adoption | 12/27/2024 09:00:00 | 2025-01-06T09:00:00Z | N/A |
| MC901831 | (Updated) New Microsoft Outlook for web and Windows: Organize and reorder folders | 02/28/2025 09:00:00 | 2025-04-14T10:00:00Z | N/A |
MC How Affect changes
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| MC808160 | (Updated) Microsoft Teams: Office 365 Connectors feature retires starting August 15, 2024 | We will gradually roll out this change in two phases: Effective August 15, 2024: All new connector creation will be blocked in all clouds (See latest date within the update above). Effective October 1, 2024: All existing connectors in all clouds will stop working (See latest date within the update above). |
This change is needed only for webhook-based Connectors such as Incoming Webhook and third-party connectors where a URL is provided for posting messages. The change is not required for polling-based connectors such as RSS. To update webhook URLs for existing O365 Connectors, follow these steps: Manage Microsoft 365 connectors and custom connectors - Microsoft Teams | Microsoft Learn 1. Go to Manage Channel in a Teams channel, select Edit under the Connectors option, and select Configured section. Review the existing connections listed on this page. 2.Do one of the following to generate a new URL: For connectors that contain a webhook URL, select Manage and Update URL. For other types of connectors, remove the connector and recreate the connector configuration. 3. Replace the old URL with the new URL (or the new connection in the service that triggers the post). You'll know the new URL is ready for you to copy when the Configure page shows a message that the URL is updated ("Url is up-to-date"). |
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MC Messages changes
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| MC688109 | (Updated) Co-organizer experience updates in Teams Webinars and Townhalls | Updated September 26, 2024: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience. Scheduling, setting up, and managing an event is not a simple task. Which is why we allow co-organizer to be added to the event so they can work alongside or on behalf of the organizer. So far co-organizers were able to set up event theming, manage registration, meeting options, view reports and more but were not able to edit event details like title, date/time, description, event group; nor publish or cancel event. Now they can! Co-organizer can edit event details, publish, and cancel the event like the organizer can. So once the co-organizer is added they will have full parity of experience as organizer and control/manage/edit event. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 168524 [When this will happen:] Targeted release: We will begin rolling out early December 2024 (previously early October) and expect to complete by mid-December 2024 (previously mid-October). General Availability (Worldwide, GCC): We will begin rolling out mid-December 2024 (previously mid-October) and expect to complete by early January 2024 (previously early November). |
Updated October 16, 2024: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience. Scheduling, setting up, and managing an event is not a simple task. Which is why we allow co-organizer to be added to the event so they can work alongside or on behalf of the organizer. So far co-organizers were able to set up event theming, manage registration, meeting options, view reports and more but were not able to edit event details like title, date/time, description, event group; nor publish or cancel event. Now they can! Co-organizer can edit event details, publish, and cancel the event like the organizer can. So once the co-organizer is added they will have full parity of experience as organizer and control/manage/edit event. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 168524 [When this will happen:] Targeted release: We will begin rolling out early January 2025 (previously early December) and expect to complete by mid-January 2024 (previously mid-December). General Availability (Worldwide, GCC): We will begin rolling out mid-January 2025 (previously mid-December) and expect to complete by mid-January 2025 (previously early January). |
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| MC704035 | (Updated) Microsoft Teams: Integrate Chat notification with Meeting RSVP status | Updated September 24, 2024: We have updated the rollout timelines below. Thank you for your patience. Microsoft Teams users will soon be able to control how they get notified in meeting chats through RSVP to their meetings. When they decline a meeting, they will not receive notifications or see the chats in chat list; when they accept a meeting, they will receive notification for all new messages. This release of Microsoft Teams Meeting ID will be rolling out across Microsoft Teams Desktop, Mobile and Web and will provide an additional way for users to control their chat list by selecting which meetings they want to receive message updates from. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 161739 [When this will happen:] Targeted Release will begin rolling out early November 2024 (previously mid-October) and expect to complete by mid-November 2024 (previously late October). Worldwide will begin rolling out early December 2024 (previously late October) and expect to complete by mid-December 2024 (previously early November). GCC will begin rolling out January 2025 (previously early November) and expect to complete by mid-January 2025 (previously mid-November). GCC High will begin rolling out mid-January 2025 (previously mid-November) and expect to complete by January 2025 (previously late November). DoD will begin rolling out late January 2025 (previously early October) and expect to complete by early February 2025 (previously mid-October). |
Updated October 17, 2024: We have updated the rollout timelines below. Thank you for your patience. Microsoft Teams users will soon be able to control how they get notified in meeting chats through RSVP to their meetings. When they decline a meeting, they will not receive notifications or see the chats in chat list; when they accept a meeting, they will receive notification for all new messages. This release of Microsoft Teams Meeting ID will be rolling out across Microsoft Teams Desktop, Mobile and Web and will provide an additional way for users to control their chat list by selecting which meetings they want to receive message updates from. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 161739 [When this will happen:] Targeted Release will begin rolling out early December 2024 (previously early November) and expect to complete by mid-December 2024 (previously mid-November). Worldwide will begin rolling out early January 2025 (previously early December) and expect to complete by mid-January 2025 (previously mid-December). GCC will begin rolling out January 2025 (previously early November) and expect to complete by mid-January 2025 (previously mid-November). GCC High will begin rolling out mid-January 2025 (previously mid-November) and expect to complete by late January 2025 (previously late November). DoD will begin rolling out late January 2025 (previously early October) and expect to complete by early February 2025 (previously mid-October). |
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| MC783217 | (Updated) Microsoft Teams: Disable attendee emails for town halls and webinars | Updated August 30, 2024: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience. Coming soon: In Microsoft Teams, we are releasing a toggle to disable attendee email notifications for town halls and webinars. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 392826 [When will this happen:] Targeted Release: We will rollout early October 2024 (previously mid-September) and expect to complete mid-October 2024 (previously late September). General Availability (Worldwide): We will rollout mid-October 2024 (previously early August) and expect to complete late October 2024 (previously mid-August). General Availability (GCC): We will rollout late October 2024 (previously early September) and expect to complete early November 2024 (previously late September). |
Updated October 16, 2024: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience. Coming soon: In Microsoft Teams, we are releasing a toggle to disable attendee email notifications for town halls and webinars. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 392826 [When will this happen:] Targeted Release: We will roll out early October 2024 (previously mid-September) and expect to complete mid-October 2024 (previously late September). General Availability (Worldwide): We will roll out mid-October 2024 (previously early August) and expect to complete late October 2024 (previously mid-August). General Availability (GCC): We will roll out late October 2024 (previously early September) and expect to complete early December 2024 (previously late November). |
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| MC786329 | (Updated) Exchange Online to retire Basic Auth for Client Submission (SMTP AUTH) | Today, we are announcing that Exchange Online will permanently remove support for Basic authentication with Client Submission (SMTP AUTH) in September 2025. After this time, applications and devices will no longer be able to use Basic auth as an authentication method and must use OAuth when using SMTP AUTH to send email. Basic auth is a legacy authentication method that sends usernames and passwords in plain text over the network. This makes it vulnerable to credential theft, phishing, and brute force attacks. To improve the protection of our customers and their data, we are retiring Basic auth from Client Submission (SMTP AUTH) and encouraging customers to use modern authentication methods that are more secure. [When this will happen:] We will be making this change in September 2025. |
Updated October 18, 2024: We have updated the SMTP AUTH Clients Submission Report in the Exchange admin center, adding the Authentication Protocol column to show if Basic auth or OAuth is being used to submit email to Exchange Online. The data will build up over the next 90 days. Thank you for your patience. Today, we are announcing that Exchange Online will permanently remove support for Basic authentication with Client Submission (SMTP AUTH) in September 2025. After this time, applications and devices will no longer be able to use Basic auth as an authentication method and must use OAuth when using SMTP AUTH to send email. Basic auth is a legacy authentication method that sends usernames and passwords in plain text over the network. This makes it vulnerable to credential theft, phishing, and brute force attacks. To improve the protection of our customers and their data, we are retiring Basic auth from Client Submission (SMTP AUTH) and encouraging customers to use modern authentication methods that are more secure. [When this will happen:] We will be making this change in September 2025. |
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| MC799635 | (Updated) Microsoft Outlook: Add shared folders to Favorites | Updated June 21, 2024: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience. Coming soon for new Microsoft Outlook for Windows and Outlook for web: Users will be able to add shared folders to their Favorites list in the top left corner of the screen. This message does not apply to Outlook for Mac or Outlook for mobile devices. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 388913. [When this will happen:] Targeted Release: We will begin rolling out early October 2024 (previously early June) and expect to complete by early November 2024 (previously late July). General Availability (Worldwide, GCC, GCC High, DoD): We will begin rolling out mid-November 2024 (previously mid-July) and expect to complete by early December 2024 (previously mid-August). |
Updated October 15, 2024: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience. Coming soon for new Microsoft Outlook for Windows and Outlook for web: Users will be able to add shared folders to their Favorites list in the top left corner of the screen. This message does not apply to Outlook for Mac or Outlook for mobile devices. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 388913. [When this will happen:] Targeted Release: We will begin rolling out early November 2024 (previously early October) and expect to complete by early December 2024 (previously early November). General Availability (Worldwide, GCC, GCC High, DoD): We will begin rolling out mid-December 2024 (previously mid-November) and expect to complete by early January 2025 (previously early December) |
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| MC800502 | (Updated) Microsoft SharePoint eSignature: Coming soon to Canada, UK, and selected European countries | Updated September 26, 2024: We have updated the list of countries below to include all EU countries. Thank you for your patience. Microsoft SharePoint eSignature allows users to easily request eSignatures on a PDF document via SharePoint online. Signers can easily add their electronic signature. Signed documents are saved securely back to SharePoint. As communicated in MC690925 (Updated) SharePoint eSignature electronic signature service (November 2023), SharePoint eSignature is currently available in the United States. With this rollout, eSignature is coming soon to the United Kingdom, Canada, and these European countries: Austria Belgium Bulgaria Croatia Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark Estonia Finland France Germany Greece Hungary Ireland Italy Latvia Lithuania Luxembourg Malta Netherlands Poland Portugal Romania Slovakia Slovenia Spain Sweden [When this will happen:] We will begin rolling out to the UK, Canada in August 2024, and the European countries in this message in early October 2024 (previously late September). |
Updated October 17, 2024: We have updated the list of countries below to include all EU countries. Thank you for your patience. Microsoft SharePoint eSignature allows users to easily request eSignatures on a PDF document via SharePoint online. Signers can easily add their electronic signature. Signed documents are saved securely back to SharePoint. As communicated in MC690925 (Updated) SharePoint eSignature electronic signature service (November 2023), SharePoint eSignature is currently available in the United States. With this rollout, eSignature is coming soon to the United Kingdom, Canada, and these European countries: Austria Belgium Bulgaria Croatia Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark Estonia Finland France Germany Greece Hungary Ireland Italy Latvia Lithuania Luxembourg Malta Netherlands Poland Portugal Romania Slovakia Slovenia Spain Sweden [When this will happen:] We will begin rolling out to the UK, Canada in August 2024, and the European countries in this message in early November 2024 (previously early October). |
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| MC800503 | (Updated) Microsoft Teams: New Cross-location shifts in the Shifts app | Updated August 21, 2024. We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience. Note: If you are not using frontline worker functionality, you can ignore this message. Coming soon to Microsoft Teams: Cross-location Shifts is a new feature in the Microsoft Shifts app for Teams that enables frontline managers to offer open shifts across multiple locations in a region so managers can share the labor pool and workers can select available shifts across different locations. This message applies to Microsoft Teams for Desktop, web, Mac and Mobile. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 394351. [When this will happen:] Targeted Release: We will begin rolling out early October 2024 (previously mid-September) and expect to complete by mid-October 2024 (previously late September). General Availability (Worldwide): We will begin rolling out mid-October 2024 (previously late September) and expect to complete by late October 2024 (previously early October). |
Updated October 16, 2024. We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience. Note: If you are not using frontline worker functionality, you can ignore this message. Coming soon to Microsoft Teams: Cross-location Shifts is a new feature in the Microsoft Shifts app for Teams that enables frontline managers to offer open shifts across multiple locations in a region so managers can share the labor pool and workers can select available shifts across different locations. This message applies to Microsoft Teams for Desktop, web, Mac and Mobile. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 394351. [When this will happen:] Targeted Release: We will begin rolling out mid-October 2024 (previously early October) and expect to complete by late October 2024 (previously mid-October). General Availability (Worldwide): We will begin rolling out late October 2024 (previously mid-October) and expect to complete by early November 2024 (previously late October). |
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| MC803014 | (Updated) Microsoft 365 Word, Excel, and PowerPoint for web: Enhanced File menu and easier file renaming | Coming soon for Microsoft Word for the web, Microsoft Excel for the web, and Microsoft PowerPoint for the web: An enhanced File menu, so users can more easily create, open, share, export, and manage files. We have also updated the autosave experience and made file renaming more efficient. [When this will happen:] Targeted Release: We began rolling out mid-May 2024 and expect to complete by late July 2024. General Availability (Worldwide): We will begin rolling out early August 2024 and expect to complete by early October 2024. |
Updated October 15, 2024: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience. Coming soon for Microsoft Word for the web, Microsoft Excel for the web, and Microsoft PowerPoint for the web: An enhanced File menu, so users can more easily create, open, share, export, and manage files. We have also updated the autosave experience and made file renaming more efficient. [When this will happen:] Targeted Release: We began rolling out mid-May 2024 and expect to complete by late July 2024. General Availability (Worldwide): We will begin rolling out early August 2024 and expect to complete by late November 2024 (previously early October). |
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| MC805212 | (Updated) Microsoft 365 apps: Improved resharing experience | Updated October 10, 2024: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience. Currently, when you share a link with view-only permissions in Microsoft 365 apps, clicking on Copy link defaults to an "Only people with existing access" link that does not always target your intended people. With this new feature, when you share a link with view-only permissions with other people, those people will now be able to copy that same link directly from the Share dialog when they attempt to share. If your only option to share with others is Only people with existing access, you will be able to send a request to the owner to share this file with specific people directly in the sharing control. The owner of the file will then receive a request and will be able to approve or reject the request. |
Updated October 15, 2024: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience. Currently, when you share a link with view-only permissions in Microsoft 365 apps, clicking on Copy link defaults to an "Only people with existing access" link that does not always target your intended people. With this new feature, when you share a link with view-only permissions with other people, those people will now be able to copy that same link directly from the Share dialog when they attempt to share. If your only option to share with others is Only people with existing access, you will be able to send a request to the owner to share this file with specific people directly in the sharing control. The owner of the file will then receive a request and will be able to approve or reject the request. |
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| MC806095 | (Updated) Classic Microsoft Teams: Uninstallation resuming for Windows only | Out of caution, we have paused automatic uninstallation of classic Microsoft Teams due to a rare issue impacting the Teams Meeting Add-in in Microsoft Outlook application. This message applies to Teams for Windows only. We will update this message when we are ready to resume the uninstallation. | Updated October 14, 2024: As an update, we would like to inform you that we are resuming the automatic uninstallation of classic Teams in your organization starting October 21, 2024. The attempt to uninstall classic Teams will commence in a staggered rollout. This message applies to: Teams for Windows on non-VDI and VDI with the new Teams Only policy. Please see MC807466 for Mac details on the automatic uninstallation. VDI customers in persistent environments where Classic Teams is version 1.7.00.7956 or higher. Persistent VDI environments are environments where Classic Teams was installed with the .exe installer in Appdata\Local. Note: For customers in non-persistent VDI environments where Teams was installed using the MSI in C:\Program Files (x86), this MC Post does not apply, and IT admins should remove Classic Teams from the golden image. [What you need to do to prepare] No additional changes are needed. This is for informational purposes only. |
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| MC808160 | (Updated) Microsoft Teams: Office 365 Connectors feature retires starting August 15, 2024 | Updated August14, 2024: Updated timing related to Office 365 connector retirement. We will extend the deadline to add new connector apps to Teams/Channels to December 31st, 2024 (from previously announced timeline of August 15, 2024). After this date, users will no longer see the "Add" new app button within the Connectors dialog from the channel settings page. Connector only apps such as Incoming Webhook and RSS will not be listed within the Teams app store. The following timelines are unaffected and remain as previously announced in our last update: Developers will no longer be able to create new Office 365 Connectors from the Developer Portal starting August 15th, 2024. Connector owners will be required to update the respective URL to post by December 31st, 2024. At least 90 days prior to the December 31, 2024, deadline, we will send further guidance about making this URL update. If the URL is not updated by December 31, 2024, the connector will stop working. This is due to further service hardening updates being implemented for Office 365 connectors in alignment with Microsoft's Secure Future Initiative Users will be able to configure connectors wherever the relevant apps have already been added to a Team/Channel from now until December 2025. Office 365 Connectors will be retired in December 2025 |
Updated October 16, 2024: Updated information related to Office 365 Connectors Retirement in Teams - Webhook URL Migration. Thank you for your patience. As shared in the last communication, we are publishing guidance for owners of webhook-based connectors to update their URLs with a new structure. To allow ample time for replacing URLs, connector owners will have until January 31, 2025, which is an extension from our previous deadline of December 31, 2024. See below for complete guidance. Webhook-based connectors within the O365 Connectors service in Teams are transitioning to a new URL structure due to the implementation of further service hardening updates. During this transition, you may receive notifications to update your configured connector to use the new URL. We strongly recommend that you update your connector immediately to prevent any disruption to connector services. URLs for all webhook-based connectors must be updated by January 31, 2025 for the connectors to continue posting messages into Teams. Keep in mind the entire O365 Connectors service in Teams will be retired at the end of 2025, so consider moving your webhooks to the Workflows app within Teams to avoid conducting another migration. Documentation: Create incoming webhooks with Workflows for Microsoft Teams - Microsoft Support |
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| MC809602 | (Updated) Microsoft Teams: New skin tone settings and reactions | Updated August 21, 2024: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience. With skin tone settings and reactions in Microsoft Teams, users will be able to set a preferred skin tone for relevant emojis and reactions. Each user can change their own skin tone setting in the Teams app Settings > Appearance and accessibility menu or in the emoji/reaction menu on Desktop or web. The skin tone rollout will apply to emojis and reactions in chats, channels, and meetings on all Teams platforms (Teams for Desktop, Teams for web, Teams for Mac, and Teams Mobile). This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 323766. [When this will happen:] Targeted Release: We will begin rolling out early October 2024 (previously early September) and expect to complete by mid-October 2024 (mid-September2024). General availability (Worldwide, GCC): We will begin rolling out mid-October 2024 (previously mid-September and expect to complete by late October 2024 (previously late September). General availability (GCC High, DoD): We will begin rolling out early November 2024 (previously early October) and expect to complete by late November 2024 (previously late October). |
Updated October 16, 2024: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience. With skin tone settings and reactions in Microsoft Teams, users will be able to set a preferred skin tone for relevant emojis and reactions. Each user can change their own skin tone setting in the Teams app Settings > Appearance and accessibility menu or in the emoji/reaction menu on Desktop or web. The skin tone rollout will apply to emojis and reactions in chats, channels, and meetings on all Teams platforms (Teams for Desktop, Teams for web, Teams for Mac, and Teams Mobile). This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 323766. [When this will happen:] Targeted Release: We will begin rolling out mid-October 2024 (previously early October) and expect to complete by late October 2024 (mid-October). General availability (Worldwide, GCC): We will begin rolling out late October 2024 (previously mid-October) and expect to complete by early November 2024 (previously late October). General availability (GCC High, DoD): We will begin rolling out mid-November 2024 (previously early November) and expect to complete by late November 2024 (previously late October). |
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| MC823294 | (Updated) Microsoft Lists app: New drag and drop feature | Updated August 9, 2024: We have updated the content below with links to additional resources. Thank you for your patience. Coming soon for the Microsoft Lists app: Users will be able to reorder List items using drag and drop. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 380183. [When this will happen:] Targeted Release: We will begin rolling out early August 2024 and expect to complete by mid-August 2024. Standard Release: We will begin rolling out late August 2024 and expect to complete by early October 2024. |
Updated October 15, 2024: We have updated the timeline below. Thank you for your patience. Coming soon for the Microsoft Lists app: Users will be able to reorder List items using drag and drop. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 380183. [When this will happen:] Targeted Release: We will begin rolling out early August 2024 and expect to complete by mid-August 2024. Standard Release: We will begin rolling out late August 2024 and expect to complete by late October 2024 (previously early October). |
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| MC834186 | (Updated) New Microsoft Outlook for Windows: Receive reminders when offline | Coming soon for new Microsoft Outlook for Windows: While offline, users will continue to receive reminders without interruption and can snooze and dismiss reminders. [When this will happen:] General Availability (Worldwide, GCC, GCC High, and DoD): We will begin rolling out late August 2024 and expect to complete by early October 2024. |
Updated October 15, 2024: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience. Coming soon for new Microsoft Outlook for Windows: While offline, users will continue to receive reminders without interruption and can snooze and dismiss reminders. [When this will happen:] General Availability (Worldwide, GCC, GCC High, and DoD): We will begin rolling out early November 2024 (previously late August) and expect to complete by early December 2024 (previously early October). |
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| MC867651 | (Updated) URLs for deployment configurations will be retired | If you use the deployment configuration service from the Microsoft 365 Apps Admin Center (config.office.com) to create deployment configurations for Microsoft 365 apps, get ready for a change. The ability to access these deployment configurations via a direct URL will be retired. [When this will happen:] We will begin rolling out this change in late September 2024 and expect to complete by early October 2024. |
Updated October 16, 2024: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience. If you use the deployment configuration service from the Microsoft 365 Apps Admin Center (config.office.com) to create deployment configurations for Microsoft 365 apps, get ready for a change. The ability to access these deployment configurations via a direct URL will be retired. [When this will happen:] We will begin rolling out this change in late September 2024 and expect to complete by mid-November 2024 (previously early October). |
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| MC868912 | (Updated) Microsoft Viva: Viva Amplify - Copy a publication within a campaign | Updated October 1, 2024: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience. Currently, Viva Amplify users have no easy way to reuse content that has previously been published in a campaign and often must copy and paste content from one publication to the next manually. Coming soon, a Viva Amplify user will be able to reuse content by copying an existing publication using a centralized 'Save copy' button available on any given campaign publication. This new feature streamlines the content creation process and maximizes efficiency for all communicators. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 409234 [When this will happen:] General Availability (Worldwide):We will begin rolling out late October 2024 (previously late September) and expect to complete by late November 2024 (previously early October). |
Updated October 15, 2024: We have updated the content. Thank you for your patience. Currently, Viva Amplify users have no easy way to reuse content that has previously been published in a campaign and often must copy and paste content from one publication to the next manually. Coming soon, a Viva Amplify user will be able to reuse content by copying an existing publication using a centralized 'Save copy' button available on any given campaign publication. This new feature streamlines the content creation process and maximizes efficiency for all communicators. Important: Due to the recent our recent editor updates for Outlook and Teams distribution channels, any publications that were created using the old editor version will have their content reset to the main draft without customizations when copying a publication. This only applies to publications created on the old editor versions. For any new publications created, copying a publication will create a copy of the publications including any customized content and audiences as intended. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 409234 [When this will happen:] General Availability (Worldwide):We will begin rolling out late October 2024 (previously late September) and expect to complete by late November 2024 (previously early October). |
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| MC875061 | (Updated) CAPTCHA Verification for Anonymous Meeting Participants | Microsoft Teams tenants will soon be able to enable verification for anonymous meeting participants via CAPTCHA. This release of CAPTCHA Verification for Anonymous Meeting Participants will be rolling out across Microsoft Teams Desktop, Mobile and Web and will provide additional security against malicious bot and third-party app joins.
[When this will happen:] General Availability (Worldwide): We will begin rolling out early October 2024 and expect to complete by mid-October 2024. |
Updated October 15, 2024: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience. Microsoft Teams tenants will soon be able to enable verification for anonymous meeting participants via CAPTCHA. This release of CAPTCHA Verification for Anonymous Meeting Participants will be rolling out across Microsoft Teams Desktop, Mobile and Web and will provide additional security against malicious bot and third-party app joins. [When this will happen:] General Availability (Worldwide): We will begin rolling out late October 2024 (previously early October) and expect to complete by mid-November 2024 (previously mid-October). |
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| MC877316 | (Updated) Microsoft Teams: Streamlined process for installing Teams apps | Updated September 26, 2024: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience. Coming soon to Microsoft Teams: A streamlined installation process to simplify how users add an app to Teams. This update aims to reduce friction and improve user engagement with apps by offering a more intuitive process from discovery to use. We've reduced the number of steps it takes for a user to install an app and start using it in chats, channels, and meetings. This message applies to Teams on Windows desktop, Mac desktop, and on the web. [When this will happen:] Targeted Release: We will begin rolling out early October 2024 (previously early September) and expect to complete by early October 2024 (previously early September). General Availability (Worldwide): We will begin rolling out early October 2024 (previously mid-September) and expect to complete by mid-October 2024 (previously late September). General Availability (GCC): We will begin rolling out early November 2024 (previously late October) and expect to complete by mid-November 2024 (previously early November). |
Updated October 15, 2024: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience. Coming soon to Microsoft Teams: A streamlined installation process to simplify how users add an app to Teams. This update aims to reduce friction and improve user engagement with apps by offering a more intuitive process from discovery to use. We've reduced the number of steps it takes for a user to install an app and start using it in chats, channels, and meetings. This message applies to Teams on Windows desktop, Mac desktop, and on the web. [When this will happen:] Targeted Release: We will begin rolling out mid-October 2024 (previously early October) and expect to complete by late October 2024 (previously early October). General Availability (Worldwide): We will begin rolling out late October 2024 (previously early October) and expect to complete by early November 2024 (previously mid-October). General Availability (GCC): We will begin rolling out early November 2024 (previously late October) and expect to complete by mid-November 2024 (previously early November). |
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| MC877318 | (Updated) Microsoft Outlook: Review and update work hours and location in the My Day pane | Updated September 25, 2024: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience. Coming soon to Microsoft Outlook: Work hours and location information will be available in the My Day pane in Outlook. Users will be able to update their Work Hours and Location information from My Day and also see who is coming to Office. This message applies to new Outlook for Windows desktop and Outlook for the web. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 412618. |
Updated October 16, 2024: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience. Coming soon to Microsoft Outlook: Work hours and location information will be available in the My Day pane in Outlook. Users will be able to update their Work Hours and Location information from My Day and also see who is coming to Office. This message applies to new Outlook for Windows desktop and Outlook for the web. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 412618. |
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| MC883199 | (Updated) Microsoft Teams admin center: Deploy frontline teams with flexible membership | Note: If you are not using frontline worker functionality, you can ignore this message. Coming soon in the Microsoft Teams admin center: Admins will be able to deploy location-based frontline teams where team membership is automatically managed, and team owners can also add frontline workers or remove them from teams. This rollout will allow admins to take advantage of dynamic rules to keep teams updated as members join and leave the organization and also give team owners the autonomy to manage membership at the team level. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 410774. [When this will happen:] Targeted Release: We will begin rolling out early October 2024 and expect to complete by mid-October 2024. General Availability (Worldwide): We will begin rolling out mid-October 2024 and expect to complete by mid-November 2024. |
Updated October 16, 2024: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience. Note: If you are not using frontline worker functionality, you can ignore this message. Coming soon in the Microsoft Teams admin center: Admins will be able to deploy location-based frontline teams where team membership is automatically managed, and team owners can also add frontline workers or remove them from teams. This rollout will allow admins to take advantage of dynamic rules to keep teams updated as members join and leave the organization and also give team owners the autonomy to manage membership at the team level. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 410774. [When this will happen:] Targeted Release: We will begin rolling out mid-October 2024 (previously early October) and expect to complete by late October 2024 (previously mid-October). General Availability (Worldwide): We will begin rolling out late October 2024 (previously mid-October) and expect to complete by late November 2024 (previously mid-November). |
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| MC884762 | (Updated) Microsoft PowerPoint: QuickStarter feature retires starting October 2024 | Starting October 8, 2024, and ending December 31, 2024, we will retire the Microsoft PowerPoint QuickStarter feature from Microsoft Office version 2409 for Windows and Microsoft Office version 2410 for Mac. The feature will be unavailable going forward in Office. QuickStarter was never available in PowerPoint for the web. | Updated October 16, 2024: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience. Starting November 11, 2024, and ending January 14, 2025, we will retire the Microsoft PowerPoint QuickStarter feature from Microsoft Office version 2410 for Windows and Microsoft Office version 2411 for Mac. The feature will be unavailable going forward in Office. QuickStarter was never available in PowerPoint for the web. |
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| MC887377 | (Updated) Microsoft Teams: Refreshed view of all your teams and channels page | Updated September 30, 2024: We have updated the last image below. Thank you for your patience. Coming soon for Microsoft Teams: An updated view of all teams on one Your teams page. An updated Manage Team > Channels page, helping team owners and team members to filter, search and manage channels in the team from one page. Team members will be able to navigate to the list of channels from the Your teams page with a single click. This message applies to Teams on Windows desktop, Mac desktop, and on the web. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 411779. [When this will happen:] Targeted Release: We will begin rolling out early October 2024 and expect to complete by early October 2024. General Availability (Worldwide): We will begin rolling out mid-October 2024 and expect to complete by late October 2024. General Availability (GCC, GCCH, DoD): We will begin rolling out early December 2024 and expect to complete by early December 2024. |
Updated October 16, 2024: We have updated the timeline below. Thank you for your patience. Coming soon for Microsoft Teams: An updated view of all teams on one Your teams page. An updated Manage Team > Channels page, helping team owners and team members to filter, search and manage channels in the team from one page. Team members will be able to navigate to the list of channels from the Your teams page with a single click. This message applies to Teams on Windows desktop, Mac desktop, and on the web. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 411779. [When this will happen:] Targeted Release: We will begin rolling out early October 2024 and expect to complete by early October 2024. General Availability (Worldwide): We will begin rolling out mid-October 2024 and expect to complete by late October 2024. General Availability (GCC, GCCH, DoD): We will begin rolling out early December 2024 and expect to complete by early December 2024. |
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| MC888873 | (Updated) Microsoft OneDrive web: View PDFs with sensitivity labels | Microsoft OneDrive users can open PDF files that are protected with Microsoft Purview Information Protection sensitivity labels and read them using OneDrive web in read-only mode. Only authorized users will be able to access these PDF files. [When this will happen:] Targeted Release: We will begin rolling out early October 2024 and expect to complete by mid-October 2024. General Availability (Worldwide, GCC, GCC High, DoD): We will begin rolling out mid-October 2024 and expect to complete by early November 2024. |
Updated October 17, 2024: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience. Microsoft OneDrive users can open PDF files that are protected with Microsoft Purview Information Protection sensitivity labels and read them using OneDrive web in read-only mode. Only authorized users will be able to access these PDF files. [When this will happen:] Targeted Release: We will begin rolling out early November 2024 (previously early October) and expect to complete by mid-November 2024 (previously mid-October). General Availability (Worldwide, GCC, GCC High, DoD): We will begin rolling out mid-November 2024 (previously mid-October) and expect to complete by early December 2024 (previously early November). |
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| MC892053 | (Updated) Microsoft Viva: Pulse admins can manage Pulse notifications | Coming soon to Microsoft Viva: Pulse admins can adjust Viva Pulse notification settings for users in their tenant by setting the notification delivery methods where users receive Pulses. For example, admins can turn off the capability for Pulse notifications to be delivered through the Microsoft Teams Activity feed, which means that users will only receive Pulse survey notifications in email and Teams Chat. This rollout applies to Viva Pulse on the web and to the Viva app in Microsoft Teams. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 408163. [When this will happen:] General Availability (Worldwide): We will begin rolling out early October 2024 and expect to complete by late November 2024. |
Updated October 15, 2024: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience. Coming soon to Microsoft Viva: Pulse admins can adjust Viva Pulse notification settings for users in their tenant by setting the notification delivery methods where users receive Pulses. For example, admins can turn off the capability for Pulse notifications to be delivered through the Microsoft Teams Activity feed, which means that users will only receive Pulse survey notifications in email and Teams Chat. This rollout applies to Viva Pulse on the web and to the Viva app in Microsoft Teams. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 408163. [When this will happen:] General Availability (Worldwide): We will begin rolling out late October 2024 (previously early October) and expect to complete by late November 2024. |
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| MC892055 | (Updated) Microsoft Teams: Participant roster grouping in Teams BYOD meeting rooms | Updated October 3, 2024: We will not be rolling this out to organizations in GCC High or DoD during the timeline outlined below. We will communicate via Message center when we are ready to proceed. Organizations in GCC High and DoD can safely disregard this message. Thank you for your patience. Coming soon for Microsoft Teams: When users join a Teams meeting with their laptop in bring your own device (BYOD) meeting rooms, they will appear in the In-room participant section of the roster, which enables individual identification and meeting intelligence capabilities. As communicated in MC814577 (Updated) Microsoft Teams: Roster grouping for in-room participants through Proximity Join for Teams Rooms on Windows (July 2024), we will launch this same experience in September 2024 for joining a nearby meeting with a Microsoft Teams Room and a companion device. Unique to BYOD meeting rooms, the roster group will be displayed as Meeting space if the connected device is NOT identified in the Teams Pro Management Portal (PMP). If the device is identified in the PMP, the roster group will display the configured meeting room name. |
Updated October 16, 2024: We have updated the rollout timeline below. We will not be rolling this out to organizations in GCC High or DoD during the timeline outlined below. We will communicate via Message center when we are ready to proceed. Organizations in GCC High and DoD can safely disregard this message. Thank you for your patience. Coming soon for Microsoft Teams: When users join a Teams meeting with their laptop in bring your own device (BYOD) meeting rooms, they will appear in the In-room participant section of the roster, which enables individual identification and meeting intelligence capabilities. As communicated in MC814577 (Updated) Microsoft Teams: Roster grouping for in-room participants through Proximity Join for Teams Rooms on Windows (July 2024), we will launch this same experience in September 2024 for joining a nearby meeting with a Microsoft Teams Room and a companion device. Unique to BYOD meeting rooms, the roster group will be displayed as Meeting space if the connected device is NOT identified in the Teams Pro Management Portal (PMP). If the device is identified in the PMP, the roster group will display the configured meeting room name. |
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| MC898393 | (Updated) Microsoft Teams: New features to improve user app adoption | We are excited to announce two new features in the Teams Store that will help users discover and adopt apps in Microsoft Teams. These enhancements are designed to streamline how users find and engage with apps in Teams. This message applies to Teams on the web and Teams for Windows and Mac desktops. [When this will happen:] Targeted Release: We will begin rolling out early October 2024 and expect to complete by mid-October 2024. General Availability (Worldwide): We will begin rolling out mid-October 2024 and expect to complete by late October 2024. |
Updated October 15, 2024: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience. We are excited to announce two new features in the Teams Store that will help users discover and adopt apps in Microsoft Teams. These enhancements are designed to streamline how users find and engage with apps in Teams. This message applies to Teams on the web and Teams for Windows and Mac desktops. [When this will happen:] Targeted Release: We will begin rolling out late October 2024 (previously early October) and expect to complete by early November 2024 (previously mid-October). General Availability (Worldwide): We will begin rolling out mid-November 2024 (previously mid-October) and expect to complete by late November 2024 (previously late October). |
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| MC901831 | (Updated) New Microsoft Outlook for web and Windows: Organize and reorder folders | Coming soon: We will automatically import the folder order from classic Microsoft Outlook for Windows to new Microsoft Outlook for Windows and Outlook for the web. If users have not customized their folder order, the default view will continue to display folders alphabetically in the new Outlook. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 378775. [When this will happen:] Targeted Release: We will begin rolling out early October 2024 and expect to complete by early November 2024. General Availability (Worldwide): We will begin rolling out early November 2024 and expect to complete by early December 2024. General Availability (GCC, GCC High, DoD): We will begin rolling out early December 2024 and expect to complete by early January 2025. |
Updated October 17, 2024: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience. Coming soon: We will automatically import the folder order from classic Microsoft Outlook for Windows to new Microsoft Outlook for Windows and Outlook for the web. If users have not customized their folder order, the default view will continue to display folders alphabetically in the new Outlook. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 378775. [When this will happen:] Targeted Release: We will begin rolling out late November 2024 (previously early October) and expect to complete by late December 2024 (previously early November). General Availability (Worldwide): We will begin rolling out January 2025 (previously early November) and expect to complete by early February 2025 (previously early December). General Availability (GCC, GCC High, DoD): We will begin rolling out early February 2025 (previously early December) and expect to complete by early March 2025 (previously early January). |
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| MC906499 | Preview new Graph connectors for Microsoft 365 Copilot | Microsoft Graph connectors enable you to index enterprise content in third-party systems for knowledge extension in Microsoft 365 Copilot. Microsoft offers a wide range of free connectors for products like ServiceNow, Jira, Confluence, Salesforce, File shares etc. We are announcing early preview (space limited) of new connectors for the following systems - GitHub (repositories) Google Drive (files) Jira Data Center (issues) PostgreSQL (records) Salesforce (knowledge base articles) Stack Overflow (QnA) WordPress (webpages) Zendesk (help center articles) Zoom (meeting transcripts) [When will this happen:] Early Preview (limited slots only): We will begin rolling out from early October 2024 and complete by mid-November 2024. Targeted Release: We will begin rollout in mid-November 2024 and expect to complete by end of December 2024. [What you need to do to prepare:] If you would like to try out the preview of new connectors, sign-up for preview. The form to sign up is available in our documentation page (hyperlinks available in list above). Alternatively, you may drop us an email with the connectors you wish to preview at MicrosoftGraphConnectorPreviewRequest@service.microsoft.com. Our team will reach out to you to discuss your requirements and will share relevant documentation and next steps. Please note that slots are limited, and we may not be able to accommodate all customers during preview. |
Microsoft Graph connectors enable you to index enterprise content in third-party systems for knowledge extension in Microsoft 365 Copilot. Microsoft offers a wide range of free connectors for products like ServiceNow, Jira, Confluence, Salesforce, File shares etc. We are announcing early preview (space limited) of new connectors for the following systems - GitHub (repositories) Google Drive (files) Jira Data Center (issues) PostgreSQL (records) Salesforce (knowledge base articles) Stack Overflow (QnA) WordPress (webpages) Zendesk (help center articles) Zoom (meeting transcripts) [When will this happen:] Early Preview (limited slots only): We will begin rolling out from early October 2024 and complete by mid-November 2024. Targeted Release: We will begin rollout in mid-November 2024 and expect to complete by end of December 2024. [What you need to do to prepare:] If you would like to try out the preview of new connectors, sign-up for preview. The form to sign up is available in our documentation page (hyperlinks available in list above). Alternatively, you may drop us an email with the connectors you wish to preview at MicrosoftGraphConnectorsFeedback@service.microsoft.com. Our team will reach out to you to discuss your requirements and will share relevant documentation and next steps. Please note that slots are limited, and we may not be able to accommodate all customers during preview. |
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| MC908110 | (Updated) Project for the Web Email Notification Update | Our team has made an update to the behavior of email notifications in Project for the web. When a project or roadmap is shared with a Microsoft 365 group, only if the group has 50 or less members will an email notification be sent to each member of the group notifying them a plan or roadmap has been shared with them.
If the group has more than 50 members then group members will not receive an email notification when a project or roadmap is shared with the group. |
Updated October 17, 2024: We have updated the content. Thank you for your patience. We're making an update to the behavior of email notification in Project for the web. When a project or roadmap is shared with a Microsoft 365 group, only if the group has 50 or less members will an email notification be sent to each member of the group notifying them a plan or roadmap has been shared with them. If the group has more than 50 members then group members will not receive an email notification when a project or roadmap is shared with the group. |
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| MC910986 | (Updated) Microsoft Exchange Online: Optional Help file parameter in Microsoft PowerShell will change | In Exchange Online PowerShell (EXO) V3.0, we introduced the Connect-ExchangeOnline cmdlet to connect to the Microsoft Exchange Online environment through Microsoft PowerShell, which loads the help file by default. This help file is required for running the Get-Help cmdlet. However, not many customers used the Get-Help cmdlet. In EXO V3.3, we added the -SkipLoadingCmldteHelp parameter. When -SkipLoadingCmldteHelp is used with Connect-ExchangeOnline, help files do not load the on the customer system, which saves resources. However, starting with EXO V3.7, we are changing this default behavior. The Help file will not be loaded by default, and a new parameter -LoadCmdletHelp will be required to load the cmdlet help and use the Get-Help cmdlet. To avoid breaking existing scripts, the -SkipLoadingCmldteHelp parameter will continue exist, but will not function. [When this will happen:] General Availability (Worldwide): The changes will be available in EXO V3.7 (the next release of our EXO V3 module) in early November 2024. |
Updated October 16, 2024: We have updated the content. Thank you for your patience. In Exchange Online PowerShell (EXO) V3.0, we introduced the Connect-ExchangeOnline cmdlet to connect to the Microsoft Exchange Online environment through Microsoft PowerShell, which loads the help file by default. This help file is required for running the Get-Help cmdlet. However, not many customers used the Get-Help cmdlet. In EXO V3.3, we added the -SkipLoadingCmdletHelp parameter. When -SkipLoadingCmdletHelp is used with Connect-ExchangeOnline, help files do not load the on the customer system, which saves resources. However, starting with EXO V3.7, we are changing this default behavior. The Help file will not be loaded by default, and a new parameter -LoadCmdletHelp will be required to load the cmdlet help and use the Get-Help cmdlet. To avoid breaking existing scripts, the -SkipLoadingCmdletHelp parameter will continue exist, but will not function. [When this will happen:] General Availability (Worldwide): The changes will be available in EXO V3.7 (the next release of our EXO V3 module) in early November 2024. |
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MC MessageTagNames changes
| MC ID | MC Title | Old Value | New Value | MC Action required by |
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| MC786329 | (Updated) Exchange Online to retire Basic Auth for Client Submission (SMTP AUTH) | User impact, Admin impact, Retirement | Updated message, User impact, Admin impact, Retirement | N/A |
| MC803014 | (Updated) Microsoft 365 Word, Excel, and PowerPoint for web: Enhanced File menu and easier file renaming | Feature update, User impact | Updated message, Feature update, User impact | N/A |
| MC806095 | (Updated) Classic Microsoft Teams: Uninstallation resuming for Windows only | User impact, Admin impact, Retirement | Updated message, User impact, Admin impact, Retirement | N/A |
| MC834186 | (Updated) New Microsoft Outlook for Windows: Receive reminders when offline | New feature, User impact | Updated message, New feature, User impact | N/A |
| MC867651 | (Updated) URLs for deployment configurations will be retired | User impact, Admin impact, Retirement | Updated message, User impact, Admin impact, Retirement | N/A |
| MC875061 | (Updated) CAPTCHA Verification for Anonymous Meeting Participants | New feature, User impact, Admin impact | Updated message, New feature, User impact, Admin impact | N/A |
| MC883199 | (Updated) Microsoft Teams admin center: Deploy frontline teams with flexible membership | New feature, User impact, Admin impact | Updated message, New feature, User impact, Admin impact | N/A |
| MC884762 | (Updated) Microsoft PowerPoint: QuickStarter feature retires starting October 2024 | User impact, Retirement | Updated message, User impact, Retirement | N/A |
| MC888873 | (Updated) Microsoft OneDrive web: View PDFs with sensitivity labels | New feature, User impact, Admin impact | Updated message, New feature, User impact, Admin impact | N/A |
| MC892053 | (Updated) Microsoft Viva: Pulse admins can manage Pulse notifications | Feature update, User impact, Admin impact | Updated message, Feature update, User impact, Admin impact | N/A |
| MC898393 | (Updated) Microsoft Teams: New features to improve user app adoption | New feature, User impact, Admin impact | Updated message, New feature, User impact, Admin impact | N/A |
| MC901831 | (Updated) New Microsoft Outlook for web and Windows: Organize and reorder folders | New feature, User impact | Updated message, New feature, User impact | N/A |
| MC908110 | (Updated) Project for the Web Email Notification Update | Feature update, User impact, Admin impact | Updated message, Feature update, User impact, Admin impact | N/A |
| MC910986 | (Updated) Microsoft Exchange Online: Optional Help file parameter in Microsoft PowerShell will change | Feature update, Admin impact | Updated message, Feature update, Admin impact | N/A |
MC prepare changes
| MC ID | MC Title | Old Value | New Value | MC Action required by |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MC806095 | (Updated) Classic Microsoft Teams: Uninstallation resuming for Windows only | If your users are experiencing this issue, a temporary workaround is to use the Microsoft Teams Calendar to schedule or join meetings. To repair users who continue to experience the Teams Meeting Add-in issues in Outlook, please refer to Teams meeting add-in missing from Outlook and new Teams - Microsoft Teams | Microsoft Learn Can I uninstall classic Teams manually? Customers who experience this issue after the automatic uninstallation of classic Teams or after they manually uninstall classic Teams can review the troubleshooting steps in Teams meeting add-in missing from Outlook and new Teams - Microsoft Teams | Microsoft Learn Additional details can be found in the What happens if we can't update users to new Teams section of End of availability for classic Teams client https://learn.microsoft.com/microsoftteams/teams-classic-client-end-of-availability#what-happens-if-we-cant-update-users-to-new-teams https://learn.microsoft.com/microsoftteams/troubleshoot/meetings/teams-meeting-add-in-missing |
If your users are experiencing this issue, a temporary workaround is to use the Microsoft Teams Calendar to schedule or join meetings. To repair users who continue to experience the Teams Meeting Add-in issues in Outlook, please refer to Teams meeting add-in missing from Outlook and new Teams - Microsoft Teams | Microsoft Learn Can I uninstall classic Teams manually? Customers who experience this issue after the automatic uninstallation of classic Teams or after they manually uninstall classic Teams can review the troubleshooting steps in Teams meeting add-in missing from Outlook and new Teams - Microsoft Teams | Microsoft Learn Additional details can be found in the What happens if we can't update users to new Teams section of End of availability for classic Teams client https://learn.microsoft.com/microsoftteams/teams-classic-client-end-of-availability#what-happens-if-we-cant-update-users-to-new-teams https://learn.microsoft.com/microsoftteams/teams-classic-client-uninstall https://learn.microsoft.com/microsoftteams/troubleshoot/meetings/teams-meeting-add-in-missing |
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| MC808160 | (Updated) Microsoft Teams: Office 365 Connectors feature retires starting August 15, 2024 | This change will happen automatically on the specified dates listed above. No admin action is required. Please notify your users about this change, update relevant documentation as appropriate, and share the Browse and add workflows in Microsoft Teams support article. Learn more about the retirement of Microsoft Office 365 connectors and migrating to Workflows https://aka.ms/O365ConnectorDeprecation https://support.microsoft.com/office/browse-and-add-workflows-in-microsoft-teams-4998095c-8b72-4b0e-984c-f2ad39e6ba9a |
The below dates are still unchanged and were communicated in previous updates: Entire O365 Connector service in Teams will retire in December 2025. Developers will no longer be able to create new Office 365 Connectors from the Developer Portal starting August 15th, 2024. Additional documentation: Create incoming webhooks with Workflows for Microsoft Teams - Microsoft Support Browse and add workflows in Microsoft Teams - Microsoft Support Note about parity features for the Workflows app We are currently developing a method for webhooks in the Workflow app to support the following scenarios and will share more details before March 30, 2025. Post messageCard formatted message payloads (so you do not have to reformat the payload to adaptive card) Post to private channels https://learn.microsoft.com/microsoftteams/m365-custom-connectors#update-connectors-url https://prod.support.services.microsoft.com/office/create-incoming-webhooks-with-workflows-for-microsoft-teams-8ae491c7-0394-4861-ba59-055e33f75498 https://support.microsoft.com/office/browse-and-add-workflows-in-microsoft-teams-4998095c-8b72-4b0e-984c-f2ad39e6ba9a#:~:text=Workflows%20let%20you%20automate%20repetitive%20tasks%20or%20processes |
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| MC906499 | Preview new Graph connectors for Microsoft 365 Copilot | https://aka.ms/graphconnectors https://learn.microsoft.com/microsoftsearch/google-drive-connector https://learn.microsoft.com/microsoftsearch/postgresql-connector https://learn.microsoft.com/microsoftsearch/wordpress-onprem-connector https://learn.microsoft.com/microsoftsearch/zendesk-help-center-connector mailto:MicrosoftGraphConnectorPreviewRequest@service.microsoft.com |
https://aka.ms/graphconnectors https://learn.microsoft.com/microsoftsearch/google-drive-connector https://learn.microsoft.com/microsoftsearch/postgresql-connector https://learn.microsoft.com/microsoftsearch/wordpress-onprem-connector https://learn.microsoft.com/microsoftsearch/zendesk-help-center-connector mailto:MicrosoftGraphConnectorsFeedback@service.microsoft.com |
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MC Title changes
| MC ID | MC Title | Old Value | New Value | MC Action required by |
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| MC786329 | (Updated) Exchange Online to retire Basic Auth for Client Submission (SMTP AUTH) | Exchange Online to retire Basic Auth for Client Submission (SMTP AUTH) | (Updated) Exchange Online to retire Basic Auth for Client Submission (SMTP AUTH) | N/A |
| MC803014 | (Updated) Microsoft 365 Word, Excel, and PowerPoint for web: Enhanced File menu and easier file renaming | Microsoft 365 Word, Excel, and PowerPoint for web: Enhanced File menu and easier file renaming | (Updated) Microsoft 365 Word, Excel, and PowerPoint for web: Enhanced File menu and easier file renaming | N/A |
| MC806095 | (Updated) Classic Microsoft Teams: Uninstallation resuming for Windows only | Classic Microsoft Teams: Uninstallation paused for Windows only | (Updated) Classic Microsoft Teams: Uninstallation resuming for Windows only | N/A |
| MC834186 | (Updated) New Microsoft Outlook for Windows: Receive reminders when offline | New Microsoft Outlook for Windows: Receive reminders when offline | (Updated) New Microsoft Outlook for Windows: Receive reminders when offline | N/A |
| MC867651 | (Updated) URLs for deployment configurations will be retired | URLs for deployment configurations will be retired | (Updated) URLs for deployment configurations will be retired | N/A |
| MC875061 | (Updated) CAPTCHA Verification for Anonymous Meeting Participants | CAPTCHA Verification for Anonymous Meeting Participants | (Updated) CAPTCHA Verification for Anonymous Meeting Participants | N/A |
| MC883199 | (Updated) Microsoft Teams admin center: Deploy frontline teams with flexible membership | Microsoft Teams admin center: Deploy frontline teams with flexible membership | (Updated) Microsoft Teams admin center: Deploy frontline teams with flexible membership | N/A |
| MC884762 | (Updated) Microsoft PowerPoint: QuickStarter feature retires starting October 2024 | Microsoft PowerPoint: QuickStarter feature retires starting October 2024 | (Updated) Microsoft PowerPoint: QuickStarter feature retires starting October 2024 | N/A |
| MC888873 | (Updated) Microsoft OneDrive web: View PDFs with sensitivity labels | Microsoft OneDrive web: View PDFs with sensitivity labels | (Updated) Microsoft OneDrive web: View PDFs with sensitivity labels | N/A |
| MC892053 | (Updated) Microsoft Viva: Pulse admins can manage Pulse notifications | Microsoft Viva: Pulse admins can manage Pulse notifications | (Updated) Microsoft Viva: Pulse admins can manage Pulse notifications | N/A |
| MC898393 | (Updated) Microsoft Teams: New features to improve user app adoption | Microsoft Teams: New features to improve user app adoption | (Updated) Microsoft Teams: New features to improve user app adoption | N/A |
| MC901831 | (Updated) New Microsoft Outlook for web and Windows: Organize and reorder folders | New Microsoft Outlook for web and Windows: Organize and reorder folders | (Updated) New Microsoft Outlook for web and Windows: Organize and reorder folders | N/A |
| MC903318 | Update: Final PIR available | Multiple Services: Partially incomplete log data due to monitoring agent issue | Multiple Services: Partially incomplete log data due to monitoring agent issue | Update: Final PIR available | Multiple Services: Partially incomplete log data due to monitoring agent issue | N/A |
| MC908110 | (Updated) Project for the Web Email Notification Update | Project for the Web Email Notification Update | (Updated) Project for the Web Email Notification Update | N/A |
| MC910986 | (Updated) Microsoft Exchange Online: Optional Help file parameter in Microsoft PowerShell will change | Microsoft Exchange Online: Optional Help file parameter in Microsoft PowerShell will change | (Updated) Microsoft Exchange Online: Optional Help file parameter in Microsoft PowerShell will change | N/A |
CW42 New Office 365 Message Center items
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| MC910988 | What's new in Microsoft Entra - September 2024 | Plan For Change | Microsoft Entra | False | N/A |
| MC910987 | Microsoft Project for web: Roadmap admin toggle | Microsoft Planner: New Portfolios feature | Plan For Change | Planner, Project for the web | False | N/A |
| MC910986 | (Updated) Microsoft Exchange Online: Optional Help file parameter in Microsoft PowerShell will change | Plan For Change | Exchange Online | False | N/A |
| MC910984 | Manage web searches in Copilot separately from optional connected experiences with new policy | Stay Informed | Microsoft 365 suite | False | N/A |
| MC910981 | Microsoft Teams: Microsoft Edge links on MacOS will seamlessly open | Stay Informed | Microsoft Teams | False | N/A |
| MC910979 | Microsoft SharePoint eSignature: Adobe Acrobat Sign and Docusign integration will roll out globally | Stay Informed | SharePoint Online | False | N/A |
| MC910978 | Support for Office 2016 and Office 2019 will end October 14, 2025: Upgrade recommended | Plan For Change | Microsoft 365 apps | True | 10/13/2025 |
| MC910976 | Microsoft Teams: Brand impersonation protection for Teams Chat | Plan For Change | Microsoft Teams | False | N/A |
| MC911638 | Power Automate - Use your own encryption key for protecting data at-rest for existing environments with flows | Stay Informed | Microsoft Power Automate | False | N/A |
| MC911623 | New Outlook for Windows: Multi-account support for add-Ins and apps | Stay Informed | Microsoft 365 apps | False | N/A |
| MC911622 | Microsoft SharePoint: Export content (including Microsoft Loop) stored in SharePoint Embedded (SPE) containers | Plan For Change | SharePoint Online | False | N/A |
| MC911615 | Word, Excel, and PowerPoint for macOS – Planned update to compatibility Office add-ins and ODBC drivers | Plan For Change | Microsoft 365 apps | True | N/A |
| MC912181 | Microsoft SharePoint: Add approvals to any document library | Stay Informed | SharePoint Online | False | N/A |
| MC912180 | Microsoft Viva: Microsoft 365 Copilot in Microsoft Viva Amplify | Stay Informed | Microsoft Viva | False | N/A |
| MC912178 | Microsoft Teams: Download Transcription and View RTMP-In 708 Captions for Town hall and Webinar | Plan For Change | Microsoft Teams | False | N/A |
| MC912175 | Microsoft Copilot in Edge will support page summarization and user prompt suggestions | Plan For Change | Microsoft 365 suite, Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365) | False | N/A |
| MC912045 | Microsoft Purview - Information about schema updates for Microsoft Power Apps activities | Plan For Change | Power Apps | False | N/A |
| MC912708 | Microsoft Defender for Identity: "Alert notifications" feature will retire starting in November 2024 | Plan For Change | Microsoft Defender XDR | True | N/A |
| MC912707 | Microsoft Teams: New policy for voice and face enrollment will default to "On" (configure now) | Plan For Change | Microsoft Teams | True | N/A |
| MC912706 | Microsoft Teams: Quality of Experience Report v5.0 for Microsoft Power BI | Stay Informed | Power BI, Microsoft Teams | False | N/A |
| MC912548 | Upcoming changes to email service notification recipients | Plan For Change | Dynamics 365 Apps | False | 12/01/2024 |
| MC913444 | Microsoft Teams: New collaborative environment in Microsoft Mesh | Plan For Change | Microsoft Teams | False | N/A |
| MC913443 | Microsoft Exchange: Improved bulk detection and updated bulk complaint level recommendations | Plan For Change | Exchange Online, Microsoft Defender XDR | False | N/A |
| MC913440 | Microsoft 365 admin center: New "Support Assistant" feature in Help | Stay Informed | Microsoft 365 suite | False | N/A |
| MC913436 | Microsoft Viva Engage: Page header enhancements | Stay Informed | Microsoft Viva | False | N/A |
