Search

2024 CW 45 Microsoft 365 Message Center changes

from 11/04/2024 to 11/10/2024

33 Office 365 Message Center Items were changed and
25 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

Subscibe to cloudscout.one Enterprise plan to get individual reports for your Office 365 tenant

Changes

MC End Time changes

MC ID MC Title Old Value New Value MC Action required by
MC686277 (Updated) Offline mode in OneDrive for Web 12/09/2024 09:00:00 2025-01-06T09:00:00Z N/A
MC704955 (Updated) Now get Real Time Calendar Notifications in Teams 12/09/2024 08:00:00 2025-01-06T08:00:00Z N/A
MC718553 (Updated) Microsoft Teams: Change background while recording on phone 12/09/2024 08:00:00 2025-01-06T08:00:00Z N/A
MC718754 (Updated) Retirement of RBAC Application Impersonation in Exchange Online 03/31/2025 09:00:00 2025-06-30T09:00:00Z 01/31/2025
MC767481 (Updated) Microsoft Teams: Presenter window enhancements while screensharing 12/09/2024 08:00:00 2025-01-06T08:00:00Z N/A
MC790796 (Updated) Microsoft Teams: New onboarding to teams and channels 12/09/2024 08:00:00 2025-01-06T08:00:00Z N/A
MC795750 (Updated) Microsoft Teams: Custom emojis and reactions 12/16/2024 08:00:00 2025-03-03T08:00:00Z N/A
MC797471 (Updated) Microsoft Viva Engage: Results in Workplace Search 12/09/2024 08:00:00 2024-12-30T08:00:00Z N/A
MC800496 (Updated) Microsoft Teams: New expanded gallery view option for minimized meeting window 12/09/2024 08:00:00 2025-01-06T08:00:00Z N/A
MC803012 (Updated) Microsoft SharePoint: Collaborate on SharePoint Pages and News with coauthoring 12/09/2024 09:00:00 2025-01-06T09:00:00Z N/A
MC803892 (Updated) Web links in the new Outlook for Windows to open side-by-side with email in Microsoft Edge 10/28/2024 08:00:00 2024-12-30T08:00:00Z N/A
MC804768 (Updated) Microsoft Viva Connections: Refreshed Resources section on mobile to align with desktop 12/30/2024 08:00:00 2025-02-10T08:00:00Z N/A
MC804771 (Updated) Microsoft Teams: Detecting and hiding inactive channels 12/19/2024 09:00:00 2025-01-06T09:00:00Z N/A
MC806522 (Updated) Microsoft Viva Learning: Learner Completion Record bulk export 12/16/2024 08:00:00 2025-01-27T08:00:00Z N/A
MC807456 (Updated) Microsoft Outlook: Reset People suggestions 12/09/2024 09:00:00 2025-01-06T09:00:00Z N/A
MC822718 (Updated) Microsoft Purview | Purview Data Loss Prevention: New Microsoft Exchange predicates 12/31/2024 09:00:00 2025-01-06T09:00:00Z N/A
MC854652 (Updated) Microsoft Teams: Meeting participants can choose a breakout room from a list 03/03/2025 09:00:00 2025-04-07T10:00:00Z N/A
MC868912 (Updated) Microsoft Viva: Viva Amplify - Copy a publication within a campaign 12/09/2024 09:00:00 2025-02-10T09:00:00Z N/A
MC869926 (Updated) Microsoft Viva Engage: Mute user for network 12/09/2024 09:00:00 2024-12-30T09:00:00Z N/A
MC875189 (Updated) Microsoft OneDrive Mobile: View PDFs with sensitivity labels 12/27/2024 09:00:00 2025-03-03T09:00:00Z N/A
MC883195 Microsoft Outlook: Updated handling of PDFs with Purview Information Protection sensitivity labels for iOS and Android 12/30/2024 09:00:00 2025-01-06T09:00:00Z N/A
MC886603 (Updated) Reject multiple From addresses (P2 From headers) without a Sender header 02/24/2025 09:00:00 2025-03-03T09:00:00Z N/A
MC888049 (Updated) Microsoft Teams: Enhanced discovery of apps and one-click app installation across Teams 02/17/2025 09:00:00 2025-03-03T09:00:00Z N/A
MC906496 (Updated) Microsoft OneDrive and Microsoft SharePoint: New setting to disable presence in the file viewer 01/14/2025 09:00:00 2025-01-27T09:00:00Z N/A

MC How Affect changes

MC ID MC Title Old Value New Value MC Action required by
MC855685 Microsoft Forms | Data sync to Microsoft Excel: Support for migrating from the older solution to the new solution Users who rely on the older version to sync data from Forms to Excel will need to manually update the data sync to the new solution before January 13, 2025 (previously October 20, 2024). After this date, existing Excel files with the older data sync will be retained but will no longer receive automatic data updates from Forms.

The older version of the data sync exists in two types of Forms:

Forms created from Microsoft OneDrive and Excel for the web

Group forms created with SharePoint Online, Microsoft Teams, and Microsoft 365 Groups.

For these two types of Forms, we will provide this support to migrate to the new solution:

Users who own Forms with the older version of the data sync will get notifications through email, Forms, and Excel for the web.

In Forms, users will be able to recreate the data sync with the new solution. A new worksheet will be created in the same workbook as the older data sync. The new worksheet will be connected to the latest data from Forms.

After the older solution is retired, the user can still recreate a new data sync to the Excel workbook.

For workflows that connect to Excel data from Forms responses (such as Power Automate workflows), users will need to update the workflow to the Forms connector for new response updates. Learn more: Create an automated workflow for Microsoft Forms - Microsoft Support

Note: The new data sync can only be triggered in Excel for the web. If users want to receive new Forms response data in the Excel desktop app, open the file in Excel for the web, and then wait for the desktop app file to sync from the web file. (Support for other versions of Excel is in progress.)

The new data sync solution will be on by default and available to all Forms and Excel for the web customers.

Notification in Forms to update workbook to continue syncing with Forms:

Notification in Excel for the web to update the data sync to new solution:

Excel workbook is successfully updated to new solution

 Users who rely on the older version to sync data from Forms to Excel will need to manually update the data sync to the new solution before January 13, 2025 (previously October 20, 2024). After this date, existing Excel files with the older data sync will be retained but will no longer receive automatic data updates from Forms.

The older version of the data sync exists in two types of Forms:

Forms created from Microsoft OneDrive and Excel for the web

Group forms created with SharePoint Online, Microsoft Teams, and Microsoft 365 Groups.

For these two types of Forms, we will provide this support to migrate to the new solution:

Users who own Forms with the older version of the data sync will get notifications through email, Forms, and Excel for the web.

In Forms, users will be able to recreate the data sync with the new solution. The data sync will be created to the same table in the existing workbook as the older data sync. The new worksheet will be connected to the latest data from Forms.

After the older solution is retired, the user can still recreate a new data sync to the Excel workbook.

For workflows that connect to Excel data from Forms responses (such as Power Automate workflows), users will need to update the workflow to the Forms connector for new response updates. Learn more: Create an automated workflow for Microsoft Forms - Microsoft Support

Note: The new data sync can only be triggered in Excel for the web. If users want to receive new Forms response data in the Excel desktop app, open the file in Excel for the web, and then wait for the desktop app file to sync from the web file. (Support for other versions of Excel is in progress.)

The new data sync solution will be on by default and available to all Forms and Excel for the web customers.

Notification in Forms to update workbook to continue syncing with Forms:

Notification in Excel for the web to update the data sync to new solution:

Excel workbook is successfully updated to new solution

 N/A
MC922623 (Updated) Microsoft new Outlook for Windows and Outlook for the web: Changing how to disable/enable We're changing the OWAEnabled parameter that enables or disables access to user mailboxes using Outlook for the web (formerly known as Outlook Web App or OWA) to block only Outlook for the web and to not affect the behavior of new Outlook for Windows.

You can manage new Outlook for Windows with the OneWinNativeOutlookEnabled policy.

You are receiving this message because our reporting indicates one or more users in your organization may be using the New Outlook for Windows.

Note: We will not change any existing value for the settings, but we will change which setting is checked to see if new Outlook for Windows is allowed to run on that computer. Before this rollout, both OWAEnabled and OneWinNativeOutlookEnabled policies are checked. After this rollout, we will remove the check for OWAEnabled so you can have the chance to enable new Outlook and still disable Outlook for the web if desired.		 We're changing the CASMailbox -OWAEnabled parameter that enables or disables access to user mailboxes using Outlook for the web (formerly known as Outlook Web App or OWA) to block only Outlook for the web and to not affect the behavior of new Outlook for Windows.

You can manage new Outlook for Windows with the CASMailbox-OneWinNativeOutlookEnabled policy.

You are receiving this message because our reporting indicates one or more users in your organization may be using the New Outlook for Windows.

Note: We will not change any existing value for the settings, but we will change which setting is checked to see if new Outlook for Windows is allowed to run on that computer. Before this rollout, both CASMailbox-OWAEnabled and CASMailboxOneWinNativeOutlookEnabled policies are checked. After this rollout, we will remove the check for CASMailbox-OWAEnabled so you can have the chance to enable new Outlook and still disable Outlook for the web if desired.		 N/A

MC Messages changes

MC ID MC Title Old Value New Value MC Action required by
MC686277 (Updated) Offline mode in OneDrive for Web Updated September 12, 2024: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.

Soon, on Windows and macOS devices running the OneDrive sync app, we will enable a new feature called "Offline mode" that will allow you to continue working with the OneDrive web app in your browser, OneDrive PWA (Progressive Web App) or Microsoft Teams even when you are offline. This feature will be on by default and will give your users the ability to view, rename, move, copy their files, and create new folders when offline. Users will be able to open their files that are available offline on users' device in a native app directly from inside OneDrive on the web. All of the metadata changes users make offline to their files in the browser will be automatically synced back to OneDrive when Internet connection is restored, and users can resolve conflicts, if there are any. As an administrator, you'll be able to control various aspects of Offline mode using the Group Policies outlined in here.

When this feature becomes enabled for users in your organization and the user then visits OneDrive for web, Offline mode will be set up for the first time. A copy of user's file metadata that powers OneDrive for web is securely stored locally on user's device. These data on user's device are only available and accessible by that user. If someone else were to sign in on your device, these local data on the device wouldn't be available to them.

A secure local web server on user's device will handle the operations that users perform on their files in OneDrive for web, such as viewing, sorting, renaming, moving, and copying where traditionally these operations would need to be handled by the OneDrive cloud service. This allows to eliminate network as the bottleneck when loading and working with OneDrive for web resulting in fast and smooth interactions with users' files like loading your files and folders, sorting, renaming, moving, renaming, and more. And all of these operations will continue to work even when users are offline, lose internet connection, or run into a service disruption.

OneDrive Offline mode lets you work on OneDrive when offline in the browser, OneDrive PWA (Progressive Web App) and in Microsoft Teams, improves performance on all kinds of networks, and helps alleviate throttling related to working with large file collections.

OneDrive Offline mode is currently supported on Windows devices (Windows 10 or later) and macOS devices (macOS 12 Monterey or later) that have the OneDrive sync app installed and on Chromium-based browsers (Microsoft Edge, Google Chrome)

Offline mode will be on by default for user's OneDrive on the web and both users and administrators will have the option to disable Offline mode for their OneDrive.

Offline mode is a per-device setting (configured separately for every device users use to access OneDrive on the web.

The data is securely stored in a local database under the user's profile directory and requests are handled through a secure localhost HTTP server. Offline mode is powered by a separate background process (Microsoft.SharePoint.exe).

When Offline mode is on, users will see a new icon in the top navigation bar in OneDrive on the web.

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 168618

[When this will happen:]

Worldwide: We will begin gradually rolling out in late February 2024 (previously mid-February) and expect to complete in late October 2024 (previously late August).

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

Soon, on Windows and macOS devices running the OneDrive sync app, we will enable a new feature called "Offline mode" that will allow you to continue working with the OneDrive web app in your browser, OneDrive PWA (Progressive Web App) or Microsoft Teams even when you are offline. This feature will be on by default and will give your users the ability to view, rename, move, copy their files, and create new folders when offline. Users will be able to open their files that are available offline on users' device in a native app directly from inside OneDrive on the web. All of the metadata changes users make offline to their files in the browser will be automatically synced back to OneDrive when Internet connection is restored, and users can resolve conflicts, if there are any. As an administrator, you'll be able to control various aspects of Offline mode using the Group Policies outlined in here.

When this feature becomes enabled for users in your organization and the user then visits OneDrive for web, Offline mode will be set up for the first time. A copy of user's file metadata that powers OneDrive for web is securely stored locally on user's device. These data on user's device are only available and accessible by that user. If someone else were to sign in on your device, these local data on the device wouldn't be available to them.

A secure local web server on user's device will handle the operations that users perform on their files in OneDrive for web, such as viewing, sorting, renaming, moving, and copying where traditionally these operations would need to be handled by the OneDrive cloud service. This allows to eliminate network as the bottleneck when loading and working with OneDrive for web resulting in fast and smooth interactions with users' files like loading your files and folders, sorting, renaming, moving, renaming, and more. And all of these operations will continue to work even when users are offline, lose internet connection, or run into a service disruption.

OneDrive Offline mode lets you work on OneDrive when offline in the browser, OneDrive PWA (Progressive Web App) and in Microsoft Teams, improves performance on all kinds of networks, and helps alleviate throttling related to working with large file collections.

OneDrive Offline mode is currently supported on Windows devices (Windows 10 or later) and macOS devices (macOS 12 Monterey or later) that have the OneDrive sync app installed and on Chromium-based browsers (Microsoft Edge, Google Chrome)

Offline mode will be on by default for user's OneDrive on the web and both users and administrators will have the option to disable Offline mode for their OneDrive.

Offline mode is a per-device setting (configured separately for every device users use to access OneDrive on the web.

The data is securely stored in a local database under the user's profile directory and requests are handled through a secure localhost HTTP server. Offline mode is powered by a separate background process (Microsoft.SharePoint.exe).

When Offline mode is on, users will see a new icon in the top navigation bar in OneDrive on the web.

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 168618

[When this will happen:]

Worldwide: We will begin gradually rolling out in late February 2024 (previously mid-February) and expect to complete in late November 2024 (previously late October).

 N/A
MC704955 (Updated) Now get Real Time Calendar Notifications in Teams Updated October 9, 2024: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.

You can now get the Calendar Notifications in Teams from the Activity Feed.

You will get calendar notifications in the Activity Feed for the below scenarios:

Meeting invite (including channel meetings you are explicitly invited to)

Meeting updates

Meeting cancellations

Meeting forwards (as an organizer)

When you get a calendar notification, you will see an unread notification in the Activity Feed pane or at the bell icon.

When you click on a notification, you will see the details of the meeting/event in the right pane.

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 314355

[When this will happen:]

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

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

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

You can now get the Calendar Notifications in Teams from the Activity Feed.

You will get calendar notifications in the Activity Feed for the below scenarios:

Meeting invite (including channel meetings you are explicitly invited to)

Meeting updates

Meeting cancellations

Meeting forwards (as an organizer)

When you get a calendar notification, you will see an unread notification in the Activity Feed pane or at the bell icon.

When you click on a notification, you will see the details of the meeting/event in the right pane.

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 314355

[When this will happen:]

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

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

 N/A
MC718553 (Updated) Microsoft Teams: Change background while recording on phone Updated September 19, 2024: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.

Users can now record themselves anywhere and share it with coworkers in the Microsoft Teams chat or channel without worrying about the background. Users can now change their background to any image they want or make the background blurry while recording using their Microsoft Teams camera on iOS devices.

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 380852

[When this will happen:]

General Availability (Worldwide, GCC, GCC High and DoD): We will begin rolling out early May 2024 (previously late March) and expect to complete by late October 2024 (previously early September).

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

Users can now record themselves anywhere and share it with coworkers in the Microsoft Teams chat or channel without worrying about the background. Users can now change their background to any image they want or make the background blurry while recording using their Microsoft Teams camera on iOS devices.

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 380852

[When this will happen:]

General Availability (Worldwide, GCC, GCC High and DoD): We will begin rolling out early May 2024 (previously late March) and expect to complete by late November 2024 (previously early October).

 N/A
MC718754 (Updated) Retirement of RBAC Application Impersonation in Exchange Online Updated September 27, 2024: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.

We are announcing the retirement of the ApplicationImpersonation Role Based Access Control (RBAC) role in Exchange Online.

[When this will happen:]

We will begin the retirement in September 2024 (previously May) and in February 2025 will remove this role and its feature set from Exchange Online.		 Updated November 8, 2024: We are following up on our previous announcement regarding the retirement of the ApplicationImpersonation Role Based Access Control (RBAC) role in Exchange Online. As the February 2025 deprecation date is approaching, it is important to follow the guidance in this Message Center post and take action now to ensure applications in your tenant are not using this feature. After this date, applications using this feature that are not updated will no longer work. For additional information, please go to: https://aka.ms/applicationimpersonationdeprecation

We are announcing the retirement of the ApplicationImpersonation Role Based Access Control (RBAC) role in Exchange Online.

[When this will happen:]

We will begin the retirement in September 2024 (previously May) and in February 2025 will remove this role and its feature set from Exchange Online.		 01/31/2025
MC767481 (Updated) Microsoft Teams: Presenter window enhancements while screensharing Updated September 19, 2024: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.

In Microsoft Teams, we are delivering new enhancements to the presenter window that is shown while screensharing.

The presenter window now shows up to four meeting participants (both video and audio), active speakers, raised hands and reactions, and a preview of shared content.

Meeting notifications are surfaced to the central area of the screen for easier awareness and consistent windowing behavior.

These enhancements improve awareness and visibility of what's going on in your meeting and make it easier to engage with other attendees while screensharing.

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 383653

[When this will happen:]

Preview: We will begin rolling out mid-May 2024 and expect to complete by late May 2024.

General Availability (Worldwide, GCC, GCC High, and DoD): We will begin rolling out early August 2024 (previously mid-July) and expect to complete by late October (previously late September).

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

In Microsoft Teams, we are delivering new enhancements to the presenter window that is shown while screensharing.

The presenter window now shows up to four meeting participants (both video and audio), active speakers, raised hands and reactions, and a preview of shared content.

Meeting notifications are surfaced to the central area of the screen for easier awareness and consistent windowing behavior.

These enhancements improve awareness and visibility of what's going on in your meeting and make it easier to engage with other attendees while screensharing.

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 383653

[When this will happen:]

Preview: We will begin rolling out mid-May 2024 and expect to complete by late May 2024.

General Availability (Worldwide, GCC, GCC High, and DoD): We will begin rolling out early August 2024 (previously mid-July) and expect to complete by late November (previously late October).

 N/A
MC790796 (Updated) Microsoft Teams: New onboarding to teams and channels Updated July 22, 2024: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.

Coming soon in Microsoft Teams: A new way to join teams and channels. This message applies to new Teams for the web and Teams for desktop. It does not apply to Teams for iOS or Android.

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 381734.

[When this will happen:]

Targeted Release: We will begin rolling out early June 2024 and expect to complete by mid-June 2024.

General Availability (Worldwide): We will begin rolling out mid-September (previously mid-July) 2024 and expect to complete by late September (previously late July) 2024.

General Availability (GCC): We will begin rolling out late September (previously late July) 2024 and expect to complete by early October (previously late July) 2024.

General Availability (GCC High, DoD): We will begin rolling out early October (previously early August) 2024 and expect to complete by late October (previously early August) 2024.		 Updated November 6, 2024: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.

Updated May 17, 2024: We have updated the content below to clarify the experience for EDU and FLW licensed users. Thank you for your patience.

Coming soon in Microsoft Teams: A new way to join teams and channels. This message applies to new Teams for the web and Teams for desktop. It does not apply to Teams for iOS or Android.

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 381734.

[When this will happen:]

Targeted Release: We will begin rolling out early June 2024 and expect to complete by mid-June 2024.

General Availability (Worldwide): We will begin rolling out mid-September (previously mid-July) 2024 and expect to complete by late September (previously late July) 2024.

General Availability (GCC): We will begin rolling out late September (previously late July) 2024 and expect to complete by early October (previously late July) 2024.

General Availability (GCC High, DoD): We will begin rolling out early October (previously early August) 2024 and expect to complete by late November (previously late October) 2024.		 N/A
MC795750 (Updated) Microsoft Teams: Custom emojis and reactions Updated August 15, 2024: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.

In Microsoft Teams, users will be able to add their own custom emojis and reactions by uploading an image or GIF file, and their emojis and reactions will be accessible to all users in the tenant alongside the standard Teams emojis and reactions. Up to 5,000 custom emojis can be added per tenant.

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 80659.

[When this will happen:]

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

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

GCC: We will begin rolling out late September 2024 (previously mid-July) and expect to complete by early October 2024 (previously late July).

GCC High: We will begin rolling out early October 2024 (previously early August) and expect to complete by mid-October 2024 (previously late August).

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

 Updated November 6, 2024: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.

In Microsoft Teams, users will be able to add their own custom emojis and reactions by uploading an image or GIF file, and their emojis and reactions will be accessible to all users in the tenant alongside the standard Teams emojis and reactions. Up to 5,000 custom emojis can be added per tenant.

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 80659.

[When this will happen:]

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

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

GCC: We will begin rolling out late September 2024 (previously mid-July) and expect to complete by early October 2024 (previously late July).

GCC High: We will begin rolling out early October 2024 (previously early August) and expect to complete by mid-October 2024 (previously late August).

DoD: We will begin rolling out mid-October 2024 (previously early August) and expect to complete by late January 2025 (previously late October).

 N/A
MC797471 (Updated) Microsoft Viva Engage: Results in Workplace Search Updated September 10, 2024: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.

As users search in office.com, sharepoint.com, or Microsoft Bing at Work, they will get results from Microsoft Viva Engage that they have access to. The results show up as interleaved results on the search page. This is currently limited to only question posts from public Communities, Storylines, and Answers. This new feature is available by default.

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 391669.

[When this will happen:]

General Availability: We will begin rolling out late September 2024 (previously late August) and expect to complete by late October 2024 (previously late September).		 Updated November 8, 2024: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.

As users search in office.com, sharepoint.com, or Microsoft Bing at Work, they will get results from Microsoft Viva Engage that they have access to. The results show up as interleaved results on the search page. This is currently limited to only question posts from public Communities, Storylines, and Answers. This new feature is available by default.

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 391669.

[When this will happen:]

General Availability: We will begin rolling out late September 2024 (previously late August) and expect to complete by mid-November 2024 (previously late October).		 N/A
MC800496 (Updated) Microsoft Teams: New expanded gallery view option for minimized meeting window Updated September 19, 2024: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.

In Microsoft Teams, a new feature enhances the meeting view that is shown to attendees while the main meeting window is minimized.

When participants in a meeting minimize the main meeting window, they can multitask without losing sight of the meeting or missing important information by monitoring activity in a smaller meeting view window.

This view switcher feature update allows users to expand the default active speaker view of the meeting to an extended large gallery view. This view allows users to see up to 4 meeting participants, including reactions, raised hands, and a Me Video tile.

This expanded view can be toggled via a new UI control.

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 398449

[When this will happen:]

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

General Availability (Worldwide, GCC, GCC High, and DoD): We will begin rolling out mid-August 2024 (previously mid-July) and expect to complete by late October 2024 (previously late September).

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

In Microsoft Teams, a new feature enhances the meeting view that is shown to attendees while the main meeting window is minimized.

When participants in a meeting minimize the main meeting window, they can multitask without losing sight of the meeting or missing important information by monitoring activity in a smaller meeting view window.

This view switcher feature update allows users to expand the default active speaker view of the meeting to an extended large gallery view. This view allows users to see up to 4 meeting participants, including reactions, raised hands, and a Me Video tile.

This expanded view can be toggled via a new UI control.

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 398449

[When this will happen:]

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

General Availability (Worldwide, GCC, GCC High, and DoD): We will begin rolling out mid-August 2024 (previously mid-July) and expect to complete by late November 2024 (previously late October).

 N/A
MC803012 (Updated) Microsoft SharePoint: Collaborate on SharePoint Pages and News with coauthoring Updated September 13, 2024: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.

Coming soon to Microsoft SharePoint: The ability for multiple authors to edit the same Page at the same time, without having to take turns. Authors can see real-time changes made by others as they happen in Pages, sections and web parts.

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 124853.

[When this will happen:]

Targeted Release: We will begin rolling out late June 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 October 2024 (previously late September).		 Updated November 8, 2024: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.

Coming soon to Microsoft SharePoint: The ability for multiple authors to edit the same Page at the same time, without having to take turns. Authors can see real-time changes made by others as they happen in Pages, sections and web parts.

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 124853.

[When this will happen:]

Targeted Release: We will begin rolling out late June 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 late October).		 N/A
MC803892 (Updated) Web links in the new Outlook for Windows to open side-by-side with email in Microsoft Edge Updated October 1, 2024: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.

To help increase productivity while working online, web links from Azure Active Directory (AAD) accounts and Microsoft (MSA) accounts in the new Outlook for Windows app will open in Microsoft Edge in a single view showing the opened link side-by-side with the email it came from.

We're adding this to the new Outlook for windows to have a consistent experience across our applications. If you have previously managed this change for the classic Outlook for Windows (MC545904, MC548092, MC541626) or for Teams (MC669480), your configuration will also apply to the new Outlook for Windows. If you wish to maintain this configuration across all three apps, no action is required.

Note: This does not change the default browser setting in Windows.		 Updated November 7, 2024: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.

To help increase productivity while working online, web links from Azure Active Directory (AAD) accounts and Microsoft (MSA) accounts in the new Outlook for Windows app will open in Microsoft Edge in a single view showing the opened link side-by-side with the email it came from.

We're adding this to the new Outlook for windows to have a consistent experience across our applications. If you have previously managed this change for the classic Outlook for Windows (MC545904, MC548092, MC541626) or for Teams (MC669480), your configuration will also apply to the new Outlook for Windows. If you wish to maintain this configuration across all three apps, no action is required.

Note: This does not change the default browser setting in Windows.		 N/A
MC804768 (Updated) Microsoft Viva Connections: Refreshed Resources section on mobile to align with desktop Updated October 10, 2024: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.

The Resources section on Microsoft Viva Connections mobile will show content from the recently revamped Resources section on Viva Connections desktop. The Resources section in Viva Connections is comprised of navigational links. If these links are created via in-app editing in Viva Connections, they will propagate to the Resources section in mobile as well. If no links have been added via in-app editing and Global Navigation is configured on the Home site, the Resources section on mobile will continue to show the navigational links from Global Navigation.

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 388369

[When this will happen:]

General Availability (Worldwide): We will begin rolling out late August 2024 (previously mid-July) and expect to complete by mid-November 2024 (previously mid-September).		 Updated November 6, 2024: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.

The Resources section on Microsoft Viva Connections mobile will show content from the recently revamped Resources section on Viva Connections desktop. The Resources section in Viva Connections is comprised of navigational links. If these links are created via in-app editing in Viva Connections, they will propagate to the Resources section in mobile as well. If no links have been added via in-app editing and Global Navigation is configured on the Home site, the Resources section on mobile will continue to show the navigational links from Global Navigation.

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 388369

[When this will happen:]

General Availability (Worldwide): We will begin rolling out late August 2024 (previously mid-July) and expect to complete by mid-December 2024 (previously mid-November).		 N/A
MC804771 (Updated) Microsoft Teams: Detecting and hiding inactive channels Note: Users with EDU licenses assigned will not receive this change.

Coming soon: Microsoft Teams will automatically detect and hide inactive channels you have not interacted with recently. You can review the list of channels and unhide some or all of them. You can opt out of automatic hiding from Teams Settings or initiate the hiding process on demand. This message applies to Microsoft Teams for Desktop, web, and Mac.

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 325780.

[When this will happen:]

Targeted Release: We will begin rolling out mid-July 2024 and expect to complete by late July 2024.

General Availability (Worldwide): We will begin rolling out mid-August 2024 and expect to complete by mid-September 2024.

General Availability (GCC): We will begin rolling out late September 2024 and expect to complete by early October 2024.

General Availability (GCC High): We will begin rolling out early October 2024 and expect to complete by mid-October 2024.

General Availability (DoD): We will begin rolling out late October 2024 and expect to complete by late October 2024.		 Updated November 6, 2024: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.

Note: Users with EDU licenses assigned will not receive this change.

Coming soon: Microsoft Teams will automatically detect and hide inactive channels you have not interacted with recently. You can review the list of channels and unhide some or all of them. You can opt out of automatic hiding from Teams Settings or initiate the hiding process on demand. This message applies to Microsoft Teams for Desktop, web, and Mac.

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 325780.

[When this will happen:]

Targeted Release: We will begin rolling out mid-July 2024 and expect to complete by late July 2024.

General Availability (Worldwide): We will begin rolling out mid-August 2024 and expect to complete by mid-September 2024.

General Availability (GCC): We will begin rolling out late September 2024 and expect to complete by early October 2024.

General Availability (GCC High): We will begin rolling out early October 2024 and expect to complete by mid-October 2024.

General Availability (DoD): We will begin rolling out late October 2024 and expect to complete by late November 2024 (previously late October).		 N/A
MC806522 (Updated) Microsoft Viva Learning: Learner Completion Record bulk export Updated October 23, 2024: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.

In Microsoft Viva Learning, the updated Learner Completion Record bulk export is an extension of the existing feature to download Learner Completion records by Microsoft 365 user groups and security groups. Bulk export empowers enterprises to download learner records of multiple users at once using the Microsoft 365 user groups and security groups.

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 334050

[When this will happen:]

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).

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

In Microsoft Viva Learning, the updated Learner Completion Record bulk export is an extension of the existing feature to download Learner Completion records by Microsoft 365 user groups and security groups. Bulk export empowers enterprises to download learner records of multiple users at once using the Microsoft 365 user groups and security groups.

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 334050

[When this will happen:]

General Availability (Worldwide): We will begin rolling out early November 2024 (previously late October) and expect to complete by mid-November 2024 (previously early November).

 N/A
MC807456 (Updated) Microsoft Outlook: Reset People suggestions Updated August 20, 2024: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.

Coming soon to Microsoft Outlook: The Reset People Suggestion feature will allow users to reset, export, and/or opt out of people suggestions in search through Outlook on the web and the new Outlook for Windows settings. If a user resets their People Suggestions in Outlook on the web or Outlook for Windows, all versions of Outlook will reflect that change (even Outlook Mobile). This message applies to Outlook on the web and the new Outlook for Windows.

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 98137.

[When this will happen:]

General Availability (Worldwide): We will begin rolling out late September 2024 (previously early August) and expect to complete by late October 2024 (previously late August).		 Updated November 5, 2024: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.

Coming soon to Microsoft Outlook: The Reset People Suggestion feature will allow users to reset, export, and/or opt out of people suggestions in search through Outlook on the web and the new Outlook for Windows settings. If a user resets their People Suggestions in Outlook on the web or Outlook for Windows, all versions of Outlook will reflect that change (even Outlook Mobile). This message applies to Outlook on the web and the new Outlook for Windows.

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 98137.

[When this will happen:]

General Availability (Worldwide): We will begin rolling out late September 2024 (previously early August) and expect to complete by late November 2024 (previously late October).		 N/A
MC822718 (Updated) Microsoft Purview | Purview Data Loss Prevention: New Microsoft Exchange predicates Updated September 12, 2024: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.

Introducing four new Microsoft Purview Data Loss Prevention (DLP) Microsoft Exchange (EXO) predicates:

Message is not labeled: Detects if message body has no label.

Attachment is not labeled: Detects if there is any attachment without a label.

Message contains: Detects if the message body contains specified sensitive information types (SITs) or labels. Note that there is no trainable classifiers or non-advanced rule support yet.

Attachment contains: Detects if an attachment contains specified SITs or labels. Note that there is no trainable classifiers or non-advanced rule support yet.

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 377000.

[When this will happen:]

General Availability (Worldwide): We will begin rolling out late September (previously late August) 2024 and expect to complete by late October 2024 (previously late September).

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

Introducing four new Microsoft Purview Data Loss Prevention (DLP) Microsoft Exchange (EXO) predicates:

Message is not labeled: Detects if message body has no label.

Attachment is not labeled: Detects if there is any attachment without a label.

Message contains: Detects if the message body contains specified sensitive information types (SITs) or labels. Note that there is no trainable classifiers or non-advanced rule support yet.

Attachment contains: Detects if an attachment contains specified SITs or labels. Note that there is no trainable classifiers or non-advanced rule support yet.

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 377000.

[When this will happen:]

General Availability (Worldwide): We will begin rolling out late September (previously late August) 2024 and expect to complete by late November 2024 (previously late October).

 N/A
MC854652 (Updated) Microsoft Teams: Meeting participants can choose a breakout room from a list Updated September 11, 2024: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.

Coming soon: Microsoft Teams meeting organizers can make the list of breakout rooms visible to all meeting participants and allow them to choose which room to join. Enabling this setting in breakout rooms allows participants to move freely from one room to another, simplifying breakout room coordination for meeting organizers and participants. This message applies to Teams for Windows, Mac, and the web.

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 121269.

[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 2025 (previously late October).

General Availability (GCC High, DoD): We will begin rolling out early January 2025 (previously early November) and expect to complete by late January 2025 (previously late November).		 Updated November 4, 2024: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.

Coming soon: Microsoft Teams meeting organizers can make the list of breakout rooms visible to all meeting participants and allow them to choose which room to join. Enabling this setting in breakout rooms allows participants to move freely from one room to another, simplifying breakout room coordination for meeting organizers and participants. This message applies to Teams for Windows, Mac, and the web.

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 121269.

[When this will happen:]

Targeted Release: We will begin rolling out early January 2025 (previously early December) and expect to complete by mid-December 2024 (previously mid-December).

General Availability (Worldwide, GCC): We will begin rolling out mid-January 2024 (previously mid-December) and expect to complete by late January 2025 (previously early January).

General Availability (GCC High, DoD): We will begin rolling out early February 2025 (previously early January) and expect to complete by late February 2025 (previously late January).		 N/A
MC855685 Microsoft Forms | Data sync to Microsoft Excel: Support for migrating from the older solution to the new solution Updated October 9, 2024: We have updated the images and rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.

As communicated in MC816207 Microsoft Forms now supports live data sync to Microsoft Excel with more functionality (July 2024), Microsoft Forms is introducing a new data sync solution with higher reliability to sync Forms response data to Microsoft Excel for the web. Before this rollout. Forms supported an older version of live data sync to Excel. The older version of live data sync will be replaced by the newer solution on January 13, 2025. This message describes the support that we will provide for migrating from the older solution to the newer solution.

This message is associated with Microsoft 365Roadmap ID 410988.

[When this will happen:]

General Availability (Worldwide): Support for migrating the older data sync to the new solution will begin rolling out in late October 2024 (previously early October), and we expect to complete by late November 2024 (previously early October).		 Updated November 7, 2024: We have updated the images and rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.

As communicated in MC816207 Microsoft Forms now supports live data sync to Microsoft Excel with more functionality (July 2024), Microsoft Forms is introducing a new data sync solution with higher reliability to sync Forms response data to Microsoft Excel for the web. Before this rollout. Forms supported an older version of live data sync to Excel. The older version of live data sync will be replaced by the newer solution on January 13, 2025. This message describes the support that we will provide for migrating from the older solution to the newer solution.

This message is associated with Microsoft 365Roadmap ID 410988.

[When this will happen:]

General Availability (Worldwide): Support for migrating the older data sync to the new solution will begin rolling out in late October 2024 (previously early October), and we expect to complete by late November 2024 (previously early October).		 N/A
MC868912 (Updated) Microsoft Viva: Viva Amplify - Copy a publication within a campaign 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).		 Updated November 8, 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 mid-November 2024 (previously late October) and expect to complete by late December 2024 (previously late November).		 N/A
MC869926 (Updated) Microsoft Viva Engage: Mute user for network Starting in early September 2024, customers will see a new setting in the Microsoft Viva Engage admin center to mute users across their networks. Muting a user removes new posts from that user from the Home feed, Storylines feed, and all email digests.

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 396168.

[When this will happen:]

General Availability (Worldwide): We will begin rolling out early September 2024 and expect to complete by late October 2024.

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

Starting in early September 2024, customers will see a new setting in the Microsoft Viva Engage admin center to mute users across their networks. Muting a user removes new posts from that user from the Home feed, Storylines feed, and all email digests.

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 396168.

[When this will happen:]

General Availability (Worldwide): We will begin rolling out early September 2024 and expect to complete by mid-November 2024 (previously late October).

 N/A
MC875189 (Updated) Microsoft OneDrive Mobile: View PDFs with sensitivity labels Coming soon to Microsoft OneDrive: OneDrive users will be able to open PDF files protected with sensitivity labels from Microsoft Purview Information Protection and read them using OneDrive mobile apps in read-only mode. Only authorized users will be able to access these PDF files.

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 407386.

[When this will happen:]

Public Preview: We will begin rolling out late August 2024 and expect to complete by late August 2024.

General Availability (Worldwide, GCC, GCC High, DoD): We will begin rolling out early September 2024 and expect to complete by late October 2024.		 Updated November 5, 2024: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.

Coming soon to Microsoft OneDrive: OneDrive users will be able to open PDF files protected with sensitivity labels from Microsoft Purview Information Protection and read them using OneDrive mobile apps in read-only mode. Only authorized users will be able to access these PDF files.

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 407386.

[When this will happen:]

Public Preview: We will begin rolling out late August 2024 and expect to complete by late August 2024.

General Availability (Worldwide, GCC, GCC High, DoD): We will begin rolling out early September 2024 and expect to complete by late January 2025 (previously late October).		 N/A
MC883195 Microsoft Outlook: Updated handling of PDFs with Purview Information Protection sensitivity labels for iOS and Android When users in Microsoft Outlook for iOS or Android select a PDF file protected with Microsoft Purview Information Protection sensitivity labels, they will be prompted to open the file in the Microsoft 365 app.

[When this will happen:]

General Availability (Worldwide, GCC, GCC High): We will begin rolling out early September 2024 and expect to complete by late October 2024.		 Updated November 7, 2024: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.

When users in Microsoft Outlook for iOS or Android select a PDF file protected with Microsoft Purview Information Protection sensitivity labels, they will be prompted to open the file in the Microsoft 365 app.

[When this will happen:]

General Availability (Worldwide, GCC, GCC High): We will begin rolling out early September 2024 and expect to complete by late November 2024 (previously late October).		 N/A
MC886603 (Updated) Reject multiple From addresses (P2 From headers) without a Sender header Updated September 20, 2024: We have updated the content. Thank you for your patience.

Starting December 1st, we're going to start gradually dropping messages that have multiple From addresses (also known as P2 From headers) without a Sender header from being sent via Exchange Online.

If we see significant traffic exhibiting multiple From addresses (P2 From headers) without a Sender header in your tenant in the month of September, we will send you a Message Center Post by October 15th alerting you and providing some sample message IDs.

We are doing this to comply with RFC 5322 (https://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc5322#section-3.6.2) which mandates the Sender header to be present and contain a single address if the From header has more than one address. Noncompliance with this could be exploited by attackers, allowing them to impersonate a sender address by misleading the client into using the From header to determine the sender instead of the Sender header.

[When this will happen:]

December 1st, 2024		 Updated November 6, 2024: We have updated the content. Thank you for your patience.

Starting February 3 (previously December 1), we're going to start gradually dropping messages that have multiple From addresses (also known as P2 From headers) without a Sender header from being sent via Exchange Online.

If we see significant traffic exhibiting multiple From addresses (P2 From headers) without a Sender header in your tenant in the month of September, we will send you a Message Center Post by October 15th alerting you and providing some sample message IDs.

We are doing this to comply with RFC 5322 (https://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc5322#section-3.6.2) which mandates the Sender header to be present and contain a single address if the From header has more than one address. Noncompliance with this could be exploited by attackers, allowing them to impersonate a sender address by misleading the client into using the From header to determine the sender instead of the Sender header.

[When this will happen:]

February 3, 2025 (previously December 1st)

We are delaying the rollout start date from December to February 3rd 2025 in order to provide more time to customers for investigating messages exhibiting multiple P2 From Addresses without a Sender Address.

Most of the traffic exhibiting multiple P2 From Addresses without a Sender Address will be inbound spam destined for your tenant sent by malicious spammers on the internet.

Some customers are sending legitimate emails with this malformed header configuration. On October 15, we sent a targeted MC post to customers showing high volumes of messages exhibiting multiple P2 From Addresses without a Sender Address as they may be impacted by this change.

For investigating if you will be impacted by this change, focus your investigation on messages sent using On Premises Inbound Connectors to Exchange Online. Authenticated mail submission is not impacted because submitting messages like this using those submissions are not allowed (Graph, Outlook clients, SMTP AUTH Client Submission).		 N/A
MC888049 (Updated) Microsoft Teams: Enhanced discovery of apps and one-click app installation across Teams Updated October 28, 2024: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.

We are rolling out enhanced app discovery for Microsoft Teams. This rollout allows users to easily discover and use apps that they have previously used in group chats, channels, and meetings, enabling users to consent to use the app everywhere in Teams with one click. This message applies to Teams on Windows and Mac desktops and to Teams on the web.

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 397089.

[When this will happen:]

General Availability (Worldwide): We will begin rolling out mid-December 2024 (previously mid-November) and expect to complete by early January 2024 (previously late November).		 Updated November 7, 2024: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.

We are rolling out enhanced app discovery for Microsoft Teams. This rollout allows users to easily discover and use apps that they have previously used in group chats, channels, and meetings, enabling users to consent to use the app everywhere in Teams with one click. This message applies to Teams on Windows and Mac desktops and to Teams on the web.

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 397089.

[When this will happen:]

General Availability (Worldwide): We will begin rolling out mid-January 2025 (previously mid-December) and expect to complete by late January 2025 (previously early January).		 N/A
MC889520 (Updated) Microsoft Teams: Increase in meeting passcodes length for added security Given the recent global security threats on online meetings, Microsoft Teams is taking steps to make your meetings more secure. We are increasing the minimum length of the meeting passcodes from 6 characters to 8 characters. The nature of the passcodes will remain the same, consisting of letters and numbers.

General Availability (Worldwide): We will begin rolling out late October 2024 and expect to complete by early November 2024.

General Availability (GCC): We will begin rolling out early November 2024 and expect to complete by mid-November 2024.

General Availability (GCC High, DoD): We will begin rolling out mid-November 2024 and expect to complete by late November 2024.

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

Given the recent global security threats on online meetings, Microsoft Teams is taking steps to make your meetings more secure. We are increasing the minimum length of the meeting passcodes from 6 characters to 8 characters. The nature of the passcodes will remain the same, consisting of letters and numbers.

General Availability (Worldwide): We will begin rolling out late October 2024 and expect to complete by early November 2024.

General Availability (GCC): We will begin rolling out early November 2024 and expect to complete by mid-November 2024.

General Availability (GCC High, DoD): We will begin rolling out mid-November 2024 and expect to complete by late November 2024.

 N/A
MC891238 (Updated) Microsoft SharePoint and Microsoft Teams: Update on new Microsoft Lists rollout Updated September 26, 2024: We have updated the content. Thank you for your patience.

Coming soon to Microsoft SharePoint and Lists in Microsoft Teams: An updated Microsoft Lists. This rollout introduces new features to users, including the ability to add ratings to any list, drag and/or paste images directly into a list, see who is collaborating with you in real time, switch views by clicking tabs, and more.

This is an update to MC600726: (Updated) Microsoft Lists User Experience Update (updated October 2023) and MC709979 (Updated) Microsoft SharePoint: Updated Lists in Team Sites, Lists progressive web app (PWA), and Teams (January 2024).

[When this will happen:]

General Availability (Worldwide, GCC, GCC High, DoD): We will begin rolling out late September 2024 and expect to complete by late October 2024.		 Updated November 6, 2024: We have updated the content. Thank you for your patience.

Coming soon to Microsoft SharePoint and Lists in Microsoft Teams: An updated Microsoft Lists. This rollout introduces new features to users, including the ability to add ratings to any list, drag and/or paste images directly into a list, see who is collaborating with you in real time, switch views by clicking tabs, and more.

This is an update to MC600726: (Updated) Microsoft Lists User Experience Update (updated October 2023) and MC709979 (Updated) Microsoft SharePoint: Updated Lists in Team Sites, Lists progressive web app (PWA), and Teams (January 2024).

[When this will happen:]

General Availability (Worldwide, GCC, GCC High, DoD): We will begin rolling out late September 2024 and expect to complete by mid-November 2024 (previously late October).		 N/A
MC894577 (Updated) Data loss prevention and Oversharing in New Outlook – Supported conditions We're rolling out new and improved DLP Policy tips in New Outlook to support top DLP predicates & exceptions, all advanced classifiers, and override capabilities.

* Features mentioned above are enabled based on Licenses. Please review license requirements here.

The number of supported conditions has been updated:

E3 and equivalent licenses: DLP Policy tips on New Outlook for Windows will support following DLP conditions (and corresponding exceptions):

Content contains OOB/custom sensitive information types

Content is shared from Microsoft 365

E5 and equivalent licenses: In addition to the above, DLP Policy tips on New Outlook for Windows will now support a richer set of DLP conditions (and corresponding exceptions), including the following:

Content contains Sensitivity label

Sender is

Sender domain is

Sender is member of

Recipient is

Recipient domain is

Recipient is a member of

Subject contains words

Additionally, DLP Policy tips now support advanced classifiers like Trainable classifiers, Exact data match (EDM), and Named Entities, as well as an override feature that gives end users the ability to quickly and easily modify or override policies (if allowed in the DLP rule configuration), ensuring that the sensitive data is always protected, while still allowing end users to work efficiently.

For more details, admins can refer documentation here.

Please note that any existing conditions outside this updated list, which may currently trigger Policy Tips in New Outlook, will stop working after October 18th, 2024.

[When this will happen:]

We will begin rolling out in late October 2024 and expect to complete rollout by late November 2024.

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

We're rolling out new and improved DLP Policy tips in New Outlook to support top DLP predicates & exceptions, all advanced classifiers, and override capabilities.

* Features mentioned above are enabled based on Licenses. Please review license requirements here.

The number of supported conditions has been updated:

E3 and equivalent licenses: DLP Policy tips on New Outlook for Windows will support following DLP conditions (and corresponding exceptions):

Content contains OOB/custom sensitive information types

Content is shared from Microsoft 365

E5 and equivalent licenses: In addition to the above, DLP Policy tips on New Outlook for Windows will now support a richer set of DLP conditions (and corresponding exceptions), including the following:

Content contains Sensitivity label

Sender is

Sender domain is

Sender is member of

Recipient is

Recipient domain is

Recipient is a member of

Subject contains words

Additionally, DLP Policy tips now support advanced classifiers like Trainable classifiers, Exact data match (EDM), and Named Entities, as well as an override feature that gives end users the ability to quickly and easily modify or override policies (if allowed in the DLP rule configuration), ensuring that the sensitive data is always protected, while still allowing end users to work efficiently.

For more details, admins can refer documentation here.

Please note that any existing conditions outside this updated list, which may currently trigger Policy Tips in New Outlook, will stop working after October 18th, 2024.

[When this will happen:]

We will begin rolling out in mid-November 2024 (previously late October) and expect to complete rollout by late November 2024.

 N/A
MC898393 (Updated) Microsoft Teams: New features to improve user app adoption 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).		 Updated November 5, 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 early November 2024 (previously late October) and expect to complete by mid-November 2024 (previously mid-November).

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).		 N/A
MC906487 (Updated) Microsoft Defender XDR: InitiatingProcessFolderPath changes to include file names Coming soon: Microsoft Defender for Endpoint will modify the InitiatingProcessFolderPath column across all relevant Advanced Hunting tables to include the initiating process file name. This message applies to Windows activity only.

[When this will happen:]

General Availability (Worldwide): We will roll out to all Microsoft Defender for Endpoint customers on November 4, 2024.		 Updated November 5, 2024: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.

Coming soon: Microsoft Defender for Endpoint will modify the InitiatingProcessFolderPath column across all relevant Advanced Hunting tables to include the initiating process file name. This message applies to Windows activity only.

[When this will happen:]

General Availability (Worldwide): We will roll out to all Microsoft Defender for Endpoint customers on November 18, 2024 (previously November 4).		 11/03/2024
MC906496 (Updated) Microsoft OneDrive and Microsoft SharePoint: New setting to disable presence in the file viewer Administrators can now use the Microsoft SharePoint Online Management Shell to disable the user presence feature in the Microsoft OneDrive and SharePoint file viewer on a per-site collection basis.

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 419814.

[When this will happen:]

General Availability (Worldwide, GCC, GCC High, DoD): We will begin rolling out late October 2024 and expect to complete by late November 2024.		 Updated November 8, 2024: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.

Administrators can now use the Microsoft SharePoint Online Management Shell to disable the user presence feature in the Microsoft OneDrive and SharePoint file viewer on a per-site collection basis.

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 419814.

[When this will happen:]

General Availability (Worldwide, GCC, GCC High, DoD): We will begin rolling out late October 2024 and expect to complete by mid-December 2024 (previously late November).		 N/A
MC907535 Microsoft Viva Pulse: New Pulse tenant admin dashboard for users with Pulse admin access Human Resources and IT departments need a way to track user telemetry and usage to ensure that Microsoft Viva Pulse is being used effectively and has a strong return on investment. They also want to identify any issues related to user adoption that hinder the rollout of Pulse in an organization. With the rollout of the tenant admin dashboard, Pulse admins will be able to visualize usage metrics in their tenant. This rollout will include metrics such as total pulses sent, response rate per pulse, and responses per pulse.

[When this will happen:]

General Availability (Worldwide): We will begin rolling out late October 2024 and expect to complete by early November 2024.		 Updated November 5, 2024: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.

Human Resources and IT departments need a way to track user telemetry and usage to ensure that Microsoft Viva Pulse is being used effectively and has a strong return on investment. They also want to identify any issues related to user adoption that hinder the rollout of Pulse in an organization. With the rollout of the tenant admin dashboard, Pulse admins will be able to visualize usage metrics in their tenant. This rollout will include metrics such as total pulses sent, response rate per pulse, and responses per pulse.

[When this will happen:]

General Availability (Worldwide): We will begin rolling out early November 2024 (previously late October) and expect to complete by mid-November 2024 (previously early November).		 N/A
MC909164 (Updated) Microsoft Exchange Online: New fields for Exchange mailbox schema Coming soon to Microsoft Exchange Online: A significant rollout that introduces two new subfields under AppAccessContext for improved field consistency and enhanced telemetry in other Exchange APIs:

ClientAppId

APIId

[When this will happen:]

General Availability (Worldwide): We will begin rolling out late October 2024 and expect to complete by mid-November 2024.

General Availability (GCC, GCC High): We will begin rolling out late November 2024 and expect to complete by late November 2024.

General Availability (DoD): We will begin rolling out early December 2024 and expect to complete by early December 2024.

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

Coming soon to Microsoft Exchange Online: A significant rollout that introduces two new subfields under AppAccessContext for improved field consistency and enhanced telemetry in other Exchange APIs:

ClientAppId

APIId

[When this will happen:]

General Availability (Worldwide): We will begin rolling out early November 2024 (previously late October) and expect to complete by mid-November 2024.

General Availability (GCC, GCC High): We will begin rolling out late November 2024 and expect to complete by late November 2024.

General Availability (DoD): We will begin rolling out early December 2024 and expect to complete by early December 2024.

 N/A
MC922623 (Updated) Microsoft new Outlook for Windows and Outlook for the web: Changing how to disable/enable We are changing how you enable or disable the new Microsoft Outlook for Windows and Microsoft Outlook for the web.

[When this will happen:]

General Availability (Worldwide, GCC): We will begin rolling out late January 2025 and expect to complete by mid-February 2025.		 Updated November 5, 2024: We have updated the content. Thank you for your patience.

We are changing how you enable or disable the new Microsoft Outlook for Windows and Microsoft Outlook for the web.

[When this will happen:]

General Availability (Worldwide, GCC): We will begin rolling out late January 2025 and expect to complete by mid-February 2025.		 N/A

MC MessageTagNames changes

MC ID MC Title Old Value New Value MC Action required by
MC804771 (Updated) Microsoft Teams: Detecting and hiding inactive channels New feature, User impact Updated message, New feature, User impact N/A
MC869926 (Updated) Microsoft Viva Engage: Mute user for network Feature update, Admin impact Updated message, Feature update, Admin impact N/A
MC875189 (Updated) Microsoft OneDrive Mobile: View PDFs with sensitivity labels New feature, User impact, Admin impact Updated message, New feature, User impact, Admin impact N/A
MC883195 Microsoft Outlook: Updated handling of PDFs with Purview Information Protection sensitivity labels for iOS and Android Feature update, User impact Updated message, Feature update, User impact N/A
MC889520 (Updated) Microsoft Teams: Increase in meeting passcodes length for added security Feature update, User impact Updated message, Feature update, User impact N/A
MC894577 (Updated) Data loss prevention and Oversharing in New Outlook – Supported conditions New feature, User impact, Admin impact Updated message, New feature, User impact, Admin impact N/A
MC906487 (Updated) Microsoft Defender XDR: InitiatingProcessFolderPath changes to include file names Feature update, Admin impact Updated message, Feature update, Admin impact 11/03/2024
MC906496 (Updated) Microsoft OneDrive and Microsoft SharePoint: New setting to disable presence in the file viewer New feature, User impact, Admin impact Updated message, New feature, User impact, Admin impact N/A
MC922623 (Updated) Microsoft new Outlook for Windows and Outlook for the web: Changing how to disable/enable User impact, Admin impact Updated message, User impact, Admin impact N/A

MC prepare changes

MC ID MC Title Old Value New Value MC Action required by
MC718754 (Updated) Retirement of RBAC Application Impersonation in Exchange Online Review your current configuration and make changes as appropriate to minimize disruption to your service.

For more information, please see:

Retirement of RBAC Application Impersonation in Exchange Online.

Impersonation and EWS in Exchange

https://aka.ms/ApplicationImpersonationDeprecation

https://learn.microsoft.com/exchange/client-developer/exchange-web-services/impersonation-and-ews-in-exchange		 Review your current configuration and make changes as appropriate to minimize disruption to your service.

For more information, please see:

Retirement of RBAC Application Impersonation in Exchange Online.

Impersonation and EWS in Exchange

https://aka.ms/ApplicationImpersonationDeprecation

https://learn.microsoft.com/exchange/client-developer/exchange-web-services/impersonation-and-ews-in-exchange

https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/exchange/retirement-of-rbac-application-impersonation-in-exchange-online/4062671		 01/31/2025
MC922623 (Updated) Microsoft new Outlook for Windows and Outlook for the web: Changing how to disable/enable This rollout will happen automatically by the specified date with no admin action required before the rollout. Review your current configuration to determine the impact for your organization. You may want to notify your admins about this change and update any relevant documentation.

After this change takes effect, please confirm the OneWinNativeOutlookEnabled policy state for each mailbox. The default value is Enabled.

Learn more

Enable or disable Outlook on the web access to mailboxes in Exchange Server | Microsoft Learn (will be updated before rollout)

Enable or disable access to the new Outlook for Windows | Microsoft Learn (will be updated before rollout)

#newoutlookforwindows

https://learn.microsoft.com/exchange/clients/outlook-on-the-web/mailbox-access

https://learn.microsoft.com/exchange/clients-and-mobile-in-exchange-online/outlook-on-the-web/enable-disable-employee-access-new-outlook		 This rollout will happen automatically by the specified date with no admin action required before the rollout. Review your current configuration to determine the impact for your organization. You may want to notify your admins about this change and update any relevant documentation.

After this change takes effect, please confirm the CASMailbox OneWinNativeOutlookEnabled policy state for each mailbox. The default value is Enabled.

Learn more

Enable or disable Outlook on the web access to mailboxes in Exchange Server | Microsoft Learn (will be updated before rollout)

Enable or disable access to the new Outlook for Windows | Microsoft Learn (will be updated before rollout)

#newoutlookforwindows

https://learn.microsoft.com/exchange/clients/outlook-on-the-web/mailbox-access

https://learn.microsoft.com/exchange/clients-and-mobile-in-exchange-online/outlook-on-the-web/enable-disable-employee-access-new-outlook		 N/A

MC Title changes

MC ID MC Title Old Value New Value MC Action required by
MC804771 (Updated) Microsoft Teams: Detecting and hiding inactive channels Microsoft Teams: Detecting and hiding inactive channels (Updated) Microsoft Teams: Detecting and hiding inactive channels N/A
MC869926 (Updated) Microsoft Viva Engage: Mute user for network Microsoft Viva Engage: Mute user for network (Updated) Microsoft Viva Engage: Mute user for network N/A
MC875189 (Updated) Microsoft OneDrive Mobile: View PDFs with sensitivity labels Microsoft OneDrive Mobile: View PDFs with sensitivity labels (Updated) Microsoft OneDrive Mobile: View PDFs with sensitivity labels N/A
MC889520 (Updated) Microsoft Teams: Increase in meeting passcodes length for added security Microsoft Teams: Increase in meeting passcodes length for added security (Updated) Microsoft Teams: Increase in meeting passcodes length for added security N/A
MC894577 (Updated) Data loss prevention and Oversharing in New Outlook – Supported conditions Data loss prevention and Oversharing in New Outlook – Supported conditions (Updated) Data loss prevention and Oversharing in New Outlook – Supported conditions N/A
MC906487 (Updated) Microsoft Defender XDR: InitiatingProcessFolderPath changes to include file names Microsoft Defender XDR: InitiatingProcessFolderPath changes to include file names (Updated) Microsoft Defender XDR: InitiatingProcessFolderPath changes to include file names 11/03/2024
MC906496 (Updated) Microsoft OneDrive and Microsoft SharePoint: New setting to disable presence in the file viewer Microsoft OneDrive and Microsoft SharePoint: New setting to disable presence in the file viewer (Updated) Microsoft OneDrive and Microsoft SharePoint: New setting to disable presence in the file viewer N/A
MC909164 (Updated) Microsoft Exchange Online: New fields for Exchange mailbox schema Microsoft Exchange Online: New fields for Exchange mailbox schema (Updated) Microsoft Exchange Online: New fields for Exchange mailbox schema N/A
MC922623 (Updated) Microsoft new Outlook for Windows and Outlook for the web: Changing how to disable/enable Microsoft new Outlook for Windows and Outlook for the web: Changing how to disable/enable (Updated) Microsoft new Outlook for Windows and Outlook for the web: Changing how to disable/enable N/A

CW45 New Office 365 Message Center items

MC ID MC Title MC Category MC Workload MC Major Change MC Action required by
MC925394 Microsoft Viva Insights: Admins assign delegate access Plan For Change Microsoft Viva False N/A
MC925393 Microsoft Outlook: Check-in to see who is working nearby in the office Stay Informed Exchange Online, Microsoft 365 apps False N/A
MC925391 Microsoft 365: New cloud update logs for Microsoft Purview Audit Standard users Plan For Change Microsoft 365 apps, Microsoft Purview False N/A
MC926195 Entra ID: Expansion of WhatsApp as an MFA one-time passcode delivery channel Plan For Change Microsoft Entra True N/A
MC926194 Microsoft Syntex pay-as-you-go service: Simple document processing prebuilt model Stay Informed SharePoint Online False N/A
MC926191 New Microsoft Outlook for Windows and web: Pin the Favorites section Stay Informed Exchange Online, Microsoft 365 for the web, Microsoft 365 apps False N/A
MC925999 Microsoft 365 app: Auto release and check-in for Microsoft Places Stay Informed Microsoft Teams False N/A
MC926899 Microsoft Purview | Data Lifecycle Management: Separate Copilot retention policies from Teams chats Plan For Change Microsoft Purview False N/A
MC926892 Microsoft Outlook: Sync folder order Stay Informed Exchange Online, Microsoft 365 apps False N/A
MC926877 Microsoft Teams: Easily insert hyperlinks in messages Stay Informed Microsoft Teams False N/A
MC928016 Microsoft Viva Engage: Unregistered users in an external network will not receive community emails Plan For Change Microsoft Viva False N/A
MC927985 Copilot for Sales - Benefit from enhanced email summaries and drafts with meeting suggestions Stay Informed Dynamics 365 Apps False N/A
MC927963 New Microsoft Outlook for Windows: People Hub improvements Stay Informed Exchange Online, Microsoft 365 apps False N/A
MC929040 Fix to respect Cloud Policy settings for Auto-create Loop workspaces for Teams meetings feature Stay Informed Microsoft Teams, Microsoft 365 for the web, Microsoft 365 apps False N/A
MC929034 Microsoft Teams: Best practices configuration dashboard in Teams admin center Plan For Change Microsoft Teams False N/A
MC929030 Microsoft Loop - Retention Labels are available for Loop pages and components Stay Informed Microsoft 365 apps False N/A
MC929029 Microsoft Loop – Common Admin Management Tasks Enabled for all Loop workspaces Stay Informed Microsoft 365 apps False N/A
MC929028 Microsoft 365 app: Microsoft Loop – New personal Loop workspace Plan For Change Microsoft 365 apps False N/A
MC929027 Microsoft Loop – Promote Members to Owners in Loop workspaces Stay Informed Microsoft 365 apps False N/A
MC929025 Microsoft Loop – Multi-Geo Support for Shared Loop workspaces Plan For Change Microsoft 365 apps True N/A
MC929023 Microsoft Loop – Microsoft 365 Groups for Managing New Loop workspaces Stay Informed Microsoft 365 apps False N/A
MC929022 Microsoft Loop – Require Existing Microsoft 365 Group for New Loop workspaces Plan For Change Microsoft 365 apps False N/A
MC929021 Microsoft Loop – User Accessible Recycle Bin for Loop workspaces Stay Informed Microsoft 365 apps False N/A
MC929020 Microsoft Loop – Admin Usage Reports Stay Informed Microsoft 365 apps False N/A
MC929014 Microsoft Loop – Departed User Content Workflows for User-Owned Loop workspaces Plan For Change Microsoft 365 apps False N/A

Leave a Reply

Share to MS Teams

cloudscout.one

Consolidated Microsoft 365 Roadmap and Message Center analysis for Office 365 operations and change management.

Support

Schierding.one GmbH

Alleenstraße 16
78549 Spaichingen
Phone: +49 (0)7424 60899-09
E-Mail: info@schierding.one
Amtsgericht Stuttgart (HRB 767585)
USt-ID DE321821109

Legal:

Privacy Policy

Imprint

FAQ

Login to your account

Welcome Back, We Missed You!