2024 CW 45 Microsoft 365 Roadmap changes

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

59 Microsoft 365 Roadmap Items were changed and
17 Microsoft 365 Roadmap Items were added

Changes

Changed Property: RM Cloud Instance Tags

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402517 Microsoft Teams: Multiple camera view for Teams Room on Windows Worldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant) Worldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant), GCC 01/01/2025
420939 Microsoft Purview compliance portal: Insider Risk Management - New Insider Risk Management Reporting Capabilities Worldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant), GCC High, DoD, GCC Worldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant) 01/02/2025
422804 Microsoft Teams: DVR (Digital Video Recording) capabilities for town halls on desktop and web GCC High, DoD, Worldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant), GCC GCC, Worldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant) 01/12/2024
422816 Outlook: Sync folder order Worldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant) GCC, DoD, GCC High, Worldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant) 01/12/2024

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188510 Microsoft Purview compliance portal: AI hub in Microsoft Purview The AI hub in Microsoft Purview is a centralized location to gain insights into generative AI activity including the sensitive data flowing in AI prompts - both for Microsoft Copilot for Microsoft 365 and non-Microsoft AI applications. Update: Microsoft Purview AI Hub is released to general availability. Along with this release, the name has been rebranded to Microsoft Purview Data Security Posture Management for AI (DSPM for AI) and capabilities have been added that include supporting admin units, displaying AI policies that were created in Purview solutions, and supporting additional AI apps. A version of DSPM for AI is also available to additional licensing, specifically Microsoft 365 E3 and Microsoft 365 Copilot licenses. The AI hub in Microsoft Purview is a centralized location to gain insights into generative AI activity including the sensitive data flowing in AI prompts - both for Microsoft Copilot for Microsoft 365 and non-Microsoft AI applications. 01/11/2024
377676 Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365): Usage reports - Microsoft Copilot with enterprise data protection A new product usage report will be added in the Microsoft 365 admin center, providing insights into active usage of Microsoft Copilot with enterprise data protection. The report will include total active users, average daily active users, and active users per platform (e.g. Microsoft 365 App, Edge, Copilot.cloud.microsoft). Usage insights can be viewed as totals and trends for the past 7, 30, 90, or 180-day periods. The report will also show the last activity date per user, anonymized by default. A new product usage report will be added in the Microsoft 365 admin center, providing insights into active usage of Microsoft Copilot with enterprise data protection. The report will include total active users, average daily active users, and active users per platform (e.g. Microsoft 365 App and Edge). Usage insights can be viewed as totals and trends for the past 7, 30, 90, or 180-day periods. The report will also show the last activity date per user, anonymized by default. 01/11/2024
399467 Outlook: First phase of PST support in new Outlook for Windows The initial version of PST support in new Outlook for Windows will enable users to open "*.pst" files (a.k.a. Outlook Data Files), read all e-mail messages within the "*.pst" file, and search e-mail messages within the ".pst" file. This initial support is limited to Mail items and is read-only. All Calendar, Contacts, and Tasks data saved in the "*.pst" files are still there, but they cannot be accessed in this initial version. #newoutlookforwindows The first phase PST (a.k.a. Outlook Data File) support in the new Outlook for Windows provides read-only access to Mail items within *.pst files. Users will be able to open *.pst files, read their emails within *.pst files, and search *.pst files for emails. All Calendar, Contacts, and Tasks data saved in the *.pst files are still there, but they cannot be accessed in this preview. Next releases will expand PST support capabilities. 01/02/2025
412939 Outlook: Search Meeting Attendees Allow user to filter meeting attendees by name in the tracking list. #newoutlookforwindows Allow user to search meeting attendees by name in the tracking list. #newoutlookforwindows 01/10/2024
413114 Outlook: People Hub improvements in new Outlook for Windows In the new Outlook for Windows, the people module offers a streamlined contacts interface with a single view of each person, automatically linking duplicates and enriching them with organizational profiles. #newoutlookforwindows In new Outlook for Windows, the People Hub offers a streamlined contacts interface with a single view of each person, automatically linking duplicates and enriching them with organizational profiles. #newoutlookforwindows 01/01/2025
415415 Microsoft Teams: Users can opt-in to try the new calendar in Teams The new calendar in Teams combines rich productivity features and the latest innovations like Microsoft Copilot, to help users more seamlessly manage their schedules, prepare for and recap meetings, and even identify optimal days for in-office collaboration. The new calendar in Teams is designed to be familiar and reliable, as it’s one unified calendar that works across new Outlook for Windows, Outlook on the web, Microsoft Places, and now Microsoft Teams. With this update, users will see the ‘New calendar’ toggle at the top right of the calendar app in Teams. New calendar is off by default, and users can toggle to try the new experience. The new calendar in Teams combines rich productivity features and the latest innovations, like Microsoft Copilot and Microsoft Places, to help users collaborate seamlessly from anywhere. The new calendar in Teams is designed to be familiar and reliable, as it’s one unified calendar that works across new Outlook for Windows, Outlook on the web, Microsoft Places, and now Microsoft Teams. With this update, users will see the "New calendar" toggle at the top right of the calendar app in Teams. New calendar is off by default, and users can toggle to try the new experience. 01/11/2024
422804 Microsoft Teams: DVR (Digital Video Recording) capabilities for town halls on desktop and web Users can now interact with an instance of a live streaming town hall instance in the same way they would a recorded piece of content when viewing via desktop or web. DVR functionality in town hall enables event attendees to pause and move forward or back within a town hall, navigate to any previously-streamed timestamp, and other abilities that make interacting with a town hall more convenient and makes it easier to digest the content being presented. This feature is available for town hall instances that have been set up by an Organizer role with a Teams Premium license. Users can now interact with an instance of a live streaming town hall instance in the same way they would a recorded piece of content when viewing via desktop or web. DVR functionality in town hall enables event attendees to pause and move forward or back within a town hall, navigate to any previously-streamed timestamp, and other abilities that make interacting with a town hall more convenient and makes it easier to digest the content being presented. This feature is available for all town halls regardless of the license assigned to the organizers. 01/12/2024

Changed Property: RM Platform Tags

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422804 Microsoft Teams: DVR (Digital Video Recording) capabilities for town halls on desktop and web iOS, Android, Mac, Desktop Desktop, Web, Mac 01/12/2024

Changed Property: RM Preview

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117579 Outlook: Labeling email from attachment's label in Outlook on the web and New Outlook November CY2024 February CY2025 01/03/2025
374375 Microsoft Purview compliance portal: Information Protection - Save filters for Activity Explorer October CY2024 December CY2024 01/02/2025
392838 Microsoft Purview compliance portal: Data Lifecycle Management - Introduction of secure workflow to bypass legal holds and retention policies December CY2024 November CY2024 01/01/2025
393936 Outlook: Entry point change - apps when reading emails moved to the ribbon October CY2024 November CY2024 01/11/2024
420938 Microsoft Purview compliance portal: Insider Risk Management - Entra compromised user signals in IRM October CY2024 December CY2024 01/02/2025
421192 Microsoft Purview compliance portal: Information Protection - Enable admins to inherit document library label from container label of a group/site/team November CY2024 March CY2025 01/07/2025

Changed Property: RM Product Tags

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422716 Microsoft Teams: Microsoft Places - Auto update location with Workplace Presence Microsoft 365 app, Microsoft Teams Microsoft Teams 01/11/2024
464988 Microsoft Teams: Copilot agents in Teams group chats Microsoft Teams Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365), Microsoft Teams 01/12/2024

Changed Property: RM Release

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117579 Outlook: Labeling email from attachment's label in Outlook on the web and New Outlook December CY2024 March CY2025 01/03/2025
121269 Microsoft Teams: New setting enables meeting participants to move between breakout rooms December CY2024 January CY2025 01/01/2025
163976 Microsoft Viva: Viva Glint - Self service for bulk custom access November CY2024 March CY2025 01/03/2025
374375 Microsoft Purview compliance portal: Information Protection - Save filters for Activity Explorer December CY2024 February CY2025 01/02/2025
377674 Microsoft Purview compliance portal: Insider Risk Management - Adaptive Protection in Gov Cloud October CY2024 November CY2024 01/11/2024
397089 Microsoft Teams: Enhanced app discovery December CY2024 January CY2025 01/01/2025
397755 Microsoft 365 app: Retention Labels are available for Loop pages and components November CY2024 December CY2024 01/12/2024
399467 Outlook: First phase of PST support in new Outlook for Windows March CY2025 February CY2025 01/02/2025
402517 Microsoft Teams: Multiple camera view for Teams Room on Windows December CY2024 January CY2025 01/01/2025
407636 Microsoft Viva: Viva Pulse - Pulse administrators can export Pulse data December CY2024 March CY2025 01/03/2025
409534 Microsoft Teams: Local PTZ for Microsoft Teams Rooms on Windows December CY2024 May CY2025 01/05/2025
413114 Outlook: People Hub improvements in new Outlook for Windows February CY2025 January CY2025 01/01/2025
413430 SharePoint: Microsoft Syntex – simple document processing model October CY2024 November CY2024 01/11/2024
415468 Microsoft 365 admin center: Microsoft 365 Copilot Usage report - Business Chat November CY2024 December CY2024 01/12/2024
420333 Microsoft Purview compliance portal: Endpoint Data Loss Prevention - Ability to fetch the original file resulting in policy match as evidence (Microsoft managed storage) January CY2025 April CY2025 01/04/2025
421192 Microsoft Purview compliance portal: Information Protection - Enable admins to inherit document library label from container label of a group/site/team January CY2025 July CY2025 01/07/2025
421616 Microsoft 365 app: Microsoft Loop - Multi-geo support for shared Loop workspaces December CY2024 March CY2025 01/03/2025
422502 Microsoft Edge: Authorized group setting in Microsoft Edge for Business November CY2024 January CY2025 01/01/2025
422814 Microsoft Teams: Archived Teams' schedules no longer visible December CY2024 January CY2025 01/01/2025

Changed Property: RM Release Phase

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466737 Microsoft Teams: Math Progress Targeted Release General Availability 01/12/2024

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180769 Visio: Define Shape Data in Visio for the web [Visio Plan 1, Plan 2] In development Launched 01/08/2024
380183 SharePoint: Microsoft Lists - Drag to order list items Rolling out Launched 01/08/2024
380477 Microsoft Viva: Viva Pulse - Integration into Microsoft Copilot Dashboard from Viva Insights In development Rolling out 01/10/2024
385345 Microsoft Purview Information Protection: Shared mailbox support security group assignments on encrypted mail access in Outlook for Windows Rolling out Launched 01/09/2024
394687 Outlook: Send updates only to added or removed attendees Rolling out Launched 01/07/2024
395379 OneDrive: Find your files faster than ever with a new and improved search experience in OneDrive Web Rolling out Launched 01/09/2024
396727 Outlook: Calendar split view when surface is set to month view Rolling out Launched 01/06/2024
397769 Outlook: Scheduling Assistant Updates Rolling out Launched 01/08/2024
400700 Microsoft Teams: Digital signage on Teams Rooms on Windows Rolling out Launched 01/10/2024
408163 Microsoft Viva: Viva Pulse - Notifications management for administrators to configure where Pulse notifications are delivered In development Rolling out 01/10/2024
409961 Microsoft Viva: Copilot dashboard access can be granted using Entra groups In development Launched 01/10/2024
410988 Microsoft Forms: New data sync solution replaces old data sync solution for syncing forms responses to Excel In development Rolling out 01/09/2024
412078 Microsoft Teams: Host and attendee interaction visibility for multi-room Mesh events In development Rolling out 01/11/2024
412358 Microsoft Viva: Viva Insights - Integration of Glint and Pulse results into Copilot Dashboard In development Rolling out 01/09/2024
413112 Microsoft Teams: Search - query suggestions Rolling out Launched 01/10/2024
413709 Microsoft Teams: Voice and face data export controls In development Rolling out 01/11/2024
413713 Microsoft Teams: Microsoft Mesh app on PC supports guest access for events In development Rolling out 01/11/2024
413716 Outlook: Drag emails into Calendar icon in the app bar to create an event In development Rolling out 01/10/2024
415169 Microsoft Viva: File and conversation admin settings in Engage admin center In development Rolling out 01/10/2024
415250 Microsoft Teams: Cloud IntelliFrame video feed support extended to Teams Rooms on Android and Teams mobile devices In development Rolling out 01/11/2024
418127 Outlook: New work location sharing options Rolling out Launched 01/10/2024
418128 Microsoft Viva: Viva Insights - Analyst query notification email In development Launched 01/11/2024
419808 SharePoint: Optical Character Recognition now supports hybrid PDFs (text and image) In development Launched 01/10/2024
421189 Microsoft Teams: Improved People Search In development Rolling out 01/11/2024
421190 Microsoft Teams: Brand Impersonation Protection for Teams Messaging In development Rolling out 01/11/2024

Changed Property: RM Title

RM ID RM Title Old Value New Value check before
399467 Outlook: First phase of PST support in new Outlook for Windows Outlook: Initial version of PST support in new Outlook for Windows Outlook: First phase of PST support in new Outlook for Windows 01/02/2025
412620 Microsoft Viva: Viva-Glint - Self service for custom access data user export Microsoft Viva: Viva Glint - Self service for custom access data user export Microsoft Viva: Viva-Glint - Self service for custom access data user export 01/10/2024
412939 Outlook: Search Meeting Attendees Outlook: Filter Meeting Attendees Outlook: Search Meeting Attendees 01/10/2024
413114 Outlook: People Hub improvements in new Outlook for Windows Outlook: People module improvements on new Outlook for Windows Outlook: People Hub improvements in new Outlook for Windows 01/01/2025
467247 Microsoft Teams: Microsoft Purview supports inheriting sensitivity labels from shared files to Teams meetings (Premium) Microsoft Teams: Inherit sensitivity labels from shared files to Teams meetings (Premium) Microsoft Teams: Microsoft Purview supports inheriting sensitivity labels from shared files to Teams meetings (Premium) 01/01/2025

CW45 New Roadmap Items

RM ID RM Title RM Status RM Release RM Tags check before
466742 Microsoft Purview compliance portal: Insider Risk Management - Downgrade/remove sensitivity label In development General Availability Preview 01/01/2025
466739 Microsoft Viva: Connections insights and recommendations digest In development General Availability 12/01/2024
422730 Microsoft Purview compliance portal: Insider Risk Management - IRM alerts in XDR In development General Availability Preview 04/01/2025
417161 Microsoft Purview compliance portal: Endpoint Data Loss Prevention - Just-in-time support on MacOS In development Preview General Availability 12/01/2024
466737 Microsoft Teams: Math Progress In development Targeted Release 12/01/2024
464998 Microsoft Purview compliance portal: Endpoint Data Loss Prevention - Microsoft Purview Endpoint DLP blanket protections for unscannable file types In development General Availability 12/01/2024
464996 Microsoft Purview compliance portal: Data Loss Prevention - Actionable Email Notifications for Enhanced Incident Remediation In development General Availability Preview 01/01/2025
422721 Microsoft 365 app: Microsoft Places - Managed booking with Copilot In development General Availability 11/01/2024
467255 Planner: Board view in My Tasks In development General Availability 01/01/2025
467251 Microsoft Viva: Viva Engage - Edit and schedule polls In development General Availability 01/01/2025
467250 Outlook: Custom account icons in Outlook Mobile In development General Availability 01/01/2025
467248 Outlook: Optional connected experiences privacy setting In development General Availability 12/01/2024
467247 Microsoft Teams: Microsoft Purview supports inheriting sensitivity labels from shared files to Teams meetings (Premium) In development General Availability 01/01/2025
466738 Microsoft 365 admin center: Usage reports - New Outlook for Windows In development General Availability 03/01/2025
423485 Microsoft Viva: Viva Insights - Data export for Viva Glint and Viva Insights data In development General Availability 12/01/2024
467448 Planner: Increased number of tasks and dependencies per premium plan in Microsoft Planner In development General Availability 02/01/2025
467254 Microsoft Purview compliance portal: Information Protection - SharePoint Online extends library permissions to downloaded files. In development General Availability Preview 03/01/2025

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