from 11/11/2024 to 11/17/2024
24 Office 365 Message Center Items were changed and
15 Office 365 Message Center Items were added
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MC End Time changes
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| MC688930 | (Updated) Teams admin center: App centric management and changes to app permission policies | 12/30/2024 08:00:00 | 2025-06-09T09:00:00Z | N/A |
| MC690179 | (Updated) Outlook Folder Recursive Search | 02/10/2025 08:00:00 | 2025-05-05T09:00:00Z | N/A |
| MC695487 | (Updated) Contact Unification across Outlook and Teams | 09/30/2024 10:00:00 | 2025-06-02T10:00:00Z | N/A |
| MC709270 | (Updated) Mute with Windows Taskbar available in the new Microsoft Teams on Windows | 12/09/2024 08:00:00 | 2025-01-06T08:00:00Z | N/A |
| MC718250 | (Updated) Microsoft Teams: Describe it to design it in Teams Workflows | 11/25/2024 08:00:00 | 2025-01-06T08:00:00Z | N/A |
| MC792603 | (Updated) Microsoft Teams: Ask to join a shared channel with a channel link | 12/09/2024 08:00:00 | 2025-01-06T08:00:00Z | N/A |
| MC804771 | (Updated) Microsoft Teams: Hiding inactive channels | 01/06/2025 09:00:00 | 2025-04-07T10:00:00Z | N/A |
| MC834102 | (Updated) External recipients MailTip offline behavior update for Microsoft Outlook for iOS and Android | 01/06/2025 09:00:00 | 2024-11-22T09:00:00Z | N/A |
| MC912708 | (Updated) Microsoft Defender for Identity: "Alert notifications" feature will retire starting in November 2024 | 01/10/2025 09:00:00 | 2025-02-24T09:00:00Z | N/A |
| MC922627 | (Updated) Microsoft Copilot extending to Teams and Outlook | 01/31/2025 09:00:00 | 2025-02-10T09:00:00Z | N/A |
| MC926877 | (Updated) Microsoft Teams: Easily insert hyperlinks in messages | 01/31/2025 09:00:00 | 2025-03-10T09:00:00Z | N/A |
MC How Affect changes
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| MC804771 | (Updated) Microsoft Teams: Hiding inactive channels | Before this rollout: Users had to manually hide inactive channels. After this rollout: Teams will hide channels that have been inactive and notify the user with the message, "We're hiding some inactive channels for you." The user can select View changes to see the details (second screenshot): The user can keep the channels hidden or show them again: To initiate or stop channel hiding, go to Teams > Settings > Chats and channels > Hide inactive channels: This feature is on by default and all Teams users on the affected platforms will have access to it. |
Before this rollout: Users had to manually manage their relevant channels list by hiding inactive and irrelevant channels. After this rollout: Manage preferences for automated hiding via Teams Settings If users prefer to manage channels manually, they can opt out of the auto-hiding process. Simply go to Teams settings, select General, and toggle off "Hide Inactive Channels."
Hide inactive channels on demand when needed
Automated hiding of inactive channels If a user has less than or equal to 25 shown channels, no channels will be hidden for that user. |
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MC Messages changes
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| MC688930 | (Updated) Teams admin center: App centric management and changes to app permission policies | Updated October 24, 2024: The migration to app-centric management using the Migration Wizard (referenced as Phase 2 in this post) is expected to resume by mid-November 2024. At that time, administrators will be able to self-initiate the migration using the wizard. The automatic migration for customers with only a global permission policy (Phase 1) and those with multiple permission policies (Phase 3) will be postponed until early 2025. Further updates, including the details for Phase 3 auto-migration, will be provided in a future MC post update and public documentation. App centric management (ACM) is on hold as of August 14, 2024, and will restart in mid-October (previously mid-September). Your experience during this hold will fall under one of the following, with Phases defined in detail below. If your tenant has already been migrated to ACM, it will remain on ACM. The rest of this MC post is not applicable to your tenant. If your tenant fell under the Phase 1 criteria of using only the Global app permission policy and no custom app permission policies, it will resume auto migration in mid-September. If you do not have a draft currently saved, you will not be able to access ACM migration until the roll out restarts. What is in Phase 2? |
Updated November 12, 2024: The migration to app-centric management using the Migration Wizard (referenced as Phase 2 in this post) is expected to resume by late-November 2024 and complete the roll out by mid-December 2024. At that time, administrators will be able to self-initiate the migration using the wizard. The automatic migration for customers with only a global permission policy (Phase 1) and those with multiple permission policies (Phase 3) will be postponed until early 2025. Further updates, including the details for Phase 3 auto-migration, will be provided in a future MC post update and public documentation. App centric management (ACM) is on hold as of August 14, 2024, and will restart in mid-October (previously mid-September). Your experience during this hold will fall under one of the following, with Phases defined in detail below. If your tenant has already been migrated to ACM, it will remain on ACM. The rest of this MC post is not applicable to your tenant. If your tenant fell under the Phase 1 criteria of using only the Global app permission policy and no custom app permission policies, it will resume auto migration in mid-September. If you do not have a draft currently saved, you will not be able to access ACM migration until the roll out restarts. What is in Phase 2? |
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| MC690179 | (Updated) Outlook Folder Recursive Search | Updated October 9, 2024: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience. This new feature will allow users to search within Outlook for sub-folders within specific folders. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 151025 |
Updated November 12, 2024: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience. This new feature will allow users to search within Outlook for sub-folders within specific folders. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 151025 |
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| MC695487 | (Updated) Contact Unification across Outlook and Teams | Updated May 23, 2024: We are working on a few changes to the system, and the current Message center post will be updated soon to reflect the latest plan and timelines. In the interim, we have completed one time migration of Teams, contacts to outlook contact store but any changes in Outlook will not reflect in Teams and vice versa. This will be enabled in next steps for this effort. Please stay tuned for further updates on this via the message center post. Today, users can see Outlook contacts created with their Entra ID (AAD) account in Teams, but contacts created in Teams are not available in Outlook. To provide a consistent experience we are making changes to allow Teams contacts, created with a user's Entra ID (AAD) account, to be visible in Outlook as well. [When this will happen:] We will provide updates when we are ready to proceed. |
Updated November 12, 2024: We have updated the content and rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience. Today, users can see Outlook contacts created with their Entra ID (AAD) account in Teams, but contacts created in Teams are not available in Outlook. To provide a consistent experience we are making changes to allow Teams contacts, created with a user's Entra ID (AAD) account, to be visible in Outlook as well. Upcoming changes to contacts in Teams and Outlook: Currently, Teams and Outlook maintain separate contact lists for enterprise users. Based on your feedback, we plan to introduce a unified contact experience, ensuring a consistent contacts experience across Outlook and Teams. In future, changes to contacts in users' organization (Entra ID) account in Teams will reflect in Outlook and vice versa. What's Happened so far: We have completed one round of migration of all Teams contacts to Outlook in January 2024. As a result, users may see more contacts in Outlook, namely those created in Teams and potentially Skype for Business contacts (if enabled). Existing Outlook contacts may also be enriched with additional details from corresponding Teams contacts. Teams users can see Outlook contacts but cannot edit them inside Teams. What's Coming: Users will gradually upgrade to the new unified experience from December 2024. The new experience will be enabled for each user across all endpoints (Desktop, Mobile, Devices etc.) simultaneously. Once the new experience is enabled for a user, they will see same set of contacts in Outlook and Teams. Any change in Outlook will reflect in Teams and vice versa. All Teams contact changes (creations and edits) made since January will be included in the unified store. During creations, a small set of users may see duplicate contacts in the unified store. To help users navigate the transition, category label 'Teams Conflict' will be applied to duplicate contacts. This label will help users see any conflicts (duplicates or inconsistencies) that need their attention. [When this will happen:] This activity is expected to be completed for all active users by April 2025 tentatively. Once this activity is complete, users will work with a single contact list across Teams and Outlook. |
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| MC709270 | (Updated) Mute with Windows Taskbar available in the new Microsoft Teams on Windows | Updated October 1, 2024: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience. The Muting Teams with Windows Taskbar is now available. This feature, available in the new Teams experience on Windows, enables you to mute and unmute your audio by clicking the mic icon in Windows taskbar. To control your call mic from the taskbar, do the following:
This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 191528 |
Updated November 12, 2024: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience. The Muting Teams with Windows Taskbar is now available. This feature, available in the new Teams experience on Windows, enables you to mute and unmute your audio by clicking the mic icon in Windows taskbar. To control your call mic from the taskbar, do the following:
This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 191528 |
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| MC718250 | (Updated) Microsoft Teams: Describe it to design it in Teams Workflows | Updated September 25, 2024: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience. Can't find a workflow template that matches what you need in Microsoft Teams? You will now be able to describe in detail how you want your automation to work and receive a workflow to match your needs. All you need to do is select the Workflow builder button at the bottom of the create dialog in the Workflows app in Microsoft Teams chat and channel overflow menu. Workflow builder will come to the Workflows app in Microsoft Teams chat and channel overflow menu first. Other entry points to Workflows will get this feature later. |
Updated November 12, 2024: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience. Can't find a workflow template that matches what you need in Microsoft Teams? You will now be able to describe in detail how you want your automation to work and receive a workflow to match your needs. All you need to do is select the Workflow builder button at the bottom of the create dialog in the Workflows app in Microsoft Teams chat and channel overflow menu. Workflow builder will come to the Workflows app in Microsoft Teams chat and channel overflow menu first. Other entry points to Workflows will get this feature later. |
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| MC787382 | (Updated) Exchange Online to introduce External Recipient Rate Limit | Updated May 31, 2024: We have made the decision to not proceed with this change for DoD or GCC High organizations at this time. We will communicate via Message center when we are ready to proceed. Today, we are announcing that, beginning in January 2025, Exchange Online will begin enforcing an external recipient rate limit of 2000 recipients in 24 hours. Exchange Online does not support bulk or high-volume transactional email. We have not enforced limiting of bulk email until now, but we plan on doing so with the introduction of an External Recipient Rate (ERR) limit. The ERR limit is being introduced to help reduce unfair usage and abuse of Exchange Online resources. [When this will happen:] The new ERR limit will be introduced in 2 phases: Phase 1 - Starting January 1, 2025, the limit will apply to cloud-hosted mailboxes of all newly created tenants. Phase 2 - Between July and December 2025, we will start applying the limit to cloud-hosted mailboxes of existing tenants. |
Updated November 15, 2024: We have made the decision to not proceed with this change for DoD, GCC, or GCC High organizations at this time. We will communicate via Message center when we are ready to proceed. The External Recipient Rate Limit will only apply to WWMT/Production. Today, we are announcing that, beginning in January 2025, Exchange Online will begin enforcing an external recipient rate limit of 2000 recipients in 24 hours. Exchange Online does not support bulk or high-volume transactional email. We have not enforced limiting of bulk email until now, but we plan on doing so with the introduction of an External Recipient Rate (ERR) limit. The ERR limit is being introduced to help reduce unfair usage and abuse of Exchange Online resources. [When this will happen:] The new ERR limit will be introduced in 2 phases: Phase 1 - Starting January 1, 2025, the limit will apply to cloud-hosted mailboxes of all newly created tenants. Phase 2 - Between July and December 2025, we will start applying the limit to cloud-hosted mailboxes of existing tenants. |
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| MC790798 | Microsoft Purview | Generative AI: Hub in public preview | Microsoft Purview: Generative AI (GAI) is being adopted at an unprecedented rate. AI fuels innovation and productivity but also poses risks - organizations are concerned about the risky AI use and sensitive data loss through AI apps. The AI hub is a central location in Microsoft Purview that helps organizations secure data in AI, including Microsoft AI applications such as Copilot for Microsoft 365 and non-Microsoft AI applications. With this set of capabilities, organizations can safely adopt AI without having to choose between productivity and protection. Use Cases Viewing insights and analytics into AI activity in your organization. Using policies to protect data and prevent data loss in AI prompts. Implementing compliance controls to apply optimal data handling and storing policies. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 188510 [When this will happen:] Public Preview: We will begin rolling out early May 2024 and expect to complete by early May 2024. General Availability (Worldwide): We will begin rolling out mid-November 2024 and expect to complete by late November 2024. |
Updated November 11, 2024: 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. Microsoft Purview: Generative AI (GAI) is being adopted at an unprecedented rate. AI fuels innovation and productivity but also poses risks - organizations are concerned about the risky AI use and sensitive data loss through AI apps. The AI hub is a central location in Microsoft Purview that helps organizations secure data in AI, including Microsoft AI applications such as Copilot for Microsoft 365 and non-Microsoft AI applications. With this set of capabilities, organizations can safely adopt AI without having to choose between productivity and protection. Use Cases Viewing insights and analytics into AI activity in your organization. Using policies to protect data and prevent data loss in AI prompts. Implementing compliance controls to apply optimal data handling and storing policies. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 188510 [When this will happen:] Public Preview: We will begin rolling out early May 2024 and expect to complete by early May 2024. General Availability (Worldwide): We will begin rolling out mid-November 2024 and expect to complete by late November 2024. |
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| MC792603 | (Updated) Microsoft Teams: Ask to join a shared channel with a channel link | Updated October 10, 2024: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience. Coming soon to Microsoft Teams: In-tenant users who attempt to access a shared channel with a link will be able to request to join the channel. Channel owners will receive the join request and can decide to approve or deny request. This rollout applies to Teams for Desktop and Mac. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 325330. [When this will happen:] Targeted Release: We will begin rolling out mid-June 2024 and expect to complete by mid-June 2024. General Availability (Worldwide, GCC): We will begin rolling out late June 2024 and expect to complete by late June 2024. General Availability (GCC High, DoD): We will begin rolling out mid-July 2024 and expect to complete by late October 2024 (previously mid-September). |
Updated November 12, 2024: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience. Coming soon to Microsoft Teams: In-tenant users who attempt to access a shared channel with a link will be able to request to join the channel. Channel owners will receive the join request and can decide to approve or deny request. This rollout applies to Teams for Desktop and Mac. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 325330. [When this will happen:] Targeted Release: We will begin rolling out mid-June 2024 and expect to complete by mid-June 2024. General Availability (Worldwide, GCC): We will begin rolling out late June 2024 and expect to complete by late June 2024. General Availability (GCC High, DoD): We will begin rolling out mid-July 2024 and expect to complete by late November 2024 (previously late October). |
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| MC804771 | (Updated) Microsoft Teams: Hiding inactive channels | 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). |
Updated November 11, 2024: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience. Note: Users with EDU licenses assigned will not receive this change. Microsoft Teams will detect and hide inactive channels users have not interacted with recently. Users can choose to have Teams run this automatically as well as initiate the hiding process on demand when needed. They can review the list of channels and choose none, some or all of the inactive channels to be hidden. Users can opt out of automated hiding anytime from Teams Settings. 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-November 2024 (previously mid-August) and expect to complete by mid-January 2025 (previously mid-September) General Availability (GCC): We will begin rolling out early February 2025 (previously late September) and expect to complete by mid-February 2025 (previously early October). General Availability (GCC High): We will begin rolling out early February 2025 (previously early October) and expect to complete by mid-February 2025 (previously mid-October). General Availability (DoD): We will begin rolling out mid-February 2025 (previously late October) and expect to complete by late February 2025 (previously late October). |
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| MC834102 | (Updated) External recipients MailTip offline behavior update for Microsoft Outlook for iOS and Android | Updated October 22, 2024: We have updated the content. Thank you for your patience. This feature update expands how Microsoft Outlook for iOS and Android gives external recipient warnings. [When this will happen:] General Availability (Worldwide, GCC, GCC High, DOD): We will begin rolling out mid-August 2024 and expect to complete by late November 2024 (previously late September). |
Updated November 15, 2024: After further review we have decided not to proceed with this change at this time. We apologize for any inconvenience. This feature update expands how Microsoft Outlook for iOS and Android gives external recipient warnings. [When this will happen:] We will communicate via Message center when we are ready to proceed. |
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| MC889520 | (Updated) Microsoft Teams: Increase in meeting passcodes length for added security | 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. |
Updated November 11, 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 early November 2024 (previously late October) and expect to complete by mid-November 2024 (early-November). 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. |
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| MC912708 | (Updated) Microsoft Defender for Identity: "Alert notifications" feature will retire starting in November 2024 | In Microsoft Defender XDR, on the Settings > Identities page, we will retire the Alert notifications page starting mid-November 2024. We expect to complete by mid-November 2024. | Updated November 13, 2024: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience. In Microsoft Defender XDR, on the Settings > Identities page, we will retire the Alert notifications page starting mid-January 2025 (previously mid-November). We expect to complete by mid-January 2025 (previously mid-November). |
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| MC917748 | (Updated) Microsoft Teams and Microsoft Outlook: Name pronunciation on the profile card | Coming soon to Microsoft Outlook and Microsoft Teams: A name pronunciation feature on the profile card in Microsoft Teams and Microsoft Outlook. This new feature helps promote diversity by giving working colleagues relevant information about each other. Names are a crucial part of a person's identity. The incorrect pronunciation of a person's name can lead to anxiety and offense in some cases. Correctly pronouncing a person's name helps to create an inclusive environment. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 420329. Pronunciation data is stored in each user's mailbox until the user deletes the recording. Learn more: Data Residency for Exchange Online - Microsoft 365 Enterprise | Microsoft Learn This message applies to Teams for Windows desktop, Teams for Mac desktop, new Outlook for Windows desktop, and new Outlook for web. [When this will happen:] Targeted Release: We will begin rolling out mid-November 2024 and expect to complete by late November 2024. General Availability (Worldwide, GCC, GCC High, DoD): We will begin rolling out mid-January 2025 and expect to complete by mid-February 2025. |
Updated November 13, 2024: We will be shipping to preview without the admin toggle however an admin toggle will be available before general availability. If there are concerns or your organisation wants to opt out, please raise an incident to address this. Coming soon to Microsoft Outlook and Microsoft Teams: A name pronunciation feature on the profile card in Microsoft Teams and Microsoft Outlook. This new feature helps promote diversity by giving working colleagues relevant information about each other. Names are a crucial part of a person's identity. The incorrect pronunciation of a person's name can lead to anxiety and offense in some cases. Correctly pronouncing a person's name helps to create an inclusive environment. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 420329. Pronunciation data is stored in each user's mailbox until the user deletes the recording. Learn more: Data Residency for Exchange Online - Microsoft 365 Enterprise | Microsoft Learn This message applies to Teams for Windows desktop, Teams for Mac desktop, new Outlook for Windows desktop, and new Outlook for web. [When this will happen:] Targeted Release: We will begin rolling out mid-November 2024 and expect to complete by late November 2024. General Availability (Worldwide, GCC, GCC High, DoD): We will begin rolling out mid-January 2025 and expect to complete by mid-February 2025. |
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| MC920298 | Microsoft Teams admin center: Admins can disable the ability to send messages in meeting chat before and after a meeting | Coming soon for Microsoft Teams admin center: For the existing Meeting chat control, we will add two new options that allow admins to disable meeting chat before and after a meeting, In-meeting only for everyone and In-meeting only except anonymous users. This message applies to Teams for Windows desktops and Mac desktops, Teams on the web, and Teams for iOS/Android. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 422808. [When this will happen:] Targeted Release: We will begin rolling out early December 2024 and expect to complete by mid-December 2024. General Availability (Worldwide): We will begin rolling out early January 2025 and expect to complete by mid-January 2025. General Availability (GCC, GCC High): We will begin rolling out mid-January 2025 and expect to complete by late January 2025. General Availability (DoD): We will begin rolling out late January 2025 and expect to complete by early February 2025. |
Updated November 14, 2024: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience. Coming soon for Microsoft Teams admin center: For the existing Meeting chat control, we will add two new options that allow admins to disable meeting chat before and after a meeting, In-meeting only for everyone and In-meeting only except anonymous users. This message applies to Teams for Windows desktops and Mac desktops, Teams on the web, and Teams for iOS/Android. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 422808. [When this will happen:] Targeted Release: We will begin rolling out early January 2025 (previously early December) and expect to complete by mid-January 2025 (previously mid-December). General Availability (Worldwide): We will begin rolling out mid-January 2025 (previously early January) and expect to complete by late January 2025 (previously mid-January) General Availability (GCC, GCC High): We will begin rolling out early February 2025 (previously late January) and expect to complete by mid-February 2025 (previously late January). General Availability (DoD): We will begin rolling out late early February 2025 (previously late January) and expect to complete by mid-February 2025 (previously early February). |
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| MC920306 | (Updated) Categorize single items in conversation view in new Microsoft Outlook for Windows and web | An updated feature in new Outlook for Windows and web will allow users to categorize individual emails within the conversation view, enhancing organization and tracking. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 416450. [When this will happen:] General Availability (Worldwide): We will begin rolling out mid-November 2024 and expect to complete by mid-December 2024. General Availability (GCC, GCC High, DoD): We will begin rolling out mid-January 2025 and expect to complete by mid-February 2025. |
Updated November 14, 2024: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience. An updated feature in new Outlook for Windows and web will allow users to categorize individual emails within the conversation view, enhancing organization and tracking. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 416450. [When this will happen:] Targeted Release: We will begin rolling out early December 2024 and expect to complete by early January 2025. General Availability (Worldwide): We will begin rolling out early January 2025 (previously mid-November) 2024 and expect to complete by early February 2025 (previously mid-December). General Availability (GCC, GCC High, DoD): We will begin rolling out mid-January 2025 and expect to complete by mid-February 2025. |
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| MC922620 | (Updated) Microsoft Places app ON by default | We're making it easier for users to access the Microsoft Places app. This app is accessible on the web, or as an app inside Teams, Outlook and the Microsoft 365 app. The Microsoft Places app helps users coordinate their in-office days with colleagues. When work location is shared from OWA or the new Outlook Calendar, users will see others' work locations and can decide the best days to be in the office for in-person collaboration. Users with Teams Premium will have access to additional features in the Microsoft Places app: Team Guidance for leaders to communicate which days their team should plan to be in the office and what the priorities are for each in-office day. Providing a purpose for team days in the office gives you another reason to come into the office. Team Guidance will be ON for all Teams Premium users. Admins can selectively turn off this feature following these instructions. Places Explorer to discover what's happening in the office, who's in the office, and find places like services and amenities. Admins will need to configure buildings and floors for Places Explorer to show building details. [When this will happen:] General Availability (Worldwide): We will begin rolling out early December 2024 and complete by mid-December 2024. |
Updated November 12, 2024: We have updated the content. Thank you for your patience. We're making it easier for users to access the Microsoft Places app. This app is accessible on the web, or as an app inside Teams, Outlook and the Microsoft 365 app. The Microsoft Places app helps users coordinate their in-office days with colleagues. When work location is shared from OWA or the new Outlook Calendar, users will see others' work locations and can decide the best days to be in the office for in-person collaboration. Users with Teams Premium will have access to additional features in the Microsoft Places app: Team Guidance for leaders to communicate which days their team should plan to be in the office and what the priorities are for each in-office day. Providing a purpose for team days in the office gives you another reason to come into the office. Team Guidance will be ON for all Teams Premium users. Admins can selectively turn off this feature following these instructions. Places Explorer to discover what's happening in the office, who's in the office, and find places like services and amenities. Admins will need to configure buildings and floors for Places Explorer to show building details. [When this will happen:] General Availability (Worldwide): We will begin rolling out early December 2024 and complete by mid-December 2024. |
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| MC922626 | (Updated) Microsoft Forms: New streamlined and modernized experience | Microsoft Forms is updating the end-to-end experience with a new appearance for the portal page, form creation, and response analysis. Users can toggle between upgraded templates as they create their form and then view insights and suggested actions when the responses come in. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 400715. [When this will happen:] General Availability (Worldwide, GCC): We will begin rolling out late October 2024 and expect to complete by early November 2024. |
Updated November 15, 2024: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience. Microsoft Forms is updating the end-to-end experience with a new appearance for the portal page, form creation, and response analysis. Users can toggle between upgraded templates as they create their form and then view insights and suggested actions when the responses come in. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 400715. [When this will happen:] General Availability (Worldwide, GCC): We will begin rolling out late October 2024 and expect to complete by early December 2024 (previously early November). |
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| MC922627 | (Updated) Microsoft Copilot extending to Teams and Outlook | In mid-November, Microsoft Copilot will become available to users with an Entra account in Microsoft Teams and Outlook. If pinned, Entra users will be able to access the Microsoft Copilot app directly from the left rail in Outlook and Teams. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 420330 [When this will happen:] General Availability (Worldwide): The Microsoft Copilot app will be available to pin in Teams and Outlook starting mid-November 2024 and is expected to complete by end of December. |
Updated November 15, 2024: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience. In mid-November, Microsoft Copilot will become available to users with an Entra account in Microsoft Teams and Outlook. If pinned, Entra users will be able to access the Microsoft Copilot app directly from the left rail in Outlook and Teams. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 420330 [When this will happen:] General Availability (Worldwide): The Microsoft Copilot app will be available to pin in Teams and Outlook starting late November 2024 (previously mid-November) and is expected to complete by late December. |
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| MC926877 | (Updated) Microsoft Teams: Easily insert hyperlinks in messages | Comings soon to Microsoft Teams: Users will be able to quickly and efficiently create hyperlinks in chat and channel messages by selecting the text and pasting the URL on top of the text, just like in new Microsoft Outlook for Windows, Microsoft Outlook for the web, and Microsoft Loop. Teams will automatically convert the selected text into a hyperlink, eliminating the need for the Insert link button or the Ctrl+K shortcut. This message applies to Teams on Windows and Mac desktops. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 420942. [When this will happen:] Targeted Release: We will begin rolling out early December 2024 and expect to complete by early December 2024. General Availability (Worldwide): We will begin rolling out mid-December 2024 and expect to complete by mid-December 2024. |
Updated November 14, 2024: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience. Comings soon to Microsoft Teams: Users will be able to quickly and efficiently create hyperlinks in chat and channel messages by selecting the text and pasting the URL on top of the text, just like in new Microsoft Outlook for Windows, Microsoft Outlook for the web, and Microsoft Loop. Teams will automatically convert the selected text into a hyperlink, eliminating the need for the Insert link button or the Ctrl+K shortcut. This message applies to Teams on Windows and Mac desktops. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 420942. [When this will happen:] Targeted Release: We will begin rolling out early January 2025 (previously early December) and expect to complete by mid-January 2025 (previously early December). General Availability (Worldwide): We will begin rolling out mid-January 2025 (previously mid-December) and expect to complete by late January 2025 (previously mid-December). |
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| MC928016 | (Updated) Microsoft Viva Engage: Unregistered users in an external network will not receive community emails | When an external network participant is invited to join a Microsoft Viva Engage external network, they receive an invitation email with an option to accept. Before this configuration change, all invited external users receive community conversations and emails, even if their invitation is in a pending or inactive state, allowing them to receive updates without completing registration. An E5 license is required to use this feature. After this change, pending or inactive users will no longer receive community conversations or emails unless they accept the invitation and complete the registration process. This change prioritizes active engagement, ensuring only registered users access conversation updates and reducing the volume of emails sent to non-registered users. External users who have activated their accounts will receive conversations and community emails. We will begin rolling out this change early December 2024 and expected to complete by early January 2025. Extensions will not be provided for this configuration change. |
Updated November 11, 2024: We have updated the content. Thank you for your patience. When an external network participant is invited to join a Microsoft Viva Engage external network, they receive an invitation email with an option to accept. Before this configuration change, all invited external users receive community conversations and emails, even if their invitation is in a pending or inactive state, allowing them to receive updates without completing registration. An E3/E5 license is required to use this feature. After this change, pending or inactive users will no longer receive community conversations or emails unless they accept the invitation and complete the registration process. This change prioritizes active engagement, ensuring only registered users access conversation updates and reducing the volume of emails sent to non-registered users. External users who have activated their accounts will receive conversations and community emails. We will begin rolling out this change early December 2024 and expected to complete by early January 2025. Extensions will not be provided for this configuration change. |
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| MC929025 | (Updated) Microsoft Loop – Multi-Geo Support for Shared Loop workspaces | Data storage for shared Loop workspaces will be located in the expected geo for multi-geo tenants. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 421616 [When this will happen:] General Availability (Worldwide): We will begin rolling out late Mar 2024 and expect to complete by late Apr 2024. |
Updated November 11, 2024: We have updated the timeline below to show as intended. Thank you for your feedback. Data storage for shared Loop workspaces will be located in the expected geo for multi-geo tenants. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 421616 [When this will happen:] General Availability (Worldwide): We will begin rolling out late March 2025 and expect to complete by late April 2025. |
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| MC931380 | (Updated) Microsoft 365 admin center will support Tenant restriction v2 | Coming soon to the Microsoft 365 admin center: Tenant restrictions v2 enables tenants to enhance security by limiting what users can access when they use an external account to sign in from your networks or devices. The Tenant restrictions v2 settings, included with cross-tenant access settings, are designed to address the security of cross-company exchange. Authentication plane protection is supported by Microsoft Entra ID. This rollout enables data plane protection for the Microsoft 365 admin center. Learn more: Configure tenant restrictions - Microsoft Entra ID - Microsoft Entra External ID | Microsoft Learn [When this will happen:] General Availability (Worldwide): We will begin rolling out mid-November and expect to complete by late December 2024. |
Updated November 13, 2024: We have updated the content. Thank you for your patience. Coming soon to the Microsoft 365 admin center: Tenant restrictions v2 enables tenants to enhance security by limiting what users can access when they use an external account to sign in from your networks or devices. The Tenant restrictions v2 settings, included with cross-tenant access settings, are designed to address the security of cross-company exchange. Authentication plane protection is supported by Microsoft Entra ID. This rollout enables data plane protection for the Microsoft 365 admin center. Learn more: Configure tenant restrictions - Microsoft Entra ID - Microsoft Entra External ID | Microsoft Learn [When this will happen:] General Availability (Worldwide): We will begin rolling out mid-November and expect to complete by late December 2024. |
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| MC932488 | (Updated) Microsoft Teams: New DVR capabilities for town halls (desktop and web) | Coming soon for Microsoft Teams: New DVR (digital video recording) functionality for all town halls. This new feature will allow town hall attendees on Windows desktop or the web to interact with a live streaming town hall in the same way they would interact with recorded content. DVR functionality in the town hall enables event attendees to pause and move forward or back in a town hall, navigate to any previous timestamp, and other abilities, making it more convenient to interact with a town hall more and easier to digest the content being presented. This feature is available for Teams town halls from all organizers, regardless of the license assigned to the organizer. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 422804. [When this will happen:] Targeted Release: We will begin rolling out early December 2024 and expect to complete by mid-December 2024. General Availability (Worldwide): We will begin rolling out mid-January 2025 and expect to complete by late January 2025. General Availability (GCC): We will begin rolling out late January 2025 and expect to complete by late January 2025. |
Updated November 15, 2024: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience. Coming soon for Microsoft Teams: New DVR (digital video recording) functionality for all town halls. This new feature will allow town hall attendees on Windows desktop or the web to interact with a live streaming town hall in the same way they would interact with recorded content. DVR functionality in the town hall enables event attendees to pause and move forward or back in a town hall, navigate to any previous timestamp, and other abilities, making it more convenient to interact with a town hall more and easier to digest the content being presented. This feature is available for Teams town halls from all organizers, regardless of the license assigned to the organizer. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 422804. [When this will happen:] Targeted Release: We will begin rolling out early January 2025 (previously early December) and expect to complete by mid-January 2025 (previously mid-December). General Availability (Worldwide): We will begin rolling out mid-January 2025 and expect to complete by late January 2025. General Availability (GCC): We will begin rolling out late January 2025 and expect to complete by early February 2025 (previously late January). |
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MC MessageTagNames changes
| MC ID | MC Title | Old Value | New Value | MC Action required by |
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| MC912708 | (Updated) Microsoft Defender for Identity: "Alert notifications" feature will retire starting in November 2024 | Feature update, Admin impact, Retirement | Updated message, Feature update, Admin impact, Retirement | N/A |
| MC917748 | (Updated) Microsoft Teams and Microsoft Outlook: Name pronunciation on the profile card | New feature, User impact, Admin impact | Updated message, New feature, User impact, Admin impact | N/A |
| MC920298 | Microsoft Teams admin center: Admins can disable the ability to send messages in meeting chat before and after a meeting | New feature, User impact, Admin impact | Updated message, New feature, User impact, Admin impact | N/A |
| MC920306 | (Updated) Categorize single items in conversation view in new Microsoft Outlook for Windows and web | Feature update, User impact | Updated message, Feature update, User impact | N/A |
| MC922620 | (Updated) Microsoft Places app ON by default | New feature, User impact, Admin impact | Updated message, New feature, User impact, Admin impact | N/A |
| MC922626 | (Updated) Microsoft Forms: New streamlined and modernized experience | New feature, User impact | Updated message, New feature, User impact | N/A |
| MC922627 | (Updated) Microsoft Copilot extending to Teams and Outlook | New feature, User impact, Admin impact | Updated message, New feature, User impact, Admin impact | N/A |
| MC926877 | (Updated) Microsoft Teams: Easily insert hyperlinks in messages | New feature, User impact | Updated message, New feature, User impact | N/A |
| MC928016 | (Updated) Microsoft Viva Engage: Unregistered users in an external network will not receive community emails | Feature update, User impact, Admin impact | Updated message, Feature update, User impact, Admin impact | N/A |
| MC929025 | (Updated) Microsoft Loop – Multi-Geo Support for Shared Loop workspaces | New feature, User impact, Admin impact | Updated message, New feature, User impact, Admin impact | N/A |
| MC931380 | (Updated) Microsoft 365 admin center will support Tenant restriction v2 | New feature, User impact, Admin impact | Updated message, New feature, User impact, Admin impact | N/A |
MC prepare changes
| MC ID | MC Title | Old Value | New Value | MC Action required by |
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| MC695487 | (Updated) Contact Unification across Outlook and Teams | You may consider updating your training and documentation as appropriate. | Action Required: Update your organisation documentation and training materials to reflect the upcoming changes for the new unified contact experience. You may consider updating your training and documentation as appropriate. If users wish to retain a snapshot of their existing contacts in Outlook, please encourage users to back-up their existing contacts using the export capability in Outlook. |
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| MC804771 | (Updated) Microsoft Teams: Hiding inactive channels | Admins need to be aware of this feature, but no additional action is needed. This rollout will happen automatically by the specified dates with no admin action required before the rollout. You may want to notify your users about this change and update any relevant documentation as appropriate. https://www.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/roadmap?filters=&searchterms=325780 |
Admins need to be aware of this feature, but no additional action is needed. The feature will roll out starting in November 2024. Users will first see their settings enabled to manage their preferences for automated hiding; additional to the ability to manually hide inactive channels. Users will start to see the automated hiding of inactive channels, a few weeks after the feature has rolled out. https://www.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/roadmap?filters=&searchterms=325780 |
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| MC922620 | (Updated) Microsoft Places app ON by default | If you were part of the Microsoft Places Preview and followed the onboarding instruction, access to the Places app is likely restricted to users in the 'PlacesUsers' Security Group. You need to take action to broaden access to other users in your tenant, as described here. If you were not part of the Preview and want to restrict access to the Places app, you can do so today by using PowerShell: Set-PlacesSettings - Feature Parameters. Access restriction will apply to the app on the web and inside Teams, Outlook and Microsoft 365 app. https://aka.ms/places https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/places/powershell/set-placessettings#-enableplaceswebapp https://learn.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/places/deployment-guide-for-places https://learn.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/places/get-started/quick-setup-buildings-floors https://learn.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/places/powershell/set-placessettings https://learn.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/places/powershell/set-placessettings#-enableplaceswebapp https://learn.microsoft.com/microsoftteams/teams-app-setup-policies#add-apps-to-your-teams-client |
If you were part of the Microsoft Places Preview and followed the onboarding instruction, access to the Places app is likely restricted to users in the 'PlacesUsers' Security Group. You need to take action to broaden access to other users in your tenant, as described here. If you were not part of the Preview and want to restrict access to the Places app, you can do so today by using PowerShell: Set-PlacesSettings - EnablePlacesWebApp Parameter. Access restriction will apply to the app on the web and inside Teams, Outlook and Microsoft 365 app. https://aka.ms/places https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/places/powershell/set-placessettings#-enableplaceswebapp https://learn.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/places/deployment-guide-for-places https://learn.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/places/get-started/quick-setup-buildings-floors https://learn.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/places/powershell/set-placessettings https://learn.microsoft.com/microsoftteams/teams-app-setup-policies#add-apps-to-your-teams-client |
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| MC931380 | (Updated) Microsoft 365 admin center will support Tenant restriction v2 | This rollout will happen automatically by the specified date with no admin action required before the rollout. You may want to notify your admins about this change and update any relevant documentation. Review your current configuration to determine the impact for your organization. Learn more: Configure tenant restrictions - Microsoft Entra ID - Microsoft Entra External ID | Microsoft Learn To take advantage of TRv2 in the Microsoft 365 admin center, create a cross-tenant access setting. Learn more: Configure tenant restrictions - Microsoft Entra ID - Microsoft Entra External ID | Microsoft Learn |
This rollout will happen automatically by the specified date with no admin action required before the rollout. You may want to notify your admins about this change and update any relevant documentation. Review your current configuration to determine the impact for your organization. To take advantage of TRv2 in the Microsoft 365 admin center, create a cross-tenant access setting. Learn more: Configure tenant restrictions - Microsoft Entra ID - Microsoft Entra External ID | Microsoft Learn https://learn.microsoft.com/entra/external-id/tenant-restrictions-v2 |
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| MC933481 | Power Automate – Copilot created flow regeneration feature | This message is for awareness and no action is required. | This message is for awareness and no action is required. If you would like more information on this feature, please visit Regenerate a variation of a flow in Copilot. https://aka.ms/8402 |
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MC Title changes
| MC ID | MC Title | Old Value | New Value | MC Action required by |
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| MC804771 | (Updated) Microsoft Teams: Hiding inactive channels | (Updated) Microsoft Teams: Detecting and hiding inactive channels | (Updated) Microsoft Teams: Hiding inactive channels | N/A |
| MC912708 | (Updated) Microsoft Defender for Identity: "Alert notifications" feature will retire starting in November 2024 | Microsoft Defender for Identity: "Alert notifications" feature will retire starting in November 2024 | (Updated) Microsoft Defender for Identity: "Alert notifications" feature will retire starting in November 2024 | N/A |
| MC917748 | (Updated) Microsoft Teams and Microsoft Outlook: Name pronunciation on the profile card | Microsoft Teams and Microsoft Outlook: Name pronunciation on the profile card | (Updated) Microsoft Teams and Microsoft Outlook: Name pronunciation on the profile card | N/A |
| MC920306 | (Updated) Categorize single items in conversation view in new Microsoft Outlook for Windows and web | Categorize single items in conversation view in new Microsoft Outlook for Windows and web | (Updated) Categorize single items in conversation view in new Microsoft Outlook for Windows and web | N/A |
| MC922620 | (Updated) Microsoft Places app ON by default | Microsoft Places app ON by default | (Updated) Microsoft Places app ON by default | N/A |
| MC922626 | (Updated) Microsoft Forms: New streamlined and modernized experience | Microsoft Forms: New streamlined and modernized experience | (Updated) Microsoft Forms: New streamlined and modernized experience | N/A |
| MC922627 | (Updated) Microsoft Copilot extending to Teams and Outlook | Microsoft Copilot extending to Teams and Outlook | (Updated) Microsoft Copilot extending to Teams and Outlook | N/A |
| MC926877 | (Updated) Microsoft Teams: Easily insert hyperlinks in messages | Microsoft Teams: Easily insert hyperlinks in messages | (Updated) Microsoft Teams: Easily insert hyperlinks in messages | N/A |
| MC928016 | (Updated) Microsoft Viva Engage: Unregistered users in an external network will not receive community emails | Microsoft Viva Engage: Unregistered users in an external network will not receive community emails | (Updated) Microsoft Viva Engage: Unregistered users in an external network will not receive community emails | N/A |
| MC929025 | (Updated) Microsoft Loop – Multi-Geo Support for Shared Loop workspaces | Microsoft Loop – Multi-Geo Support for Shared Loop workspaces | (Updated) Microsoft Loop – Multi-Geo Support for Shared Loop workspaces | N/A |
| MC931380 | (Updated) Microsoft 365 admin center will support Tenant restriction v2 | Microsoft 365 admin center will support Tenant restriction v2 | (Updated) Microsoft 365 admin center will support Tenant restriction v2 | N/A |
| MC932488 | (Updated) Microsoft Teams: New DVR capabilities for town halls (desktop and web) | Microsoft Teams: New DVR capabilities for town halls (desktop and web) | (Updated) Microsoft Teams: New DVR capabilities for town halls (desktop and web) | N/A |
CW46 New Office 365 Message Center items
| MC ID | MC Title | MC Category | MC Workload | MC Major Change | MC Action required by |
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| MC931407 | Microsoft Copilot: New user control for web searches | Plan For Change | Microsoft 365 suite | False | N/A |
| MC931404 | New Microsoft Outlook for Windows: Read-only support for .pst files | Plan For Change | Microsoft 365 apps | False | N/A |
| MC931401 | Ensuring Security and Compliance: Keep your Microsoft Teams desktop clients up to date | Plan For Change | Microsoft Teams | False | N/A |
| MC931380 | (Updated) Microsoft 365 admin center will support Tenant restriction v2 | Plan For Change | Microsoft 365 suite | False | N/A |
| MC931379 | Updates in computation of network metrics and cross-collaboration metrics in Viva Insights | Stay Informed | Microsoft Viva | False | N/A |
| MC931293 | Power Platform - General availability of solution-aware cloud flow sharing limits is now available | Stay Informed | Microsoft Power Automate | False | N/A |
| MC931290 | Upcoming changes to email service notification recipients | Plan For Change | Dynamics 365 Apps | False | 01/17/2025 |
| MC932489 | Microsoft Mesh: Support for audio when sharing screens in Microsoft Teams immersive events | Stay Informed | Microsoft Teams | False | N/A |
| MC932488 | (Updated) Microsoft Teams: New DVR capabilities for town halls (desktop and web) | Stay Informed | Microsoft Teams | False | N/A |
| MC932478 | Microsoft Secure Score: New Microsoft Defender for Identity recommendation | Stay Informed | Microsoft Defender XDR | False | N/A |
| MC933530 | Microsoft 365 admin center: New usage reports for Microsoft Copilot with enterprise data protection | Stay Informed | Microsoft 365 suite | False | N/A |
| MC933529 | Microsoft Viva Amplify and Microsoft SharePoint: New required footers will be automatically applied to email | Plan For Change | SharePoint Online, Microsoft Viva | False | N/A |
| MC933481 | Power Automate – Copilot created flow regeneration feature | Stay Informed | Microsoft Power Automate | False | N/A |
| MC934727 | Microsoft Teams: File Interactive Previews | Stay Informed | Microsoft Teams | False | N/A |
| MC935645 | New Microsoft Outlook for Windows: Calendar notifications in the background | Stay Informed | Exchange Online, Microsoft 365 apps | False | N/A |
