from 01/27/2025 to 02/02/2025
33 Office 365 Message Center Items were changed and
18 Office 365 Message Center Items were added
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MC End Time changes
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| MC750668 | (Updated) Microsoft Teams: Access Workflows from the three-dot menu on shared file | 02/24/2025 08:00:00 | 2025-03-24T08:00:00Z | N/A |
| MC800503 | (Updated) Microsoft Teams: New Cross-location shifts in the Shifts app | 02/24/2025 09:00:00 | 2025-03-24T09:00:00Z | N/A |
| MC882252 | (Updated) New Microsoft Outlook for Windows: Sharing Word, Excel, and PowerPoint local files through email | 02/10/2025 09:00:00 | 2025-10-06T10:00:00Z | N/A |
| MC889534 | (Updated) Microsoft Teams: Embed support for Teams town hall | 02/24/2025 08:00:00 | 2025-03-24T08:00:00Z | N/A |
| MC892646 | (Updated) Microsoft Teams: New policy for voice and face enrollment defaulting to 'On' | 03/24/2025 08:00:00 | 2025-04-28T09:00:00Z | 01/10/2025 |
| MC912707 | (Updated) Microsoft Teams: New policy for voice and face enrollment will default to "On" (configure now) | 03/24/2025 08:00:00 | 2025-04-28T09:00:00Z | N/A |
| MC916866 | (Updated) Microsoft Teams: Shifts Graph APIs in beta moved to production (v1.0) | 03/03/2025 09:00:00 | 2025-04-07T10:00:00Z | N/A |
| MC922623 | (Updated) Microsoft new Outlook for Windows and Outlook for the web: Changing how to disable/enable | 04/18/2025 09:00:00 | 2025-04-28T09:00:00Z | N/A |
| MC929034 | (Updated) Microsoft Teams: Best practices configuration dashboard in Teams admin center | 03/28/2025 08:00:00 | 2025-04-07T09:00:00Z | N/A |
| MC932488 | (Updated) Microsoft Teams: New DVR capabilities for town halls (desktop and web) | 04/14/2025 09:00:00 | 2025-05-19T09:00:00Z | N/A |
| MC932489 | (Updated) Microsoft Mesh: Support for audio when sharing screens in Microsoft Teams immersive events | 02/24/2025 09:00:00 | 2025-03-24T09:00:00Z | N/A |
| MC947052 | (Updated) Microsoft SharePoint: Filter search results by "Messages" | 03/28/2025 08:00:00 | 2025-05-05T09:00:00Z | N/A |
| MC960802 | (Updated) Microsoft Excel for the web: Python in Excel will be generally available starting in early 2025 | 05/30/2025 09:00:00 | 2025-06-09T09:00:00Z | N/A |
| MC960821 | (Updated) Microsoft Viva: Leaders can use Microsoft 365 Copilot in Viva Insights | 03/28/2025 08:00:00 | 2025-04-07T09:00:00Z | N/A |
| MC962529 | (Updated) Viva Learning: AI and Copilot Resources Provider visibility | 03/03/2025 09:00:00 | 2025-04-07T10:00:00Z | N/A |
| MC975979 | Power Automate – New admin tenant setting for resubmitting Power Automate flow runs | 02/09/2025 23:29:07 | 2025-02-23T23:29:00Z | N/A |
| MC979511 | (Updated) Microsoft Teams: Live Event scheduling is now available in the new Teams client | 03/31/2025 09:00:00 | 2025-04-14T09:00:00Z | N/A |
MC How Affect changes
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| MC938647 | (Updated) Microsoft Viva Engage: Community analytics update | Before this rollout: Community analytics had 24-hour refresh periods and limited metrics to 7-day and 28-day periods. After this rollout: Community analytics will be in real time and include more metrics to help track community engagement over longer time periods. Community analytics are no longer accessed from the About tab. Instead, users can access community analytics by selecting the Analytics icon from the community page header. Updated community analytics dashboard: This change will be on by default. |
Before this rollout: Community analytics had 24-hour refresh periods and limited metrics to 7-day and 28-day periods. After this rollout: Community analytics will be in real time and include more metrics to help track community engagement over longer time periods. Community analytics are no longer accessed from the About tab. Instead, users can access community analytics by selecting the Analytics icon from the community page header. There are two new entry points available for community analytics 1) selecting the analytics icon in the community header (replaces the previous entry point in the "About" tab) and 2) the community summary card in the right rail which is visible only to community admins and network admins: Updated community analytics dashboard: This change will be on by default. |
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| MC955752 | (Updated) Change in behavior of the HighCompleteness parameter in the Search-UnifiedAuditLog cmdlet | The HighCompleteness parameter in the Search-UnifiedAuditLog cmdlet will now be set to true for all queries. With this change, the cmdlet will now prioritize completeness of search results over performance. As a result, search queries may take longer to finish. | N/A | N/A |
| MC960818 | (Updated) Microsoft Outlook for iOS/Android: New reporting buttons integrated with Microsoft Defender for Office 365 | Information to keep in mind: Microsoft OWA (Outlook on the Web) and the new Microsoft Outlook for Windows have had this functionality since November 2022. This rollout to iOS/Android does not change or affect that functionality. Classic Microsoft Outlook for Windows client has had this functionality in current channel since August 2024. Learn more: MC841229 (Updated) Classic Microsoft Outlook for Windows: New reporting buttons integrated with Microsoft Defender for Office 365 (published July 2024, updated October 2024). Microsoft Outlook for Mac released this functionality in September 2024. If you have turned off the reporting feature in the Microsoft 365 Defender User reported settings page or are using a third-party add-in, the report buttons in Outlook for Android/iOS won't be visible. The Microsoft reporting add-in (the Microsoft report message add-in and Microsoft phishing add-in) will be supported till further notice. The future goal is to have a consistent button reporting experience across all Outlook platforms. If you are using Microsoft reporting add-ins in Outlook for iOS/Android, your users will see two reporting experiences: one from the built-in Outlook buttons (added by this rollout) and one from the add-in. Both options will behave the same for users (except for the newly customizable pop-ups) and the reported messages will end up in the same place, causing minimal disruption. The selections you make on the user reported settings page will determine the reporting experience for your users (whether they choose the add-in or built-in reporting option in Outlook). Either option will report to the same place (Microsoft, custom mailbox, or both) based on your User reported settings. Like OWA and new Outlook for Windows, the built-in reporting button in Outlook for iOS/Android supports reporting from shared and delegate mailboxes. This change is available by default. |
Information to keep in mind: Microsoft OWA (Outlook on the Web) and the new Microsoft Outlook for Windows have had this functionality since November 2022. This rollout to iOS/Android does not change or affect that functionality. Classic Microsoft Outlook for Windows client has had this functionality in current channel since August 2024. Learn more: MC841229 (Updated) Classic Microsoft Outlook for Windows: New reporting buttons integrated with Microsoft Defender for Office 365 (published July 2024, updated October 2024). Microsoft Outlook for Mac released this functionality in September 2024. If you have turned off the reporting feature in the Microsoft 365 Defender User reported settings page or are using a third-party add-in, the report buttons in Outlook for Android/iOS won't be visible. The Microsoft reporting add-in (the Microsoft report message add-in and Microsoft phishing add-in) will be supported till further notice. The future goal is to have a consistent button reporting experience across all Outlook platforms. If you are using Microsoft reporting add-ins in Outlook for iOS/Android, your users will see two reporting experiences: one from the built-in Outlook buttons (added by this rollout) and one from the add-in. Both options will behave the same for users (except for the newly customizable pop-ups) and the reported messages will end up in the same place, causing minimal disruption. The selections you make on the user reported settings page will determine the reporting experience for your users (whether they choose the add-in or built-in reporting option in Outlook). Either option will report to the same place (Microsoft, custom mailbox, or both) based on your User reported settings. Like OWA and new Outlook for Windows, the built-in reporting button in Outlook for iOS/Android supports reporting from shared and delegate mailboxes. This change is available by default. |
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MC Messages changes
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| MC542767 | (Updated) SharePoint 2013 workflow retirement | Updated April 12, 2024: This update serves as a reminder regarding the upcoming retirement scheduled for April 2, 2026. Since the release of SharePoint workflows, Microsoft has evolved workflow orchestration to not only encompass SharePoint, but all the productivity services you use with Microsoft 365 and beyond. With the continued investment in Power Automate as the universal solution to workflow, Microsoft is retiring SharePoint 2013 workflows. [When this will happen:] Starting April 2nd, 2024, SharePoint 2013 workflows will be turned off for any newly created tenants. Starting April 2nd, 2026, Microsoft will remove the ability to run, or create and execute SharePoint 2013 workflows for existing tenants. |
Updated February 1, 2025: This update serves as a reminder that SharePoint 2013 workflow will retire and stop working in 14 months from now (April 2, 2026). Since the release of SharePoint workflows, Microsoft has evolved workflow orchestration to not only encompass SharePoint, but all the productivity services you use with Microsoft 365 and beyond. With the continued investment in Power Automate as the universal solution to workflow, Microsoft is retiring SharePoint 2013 workflows. [When this will happen:] Starting April 2nd, 2024, SharePoint 2013 workflows will be turned off for any newly created tenants. Starting April 2nd, 2026, Microsoft will remove the ability to run, or create and execute SharePoint 2013 workflows for existing tenants. |
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| MC693863 | (Updated) Azure ACS retirement in Microsoft 365 | Updated April 12, 2024: This update serves as a reminder regarding the upcoming retirement scheduled for April 2, 2026. Since the first use of Azure ACS (Access Control Services) by SharePoint in 2013, Microsoft has evolved the authorization and authentication options for SharePoint Online via Microsoft Entra ID (a.k.a. Azure AD). Using Microsoft Entra ID as auth platform for your SharePoint Online customizations will provide your applications the most secure, compliant and future proof model. With our continued investment in Microsoft Entra ID, Microsoft is retiring the use of Azure ACS as auth platform for SharePoint Online. [Key Points:] Major: Retirement Timeline: Starting November 1st, 2024, new tenants will not be able use Azure ACS. Starting April 2, 2026, Microsoft will remove the ability use SharePoint ACS for existing tenants. Action: Review and assess impact |
Updated February 1, 2025: This update serves as a reminder that Azure ACS in Microsoft 365 will retire and stop working in 14 months from now (April 2, 2026). Since the first use of Azure Access Control Services (ACS) by SharePoint in 2013, Microsoft has evolved the authorization and authentication options for SharePoint Online via Microsoft Entra ID (a.k.a. Azure AD). Using Microsoft Entra ID as auth platform for your SharePoint Online customizations will provide your applications the most secure, compliant and future proof model. With our continued investment in Microsoft Entra ID, Microsoft is retiring the use of Azure ACS as auth platform for SharePoint Online. [Key Points:] Major: Retirement Timeline: Starting November 1st, 2024, new tenants will not be able use Azure ACS. Starting April 2, 2026, Microsoft will remove the ability use SharePoint ACS for existing tenants. Action: Review and assess impact |
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| MC693865 | (Updated) SharePoint Add-In retirement in Microsoft 365 | Updated June 13, 2024: This update serves as a reminder regarding the upcoming retirement scheduled for April 2, 2026. Since the release of SharePoint Add-Ins in 2013, Microsoft has evolved SharePoint extensibility using SharePoint Framework (SPFx) enabling you to write applications that can be used in Microsoft SharePoint, Viva Connections and Microsoft Teams. With our continued investment in SharePoint Framework, Microsoft is retiring SharePoint Add-Ins. [Key Points:] Major: Retirement Timeline: Starting July 1st, 2024, SharePoint Add-Ins cannot be installed from the public marketplace, also referred to as store by existing tenants. Installation from a private app catalog stays possible. Starting November 1st, 2024, new tenants will not be able use SharePoint Add-Ins, regardless of their origin (public marketplace, private tenant catalog). Starting April 2nd, 2026, Microsoft will remove the ability use SharePoint Add-Ins for existing tenants. Action: Review and assess impact |
Updated February 1, 2025: This update serves as a reminder that SharePoint Add-Ins will retire and stop working in 14 months from now (April 2, 2026). Since the release of SharePoint Add-Ins in 2013, Microsoft has evolved SharePoint extensibility using SharePoint Framework (SPFx) enabling you to write applications that can be used in Microsoft SharePoint, Viva Connections and Microsoft Teams. With our continued investment in SharePoint Framework, Microsoft is retiring SharePoint Add-Ins. [Key Points:] Major: Retirement Timeline: Starting July 1st, 2024, SharePoint Add-Ins cannot be installed from the public marketplace, also referred to as store by existing tenants. Installation from a private app catalog stays possible. Starting November 1st, 2024, new tenants will not be able use SharePoint Add-Ins, regardless of their origin (public marketplace, private tenant catalog). Starting April 2nd, 2026, Microsoft will remove the ability use SharePoint Add-Ins for existing tenants. Action: Review and assess impact |
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| MC750668 | (Updated) Microsoft Teams: Access Workflows from the three-dot menu on shared file | Updated January 5, 2025: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience. Coming soon: Microsoft Teams will be bringing Workflows powered by Microsoft Power Automate to the three-dot menu for files shared in Teams chat or channels. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 381643. [When this will happen:] Targeted release: We will begin rolling out late October 2024 (previously mid-October) and expect to complete by early November 2024 (previously late October). Worldwide: We will begin rolling out early November 2024 (previously late October) and expect to complete by late November 2024 (previously early November). GCC: We will begin rolling out early December 2024 (previously late October) and expect to complete by mid-January 2025 (previously mid-December). |
Updated January 27, 2025: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience. Coming soon: Microsoft Teams will be bringing Workflows powered by Microsoft Power Automate to the three-dot menu for files shared in Teams chat or channels. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 381643. [When this will happen:] Targeted release: We will begin rolling out late October 2024 (previously mid-October) and expect to complete by early November 2024 (previously late October). Worldwide: We will begin rolling out early November 2024 (previously late October) and expect to complete by late November 2024 (previously early November). GCC: We will begin rolling out early December 2024 (previously late October) and expect to complete by mid-February 2025 (previously mid-January). |
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| MC800503 | (Updated) Microsoft Teams: New Cross-location shifts in the Shifts app | Updated January 5, 2025: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience. Note: If you are not using frontline worker functionality, you can ignore this message. Coming soon to Microsoft Teams: Cross-location Shifts is a new feature in the Microsoft Shifts app for Teams that enables frontline managers to offer open shifts across multiple locations in a region so managers can share the labor pool and workers can select available shifts across different locations. This message applies to Microsoft Teams for Desktop, web, Mac and Mobile. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 394351. [When this will happen:] Targeted Release: We will begin rolling out late October 2024 (previously mid-October) and expect to complete by early November 2024 (previously late October). General Availability (Worldwide): We will begin rolling out early November 2024 (previously late October) and expect to complete by mid-January 2025 (previously mid-December). |
Updated January 28, 2025: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience. Note: If you are not using frontline worker functionality, you can ignore this message. Coming soon to Microsoft Teams: Cross-location Shifts is a new feature in the Microsoft Shifts app for Teams that enables frontline managers to offer open shifts across multiple locations in a region so managers can share the labor pool and workers can select available shifts across different locations. This message applies to Microsoft Teams for Desktop, web, Mac and Mobile. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 394351. [When this will happen:] Targeted Release: We will begin rolling out late October 2024 (previously mid-October) and expect to complete by early November 2024 (previously late October). General Availability (Worldwide): We will begin rolling out early November 2024 (previously late October) and expect to complete by mid-February 2025 (previously mid-January). |
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| MC803014 | (Updated) Microsoft 365 Word, Excel, and PowerPoint for web: Enhanced File menu and easier file renaming | Updated December 5, 2024: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience. Coming soon for Microsoft Word for the web, Microsoft Excel for the web, and Microsoft PowerPoint for the web: An enhanced File menu, so users can more easily create, open, share, export, and manage files. We have also updated the autosave experience and made file renaming more efficient. [When this will happen:] Targeted Release: We began rolling out mid-May 2024 and expect to complete by late July 2024. General Availability (Worldwide): We will begin rolling out early August 2024 and expect to complete by late February 2024 (previously late November). |
Updated January 29, 2024: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience. Coming soon for Microsoft Word for the web, Microsoft Excel for the web, and Microsoft PowerPoint for the web: An enhanced File menu, so users can more easily create, open, share, export, and manage files. We have also updated the autosave experience and made file renaming more efficient. [When this will happen:] Targeted Release: We began rolling out mid-May 2024 and expect to complete by late July 2024. General Availability (Worldwide): We will begin rolling out early August 2024 and expect to complete by late February 2025 (previously late November). |
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| MC836942 | (Updated) Microsoft OneDrive: Update for unlicensed accounts | OneDrive is making changes to storage policies of unlicensed Microsoft OneDrive accounts for business and enterprise customers. These changes do not apply to customers in Education tenants.* [When will this happen:] General Availability (Worldwide): We will begin rolling out late January 2025 and expect to complete by late March 2025. |
Updated: January 27, 2025: Today, we are starting to implement the update for unlicensed OneDrive accounts. For accounts unlicensed before February 17, 2025: April 25, 2025: By this date, all unlicensed accounts will transition to read-only mode. Admins are advised to check after this date to avoid an incomplete status snapshot. May 16, 2025: By this date, all unlicensed accounts will be archived. Admins are advised to check after this date to avoid an incomplete status snapshot. For accounts unlicensed after February 17, 2025, the account will be put into read-only mode on the 60th unlicensed day and will be archived or moved to the recycle bin on the 93rd unlicensed day. Example: Unlicensed Date: March 1, 2025 Day 60: April 30, 2025. The account is placed in read-only mode. Day 93: June 2, 2025. The account is either archived (if a retention policy is in place) or moved to the recycle bin (if no retention policy applies). OneDrive is making changes to storage policies of unlicensed Microsoft OneDrive accounts for business and enterprise customers. These changes do not apply to customers in Education tenants.* [When will this happen:] General Availability (Worldwide): We will begin rolling out late January 2025 and expect to complete by late March 2025. |
01/27/2025 |
| MC886603 | (Updated) Reject multiple From addresses (P2 From headers) without a Sender header | 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). |
Updated January 31, 2025: We are proactively opting tenants out of the rollout that were detected as sending high volumes of emails exhibiting multiple From addresses without a Sender address header. These exempted senders will only be able to send emails exhibiting multiple From addresses without a Sender address header to recipients belonging to the same tenant as the sender. We will provide a subsequent update by the end of February with an updated timeline for tenants that are opted out. 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 processed 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). |
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| MC889534 | (Updated) Microsoft Teams: Embed support for Teams town hall | Updated January 5, 2025: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience. As a part of Team's ongoing effort to enable our customers to create, manage, and run large scale events, end users can now embed Teams town hall in sites they manage. This capability allows town hall attendees to watch the event instance within a particular website. Embed for town hall introduces embeddable support for town hall engagement features on release. Attendees will have the same engagement feature access within the embed player as they do in client such as Q&A, Captions, Reactions and more. To implement embed for town hall, organizers can access their town hall events unique embed code from the town hall scheduling template upon publish. Organizers can then take that code and inject it to their SharePoint or Microsoft 365 site as desired. On event start, attendees will be able to view and engage with the embed stream on the published site. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 401120 [When this will happen:] Targeted Release: We will begin rolling out early November 2024 (previously early October) and expect to complete by mid-November 2024 (previously mid-October). General Availability (Worldwide, GCC): We will begin rolling out early December 2024 (previously late October) and expect to complete by mid-January 2025 (previously mid-December). |
Updated January 28, 2025: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience. As a part of Team's ongoing effort to enable our customers to create, manage, and run large scale events, end users can now embed Teams town hall in sites they manage. This capability allows town hall attendees to watch the event instance within a particular website. Embed for town hall introduces embeddable support for town hall engagement features on release. Attendees will have the same engagement feature access within the embed player as they do in client such as Q&A, Captions, Reactions and more. To implement embed for town hall, organizers can access their town hall events unique embed code from the town hall scheduling template upon publish. Organizers can then take that code and inject it to their SharePoint or Microsoft 365 site as desired. On event start, attendees will be able to view and engage with the embed stream on the published site. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 401120 [When this will happen:] Targeted Release: We will begin rolling out early November 2024 (previously early October) and expect to complete by mid-November 2024 (previously mid-October). General Availability (Worldwide, GCC): We will begin rolling out early December 2024 (previously late October) and expect to complete by mid-February 2025 (previously mid-January). |
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| MC892646 | (Updated) Microsoft Teams: New policy for voice and face enrollment defaulting to 'On' | Updated November 27, 2024: We have updated the content. Thank you for your feedback. We're introducing a new policy that gives IT admins enhanced flexibility with distinct settings for voice and face enrollment. This adjustment provides greater control over managing these features, allowing organizations to tailor to their needs. Voice and face biometric enrollment will be enabled by default, enabling voice isolation and speaker recognition in meeting rooms and enhancing intelligent meeting recaps and Microsoft Copilot for meetings. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 413708. [When this will happen:] General Availability (Worldwide, GCC): We will begin rolling out the new policy in early October 2024 and expect complete by mid-October 2024. The policy will be enabled beginning in early February 2025 (previously early January) and expect to be complete by mid-February 2025 (previously mid-January). |
Updated January 31, 2025: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience. We're introducing a new policy that gives IT admins enhanced flexibility with distinct settings for voice and face enrollment. This adjustment provides greater control over managing these features, allowing organizations to tailor to their needs. Voice and face biometric enrollment will be enabled by default, enabling voice isolation and speaker recognition in meeting rooms and enhancing intelligent meeting recaps and Microsoft Copilot for meetings. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 413708. [When this will happen:] General Availability (Worldwide, GCC): We will begin rolling out the new policy in early October 2024 and expect complete by mid-October 2024. The policy will be enabled beginning in mid-March 2025 (previously early February) and expect to be complete by late March 2025 (previously mid-February). |
01/10/2025 |
| MC912707 | (Updated) Microsoft Teams: New policy for voice and face enrollment will default to "On" (configure now) | Updated December 20, 2024: We have updated the content. Thank you for your patience. A new csTeamsAIPolicy policy for Microsoft Teams (available now via Microsoft PowerShell and taking effect in mid-February 2025) will give IT admins more control over voice and face enrollment settings, allowing organizations to manage these features based on their needs. After rollout, voice and face profile enrollment will be enabled by default, and users can benefit from voice isolation, speaker recognition, and attribution in meeting rooms, resulting in smarter meeting recaps and enhanced functionality for Microsoft 365 Copilot in meetings. To access Copilot features, a Microsoft 365 Copilot license is required. This message applies to Teams for Windows desktop and Mac desktop. NOTE: Microsoft doesn't use the voice and face profiles of users to train any models or for any other purposes other than providing the voice and face enrollment feature in Microsoft Teams. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 413708. [When this will happen:] The new Microsoft PowerShell cmdlets are available now for admins to configure, to ensure a smooth transition. General Availability (Worldwide, GCC): The new Microsoft PowerShell cmdlets are available now for preparation and to ensure a smooth transition. The policy takes effect starting in mid-February 2025 (previously early February) and is expected to be fully in effect by late February 2025 (previously mid-February). |
Updated January 31, 2025: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience. A new csTeamsAIPolicy policy for Microsoft Teams (available now via Microsoft PowerShell and taking effect in mid-March 2025 (previously mid-February) will give IT admins more control over voice and face enrollment settings, allowing organizations to manage these features based on their needs. After rollout, voice and face profile enrollment will be enabled by default, and users can benefit from voice isolation, speaker recognition, and attribution in meeting rooms, resulting in smarter meeting recaps and enhanced functionality for Microsoft 365 Copilot in meetings. To access Copilot features, a Microsoft 365 Copilot license is required. This message applies to Teams for Windows desktop and Mac desktop. NOTE: Microsoft doesn't use the voice and face profiles of users to train any models or for any other purposes other than providing the voice and face enrollment feature in Microsoft Teams. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 413708. [When this will happen:] The new Microsoft PowerShell cmdlets are available now for admins to configure, to ensure a smooth transition. General Availability (Worldwide, GCC): The new Microsoft PowerShell cmdlets are available now for preparation and to ensure a smooth transition. The policy takes effect starting in mid-March 2025 (previously mid-February) and is expected to be fully in effect by late March 2025 (previously late February). |
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| MC915492 | (Updated) New Microsoft Outlook for Windows: Add Microsoft accounts with non-Microsoft email addresses | Coming soon: Support for users to add a new personal Microsoft account type in new Microsoft Outlook for Windows. Adding a personal Microsoft account to Outlook is useful if that personal Microsoft account is linked to Microsoft subscriptions such as Microsoft 365 and Microsoft Copilot Pro. For instance, a user might purchase a subscription for Microsoft 365 Personal with a Microsoft account such as you@gmail.com. Before this rollout, new Outlook for Windows would not support adding this personal Microsoft account to Outlook and the user could not access any subscriptions linked to those accounts. After this rollout, users will be able to enjoy the benefits of their personal Microsoft 365 or Copilot Pro subscription in Outlook. [When this will happen:] Targeted Release for new Outlook for Windows users with a primary work or school account: We will begin rolling out mid-November 2024 and expect to complete in mid-December 2024. General Availability (Worldwide) for new Outlook for Windows users with a primary work or school account: We will begin rolling out mid-December 2024 and expect to complete in mid-January 2025. A primary email account is the first account listed at Accounts > Your accounts settings page. |
Updated January 27, 2025: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience. Coming soon: Support for users to add a new personal Microsoft account type in new Microsoft Outlook for Windows. Adding a personal Microsoft account to Outlook is useful if that personal Microsoft account is linked to Microsoft subscriptions such as Microsoft 365 and Microsoft Copilot Pro. For instance, a user might purchase a subscription for Microsoft 365 Personal with a Microsoft account such as you@gmail.com. Before this rollout, new Outlook for Windows would not support adding this personal Microsoft account to Outlook and the user could not access any subscriptions linked to those accounts. After this rollout, users will be able to enjoy the benefits of their personal Microsoft 365 or Copilot Pro subscription in Outlook. [When this will happen:] Targeted Release for new Outlook for Windows users with a primary work or school account: We will begin rolling out late December 2024 (previously mid-November) and expect to complete in late January 2025 (previously mid-December). General Availability (Worldwide) for new Outlook for Windows users with a primary work or school account: We will begin rolling out late January 2025 (previously mid-December) and expect to complete in late February 2025 (previously mid-January). A primary email account is the first account listed at Accounts > Your accounts settings page. |
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| MC916297 | (Updated) Outlook for iOS to match Android Authenticator Auto Open Behavior | Updated December 10, 2024: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience. We're changing the way Outlook for iOS authenticates users with the Authenticator mobile app integration to match Outlook for Android. Currently in Outlook for iOS users are required to tap a button called "Open Authenticator" to initiate the Authenticator app authentication flow. In Outlook for Android this flow opens automatically without requiring the user to tap a button. We will now be matching that behavior in iOS so the user no longer has to tap the "Open Authenticator" button. [When this will happen:] General Availability (Worldwide, GCC, GCC High, DoD): We will begin rolling out this change in early January 2024 (previously late November) and expect to complete by late January (previously mid-December). |
Updated January 30, 2025: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience. We're changing the way Outlook for iOS authenticates users with the Authenticator mobile app integration to match Outlook for Android. Currently in Outlook for iOS users are required to tap a button called "Open Authenticator" to initiate the Authenticator app authentication flow. In Outlook for Android this flow opens automatically without requiring the user to tap a button. We will now be matching that behavior in iOS so the user no longer has to tap the "Open Authenticator" button. [When this will happen:] General Availability (Worldwide, GCC, GCC High, DoD): We will begin rolling out this change in early January 2025 (previously late November) and expect to complete by late January 2025 (previously mid-December). |
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| MC922623 | (Updated) Microsoft new Outlook for Windows and Outlook for the web: Changing how to disable/enable | 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. |
Updated January 29, 2025: We have updated the rollout timeline below. 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 February 2025 (previously late January) and expect to complete by mid-March 2025 (previously mid-February). |
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| MC929034 | (Updated) Microsoft Teams: Best practices configuration dashboard in Teams admin center | Updated November 18, 2024: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience. Coming soon to Microsoft Teams: With the Best practice configurations monitoring dashboard in the Teams admin center, Teams admins will be able to monitor the conformance of your tenant to the Microsoft recommended best practices for an optimal collaboration experience on Teams. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 421185. [When this will happen:] General Availability (Worldwide, GCC): We will begin rolling out mid-January 2025 (previously early December) and expect to complete by late January 2025 (previously mid-January). |
Updated January 28, 2025: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience. Coming soon to Microsoft Teams: With the Best practice configurations monitoring dashboard in the Teams admin center, Teams admins will be able to monitor the conformance of your tenant to the Microsoft recommended best practices for an optimal collaboration experience on Teams. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 421185. [When this will happen:] General Availability (Worldwide, GCC): We will begin rolling out late January 2025 (previously mid-January) and expect to complete by late February 2025 (previously late January). |
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| MC932488 | (Updated) Microsoft Teams: New DVR capabilities for town halls (desktop and web) | Updated December 10, 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 February 2025 (previously early January) and expect to complete by mid-February 2025 (previously mid-January). General Availability (Worldwide): We will begin rolling out mid-February 2025 (previously mid-January) and expect to complete by late February (previously late January). General Availability (GCC): We will begin rolling out late February 2025 (previously late January) and expect to complete by early March 2025 (previously early February) |
Updated January 28, 2025: 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 March 2025 (previously early February) and expect to complete by mid-March 2025 (previously mid-February). General Availability (Worldwide): We will begin rolling out mid-March 2025 (previously mid-February) and expect to complete by late March (previously late February). General Availability (GCC): We will begin rolling out late March 2025 (previously late February) and expect to complete by early April 2025 (previously early March) |
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| MC932489 | (Updated) Microsoft Mesh: Support for audio when sharing screens in Microsoft Teams immersive events | Updated November 22, 2024: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience. Coming soon: We're adding support when sharing screens with Microsoft Mesh in Microsoft Teams immersive events. Presenters will now be able to choose whether they'd like to include system audio when starting a screen share in an immersive event. This feature is available for presenters in Mesh with a Teams Premium license. This message applies to Mesh on Windows desktops. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 423475. [When this will happen:] Targeted Release: We will begin rolling out early January 2025 (previously early December) and expect to complete by early January 2025 (previously early December). General Availability (Worldwide): We will begin rolling out early January 2025 (previously early December) and expect to complete by mid-January 2025 (previously mid-December) |
Updated January 28, 2025: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience. Coming soon: We're adding support when sharing screens with Microsoft Mesh in Microsoft Teams immersive events. Presenters will now be able to choose whether they'd like to include system audio when starting a screen share in an immersive event. This feature is available for presenters in Mesh with a Teams Premium license. This message applies to Mesh on Windows desktops. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 423475. [When this will happen:] Targeted Release: We will begin rolling out early January 2025 (previously early December) and expect to complete by early January 2025 (previously early December). General Availability (Worldwide): We will begin rolling out early January 2025 (previously early December) and expect to complete by mid-February 2025 (previously mid-January) |
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| MC938647 | (Updated) Microsoft Viva Engage: Community analytics update | Coming soon: Updates to community analytics features for Microsoft Viva Engage. After this rollout, users will be able to keep up with their community's activities in real time. We have added additional data ranges to support periods of 7 days, 28 days, 90 days, and 365 days. We have also added a new top conversations table that displays the conversations with the most engagement in the community and new Q&A engagement metrics, including an overview of most popular questions. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 168626. [When this will happen:] General Availability (Worldwide): We will begin rolling out mid-December 2024 and expect to complete by mid-January 2025. |
Updated January 28, 2025: We have updated the content. Thank you for your patience. Coming soon: Updates to community analytics features for Microsoft Viva Engage. After this rollout, users will be able to keep up with their community's activities in real time. We have added additional data ranges to support periods of 7 days, 28 days, 90 days, and 365 days. We have also added a new top conversations table that displays the conversations with the most engagement in the community and new Q&A engagement metrics, including an overview of most popular questions. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 168626. [When this will happen:] General Availability (Worldwide): We will begin rolling out mid-December 2024 and expect to complete by mid-January 2025. |
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| MC943640 | (Updated) Microsoft Outlook: Move emails between accounts (new Outlook for Windows and Outlook for the web) | Updated December 3, 2024: We have updated the content. After further review, we are not able to proceed with these clouds: GCC High and DoD. We apologize for any inconvenience. Coming soon to Microsoft Outlook: Users can move emails between their accounts in the new Outlook for Windows, streamlining organization and productivity. For enterprise users, this feature is controlled by the Set-OWAMailboxPolicy policy managed by admins in Microsoft Exchange PowerShell. By enabling this policy, admins can grant their users the ability to move emails between accounts in a way that aligns with organizational needs and policies. With this rollout, we are introducing a new parameter called -ItemsToOtherAccountsEnabled for the Set-OWAMailboxPolicy policy. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 470018. [When this will happen:] Targeted Release: We will begin rolling out mid-January 2025 and expect to complete by late February 2025. General Availability (Worldwide): We will begin rolling out late February 2025 and expect to complete by early March 2025. General Availability (GCC): We will begin rolling out early March 2025 and expect to complete by mid-March 2025. General Availability (GCC High, DoD): We will communicate via Message center when we are ready to proceed. |
Updated January 28, 2025: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience. After further review, we are not able to proceed with these clouds: GCC High and DoD. We apologize for any inconvenience. Coming soon to Microsoft Outlook: Users can move emails between their accounts in the new Outlook for Windows, streamlining organization and productivity. For enterprise users, this feature is controlled by the Set-OWAMailboxPolicy policy managed by admins in Microsoft Exchange PowerShell. By enabling this policy, admins can grant their users the ability to move emails between accounts in a way that aligns with organizational needs and policies. With this rollout, we are introducing a new parameter called -ItemsToOtherAccountsEnabled for the Set-OWAMailboxPolicy policy. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 470018. [When this will happen:] Targeted Release: We will begin rolling out early February 2025 (previously mid-January) and expect to complete by early March 2025 (previously late February). General Availability (Worldwide): We will begin rolling out late February 2025 and expect to complete by early March 2025. General Availability (GCC): We will begin rolling out early March 2025 and expect to complete by mid-March 2025. General Availability (GCC High, DoD): We will communicate via Message center when we are ready to proceed. |
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| MC947052 | (Updated) Microsoft SharePoint: Filter search results by "Messages" | The same Messages search vertical at microsoft365.com will soon be available for organization-wide search in Microsoft SharePoint. Search verticals are tabs on the search result page that show results of a specific type or from select sources. For example, the Files vertical shows results classified as files and makes it easy for users who are looking to find documents. [When this will happen:] General Availability (Worldwide, GCC, GCC High, DoD): We will begin rolling out early January 2025 and expect to complete by mid-January 2025. |
Updated January 29, 2025: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience. The same Messages search vertical at microsoft365.com will soon be available for organization-wide search in Microsoft SharePoint. Search verticals are tabs on the search result page that show results of a specific type or from select sources. For example, the Files vertical shows results classified as files and makes it easy for users who are looking to find documents. [When this will happen:] General Availability (Worldwide, GCC, GCC High, DoD): We will begin rolling out early January 2025 and expect to complete late March 2025 (previously mid-January). |
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| MC952886 | (Updated) Microsoft Viva Connections on the SharePoint app bar | Updated January 17, 2025: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience. We are introducing a new entry point to Viva Connections from the SharePoint app bar, which will enhance the integration between the Intranet and Viva Connections. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 468290. [When this will happen:] Targeted Release: We will begin rolling out late January 2025 (previously mid-January) and expect to complete by early February 2025 (previously late January). General Availability (Worldwide): We will begin rolling out early February 2025 (previously late January) and expect to complete by mid-February 2025. |
Updated January 28, 2025: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience. We are introducing a new entry point to Viva Connections from the SharePoint app bar, which will enhance the integration between the Intranet and Viva Connections. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 468290.
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| MC953756 | (Updated) Microsoft Teams: Email OTP verification for external participants to join meetings | Updated January 15, 2025: With the Email OTP verification meeting option rollout to Targeted Release for end users, Admins should note that the new meeting policy called Anonymous users can join a meeting after verifying will be available in Teams Admin Center for all organizations, even those in General Availability. For tenants where the Anonymous users can join meetings option is disabled in meeting policy and admins would like to continue to block all unverified (anonymous) users joining meetings, admins should update the new meeting policy setting Anonymous users can join a meeting after verifying from "By e-mail code" to "No" by mid-February. Without changing the default, this new feature introduces an additional way for unverified (anonymous) users to join meetings by e-mail code without needing an MSA or Entra account. Admins can reference documentation on managing the new meeting policy setting here: Manage anonymous participant access to Teams meetings, webinars, and town halls (IT admins) - Microsoft Teams | Microsoft Learn The experience for attendees to verify their email with OTP prior to joining meetings is available only for meetings created by organizers that has a Teams premium license. However, the new meeting option to require verification will be available to all meeting organizers without Teams Premium license as well, for these meetings, attendees can join meeting after verifying with their TFL account or Entra account. After this rollout, Microsoft Teams meeting organizers will have a new meeting option to enable and require unverified (aka anonymous) participants joining meetings to verify their email addresses with a one-time password (OTP) verification code before joining the meeting. Tenant admins will have a new meeting policy to manage and control this setting in the Teams admin center. This message applies to Teams on Windows desktop, Teams on Mac desktop, Teams on the web, and Teams for iOS/Android. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 418125. [When this will happen:] Targeted Release: We will begin rolling out mid-January 2024 and expect to complete by late January 2025. General Availability (Worldwide): We will begin rolling out late March 2025 and expect to complete by early April 2025. |
Updated January 15, 2025: With the Email OTP verification meeting option rollout to Targeted Release for end users, Admins should note that the new meeting policy called Anonymous users can join a meeting after verifying will be available in Teams Admin Center for all organizations, even those in General Availability. For tenants where the Anonymous users can join meetings option is disabled in meeting policy and admins would like to continue to block all unverified (anonymous) users joining meetings, admins should update the new meeting policy setting Anonymous users can join a meeting after verifying from "By e-mail code" to "No" by mid-February. Without changing the default, this new feature introduces an additional way for unverified (anonymous) users to join meetings by e-mail code without needing an MSA or Entra account. Admins can reference documentation on managing the new meeting policy setting here: Manage anonymous participant access to Teams meetings, webinars, and town halls (IT admins) - Microsoft Teams | Microsoft Learn The experience for attendees to verify their email with OTP prior to joining meetings is available only for meetings created by organizers that have a Teams premium license. However, the new meeting option to require verification will be available to all meeting organizers without Teams Premium license as well, for these meetings, attendees can join meeting after verifying with their TFL account or Entra account. After this rollout, Microsoft Teams meeting organizers will have a new meeting option to enable and require unverified (aka anonymous) participants joining meetings to verify their email addresses with a one-time password (OTP) verification code before joining the meeting. Tenant admins will have a new meeting policy to manage and control this setting in the Teams admin center. This message applies to Teams on Windows desktop, Teams on Mac desktop, Teams on the web, and Teams for iOS/Android. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 418125. [When this will happen:] Targeted Release: We will begin rolling out mid-January 2024 and expect to complete by late January 2025. General Availability (Worldwide): We will begin rolling out late March 2025 and expect to complete by early April 2025. |
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| MC955752 | (Updated) Change in behavior of the HighCompleteness parameter in the Search-UnifiedAuditLog cmdlet | The Search-UnifiedAuditLog cmdlet gives administrators in your organization access to critical audit log event data to gain insights and further investigate user activities. Microsoft had introduced a new HighCompleteness parameter in this cmdlet in April 2024 that allowed customers to toggle between prioritizing completeness of search results and performance. When the HighCompleteness parameter is set to true, the search query returns a more complete set of search results, but the query may take a longer time to finish. When set to false, the query runs faster but only returns a subset of results. We recommended setting the parameter to true in scenarios where a complete list of search results was required. To improve our customers' visibility into their security logging and reduce instances of customers missing out on important audit records in their search results, we are now changing the behavior of the HighCompleteness parameter. Previously, customers could toggle the parameter between true or false. With this change, the HighCompleteness parameter will always be set to true. [When this will happen:] General Availability (Worldwide, GCC, GCC-High, DoD): Starting late January 2025, for all search queries submitted via the Search-UnifiedAuditLog cmdlet, the value of the HighCompleteness parameter will be set to true. |
Updated January 27, 2025: We have updated the content. Thank you for your patience. The Search-UnifiedAuditLog cmdlet gives administrators in your organization access to critical audit log event data to gain insights and further investigate user activities. Microsoft had introduced a new HighCompleteness parameter in this cmdlet in April 2024 that allowed customers to toggle between prioritizing completeness of search results and performance. We previously announced a change in the behavior of the Search-UnifiedAuditLog cmdlet, specific to the functioning of the HighCompleteness parameter. We had announced plans to deprecate support for this parameter and enforce HighCompleteness on all search queries submitted via the Search-UnifiedAuditLog cmdlet. Several customers and partners reached out to us with concerns about the performance of the cmdlet in certain scenarios when HighCompleteness is enabled. Based on these concerns, we have decided to postpone the deprecation of the HighCompleteness parameter to a future date. This postponement will allow us to address these concerns before making any lasting changes in the behavior of the cmdlet, and to minimize any impact on customers relying on this cmdlet. To search the audit log programmatically, you could also consider using our new Audit Search Graph API for programmatic access to audit logs. Learn more about Purview Audit: Learn about auditing solutions in Microsoft Purview | Microsoft Learn Learn more about the Search-UnifiedAuditLog cmdlet: Search-UnifiedAuditLog (ExchangePowerShell) | Microsoft Learn |
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| MC960802 | (Updated) Microsoft Excel for the web: Python in Excel will be generally available starting in early 2025 | Python in Excel allows you to bring the capabilities of Python directly into the Microsoft Excel grid. In September 2024, Python in Excel with standard compute became generally available to all eligible users with access to Excel for Windows. With this upcoming rollout, Python in Excel will also be generally available in Microsoft Excel for the web for all eligible users. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 471001. [When this will happen:] General Availability (Worldwide): We will begin rolling out mid-January 2025 and expect to complete by late March 2025. |
Updated January 28, 2025: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience. Python in Excel allows you to bring the capabilities of Python directly into the Microsoft Excel grid. In September 2024, Python in Excel with standard compute became generally available to all eligible users with access to Excel for Windows. With this upcoming rollout, Python in Excel will also be generally available in Microsoft Excel for the web for all eligible users. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 471001. [When this will happen:] General Availability (Worldwide): We will begin rolling out mid-February 2025 (previously mid-January) and expect to complete by late March 2025. |
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| MC960818 | (Updated) Microsoft Outlook for iOS/Android: New reporting buttons integrated with Microsoft Defender for Office 365 | Coming soon for Microsoft Outlook for iOS/Android: New built-in report buttons in version > 4.2446. Admins can control the appearance and behavior of these buttons that allow users to report emails as phishing / junk / not junk from the User Reported setting page in the Microsoft 365 Defender portal (security.microsoft.com). Admins can also customize where messages get reported to (reporting mailbox, Microsoft, or both) and what the user sees both before and after reporting messages from these buttons. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 371383. [When this will happen:] General Availability (Worldwide, GCC, GCC High): We began rolling out in early December 2024 and expect to complete by late January 2025. |
Updated January 29, 2025: We have updated the content. Thank you for your patience. Coming soon for Microsoft Outlook for iOS/Android: New built-in report buttons in version > 4.2446. Admins can control the appearance and behavior of these buttons that allow users to report emails as phishing / junk / not junk from the User Reported setting page in the Microsoft 365 Defender portal (security.microsoft.com). Admins can also customize where messages get reported to (reporting mailbox, Microsoft, or both) and what the user sees both before and after reporting messages from these buttons. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 371383. [When this will happen:] General Availability (Worldwide, GCC, GCC High): We began rolling out in early December 2024 and expect to complete by late January 2025. |
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| MC960821 | (Updated) Microsoft Viva: Leaders can use Microsoft 365 Copilot in Viva Insights | Updated January 10, 2025: We have updated the content. Thank you for your patience. Coming soon for the Microsoft Viva Insights app: Leaders can explore organizational and behavioral data using Microsoft 365 Copilot in Viva Insights. After this rollout, leaders can ask questions about their organization in chat and explore new reports. New query capabilities: Leaders and their delegates will be able to ask Copilot in Viva Insights questions about their organization's composition, team collaboration, hybrid work patterns, geographic distributions, and more. New Copilot in Viva Insights-driven reports: Leaders and their delegates can also view reports on organizational composition information that include a list of employees and other uploaded attribute information like Function, Manager, and location information like Country or City. New Viva Insights app home page: The home page will suggest queries that leaders can use in Copilot in Viva Insights. Previously existing leader reports and personal insights features will continue to be accessible through the Organizational behavior reports and Personal insights sections of the new home page. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 415452. A Viva Insights premium license is required to access most of the features described in this message. A Microsoft 365 Copilot license is not needed to access the features described in this message. This message applies to Viva Insights on the web and in the Viva Insights app in Teams for Windows desktop, Teams for the web, and Teams for iOS/Android. [When this will happen:] Public Preview: We began rolling out early December 2024 and expect to complete by late December 2024. General Availability (Worldwide): We will begin rolling out mid-January 2025 and expect to complete by late January 2025. |
Updated January 28, 2025: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience. Coming soon for the Microsoft Viva Insights app: Leaders can explore organizational and behavioral data using Microsoft 365 Copilot in Viva Insights. After this rollout, leaders can ask questions about their organization in chat and explore new reports. New query capabilities: Leaders and their delegates will be able to ask Copilot in Viva Insights questions about their organization's composition, team collaboration, hybrid work patterns, geographic distributions, and more. New Copilot in Viva Insights-driven reports: Leaders and their delegates can also view reports on organizational composition information that include a list of employees and other uploaded attribute information like Function, Manager, and location information like Country or City. New Viva Insights app home page: The home page will suggest queries that leaders can use in Copilot in Viva Insights. Previously existing leader reports and personal insights features will continue to be accessible through the Organizational behavior reports and Personal insights sections of the new home page. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 415452. A Viva Insights premium license is required to access most of the features described in this message. A Microsoft 365 Copilot license is not needed to access the features described in this message. This message applies to Viva Insights on the web and in the Viva Insights app in Teams for Windows desktop, Teams for the web, and Teams for iOS/Android. [When this will happen:] Public Preview: We began rolling out early December 2024 and expect to complete by late December 2024. General Availability (Worldwide): We will begin rolling out late January 2025 (previously mid-January) and expect to complete by late February 2025 (previously late January). |
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| MC961774 | (Updated) New deployments of Microsoft 365 desktop client apps to include new Outlook | Updated December 20, 2024: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience. Microsoft is making it easier for Administrators to deploy new Outlook for organizations that are ready for it. New installations of Microsoft 365 desktop client apps on Windows devices will include new Outlook in addition to classic Outlook. There is no change to existing installations. [When this will happen:] General availability (Worldwide): We are planning to roll out this change not earlier than late February 2025. Exact timelines will be confirmed in January 2025. |
Updated Jan 28, 2025: As communicated back in December 2024, we are confirming the general availability below. Microsoft is making it easier for Administrators to deploy new Outlook for organizations that are ready for it. New installations of Microsoft 365 desktop client apps on Windows devices will include new Outlook in addition to classic Outlook. There is no change to existing installations. [When this will happen:] General availability (Worldwide): This change will be available with Version 2502. |
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| MC962529 | (Updated) Viva Learning: AI and Copilot Resources Provider visibility | Updated January 10, 2025: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience. The AI and Copilot Resources Provider that powers the out-of-box (OOB) Microsoft Copilot Academy will be visible by default to users who have Copilot licenses. Admins will be able to enable, disable, and apply permissions to the content of this provider. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 412064. [When this will happen:] General Availability (Worldwide): We will begin rolling out in mid-January 2025 (previously late December) and expect to complete by late January 2025 (previously early January). |
Updated January 31, 2025: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience. The AI and Copilot Resources Provider that powers the out-of-box (OOB) Microsoft Copilot Academy will be visible by default to users who have Copilot licenses. Admins will be able to enable, disable, and apply permissions to the content of this provider. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 412064. [When this will happen:] General Availability (Worldwide): We will begin rolling out in mid-February 2025 (previously mid-January) and expect to complete by late February 2025 (previously late January). |
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| MC979511 | (Updated) Microsoft Teams: Live Event scheduling is now available in the new Teams client | Teams Live Event scheduling is now natively available in the new Teams client. Previously, event organizers were redirected to a web-based scheduling flow, which has now been brought into the New Teams client. This allows organizers to create, edit, and manage event resources all within the newest Teams experience. This is available across desktop, Mac, Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI), and Cloud Video Interop (CVI). [When this will happen:] Targeted Release: We will begin rolling out mid-January 2025 and expect to complete by late January 2025. General Availability (Worldwide, GCC): We will begin rolling out late January 2025 and expect to complete by early February 2025. General Availability (GCC High): We will begin rolling out early February 2025 and expect to complete by mid-February 2025. General Availability (DoD): We will begin rolling out mid-February 2025 and expect to complete by late February 2025. |
Updated January 29, 2025: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience. Teams Live Event scheduling is now natively available in the new Teams client. Previously, event organizers were redirected to a web-based scheduling flow, which has now been brought into the New Teams client. This allows organizers to create, edit, and manage event resources all within the newest Teams experience. This is available across desktop, Mac, Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI), and Cloud Video Interop (CVI). [When this will happen:] Targeted Release: We will begin rolling out mid-January 2025 and expect to complete by late January 2025. General Availability (Worldwide): We will begin rolling out mid-February 2025 (previously late January) and expect to complete by late February 2025 (previously early February). General Availability (GCC): We will begin rolling out late February 2025 (previously late January) and expect to complete by early March 2025 (previously early February). General Availability (GCC High): We will begin rolling out late February 2025 (previously early February) and expect to complete by early March 2025 (previously mid-February). General Availability (DoD): We will begin rolling out late February 2025 (previously mid-February) and expect to complete by early March 2025 (previously late February). |
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| MC981462 | (Updated) Multiple account access to Copilot in Microsoft 365 desktop and mobile apps | Multiple account access to Copilot in Microsoft 365 desktop and mobile apps will be available soon. [When will this happen] General availability (Worldwide): We will begin rolling out in early March 2025 and expect to complete by late March 2025. Cloud Policy to manage use will be available by late January 2025. |
Updated January 31, 2025: The policy setting is available in Cloud Policy as of January 30, 2025. Currently the policy setting is only available in English. But we're working on making the localized versions available as soon as we can. Multiple account access to Copilot in Microsoft 365 desktop and mobile apps will be available soon. [When will this happen] General availability (Worldwide): We will begin rolling out in early March 2025 and expect to complete by late March 2025. Cloud Policy to manage use will be available by late January 2025. |
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MC MessageTagNames changes
| MC ID | MC Title | Old Value | New Value | MC Action required by |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MC836942 | (Updated) Microsoft OneDrive: Update for unlicensed accounts | New feature, User impact, Admin impact | Updated message, New feature, User impact, Admin impact | 01/27/2025 |
| MC915492 | (Updated) New Microsoft Outlook for Windows: Add Microsoft accounts with non-Microsoft email addresses | New feature, User impact, Admin impact | Updated message, New feature, User impact, Admin impact | N/A |
| MC929034 | (Updated) Microsoft Teams: Best practices configuration dashboard in Teams admin center | New feature, User impact, Admin impact | Updated message, New feature, User impact, Admin impact | N/A |
| MC938647 | (Updated) Microsoft Viva Engage: Community analytics update | Feature update, Admin impact | Updated message, Feature update, Admin impact | N/A |
| MC947052 | (Updated) Microsoft SharePoint: Filter search results by "Messages" | Feature update, User impact | Updated message, Feature update, User impact | N/A |
| MC955752 | (Updated) Change in behavior of the HighCompleteness parameter in the Search-UnifiedAuditLog cmdlet | Feature update, Admin impact | Updated message, Feature update, Admin impact | N/A |
| MC960802 | (Updated) Microsoft Excel for the web: Python in Excel will be generally available starting in early 2025 | Feature update, User impact, Admin impact | Updated message, Feature update, User impact, Admin impact | N/A |
| MC960818 | (Updated) Microsoft Outlook for iOS/Android: New reporting buttons integrated with Microsoft Defender for Office 365 | Feature update, User impact | Updated message, Feature update, User impact | N/A |
| MC979511 | (Updated) Microsoft Teams: Live Event scheduling is now available in the new Teams client | Feature update, User impact, Admin impact | Updated message, Feature update, User impact, Admin impact | N/A |
| MC981462 | (Updated) Multiple account access to Copilot in Microsoft 365 desktop and mobile apps | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MC955752 | (Updated) Change in behavior of the HighCompleteness parameter in the Search-UnifiedAuditLog cmdlet | You could also consider using our new Audit Search Graph API for programmatic access to audit logs. This API is now Generally Available to all our Worldwide and Gov customers. Learn more about Purview Audit: Learn about auditing solutions in Microsoft Purview | Microsoft Learn Learn more about the Search-UnifiedAuditLog cmdlet: Search-UnifiedAuditLog (ExchangePowerShell) | Microsoft Learn https://learn.microsoft.com/graph/api/resources/security-auditlogquery?view=graph-rest-beta https://learn.microsoft.com/powershell/module/exchange/search-unifiedauditlog?view=exchange-ps https://learn.microsoft.com/powershell/module/exchange/search-unifiedauditlog?view=exchange-ps#-highcompleteness https://learn.microsoft.com/purview/audit-solutions-overview |
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/powershell/module/exchange/search-unifiedauditlog?view=exchange-ps https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/powershell/module/exchange/search-unifiedauditlog?view=exchange-ps#-highcompleteness https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/purview/audit-solutions-overview |
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MC Title changes
| MC ID | MC Title | Old Value | New Value | MC Action required by |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MC836942 | (Updated) Microsoft OneDrive: Update for unlicensed accounts | Microsoft OneDrive: Update for unlicensed accounts | (Updated) Microsoft OneDrive: Update for unlicensed accounts | 01/27/2025 |
| MC915492 | (Updated) New Microsoft Outlook for Windows: Add Microsoft accounts with non-Microsoft email addresses | New Microsoft Outlook for Windows: Add Microsoft accounts with non-Microsoft email addresses | (Updated) New Microsoft Outlook for Windows: Add Microsoft accounts with non-Microsoft email addresses | N/A |
| MC932489 | (Updated) Microsoft Mesh: Support for audio when sharing screens in Microsoft Teams immersive events | Updated) Microsoft Mesh: Support for audio when sharing screens in Microsoft Teams immersive events | (Updated) Microsoft Mesh: Support for audio when sharing screens in Microsoft Teams immersive events | N/A |
| MC938647 | (Updated) Microsoft Viva Engage: Community analytics update | Microsoft Viva Engage: Community analytics update | (Updated) Microsoft Viva Engage: Community analytics update | N/A |
| MC947052 | (Updated) Microsoft SharePoint: Filter search results by "Messages" | Microsoft SharePoint: Filter search results by "Messages" | (Updated) Microsoft SharePoint: Filter search results by "Messages" | N/A |
| MC955752 | (Updated) Change in behavior of the HighCompleteness parameter in the Search-UnifiedAuditLog cmdlet | Change in behavior of the HighCompleteness parameter in the Search-UnifiedAuditLog cmdlet | (Updated) Change in behavior of the HighCompleteness parameter in the Search-UnifiedAuditLog cmdlet | N/A |
| MC960802 | (Updated) Microsoft Excel for the web: Python in Excel will be generally available starting in early 2025 | Microsoft Excel for the web: Python in Excel will be generally available starting in early 2025 | (Updated) Microsoft Excel for the web: Python in Excel will be generally available starting in early 2025 | N/A |
| MC960818 | (Updated) Microsoft Outlook for iOS/Android: New reporting buttons integrated with Microsoft Defender for Office 365 | Microsoft Outlook for iOS/Android: New reporting buttons integrated with Microsoft Defender for Office 365 | (Updated) Microsoft Outlook for iOS/Android: New reporting buttons integrated with Microsoft Defender for Office 365 | N/A |
| MC979511 | (Updated) Microsoft Teams: Live Event scheduling is now available in the new Teams client | Microsoft Teams: Live Event scheduling is now available in the new Teams client | (Updated) Microsoft Teams: Live Event scheduling is now available in the new Teams client | N/A |
| MC981462 | (Updated) Multiple account access to Copilot in Microsoft 365 desktop and mobile apps | Multiple account access to Copilot in Microsoft 365 desktop and mobile apps | (Updated) Multiple account access to Copilot in Microsoft 365 desktop and mobile apps | N/A |
CW05 New Office 365 Message Center items
| MC ID | MC Title | MC Category | MC Workload | MC Major Change | MC Action required by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MC989979 | Microsoft SharePoint: New preview mode for Pages and News posts | Stay Informed | SharePoint Online | False | N/A |
| MC989974 | Microsoft Teams: New microphone volume indicator for users | Stay Informed | Microsoft Teams | False | N/A |
| MC989969 | Microsoft Purview | Data Loss Prevention: Trigger Power Automate workflows after DLP rule match (GCC, GCC High, DoD) | Plan For Change | Microsoft Purview | False | N/A |
| MC989968 | Microsoft Teams: Policy to disable in-product messages relating to periodic What's New and Conferences updates | Stay Informed | Microsoft Teams | False | N/A |
| MC989965 | Microsoft Entra: Updated "More information required" user interface during authentication method registration | Stay Informed | Microsoft Entra | False | N/A |
| MC989963 | Copilot Prompt Gallery Prompts app available soon | Stay Informed | Microsoft 365 apps, Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365) | False | N/A |
| MC992218 | Microsoft Entra: New People administrator role | Plan For Change | Microsoft Entra | False | N/A |
| MC992217 | Microsoft Defender: Changes to Defender for Cloud Apps alerts | Plan For Change | Microsoft Defender XDR | False | N/A |
| MC992216 | Microsoft Teams: Third-party chat and meeting keyboard shortcut support | Stay Informed | Microsoft Teams | False | N/A |
| MC993229 | New Microsoft Outlook for Windows and web: New folder color feature | Stay Informed | Exchange Online, Microsoft 365 for the web, Microsoft 365 apps | False | N/A |
| MC993227 | Microsoft Teams: Native Bluetooth call controls using hands-free protocol for multiple peripheral devices | Stay Informed | Microsoft Teams | False | N/A |
| MC993226 | Microsoft Teams: New location sharing settings for emergency calls and other features | Plan For Change | Microsoft Teams | False | N/A |
| MC993016 | Updates available for Microsoft 365 Apps for Current Channel | Stay Informed | Microsoft 365 apps | False | N/A |
| MC994290 | Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, and Microsoft PowerPoint on the web: Improved home pages | Stay Informed | Microsoft 365 for the web | False | N/A |
| MC994289 | Microsoft Teams: Microsoft PowerShell cmdlet to allow federation with specific trial tenant domains | Plan For Change | Microsoft Teams | False | N/A |
| MC994283 | Microsoft Purview | Data Connectors - Microsoft partner data connectors for T-Mobile and HKCSL | Plan For Change | Microsoft 365 suite, Microsoft Purview | False | N/A |
| MC994282 | Legacy Microsoft Outlook for Mac: Support will end | Plan For Change | Exchange Online, Microsoft 365 apps | True | 10/31/2025 |
| MC993973 | Microsoft 365 Copilot mobile app: The "Record" feature will retire | Plan For Change | Microsoft 365 apps, Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365) | True | 03/13/2025 |
