from 03/24/2025 to 03/30/2025
41 Office 365 Message Center Items were changed and
27 Office 365 Message Center Items were added
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| MC1009929 | (Updated) Microsoft Teams: Join town halls using dial-in options and join codes available in email invites | 07/22/2025 09:00:00 | 2025-08-04T09:00:00Z | N/A |
| MC1019988 | (Updated) Discover agents in Microsoft Copilot iOS/Android | 05/05/2025 09:00:00 | 2025-07-07T09:00:00Z | N/A |
| MC1023485 | Microsoft Teams: Updated Microsoft Viva Engage Communities app for Teams Mobile | 06/27/2025 09:00:00 | 2025-07-14T09:00:00Z | N/A |
| MC1025211 | (Updated) Microsoft Viva Amplify: New "average time spent per user" graph in reporting | 05/26/2025 09:00:00 | 2025-06-09T09:00:00Z | N/A |
| MC1025216 | (Updated) Microsoft OneDrive: New naming convention for folder shortcuts | 06/27/2025 09:00:00 | 2025-08-25T09:00:00Z | N/A |
| MC1036565 | (Updated) Microsoft Viva: Viva Learning - Semantic search support for in-app Searches | 06/30/2025 09:00:00 | 2025-06-02T09:00:00Z | N/A |
| MC705760 | (Updated) Teams: Latest meeting experiences with performance improvements on web for Safari and Firefox (for guests) | 04/28/2025 09:00:00 | 2025-06-02T09:00:00Z | N/A |
| MC800503 | (Updated) Microsoft Teams: New Cross-location shifts in the Shifts app | 04/28/2025 10:00:00 | 2025-06-02T10:00:00Z | N/A |
| MC883199 | (Updated) Microsoft Teams admin center: Deploy frontline teams with flexible membership | 04/07/2025 10:00:00 | 2025-05-05T10:00:00Z | N/A |
| MC901831 | (Updated) New Microsoft Outlook for web and Windows: Organize and reorder folders | 04/14/2025 10:00:00 | 2025-06-30T10:00:00Z | N/A |
| MC917748 | (Updated) Microsoft Teams and Microsoft Outlook: Name pronunciation on the profile card | 04/25/2025 09:00:00 | 2025-06-09T09:00:00Z | N/A |
| MC922623 | (Updated) Microsoft new Outlook for Windows and Outlook for the web: Changing how to disable/enable | 04/28/2025 09:00:00 | 2025-06-30T09:00:00Z | N/A |
| MC926892 | (Updated) Microsoft Outlook: Sync folder order | 05/19/2025 10:00:00 | 2025-07-28T10:00:00Z | N/A |
| MC939925 | (Updated) New Service in your Microsoft 365 subscription: Org Explorer | 06/09/2025 09:00:00 | 2025-08-04T09:00:00Z | N/A |
| MC943640 | (Updated) Microsoft Outlook: Move emails between accounts (new Outlook for Windows and Outlook for the web) | 06/27/2025 09:00:00 | 2025-07-28T09:00:00Z | N/A |
| MC947832 | (Updated) Microsoft Teams: Record a video and share in channels | 04/07/2025 09:00:00 | 2025-03-25T08:00:00Z | N/A |
| MC956699 | (Updated) Microsoft Teams: Forward messages with app cards | 04/14/2025 09:00:00 | 2025-05-05T09:00:00Z | N/A |
| MC971037 | (Updated) Exposure Management Recommendations Retirement | 04/21/2025 09:00:00 | 2025-06-02T09:00:00Z | N/A |
| MC989969 | Microsoft Purview | Data Loss Prevention: Trigger Power Automate workflows after DLP rule match (GCC, GCC High, DoD) | 05/30/2025 09:00:00 | 2026-03-30T09:00:00Z | N/A |
| MC992216 | (Updated) Microsoft Teams: Third-party chat and meeting keyboard shortcut support | 06/09/2025 09:00:00 | 2025-07-14T09:00:00Z | N/A |
MC How Affect changes
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| MC1041122 | (Updated) Microsoft Viva Engage: New Communications Dashboard | Before this rollout: Corporate communicators access campaign and leader/audience management features through the classic Microsoft Yammer admin center. After this rollout, corporate communicators will be able to access all features available to them, such as campaign management, analytics, leader and audience management, and quick links to delegate management and official communities from the Dashboard in the left panel of Engage. Also, we have introduced new features: A single view on the Comms activity tab of all Featured conversations in Engage with featured by dates. Enhancements to the Keyword monitoring feature and a new Moderation agent, available to corporate communicators with access to the Advanced moderation tab. For more information, please refer to keyword monitoring feature enhancements Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 478658) and moderation agent (Microsoft Roadmap ID 478657). The ability for corporate communicators to view the list of delegates assigned to a leader through the Leader and audiences tab. The features available in the Viva Engage admin center before this rollout will continue to be available after the rollout for now. The assignment of corporate communicators will continue to be managed through the admin center. This dashboard will be available by default. The dashboard will continue to evolve as we iterate and enhance its capabilities. Stay tuned for more updates. |
Before this rollout: Corporate communicators access campaign and leader/audience management features through the classic Microsoft Yammer admin center. After this rollout, corporate communicators will be able to access all features available to them, such as campaign management, analytics, leader and audience management, and quick links to delegate management and official communities from the Dashboard in the left panel of Engage. Also, we have introduced new features: A single view on the Comms activity tab of all Featured conversations in Engage with featured by dates. Enhancements to the Keyword monitoring feature and a new Moderation agent, available to corporate communicators with access to the Advanced moderation tab. For more information, please refer to MC1041179 Microsoft Viva Engage: Monitoring keywords in the new Communications Dashboard (March 2025) and MC1041753 Microsoft Viva Engage: New Moderation agent (March 2025). The ability for corporate communicators to view the list of delegates assigned to a leader through the Leader and audiences tab. The features available in the Viva Engage admin center before this rollout will continue to be available after the rollout for now. The assignment of corporate communicators will continue to be managed through the admin center. This dashboard will be available by default. The dashboard will continue to evolve as we iterate and enhance its capabilities. Stay tuned for more updates. |
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| MC796790 | Microsoft 365 and Microsoft Teams: Unified management of Teams apps in Teams, Outlook, and the Microsoft 365 app | Before this rollout, managing Teams apps that work in Outlook and the Microsoft 365 app was fragmented between the Integrated apps page in the Microsoft 365 admin center for Outlook and the Microsoft 365 app, and the Teams admin center for Teams. This sometimes resulted in different settings for the same app in the two admin centers. With Unified App Management, we will be consolidating app catalog management into a single platform. You will be able to manage apps on the Integrated apps page in the Microsoft 365 admin center or in the Teams admin center, and any changes made in either admin center will synchronize. What you can expect App catalog enhancements: Apps will start showing hosts where they are available: Teams, Outlook, or the Microsoft 365 app. Organization-wide settings: App availability default settings will now apply to apps used in Teams, Outlook, and Microsoft 365 app. App installs: Apps deployed from the Integrated apps page in Microsoft 365 admin center will be preinstalled in all applicable hosts for the app. Unlike app preinstallation in the Teams App setup policy, new app installs will provide access to the preinstalled apps, similar to deploying the app for Outlook and the Microsoft 365 App. [For more details on app deployment, refer to MC795355 Microsoft Teams admin center: App centric management for app installation and changes to app setup policies (May 2024)]. App availability: Managing app availability will apply to all applicable app hosts. App block/unblock: Blocking or unblocking apps will apply to all applicable app hosts. Consolidation of existing app settings: All existing app settings will be unified between Integrated apps (MAC) and Manage apps (TAC) pages. Merge rules can be found in Manage apps that work across Teams, Outlook, and Microsoft 365 | Microsoft Learn. These changes cannot be rolled back. Consolidation report: Phase 2 and 3 tenant administrators will have access to an on-demand report prior to the merging of app settings. This report is designed to help administrators assess the impact of merge rules on their tenant and make any adjustments in advance. We will update this MC post when the report is available. |
Before this rollout, managing Teams apps that work in Outlook and the Microsoft 365 app was fragmented between the Integrated apps page in the Microsoft 365 admin center for Outlook and the Microsoft 365 app, and the Teams admin center for Teams. This sometimes resulted in different settings for the same app in the two admin centers. With Unified App Management, we will be consolidating app catalog management into a single platform. You will be able to manage apps on the Integrated apps page in the Microsoft 365 admin center or in the Teams admin center, and any changes made in either admin center will synchronize. What you can expect App catalog enhancements: Apps will start showing hosts where they are available: Teams, Outlook, or the Microsoft 365 app. Organization-wide settings: App availability default settings will now apply to apps used in Teams, Outlook, and Microsoft 365 app. App installs: Apps deployed from the Integrated apps page in Microsoft 365 admin center will be preinstalled in all applicable hosts for the app. Unlike app preinstallation in the Teams App setup policy, new app installs will provide access to the preinstalled apps, similar to deploying the app for Outlook and the Microsoft 365 App. [For more details on app deployment, refer to MC795355 Microsoft Teams admin center: App centric management for app installation and changes to app setup policies (May 2024)]. App availability: Managing app availability will apply to all applicable app hosts. App block/unblock: Blocking or unblocking apps will apply to all applicable app hosts. Consolidation of existing app settings: All existing app settings will be unified between Integrated apps (MAC) and Manage apps (TAC) pages. Merge rules can be found in Manage apps that work across Teams, Outlook, and Microsoft 365 | Microsoft Learn. These changes cannot be rolled back. Consolidation report: After further review we have decided not to proceed with this change at this time. We apologize for any inconvenience. |
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| MC939925 | (Updated) New Service in your Microsoft 365 subscription: Org Explorer | Once the new service is available for your organization, you can access the Org Explorer app via Outlook as below:
Is a Viva license still required to access Org Explorer? |
Once the new service is available for your organization, you can access the Org Explorer app via Outlook as below:
Is a Viva license still required to access Org Explorer? |
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MC Messages changes
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| MC1006623 | (Updated) Microsoft Teams: Wired headset support for the Walkie Talkie app for iOS | If your organization does not support iOS, you can safely ignore this message. Coming soon for Microsoft Teams: We will introduce support for wired headsets in the Walkie Talkie app for iOS, enhancing communication flexibility and convenience. After this rollout, users can use generic wired headsets with a play/pause button in toggle-to-talk mode, for hands-free operation with one tap. Also, specialized push-to-talk (PTT) headsets will be supported in conventional push-to-talk mode. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 476734. [When this will happen:] General Availability (Worldwide): We will begin rolling out early March 2025 and expect to complete by mid-March 2025. |
If your organization does not support iOS, you can safely ignore this message. Coming soon for Microsoft Teams: We will introduce support for wired headsets in the Walkie Talkie app for iOS, enhancing communication flexibility and convenience. After this rollout, users can use generic wired headsets with a play/pause button in toggle-to-talk mode, for hands-free operation with one tap. Also, specialized push-to-talk (PTT) headsets will be supported in conventional push-to-talk mode. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 476734. [When this will happen:] General Availability (Worldwide): We will begin rolling out early March and expect to complete by mid-March 2025. |
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| MC1009929 | (Updated) Microsoft Teams: Join town halls using dial-in options and join codes available in email invites | Updated March 4, 2025: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience. Presenters and attendees can now join Microsoft Teams town halls using dial-in options and join codes that are available in email invites. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 476489. [When this will happen:] Targeted Release: We will begin rolling out mid-April 2025 (previously early March) and expect to complete by late April 2025 (previously mid-March). General Availability (Worldwide): We will begin rolling out late April 2025 (previously mid-March) and expect to complete by mid-May 2025 (previously late March). General Availability (GCC, GCC High): We will begin rolling out mid-May 2025 (previously early April) and expect to complete by late May 2025 (previously mid-April). |
Updated March 27, 2025: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience. Presenters and attendees can now join Microsoft Teams town halls using dial-in options and join codes that are available in email invites. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 476489. [When this will happen:] Targeted Release: We will begin rolling out early May 2025 and expect to complete by mid-May 2025. General Availability (Worldwide): We will begin rolling out mid-May 2025 and expect to complete by late May 2025. General Availability (GCC, GCC High): We will begin rolling out early June 2025 and expect to complete by late June 2025. |
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| MC1009930 | (Updated) Microsoft Teams: Distinguish invites among Attendee, Presenter, and Co-organizer emails | Updated March 4, 2025: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience. Microsoft Teams Events invite emails will be separated based on the role of the participant. Event organizers will get an email explaining the specific roles of participants in the event. Similarly, each presenter will get a separate calendar invite, allowing the organizers of town halls to maintain separate invites for attendees. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 476488. [When this will happen:] Targeted Release: We will begin rolling out mid-April 2025 (previously early March) and expect to complete by late April 2025 (previously mid-March). General Availability (Worldwide): We will begin rolling out late April 2025 (previously mid-March) and expect to complete by mid-May 2025 (previously late March). General Availability (GCC, GCC High): We will begin rolling out mid-May 2025 (previously early April) and expect to complete by late May 2025 (previously mid-April). |
Updated March 27, 2025: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience. Microsoft Teams Events invite emails will be separated based on the role of the participant. Event organizers will get an email explaining the specific roles of participants in the event. Similarly, each presenter will get a separate calendar invite, allowing the organizers of town halls to maintain separate invites for attendees. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 476488. [When this will happen:] Targeted Release: We will begin rolling out early June 2025 and expect to complete by mid-June 2025. General Availability (Worldwide): We will begin rolling out early July 2025 and expect to complete by mid-July 2025. General Availability (GCC, GCC High): We will begin rolling out mid-July 2025 and expect to complete by early August 2025. |
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| MC1009932 | (Updated) Microsoft Teams: Add CVI (Cloud Video Interop) coordinates to town hall and webinar invitations | Updated February 28, 2025: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience. Coming soon to Microsoft Teams: Meeting organizers and schedulers will be able to add CVI (Cloud Video Interop) coordinates to Teams town hall and webinar meeting invitations. With CVI coordinates in invitations, non-Teams users-such as external customers or partners-can easily join town hall and webinar meetings using a third-party teleconferencing device. This message applies to Teams on Windows desktop, Teams on Mac desktop, and Teams on the web. CVI is a Microsoft Qualified third-party solution that enables third-party SIP and H.323 video room devices (VTCs) to join Microsoft Teams meetings. As an admin, you can set CVI for your org. Learn more: Manage and set up Cloud Video Interop for Microsoft Teams - Microsoft Teams | Microsoft Learn This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 476487. [When this will happen:] Targeted Release: We will begin rolling out early April 2025 (previously March) and expect to complete by mid-April 2025 (previously late March). General Availability (Worldwide): We will begin rolling out mid-April 2025 (previously early March) and expect to complete by late April 2025 (previously late March). General Availability (GCC): We will begin rolling out early May 2025 (previously early April) and expect to complete by late May 2025 (previously late April). General Availability (GCC High): We will begin rolling out early May 2025 (previously early April) and expect to complete by late May 2025 (previously late April). |
Updated March 27, 2025: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience. Coming soon to Microsoft Teams: Meeting organizers and schedulers will be able to add CVI (Cloud Video Interop) coordinates to Teams town hall and webinar meeting invitations. With CVI coordinates in invitations, non-Teams users-such as external customers or partners-can easily join town hall and webinar meetings using a third-party teleconferencing device. This message applies to Teams on Windows desktop, Teams on Mac desktop, and Teams on the web. CVI is a Microsoft Qualified third-party solution that enables third-party SIP and H.323 video room devices (VTCs) to join Microsoft Teams meetings. As an admin, you can set CVI for your org. Learn more: Manage and set up Cloud Video Interop for Microsoft Teams - Microsoft Teams | Microsoft Learn This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 476487. [When this will happen:] Targeted Release: We will begin rolling out early May 2025 and expect to complete by mid-May 2025. General Availability (Worldwide): We will begin rolling out mid-May 2025 and expect to complete by late May 2025. General Availability (GCC): We will begin rolling out early June 2025 and expect to complete by late June 2025. General Availability (GCC High): We will begin rolling out early June and expect to complete by late June 2025. |
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| MC1011150 | (Updated) Microsoft Teams: Ratings and reviews for apps within outlook.com and office.com | Within Microsoft Teams, apps that are found in outlook.com and office.com will show ratings and reviews in the app store listing page and the details page. [When this will happen:] Targeted Release: We will begin rolling out late February 2025 and expect to complete by early March 2025. General Availability (Worldwide): We will begin rolling out early March 2025 and expect to complete by mid-March 2025. |
Updated March 24, 2025: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience. Within Microsoft Teams, apps that are found in outlook.com and office.com will show ratings and reviews in the app store listing page and the details page. [When this will happen:] Targeted Release: We will begin rolling out late February 2025 and expect to complete by early March 2025. General Availability (Worldwide): We will begin rolling out early March 2025 and expect to complete by late March 2025 (previously mid-March). |
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| MC1019988 | (Updated) Discover agents in Microsoft Copilot iOS/Android | The Agent UX, previously available on Microsoft 365 Copilot desktop and web, is now being enabled on mobile endpoints. This new feature will allow end-users to discover installed agents, add new agents, and chat with agents in mobile Copilot on Microsoft Teams, Microsoft Outlook, and the Copilot app (formerly Microsoft 365 app). [When this will happen:] General Availability (Worldwide): We will begin rolling out in mid-March 2025 and expect to complete by late March 2025. |
Updated March 25, 2025: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience. The Agent UX, previously available on Microsoft 365 Copilot desktop and web, is now being enabled on mobile endpoints. This new feature will allow end-users to discover installed agents, add new agents, and chat with agents in mobile Copilot on Microsoft Teams, Microsoft Outlook, and the Copilot app (formerly Microsoft 365 app). [When this will happen:] General Availability (Worldwide): We will begin rolling out in mid-May 2025 (previously mid-March) and expect to complete by late May 2025 (previously late March). |
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| MC1020219 | (Updated) Agents in Microsoft 365 Copilot Chat in Outlook | Copilot Agents are coming soon to both the Web and Work tabs of Microsoft 365 Copilot Chat in Outlook for the Web and the new Outlook for Windows. This change is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID: 481558 [When this will happen:] General Availability (Worldwide): We will begin rolling out late March 2025 and expect to complete by early April 2025. |
Updated March 28, 2025: During validation, we found some issues which will delay this release. Our updated plan is to make this feature available to Targeted Release customers in Outlook for the Web and the new Outlook for Windows in April, and to WW in May. Copilot Agents are coming soon to both the Web and Work tabs of Microsoft 365 Copilot Chat in Outlook for the Web and the new Outlook for Windows. This change is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID: 481558 [When this will happen:] Targeted Release: We will begin rolling out late April 2025 (previously late March) and expect to complete by early May 2025 (previously early April) General Availability (Worldwide): We will begin rolling out early May 2025 (previously early April) and expect to complete by early June 2025 (previously early May). |
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| MC1023485 | Microsoft Teams: Updated Microsoft Viva Engage Communities app for Teams Mobile | Updated March 21, 2025: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience. After this rollout, users will have a new Microsoft Viva Engage experience in Microsoft Teams for iOS/Android. Creating, commenting, and reacting to conversations will be easier than before the rollout. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 475969. [When this will happen:] Targeted Release: We will begin rolling out late March 2025 (previously early March) and expect to complete by mid-April 2025 (previously mid-March). General Availability: We will begin rolling out mid-April 2025 (previously mid-March) and expect to complete by early May 2025 (previously early April). |
Updated March 26, 2025: We have updated the content and rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience. Now Available with Teams for iOS version 7.2.1 and later & Teams for Android 1.0.0.2025042204 or later. After this rollout, users will have a new Microsoft Viva Engage experience in Microsoft Teams for iOS/Android. Creating, commenting, and reacting to conversations will be easier than before the rollout. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 475969. [When this will happen:] Targeted Release: We will begin rolling out late March 2025 and expect to complete by mid-April 2025. General Availability: We will begin rolling out mid-April 2025 (previously mid-March) and expect to complete by early May 2025 (previously early April). |
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| MC1024394 | (Updated) Microsoft SharePoint: New card animation feature for Pages, News, and Microsoft Viva Amplify | Coming soon for Microsoft SharePoint: Cards can be animated for some web parts (Editorial cards, Images, and People) in SharePoint Pages, News, and Microsoft Viva Amplify. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 481510. [When this will happen:] Targeted Release: We will begin rolling out mid-March 2025 and expect to complete by early April 2025. General Availability (Worldwide, GCC, GCC High, DoD): We will begin rolling out early April 2025 and expect to complete by late April 2025. |
Updated March 26, 2025: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience. Coming soon for Microsoft SharePoint: Cards can be animated for some web parts (Editorial cards, Images, and People) in SharePoint Pages, News, and Microsoft Viva Amplify. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 481510. [When this will happen:] Targeted Release: We will begin rolling out late-April 2025 and expect to complete by early May 2025. General Availability (Worldwide, GCC, GCC High, DoD): We will begin rolling out early May 2025 and expect to complete by late May 2025. |
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| MC1025211 | (Updated) Microsoft Viva Amplify: New "average time spent per user" graph in reporting | We are excited to announce the addition of a new graph called "average time spent per user" (dwell time) to Amplify reporting. The dwell time graph will indicate the average time users spent reading a publication, providing important insights into user engagement with the Amplify campaign. Dwell time will be available at the campaign level as well as for every publication in the campaign. This metric will be supported from Microsoft SharePoint and Microsoft Outlook channels. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 421193. [When this will happen:] General Availability (Worldwide): We will begin rolling out mid-March 2025 and expect to complete by mid-April 2025. |
Updated March 27, 2025: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience. We are excited to announce the addition of a new graph called "average time spent per user" (dwell time) to Amplify reporting. The dwell time graph will indicate the average time users spent reading a publication, providing important insights into user engagement with the Amplify campaign. Dwell time will be available at the campaign level as well as for every publication in the campaign. This metric will be supported from Microsoft SharePoint and Microsoft Outlook channels. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 421193. [When this will happen:] General Availability (Worldwide): We will begin rolling out mid-April 2025 (previously mid-March) and expect to complete by late April 2025 (previously mid-April). |
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| MC1025216 | (Updated) Microsoft OneDrive: New naming convention for folder shortcuts | Coming soon: New naming logic for Microsoft OneDrive folder shortcuts. We will add the site name or the user's OneDrive to all new folder shortcuts. Before this rollout, OneDrive shortcuts have the same name as the folder. After this rollout, the shortcut will also include the name of site where there the original folder exists. If a colleague shares a folder with user, and the users creates a shortcut for that folder, the shortcut will include the name of the person who owns the folder. This change will help you easily identify the source of the folder shortcut and differentiate it from other content in your OneDrive > My Files. [When this will happen:] General Availability (Worldwide, GCC, GCC High, DoD): We will begin rolling out mid-March 2025 and expect to complete by mid-April 2025. |
Updated March 27, 2025: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience. Coming soon: New naming logic for Microsoft OneDrive folder shortcuts. We will add the site name or the user's OneDrive to all new folder shortcuts. Before this rollout, OneDrive shortcuts have the same name as the folder. After this rollout, the shortcut will also include the name of site where there the original folder exists. If a colleague shares a folder with user, and the users creates a shortcut for that folder, the shortcut will include the name of the person who owns the folder. This change will help you easily identify the source of the folder shortcut and differentiate it from other content in your OneDrive > My Files. [When this will happen:] General Availability (Worldwide, GCC, GCC High, DoD): We will begin rolling out late June 2025 (previously mid-March) and expect to complete by mid-July 2025 (previously mid-April). |
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| MC1036565 | (Updated) Microsoft Viva: Viva Learning - Semantic search support for in-app Searches | Viva Learning Search is transitioning to an "intent-based" search from the current "keyword-based" search. As a part of "intent-based" search, Viva Learning will understand the core intent of the user query and show learning results based on user's intent. Users can interact with Viva Learning Search in their natural language and get relevant content much easier. Intent-based search personalizes the Search experience for the user. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 479749 [When this will happen:] General Availability (Worldwide): We will begin rolling out on mid-March 2025 and expect to complete by late March 2025. |
Updated March 28, 2025: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience. Viva Learning Search is transitioning to an "intent-based" search from the current "keyword-based" search. As a part of "intent-based" search, Viva Learning will understand the core intent of the user query and show learning results based on user's intent. Users can interact with Viva Learning Search in their natural language and get relevant content much easier. Intent-based search personalizes the Search experience for the user. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 479749 [When this will happen:] General Availability (Worldwide): We will begin rolling out on mid-March 2025 and expect to complete by late March 2025. |
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| MC1041122 | (Updated) Microsoft Viva Engage: New Communications Dashboard | Coming soon for Microsoft Viva Engage: We are excited to announce the launch of the new Communications Dashboard designed to inform and accelerate execution across the communications lifecycle. The dashboard is accessible to corporate communicators, network admins and higher-level roles from the left panel in Engage. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 478656. This message applies to: Engage app on the desktop (as a progressive web app) Engage app in Microsoft Outlook (new Outlook for Windows desktop, Outlook for the web, and new Outlook for Mac desktop) Engage app in Microsoft Teams (Teams for Windows desktop, Teams for Mac desktop, and Teams for the web) [When this will happen:] General Availability (Worldwide): We will begin rolling out mid-April 2025 and expect to complete by late June 2025. |
Updated March 26, 2025: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience. Coming soon for Microsoft Viva Engage: We are excited to announce the launch of the new Communications Dashboard designed to inform and accelerate execution across the communications lifecycle. The dashboard is accessible to corporate communicators, network admins and higher-level roles from the left panel in Engage. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 478656. This message applies to: Engage app on the desktop (as a progressive web app) Engage app in Microsoft Outlook (new Outlook for Windows desktop, Outlook for the web, and new Outlook for Mac desktop) Engage app in Microsoft Teams (Teams for Windows desktop, Teams for Mac desktop, and Teams for the web) [When this will happen:] General Availability (Worldwide): We will begin rolling out mid-April 2025 and expect to complete by late June 2025. |
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| MC1041457 | (Updated) Microsoft Copilot Chat usage report improvements | To provide a comprehensive overview of Microsoft 365 Copilot Chat's adoption among users without Microsoft 365 Copilot licenses, we are broadening the scope to include active users from Teams, Outlook, and Copilot.cloud.microsoft, in addition to its use in Edge sidebar and the Microsoft 365 Copilot (app). Moreover, the last activity date will now encompass usage data from Teams, Outlook, and Copilot.cloud.microsoft. A breakdown of Microsoft 365 Copilot Chat active users for Teams, Outlook, and Copilot.cloud.microsoft is planned and will be available soon. We will communicate with another post once the rollout date is confirmed. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 482199 [When this will happen:] General Availability (Worldwide): We will begin rolling out late-March 2025 and expect to complete by late-March 2025. |
Updated March 27, 2025: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience. To provide a comprehensive overview of Microsoft 365 Copilot Chat's adoption among users without Microsoft 365 Copilot licenses, we are broadening the scope to include active users from Teams, Outlook, and Copilot.cloud.microsoft, in addition to its use in Edge sidebar and the Microsoft 365 Copilot (app). Moreover, the last activity date will now encompass usage data from Teams, Outlook, and Copilot.cloud.microsoft. A breakdown of Microsoft 365 Copilot Chat active users for Teams, Outlook, and Copilot.cloud.microsoft is planned and will be available soon. We will communicate with another post once the rollout date is confirmed. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 482199 [When this will happen:] General Availability (Worldwide): We will begin rolling out early April 2025 (previously late March) and expect to complete by early April 2025 (early late March). |
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| MC1041470 | (Updated) New Startup Boost task from Microsoft Office installer for Office applications | We are introducing a new Startup Boost task from the Microsoft Office installer to optimize performance and load-time of experiences within Office applications. After the system performs the task, the app remains in a paused state until the app launches and the sequence resumes, or the system removes the app from memory to reclaim resources. The system can perform this task for an app after a device reboot and periodically as system conditions allow. [When this will happen:] General Availability (Worldwide, GCC, GCC High, DoD): We will begin rolling out mid-May 2025 and expect to complete by late May 2025. |
Updated March 27, 2025: Admins can disable this feature via Group Policy without needing to do so after each Office update. We are introducing a new Startup Boost task from the Microsoft Office installer to optimize performance and load-time of experiences within Office applications. After the system performs the task, the app remains in a paused state until the app launches and the sequence resumes, or the system removes the app from memory to reclaim resources. The system can perform this task for an app after a device reboot and periodically as system conditions allow. [When this will happen:] General Availability (Worldwide, GCC, GCC High, DoD): We will begin rolling out mid-May 2025 and expect to complete by late May 2025. |
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| MC688930 | (Updated) Teams admin center: App centric management and changes to app permission policies | Updated March 3, 2025: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience. The migration to app-centric management using the Migration Wizard (Phase 2) started rolling out in late November 2024 and completed rolling out in mid-December 2024. Administrators are now able to start the migration themselves using the wizard. The automatic migration for customers with only a global permission policy (Phase 1) will complete by end-March 2025 and those with multiple permission policies (Phase 3) will begin in April 2025 Detailed documentation for the migration process is available at App centric management to manage user access to Teams apps - Microsoft Teams | Microsoft Learn. App centric management introduces new admin settings to control who in the tenant can install Teams apps. First, admins can set a default value for new apps that are published to the Teams app store. Second, admins can manage apps for users, groups, or everyone in the organization. This feature replaces the existing app permission policies and provides admins with the ability to manage access to the app individually. The app permission policies for existing customers are migrated to maintain existing app availability in the tenant. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 151829 [When this will happen:] This feature will gradually roll out across three major phases. Phase 1: Auto-migration for only single policy customers - This is applicable for customer with only a global permission policy. The roll-out has started and will be complete by end of March 2025. Phase 2: Self-migration - admins of our customers can do self-migration using the Migration Wizard. This is the preferred way for customers to have tenant admin to be in the loop of migration. The migration Wizard is available to all customers now till end of March 2025. If you need more time to prepare for self-migration, please reach out to support. Phase 3: Auto-migration for all customers - This is application for customers who have not completed self-migration in Phase 2. This is targeted to start in April 2025. |
Updated March 26, 2025: We have provided additional details about Phase 3 below. The migration to app-centric management using the Migration Wizard (Phase 2) started rolling out in late November 2024 and completed rolling out in mid-December 2024. Administrators are now able to start the migration themselves using the wizard. The automatic migration for customers with only a global permission policy (Phase 1) will complete by end-March 2025 and those with multiple permission policies (Phase 3) will begin in April 2025 Detailed documentation for the migration process is available at App centric management to manage user access to Teams apps - Microsoft Teams | Microsoft Learn. App centric management introduces new admin settings to control who in the tenant can install Teams apps. First, admins can set a default value for new apps that are published to the Teams app store. Second, admins can manage apps for users, groups, or everyone in the organization. This feature replaces the existing app permission policies and provides admins with the ability to manage access to the app individually. The app permission policies for existing customers are migrated to maintain existing app availability in the tenant. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 151829 [When this will happen:] This feature will gradually roll out across three major phases. Phase 1: Auto-migration for only single policy customers - This is applicable for customer with only a global permission policy. The roll-out has started and will be complete by end of March 2025. Phase 2: Self-migration - admins of our customers can do self-migration using the Migration Wizard. This is the preferred way for customers to have tenant admin to be in the loop of migration. The migration Wizard is available to all customers now till end of March 2025. If you need more time to prepare for self-migration, please reach out to support. Phase 3: Auto-migration for all customers - This is for customers who have not completed self-migration in Phase 2. This is targeted to start in April 2025. Auto-migration will maintain the same access defined in app permission policies whenever there is no conflict between a user's assigned policies[SD1.1][BN1.2]. If a user's policies conflict by allowing and blocking the same app for them, we will auto-migrate their app as allowed. After auto-migration, there will be a security group created for each set of users assigned to each app permission policy. These groups will be assigned to each app they are allowed in their respective policy, maintaining their app access. Groups Administrators can manage these groups like any others to customize the app centric management assignments, such as adding and removing users, or removing the group and replacing it with another. |
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| MC688930 | (Updated) Teams admin center: App centric management and changes to app permission policies | Updated March 26, 2025: We have provided additional details about Phase 3 below. The migration to app-centric management using the Migration Wizard (Phase 2) started rolling out in late November 2024 and completed rolling out in mid-December 2024. Administrators are now able to start the migration themselves using the wizard. The automatic migration for customers with only a global permission policy (Phase 1) will complete by end-March 2025 and those with multiple permission policies (Phase 3) will begin in April 2025 Detailed documentation for the migration process is available at App centric management to manage user access to Teams apps - Microsoft Teams | Microsoft Learn. App centric management introduces new admin settings to control who in the tenant can install Teams apps. First, admins can set a default value for new apps that are published to the Teams app store. Second, admins can manage apps for users, groups, or everyone in the organization. This feature replaces the existing app permission policies and provides admins with the ability to manage access to the app individually. The app permission policies for existing customers are migrated to maintain existing app availability in the tenant. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 151829 [When this will happen:] This feature will gradually roll out across three major phases. Phase 1: Auto-migration for only single policy customers - This is applicable for customer with only a global permission policy. The roll-out has started and will be complete by end of March 2025. Phase 2: Self-migration - admins of our customers can do self-migration using the Migration Wizard. This is the preferred way for customers to have tenant admin to be in the loop of migration. The migration Wizard is available to all customers now till end of March 2025. If you need more time to prepare for self-migration, please reach out to support. Phase 3: Auto-migration for all customers - This is for customers who have not completed self-migration in Phase 2. This is targeted to start in April 2025. Auto-migration will maintain the same access defined in app permission policies whenever there is no conflict between a user's assigned policies[SD1.1][BN1.2]. If a user's policies conflict by allowing and blocking the same app for them, we will auto-migrate their app as allowed. After auto-migration, there will be a security group created for each set of users assigned to each app permission policy. These groups will be assigned to each app they are allowed in their respective policy, maintaining their app access. Groups Administrators can manage these groups like any others to customize the app centric management assignments, such as adding and removing users, or removing the group and replacing it with another. |
Updated March 26, 2025: We have provided additional details about Phase 3 below. The migration to app-centric management using the Migration Wizard (Phase 2) started rolling out in late November 2024 and completed rolling out in mid-December 2024. Administrators are now able to start the migration themselves using the wizard. The automatic migration for customers with only a global permission policy (Phase 1) will complete by end-March 2025 and those with multiple permission policies (Phase 3) will begin in April 2025 Detailed documentation for the migration process is available at App centric management to manage user access to Teams apps - Microsoft Teams | Microsoft Learn. App centric management introduces new admin settings to control who in the tenant can install Teams apps. First, admins can set a default value for new apps that are published to the Teams app store. Second, admins can manage apps for users, groups, or everyone in the organization. This feature replaces the existing app permission policies and provides admins with the ability to manage access to the app individually. The app permission policies for existing customers are migrated to maintain existing app availability in the tenant. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 151829 [When this will happen:] This feature will gradually roll out across three major phases. Phase 1: Auto-migration for only single policy customers - This is applicable for customer with only a global permission policy. The roll-out has started and will be complete by end of March 2025. Phase 2: Self-migration - admins of our customers can do self-migration using the Migration Wizard. This is the preferred way for customers to have tenant admin to be in the loop of migration. The migration Wizard is available to all customers now till end of March 2025. If you need more time to prepare for self-migration, please reach out to support. Phase 3: Auto-migration for all customers - This is for customers who have not completed self-migration in Phase 2. This is targeted to start in April 2025. Auto-migration will maintain the same access defined in app permission policies whenever there is no conflict between a user's assigned policies. If a user's policies conflict by allowing and blocking the same app for them, we will auto-migrate their app as allowed. After auto-migration, there will be a security group created for each set of users assigned to each app permission policy. These groups will be assigned to each app they are allowed in their respective policy, maintaining their app access. Groups Administrators can manage these groups like any others to customize the app centric management assignments, such as adding and removing users, or removing the group and replacing it with another. |
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| MC705760 | (Updated) Teams: Latest meeting experiences with performance improvements on web for Safari and Firefox (for guests) | Updated February 28, 2025: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience. The latest Teams meeting experiences will be available for Teams on the web in Safari and Firefox browsers - including performance improvements, refreshed pre-join, updated meeting stage, and the updated meeting toolbar. (for anonymous join only) This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 329253 [When this will happen:] Worldwide: We will begin rolling out early September 2024 (previously mid-August) and expect to complete by early October 2024 (previously late August). GCC, GCC High and DoD: We will begin rolling out mid-October 2024 (previously mid-September) and expect to complete by mid-March 2025 (previously mid-February). |
Updated March 28, 2025: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience. The latest Teams meeting experiences will be available for Teams on the web in Safari and Firefox browsers - including performance improvements, refreshed pre-join, updated meeting stage, and the updated meeting toolbar. (for anonymous join only) This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 329253 [When this will happen:] Worldwide: We will begin rolling out early September 2024 (previously mid-August) and expect to complete by early October 2024 (previously late August). GCC, GCC High and DoD: We will begin rolling out mid-October 2024 (previously mid-September) and expect to complete by mid-April 2025 (previously mid-March). |
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| MC795355 | (Updated) Microsoft Teams admin center: App centric management for app installation and changes to app setup policies | Updated February 4, 2025: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience. Coming soon for Microsoft Teams: App centric management for admin app installation introduces new admin settings to control who in the tenant has specific Teams apps preinstalled. Similar to app centric management for app availability, as communicated in MC688930 (Updated) Teams admin center: App centric management and changes to app permission policies (November 2023), admins will be able to install apps for users, groups, or everyone in the organization. After rollout, app centric management will replace Installed apps in the Teams admin center and give admins the ability to install apps individually. The Installed apps in your app setup policies will be migrated to app centric management based on your current user and group assignments for each policy. The rest of your settings in app setup policies will remain unchanged and will continue to work based on app setup policies, including Pinned apps. After this rollout, you can install Teams apps for selected sets of users, groups, or all users in the organization, and Installed apps in app setup policies will no longer be available. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 394274. [When this will happen:] App centric management will roll out in four General Availability phases. Phase 1 | General Availability (Worldwide): We will begin rolling out late July 2024 (previously mid-July) and expect to complete late March 2025 (previously early February) phase applies to tenants who meet both conditions: 1) tenants with no Installed apps in the Global app setup policy and 2) tenants with no custom app setup policies created in the Teams admin center. After rollout, these tenants will have app centric management enabled for their app installs. Admins may see the Manage apps page in read-only mode for a short time. Phase 2 | More details coming soon as a follow up MC post. This phase applies to tenants who meet both conditions: 1) tenants with apps added to Installed apps in the Global app setup policy and 2) tenants with no custom app setup policies created in the Teams admin center. This phase will migrate apps installed in the Global app setup policy to app centric management. Phase 3 | More details coming soon as a follow up MC post. This phase applies to tenants with both the Global app setup policy and custom app setup policies. This phase will migrate apps installed for users and groups through Installed apps in app setup policies to app centric management. Phase 4 | More details coming soon as a follow up MC post. This phase applies to all remaining tenants. |
Updated March 26, 2025: We have updated the rollout timeline and phasing below. Thank you for your patience. Coming soon for Microsoft Teams: App centric management for admin app installation introduces new admin settings to control who in the tenant has specific Teams apps preinstalled. Similar to app centric management for app availability, as communicated in MC688930 (Updated) Teams admin center: App centric management and changes to app permission policies (November 2023), admins will be able to install apps for users, groups, or everyone in the organization. After rollout, app centric management will replace Installed apps in the Teams admin center and give admins the ability to install apps individually. The Installed apps in your app setup policies will be migrated to app centric management based on your current user and group assignments for each policy. The rest of your settings in app setup policies will remain unchanged and will continue to work based on app setup policies, including Pinned apps. After this rollout, you can install Teams apps for selected sets of users, groups, or all users in the organization, and Installed apps in app setup policies will no longer be available. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 394274. [When this will happen:] App centric management will roll out in four General Availability phases. Phase 1 | General Availability (Worldwide): We will begin rolling out late July 2024 (previously mid-July) and expect to complete late March 2025 (previously early February) phase applies to tenants who meet both conditions: 1) tenants with no Installed apps in the Global app setup policy and 2) tenants with no custom app setup policies created in the Teams admin center. After rollout, these tenants will have app centric management enabled for their app installs. Admins may see the Manage apps page in read-only mode for a short time. Phase 2 | More details coming soon as a follow up MC post. This phase applies to all remaining tenants. This phase will migrate apps installed for users and groups through Installed apps in app setup policies to app centric management. Phase 3 | More details coming soon as a follow up MC post. This phase applies to tenants with both the Global app setup policy and custom app setup policies. This phase will migrate apps installed for users and groups through Installed apps in app setup policies to app centric management. Phase 4 | More details coming soon as a follow up MC post. This phase applies to all remaining tenants. |
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| MC795355 | (Updated) Microsoft Teams admin center: App centric management for app installation and changes to app setup policies | Updated March 26, 2025: We have updated the rollout timeline and phasing below. Thank you for your patience. Coming soon for Microsoft Teams: App centric management for admin app installation introduces new admin settings to control who in the tenant has specific Teams apps preinstalled. Similar to app centric management for app availability, as communicated in MC688930 (Updated) Teams admin center: App centric management and changes to app permission policies (November 2023), admins will be able to install apps for users, groups, or everyone in the organization. After rollout, app centric management will replace Installed apps in the Teams admin center and give admins the ability to install apps individually. The Installed apps in your app setup policies will be migrated to app centric management based on your current user and group assignments for each policy. The rest of your settings in app setup policies will remain unchanged and will continue to work based on app setup policies, including Pinned apps. After this rollout, you can install Teams apps for selected sets of users, groups, or all users in the organization, and Installed apps in app setup policies will no longer be available. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 394274. [When this will happen:] App centric management will roll out in four General Availability phases. Phase 1 | General Availability (Worldwide): We will begin rolling out late July 2024 (previously mid-July) and expect to complete late March 2025 (previously early February) phase applies to tenants who meet both conditions: 1) tenants with no Installed apps in the Global app setup policy and 2) tenants with no custom app setup policies created in the Teams admin center. After rollout, these tenants will have app centric management enabled for their app installs. Admins may see the Manage apps page in read-only mode for a short time. Phase 2 | More details coming soon as a follow up MC post. This phase applies to all remaining tenants. This phase will migrate apps installed for users and groups through Installed apps in app setup policies to app centric management. Phase 3 | More details coming soon as a follow up MC post. This phase applies to tenants with both the Global app setup policy and custom app setup policies. This phase will migrate apps installed for users and groups through Installed apps in app setup policies to app centric management. Phase 4 | More details coming soon as a follow up MC post. This phase applies to all remaining tenants. |
Updated March 28, 2025: We have updated the rollout timeline and phasing below. Thank you for your patience. Coming soon for Microsoft Teams: App centric management for admin app installation introduces new admin settings to control who in the tenant has specific Teams apps preinstalled. Similar to app centric management for app availability, as communicated in MC688930 (Updated) Teams admin center: App centric management and changes to app permission policies (November 2023), admins will be able to install apps for users, groups, or everyone in the organization. After rollout, app centric management will replace Installed apps in the Teams admin center and give admins the ability to install apps individually. The Installed apps in your app setup policies will be migrated to app centric management based on your current user and group assignments for each policy. The rest of your settings in app setup policies will remain unchanged and will continue to work based on app setup policies, including Pinned apps. After this rollout, you can install Teams apps for selected sets of users, groups, or all users in the organization, and Installed apps in app setup policies will no longer be available. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 394274. [When this will happen:] App centric management will roll out in four General Availability phases. Phase 1 | General Availability (Worldwide): We will begin rolling out late July 2024 (previously mid-July) and expect to complete late March 2025 (previously early February) phase applies to tenants who meet both conditions: 1) tenants with no Installed apps in the Global app setup policy and 2) tenants with no custom app setup policies created in the Teams admin center. After rollout, these tenants will have app centric management enabled for their app installs. Admins may see the Manage apps page in read-only mode for a short time. Phase 2 | More details coming soon as a follow up MC post. This phase applies to all remaining tenants. This phase will migrate apps installed for users and groups through Installed apps in app setup policies to app centric management. |
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| MC796790 | Microsoft 365 and Microsoft Teams: Unified management of Teams apps in Teams, Outlook, and the Microsoft 365 app | Updated December 18, 2024: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience. In 2023, we introduced Microsoft Teams apps that are compatible with Microsoft Outlook and the Microsoft 365 App (manifest version v1.13 or higher). Before this rollout, admin changes made in the Integrated apps section of the Microsoft 365 admin center would only affect these Teams apps in Outlook and the Microsoft 365 app. Similarly, changes made in the Teams admin center would exclusively affect Teams. Starting in June 2024, we will roll out Unified App Management to streamline the management of these apps across Teams, Outlook and the Microsoft 365 App, so they are consistently available across all supported clients. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 393931. [When this will happen:] This rollout will happen in two major phases. Unified App Management can apply only to tenants that have migrated to app centric management in Teams admin center, as communicated in MC688930 (Updated) Teams admin center: App centric management and changes to app permission policies (November 2023). Phase 1 | General Availability (Worldwide): We will begin rolling out late-January 2025 (previously mid-December 2024) and expect to complete late March 2025 (previously mid-January 2025). This phase applies to tenants with no modified settings in either the Microsoft 365 admin center (Integrated apps) or the Teams admin center for organization-wide defaults, app deployment, app availability, or block/unblock. No merge rules apply to these tenants, but after this phase, any app management setting configured in either admin centers will apply to all relevant hosts. Phase 2: We will update this post with a timeline and more details in March 2025. This phase is applicable to tenants with app settings that have differences between Microsoft 365 admin center (Integrated apps) and Teams admin center, and who have maintained a single app setup policy in Teams that has a modified Installed apps section. |
Updated March 26, 2025: This change is now on hold, with further guidance to be provided by late April 2025. In 2023, we introduced Microsoft Teams apps that are compatible with Microsoft Outlook and the Microsoft 365 App (manifest version v1.13 or higher). Before this rollout, admin changes made in the Integrated apps section of the Microsoft 365 admin center would only affect these Teams apps in Outlook and the Microsoft 365 app. Similarly, changes made in the Teams admin center would exclusively affect Teams. Starting in June 2024, we will roll out Unified App Management to streamline the management of these apps across Teams, Outlook and the Microsoft 365 App, so they are consistently available across all supported clients. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 393931. [When this will happen:] This rollout will happen in two major phases. Unified App Management can apply only to tenants that have migrated to app centric management in Teams admin center, as communicated in MC688930 (Updated) Teams admin center: App centric management and changes to app permission policies (November 2023). Phase 1 | General Availability (Worldwide): We will begin rolling out late-January 2025 (previously mid-December 2024) is now on hold (previously late March 2025), with further guidance to be provided by late April 2025. This phase applies to tenants with no modified settings in either the Microsoft 365 admin center (Integrated apps) or the Teams admin center for organization-wide defaults, app deployment, app availability, or block/unblock. No merge rules apply to these tenants, but after this phase, any app management setting configured in either admin centers will apply to all relevant hosts. Phase 2: We will update this post with a timeline and more details in April 2025 (previously March 2025). This phase is applicable to tenants with app settings that have differences between Microsoft 365 admin center (Integrated apps) and Teams admin center. |
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| MC800503 | (Updated) Microsoft Teams: New Cross-location shifts in the Shifts app | Updated February 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-March 2025 (previously mid-February). |
Updated March 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-April 2025 (previously mid-March). |
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| MC862229 | (Updated) Microsoft Outlook: Quickly see who is in the office based on work hours and location | Updated March 7, 2025: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience. Coming soon for Microsoft Outlook: If users have enabled work hours and location in Settings, their colleagues will be able to more quickly see who plans to be in the office with a new calendar feature. This message applies to new Outlook for Windows and Outlook on the web. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 410986. [When this will happen:] Targeted Release: We will begin rolling out in mid-August 2024 and expect to complete by late August 2024. General Availability (Worldwide): We will begin rolling out early October 2024 and expect to complete by early March 2025 (previously late February). |
Updated March 27, 2025: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience. Coming soon for Microsoft Outlook: If users have enabled work hours and location in Settings, their colleagues will be able to more quickly see who plans to be in the office with a new calendar feature. This message applies to new Outlook for Windows and Outlook on the web. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 410986. [When this will happen:] Targeted Release: We will begin rolling out in mid-August 2024 and expect to complete by late August 2024. General Availability (Worldwide): We will begin rolling out early October 2024 and expect to complete by early April 2025 (previously early March). |
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| MC889534 | (Updated) Microsoft Teams: Embed support for Teams town hall | Updated February 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-March 2025 (previously mid-February). |
Updated March 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-April 2025 (previously mid-March). |
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| MC901831 | (Updated) New Microsoft Outlook for web and Windows: Organize and reorder folders | Updated October 17, 2024: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience. Coming soon: We will automatically import the folder order from classic Microsoft Outlook for Windows to new Microsoft Outlook for Windows and Outlook for the web. If users have not customized their folder order, the default view will continue to display folders alphabetically in the new Outlook. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 378775. [When this will happen:] Targeted Release: We will begin rolling out late November 2024 (previously early October) and expect to complete by late December 2024 (previously early November). General Availability (Worldwide): We will begin rolling out January 2025 (previously early November) and expect to complete by early February 2025 (previously early December). General Availability (GCC, GCC High, DoD): We will begin rolling out early February 2025 (previously early December) and expect to complete by early March 2025 (previously early January). |
Updated October 17, 2024: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience. Coming soon: We will automatically import the folder order from classic Microsoft Outlook for Windows to new Microsoft Outlook for Windows and Outlook for the web. If users have not customized their folder order, the default view will continue to display folders alphabetically in the new Outlook. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 378775. [When this will happen:] Targeted Release: We will begin rolling out late November 2024 (previously early October) and expect to complete by late December 2024 (previously early November). General Availability (Worldwide): We will begin rolling out January 2025 (previously early November) and expect to complete by early February 2025 (previously early December). General Availability (GCC, GCC High, DoD): We will begin rolling out early February 2025 (previously early December) and expect to complete by early May 2025 (previously early March). |
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| MC901831 | (Updated) New Microsoft Outlook for web and Windows: Organize and reorder folders | Updated October 17, 2024: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience. Coming soon: We will automatically import the folder order from classic Microsoft Outlook for Windows to new Microsoft Outlook for Windows and Outlook for the web. If users have not customized their folder order, the default view will continue to display folders alphabetically in the new Outlook. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 378775. [When this will happen:] Targeted Release: We will begin rolling out late November 2024 (previously early October) and expect to complete by late December 2024 (previously early November). General Availability (Worldwide): We will begin rolling out January 2025 (previously early November) and expect to complete by early February 2025 (previously early December). General Availability (GCC, GCC High, DoD): We will begin rolling out early February 2025 (previously early December) and expect to complete by early May 2025 (previously early March). |
Updated March 28, 2025: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience. Coming soon: We will automatically import the folder order from classic Microsoft Outlook for Windows to new Microsoft Outlook for Windows and Outlook for the web. If users have not customized their folder order, the default view will continue to display folders alphabetically in the new Outlook. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 378775. [When this will happen:] Targeted Release: We will begin rolling out late November 2024 (previously early October) and expect to complete by late December 2024 (previously early November). General Availability (Worldwide): We will begin rolling out January 2025 (previously early November) and expect to complete by early February 2025 (previously early December). General Availability (GCC, GCC High, DoD): We will begin rolling out early February 2025 (previously early December) and expect to complete by early May 2025 (previously early March). |
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| MC917748 | (Updated) Microsoft Teams and Microsoft Outlook: Name pronunciation on the profile card | 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. |
Updated March 28, 2025: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience. 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 late March 2025 (previously mid-January) and expect to complete by late April 2025 (previously mid-February). |
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| MC922623 | (Updated) Microsoft new Outlook for Windows and Outlook for the web: Changing how to disable/enable | Updated February 10, 2025: 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 February 2025 (previously late January) and expect to complete by mid-March 2025 (previously mid-February). |
Updated March 27, 2025: 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 April 2025 (previously late February) and expect to complete by mid-May 2025 (previously mid-March). |
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| MC926892 | (Updated) Microsoft Outlook: Sync folder order | Updated December 18, 2024: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience. The order of folders in Microsoft Outlook mobile will now sync to match the folder order on Outlook web, Mac, and Windows platforms. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 422816. [When this will happen:] General Availability (Worldwide, GCC, GCC High, DoD): We will begin rolling out early March 2025 (previously December) and expect to complete by early April (previously January) Users will now see an updated folder order on their mobile devices that reflects the folder order on Outlook web and desktop platforms. If users want to re-order the folders, they must do so on Outlook for the web, Mac, and Windows devices, as folder re-ordering is currently not supported on mobile devices. This feature is on by default and cannot be turned off. |
Updated March 25, 2025: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience. The order of folders in Microsoft Outlook mobile will now sync to match the folder order on Outlook web, Mac, and Windows platforms. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 422816. [When this will happen:] General Availability (Worldwide, GCC, GCC High, DoD): We will begin rolling out mid-April 2025 (previously early March) and expect to complete by mid-May (previously early April) Users will now see an updated folder order on their mobile devices that reflects the folder order on Outlook web and desktop platforms. If users want to re-order the folders, they must do so on Outlook for the web, Mac, and Windows devices, as folder re-ordering is currently not supported on mobile devices. This feature is on by default and cannot be turned off. |
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| MC926899 | (Updated) Microsoft Purview | Data Lifecycle Management: Separate Copilot retention policies from Teams chats | Updated March 10, 2025: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience. Before this rollout, Microsoft Teams chat and Microsoft 365 Copilot interactions are available together to be included or excluded in the Microsoft Purview Data Lifecycle Management policy in the Purview compliance center. After this rollout, admins can have separate policies for Copilot interactions. Also, admins can separate Teams chat from Copilot interactions to create new retention policies for Copilot messages only. A Microsoft 365 Copilot license is required to use this feature. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 407897. [When this will happen:] Public Preview: We will begin rolling out early March 2025 (previously mid-February) and expect to complete by mid-March 2025 (previously late February). General Availability (Worldwide): We will begin rolling out late March 2025 (previously mid-March) and expect to complete by late March 2025 (previously ate February). |
Updated March 27, 2025: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience. Before this rollout, Microsoft Teams chat and Microsoft 365 Copilot interactions are available together to be included or excluded in the Microsoft Purview Data Lifecycle Management policy in the Purview compliance center. After this rollout, admins can have separate policies for Copilot interactions. Also, admins can separate Teams chat from Copilot interactions to create new retention policies for Copilot messages only. A Microsoft 365 Copilot license is required to use this feature. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 407897. [When this will happen:] Public Preview: We will begin rolling out early May 2025 (previously early March) and expect to complete by mid-May 2025 (previously mid-March). General Availability (Worldwide): We will begin rolling out early June 2025 (previously late March) and expect to complete by mid-June 2025 (previously late March). |
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| MC929021 | (Updated) Microsoft Loop – User Accessible Recycle Bin for Loop workspaces | When users delete a Loop workspace, owners will be able to restore it from a recycle bin in Loop. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 421615 [When this will happen:] General Availability (Worldwide): We will begin rolling out mid-March 2025 and expect to complete by late March 2025. |
Updated March 27, 2025: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience. When users delete a Loop workspace, owners will be able to restore it from a recycle bin in Loop. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 421615 [When this will happen:] General Availability (Worldwide): We will begin rolling out mid-June 2025 (previously mid-March) and expect to complete by late June 2025 (previously late March). |
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| MC939925 | (Updated) New Service in your Microsoft 365 subscription: Org Explorer | Updated February 14, 2025: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience. Your Microsoft 365 subscription is being updated with a new service in your Outlook: Org Explorer. This organization chart helps your visualize your company's internal structure and discover connections, roles, and responsibilities among you and other people across teams. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 421191. [When this will happen:] General Availability (Worldwide) for new Outlook for Windows, Outlook for Web, and Outlook for Mac: April 2025 (previously late-February 2025) and expect to complete by late-May 2025 (previously mid-April 2025). General Availability (Worldwide) for classic Outlook: April 2025 (previously late-February 2025) and expect to take longer time to complete it than on other Outlook clients. Note: The access to Org Explorer will depend on which Outlook service platform the user is using. Therefore, we recommend you switch to the new Outlook for Windows or Outlook for web to have early access to this new feature. |
Updated March 25, 2025: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.. Your Microsoft 365 subscription is being updated with a new service in your Outlook: Org Explorer. This organization chart helps your visualize your company's internal structure and discover connections, roles, and responsibilities among you and other people across teams. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 421191. [When this will happen:] General Availability (Worldwide) for new Outlook for Windows, Outlook for Web, and Outlook for Mac: We will begin rolling out in late-May 2025 (previously April 2025) and expect to complete by late-June 2025 (previously late-May 2025). General Availability (Worldwide) for classic Outlook: We will begin rolling out in late-May 2025 (previously April 2025) and expect to take longer time to complete it than on other Outlook clients . Note: The access to Org Explorer will depend on which Outlook service platform the user is using. Therefore, we recommend you switch to the new Outlook for Windows or Outlook for web to have early access to this new feature. |
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| MC943640 | (Updated) Microsoft Outlook: Move emails between accounts (new Outlook for Windows and Outlook for the web) | 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. |
Updated March 25, 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 mid-April 2025 and expect to complete by mid-May 2025. General Availability (GCC): We will begin rolling out late May 2025 and expect to complete by late June 2025. General Availability (GCC High, DoD): We will begin rolling out late May 2025 and expect to complete by late June 2025. |
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| MC956699 | (Updated) Microsoft Teams: Forward messages with app cards | Updated February 11, 2025: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience. We are introducing the ability to forward app cards. With the addition of app card forwarding, users now have a new way to share app cards across chats. To forward a message containing an app card, simply navigate to the More Actions menu of any message containing an app card and select forward. From here, the forward message dialog will populate, which provides users with a preview of the message being forwarded, including the app card. Please note: Forwarding of bot cards is excluded from this release. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 469506. |
Updated March 26, 2025: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience. We are introducing the ability to forward app cards. With the addition of app card forwarding, users now have a new way to share app cards across chats. To forward a message containing an app card, simply navigate to the More Actions menu of any message containing an app card and select forward. From here, the forward message dialog will populate, which provides users with a preview of the message being forwarded, including the app card. Please note: Forwarding of bot cards is excluded from this release. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 469506. |
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| MC962527 | Updated: New Microsoft Outlook for Windows and web: Delegates can create new categories for the account owner's Calendar | Coming soon for new Microsoft Outlook for Windows and Outlook on the web: Delegates can create new categories on behalf of the account owner who granted them delegate permissions. Delegates can also apply categories to the Calendar of the account owner. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 473997. [When this will happen:] Targeted Release: We will begin rolling out mid-January 2025 and expect to complete by mid-February 2025. General Availability (Worldwide, GCC): We will begin rolling out mid-February 2025 and expect to complete by mid-March 2025. |
Updated March 28, 2025: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience. Coming soon for new Microsoft Outlook for Windows and Outlook on the web: Delegates can create new categories on behalf of the account owner who granted them delegate permissions. Delegates can also apply categories to the Calendar of the account owner. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 473997. [When this will happen:] Targeted Release: We will begin rolling out mid-January 2025 and expect to complete by mid-February 2025. General Availability (Worldwide, GCC): We will begin rolling out mid-February 2025 and expect to complete by mid-April 2025 (previously mid-March). |
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| MC962528 | (Updated) Microsoft Defender for Office 365: Third-party add-in user report can be sent to Microsoft for analysis | Updated February 24, 2025: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience. Administrators and security operators who are using third-party report message solutions in Microsoft Outlook to allow their users to report suspicious messages (for example, Knowbe4, Hoxhunt, Cofense, Proofpoint add-ins, and so on) can now configure Defender for Office 365 to automatically send these messages to Microsoft for analysis. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 406167. [When this will happen:] General Availability: We will begin rolling out late February 2025 (previously mid-May) and expect to complete by early March 2025 (previously late May). |
Updated March 24, 2025: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience. Administrators and security operators who are using third-party report message solutions in Microsoft Outlook to allow their users to report suspicious messages (for example, Knowbe4, Hoxhunt, Cofense, Proofpoint add-ins, and so on) can now configure Defender for Office 365 to automatically send these messages to Microsoft for analysis. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 406167. [When this will happen:] General Availability: We will begin rolling out late March 2025 (previously late February) and expect to complete by early April 2025 (previously late March). |
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| MC971037 | (Updated) Exposure Management Recommendations Retirement | Updated January 9, 2025: We have updated the content. Thank you for your patience. We will be retiring certain SaaS security posture management (SSPM) recommendations from Exposure Management in the Defender portal. This update is to help ensure a more accurate representation of security posture. [When this will happen:] This will begin rollout in mid-February 2025 and is expected to be complete by mid-March 2025. |
Updated March 27, 2025: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience. We will be retiring certain SaaS security posture management (SSPM) recommendations from Exposure Management in the Defender portal. This update is to help ensure a more accurate representation of security posture. [When this will happen:] This will begin rollout in mid-February 2025 and is expected to be complete by mid-April 2025 (previously mid-March). |
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| MC981624 | (Updated) Microsoft Outlook name change: "Outlook (new)" on Windows will change to "Outlook" | Updated February 24, 2025: We have updated the rollout timeline and content. Thank you for your patience. We are delaying this change until mid-March to allow time to for customer experiencing issues with classic Outlook shortcuts to use this workaround. Some customers may still see classic Outlook shortcuts listed as just "Outlook", which could lead to confusion when new Outlook's installed name changes. The workaround for this issue is documented here. Coming soon: The installed name for new Microsoft Outlook for Windows will change from "Outlook (new)" to "Outlook." This rollout comes after a change to the classic Outlook in version 2407, previously announced in MC803006 (Update) Outlook for Windows display name change (published June 2024, updated August 2024), which added "(classic)" to the installed name to differentiate the two apps. [When this will happen:] General Availability (Worldwide, GCC): We will begin rolling out mid-March 2025 (previously mid-February) and expect to complete by late March 2025 (previously late February). |
Updated March 26, 2025: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience. We are delaying this change until mid-March to allow time to for customer experiencing issues with classic Outlook shortcuts to use this workaround. Some customers may still see classic Outlook shortcuts listed as just "Outlook", which could lead to confusion when new Outlook's installed name changes. The workaround for this issue is documented here. Coming soon: The installed name for new Microsoft Outlook for Windows will change from "Outlook (new)" to "Outlook." This rollout comes after a change to the classic Outlook in version 2407, previously announced in MC803006 (Update) Outlook for Windows display name change (published June 2024, updated August 2024), which added "(classic)" to the installed name to differentiate the two apps. [When this will happen:] General Availability (Worldwide, GCC): We will begin rolling out late March 2025 (previously mid-March) and expect to complete by early April 2025 (previously late March). |
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| MC989969 | Microsoft Purview | Data Loss Prevention: Trigger Power Automate workflows after DLP rule match (GCC, GCC High, DoD) | Coming soon to Microsoft Purview | Data Loss Prevention (DLP): To provide greater flexibility to manage your organization's DLP policy workflows, we are integrating DLP with Microsoft Power Automate. With this capability you will be able to trigger custom Power Automate workflows as a DLP policy action. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 380721. [When this will happen:] General Availability (GCC, GCC High, DoD): We will begin rolling out mid-March 2025 and expect to complete by late March 2025. |
Updated March 27, 2025: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience. Coming soon to Microsoft Purview | Data Loss Prevention (DLP): To provide greater flexibility to manage your organization's DLP policy workflows, we are integrating DLP with Microsoft Power Automate. With this capability you will be able to trigger custom Power Automate workflows as a DLP policy action. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 380721. [When this will happen:] General Availability (GCC, GCC High, DoD): We will begin rolling out mid-January 2026 (previously mid-March) and expect to complete by late January 2026 (previously late March). |
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| MC992216 | (Updated) Microsoft Teams: Third-party chat and meeting keyboard shortcut support | Updated February 28, 2025: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience. Users familiar with keyboard shortcuts from third-party chat and meeting applications can use those same shortcuts in Microsoft Teams. To enable this, go to the Settings and more button in the upper right, access the keyboard shortcuts dialog, and select a communication or meeting layout. This allows users to apply the shortcuts they are used to from other applications. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 472913. [When this will happen:] Targeted Release: We will begin rolling out early April 2025 (previously mid-March) and expect to complete by mid-April 2025 (previously late March). General Availability (Worldwide): We will begin rolling out mid-April 2025 (previously early April) and expect to complete by late April 2025 (previously mid-April). |
Updated March 28, 2025: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience. Users familiar with keyboard shortcuts from third-party chat and meeting applications can use those same shortcuts in Microsoft Teams. To enable this, go to the Settings and more button in the upper right, access the keyboard shortcuts dialog, and select a communication or meeting layout. This allows users to apply the shortcuts they are used to from other applications. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 472913. [When this will happen:] Targeted Release: We will begin rolling out early May 2025 and expect to complete by mid-May 2025. General Availability (Worldwide): We will begin rolling out mid-May 2025 and expect to complete by late May 2025. |
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| MC992217 | (Updated) Microsoft Defender: Changes to Defender for Cloud Apps alerts | Updated February 19, 2025: We have updated the content. Thank you for your patience. Coming soon for Microsoft Defender for Cloud Apps: A change to alerts generated by events originating from Defender for Cloud Apps that are generated in the Microsoft Defender XDR detection engine This rollout aims to provide more accurate and precise information on the origin of these alerts, enabling customers to identify, manage, and respond to alerts more effectively. [When this will happen:] General Availability (GCC, GCC High, DoD, Production, DoD): We will begin rolling out early March 2025 and expect to complete by early April 2025. |
Updated March 24, 2025: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience. Coming soon for Microsoft Defender for Cloud Apps: A change to alerts generated by events originating from Defender for Cloud Apps that are generated in the Microsoft Defender XDR detection engine This rollout aims to provide more accurate and precise information on the origin of these alerts, enabling customers to identify, manage, and respond to alerts more effectively. [When this will happen:] General Availability (GCC, GCC High, DoD, Production, DoD): We will begin rolling out early March 2025 and expect to complete by late May 2025 (previously early April). |
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| MC994289 | (Updated) Microsoft Teams: Microsoft PowerShell cmdlet to allow federation with specific trial tenant domains | Updated February 28, 2025: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience. Coming soon: We will introduce a new Microsoft Teams PowerShell setting in Tenant Federation Configuration to enable you to customize your federation posture. Tenant administrators will be able to define a list of external trial tenants to be whitelisted for federation, while maintaining the default block on overall federation with trial-only tenants. [When this will happen:] General Availability (Worldwide): The new setting is available now in Teams PowerShell. If populated, the allowed trial tenant domains list will start to take effect in mid-March 2025 (previously mid-February). Note: This feature requires no immediate admin action, and there will be no impact if the list is not populated. |
Updated March 26, 2025: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience. Coming soon: We will introduce a new Microsoft Teams PowerShell setting in Tenant Federation Configuration to enable you to customize your federation posture. Tenant administrators will be able to define a list of external trial tenants to be whitelisted for federation, while maintaining the default block on overall federation with trial-only tenants. [When this will happen:] General Availability (Worldwide): The new setting is available now in Teams PowerShell. If populated, the allowed trial tenant domains list will start to take effect in late April 2025 (previously mid-March). Note: This feature requires no immediate admin action, and there will be no impact if the list is not populated. |
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| MC1006623 | (Updated) Microsoft Teams: Wired headset support for the Walkie Talkie app for iOS | New feature, User impact | Updated message, New feature, User impact | N/A |
| MC1019988 | (Updated) Discover agents in Microsoft Copilot iOS/Android | New feature, User impact | Updated message, New feature, User impact | N/A |
| MC1020219 | (Updated) Agents in Microsoft 365 Copilot Chat in Outlook | New feature, User impact, Admin impact | Updated message, New feature, User impact, Admin impact | N/A |
| MC1023485 | Microsoft Teams: Updated Microsoft Viva Engage Communities app for Teams Mobile | Feature update, User impact | Updated message, Feature update, User impact | N/A |
| MC1024394 | (Updated) Microsoft SharePoint: New card animation feature for Pages, News, and Microsoft Viva Amplify | New feature, User impact | Updated message, New feature, User impact | N/A |
| MC1025211 | (Updated) Microsoft Viva Amplify: New "average time spent per user" graph in reporting | New feature, User impact, Admin impact | Updated message, New feature, User impact, Admin impact | N/A |
| MC1025216 | (Updated) Microsoft OneDrive: New naming convention for folder shortcuts | Feature update, User impact | Updated message, Feature update, User impact | N/A |
| MC1041122 | (Updated) Microsoft Viva Engage: New Communications Dashboard | Feature update, User impact, Admin impact | Updated message, Feature update, User impact, Admin impact | N/A |
| MC1041457 | (Updated) Microsoft Copilot Chat usage report improvements | Feature update, Admin impact | Updated message, Feature update, Admin impact | N/A |
| MC1041470 | (Updated) New Startup Boost task from Microsoft Office installer for Office applications | New feature, User impact, Admin impact | Updated message, New feature, User impact, Admin impact | N/A |
| MC929021 | (Updated) Microsoft Loop – User Accessible Recycle Bin for Loop workspaces | New feature, User impact | Updated message, New feature, User impact | N/A |
| MC962527 | Updated: New Microsoft Outlook for Windows and web: Delegates can create new categories for the account owner's Calendar | New feature, User impact | Updated message, New feature, User impact | N/A |
| MC989969 | Microsoft Purview | Data Loss Prevention: Trigger Power Automate workflows after DLP rule match (GCC, GCC High, DoD) | New feature, Admin impact | Updated message, New feature, Admin impact | N/A |
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| MC1041122 | (Updated) Microsoft Viva Engage: New Communications Dashboard | This rollout will happen automatically by the specified dates with no admin action required before the rollout. Review your current configuration to determine the impact for your organization. You may want to notify your users about this change and update any relevant documentation. Network admins, verified admins, and Engage admins can assign new or existing corporate communicators with Advanced moderation access from the Role management page in the Engage admin center. This granular permission to the corporate communicator role is disabled by default and must be specifically enabled to facilitate moderation. Learn more We will update these documents before rollout: Manage admin roles in Viva Engage | Microsoft Learn Manage Viva Engage data compliance | Microsoft Learn Before rollout, we will update this post with new documentation. https://learn.microsoft.com/viva/engage/eac-key-admin-roles-permissions https://learn.microsoft.com/viva/engage/manage-security-and-compliance/manage-data-compliance https://www.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/roadmap?filters=&searchterms=478656 https://www.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/roadmap?searchterms=478657 https://www.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/roadmap?searchterms=478658 |
This rollout will happen automatically by the specified dates with no admin action required before the rollout. Review your current configuration to determine the impact for your organization. You may want to notify your users about this change and update any relevant documentation. Network admins, verified admins, and Engage admins can assign new or existing corporate communicators with Advanced moderation access from the Role management page in the Engage admin center. This granular permission to the corporate communicator role is disabled by default and must be specifically enabled to facilitate moderation. Learn more We will update these documents before rollout: Manage admin roles in Viva Engage | Microsoft Learn Manage Viva Engage data compliance | Microsoft Learn Before rollout, we will update this post with new documentation. https://learn.microsoft.com/viva/engage/eac-key-admin-roles-permissions https://learn.microsoft.com/viva/engage/manage-security-and-compliance/manage-data-compliance https://www.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/roadmap?filters=&searchterms=478656 |
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| MC688930 | (Updated) Teams admin center: App centric management and changes to app permission policies | No action needed for phase 1 tenants with Global permission policy only. More information will be provided for phase 2 and 3 tenants in a follow-up communication before launch. https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/roadmap?rtc=1%26filters%3D&searchterms=151829 |
No action needed for phase 1 tenants with Global permission policy only. . Migrate to app centric management manually via the Migration Wizard provided in Phase 2 by the end of March 2025 if you do not want to be auto-migrated during Phase 3. https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/roadmap?rtc=1%26filters%3D&searchterms=151829 |
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| MC795355 | (Updated) Microsoft Teams admin center: App centric management for app installation and changes to app setup policies | No action needed for Phase 1 tenants. We will update this message with more information before the rollouts for Phases 2-4 tenants. You may want to update any relevant documentation as appropriate. Before rollout, we will update this post with revised documentation. https://learn.microsoft.com/microsoftteams/assign-policies-users-and-groups#precedence-rules https://www.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/roadmap?filters=&searchterms=394274 |
No action needed for Phase 1 tenants. We will update this message with more information before the rollouts for Phases 2 tenants. You may want to update any relevant documentation as appropriate. Before rollout, we will update this post with revised documentation. https://learn.microsoft.com/microsoftteams/assign-policies-users-and-groups#precedence-rules https://www.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/roadmap?filters=&searchterms=394274 |
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| MC981624 | (Updated) Microsoft Outlook name change: "Outlook (new)" on Windows will change to "Outlook" | Outlook in the Windows Start menu. Left: Before the name change. Right: After the name change:
This change will be on by default. This part of the app identity is not customizable for organizations. |
Outlook in the Windows Start menu. Left: Before the name change. Right: After the name change:
This change will be on by default. This part of the app identity is not customizable for organizations. |
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| MC992216 | (Updated) Microsoft Teams: Third-party chat and meeting keyboard shortcut support | This rollout will happen automatically with no admin action required. 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=472913 |
This rollout will happen automatically with no admin action required. You may want to notify your users about this change and update any relevant documentation as appropriate. https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/roadmap?filters=&searchterms=472913 |
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MC Title changes
| MC ID | MC Title | Old Value | New Value | MC Action required by |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MC1006623 | (Updated) Microsoft Teams: Wired headset support for the Walkie Talkie app for iOS | Microsoft Teams: Wired headset support for the Walkie Talkie app for iOS | (Updated) Microsoft Teams: Wired headset support for the Walkie Talkie app for iOS | N/A |
| MC1011150 | (Updated) Microsoft Teams: Ratings and reviews for apps within outlook.com and office.com | Microsoft Teams: Ratings and reviews for apps within outlook.com and office.com | (Updated) Microsoft Teams: Ratings and reviews for apps within outlook.com and office.com | N/A |
| MC1019988 | (Updated) Discover agents in Microsoft Copilot iOS/Android | Discover agents in Microsoft Copilot iOS/Android | (Updated) Discover agents in Microsoft Copilot iOS/Android | N/A |
| MC1020219 | (Updated) Agents in Microsoft 365 Copilot Chat in Outlook | Agents in Microsoft 365 Copilot Chat in Outlook | (Updated) Agents in Microsoft 365 Copilot Chat in Outlook | N/A |
| MC1024394 | (Updated) Microsoft SharePoint: New card animation feature for Pages, News, and Microsoft Viva Amplify | Microsoft SharePoint: New card animation feature for Pages, News, and Microsoft Viva Amplify | (Updated) Microsoft SharePoint: New card animation feature for Pages, News, and Microsoft Viva Amplify | N/A |
| MC1025211 | (Updated) Microsoft Viva Amplify: New "average time spent per user" graph in reporting | Microsoft Viva Amplify: New "average time spent per user" graph in reporting | (Updated) Microsoft Viva Amplify: New "average time spent per user" graph in reporting | N/A |
| MC1025216 | (Updated) Microsoft OneDrive: New naming convention for folder shortcuts | Microsoft OneDrive: New naming convention for folder shortcuts | (Updated) Microsoft OneDrive: New naming convention for folder shortcuts | N/A |
| MC1036565 | (Updated) Microsoft Viva: Viva Learning - Semantic search support for in-app Searches | Microsoft Viva: Viva Learning - Semantic search support for in-app Searches | (Updated) Microsoft Viva: Viva Learning - Semantic search support for in-app Searches | N/A |
| MC1041122 | (Updated) Microsoft Viva Engage: New Communications Dashboard | Microsoft Viva Engage: New Communications Dashboard | (Updated) Microsoft Viva Engage: New Communications Dashboard | N/A |
| MC1041457 | (Updated) Microsoft Copilot Chat usage report improvements | Microsoft Copilot Chat usage report improvements | (Updated) Microsoft Copilot Chat usage report improvements | N/A |
| MC1041470 | (Updated) New Startup Boost task from Microsoft Office installer for Office applications | New Startup Boost task from Microsoft Office installer for Office applications | (Updated) New Startup Boost task from Microsoft Office installer for Office applications | N/A |
| MC929021 | (Updated) Microsoft Loop – User Accessible Recycle Bin for Loop workspaces | Microsoft Loop – User Accessible Recycle Bin for Loop workspaces | (Updated) Microsoft Loop – User Accessible Recycle Bin for Loop workspaces | N/A |
| MC962527 | Updated: New Microsoft Outlook for Windows and web: Delegates can create new categories for the account owner's Calendar | New Microsoft Outlook for Windows and web: Delegates can create new categories for the account owner's Calendar | Updated: New Microsoft Outlook for Windows and web: Delegates can create new categories for the account owner's Calendar | N/A |
CW13 New Office 365 Message Center items
| MC ID | MC Title | MC Category | MC Workload | MC Major Change | MC Action required by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MC1040545 | Microsoft Teams: Enhanced spell checking will support multiple languages | Stay Informed | Microsoft Teams | False | N/A |
| MC1041179 | Microsoft Viva Engage: Monitoring keywords in the new Communications Dashboard | Stay Informed | Microsoft 365 suite, Microsoft 365 for the web, Microsoft 365 apps | False | N/A |
| MC1041122 | (Updated) Microsoft Viva Engage: New Communications Dashboard | Stay Informed | Microsoft Viva | False | N/A |
| MC1041470 | (Updated) New Startup Boost task from Microsoft Office installer for Office applications | Stay Informed | Microsoft 365 apps | False | N/A |
| MC1041465 | New Microsoft Outlook for Windows and Outlook on the web: Optimized hover actions in the message list | Stay Informed | Exchange Online, Microsoft 365 for the web, Microsoft 365 apps | False | N/A |
| MC1041464 | Microsoft Teams: New calendar feature in opt-out experience | Stay Informed | Microsoft Teams | False | N/A |
| MC1041459 | Microsoft Viva Learning: Surfaces will be personalized according to user skills/interests | Stay Informed | Microsoft Viva | False | N/A |
| MC1041457 | (Updated) Microsoft Copilot Chat usage report improvements | Stay Informed | Microsoft 365 suite, Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365) | False | N/A |
| MC1041456 | New Microsoft Outlook and Outlook for the web: New setting to enable two-click view for encrypted emails | Stay Informed | Exchange Online, Microsoft 365 for the web, Microsoft 365 apps | False | N/A |
| MC1041454 | AI Admin role has permissions to manage Copilot agents | Stay Informed | Microsoft 365 suite | False | N/A |
| MC1041451 | Microsoft Teams for iOS/Android: New location sharing settings for emergency calls and more | Plan For Change | Microsoft Teams | False | N/A |
| MC1041428 | Microsoft Viva Glint: Some language codes will retire from translation services | Plan For Change | Microsoft Viva | True | 08/31/2025 |
| MC1041966 | Viva Pulse – Admin Export all tenant and report data from Pulse | Stay Informed | Microsoft Viva | False | N/A |
| MC1041964 | Microsoft Outlook for iOS/Android: Large audience warnings for users | Stay Informed | Exchange Online, Microsoft 365 apps | False | N/A |
| MC1041962 | Microsoft Defender for Endpoint: Three Microsoft Secure Score SCIDs will retire | Plan For Change | Microsoft Defender XDR | False | N/A |
| MC1041957 | Microsoft Viva Pulse: Admins can configure access to Pulse templates for Microsoft 365 Copilot licensed users | Stay Informed | Microsoft Viva, Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365) | False | N/A |
| MC1041953 | Microsoft Syntex: Optical Character Recognition (OCR) for OneDrive for Business | Stay Informed | SharePoint Online | False | N/A |
| MC1041950 | Microsoft 365 admin center: New Exchange Web Services Usage report | Stay Informed | Exchange Online, Microsoft 365 suite | False | N/A |
| MC1041756 | Microsoft Purview: IRM RBAC Change (related to Data Security Investigations) Preview | Stay Informed | Microsoft Purview | False | N/A |
| MC1042749 | Power Apps - Information regarding the end of support for Filter, sort, and search galleries with Copilot (preview) | Stay Informed | Power Apps | False | N/A |
| MC1042934 | Microsoft SharePoint Online: Manage SharePoint pages using the left navigation pane | Stay Informed | SharePoint Online | False | N/A |
| MC1042933 | Microsoft Excel: Expanded eligibility for Python in Excel | Plan For Change | Microsoft 365 for the web, Microsoft 365 apps | False | N/A |
| MC1042929 | Prevent/Fix - Microsoft Purview: HR Connector new sample power shell script | Prevent Or Fix Issue | Microsoft Purview | False | 03/31/2025 |
| MC1042926 | Microsoft Defender for Office 365: Platform migration for enhanced data storage and performance | Plan For Change | Microsoft Defender XDR | False | N/A |
| MC1042925 | Microsoft Defender for Office 365: Enhancing page load performance | Stay Informed | Microsoft Defender XDR | False | N/A |
| MC1043471 | Microsoft Purview compliance portal: Policy sync status on Purview portal | Stay Informed | Microsoft Purview | False | N/A |
| MC1043462 | Microsoft Purview | Data Security Posture Management for AI: Additional Copilot integrations | Stay Informed | Microsoft Purview | False | N/A |
