from 04/21/2025 to 04/27/2025
26 Office 365 Message Center Items were changed and
37 Office 365 Message Center Items were added
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MC Action Required By changes
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| MC1042929 | (Updated) Prevent/Fix - Microsoft Purview: HR Connector new sample power shell script | 03/31/2025 09:00:00 | 2025-06-30T09:00:00Z | 06/30/2025 |
| MC1048530 | Take Action by April 29, 2025 - Microsoft Defender for Cloud Apps Network Configuration | 04/21/2025 02:00:00 | 2025-04-29T02:00:00Z | 04/29/2025 |
MC End Time changes
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| MC1019312 | (Updated) Microsoft Teams: Meeting participants can request collaborative annotation sessions | 07/07/2025 09:00:00 | 2025-08-11T09:00:00Z | N/A |
| MC1023484 | Microsoft Defender for Identity: New recommendations for Microsoft Secure Score | 05/26/2025 09:00:00 | 2025-07-07T09:00:00Z | N/A |
| MC1030008 | (Updated) Microsoft Purview: New Personalization settings | 08/29/2025 09:00:00 | 2025-12-01T08:00:00Z | N/A |
| MC1042929 | (Updated) Prevent/Fix - Microsoft Purview: HR Connector new sample power shell script | 04/28/2025 09:00:00 | 2025-08-04T09:00:00Z | 06/30/2025 |
| MC1048628 | (Updated) Provide a meaningful name to the first channel of the team | 06/30/2025 09:00:00 | 2025-08-11T09:00:00Z | N/A |
| MC1050723 | (Updated) Microsoft Entra ID: Update to user sign-in with Microsoft Authenticator Lite and Microsoft Authenticator app | 05/30/2025 09:00:00 | 2025-06-09T09:00:00Z | N/A |
| MC714520 | (Updated) Apps for the web: Grid view for tasks in Microsoft To Do web version and To Do inside Microsoft Outlook | 05/26/2025 09:00:00 | 2025-07-07T09:00:00Z | N/A |
| MC800503 | (Updated) Microsoft Teams: New Cross-location shifts in the Shifts app | 06/02/2025 10:00:00 | 2025-06-30T10:00:00Z | N/A |
| MC803014 | (Updated) Microsoft 365 Word, Excel, and PowerPoint for web: Enhanced File menu and easier file renaming | 05/26/2025 09:00:00 | 2025-07-07T09:00:00Z | N/A |
| MC917748 | (Updated) Microsoft Teams and Microsoft Outlook: Name pronunciation on the profile card | 06/09/2025 09:00:00 | 2025-07-14T09:00:00Z | N/A |
| MC993227 | (Updated) Microsoft Teams: Native Bluetooth call controls using hands-free protocol for multiple peripheral devices | 06/02/2025 09:00:00 | 2025-07-28T09:00:00Z | N/A |
MC How Affect changes
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| MC1041964 | (Updated) Microsoft Outlook for iOS/Android: Large audience warnings for users | After this rollout, users with MailTips support can opt in to receive a warning when they are about to email a large number of recipients. The default large audience size is 25 people. Learn how admins can define a custom large audience threshold for their organization: Configure the large audience size for your organization in Exchange Online | Microsoft Learn Users with MailTips support can opt in to receive the large email warning: When composing an email to a large audience, users will see an info bar above the address line and can tap the info bar to learn more: This change will happen automatically |
After this rollout, users with MailTips support can opt in to receive a warning when they are about to email a large number of recipients. The default large audience size is 25 people. Learn how admins can define a custom large audience threshold for their organization: Configure the large audience size for your organization in Exchange Online | Microsoft Learn When composing an email to a large audience, users will see an info bar above the address line and can tap the info bar to learn more: This change will happen automatically |
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| MC1042929 | (Updated) Prevent/Fix - Microsoft Purview: HR Connector new sample power shell script | You need to access the updated power shell script in the GitHub site mentioned below and apply it in your organization by March 31, 2025, to be able to upload your data in the future.
You can find the new sample power shell script in GitHub site here: https://github.com/microsoft/m365-compliance-connector-sample-scripts/blob/main/sample_script.ps1 |
You need to access the updated power shell script in the GitHub site mentioned below and apply it in your organization by June 30th, 2025, to be able to upload your data in the future. You can find the new sample power shell script in GitHub site here: https://github.com/microsoft/m365-compliance-connector-sample-scripts/blob/main/sample_script.ps1 If your connector is in a GCC environment, you can find the new power shell script here: https://github.com/microsoft/m365-compliance-connector-sample-scripts/blob/main/sample_script_gcc.ps1 If your connector is in a GCCH environment, you can find the new power shell script here: https://github.com/microsoft/m365-compliance-connector-sample-scripts/blob/main/sample_script_ITAR_L4.ps1 If your connector is in a DoD environment, you can find the new power shell script here: https://github.com/microsoft/m365-compliance-connector-sample-scripts/blob/main/sample_script_ITARL5.ps1 |
06/30/2025 |
| MC1048530 | Take Action by April 29, 2025 - Microsoft Defender for Cloud Apps Network Configuration | You are receiving this message because our telemetry indicates your organization may be using Microsoft Defender for Cloud Apps. If your organization restricts outbound traffic to Microsoft Defender for Cloud Apps based only on the DNS names in our documentation, or does not restrict access by IPs, this change will not impact you. This change will only impact your organization if you are using a firewall allowlist that restricts outbound traffic based on IP addresses or Azure service tags. Administrators may no longer be able to access some Microsoft Defender for Cloud Apps services if the changes listed below are not completed by April 21, 2025, when the changes listed below will start to be implemented. |
You are receiving this message because our telemetry indicates your organization may be using Microsoft Defender for Cloud Apps. If your organization restricts outbound traffic to Microsoft Defender for Cloud Apps based only on the DNS names in our documentation, or does not restrict access by IPs, this change will not impact you. This change will only impact your organization if you are using a firewall allowlist that restricts outbound traffic based on IP addresses or Azure service tags. Administrators may no longer be able to access some Microsoft Defender for Cloud Apps services if the changes listed below are not completed by April 29, 2025, when the changes listed below will start to be implemented. |
04/29/2025 |
MC Messages changes
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| MC1002417 | (Updated) Microsoft SharePoint: The "spaces" feature will retire | Due to limited usage and our focus on investing in Microsoft Mesh where immersive 3D content can be created and experienced in a multi-user collaborative experience, we will retire the spaces feature from Microsoft SharePoint Online starting March 10, 2025 and ending August 11, 2025. As another alternative, you may choose to transition some existing content to SharePoint Pages. | Updated April 21, 2025: We will be rolling out the change to prevent users from activating the SharePoint spaces feature in site settings (or using PowerShell) starting May 15th. It will still be possible to disable the feature using this dialog. Users attempting to enable the feature will receive an error message indicating that the Spaces feature is being deprecated and cannot be enabled at this time. Sites with the feature already enabled will continue to function with the feature enabled. Due to limited usage and our focus on investing in Microsoft Mesh where immersive 3D content can be created and experienced in a multi-user collaborative experience, we will retire the spaces feature from Microsoft SharePoint Online starting March 10, 2025 and ending August 11, 2025. As another alternative, you may choose to transition some existing content to SharePoint Pages. |
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| MC1009916 | (Updated) New Outlook for Windows and Web: Outlook Newsletters | Updated February 20, 2025: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience. Coming soon to new Microsoft Outlook: Newsletters in Outlook enable customers to create, distribute, and track success for their internal email newsletters. This message applies to the new Outlook for Windows and Outlook for the web. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 328282 [When this will happen:] Public Preview: We will begin rolling out mid-February 2025 and expect to complete by late March 2025. Rollout will begin in Targeted Release and will proceed to Standard Release. General Availability (Worldwide): We will begin rolling out early August 2025 and expect to complete by early September 2025. |
Updated April 23, 2025: We have updated the timeline below. Thank you for your patience. Coming soon to new Microsoft Outlook: Newsletters in Outlook enable customers to create, distribute, and track success for their internal email newsletters. This message applies to the new Outlook for Windows and Outlook for the web. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 328282 [When this will happen:] Public Preview: We will begin rolling out mid-February 2025 and expect to complete by late April 2025 (previously late March). Rollout will begin in Targeted Release and will proceed to Standard Release. General Availability (Worldwide): We will begin rolling out early August 2025 and expect to complete by early September 2025. |
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| MC1019312 | (Updated) Microsoft Teams: Meeting participants can request collaborative annotation sessions | Updated March 19, 2025: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience. Coming soon for Microsoft Teams: Meeting participants will be able to request an annotation session while someone else is sharing their screen. This message applies to Teams for Windows desktop and Teams for Mac desktop. (Users can view and annotate in Teams on the web but cannot initiate annotations.) This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 89975. [When this will happen:] Targeted Release: We will begin rolling out early May 2025 and expect to complete by mid-May 2025. General Availability (WW, GCC, GCC High, and DoD): We will begin rolling out mid-May 2025 and expect to complete by late May 2025 |
Updated April 23, 2025: We have updated the timeline below. Thank you for your patience. Coming soon for Microsoft Teams: Meeting participants will be able to request an annotation session while someone else is sharing their screen. This message applies to Teams for Windows desktop and Teams for Mac desktop. (Users can view and annotate in Teams on the web but cannot initiate annotations.) This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 89975. [When this will happen:] Targeted Release: We will begin rolling out early June 2025 and expect to complete by mid-June 2025. General Availability (WW, GCC, GCC High, and DoD): We will begin rolling out mid-June 2025 and expect to complete by late June 2025. |
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| MC1023294 | (Updated) New Exchange Online Tenant Outbound Email Limits | Updated March 10, 2025: We have updated the content. Thank you for your patience. To reduce the risk of misuse and abuse of Exchange Online resources and ensure service availability for all users, we'll soon introduce new tenant-level outbound email limits, known as the Tenant External Recipient Rate Limit or TERRL. The TERRL restricts the number of external recipients a tenant can send email to per day. If the limit is exceeded further messages sent to external recipients from the tenant will be blocked until the volume for the last 24 hours drops below the quota. A tenant's TERRL quota is calculated based on the number of email licenses a tenant has purchased. Here is the formula used to calculate a tenant's quota: 500 * (Purchased Email Licenses^0.7) + 9500 To help admins plan and track their outbound email volume, you'll find a new report in the Exchange admin center: EAC > Reports > Mail flow > Tenant Outbound External Recipients Rate. This report shows the current volume of external recipients, your tenant's daily quota, how much of the quota is used, and the number of recipients that were blocked if the limit was exceeded. The report will also show if enforcement for the limit is enabled or disabled. For example, for tenants who have more than 500 email licenses it will show "Disabled" until May 1st, the day we'll start to enable enforcement for tenants who have more than 500 licenses. [When this will happen:] This change will roll out in progressive stages over the month of March as per the following rollout schedule: PhaseEnable enforcement for tenant groupRollout start date 1Tenants with <= 25 email licensesApril 3, 2025 2+ additional tenants with <= 200 licensesApril 10, 2025 3+ additional tenants with <= 500 licensesApril 17, 2025 4+ all remaining tenantsMay 1, 2025 |
Updated April 21, 2025: We have updated the timelines below. Thank you for your patience. To reduce the risk of misuse and abuse of Exchange Online resources and ensure service availability for all users, we'll soon introduce new tenant-level outbound email limits, known as the Tenant External Recipient Rate Limit or TERRL. The TERRL restricts the number of external recipients a tenant can send email to per day. If the limit is exceeded further messages sent to external recipients from the tenant will be blocked until the volume for the last 24 hours drops below the quota. A tenant's TERRL quota is calculated based on the number of email licenses a tenant has purchased. Here is the formula used to calculate a tenant's quota: 500 * (Purchased Email Licenses^0.7) + 9500 To help admins plan and track their outbound email volume, you'll find a new report in the Exchange admin center: EAC > Reports > Mail flow > Tenant Outbound External Recipients Rate. This report shows the current volume of external recipients, your tenant's daily quota, how much of the quota is used, and the number of recipients that were blocked if the limit was exceeded. The report will also show if enforcement for the limit is enabled or disabled. For example, for tenants who have more than 500 email licenses it will show "Disabled" until May 1st, the day we'll start to enable enforcement for tenants who have more than 500 licenses. [When this will happen:] This change will roll out in progressive stages over the month of March as per the following rollout schedule: PhaseEnable enforcement for tenant groupRollout start date 1Tenants with <= 25 email licensesApril 3, 2025 2+ additional tenants with <= 200 licensesApril 18, 2025 3+ additional tenants with <= 500 licensesApril 28, 2025 4+ all remaining tenantsMay 9, 2025 |
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| MC1030008 | (Updated) Microsoft Purview: New Personalization settings | Microsoft Purview is launching a new Personalization page that will help users personalize their individual experience on Purview. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 483884. [When this will happen:] Public Preview (Worldwide): We will begin rolling out late March 2025 and expect to complete by late April 2025. General Availability (Worldwide): We will begin rolling out late April 2025 and expect to complete by early June 2025. |
Updated April 24, 2025: Due to emerging changes, we are postponing this feature launch to later this year. We will communicate updated launch timelines as soon as they are available. We apologize for any inconvenience. Microsoft Purview is launching a new Personalization page that will help users personalize their individual experience on Purview. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 483884. [When this will happen:] Public Preview (Worldwide): We will communicate via Message center when we are ready to proceed. General Availability (Worldwide): We will communicate via Message center when we are ready to proceed. |
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| MC1034590 | (Updated) Microsoft Viva Insights: Microsoft Copilot Studio agents report (Preview) for the advanced insights app | Coming soon: The Microsoft Copilot Studio agent report template in the Microsoft Viva Insights advanced insights app will be available in public preview for all Viva Insights customers. This Microsoft Power BI template provides Viva Insights analysts an aggregated view of Microsoft Copilot Studio agent adoption and impact across the organization over time with flexibility to explore details for specific agents. This feature will be enabled for tenants who meet either of these eligibility criteria: Tenant must have Viva Insights licenses (either minimum 50+ assigned Viva Insights licenses or 50+ Microsoft 365 Copilot licenses) Tenants must have Copilot Studio licenses, either standalone, pay-as-you-go, or bundled with Microsoft 365 Copilot, and have created at least one agent* and published the agent in a Production environment. *The Copilot Studio agents report covers usage and impact metrics for agents built using Copilot Studio that are published outside of Microsoft 365 Copilot or Microsoft 365 Copilot Chat. This version of the reports excludes agents that enhance Microsoft 365 Copilot and autonomous agents. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 472020. This message applies to Viva Insights for Windows desktop and Viva Insights for the web. [When will this happen] Public Preview: We will begin rolling out mid-April 2025 and expect to complete by late April 2025. In May 2025, we will update this message with the plan for the General Availability (Worldwide) of this feature. |
Updated April 25, 2025: We have updated the timeline below. Thank you for your patience. Coming soon: The Microsoft Copilot Studio agent report template in the Microsoft Viva Insights advanced insights app will be available in public preview for all Viva Insights customers. This Microsoft Power BI template provides Viva Insights analysts an aggregated view of Microsoft Copilot Studio agent adoption and impact across the organization over time with flexibility to explore details for specific agents. This feature will be enabled for tenants who meet either of these eligibility criteria: Tenants must have purchased 50+Microsoft 365 Copilot license (either standalone Microsoft 365 Copilot license or combination with Viva Insights license should cross 50+). Tenants must have Copilot Studio licenses, either standalone, pay-as-you-go, or bundled with Microsoft 365 Copilot, and have created at least one agent* and published the agent in a Production environment. *The Copilot Studio agents report covers usage and impact metrics for agents built using Copilot Studio that are published outside of Microsoft 365 Copilot or Microsoft 365 Copilot Chat. This version of the reports excludes agents that enhance Microsoft 365 Copilot and autonomous agents. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 472020. This message applies to Viva Insights for Windows desktop and Viva Insights for the web. [When will this happen] Public Preview: We will begin rolling out early May 2025 (previously mid-April) and expect to complete by late May 2025 (previously late April). In May 2025, we will update this message with the plan for the General Availability (Worldwide) of this feature. |
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| MC1038681 | (Updated) Microsoft Viva Learning: "AI & Copilot Resources" provider will be available to all Viva Learning users | Coming soon: We will enable the AI and Copilot Resources provider by default for all Microsoft Viva Learning users. Admins will have the ability to manage the visibility of this provider in Viva Learning. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 479410. [When this will happen:] Public Preview: We will begin rolling out early April 2025 and expect to complete by mid-April 2025. General Availability (Worldwide): We will begin rolling out mid-April 2025 and expect to complete by late April 2025. |
Updated April 23, 2025: We have updated the timeline below. Thank you for your patience. Coming soon: We will enable the AI and Copilot Resources provider by default for all Microsoft Viva Learning users. Admins will have the ability to manage the visibility of this provider in Viva Learning. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 479410. [When this will happen:] Public Preview: We will begin rolling out early April 2025 and expect to complete by mid-April 2025. General Availability (Worldwide): We will begin rolling out late April 2025 (previously mid-April) and expect to complete by late April 2025. |
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| MC1038683 | (Updated) Microsoft Viva Learning: Copilot Academy will be available for all Microsoft 365 users | Coming soon: The Microsoft Copilot Academy will be accessible to all Microsoft 365 users. Admins will have the option to select their preferred access settings for Copilot Academy. Before this update, Copilot Academy is available to users with a Microsoft 365 Copilot license. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 479415. [When this will happen:] Public Preview: We will begin rolling out early April 2025 and expect to complete by mid-April 2025. General Availability (Worldwide): We will begin rolling out mid-April 2025 and expect to complete by late April 2025. |
Updated April 23, 2025: We have updated the timeline below. Thank you for your patience. Coming soon: The Microsoft Copilot Academy will be accessible to all Microsoft 365 users. Admins will have the option to select their preferred access settings for Copilot Academy. Before this update, Copilot Academy is available to users with a Microsoft 365 Copilot license. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 479415. [When this will happen:] Public Preview: We will begin rolling out early April 2025 and expect to complete by mid-April 2025. General Availability (Worldwide): We will begin rolling out late April 2025 (previously mid-April) and expect to complete by late April 2025. |
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| MC1041122 | (Updated) Microsoft Viva Engage: New Communications Dashboard | 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. |
Updated April 21, 2025: We have updated the 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-May 2025 (previously mid-April) and expect to complete by late June 2025. |
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| MC1041964 | (Updated) Microsoft Outlook for iOS/Android: Large audience warnings for users | Coming soon for Microsoft Outlook for iOS/Android: Users will receive a warning when they are about to send an email to a large number of recipients, which can help them make the correct decision about wording, tone, and content. [When this will happen:] General Availability (Worldwide, GCC, GCC High): We will begin rolling out mid-April 2025 and expect to complete by mid-May 2025. |
Updated April 22, 2025: We have updated the timeline below. Thank you for your patience. Coming soon for Microsoft Outlook for iOS/Android: Users will receive a warning when they are about to send an email to a large number of recipients, which can help them make the correct decision about wording, tone, and content. [When this will happen:] General Availability (Worldwide, GCC, GCC High): We will begin rolling out early May 2025 (previously mid-April) and expect to complete by early June 2025 (previously mid-May). |
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| MC1042929 | (Updated) Prevent/Fix - Microsoft Purview: HR Connector new sample power shell script | Note: If your organization does not use the HR Connector with Insider Risk Management you can safely disregard this message. To ensure the continuous improvement of security standards, some components of the Microsoft Purview HR (human resources) Connector will be adjusted. If you are an Insider Risk Management customer that leverages the HR Connector in your policies, you need to access the updated power shell script from below GitHub sites and apply it in your organization by March 31, 2025, to be able to upload your data in the future. [When will this happen:] March 31, 2025 |
Updated April 21, 2025: We have updated the content and rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience. Please Note: If your organization does not use the HR Connector with Insider Risk Management you can safely disregard this message. To ensure the continuous improvement of security standards, some components of the Microsoft Purview HR (human resources) Connector will be adjusted. If you are an Insider Risk Management customer that leverages the HR Connector in your policies, you need to access the updated power shell script from below GitHub sites and apply it in your organization by June 30th, 2025, to be able to upload your data in the future. [When will this happen:] June 30th, 2025 (previously March 31). |
06/30/2025 |
| MC1042929 | (Updated) Prevent/Fix - Microsoft Purview: HR Connector new sample power shell script | Updated April 21, 2025: We have updated the content and rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience. Please Note: If your organization does not use the HR Connector with Insider Risk Management you can safely disregard this message. To ensure the continuous improvement of security standards, some components of the Microsoft Purview HR (human resources) Connector will be adjusted. If you are an Insider Risk Management customer that leverages the HR Connector in your policies, you need to access the updated power shell script from below GitHub sites and apply it in your organization by June 30th, 2025, to be able to upload your data in the future. [When will this happen:] June 30th, 2025 (previously March 31). |
Updated April 23, 2025: We have updated the content and rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience. Please Note: If your organization does not use the HR Connector with Insider Risk Management you can safely disregard this message. To ensure the continuous improvement of security standards, some components of the Microsoft Purview HR (human resources) Connector will be adjusted. If you are an Insider Risk Management customer that leverages the HR Connector in your policies, you need to access the updated power shell script from below GitHub sites and apply it in your organization by June 30th, 2025, to be able to upload your data in the future. [When will this happen:] June 30th, 2025 (previously March 31). |
06/30/2025 |
| MC1042933 | (Updated) Microsoft Excel: Expanded eligibility for Python in Excel | In August 2024, the Python in Excel feature in Microsoft Excel became generally available to commercial users with paid Microsoft 365 licenses that provide access to the Microsoft 365 desktop apps, such as Office 365 E3 and E5 licenses. After this rollout, we will expand the eligibility for Python in Excel to include users with Microsoft 365 commercial licenses with access only to Microsoft 365 apps for the web, such as Office 365 E1, Microsoft 365 Business Basic, and Office 365 F3. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 487129. [When this will happen:] General Availability (Worldwide): We will begin rolling out mid-April 2025 and expect to complete by late April 2025. |
Updated April 23, 2025: We have updated the timeline below. Thank you for your patience. In August 2024, the Python in Excel feature in Microsoft Excel became generally available to commercial users with paid Microsoft 365 licenses that provide access to the Microsoft 365 desktop apps, such as Office 365 E3 and E5 licenses. After this rollout, we will expand the eligibility for Python in Excel to include users with Microsoft 365 commercial licenses with access only to Microsoft 365 apps for the web, such as Office 365 E1, Microsoft 365 Business Basic, and Office 365 F3. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 487129. [When this will happen:] General Availability (Worldwide): We will begin rolling out early May 2025 (previously mid-April) and expect to complete by late May 2025 (previously late April). |
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| MC1046167 | (Updated) Microsoft Viva: Expanded AI admin role to manage Microsoft Copilot Dashboard settings | Coming soon for Microsoft 365 Copilot Dashboard in Microsoft Viva Insights. We are expanding the permissions of the new AI Administrator role to manage Microsoft Copilot dashboard settings. This role allows organizations to delegate Copilot dashboard administration without requiring Global admin privileges, enhancing security and aligning with least-privilege best practices. The Microsoft Copilot Dashboard in Viva Insights is available to any customer with a Microsoft 365 or Office 365 subscription for business or enterprise, and who has an active Exchange Online account. Neither a paid Viva Insights license nor a Microsoft 365 Copilot license is required to view the dashboard. However, for tenants with at least 50 Copilot licenses or tenants with at least 50 Viva Insights licenses, the dashboard includes full capabilities with metrics and advanced filters. Learn more about which features are available based on your tenant's assigned license. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 486700. [When this will happen] General Availability (Worldwide): We will begin rolling out mid-April 2025 and expect to complete by late April 2025. |
Updated April 22, 2025: We have updated the timeline below. Thank you for your patience. Coming soon for Microsoft 365 Copilot Dashboard in Microsoft Viva Insights. We are expanding the permissions of the new AI Administrator role to manage Microsoft Copilot dashboard settings. This role allows organizations to delegate Copilot dashboard administration without requiring Global admin privileges, enhancing security and aligning with least-privilege best practices. The Microsoft Copilot Dashboard in Viva Insights is available to any customer with a Microsoft 365 or Office 365 subscription for business or enterprise, and who has an active Exchange Online account. Neither a paid Viva Insights license nor a Microsoft 365 Copilot license is required to view the dashboard. However, for tenants with at least 50 Copilot licenses or tenants with at least 50 Viva Insights licenses, the dashboard includes full capabilities with metrics and advanced filters. Learn more about which features are available based on your tenant's assigned license. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 486700. [When this will happen] General Availability (Worldwide): We will begin rolling out mid-April 2025 and expect to complete by late April 2025. |
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| MC1048530 | Take Action by April 29, 2025 - Microsoft Defender for Cloud Apps Network Configuration | Summary: Due to ongoing work on Microsoft Defender for Cloud Apps aimed at improving security and performance, you are required to update network information in your system's firewall by April 21, 2025. Please follow these instructions by April 21, 2025, to ensure uninterrupted access to our services. |
Summary: Due to ongoing work on Microsoft Defender for Cloud Apps aimed at improving security and performance, you are required to update network information in your system's firewall by April 29, 2025. Please follow these instructions by April 29, 2025, to ensure uninterrupted access to our services. |
04/29/2025 |
| MC1048628 | (Updated) Provide a meaningful name to the first channel of the team | Updated April 9, 2025: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience. Provide a meaningful name to first channel of the team, with no restrictions on the name. The first channel, if named "General" (in English), will follow the behavior as General in any other teams. [When this will happen:] Targeted Release (Worldwide): We will begin rolling out mid-April 2025 and expect to complete by late April 2025. General Availability (Worldwide, GCC, GCC High, DoD): We will begin rolling out early May 2025 and expect to complete by mid-May 2025. |
Updated April 22, 2025: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience. Provide a meaningful name to first channel of the team, with no restrictions on the name. The first channel, if named "General" (in English), will follow the behavior as General in any other teams. [When this will happen:] Targeted Release (Worldwide): We will begin rolling out late April 2025 (previously mid-April) and expect to complete by late April 2025. General Availability (Worldwide): We will begin rolling out mid-May 2025 (previously early May) and expect to complete by mid-May 2025. General Availability (GCC, GCC High, DoD): We will begin rolling out late May 2025 (previously early May) and expect to complete by late June 2025 (previously mid-May) |
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| MC1050723 | (Updated) Microsoft Entra ID: Update to user sign-in with Microsoft Authenticator Lite and Microsoft Authenticator app | Customers have reported accessibility issues with existing timeouts for multifactor authentications (MFA) and passwordless sign in on iOS/Android with the Microsoft Authenticator app and Microsoft Authenticator Lite for Microsoft Outlook. To help address this concern, we will change the user sign-in experience to help reduce the potential for duplicate request errors and show a user how to refresh their notifications in the Authenticator app and Microsoft Authenticator Lite (Microsoft Outlook). [When this will happen:] General Availability (Worldwide): We will begin rolling out late March 2025 and expect to complete by mid-April 2025. |
Updated April 22, 2025: We have updated the timeline below. Thank you for your patience. Customers have reported accessibility issues with existing timeouts for multifactor authentications (MFA) and passwordless sign in on iOS/Android with the Microsoft Authenticator app and Microsoft Authenticator Lite for Microsoft Outlook. To help address this concern, we will change the user sign-in experience to help reduce the potential for duplicate request errors and show a user how to refresh their notifications in the Authenticator app and Microsoft Authenticator Lite (Microsoft Outlook). [When this will happen:] General Availability (Worldwide): We will begin rolling out late March 2025 and expect to complete by late April 2025 (previously mid-April). |
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| MC1052166 | (Updated) Microsoft Teams: Slide Control for PowerPoint presenters | A new Slide Control feature allows presenters in both meetings and events to share control of their Microsoft PowerPoint presentations. Users with control will be able to move the slides forward and backward for all users in the meeting, making it easy for each speaker to directly control their content.
This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 484844. |
Updated April 24, 2025: We have updated the timeline below. Thank you for your patience. A new Slide Control feature allows presenters in both meetings and events to share control of their Microsoft PowerPoint presentations. Users with control will be able to move the slides forward and backward for all users in the meeting, making it easy for each speaker to directly control their content.
This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 484844. |
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| MC1053121 | (Updated) Microsoft 365 apps: We will prompt users to back up their files in Microsoft OneDrive (new info) | Updated April 14, 2025: We have updated the content. Thank you for your patience. This message replaces MC1024398 (Updated) Microsoft 365 apps: We will prompt users to back up their files in Microsoft OneDrive (published March 2025, updated March 2025) and includes additional details. Please refer to this new post going forward: Coming soon: Eligible users will be prompted in the Message Bar below the toolbar in Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, and Microsoft PowerPoint for Windows desktops to enroll in OneDrive Known Folder Move (KFM). Users will be able to select the folders to back up in Microsoft OneDrive. [When this will happen:] Public Preview: We will begin rolling out mid-April 2025 and expect to complete by late April 2025. General Availability (Worldwide): We will begin rolling out early May 2025 and expect to complete by mid-June 2025. |
Updated April 22, 2025: We have updated the content. Thank you for your patience. This message replaces MC1024398 (Updated) Microsoft 365 apps: We will prompt users to back up their files in Microsoft OneDrive (published March 2025, updated March 2025) and includes additional details. Please refer to this new post going forward: Coming soon: Eligible users will be prompted in the Message Bar below the toolbar in Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, and Microsoft PowerPoint for Windows desktops to enroll in OneDrive Known Folder Move (KFM). Users will be able to select the folders to back up in Microsoft OneDrive. [When this will happen:] Public Preview: We will begin rolling out mid-April 2025 and expect to complete by late April 2025. General Availability (Worldwide): We will begin rolling out early May 2025 and expect to complete by mid-June 2025. |
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| MC1053121 | (Updated) Microsoft 365 apps: We will prompt users to back up their files in Microsoft OneDrive (new info) | Updated April 22, 2025: We have updated the content. Thank you for your patience. This message replaces MC1024398 (Updated) Microsoft 365 apps: We will prompt users to back up their files in Microsoft OneDrive (published March 2025, updated March 2025) and includes additional details. Please refer to this new post going forward: Coming soon: Eligible users will be prompted in the Message Bar below the toolbar in Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, and Microsoft PowerPoint for Windows desktops to enroll in OneDrive Known Folder Move (KFM). Users will be able to select the folders to back up in Microsoft OneDrive. [When this will happen:] Public Preview: We will begin rolling out mid-April 2025 and expect to complete by late April 2025. General Availability (Worldwide): We will begin rolling out early May 2025 and expect to complete by mid-June 2025. |
Updated April 23, 2025: We have updated the content. Thank you for your patience. This message replaces MC1024398 (Updated) Microsoft 365 apps: We will prompt users to back up their files in Microsoft OneDrive (published March 2025, updated March 2025) and includes additional details. Please refer to this new post going forward: Coming soon: Eligible users will be prompted in the Message Bar below the toolbar in Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, and Microsoft PowerPoint for Windows desktops to enroll in OneDrive Known Folder Move (KFM). Users will be able to select the folders to back up in Microsoft OneDrive. [When this will happen:] Public Preview: We will begin rolling out mid-April 2025 and expect to complete by late April 2025. General Availability (Worldwide): We will begin rolling out early May 2025 and expect to complete by mid-June 2025. |
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| MC1053652 | (Updated) Microsoft Viva Pulse: New Delegation feature | Coming soon to Microsoft Viva Pulse: A new Delegation feature. Users in your tenant will be able to assign other users as delegates to create and send pulses on their behalf. A delegator can have a maximum of 5 delegates. A user can only be a delegate of one individual. This message applies to Viva Pulse in Windows desktop and Viva Pulse in Mac desktop. To use this feature, users must have a license for Viva or Microsoft 365 Copilot. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 479753. [When this will happen:] General Availability (Worldwide): We will begin rolling out late April 2025 and expect to complete by late May 2025. |
Updated April 24, 2025: After further review we have decided not to proceed with this change at this time. We apologize for any inconvenience. Coming soon to Microsoft Viva Pulse: A new Delegation feature. Users in your tenant will be able to assign other users as delegates to create and send pulses on their behalf. A delegator can have a maximum of 5 delegates. A user can only be a delegate of one individual. This message applies to Viva Pulse in Windows desktop and Viva Pulse in Mac desktop. To use this feature, users must have a license for Viva or Microsoft 365 Copilot. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 479753. [When this will happen:] General Availability (Worldwide): We will communicate via Message center when we are ready to proceed. |
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| MC1059673 | Microsoft Teams: Expanded and enhanced peripheral auto-association support for Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) spaces | Additional room and desk peripherals, including docking stations and webcams, are supported in BYOD spaces (including bookable desks), enabling users to seamlessly connect and utilize audio and video peripherals for a better experience. If the space is licensed, admins get an expanded view and insightful reports for peripherals associated with Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) spaces in the Pro Management portal. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 486693. [When this will happen:] Targeted Release: We will begin rolling out early May 2025 and expect to complete in mid-May 2025. General Availability (Worldwide, GCC): We will begin rolling out mid-May 2025 and expect to complete by late May 2025. |
Updated April 23, 2025: We have updated the timeline below. Thank you for your patience. Additional room and desk peripherals, including docking stations and webcams, are supported in BYOD spaces (including bookable desks), enabling users to seamlessly connect and utilize audio and video peripherals for a better experience. If the space is licensed, admins get an expanded view and insightful reports for peripherals associated with Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) spaces in the Pro Management portal. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 486693. [When this will happen:] Targeted Release: We will begin rolling out early June 2025 and expect to complete in mid-June 2025. General Availability (Worldwide, GCC): We will begin rolling out mid-June 2025 and expect to complete by late June 2025. |
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| MC714520 | (Updated) Apps for the web: Grid view for tasks in Microsoft To Do web version and To Do inside Microsoft Outlook | Updated March 4, 2025: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience. In Microsoft 365 apps for the web, users can see their tasks in a grid view and can update details inline in To Do on web and To Do app inside Microsoft Outlook. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 381749 [When this will happen:] General Availability (Worldwide, GCC, GCC High, and DoD): We will begin rolling out late April 2024 (previously early April) and expect to complete by mid-April 2025 (previously mid-February). |
Updated April 23, 2025: We have updated the timeline below. Thank you for your patience. In Microsoft 365 apps for the web, users can see their tasks in a grid view and can update details inline in To Do on web and To Do app inside Microsoft Outlook. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 381749 [When this will happen:] General Availability (Worldwide, GCC, GCC High, and DoD): We will begin rolling out late April 2024 (previously early April) and expect to complete by mid-May 2025 (previously mid-April). |
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| MC800503 | (Updated) Microsoft Teams: New Cross-location shifts in the Shifts app | 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). |
Updated April 25, 2025: We have updated the 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-May 2025 (previously mid-April). |
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| MC803014 | (Updated) Microsoft 365 Word, Excel, and PowerPoint for web: Enhanced File menu and easier file renaming | Updated March 5, 2025: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience. Coming soon for Microsoft Word for the web, Microsoft Excel for the web, and Microsoft PowerPoint for the web: An enhanced File menu, so users can more easily create, open, share, export, and manage files. We have also updated the autosave experience and made file renaming more efficient. [When this will happen:] Targeted Release: We began rolling out mid-May 2024 and expect to complete by late July 2024. General Availability (Worldwide): We will begin rolling out early August 2024 and expect to complete by mid-April 2025 (previously late February). |
Updated April 22, 2025: We have updated the timeline below. Thank you for your patience. Coming soon for Microsoft Word for the web, Microsoft Excel for the web, and Microsoft PowerPoint for the web: An enhanced File menu, so users can more easily create, open, share, export, and manage files. We have also updated the autosave experience and made file renaming more efficient. [When this will happen:] Targeted Release: We began rolling out mid-May 2024 and expect to complete by late July 2024. General Availability (Worldwide): We will begin rolling out early August 2024 and expect to complete by late May 2025 (previously mid-April). |
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| MC917748 | (Updated) Microsoft Teams and Microsoft Outlook: Name pronunciation on the profile card | Updated April 14, 2025: We have updated the content. Thank you for your patience. The admin toggle for Name Pronunciation is rolling out to Production starting this week. Admins will be required to configure in the admin center to avoid loss of data. Instructions to configure are in this support article. Please expect the admin toggle in the admin center starting the week of April 14th through April 18th, 2025. 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). |
Updated April 14, 2025: We have updated the content. Thank you for your patience. The admin toggle for Name Pronunciation is rolling out to Production starting this week. Admins will be required to configure in the admin center to avoid loss of data. Instructions to configure are in this support article. Please expect the admin toggle in the admin center starting the week of April 14th through April 18th, 2025. 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. |
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| MC993227 | (Updated) Microsoft Teams: Native Bluetooth call controls using hands-free protocol for multiple peripheral devices | Updated March 3, 2025: We have updated the content. Thank you for your patience. Coming soon for Microsoft Teams: When you have several peripheral devices connected to Teams, the one you use to answer a call will temporarily become the main device that will sync with Teams when using the device's buttons. After the call, the original device selected in Teams settings will take over again as the main device. After this rollout, users can use multiple native Bluetooth devices can be confident that call controls will function correctly with all of them. This message applies to Teams for Windows desktop. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 475853. [When this will happen:] Targeted Release: We will begin rolling out early March 2025 and expect to complete by late March 2025. General Availability (Worldwide, GCC, GCC High): We will begin rolling out mid-March 2025 and expect to complete by mid-April 2025. |
Updated April 25, 2025: We have updated the timeline below. Thank you for your patience. Coming soon for Microsoft Teams: When you have several peripheral devices connected to Teams, the one you use to answer a call will temporarily become the main device that will sync with Teams when using the device's buttons. After the call, the original device selected in Teams settings will take over again as the main device. After this rollout, users can use multiple native Bluetooth devices can be confident that call controls will function correctly with all of them. This message applies to Teams for Windows desktop. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 475853. [When this will happen:] Targeted Release: We will begin rolling out early March 2025 and expect to complete by late March 2025. General Availability (Worldwide, GCC, GCC High): We will begin rolling out mid-March 2025 and expect to complete by mid-May 2025 (previously mid-April). |
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| MC1002417 | (Updated) Microsoft SharePoint: The "spaces" feature will retire | User impact, Retirement | Updated message, User impact, Retirement | N/A |
| MC1023294 | (Updated) New Exchange Online Tenant Outbound Email Limits | Admin impact | Updated message, Admin impact | N/A |
| MC1030008 | (Updated) Microsoft Purview: New Personalization settings | New feature, User impact, Admin impact | Updated message, New feature, User impact, Admin impact | N/A |
| MC1034590 | (Updated) Microsoft Viva Insights: Microsoft Copilot Studio agents report (Preview) for the advanced insights app | New feature, User impact, Admin impact | Updated message, New feature, User impact, Admin impact | N/A |
| MC1038681 | (Updated) Microsoft Viva Learning: "AI & Copilot Resources" provider will be available to all Viva Learning users | New feature, User impact, Admin impact | Updated message, New feature, User impact, Admin impact | N/A |
| MC1038683 | (Updated) Microsoft Viva Learning: Copilot Academy will be available for all Microsoft 365 users | New feature, User impact, Admin impact | Updated message, New feature, User impact, Admin impact | N/A |
| MC1041964 | (Updated) Microsoft Outlook for iOS/Android: Large audience warnings for users | New feature, User impact | Updated message, New feature, User impact | N/A |
| MC1042929 | (Updated) Prevent/Fix - Microsoft Purview: HR Connector new sample power shell script | Admin impact | Updated message, Admin impact | 06/30/2025 |
| MC1042933 | (Updated) Microsoft Excel: Expanded eligibility for Python in Excel | Feature update, User impact, Admin impact | Updated message, Feature update, User impact, Admin impact | N/A |
| MC1046167 | (Updated) Microsoft Viva: Expanded AI admin role to manage Microsoft Copilot Dashboard settings | New feature, User impact, Admin impact | Updated message, New feature, User impact, Admin impact | N/A |
| MC1050723 | (Updated) Microsoft Entra ID: Update to user sign-in with Microsoft Authenticator Lite and Microsoft Authenticator app | Feature update, User impact | Updated message, Feature update, User impact | N/A |
| MC1052166 | (Updated) Microsoft Teams: Slide Control for PowerPoint presenters | New feature, User impact, Admin impact | Updated message, New feature, User impact, Admin impact | N/A |
| MC1053652 | (Updated) Microsoft Viva Pulse: New Delegation feature | New feature, User impact, Admin impact | Updated message, New feature, User impact, Admin impact | N/A |
| MC1059673 | Microsoft Teams: Expanded and enhanced peripheral auto-association support for Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) spaces | New feature, User impact, Admin impact | Updated message, New feature, User impact, Admin impact | N/A |
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| MC1042929 | (Updated) Prevent/Fix - Microsoft Purview: HR Connector new sample power shell script | Update the HR connector script used to upload data to Microsoft Purview Insider Risk Management. You can find the HR Connector new sample power shell script here: Set up a connector to import HR data | Microsoft Learn. If your connector is in a GCC environment, you can find the new sample power shell script here: Set up a connector to import HR data to the US Government cloud | Microsoft Learn https://github.com/microsoft/m365-compliance-connector-sample-scripts/blob/main/sample_script.ps1 https://github.com/microsoft/m365-compliance-connector-sample-scripts/blob/main/sample_script_gcc.ps1 https://github.com/microsoft/m365-compliance-connector-sample-scripts/blob/main/sample_script_ITAR_L4.ps1 https://github.com/microsoft/m365-compliance-connector-sample-scripts/blob/main/sample_script_ITARL5.ps1 https://learn.microsoft.com/purview/import-hr-data?tabs=microsoft-purview-portal https://learn.microsoft.com/purview/import-hr-data-us-government?tabs=microsoft-purview-portal |
Update the HR connector script used to upload data to Microsoft Purview Insider Risk Management. You can find the HR Connector new sample power shell script here: Set up a connector to import HR data | Microsoft Learn. If your connector is in a GCC environment, you can find the new sample power shell script here: Set up a connector to import HR data to the US Government cloud | Microsoft Learn https://github.com/microsoft/m365-compliance-connector-sample-scripts/blob/main/sample_script.ps1 https://github.com/microsoft/m365-compliance-connector-sample-scripts/blob/main/sample_script_gcc.ps1 https://github.com/microsoft/m365-compliance-connector-sample-scripts/blob/main/sample_script_ITAR_L4.ps1 https://github.com/microsoft/m365-compliance-connector-sample-scripts/blob/main/sample_script_ITARL5.ps1 https://learn.microsoft.com/purview/import-hr-data?tabs=microsoft-purview-portal https://learn.microsoft.com/purview/import-hr-data-us-government?tabs=microsoft-purview-portal |
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| MC1048530 | Take Action by April 29, 2025 - Microsoft Defender for Cloud Apps Network Configuration | Please ensure that your firewall rules are updated to allow outbound traffic on port 443 for the following IP addresses. This update should be completed and the IP addresses added to your firewall's allowlist by April 21, 2025: 13.107.228.0/24 13.107.229.0/24 13.107.219.0/24 13.107.227.0/24 150.171.97.0/24 All required outbound access IP addresses can also be found in Defender for Cloud Apps network requirements page under 'Portal Access'. Alternatively, if you currently allow outbound traffic based on Azure service tags, please add the new Azure service tag: 'AzureFrontDoor.MicrosoftSecurity' to your allowlist. This tag will be adjusted to reflect the above range by April 21, 2025. Learn more: Network requirements documentation https://aka.ms/MDANetworkDocs |
Please ensure that your firewall rules are updated to allow outbound traffic on port 443 for the following IP addresses. This update should be completed and the IP addresses added to your firewall's allowlist by April 29, 2025: 13.107.228.0/24 13.107.229.0/24 13.107.219.0/24 13.107.227.0/24 150.171.97.0/24 All required outbound access IP addresses can also be found in Defender for Cloud Apps network requirements page under 'Portal Access'. Alternatively, if you currently allow outbound traffic based on Azure service tags, please add the new Azure service tag: 'AzureFrontDoor.MicrosoftSecurity' to your allowlist. This tag will be adjusted to reflect the above range by April 28, 2025. Learn more: Network requirements documentation https://aka.ms/MDANetworkDocs |
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| MC1053121 | (Updated) Microsoft 365 apps: We will prompt users to back up their files in Microsoft OneDrive (new info) | This rollout will happen automatically by the specified date with no admin action required before the rollout. Review your current configuration and notify users about the change, explaining the benefits of OneDrive and the sync process. Consider updating any relevant documentation. Based on your feedback, we created a new policy called Restrict KFM from Office. When this new policy is enabled and deployed, Office apps won't show the Message Bar regardless of user eligibility. This policy is scoped only to Office apps and does not affect other OneDrive or KFM settings. This policy is available now in the Administrative Template files for Microsoft Office (version 5497.1000 or newer). If you don't want the message prompting users to back up their files to display to users in your organization, you can enable and deploy the Restrict KFM from Office policy. How to deploy this policy: If you use Active Directory, Microsoft Entra or hybrid environments, you can use Group Policy Objects. Group policy can represent policy settings in the file system or in Active Directory Domain Services. When used with Active Directory, Group Policy settings are contained in a Group Policy Object (GPO). (Group Policy overview for Windows | Microsoft Learn; Create and manage group policy in Microsoft Entra Domain Services - Microsoft Entra ID | Microsoft Learn) You can also use Cloud Policy Service: Cloud Policy service for Microsoft 365 lets you enforce policy settings for Microsoft 365 Apps for enterprise on a user's device, even if the device isn't domain joined or otherwise managed. When a user signs into Microsoft 365 Apps for enterprise on a device, the policy settings roam to that device. (Overview of Cloud Policy service for Microsoft 365 - Microsoft 365 Apps | Microsoft Learn) Learn more Redirect and move Windows known folders to OneDrive - SharePoint in Microsoft 365 | Microsoft Learn IT Admins - Use OneDrive policies to control sync settings - SharePoint in Microsoft 365 | Microsoft Learn Download Administrative Template Files (ADMX/ADML) for Microsoft Office Overview of Cloud Policy service for Microsoft 365 - Microsoft 365 Apps | Microsoft Learn Group Policy overview for Windows | Microsoft Learn Create and manage group policy in Microsoft Entra Domain Services - Microsoft Entra ID | Microsoft Learn https://config.office.com/officeSettings/officePolicies https://learn.microsoft.com/entra/identity/domain-services/manage-group-policy https://learn.microsoft.com/microsoft-365-apps/admin-center/overview-cloud-policy https://learn.microsoft.com/sharepoint/redirect-known-folders https://learn.microsoft.com/sharepoint/use-group-policy#prevent-users-from-moving-their-windows-known-folders-to-onedrive https://learn.microsoft.com/windows-server/identity/ad-ds/manage/group-policy/group-policy-overview https://www.microsoft.com/download/details.aspx?id=49030 |
This rollout will happen automatically by the specified date with no admin action required before the rollout. Review your current configuration and notify users about the change, explaining the benefits of OneDrive and the sync process. Consider updating any relevant documentation. Based on your feedback, we created a new policy called Restrict KFM from Office. When this new policy is enabled and deployed, Office apps won't show the Message Bar regardless of user eligibility. This policy is scoped only to Office apps and does not affect other OneDrive or KFM settings. This policy is available now in the Administrative Template files for Microsoft Office (version 5497.1000 or newer). If you don't want the message prompting users to back up their files to display to users in your organization, you can enable and deploy the Restrict KFM from Office policy. How to deploy this policy: If you use Active Directory, Microsoft Entra or hybrid environments, you can use Group Policy Objects. Group policy can represent policy settings in the file system or in Active Directory Domain Services. When used with Active Directory, Group Policy settings are contained in a Group Policy Object (GPO). (Group Policy overview for Windows | Microsoft Learn; Create and manage group policy in Microsoft Entra Domain Services - Microsoft Entra ID | Microsoft Learn) You can also use Cloud Policy Service: Cloud Policy service for Microsoft 365 lets you enforce policy settings for Microsoft 365 Apps for enterprise on a user's device, even if the device isn't domain joined or otherwise managed. When a user signs into Microsoft 365 Apps for enterprise on a device, the policy settings roam to that device. (Overview of Cloud Policy service for Microsoft 365 - Microsoft 365 Apps | Microsoft Learn) For more details on how to deploy his policy visit Deploy Restrict Known Folder Move from Office Group Policy - SharePoint in Microsoft 365 | Microsoft Learn Learn more Redirect and move Windows known folders to OneDrive - SharePoint in Microsoft 365 | Microsoft Learn IT Admins - Use OneDrive policies to control sync settings - SharePoint in Microsoft 365 | Microsoft Learn Download Administrative Template Files (ADMX/ADML) for Microsoft Office Overview of Cloud Policy service for Microsoft 365 - Microsoft 365 Apps | Microsoft Learn Group Policy overview for Windows | Microsoft Learn Create and manage group policy in Microsoft Entra Domain Services - Microsoft Entra ID | Microsoft Learn Deploy Restrict Known Folder Move from Office Group Policy - SharePoint in Microsoft 365 | Microsoft Learn https://config.office.com/officeSettings/officePolicies https://learn.microsoft.com/entra/identity/domain-services/manage-group-policy https://learn.microsoft.com/microsoft-365-apps/admin-center/overview-cloud-policy https://learn.microsoft.com/sharepoint/redirect-known-folders https://learn.microsoft.com/sharepoint/restrict-known-folder-move-office-group-policy https://learn.microsoft.com/sharepoint/use-group-policy#prevent-users-from-moving-their-windows-known-folders-to-onedrive https://learn.microsoft.com/windows-server/identity/ad-ds/manage/group-policy/group-policy-overview https://www.microsoft.com/download/details.aspx?id=49030 |
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| MC1053121 | (Updated) Microsoft 365 apps: We will prompt users to back up their files in Microsoft OneDrive (new info) | This rollout will happen automatically by the specified date with no admin action required before the rollout. Review your current configuration and notify users about the change, explaining the benefits of OneDrive and the sync process. Consider updating any relevant documentation. Based on your feedback, we created a new policy called Restrict KFM from Office. When this new policy is enabled and deployed, Office apps won't show the Message Bar regardless of user eligibility. This policy is scoped only to Office apps and does not affect other OneDrive or KFM settings. This policy is available now in the Administrative Template files for Microsoft Office (version 5497.1000 or newer). If you don't want the message prompting users to back up their files to display to users in your organization, you can enable and deploy the Restrict KFM from Office policy. How to deploy this policy: If you use Active Directory, Microsoft Entra or hybrid environments, you can use Group Policy Objects. Group policy can represent policy settings in the file system or in Active Directory Domain Services. When used with Active Directory, Group Policy settings are contained in a Group Policy Object (GPO). (Group Policy overview for Windows | Microsoft Learn; Create and manage group policy in Microsoft Entra Domain Services - Microsoft Entra ID | Microsoft Learn) You can also use Cloud Policy Service: Cloud Policy service for Microsoft 365 lets you enforce policy settings for Microsoft 365 Apps for enterprise on a user's device, even if the device isn't domain joined or otherwise managed. When a user signs into Microsoft 365 Apps for enterprise on a device, the policy settings roam to that device. (Overview of Cloud Policy service for Microsoft 365 - Microsoft 365 Apps | Microsoft Learn) For more details on how to deploy his policy visit Deploy Restrict Known Folder Move from Office Group Policy - SharePoint in Microsoft 365 | Microsoft Learn Learn more Redirect and move Windows known folders to OneDrive - SharePoint in Microsoft 365 | Microsoft Learn IT Admins - Use OneDrive policies to control sync settings - SharePoint in Microsoft 365 | Microsoft Learn Download Administrative Template Files (ADMX/ADML) for Microsoft Office Overview of Cloud Policy service for Microsoft 365 - Microsoft 365 Apps | Microsoft Learn Group Policy overview for Windows | Microsoft Learn Create and manage group policy in Microsoft Entra Domain Services - Microsoft Entra ID | Microsoft Learn Deploy Restrict Known Folder Move from Office Group Policy - SharePoint in Microsoft 365 | Microsoft Learn https://config.office.com/officeSettings/officePolicies https://learn.microsoft.com/entra/identity/domain-services/manage-group-policy https://learn.microsoft.com/microsoft-365-apps/admin-center/overview-cloud-policy https://learn.microsoft.com/sharepoint/redirect-known-folders https://learn.microsoft.com/sharepoint/restrict-known-folder-move-office-group-policy https://learn.microsoft.com/sharepoint/use-group-policy#prevent-users-from-moving-their-windows-known-folders-to-onedrive https://learn.microsoft.com/windows-server/identity/ad-ds/manage/group-policy/group-policy-overview https://www.microsoft.com/download/details.aspx?id=49030 |
This rollout will happen automatically by the specified date with no admin action required before the rollout. Review your current configuration and notify users about the change, explaining the benefits of OneDrive and the sync process. Consider updating any relevant documentation. Based on your feedback, we created a new policy called Restrict KFM from Office. When this new policy is enabled and deployed, Office apps won't show the Message Bar regardless of user eligibility. This policy is scoped only to Office apps and does not affect other OneDrive or KFM settings. This policy is available now in the Administrative Template files for Microsoft Office (version 5497.1000 or newer). If you don't want the message prompting users to back up their files to display to users in your organization, you can enable and deploy the Restrict KFM from Office policy. How to deploy this policy: If you use Active Directory, Microsoft Entra or hybrid environments, you can use Group Policy Objects. Group policy can represent policy settings in the file system or in Active Directory Domain Services. When used with Active Directory, Group Policy settings are contained in a Group Policy Object (GPO). (Group Policy overview for Windows | Microsoft Learn; Create and manage group policy in Microsoft Entra Domain Services - Microsoft Entra ID | Microsoft Learn) You can also use Cloud Policy Service: Cloud Policy service for Microsoft 365 lets you enforce policy settings for Microsoft 365 Apps for enterprise on a user's device, even if the device isn't domain joined or otherwise managed. When a user signs into Microsoft 365 Apps for enterprise on a device, the policy settings roam to that device. (Overview of Cloud Policy service for Microsoft 365 - Microsoft 365 Apps | Microsoft Learn) For more details on how to deploy this policy visit Deploy Restrict Known Folder Move from Office Group Policy - SharePoint in Microsoft 365 | Microsoft Learn Learn more Redirect and move Windows known folders to OneDrive - SharePoint in Microsoft 365 | Microsoft Learn IT Admins - Use OneDrive policies to control sync settings - SharePoint in Microsoft 365 | Microsoft Learn Download Administrative Template Files (ADMX/ADML) for Microsoft Office Overview of Cloud Policy service for Microsoft 365 - Microsoft 365 Apps | Microsoft Learn Group Policy overview for Windows | Microsoft Learn Create and manage group policy in Microsoft Entra Domain Services - Microsoft Entra ID | Microsoft Learn Deploy Restrict Known Folder Move from Office Group Policy - SharePoint in Microsoft 365 | Microsoft Learn https://config.office.com/officeSettings/officePolicies https://learn.microsoft.com/entra/identity/domain-services/manage-group-policy https://learn.microsoft.com/microsoft-365-apps/admin-center/overview-cloud-policy https://learn.microsoft.com/sharepoint/redirect-known-folders https://learn.microsoft.com/sharepoint/restrict-known-folder-move-office-group-policy https://learn.microsoft.com/sharepoint/use-group-policy#prevent-users-from-moving-their-windows-known-folders-to-onedrive https://learn.microsoft.com/windows-server/identity/ad-ds/manage/group-policy/group-policy-overview https://www.microsoft.com/download/details.aspx?id=49030 |
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MC Title changes
| MC ID | MC Title | Old Value | New Value | MC Action required by |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MC1002417 | (Updated) Microsoft SharePoint: The "spaces" feature will retire | Microsoft SharePoint: The "spaces" feature will retire | (Updated) Microsoft SharePoint: The "spaces" feature will retire | N/A |
| MC1023294 | (Updated) New Exchange Online Tenant Outbound Email Limits | New Exchange Online Tenant Outbound Email Limits | (Updated) New Exchange Online Tenant Outbound Email Limits | N/A |
| MC1030008 | (Updated) Microsoft Purview: New Personalization settings | Microsoft Purview: New Personalization settings | (Updated) Microsoft Purview: New Personalization settings | N/A |
| MC1034590 | (Updated) Microsoft Viva Insights: Microsoft Copilot Studio agents report (Preview) for the advanced insights app | Microsoft Viva Insights: Microsoft Copilot Studio agents report (Preview) for the advanced insights app | (Updated) Microsoft Viva Insights: Microsoft Copilot Studio agents report (Preview) for the advanced insights app | N/A |
| MC1038681 | (Updated) Microsoft Viva Learning: "AI & Copilot Resources" provider will be available to all Viva Learning users | Microsoft Viva Learning: "AI | (Updated) Microsoft Viva Learning: "AI & Copilot Resources" provider will be available to all Viva Learning users | N/A |
| MC1038683 | (Updated) Microsoft Viva Learning: Copilot Academy will be available for all Microsoft 365 users | Microsoft Viva Learning: Copilot Academy will be available for all Microsoft 365 users | (Updated) Microsoft Viva Learning: Copilot Academy will be available for all Microsoft 365 users | N/A |
| MC1041964 | (Updated) Microsoft Outlook for iOS/Android: Large audience warnings for users | Microsoft Outlook for iOS/Android: Large audience warnings for users | (Updated) Microsoft Outlook for iOS/Android: Large audience warnings for users | N/A |
| MC1042929 | (Updated) Prevent/Fix - Microsoft Purview: HR Connector new sample power shell script | Prevent/Fix - Microsoft Purview: HR Connector new sample power shell script | (Updated) Prevent/Fix - Microsoft Purview: HR Connector new sample power shell script | 06/30/2025 |
| MC1042933 | (Updated) Microsoft Excel: Expanded eligibility for Python in Excel | Microsoft Excel: Expanded eligibility for Python in Excel | (Updated) Microsoft Excel: Expanded eligibility for Python in Excel | N/A |
| MC1046167 | (Updated) Microsoft Viva: Expanded AI admin role to manage Microsoft Copilot Dashboard settings | Microsoft Viva: Expanded AI admin role to manage Microsoft Copilot Dashboard settings | (Updated) Microsoft Viva: Expanded AI admin role to manage Microsoft Copilot Dashboard settings | N/A |
| MC1048530 | Take Action by April 29, 2025 - Microsoft Defender for Cloud Apps Network Configuration | Take Action by April 21, 2025 - Microsoft Defender for Cloud Apps Network Configuration | Take Action by April 29, 2025 - Microsoft Defender for Cloud Apps Network Configuration | 04/29/2025 |
| MC1050723 | (Updated) Microsoft Entra ID: Update to user sign-in with Microsoft Authenticator Lite and Microsoft Authenticator app | Microsoft Entra ID: Update to user sign-in with Microsoft Authenticator Lite and Microsoft Authenticator app | (Updated) Microsoft Entra ID: Update to user sign-in with Microsoft Authenticator Lite and Microsoft Authenticator app | N/A |
| MC1052166 | (Updated) Microsoft Teams: Slide Control for PowerPoint presenters | Microsoft Teams: Slide Control for PowerPoint presenters | (Updated) Microsoft Teams: Slide Control for PowerPoint presenters | N/A |
| MC1053121 | (Updated) Microsoft 365 apps: We will prompt users to back up their files in Microsoft OneDrive (new info) | Microsoft 365 apps: We will prompt users to back up their files in Microsoft OneDrive (new info) | (Updated) Microsoft 365 apps: We will prompt users to back up their files in Microsoft OneDrive (new info) | N/A |
| MC1053652 | (Updated) Microsoft Viva Pulse: New Delegation feature | Microsoft Viva Pulse: New Delegation feature | (Updated) Microsoft Viva Pulse: New Delegation feature | N/A |
CW17 New Office 365 Message Center items
| MC ID | MC Title | MC Category | MC Workload | MC Major Change | MC Action required by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MC1059676 | Microsoft Teams: Easily call in a presenter from the roster for town halls and webinars | Stay Informed | Microsoft Teams | False | N/A |
| MC1059675 | Microsoft Teams: Pop out live captions and Real-Time Text (RTT) in Teams meetings | Stay Informed | Microsoft Teams | False | N/A |
| MC1059674 | Microsoft Teams: Real-Time Text (RTT) in Teams meetings and calls | Plan For Change | Microsoft Teams | False | N/A |
| MC1059673 | Microsoft Teams: Expanded and enhanced peripheral auto-association support for Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) spaces | Plan For Change | Microsoft Teams | False | N/A |
| MC1059672 | Microsoft Viva Engage: Analytics data retention will be 18 months instead of 24 months | Plan For Change | Microsoft Viva | True | N/A |
| MC1059671 | Microsoft SharePoint Online eSignature for Microsoft Word | Stay Informed | SharePoint Online, Microsoft 365 apps | False | N/A |
| MC1059668 | Microsoft Teams: Meeting option suggestions in classic Microsoft Outlook for Windows | Stay Informed | Microsoft Teams | False | N/A |
| MC1059667 | Action required: Classic Microsoft Teams end of availability starts July 1, 2025 | Plan For Change | Microsoft Teams | True | 06/30/2025 |
| MC1059664 | Microsoft Teams: Real-Time Text (RTT) in Teams meetings and calls for Microsoft 365 operated by 21Vianet | Plan For Change | Microsoft Teams | False | N/A |
| MC1060476 | Microsoft Defender XDR services: Deploy the New Defender for Identity sensor on Microsoft Entra Connect servers | Stay Informed | Microsoft Defender XDR | False | N/A |
| MC1060467 | Action Required - Microsoft Defender for Cloud Apps Network Configurations Changes | Prevent Or Fix Issue | Microsoft Defender XDR | False | 05/01/2025 |
| MC1060462 | Additional breakdown metrics by app for Copilot Chat in the Microsoft 365 Copilot Chat standalone report | Stay Informed | Microsoft 365 suite, Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365) | False | N/A |
| MC1060460 | Microsoft Viva Pulse: Customize and display your internal usage guidelines for authors and responders | Stay Informed | Microsoft Viva | False | N/A |
| MC1061109 | Microsoft SharePoint and Microsoft OneDrive: New PDF compression feature | Stay Informed | SharePoint Online, OneDrive for Business | False | N/A |
| MC1061107 | Microsoft 365 Copilot in Viva Glint: Viva Glint admin can enable Copilot for the Company admin user role | Stay Informed | Microsoft Viva | False | N/A |
| MC1061104 | Microsoft Teams Premium: Moderator-governed meetings for information barrier compliance | Plan For Change | Microsoft Teams | False | N/A |
| MC1061103 | Microsoft Purview | Data Loss Prevention: Ability to rename policy and rules | Stay Informed | Microsoft Purview | False | N/A |
| MC1061019 | Power Automate - Integrate Copilot in Process Mining analysis | Stay Informed | Microsoft Power Automate | False | N/A |
| MC1060869 | Microsoft Purview Data Security Posture Management for AI Apps and agents | Plan For Change | Microsoft Purview | False | N/A |
| MC1060864 | Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365): Open Copilot Pages content in a Word document | Plan For Change | Microsoft 365 apps | False | N/A |
| MC1060858 | Expanding reference capabilities with Microsoft 365 Copilot in Word | Plan For Change | Microsoft 365 apps, Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365) | False | N/A |
| MC1060856 | OneNote Pages in M365 Copilot Chat | Stay Informed | Microsoft 365 suite | False | N/A |
| MC1060845 | New Service Plan: People Skills (Foundation) | Plan For Change | Microsoft 365 suite, Microsoft Viva | False | N/A |
| MC1060842 | Microsoft 365 Copilot: People Skills will be available starting in May | Plan For Change | Microsoft 365 suite, Microsoft Viva | True | N/A |
| MC1060783 | (Highlight) Microsoft 365 Copilot app: Updates for unlicensed Microsoft 365 Copilot Chat users (Wave 2 Spring release) | Plan For Change | Microsoft 365 suite | True | N/A |
| MC1061725 | Microsoft Teams: New DVR (digital video recording) capabilities for town halls on iOS and Android | Stay Informed | Microsoft Teams | False | N/A |
| MC1061724 | Microsoft Defender for Cloud Apps: Improvements to threat protection capabilities | Plan For Change | Microsoft Defender XDR | True | N/A |
| MC1061721 | Microsoft Viva Engage: Report conversations feature in new admin center | Stay Informed | Microsoft Viva | False | N/A |
| MC1061719 | OneDrive: ask Copilot questions on meeting recordings | Plan For Change | OneDrive for Business | False | N/A |
| MC1062455 | SharePoint Online: New document library template type "Resume repository" for resume organization and hiring | Stay Informed | SharePoint Online | False | N/A |
| MC1062453 | Changes to how users install Microsoft 365 apps from the Microsoft 365 Copilot app | Plan For Change | Microsoft 365 apps | False | N/A |
| MC1062452 | Microsoft Teams: Join as attendees in Microsoft events from Teams Rooms on Windows | Stay Informed | Microsoft Teams | False | N/A |
| MC1062451 | Microsoft SharePoint: Customize your sites with multi-color themes | Stay Informed | SharePoint Online | False | N/A |
| MC1062450 | Microsoft Fabric: Changes to delegation capabilities for Microsoft Azure OpenAI tenant settings | Plan For Change | Power BI | True | N/A |
| MC1062449 | Microsoft Viva Goals: Optional in-product retirement announcement banner | Plan For Change | Microsoft Viva | False | N/A |
| MC1062447 | Microsoft Fabric: Changes to tenant admin setting that governs the access of service principals to public APIs | Plan For Change | Power BI | True | 07/31/2025 |
| MC1062963 | Power Automate - Save flow for future retrieval with designer resiliency | Stay Informed | Microsoft Power Automate | False | N/A |
