from 07/07/2025 to 07/13/2025
13 Office 365 Message Center Items were changed and
13 Office 365 Message Center Items were added
Please note: Only common Message Center messages are in this list you should always check your Message Center for additional messages
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MC End Time changes
| MC ID | MC Title | Old Value | New Value | MC Action required by |
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| MC1042925 | (Updated) Microsoft Defender for Office 365: Enhancing page load performance | 12/31/2025 09:00:00 | 2026-02-09T09:00:00Z | N/A |
| MC1045227 | (Updated) Microsoft Viva Connections cards in SharePoint agents | 10/06/2025 09:00:00 | 2025-12-08T08:00:00Z | N/A |
| MC904540 | (Updated) Microsoft Purview | Data Loss Prevention: Diagnostics now in the Purview compliance portal | 06/09/2025 09:00:00 | 2025-10-06T09:00:00Z | N/A |
| MC929023 | (Updated) Microsoft Loop – Microsoft 365 Groups for Managing New Loop workspaces | 09/01/2025 09:00:00 | 2025-12-08T08:00:00Z | N/A |
| MC992216 | (Updated) Microsoft Teams: Third-party chat and meeting keyboard shortcut support | 08/11/2025 09:00:00 | 2025-09-15T09:00:00Z | N/A |
MC Messages changes
| MC ID | MC Title | Old Value | New Value | MC Action required by |
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| MC1042925 | (Updated) Microsoft Defender for Office 365: Enhancing page load performance | At Microsoft Defender for Office 365, we are committed to providing seamless and efficient SOC workflows. One of the key areas of feedback from our users has been the latency experienced when loading certain pages within the Defender portal. To address this, our engineering team is undertaking a long-term investment initiative aimed at significantly improving page load times. [When this will happen:] Phase 1 | General Availability (Worldwide, GCC, GCC High, DoD): We will begin rolling out late March 2025 and expect to complete by late June 2025. |
Updated July 9, 2025: We have updated the timeline below. Thank you for your patience. At Microsoft Defender for Office 365, we are committed to providing seamless and efficient SOC workflows. One of the key areas of feedback from our users has been the latency experienced when loading certain pages within the Defender portal. To address this, our engineering team is undertaking a long-term investment initiative aimed at significantly improving page load times. [When this will happen:] Phase 1 | General Availability (Worldwide, GCC, GCC High, DoD): We will begin rolling out late March 2025 and expect to complete by December 2025 (previously late June). |
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| MC1045227 | (Updated) Microsoft Viva Connections cards in SharePoint agents | Microsoft SharePoint agents will now bring Viva Connections cards to conversations. When a card is relevant for a specific topic, it will surface in the conversation chat, allowing users to interact with it directly from SharePoint agents without interrupting their flow. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 412621. [When this will happen:] Public Preview: We will begin rolling out on late March 2025 and expect to complete by late June 2025. General Availability (Worldwide): We will begin rolling out on late June 2025 and expect to complete by late August 2025. |
Updated July 11, 2025: We have updated the timeline below. Thank you for your patience. Microsoft SharePoint agents will now bring Viva Connections cards to conversations. When a card is relevant for a specific topic, it will surface in the conversation chat, allowing users to interact with it directly from SharePoint agents without interrupting their flow. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 412621. [When this will happen:] Public Preview: We will begin rolling out on late March 2025 and expect to complete by late June 2025. General Availability (Worldwide): We will begin rolling out on late September 2025 (previously late June) and expect to complete by late October 2025 (previously late August). |
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| MC1070180 | (Updated) Microsoft Fabric: Workspace inbound/outbound access protection will be available by default (preview) | Updated July 3, 2025: We have updated the timeline below. Thank you for your patience. Microsoft Fabric will introduce two Preview features called Workspace-level private links and Outbound access protection at the Fabric workspace level. At the tenant level, the corresponding settings Configure workspace level inbound network rules and Configure workspace level outbound network rules will be in the Advanced networking section of the Fabric admin portal. The new tenant-level settings will be enabled by default, which will allow the workspace admins to configure Workspace-level private links and Outbound access protection. The workspace admin will then decide whether to configure these features at the workspace level. You (the tenant admin) can switch off the tenant toggle in the Fabric admin center if you decide not to make this feature available to your workspace admins. [When this will happen:] Public Preview (Worldwide): We will begin rolling out in late August 2025 (previously late June). We will communicate the plan for General Availability in a future post. |
Updated July 9, 2025: We have updated the timeline below. Thank you for your patience. Microsoft Fabric will introduce two Preview features called Workspace-level private links and Outbound access protection at the Fabric workspace level. At the tenant level, the corresponding settings Configure workspace level inbound network rules and Configure workspace level outbound network rules will be in the Advanced networking section of the Fabric admin portal.The new tenant-level settings will be disabled by default. You (the tenant admin) can switch ON the tenant toggle in the Fabric admin center if you decide to make this feature available to your workspace admins. This will allow the workspace admins to configure Workspace-level private links and Outbound access protection. The workspace admin will then decide whether to configure these features at the workspace level. [When this will happen:] Public Preview (Worldwide): We will begin rolling out in late July 2025 (previously late August). We will communicate the plan for General Availability in a future post. |
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| MC1077865 | Updated: Microsoft Teams: Introducing the Network Strength Indicator | Updated June 10, 2025: We have updated the timeline below. Thank you for your patience. To improve meeting clarity and reduce confusion caused by connectivity issues, we're adding a new Network Strength Indicator. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 414513 [When this will happen:] Targeted Release: We will begin rolling out late August 2025 and expect to complete by early September 2025. General Availability (Worldwide, GCC): We will begin rolling out early September 2025 and expect to complete by mid-September 2025. |
Updated June 10, 2025: We have updated the timeline below. Thank you for your patience. To improve meeting clarity and reduce confusion caused by connectivity issues, we're adding a new Network Strength Indicator. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 414513 [When this will happen:] Targeted Release: We will begin rolling out early October 2025 and expect to complete by mid-October 2025. General Availability (Worldwide, GCC): We will begin rolling out late October 2025 and expect to complete by mid-November 2025. |
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| MC1096218 | (Updated) Microsoft 365 Copilot: Extending Copilot Chat to Microsoft 365 apps | We're excited to announce that we are making Copilot Chat available as a side-by-side experience in Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, and OneNote to help users access AI in their flow of work.
Copilot Chat in Word (Windows desktop) for users without a Microsoft 365 Copilot license. UI elements subject to change. Reference image of the Copilot settings menu in Word (Windows desktop). UI elements subject to change. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 494830 |
Updated July 11, 2025: The rollout for Word, Excel, PowerPoint and OneNote has been delayed. The original timing has been updated in the original message and now includes Windows Current Channel and Monthly Enterprise Channel timing. We're excited to announce that we are making Copilot Chat available as a side-by-side experience in Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, and OneNote to help users access AI in their flow of work. Copilot Chat in Word (Windows desktop) for users without a Microsoft 365 Copilot license. UI elements subject to change. Reference image of the Copilot settings menu in Word (Windows desktop). UI elements subject to change. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 494830 |
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| MC1098935 | (Updated) Microsoft SharePoint: Header and Footer enhancements | We're updating the Microsoft SharePoint site header and footer to deliver a more modern, customizable, and brand-aligned experience. This visual enhancement introduces new options for customizing the header, footer, and navigation links-empowering site owners to better reflect their organization's identity and create more engaging, connected SharePoint sites. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 489225. [When this will happen:] Targeted Release: We will begin rolling out early July 2025 and expect to complete by mid-July 2025. General Availability (Worldwide, GCC): We will begin rolling out late July 2025 and expect to complete by mid-August 2025. General Availability (GCC High, DoD): We will start rolling out mid-August 2025 and expect to complete by late August 2025. |
Updated July 8, 2025: We have updated the timeline below. Thank you for your patience. We're updating the Microsoft SharePoint site header and footer to deliver a more modern, customizable, and brand-aligned experience. This visual enhancement introduces new options for customizing the header, footer, and navigation links-empowering site owners to better reflect their organization's identity and create more engaging, connected SharePoint sites. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 489225. [When this will happen:] Targeted Release: We will begin rolling out mid-July 2025 (previously early July) and expect to complete by late July 2025 (previously mid-July). General Availability (Worldwide, GCC): We will begin rolling out late July 2025 and expect to complete by mid-August 2025. General Availability (GCC High, DoD): We will start rolling out mid-August 2025 and expect to complete by late August 2025. |
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| MC1102762 | Updates to user and group assignment views on the Microsoft Admin Center | We're updating the product licensing experience in the Microsoft Admin Center to make it easier for admins to distinguish between direct and group-based license assignments. This update improves clarity and performance on the product licensing pages (Billing > Licenses), helping you quickly understand how licenses are assigned and to whom. [When this will happen:] Rollout will begin in late June 2025 and is expected to complete by mid-July 2025. |
Updated July 8, 2025: We have updated the timeline below. Thank you for your patience. We're updating the product licensing experience in the Microsoft Admin Center to make it easier for admins to distinguish between direct and group-based license assignments. This update improves clarity and performance on the product licensing pages (Billing > Licenses), helping you quickly understand how licenses are assigned and to whom. [When this will happen:] Rollout will begin in late June 2025 and is expected to complete by late July 2025 (previously mid-July). |
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| MC1102791 | (Updated) Microsoft 365 admin center: New Multi-admin notifications for Microsoft 365 Backup | We're introducing a new feature-Multi-admin notifications for Microsoft 365 Backup. This feature enables organizations to configure a centralized backup notifications list to ensure key stakeholders are regularly alerted about important backup events and routine actions. This feature enhances visibility and administrative awareness by sending email notifications to designated admins and stakeholders, helping protect against malicious or accidental changes to backup settings and restores. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 464993. [When this will happen:] General Availability (Worldwide): We will begin rolling out early July 2025 and expect to complete by mid-July 2025. |
Updated July 10, 2025: We have updated the timeline below. Thank you for your patience. We're introducing a new feature-Multi-admin notifications for Microsoft 365 Backup. This feature enables organizations to configure a centralized backup notifications list to ensure key stakeholders are regularly alerted about important backup events and routine actions. This feature enhances visibility and administrative awareness by sending email notifications to designated admins and stakeholders, helping protect against malicious or accidental changes to backup settings and restores. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 464993. [When this will happen:] General Availability (Worldwide): We will begin rolling out early August 2025 (previously early July) and expect to complete by mid-August 2025 (previously mid-July). |
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| MC1104306 | (Updated) Microsoft Teams: Users can save chats and channel messages for later | We're introducing a new user feature in Microsoft Teams that allows individuals to save any message-whether it's a post, reply, or chat-and access it later from the Saved view in their Chat or Teams list. Clicking a saved message will open the full conversation in the right pane, enabling users to review or respond directly. This helps users quickly return to important information without scrolling through long threads. This message applies to Teams for Windows desktop, Teams for Mac desktop, Teams for the web, and Teams for iOS/Android. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 496369. [When this will happen:] Targeted Release: We will begin rolling out early August 2025 and expect to complete by mid-August 2025. General Availability (Worldwide, GCC, GCC High, DoD): We will begin rolling out late August 2025 and expect to complete by early September 2025. |
Updated July 10, 2025: This feature will not be available for tenants in the Education (EDU) segment. We're introducing a new user feature in Microsoft Teams that allows individuals to save any message-whether it's a post, reply, or chat-and access it later from the Saved view in their Chat or Teams list. Clicking a saved message will open the full conversation in the right pane, enabling users to review or respond directly. This helps users quickly return to important information without scrolling through long threads. This message applies to Teams for Windows desktop, Teams for Mac desktop, Teams for the web, and Teams for iOS/Android. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 496369. [When this will happen:] Targeted Release: We will begin rolling out early August 2025 and expect to complete by mid-August 2025. General Availability (Worldwide, GCC, GCC High, DoD): We will begin rolling out late August 2025 and expect to complete by early September 2025. |
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| MC1112449 | (Updated) Missed Activity Emails for Teams Will Now Come from a Unified Domain | To support a more consistent and secure email experience across Microsoft 365, we are transitioning to a unified domain for all product-generated emails. As part of this change, missed activity emails for Microsoft Teams will now be sent from teams.mail.microsoft instead of the previous teams.email.microsoft domain. [When this will happen:] Public Preview: Rolling out early July 2025, expected to complete by early July 2025. Targeted Release: Rolling out early July 2025, expected to complete by early July 2025. General Availability: Rolling out mid-July 2025, expected to complete by late July 2025. |
Updated July 11, 2025: We have updated the content. Thank you for your patience. To support a more consistent and secure email experience across Microsoft 365, we are transitioning to a unified domain for all product-generated emails. As part of this change, missed activity emails for Microsoft Teams will now be sent from 'no-reply@teams.mail.microsoft' instead of the previous 'noreply@*email.teams.microsoft.com' domain. [When this will happen:] Public Preview: Rolling out early July 2025, expected to complete by early July 2025. Targeted Release: Rolling out early July 2025, expected to complete by early July 2025. General Availability: Rolling out mid-July 2025, expected to complete by late July 2025. |
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| MC904540 | (Updated) Microsoft Purview | Data Loss Prevention: Diagnostics now in the Purview compliance portal | Updated February 28, 2025: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience. Coming soon to the Microsoft Purview compliance portal: To assist you in diagnosing issues encountered while using Microsoft Information Protection (MIP) and Data Loss Prevention (DLP), we will release a new experience where you can run diagnostics to help identify the root cause of issues and provide remediation options. Before this rollout, these diagnostics were only available as Microsoft PowerShell cmdlets. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 418566. [When this will happen:] Public Preview: We will begin rolling out early December 2024 (previously late October) and expect to complete by late December 2024 (previously mid-November). General Availability (Worldwide): We will begin rolling out mid-April 2025 (previously mid-February) and expect to complete by late April 2025 (previously late February). |
Updated July 9, 2025: This release has been launched for tenants in the Worldwide environment. We have updated the timeline below. Thank you for your patience. Coming soon to the Microsoft Purview compliance portal: To assist you in diagnosing issues encountered while using Microsoft Information Protection (MIP) and Data Loss Prevention (DLP), we will release a new experience where you can run diagnostics to help identify the root cause of issues and provide remediation options. Before this rollout, these diagnostics were only available as Microsoft PowerShell cmdlets. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 418566. [When this will happen:] Public Preview: We will begin rolling out early December 2024 (previously late October) and expect to complete by late December 2024 (previously mid-November). General Availability (Worldwide): We will begin rolling out mid-April and expect to complete by late April. General Availability (GCC, GCCHigh, DoD): We will begin rolling out late July 2025 (previously mid-April) and expect to complete by late August 2025 (previously late April). |
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| MC929023 | (Updated) Microsoft Loop – Microsoft 365 Groups for Managing New Loop workspaces | Updated April 3, 2025: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience. When creating a new Loop workspace, users will be able to choose an existing Microsoft 365 Group to manage the workspace's lifetime, governance, and compliance, similar to SharePoint Team sites. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 422728 [When this will happen:] General Availability (Worldwide): We will begin rolling out late June 2025 (previously late March) and expect to complete by late July 2025 (previously late April). |
Updated July 8, 2025: We have updated the timeline below. Thank you for your patience. When creating a new Loop workspace, users will be able to choose an existing Microsoft 365 Group to manage the workspace's lifetime, governance, and compliance, similar to SharePoint Team sites. [When this will happen:] General Availability (Worldwide): We will begin rolling out late September 2025 (previously late June) and expect to complete by late October 2025 (previously late July). |
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| MC992216 | (Updated) Microsoft Teams: Third-party chat and meeting keyboard shortcut support | Updated June 13, 2025: We have updated the 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-June 2025 (previously mid-May) and expect to complete by late June 2025 (previously late May). |
Updated July 9, 2025: We have updated the 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 late July 2025 (previously mid-June) and expect to complete by early August 2025 (previously late June). |
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MC MessageTagNames changes
| MC ID | MC Title | Old Value | New Value | MC Action required by |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MC1042925 | (Updated) Microsoft Defender for Office 365: Enhancing page load performance | Feature update, User impact, Admin impact | Updated message, Feature update, User impact, Admin impact | N/A |
| MC1045227 | (Updated) Microsoft Viva Connections cards in SharePoint agents | New feature, User impact | Updated message, New feature, User impact | N/A |
| MC1096218 | (Updated) Microsoft 365 Copilot: Extending Copilot Chat to Microsoft 365 apps | New feature, User impact, Admin impact | Updated message, New feature, User impact, Admin impact | N/A |
| MC1098935 | (Updated) Microsoft SharePoint: Header and Footer enhancements | New feature, User impact | Updated message, New feature, User impact | N/A |
| MC1102762 | Updates to user and group assignment views on the Microsoft Admin Center | Feature update, Admin impact | Updated message, Feature update, Admin impact | N/A |
| MC1102791 | (Updated) Microsoft 365 admin center: New Multi-admin notifications for Microsoft 365 Backup | New feature, Admin impact | Updated message, New feature, Admin impact | N/A |
| MC1104306 | (Updated) Microsoft Teams: Users can save chats and channel messages for later | New feature, User impact, Admin impact | Updated message, New feature, User impact, Admin impact | N/A |
| MC1112449 | (Updated) Missed Activity Emails for Teams Will Now Come from a Unified Domain | Feature update, User impact | Updated message, Feature update, User impact | N/A |
MC prepare changes
| MC ID | MC Title | Old Value | New Value | MC Action required by |
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| MC1070180 | (Updated) Microsoft Fabric: Workspace inbound/outbound access protection will be available by default (preview) | After we release these features, please review these settings to assess the impact on your organization and adjust them as needed. If you have questions or need further assistance, please do not hesitate to contact our support team. Learn more: Microsoft Fabric security - Microsoft Fabric | Microsoft Learn We will update this post with new documentation. https://learn.microsoft.com/fabric/security/ |
After we release these features, please review these settings to assess the impact on your organization and adjust them as needed. If you have questions or need further assistance, please do not hesitate to contact our support team. Learn more: Microsoft Fabric security - Microsoft Fabric | Microsoft Learn We will update this post with new documentation. |
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| MC929023 | (Updated) Microsoft Loop – Microsoft 365 Groups for Managing New Loop workspaces | There is nothing you need to do to prepare. These changes will roll to your tenant automatically. https://www.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/roadmap?filters=&searchterms=422728 |
There is nothing you need to do to prepare. These changes will roll to your tenant automatically. | N/A |
MC Title changes
| MC ID | MC Title | Old Value | New Value | MC Action required by |
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| MC1042925 | (Updated) Microsoft Defender for Office 365: Enhancing page load performance | Microsoft Defender for Office 365: Enhancing page load performance | (Updated) Microsoft Defender for Office 365: Enhancing page load performance | N/A |
| MC1045227 | (Updated) Microsoft Viva Connections cards in SharePoint agents | Microsoft Viva Connections cards in SharePoint agents | (Updated) Microsoft Viva Connections cards in SharePoint agents | N/A |
| MC1096218 | (Updated) Microsoft 365 Copilot: Extending Copilot Chat to Microsoft 365 apps | Microsoft 365 Copilot: Extending Copilot Chat to Microsoft 365 apps | (Updated) Microsoft 365 Copilot: Extending Copilot Chat to Microsoft 365 apps | N/A |
| MC1098935 | (Updated) Microsoft SharePoint: Header and Footer enhancements | Microsoft SharePoint: Header and Footer enhancements | (Updated) Microsoft SharePoint: Header and Footer enhancements | N/A |
| MC1102791 | (Updated) Microsoft 365 admin center: New Multi-admin notifications for Microsoft 365 Backup | Microsoft 365 admin center: New Multi-admin notifications for Microsoft 365 Backup | (Updated) Microsoft 365 admin center: New Multi-admin notifications for Microsoft 365 Backup | N/A |
| MC1104306 | (Updated) Microsoft Teams: Users can save chats and channel messages for later | Microsoft Teams: Users can save chats and channel messages for later | (Updated) Microsoft Teams: Users can save chats and channel messages for later | N/A |
| MC1112449 | (Updated) Missed Activity Emails for Teams Will Now Come from a Unified Domain | Missed Activity Emails for Teams Will Now Come from a Unified Domain | (Updated) Missed Activity Emails for Teams Will Now Come from a Unified Domain | N/A |
CW28 New Office 365 Message Center items
| MC ID | MC Title | MC Category | MC Workload | MC Major Change | MC Action required by |
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| MC1111178 | PowerPoint: Deprecation of Reuse Slides Button in Ribbon | Plan For Change | Microsoft 365 apps | True | N/A |
| MC1111786 | Updates available for Microsoft 365 Apps for all channels | Stay Informed | Microsoft 365 apps | False | N/A |
| MC1111780 | Improved backup and restore experience for Microsoft Authenticator on iOS | Plan For Change | Microsoft Entra | True | N/A |
| MC1111779 | Self-nomination as a community expert in Viva Engage communities | Stay Informed | Microsoft Viva | False | N/A |
| MC1111778 | Microsoft Purview | Information Protection: Sensitivity label grouping modernization | Plan For Change | Microsoft 365 suite | False | N/A |
| MC1112455 | Outlook: Report junk + block or unsubscribe in one same action | Stay Informed | Microsoft 365 apps | False | N/A |
| MC1112454 | Pin AppBar from Hamburger context menu | Stay Informed | Microsoft Teams | False | N/A |
| MC1112452 | Microsoft Outlook | Outlook Mobile: New unverified sender banner in reading pane | Stay Informed | Microsoft 365 apps | False | N/A |
| MC1112450 | Microsoft 365 Copilot | Viva Engage discussion posts added to grounding sources | Stay Informed | Microsoft Viva | False | N/A |
| MC1112449 | (Updated) Missed Activity Emails for Teams Will Now Come from a Unified Domain | Stay Informed | Microsoft Teams | False | N/A |
| MC1113112 | Microsoft Exchange Online | Releasing Multi-Geo In-Region Routing | Stay Informed | Exchange Online | False | N/A |
| MC1113668 | Microsoft Teams Premium: SMS support expands to Australia | Stay Informed | Microsoft Teams | False | N/A |
| MC1113665 | Physical badging Connector new sample power shell script | Stay Informed | Microsoft Purview | False | N/A |
