from 10/04/2021 to 10/10/2021
17 Office 365 Message Center Items were changed and 23 Office 365 Message Center Items were added
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Changes
MC Action Required By changes
| MC ID | MC Title | Old Value | New Value | MC Action required by |
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| MC273937 | (Updated) Update: CAE On By Default | N/A | 2021-10-30T02:00:00Z | 10/30/2021 |
| MC281886 | (Updated) Take Action: Android Microsoft 365 apps and Company Portal will no longer be supported on Chrome OS devices | 2021-09-23T09:00:00Z | 2021-11-01T08:00:00Z | N/A |
| MC270671 | (Updated) We're updating the Hybrid federated search | 2021-10-01T09:00:00Z | 2021-10-10T09:00:00Z | 10/10/2021 |
| MC275807 | (Updated) Removing Message Trace in SCC. Move Custom Queries to Message Trace in the new Modern EAC. | 2021-10-05T09:00:00Z | 2021-11-01T08:00:00Z | 11/01/2021 |
MC Category changes
| MC ID | MC Title | Old Value | New Value | MC Action required by |
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| MC273937 | (Updated) Update: CAE On By Default | Stay Informed | Plan For Change | 10/30/2021 |
MC End Time changes
| MC ID | MC Title | Old Value | New Value | MC Action required by |
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| MC255540 | (Updated) Continuous access evaluation on by default | 2021-10-31T08:00:00Z | 2021-11-30T08:00:00Z | 06/15/2021 |
| MC257468 | (Updated) Power Apps can now display images from Microsoft Lists | 2021-11-30T08:00:00Z | 2022-01-31T08:00:00Z | N/A |
| MC277647 | (Updated) Communication compliance ability to analyze linked content from OneDrive and SharePoint Online | 2021-11-19T08:00:00Z | 2021-12-31T08:00:00Z | N/A |
| MC284359 | (Updated) Preview: New named entities SITs for M365 compliance center and enhanced unified policy authoring templates | 2021-11-25T09:00:00Z | 2021-12-31T09:00:00Z | N/A |
| MC281886 | (Updated) Take Action: Android Microsoft 365 apps and Company Portal will no longer be supported on Chrome OS devices | 2021-10-29T09:00:00Z | 2021-12-11T08:00:00Z | N/A |
| MC284624 | (Updated) Excel Power View Retirement | 2021-12-10T09:00:00Z | 2021-10-15T10:00:00Z | N/A |
| MC270671 | (Updated) We're updating the Hybrid federated search | 2021-11-02T08:00:00Z | 2021-11-20T08:00:00Z | 10/10/2021 |
| MC274188 | (Updated) Teams Meeting Recordings Auto-Expiration in OneDrive and SharePoint | 2022-01-31T09:00:00Z | 2022-02-28T09:00:00Z | N/A |
| MC277414 | (Updated) SharePoint Syntex: Advanced metadata search | 2021-10-09T09:00:00Z | 2021-11-20T08:00:00Z | N/A |
| MC279088 | (Updated) New Update for Teams Phones Coming Soon | 2021-10-08T09:00:00Z | 2021-10-14T09:00:00Z | N/A |
| MC288216 | (Updated) Update 3 for Poly Teams Phones | 2021-10-30T09:00:00Z | 2021-10-22T09:00:00Z | N/A |
| MC275807 | (Updated) Removing Message Trace in SCC. Move Custom Queries to Message Trace in the new Modern EAC. | 2021-11-06T08:00:00Z | 2021-12-31T08:00:00Z | 11/01/2021 |
MC How Affect changes
| MC ID | MC Title | Old Value | New Value | MC Action required by |
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| MC288630 | (Updated) Exchange online archive–Automatic archive of mailbox items in Purges, Versions and Discovery Holds folders | When this feature rolls out, the mailbox items in the “Purges”, “Versions”, and “Discovery Holds” folders of the “Recoverable Items” folder will start moving to the archive mailbox 1 day after they come into those folders. Also, the existing archiving policies you have created for these folders in mailboxes will be ignored. There won’t be any perceived experience change for customers as these folders are not visible to users. | When this feature rolls out, the mailbox items in the “Purges”, “Versions”, and “Discovery Holds” folders of the “Recoverable Items” folder will start moving to the archive mailbox 1 day after they come into those folders. Also, the existing archiving policies you have created for these folders in mailboxes will be ignored. There won’t be any perceived experience change for customers as these folders are not visible to users. | N/A |
| MC281886 | (Updated) Take Action: Android Microsoft 365 apps and Company Portal will no longer be supported on Chrome OS devices | If you are using APP/MAM on Chrome OS devices, you may be impacted. With the removal of the Android Intune Company Portal on September 23, 2021, we will no longer be able to support the Microsoft 365 apps nor APP/MAM functionality on these devices. Read below on actions you can take to keep your organization's users and data safe. Note: This change does not impact Android devices. |
If you are using APP/MAM on Chrome OS devices, after this change, we will no longer be able to support the Microsoft 365 apps (with the exception of Teams) nor APP/MAM functionality on these devices. Read below on actions you can take to keep your users’ devices secure. Note: This change does not impact Android devices. |
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| MC270671 | (Updated) We're updating the Hybrid federated search | The necessary configuration updates are provided as a Windows PowerShell script that is used to adjust an existing SharePoint Hybrid configuration to work with and authenticate using the new Microsoft 365 search engine. There are four main procedures executed as part of the script: Register a new Service Principal for Federated Search Skill in SharePoint Online. Register a new Application Principal for Federated Search Skill in SharePoint On-Premises. Grant appropriate permissions to SharePoint On-Premises Federated Search Skill Application Principal. Register EVO/eSTS as a Trusted Token Issuer at SharePoint On-Premises. Note: In the event you have not updated your servers by October 1, 2021 as outlined, users will no longer receive on-premises SharePoint results in SharePoint Online. Applying the configuration change will not affect the user experience. Below you will find the required dependencies to run the script. If they do not exist, the script will attempt to install them on the server where it is being run. Please use the following information as a reference for the required dependencies, if for any reason the script cannot install them, please attempt to manually install them using the instructions provided. PowerShell Snap-Ins: Microsoft.SharePoint.PowerShell How to install it? This Snap-In comes preinstalled with the SharePoint Server installation. How to Test Installation? On a regular PowerShell window on a SharePoint machine, you can run: Add-PsSnapin Microsoft.SharePoint.PowerShell If there are no errors after running this command, then the Snap-In is already installed and available on your machine. PowerShell Modules: AzureAD / AzureADPreview How to Install it? You should be able to use either AzureAD or AzureADPreview module. In case you don’t have any of them installed please install AzureAD since they cannot be installed together. On a regular PowerShell window, you can use the command below for installation: Install-Module -Name AzureAD If you want to install AzureADPreview instead of AzureAD you can use the following command: Install-Module -Name AzureADPreview How to Test Installation? On regular PowerShell window, you can run: Import-Module AzureAD Or if you’re using AzureADPreview run: Import-Module AzureADPreview If there are no errors after running the relevant command, then the Module is already installed and available on your machine. MSOnline |
The necessary configuration updates are provided as a Windows PowerShell script that is used to adjust an existing SharePoint Hybrid configuration to work with and authenticate using the new Microsoft 365 search engine. There are four main procedures executed as part of the script: Register a new Service Principal for Federated Search Skill in SharePoint Online. Register a new Application Principal for Federated Search Skill in SharePoint On-Premises. Grant appropriate permissions to SharePoint On-Premises Federated Search Skill Application Principal. Register EVO/eSTS as a Trusted Token Issuer at SharePoint On-Premises. Note: In the event you have not updated your servers by October 10, 2021 as outlined, users will no longer receive on-premises SharePoint results in SharePoint Online. Applying the configuration change will not affect the user experience. Below you will find the required dependencies to run the script. If they do not exist, the script will attempt to install them on the server where it is being run. Please use the following information as a reference for the required dependencies, if for any reason the script cannot install them, please attempt to manually install them using the instructions provided. PowerShell Snap-Ins: Microsoft.SharePoint.PowerShell How to install it? This Snap-In comes preinstalled with the SharePoint Server installation. How to Test Installation? On a regular PowerShell window on a SharePoint machine, you can run: Add-PsSnapin Microsoft.SharePoint.PowerShell If there are no errors after running this command, then the Snap-In is already installed and available on your machine. PowerShell Modules: AzureAD / AzureADPreview How to Install it? You should be able to use either AzureAD or AzureADPreview module. In case you don’t have any of them installed please install AzureAD since they cannot be installed together. On a regular PowerShell window, you can use the command below for installation: Install-Module -Name AzureAD If you want to install AzureADPreview instead of AzureAD you can use the following command: Install-Module -Name AzureADPreview How to Test Installation? On regular PowerShell window, you can run: Import-Module AzureAD Or if you’re using AzureADPreview run: Import-Module AzureADPreview If there are no errors after running the relevant command, then the Module is already installed and available on your machine. MSOnline |
10/10/2021 |
| MC279088 | (Updated) New Update for Teams Phones Coming Soon | The improvements and features above will provide users and admins with better Teams Phones experience. | The improvements and features above will provide users and admins with better Teams Phones experience. | N/A |
| MC288052 | Reminder: IE11 desktop application retires in 9 months on June 15, 2022 – Set up IE mode today (non-LTSC, non-Server) |
If your organization has legacy sites and apps with IE dependencies, you will need to set up IE mode so that users can access them through Microsoft Edge. Microsoft Edge, with Internet Explorer mode, is the only browser with built-in compatibility for legacy IE-based sites and apps. It also gives your organization world-class compatibility with a dual engine advantage: Microsoft Edge renders IE-based sites and apps using IE mode. Microsoft Edge renders modern sites and apps using Chromium. IE mode support follows the lifecycle of Windows Client, Server, and IoT releases at least through 2029. Additionally, Microsoft will give one year notice to deprecate the IE mode experience in-market when the time comes. Note: After June 15, 2022, the IE11 desktop application will be removed via Windows update. We do not recommend avoiding Windows updates to keep IE11 as Window updates contain critical operating system security patches. |
If your organization has legacy sites and apps with IE dependencies, you will need to set up IE mode so that users can access them through Microsoft Edge. Microsoft Edge, with Internet Explorer mode, is the only browser with built-in compatibility for legacy IE-based sites and apps. It also gives your organization world-class compatibility with a dual engine advantage: Microsoft Edge renders IE-based sites and apps using IE mode. Microsoft Edge renders modern sites and apps using Chromium. IE mode support follows the lifecycle of Windows Client, Server, and IoT releases at least through 2029. Additionally, Microsoft will give one year notice to deprecate the IE mode experience in-market when the time comes. Note: After June 15, 2022, the IE11 desktop application will be disabled via Windows update. We do not recommend avoiding Windows updates to keep IE11 as Window updates contain critical operating system security patches. |
06/15/2022 |
| MC275807 | (Updated) Removing Message Trace in SCC. Move Custom Queries to Message Trace in the new Modern EAC. |
You will not be able to use Message Trace in the Security and Compliance Center after October 5th, 2021. Message Trace has the options to use default queries, custom queries, and autosaved queries. Custom queries in Message Trace in the Security and Compliance Center portal will not be migrated to the new Modern EAC portal. Message Trace custom queries in the Security and Compliance Center are stored differently from custom queries on Message Trace in the new Modern EAC. Another key difference in Message Trace in the new Modern EAC portal is that your custom queries are stored on a per user basis unlike Message Trace on SCC where custom queries were being stored on a per-tenant basis. Therefore, in the new Modern EAC a user will not be able to see a custom query created by another user. In the SCC, when a user created a custom query, other users were able to see the custom query created due to it being stored at the tenant-level. This is due to privacy and security reasons for EAC. |
You will not be able to use Message Trace in the Security and Compliance Center after November 2021. Message Trace has the options to use default queries, custom queries, and autosaved queries. Custom queries in Message Trace in the Security and Compliance Center portal will not be migrated to the new Modern EAC portal. Message Trace custom queries in the Security and Compliance Center are stored differently from custom queries on Message Trace in the new Modern EAC. Another key difference in Message Trace in the new Modern EAC portal is that your custom queries are stored on a per user basis unlike Message Trace on SCC where custom queries were being stored on a per-tenant basis. Therefore, in the new Modern EAC a user will not be able to see a custom query created by another user. In the SCC, when a user created a custom query, other users were able to see the custom query created due to it being stored at the tenant-level. This is due to privacy and security reasons for EAC. |
11/01/2021 |
MC Messages changes
| MC ID | MC Title | Old Value | New Value | MC Action required by |
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| MC255540 | (Updated) Continuous access evaluation on by default | Updated July 30, 2021: We have updated this message to ensure visibility. To improve security and minimize the time that at-risk sessions stay active, we’ll begin to enable continuous access evaluation (CAE) in premium Azure Active Directory tenants on June 15, 2021. Existing CAE configuration will be honored. You are receiving this message because Continuous Access Evaluation (CAE) will be enabled by default in your tenant by September 30, 2021. [Key points] Timing: This will be enabled between mid-June and late September. Roll-out: tenant level Control type: admin control Action: review, assess and ensure CAE settings are correct for environment by June 15th |
Updated October 5, 2021: We have updated the content below for accuracy. Thank you for your patience. To improve security and minimize the time that at-risk sessions stay active, we’ll begin to enable continuous access evaluation (CAE) in premium Azure Active Directory tenants on June 15, 2021. Existing CAE configuration will be honored. You are receiving this message because Continuous Access Evaluation (CAE) will be enabled by default in your tenant by September 30, 2021. [Key points] Timing: This will be enabled between mid-June and late September. Roll-out: tenant level Control type: admin control Action: review, assess and ensure CAE settings are correct for environment by June 15th. |
06/15/2021 |
| MC257468 | (Updated) Power Apps can now display images from Microsoft Lists | Updated August 26, 2021: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience. Power Apps image controls can now display images that are stored in image columns in Microsoft Lists. Images can be displayed in four sizes: small, medium, large, or full. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 81986 [When this will happen:] Targeted release will begin rolling out in early October (previously mid-July) and will be complete by mid-October (previously end of July). Standard release to all other cloud environments will begin mid-October (previously end of July) and be complete by end of October (previously early August). |
Updated October 05, 2021: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience. Power Apps image controls can now display images that are stored in image columns in Microsoft Lists. Images can be displayed in four sizes: small, medium, large, or full. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 81986 [When this will happen:] Targeted release will begin rolling out in early November (previously early October) and will be complete by end of November (previously mid-October). Standard release to all other cloud environments will begin end of November (previously mid-October) and be complete by mid-December (previously end of October). |
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| MC273937 | (Updated) Update: CAE On By Default | Update: To improve security and minimize the time that at-risk sessions stay active, we’ll begin to enable continuous access evaluation (CAE) in premium Azure Active Directory tenants on September 30, 2021. This was previously announced in MC255540 in May of 2021, with a beginning implementation date of mid-June, however this date has been moved to September to provide you additional time to take the required action appropriate for your tenant.
Existing CAE configuration will be honored. |
Updated October 05, 2021: We have updated the timing below. Thank you for your patience. We will provide some additional time for you to disable continuous access evaluation (CAE) if you do not want it to be auto-enabled in your tenant. You have until October 30, 2021, to disable CAE. This was previously announced in MC255540 in May of 2021, with a beginning implementation date of mid-June, however this date was initially moved to September to provide you additional time to take the required action appropriate for your tenant. Existing CAE configuration will be honored. |
10/30/2021 |
| MC277647 | (Updated) Communication compliance ability to analyze linked content from OneDrive and SharePoint Online | Updated August 31, 2021: The Public Preview is now available and we have updated the rollout timeline for when this feature will be Generally available. Communication compliance policies that detect violations in Microsoft Teams will now analyze the content of documents shared in chat for potential policy match. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 82084. [When this will happen:] Rollout will begin in mid-September and is expected to be complete by mid-October. |
Updated October 05, 2021: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience. Communication compliance policies that detect violations in Microsoft Teams will now analyze the content of documents shared in chat for potential policy match. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 82084. [When this will happen:] Rollout will begin in early October (previously mid-September) and is expected to be complete by late November (previously mid-October). |
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| MC284359 | (Updated) Preview: New named entities SITs for M365 compliance center and enhanced unified policy authoring templates | The following preview features are coming to the Microsoft 365 compliance center. You will soon see additional sensitive information types (SITs) that include named entities. We are also adding enhanced policy authoring templates with definitions that include named entities. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 72194. [When this will happen] This preview will begin rolling out in late September and is expected to complete in late October 2021. |
Updated October 05, 2021: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience. The following preview features are coming to the Microsoft 365 compliance center. You will soon see additional sensitive information types (SITs) that include named entities. We are also adding enhanced policy authoring templates with definitions that include named entities. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 72194. [When this will happen] This preview will begin rolling out in mid-October (previously late September) and is expected to complete in late November (previously late October). |
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| MC288630 | (Updated) Exchange online archive–Automatic archive of mailbox items in Purges, Versions and Discovery Holds folders | We are rolling out an update which will automatically move any mailbox items preserved in the “Purges”, “Versions”, and “Discovery Holds” folders in the primary mailbox to the archive mailbox daily. Customers will no longer be required to create separate policies for archiving email content in the “Recoverable Items” folders mentioned. Once this change finishes rolling out, the existing archiving policies created by customers for these folders will be ignored. This change does not impact the “Deletions” folder which is also part of the “Recoverable items” folder.
[When this will happen:] We will begin rolling out this in mid-October and expect to complete it by end of October. |
Updated October 5, 2021: We have updated the post for additional clarity. Thank you for your feedback. We are rolling out an update which will automatically move any mailbox items preserved in the “Purges”, “Versions”, and “Discovery Holds” folders in the primary mailbox to the archive mailbox daily. Customers will no longer be required to create separate policies for archiving email content in the “Recoverable Items” folders mentioned. Once this change finishes rolling out, the existing archiving policies created by customers for these folders will be ignored. This change does not impact the “Deletions” folder which is also part of the “Recoverable items” folder. [When this will happen:] We will begin rolling out this in mid-October and expect to complete it by end of October. |
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| MC281886 | (Updated) Take Action: Android Microsoft 365 apps and Company Portal will no longer be supported on Chrome OS devices | Updated September 22, 2021: Based on customer feedback, this change is not yet active. We appreciate your patience and will communicate an updated timeline shortly. Microsoft 365 recently began notifying users through in-app messaging for Android Microsoft 365 apps on Chrome OS devices that the apps will no longer be available in the Google Play Store starting September 23, 2021. Users will be able to access Microsoft 365 from the web. This change does not affect Android devices. Due to this change, we will be removing the Android Intune Company Portal from the Google Play Store for Chrome OS devices on September 23, 2021. This means for Chrome OS devices using Microsoft Intune's app protection policies (APP, also known as mobile application management (MAM)), app protection policies will no longer apply for Android Microsoft 365 apps once they are removed from the Google Play Store and can no longer receive updates. Additionally, they will no longer receive APP/MAM feature and security updates once the Company Portal is removed on September 23, 2021. |
Updated October 06, 2021: We have updated the timeline and provided additional details for clarity. Microsoft 365 recently began notifying users through in-app messaging for Android Microsoft 365 apps on Chrome OS devices that the apps will no longer be available in the Google Play Store starting September 23, 2021. This timeline has moved to November 01, 2021 (MC289557). Users will be able to access Microsoft 365 from the web. This change does not affect Android devices. Due to this change, we will be removing app protection policies (APP, also known as MAM) for Microsoft 365 apps, except Teams, from the Android Intune Company Portal on November 1. This means for Chrome OS devices using Microsoft Intune's APP , app protection policies will no longer apply for Android Microsoft 365 apps once they are removed from the Google Play Store and can no longer receive updates. Additionally, they will no longer receive APP/MAM feature and security updates, with the exception of the Teams app. |
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| MC284624 | (Updated) Excel Power View Retirement | Silverlight, a component used in Power View, will no longer be supported beginning on October 12th. In response, we will be starting the process to retire Power View from Microsoft 365. As an alternative to Power View, we recommend using Power BI Desktop, which is where we will continue to invest our development resources. [Key points:] Timing: Beginning October 12, 2021 this change will roll out as an update. Action: Inform users of the retirement and direct them to utilize Power BI Desktop as an alternative. |
Updated October 06, 2021: We have made the decision to not proceed with the retirement of Power View from Microsoft 365. Thank you for your feedback. You can safely disregard the content below. ----Original message for reference--- Silverlight, a component used in Power View, will no longer be supported beginning on October 12th. In response, we will be starting the process to retire Power View from Microsoft 365. As an alternative to Power View, we recommend using Power BI Desktop, which is where we will continue to invest our development resources. [Key points:] Timing: Beginning October 12, 2021 this change will roll out as an update. Action: Inform users of the retirement and direct them to utilize Power BI Desktop as an alternative. |
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| MC270671 | (Updated) We're updating the Hybrid federated search | Updated September 07, 2021: We have updated the content below to provided additional clarity. Thank you for your patience. We are making changes to Hybrid federated search, also called Inbound Hybrid Search, where users search from the SharePoint Online in the Microsoft 365 Search Center to display hybrid results from SharePoint Server. In modernizing search in Microsoft 365, we are updating the infrastructure used by SharePoint Server’s Hybrid federated search. As part of the process, customers who are using the Hybrid federated search with SharePoint deployments will need to update their configuration to continue using hybrid search with SharePoint Server and SharePoint Online. If you are not actively using or have not implemented Hybrid federated inbound search with on-premises SharePoint, you can safely ignore this communication. [Key points] Timing: By October 1, 2021 customers using the Hybrid federated search with SharePoint Server will need to update their configuration to continue using hybrid search features with SharePoint Online. Roll-out: tenant level Control type: admin control Action: review, assess, and apply configuration change by October 1, 2021 |
Updated October 07, 2021: We have extended the timeline outlined below to provide additional time to take action. We are making changes to Hybrid federated search, also called Inbound Hybrid Search, where users search from the SharePoint Online in the Microsoft 365 Search Center to display hybrid results from SharePoint Server. In modernizing search in Microsoft 365, we are updating the infrastructure used by SharePoint Server’s Hybrid federated search. As part of the process, customers who are using the Hybrid federated search with SharePoint deployments will need to update their configuration to continue using hybrid search with SharePoint Server and SharePoint Online. If you are not actively using or have not implemented Hybrid federated inbound search with on-premises SharePoint, you can safely ignore this communication. [Key points] Timing: By October 10, 2021 customers using the Hybrid federated search with SharePoint Server will need to update their configuration to continue using hybrid search features with SharePoint Online. Roll-out: tenant level Control type: admin control Action: review, assess, and apply configuration change by October 10, 2021 |
10/10/2021 |
| MC273937 | (Updated) Update: CAE On By Default | Updated October 05, 2021: We have updated the timing below. Thank you for your patience. We will provide some additional time for you to disable continuous access evaluation (CAE) if you do not want it to be auto-enabled in your tenant. You have until October 30, 2021, to disable CAE. This was previously announced in MC255540 in May of 2021, with a beginning implementation date of mid-June, however this date was initially moved to September to provide you additional time to take the required action appropriate for your tenant. Existing CAE configuration will be honored. |
Updated October 07, 2021: We have updated the timing below. Thank you for your patience. We will provide some additional time for you to disable continuous access evaluation (CAE) if you do not want it to be auto-enabled in your tenant. You have until October 30, 2021, to disable CAE. This was previously announced in MC255540 in May of 2021, with a beginning implementation date of mid-June, however this date was initially moved to September to provide you additional time to take the required action appropriate for your tenant. Existing CAE configuration will be honored. |
10/30/2021 |
| MC274188 | (Updated) Teams Meeting Recordings Auto-Expiration in OneDrive and SharePoint | Updated September 23, 2021: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Additionally, We have updated this post to correct the setting modification capability limitations and will provide an additional update when those limitations are corrected. As part of the evolution of the new Stream (built on SharePoint), we are introducing the meeting recording auto-expiration feature, which will automatically delete Teams recording files stored in OneDrive or SharePoint after a preset period of time. Note: The cmd to preemptively change the MeetingExpirationDays setting in Teams is not available yet. We will update this message center post when modification of the setting is available, before the expiration feature is enabled. |
Updated October 07, 2021: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Additionally, We have updated this post to correct the setting modification capability limitations and will provide an additional update when those limitations are corrected. As part of the evolution of the new Stream (built on SharePoint), we are introducing the meeting recording auto-expiration feature, which will automatically delete Teams recording files stored in OneDrive or SharePoint after a preset period of time. Note: The cmd to preemptively change the MeetingExpirationDays setting in Teams is not available yet. We will update this message center post when modification of the setting is available, before the expiration feature is enabled. |
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| MC277414 | (Updated) SharePoint Syntex: Advanced metadata search | Licensed SharePoint Syntex users will now have a new icon in their document library search. Clicking this icon will open an metadata-based search experience with five different fields.
This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 85549. |
Updated October 07, 2021: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience. Licensed SharePoint Syntex users will now have a new icon in their document library search. Clicking this icon will open an metadata-based search experience with five different fields. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 85549. |
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| MC279088 | (Updated) New Update for Teams Phones Coming Soon | We are introducing the following new features and improvements for Microsoft Teams on Desk Phones in September: Remote Sign-out from Teams Admin Center (TAC) Portal - admins can provision devices from TAC, remotely sign in and now also sign out from devices Branch office survivability for Teams phones allowing users to make PSTN calls even when the internet connection is down Log collection enhancements - admins can now download all logs (company portal, device management, and media) from TAC Bug fixes related to authentication [When this will happen:] This update will be available in Teams Admin Center in September 2021. |
Updated October 7, 2021: The Teams Phones Update 3 and 3A have been delayed due to an issue in admin agent that causes phones going offline in Teams Admin Center. The new release date for these updates is currently unknown. We will update you via Message center when we are ready to proceed. Thank you for your patience. We are introducing the following new features and improvements for Microsoft Teams on Desk Phones in September: Remote Sign-out from Teams Admin Center (TAC) Portal - admins can provision devices from TAC, remotely sign in and now also sign out from devices Branch office survivability for Teams phones allowing users to make PSTN calls even when the internet connection is down Log collection enhancements - admins can now download all logs (company portal, device management, and media) from TAC Bug fixes related to authentication [When this will happen:] We have delayed this release and will communicate via Message center when we are ready to proceed. |
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| MC288052 | Reminder: IE11 desktop application retires in 9 months on June 15, 2022 – Set up IE mode today (non-LTSC, non-Server) | As announced in MC257152 (May 2021), the future of Internet Explorer on Windows 10 is in Microsoft Edge. Internet Explorer mode (IE mode) provides legacy browser support within Microsoft Edge. Because of this, the IE11 desktop application will be retired on June 15, 2022. This means that the IE11 desktop application will no longer be supported and afterwards will redirect to Microsoft Edge if a user tries to access it. With 9 months left before retirement, we highly recommend you start preparing today. The essential first step—Site Discovery—typically takes 3-4 weeks. Internet Explorer 11 desktop application Timing: The IE11 desktop application will be retired on June 15, 2022 Windows 10 LTSC and Server not affected. For a full list of what is in scope for retirement, see the FAQ. Action: To continue using a supported browser, transition to the Microsoft Edge. To continue using legacy IE-based sites and apps, you will need to configure those sites and apps to open in Microsoft Edge using Internet Explorer mode. Start setting up IE mode by performing Site Discovery (3-4 week process depending on the size of your organization). This is also available as part of the Configure IE mode guided experience in the Microsoft 365 Admin Center. |
Updated October 07, 2021: We have updated the content below for additional clarity. As announced in MC257152 (May 2021), the future of Internet Explorer on Windows 10 is in Microsoft Edge. Internet Explorer mode (IE mode) provides legacy browser support within Microsoft Edge. Because of this, the IE11 desktop application will be retired on June 15, 2022. This means that the IE11 desktop application will no longer be supported and afterwards will redirect to Microsoft Edge if a user tries to access it. With 9 months left before retirement, we highly recommend you start preparing today. The essential first step—Site Discovery—typically takes 3-4 weeks. Internet Explorer 11 desktop application Timing: The IE11 desktop application will be retired on June 15, 2022 Windows 10 LTSC and Server not affected. For a full list of what is in scope for retirement, see the FAQ. Action: To continue using a supported browser, transition to the Microsoft Edge. To continue using legacy IE-based sites and apps, you will need to configure those sites and apps to open in Microsoft Edge using Internet Explorer mode. Start setting up IE mode by performing Site Discovery (3-4 week process depending on the size of your organization). This is also available as part of the Configure IE mode guided experience in the Microsoft 365 Admin Center. |
06/15/2022 |
| MC288216 | (Updated) Update 3 for Poly Teams Phones | Update 3 and Update 3A for Poly Teams Phones will be available this week. [When this will happen:] We will begin rolling this out in late September and expect to complete rollout early October. |
Updated October 7, 2021: The Teams Phones Update 3 and 3A have been delayed due to an issue in admin agent that causes phones going offline in Teams Admin Center. The new release date for these updates is currently unknown. We will update you via Message center when we are ready to proceed. Thank you for your patience. Update 3 and Update 3A for Poly Teams Phones will be available this week. [When this will happen:] We have delayed this release and will communicate via Message center when we are ready to proceed. |
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| MC275807 | (Updated) Removing Message Trace in SCC. Move Custom Queries to Message Trace in the new Modern EAC. | Attention: We will be retiring Message Trace in the Security and Compliance Center (SCC) from the Security Portal beginning October 5th, 2021. In place of this feature, we recommend you use the Message Trace in the Exchange Admin Center (EAC), which is where we will continue to invest our development resources. |
Updated October 08, 2021: Based on recent customer feedback, we will delay retiring Message Trace from the Security and Compliance Center to make sure we provide the best experience for Message Trace in the new Modern Exchange Admin Center. This feature is now scheduled for removal from the Security and Compliance Center in November 2021 . The improved Message Trace feature can be found in the new Modern EAC along with the other mail flow reports and features.
Attention: We will be retiring Message Trace in the Security and Compliance Center (SCC) from the Security Portal beginning November 2021. |
11/01/2021 |
| MC288472 | (Updated) Reminder: Update to Microsoft 365 and Outlook for Windows connectivity | 30-day/Final Reminder (MC229143 - DEC '20 and MC274503 - July '21): To ensure that we meet performance expectations, we are updating the supported versions of Outlook for Windows that can connect to Microsoft 365 services.
Starting November 1, 2021, the following versions of Outlook for Windows, as part of Office and Microsoft 365 Apps, will not be able to connect with Office 365 and Microsoft 365 services. [Key Points:] |
Updated October 08, 2021: We have updated the content below with additional details for clarity. Thank you for your feedback. 30-day/Final Reminder (MC229143 - DEC '20 and MC274503 - July '21): To ensure that we meet performance expectations, we are updating the supported versions of Outlook for Windows that can connect to Microsoft 365 services. Starting November 1, 2021, the following versions of Outlook for Windows, as part of Office and Microsoft 365 Apps, will not be able to connect with Office 365 and Microsoft 365 services. [Key Points:] |
11/01/2021 |
MC MessageTagNames changes
| MC ID | MC Title | Old Value | New Value | MC Action required by |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MC273937 | (Updated) Update: CAE On By Default | Feature update, User impact | Updated message, Feature update, User impact | 10/30/2021 |
| MC284359 | (Updated) Preview: New named entities SITs for M365 compliance center and enhanced unified policy authoring templates | New feature, Admin impact | Updated message, New feature, Admin impact | N/A |
| MC288630 | (Updated) Exchange online archive–Automatic archive of mailbox items in Purges, Versions and Discovery Holds folders | Admin impact | Updated message, Admin impact | N/A |
| MC284624 | (Updated) Excel Power View Retirement | User impact, Retirement | Updated message, User impact, Retirement | N/A |
| MC277414 | (Updated) SharePoint Syntex: Advanced metadata search | New feature, User impact | Updated message, New feature, User impact | N/A |
| MC279088 | (Updated) New Update for Teams Phones Coming Soon | Feature update, Admin impact | Updated message, Feature update, Admin impact | N/A |
| MC288052 | Reminder: IE11 desktop application retires in 9 months on June 15, 2022 – Set up IE mode today (non-LTSC, non-Server) | User impact, Admin impact, Retirement | Updated message, User impact, Admin impact, Retirement | 06/15/2022 |
| MC288216 | (Updated) Update 3 for Poly Teams Phones | New feature, User impact, Admin impact | Updated message, New feature, User impact, Admin impact | N/A |
| MC275807 | (Updated) Removing Message Trace in SCC. Move Custom Queries to Message Trace in the new Modern EAC. | User impact, Admin impact, Retirement | Updated message, User impact, Admin impact, Retirement | 11/01/2021 |
| MC288472 | (Updated) Reminder: Update to Microsoft 365 and Outlook for Windows connectivity | User impact, Admin impact, Retirement | Updated message, User impact, Admin impact, Retirement | 11/01/2021 |
MC prepare changes
| MC ID | MC Title | Old Value | New Value | MC Action required by |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MC288630 | (Updated) Exchange online archive–Automatic archive of mailbox items in Purges, Versions and Discovery Holds folders | There is nothing you need to do to receive this feature update and it will not affect your existing policies. However, existing archiving policies related to the affected folders will be ignored as described above. You may consider updating any training or reference material for your Exchange administrators to highlight that it is no longer necessary to create archiving policies for these folders. | There is nothing you need to do to receive this feature update and it will not affect your existing policies. However, existing archiving policies related to the affected folders will be ignored as described above. You may consider updating any training or reference material for your Exchange administrators to highlight that it is no longer necessary to create archiving policies for these folders. | N/A |
| MC281886 | (Updated) Take Action: Android Microsoft 365 apps and Company Portal will no longer be supported on Chrome OS devices | Microsoft 365 apps on Chrome OS devices will no longer be supported for APP/MAM and may not receive policies as expected starting September 23, 2021, as users would no longer be able to receive app updates. To keep your organization’s users and data safe, we recommend removing APP/MAM from Chrome OS devices. You can do this by completing one of the following steps: Notify users to sign out of Microsoft 365 apps and delete the applications from the Chrome OS device. IT admins can use the Microsoft Endpoint Manager admin center to: Issue a Selective Wipe to users with Chrome OS devices. See How to wipe only corporate data from apps - Microsoft Intune | Microsoft Docs for more information. Update the APP policy to require a Min Company Portal version later than the Intune September (2109) release. See Android app protection policy settings - Microsoft Intune | Microsoft Docs for more information. If no action is taken, users with the Intune Company Portal installed may no longer receive APP/MAM policy as expected. This configuration is unsupported and may leave your organization's data unprotected. https://docs.microsoft.com/mem/intune/apps/app-protection-policy-settings-android#conditional-launch https://docs.microsoft.com/mem/intune/apps/apps-selective-wipe#create-a-device-based-wipe-request |
Microsoft 365 apps on Chrome OS devices (except Teams) will no longer be supported for APP/MAM and may not receive policies as expected starting November 1, 2021, as users would no longer be able to receive app updates. To keep your organization’s users and data safe, we recommend removing APP/MAM from Chrome OS devices. You can do this by completing one of the following steps: Notify users to sign out of Microsoft 365 apps and delete the applications from the Chrome OS device. IT admins can use the Microsoft Endpoint Manager admin center to: Issue a Selective Wipe to users with Chrome OS devices. See How to wipe only corporate data from apps - Microsoft Intune | Microsoft Docs for more information. Update the APP policy to require a Min app version later than the final app version released for Chrome OS devices. This will require a policy for each application. See Android app protection policy settings - Microsoft Intune | Microsoft Docs for more information. If no action is taken, users with the Intune Company Portal installed may no longer receive APP/MAM policy as expected. This configuration is unsupported and may leave your organization's data unprotected. https://docs.microsoft.com/mem/intune/apps/app-protection-policy-settings-android#conditional-launch https://docs.microsoft.com/mem/intune/apps/apps-selective-wipe#create-a-device-based-wipe-request https://support.microsoft.com/office/how-to-access-microsoft-office-on-a-chromebook-32f14a23-2c1a-4579-b973-d4b1d78561ad |
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| MC273937 | (Updated) Update: CAE On By Default | If you don’t want continuous access evaluation enabled in your tenants, disable it before September 30, 2021. We’ll honor any configuration that you set before that date. To learn how to disable CAE from the Azure AD Security Configuration blade, see Continuous Access Evaluation. To view the list of CAE-capable M365 services and clients, see CAE scenarios. https://docs.microsoft.com/azure/active-directory/conditional-access/concept-continuous-access-evaluation#conditional-access-policy-evaluation-preview https://docs.microsoft.com/azure/active-directory/conditional-access/concept-continuous-access-evaluation#scenarios |
If you don’t want continuous access evaluation enabled in your tenants, disable it before October 30, 2021. We’ll honor any configuration that you set before that date. To learn how to disable CAE from the Azure AD Security Configuration blade, see Continuous Access Evaluation. To view the list of CAE-capable M365 services and clients, see CAE scenarios. https://docs.microsoft.com/azure/active-directory/conditional-access/concept-continuous-access-evaluation#conditional-access-policy-evaluation-preview https://docs.microsoft.com/azure/active-directory/conditional-access/concept-continuous-access-evaluation#scenarios |
10/30/2021 |
| MC279088 | (Updated) New Update for Teams Phones Coming Soon | If you are a member of Teams Technology Adoption Program (TAP) program, you may start testing the new update in late August once the preview version is released./p> | If you are a member of Teams Technology Adoption Program (TAP) program, you may start testing the new update in late August once the preview version is released. | N/A |
MC Title changes
| MC ID | MC Title | Old Value | New Value | MC Action required by |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MC273937 | (Updated) Update: CAE On By Default | Update: CAE On By Default | (Updated) Update: CAE On By Default | 10/30/2021 |
| MC284359 | (Updated) Preview: New named entities SITs for M365 compliance center and enhanced unified policy authoring templates | In Preview: New named entities SITs for M365 compliance center and enhanced unified policy authoring templates | (Updated) Preview: New named entities SITs for M365 compliance center and enhanced unified policy authoring templates | N/A |
| MC288630 | (Updated) Exchange online archive–Automatic archive of mailbox items in Purges, Versions and Discovery Holds folders | Exchange online auto-expanding archive–Automatic archive of mailbox items in Purges,Versions and Discovery Holds folders | (Updated) Exchange online archive–Automatic archive of mailbox items in Purges, Versions and Discovery Holds folders | N/A |
| MC284624 | (Updated) Excel Power View Retirement | Excel Power View Retirement | (Updated) Excel Power View Retirement | N/A |
| MC277414 | (Updated) SharePoint Syntex: Advanced metadata search | SharePoint Syntex: Advanced metadata search | (Updated) SharePoint Syntex: Advanced metadata search | N/A |
| MC279088 | (Updated) New Update for Teams Phones Coming Soon | New Update for Teams Phones Coming Soon | (Updated) New Update for Teams Phones Coming Soon | N/A |
| MC288216 | (Updated) Update 3 for Poly Teams Phones | Update 3 for Poly Teams Phones | (Updated) Update 3 for Poly Teams Phones | N/A |
| MC275807 | (Updated) Removing Message Trace in SCC. Move Custom Queries to Message Trace in the new Modern EAC. | Removing Message Trace in SCC. Move Custom Queries to Message Trace in the new Modern EAC. | (Updated) Removing Message Trace in SCC. Move Custom Queries to Message Trace in the new Modern EAC. | 11/01/2021 |
| MC288472 | (Updated) Reminder: Update to Microsoft 365 and Outlook for Windows connectivity | Reminder: Update to Microsoft 365 and Outlook for Windows connectivity | (Updated) Reminder: Update to Microsoft 365 and Outlook for Windows connectivity | 11/01/2021 |
| MC289965 | M365 Records Management & Information Governance – Update on file deletion behavior when using a retention label in SPO | M365 Records Management | M365 Records Management & Information Governance – Update on file deletion behavior when using a retention label in SPO | N/A |
CW41 New Office 365 Message Center items
| MC ID | MC Title | MC Category | MC Workload | MC Major Change | MC Action required by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MC289241 | Passwordless phone sign-in with Microsoft Authenticator experience changing | Stay Informed | Identity Service | False | N/A |
| MC289244 | Retiring School Calendars for Outlook on the Web | Plan For Change | Exchange Online | False | N/A |
| MC289245 | Azure Cloud shell in Teams Admin Center | Stay Informed | Microsoft Teams | False | N/A |
| MC289416 | Yammer: Official Communities | Stay Informed | Yammer Enterprise | False | N/A |
| MC289417 | In Preview: Microsoft 365 now includes the core functionalities of Visio | Stay Informed | Microsoft 365 suite | False | N/A |
| MC289446 | Microsoft Teams: A new search results page is coming | Plan For Change | Microsoft Teams | True | N/A |
| MC289488 | Update to Self-Deployment mode and Pre-Provisioning mode experiences in Autopilot | Stay Informed | Microsoft Intune | False | N/A |
| MC289524 | Dynamics 365 – Service Update 21101 for EUR | Stay Informed | Dynamics 365 Apps | False | N/A |
| MC289646 | Updates available for Microsoft 365 Apps for Current Channel | Stay Informed | Microsoft 365 Apps | False | N/A |
| MC289674 | Impact on Microsoft To Do due to Intune APP/MAM policy to support Android 9 and higher | Prevent Or Fix Issue | Microsoft Intune, Microsoft 365 Apps | False | N/A |
| MC289676 | Announcing Microsoft Feedback Portal | Plan For Change | Microsoft 365 suite | False | N/A |
| MC289682 | Planner tasks storage location update | Stay Informed | Planner | False | N/A |
| MC289683 | Modern site-level term store | Stay Informed | SharePoint Online | False | N/A |
| MC289686 | Change to mailbox forwarding behavior coming to Exchange Online | Plan For Change | Exchange Online | True | 11/05/2021 |
| MC289687 | We’re making changes to LinkedIn integration with the Microsoft 365 people card | Plan For Change | Microsoft 365 suite | True | N/A |
| MC289724 | Macro Settings Update to Disable Excel 4.0 Macros by Default | Plan For Change | Microsoft 365 suite, Microsoft 365 Apps | True | N/A |
| MC289912 | Updates available for Microsoft 365 Apps for Current Channel | Stay Informed | Microsoft 365 Apps | False | N/A |
| MC289953 | Users may need to take action to access OneDrive for Business from Office.com | Prevent Or Fix Issue | OneDrive for Business | False | 10/14/2021 |
| MC289965 | M365 Records Management & Information Governance – Update on file deletion behavior when using a retention label in SPO | Plan For Change | Microsoft 365 suite | True | N/A |
| MC289968 | Microsoft Viva: Praise History in Microsoft Viva Insights | Plan For Change | Microsoft Teams | True | N/A |
| MC290048 | Feature update: A maximum of 500 results will now be detected per SIT for online classification | Plan For Change | Microsoft 365 suite | True | N/A |
| MC290232 | Plan for Change: Intune policy reports will remove stale records | Stay Informed | Microsoft Intune | False | N/A |
| MC290233 | Plan for Change: Intune MDM moving to support Android 8.0 and higher in January | Plan For Change | Microsoft Intune | False | 01/07/2022 |
