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Message center announcements
October 31, 2022 – November 6, 2022
NUNO ÁRIAS SILVA
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Retirement of Distribution List(DL) to Unified Group(UG) in EAC and PowerShell
MC455545 | November 4 – We will be retiring the ability to convert a Distribution List (DL) to a Unified Group (UG) from Exchange Admin center (EAC) and PowerShell.
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Automatic migration of legacy Office 365 Message Encryption to Microsoft Purview Message Encryption
MC455516 | November 4 – Microsoft Purview Message Encryption will replace and retire the legacy Office 365 Message Encryption (OME) in the Exchange admin center. If you don’t do anything, Microsoft will process all mail flow rules that currently applies OME protection to Microsoft Purview Message Encryption protection. With this change, recipients will receive a much more customizable notification mail. Starting April 1, 2023, admins will no longer be able to make configuration changes to apply or remove Office 365…
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Microsoft Defender for Office 365 to stop honoring ReportJunkEmailEnabled in OwaMailboxPolicy
MC455512 | November 4 – Microsoft Defender for Office 365 (Exchange Online Protection) will stop honoring ReportJunkEmailEnabled property in OwaMailboxPolicy.Instead, we recommend the utilization of User reported settings page in Microsoft Defender portal, which is where we will continue to invest our development resources.
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(Updated) New Location for Key Functions and Direct Access to Other Microsoft 365 Apps in Outlook
MC390407 | November 3 – Updated November 3, 2022: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.The new experience for accessing Mail, Calendar, People, and other Outlook apps that is being previewed behind the Coming Soon option is becoming the default experience.This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 88848
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Basic Authentication retirement in Microsoft 365 Apps
MC454810 | November 1 – Microsoft 365 Apps are disabling server sign-in prompts using Basic authentication in Office Apps. We are making this change because basic authentication is a legacy authentication method that sends a username and password with each request. As a result, an attacker can access these credentials and use them to access resources. Continued use of Basic Authentication is a big security concern, so we have decided to deprecate it from all tenants. We will retire this feature in Office Apps version…
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Popular Around Me view in OneDrive Web for Business under Shared will be permanently disabled.
MC454802 | November 1 – We will be retiring the Popular Around Me view from in OneDrive Web under Shared.
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SharePoint and OneDrive deploying hard block for IE11 in January 2023
MC454797 | November 1 – As communicated in MC278815 (August ’21) Microsoft 365 apps and services ended providing support for Internet Explorer 11 in August, 2021. Beginning mid-January, 2023, access to SharePoint Online and OneDrive from Internet Explorer 11 will be hard blocked for all users. Users should access these services through a modern browser, and we recommend Microsoft Edge as a faster, more innovative browser than IE11.
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Microsoft Purview compliance portal | Retirement of Reports page
MC455898 | November 4 – We will be retiring the Reports landing page from the Microsoft Purview compliance portal by the end of December 2022.
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Microsoft Purview Data Lifecycle Management: Support for Microsoft Teams call data records
MC455895 | November 4 – Microsoft Teams call data records (CDR) are system-generated messages that contain metadata for meetings and calls – for example, who joined and when they joined. Previously, this type of content was not managed by retention policies for Teams (user chats, standard channels, shared channels, and private channel user messages). We now are pleased to include support for these types of messages. CDRs will now be retained and deleted by your already-existing retention polices for Microsoft Teams….
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Microsoft Teams Paging on Video Gallery
MC455894 | November 4 – When you are in gallery view, and there are more videos than what can be shown at once on the meeting stage (the maximum number can vary depending on your device configuration, internet bandwidth and whether content is being shared), navigation controls will appear to see additional videos of the attendees. You can use these controls to view more video participants. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 86480.
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Microsoft 365 Support Integration with ServiceNow Virtual Agent
MC455889 | November 4 – The Microsoft 365 support integration app for ServiceNow can now work with ServiceNow Virtual Agent. This will bring Microsoft self-help services to end-users requesting support through the ServiceNow Virtual Agent chat experience.
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(Updated) Creation of Contact Groups in Calls App
MC442480 | November 4 – Updated November 4, 2022: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.Creation of Contact groups are now available in the right rail pane of the Calls App. Users can now create new groups, and edit the membership of existing groups via the Calls app. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 100152
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SharePoint admin center: Streamlining management of site information across Microsoft Teams and Microsoft 365 Groups
MC455520 | November 4 – SharePoint is updating the site detail panel to include Microsoft Teams and Microsoft 365 Groups information.This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 100053 Standard Release: We will begin rolling out mid-November 2022 and expect to complete by late-December 2022.
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Planner’s task assignment e-mail notification design update
MC455515 | November 4 – Microsoft Planner sends out an email notification to users when a new task is assigned to them. We are releasing few changes to the email template to improve the visual design and make the task deep links more relevant to the user.
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(Updated) Microsoft Teams: Browser Screen Pop for Incoming PSTN Calls
MC445202 | November 4 – Updated November 3, 2022: We have updated the post with a link to additional information. Thank you for your patience.An automatic browser screen will now launch for users when an incoming PSTN call is accepted in Microsoft Teams. The browser screen will display relevant information to the user (CRM data, case data, etc.). This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 98054
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(Updated) Call control with bluetooth headsets and speakerphones
MC387038 | November 4 – Updated November 3, 2022: We have updated the timeline and provided additional details for clarity. Thank you for your patience.This new feature allows users to use the buttons on Bluetooth headsets, speakerphones or certified devices that don’t require a USB dongle to answer, end and even mute calls.Note: This feature supports both Windows 10 and Windows 11. Mac support will be upcoming in first half of 2023. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID:84309.
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(Updated) Quiet Time Settings in Viva, Teams, and Outlook
MC414802 | November 4 – Updated November 3, 2022: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.To help create better boundaries and protect personal time, Viva Insights will offer the ability to configure quiet time to silence notifications from Outlook and Teams mobile applications, outside of working hours. Users will receive personalized insights through the Viva Insights app in Teams and will be able to set quiet time directly from Teams mobile and Outlook mobile applications.This…
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(Updated) Microsoft Teams: Start a Teams Chat with Distribution Groups, Mail-Enabled Security Groups, and O365 Groups
MC408435 | November 3 – Updated November 3, 2022: We have updated the content below with additional information. Thank you for your patience.You will now be able to start a Teams Chat with Distribution Groups, Mail-enabled Security Groups, and O365 Groups. This feature will respect the limits on members in a group chat, currently set to 250 members.Organizations rely on Distribution Lists (DLs) as a tool to create groups of users that mirror organizational knowledge and workflows. Bringing this awareness to target…
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(Updated) Rich text and images in Planner task notes
MC295027 | November 3 – Updated November 3, 2022: We have updated the content below to reflect support for images will be coming in the future and we will communicate via Message center when available. Thank you for your patience.We are adding support for rich text (bold, italics, underline, etc.) in the Planner task notes field. Support for images is coming in the future. NOTE: We will update this post once we have Microsoft Graph documentation for the new rich text task notes field available.This message is…
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(Updated) Assign Seats in Together Mode
MC402122 | November 3 – Updated November 3, 2022: The rollout to Government customers has been delayed. We will communicate via Message center when we are ready to proceed. This feature has launched for Worldwide customers. Thank you for your patience.Microsoft Teams users in a meeting will soon have the option to assign seats in Together Mode for all participants in a meeting.This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 83648
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(Updated) IT Admin Policy Change for the New Webinars Experience on Teams
MC454809 | November 3 – Updated November 3, 2022: We have updated the content below to show as intended. Thank you for your patience.We are excited to announce the upcoming launch of the new webinar experience. This experience is an intuitive end-to-end webinar solution addressing key feedback received since the initial webinar launch last year and is built to scale for advanced webinars in the future. The new webinar will be found by clicking the New Meeting dropdown in the calendar app and selecting Webinar. With…
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(Updated) Automatically view up to 49 videos (7×7) in Teams meeting
MC424898 | November 3 – Updated November 3, 2022: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.Microsoft Teams Meetings currently supports a maximum of 9 videos (3×3) on the screen by default (in Gallery view). For seeing more than 9 videos, user needs to manually select the ‘Large Gallery’ view. With this update, users will be able to automatically see up to 49 videos (7×7) on their screen by default without an explicit action. However, Large Gallery view will still continue to exist as an…
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(Updated) Custom Download Location for Files in Teams
MC420059 | November 3 – Updated November 3, 2022: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.Currently all file downloads from Microsoft Teams go to the Downloads folder. We are releasing a new feature that enables users to be able to choose their preferred download location for downloading files from Teams or specify a download location for each download.This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 94719
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Net Promoter Score (NPS) Sentiment Insights Per Topic Available to IT Administrators
MC455195 | November 2 – To empower IT Admins like you, the Net Promoter Score (NPS) survey insights dashboard released a new feature under the sentiment section.With this new feature, you will be able to identify the sentiment that is associated to each topic available. The sentiment is calculated for each NPS feedback comment and tied to a specific topic. With this new addition, you can discover what are the trending topics your users are talking about and understand the feeling they are experiencing regarding that…
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Delete or rename files in a channel and in your OneDrive folder in Teams
MC455193 | November 2 – To rename or delete a file in a channel, go to the files tab and find the file you want. Then select More options (the three dots) on the file. To rename or delete a file from your OneDrive, select More at the bottom of the app, then select Files. Once you find the file you want, select the three dots and choose to rename or delete it. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 98073, 98074
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2×2 Video in Gallery View for Web Meetings in Firefox
MC455187 | November 2 – Gallery view now can show up to 4 participant videos during a meeting in Firefox browser. Users can also start streaming their own video for the rest of the meeting participants. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 100983
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(Updated) Viva Topics in Teams
MC391950 | November 2 – Updated November 2, 2022: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.Viva Topics in Teams allows users to mention topics in their chat conversations so that others in the conversation can easily learn more about a topic by hovering over the topic name and viewing the topic card. This feature requires users to have a Viva Topics license. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 72189
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(Updated) Grid view for Planner “Assigned to me” and plan drill-down views in Planner Web
MC428511 | November 2 – Updated November 2, 2022: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.In addition to the existing board, chart, and schedule views, customers can now view their tasks in a grid/list format. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 98104
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(Updated) Image Search in Microsoft Search in Bing
MC427762 | November 2 – Updated November 2, 2022: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.Our new Image tab on Microsoft Search in Bing will improve image search in your organization by showing more visually-rich image results in an easily scannable grid layout.This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 98925
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(Updated) Microsoft Defender for Office 365: Hourly option for notifications
MC383901 | November 1 – Updated November 1, 2022: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.We are adding a new hourly option to end user quarantine notifications, which will allow users to rely on receiving prompt notifications about quarantined items when appropriate. With this feature, users will be updated frequently once new items land in their quarantine folder. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 93304.
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Advanced Virtual Appointments in Teams Premium
MC454804 | November 1 – Advanced Virtual Appointments in Teams Premium provides an end-to-end solution designed to help you drive better customer experiences and operational excellence for business-to-customer engagements.You can read details about the Advanced Virtual Appointments in Microsoft Teams features here.1. Virtual Appointments App in Microsoft TeamsThe Virtual Appointments app in Microsoft Teams includes a comprehensive dashboard that provides a quick view of an employee’s schedule as integrated with…
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(Updated) Unread Toggle in Activity Feed
MC437263 | November 1 – Updated November 1, 2022: We have updated the content below to show as intended. Thank you for your feedback.Unread toggle will help users quickly view all the unread activities in their activity feed. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 88389
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Attention required: New Power Platform URLs used by Power Apps and Power Platform admin center
MC454715 | November 1 – Microsoft Power Platform will begin relying on a new cloud service dependency called Power Platform API. This is updated in our documentation available at Power Platform URLs and IP address ranges. The Power Apps End-user and Maker experiences, as well as Power Platform admin center experiences, will leverage this new API internally, as will more Power Platform experiences over time. How does this affect me? This change concerns customers with an in-house firewall rule to restrict network…
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(Updated) Microsoft Teams: Usability Improvements to In-Meeting Notifications
MC400206 | October 31 – Updated October 31, 2022: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.Microsoft Teams is updating the user experience for how in-meeting notifications are displayed. With this update, there will be less distractions during meetings and it will be easier to understand important information (e.g. a meeting being recorded).This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 96283.
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(Updated) Microsoft Teams: Leave a Meeting From All of Your Devices
MC420060 | October 31 – Updated October 31, 2022: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.We will be rolling out a new feature in Microsoft Teams that will allow multi-device users to leave all of their devices at once when leaving a meeting.This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 97397
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