Message center announcements
April 17, 2023 – April 23, 2023
NUNO ÁRIAS SILVA
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(Updated) Collaborative Meeting Notes
MC538385 | April 20 – Updated April 20, 2023: We will not be rolling this feature to customers in GCC at this time. We will communicate via Message center when we are ready to proceed. Thank you for your patience.Teams across Microsoft are coming together to provide tools that help make meetings more effective. More specifically, we’re improving how you track what you want to discuss (Agenda), what you discussed/decided (Notes) and what you need to follow up on (Follow-up Tasks). These capabilities are now… View more
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Removal of Microsoft Store for Business tab from Microsoft Store app on Windows 10 and 11 PCs
MC543773 | April 19 – We will be removing the Microsoft Store for Business tab from the Microsoft Store app on Windows 10 and 11 PCs. The Microsoft Store for Business tab will continue to be available on HoloLens devices.Note: The retirement of Microsoft Store for Business and Education on Windows 11 was announced in 2021 View more
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(Updated) Microsoft Teams support for Targeted Release
MC510331 | April 18 – Updated April 18, 2023: We have updated the rollout timeline below. We are currently rolling this feature out and as users are onboarded (per your settings) they will see “EA” on their profile picture to indicate Early Access to Teams features. Thank you for your patience.Microsoft Teams will support Targeted Release for commercial cloud customers. With this support, users opted-in to Targeted Release will be the first production users to see the latest Microsoft Teams features and help shape… View more
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(Updated) New My Groups Experience
MC522581 | April 18 – Updated April 18, 2023: Based on customer feedback, we are no longer removing an admin’s ability to use the existing \”self service group management\” admin controls. Thank you for your feedback.We will be replacing the existing My Groups experience at mygroups.microsoft.com with a new and improved My Groups, now available at myaccount.microsoft.com/groups in mid-May 2023.My Groups enables end users to easily manage groups, such as finding groups to join, managing groups they own, and managing… View more
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(Updated) Microsoft Teams user request configuration to external systems (URL redirect)
MC411463 | April 18 – Updated April 18, 2023: We are pleased to announce the availability of the PowerShell script and supporting GraphAPIs for enabling user requests to unavailable Teams apps in the organization.Microsoft Teams apps help facilitate collaboration and enhance team productivity. Some organizations choose to control which apps their users can use, blocking apps from use until IT has reviewed and approved them. For these organizations, the recent app discovery update (MC350372) enables users to indicate… View more
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SharePoint 2013 workflow retirement
MC542767 | April 17 – Since the release of SharePoint workflows, Microsoft has evolved workflow orchestration to not only encompass SharePoint, but all the productivity services you use with Microsoft 365 and beyond. With the continued investment in Power Automate as the universal solution to workflow, Microsoft is retiring SharePoint 2013 workflows. View more
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Retirement of Dynamic Ordering feature in classic search experiences.
MC544789 | April 22 – We have disabled the Dynamic Ordering feature for classic search experiences in SharePoint. While the UI for the feature is still present, all configurations associated with this feature are ignored. View more
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Enabling Azure Application Admin role for App Management across Microsoft 365 suite products
MC544391 | April 20 – Microsoft allows admins to manage third party store apps and Line of Business apps across various M365 suite products from Integrated Apps blade in M365 Admin Center. Currently Integrated Apps access is limited to Global Admins, Global Reader Admins and Exchange Admins. Now, we are also allowing Azure Application Administrators to access Integrated Apps page and manage apps for their organization.This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 88942 View more
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Microsoft Viva: Mobile SharePoint site navigation
MC544390 | April 20 – We will be releasing a feature update that will allow Viva connections mobile users to browse and reach SharePoint sites by surfacing their hub and site navigation in Viva Connections.This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 117527 View more
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(Updated) Microsoft 365 admin center: Viva Goals Usage Report
MC541159 | April 20 – Updated April 20, 2023: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.A new report will be made available to help you understand how Viva Goals is used within your organization. The new usage report in the Microsoft 365 admin center will provide metrics on the number of active users including trial and paid licenses and platform distribution (Teams, Slack, Azure DevOps, and Web) with the ability to view 7/30/90/180 day timeframes.This message is associated with… View more
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(Updated) Launching new way to open links in Edge from Outlook for iOS and Android
MC531738 | April 20 – Updated April 20, 2023: As shared previously, we are working on control for admins to manage this feature and expect it to be available in early May.Currently users open links automatically from Outlook for iOS and Android in their default browser. This change will prompt users to choose their browser instead. Users can choose their default browser if they prefer and configure that preference in their Outlook Mobile settings.We apologize for not communicating about this change sooner, per our… View more
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(Updated) Microsoft Defender for Office 365: updates to quarantine folder storage
MC383875 | April 20 – Updated April 20, 2023: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.Microsoft Defender for Office 365 is making some changes to quarantine folder storage. The experience for users will remain the same and users can leverage the delete action to maintain the storage folder for their quarantined messages.This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 93302. View more
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(Updated) Plan sharing with file container.
MC537955 | April 20 – Updated April 20, 2023: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.A new authorization model is implemented for Planner plans, which will be a ‘shared container-based’ authorization model, where OneDrive and SharePoint Online files can be linked to plans to provide users with access to the plan if they have access to the shared container. This means that file-based authorization for plans will provide streamlined access to roster-backed plans that are connected to… View more
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(Updated) New Admin Capabilities in Viva Goals
MC467610 | April 20 – Updated April 20, 2023: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.Integrations in Viva Goals help save time and energy by automatically updating your key results and projects through connections to other applications from Microsoft and third parties. These integrations allow data to flow from the connected applications into Viva Goals so that results and projects are up to date. As Viva Goals is continuing to grow support for more integrations, we will be adding… View more
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(Updated) Video Messaging in Outlook Mobile
MC540242 | April 20 – Updated April 20, 2023: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.Video Unfurl and Playback will unfurl video links into a delightful thumbnail when reading an email that contains a video. Upon tapping the thumbnail, the user will be able to view the video in their full mobile screen with full screen playback. Video Unfurl and Playback will be available on both iOS and Android soon.We’re also introducing Video Capture and Upload on Android: this will allow users… View more
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Viva Goals: Changes to Members’ Listing in Organization and Team Administration pages
MC543873 | April 20 – As part of our continued efforts to improve customer experience in Viva Goals, we are bringing in a few changes to how members of organizations and teams are listed in the admin pages in Viva Goals.In March 2023, we rolled out a feature that allowed Viva Goals team admins to add an AAD group as members to a team. As part of this feature, org admins can also add multiple groups as members to an organization. As groups can now be added as members of an organization/team, we will soon be launching… View more
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Introducing Microsoft Whiteboard App in Teams
MC543868 | April 20 – The new Microsoft Whiteboard app in Teams allows you to create, collaborate and share right within Teams, outside of Teams meetings. You can now easily access all your whiteboards in one single place inside Teams, pre-prep a board for your next meeting or add a whiteboard tab to your favorite chat/channels to collaborate with your team asynchronously. View more
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SIP / H323 dialing from MTR-W to a VTC
MC543860 | April 19 – Starting early June, you can configure your Teams Rooms on Windows with a Pro license (MTR-W Pro) to place and receive one-to-one calls from the room to a SIP/ H323 endpoint and vice versa. If you want to enable this calling feature, you must work with a CVI provider to enable the service.This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 95263 View more
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Join BJN meeting from MTR-W via Direct Guest Join
MC543859 | April 19 – As part of a Preview release, around mid-May you will be able to configure your Teams Rooms on Windows to join BlueJeans meetings.This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 121769 View more
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Intelligent Meeting Recap in Microsoft 365 Feed
MC543390 | April 19 – We are announcing Intelligent Meeting Recap functionality in Microsoft 365 Feed for both Teams Premium users and users without Teams Premium.This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 122529 View more
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Microsoft Teams: Mark All As Read for Activity Feed
MC543386 | April 19 – Users can triage their activity feed more efficiently using the new ‘Mark all as read’ feature. With just one click, users can mark all unread activities as read. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 102238 View more
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User’s policies details page enhancements
MC543382 | April 19 – The user’s policy details page in Microsoft Teams admin center provides admins with the ability to manage policies for individual users. However, the current experience falls short in meeting critical needs, such as presenting a comprehensive view of all policies assigned to a user and a policy assignment view to understand how a policy is applied to the user.To address these concerns, the new user details policy page offers an enhanced experience that enables admins to view all effective… View more
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(Updated) Profanity filtering on/off control for Live Captions in Teams meetings
MC537415 | April 18 – Updated April 18, 2023: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.With the newly introduced toggle for turn on/off profanity filtering in Live Captions, users will now be able to control whether they want to continue to leverage the profanity filtering capability provided out of the box, or if they want to see every word as-is.This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 113412. View more
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(Updated) OneDrive Web: Favorite/Unfavorite Files
MC519907 | April 18 – Updated April 18, 2023: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.Adding files to Favorites is a great way to mark content of personal importance and can help you get to the content you’re looking for right away. We have made sure that the favorites experience is consistent across Microsoft 365 apps by building on top of the existing pinning and favorites experience. This release will include support for favoriting files from OneDrive web and Document Libraries…. View more
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(Updated) Relevance recommendation for Message center posts
MC466202 | April 18 – Updated April 18, 2023: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.The new relevance recommendation in Message Center will help you determine how relevant a change is to your tenant. The recommendation (High, Medium, or Low) will be determined based on multiple factors, such as service usage and the type of change. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 96289 View more
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(Updated) The Room Remote feature for desktop
MC499441 | April 18 – Updated April 18, 2023: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.The Room Remote feature enables touchless meetings by allowing users to control a nearby shared meeting room device from their Desktop/PC with Teams client.This feature was first launched on Mobile and will now be available on your Desktop device formfactor.This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 95482 View more
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(Updated) Teams: Teams button to Join Meeting from pre-join Screen for all Microsoft Teams Certified Peripherals
MC533818 | April 18 – Updated April 18, 2023: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.Users can soon successfully join and participate in a meeting directly with their Teams Button on their Microsoft Teams certified peripheral. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 95632 View more
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(Updated) Microsoft Teams certified Peripherals: Teams Button to bring Teams Meeting Stage to Foreground During Meeting
MC533817 | April 18 – Updated April 18, 2023: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.Microsoft Teams users can soon bring up the meeting stage to the foreground by pressing their Teams Button during a meeting. Note: This feature only applies to devices with dedicated Teams Buttons. If the device has a dual-purpose button (supports both hookswitch and Teams Button), pressing the button will end the call.This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 98496 View more
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(Updated) Meeting Recap Enhancements
MC538726 | April 18 – Updated April 18, 2023: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.We are bringing improvements for Meeting Recapping. Now, you can find your recording, transcripts, meeting content, and meeting notes all under a single new Recap tab. Watch your recording directly in the Recap tab to catch up on what was discussed while reviewing the notes and transcript without having to switch screens/apps. View more
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(Updated) Microsoft Teams: Intelligent Meeting Recap (Premium)
MC537956 | April 18 – Updated April 18, 2023: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.Users with a Teams Premium license will now be able to access a comprehensive meeting overview in the new ‘Recap’ tab in Teams, which leverages AI to provide personalized highlights and key insights from the meeting. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 122529 View more
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(Updated) Quick Access Teams and Sharepoint Document Libraries in win32 backstage
MC432475 | April 18 – Updated April 18, 2023: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.Currently, users experience some frustration when using Office products because of all different routes that they must use to access all their content. The Quick Access feature will allow users to access shared libraries from both their SharePoint and Teams locations. When the user opens files from shared libraries, these libraries will show up in the form of a list which will encourage users to save… View more
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Enhanced Capabilities for Managing Deleted and Expiring Teams from the Teams admin center
MC542836 | April 17 – Microsoft Teams Admin Center will be updated with new capabilities to manage deleted & expiring teams. View more
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Enhancements in Threat Explorer by Microsoft Defender for Office 365
MC542834 | April 17 – With the recentThreat Explorer V3 rolled out changes in user experience, we have also added 15 new filters in threat explorer filters section. The filters have been grouped into different categories: Basic, Advanced, URLs, Files, and Authentication. Basic filters are comprised of basic criteria, such as, subject, sender, and recipient. Advanced filters include more complex criteria such as NetworkMessadeID, Sender IP, and Attachment SHA256. URL filters focus on URLs or domains associated with… View more
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Microsoft 365 Defender: Quarantine Customize Columns and Filters preference Saved for re-use
MC542832 | April 17 – We are saving the Customize Columns and Filters preference for re-use by admins or end users when triaging the Quarantine folders for false positive email messages. View more
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Visio Organizational Trial offering
MC542827 | April 17 – Beginning in April, we are enhancing our trial offering for Visio (MC306669, December 2021) by allowing users to sign up for a trial license, or request for a paid license with their AAD account. This update gives admins oversight and control over self-service trials and license requests. It also removes the need for users to input payment information when initiating a Visio trial. Previously, self-service trials required a user to input payment information, requiring admins to take additional… View more
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