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In a rapid change of Office 365, Microsoft sends to Tenant Admin’s the news about what is changing and what is coming in Office 365.
This is the 340th email that Microsoft has sent to Tenant Admin’s Newsletter with Office 365 changes.
This Weekly digest is intended to reach the Administrators of Microsoft Office 365 within the latest changes that are happening to Office 365.
Below is an example that can be applied to your tenant, because these emails are based on the services that you have in your Tenant and subscription.
View a summary of the updates.
Message center announcements
November 20, 2023 – November 26, 2023
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Major updates
(Updated) Pin based verification process for support callers
MC680788 | November 21 –
Updated November 21, 2023: We have updated this message to reflect that the change impacts administrators only and not end users. Thank you for your feedback.
In 2020, we added a PIN-based verification step to our existing phone-based verification process, to better protect your organization. If you call support, the Microsoft support representative will send a verification code to your registered email or phone in your Admin Center profile. Provide this code to the support… View more
Planning for Copilot in Windows 10
MC691816 | November 20 –
Today we start to roll out Copilot in Windows (in preview) to eligible* Windows 10 devices.
When will this happen:
Copilot in Windows (in preview) is available today for eligible devices running the Home or Pro editions of Windows 10, version 22H2 via the Release Preview Channel of the Windows Insider Program. Devices on version 22H2 of Windows 10 Enterprise or Education, or Pro devices managed by organizations, will be included in a later… View more
Additional updates
Catch Up Improvements on Web
MC692758 | November 23 –
Catch Up allows you to stay in sync with your collaborators in Word, Excel, and PowerPoint on Web by showing you the latest comment activity that is directed at you and a summary of recent changes. Based on your feedback, we made improvements to the Catch Up feature. The comment activity directed at you will now persist in Catch Up between sessions for up to 28 days. New items will be indicated with a blue dot for clarity. You can also dismiss items individually if you do not wish to keep… View more
Viva in the left rail
MC692757 | November 23 –
The Viva Admin experience is moving from the Setup tab into the Settings tab in the left rail under “Viva”. It can now be found as below:
Previously the Viva Admin experience was found in the setup tab as seen below:
Quick Conflict Peek when you RSVP on Calendar Event Detail page
MC692756 | November 23 –
We are expanding the RSVP dialog box with scheduling form. The users will now see their meeting schedule in snippet window indicating the conflicting slots, while taking any RSVP actions.
Data Loss Prevention – Out-of-box Advanced Hunting queries for Data Loss Prevention incidents in Microsoft 365 Defender
MC692755 | November 23 –
Organizations can click the “Go Hunt” dropdown from the DLP alert page in Microsoft Defender XDR and select from a list of pre-populated queries for common scenarios such as understanding if a file is shared externally, participants of a Teams meetings, and more.
This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 185708
Data Loss Prevention – View-only mode for Data Loss Prevention and Information Protection Policies and Labels
MC692753 | November 23 –
This capability allows the admin with view-only restricted permissions to view the Data Loss Prevention and Information Protection policy configuration details without editing the policies or label configurations.
This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 186527
The In development page provides a list of features in upcoming releases of Microsoft Intune to assist in your readiness and planning. The list has now been updated. You’ll start seeing these changes in the next… View more
Outlook Web and New Outlook for Windows: Sort by Category
MC692468 | November 22 –
Soon, users will be able to sort their emails by categories in inbox and other folders.
This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 183902
Microsoft 365 admin center: Usage reports – Overview page redesign
MC692467 | November 22 –
The Microsoft 365 admin center Usage report Overview page has been redesigned to better navigate the most important usage insights in your organization and provide a holistic view of Microsoft 365 apps usage. The redesign includes new engagement metrics such as enabled and active users, user state compositions (e.g. first time, returning users), storage by product, and key usage metrics for Microsoft 365 apps.
This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID View more
Remove Activity Feed Item in New Teams
MC692466 | November 22 –
This feature will enable Teams users to delete/remove items from activity feed.
This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 181794
The Remove functionality can be found under the ellipsis menu in the activity feed:
Remove Activity Feed Item in New Teams
MC692466 | November 22 –
This feature will enable Teams users to delete/remove items from activity feed.
This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 181794
The Remove functionality can be found under the ellipsis menu in the activity feed:
Microsoft Viva: Viva Goals Export APIs
MC692465 | November 22 –
Customers will be able to programmatically export Viva Goals data in an Explorer View via Microsoft Graph APIs. Today, customers must manually export the data in an Explorer View.
This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 146731
Play My Emails is a feature in Outlook Mobile that allows users to listen to new messages in their Focused Inbox and changes to their day hands-free through a voice-driven experience.
What’s new in the Microsoft Intune Service Update for November 2023
MC692030 | November 20 –
Your Microsoft Intune account has been updated to the latest service build.
How does this affect me?
You will see the service release number updated in the Tenant Status blade of the Intune console soon. We’ve introduced some changes that we’re excited for you to try out.
What do I need to do to prepare for this change?
Click additional information below to learn more about what’s new in this service release. We’ll continue to update the What’s… View more
REMINDER: Viva Pulse Customization Control Migration
MC692029 | November 20 –
The customization control in the Viva Pulse Admin Experience will soon be managed through centralized feature access management in Viva through PowerShell. This customization control provides admins the ability to turn on or off customization capabilities for survey authors to add their own questions to existing stock templates or edit existing stock questions. With centralized feature access management, admins can configure access at the tenant level, group level (using AAD groups or M365… View more
Teams chat embedded in Outlook Web (Enterprise)
MC692028 | November 20 –
Teams embedded in Outlook now allows users to stay on top of their chats without leaving Outlook.
This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 95601
Users will be able to narrow down their search results and find what they are looking for faster. Get more precise search results by picking up a specific domain like files, group chat or Teams. You can find domain specific results by typing a person’s name also.
This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 181285
Introducing Staged Rollout feature for Graph Connectors
MC692024 | November 20 –
Staged rollout is a feature that allows you to gradually introduce Microsoft Graph connectors to a select group of users in your production environment. You can use it to deploy an existing or new connection to a limited set of users, monitor the performance, and adjust settings as needed. You can expand or shrink the scope of the rollout at any time. When you’re ready, you can end the staged rollout and deploy the connection to the entire organization (or to all applicable users).
Microsoft Teams – Teams app on Teams Rooms on Android and paired Touch Consoles to be updated in sync
MC692021 | November 20 –
With this feature, the Teams app updates will happen in sync for Microsoft Teams Rooms (Android) and their paired touch consoles. This will be applicable for both manual and automatic updates done from Teams admin center.
This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 174344
The goals term customization feature allows organization admins to customize terminology used in Viva Goals. Now, program owners can run goal programs using nomenclature that best suits their organization. Terms such as OKRs, Objectives, Key Results and Initiatives can be customized in the admin settings.
This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 165684
Viva Pulse – Teams Chat Notifications Requires Latest Viva Pulse Teams App Version
MC692018 | November 20 –
In addition to email and Teams Activity feed notifications, Viva Pulse will begin to deliver notifications through Teams Chat. Users will only receive Teams Chat notifications if they have the latest Viva Pulse Teams app version installed (Version 1.0.9 or higher). As the admin, you can do the following to ensure users receive Teams Chat notifications:
Test Base for Microsoft 365 is an Azure service that facilitates data-driven application compatibility testing of your applications against Windows security and feature updates. As part of your Windows Enterprise E3/E5 or your Microsoft 365 E3/E5 subscription, you are being granted a one-time allocation of 500 usage hours for testing your applications on Test Base starting in November 2023. To access Test Base please go to http://aka.ms/testbaseportal.
Note: My Tenant is based in Europe with Target Release Enabled. You can view more messages on your portal, just go to the Message center.
Quickly access relevant information and functionality from the new home page—The home page has been redesigned with you and your most common tasks in mind—such as adding a user or resetting a password. The new admin center makes these items accessible directly from the home page. The home page also proactively surfaces information important to you, such as notifications from the Message Center.
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