Message center announcements
March 4, 2024 – March 10, 2024
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Voicemail: Automatic activation of out of office (OOF) greetings based on OOF Calendar events to be retired
MC727450 | March 7 –
Today, end users have three options for voicemail OOF greetings activation:
- All the time
- When I have an Outlook auto reply
- When I have an Out of Office calendar event (to be retired)
The voicemail feature that automatically activates an out-of-office greeting based on an out-of-office event in Outlook calendar will be retired.
This decision is driven by Microsoft commitment to strengthen customer data protection. In addition,… View more
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“User consent to apps” setting in the Microsoft 365 portal to be retired
MC727449 | March 7 –
We will be retiring the “User consent to Apps” toggle in the Microsoft 365 Admin Center. Instead, we recommend the utilization of the user consent settings in the Entra portal, which is where we will continue to invest our development resources.
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(Updated) Remove Custom Script setting in OneDrive and SharePoint
MC714186 | March 6 –
Updated March 5, 2024: We have extended the support for the new PowerShell command until mid-November 2024. Thank you for your feedback.
There are changes happening to Custom script settings in March 2024.
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Microsoft Teams Meeting Add-In Update in Outlook
MC724122 | March 5 –
As part of the transition to New Teams, the Teams Meeting Add-in in Outlook will not be updated with features for Classic Teams moving forward.
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Microsoft SharePoint eSignature: Creators and recipients can view, track, and sign requests in Approvals app in Teams
MC729720 | March 9 –
Note: This feature is visible to all customers but only usable by those in the US at this time.
This rollout will allow users who have set up SharePoint eSignature in their tenant to track eSignature requests in the Approvals app in Microsoft Teams. Users will be notified about new requests, will be updated about ongoing requests, and will be able to initiate signing the document all within their flow of work in Microsoft Teams.
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Microsoft OneDrive for the web: Create with templates
MC729718 | March 9 –
We’re refreshing the file creation experience in OneDrive for the web. Soon, when you select the Add new button, you will have the option to create a new blank file or to choose from high-quality, beautifully designed templates in Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint to jumpstart your work. You’ll also be able to create new files using your company templates.
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Plan for Change: Intune Service Administrator role will be required for Enrollment device platform restrictions
MC729716 | March 9 –
Starting on April 11, 2024, or soon after, we are updating the requirements for configuring Enrollment device platform restrictions. Admins will be required to have the ‘Intune Service Administrator’ role-based access control (RBAC) permission to update this… View more
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Power Platform – Include or exclude direct report’s records by disabled status in manager view of hierarchy security
MC726367 | March 7 – We are announcing that you can now include or exclude direct report’s records by disabled status in the manager view of hierarchy security.
How does this affect me? Starting February 23, 2024, the ability to configure whether to include or exclude a direct report’s records by disabled status in the manager view of hierarchy security will be publicly available for use in all Dataverse environments. Environments for which hierarchy security was enabled after January 31, 2024,… View more
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Microsoft Teams: Meeting Options categorization
MC726124 | March 6 –
Meeting Options are a group of settings that organizers and co-organizers set on a per-meeting basis. We are introducing categories within Meeting Options to provide increased clarity within the information architecture of available options and help organizers and co-organizers configure their meetings according to their needs. The categories are available throughout the meeting lifecycle in Microsoft Teams.
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Microsoft Teams Events eDiscovery and legal hold support via Microsoft Purview for compliance needs
MC726123 | March 6 –
Microsoft Teams webinar and townhall eDiscovery and legal hold were supported by Microsoft SharePoint. With this update, event and registration data will be available via Substrate Content Domain, and users will be able to use Microsoft Purview as their compliance tool for eDiscovery and legal hold.
This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 381950
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Microsoft Teams: View, download, and delete Microsoft OneDrive for Business transcript files
MC726122 | March 6 –
With this new feature, Microsoft Teams meeting transcript files will be saved in Microsoft OneDrive for Business for transcription-only meetings. Users will be able to view, download, and delete transcript files from one place (OneDrive for Business) instead of two places (OneDrive for Business and Microsoft Exchange Online).
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New Microsoft Outlook for Windows: Copy email as attachment is coming
MC726121 | March 6 –
We are excited to share that users will soon be able to copy an email and attach it to a new email in the new Microsoft Outlook for Windows.
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Microsoft Teams: Multi-instance app customization support for Teams apps
MC726120 | March 6 –
The Microsoft Teams admin center will support multi-instance app customization and management. This feature update allows IT admins to create multiple customized versions of the same customizable Teams app, catering to the diverse needs of different groups or departments within an organization. Admins can customize app icons, names, descriptions, and so on to meet specific requirements. This enhancement makes it easier to tailor Teams to the unique identities and needs of various… View more
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Microsoft Viva Connections: Dark mode support on Microsoft Teams
MC726116 | March 6 –
Microsoft Viva Connections will now respect dark mode on both Microsoft Teams Desktop and mobile devices.
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Product transitions to the cloud.microsoft domain – February 2024
MC724837 | March 5 –
The cloud.microsoft domain was provisioned in early 2023 to provide a unified, trusted, and dedicated DNS domain space to host Microsoft’s first-party authenticated SaaS products and experiences. This post is to inform admins that the following Microsoft products and scenarios are now available at the cloud.microsoft domain, in… View more
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Reminder: Azure Information Protection Add-in for Office retires in April
MC724833 | March 5 –
As announced in MC541158 (April 2024) we are retiring the Azure Information Protection (AIP) Unified Labeling add-in for Office.
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Microsoft Defender for Office 365: User submission automatic feedback response
MC724832 | March 5 –
In Microsoft Defender for Office 365 (MDO), the user submission automatic feedback response enables organizations to automatically respond to end user submissions of phish based on the verdict from the automated investigation and response (AIR) investigation. This feature is configurable and allows organizations to dictate which threat scenarios they would like end users to receive feedback emails about. Once enabled, Microsoft Defender for Office 365 will automatically respond to end user… View more
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Microsoft Viva: Viva Pulse Admin Led Trial
MC724830 | March 5 –
The Microsoft Viva Pulse Admin Led Trial is now available in the Microsoft Admin Center. This trial was previously promo code protected. However, going forward, all Viva Pulse admins can discover the trial in the Microsoft Admin Center and set up the trial for their organization. Admin trials offer 25 users in your organization access to Viva Pulse for 30 days.
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Microsoft Purview | Information Protection: Sensitivity labels to discover private teams and protect shared channels
MC709659 | March 5 –
Updated March 5, 2024: We have updated the content below to show as intended. Thank you for your patience.
In the Microsoft Purview Compliance portal, under Information Protection, we are introducing two new controls in the sensitivity label creation/edit process. These changes are designed to improve the controls around private team discoverability in Teams and to provide additional controls for the shared channels in Teams channels.
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(Updated) Microsoft Edge for Business: Customize organizational branding using the Microsoft Edge management service
MC720776 | March 5 –
Updated March 5, 2024: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.
Starting late March 2024, admins can customize their organization’s branding assets onto Edge for Business through the Microsoft Edge management service. This branding can help users signed in with an Entra ID (formerly known as Azure Active Directory) more easily differentiate between multiple profiles and browser windows through visual cues on the profile pill, profile flyout, and Edge for… View more
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(Updated) Microsoft Stream: Collaborative notes in Teams meeting recordings
MC686914 | March 5 –
Updated March 5, 2024: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.
This feature enables users to view and edit collaborative meeting notes while watching Teams meeting recordings in Stream. Collaborative notes allow meeting attendees to co-create and collaborate on their meeting agenda, notes, and action items. Since Collaborative notes… View more
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(Updated) Microsoft Stream: Add a hyperlink or text callout to a video at specific times
MC688631 | March 5 –
Updated March 5, 2024: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.
Make your video interactive and more engaging by adding annotations that can include hyperlinks and text. Call out important moments or share documents and other links to additional resources. You can add text and links anywhere in the video timeline to help guide your viewers to the right information. Viewers can use video timeline markers to navigate interactive… View more
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(Updated) Microsoft Stream: Add a survey, poll, or quiz to a video at specific times
MC688632 | March 5 –
Updated March 5, 2024: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.
Make your video interactive and more engaging by adding a survey, quiz, or poll using Microsoft Forms. You can add forms anywhere in the video timeline. Interactivity can be added, edited, and previewed in Stream Web App in Edit mode by users with editing permissions. Go to Microsoft Forms to view responses and share a summary link with answers and scores in Microsoft… View more
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Outlook Mobile: Removing the Sections view in the Feed tab
MC714181 | March 5 –
Updated March 5, 2024: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.
In the Feed tab of Outlook Mobile, we will remove the Sections view in the Feed tab, whose functionality and content can now be found in the vertical feed and elsewhere in the Outlook Mobile app.
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(Updated) Co-organizer experience updates in Teams Webinars and Townhalls
MC688109 | March 5 –
Updated March 5, 2024: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.
Scheduling, setting up, and managing an event is not a simple task. Which is why we allow co-organizer to be added to the event so they can work alongside or on behalf of the organizer. So far co-organizers were able to set up event theming, manage registration, meeting options, view reports and more but were not able to edit event details like title, date/time, description, event group; nor… View more
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(Updated) Updated Alerts and Incidents tab in the Microsoft Defender XDR services Identity page
MC718264 | March 5 –
Updated March 5, 2024: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.
We are aligning the Alerts and Incidents tab experience in the Microsoft Defender XDR services Identity page with other assets pages in the security.microsoft.com portal. Currently, the Device page and other asset pages use a common template for Alert and Incident, which the User page has now adopted.
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(Updated) Microsoft Clipchamp now has automatic captions
MC716667 | March 5 –
Updated March 5, 2024: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.
Microsoft Clipchamp now offers automatic captioning to make your organization’s videos more accessible.
This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 381128.
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(Updated) Microsoft Purview Insider Risk Management: Public preview of recommended actions for finetuning policies
MC692019 | March 5 –
Updated March 5, 2024: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.
Coming soon, Microsoft Purview Insider Risk Management will be rolling out the public preview of recommended actions for finetuning policies.
This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 186580
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(Updated) Microsoft 365 Suite: The new Microsoft Purview portal entering general availability
MC717966 | March 5 –
Updated March 5, 2024: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.
The new Microsoft Purview portal has a streamlined design and unified experience that helps you discover and access data security, data governance, and risk and compliance solutions for all your data, wherever it lives across your data estate. You can now access all Purview solutions in one single portal as well as experiences such as settings, global search,… View more
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(Updated) New cmdlet for Content Explorer
MC698421 | March 5 –
Updated March 5, 2024: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.
The current Content Explorer Export feature has a limitation of exporting data only after drilling down to specific location. The new feature coming to General Availability will allow admins to use a new cmdlet within the Security and Compliance PowerShell, Export-ContentExplorerData, to export all rows of data for the content that are scanned and shown on Content… View more
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(Updated) New Microsoft Defender Antivirus services on Windows Devices
MC687846 | March 5 –
Updated March 5, 2024: We have updated the rollout timeline and content below. Thank you for your patience.
Microsoft Defender Antivirus on Windows 10 and Windows 11 will be shipping with a new service:
- Microsoft Defender Core service.
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(Updated) Microsoft Teams: Global reader role for Teams devices in Teams admin center
MC711015 | March 5 –
Updated March 5, 2024: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.
Admins can now use the existing Global reader role for read-only access to the Teams devices section in the Teams admin center!
The Global reader role is a built-in role in Microsoft Entra ID that allows admins to view all administrative features and settings without the ability to edit or modify them. This role is useful for auditing, reporting, and… View more
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(Updated) Microsoft Teams: Access work, school, and personal accounts in a single desktop app
MC719659 | March 5 –
Updated March 5, 2024: We have updated the content to show as intended. We apologize for any confusion.
Starting in April 2024 and rolling out gradually, the Microsoft Teams desktop app on Windows and Mac will let you use any type of Teams account (work, school, or personal). As in classic Teams, admins can control their users’ sign-in capabilities with group policies.
Users will be able to add and access their additional accounts in the upper right corner of Teams… View more
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Microsoft Intune In Development for March 2024 is now available
MC724128 | March 5 –
The In development for Microsoft Intune page in our documentation has been updated.
How does this affect me?
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
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Update to only show site results at a tenant root site when in the “site search” scope
MC724127 | March 5 –
With this update a tenant root site will start showing only site results when the site is configured to show results from that site only.
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Microsoft SharePoint Online: New section backgrounds in Pages and News
MC724124 | March 5 –
We are rolling out new features for Microsoft SharePoint Online that allow SharePoint Page and News authors to add a curated image background or a gradient color background to page sections. (In a future MC post, we will roll out the ability to use your own images as backgrounds.) We’ve improved the focal point and added more settings like fill mode, overlay, and opacity to help authors follow accessibility best practices and ensure that your customized background is easy to read as well as… View more
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Microsoft 365 Health Dashboard now on Microsoft 365 admin center home page
MC724119 | March 5 –
The Dashboard page in the Health section of the Microsoft 365 admin center will soon become available as a view on the Microsoft 365 admin center home page.
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Updates available for Microsoft 365 Apps for Current Channel
MC724025 | March 5 –
We’ve released updates to the following update channel for Microsoft 365 Apps:
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