Message center announcements
May 6, 2024 – May 12, 2024
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Sway: Changes in Video/Audio upload for new content.
MC791453 | May 9 – Starting early June 2024, Sway authors can no longer upload new video and audio files but must embed them instead. Previously uploaded media will still work. Users should familiarize themselves with the embedding feature to prepare for this change. View more
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(Updated) Azure Information Protection Add-in for Office is retiring
MC713037 | May 8 – The Azure Information Protection (AIP) Unified Labeling add-in for Office is retiring on April 11, 2024. Organizations must transition to Microsoft 365 Apps built-in labeling. Important dates include the release of Microsoft Purview Information Protection client version 3.0 in April 2024 and the permanent disablement of the AIP Add-in in Office between late May and mid-June 2024. View more
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(Updated) Retirement of AdminAuditLog and MailboxAuditLog cmdlets
MC713038 | May 8 – Updated May 8, 2024: We have made the decision to not move forward with the change at this time. We will communicate via Message center when we are ready to move forward. Thank you for your patience.We would like to inform you about an upcoming change in the way you access and manage your Exchange Online audit logs. Starting April 30, 2024, we will be retiring the following four cmdlets in the Exchange Online V3… View more
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Microsoft Teams: Changes to in-app feedback experience and feedback policy (Teams Desktop and Teams for web)
MC790791 | May 6 – Microsoft Teams is updating the in-app feedback experience and policy for Desktop and Web versions. A new Feedback option will be added to the Settings menu, and Teams will switch to Microsoft 365 feedback policies. Rollout begins early June 2024, with completion expected by late June 2024. Admins should review and update feedback policies accordingly. View more
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Microsoft Teams Phone Mobile: New “Call my phone” feature
MC791882 | May 11 – Teams Phone Mobile is introducing a “Call my phone” feature to transfer calls from the Teams app to a cell phone dialer seamlessly using the Audio Conferencing Subscription service. It’s for individual calls only and will be available after updates in June and July 2024. No admin action is required for the rollout. View more
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Microsoft Purview | Data Loss Prevention: Enhanced content extraction and file type coverage for DLP on Windows devices
MC791881 | May 11 – Microsoft Purview Data Loss Prevention (DLP) on Windows devices will soon support over 100 file types, detect sensitive content in metadata, PDF form fields, and files within Office files. The update, part of Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 171586, will roll out from late June to late October 2024. No policy changes are needed for existing users. View more
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Microsoft Teams: Manage Do Not Disturb presence status when screen sharing
MC791879 | May 11 – Microsoft is introducing a new Teams feature that allows users to disable the automatic Do Not Disturb (DND) status during screen sharing. This feature, linked with Roadmap ID 393228, will roll out from early June to early July 2024, requiring no admin action. View more
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Data Lifecycle Management | Enable deletion of non-empty folders under Retention policy in SharePoint and OneDrive
MC791878 | May 11 – The new feature allows users to delete non-empty folders under a Retention policy in SharePoint and OneDrive, ensuring they remain deleted after syncing with OneDrive for Business. It will roll out in early May 2024 and is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 394689. Preparation involves getting started with Data Lifecycle Management in the Microsoft Purview compliance portal. View more
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Microsoft Viva: Connections now available on the web
MC791877 | May 11 – Microsoft Viva: Connections is now available on the web with the same functionalities as in Teams. It will start rolling out mid-May 2024 for Targeted Release and will be generally available by mid-June 2024. No action is needed to use it on the web. View more
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30-Day Reminder: Windows 10, version 21H2 end of servicing (Enterprise & Education)
MC791740 | May 10 – On June 11, 2024,Enterprise, Education, and IoT Enterprise editions ofWindows 10, version 21H2 will reach end of servicing. The upcoming June 2024 security update, to be released on June 11, 2024, will be the last update available for this version. After this date, devices running this version will no longer receive monthly security… View more
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Microsoft Viva: Enhanced capabilities for spotlight in Viva Connections!
MC791602 | May 9 – Viva Connections is enhancing spotlight capabilities, providing more control over content display with 11 slots. Pinned items will be shown first, followed by dynamic SharePoint news. The desktop experience will blend prioritized content with news updates. Rollouts begin mid-May 2024, with new customization settings introduced. Preparation involves generating news and selecting content sources for spotlight. View more
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Microsoft Teams: Unified settings and policies management in Teams admin center
MC791599 | May 9 – Microsoft Teams admin center is introducing a unified settings and policies management experience, consolidating them in one place for easier administration. Rollout begins in June 2024, with options to opt-in or opt-out until mandatory adoption by the end of September 2024. No changes to existing settings and policies are required. View more
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Microsoft Teams: Explicit consent for recording data in audit logs
MC791598 | May 9 – Starting mid-May 2024, IT admins will see enriched Teams Meeting Recording audit logs with consent data, regardless of the attendance report policy. This global update requires no action if “explicit consent for recording” is enabled, otherwise, follow the provided Microsoft Learn link to prepare. View more
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Microsoft Teams: Avatars wardrobe updates available soon
MC791597 | May 9 – New professional wardrobe styles for avatars are coming to Microsoft Teams, with a rollout expected to complete by mid-May 2024. This update will be available for various Microsoft Teams and Microsoft 365 licenses and will require no admin action prior to rollout. Users can customize their avatars in the Avatars for Teams app. Some may experience color changes in their avatar’s outerwear, which can be easily customized. View more
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Microsoft SharePoint Online: New Banner web part (updated title area) in Pages and News
MC791596 | May 9 – Microsoft SharePoint Online is introducing a new Banner web part for Pages and News, allowing users to remove or add multiple banners to a page. Targeted Release begins late May 2024, with General Availability starting mid-June 2024. The update includes new Banner layouts and affects page templates and title synchronization. No admin action is required before the rollout. View more
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We welcome your feedback on Windows communications on this site
MC791500 | May 9 – If you have access to Windows information in the Microsoft 365 admin center, please take a few moments to answer a short anonymous survey on Windows communications published here. We welcome your feedback as we work towards the continued improvement of our Windows communications, announcements, and known issue disclosures.Please share with us your input on Windows communications found on two sections of the admin center:Windows release healthand… View more
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Power Platform – Customer-Managed Key (CMK) encrypted with Azure Key Vault Managed HSM key is now available
MC791481 | May 9 – We are announcing that you can now use an Azure Key Vault Managed HSM key to encrypt your Dataverse data at-rest. How does this affect me? Beginning on May 3, 2024, you can now use a Customer-Managed Key (CMK) with an Azure Key Vault Managed HSM key to encrypt all of your Dataverse environment data. By default, all your data and configuration information… View more
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TLS server authentication: Deprecation of weak RSA certificates
MC791462 | May 9 – Weak RSA key lengths for certificates will be deprecated on future Windows OS releases later this year. We recommend you use a stronger solution of at least 2048 bits length or an ECDSA certificate, if possible. Support for the RSA algorithm itself won’t be affected. Find details and recommended next steps in TLS server authentication: Deprecation of weak RSA… View more
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Windows Office Hours: May 16th, 2024
MC791461 | May 9 – If you are an IT admin with questions about managing and updating Windows, we want to help. Every third Thursday of the month, we host a live chat-based event on the Tech Community called Windows Office Hours. Members of the Windows, Intune, Windows Autopilot, Windows Autopatch, and Windows 365 engineering teams will be standing by to answer your questions. We also have experts from FastTrack, the Customer Acceleration Team, and Microsoft public sector… View more
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Update to supported languages in Teams Meeting Copilot
MC791459 | May 9 – Teams Meeting Copilot now supports 16 new languages, making a total of 27 supported languages. Unsupported language responses have been removed to avoid misuse. Rollout begins mid-May 2024, completing by late May. Organizations should prepare by informing users of the supported languages. View more
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New search folders supported in new Outlook for Windows and web
MC791457 | May 9 – New Outlook for Windows and web introduces two search folders: ‘Categorized Mail’ and ‘Mail from Specific People,’ to improve search functionality. Rollout starts mid-June 2024, completing early July 2024. Users must manually create these folders to use the new features. More information is available on the Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 386903 and Microsoft Support. View more
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Microsoft Copilot for Microsoft 365: Use Draft with Copilot in Microsoft Word based on text, list, or table selections
MC791456 | May 9 – Microsoft 365 introduces Copilot for Word, allowing users to generate new content by selecting text, lists, or tables. The feature will roll out from late April 2024 to early August 2024, requiring no admin action for the update. For more details, users can visit the provided support link. View more
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Microsoft Copilot for Microsoft 365: Relevance Tuning for Graph connectors
MC791455 | May 9 – Microsoft is introducing Relevance Tuning for Graph connectors in Microsoft Search and Copilot for Microsoft 365, allowing admins to assign importance weights to properties of Graph connections for more relevant search results. General Availability is expected from early to late May 2024. Admins may need to adjust property weights and consult data source owners for optimal relevance ranking. For more information, visit the provided Microsoft Learn link. View more
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Microsoft Teams: Easier discoverability of Workflows templates
MC791450 | May 9 – In Microsoft Teams, Workflow cards in chats or channels will now show the template used, with a rollout starting in June 2024 and completing in November 2024. A footer link will be added for direct template access, except for certain custom or non-Teams connector workflows. View more
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(Updated) Purview | Data Loss Prevention: Oversharing Popups enhancements in Microsoft Outlook for Windows (32 bit)
MC709660 | May 8 – Microsoft Outlook for Windows (32 bit) is enhancing Oversharing Popups for E5 users, with added DLP predicates and customizations. The rollout begins late May 2024 for Public Preview and mid-August 2024 for Standard Release. AIP popups will deprecate in CY24. Users should migrate to DLP policy tips and Oversharing popups. View more
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(Updated) Microsoft Purview | Insider Risk Management: Improvements to SharePoint files/folders deletion indicators
MC750667 | May 8 – Microsoft Purview Insider Risk Management will soon update indicators for SharePoint files/folders deletion, including items moved to the recycle bin. Rollout begins late May 2024, with public preview and general availability phases. No action needed, but indicator thresholds may require adjustments. Details are on Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 388734. View more
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(Updated) Microsoft Viva Connections app: Search your intranet in Microsoft Teams on iOS and Android tablets
MC732104 | May 8 – Microsoft Viva Connections app will soon allow iOS and Android tablet users to search their intranet in the app in Teams. No action is needed to prepare for this rollout. We have made the decision not to proceed with this change at this time. We will communicate via Message center when we are ready to proceed. View more
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(Updated) Microsoft Teams Connect chat – Extended Directory
MC704952 | May 8 – Microsoft Teams is introducing enhancements to Teams Connect for chats with the Teams Connect chat extended directory. IT admins can create an external directory of known external collaborators using their phone numbers, making it easier for users to search external users by name, view a company curated profile, and assign an organization manager for these external partners. We have made the decision to not forward with this change at this time. We will communicate via Message center when we are ready to proceed. No impact is expected unless the tenant admin plans to use this feature. View more
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(Updated) Microsoft Teams Events eDiscovery and legal hold support via Microsoft Purview for compliance needs
MC726123 | May 8 – Microsoft Teams Events eDiscovery and legal hold support will be available via Microsoft Purview for compliance needs starting from mid-January 2025. Tenant admins can use Purview instead of SharePoint. No action is needed to prepare for this change. View more
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(Updated) Microsoft Defender for Microsoft Office 365: enhanced clarity in submission results
MC765801 | May 8 – Microsoft Defender for Office 365 is updating submission results for enhanced clarity. Administrators will see improved results for submissions, including emails, Teams messages, attachments, URLs, and user reports. The updates will be available via the submission experience and API, linked with Roadmap ID 389856. Rollout begins mid-April 2024. No action is needed from users. View more
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(Updated) Estimating cost of Optical Character Recognition (OCR) for Exchange, Teams, SharePoint, OneDrive, Endpoint
MC693860 | May 8 – The message details the launch of the OCR Cost Estimator for Microsoft 365 services, which allows customers to estimate OCR costs without needing an Azure Subscription. The rollout begins in June 2024, and users with specific compliance roles can access it via compliance.microsoft.com. Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 160009 is associated with this update. View more
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(Updated) Purview Communication Compliance: Reduce detect-to-investigation time from 24 hours to 1 hour for Viva Engage
MC759452 | May 8 – Microsoft Purview Communication Compliance will release a feature that reduces detection-to-investigation time from 24 hours to 1 hour for Microsoft Viva Engage private messages and community conversations. This feature will help organizations detect policy violations and ensure user-level privacy. No action is needed from users to prepare for this rollout. The feature will be available for public preview from mid-March 2024 and for general availability from mid-May 2024. Access to the Communication Compliance solution is available in the Microsoft Purview compliance portal. View more
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(Updated) Data Loss Prevention – Enriched Data Loss Prevention (DLP) alert email notifications for DLP admins
MC715429 | May 8 – Microsoft 365 is updating the Data Loss Prevention (DLP) alert email notifications for DLP admins. The enriched alert email notifications will now include additional context such as alert ID, policy details, device details, and more. This will help admins quickly assess the priority of an alert and determine the next steps before navigating to the Microsoft Purview DLP alerts page or Microsoft 365 Defender DLP alerts page. The rollout will begin in mid-April 2024 and is expected to complete by late May 2024. To prepare, ensure the DLP policy has alert notifications turned on. View more
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(Updated) Data Loss Prevention for endpoints – support for two new predicates
MC687844 | May 8 – The message details an update for Microsoft Purview Data Loss Prevention, introducing two new predicates for endpoint devices. The rollout begins late April 2024, with completion expected by late May 2024. It advises to prepare by utilizing the Microsoft Purview compliance portal and provides relevant links for further information. View more
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(Updated) Microsoft Defender for Office 365: New Quarantine release details
MC744113 | May 8 – Microsoft Defender for Office 365 is rolling out new details on who or what is responsible for releasing a message from quarantine. The Release by field will be propagated with the email address of the user or admin responsible for the release. This will be available in the email summary flyout panel accessible from the Quarantine page. The release will be captured by the system. Admins should update their training documentation. The rollout will begin in late March 2024 and complete by mid-June 2024. View more
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(Updated) Profile Card in Teams Mobile
MC692023 | May 8 – The rollout of new Profile Cards in Teams Mobile has been updated. Targeted Release will begin in late November 2023 and General Availability will start in early January 2024, completing by late June 2024. These cards allow users to access information and express themselves on Teams Mobile. Organizations may need to update training and documentation. View more
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(Updated) Microsoft Purview Insider Risk Management: Public preview of recommended actions for finetuning policies
MC692019 | May 8 – Microsoft Purview Insider Risk Management is rolling out a public preview of recommended actions for fine-tuning policies. The rollout will begin mid-May 2024 and is expected to be complete by mid-June 2024. No action is required for this update, and the new recommended actions will be accessible through the Recommended Actions page. The solution can be accessed in the Microsoft Purview compliance portal. View more
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(Updated) Microsoft Purview | Communication Compliance: Contextual Summaries with Copilot for Security
MC764458 | May 8 – Microsoft Purview’s Communication Compliance will introduce contextual summaries of policy matches in Copilot for Security. This feature will help investigators identify potentially risky content and understand the meaning of the content with just one click. Public preview will begin in early April 2024 and general availability worldwide will begin in early May 2024. Users must have a Copilot for Security license and proper permissions to use this feature. Microsoft Purview Communication Compliance provides tools to detect business conduct and regulatory compliance violations. View more
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(Updated) Self-service purchase and trials of the Microsoft Clipchamp Premium add-on SKU
MC711920 | May 8 – Microsoft Clipchamp Premium add-on SKU will allow users to start a trial or purchase with their credit card. The rollout will begin late June 2024 for targeted release and mid-July 2024 for standard release. Users will be charged for the license after the 30-day free trial. Organizations can disable self-service trials and purchases by running an Administrative PowerShell script. View more
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(Updated) Microsoft Viva: Analytics for multiple Connections experiences
MC738642 | May 8 – Microsoft Viva Connections analytics will be available at a Connections experience level rather than at a tenant level. The rollout will begin in mid-May 2024 and will affect organizations with multiple Connections experiences. No admin action is required, and the rollout will happen automatically. View more
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(Updated) Stream Mobile App Retirement
MC789607 | May 8 – The Stream mobile apps will retire on July 1, 2024. Users should switch to the OneDrive and Microsoft 365 mobile apps. Videos with block download policy can only be played online after this date. For preparation and alternatives, visit the provided link. Email for user statistics. View more
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(Updated) Microsoft Teams: Personalize group chats with avatars
MC717970 | May 8 – Microsoft Teams is introducing custom avatars for group chats, allowing users to upload their own images or select from built-in images or emojis. This feature will roll out worldwide, including GCC, GCC High, and DoD, from mid-March to late May 2024. No action is needed to prepare for this change. View more
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Updates available for Microsoft 365 Apps for Current Channel
MC791125 | May 8 – We’ve released updates to the following update channel for Microsoft 365 Apps: Current Channel View more
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Microsoft Syntex: Sensitive information processing model
MC791115 | May 8 – Microsoft Syntex is introducing a new prebuilt model for identifying and optionally extracting sensitive information from SharePoint document libraries, with a rollout beginning in late May 2024 and completing by late June 2024. Users should be informed about this update. View more
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Microsoft Purview | Data Loss Prevention: Decoupling policy tips and email notifications for SharePoint and OneDrive
MC791114 | May 8 – Microsoft Purview | Data Loss Prevention will soon allow separate configuration of policy tips and user email notifications for SharePoint and OneDrive, aligning with Microsoft Exchange behavior. Admins can enable either or both features, or neither. Rollout begins mid-May 2024 for Public Preview and mid-June 2024 for General Availability. Configuration can be done via PowerShell or DLP settings post-rollout. View more
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Microsoft Purview | Data Lifecycle Management: New integration with Adaptive protection
MC791110 | May 8 – Microsoft Purview’s Data Lifecycle Management will soon integrate with Adaptive protection, automatically preserving items deleted by high-risk users. Public preview starts in May 2024. Organizations should enable Adaptive protection to use this feature, which applies a 120-day retention label without manual management. View more
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Microsoft Teams: Draggable Presenter Toolbar when screensharing
MC791109 | May 8 – Microsoft Teams is introducing a new draggable Presenter Toolbar for screensharing, offering presenters more control and customization. It will roll out in stages from early June to late July 2024, with no preparatory action required for organizations. Presenters can reposition the toolbar and it will collapse when not in use. View more
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Microsoft Purview | Data Loss Prevention: Adaptive Protection integration will be generally available
MC791107 | May 8 – The integration of Adaptive Protection with Microsoft Purview Data Loss Prevention will be generally available soon, requiring an E5 Compliance license. Organizations previously using Adaptive Protection with certain add-ons will need to upgrade to maintain access after a 180-day grace period. Rollout begins in June 2024. View more
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Microsoft Purview: Improved Custom Trainable Classifier now in Public Preview
MC791100 | May 8 – Microsoft Purview’s improved Custom Trainable Classifier is now in Public Preview, offering faster training, simpler sample gathering, automatic testing, and clearer creation flow. It supports English files and will replace the existing feature, with full rollout by late June 2024. Unpublished classifiers will be unavailable; users should publish them to retain. View more
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Power Platform – Modern hierarchy security setting redirection from Dynamics 365 portal to Power Platform admin center
MC791045 | May 7 – We are announcing the general availability of modern hierarchy security setting URL redirection. This was made available via public preview on February 28, 2024, and will be available as part of general availability starting May 15, 2024. How does this affect me? Following the general availability of modern hierarchy security setting redirection, users that have access to the hierarchy security setting can access this setting in the… View more
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Microsoft Purview | Generative AI: Hub in public preview
MC790798 | May 6 – The message details the public preview of Microsoft Purview Generative AI Hub, which helps organizations secure data in AI applications. It offers insights, data protection policies, and compliance controls. The preview begins in early May 2024, with general availability in mid-November 2024. Organizations should prepare by reviewing the admin documentation. The hub will be visible in the Microsoft Purview portal and includes analytics, policies, and activity explorer tabs. Roadmap ID 188510 is associated with this update. View more
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Microsoft Teams: Town hall Graph APIs
MC790797 | May 6 – Microsoft Teams Live Events is being replaced by Teams Town Hall, supported by new Microsoft Graph APIs releasing end of May 2024. These APIs will enable management of Town Halls and their components. Rollout begins July 2024, with no admin action needed but user notification recommended. View more
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Microsoft Teams: New onboarding to teams and channels
MC790796 | May 6 – Microsoft Teams is introducing a new onboarding process for joining teams and channels, starting in June 2024. This update, which applies to web and desktop versions, allows team owners to recommend channels, streamlining the experience for team members. Rollout will be automatic, with no admin action needed. View more
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Microsoft Purview | Information Protection: Improved Data Loss Prevention policy tips
MC790795 | May 6 – Microsoft Purview | Information Protection will update DLP policy tips for consistency across Word, Excel, and PowerPoint for Windows, aligning with SharePoint Online and OneDrive. Public Preview begins early June 2024, with General Availability starting mid-July 2024. No admin action is required before rollout. View more
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Microsoft Teams: New file image previews in messages
MC790792 | May 6 – Microsoft Teams will soon introduce file image previews in chats and channels, enhancing content interaction. This feature allows users to see a small preview of attached files like images, PowerPoint, or PDFs. Rollouts begin in June 2024, with different completion dates for various user groups. No admin action is needed before the rollout. View more
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Microsoft Viva: Meeting cost and quality insights will be available in Viva Insights
MC790789 | May 6 – Microsoft Viva Insights is introducing a new meeting cost and quality report and improved features for managing meeting time. These will roll out from mid-May to early June 2024 for users with a Viva Insights premium license. Admins can manage feature access using VFAM. View more
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Microsoft Viva: Copilot assisted hours update in Microsoft Copilot dashboard
MC790788 | May 6 – Microsoft Viva is updating the Copilot Dashboard to provide a detailed breakdown of Copilot assisted hours for Viva or Viva Insights subscribers. The update, which requires no admin action, will start rolling out in early May 2024 and complete by mid-May 2024. Users should be informed of this change. View more
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Power Platform – Public Preview of solution-aware cloud flow sharing limits in Managed Environments
MC779536 | May 6 – We are announcing that the Public Preview of solution-aware cloud flow sharing limits for Power Platform Managed Environments will be available starting in June 2024. This feature gives users the ability to turn sharing on and off for solution-aware cloud flows at the managed environment level and provides a sharing rule that can be applied to entire environment groups.How does this affect me?Sharing limits give admins the ability to specify which user(s) or group(s) are… View more
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Microsoft Purview | Insider Risk Management: Policy tuning analysis for priority content only policies
MC786326 | May 6 – Microsoft Purview Insider Risk Management is introducing a policy tuning analysis for priority content policies in public preview mid-May 2024. This feature predicts the number of users matching policy conditions, aiding admins in adjusting controls to manage insider risks effectively. Rollout will be automatic with no required admin action before the specified date. View more
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Microsoft Purview | Information Protection – Sensitivity label protection policy for Azure SQL, Storage, and Amazon S3
MC790716 | May 6 – Microsoft Purview’s Information Protection introduces a new feature, Protection Policy, for label-based protection on Azure SQL, Data Lake Gen 2, Blob Storage, and Amazon S3. General availability starts early November 2024, with a public preview phase free of cost, followed by pay-as-you-go pricing. Prepare by creating a policy in the Purview Portal. Roadmap ID: 394282. View more
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