Microsoft PowerPoint: QuickStarter feature retires starting October 2024

MC884762 | September 6 – The PowerPoint QuickStarter feature will be retired between October 8 and December 31, 2024, for Office versions 2409 for Windows and 2410 for Mac, with no action required from admins. Organizations using it should inform users and update documentation.
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(Updated) ActiveX will be disabled by default in Microsoft Office 2024

MC884011 | September 6 – ActiveX will be disabled by default in Office 2024, affecting Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Visio. This change occurs in October 2024 for Office 2024 and begins in April 2025 for Microsoft 365 apps. Users can re-enable ActiveX by adjusting Trust Center Settings, the registry, or group policy settings.
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Microsoft 365 admin center will support continuous access evaluation (CAE)

MC884015 | September 6 – The Microsoft 365 admin center will implement continuous access evaluation (CAE) in September 2024, enabling near real-time session termination or reauthentication and enforcing policy changes without waiting for token expiration. This rollout requires no admin action and offers benefits like mitigating insider threats, preventing unauthorized access, and removing user access swiftly.
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(Updated) Microsoft 365 apps: Improved resharing experience

MC805212 | September 6 – Microsoft 365 apps are enhancing the resharing experience. The rollout for the improved link sharing with view-only permissions will begin mid-September 2024, with completion expected by late September. Users can request the owner to share files with specific people, and no admin action is needed for this update.
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(Update) Microsoft Outlook: Open attachments in desktop apps from the new Outlook for Windows

MC844915 | September 5 – The new Outlook for Windows update allows users to open attachments directly in desktop apps by double-clicking. Rollout begins early September 2024, completing early October 2024. The feature streamlines opening attachments, and no admin action is required for the update. Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 401123 is associated with this update.
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(Updated) Microsoft Purview | Data Loss Prevention: Oversharing popups enhancements on Microsoft Outlook Win32

MC779849 | September 5 – The message details enhancements to Data Loss Prevention in Microsoft Outlook Win32, introducing ‘Message contains’ and ‘Attachment contains’ predicates for DLP Policy tips and Oversharing popups, with a rollout timeline from mid-April 2024 to January 2025 for Microsoft 365 E5 Compliance users.
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(Updated) Microsoft Purview | Insider Risk Management: Granular trigger throttling

MC788980 | September 5 – Microsoft Purview Insider Risk Management’s public preview of granular trigger throttling will begin rollout in late October 2024 with general availability in late January 2025. This update introduces more detailed trigger throttling limits to prevent policy interference and includes enhanced policy health warning messages. No preparation is needed from users.
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Purview compliance portal: Advanced trainable classifiers to detect workplace safety scenarios

MC884016 | September 5 – Microsoft Purview Communication Compliance introduces advanced classifiers for detecting workplace safety violations in over 100 languages, available worldwide from late August to early September 2024. No admin action is required for this update.
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Microsoft Viva: Design ideas in Viva Amplify

MC884007 | September 5 – Microsoft Viva Amplify will introduce ‘Design ideas’ for authors to enhance sections with new layouts and formats, rolling out in September 2024. This feature will be available by default for users with Authoring permissions and requires no admin action prior to rollout.
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(Reminder) Microsoft 365 admin center: Admins can no longer receive user passwords in email as of August 30, 2024

MC884005 | September 5 – Starting August 30, 2024, Microsoft 365 admin center will retire the ‘Send password in email’ feature. Admins should use the ‘Print’ option for secure sharing of user account details. This update is a reminder from an earlier announcement and no action is required from admins.
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(Updated) Microsoft Purview | Audit search: New filters will be available

MC789312 | September 5 – The message details an update to Microsoft Purview’s audit search with four new filters: Id, UserType, UserKey, and ClientIP. The rollout timeline has been updated, with Public Preview starting early November 2024 and General Availability mid-November 2024. No admin action is required for the rollout.
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(Updated) Microsoft Purview eDiscovery | Modernized eDiscovery in new Microsoft Purview portal

MC808165 | September 5 – The Microsoft Purview eDiscovery is modernized in the new Purview portal, unifying Content Search, eDiscovery Standard, and Premium features for a streamlined workflow. New enhancements include improved search efficiency, advanced data mapping, and powerful investigation capabilities. Rollout begins late July 2024, with general availability by late December 2024. Organizations should update training materials and documentation.
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(Updated) Microsoft Teams: Ability to purchase third-party app subscriptions from Teams Admin Center and Teams app store

MC794545 | September 4 – Microsoft Teams will soon allow the purchase of third-party app subscriptions directly from the Teams Admin Center and Teams app store, aiming to simplify the subscription process. The rollout begins late June 2024, with full availability by late September 2024. Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 179897 is associated with this update.
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(Updated) Microsoft Purview compliance portal | Audit: New Cloud Policy service audit logs for policy changes

MC789309 | September 4 – The Microsoft Purview compliance portal will soon integrate with the Cloud Policy service to log policy changes, with the rollout now rescheduled from mid-June to early December 2024, and completion by late December 2024. This update is linked to Roadmap ID 394280.
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(Updated) Copilot in OneDrive

MC714516 | September 4 – The message details the update of Copilot in OneDrive, which allows users to ask questions and summarize content from files without opening them. It requires a Microsoft Copilot for Microsoft 365 license and supports various file types. The rollout begins in late July 2024 and ends in late September 2024. Users should update their training and documentation.
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Microsoft Teams admin center: Deploy frontline teams with flexible membership

MC883199 | September 4 – The Microsoft Teams admin center will soon allow the deployment of location-based frontline teams with flexible membership, where admins can use dynamic rules for automatic updates and team owners can manage members. This rollout, associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 410774, will begin in early October 2024 and is expected to be completed by mid-November 2024. It will be on by default with no required admin action before the rollout.
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Microsoft Defender for Endpoint: Removing a recommendation to update Microsoft Secure Score

MC883197 | September 4 – Microsoft is updating the Microsoft Secure Score in Defender for Endpoint to better reflect security posture, removing the recommendation SCID-84 for Local Admin password management. The change will occur from mid-September to mid-October 2024, with no action required from admins.
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Microsoft Outlook: Updated handling of PDFs with Purview Information Protection sensitivity labels for iOS and Android

MC883195 | September 4 – Outlook for iOS and Android will prompt users to open PDFs with sensitivity labels in the Microsoft 365 app starting early September 2024, with full rollout by late October. This update is automatic and requires no admin action but informing users is recommended.
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Microsoft Viva Pulse: New Pulse templates, Conversations in Pulse reports, eDiscovery and Microsoft 365 Audit support

MC883193 | September 4 – Microsoft Viva Pulse will introduce new templates, enable conversations in Pulse reports, and offer eDiscovery and Microsoft 365 Audit support. These updates are available in Public Preview and will roll out in early September 2024. Features will be enabled by default with no admin action needed.
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Public Preview: Microsoft Entra ID FIDO2 provisioning APIs

MC883192 | September 4 – Microsoft Entra ID introduces FIDO2 provisioning APIs in public preview, enabling pre-provisioning of security keys for users, simplifying onboarding, and ensuring phishing-resistant authentication. Rollout begins mid-September 2024, with completion by late September. No admin action is required for the rollout.
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(Updated) Microsoft Teams: View attachments to invitations created in Microsoft Outlook

MC801585 | September 4 – Microsoft Teams will soon allow viewing attachments in Teams calendar for invitations created in Outlook. Rollout begins in July 2024, with full availability by mid-September 2024. No admin action needed, but informing users is advised. This update is associated with Roadmap ID 91163.
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(Updated) Microsoft Teams: Ask to join a shared channel with a channel link

MC792603 | September 4 – Microsoft Teams will soon allow in-tenant users to request to join a shared channel using a link. Rollout begins mid-June 2024 for Targeted Release and completes by September 2024 for all users. No admin action is required, but updating documentation is advised.
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(Updated) Simplified Compose Experience for Teams

MC686919 | September 4 – The Teams Compose experience is updated to enhance usability, scalability, and information density. Rollout begins early December 2023 for Targeted Release and mid-April 2024 worldwide, with completion by early September 2024. No preparation is needed for this change. Details are linked to Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 123486.
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(Updated) Admin policy to migrate users from classic Outlook to new Outlook for Windows

MC854648 | September 4 – Microsoft has updated the Admin-Controlled Migration to New Outlook policy, allowing IT admins to migrate users from classic to new Outlook for Windows. The migration involves a three-step process to encourage users to switch, with prerequisites and settings detailed for policy implementation. Rollout begins early August 2024, completing by mid-September 2024.
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Power Platform – Storage Shared Access Signature security enhancements

MC883157 | September 4 – We are announcing the General Availability of security enhancements for Storage Shared Access Signature (SAS) for the Microsoft Power Platform. These new security enhancements will be made available on October 1, 2024.How does this affect me?This security enhancement adds IP restrictions to SAS calls, which are used to provide data export to users or to collect data imports from users. This feature will allow tenant admins to configure the following controls at an environment…
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(Updated) Updates to natural language-based search in Microsoft 365

MC793654 | September 4 – Microsoft 365 is updating its search feature, phasing out some Natural Language-Based Search support by late September 2024. Users will need to rely more on keyword-based searches across various Microsoft 365 products. Tools like search filters will help users transition to this new method.
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Exchange Online: New Groups experience default update in Outlook on the web and new Outlook for windows

MC882271 | September 3 – The new Groups experience in Outlook will become the default in early October 2024, with rollout completion by late November 2024. Users will access Groups via the navigation bar, and the old experience will be unavailable. The update includes a central destination for group activities and additional features like recommended actions and recent files. Preparation involves user notification and documentation updates.
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Microsoft Purview | Information Protection: Message Recall for encrypted emails in Microsoft Outlook

MC882266 | September 3 – Microsoft Purview’s Information Protection will soon integrate Advanced Message Encryption with Message Recall for emails in Outlook, enabling licensed users to recall encrypted emails. Rollout begins early October 2024, with no admin action required. Learn more at the provided Microsoft Community Hub and Microsoft Learn links.
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New Microsoft Outlook for Windows: Sharing Word, Excel, and PowerPoint local files through email

MC882252 | September 3 – Outlook for Windows will soon allow sharing of Word, Excel, and PowerPoint files stored locally on devices via email. The rollout starts mid-September 2024, completing by mid-November 2024, with no admin action required. Users can right-click a file and select new Outlook to share it.
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AI Builder – GPT-4o is Generally Available in AI Builder’s prompt builder

MC882152 | September 3 – Starting September 9, 2024, the existing GPT-4o preview model will become generally available.How does this affect me?Testing or using the model, in an app or a flow, will start consuming AI credits when this model is generally available.Please reference this table when assessing the service credit consumption rate for the “AI Prompts: Create text with GPT-4o” capability: table { border: 1px solid #243a5e; border-collapse: collapse; }…
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