Message center announcements
January 27, 2025 – February 2, 2025
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Legacy Microsoft Outlook for Mac: Support will end
MC994282 | January 31 – After October 2025, Microsoft 365 subscriptions associated with a Microsoft 365 account (personal, work, or school) will no longer be able to use legacy Microsoft Outlook for Mac. This transition marks a significant step towards a more robust, feature-rich, and secure email experience for all users. The latest version… View more
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(Updated) SharePoint Add-In retirement in Microsoft 365
MC693865 | January 31 – Microsoft is retiring SharePoint Add-Ins with a final retirement date set for April 2, 2026. Users are advised to migrate to SharePoint Framework (SPFx) and utilize the Microsoft 365 Assessment tool to prepare. Key dates include the halt of installations from the public marketplace starting July 1, 2024, and the removal of Add-Ins for existing tenants by April 2, 2026. View more
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(Updated) Azure ACS retirement in Microsoft 365
MC693863 | January 31 – Azure ACS will retire on April 2, 2026, affecting SharePoint Online customizations. Microsoft recommends transitioning to Microsoft Entra ID for authorization. Key dates include November 1, 2024, for new tenants and April 2, 2026, for existing tenants. Organizations should prepare by updating training and using the Microsoft 365 Assessment tool. View more
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(Updated) SharePoint 2013 workflow retirement
MC542767 | January 31 – SharePoint 2013 workflows will be retired with new tenants affected from April 2, 2024, and existing tenants from April 2, 2026. Organizations should transition to Power Automate or other solutions, prepare users, and utilize resources like the Microsoft 365 Assessment tool for migration. View more
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Microsoft 365 Copilot mobile app: The “Record” feature will retire
MC993973 | January 31 – We will retire the video Record feature from the Microsoft 365 Copilot mobile app for Android and iOS starting March 17, 2025, and ending March 31, 2025. Instead, we recommend using the device’s video recording feature. After the retirement, users will no longer be able to record new videos from the Capture tab but will be able to view and access videos that they have already recorded and saved in their Microsoft OneDrive account or on their device. View more
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(Updated) Microsoft Teams: New policy for voice and face enrollment will default to “On” (configure now)
MC912707 | January 31 – The new Microsoft Teams policy, effective mid-March 2025, will enable voice and face enrollment by default, offering enhanced meeting features. Admins should configure settings now using new PowerShell cmdlets and inform users of changes. Microsoft 365 Copilot license is required for full functionality. View more
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(Updated) Microsoft Teams: New policy for voice and face enrollment defaulting to ‘On’
MC892646 | January 31 – Microsoft Teams is introducing a new policy for voice and face enrollment, defaulting to ‘On’ for enhanced meeting features. Rollout begins early October 2024, with the policy enabled in March 2025. Admins have until mid-January 2025 to adjust settings. The csTeamsAIPolicy will replace csTeamsMeetingPolicy, offering separate EnrollFace and EnrollVoice settings. View more
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(Updated) Multiple account access to Copilot in Microsoft 365 desktop and mobile apps
MC981462 | January 31 – Copilot in Microsoft 365 will support multiple account access on desktop and mobile apps starting early March 2025. A Cloud Policy to manage this feature is available now. Organizations can use this policy to restrict access if needed. View more
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(Updated) Reject multiple From addresses (P2 From headers) without a Sender header
MC886603 | January 31 – Starting February 3, 2025, Exchange Online will drop messages with multiple From addresses without a Sender header to comply with RFC 5322. Affected users were notified on October 15. To prevent issues, ensure messages with multiple From addresses include a Sender header. View more
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(Updated) Promotional access to Agents in SharePoint
MC942833 | January 29 – Updated January 29, 2025: This promotion is extending to EDU tenants beginning the middle to end of February 2025.During a promotional trial period running from January 6, 2025, through June 30, 2025, organizations with 50 or more Microsoft 365 Copilot licenses will automatically receive 10,000 additional queries per month for agents in SharePoint, giving users without Copilot licenses access to create and use agents. We’ve added a new setting that allows admins to disable this… View more
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(Updated) Microsoft new Outlook for Windows and Outlook for the web: Changing how to disable/enable
MC922623 | January 29 – Microsoft is updating the process to enable/disable new Outlook for Windows and Outlook for the web, starting late January 2025. The rollout will change the CASMailbox parameters, separating the controls for web and Windows versions. Organizations should review configurations and update documentation accordingly. No admin action is required before the rollout. View more
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(Updated) Microsoft OneDrive: Update for unlicensed accounts
MC836942 | January 27 – OneDrive is updating storage policies for business and enterprise unlicensed accounts, effective late January to March 2025. Unlicensed accounts over 90 days will be archived and inaccessible to users but visible to admins. Actions include archiving, deletion, or renewal. Education tenants are currently exempt. View more
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Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, and Microsoft PowerPoint on the web: Improved home pages
MC994290 | January 31 – We are excited to announce that users will soon be redirected to new streamlined and efficient home pages for Microsoft Word for the web, Microsoft Excel for the web, and Microsoft PowerPoint for the web (WXP). The new home pages are available now at: https://word.cloud.microsoft https://excel.cloud.microsoft… View more
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Microsoft Teams: Microsoft PowerShell cmdlet to allow federation with specific trial tenant domains
MC994289 | January 31 – Coming soon: We will introduce a new Microsoft Teams PowerShell setting in Tenant Federation Configuration to enable you to customize your federation posture. Tenant administrators will be able to define a list of external trial tenants to be whitelisted for federation, while maintaining the default block on overall federation with trial-only tenants. View more
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Microsoft Purview | Data Connectors – Microsoft partner data connectors for T-Mobile and HKCSL
MC994283 | January 31 – TeleMessage data connectors for T-Mobile and Hong Kong CSL (HKCSL) mobile networks will soon be available. These connectors will allow organizations to import and archive SMS and MMS data from the respective mobile networks to the Microsoft 365 environment.This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 477365. View more
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Deprecation: What it means in the Windows lifecycle
MC994185 | January 31 – Gain clarity on the meaning of deprecation in the Windows lifecycle. A deprecation announcement is an advance notice or a “save the date” courtesy to signal that the product will be retired or removed in the future. In the meantime, deprecated products are still supported. Benefits of deprecation periods include strengthening your organizational compliance goals and supporting your transition. Get our recommendations for proactive lifecycle management in View more
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Get started with January 2025 improvements in Windows 11
MC994184 | January 31 – If you’re an IT professional or decision maker, start using the newest Windows 11 capabilities with helpful tips and actionable steps summarized in one place. This month, we begin the year of the Windows 11 PC refresh as Windows 11, version 24H2 becomes broadly available. Dive deeper into cloud solutions for frontline workers, improved Microsoft 365 Copilot experiences, the latest… View more
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(Updated) Viva Learning: AI and Copilot Resources Provider visibility
MC962529 | January 31 – The AI and Copilot Resources Provider for Microsoft Copilot Academy will be visible by default to users with Copilot licenses starting mid-February 2025. Admins can manage permissions and content visibility. The rollout requires no admin action but updating documentation is advised. Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 412064 details this update. View more
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Microsoft Graph API will include usage metrics for Microsoft Copilot for Microsoft 365
MC877369 | January 31 – The Microsoft Graph API will soon include Microsoft Copilot for Microsoft 365 usage metrics, enabling customized reporting and analytics. The rollout begins in September 2024 for Public Preview and June 2025 for General Availability. This update is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 396562 and MC724835. No admin action is required before the rollout. View more
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New Microsoft Outlook for Windows and web: New folder color feature
MC993229 | January 31 – Coming soon to new Microsoft Outlook for Windows desktop and Microsoft Outlook for the web: Users can customize folder icon colors, making it easier to visually differentiate and personalize folders. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 472921. View more
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Microsoft Teams: Native Bluetooth call controls using hands-free protocol for multiple peripheral devices
MC993227 | January 31 – Coming soon for Microsoft Teams: When you have several peripheral devices connected to Teams, the one you use to answer a call will temporarily become the main device that will sync with Teams when using the device’s buttons. After the call, the original device selected in Teams settings will take over again as the main device. After this rollout, users can use multiple native Bluetooth devices can be confident that call controls will function correctly with all of them.This message… View more
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Microsoft Teams: New location sharing settings for emergency calls and other features
MC993226 | January 31 – Microsoft Teams will soon have a new location sharing setting that will allow users to grant location access to specific features. This change will affect emergency dynamic policy and the network bandwidth policy. This message applies to Teams for Windows desktop (version 24H2 or greater) and Teams for Mac desktop. VDI clients will not be supported at this time. View more
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(Updated) Microsoft Teams: Email OTP verification for external participants to join meetings
MC953756 | January 30 – Microsoft Teams is introducing Email OTP verification for external participants to join meetings. A new policy will be available in Teams Admin Center, allowing admins to manage anonymous user access. This feature is for all organizations and will be rolled out from mid-January 2024 to early April 2025. Admins should update their meeting policy settings by mid-February to continue blocking unverified users if desired. The feature is linked to Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 418125. View more
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Microsoft 365 Copilot: Maintaining the agent extensibility setting
MC993078 | January 30 – In MC928045 Update on Controls for Agents in Microsoft 365 Copilot (November 2024), we announced the upcoming removal of the Microsoft Copilot extensibility preview control. In response to customer feedback, the control will remain a production setting and exit preview to aid your management of agents and Copilot extensibility. In addition to maintaining this setting, Microsoft is committed to improving your ability to manage agents through improved reporting (including Shared… View more
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Updates available for Microsoft 365 Apps for Current Channel
MC993016 | January 30 – We’ve released updates to the following update channel for Microsoft 365 Apps: Current Channel View more
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Power Platform admin center – Upcoming change to extend access for the security page
MC992994 | January 30 – We are introducing a new change to the Power Platform admin center that will extend access for environment admins (system administrators) to access the security page and manage the security and compliance of their environments. Previously, access to this page was limited to tenant admins.This rollout will begin in the first week of February 2025 across all public cloud geographic regions.How does this affect me?Environment admins will be able to manage security and… View more
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(Updated) Outlook for iOS to match Android Authenticator Auto Open Behavior
MC916297 | January 30 – Outlook for iOS will update its authentication to auto-open the Authenticator app, aligning with Android’s behavior. The rollout begins in early January 2025, with completion expected by late January. Organizations using Outlook for iOS don’t need to take action to implement this change. View more
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Power Automate – Information regarding the end of support for “Send an email notification” action
MC991694 | January 30 – Starting February 3, 2025, the Notifications connector action “Send an email notification” will reach end of support. How does this affect me? Flows that utilize the “Send an email notification” action will fail when the action is fully deprecated. What action do I need to take? To replace this functionality, please utilize either the “Send an email (V2)” action available in the Office 365 Outlook connector, or the “Send an email notification (V3)”… View more
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(Updated) Microsoft 365 Business Chat: Use “Continue to Outlook” to set up a meeting in Microsoft Outlook
MC985481 | January 30 – The message details an upcoming feature for Microsoft 365 Business Chat that allows users to schedule meetings in Outlook using natural language. This feature requires a Microsoft 365 Copilot license and will be available on Windows, Mac, and Outlook for the web starting early February 2025. No admin action is needed for the rollout. View more
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Microsoft Entra: New People administrator role
MC992218 | January 30 – We are excited to announce the upcoming People administrator role in Microsoft Entra, designed to improve and streamline administrative capabilities in Microsoft 365. Developed from customer feedback, this role will provide dedicated permissions for managing people-related settings and profile photos without needing the high privileges of Global admin or User admin roles. View more
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Microsoft Defender: Changes to Defender for Cloud Apps alerts
MC992217 | January 30 – Coming soon for Microsoft Defender for Cloud Apps: A change to alerts generated by events originating from Defender for Cloud Apps that are generated in the Microsoft Defender XDR detection engine A change to App governance alerts This rollout aims to provide more accurate and precise information on the origin of these alerts, enabling customers to identify, manage, and respond to alerts more effectively. View more
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Microsoft Teams: Third-party chat and meeting keyboard shortcut support
MC992216 | January 30 – Users familiar with keyboard shortcuts from third-party chat and meeting applications can use those same shortcuts in Microsoft Teams. To enable this, go to the Settings and morebutton in the upper right, access the keyboard shortcuts dialog, and select a communication or meeting layout. This allows users to apply the shortcuts they are used to from other applications.This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID… View more
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Microsoft Purview | Information Protection – Sensitivity label protection policy for Azure SQL, Storage, and Amazon S3
MC790716 | January 29 – After further review we have decided not to proceed with this change at this time. We apologize for any inconvenience. 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 late June 2025 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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The January 2025 Windows non-security preview update is now available for Windows 11, versions 23H2 and 22H2
MC992093 | January 29 – The January 2025 non-security preview update is now available for Windows 11, versions 23H2 and 22H2. Information about the contents of this update is available from the release notes, which are accessible from the Windows 11 update history page. To learn more about the different types of monthly quality updates, see… View more
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(Updated) Microsoft 365 Word, Excel, and PowerPoint for web: Enhanced File menu and easier file renaming
MC803014 | January 29 – Microsoft 365 Word, Excel, and PowerPoint for web will soon feature an enhanced File menu and more efficient file renaming. Rollout began mid-May 2024 and will continue until late February 2025. These updates aim to simplify file management and address user feedback for ease of use. View more
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Dynamics 365 Field Service – Summarize work orders with Copilot in the mobile app general availability
MC991996 | January 29 – We are announcing the Summarize work orders with Copilot in the mobile app feature for Dynamics 365 Field Service. With this feature, technicians get the ability to summarize their work orders with Copilot within the Field Service mobile application. The summary provides them with meaningful context of the work they are about to perform. It can include notes, diagnostic information, key events in the work order lifecycle, and recommendations…. View more
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Dynamics 365 Field Service – Configure Copilot summaries in Field Service
MC991940 | January 29 – We are announcing the configure Copilot summaries in Field Service feature for Dynamics 365 Field Service. This feature will provide admins with additional control over the specific data that is included in summaries. This feature will reach general availability on March 26, 2025.How does this affect me?Copilot in Dynamics 365 Field Service enables your admins to configure the Copilot summary of work orders and bookable resource bookings to better meet the specific business… View more
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Dynamics 365 Field Service – Summarize records with Copilot
MC991921 | January 29 – We are announcing the Summarize records with Copilot feature for Dynamics 365 Field Service. This feature provides technicians with a quick summary of their work orders, outlining key details and other contextual information. This feature will reach general availability on March 26, 2025. How does this affect me? When you generate a summary with Copilot, the system uses the work order ID and your security profile to determine which relevant data to display by pulling… View more
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(Updated) Microsoft SharePoint: Filter search results by “Messages”
MC947052 | January 29 – Updated January 29, 2025: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.The same Messages search vertical at microsoft365.com will soon be available for organization-wide search in Microsoft SharePoint. Search verticals are tabs on the search result page that show results of a specific type or from select sources. For… View more
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(Updated) Microsoft Teams: Live Event scheduling is now available in the new Teams client
MC979511 | January 29 – Updated January 29, 2025: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.Teams Live Event scheduling is now natively available in the new Teams client. Previously, event organizers were redirected to a web-based scheduling flow, which has now been brought into the New Teams client. This allows organizers to create, edit, and manage event resources all within the newest Teams… View more
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(Updated) Microsoft Outlook for iOS/Android: New reporting buttons integrated with Microsoft Defender for Office 365
MC960818 | January 29 – Outlook for iOS/Android is getting new reporting buttons, allowing users to report emails as phishing, junk, or not junk. Admins can customize these buttons and their behavior through the Microsoft 365 Defender portal. The rollout began in December 2024 and will complete by January 2025. No admin action is required before the rollout. View more
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Power Automate – New admin tenant setting for resubmitting Power Automate flow runs
MC975979 | January 29 – On January 13, 2025, Power Automate will introduce a new admin tenant setting to control the resubmission of flow runs initiated by instant triggers. This feature will be widely available across all regions by the end of January 2025.How does this affect me?By default, this feature will disable the ability for users to resubmit flow runs that were initialized using an instant trigger unless the new setting is enabled. If no action is taken, users will be unable to resubmit… View more
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Microsoft Copilot Studio – Support Lockbox for GenAI
MC991062 | January 29 – We are announcing the Support Lockbox for GenAI feature for Microsoft Copilot Studio. This feature provides an interface for customers to review and approve or reject data access requests; used in cases where a Microsoft engineer needs to access customer data during, for example, a support request. This feature will reach general availability on February 28, 2025. How does this affect me? With Lockbox for GenAI, you can govern data access for Microsoft support. This will… View more
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Microsoft 365 admin center: Enhancements to Integrated apps page
MC990963 | January 29 – The Integrated apps page in the Microsoft 365 admin center provides IT admins with tools to manage agents. With this rollout, we are introducing a new Shared Agent management section, enabling IT admins to gain visibility into individually shared agents and take actions such as blocking agents to ensure compliance and security. View more
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Microsoft Purview | Insider Risk Management: DLP alerts as indicators
MC990961 | January 29 – Coming soon to Microsoft Purview Insider Risk Management (IRM) admins will be able to select Data Loss Prevention (DLP) alerts as indicators in IRM policies. After this rollout, IRM admins can select DLP policies that they would like to bring into IRM and detect if a user has alerts for the pre-selected DLP policies. When an IRM alert is generated, admin and analysts can see if there are any high-risk alerts for this user within DLP for the policies that are enabled as indicators. This… View more
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(Updated) New deployments of Microsoft 365 desktop client apps to include new Outlook
MC961774 | January 28 – New Microsoft 365 desktop client app deployments will include both classic and new Outlook starting late February 2025. Administrators can configure app inclusions and exclusions for installations. Existing “try new Outlook” policies remain unaffected, and new Outlook can be removed post-installation if not needed. View more
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(Updated) Microsoft Excel for the web: Python in Excel will be generally available starting in early 2025
MC960802 | January 28 – Python in Excel will be available on Excel for the web in early 2025, allowing users to use Python formulas without installation. This follows its availability on Excel for Windows in September 2024. Users can access standard compute or purchase a premium add-on for faster calculations. The rollout requires no admin action. View more
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The January 2025 Windows non-security preview update is now available for some supported versions of Windows
MC990872 | January 28 – The January 2025 non-security preview update is now available for Windows 11, version 24H2 and Windows 10, version 22H2. The non-security preview update for Windows 11, versions 23H2 and 22H2 will be available soon. Information about the contents of this update is available from the release notes, which are accessible from the Windows 11 and… View more
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(Updated) Microsoft Teams: New DVR capabilities for town halls (desktop and web)
MC932488 | January 28 – Microsoft Teams is introducing new DVR capabilities for town halls on desktop and web, with a rollout starting in early March 2025 and completing by early April 2025. This feature allows attendees to interact with live streams as they would with recorded content, including pausing, skipping, and volume control. No admin action is required for the rollout. View more
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(Updated) Microsoft Outlook: Move emails between accounts (new Outlook for Windows and Outlook for the web)
MC943640 | January 28 – Microsoft Outlook is introducing a feature to move emails between accounts, controlled by the Set-OWAMailboxPolicy in Exchange PowerShell. Rollout starts in February 2025, with a new parameter -ItemsToOtherAccountsEnabled. Default setting is False; admins can set it to True to enable the feature. GCC High and DoD clouds are excluded. View more
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(Updated) Microsoft Viva: Leaders can use Microsoft 365 Copilot in Viva Insights
MC960821 | January 28 – Microsoft Viva Insights will soon integrate Microsoft 365 Copilot, enabling leaders to analyze organizational data and generate reports. New features include query capabilities and Copilot-driven reports. The update requires a Viva Insights premium license and will be available on various Teams platforms, with a Public Preview in December 2024 and General Availability in January 2025. No additional Copilot license is needed. View more
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(Updated) Microsoft Teams: New Cross-location shifts in the Shifts app
MC800503 | January 28 – The message details the upcoming rollout of the Cross-location Shifts feature in the Microsoft Shifts app for Teams, allowing frontline managers to offer and workers to select open shifts across multiple locations. Rollout updates and benefits are provided, along with preparation instructions and relevant documentation links. View more
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Microsoft Purview |Communication Compliance: Customize policies with language-specific trainable classifier conditions
MC921117 | January 28 – Microsoft Purview Communication Compliance will allow customization of policies with language-specific trainable classifiers. However, the change has been postponed. Public preview and general availability dates will be communicated later. The feature will be enabled by default, requiring no admin action before rollout. Review current configurations and notify admins. View more
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(Updated) New Microsoft Outlook for Windows: Sharing Word, Excel, and PowerPoint local files through email
MC882252 | January 28 – Microsoft Outlook for Windows will soon allow users to share local Word, Excel, and PowerPoint files via email. The rollout starts in October 2024 and finishes by August 2025. This feature is enabled by default, requiring no admin action prior to rollout. Users can share files directly from File Explorer. View more
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(Updated) Microsoft Teams: Shifts Graph APIs in beta moved to production (v1.0)
MC916866 | January 28 – The Shifts Graph APIs for Microsoft Teams are moving from beta to production, enhancing stability and reliability. Rollout starts mid-February 2025 and ends late February 2025. Organizations should migrate to the production endpoints and update their API calls from beta to v1.0. This update is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 422813. View more
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(Updated) Microsoft Teams: Best practices configuration dashboard in Teams admin center
MC929034 | January 28 – The message details the upcoming ‘Best Practice Configurations’ dashboard in the Teams admin center, which helps monitor tenant conformance to Microsoft’s best practices. The rollout begins late January 2025 and includes features to track non-conformance in key areas, with automatic updates for administrators. Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 421185 is associated with this update. View more
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Microsoft Purview: Discover and govern prompts and responses from ChatGPT Enterprise
MC954676 | January 28 – Microsoft Purview will integrate with ChatGPT Enterprise to enable discovery and governance of AI interactions. Organizations can use Purview solutions to manage sensitive information within these interactions. Public Preview begins mid-December 2024, with General Availability details to follow. Preparation requires an Azure account, Enterprise Purview account, and ChatGPT Enterprise plan. View more
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(Updated) Microsoft Mesh: Support for audio when sharing screens in Microsoft Teams immersive events
MC932489 | January 28 – Microsoft Teams immersive events will soon support audio during screen sharing for presenters using Microsoft Mesh with a Teams Premium license. This feature, associated with Roadmap ID 423475, will roll out in early January 2025 and requires no admin action to enable. View more
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(Updated) Microsoft Teams: Embed support for Teams town hall
MC889534 | January 28 – Microsoft Teams now allows embedding of Teams town hall events into sites managed by users. This feature includes engagement features like Q&A and reactions. Organizers can get the embed code from the town hall scheduling template. Rollout updates have been made, with completion expected by mid-February 2025. Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 401120 details this update. View more
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(Updated) Microsoft Viva Connections on the SharePoint app bar
MC952886 | January 28 – Microsoft is rolling out a new Viva Connections entry point on the SharePoint app bar, with a revised timeline for Targeted Release and General Availability. This feature, which integrates Intranet and Viva Connections, requires no admin action but suggests user awareness and documentation updates. View more
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(Updated) Microsoft Viva Engage: Community analytics update
MC938647 | January 28 – Updated January 28, 2025: We have updated the content. Thank you for your patience.Coming soon: Updates to community analytics features for Microsoft Viva Engage. After this rollout, users will be able to keep up with their community’s activities in real time. We have added additional data ranges to support periods of 7 days, 28 days, 90 days, and 365 days. We have also added a new top conversations table that displays the conversations with the most engagement in the community and… View more
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Microsoft SharePoint: New preview mode for Pages and News posts
MC989979 | January 28 – Coming soon to Microsoft SharePoint: The new Preview mode can be used to understand how Pages and News posts will appear on different device types when viewed by an audience. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 473452. View more
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Microsoft Teams: New microphone volume indicator for users
MC989974 | January 28 – Coming soon for Microsoft Teams: A new Mic volume indicator on the user bar in Teams meetings. This feature will provide users with real-time visual feedback on their audio levels in the meeting, eliminating the need to ask, “Can you hear me?” This feature is designed to minimize interruptions as well as enhance user confidence and meeting effectiveness. This feature applies to Teams on Windows desktop and Mac desktop. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID View more
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Microsoft Purview | Data Loss Prevention: Trigger Power Automate workflows after DLP rule match (GCC, GCC High, DoD)
MC989969 | January 28 – Coming soon to Microsoft Purview | Data Loss Prevention (DLP): To provide greater flexibility to manage your organization’s DLP policy workflows, we are integrating DLP with Microsoft Power Automate. With this capability you will be able to trigger custom Power Automate workflows as a DLP policy action. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 380721. View more
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Microsoft Teams: Policy to disable in-product messages relating to periodic What’s New and Conferences updates
MC989968 | January 28 – Some in-product messages in Microsoft Teams can now be controlled with the New-CsTeamsUpdateManagementPolicy command. Using this control, tenant admins can limit in-product messages relating to periodic What’s New and Conferences updates. View more
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Power Platform – Pipelines in Power Platform has improved solution upgrade speed
MC989966 | January 28 – Beginning January 27, 2025, pipelines in Power Platform will no longer automatically overwrite customizations. Instead of the entire solution, the deltas between solution versions are processed, increasing upgrade speeds by an average of 50%. This improvement in upgrade speed was not previously possible with the overwrite system. How does this affect me? With this change,… View more
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Microsoft Entra: Updated “More information required” user interface during authentication method registration
MC989965 | January 28 – Coming soon: To make the language more friendly and relevant for all users, we will update the user experience for “More information required” during authentication method registration (Microsoft Entra). View more
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Copilot Prompt Gallery Prompts app available soon
MC989963 | January 28 – New Copilot Prompt Gallery Prompts app for Microsoft 365 available: Explore full prompt collections across Copilot and agents in the new Prompts app available on Teams, Outlook, and the Microsoft 365 Copilot app.This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 473463. View more
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Microsoft Purview | Endpoint Data Loss Prevention: Classification improvements in file read access for macOS devices
MC989962 | January 28 – Coming soon from Microsoft Purview | Endpoint Data Loss Prevention: To improve classification operations, data classification for files stored on macOS devices will be triggered automatically when files are accessed and read. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 476099. View more
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Microsoft Windows Autopatch: The Reliability report (Preview) will retire
MC989958 | January 28 – The Reliability report, a public preview feature for Windows Autopatch, will retire starting February 28, 2025, and ending by March 1, 2025. This report informs admins about the reliability of an update and the impact crashes have on their devices. View more
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(Updated) Microsoft Teams: Access Workflows from the three-dot menu on shared file
MC750668 | January 27 – Microsoft Teams is updating to include Workflows from the three-dot menu on shared files, with a rollout timeline from late October 2024 to mid-February 2025. Users can configure and run instant workflows for files shared in Teams chat or channels. No action is needed to prepare for this update. View more
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(Updated) Microsoft Purview | Data Loss Prevention: Fetch the original file resulting in a DLP policy match as evidence
MC940076 | January 27 – Updated January 27, 2025: We have updated the content. Thank you for your patience.Data Loss Prevention (DLP) investigators have the option to preview and download the full file that resulted in a DLP policy match as evidence on Windows devices using Microsoft Managed storage.This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 420333. View more
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(Updated) New Microsoft Outlook for Windows: Add Microsoft accounts with non-Microsoft email addresses
MC915492 | January 27 – Outlook for Windows will soon support adding personal Microsoft accounts with non-Microsoft email addresses, allowing users to access subscriptions like Microsoft 365. Rollout begins mid-November 2024 for Targeted Release and late December 2024 for General Availability, completing by late February 2025. This feature is on by default. View more
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(Updated) Change in behavior of the HighCompleteness parameter in the Search-UnifiedAuditLog cmdlet
MC955752 | January 27 – The HighCompleteness parameter in the Search-UnifiedAuditLog cmdlet will be permanently set to true starting late January 2025, ensuring more complete search results at the expense of longer query times. Users are advised to prepare and consider using the Audit Search Graph API. View more
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