Message center announcements
February 3, 2025 – February 9, 2025
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Reminder: Hotpatch eligibility and prerequisites
MC999973 | February 8 – (Updated 2/7 8:00pm to call out additional prerequisites related to OS version)Hotpatch is an extension of Windows Update, designed to reduce downtime and disruptions by allowing the installation of Monthly B release security updates without requiring a device restart. We encourage users to test and use Hotpatch.However, it’s important to note that not all devices are eligible for Hotpatch updates. We want to remind you of the…
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Microsoft Fabric: Microsoft.Fabric.ItemReadSucceeded and ItemReadFailed events will retire
MC1000268 | February 7 – In Microsoft Fabric, workspace item events in Fabric Real-Time hub (preview) allow you to receive notification when actions (such as when new artifacts are created or existing artifacts are deleted) occur for your workspace items. These events can be consumed via Fabric Eventstreams or used to alert on other actions or workflows in Fabric, such as running a data pipeline or sending an email notification using Fabric Data Activator alerting capabilities. On March 17, 2025, the event…
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Microsoft SharePoint: We will retire the “My Feed” web part
MC1000266 | February 7 – On March 12, 2025, we will remove the My Feed web part from the toolbox in the edit page experience in Microsoft SharePoint. Site editors will not be able to add a My Feed web part to a site after this date. On April 14, 2025, we will end support for the My Feed web part. As alternatives, site editors are encouraged to use the web parts View more
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(Updated) Microsoft Teams: New policy for voice and face enrollment will default to “On” (configure now)
MC912707 | February 6 – 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.
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Update to Windows Autopatch diagnostic data collection levels and removal of Windows Autopatch data collection policy
MC996580 | February 4 – Updated February 4, 2025: We have updated the content.Windows Diagnostics data settings must be configured for Windows Autopatch reports to accurately include devices and update status. The minimum necessaryWindows diagnostic data collection level to be configured on devices registered to Autopatch with the following diagnostic data…
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(Updated) Microsoft Teams admin center: App centric management for app installation and changes to app setup policies
MC795355 | February 4 – The Microsoft Teams admin center will introduce app centric management for app installation, replacing ‘Installed apps’ after a phased rollout starting late July 2024. This update allows admins to control preinstalled Teams apps and will enable immediate app use post-installation. Rollout updates and preparations are detailed, with no action required for Phase 1 tenants. Associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 394274.
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(Updated) Whiteboard: existing Azure board migration to ODB storage
MC677236 | February 4 – The message details the migration of existing Whiteboard files from Azure to OneDrive, with a client-based migration starting in December 2024. Users must launch Whiteboard in specific clients to initiate a non-blocking migration, which will bring benefits like new features, improved performance, and enhanced security. No action is required to prepare for this migration, but users should be aware of the process. There is no option to delay the migration, and further updates will be provided via the Message center.
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Communications on default checkbox changes on tenant settings and billing start for SQL database in Fabric
MC996579 | February 4 – We want to announce an upcoming change in the behavior of an existing tenant setting in Fabric that lets Fabric admins enable SQL database in their Fabric tenant. We will be introducing a checkbox on February 8, 2025, for tenant admins to accept Microsoft’s default selection (off for entire organization) for this specific setting. The default value for this setting will be turned on or after March 8th if Fabric admins do not take any action.This update helps enhance visibility and…
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(Updated) Exchange Online token deprecation plan
MC902782 | February 3 – Starting February 17, 2025, legacy Exchange Online user identity and callback tokens will be turned off for all Microsoft 365 tenants, affecting Outlook add-ins. Identify impacted add-ins, contact publishers for updates, and consider opting out if necessary. For more information, refer to the provided resources and FAQ links.
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Native Mode Upgrade
MC1001360 | February 9 – In order for your network to get the most out of their Microsoft 365 experience, your network needs to be aligned with Microsoft 365 and Azure Active Directory, an experience called “Native Mode”. When this will happen: In support of this we will begin upgrading your network in 10 days. How this affects your organization: Non-Native and Hybrid Yammer Networks will be upgraded to Native Mode to allow users, groups, and content to be compatible with…
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Microsoft Teams: Post and reply as “Organizer” in Q&A
MC1000272 | February 7 – Coming soon for Microsoft Teams: Organizers for town halls, webinars, and meetings will be able to post and reply to questions using the title “Organizer” in the Q&A experience, instead of their names. This feature allows organizers to present a unified and official voice when responding to attendee questions. This message applies to Teams on Windows desktop and Teams on Mac desktop. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID…
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Microsoft Teams: New keyboard shortcut for adding emojis
MC1000269 | February 7 – Coming soon: We are excited to announce a new feature in Microsoft Teams that allows users to insert emojis in the compose box by typing a word surrounded by colons. For example, 🙂 will turn into the smiling face emoji. Users can soon add any emoji, including custom ones, for faster and easier personal expression. This feature applies to Teams for Windows desktop and Windows for Mac desktop. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID…
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Microsoft Purview | Data Loss Prevention: New role for downloading original file evidence for Endpoint
MC1000267 | February 7 – Coming soon to Microsoft Purview | Data Loss Prevention (DLP): A new RBAC (role-based access control) role called Data Classification Content Download. When evidence collection is turned on from Endpoint DLP settings, this role lets admins download endpoint-related evidence files from activity explorer and DLP alerts in the Purview portal and Microsoft Defender XDR portal. By default, the new role is available in these built-in role groups: Data Security Management…
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(Updated) Updates to AI assistance category in Adoption Score
MC981467 | February 7 – The Adoption Score page for AI assistance is being updated to include an enhanced score, new usage metrics, time trends, and peer benchmarking. It remains in public preview, with rollout starting mid-January 2025. Admins should be made aware of these changes. Roadmap ID: 185700.
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Power Automate – View progressive logging for desktop flows
MC1000182 | February 7 – The View progressive logging feature for desktop flows is now fully available. It improves troubleshooting efficiency with near real-time logging, allowing you to track desktop automation progress in detail without waiting for completion.How does this affect me?With this feature logs will be sent to the cloud progressively, without waiting for the entire automation process to be completed. This capability will enable quicker troubleshooting by determining why automation is…
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Microsoft Purview | Data Lifecycle Management: New secure workflow to bypass legal holds and retention policies
MC971035 | February 7 – Microsoft Purview introduces a new feature for data governance administrators to permanently delete sensitive content from Exchange mailboxes, bypassing legal holds and retention policies. This feature is part of Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 392838 and will roll out in late February 2025. It includes multiple approvals and auditing for security.
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(Updated) Microsoft 365 Copilot Business Chat: Prompt autosuggestions rollout will start soon
MC950896 | February 7 – Microsoft 365 Copilot Business Chat will soon introduce a prompt autosuggestion feature for the Work tab, aiding in prompt discovery and recall. Rollout begins mid-December 2024, completing by late February 2025. It requires a Copilot license and will be available by default post-rollout. Organizations should inform users about the phased feature availability.
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Microsoft Teams: Microsoft Copilot in meetings will suggest follow-up questions
MC999448 | February 7 – Coming soon to Microsoft Teams: When Microsoft Copilot in Teams meetings responds to a prompt, Copilot will also suggest follow-up questions to keep the conversation going. The follow-up questions will typically be based on Copilot’s prior responses, such as asking for more details or asking what a specific person said about the topic in the meeting. This message applies to Teams for Windows desktop and Teams for Mac desktop. A Microsoft 365 Copilot license is required to use this feature….
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Microsoft Teams Events: Attendees and presenters no longer receive an email when an attendee list is updated
MC999446 | February 7 – For Microsoft Teams town halls and webinars, presenters and attendees will no longer receive an updated email every time a presenter is added or removed or when incremental changes are made to the participants list for the event.
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Microsoft Teams: Queues app to add Monitor, Whisper, Barge, and Takeover
MC999443 | February 7 – For Microsoft Teams, in the Queues app, authorized users will be able to enter into a monitoring session for private coaching. They can listen to customer calls, whisper to the agents for private messages, and barge into or takeover the call.This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 473884.
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Microsoft Purview | Data Lifecycle Management: Retention based on “last accessed” for OneDrive and SharePoint files
MC999442 | February 7 – Coming soon for Microsoft Purview | Data Lifecycle Management: Admins will be able to apply a retention policy or retention label in Microsoft OneDrive and Microsoft SharePoint for files that have not been accessed by anyone in your organization for a specified period of time. This message applies to retention for Microsoft 365 file types. We will support other file types (non-Microsoft 365) in a future rollout. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID…
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New Microsoft Outlook for Windows: Group messages as a conversation for emails within Outlook Data File
MC999441 | February 7 – New Outlook for Windows users will be able to group messages as a conversation for emails within Outlook Data File (.pst or Personal Storage Table file). Future releases of new Outlook for Windows will expand the support for .pst file capabilities.This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 479412.
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(Updated) Microsoft Purview | Data Loss Prevention: Restrict Microsoft 365 Copilot using content with sensitivity labels
MC937930 | February 6 – Microsoft Purview Data Loss Prevention (DLP) will soon extend to support Microsoft 365 Copilot. DLP policies will be able to identify sensitive documents based on sensitivity labels and exclude processing for Copilot interactions in Microsoft 365 Copilot Business Chat. Updated February 6, 2025: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.The preview does not support alerts, incident reports, and policy simulation. Audit records will be available at a…
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Power Automate – Updated admin tenant setting for resubmitting Power Automate flow runs
MC999362 | February 6 – On February 6, 2025, we will update the Power Automate flow run resubmission setting. This will allow administrators to let users resubmit instant-triggered flows. The feature will be fully available by February 28, 2025.How does this affect me?Current Behavior: If a Power Automate user triggered a flow run with an instant trigger and the setting was disabled, no one could resubmit that flow run.Updated Behavior: If the setting is disabled, administrators can…
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(Updated) Microsoft Purview | Information Protection: Auto-labeling for Microsoft Azure Storage and Azure SQL
MC933531 | February 6 – Auto-labeling for Microsoft Azure Storage and Azure SQL will be available in Microsoft Purview | Information Protection. It allows automatic labeling of assets based on defined conditions. Public Preview begins mid-November 2024, with General Availability starting late June 2025. Admins can configure new policies, and some existing capabilities will be discontinued. Preparation requires no admin action before rollout.
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(Updated) Microsoft Copilot for Microsoft 365: New Scheduled prompts feature
MC816217 | February 6 – The message details the upcoming Scheduled prompts feature for Microsoft Copilot in Microsoft 365, which automates prompts at set times. It will be available in public preview in mid-December 2024 and general availability in mid-May 2025. Users need a Microsoft Copilot license, a Standard Microsoft Power Automate license, and the Optional Connected Experience admin toggle enabled. Admins can manage this feature through admin settings, and users can opt-in or out. Relevant data policies and privacy settings are also mentioned.
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(Updated) Microsoft Teams: Add a Loop workspace tab to standard channels
MC973493 | February 6 – Microsoft Teams will soon allow adding a Loop workspace tab to standard channels for real-time collaboration. This feature, part of Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 472022, will roll out from late February to late March 2025. It will be available by default to all users with Loop enabled in Teams.
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(Updated) Microsoft Teams: Record a video and share in channels
MC947832 | February 6 – Microsoft Teams will soon allow users to record video clips directly in Teams channels. This feature, previously only available in chat, enables recording of self, screen, or audio to post or reply in channels. Rollout begins early January 2025, with full availability by late February 2025. No admin action needed.
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(Updated) Microsoft Outlook: Review and update work hours and location in the My Day pane
MC877318 | February 6 – Outlook is updating the My Day pane to allow users to view and edit work hours and location, with a revised rollout timeline from mid-December 2024 to late February 2025. This feature is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 412618 and will be on by default. No admin action is required before the rollout.
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(Updated) Microsoft Loop: Configure guest sharing for tenants with sensitivity labels
MC923419 | February 6 – Microsoft Loop will update guest sharing for tenants with sensitivity labels, respecting OneDrive and SharePoint settings. Rollout begins December 2024, completing by February 2025. Admins can configure B2B guest sharing policies in SharePoint. Users can share Loop components with external guests, subject to admin policies.
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(Updated) Microsoft Outlook for iOS/Android: New reporting buttons integrated with Microsoft Defender for Office 365
MC960818 | February 6 – 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 February 2025. No admin action is required before the rollout.
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(Updated) Information Protection – Save filters for Microsoft 365 Activity Explorer
MC713369 | February 6 – Microsoft 365 Activity Explorer will now allow users to save filters for later use, enhancing the investigation experience. The rollout timeline has been updated, with Public Preview starting late February 2025 and General Availability Worldwide from late March 2025. No action is needed to prepare for this change.
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(Updated) Image input support in Microsoft 365 Copilot and Microsoft Copilot
MC947073 | February 6 – Starting late January 2025, Microsoft 365 Copilot and Microsoft Copilot users with an Entra account can upload images for analysis in various apps. Rollout completion is expected by early March 2025. This feature will be available without tenant level configuration and respects existing user availability controls.
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(Updated) Microsoft 365 Copilot: Select Microsoft SharePoint sites when writing prompts
MC973505 | February 6 – Microsoft 365 Copilot will soon allow users to select SharePoint sites when writing prompts using Context IQ (CIQ). This feature, requiring a Copilot license, will roll out worldwide from mid to late March 2025 without needing admin action. Users will see recent SharePoint sites they have access to in CIQ.
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(Updated) Microsoft 365 Copilot: Select Microsoft Graph Connectors when writing prompts in BizChat
MC978930 | February 6 – Microsoft 365 Copilot will soon integrate CIQ, allowing users to incorporate third-party data from Microsoft Graph Connectors into BizChat prompts. This feature, associated with Roadmap ID 413111, will roll out between late March and early April 2025 without requiring admin action.
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(Updated) Microsoft Loop – Require Existing Microsoft 365 Group for New Loop workspaces
MC929022 | February 6 – New Loop workspaces in Microsoft 365 will require connection and management by an existing Microsoft 365 Group, aligning with SharePoint Team sites management. This feature will roll out from late March to late April 2025, with no preparation needed from admins. Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 422725 details this update.
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(Updated) Microsoft Copilot in the Microsoft 365 admin centers
MC969450 | February 6 – Microsoft 365 Copilot will be generally available in the admin center by late March 2025, enhancing productivity with AI for routine tasks, insights, and maximizing Microsoft 365 investments. It respects RBAC and requires no configuration changes by admins. A pre-built admin agent will also be introduced.
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(Updated) SharePoint Pages Flexible Sections
MC973514 | February 6 – SharePoint introduces Flexible Sections, allowing page customization without strict column structures. Web parts can be resized and moved dynamically. New section templates are available, and the features will roll out from early February to late April 2025. Organizations should prepare users and help desks for these updates.
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Coming soon: Quality updates during the out-of-box experience
MC999204 | February 6 – Soon, you’ll get an improved out-of-box experience (OOBE) of new Windows 11 devices. By mid-2025, a new policy will allow you to choose whether new Windows 11 devices on version 22H2 and higher get the latest applicable quality update during the OOBE. You’ll be able to configure the setting via Windows Autopilot and Windows Autopilot device preparation as a mobile device management (MDM) policy and a Group Policy.When will this…
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(Updated) Microsoft SharePoint: New “Editorial card” web part for Pages and News
MC973498 | February 6 – A new “Editorial card” web part is coming to Microsoft SharePoint for Pages and News, allowing manual content customization. It will start rolling out in late January 2025 and be available by default. No admin action is required before the rollout.
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(Updated) Microsoft SharePoint Online: Re-imagined Hero with the new carousel layout in pages and news
MC974354 | February 6 – Microsoft SharePoint Online introduces a new Carousel layout for the Hero web part, enhancing pages and news with a slideshow, new styles, and imagery. Rollout begins mid-January 2025, with completion expected by late January 2025. No admin action is required for this update.
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Microsoft Teams: Microsoft Copilot can analyze content shared onscreen in a meeting
MC998512 | February 6 – Coming soon to Microsoft Teams: When in a meeting that is being recorded and has content shared onscreen, Microsoft Copilot will be able to answer questions based on the shared onscreen content. Before this rollout, Copilot was only able to answer questions based on the transcript and meeting chat, and this capability will continue after the rollout. This message applies to Teams on VDI, Teams on Windows desktop, Teams on Mac desktop, Teams on the web, and Teams for iOS/Android. A Microsoft…
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Microsoft Teams: Share files faster in Chat and channels
MC998511 | February 6 – Coming soon for Microsoft Teams: Users will be able to share a file from a Chat conversation, a Chat Shared tab, or a channel post to 1:1 chats, group chats, or channels with fewer clicks. When files are shared, their permissions are maintained, ensuring that recipients have the appropriate access rights. Users can include a message with the shared file and @mention recipients. This message applies to Teams for Windows desktop, Teams for Mac desktop, and Teams for the web….
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Microsoft Viva: Tenant-wide notification settings moving to Viva Engage Admin center
MC998509 | February 6 – We are modernizing the existing admin notification settings in Viva Engage to make admin notification settings and configuration more user-friendly and intuitive within Viva Engage. Previously, the tenant-wide notifications settings for admin configuration opened in legacy web pages. With this update, these notification settings will now appear under Viva Engage Admin center > Tenant settings. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID…
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Microsoft Viva Connections: New user-created cards
MC998508 | February 6 – Employees will soon be able to create their own link cards that connect to other tools and destinations on the Microsoft Viva Connections dashboard. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 472021.
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Microsoft Purview | Endpoint Data Loss Prevention: Full URL visibility for “File copied to cloud” event
MC998506 | February 6 – Coming soon for Microsoft Purview | Endpoint Data Loss Prevention: In cloud egress events (File copied to cloud), you will soon be able to find out exactly where the data is moving with the new Full URL field in Activity Explorer. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 471445.
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Microsoft SharePoint: New preview mode for Pages and News posts
MC989979 | February 5 – Updated February 5, 2025: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.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.
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(Updated) Microsoft Viva Connections: Update to app name
MC979826 | February 5 – Updated February 5, 2025: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.We are renaming the Viva Connections app to Connections. This change is intended to ensure the app name fits better within Microsoft Teams, preventing it from being truncated.
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(Updated) Microsoft Viva Insights: Users can request delegate access
MC922625 | February 5 – Microsoft Viva Insights will soon allow users to request delegate access from managers. The rollout is updated to begin in early January 2025, completing by early February. No admin action is required as it will be on by default. More information can be found on the Microsoft 365 Roadmap and Microsoft Learn.
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(Updated) Microsoft Outlook for iOS and Android: Enhanced external recipient determinations
MC946793 | February 5 – The update for Microsoft Outlook on iOS and Android enhances external recipient determinations, improving offline accuracy and performance. Rollout begins mid-February 2025, completing by mid-March. The feature updates automatically, requiring no admin action, but users should be informed.
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(Updated) Microsoft Viva Engage: New reply and reaction notifications in Microsoft Teams
MC978923 | February 5 – Microsoft Viva Engage will introduce new reply and reaction notifications in Microsoft Teams, starting mid-January 2025. This feature will be on by default and users can adjust settings in Teams. No admin action is required, but sharing this update and adjusting documentation is advised. The feature is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 474126.
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(Updated) Microsoft Copilot: New user control for web searches
MC931407 | February 5 – Microsoft Copilot introduces a user control for web searches. Rollout starts early February 2025, completing by late February. Users can enable/disable web searches in the overflow menu. Admin-disabled searches remain off post-rollout. No admin action needed; organizations should review configurations and inform users.
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(Updated) Microsoft 365 file sensitivity labels in Copilot responses availability update
MC954841 | February 5 – Updated February 5, 2025: After further review we have decided not to proceed with this change at this time. We apologize for any inconvenience.Copilot will show current sensitivity label settings to users for any Microsoft 365 file used to ground a prompt in Microsoft 365 Copilot Business Chat web mode and Microsoft Copilot with enterprise data protection web grounding chat. These are the same sensitivity settings displayed across Microsoft 365 products like Word, Excel, PowerPoint,…
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(Updated) Microsoft Purview | Insider Risk Management: Downgrade or remove sensitivity label
MC934733 | February 5 – Microsoft Purview Insider Risk Management will soon update to capture sensitivity label changes on OneDrive, Azure Information Protection, and endpoints, not just SharePoint. Public Preview starts mid-November 2024, with General Availability in late March 2025. No action is required for this automatic update.
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(Updated) Microsoft Viva Insights: Data export for Viva Glint and Viva Insights data
MC937159 | February 5 – Microsoft Viva Insights now offers data export for Viva Glint and Insights, available in the Advanced Insights app. Analysts can download CSV files from the Power BI template for enabled surveys. General availability is set for the end of February 2025. Refer to Roadmap ID 423485 for details. Preparation involves reviewing the integration’s impact and updating training.
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(Updated) Microsoft SharePoint: Page creation assistance from Microsoft Copilot
MC939928 | February 5 – Updated February 5, 2025: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.Microsoft Copilot in SharePoint’s page creation feature leverages large language models (LLMs), data in Microsoft Graph, and best practices to help users create engaging web pages. This feature is available to users with a Microsoft 365 Copilot license. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID…
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Power Automate – Try new actions for Office Access
MC997595 | February 5 – We are introducing an Access automation feature for Power Automate Desktop. It offers dedicated actions to simplify setting up Access DB automations by eliminating the need for UI workarounds. This feature is now fully available. How does this affect me? The Access automation feature allows makers to interact with locally stored Access databases. Makers can create an Access instance using the ‘Launch Access’ action. This instance serves as the input parameter for the rest…
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New Microsoft Outlook for Windows and web: Categorize individual emails in conversation view
MC997580 | February 5 – Coming soon to new Microsoft Outlook for Windows desktop and Microsoft Outlook for the web: Users can categorize individual emails in conversation view to enhance organization and tracking. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID…
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Microsoft Viva Engage on the web: New way to access to “Delegate management” feature
MC997579 | February 5 – Before this rollout, users accessed the Delegate management feature for Microsoft Viva Engage on the web and Viva Engage in Microsoft Teams from different locations: The gear icon in Viva Engage on the web and the three-dot overflow menu in Teams. After this rollout, users can access the Delegate management feature in Viva Engage on the web from the three-dot overflow menu next to their profile picture, just like they do in Viva Engage in Teams for Windows and Mac desktops….
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Microsoft Viva Learning: Archive learning objects in My Learning sections
MC997578 | February 5 – In Microsoft Viva learning, users can archive learning objects shown in the My Learning > In-progress section and in the My Learning > Recommendations section of their courses. Users can access the Archive button under the vertical ellipsis (…) on the course tile.
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Microsoft Outlook for iOS: Open the previous email with email auto-advance
MC997576 | February 5 – <|im_sep|>Microsoft Outlook for iOS will introduce a new “Open the Email Above” setting in mid-February 2025, completing by mid-March 2025. This setting will replace “Move to the Next Email.” No admin action is required, but user notification and documentation updates are recommended. More details can be found [here](https://support.microsoft.com/office/email-auto-advance-setting-fb1d3df0-d84e-4853-b319-f18661d0508d).<|fim_suffix|><|fim_suffix|>-Advance Setting – Microsoft Support
<|fim_suffix|><|fim_suffix|>e the current one. The rollout will start mid-February 2025 and complete by mid-March 2025. No admin action is required, but notifying users and updating documentation is recommended. More details can be found [here](https://support.microsoft.com/office/email-auto-advance-setting-fb1d3df0-d84e-4853-b319-f18661d0508d).<|fim_suffix|><|fim_suffix|><|fim_suffix|>e new “Open the Email Above” setting in mid-February 2025, completing by mid-March 2025. This setting will replace “Move to the Next Email.” No admin action is required, but user notification and documentation updates are recommended. More details can be found [here](https://support.microsoft.com/office/email-auto-advance-setting-fb1d3df0-d84e-4853-b319-f18661d0508d).<|fim_suffix|><|fim_suffix|>t the new “Open the Email Above” setting for email auto-advance, rolling out from mid-February to mid-March 2025. This will replace the “Move to the Next Email” setting. No admin action is needed, but notify users and update documentation. More details [here](https://support.microsoft.com/office/email-auto-advance-setting-fb1d3df0-d84e-4853-b319-f18661d0508d).<|fim_suffix|><|fim_suffix|>s will introduce a new “Open the Email Above” setting in mid-February 2025, completing by mid-March 2025. This setting will replace “Move to the Next Email.” No admin action is required, but user notification and documentation updates are recommended. More details can be found [here](https://support.microsoft.com/office/email-auto-advance-setting-fb1d3df0-d84e-4853-b319-f18661d0508d).<|fim_suffix|>
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(Updated) Microsoft Outlook: Themes by Copilot will be available starting November 2024
MC912174 | February 4 – Themes by Copilot will be available in Microsoft Outlook from November 2024, allowing users to create themes inspired by global locations or their current surroundings. This feature requires a Microsoft 365 Copilot license and will be available across various Outlook platforms. Rollout will be automatic with no admin action needed.
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(Updated) Teams admin center: App centric management and changes to app permission policies
MC688930 | February 4 – The Teams admin center is transitioning to app-centric management, with a phased rollout resuming late November 2024. Phase 1 auto-migration for global permission policy tenants is delayed to late March 2025. Phase 2 allows admins to self-migrate using a wizard, expected to complete by mid-December 2024. Phase 3 details will follow.
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Microsoft SharePoint: Updated document libraries
MC996585 | February 4 – Coming soon to Microsoft SharePoint: We will update the document library experience to improve its overall performance and enhance the functionality of Edit in grid view.
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“Personal Information Removal” notification for files
MC996584 | February 4 – The existing “Personal Information Removal” setting is often used by commercial users to purge a file before sharing it with their customers. When users try to start a new file by copying an old file, this setting is currently carried over. Some users are not aware of it and, therefore, get confused when they collaborate on the new file. For example, their actual names (part of personal information) are automatically replaced by the generic “Author” in their comments. We are reducing this…
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Power Platform – Govern critical Copilot settings and more with Environment Groups
MC996551 | February 3 – On February 3, 2025, we are introducing new rules for Environment Groups that give tenant administrators greater control over critical environment settings. The rules that have a “preview” tag are in Public Preview, while rules without it are considered Generally Available: Enable AI prompts Enable Copilot features for Makers…
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(Updated) Microsoft Purview | Insider Risk Management: Adaptive Protection in GCC, GCCH, DoD
MC803011 | February 3 – Microsoft Purview’s Adaptive Protection for Insider Risk Management will be available for government clouds with updated rollout dates: starting late February 2025 and completing by late March 2025. This feature allows admins to manage DLP policies based on insider risk levels. No action is required before rollout.
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(Updated) Microsoft SharePoint: Filter search results by “Messages”
MC947052 | February 3 – Updated February 3, 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…
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Power Pages version 9.7.1.1 Production Release
MC979795 | February 3 – Maintenance window start: February 15, 2025, at 6:00 PM UTCMaintenance window end: February 16, 2025, at 3:00 AM UTCThis is the production deployment of Power Pages version 9.7.1.1 for Microsoft Dynamics 365. This deployment includes an updated website host and no solution update. This release contains fixes for issues reported by customers as well as performance and security updates. Release notes for this release can be viewed…
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