Message center announcements
March 10, 2025 – March 16, 2025
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The March 2025 Windows security update is now available
MC1028758 | March 11 – The March 2025 security update is now available for all supported versions of Windows. We recommend that you install these updates promptly. For more information about the contents of this update, see the release notes, which are easily accessible from theWindows 11andWindows…
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(Updated) Clipchamp introduces AI-powered video creation with Clipchamp Copilot for work
MC1024396 | March 11 – Clipchamp introduces AI-powered video creation with Clipchamp Copilot for work, generating scripts, sourcing stock footage, and assembling videos. Available on the Microsoft 365 Copilot plan, it rolls out from mid-April to mid-May 2025. Videos are saved in OneDrive, and feedback can be provided via thumbs-up/down icons.
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(Updated) Multiple Yammer Networks Within Single Tenant No Longer Supported (1:Many Mode)
MC454504 | March 11 – Yammer will no longer support multiple non-external networks within a single tenant, aligning with Microsoft 365. Automated network consolidation will occur from May 1, 2023, to mid-March 2025, resulting in the loss of secondary networks’ groups and data. Users should export data and can self-initiate consolidation.
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(Updated) Microsoft Search in Bing Deprecation
MC961557 | March 10 – Microsoft Search in Bing will be deprecated on March 31, 2025. Users should transition to Microsoft Search via Office.com, SharePoint Online, or Microsoft365.com. Edge for Business and Windows search box will continue to support work search with some changes. An FAQ will be available mid-January at a provided link.
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Microsoft Exchange Online: New limit for dynamic distribution groups (DDGs)
MC1024399 | March 10 – Microsoft Exchange Online will enforce a new limit of 3,000 dynamic distribution groups (DDGs) per organization starting in early April 2025. Admins will need to remove existing DDGs before creating new ones once this limit is reached. This change is automatic and cannot be turned off.
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(Updated) We will remove the EEEU sharing permission from root web and default document library in OneDrive’s
MC1013464 | March 10 – Starting April 10, 2025, Microsoft will remove the EEEU (Everyone Except External Users) permission from the root site and default document library in OneDrive, completing by September 30, 2025. This change will prevent inadvertent access by apps, processes, or users. No admin action is required; notify users and update documentation.
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New Exchange Online Tenant Outbound Email Limits
MC1023294 | March 10 – New Exchange Online Tenant Outbound Email Limits (TERRL) will be introduced to reduce misuse and ensure service availability. TERRL restricts the number of external recipients a tenant can email daily, based on purchased email licenses. Enforcement starts in stages from April 3, 2025. Check the EAC report to monitor usage.
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(Updated) Microsoft Teams: Facilitator agent takes notes in meetings and chats
MC1017117 | March 10 – Microsoft Teams will introduce the Facilitator agent in April 2025, which takes notes during meetings and chats, summarizing key information. It requires a Microsoft 365 Copilot license. Admins can control its availability. Known limitation: sensitivity labels won’t apply to notes. More details and documentation will be updated before rollout.
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Microsoft Power Automate – Automate interactions with Shadow DOM elements in modern web applications
MC1033019 | March 15 – We are releasing the automate interactions with Shadow DOM elements in modern web feature for Power Automate. This feature enables you to automate workflows in modern web apps built with frameworks like Angular, React, and Lit. This ensures seamless interaction with encapsulated components, making your automation scripts reliable without complex workarounds. This feature will reach general availability on April 15, 2025. How does this affect me? The Shadow DOM support in…
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Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365): Recapping changes in Loop over extended periods
MC1032295 | March 14 – The Recap feature in Loop now allows users to summarize changes over extended periods, such as the last week or last 30 days. This update will roll out from mid-March to early April 2025. No admin action is required, but user notification and documentation updates are recommended.
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Microsoft Power Automate – Set screen resolution for unattended desktop flow runs
MC1032277 | March 14 – We are launching the set screen resolution for unattended desktop flow runs feature for Power Automate. This feature enables you to set flow-specific resolution and DPI settings, ensuring consistent performance and reducing errors. This feature will reach general availability on April 17, 2025.How does this affect me?The resolution setting for unattended runs allows you to configure screen resolution and DPI settings directly within each flow’s properties.What do I…
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Updates to business continuity and disaster recovery capabilities of Dynamics 365 and Power Platform
MC1032264 | March 14 – We recently announced updates to the business continuity and disaster recovery capabilities of Dynamics 365 and Power Platform. These new capabilities provide added resiliency for mission critical workloads and flexible options for customers to implement business continuity strategies.How does this affect me?Customers need to maintain documented business continuity and disaster recovery plans for their organizations. We want to let you know about these changes so you can…
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Microsoft Purview compliance portal | Endpoint Data Loss Prevention: Add hyperlinks to warn and block toast messages
MC1031289 | March 14 – Coming soon to Microsoft Purview portal | Endpoint Data Loss Prevention: Data officers will be able to embed hyperlinks in notifications for Purview DLP policies. When this rule is triggered, the user will see a toast with a customized title and message with the specified hyperlink. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 480733.
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Microsoft Designer will be part of Microsoft 365 Copilot
MC1031286 | March 14 – Microsoft Designer will be integrated into Microsoft 365 Copilot, requiring a Copilot license. This change applies to Windows and Mac desktops and PowerPoint. The rollout will occur automatically by March 31, 2025. Users can still access Designer, and new documentation will be provided before the rollout.
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Power Platform – Upcoming enforcement of tenant isolation
MC1031090 | March 13 – As part of our Secure by Default initiative, the tenant isolation feature will be enabled by default for all Power Platform tenants as the new default behavior. The enforcement is scheduled to begin in May 2025. This feature applies only to Power Platform policies and is separate from guest access policies and Azure tenant restriction features. How does this affect me? Tenant isolation only applies to connectors running within a…
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Windows Office Hours: March 20, 2025
MC1030897 | March 13 – 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…
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(Updated) Microsoft Teams: File open preferences will extend to more Microsoft 365 apps
MC967240 | March 12 – Microsoft Teams will soon allow users to set preferences for opening Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint files from links, extending to other Microsoft 365 apps like classic Outlook. The rollout starts in early May 2025 and completes by late May 2025. No admin action is required, but user notification is recommended.
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Microsoft Bookings: New Queue functionality to manage appointments for Teams Premium users
MC1030013 | March 12 – Microsoft Bookings will introduce a new Queue functionality for Teams Premium users, providing real-time management of appointments. The rollout will begin mid-April 2025 and complete by late April 2025. No admin action is required, but users need a Teams Premium license to access this feature.
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(Updated) Microsoft Copilot: File summary in Microsoft Teams chat
MC1003344 | March 12 – Users can summarize files using “Summarize for me” in Microsoft Teams chats with Microsoft Copilot, initially supporting Word and PDF files. Rollout starts in May 2025, requiring a Microsoft 365 Copilot license. No admin action is needed, but user notification and documentation updates are recommended.
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Microsoft Purview: New Personalization settings
MC1030008 | March 12 – Microsoft Purview is introducing a new Personalization page to enhance user experience. Features include pinning solutions, toggling solution bar visibility, showing solution walk-throughs, exporting personalization data, and deleting preferences. Public preview starts late March 2025, with general availability by early June 2025. No admin action is required.
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Microsoft Outlook: Disable add-in user reporting buttons now that built-in Report button is GA for all platforms
MC1030003 | March 12 – Disable add-in user reporting buttons in Microsoft Outlook as the built-in Report button is now generally available across all platforms. The Report Message and Report Phishing add-ins are in maintenance mode and will not receive improvements. Review your configuration and notify users of this change.
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Reminder: “Require approved client app” control in Microsoft Entra Conditional Access will be retired in March 2026
MC1029989 | March 12 – “Require approved client app” control in Microsoft Entra Conditional Access will be retired in March 2026. Organizations should update their policies to use the “Require application protection policy” grant control. For more information, visit the provided link.
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Dynamics 365 Customer Service – Update to msdyn_AppProfileManagerAnchor package
MC1029923 | March 12 – We have scheduled an update to the msdyn_AppProfileManagerAnchor package in your Dynamics 365 Customer Service environment to address an issue we identified with the Channel Integration Framework (CIF) version 1. How does this affect me? This update will be deployed to your environment during your regional maintenance window beginning on March 21, 2025. What action do I need to take? This message is for awareness and no action is…
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[Updated] Microsoft Copilot Studio – Block the access and recording of transcripts feature has been temporarily disabled
MC1028937 | March 12 – Updated March 12, 2025: After further review, we have temporarily disabled the copilot security control that blocked the access and recording of transcripts generated from conversations between agents created in Copilot Studio and end-users. This action was taken in response to a misconfiguration that was identified within the feature after it was made generally available. We are working to address this misconfiguration before we re-enable the feature. An additional communication will be…
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Updates available for Microsoft 365 Apps for all channels
MC1029043 | March 12 – We’ve released updates to the following update channels for Microsoft 365 Apps: Current Channel Monthly Enterprise Channel Semi-Annual Enterprise Channel (Preview) Semi-Annual Enterprise Channel
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Microsoft Power Platform – Information about the reclassification of Elastic tables
MC1029035 | March 12 – Starting on March 19, 2025, Elastic tables will be reclassified from Dataverse Storage to Dataverse Log. How does this affect me? Following this change, Elastic tables will be charged at the Dataverse Log capacity rate, which should reduce the total cost of ownership for these tables. Admins can monitor their Log usage rate in the Power Platform admin center under the Capacity details page. What action do I need to…
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Introduction of Copilot Pay-as-you-go Feature in M365 Admin Center
MC1028998 | March 11 – Admins will soon manage Copilot Pay-as-you-go billing for Microsoft 365 Copilot Chat directly in the M365 Admin Center, starting late March 2025. This feature eliminates the need to use the Power Platform Admin Center, streamlining billing processes and enhancing control and visibility for admin users.
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New Microsoft Outlook for Windows: Bulk import of .eml files
MC1028988 | March 11 – Users will soon be able to bulk import .eml files in the new Microsoft Outlook for Windows, starting mid-March 2025. This feature will be enabled by default and simplifies the process of importing multiple email files. No admin action is required before the rollout.
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Microsoft Purview | Data Loss Prevention: Support for scoping policies for devices and device group in Endpoint
MC1028322 | March 11 – Microsoft Purview’s Data Loss Prevention (DLP) will now support scoping policies for devices and device groups in Endpoint. This feature allows different policies for the same user on different devices. The rollout starts in mid-March 2025 and completes by mid-April 2025. No admin action is required before the rollout.
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Power Platform Admin Center – Transform Power Platform admin center navigation with Discovery Agent
MC1022667 | March 11 – We are launching Discovery Agent, a new feature coming soon to the Power Platform admin center (PPAC). The Discovery Agent is designed to simplify the process of searching for configuration settings or features through an integrated search bar located at the top of every page. This feature will reach general availability on March 31, 2025.How does this affect me?The new integrated Discovery Agent enables users to quickly locate relevant documents. New PPAC features and…
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(Updated) Microsoft 365 Copilot: Select Microsoft SharePoint sites when writing prompts
MC973505 | March 11 – Microsoft 365 Copilot will soon allow users to search for and select SharePoint sites when writing prompts using Context IQ. The rollout will begin mid-April 2025 and complete by late April 2025. No admin action is required. Users will see their recent SharePoint sites in CIQ.
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Microsoft Purview | Information Protection: SharePoint Online library permissions extend to downloaded files
MC937935 | March 11 – Microsoft Purview is introducing a feature that extends SharePoint Online library permissions to downloaded files, available for Public Preview from mid-November 2024 and General Availability by late July 2025. This feature allows sensitivity labels to be applied at the library level, protecting files upon download and reflecting permission changes in real-time.
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Microsoft Purview | Data Loss Prevention: Recipient-triggered policy tips
MC1028321 | March 11 – Microsoft Purview’s new feature displays policy tips only after recipients are added to an email, ensuring relevance and preventing confusion. This will roll out globally from late March to early April 2025. No admin action is required, but user notification and documentation updates are recommended.
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Microsoft SharePoint Online Management Shell will replace IDCRL authentication protocol with OAuth
MC1028318 | March 11 – Starting March 28, 2025, Microsoft SharePoint Online Management Shell will replace the IDCRL authentication protocol with OAuth. Admins should install the updated version from the Microsoft Download Center. No admin action is required, but reviewing current configurations and notifying users is recommended.
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(Updated) Microsoft Teams: Enhanced compliance in voicemail messages
MC1028317 | March 11 – The enforcement of RFC compliance changes for Microsoft Teams voicemail messages has been postponed to May 2025. The “From” field will be updated to meet RFC 6854 standards, changing to noreply@skype.voicemail.microsoft.com. Organizations should allowlist this email by May 2025. Early adoption is available upon request.
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Power Pages – Power Pages version 9.7.2.x Production Release
MC1027918 | March 10 – Maintenance window start: March 29, 2025, at 6:00 PM UTC Maintenance window end: March 30, 2025, at 3:00 AM UTC This is the production deployment of Power Pages version 9.7.2.x 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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30-day notice: Manage PAC Validation related to CVE-2024-26248 & CVE-2024-29056
MC1027793 | March 10 – Last year, Windows updates released on or after April 9, 2024 added new behaviors that start the process of addressing a security risk in the Kerberos PAC Validation Protocol. Presently, it is still possible to override the enforcement settings related to the new behaviors, and revert to a…
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(Updated) Microsoft Purview | Data Lifecycle Management: Separate Copilot retention policies from Teams chats
MC926899 | March 10 – Admins can now create separate retention policies for Microsoft 365 Copilot interactions and Teams chats. This feature requires a Copilot license and will be available in March 2025. No admin action is needed before the rollout, but reviewing current configurations and notifying users is recommended.
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(Updated) Microsoft SharePoint: New preview mode for Pages and News posts
MC989979 | March 10 – Microsoft SharePoint is introducing a new Preview mode for Pages and News posts, allowing users to see how content appears on different devices. The rollout will start in late March 2025 for Targeted Release and mid-April 2025 for General Availability. No admin action is required, but user notification and training updates are recommended.
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