Message center announcements
April 7, 2025 – April 13, 2025
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Take Action: Out-of-band updates to address issues with local policy events in Active Directory group policy
MC1053627 | April 11 – Microsoft has identified an issue where audit logon/logoff events in the local policy of the Active Directory Group Policy might not show as enabled on the device even if they are enabled and working as expected. This can be observed in the Local Group Policy Editor or Local Security Policy, where local audit policies show the “Audit logon events” policy with security setting of “No auditing”. An out-of-band (OOB) update has been released today, April 11, 2025, to address this…
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(Updated) Microsoft Search: The old Search usage reports will retire
MC976821 | April 11 – The old Search usage reports in Microsoft 365 will be retired on April 30, 2025. Users should download necessary old reports by April 29, 2025, and familiarize themselves with the new reports, which cannot be reverted to the old format. Feedback on the new reports is welcomed.
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Microsoft 365 apps: We will prompt users to back up their files in Microsoft OneDrive (new info)
MC1053121 | April 11 – This message replaces MC1024398 (Updated) Microsoft 365 apps: We will prompt users to back up their files in Microsoft OneDrive (published March 2025, updated March 2025) and includes additional details. Please refer to this new post going forward:Coming soon: Eligible users will be prompted in the Message Bar below the toolbar in Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, and Microsoft PowerPoint for Windows desktops to enroll in…
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Microsoft Teams Premium: New Speaker Attribution setting for BYOD in CsTeamsAIPolicy (enabled ON by default)
MC1052162 | April 10 – NOTE: If you are a Microsoft Teams customer (not a Microsoft Teams Premium customer), we are sending this message to you because this new setting will take effect automatically for any user assigned a Microsoft Teams Premium or Microsoft 365 Copilot license, even if your organization previously didn’t have these licenses. Therefore, we recommend all organizations review this message, regardless of your organization’s current license status. Coming soon: We will…
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Microsoft Defender XDR services: Changes to the IdentityInfo table in Advanced Hunting
MC1052160 | April 10 – Coming soon: We will unify the Microsoft Defender for Identity (MDI) and Microsoft Sentinel IdentityInfo tables in Advanced Hunting into a single table.With this unification, we are adding new identity attributes from the Sentinel UEBA service while also adjusting to support third-party Identity Providers (IDPs). Some of these updates include breaking changes, which may require you to update your existing queries.
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(Updated) The April 2025 Windows security update is now available
MC1050815 | April 9 – Updated April 9, 2025:This message was updated to reflect the current availability of Windows 10 2015 LTSB.The April2025 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…
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Microsoft Viva Engage: External Networks are being modernized
MC1036575 | April 8 – Microsoft Viva Engage will modernize External Networks starting June 1, 2025. Admins must migrate to the new platform or face deprecation and data loss. Key steps include identifying network usage, exporting data, informing users, and checking for updates. Documentation will be provided before March 31, 2025.
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Teams Meetings Copilot response can be shared to external apps (Word or Excel)
MC1053653 | April 11 – Microsoft 365 Copilot responses in Microsoft Teams meetings can be shared to external apps (Word or Excel). Responses generated by Copilot in Meetings will come with a button to Open inanother app. Although this will start with Word and Excel, more apps will be added in the future. The Open inbutton will show up when:A response has more than the set number of characters (1,300), which will make it long enough to warrant editing in a document….
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Microsoft Viva Pulse: New Delegation feature
MC1053652 | April 11 – Coming soon to Microsoft Viva Pulse: A new Delegation feature. Users in your tenant will be able to assign other users as delegates to create and send pulses on their behalf. A delegator can have a maximum of 5 delegates. A user can only be a delegate of one individual.This message applies to Viva Pulse in Windows desktop and Viva Pulse in Mac desktop.To use this feature, users must have a license for Viva or Microsoft 365 Copilot.This message is associated with…
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Microsoft Teams: Usage reports will include all town hall usage data in your tenant
MC1053648 | April 11 – When town hall was released in Microsoft Teams, some columns of data related to each town hall event were missing in the Microsoft Teams admin center usage reports for admins. This rollout fixes that issue by adding all relevant usage related data to the town hall usage reports.This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 486706.
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Microsoft Teams: Create new channels faster from the “New items” menu at top of the list of chats and channels
MC1053645 | April 11 – Coming soon in Microsoft Teams: Users will be able to create new channels in a Team directly from the New items drop-down at top of their list of chats and channels, eliminating the need to scroll down to the specific team. Channel creators can choose the team in which to host the new channel. This message applies to Teams for Windows desktop, Teams for Mac desktop, and Teams for the web. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID…
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(Updated) Microsoft Teams: Meeting recap can be shared as a link
MC966633 | April 11 – Microsoft Teams will soon allow sharing of Meeting recap links, accessible to organization members. Rollout begins early February 2025, with varying dates for different releases. No admin action is required, but updating documentation is advised. The feature will be available by default.
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(Updated) Microsoft Teams: Change background while recording on phone
MC718553 | April 11 – Users can now change their background or blur it while recording on Microsoft Teams using iOS devices. The rollout will begin in early May 2024 and complete by late April 2025. No action is needed, but informing users and updating documentation is recommended.
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(Updated) Microsoft Outlook: Message recall in the Outlook app for iOS and Android
MC1025213 | April 11 – Microsoft Outlook for iOS and Android will allow users to request message recalls within their organization starting in March 2025. This feature provides control to retract sent emails. No admin action is required, but users should be informed and documentation updated. More details are available in the Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 471444.
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(Updated) Microsoft Teams: Join town halls using dial-in options and join codes available in email invites
MC1009929 | April 11 – Presenters and attendees can join Microsoft Teams town halls using dial-in options and join codes from email invites. Rollout starts in May 2025 for general availability and June 2025 for GCC. No admin action is required, but notifying users and updating documentation is recommended.
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(Updated) Microsoft Teams: View, download, and delete Microsoft OneDrive transcript files
MC726122 | April 11 – Microsoft Teams will standardize transcript storage to OneDrive, eliminating storage in Exchange Online. This update allows meeting organizers to delete all transcript copies directly from Teams and enables IT administrators to apply retention policies to OneDrive transcripts. Rollout begins June 2024, with completion by early April 2025. No action is needed to prepare.
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(Updated) Microsoft Purview: New Purview Data Security Investigations (DSI) solution
MC1040540 | April 11 – Updated April 11, 2025: Removing this post as it is a duplicate of MC1047912. We will continue rolling out.Microsoft Purview Data Security Investigations (DSI) is a new AI-powered solution that enables data security teams to identify incident-related data, conduct deep content analysis, and mitigate risk within one unified solution.
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(Updated) Microsoft PowerPoint: Reference a PDF file when creating a presentation with Microsoft 365 Copilot (preview)
MC1047238 | April 11 – Users can now reference PDF files when creating presentations with Microsoft 365 Copilot for PowerPoint. This feature requires a Microsoft 365 Copilot license and is available in preview now, with general availability starting late April 2025. No admin action is required before the rollout.
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(Updated) Microsoft 365 apps: We will prompt users to back up their files in Microsoft OneDrive
MC1024398 | April 11 – Please refer to MC1053121 regarding this change, moving forward. Microsoft 365 will prompt eligible users to back up files to OneDrive via the Message Bar in Word, Excel, and PowerPoint. The rollout starts mid-March 2025 for Public Preview and early April 2025 for General Availability. No action is required from admins, and the feature will be enabled automatically.
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Microsoft Teams: Enhanced Agent catalog available in the App Store in Teams, Microsoft 365, and Microsoft Outlook
MC1052915 | April 10 – We are rolling out enhanced agent discovery via the App Store in Microsoft Teams, Microsoft 365, and Microsoft Outlook. This rollout allows users visiting the Store to view the entire catalog of agents available within their organization, regardless of whether they have a Microsoft 365 Copilot license. This message applies to:Teams on Windows desktop, Teams on Mac desktop, and Teams on the webOutlook for Windows desktop, Mac desktop, the web, and iOS/Android…
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Microsoft Purview | Endpoint Data Loss Prevention: App or app group restriction support for Microsoft Edge browser
MC1052914 | April 10 – Before this rollout, Microsoft Purview | Endpoint Data Loss Prevention admins cannot restrict Microsoft Edge browser access to sensitive files through Restricted apps and app groups. After this rollout, admins can configure apps or app groups to be blocked in Edge, including a message showing policy violation details.
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Microsoft Purview | Endpoint Data Loss Prevention: Pause and Resume support for printer scenarios
MC1052913 | April 10 – Coming soon for Microsoft Purview | Endpoint Data Loss Prevention (DLP): Pause and Resume support for printer scenarios for customers trying to override a DLP soft warning policy tip when submitting a print job. Before this rollout, the user must reinitiate the print job for the intended result. After this rollout, the override will be stored temporarily, and the print job will execute. This rollout is a fix for the Block with override action described in View more
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Microsoft Teams – Copilot Summary for Transferred Calls
MC1052912 | April 10 – Copilot enabled users will now be able to share the summary of the call from within the transfer panel and the context will be shown in the toast notification and within the call.This feature requires a Copilot license to be enabled.This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 484123
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Microsoft Edge: Updated Work feed on the new tab page
MC1052911 | April 10 – We will soon update the Work feed experience on the new tab page in Microsoft Edge. These changes include renewed focus on productivity and Microsoft 365 modules, and users will have an updated My Feed experience on the new tab page….
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Action Required – Microsoft Purview Audit Management Activity API service tag changes
MC1052910 | April 10 – Due to ongoing security hardening of Microsoft Purview services, the Microsoft Purview Audit Management Activity API will be hosted on a new set of IP addresses which will have a new service tag.
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Removing Microsoft 365 Copilot Actions from Targeted Release
MC1052906 | April 10 – This post relates to Copilot Actions in Microsoft 365 Copilot, which is in Targeted Release.Thank you for using Copilot Actions. User feedback has highlighted a strong desire from customers for the ability to set up recurring user-created prompts over the “out-of-the-box” prompts included with Copilot Actions. Based on this input, we will be moving the actions scheduling functionality to the Microsoft 365 Copilot Chat…
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Dedicated environment to manage agents built in the Copilot Studio Agent Builder
MC1045175 | April 10 – We are moving Agent Builder agents to a new, dedicated environment to make it easier to manage and track them separately from the default environment. This change will happen automatically, and no action is needed from administrators. The existing management tools in the Microsoft Admin Center (MAC) will continue to function as they always have.Initially, we planned to add Custom REST APIs to Agent Builder agents. However, based on early feedback, we have decided not to introduce REST…
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(Updated) Microsoft PowerPoint: Stay on-brand when creating a presentation with Microsoft 365 Copilot
MC1024405 | April 10 – Microsoft 365 Copilot in PowerPoint will allow users to create presentations with their organization’s brand images using either an organizational asset library (OAL) in SharePoint or a Templafy library. The rollout will begin in early June 2025 and complete by late June 2025. Admins need to configure these options for users.
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Windows Office Hours: April 17, 2025
MC1052675 | April 10 – 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 Purview | Data Loss Prevention: Gain policy insights with Microsoft 365 Copilot for Security
MC949003 | April 10 – Microsoft 365 Copilot for Security in Data Loss Prevention (DLP) now includes Policy Insights, helping admins understand and manage DLP policies. The rollout for general availability is rescheduled to late April 2025. This feature is not available for US government cloud customers. Admins can prepare by acquiring Security Computer Units (SCUs).
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(Updated) Microsoft 365 admin center: New Exchange Web Services Usage report
MC1041950 | April 10 – New Exchange Web Services (EWS) usage report will be available in the Microsoft 365 admin center by late April 2025. It provides insights into third-party applications using EWS, detailing specific actions and call volumes. No admin action is required before the rollout. See Roadmap ID 469510 for more details.
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(Updated) Updates to App Governance Pre-Defined Policies in Defender for Cloud Apps
MC1036568 | April 10 – Microsoft Defender for Cloud Apps will disable three pre-defined policies by default by mid-May, 2025, to improve alert accuracy. The policies affected are related to data usage, unusual activity, and access to sensitive data. Users can re-enable these policies if desired. No immediate action is required.
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(Updated) Microsoft Purview | Microsoft Purview Data Security Posture Management for AI: New user department graph
MC988145 | April 10 – Updated April 10, 2025: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.We will soon add a new graph to Microsoft Purview Data Security Posture Management for AI that displays the departments of users interacting with AI apps. The department data is from a user’s profile in Entra. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID View more
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Microsoft Teams: Headset optimized noise suppression mode for Windows
MC1052173 | April 10 – The Microsoft Teams desktop client on Microsoft Windows will enhance its default noise suppression mode for all headset users. This improvement will filter out background noise more effectively by identifying and suppressing noises detected far away from the microphone.
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Microsoft Purview: Audit Search with Microsoft Graph API has rolled back to beta
MC1052169 | April 10 – Microsoft Graph offers a unified API endpoint for accessing data from multiple Microsoft cloud services in a single response. The Audit Search Graph API allows our customers to programmatically access the new async Audit Search experience, which also provides improved reliability and search completeness.We previously announced the General Availability of Microsoft Purview’s Audit Search Graph API in November 2024, as communicated in MC720778 (Updated) Microsoft Purview: Audit…
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Microsoft PowerPoint: Copilot will create an automatic presentation summary
MC1052168 | April 10 – Coming soon: Microsoft PowerPoint will create an automatic presentation summary to help readers understand the topics covered in the slide deck.A Microsoft 365 Copilot license is required to access this feature.This message refers to PowerPoint for Windows desktop and PowerPoint for Mac desktop.This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 482541 and…
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Microsoft Teams: Slide Control for PowerPoint presenters
MC1052166 | April 10 – A new Slide Control feature allows presenters in both meetings and events to share control of their Microsoft PowerPoint presentations. Users with control will be able to move the slides forward and backward for all users in the meeting, making it easy for each speaker to directly control their content. This message is associated with Microsoft 365…
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The April 2025 Scan Cab is available
MC1052165 | April 10 – IMPORTANT: This notice only affects environments where Scan Cab is used to check for update compliance.The April 2025 Scan Cab was made available at 8:00 PM PT today, April 9, 2025.The Scan Cabcan help determinewhether a Windows device needs to install necessary security updates released by…
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Microsoft Viva Connections: New Engage card in Connections dashboard
MC1052164 | April 10 – We’re excited to announce a new Microsoft Engage feed card in Microsoft Viva Connections dashboard called Stay Engaged.This message applies to Viva Engage, Viva Connections, and Microsoft Teams on Windows desktop, on the web, and on iOS/Android.This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 471446.
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Microsoft Teams: Teams button support on multiple connected peripheral devices
MC1052163 | April 10 – You can now use the Teams button across personal peripheral devices without having to manually select a specific device in the Teams devices settings. This provides a more seamless experience navigating across multiple certified for Microsoft Teams personal peripheral USB devices (with a wire or a dongle) connected to the same host device (such as your laptop). For example, you can use the Teams button on headset A to bring up the meeting pre-join screen, then use the Teams button on headset…
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Microsoft 365 Copilot mobile apps: Generate images
MC1052161 | April 10 – Coming soon: Users can create images using natural language to visualize concepts and ideas in the flow of work in iOS/Android mobile apps for Microsoft 365 Copilot, Microsoft Teams, and Microsoft Outlook. A Microsoft 365 Copilot license or a Microsoft 365 license is required to use this feature.
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(Updated) Microsoft Teams: SMS for calling plans
MC971033 | April 9 – Updated April 9, 2025: We have updated the content. Thank you for your patience. Due to a high volume of requests for SMS in Teams, processing times to approve Campaigns and Brands for SMS in Teams are taking longer than usual and may take 4 to 6 weeks. We appreciate your patience as we work diligently to address all requests. If you receive a Brand or Campaign rejection, our support team is aware and a support case is automatically created. You may be able to help us reduce the…
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(Updated) Microsoft Outlook for iOS and Android: Attach emails while composing an email
MC947045 | April 9 – Microsoft Outlook for iOS and Android will soon allow users to attach emails directly in the compose window. Rollout starts late January 2025 and completes by late March 2025. Users will see a new “Attach email” option. No admin action is required; notify users and update documentation.
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Chile DST changes 2025 update now available
MC1052050 | April 9 – Updates are now available to reflect the 2025 Daylight Saving Time (DST) change in the Aysén region in Chile. On March 20, 2025, the Chileangovernment made an official announcement that the Aysén Region in Chile would permanently stay in DST or UTC-3. Microsoft has included support for this change in the April 2025 Windows security update for all supported versions of Windows 11, Windows 10, and Windows Server. These changes are documented in the release notes articles associated…
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(Updated) Microsoft OneNote Copilot Chat is coming to Microsoft OneNote for the web and Microsoft OneNote in Teams
MC1009928 | April 9 – Microsoft OneNote Copilot Chat will be available in OneNote for the web and OneNote in Teams starting February 2025, completing by late June 2025. It requires a Microsoft 365 Copilot license and will be enabled by default. No action is needed, but you may notify users and update documentation.
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(Updated) Microsoft Teams: Updates to the Teams system tray icon and menu
MC1011152 | April 9 – Microsoft Teams is updating its system tray icon and menu for Windows desktop to improve ease of use. The rollout will start in early March 2025 for Targeted Release and mid-March 2025 for General Availability, completing by late April 2025. No action is required from users or admins.
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Power Apps – Information regarding the end of support for Draft well-written input text with Copilot preview feature
MC1052019 | April 9 – On May 8, 2025, the Draft well-written input text with Copilot preview feature will have reached end of support.How does this affect me?After May 8, 2025, the feature will be removed, and end users will no longer be able to draft text using Copilot in canvas apps.What action do I need to take?This message is for awareness and no action is required.
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(Updated) Provide a meaningful name to the first channel of the team
MC1048628 | April 9 – Updated April 9, 2025: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.Provide a meaningful name to first channel of the team, with no restrictions on the name. The first channel, if named “General” (in English), will follow the behavior as General in any other teams.
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(Updated) Microsoft Teams: Add a Loop workspace tab to standard channels
MC973493 | April 9 – Microsoft Teams will soon allow adding a Loop workspace tab to standard channels for real-time collaboration. Rollout starts late April 2025 and completes late May 2025. Users can create, manage, and share content within Teams. Admins should review configurations and notify users. For more details, visit the provided Microsoft Learn links.
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(Updated) Microsoft Teams for iOS/Android: New location sharing settings for emergency calls and more
MC1041451 | April 9 – Microsoft Teams for iOS/Android is updating its location sharing settings to enhance privacy and security. Users will have new options to control location data usage for emergency calls, IT Admin Insights, and troubleshooting. The rollout will begin in late April 2025, and organizations should educate users on these changes.
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(Updated) Hotpatch for Windows client now available
MC1046878 | April 9 – Updated April 3, 2025: The language in the first paragraph was updated to provide more clarity on the update process.Hotpatch updates are now available for organizational devices on Windows 11 Enterprise, version 24H2 and x64 (AMD/Intel) CPU. With hotpatch updates, you can quickly take measures to help protect your organization from cyberattacks, while minimizing user disruptions. You’ll first create a hotpatch-enabled quality update policy in Windows…
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(Updated) Microsoft Teams: Microsoft PowerShell cmdlet to allow federation with specific trial tenant domains
MC994289 | April 9 – Microsoft Teams is introducing a new PowerShell setting, `-AllowedTrialTenantDomains`, to customize federation with specific trial tenant domains while maintaining a default block on all trial-only tenants. This setting will be available in early April 2025. No immediate admin action is required.
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(Updated) Microsoft Teams and Microsoft Outlook: Name pronunciation on the profile card
MC917748 | April 9 – Microsoft Teams and Outlook will soon feature name pronunciation on profile cards, promoting inclusivity. Rollout starts mid-November 2024 for targeted release and late April 2025 for general availability. Users can record and listen to name pronunciations. Admins can enable this feature via Microsoft Graph.
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(Updated) Microsoft SharePoint: New card animation feature for Pages, News, and Microsoft Viva Amplify
MC1024394 | April 9 – Microsoft SharePoint will introduce a new card animation feature for Pages, News, and Microsoft Viva Amplify starting early April 2025. This feature will be enabled by default for new cards and can be managed in the web part property pane. No admin action is required before the rollout.
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(Updated) Microsoft Purview | Data Lifecycle Management: New integration with Adaptive protection
MC791110 | April 9 – Updated April 9, 2025: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience. Coming soon for Microsoft Purview: We are announcing the public preview of the integration of Adaptive protection with Data Lifecycle Management (DLM) to help you find the right balance to protect against data sabotage while enabling productivity. This new integration leverages DLM features to provide an additional control for Adaptive protection that automatically preserves items deleted…
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(Updated) Microsoft Teams: Microsoft Copilot in meetings will suggest follow-up questions
MC999448 | April 9 – Updated April 9, 2025: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.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…
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(Updated) Microsoft Teams: Enhanced compliance in voicemail messages
MC1028317 | April 9 – Updated April 9, 2025: We have updated the content. Thank you for your patience.We would like to inform you that the rollout of Request for Comments (RFC) compliance enforcement changes, originally announced in January 2025 (MC987329) have been postponed until May 2025.With the compliance update in May 2025, the “From” field of voicemail email messages will be modified to meet the latest RFC standard. Specifically, View more
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AI Admin role has permissions to manage Copilot agents
MC1041454 | April 8 – AI Admin role now has permissions to manage Copilot agents, previously requiring Global Admin privileges. This change will roll out in late March 2025. AI Admins can view, publish, reject, block, and update agents but cannot consent for permissions. They should familiarize themselves with the integrated app page.
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(Updated) Microsoft Copilot Chat usage report improvements
MC1041457 | April 8 – Microsoft is updating the Microsoft Copilot Chat usage report to include active users from Teams, Outlook, and Copilot.cloud.microsoft. The rollout will start in early April 2025. Metrics like active users and last activity date in the admin center may change. Users should revise custom reports accordingly.
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Microsoft Purview compliance portal: New email indicators to Insider Risk Management
MC1051101 | April 8 – We are adding two new email indicators to Microsoft Purview Insider Risk Management: Sending email with attachments to free public domains: This alerts when business-sensitive data is potentially leaked from a work email account to a free public domain email, potentially leading to a data security incident. Sending email with attachments to self: This alerts when business-sensitive data is potentially leaked from a work email account to a user’s personal email account…
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Microsoft Purview compliance portal: Collection policies impact on IRM
MC1051100 | April 8 – With this update, Microsoft Purview will start supporting collection policies. Collection policies allow customers to scope classification (SITs – Sensitive Information Types) and activities for scoped users. We recommend reviewing collection policies as they can be created by different Purview solution admins to ensure they are setup to detect the activities required by IRM policies. Microsoft Purview Insider Risk Management correlates various signals to identify potential malicious or…
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Prevent/Fix: Update Microsoft Call Quality Power BI Connector
MC1051099 | April 8 – Potential connection failures with the Call Quality Power BI connector.We’ve detected a problem where some customers are unable to successfully connect to the Call Quality Dashboard (CQD) using the Microsoft Call Quality Power BI connector due to an outdated connector file. If you have not updated this connector since September 2023, you may encounter unexpected errors when trying to connect to CQD in Microsoft Power BI.
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Planned Maintenance: Teams Q&A Data Relocation Update
MC1051083 | April 8 – We want to inform you about a recent attempt to relocate your Teams Q&A data from the US to the EU, as outlined in MC1047232. Unfortunately, due to a technical issue, the relocation was unsuccessful, and your data remains within the US data boundary.What This Means:Your tenant’s billing address indicates that your organization belongs to the EU, and we are committed to ensuring your data resides within the appropriate region.The Teams Q&A feature,…
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Planned Maintenance: Teams Q&A Data Relocation Update
MC1051082 | April 8 – We want to inform you about a recent attempt to relocate your Teams Q&A data from the US to the EU, as outlined in MC1047231. Unfortunately, due to a technical issue, the relocation was unsuccessful, and your data remains within the US data boundary.What This Means:Your tenant’s billing address indicates that your organization belongs to the EU, and we are committed to ensuring your data resides within the appropriate region.The Teams Q&A feature,…
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(Updated) Microsoft OneDrive and Microsoft SharePoint: New annotation layout and tools for editing PDFs
MC1026218 | April 8 – Microsoft OneDrive and SharePoint will soon feature a new PDF annotation layout with tools in a single row, including a pixel-by-pixel eraser. The rollout begins early April 2025 and completes by early May 2025. No admin action is required, but user notification and documentation updates are recommended. More details at Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 483156.
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Omnichannel for Customer Service – Use AI summary for call quality management
MC1051032 | April 8 – We are launching the AI summary for call quality management feature for Omnichannel for Customer Service. This feature allows you to use AI to read closed conversations and voicemails to provide conversation summaries and other insights. This feature will reach general availability on April 17, 2025.How does this affect me?The closed conversation view will be updated automatically for all users and channels and will also include a new session visualizer labeled Conversation…
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Microsoft Copilot Studio – Block the access and recording of transcripts announcement
MC1051012 | April 8 – We are announcing the re-enablement of a Copilot security control that will block the access and recording of transcripts generated from conversations between agents created in Copilot Studio and end-users. This feature allows you to prevent makers from accessing session transcripts in Copilot Studio and prevents the recording of conversational transcripts. We rolled back this feature two weeks ago due to a bug, which has since been addressed. This feature will available across all regions by…
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AI Builder – Use o1 reasoning model in prompt builder announcement
MC1050988 | April 8 – We are announcing the use o1 reasoning model in prompt builder feature as part of model selection and temperature settings for AI Builder. This feature allows makers to embed advanced AI reasoning capabilities into agents, applications, and workflows. This feature will reach general availability on May 16, 2025.How does this affect me? The o1 reasoning model in prompt builder…
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(Updated) Microsoft PowerPoint: Suggestions for slide templates
MC1031286 | April 8 – Microsoft PowerPoint will introduce new slide template suggestions for Copilot users in Designer. Non-Copilot users will retain standard layouts. This update, not applicable to GCC, will roll out automatically in April 2025 for Windows and Mac desktops and later for the web. No admin action is required.
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(Updated) Microsoft SharePoint: Add approvals to any document library
MC912181 | April 8 – Microsoft SharePoint will soon introduce approvals for document libraries, following the previous update for lists. Rollout starts late January 2025 for Targeted Release and early March for General Availability, with completion expected by late April 2025. Users can enable/disable approvals and manage them through SharePoint Online or Teams.
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(Updated) Microsoft 365 Copilot: Select Microsoft SharePoint sites when writing prompts
MC973505 | April 8 – Microsoft 365 Copilot will soon allow users to search for and select SharePoint sites when writing prompts using Context IQ. The rollout will begin early May 2025 and complete by mid-May 2025. No admin action is required. Users will see their recent SharePoint sites in CIQ.
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(Updated) Microsoft 365 Copilot: Select Microsoft SharePoint and Microsoft OneDrive folders when writing prompts
MC973504 | April 8 – Microsoft 365 Copilot will soon allow users to select SharePoint and OneDrive folders when writing prompts using the “Attach cloud files” icon. The rollout starts early May 2025 and completes by mid-May 2025. No admin action is required, but users should be informed about this update.
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KB5057784: Protections for CVE-2025-26647 (Kerberos Authentication)
MC1050816 | April 8 – The Windows security updates released on or after April 8, 2025, contain protections for a vulnerability with Kerberos authentication. To learn more about this vulnerability, please see CVE-2025-26647.When will this happen:April 8, 2025: Initial Deployment phase – Audit modeThe initial deployment…
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Notice: The Scan Cab for the April 2025 Windows monthly security update is delayed
MC1050818 | April 8 – NOTE: This notice only affects environments where Scan Cab is used to check for update compliance.The Scan Cab for the April 2025 Windows monthly security update, known as the 4B release, is delayed. No Scan Cab has yet been made available for this release.We are working as fast as possible to provide a release. We will communicate an update as more information becomes available. Thank you for your…
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Immediate Action: Enforce PAC Validation for CVE-2024-26248 & CVE-2024-29056
MC1050817 | April 8 – Last year, Windows updates released on and after April 9, 2024 added new behaviors that start the process of addressing a security risk in the Kerberos PAC Validation Protocol.Starting today, the Enforcement phase of deployment begins. After installing the April 2025 Windows security update and later…
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(Updated) Microsoft Entra: Updated “More information required” user interface during authentication method registration
MC989965 | April 8 – Microsoft Entra will update the “More information required” user interface during authentication method registration starting late April 2025, completing by late May 2025. The update will happen automatically with no admin action required. Notify users and update documentation as needed.
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Microsoft Defender: Microsoft Secure Score recommendation update
MC1050724 | April 8 – Coming soon: We will update a recommendation behavior in Exposure Management in the Microsoft Defender portal for better alignment with the CIS (Center of Internet Security) benchmark.After this rollout, the recommendation Ensure sign-in frequency is enabled and browser sessions are not persistent for administrative users will grant points only when the policy is saved as On. Before this rollout, the recommendation granted points for both Report-only and…
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Microsoft Entra ID: Update to user sign-in with Microsoft Authenticator Lite and Microsoft Authenticator app
MC1050723 | April 8 – Customers have reported accessibility issues with existing timeouts for multifactor authentications (MFA) and passwordless sign in on iOS/Android with the Microsoft Authenticator app and Microsoft Authenticator Lite for Microsoft Outlook. To help…
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Microsoft Purview | Endpoint Data Loss Prevention supports Microsoft Edge to enforce restrictions on files
MC1050198 | April 7 – Before this rollout, Microsoft Purview admins can configure restrictions on removable USB devices, network shares, and/or printer groups in Endpoint Data Loss Prevention (EDLP) policies. After this rollout, these restrictions will extend to the Microsoft Edge browser. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 486370.
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Microsoft Purview: Protected Microsoft 365 files will have context previews in email notifications
MC1050194 | April 7 – If your organization hasEnabled sensitivity labels for files in SharePoint and OneDrive with Microsoft Purview and has Enabled co-authoring for files encrypted with sensitivity labels with Purview, email notifications for files with encryption will soon include context previews, such as when mentioning someone in…
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Microsoft Purview | Data Loss Prevention: Support for Microsoft Fabric lakehouses & KQL and mirrored databases (preview
MC1050193 | April 7 – Coming soon: Microsoft Purview | Data Loss Prevention (DLP) policy support for Microsoft Fabric allows admins to scope DLP policies to lakehouses, in addition to Microsoft Power BI (also supported today). In other words, in Fabric lakehouses, DLP policies can help audit and notify users through policy tips based on sensitive content. We will also extend DLP policy support Fabric KQL databases and mirrored databases. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID…
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Continuing WSUS support for driver synchronization
MC1050019 | April 7 – Does your organization still rely on Windows Server Update Services (WSUS) for driver synchronization? While it’s part of a deprecated WSUS service, you still can. Based on your valuable feedback, we are postponing the plan to remove WSUS driver synchronization, which was slated for April 18, 2025. Stay tuned as we work on a revised timeline to streamline our services for you. Note: We have removed the previously posted 90- and 60-day reminders about this topic since they are no…
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Microsoft 365 network connectivity test for Microsoft 365 Copilot is generally available
MC1047926 | April 7 – The Microsoft 365 network connectivity test for Microsoft 365 Copilot is rolling out worldwide to general availability.A Microsoft 365 Copilot license is not required to use this feature.
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