Microsoft Roadmap, messagecenter en blogs updates van 29-10-2024

het nieuws van Microsoft message center roadmap en blogs - KbWorks - SharePoint & Teams Specialist

29-October-2024 Below you will find a collection of news published yesterday. This news consists of Microsoft’s Roadmap when it is updated it will be below with items. Then there will be a section with the message center, if there is anything new there, this will be automatically included. And it contains a piece from blogs that I follow myself and would like to share with you. If I miss something in the blogs that do have an RSS feed, please let me know.

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The blogs of this day are:

Microsoft 365: Prompts by industry in Copilot Lab!van @jcgm1978
Boost Your Business with Azure API and Generative AIvan IT_Integral
Latest Microsoft 365 Updates – September 2024 Highlightsvan IT_Integral
Flattening Data Sources in Power Appsvan IT_Integral
SharePoint Premium Document Toolsvan IT_Integral
How to Sort Text-Formatted Measures in Power BIvan IT_Integral
Getting started with Windows enrollment attestationvan @pvanderwoude
Boost Productivity with Microsoft Copilot: Top Tipsvan IT_Integral
Microsoft Security Update: Key Insights Revealedvan IT_Integral
Create 3D Cube List Animation with PowerPoint Morphvan IT_Integral
What’s New in Microsoft Teams | September 2024van @mstcommunity
How Sensitivity Labels Can Save Your Company’s Reputationvan IT_Integral
Power Apps: Export Large Data to Excel Fastvan IT_Integral
Foundational Principles for App Makers: The Importance of Normalization in Dataversevan @SharePointJR
Copilot Studio Announcements Made at the 2024 PPCCvan IT_Integral
Engaging employees to evolve the digital workplace: who, how, when and whyvan @DWG
Top 11 Microsoft Teams Education Features – Fall 2024van IT_Integral
Storm-0501: Ransomware attacks expanding to hybrid cloud environmentsvan @MSFTSecurity
Study Smarter with ChatGPT and Copilot the Ultimate Parents Toolvan IT_Integral
Update Your Current Office Location in Teams Presencevan IT_Integral
Boost Your Business with Azure API and Generative AIvan IT_Integral
Latest Microsoft 365 Updates – September 2024 Highlightsvan IT_Integral
Flattening Data Sources in Power Appsvan IT_Integral
SharePoint Premium Document Toolsvan IT_Integral
How to Sort Text-Formatted Measures in Power BIvan IT_Integral
Getting started with Windows enrollment attestationvan @pvanderwoude
Boost Productivity with Microsoft Copilot: Top Tipsvan IT_Integral
Optimize Dynamics with Power BI DAX What If Parametervan IT_Integral
Microsoft Security Update: Key Insights Revealedvan IT_Integral
Create 3D Cube List Animation with PowerPoint Morphvan IT_Integral
Optimize Outlook: Schedule Meetings with MS Copilotvan IT_Integral
Streamline Your Data: Effective Organizing in Power BIvan IT_Integral
Microsoft 365 Pulse Roadmap webcast – Episode 225van @duffbert
How concerned should we be about AI?van @gruberjl
Boost Your Secure Score with These 3 Simple Configurations van nogintevullen
Create and Manage Role Groups in Exchange Onlinevan @365Reports
Unlocking Power: How Microsoft 365 Copilot Enhances Workvan IT_Integral
Update Signature in Outlook Office 365: Quick Guidevan IT_Integral
Följ med till ISE i Barcelonavan nogintevullen
A New Version of the Room Mailbox Statistics Scriptvan @practical365
Master the Art of Data Manipulation: Tips and Tricksvan IT_Integral
Quick Guide to Setting Up Power Automate Sequential Approvalsvan IT_Integral
Dev Proxy v0.21 with simulating authentication and authorizationvan @Microsoft365Dev
Office 365 for IT Pros October 2024 Updatevan @12Knocksinna
Windows Server 2022 The Ultimate Beginners Guidevan IT_Integral
Application installation issues; Download pendingvan inthecloud_247
Shuffle Data Order in PowerApps – Day 24/50 Guidevan IT_Integral
Microsoft Bookings: SMS notifications for staff scheduled appointments in shared bookingsvan @mstcommunity
Just One Week Away from Our Digital OneDrive Event!van @mstcommunity
SharePoint Week: Seven virtual webinars (October 14-18, 2024) | ESPC Learning Hubvan @mstcommunity
Using TypeScript v5 in SharePoint Framework Projectsvan @andrewconnell
SharePoint Framework v1.20 – What’s in the Latest Releasevan @andrewconnell
Boost Your Power Platform with AI – Learn in Hindi!van IT_Integral
Microsoft vs Palo Alto: Top Security Software Comparedvan IT_Integral
Streamline Your Data: Effective Organizing in Power BIvan IT_Integral
Microsoft 365 Pulse Roadmap webcast – Episode 225van @duffbert
How concerned should we be about AI?van @gruberjl
Boost Your Secure Score with These 3 Simple Configurations van nogintevullen
Create and Manage Role Groups in Exchange Onlinevan @365Reports
Unlocking Power: How Microsoft 365 Copilot Enhances Workvan IT_Integral
Update Signature in Outlook Office 365: Quick Guidevan IT_Integral
A New Version of the Room Mailbox Statistics Scriptvan @practical365
Power Automate: Predictive Maintenance for Manufacturing Equipmentvan IT_Integral
Azure Virtual Desktop User Session Insights Workbookvan @ShaunHardneck
Boost Productivity with Microsoft Copilot in Outlookvan IT_Integral
Is Microsoft the Best Security Solution for You?van IT_Integral
Windows 11 24H2 Update: Security and Performance Boostsvan IT_Integral
Discover the Latest Copilot+ Features on Windows 11!van IT_Integral
Boost Data Security with Effective Search Hygienevan IT_Integral
Master APIs with Custom Connectors in Power Platformvan IT_Integral
2024 Power Platform Conference Insights with Chris Piaseckivan IT_Integral
Explore New Copilot Features: Updates and Tips!van IT_Integral
Sept. 2024 Power Apps Update: Top New Features Revealedvan IT_Integral
Add Loop Notes in Microsoft Teams Meetings: A Guidevan IT_Integral
Application installation issues; Download pendingvan inthecloud_247
Shuffle Data Order in PowerApps – Day 24/50 Guidevan IT_Integral
Microsoft Bookings: SMS notifications for staff scheduled appointments in shared bookingsvan @mstcommunity
Just One Week Away from Our Digital OneDrive Event!van @mstcommunity
SharePoint Week: Seven virtual webinars (October 14-18, 2024) | ESPC Learning Hubvan @mstcommunity
Using TypeScript v5 in SharePoint Framework Projectsvan @andrewconnell
SharePoint Framework v1.20 – What’s in the Latest Releasevan @andrewconnell
Where to store files when you run out of Storage in SharePoint Onlinevan @gregoryzelfond
Content Strategy: Creating a Simple Nurturing Campaignvan @buckleyplanet
Blue Plate Special: Spoonvan @buckleyplanet
Summary of Guardians of M365 Governance Episode 9van @buckleyplanet
Can I remove chat history for one person in a group chat? #M365AMAvan @buckleyplanet
Project Failure Files: The Pitfalls of Over-Regulationvan @buckleyplanet
Can I ditch our MSP and go directly to Microsoft? #M365AMAvan @buckleyplanet
Add Multiple Signatures in Outlook – Quick Guidevan IT_Integral
How to Display Active Filters in Power BI Using DAXvan IT_Integral
Master Microsoft Fabric Quickly with Our New Platform!van IT_Integral
Power Automate: Predictive Maintenance for Manufacturing Equipmentvan IT_Integral
Azure Virtual Desktop User Session Insights Workbookvan @ShaunHardneck
Boost Productivity with Microsoft Copilot in Outlookvan IT_Integral
Is Microsoft the Best Security Solution for You?van IT_Integral
Windows 11 24H2 Update: Security and Performance Boostsvan IT_Integral
Discover the Latest Copilot+ Features on Windows 11!van IT_Integral
Boost Data Security with Effective Search Hygienevan IT_Integral
Master APIs with Custom Connectors in Power Platformvan IT_Integral
2024 Power Platform Conference Insights with Chris Piaseckivan IT_Integral
Explore New Copilot Features: Updates and Tips!van IT_Integral
How evil is ChatGPT?van @gruberjl
Top 3 Settings to Increase Microsoft Secure Score by 28 Pointsvan nogintevullen
Problem with Download Center links for Fixesvan @stefan_gossner
Mastering New Microsoft Planner in Teams: A Guidevan IT_Integral
Introducing the new PieChartCardView for Adaptive Card Extensionsvan @iamguidozam
Explore the New Business Central 25 Preview Now!van IT_Integral
Making Sure that Outlook Puts Deleted Items in the Right Placevan @12Knocksinna
How to Secure Domain Controllers with Microsoft Defender for Endpointvan @ShaunHardneck
Where to store files when you run out of Storage in SharePoint Onlinevan @gregoryzelfond
Content Strategy: Creating a Simple Nurturing Campaignvan @buckleyplanet
Summary of Guardians of M365 Governance Episode 9van @buckleyplanet
Can I remove chat history for one person in a group chat? #M365AMAvan @buckleyplanet
Project Failure Files: The Pitfalls of Over-Regulationvan @buckleyplanet
Can I ditch our MSP and go directly to Microsoft? #M365AMAvan @buckleyplanet
Add Multiple Signatures in Outlook – Quick Guidevan IT_Integral
How to Display Active Filters in Power BI Using DAXvan IT_Integral
Master Microsoft Fabric Quickly with Our New Platform!van IT_Integral
Power Automate: Predictive Maintenance for Manufacturing Equipmentvan IT_Integral
Azure Virtual Desktop User Session Insights Workbookvan @ShaunHardneck
Master Power BI: Top Data Cleansing and Shaping Tipsvan IT_Integral
Unlocking the power of app analytics for ISVs in the Developer Portalvan @Microsoft365Dev
Optimize SharePoint Design Using Microsoft Imagesvan IT_Integral
Office 2024 for consumers available October 1 van @office
Master Excel: Easy VLOOKUP Guide for Beginnersvan IT_Integral
Copilot for Microsoft 365 Series – 6 – Extensibility options Wave 2 updatesvan @stephanbisser
Microsoft Forms and Copilot Features!van IT_Integral
What’s new for SharePoint – September 2024van @joao12ferreira
Optimize UX with Uniform Department Sites Designvan IT_Integral
Create a Microsoft 365 Copilot API Plugin Easilyvan IT_Integral
Project Failure Files: Mitigating Scope Creepvan @buckleyplanet
How evil is ChatGPT?van @gruberjl
Top 3 Settings to Increase Microsoft Secure Score by 28 Pointsvan nogintevullen
Problem with Download Center links for Fixesvan @stefan_gossner
Mastering New Microsoft Planner in Teams: A Guidevan IT_Integral
Introducing the new PieChartCardView for Adaptive Card Extensionsvan @iamguidozam
Explore the New Business Central 25 Preview Now!van IT_Integral
Making Sure that Outlook Puts Deleted Items in the Right Placevan @12Knocksinna
How to Secure Domain Controllers with Microsoft Defender for Endpointvan @ShaunHardneck
Where to store files when you run out of Storage in SharePoint Onlinevan @gregoryzelfond
[Publications]: October 2024 updates for Office 365 for IT Pros just released!van @jcgm1978
Top Announcements from Power Platform 2024 Conferencevan IT_Integral
STOP! Don’t Use Microsoft Copilot Until You Watch This Video!van IT_Integral
Import Tasks to Premium Planner: Step-by-Step Guidevan IT_Integral
Latest Copilot Updates in Outlook: 365 Features Explainedvan IT_Integral
PowerApps Tutorial: Master EDATE and EOMONTH – Day 25van IT_Integral
Excel Charts: Choose Right Every Time + Free PDFvan IT_Integral
Efficiently Restore Multiple Files on OneDrive with PowerShellvan @techwizardcloud
Boost Business Efficiency with These 3 MS Teams Tipsvan IT_Integral
September 2024 Content Wrap-Upvan @buckleyplanet
[Publications]: October 2024 updates for Office 365 for IT Pros just released!van @jcgm1978
Top Announcements from Power Platform 2024 Conferencevan IT_Integral
STOP! Don’t Use Microsoft Copilot Until You Watch This Video!van IT_Integral
Boost Enterprise Search with Azure AI and RAG Techvan IT_Integral
Create AI Copilot Agents with Code: A Guidevan IT_Integral
Top 5 Microsoft Entra ID Secure Score Recommendations to Boost Your Securityvan nogintevullen
How evil is Gemini?van @gruberjl
SharePoint Oversharing, Governance, and Lifecyclevan @12Knocksinna
Import Tasks to Premium Planner: Step-by-Step Guidevan IT_Integral
Latest Copilot Updates in Outlook: 365 Features Explainedvan IT_Integral
PowerApps Tutorial: Master EDATE and EOMONTH – Day 25van IT_Integral
Excel Charts: Choose Right Every Time + Free PDFvan IT_Integral
Efficiently Restore Multiple Files on OneDrive with PowerShellvan @techwizardcloud
Boost Business Efficiency with These 3 MS Teams Tipsvan IT_Integral
September 2024 Content Wrap-Upvan @buckleyplanet
[Publications]: October 2024 updates for Office 365 for IT Pros just released!van @jcgm1978
Top Announcements from Power Platform 2024 Conferencevan IT_Integral
STOP! Don’t Use Microsoft Copilot Until You Watch This Video!van IT_Integral
How to Make Your Copilot Studio Agent Sound Like a Piratevan IT_Integral
Data Modeling in Power BI: Easy Steps for Successvan IT_Integral
Boost Security: Why Sensitivity Labels Are Vitalvan IT_Integral
Sync Up Episode 13: In Focus – Designing for Copilotvan @mstcommunity
Microsoft Co-Pilot Security: Expert Q and A Insightsvan IT_Integral
Choosing Between Favorite and Shortcut in OneDrivevan IT_Integral
Microsoft 365 Certification control spotlight: Account managementvan @Microsoft365Dev
Add to OneDrivevan @HansBrender
Master Power BI and Fabric: Essential Cert Exams Guidevan IT_Integral
SharePoint Roadmap Pitstop: September 2024van @mstcommunity
Create with Copilot Studio: Mastering Custom Connectorsvan IT_Integral
Excel and Office 365 Summer 2024 Update: Top Featuresvan IT_Integral
What’s new in Power Platform Licensing – October 2024van @modery
Locating Loop Meeting Notes in Microsoft Ecosystemvan IT_Integral
Boost Enterprise Search with Azure AI and RAG Techvan IT_Integral
Create AI Copilot Agents with Code: A Guidevan IT_Integral
Top 5 Microsoft Entra ID Secure Score Recommendations to Boost Your Securityvan nogintevullen
How evil is Gemini?van @gruberjl
SharePoint Oversharing, Governance, and Lifecyclevan @12Knocksinna
Import Tasks to Premium Planner: Step-by-Step Guidevan IT_Integral
Outlook vergaderverzoek: naar alleen toegevoegde en verwijderde genodigden verzendenvan Wilma Nedermeijer
How Managers Can Simplify Package Requests for Teamsvan IT_Integral
3 Easy Ways to Import Excel Data into SharePoint or Microsoft Lists: Step-by-Step Guidevan @chambernate
Top 3 Essential Skills Every Azure Admin Must Knowvan IT_Integral
Explore Copilot Vision: The Future of AI Toolsvan IT_Integral
Unlock AI: How to Interact Effectively with Copilotvan IT_Integral
Exploring the Advanced Features of the New Copilotvan IT_Integral
Boost Productivity: Top Copilot Document Management Tipsvan IT_Integral
Boost Efficiency with Azure AI Proposal Comparisonvan IT_Integral
Microsoft 365: Recopilatorio de enlaces interesantes (LIV)!van @jcgm1978
Boost Business: Create Impactful Power BI Reportsvan IT_Integral
CollabTalk Podcast | Episode 144 on Better Internal Storytellingvan @buckleyplanet

Office 365 Roadmap Updated: 2024-10-28

Additions : 1
Updates : 0

More Details At: www.roadmapwatch.com


New FeaturesCurrent Status
Microsoft Teams: New Microsoft Teams chat and channels experienceIn Development
 

Office 365 Roadmap Updated: 2024-10-28

Office 365 Roadmap Updated: 2024-10-29

Additions : 9
Updates : 6

More Details At: www.roadmapwatch.com


New FeaturesCurrent Status
Microsoft Purview compliance portal: Endpoint Data Loss Prevention – Ability to fetch the original file resulting in policy match as evidence (Microsoft managed storage)In Development
Microsoft Viva: MySites card for Viva Connections DashboardIn Development
Microsoft 365 app: Microsoft Loop – Require Existing Microsoft 365 Group for New Loop workspacesIn Development
Microsoft 365 app: Microsoft Loop – Microsoft 365 Groups for Managing New Loop workspacesIn Development
Outlook: Drag and drop to download attachments and emails for GCCIn Development
Microsoft Purview compliance portal: Endpoint Data Loss Prevention – Ability to fetch the original file resulting in policy match as evidence (customer managed storage)In Development
OneDrive: Enable OCSI for TenantsIn Development
Microsoft Viva: Ability to request delegate access in Viva InsightsIn Development
Planner: Unified Planner tab experience in Microsoft TeamsIn Development
 
Updated FeaturesCurrent StatusUpdate Type
Microsoft Intune: Work hour access controls for Front Line WorkersLaunchedStatus
Microsoft Stream: Video reactionsIn DevelopmentStatus, Description
Microsoft Intune: Guided upgrade of applicationsRolling OutStatus
Microsoft Teams: Digital signage on Teams Rooms on WindowsRolling OutStatus
Microsoft Teams: Speed dial customization on line keys for non-touch phonesRolling OutStatus
Microsoft Teams: Participant roster grouping in Teams BYOD meeting roomsRolling OutStatus

Items from the MessageCenter in Microsoft 365

(Updated) New cmdlet for Content Explorer
Category:Microsoft 365 suite Microsoft 365 apps
Nummer:MC698421
Status:stayInformed

Updated October 22, 2024: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.

The current Content Explorer Export feature has a limitation of exporting data only after drilling down to specific location. The new feature coming to General Availability will allow admins to use a new cmdlet within the Security and Compliance PowerShell, Export-ContentExplorerData, to export all rows of data for the content that are scanned and shown on Content Explorer.

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 117546

[When this will happen:]

Rollout will begin mid-March 2025 (previously mid-October) and is expected to be complete by mid-May 2025 (previously late November).

[How this will affect your organization:]

This feature can be accessed through the Security and Compliance PowerShell, Export-ContentExplorerData.

[What you need to do to prepare:]

There are no additional settings needed for this feature. You may want to notify your users about this change and update any relevant documentation as appropriate. 

(Update) Microsoft Purview | Information Protection: Improved Data Loss Prevention policy tips
Category:Microsoft 365 suite Microsoft 365 apps
Nummer:MC790795
Status:stayInformed

 Updated October 28, 2024: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.

Through Microsoft Purview | Information Protection, and for greater consistency and reliability, Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint for Windows will soon display the same Data Loss Prevention policy tips that admins have set in their tenants for files on Microsoft SharePoint Online and Microsoft OneDrive sites.

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 383018.

[When this will happen:]

Public Preview: We will begin rolling out early June 2024 and expect to complete by mid-June 2024.

General Availability (Worldwide): We will begin rolling out mid-July and expect to complete by mid-December (previously late October).

[How this will affect your organization:]

DLP policy tips will no longer be shown when a user is offline.

[What you need to do to prepare:]

This rollout will happen automatically by the specified date with no admin action required before the rollout. You may want to update any relevant documentation as appropriate

We will update this comm before rollout with revised documentation.

You can access the Information Protection solution in the Microsoft Purview compliance portal.

(Updated) Microsoft Teams: Enhanced discovery of apps and one-click app installation across Teams
Category:Microsoft Teams
Nummer:MC888049
Status:stayInformed

Updated October 28, 2024: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.

We are rolling out enhanced app discovery for Microsoft Teams. This rollout allows users to easily discover and use apps that they have previously used in group chats, channels, and meetings, enabling users to consent to use the app everywhere in Teams with one click. This message applies to Teams on Windows and Mac desktops and to Teams on the web.

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 397089.

[When this will happen:]

General Availability (Worldwide): We will begin rolling out mid-December 2024 (previously mid-November) and expect to complete by early January 2024 (previously late November).

[How this will affect your organization:]

In Teams, when one user installs an app to a group chat, channel, or meeting, others in the group can use it without installing the app. Before this rollout, it is not easy for others in the group to rediscover these apps for use everywhere in Teams.

After this rollout, users can more easily find and use apps they previously used in Teams, because these apps will appear at the top of the list of apps in Teams menus:

user controls

After this rollout, users will be able to find apps they used in a group experience, but did not install themselves. If users click such an app, a consent screen appears. If the user agrees, the app will be installed and be available everywhere in Teams, including group chats, channels, and meetings:

user controls

[What you need to do to prepare:]

Admins should ensure that their tenant’s app permission policies are configured to allow users to add and use apps in group experiences. No additional admin configuration is needed for this feature

This rollout will happen automatically by the specified date with no admin action required before the rollout. You may want to notify your users about this change and update any relevant documentation.

General availability of Manage Security in the Power Platform admin center
Category:Power Platform
Nummer:MC919800
Status:stayInformed
We are announcing the general availability of the Security page in the Power Platform admin center. The latest enhancements for the security page will begin rolling out on November 1, 2024, and will be available in all public regions by November 15, 2024.

How does this affect me?
The Security page in the Power Platform admin center will serve as a centralized location for managing security recommendations, evaluating your organization’s security score, and implementing policies for network security, access control, compliance, and threat detection. By leveraging deep industry expertise and best practices, Security for Power Platform provides your administrators with guided, actionable recommendations to enhance the overall security of your organization.

What do I need to do to prepare?
The Security page has been updated with new changes and will be made available to your administrators as part of the Power Platform admin center. This message is for awareness and no action is required.

Learn how to Manage security with the Security page in the Power Platform admin center.
Upcoming changes to email service notification recipients
Category:Dynamics 365 Apps
Nummer:MC920104
Status:planForChange
Message Center is the primary channel to receive updates about your Microsoft services. Occasionally, we will send email service notifications regarding upcoming changes that require customer action, planned maintenance, or other important announcements.

To expand access and help you manage recipients in your organization, we will be implementing a new policy for receiving these transactional, email service notifications.

How does this affect me?
Previously, email service notifications were sent to users who were assigned the System Administrator role in an environment, with the option for admins to add additional recipients via a PowerShell cmdlet.

Starting December 1, 2024, only users assigned a Dynamics 365 administrator or Power Platform administrator role in the Microsoft 365 admin center, or Microsoft Entra admin center, will receive email notifications.

Important note: This change does not affect message center email notifications.

What actions do I need to take?
Please ensure users who are intended to receive the email service notifications have one of the required roles assigned by December 1, 2024, to avoid any disruption in service communications.

To assign a service admin role to a user, follow refer to the following articles:
Additionally, review the other ways of receiving email from Message Center, or the Service health dashboard, to ensure visibility of the primary communication channels.
Microsoft Teams: The new streamlined Chat and Channels experience
Category:Microsoft Teams
Nummer:MC920179
Status:planForChange

We’ve been listening to user feedback on the pace of work and the challenges of keeping up with conversations, managing messages scattered across different locations, and triaging quickly. To address this, we’ve streamlined the chats, teams, and channels experience to make it easier for users to stay on top of what matters most.

For more details and screenshots, refer to Microsoft Teams announces out a new chat and channels experience | Microsoft 365 Blog

This message applies to Teams on Windows desktops, Mac desktops, the web, and iOS and Android devices.

This message excludes Education tenants. We will send a future post with an update on the plan for Education tenants.

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 415249.

[When this will happen:]

Public Preview / Targeted Release: We will begin rolling out mid-November 2024 and expect to complete by mid-November 2024.

General Availability (Worldwide): We will begin rolling out early February 2025 and expect to complete by late January 2025.

General Availability (GCC, GCC High, DoD): We will begin rolling out mid-April 2025 and expect to complete by late April 2025.

[How this will affect your organization:]

Before this rollout, users have separate Chat and Teams views (apps) with no option to unify these views; custom sections of chats and channels were not possible; and there was no view for collecting all personal mentions in one list across chats and channels.

The new experience brings chat, teams, and channels into one place, in Chat, so users can easily navigate between all conversations without switching between contexts. Users start in the combined Chat view but can opt to keep chat separate from teams and channels like before.

In the Chat view, users will see these sections (in order):

  1. Favorites containing any previously pinned chats and channels
  2. Chats sorted by most recent
  3. Teams and channels, organized in same order as in the Teams view

Also, users can create custom sections to organize projects and topics that can include individual, group, and meeting chats, as well as channels.

Favorites, Chats, and Teams and channels in one list in Teams for Windows:

user controls

Favorites, Chats, and Teams and channels in one list in Teams for iOS (also available for Android):

user controls

New filters for Unread, Chat, Channels, Meetings and more help users focus on relevant conversation in their list. Filters persist until turned off.

The new @mention view gathers all personal @mentions into one interactive list. Users can quickly access messages with @mentions across chats, channels, and meetings.

Customizing the experience

Users can tailor their chat and channels experience in Teams Settings. Users can choose to keep chat, teams, and channels combined in Chat (default) or switch to separate Chat and Teams views. In the combined Chat view, message previews are off by default to simplify the list. Users can turn on message previews in Settings.

When using the separate Chat and Teams views, users can still use the new filters and the @mentions view to triage and organize topics with custom sections.

Starting the new experience

A self-service guided onboarding flow in Teams will help users discover the new experience and configure it to their preferences. Users who prefer to keep chat and channels separate can easily do so during the onboarding process or later, without IT assistance.

When the new experience is available in your tenant, this screen will display to users:

user notification

The Get started button will take users to the new combined chat, teams, and channels experience in Chat, and highlight the location of settings. Users will have the option to defer the new experience up to three times over the course of approximately three days, providing flexibility while also moving an organization to the new experience overall.

This feature is on by default. The new experience has no admin policy. Each user can make choices to optimize for how they work best.

[What you need to do to prepare:]

This rollout will happen automatically by the specified date with no admin action required before the rollout. Review your current configuration to determine the impact for your organization. To help prepare organizations for the new features, product guides for admins and users will be available on the adoption web page The new Microsoft Teams chat and channels experience before rollout begins.

For admins who opt in to emails for recommended Microsoft 365 training, an email for users will summarize the update when released.

Microsoft 365 Copilot: Save prompts in Business Chat (BizChat) and Microsoft Copilot Lab
Category:Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365)
Nummer:MC920294
Status:planForChange

This feature will let users save and reuse their prompts in Microsoft 365 Copilot Business Chat (BizChat). A Microsoft 365 Copilot license is required to use this feature.

[When this will happen:]

General Availability (Worldwide): We will begin rolling out mid-November 2024 and expect to complete by late-November 2024.

General Availability (GCC): We will begin rolling out as Microsoft Copilot (BizChat) is made available to customers in late November 2024 and expect to complete by early December 2024.

[How this will affect your organization:]

Users with a Microsoft 365 Copilot license will have the option to save their prompts in BizChat. Users can recall prompts in BizChat through the Copilot Lab prompt browser or go to the Copilot Lab website and select the Prompts to try tab. Note: Users will need to log into the Copilot Lab website to access saved prompts.

BizChat users can hover over a submitted prompt and selecting the Save prompt icon:

user controls

In BizChat, users can share a Microsoft prompt or a saved prompt from Copilot Lab. Access the prompts by selecting View prompts above the Copilot chat box in BizChat.

user controls

[What you need to do to prepare:]

The feature will be available to users by default.

This rollout will happen automatically by the specified date with no admin action required before the rollout. Review your current configuration to determine the impact for your organization. You may want to notify your users about this change and update any relevant documentation.

To align with our Microsoft commitment to manage data, administrators will be able to export prompts that users have saved. Learn how: Export prompts users have saved | Microsoft Copilot (will be updated before the rollout)

Learn more

Before rollout, we will update this post with revised documentation.

Microsoft 365 Copilot: Web mode to extend to Teams and Outlook
Category:Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365)
Nummer:MC920296
Status:stayInformed

We are releasing Web mode to Microsoft 365 Copilot users when they access the Copilot app in Microsoft Teams and Outlook.

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 420330.

[When this will happen:]

General Availability (Worldwide): We will begin rolling out mid-November 2024 and expect to complete by late November 2024.

[How this will affect your organization:]

Microsoft 365 Copilot users will be able to toggle between Web and Work modes when using the Copilot app in Teams and Outlook.

Note: The Copilot app is pinned automatically in Teams and Outlook when a user is assigned a Microsoft 365 Copilot license.

[What you need to do to prepare:]

This rollout will happen automatically with no admin action required. You may want to notify your users about this change and update any relevant documentation as appropriate.

Tenant admins can refer to MC910984 to learn more about how to control web grounding. 

Microsoft Teams admin center: Admins can disable the ability to send messages in meeting chat before and after a meeting
Category:Microsoft Teams
Nummer:MC920298
Status:planForChange

Coming soon for Microsoft Teams admin center: For the existing Meeting chat control, we will add two new options that allow admins to disable meeting chat before and after a meeting, In-meeting only for everyone and In-meeting only except anonymous users.

This message applies to Teams for Windows desktops and Mac desktops, Teams on the web, and Teams for iOS/Android.

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 422808.

[When this will happen:]

Targeted Release: We will begin rolling out early December 2024 and expect to complete by mid-December 2024.

General Availability (Worldwide): We will begin rolling out early January 2025 and expect to complete by mid-January 2025.

General Availability (GCC, GCC High): We will begin rolling out mid-January 2025 and expect to complete by late January 2025.

General Availability (DoD): We will begin rolling out late January 2025 and expect to complete by early February 2025.

[How this will affect your organization:]

After this rollout, admins will find the two new options in the Teams admin center > Meetings > Meeting policies > Meeting engagement > Meeting chat.

Admins can select from five Meeting chat options:

  • On for everyone
  • On for everyone but anonymous users
  • Off
  • In-meeting only for everyone (new)
  • In-meeting only except anonymous users (new)

Admins can select the In-meeting only options to disable the ability of meeting participants to send messages in the meeting chat before or after the meeting, for meetings organized by specific users in their tenant. When one of the In-meeting only options is selected, participants can read past chat history, but they can only send messages in the meeting chat while the meeting is active.

The new options will be available for admins to configure. This rollout will respect the options selected by admins before the rollout. To use the new options, admins must select one of them.

admin controls

[What you need to do to prepare:]

This rollout will happen automatically by the specified date with no admin action required before the rollout. Review your current configuration to determine the impact for your organization. You may want to notify your users about this change and update any relevant documentation.

Learn more: Manage chat in Teams meetings – Microsoft Teams | Microsoft Learn (will be updated before rollout)

Microsoft Purview | Audit: Enable audit log search for content searches that target Microsoft SharePoint Online
Category:SharePoint Online Microsoft Purview
Nummer:MC920299
Status:planForChange

By default, searches conducted from various Microsoft 365 entry points into Microsoft SharePoint Online are not collected in the Microsoft Purview audit log search. You may enable these searches to be collected by following these instructions: Step 4: Enable SearchQueryInitiated events in Get started with auditing solutions | Microsoft Learn.

[When this will happen:]

General Availability (Worldwide, GCC, GCC High, DoD): Available now.

[How this will affect your organization:]

To capture searches initiated by users against SharePoint online, you must enable SearchQueryInitiatedSharePoint for each user.

[What you need to do to prepare:]

This rollout will happen automatically by the specified date with no admin action required before the rollout. Review your current configuration to determine the impact for your organization. You may want to notify your users about this change and update any relevant documentation.

Microsoft Entra: Enablement of Passkeys in Authenticator for passkey (FIDO2) organizations with no key restrictions
Category:Microsoft Entra
Nummer:MC920300
Status:planForChange

Beginning mid-January 2025, after the General Availability of passkeys in the Microsoft Authenticator app, organizations with the passkey (FIDO2) authentication methods policy enabled with no key restrictions will be enabled for passkeys in the Microsoft Authenticator app in addition to FIDO2 security keys. This update aligns with the broader availability of passkeys in Entra ID, extending from device-bound passkeys on security keys to device-bound passkeys also on user devices. Users who navigate to aka.ms/MySecurityInfo will see “Passkey in Microsoft Authenticator” as an authentication method they can add. Additionally, when Conditional Access (CA) authentication strengths policy is used to enforce passkey authentication, users who don’t yet have any passkey will be prompted inline to register passkeys in Authenticator to meet the CA requirements. If an organization prefers not to enable this change for their users, they can work around it by enabling key restrictions in the passkey (FIDO2) policy. This change will not impact organizations with existing key restrictions or organizations that have not enabled the passkey (FIDO2) policy.

[When this will happen:] 

General Availability (Worldwide, GCC, GCC High, DoD): Rollout will happen mid-January 2025.

[How this will affect your organization:]

Who will be impacted: Organizations with the passkey (FIDO2) authentication methods policy enabled with no key restrictions set.

Who will not be impacted: Organizations that do not have the passkey (FIDO2) authentication methods policy enabled and organizations that have the passkey (FIDO2) authentication methods policy enabled and have key restrictions set.

[What you need to do to prepare:]

This rollout will happen automatically with no admin action required. You may want to notify your users about this change and update any relevant documentation as appropriate.

Microsoft Viva Engage: Top questions in your communities
Category:Microsoft Viva
Nummer:MC920301
Status:stayInformed

Coming soon for Microsoft Viva Engage: A new Top questions feature to highlight the most-viewed questions in a community over the last 90 days. This feature helps community members quickly find the most relevant and popular questions. It is accessible to all community members in their respective communities.

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 422317.

[When this will happen:]

General Availability (Worldwide): We will begin rolling out mid-November 2024 and expect to complete in late December 2024.

[How this will affect your organization:]

Top questions in a community:

user controls

A closer view of Top questions:

user controls

This change will be on by default.

[What you need to do to prepare:]

This rollout will happen automatically by the specified date with no admin action required before the rollout. You may want to notify your users about this change and update any relevant documentation.

Learn more: Use questions and answers in a Viva Engage community – Microsoft Support (will be updated before rollout)

Microsoft Purview | Communication Compliance: Policy alerts improvements
Category:Microsoft Purview
Nummer:MC920304
Status:stayInformed

Microsoft Purview Communication Compliance is improving the capabilities and customization of policy alerts.

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 181825.

[When this will happen:]

Public Preview: We will begin rolling out mid-November 2024 and expect to complete by late December 2024.

General Availability (Worldwide): We will begin rolling out early February 2025 and expect to complete by late February 2025.

[How this will affect your organization:]

Communication Compliance is improving the capabilities and customization of policy alerts. Admins will be able to customize the alert frequency per policy as well as adjust the email alerts frequency and recipients within the policy creation wizard by navigating to the new alerts page.

This new feature is available by default.

[What you need to do to prepare:]

Microsoft Purview Communication Compliance provides the tools to help organizations detect business conduct and regulatory compliance violations (e.g. SEC or FINRA), such as sensitive or confidential information, harassing or threatening language, and sharing of adult content. Usernames are pseudonymized by default, role-based access controls are built in, investigators are opted in by an admin, and audit logs are in place to help ensure user-level privacy.

You can access the Communication Compliance solution in the Microsoft Purview compliance portal. 

Learn more: 

Learn about communication compliance 

Create and manage communication compliance alert policies | Microsoft Learn

Microsoft 365 Copilot: Share a Business Chat (BizChat) prompt with a co-worker
Category:Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365)
Nummer:MC920305
Status:planForChange

Coming soon: Users will be able to share prompts in the form of a link to Microsoft 365 Copilot Business Chat (BizChat), which others in your tenant can try for themselves. A Microsoft 365 Copilot license is required to use this feature.

This message is associated with MC920294 Microsoft 365 Copilot: Save prompts in Business Chat (BizChat) and Microsoft Copilot Lab (October 2024).

[When this will happen:]

General Availability (Worldwide): We will begin rolling out late November 2024 and expect to complete by early December 2024.

General Availability (GCC): We will begin rolling out as Microsoft Copilot (BizChat) is made available to customers in late November 2024 and expect to complete by late early December 2024.

[How this will affect your organization:]

Users with a Microsoft 365 Copilot license will have the option to share prompts that they have sent to Microsoft Copilot. Users can manage their prompts by logging in to the Copilot Lab website and selecting Manage Access in the top right corner.

[What you need to do to prepare:]

The feature will be available by default to users with a Copilot license.

This rollout will happen automatically by the specified date with no admin action required before the rollout. Review your current configuration to determine the impact for your organization. You may want to notify your users about this change and update any relevant documentation.

To align with our Microsoft commitment to manage data, administrators will be able to export prompts that users have shared. Learn how: Export prompts users have shared | Microsoft Copilot (will be updated before the rollout)

In BizChat, users can share a prompt after they submit it.

user controls

In BizChat, users can share a Microsoft prompt or a saved prompt from Copilot Lab. Access the prompts by selecting View prompts above the Copilot chat box.

user controls

Users can un-share a prompt link at any time by logging in to the Copilot Lab website and selecting Manage Access in the top right corner.

user controls

Learn more

Categorize single items in conversation view in new Microsoft Outlook for Windows and web
Category:Microsoft 365 for the web Microsoft 365 apps
Nummer:MC920306
Status:stayInformed

An updated feature in new Outlook for Windows and web will allow users to categorize individual emails within the conversation view, enhancing organization and tracking.

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 416450.

[When this will happen:]

General Availability (Worldwide): We will begin rolling out mid-November 2024 and expect to complete by mid-December 2024.

General Availability (GCC, GCC High, DoD): We will begin rolling out mid-January 2025 and expect to complete by mid-February 2025.

[How this will affect your organization:]

Categories will continue to function as they currently do. This new functionality will allow users to add categories to individual email items when the user is using the conversion view mode, consistent with the functionality from the previous version of Outlook.

[What you need to do to prepare:]

This rollout will happen automatically with no admin action required. You may want to notify your users about this change and update any relevant documentation as appropriate.

Copilot Pages coming to Microsoft Copilot
Category:Microsoft 365 suite Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365)
Nummer:MC920307
Status:planForChange

As communicated in MC862983, Microsoft Copilot with enterprise data protection is available to users who sign in with an Entra account. Starting early November 2024, Copilot Pages will become available for Microsoft Copilot users when signed in with an Entra account. This feature was previously only available for users with a paid Microsoft 365 Copilot license. Pages will be enabled by default and admin controls are available should you need to control the experience differently within your tenant.

Note: In September 2024, Pages started to roll out for Microsoft 365 Copilot users in Work mode of Business Chat (MC890882). This update will also roll out Pages to Web mode in Business Chat for Microsoft 365 Copilot users.

Note: Copilot Pages will only be available in Microsoft Copilot for users signed in with an Entra account who have an underlying SharePoint license.

[When this will happen:]

General Availability (Worldwide): We will begin rolling out Copilot Pages in early November 2024 and expect to complete by late November 2024.

[How this will affect your organization:]

Recently, we announced Copilot Pages, a first step in our new design system for knowledge work. Copilot Pages is a dynamic, persistent canvas in Copilot chat designed for multi-player collaboration. With Copilot Pages, you can turn insightful Copilot responses into something durable with a side-by-side page that you can view and edit and, when ready, share with your team to collaborate.

In a multiplayer approach, you can work together as a team to learn from each other’s prompts, and organize complex information. We see collaboration using Copilot Pages as the next great step forward in evolving Copilot from an individual, point-in-time exercise into a collaborative experience.

You can return to a page at any time by clicking the link in chat or the Open Page icon at the top of the associated Copilot session. Additionally, users can view all their pages in the Pages module in Microsoft365.com where they can also collaborate with others.

Created pages are stored in a user-owned SharePoint Embedded container. The container is lifetime-managed with the user account, so like OneDrive, the container and its content are deleted when the user account is deleted.

[What you need to do to prepare:]

The feature will be automatically enabled when it rolls out unless you’ve used the following controls to manage the experience. If you wish to change the configuration of the feature, there are two ways to consider based on your needs.

You can use a Cloud Policy setting to prevent users from creating new Copilot pages in Microsoft Copilot, and/or use Conditional Access or Information Barriers policies to block certain users from accessing Copilot pages as needed.

Note: The controls for Copilot pages are the same for both free Microsoft Copilot (when signed in with an Entra account) and the paid Microsoft 365 Copilot license.

More information can be found here: Copilot pages for IT Admins – Sep 2024 update

Instructions for using the Cloud Policy to enable/disable Copilot pages in your tenant repeated here for ready reference:

  1. Sign in to https://config.office.com/ with your Microsoft 365 admin credentials.
  2. Select Customization from the left pane.
  3. Select Policy Management.
  4. Create a new policy configuration or edit an existing one.
  5. From the Choose the scope dropdown list, choose either All users or select the group for which you want to apply the policy. For more information, See Microsoft 365 Groups for Cloud Policy.
  6. In Configure Settings, choose this setting:
    1. For Create and view Loop files in Microsoft 365 Copilot Chat:
      1. Enabled: Copilot chat experience is available to the users.
      2. Disabled: Copilot chat experience isn’t available to the users.
      3. Not configured: Copilot chat experience is available to the users.
  7. Save the policy configuration.
  8. Reassign priority for any security group, if required. (If two or more policy configurations are applicable to the same set of users, the one with the higher priority is applied.)

In case you create a new policy configuration or change the configuration for an existing policy, there can be a delay in the change being reflected as described below:

  • If there were existing policy configurations prior to the change, then it may take 90 minutes for the change to be reflected.
  • If there were no policy configurations prior to the change, then it may take 24 hours for the change to be reflected.
Microsoft Purview | Information Protection: Auto-labeling policies will support “Fingerprint based SIT”
Category:Microsoft 365 suite Microsoft Purview
Nummer:MC920308
Status:planForChange

Coming soon to Microsoft Purview | Information Protection: Admins will be able to use auto-labeling policies to automatically label files and emails with Fingerprint based SIT (sensitive info type).

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 396173.

[When this will happen:]

General Availability (Worldwide, GCC, GCC High, DoD): We will begin rolling out late November 2024 and expect to complete by mid-December 2024.

[How this will affect your organization:]

Before this rollout, admins are not able to use auto-labeling policies to automatically label files and emails with Fingerprint based SIT.

After this rollout, you can configure Fingerprint based SIT using the condition Content contains sensitive information types. Files that match Fingerprint based SIT will show in simulation.

user settings

Note: Contextual summary is not available for Fingerprint based SITs.

This change will be on by default and available for admins to configure.

[What you need to do to prepare:]

This rollout will happen automatically by the specified date with no admin action required before the rollout. Review use cases and set up for configuring document fingerprinting.

Learn more

Introducing Meeting Prep for Financial Services (Preview)
Category:Microsoft Teams Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365)
Nummer:MC920310
Status:stayInformed

We announced the launch of Meeting Prep for Financial Services as public preview in Microsoft. We’re proud to be partnering with the London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG) to bring you this new app, designed to revolutionize how investment bankers prepare for meetings.

[When this will happen:]

Preview: Available now

General Availability (Worldwide): We will begin rolling out in early December 2024 and expect to complete by mid-December 2024.

[How this affects your organization:]

Why Meeting Prep?

For investment bankers, being prepared for meetings is crucial. Meeting Prep centralizes all necessary information, ensuring nothing is overlooked, saving time and effort.

Key features:

  • Holistic information: Integrates industry-specific data from specialized providers with personalized insights from internal documents, emails, and meeting summaries.
  • Comprehensive reports: Generate detailed reports with key highlights, trending topics, financial metrics, analyst ratings, competitor analysis, and management information.
  • Real time updates: Refresh data as needed to ensure you have the most current information.
  • Responsible AI: Transparent sources and feedback options for all AI-generated features. 

How it works: 

  1. Add Meeting Prep: Open a pre-scheduled meeting and add Meeting Prep from the Teams App marketplace.
  2. Select the company that you want to create a report for.
  3. Select the data categories that should be included.
  4. Create a report to get a comprehensive view, including all the information you need, with AI-generated summaries and insights.

Licensing requirements in order to use Meeting Prep:

  • Teams Standard: Microsoft 365 E3 and above OR Microsoft 365 Business basic and above, with Teams.
  • LSEG Workspace: To create reports using content from the data provider, users must have a valid LSEG Workspace license. The LSEG Workspace Service Description provides additional information about workspace licenses. For more information, go to LSEG Workspace

In addition, Copilot for Microsoft 365 and/or Microsoft Teams Premium: not required for public preview but recommended. For GA, Copilot for Microsoft 365 will be required. With these licenses, users will be able to access summaries of previous meetings, as part of the Suggested content section of the report. To learn more, go to Microsoft Copilot for Microsoft 365.

[What you can do to prepare:]

You may consider updating your training and documentation as appropriate. For more information on how to set up Meeting Prep, go to Configure Meeting Prep. To learn more, go to Overview of Meeting Prep for Financial Services (preview).



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