09-February-2025 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:
Items from the MessageCenter in Microsoft 365
| Microsoft SharePoint: We will retire the “My Feed” web partCategory:SharePoint OnlineNummer:MC1000266Status:planForChange | On March 12, 2025, we will remove the My Feed web part from the toolbox in the edit page experience in Microsoft SharePoint. Site editors will not be able to add a My Feed web part to a site after this date. On April 14, 2025, we will end support for the My Feed web part. As alternatives, site editors are encouraged to use the web parts News, Viva Engage, File and Media, and Highlighted content, as well as video pages. Note: Any My Feed web parts not been replaced or removed by April 14, 2025, will result in an empty web part that no longer displays content. Visitors to the site will see an error message. Note: We are not able to extend the April 14, 2025, end-of-support deadline for the My Feed web part. This retirement 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 Purview | Data Loss Prevention: New role for downloading original file evidence for EndpointCategory:Microsoft PurviewNummer:MC1000267Status:stayInformed | Coming soon to Microsoft Purview | Data Loss Prevention (DLP): A new RBAC (role-based access control) role called Data Classification Content Download. When evidence collection is turned on from Endpoint DLP settings, this role lets admins download endpoint-related evidence files from activity explorer and DLP alerts in the Purview portal and Microsoft Defender XDR portal. By default, the new role is available in these built-in role groups:
To view the evidence, users can continue using the Data Classification Content Viewer role. For more information on the roles and role groups in Microsoft Purview refer to Roles and role groups in Microsoft Defender for Office 365 and Microsoft Purview – Microsoft Defender for Office 365 | Microsoft Learn This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 478660. [When this will happen:] General Availability (Worldwide): We will begin rolling out late February 2025 and expect to complete by early March 2025. [How this will affect your organization:] After this rollout, DLP investigators who are assigned to any role group (custom or default) without the role Data Classification Content Download role will be unable to download the endpoint DLP evidence and will encounter the error message, “You need the role Data Classification Content Download to download the evidence”:
We understand the significance of secure data management, and this new role is designed to enhance security. If a user encounters the error message, admins can deploy one of these options from Permissions in the Microsoft Purview compliance portal | Microsoft Learn:
This rollout will have no impact on previewing the evidence. [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 admins about this change and update any relevant documentation. |
| Microsoft Fabric: Microsoft.Fabric.ItemReadSucceeded and ItemReadFailed events will retireCategory:Power BINummer:MC1000268Status:planForChange | In Microsoft Fabric, workspace item events in Fabric Real-Time hub (preview) allow you to receive notification when actions (such as when new artifacts are created or existing artifacts are deleted) occur for your workspace items. These events can be consumed via Fabric Eventstreams or used to alert on other actions or workflows in Fabric, such as running a data pipeline or sending an email notification using Fabric Data Activator alerting capabilities. On March 17, 2025, the event types Microsoft.Fabric.ItemReadSucceeded and Microsoft.Fabric.ItemReadFailed, which are part of workspace item events in Fabric Real-Time hub (preview) will not be available for new event subscriptions. If users in your organization try to create new subscriptions after March 17, 2025, they will not be able to select these event types. On March 17, 2025, the event types Microsoft.Fabric.ItemReadSucceeded and Microsoft.Fabric.ItemReadFailed will not be available as part of workspace item events in Fabric Real-Time hub (preview) for existing event subscriptions created prior to March 17, 2025. If users in your organization consume these event types in subscriptions, they will stop receiving the events on March 17, 2025.
We will share plans to replace the retiring events in a future Message center post. This change will happen automatically by the specified date. No admin action is required. Please notify your users about this change, update relevant documentation as appropriate, and share details about Workspace item events. Learn more about Fabric Real-Time Hub: Introduction to Microsoft Fabric Real-Time hub – Microsoft Fabric | Microsoft Learn |
| Microsoft Teams: New keyboard shortcut for adding emojisCategory:Microsoft TeamsNummer:MC1000269Status:stayInformed | Coming soon: We are excited to announce a new feature in Microsoft Teams that allows users to insert emojis in the compose box by typing a word surrounded by colons. For example, 🙂 will turn into the smiling face emoji. Users can soon add any emoji, including custom ones, for faster and easier personal expression. This feature applies to Teams for Windows desktop and Windows for Mac desktop. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 369345. [When this will happen:] Targeted Release: We will begin rolling out early April 2025 and expect to complete by mid-April 2025. General Availability (Worldwide): We will begin rolling out mid-April 2025 and expect to complete by late April 2025. General Availability (GCC): We will begin rolling out early May 2025 and expect to complete by mid-May 2025. General Availability (GCC High): We will begin rolling out mid-May 2025 and expect to complete by late May 2025. General Availability (DoD): We will begin rolling out early June 2025 and expect to complete by mid-June 2025. General Availability (Gallatin): We will begin rolling out mid-June 2025 and expect to complete by late June 2025. General Availability (USSec, USNat): We will begin rolling out early July 2025 and expect to complete by mid-July 2025. [How this will affect your organization:] This feature will be available by default. Watch the video: Use colons to insert emojis (0:04 minutes) [What you need to do to prepare:] This rollout will happen automatically by the specified date with no admin action required before or after the rollout. You may want to notify your users about this change and update any relevant documentation. Learn more: Send an emoji, GIF, or sticker in Microsoft Teams – Microsoft Support (will be updated before rollout) |
| Microsoft Teams: Post and reply as “Organizer” in Q&ACategory:Microsoft TeamsNummer:MC1000272Status:stayInformed | Coming soon for Microsoft Teams: Organizers for town halls, webinars, and meetings will be able to post and reply to questions using the title “Organizer” in the Q&A experience, instead of their names. This feature allows organizers to present a unified and official voice when responding to attendee questions. This message applies to Teams on Windows desktop and Teams on Mac desktop. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 475856. [When this will happen:] General Availability (Worldwide, GCC): We will begin rolling out mid-March 2025 and expect to complete by late March 2025. [How this will affect your organization:] After this rollout, organizers and co-organizers can choose Organizer or their own name when posting each new question or discussion or when replying to a question in Q&A. Attendees will not see such an option. [What you need to do to prepare:] This change will be available by default. 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: Q&A in Microsoft Teams meetings – Microsoft Support (will be updated before rollout) |
| Reminder: Hotpatch eligibility and prerequisitesCategory:WindowsNummer:MC999973Status:stayInformed | (Updated 2/7 8:00pm to call out additional prerequisites related to OS version) Hotpatch is an extension of Windows Update, designed to reduce downtime and disruptions by allowing the installation of Monthly B release security updates without requiring a device restart. We encourage users to test and use Hotpatch. However, it’s important to note that not all devices are eligible for Hotpatch updates. We want to remind you of the prerequisites necessary to ensure a successful Hotpatch deployment across your environment. For complete details, see Windows Autopatch Hotpatch Updates. When will this happen: The Hotpatch feature is currently in public preview. We welcome users to test and use Hotpatch in production environments, as well as provide us their feedback. Enrollment to Hotpatch updates begins at the Intune admin center. See the resources at the Additional Information section, below. How this will affect your organization: If you’ve recently added devices to your Hotpatch policy as part of Windows Autopatch, please note the below prerequisites to ensure successful Hotpatch deployment. All devices must meet the following prerequisites:
Arm64 devices only: Disable compiled hybrid PE usage (CHPE), by making the following changes.
What you need to do to prepare: In order to take advantage of the benefits of Hotpatch, devices must meet the necessary prerequisites. Review devices in your environment and see the resources at the Additional Information section below if deployment is not occurring as expected. Devices that don’t meet one or more prerequisites automatically receive the Latest Cumulative Update (LCU) instead. LCUs contain monthly updates that supersede the previous month’s updates containing both security and non-security releases. While LCUs require a system restart, they ensure that the device remains fully secure and compliant. Additional information:
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