01-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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Office 365 Roadmap Updated: 2024-10-01
Additions : 7
Updates : 5
More Details At: www.roadmapwatch.com
Items from the MessageCenter in Microsoft 365
| (Updated) Microsoft Teams: Refreshed view of all your teams and channels pageCategory:Microsoft TeamsNummer:MC887377Status:stayInformed | Updated September 30, 2024: We have updated the last image below. Thank you for your patience. Coming soon for Microsoft Teams:
This message applies to Teams on Windows desktop, Mac desktop, and on the web. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 411779. [When this will happen:] Targeted Release: We will begin rolling out early October 2024 and expect to complete by early October 2024. General Availability (Worldwide): We will begin rolling out mid-October 2024 and expect to complete by late October 2024. General Availability (GCC, GCCH, DoD): We will begin rolling out early December 2024 and expect to complete by early December 2024. [How this will affect your organization:] Before this rollout, Team owners and members can hover on the team name on the left side of Teams, select the three dots, and go to Manage team to individually manage the team and its channels. Team owners and members can see all the teams they belong to from the Your teams page. Selecting a team on the Manage teams page takes Team owners and members to the team’s General channel. The Manage team page with the Channels tab open: Access this page from the three dots next to the team name in the left panel in Teams:
The Your teams page shows all teams you belong to. Access this page from the three dots in the upper right corner of the left panel in Teams:
After this rollout:
These features 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 Team owners and members about this change and update any relevant documentation. |
| Microsoft Viva Engage: Subscribe to notifications for followed topicsCategory:Microsoft VivaNummer:MC899176Status:stayInformed | Updated September 30, 2024: We have updated the content below to show as intended. Thank you for your patience. Coming soon to Microsoft Viva Engage: This feature will allow users to subscribe to receive notifications after following Viva Engage topics. Users will receive an Engage notification on the bell icon on the left side of Viva Engage when a new post is tagged with a topic they are subscribed to, or the topic is added to an existing post. [When this will happen:] General Availability (Worldwide): We will begin rolling out late September 2024 and expect to complete by early October 2024. [How this will affect your organization:] Before this rollout, users are not able to subscribe to a topic after following a topic in Engage. Instead, they can only follow a topic. After this rollout, users will be able to subscribe to a topic after following the topic on the Viva Engage topic page. After users subscribe, they will receive notifications for those topics they are subscribed to. This feature will be on by default. User adds tags to a post and Viva prompts the user to subscribe to the topics:
Viva confirms that notifications are enabled:
The bell icon on the left side of the screen with an active notification:
[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: Follow or subscribe to topics – Microsoft Support |
| Get started with September 2024 improvements in Windows 11Category:WindowsNummer:MC901526Status:stayInformed | If you’re an IT professional or decision maker, start using the newest Windows 11 capabilities with helpful tips and actionable steps summarized in one place. Read this month’s recap of improvements in Windows client and server security, device and update management, Microsoft Copilot, productivity, and collaboration. Get started with the unified Windows Autopatch solution, new update compliance alerts in Microsoft Intune and Windows Update for Business reports, security improvements for Copilot+ PCs and Windows Server, new app solutions, among others. Additionally, try preview opportunities for Azure Arc-connected hotpatching for Windows Server 2025 and other improvements released in September. When will this happen: All improvements summarized in this monthly recap are already available. How this will affect your organization: Whatever tools you use, you can start seeing improvements across various workflows in your organization with:
What you need to do to prepare: Read the new monthly recap and additional information to start benefiting from the latest improvements. Additional information: Read the monthly recap at Windows news you can use: September 2024. It includes highlights from the following channels: |
