10-July-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: 2024-07-09
Additions : 2
Updates : 16
More Details At: www.roadmapwatch.com
Office 365 Roadmap Updated: 2024-07-09
Additions : 0
Updates : 2
More Details At: www.roadmapwatch.com
| Updated Features | Current Status | Update Type | ||
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| SharePoint: Video Pages | Launched | Status | ||
| Microsoft Teams: Channel cards | Rolling Out | Status |
Office 365 Roadmap Updated: 2024-07-10
Additions : 1
Updates : 11
More Details At: www.roadmapwatch.com
Items from the MessageCenter in Microsoft 365
| Microsoft Viva: Choose custom images as icons for resources in Viva ConnectionsCategory:Microsoft VivaNummer:MC809596Status:stayInformed | Coming soon to Microsoft Viva Connections: Users with editing permissions will be able to personalize Viva Connections by adding custom images as icons to links in the Resources section.
This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 402188. [When this will happen:] Targeted Release: We will begin rolling out early July 2024 and expect to complete by mid-July 2024. General Availability (Worldwide, GCC, GCC High, DoD): We will begin rolling out mid-July 2024 and expect to complete by mid-July 2024. [How this will affect your organization:] Before the rollout: Users were not able to use images to personalize links in the Resources section of Viva Connections. After the rollout: Users with editing permissions can add a custom image as an icon in Viva Connections: On the Resources screen, select Edit > Select Edit from the three-dot menu next to the Resource (first screenshot) > Select Change (second screenshot) > Select Edit at the bottom of the screen to implement changes:
This feature is on by default and accessible to all Viva Connections users with editing permissions. [What you need to do to prepare:] There is no need for extensive preparation. Users with editing permissions should start considering which custom images they would like to use as icons for the links in the Resources section. This rollout will happen automatically by the specified date with no admin action required before the rollout. You may want to notify your users with editing permissions about this change and update any relevant documentation as appropriate. |
| Microsoft Viva: Import navigational links from Microsoft SharePoint into Resources in Viva ConnectionsCategory:Microsoft VivaNummer:MC809597Status:stayInformed | Coming soon for Microsoft Viva Connections on desktop: Users with editing permissions will be able to import SharePoint links from their home site navigation and global navigation directly into the Resources section of Viva Connections. Users with editing permissions will be able to preview their updates in Resources before saving them. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 397890. [When this will happen:] Targeted Release: We will begin rolling out early July 2024 and expect to complete by mid-July 2024. General Availability (Worldwide, GCC, GCC High, DoD): We will begin rolling out mid-July 2024 and expect to complete by mid-July 2024. [How this will affect your organization:] Before the rollout: Users with editing permissions were not able to import navigation links into the Resources section of Viva Connections. They added links manually. After the rollout: Users with editing permissions will be able to access the new Import SharePoint links button at Viva Connections > Edit > Import SharePoint Links > Select links to import > Import:
This feature is on by default and accessible to all Viva Connections users with editing permissions [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 as appropriate. |
| Microsoft Viva Engage: Update on community muting for adminsCategory:Microsoft VivaNummer:MC809600Status:stayInformed | Coming soon for Microsoft Viva Engage: The community muting feature for admins is changing. Before this rollout, when admins muted a community, only users who were not members of the community would no longer see conversations from this community appear in their Home Feed, weekly discovery email, or daily digest email. After this rollout, members who were dynamically added into the community (as part of a Dynamic Group) will also no longer see conversations appear in their Home feed, weekly discovery email, or daily digest emails. Other users who have voluntarily joined the community will continue to see conversations appear normally in their Home Feed and digest emails as before. [When this will happen:] General Availability (Worldwide): We will begin rolling out mid-July 2024 and expect to complete by mid-July 2024. [How this will affect your organization:] This feature is on by default and accessible to all users with the appropriate permissions. [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 as appropriate. |
| Microsoft Teams: New skin tone settings and reactionsCategory:Microsoft TeamsNummer:MC809602Status:stayInformed | With skin tone settings and reactions in Microsoft Teams, users will be able to set a preferred skin tone for relevant emojis and reactions. Each user can change their own skin tone setting in the Teams app Settings > Appearance and accessibility menu or in the emoji/reaction menu on Desktop or web. The skin tone rollout will apply to emojis and reactions in chats, channels, and meetings on all Teams platforms (Teams for Desktop, Teams for web, Teams for Mac, and Teams Mobile). This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 323766. [When this will happen:] Targeted Release: We will begin rolling out early August 2024 and expect to complete by mid-August 2024. General availability (Worldwide, GCC): We will begin rolling out mid-August 2024 and expect to complete by late August 2024. General availability (GCC High, DoD): We will begin rolling out mid-September 2024 and expect to complete by late September 2024. [How this will affect your organization:] Changing skin tone in the emoji menu in Teams for Desktop:
Changing skin tone in Teams Settings > Appearance and accessibility in Teams for Desktop:
Changing skin tone in Teams Settings > Appearance on Teams Mobile:
The selected skin tone appears in reactions in chats, channels, and meetings:
[What you need to do to prepare:] This rollout will happen automatically by the specified date with no admin action required. You may want to notify your users about this change and update any relevant documentation as appropriate. We will update this post before rollout with revised documentation. |
| The July 2024 Windows security update is now availableCategory:WindowsNummer:MC809948Status:stayInformed | The July 2024 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 the Windows 11 and Windows 10 update history pages. To learn more about the different types of monthly quality updates, see Windows monthly updates explained. To be informed about the latest updates and releases, follow us on X @WindowsUpdate. Highlights for the Windows 11, versions 23H2 and 22H2 update:
Short on time? Watch our Windows 11 release notes video for this month’s tips. REMINDER The October 2024 security update is the last security release for Enterprise and Education editions of Windows 11, version 21H2 and Home and Pro editions of Windows 11, version 22H2. After this date, devices running these editions will no longer receive monthly security and preview updates containing protections from the latest security threats. Supported editions of Windows 11, versions 23H2 and 22H2 will continue to have support through their specific lifecycle dates, which can be found at the Windows 11 release information page. For instructions on how to install this update for your operating system, see the KB for your OS listed below:
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| Updates available for Microsoft 365 Apps for all channelsCategory:Microsoft 365 appsNummer:MC809997Status:stayInformed | We've released updates to the following update channels for Microsoft 365 Apps:
[When this will happen:] We'll be gradually rolling out these updates of Microsoft 365 Apps to users on those update channels starting July 9th, 2024 (PST). [How this will affect your organization:] If your Microsoft 365 Apps clients are configured to automatically update from the Office Content Delivery Network (CDN), then no action is required. If you manage updates directly you can now download these latest updates and begin deployment. [What you need to do to prepare:] To get more details about these updates view the following release notes: |
