Microsoft Roadmap, messagecenter en blogs updates van 12-07-2024

With the upcoming release of iOS/iPadOS 18, Apple will no longer support profile based User Enrollment. Due to these changes, Intune will end support for Apple User Enrollment with Company Portal shortly after the release of iOS/iPadOS 18. We recommend enrolling devices with account driven User Enrollment for similar functionality and an improved user experience.

[How this will affect your organization:]

After Intune ends support for User Enrollment with Company Portal:

1. Existing enrolled devices are not impacted.
2. Users will not be able to enroll devices if they are targeted with this enrollment type profile.
3. Intune technical support will only be provided for existing devices enrolled with this method. We will not provide technical support for any new enrollments.

[What you need to do to prepare:]

Use an alternate management method for enrolling devices. We recommend account driven User Enrollment for similar functionality and an improved user experience. For those looking for a simpler enrollment experience, try the new web based device enrollment for iOS/iPadOS.

[Additional information:]

Overview of Apple User Enrollment in Microsoft Intune

We’re updating the Microsoft Secure Score improvement action of Microsoft Defender for Endpoint (MDE) to ensure a more accurate representation of security posture.

As part of this update, we will withdraw the MDE recommendation in SCID-2051: Turn on Microsoft Defender Application Guard managed mode.

We are working to refine the recommendation, ensuring it aligns more accurately with recommended policies and enhances the overall security value.

[When this will happen:]

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

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

[How this will affect your organization:]

Before the rollout: The “Turn on Microsoft Defender Application Guard managed mode” recommendation appears in MDE.

After the rollout: We will remove the “Turn on Microsoft Defender Application Guard managed mode” recommendation from MDE and update the security score for each organization.

This update is available by default and accessible to all Microsoft Defender for Endpoint customers.

CID-2051 – Turn on Microsoft Defender Application Guard managed mode will be removed:

[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.

On August 1, 2024, the new Microsoft Outlook for Windows will transition from the Preview phase to General Availability for commercial accounts. This milestone will not affect existing users who continue to use classic Outlook for Windows; however, GA status helps organizations move forward with their migration plans. A future announcement will cover General Availability for US Government clouds (GCC, GCC High, and DoD) and availability in other sovereign clouds.

The new Outlook continues to be an opt-in experience. Please note that this update does not change any settings for your organization, will not automatically switch users from the classic version of Outlook for Windows, and will not introduce any disruptive changes. We will provide a 12-month notice prior to initiating any Microsoft-driven migration steps in managed environments. Learn more about we are approaching our migration timeline: https://aka.ms/newOutlookTimeline

Key Updates starting August 2024

• The new Outlook for Windows will receive full support from Microsoft’s support channels, including Assisted Support.
• The app name for the classic Outlook for Windows will include “(classic)” starting from version 2407.

We understand some organizations may have specific requirements that prevent them from transitioning from the classic Outlook app at this time. The new Outlook team is eager to gather your feedback and to understand your requirements. You and your users can submit feedback through:

• The Help tab in the new Outlook for Windows app
• The dialog boxes that display when a user reverts to classic Outlook
• Your account team (for larger organizations)

Learn more about the future features of Outlook on the Microsoft 365 Roadmap: https://aka.ms/newOutlookforWindows

Side-by-side feature comparison of the classic and new Outlook: https://aka.ms/newOutlookFeatureComparison

Resources to help with change management and enterprise adoption: https://aka.ms/newOutlookAdoption

Recommended actions

• Control availability: Organizations retain control over the new Outlook’s availability. Policies can be set to hide the toggle in classic Outlook for Windows, block new mailboxes from being added, or remove new Outlook from certain Windows builds. For detailed instructions, refer to https://aka.ms/newOutlookControlRelease
• Learn about policy management: The new Outlook’s policies are managed through mailbox policies on the primary account, as they are for Outlook on the web. IT admins may choose to preconfigure an organization account as the primary account. Learn more: Policy Management – Deploy Office
• Prepare to manage updates: The new Outlook introduces features through service-based flighting, not through build updates. Features will be listed on the Microsoft 365 Roadmap, and then released into the Targeted Release ring for 30 days before beginning General Availability release. Learn how to set up release options (Standard Release is now referred to General Availability.)
• Transition from COM to web add-ins: COM add-ins will not be supported in the new Outlook, and organizations need to transition to web add-ins instead. A variety of equivalent web add-ins are already available, and we offer assistance for organizations who rely on COM-only add-ins. Learn more about how to Migrate from COM to web add-ins and review a list of available web add-ins.
• Plan for user migration: Microsoft will provide a 12-month advance notice before initiating Microsoft-driven migrations to the new experience in managed environments. We know organizations prefer to time and drive their own upgrades. Organizations are encouraged to review these resources to help get started. IT administrators can now review and share within their organizations:
  • Adoption and migration resources: https://aka.ms/newOutlookAdoption
  • Support content and user training for the new Outlook: https://aka.ms/newOutlookSupportDocs
  • Admin documentation: https://aka.ms/newOutlookAdminDocs