15-January-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:
Office 365 Roadmap Updated: 2025-01-15
Additions : 4
Updates : 11
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Items from the MessageCenter in Microsoft 365
| (Updated) Mute with Windows Taskbar available in the new Microsoft Teams on WindowsCategory:Microsoft TeamsNummer:MC709270Status:stayInformed | Updated January 13, 2025: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience The Muting Teams with Windows Taskbar is now available. This feature, available in the new Teams experience on Windows, enables you to mute and unmute your audio by clicking the mic icon in Windows taskbar. To control your call mic from the taskbar, do the following: Select the mic icon on your taskbar or press Windows logo key + Alt + K to mute or unmute your microphone while using a calling app. -OR- Click the volume icon in the hardware indicator for volume in Windows taskbar. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 191528 [When this will happen:] Targeted release: We will begin rolling out early June 2024 (previously mid-May) and expect to complete by mid-June 2024 (previously late May). Worldwide, GCC, GCC High & DoD: We will begin rolling out mid-June 2024 (previously early June) and expect to complete by complete by late January 2025 (previously late December) [How this will affect your organization:] This enables a feature previously available in older version of Teams on Windows. [What you need to do to prepare:] To prepare, distribute updates on this rollout with your organization if applicable for your users. | ||||||||||||||||
| (Updated) Microsoft Teams: View, download, and delete Microsoft OneDrive transcript filesCategory:Microsoft TeamsNummer:MC726122Status:stayInformed | Updated January 13, 2025: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience We are beginning the process to standardize all transcript storage to OneDrive, starting with the storage of transcripts for meetings that only have transcription enabled. Previously, meetings with only transcription enabled saved the transcript file to the meeting organizer’s Exchange Online, while meetings with both recording and transcription enabled saved two transcript copies—one that is coupled with the recording saved to OneDrive and another transcript copy saved to the meeting organizer’s Exchange Online. Now with this feature, meetings that have only transcription enabled will also save two copies (one in OneDrive and one in Exchange Online), but all meeting transcript entry points in Teams app will point to the OneDrive copy only, no entry points for meeting transcripts will source from the Exchange Online copy. At the same time, meeting transcripts will stop saving in Exchange Online altogether and all transcript storage will be standardized on OneDrive only. The rollout of this feature also improves both the experience of meeting organizers to manually delete the transcript, as well as the ability for IT administrators to apply retention policies to the transcripts from meetings that only had transcription enabled. A summary of the deletion experience for meeting transcripts is captured in the following table:
This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 365720 [When this will happen:] Targeted release: We will begin rolling out early June 2024 (previously mid-May) and expect to complete by mid-June 2024 (previously late May). General Availability (Worldwide, GCC): We will begin rolling out mid-June 2024 (previously late May) and expect to complete by late August 2024 (previously mid-August). GCC High: We will begin rolling out late August 2024 and expect to complete by mid-September 2024. DoD: We will begin rolling out late September 2024 and expect to complete by late January 2025 (previously late December) [How this will affect your organization:] There is no change to the end user experience for viewing and downloading Teams meeting transcripts. The only change for meeting organizers and co-organizers is for any meetings that are held after this feature rolls out, they can delete all copies of the meeting transcript directly from the Teams app, instead of having to manually delete all copies of the transcript from two places (Teams app and Stream). For IT administrators, they can start applying retention policies for the copy of the transcript saved in OneDrive, including scenarios where a meeting only had transcription enabled. This retention policy won’t affect the copies saved in Exchange Online, to bulk delete transcript files saved in Exchange Online—please refer to this documentation. We will also update the default transcript permissions. After the rollout, when the new policy is not applied, only meeting organizers and co-organizers will have permission to download or delete the transcript file, and meeting participants can only view the transcript in Teams or Microsoft Stream. Regardless of whether the new policy is applied, the meeting organizer will be able to select in Stream the participants who are restricted from downloading, viewing, and editing the transcript in Stream.
[What you need to do to prepare:] There is no action needed to prepare for this change. You may want to notify your users about this change and update any relevant documentation as appropriate.
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| (Updated) Microsoft Teams: Tenant-wide policy for permission to download meeting transcriptionCategory:Microsoft TeamsNummer:MC781595Status:stayInformed | Updated January 13, 2025: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience Coming soon for Microsoft Teams: A new policy for IT admis to restrict permissions to download new meeting transcript files (stored in Microsoft OneDrive) for all users in the tenant. Admins can exempt people from the policy who are members of specified security groups such as governance or compliance specialists who require download access to meeting transcripts. This rollout applies to Teams for Mac and Teams for desktop. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 332800. [When this will happen:] Targeted Release: We will begin rolling out early June 2024 (previously mid-May) and expect to complete by mid-June 2024 (previously late May). General Availability (Worldwide, GCC): We will begin rolling out mid-June 2024 (previously late May) and expect to complete by late June 2024 (previously early June). General Availability (GCC High): We will begin rolling out late August 2024 (previously mid-July) and expect to complete by mid-September 2024 (previously late July) General Availability (DoD): We will begin rolling out late September 2024 (previously mid-August) and expect to complete by complete by late January 2025 (previously late December). [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 admins about this change and update any relevant documentation as appropriate. Learn more: Block the download of Teams meeting recording files from SharePoint or OneDrive – Microsoft Teams | Microsoft Learn (We will update this comm before rollout with revised documentation.) | ||||||||||||||||
| (Updated) Microsoft Purview compliance portal | Communication Compliance: Notify users about hidden content matchesCategory:Microsoft PurviewNummer:MC903625Status:planForChange | Updated January 13, 2025: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience. Coming soon for Microsoft Purview compliance portal | Communication Compliance: A notification banner designed to enhance transparency will alert users when keywords embedded in hidden content (such as hyperlinks or encoded strings) trigger a compliance policy match. With this rollout, investigators will be able to quickly recognize that some or all keyword matches are not immediately visible in the main content body, saving time and ensuring a more efficient triage experience. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 417483. [When this will happen:] Public Preview: We will begin rolling out mid-January 2025 (previously early December) and expect to complete by late January 2025 (previously late December). General Availability (Worldwide): We will begin rolling out early April 2025 (previously early February) and expect to complete by mid-April 2025 (previously early mid-February). [How this will affect your organization:] Before this rollout, users and investigators are not notified if policy matches occur for hidden text. After this rollout, users will be notified if any policy matches in a message are concealed and not readily discernible in the main content. This feature is available 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 admins about this change and update any relevant documentation. Before rollout, we will update this post with new documentation. | ||||||||||||||||
| Microsoft Viva Engage: New reply and reaction notifications in Microsoft TeamsCategory:Microsoft Teams Microsoft VivaNummer:MC978923Status:stayInformed | Coming soon for Microsoft Viva Engage: Users will have a new way to engage with the Viva Engage app in Microsoft Teams through new notifications in the Teams Activity feed. This message applies to Teams for the web, Teams for Windows desktop, Teams for Mac desktop, and Teams for iOS/Android. After this rollout, users with the Engage app installed can be notified in Teams for replies and reactions to their community posts. This new feature helps large organizations stay connected and informed of news, updates, and safety while in Microsoft Teams. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 474126. [When this will happen:] General Availability (Worldwide): We will begin rolling out mid-January 2025 and expect to complete by late January 2025. [How this will affect your organization:] This feature will be available by default and the notifications will be on by default. After this rollout, users can change notification settings in Teams for desktop or the web: Go to Activity on the left side of Teams, select the gear icon, and change settings in the Viva Engage section. In Teams for iOS/Android, users can turn notifications on or off for all apps from the notifications settings page. User documentation: Manage notifications in Microsoft Teams – Microsoft Support [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. Share this news with users at your organization and consider pinning Engage next to Chats and Teams. Ensure your corporate communications team is aware of this additional channel of reaching users across the organization. You may want to update any relevant documentation. | ||||||||||||||||
| Microsoft 365 Copilot: Select Microsoft Graph Connectors when writing prompts in BizChatCategory:Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365)Nummer:MC978930Status:stayInformed | Coming soon to Microsoft 365 Copilot Business Chat (BizChat): Users will be able to use CIQ to ground their Copilot prompts with third-party data from their Microsoft Graph Connectors. Context IQ (CIQ) is a set of AI capabilities from Microsoft that allows users to search for, select, and insert relevant enterprise or personal data directly into their prompts or conversations. This capability helps users to “ground” or anchor their prompts in specific, contextually relevant data, making responses more accurate, specific, and useful. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 413111. [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:] No impact for the tenant admin. End users will see a new Other tab in CIQ to add their third-party data from any MS Graph Connectors that are enabled.
This change will be available by default. [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. 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: Using Context IQ to refer to specific files, people, and more in Microsoft 365 Copilot – Microsoft Support (will be updated before rollout) | ||||||||||||||||
| Large Events: End Session for Attendees and Return Presenters to Green RoomCategory:Microsoft TeamsNummer:MC978932Status:stayInformed | Organizers and presenters can now end the session with this new “End Event” button for town halls, webinars, and structured meetings. After selecting this button, attendees will see a message on stage stating that the session has concluded, and presenters will return to the Green Room. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 470432 [When this will happen:] Targeted Release: We will begin rolling out early February 2025 and expect to complete by mid-February 2025. General Availability (Worldwide): We will begin rolling out mid-February 2025 and expect to complete by late February 2025. General Availability (GCC): We will begin rolling out late February 2025 and expect to complete by early March 2025. General Availability (GCC High and DoD): We will begin rolling out late March 2025 and expect to complete by early April 2025. [How this will affect your organization:] When users join a town hall, webinar, or structured meeting with Green Room turned ON, they will now see the “End event” or “End meeting” button: [What you need to do to prepare:] This feature change will be available once it is fully released in your tenant. | ||||||||||||||||
| Power Platform – Tenant-to-tenant migrations – public preview announcementCategory:Power PlatformNummer:MC979022Status:stayInformed | Administrators will soon be able to use PowerShell for tenant-to-tenant migrations in Power Platform, enabling them to move environments between different tenants. This feature will be available for public preview in February 2025. How does this affect me? This feature will provide greater flexibility and control over your Power Platform environments. What action do I need to take? This message is for awareness and no action is required. For more information, please refer to: Tenant-to-tenant migrations. | ||||||||||||||||
| Power platform – Default-type backup restore to developer-type is availableCategory:Power PlatformNummer:MC979444Status:stayInformed | The back up and restore environments feature for power platform has been extended to allow your default-type environment backups to be restored to a developer-type environment only. This updated feature is generally available as of January 2025. How does this affect me? This updated feature allows admins to restore their available default environment backups to a developer-type environment only. If you do not have a developer environment, visit Create a developer environment to learn more about provisioning a developer environment. What do I need to do to prepare? This message is for awareness and no action is required. If you would like more information on this feature, please visit Back up and restore environments – Power Platform. | ||||||||||||||||
| The January 2025 Windows security update is now availableCategory:WindowsNummer:MC979510Status:stayInformed | The January 2025 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. Highlights for the Windows 11, version 24H2 update:
Short on time? Watch our Windows 11 release notes video for this month’s tips. For instructions on how to install this update, see the KB for your operating system listed below:
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| Microsoft Teams: Live Event scheduling is now available in the new Teams clientCategory:Microsoft TeamsNummer:MC979511Status:stayInformed | Teams Live Event scheduling is now natively available in the new Teams client. Previously, event organizers were redirected to a web-based scheduling flow, which has now been brought into the New Teams client. This allows organizers to create, edit, and manage event resources all within the newest Teams experience. This is available across desktop, Mac, Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI), and Cloud Video Interop (CVI). [When this will happen:] Targeted Release: We will begin rolling out mid-January 2025 and expect to complete by late January 2025. General Availability (Worldwide, GCC): We will begin rolling out late January 2025 and expect to complete by early February 2025. General Availability (GCC High): We will begin rolling out early February 2025 and expect to complete by mid-February 2025.
General Availability (DoD): We will begin rolling out mid-February 2025 and expect to complete by late February 2025. [How this will affect your organization:] This scheduling flow change will not impact Teams Live Event scheduling functionality for IT admins or Teams Live Event users. This feature will be updated by default. [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. For more information, see What are Microsoft Teams live events. |