16-May-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: 2024-05-16
Additions : 5
Updates : 12
More Details At: www.roadmapwatch.com
Items from the MessageCenter in Microsoft 365
| Disablement of Symmetric keys for Microsoft Entra first-party applications Service PrincipalsCategory:Microsoft EntraNummer:MC792991Status:planForChange | Symmetric keys authentication relies on a shared key being sent by the client in its request to security token service. In the event the key is intercepted, it is permanently compromised. To improve security posture of Microsoft first-party Applications and better protect customer data, client applications will no longer be able to use Symmetric Keys on Service Principals for First-Party Applications and must move to Asymmetric keys. [When this will happen:] June 15, 2024 [How this affects your organization:] After this change is implemented, any client requests that use Symmetric Keys on their Microsoft first-party Application Service Principals will fail. [What you can do to prepare:] Customers currently using Symmetric keys for authenticating Microsoft first-party application’s Service Principals in their tenant will need to replace these with Asymmetric keys, as described in the link Add-MgServicePrincipalKey |
| Microsoft Teams: Shifts plugin in Microsoft Copilot for Microsoft 365Category:Microsoft Teams Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365)Nummer:MC793003Status:stayInformed | Within Microsoft Teams, Microsoft Copilot for Microsoft 365 users can now leverage the Shifts plugin to get information about their teams’ open shifts, shifts, and scheduled time off.
This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 395783 [When this will happen:] General Availability (Worldwide): We will begin rolling out early June 2024 and expect to complete by late June 2024. [How this will affect your organization:] Copilot for Microsoft 365 users within Microsoft Teams with the Shifts plugin enabled can now query Copilot for Microsoft 365 about the open shifts, shifts, and scheduled time off on their team. They can ask Copilot for Microsoft 365 questions such as the following, drawing from the Shifts app data:
[What you need to do to prepare:] To enable the Shifts plugin, follow these steps:
For more information, see Manage Plugins for Copilot in Integrated Apps. In Teams, the end user can enable the Shifts plugin from within Copilot for Microsoft 365 using the plugin flyout. The user will need to authenticate the connection. |
| Retirement of the Microsoft Graph meeting registration beta APIsCategory:Microsoft TeamsNummer:MC793004Status:planForChange | In February 2023, Microsoft Teams introduced a new version of Teams webinar that allows for more powerful and controlled registration, additional email capabilities, smooth external presenter capabilities, access control, and more. This will replace the initial version of Teams webinar by June 30th, 2024. [When will this happen:] The Microsoft Graph meeting registration Beta APIs that support the initial version are currently being retired and will stop returning data on September 30th, 2024. [How this will affect your organization:] If you’re using the meeting registration APIs, in the next few months, you’ll need to update your solution to use the new Microsoft Graph webinar APIs and webhooks for your webinar solutions. The new APIs do not extend from the Microsoft Graph online meeting APIs the way that the meeting registration APIs do. Instead, they are part of a new Microsoft Graph webinar resource type. To help you update your solution, the following webinar APIs will be available in beta by May 2024:
[What you need to do to prepare:] Follow the links below to get more information: |
| The removal of Screenshot saving to OneDrive, in favor of Known Folder MoveCategory:OneDrive for BusinessNummer:MC793012Status:planForChange | Note: If your organization does not use macOS devices, you can safely disregard this message. We would like to inform you of an upcoming change to OneDrive Sync settings on macOS devices; the setting for end-users to Save screenshots to OneDrive will be discontinued. We’d like to encourage the adoption of Known Folder Move (KFM) as our path forward to sync screenshots and other content. Our development efforts will be focused on KFM, by ensuring a seamless backup of the user’s Desktop folder, which includes all screenshot files. This change is in line with our efforts to streamline our features, as the current screenshot setting overlaps with the capabilities provided by KFM. [When this will happen:] We will begin rolling out in mid-June 2024 and expect to complete by late July 2024. [How this will affect your organization:] For those with Known Folder Move (KFM) already enabled and syncing the Desktop folder, rest assured there will be no impact on your users due to the removal of the screenshot sync setting. Your users’ screenshots will continue to be backed up automatically. For organizations without KFM enabled, it’s possible that some users are utilizing the soon-to-be-removed setting. We recommend reviewing our KFM guidance to ensure comprehensive syncing of the Desktop folder, thus maintaining continuity for your users’ screenshot backups. Users will no longer be able to continue saving screenshots to OneDrive without KFM enabled, when this change is implemented. [What you need to do to prepare:] We recommend implementing Known Folder Move (KFM) settings to automatically back up the Desktop folder, which is the native storage location for screenshots. By proactively configuring KFM, you can safeguard against any disruption in service and maintain consistent backup practices for your users’ important files. |
| Microsoft Dataverse – Service Update 9.2.24052.00000 for EURCategory:Microsoft DataverseNummer:MC793250Status:stayInformed | We have a minor service update planned for your Microsoft Dataverse environment hosted in EUR. This service update will occur within your region’s scheduled maintenance timeline, on the scheduled date listed for Microsoft Dataverse. How does this affect me? The version number for your Microsoft Dataverse environment will update to version 9.2.24052.00000 or higher. There is no expected degradation to service performance or availability, however, during this maintenance window users may see short, intermittent impact such as transient SQL errors or a redirect to the login screen. What action do I need to take? This message is for awareness and no action is required. |
| Microsoft Outlook: Split view in Month viewCategory:Exchange Online Microsoft 365 for the web Microsoft 365 appsNummer:MC793320Status:stayInformed | In Microsoft Outlook for the Web and new Outlook for Windows, when viewing multiple calendars in Month view, users will be able to select Split view to see the calendars displayed side by side.
[When this will happen:] General Availability (Worldwide): We will begin rolling out early June 2024 and expect to complete by early July 2024. [How this will affect your organization:] Split view is already provided in Day, Week, and Work Week views. It will now be available in Month view as well. Note that multiple calendars must be selected for Split view to be a selectable option. This new feature is available 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. |
| Resolving issues for users remaining on classic TeamsCategory:Microsoft TeamsNummer:MC793321Status:planForChange | This Message center post outlines some of the reasons why users may remain on classic Teams and what steps the administrators need to take to transition users to new Teams or address existing problems. This applies to Commercial, EDU, Government cloud customers as well as VDI environment users. Reference to our last MC post regarding End of Support and End of availability (MC783985 April ’24) [How this will affect your organization] As we transition users to new Teams, there may be a small number of users in your organization that may remain on classic Teams. These users do not yet meet the necessary requirements for the update and need deliberate action from you to transition them. There could be one or multiple of these issues preventing them from receiving new Teams. Please review the list below and suggested mitigations to avoid any work stoppage for your users. (More details are available in our new Teams checklist)
[What you need to do to prepare:]
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| Microsoft Defender for Cloud Apps experience in Defender XDRCategory:Microsoft Defender for Cloud AppsNummer:MC793323Status:stayInformed | The Defender for Cloud Apps experience in Defender XDR is now generally available. Auto-redirection is enabled by default for all customers, and starting June 16th, 2024, there will be no opt-out option available.
[When this will happen:] General Availability (Worldwide): Rollout began in November 2023 and we expect to complete by early June 2024. General Availability (GCC, GCCHigh, DoD): We will begin rolling out early June 2024 and we expect to complete by early June 2024. [How this will affect your organization:] Beginning on June 16th, 2024, the redirection toggle will no longer be available for all customers. All users accessing Microsoft Defender for Cloud Apps will be automatically rerouted to the Microsoft Defender XDR portal with no option to opt-out. [What you need to do to prepare:] To prepare, ensure to move your Microsoft Defender for Cloud Apps operations to the Microsoft Defender XDR portal.
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