Weekly digest: Microsoft service updates

Microsoft
Message center announcements,
October 25-31, 2021
COMPUTERS N’ STUFF
Updates

skype_96x1.png (Updated) Planned Maintenance: Skype for Business Capacity Upgrade
MC290235 | October 27 – Updated October 27, 2021: We will not be moving forward with this Planned Maintenance at this time. We will communicate via Message center when we are ready to proceed.We have maintenance planned for Skype for Business: We will communicate via Message center when we are ready to proceed.
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skype_96x1.png (Updated) Planned Maintenance: Skype for Business Capacity Upgrade
MC290243 | October 27 – Updated October 27, 2021: We will not be moving forward with this Planned Maintenance at this time. We will communicate via Message center when we are ready to proceed.We have maintenance planned for Skype for Business: We will communicate via Message center when we are ready to proceed.
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office_96x1.png Plan for Change: Notifications will require upcoming Android Company Portal and Android Intune app update
MC294077 | October 26 – As mentioned in MC272882, we will be making service side updates to custom notifications in Intune’s November (2111) service release which will require users to have updated to the latest version of the Android Company Portal or Android Intune app.
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office_96x1.png (Updated) Plan for Change: Removing Disable Activation Lock remote device action from the UI
MC291932 | October 25 – Updated October 25, 2021: We have updated the “What you need to do to prepare:” section to display as intended. Thank you for your patience.iOS/iPadOS Activation Lock is a feature of the Find My iPhone app for iOS/iPadOS 8.0 and later devices. Activation Lock is enabled automatically when a user opens the Find My iPhone app on a device. With the Intune November (2111) service release (or soonafter), we will be removing the Disable Activation Lock remote device action from the admin center UI as…
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We’re making changes to promoted results in Microsoft Search
MC293777 · COMPUTERS N’ STUFF
In order to improve the Microsoft Search experience, promoted results will no longer be supported in Microsoft Search for Organization level scoped searches and will be replaced by the Bookmarks and Q&A features.

Note: Promoted results will continue to be supported for hub and site level scopes.

When this will happen:

This change will occur in mid-November and conclude in mid-December for Standard Release tenants.

How this will affect your organization:

Promoted results will no longer trigger in Microsoft Search for SharePoint Home or office.com when this change is implemented.

What you need to do to prepare:

Microsoft Search provides an alternative to promoted results using either Bookmark or Q&A answers.

If your organization set up Promoted Results in SharePoint, you can import the Promoted Results into Microsoft Search and make the imported content available to your users. This is an easy way to quickly populate search results as soon as you set up Microsoft Search and make it more effective for your users. We recommend using promoted results from SharePoint as a reference to understand how to name and create relevant search results.

Microsoft Search allows a search administrator to import promoted results as Bookmarks. To import promoted results, in the Microsoft 365 admin center, open the Search & intelligence admin center and then select Answers. In the Answers dialog, select Bookmarks and choose Import SharePoint results to import promoted results from SharePoint.

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Weekly digest: Microsoft service updates

Microsoft
Message center announcements,
October 18-24, 2021
COMPUTERS N’ STUFF
Major updates

teams_96x1.png (Updated) Retiring Teams mobile support for devices running on Android 5, 6 and 7
MC292735 | October 22 – Updated October 21, 2021: We have updated the content below for clarity. Thank you for your feedback. We will be retiring the Teams mobile support on Android version 5, 6 and 7. Instead we recommend that users upgrade to newer Android builds, which is where we will continue to build new features and experiences. We will also begin encouraging users to update to the newest version of Teams if they’re running builds older than 1 year. Note: We will provide reminders, via future Message center…
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office_96x1.png (Updated) Teams Meeting Recordings Auto-Expiration in OneDrive and SharePoint
MC274188 | October 21 – Updated October 21, 2021: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patienceAdditionally, We have updated this post to correct the setting modification capability limitations and will provide an additional update when those limitations are corrected. As part of the evolution of the new Stream (built on SharePoint), we are introducing the meeting recording auto-expiration feature, which will automatically delete Teams recording files stored in OneDrive or SharePoint after a…
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office_96x1.png (Updated) Excel Power View Retirement
MC284624 | October 20 – Updated October 20, 2021:Upon review it was determined that the original announcement was correct and we will be moving forward with this retirement to ensure an optimal experience.We apologize for any confusion created by the earlier incorrect update. Silverlight, a component used in Power View, will no longer be supported as of October 12th. In response, we will be starting the process to retire Power View from Microsoft 365. As an alternative to Power View, we recommend using Power BI…
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Additional updates

sharepoint_96x1.png SharePoint app bar – Temporary window to disable is being extended
MC293206 | October 22 – The SharePoint app bar is designed to improve the global wayfinding experience while dynamically displaying personalized content. The app bar makes important content and resources more accessible no matter where you are in SharePoint. We had previously shared in MC240066 (February ’21) that the SharePoint app bar could be temporarily disabled until October 31st, 2021. Today we are announcing that we are extending the window for the app bar to be temporarily disabled until March 31, 2022. While…
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office_96x1.png What’s New in the Microsoft Intune Service Update for October 2021
MC293184 | October 22 – Your Microsoft Intune account has been updated to the latest service build.
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office_96x1.png (Updated) Lists in Microsoft Teams: Comment and @mention people on list items in Teams
MC290874 | October 22 – Updated October 21, 2021: We have updated links below to point to the correct resources. Thank you for your patience.The new release will bring the commenting capability available for Lists on the web to Lists within Teams. Users will be able to view, delete, and add comments on a list item inside Teams. Comments will stay with the list item regardless of it opening on SharePoint, Microsoft Lists on the web, or Teams. This feature will roll out on desktop, web and mobile.This message is…
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onedrive_96x1.png Users may need to take action to access OneDrive for Business from Office.com
Act by: October 29
MC289953 | October 22 – We’ve identified and corrected an issue with users’ ability to access OneDrive for Business through the Office.com navigation menu. This issue was caused by a recently deployed code change and while we’ve resolved the underlying issue, action is required to mitigate the impact for affected users. We previously communicated this issue to you via OD289670 in the Service Health Dashboard.
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office_96x1.png (Updated) SharePoint and OneDrive Image Edit – Filters
MC292619 | October 21 – Updated October 21, 2021: We have updated the post to reflect that this applies to SharePoint and OneDrive. Thank you for your feedback.Users will soon be able to quickly stylize their photos in SharePoint and OneDrive by applying filters. With filters, users can adjust the “look” of their photos with one click without having knowledge of photo editing. NOTE: Currently, only Jpeg and Jpg files are supported. The feature will support PNG files in the future. This message is associated with…
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sharepoint_96x1.png (Updated) Image Tags in SharePoint
MC272451 | October 21 – Updated October 21, 2021: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.Currently, when images are uploaded to SharePoint, a column named Tags is automatically created and includes descriptive labels to help with search. With the new update, we will migrate tags from the previous text-based and read only Tags column and implement a new editable Image Tags column. End-users will be able to manually add or remove tags from this column. The tags will also appear in the…
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sharepoint_96x1.png (Updated) Send Feedback on Image Tags
MC286337 | October 21 – Updated October 21, 2021: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.Users will now be able to provide feedback on tags associated with an image by using the “Give feedback” option within the details pane of the document library. Using the feedback policy settings, tenant admins will be able to control how much feedback the users can choose to share with Microsoft. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 68902.
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teams_96x1.png Co-organizer Meeting Role
MC292796 | October 21 – Organizers will soon be able to assign the co-organizer meeting role to up to 10 specific people they invite to their meeting. Co-organizers will be granted most of the capabilities of the organizer in the meeting, including being able to access & modify the meeting options for the meeting.Usage of the co-organizer role for a meeting will be optional. If users choose not to use the co-organizer feature, there will be no change.This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 81391.
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onedrive_96x1.png (Updated) Variable playback speed for Teams meeting recordings
MC271911 | October 20 – Updated October 20, 2021: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.For Teams meeting recordings saved to OneDrive & SharePoint, you’ll now be able to change the playback speed (0.5x – 2x) while watching the video. Watching a Teams meeting recording at a playback speed greater than 1 is a great way to save time! This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 82002.
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sharepoint_96x1.png SharePoint: Updates to the site creation experience
MC292736 | October 20 – We will be updating the site creation experience to make it easier for site creators to select the right type of SharePoint site, understand roles, and site permissions. Updates to this experience will include refreshed graphics, expanded site descriptions, and additional context for different permission levels in the Site permissions panel. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 85683.
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office_96x1.png (Updated) Simplified DKIM configuration for email protection
MC291056 | October 19 – Updated October 19, 2021: We have updated the content below with additional details. Thank you for your patience.Domain Keys identified mail (DKIM) is part of email authentication mechanism which ensures the email is not modified during transit and can be used to validate the visible sender (FROM address) as part of the DMARC standard. By correctly configuring authentication through DKIM you can ensure better email deliverability and protect your domain from being spoofed.As part of Microsoft’s…
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teams_96x1.png (Updated) Introducing background effects on web
MC277112 | October 19 – Updated October 19, 2021: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.Introducing background effects on web. If you want to change what appears behind you in your video meeting or call, you can either blur your background or replace it entirely with any image you want.Note: Blurring or replacing your background might not prevent sensitive information from being visible to other people in the call or meeting.This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID…
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office_96x1.png (Updated) Microsoft Defender for Office 365: Creating allows in the Tenant Allow/Block List
MC267137 | October 19 – Updated October 19, 2021: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.We understand that, from time to time, you might disagree with an Exchange Online Protection (EOP) filtering verdict. With this update, you will be able to override filtering verdicts using the Tenant Allow/Block List (TABL) in the Defender portal while your submission is being reviewed.This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 70591
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teams_96x1.png (Updated) Sensitivity Labels for Teams Created from Templates
MC281936 | October 19 – Updated October 19, 2021: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.Sensitivity labels allow Teams admins to protect and regulate access to sensitive organizational content created during collaboration within teams. With this update, you will be able to apply sensitivity labels to teams created from templates as well.This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 84232.
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office_96x1.png Important information about your Microsoft 365 Office App Launcher and All Apps experiences
MC290818 | October 19 – To help improve the app exploration and discovery experience for users, beginning mid-November 2021, the Office App Launcher, All Apps (https://office.com/apps), and app search experiences will be updated to only list relevant Dynamics 365 apps, Power Apps apps, and Azure Active Directory integrated apps. Following this update, the Office App Launcher, All Apps, and app search experiences will only list Dynamics 365 apps, Power Apps apps, and Azure AD integrated apps that meet one of the…
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office_96x1.png Announcing public preview of Cloud Site List Management for Internet Explorer mode on Microsoft Edge
MC292401 | October 18 – Cloud Site List Management for IE mode. With Internet Explorer mode (IE mode), Microsoft Edge enables a seamless single browser experience for environments with a mix of legacy and modern applications. You can control which applications need legacy compatibility such that your end-users have the most secure browsing experience without compromising business critical workflows. As you transition your workflows and applications from IE11 to IE mode in preparation for retirement of the IE11 desktop…
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exchange_96x1.png Outlook for iOS and Android: Play My Emails available in Brazilian Portuguese
MC292396 | October 18 – We’re expanding Play My Emails on Outlook for iOS and Android to Brazilian Portuguese.This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 85664
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Major update from Message center

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Retiring Teams mobile support for devices running on Android 5,6 and 7
MC292735 · COMPUTERS N’ STUFF
We will be retiring the Teams mobile support on iOS version 5, 6 and 7. Instead we recommend that users upgrade to newer Android builds, which is where we will continue to build new features and experiences. We will also begin encouraging users to update to the newest version of Teams if they’re running builds older than 1 year.

Note: We will also prompt users, via future message center communications, to move to supported OS versions before the retirements.

Key points:

  • Timing:
    • Android 5 – The retirement of Android 5 will start in early March (3/1/2022) and complete by mid-March
    • Android 6 – The retirement of Android 6 will start in early July (7/1/2022) and complete by mid-July. There will be no active development and bug fixes for this OS version after that, but we will continue to provide last supported version in the play store till September 2022.
    • Android 7 – The retirement of Android 7 will start in early September (9/1/2022) and complete by mid-Sept. There will be no active development and bug fixes on the build after that, but we will continue to provide last supported version in the play store till December 2022.
  • Action: Upgrade to newer Android builds.

How this will affect your organization:

Users on your tenant might be affected if they continue to use unsupported version after deprecation timelines.

What you need to do to prepare:

Prepare to upgrade users in your tenant to a supported OS version.

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Weekly digest: Microsoft service updates

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Message center announcements,
October 11-17, 2021
COMPUTERS N’ STUFF
Major updates

office_96x1.png (Updated) Removing Message Trace in SCC. Move Custom Queries to Message Trace in the new Modern EAC.
Act by: November 1
MC275807 | October 14 – Updated October 14, 2021: Based on recent customer feedback, we will delay retiring Message Trace from the Security and Compliance Center to make sure we provide the best experience for Message Trace in the new Modern Exchange Admin Center. This feature is now scheduled for removal from the Security and Compliance Center in November 2021 . The improved Message Trace feature can be found in the new Modern EAC along with the other mail flow reports and features.Attention: We will be retiring…
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office_96x1.png (Updated) Recommended Files in Office: Excel for Microsoft 365, Word for Microsoft 365, PowerPoint for Microsoft 365
MC255074 | October 14 – Updated October 14, 2021: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.Microsoft Office displays a list of recommended files on the File tab, or start page, of Word, Excel, or PowerPoint on Windows. This list allows you to keep track of work around you and quickly access files with activity you value most such as edits, mentions, comments by people you interact with.This feature uses machine learning to predict which files you’re most likely to want to work on next…
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office_96x1.png (Updated) Excel Power View Retirement
MC284624 | October 13 – Updated October 06, 2021: We have made the decision to not proceed with the retirement of Power View from Microsoft 365. Thank you for your feedback.You can safely disregard the content below.—-Original message for reference—Silverlight, a component used in Power View, will no longer be supported beginning on October 12th. In response, we will be starting the process to retire Power View from Microsoft 365. As an alternative to Power View, we recommend using Power BI Desktop, which is where…
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admin_96x1.png (Updated) Microsoft 365 Compliance Center Core eDiscovery – Search by ID list retirement
MC291088 | October 13 – Updated October 13, 2021: We have updated this message with additional details for clarity. We will be retiring the option to Search by ID list, as it is not functioning to an adequate level and creates significant challenges for organizations who depend on consistent and repeatable results for eDiscovery workflows.
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Additional updates

office_96x1.png Plan for Change: Removing Disable Activation Lock remote device action from the UI
MC291932 | October 16 – iOS/iPadOS Activation Lock is a feature of the Find My iPhone app for iOS/iPadOS 8.0 and later devices. Activation Lock is enabled automatically when a user opens the Find My iPhone app on a device. With the Intune November (2111) service release (or soon after), we will be removing the Disable Activation Lock remote device action from the admin center UI as it currently does not work as intended, this will help reduce confusion and the steps taken to disable Activation Lock.
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sharepoint_96x1.png New SharePoint Site templates – retail and non-profit
MC291893 | October 15 – This update will bring four new SharePoint site templates to retail customers, non-profits, and healthcare organizations. The updates will allow organizations to better track, manage information, and collaborate. This will rollout across desktop, web and mobile.This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 85659.
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office_96x1.png (Updated) Simplified DKIM configuration for email protection
MC291056 | October 14 – Updated October 14, 2021: We have updated the content below with additional details. Thank you for your patience.Domain Keys identified mail (DKIM) is part of email authentication mechanism which ensures the email is not modified during transit and can be used to validate the visible sender (FROM address) as part of the DMARC standard. By correctly configuring authentication through DKIM you can ensure better email deliverability and protect your domain from being spoofed.As part of Microsoft’s…
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office_96x1.png (Updated) Records Management–Announcing public preview of adaptive policy scopes for retention and label policies
MC280914 | October 14 – Updated October 14, 2021: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.This new feature (preview), Adaptive policy scopes, will allow data administrators to scope retention policies and retention label policies to a dynamic set of users, SharePoint sites, or Microsoft 365 Groups. This is enabled by using the properties or attributes associated with these locations. Adaptive policy scopes work with all locations, including Exchange mailboxes, Microsoft 365 Groups,…
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teams_96x1.png (Updated) Meeting Join Custom Branding
MC268191 | October 14 – Updated October 14, 2021: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience. Additionally, this feature will be available as a preview until December 31, 2021. After that, an Advanced Communications license is required to continue using this feature, as noted below. This new release of meeting Join Custom Branding will allow tenant admins to upload their company logo to the Teams admin portal so it appears on the meeting pre-join and lobby screens for meetings organized by…
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office_96x1.png Updates available for Microsoft 365 Apps for Current Channel
MC291564 | October 14 – We’ve released updates to the following update channel for Microsoft 365 Apps: Current Channel
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teams_96x1.png Teams Support of Internal Guest User (formerly known as State 3 and State 4 accounts)
MC291316 | October 13 – Teams is adding support for Azure AD’s internal guest users (users whose UserType value is “guest” with credentials managed by the host organization either on-prem or in the cloud). These internal user would sign-into Teams like any other users and would be able to collaborate with other users in the host organization.Note: This change is to support legacy scenarios (formerly known as guest user state 3 and 4), that may have blocked organizations from utilizing internal guest access previously….
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exchange_96x1.png (Updated) Retiring School Calendars for Outlook on the Web
MC289451 | October 13 – Updated October 13, 2021: We have updated this message with additional details for clarity. Thank you for your feedback.We will be retiring the ability to add School calendars directly within Outlook for the web. Instead we recommend the utilization of using Burbio.com to acquire new school calendars.Note:School calendars acquired using the custom 3rd party integration on Outlook web alone are affected by this change Users who have acquired an ICS subscription and imported it to Outlook on…
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sharepoint_96x1.png Private drafts for SharePoint pages and news
MC291100 | October 13 – This new feature will provide users the ability to create private drafts for pages and news posts. A private draft will be visible to only the page author, the people the author chooses to share it with, and site admins. Users will be able to create and edit content that’s not ready for others to see except the people with whom users want to collaborate. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 85629.
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teams_96x1.png View Switcher- a new dedicated menu of view options in Teams Meetings
MC291064 | October 12 – This new feature will place all of the view related options that are found in Teams Meetings (Gallery, Large Gallery, Together Mode) into a separate, dedicated menu called View Switcher. This will show up on the top left of the meeting window. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 70754.
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sharepoint_96x1.png (Updated) Microsoft Lists: Custom list templates
MC267581 | October 12 – Updated October 12, 2021: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.This new feature will support the addition of custom list templates from your organization alongside the ready-made templates Microsoft provides to make it easy to get started tracking and managing information.
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office_96x1.png (Updated) OneDrive: New Command Bar
MC285602 | October 12 – Updated October 12, 2021: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.With this update users will be able to easily identify the right file and access primary commands. The new simplified view will permit users to focus on the content while at the same time being visually pleasing.This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 85602.
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teams_96x1.png (Updated) Music Mode for Teams
MC267133 | October 12 – Updated October 12, 2021: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience. This new feature release can be used to transmit high fidelity music. Users will be able to conduct online music lessons, transmit music performances, or other non-speech content.This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 83520
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office_96x1.png (Updated) Plan for Change: Intune MDM moving to support Android 8.0 and higher in January
Act by: January 7
MC290233 | October 12 – Updated October 12, 2021: We have updated the content below for clarity. Thank you for your patience.Microsoft Intune will be moving to support Android 8.0 (Oreo) and higher for mobile device management (MDM) enrolled devices on or shortly after January 7, 2022.
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teams_96x1.png (Updated) Paging in Large Gallery
MC263055 | October 12 – Updated October 12, 2021: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience. This feature introduces paging to help you view up to 98 videos by choosing Large Gallery (Teams meetings currently supports up to 49 videos). This is rolling out on Windows, desktop and Mac.This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 84464and 86480
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office_96x1.png Updates available for Microsoft 365 Apps for all channels
MC291010 | October 12 – We’ve released updates to the following update channels for Microsoft 365 Apps: Current Channel Monthly Enterprise Channel Semi-Annual Enterprise Channel (Preview) Semi-Annual Enterprise Channel
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office_96x1.png Lists in Microsoft Teams: Comment and @mention people on list items in Teams
MC290874 | October 11 – The new release will bring the commenting capability available for Lists on the web to Lists within Teams. Users will be able to view, delete, and add comments on a list item inside Teams. Comments will stay with the list item regardless of it opening on SharePoint, Microsoft Lists on the web, or Teams. This feature will roll out on desktop, web and mobile.This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 70707.
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office_96x1.png Important information about your Microsoft 365 Office App launcher
MC290818 | October 11 – To help improve the app exploration and discovery experience for users, beginning mid-November 2021, the Office App Launcher, All Apps (https://office.com/apps), and app search experiences will be updated to only list relevant Dynamics 365 apps, Power Apps apps, and Azure Active Directory integrated apps. Following this update, the Office App Launcher, All Apps, and app search experiences will only list Dynamics 365 apps, Power Apps apps, and Azure AD integrated apps that meet one of the…
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(Updated) Microsoft 365 Compliance Center Core eDiscovery – Search by ID list retirement
MC291088 · COMPUTERS N’ STUFF
Updated October 13, 2021: We have updated this message with additional details for clarity.

We will be retiring the option to Search by ID list, as it is not functioning to an adequate level and creates significant challenges for organizations who depend on consistent and repeatable results for eDiscovery workflows.

When will this happen:

We will begin making this change in mid-November and expect to complete by the end of November.

How this will affect your organization:

You are receiving this message because our reporting indicates your organization may be using Search by ID list.

Once this change is made, the option to Search by ID list will be removed. We suggest focusing on search by query, condition and/or locations rather that ID.

What you need to do to prepare:

To fix this problem you need to review your eDiscovery search process, and update the workflow to focus on search by Subjects and dates rather than Search by ID list. Upon export from Core eDiscovery you can explore options to refine to only the messages of interest.

Click Additional Information to find out more.

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Weekly digest: Microsoft service updates

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Message center announcements,
October 4-10, 2021
COMPUTERS N’ STUFF
Major updates

office_96x1.png (Updated) Removing Message Trace in SCC. Move Custom Queries to Message Trace in the new Modern EAC.
Act by: November 1
MC275807 | October 8 – Updated October 08, 2021: Based on recent customer feedback, we will delay retiring Message Trace from the Security and Compliance Center to make sure we provide the best experience for Message Trace in the new Modern Exchange Admin Center. This feature is now scheduled for removal from the Security and Compliance Center in November 2021 . The improved Message Trace feature can be found in the new Modern EAC along with the other mail flow reports and features.Attention: We will be retiring…
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office_96x1.png (Updated) Reminder: Update to Microsoft 365 and Outlook for Windows connectivity
Act by: November 1
MC288472 | October 8 – Updated October 08, 2021: We have updated the content below with additional details for clarity. Thank you for your feedback. 30-day/Final Reminder (MC229143 – DEC ’20 and MC274503 – July ’21): To ensure that we meet performance expectations, we are updating the supported versions of Outlook for Windows that can connect to Microsoft 365 services. Starting November 1, 2021, the following versions of Outlook for Windows, as part of Office and Microsoft 365 Apps, will not be able to connect with…
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admin_96x1.png M365 Records Management & Information Governance – Update on file deletion behavior when using a retention label in SPO
MC289965 | October 8 – To improve consistency of user experience between OneDrive and SharePoint, the behavior of any retention label set to “retain items for a specific period” in SharePoint will change to allow users to “delete” the document which will then be preserved in the Preservation Hold Library until the specified period expires.In response to your great feedback and provide more flexibility for different organizations, we have added the ability to configure this behavior for your tenant.The default will be…
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office_96x1.png Microsoft Viva: Praise History in Microsoft Viva Insights
MC289968 | October 7 – The Praise app in Microsoft Teams is designed to help recognize the effort that goes into the wide-ranging, collaborative work that Teams users do. Users can send Praise to their colleagues through the messaging extension pinned to the Teams messaging bar for most users or through the Microsoft Viva Insights app in Teams. With Praise history, users will be able to view their sent and received praise over the past six months. Praise history will be shown in Viva Insights and will include Praise…
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office_96x1.png (Updated) We’re updating the Hybrid federated search
Act by: October 10
MC270671 | October 7 – Updated October 07, 2021: We have extended the timeline outlined below to provide additional time to take action. We are making changes to Hybrid federated search, also called Inbound Hybrid Search, where users search from the SharePoint Online in the Microsoft 365 Search Center to display hybrid results from SharePoint Server. In modernizing search in Microsoft 365, we are updating the infrastructure used by SharePoint Server’s Hybrid federated search. As part of the process, customers who are…
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office_96x1.png (Updated) Teams Meeting Recordings Auto-Expiration in OneDrive and SharePoint
MC274188 | October 7 – Updated October 07, 2021: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Additionally, We have updated this post to correct the setting modification capability limitations and will provide an additional update when those limitations are corrected. As part of the evolution of the new Stream (built on SharePoint), we are introducing the meeting recording auto-expiration feature, which will automatically delete Teams recording files stored in OneDrive or SharePoint after a preset period of time….
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office_96x1.png Macro Settings Update to Disable Excel 4.0 Macros by Default
MC289724 | October 6 – We are introducing a change to the Excel Trust Center Macro settings to provide a more secure experience for users by default. This new default behavior will disable Excel 4.0 macros.Note: Users who have already configured this setting or have a group policy configuration in place will not be affected by this change.
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admin_96x1.png We’re making changes to LinkedIn integration with the Microsoft 365 people card
MC289687 | October 6 – Users will no longer be required to bind their LinkedIn account to their Microsoft 365 account to view LinkedIn information on the profile card in Outlook for the Web. The contact email address is automatically submitted to LinkedIn for lookup (but not stored), and where a match is found, basic public information will be included in the Microsoft 365 profile card. Users will still have to bind if they want to see relationship info or info only visible to themselves and not public e.g….
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exchange_96x1.png Change to mailbox forwarding behavior coming to Exchange Online
Act by: November 5
MC289686 | October 6 – We’re making some changes to which forwarded messages are rewritten with Sender Rewriting Scheme (SRS).Starting in early November, we will be further consolidating our rewriting for messages that are automatically forwarded outside of Exchange Online. Not all forwarded messages are rewritten using SRS today. Messages forwarded with SMTP or mailbox forwarding have their P1 Mail From address replaced with the forwarding mailbox address today. This will be changing and SRS rewriting will be used…
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office_96x1.png (Updated) Excel Power View Retirement
MC284624 | October 6 – Updated October 06, 2021: We have made the decision to not proceed with the retirement of Power View from Microsoft 365. Thank you for your feedback.You can safely disregard the content below.—-Original message for reference—Silverlight, a component used in Power View, will no longer be supported beginning on October 12th. In response, we will be starting the process to retire Power View from Microsoft 365. As an alternative to Power View, we recommend using Power BI Desktop, which is where…
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teams_96x1.png Microsoft Teams: A new search results page is coming
MC289446 | October 5 – A new search results experience in Teams for Desktop clients will be launched to make finding messages, people, answers and files faster and more intuitive. This redesigned search results page features better context, faster results, improved filtering capabilities with AI-powered relevance based on the people and content you engage with most in Teams and other Microsoft 365 services.
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Additional updates

skype_96x1.png Planned Maintenance: Skype for Business Capacity Upgrade
MC290235 | October 8 – We have maintenance planned for Skype for Business: Starting November 11, 2021 23:00 UTC Ending November 12,2021 11:00 UTC
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skype_96x1.png Planned Maintenance: Skype for Business Capacity Upgrade
MC290243 | October 8 – We have maintenance planned for Skype for Business: Starting November 5, 2021 21:00 UTC Ending November 6, 2021 9:00 UTC
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office_96x1.png Plan for Change: Intune MDM moving to support Android 8.0 and higher in January
Act by: January 7
MC290233 | October 8 – Microsoft Intune will be moving to support Android 8.0 (Oreo) and higher for mobile device management (MDM) enrolled devices on or shortly after January 7, 2021.
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office_96x1.png Plan for Change: Intune policy reports will remove stale records
MC290232 | October 8 – Starting on November 8, 2021, we will be removing stale reporting records from policy reports. Devices that have been offline for more than 60 days and are in ‘Pending’ state will be removed from the policy reports. Once the devices do check-in to the policy to receive status of success, error, conflict or not applicable, they will be reported back in the same reports.
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onedrive_96x1.png Users may need to take action to access OneDrive for Business from Office.com
Act by: October 14
MC289953 | October 7 – We’ve identified and corrected an issue with users’ ability to access OneDrive for Business through the Office.com navigation menu. This issue was caused by a recently deployed code change and while we’ve resolved the underlying issue, action is required to mitigate the impact for affected users. We previously communicated this issue to you via OD289670 in the Service Health Dashboard.
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office_96x1.png Reminder: IE11 desktop application retires in 9 months on June 15, 2022 – Set up IE mode today (non-LTSC, non-Server)
Act by: June 15
MC288052 | October 7 – Updated October 07, 2021: We have updated the content below for additional clarity.As announced in MC257152 (May 2021), the future of Internet Explorer on Windows 10 is in Microsoft Edge. Internet Explorer mode (IE mode) provides legacy browser support within Microsoft Edge. Because of this, the IE11 desktop application will be retired on June 15, 2022. This means that the IE11 desktop application will no longer be supported and afterwards will redirect to Microsoft Edge if a user tries to…
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office_96x1.png Updates available for Microsoft 365 Apps for Current Channel
MC289912 | October 7 – We’ve released updates to the following update channel for Microsoft 365 Apps: Current Channel
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office_96x1.png Modern site-level term store
MC289683 | October 6 – Following the release of the modern experience to create & manage Syntex and SharePoint taxonomy terms that can be used across your organization last year, the experience to manage your site-level terms is also being updated. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 85638.
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planner_96x1.png Planner tasks storage location update
MC289682 | October 6 – We are pleased to roll this out after the delay (MC229058 – May ’21). Starting in mid-October 2021, a copy of some Planner tasks will be stored in a user’s Exchange mailbox. All Planner tasks will continue to be stored in the Planner Service.
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admin_96x1.png Announcing Microsoft Feedback Portal
MC289676 | October 6 – The new Feedback portal for Microsoft 365 and Microsoft Edge will become available in Preview by the end of the year. The Feedback portal will allow customers to provide feedback to Microsoft and participate in the feedback community. Other products, like Windows, will be added next year.Going to the Feedback portal, users will be able to post new feedback as well as upvote or comment on feedback others have given and see previous feedback they submitted to Microsoft in their My Feedback…
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office_96x1.png Impact on Microsoft To Do due to Intune APP/MAM policy to support Android 9 and higher
MC289674 | October 6 – The functioning of the Microsoft To Do Android app could be impacted for all enterprise users with devices running Android version 8 and below from October 1, 2021. This is in accordance with the recent changes in the Intune App Protection Policy (APP, also known as MAM) to only support devices with Android version 9 and higher. This was announced to Intune customers in MC282986 (Intune APP for Android will be moving to support Android 9 (Pie) and higher on October 1, 2021.)Note: Android…
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exchange_96x1.png Retiring School Calendars for Outlook on the Web
MC289451 | October 6 – We will be retiring the ability to add School calendars directly within Outlook for the web. Instead we recommend the utilization of using Burbio.com to acquire new school calendars.
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office_96x1.png Updates available for Microsoft 365 Apps for Current Channel
MC289646 | October 6 – We’ve released updates to the following update channel for Microsoft 365 Apps: Current Channel
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yammer_96x1.png Yammer: Official Communities
MC289416 | October 5 – Official communities are designated communities to ask questions and get answers, to connect and learn from others. When communities are marked as official, they create legitimacy and build trust over the conversations and content shared. The interactions in official communities set the example within your organization’s network. Network admins designate the official communities in your organization. Network admins will have the ability to designate the official communities in your organization.
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office_96x1.png (Updated) Power Apps can now display images from Microsoft Lists
MC257468 | October 5 – Updated October 05, 2021: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience. Power Apps image controls can now display images that are stored in image columns in Microsoft Lists. Images can be displayed in four sizes: small, medium, large, or full.This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 81986
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exchange_96x1.png (Updated) Exchange online archive–Automatic archive of mailbox items in Purges, Versions and Discovery Holds folders
MC288630 | October 5 – Updated October 5, 2021: We have updated the post for additional clarity. Thank you for your feedback. We are rolling out an update which will automatically move any mailbox items preserved in the “Purges”, “Versions”, and “Discovery Holds” folders in the primary mailbox to the archive mailbox daily. Customers will no longer be required to create separate policies for archiving email content in the “Recoverable Items” folders mentioned. Once this change finishes rolling out, the existing…
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teams_96x1.png Azure Cloud shell in Teams Admin Center
MC289245 | October 4 – This new feature will enable you to open Azure Cloud Shell inline and run PowerShell scripts from within Teams admin center. The Azure Cloud Shell is an interactive, authenticated, browser-accessible shell for managing admin center resources.This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 82708.
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office_96x1.png Passwordless phone sign-in with Microsoft Authenticator experience changing
MC289241 | October 4 – We are modifying the experience in the Microsoft Authenticator app when approving passwordless phone sign-in requests.
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Macro Settings Update to Disable Excel 4.0 Macros by Default
MC289724 · COMPUTERS N’ STUFF
We are introducing a change to the Excel Trust Center Macro settings to provide a more secure experience for users by default. This new default behavior will disable Excel 4.0 macros.

Note: Users who have already configured this setting or have a group policy configuration in place will not be affected by this change.

Key points

  • Timing:
    • Insiders-Slow: will rollout in late October and be complete in early November.
    • Current Channel: will rollout in early November and be complete in mid-November.
    • Monthly Enterprise Channel (MEC): will begin and complete rollout in mid-December.
  • Roll-out: tenant level
  • Control type: admin control
  • Action: review and assess

How this will affect your organization:

The setting Enable XLM macros when VBA macros are enabled will now be unchecked by default, thus disabling XLM macros. This change is limited to end-users who have not yet configured this macro setting or who do not have a group policy configured by their tenant admins.

  • Users who have previously configured this setting or who have an existing group policy configuration in place will not be impacted by this change.
  • Affected users will still be able to re-enable and configure the behavior of XLM macros via the Excel Trust Center settings.

What you need to do to prepare:

There is no required action from tenant admins.

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Microsoft Teams: A new search results page is coming
MC289446 · COMPUTERS N’ STUFF
A new search results experience in Teams for Desktop clients will be launched to make finding messages, people, answers and files faster and more intuitive. This redesigned search results page features better context, faster results, improved filtering capabilities with AI-powered relevance based on the people and content you engage with most in Teams and other Microsoft 365 services.

Key points

  • Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID:66583
  • Timing: We will begin rolling this out in early November and expect to complete rollout mid-November.
  • Roll-out: tenant level
  • Action: review and assess

How this will affect your organization:

All users in your organization will receive this new experience when they use search and reach the search results page.

Previous search in Teams

Previous search in Teams
New search in Teams

New search in Teams
What you need to do to prepare:

You might want to notify your users about this new capability and update your training and documentation as appropriate.

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Weekly digest: Microsoft service updates

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September 27-October 3, 2021
COMPUTERS N’ STUFF
Major updates

office_96x1.png M365 Records Management, Information Governance & eDiscovery– Optimized behavior of file versions preserved in SPO & ODB
MC288633 | October 1 – To improve the consistency of experience and improve performance, any file with multiple versions that is deleted from SharePoint or OneDrive which is preserved to the Preservation Hold Library (due to its applicable retention label, retention policies or eDiscovery holds) will now be retained as a single file containing its full version history, rather than each version being retained as individual files as has been the case until now. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID…
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office_96x1.png Reminder: Update to Microsoft 365 and Outlook for Windows connectivity
Act by: November 1
MC288472 | September 30 – 30-day/Final Reminder (MC229143 – DEC ’20 and MC274503 – July ’21): To ensure that we meet performance expectations, we are updating the supported versions of Outlook for Windows that can connect to Microsoft 365 services. Starting November 1, 2021, the following versions of Outlook for Windows, as part of Office and Microsoft 365 Apps, will not be able to connect with Office 365 and Microsoft 365 services. Office and Microsoft 365 Apps Outlook for Windows Version Office 2013 15.0.4970.9999 and…
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exchange_96x1.png (Updated) Microsoft Defender for Office 365: Extending Secure by Default for Exchange Transport Rules (ETRs)
MC265759 | September 30 – Updated September 30, 2021: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience. Microsoft believes it’s critical to keep our customers secure by default. We have determined that legacy overrides tend to be too broad and cause more harm than good. As a security service, we believe it’s imperative that we act on your behalf to prevent your users from being compromised. This means these legacy overrides will no longer be honored for email messages we believe are malicious. We…
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exchange_96x1.png (Updated) Upcoming Changes to Auto-Expanding Archive
MC288051 | September 30 – Updated September 30, 2021: We have updated the content below for additional clarity. Thank you for your patience.We will be removing the word ‘Unlimited’ from our service description and related public documentation for the auto-expanding archiving feature, and instituting a 1.5TB limit for archive mailboxes. This limit is not configurable.
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admin_96x1.png Viva Learning general availability
MC287944 | September 29 – In early November, 2021, Microsoft is launching Microsoft Viva Learning, a center for learning in Microsoft 365 that promotes a culture of growth and development by bringing learning into the flow of work within the tools and platforms already used during the workday.
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office_96x1.png Configuration Change: Power BI app for Microsoft Teams automatic installation and availability for government customers
MC288054 | September 29 – Users will soon find it easier to find and share reports in Teams and they’ll be able to receive notifications when content is shared to them. Messaging extension will support search, link unfurling, and inserting cards into messages. Two changes are planned: Power BI will be automatically installed for users in your organization when they use the Power BI service in a web browser and have a Microsoft Teams license.Power BI app for Teams will become available to government customers.These…
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exchange_96x1.png (Updated) Exchange Online and Basic Auth – September 2021 Update
Act by: October 22
MC286990 | September 27 – Updated September 27, 2021: We have updated the content for additional clarity. Thank you for your feedback.We’re making some changes to improve the security of your tenant. We announced in 2019 we would be retiring Basic Authentication for legacy protocols, and in early 2021 we announced we would begin to retire Basic Authentication for protocols not being used in tenants, but not disable Basic Authentication for any in-use protocols until further notice. Today, we are announcing that,…
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yammer_96x1.png (Updated) Yammer Public Links API Changes
Act by: March 1
MC283912 | September 27 – Updated September 27, 2021: We have updated this message with additional details for clarity. Thank you for your feedback.We’re making some changes to public OGOs (Open Graph Objects) over the next two quarters. The effected APIs are: GET api/v1/open_graph_objects?url=https:// GET /messages/open_group_objects/
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Additional updates

office_96x1.png In Development for Microsoft Intune is now available
MC288686 | October 2 – The “In development for Microsoft Intune” page in our documentation has been updated.How does this affect me?The In development page provides a list of features in upcoming releases of Microsoft Intune to assist in your readiness and planning. The list has now been updated. You’ll start seeing these changes in the next month or in a subsequent release. What do I need to prepare for this change?You can inform your IT staff and helpdesk of the upcoming changes listed on this page. Plan to update…
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office_96x1.png OneDrive and SharePoint: Improved Move/Copy user experience
MC288642 | October 1 – We’re refreshing the Move/Copy user experience in OneDrive and SharePoint to make it easier for you to move and copy your files and folders.This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 85567
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exchange_96x1.png Exchange online auto-expanding archive–Automatic archive of mailbox items in Purges,Versions and Discovery Holds folders
MC288630 | October 1 – We are rolling out an update which will automatically move any mailbox items preserved in the “Purges”, “Versions”, and “Discovery Holds” folders in the primary mailbox to the archive mailbox daily. Customers will no longer be required to create separate policies for archiving email content in the “Recoverable Items” folders mentioned. Once this change finishes rolling out, the existing archiving policies created by customers for these folders will be ignored. This change does not impact the…
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office_96x1.png Known Issue: Users unable to update Android Company Portal from Huawei AppGallery
MC288473 | September 30 – The Android Company Portal is currently out-of-date in the Huawei AppGallery and recent updates to the Company Portal are unavailable through the Huawei AppGallery.
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office_96x1.png What’s New in the Microsoft Intune Service Update for September 2021
MC288469 | September 30 – Your Microsoft Intune account has been updated to the latest service build. How does this affect me? You will see the service release number updated in the Tenant Status blade of the Intune console soon. We’ve introduced some changes that we’re excited for you to try out. What do I need to do to prepare for this change? Click additional information below to learn more about what’s new in this service release. We’ll continue to update the What’s New page with any features that are released…
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teams_96x1.png Peer5 now available for Teams Live Events
MC288467 | September 30 – You are now able to use Peer5 as an Enterprise Content Delivery Network (eCDN) provider for your Teams Live Event scenarios. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 85787.
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admin_96x1.png (Updated) Microsoft 365 roadmap site updates
MC277639 | September 30 – Updated September 30, 2021: We have updated the rollout timeline below and provided additional details. Thank you for your patience. We will be making updates to the Microsoft 365 roadmap on how you view, filter, search for, and sort the information.
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teams_96x1.png (Updated) Content from camera now launched in Teams
MC286780 | September 30 – Updated September 30, 2021: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.As hybrid workplaces become more common, we’re excited to let you know that content from camera will soon be available in Microsoft Teams. This option enables users to stream content from directly from physical artefacts such as whiteboards and documents in a legible way. During a Teams call, users will be able to access the projection options simply by clickingShare > Content from camera. Two…
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teams_96x1.png (Updated) Hardware Support for AJA and Blackmagic Devices
MC287353 | September 30 – Updated September 30, 2021: We’ve updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience. The ability for Teams clients to stream content from a client to the local network via Network Device Interface (NDI) is being expanded to enable streaming content to select attached hardware devices. Users with the ability to turn on NDI will also be able to push content to attached hardware devices from AJA or Blackmagic Designs. This will enable users to push content from Teams out via attached…
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sharepoint_96x1.png (Updated) SharePoint Collapsible Sections
MC266077 | September 30 – Updated September 30, 2021: As shared previously, the new Collapsible Sections was deployed to 100% of Targeted Release customers. We held the solution at the Targeted Release phase while we addressed some issues that were reported with the solution. The issues have now been addressed and we will be resuming the global rollout to all customers. It is now our expectation that we’ll complete the rollout of the feature by the end of October 2021. Thank you for your patience. This new feature will…
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office_96x1.png Updates available for Microsoft 365 Apps for Current Channel
MC288066 | September 29 – We’ve released updates to the following update channel for Microsoft 365 Apps: Current Channel
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teams_96x1.png CART Caption support in Microsoft Teams Meetings
MC288055 | September 29 – Users will now be able to view real-time captions coming from a CART (Communication Access Real-Time Translation) provider within the Microsoft Teams meeting window. Meeting organizers and participants will be able to ask their CART captioning providers to stream captions to Microsoft Teams. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 70588
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office_96x1.png Reminder: IE11 desktop application retires in 9 months on June 15, 2022 – Set up IE mode today (non-LTSC, non-Server)
Act by: June 15
MC288052 | September 29 – As announced in MC257152 (May 2021), the future of Internet Explorer on Windows 10 is in Microsoft Edge. Internet Explorer mode (IE mode) provides legacy browser support within Microsoft Edge. Because of this, the IE11 desktop application will be retired on June 15, 2022. This means that the IE11 desktop application will no longer be supported and afterwards will redirect to Microsoft Edge if a user tries to access it. With 9 months left before retirement, we highly recommend you start…
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admin_96x1.png Microsoft 365 Compliance Center: Core and Advanced eDiscovery: Enhanced Keyword Query Language (KQL) editor experience
MC288050 | September 29 – The new KQL editor experiences provides a quick way to get started building complex queries across Core eDiscovery holds and search, and Advanced eDiscovery holds and collections.This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 85582
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office_96x1.png (Updated) Image Utility Edit Control
MC286779 | September 28 – Updated September 28, 2021: We have updated the message to ensure it is visible to all impacted organizations. Thank you for your patience. A set of utility tools to quickly fix and format an image on OneDrive for Business and SharePoint Online will soon be available. Capabilities will include; rotate, crop (freeform crop and fixed aspect ratio crop), and flip (horizontally and vertically). The update will also include a set of commonly used adjustments to adjust the quality of the photograph…
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teams_96x1.png (Updated) Introducing background effects on web
MC277112 | September 28 – Updated September 28, 2021: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.Introducing background effects on web. If you want to change what appears behind you in your video meeting or call, you can either blur your background or replace it entirely with any image you want.Note: Blurring or replacing your background might not prevent sensitive information from being visible to other people in the call or meeting.This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID…
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office_96x1.png (Updated) OneDrive: New Command Bar
MC285602 | September 28 – Updated September 28, 2021: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.With this update users will be able to easily identify the right file and access primary commands. The new simplified view will permit users to focus on the content while at the same time being visually pleasing.This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 85602.
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office_96x1.png (Updated) Microsoft Bookings – SMS notifications for booking appointments
MC285054 | September 28 – Updated September 28, 2021: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.With this rollout, we are enabling SMS notifications to be sent to the person booked for an appointment scheduled through the Bookings web app or Bookings app in Teams or via the self-serve booking page. Additionally, the SMS will include the Teams meeting link for virtual booking appointments. See here for all licenses for Bookings availability. A valid US and Canada phone number is required to…
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teams_96x1.png (Updated) Meeting Join Custom Branding
MC268191 | September 28 – Updated September 28, 2021: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience. Additionally, this feature will be available as a preview until December 31, 2021. After that, an Advanced Communications license is required to continue using this feature, as noted below. This new release of meeting Join Custom Branding will allow tenant admins to upload their company logo to the Teams admin portal so it appears on the meeting pre-join and lobby screens for meetings organized…
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office_96x1.png Removal of Wi-Fi MAC address on personally-owned work profile devices and device administrator Android 9
MC287809 | September 27 – Starting in October, Intune will no longer display a Wi-Fi MAC address for Android Enterprise newly enrolled personally-owned work profile devices and devices managed with device administrator running Android 9 and above.This is because Google is requiring all app updates to target API 30 by November 2021. With this change, Android prevents apps from collecting the MAC address used by the device.
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