Weekly digest: Microsoft service updates

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Message center announcements,
June 20-26, 2022
COMPUTERS N’ STUFF
Major updates

sharepoint_96x1.png SharePoint Online Inside Look Retirement
MC394933 | June 24 – We will be retiring the Inside Look on top of the file preview card from SharePoint online. Inside look provides a peek into documents with an estimated time to read the document and the author’s key points. This feature was available exclusively on Word documents written in English. Additionally, we will retire the auto summary info when sharing a document over email.
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exchange_96x1.png (Updated) Bookings with me in Outlook
MC375740 | June 21 – Updated June 21, 2022: We have updated the post for clarity. Thank you for your patience.Bookings with me in Outlook is coming to help you reduce the back and forth in scheduling, while helping you maintain control of your calendar. You’ll be able to create custom event types to share with others so they can easily find a time to schedule a 1:1 meeting with you according to your availability and preferences. When someone schedules a meeting with you using your personal booking page, you will…
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Additional updates

office_96x1.png SharePoint & OneDrive External Sharing One-Time Passcode mails will now come from [email protected]
MC394980 | June 25 – In order to improve delivery reliability of the one-time passcode e-mails that are sent as part of the external sharing flow in OneDrive and SharePoint, we will be updating the sending address for these mails from [email protected] to [email protected]. No other e-mails sent from OneDrive or SharePoint are being changed at this time.
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office_96x1.png Create “Nested” Groups with Azure AD Dynamic Groups (preview)
MC394932 | June 24 – This feature will help you better manage group memberships by allowing you to build dynamic Azure AD Security Groups and Microsoft 365 groups based on other groups. For example, you can now create Dynamic-Group-A with members of Group-X and Group-Y.The groups that define the membership of the dynamic group can be any group type represented in Azure Active Directory, such as user or device security groups, Microsoft 365 groups, and groups synced from on-premises. Unlike existing nested security…
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office_96x1.png Microsoft 365 admin center: Reports in the Admin Center – API available to manage user, group, and site names
MC394931 | June 24 – Microsoft is releasingan API that helps Global Administrators change how user, group, and site names are displayed in the Microsoft 365 admin center based on their organization’s privacy practices without having to manually change the setting in Org Settings -> Reports. User, group and site names are concealed by default. When this setting is changed, administrative roles and the report reader role will be able to see identifiable user level information. Global reader and Usage Summary…
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office_96x1.png Select Lists templates include Power Automate flows
MC394930 | June 24 – Lists ready-made templates are getting a boost. As part of our efforts to evolve Lists and enable more users to take advantage of automations, you now have the option to install pre-created Power Automate flows whenever you create a list from select list templates. The following templates will have reminder flows available to provision after you create your list: Work progress tracker, Content scheduler, and Recruitment tracker.This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 88906.
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teams_96x1.png Remove from Call History View
MC394845 | June 23 – Users will now be able to remove a call history item from their view from the Calls App. Users will be able to do this across the desktop, web, and mobile application of Teams. Users should know that simply removing a call history from view still retains back-endlogging of all calls available by user’s IT Admin. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 94200
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office_96x1.png SharePoint: Inline playback of videos in Hero web part
MC394844 | June 23 – When users click to play a video in the Hero web part section of a SharePoint site, the video will play inline. This feature allows users to watch a video without being taken off the SharePoint page and allows users to browse or scroll through the other contents of the page while the video plays. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 93351We will begin rolling out by mid-July and expect to complete by late July 2022. Video consumers on Hero webpart will now be able to consume…
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teams_96x1.png (Updated) Call control with bluetooth headsets and speakerphones
MC387038 | June 23 – Updated June 23, 2022: We have updated the timeline and provided additional details for clarity. Thank you for your patience.This new feature allows users to use the buttons on Bluetooth headsets, speakerphones or certified devices that don’t require a USB dongle to answer, end and even mute calls.Note: This feature supports both Windows 10 and Windows 11. Mac support will be upcoming in first half of 2023. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID:84309.
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office_96x1.png (Updated) Create Videos on Office Mobile
MC305100 | June 23 – Updated June 23, 2022: Based on learnings from our early rings, we have made the decision to make additional changes before we proceed with the rollout. We will deliver a new Message center post once we re-start the rollout. Thank you for your patience.Office Mobile is a content hub which houses a bunch of content types – from your favorite Word, Excel, PowerPoint to Lens, Forms, PDFs, and now very recently, Videos. In CY21Q3, we announced an update which saw Stream video player integrated…
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teams_96x1.png (Updated) Co-organizer Meeting Role
MC292796 | June 23 – Updated June 23, 2022: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience. 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…
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teams_96x1.png (Updated) Announcing graph support for Get Team Template List
MC311845 | June 23 – Updated June 23, 2022: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.We will not be moving forward with Get Template Details at this time and will communicate via Message center when it will be available. We have updated the content below to reflect this change as well as updated the rollout timeline. Thank you for your patience.This new release will bring Graph support toGet Template List. Team templates enable users to quickly create the right collaboration structure…
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office_96x1.png (Updated) Teams Meeting Poll New Question Type – Rating
MC387036 | June 23 – Updated June 23, 2022: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.The Rating question type is being added to the Polls app within Microsoft Teams. Meeting owners can easily create and launch Rating polls to increase engagement and collect input from their meeting attendees, as well as share the results live. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 93991
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office_96x1.png (Updated) Updates to the Zero-hour auto purge (ZAP) alerts
MC362283 | June 23 – Updated June 23, 2022: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.We will be updating the current zero-hour auto purge (ZAP) alerts and introduce a new ZAP alert that will notify you if a message has not been removed by ZAP.Updates to the ZAP alerts will include:Scoping the success ZAP alerts for only ZAP related scenarios. You will no longer be alerted as part of the ZAP alert for Dynamic Delivery scenarios.A new failure ZAP alert is being introduced. You will…
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forms_96x1.png (Updated) Forms: Enable templates for commercial users
MC358532 | June 23 – Updated June 23, 2022: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.Microsoft Forms will soon be able to provide high quality templates that can be used for a variety of business goals. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 88946.
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teams_96x1.png Speaker Coach in Microsoft Teams Meetings
MC394785 | June 23 – Speaker Coach provides private, personalized feedback on your speaking and presentation skills in both real-time as well as post-meeting in a summary. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 88253
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office_96x1.png Plan for Change: Significant changes comes to the Windows Diagnostic data processor configuration
MC394781 | June 23 – As Microsoft shared through Windows message center MC391866, to enable efficiencies and help us implement our plan to store and process EU Data for European enterprise customers in the EU, we will be introducing a significant change for enterprise Windows devices that have diagnostic data turned on. We’ll stop using policies, such as the “Allow commercial data pipeline” policy, to configure the processor option. Instead, we’ll be introducing an organization-wide configuration based on Azure…
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office_96x1.png Intune moving to support macOS 11.6 and higher later this year
MC394519 | June 21 – With Apple’s expected release of macOS 13 Ventura later this year, Microsoft Intune, the Company Portal app and the Intune MDM agent will be moving to support macOS 11.6 (Big Sur) and later. Since the Company Portal app for iOS and macOS are a unified app, this change will occur shortly after the release of iOS/iPadOS 16. This does not affect existing, enrolled devices.
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admin_96x1.png Moodle Learning Management System (LMS) integration with Microsoft Teams
MC394515 | June 21 – In addition to integration with Canvas and Blackboard, Microsoft has now partnered with Moodle LMS to deliver seamless integrated learning experiences. Microsoft Teams Meeting LTI and Classes LTI apps are now available within Moodle.Note:If your organization does not use Moodle LMS,you can safely disregard this message. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 95675
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teams_96x1.png Updates in Microsoft Teams Allows Users to Create, Submit, and Review Employee Updates
MC394514 | June 21 – Updates in Teams is an out-of-the-box app that enables people to create, submit, and review all their updates, check-ins, and reports in the flow of work. Whether those are recurring processes that happen on a regular basis, like a weekly update, store opening, or facility inspection, or in the moment updates that might be needed at any time, like a shift handoff, maintenance request, or incident report, Updates makes it easy for people to manage them all in one place. People can use the…
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admin_96x1.png Microsoft Purview Data Lifecycle & Records Management & eDiscovery- Rollout update: optimized file version behavior
MC394512 | June 21 – To improve the consistency of experience and 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.We are pleased to confirm that rollout of this feature (originally…
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office_96x1.png (Updated) OneDrive and SharePoint: Access your Teams standard and private channel files
MC336858 | June 21 – Updated June 21, 2022: We have updated the content below for clarity. Thank you for your patience.With this new feature, users that navigate to a site in SharePoint or OneDrive will be able to access the files stored in the Teams standard and private channels associated with that site. Users will see an “In channels” section when you navigate to the default document library of a Teams-connected site. This functionality will be available in OneDrive & SharePoint web, including experiences…
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exchange_96x1.png (Updated) Microsoft Defender for Office 365: Hourly option for notifications
MC383901 | June 21 – Updated June 21, 2022: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.We are adding a new hourly option to end user quarantine notifications, which will allow users to rely on receiving prompt notifications about quarantined items when appropriate. With this feature, users will be updated frequently once new items land in their quarantine folder. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 93304.
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forms_96x1.png (Updated) Forms: Allow up to 5 million Responses per Form/Quiz
MC318990 | June 21 – Updated June 21, 2022: We have updated the rollout timeline below for GCC organizations. Thank you for your patience.Note:We will not be moving forward with this feature for GCC-High or DoD organizations at this time and the supported number of responses will continue to be 50,000.The number of responses allowed per Form/Quiz is being increased from 50,000 to 5 million. After a Form passes 50,000 responses, the form can continue to collect additional responses and the Form owner can export the…
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office_96x1.png (Updated) Connected Templates
MC312070 | June 21 – Updated June 21, 2022: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.We are announcing the upcoming release of Connected Templates with Microsoft Teams and SharePoint. The connected templates will offer a new way of combining Microsoft Teams templates with SharePoint templates. Prior to this integration, clients needed to deploy Microsoft Teams or SharePoint-specific templates.Microsoft Team Templates allow administrators to easily deploy consistent teams across their…
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teams_96x1.png Remove Freehand by InVision from the ShareTray
MC394264 | June 20 – The Meeting Share Tray will no longer allow you to share the Freehand by InVision app to collaborate on a Freehand board during a meeting. Instead, users will be able to use the Freehand app for Teams Meetings, as described here: Freehand whiteboard app for Microsoft Teams – InVision Support.Note: If your organization is not using Freehand by InVision you can safely disregard this message.
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sharepoint_96x1.png Microsoft Lists calendar view conditional formatting
MC394263 | June 20 – The new feature, Microsoft Lists: Conditional formatting on calendar view, helps customize the calendar to meet specific requirements. Items in a list calendar view can be color coded based on conditions or rules specified on the fields available in the view. These rules can be managed using the ‘Format current view’ section of the Calendar view. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 93360
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office_96x1.png Option to automatically allow Spoofing and Impersonation related message directly using Admin Submissions
MC394261 | June 20 – Today security administrators can use the Submissions page in the Microsoft 365 Defender portal to submit email messages, URLs, and attachments to Microsoft for scanningWe are enhancing the email submission capability with an option to automatically allow Spoofing and Impersonation related emails from senders/infrastructure that were classified as legitimate by the admin, despite being initially blocked by the system. This will help mitigate false positives while the system continues to…
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office_96x1.png Important changes to Microsoft Dynamics 365 and Power Platform predefined and imported Solution security role updates
MC394237 | June 20 – We previously announced a feature that would allow administrators to update predefined Dataverse security roles’ privileges and imported Solution security role’s privileges, and the changes are retained. This announcement was communicated under Message Center post MC391928. Following additional internal discussions, we have decided to make further modifications to this feature. To perform these modifications, we have reverted this change. How does this affect me? Any updates made to your…
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