August 2024 - Page 6 of 10 - Modern Workspace Pro

Microsoft Word: Certain Dynamic Data Exchange features will be removed in April 2025 [MC863140]

You may be affected by this change if you currently depend on the HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Office\16.0\Word\Security\AllowDDE registry key being set to a value other than 0. If you do not have that key set or if it is currently set to 0, this change will have no effect.

Mike Rosoft 15 August 2024Admin impact, Plan for change, RetirementNo Comments

Microsoft 365 suite

Microsoft Copilot to update to enterprise data protection [MC862983]

Microsoft Copilot will offer enterprise data protection and redirect users to a new simplified, ad-free user interface designed for work and education when they are signed in with an Entra account.

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Microsoft Entra

Take action: Enable multifactor authentication for your tenant before October 15, 2024 [MC862873]

Starting on or after October 15, 2024, to further increase security, Microsoft will require admins to use multi-factor authentication (MFA) when signing into the Microsoft Azure portal, Microsoft Entra admin center, and Microsoft Intune admin center.

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Microsoft Dataverse

Microsoft Dataverse – Service Update 9.2.24082.00000 for GBR [MC862864]

The version number for your Microsoft Dataverse environment will update to version 9.2.24082.00000 or higher.

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Microsoft Outlook: Quickly see who is in the office based on work hours and location [MC862229]

Coming soon for Microsoft Outlook: If users have enabled work hours and location in Settings, their colleagues will be able to more quickly see who plans to be in the office with a new calendar feature.

Mike Rosoft 14 August 2024New feature, Stay informed, User impactNo Comments

Microsoft Teams

Microsoft Teams: External presenters can join on mobile [MC862236]

In Microsoft Teams, town halls and webinars currently support the ability for an external user outside the organization to present in an event only through the Teams desktop. With this update, external presenters will have the option to join the event through the Teams mobile app on their Android or iOS devices.

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Microsoft 365 apps

Microsoft Outlook: Behavior change for “Org Data Notifications” for Android [MC862228]

This message covers a change in behavior in Microsoft Outlook for Android regarding App Protection Policy and App Configuration Policy. Before this rollout, Outlook for Android does not adhere to the documented behavior when the App Protection Policy (APP) Org Data Notifications is set to Block. Instead of blocking sensitive data from being exposed in an Outlook notification, Outlook for Android blocks all notifications.

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Microsoft 365 apps

Updates available for Microsoft 365 Apps for all channels [MC860849]

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 [When this will happen:] We'll be gradually rolling out these updates of Microsoft 365 Apps to…

Mike Rosoft 13 August 2024Feature update, Stay informedNo Comments

Microsoft Teams

Microsoft Teams: Improvements to the “Manage what attendees see” feature [MC859870]

The Manage what attendees see feature in Microsoft Teams helps organizers to easily deliver polished events by simplifying the attendee view and keeping the focus on participants who have been brought onscreen. With this rollout, we are enhancing Manage what…

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New Microsoft Outlook for Windows and the web: Use the Ctrl Y shortcut to jump to a folder [MC859862]

Coming soon for new Microsoft Outlook for Windows and the web: When focused on the folder pane, users will be able to press Ctrl+Y and the first letter of the folder name to quickly navigate to a folder. If a…

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