September 2024 - Modern Workspace Pro

Microsoft Teams admin center: “WatermarkWithDisplayNameAndIP” retires in October 2024 from Teams meeting policy [MC899939]

We will retire the Microsoft PowerShell command value WatermarkWithDisplayNameAndIP for WatermarkForAnonymousUsers for the Microsoft Teams meeting policy on October 27, 2024. We will continue to support the values WatermarkWithDisplayName (the default value) and JoinWithAudioOnly.

Mike Rosoft 28 September 2024Admin impact, Plan for change, Retirement, User impact1

Microsoft 365 suite

Microsoft 365 Copilot: Self-service purchase settings in Microsoft 365 admin center (E3, E5) [MC899941]

In MC853238 Microsoft 365 admin center: New self-service purchase and trial settings (August 2024), we communicated the new self-service purchase and trial settings in the Microsoft admin center. In October 2024, self-service purchase settings for Microsoft 365 Copilot will be generally available for global admins or billing admins. If you have an E3 or E5 license, you can set your preferences now for Microsoft 365 Copilot self-service purchases that will go live at a future date. We will update this message when we know that date.

Mike Rosoft 28 September 2024Admin impact, Feature update, Plan for change, User impact1

Microsoft Viva

Microsoft Viva Engage: Subscribe to notifications for followed topics [MC899176]

Coming soon to Microsoft Viva Engage: This feature will allow users to subscribe to receive notifications after following Viva Engage topics. Users will receive an Engage notification on the bell icon on the left side of Viva Engage when a new post is tagged with a topic they are subscribed to, or the topic is added to an existing post.

Mike Rosoft 27 September 2024Stay informed, User impact1

Microsoft 365 apps

Microsoft OneNote for Windows 10 retires October 14, 2025 (switch your users) [MC899174]

As we continue to invest in a unified and modern Microsoft OneNote experience, we want to remind you that the OneNote for Windows 10 app will reach end of support on October 14, 2025. After this date, the app will no longer receive support, and the app will become read only.

Mike Rosoft 27 September 2024Admin impact, Plan for change, Retirement, User impact1

Microsoft Dataverse

Microsoft Dataverse – Service Update 9.2.24094.00000 for GBR [MC898835]

The version number for your Microsoft Dataverse environment will update to version 9.2.24094.00000 or higher.

Mike Rosoft 26 September 2024Stay informedNo Comments

Microsoft Teams

Planned maintenance for all certified and supported Teams Android Devices to Company Portal version [MC898390]

Upcoming Microsoft Infrastructure changes will impact Teams Android Devices running older and out of support firmware and applications. Teams Android Devices (Teams Rooms on Android, Teams Phone, Teams Display, and Teams Panel devices) running Company Portal applications older than 5.0.6061.0 may sign out or be unstable starting July 1, 2025. We recommend ensuring your devices are on 5.0.6152.0 as soon as possible as that is the latest supported version to ensure stability.

Mike Rosoft 26 September 2024Admin impact, Stay informed, User impact1

OneDrive for Business SharePoint Online

Specifying client ID and secret when creating an Azure ACS principal via AppRegNew.aspx will be removed [MC898388]

When using the AppRegNew.aspx page to create Azure ACS (Access Control Service) principals today, you can generate a new client ID (default flow) and secret, but you can also specify the client ID or secret yourselves. Going forward, the option to specify the client ID and secret yourself will be removed.

Mike Rosoft 26 September 2024Admin impact, Plan for change, Retirement1

Microsoft Teams

Stay current with your OS to keep your Microsoft Teams desktop client supported [MC898394]

Microsoft Teams is governed by the Modern Lifecycle Policy, the Teams desktop client needs to be under a supported OS version. This is to ensure that users have the latest updates, capabilities, performance enhancements, security features, and service compatibility.

Mike Rosoft 26 September 2024Admin impact, Plan for change, User impact1

Microsoft Teams

Microsoft Teams: UDP Signaling Ports configuration change [MC898392]

Coming soon: To enhance the efficiency of Microsoft Teams, we will implement a significant update to the UDP signaling ports used for Calling and Meetings.

Mike Rosoft 26 September 2024Admin impact, Plan for change1

Microsoft Teams

Microsoft Teams: New features to improve user app adoption [MC898393]

We are excited to announce two new features in the Teams Store that will help users discover and adopt apps in Microsoft Teams. These enhancements are designed to streamline how users find and engage with apps in Teams. This message applies to Teams on the web and Teams for Windows and Mac desktops.

Mike Rosoft 26 September 2024Admin impact, New feature, Stay informed, User impact1