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Microsoft OneDrive: We will remove the “EnableHoldTheFile” group policy [MC922630]

We will remove the EnableHoldTheFile group policy for Microsoft OneDrive from the Microsoft 365 admin center.

Mike Rosoft 31 October 2024Admin impact, Feature update, Plan for change, User impact1

OneDrive for Business

Microsoft OneDrive: The Enable OCSI for Tenants group policy is being removed [MC921916]

We're removing the EnableAllOcsiClients OneDrive group policy in the Microsoft 365 admin center.

Mike Rosoft 30 October 2024Admin impact, Plan for change, User impact1

OneDrive for Business SharePoint Online

Microsoft OneDrive and Microsoft SharePoint: New setting to disable presence in the file viewer [MC906496]

Administrators can now use the Microsoft SharePoint Online Management Shell to disable the user presence feature in the Microsoft OneDrive and SharePoint file viewer on a per-site collection basis.

Mike Rosoft 8 October 2024Admin impact, New feature, Plan for change, User impact1

OneDrive for Business SharePoint Online

On-demand Index Life Cycle Change for SharePoint and OneDrive Search and Application Permission Based Requests [MC903620]

We're making some changes to on-demand indexes used to support SharePoint and OneDrive Search using Application Permissions. On/Starting November 1, 2024, if an on-demand index has not been queried in 100 days, the index will be decommissioned.

Mike Rosoft 3 October 2024Admin impact, Feature update, Plan for change, User impact1

Microsoft Forms OneDrive for Business SharePoint Online

Microsoft Forms: New data sync solution for Microsoft Excel for the web in Microsoft SharePoint Online and OneDrive [MC901820]

Coming soon: A new data sync solution with higher reliability to sync Forms response data to Microsoft Excel for the web. New Forms created from Microsoft OneDrive and Microsoft SharePoint online after this rollout will use the new data sync solution.

Mike Rosoft 1 October 2024Feature update, 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

OneDrive for Business

Microsoft OneDrive: New prompt to confirm deletion of shared items and updated prompt for local mass item deletions [MC888872]

Coming soon for Microsoft OneDrive Sync: When users are about to delete shared items, a new prompt will ask users to confirm the deletion. When users are about to mass delete local items, an updated prompt will ask users to confirm the deletion. This message applies to OneDrive on Windows desktop.

Mike Rosoft 13 September 2024Admin impact, New feature, Stay informed, User impact2

OneDrive for Business

Microsoft OneDrive for Business: Colored folders in the OneDrive folder in Microsoft Windows File Explorer [MC878504]

users will be able to see folder colors applied from OneDrive on the web in the OneDrive folder in File Explorer and manage folder colors in File Explorer by right clicking a folder name and then selecting OneDrive > Folder color.

Mike Rosoft 30 August 2024New feature, Stay informed, User impactNo Comments

OneDrive for Business

Microsoft OneDrive: Find files faster with the improved search experience in OneDrive for the web [MC875179]

Improved search experience for finding files stored in your OneDrive, shared folders, and document libraries.

Mike Rosoft 28 August 2024Feature update, Stay informed, User impactNo Comments

Azure Information Protection OneDrive for Business

Microsoft OneDrive Mobile: View PDFs with sensitivity labels [MC875189]

OneDrive users will be able to open PDF files protected with sensitivity labels from Microsoft Purview Information Protection and read them using OneDrive mobile apps in read-only mode. Only authorized users will be able to access these PDF files.

Mike Rosoft 28 August 2024Admin impact, New feature, Stay informed, User impactNo Comments