Admin impact Archives - Page 9 of 20

What’s new in Microsoft Entra – September 2024 [MC910988]

With the ever-increasing sophistication of cyber attacks, the increasing use of cloud-based services, and the proliferation of mobile devices, it’s essential that organizations secure access for both human and non-human identities to all on-premises and cloud resources, while continuously working to improve their security posture.

Mike Rosoft 15 October 2024Admin impact, Feature update, Plan for change1

Exchange Online

Microsoft Exchange Online: Optional Help file parameter in Microsoft PowerShell will change [MC910986]

n Exchange Online PowerShell (EXO) V3.0, we introduced the Connect-ExchangeOnline cmdlet to connect to the Microsoft Exchange Online environment through Microsoft PowerShell, which loads the help file by default. This help file is required for running the Get-Help cmdlet.

Mike Rosoft 15 October 2024Admin impact, Feature update, Plan for change1

Microsoft 365 suite

Manage web searches in Copilot separately from optional connected experiences with new policy [MC910984]

In early November 2024, we’re releasing the Allow web search in Copilot policy to offer more ways for you to manage web search in Microsoft 365 Copilot and Microsoft Copilot.

Mike Rosoft 15 October 2024Admin impact, New feature, Stay informed, User impact1

Planner Project for the web

Microsoft Project for web: Roadmap admin toggle | Microsoft Planner: New Portfolios feature [MC910987]

Coming soon for Microsoft Planner customers with Premium Planner licenses (P3 and P5): Users will be able to create Portfolios in Planner, which will have a list of plans and an associated Roadmap, giving Planner users an upgraded experience compared to the Roadmap in Microsoft Project for the web.

Mike Rosoft 15 October 2024Admin impact, Feature update, Plan for change, User impact1

Microsoft 365 apps

Support for Office 2016 and Office 2019 will end October 14, 2025: Upgrade recommended [MC910978]

Support for Office 2016 and Office 2019 will end one year from today, on October 14, 2025. After that date, no further updates, security fixes, or technical support will be available for these versions of Office.

Mike Rosoft 14 October 2024Admin impact, Plan for change, Retirement, User impact1

Microsoft Teams

Microsoft Teams: Brand impersonation protection for Teams Chat [MC910976]

Coming soon to Microsoft Teams: A new feature to enhance the security in external collaboration. If your company allows external domains to contact your users in Teams, we will identify if an external user is impersonating a brand commonly targeted by phishing attacks during their initial contact with your user through Teams Chat.

Mike Rosoft 14 October 2024Admin impact, New feature, Plan for change, User impact1

Exchange Online

Microsoft Exchange Online: New fields for Exchange mailbox schema [MC909164]

Coming soon to Microsoft Exchange Online: A significant rollout that introduces two new subfields under AppAccessContext for improved field consistency and enhanced telemetry in other Exchange APIs: ClientAppId APIId

Mike Rosoft 12 October 2024Admin impact, Feature update, Plan for change1

Exchange Online Microsoft 365 apps

Microsoft Outlook for Mac: New reporting buttons integrated with Microsoft Defender for Office 365 [MC909163]

n September 2024, we added new built-in reporting buttons in new Microsoft Outlook for Mac desktops that allow users to report emails as phishing / junk / not junk. Admins can control the appearance and behavior of these buttons from the User reported settings page in the Microsoft 365 Defender portal (security.microsoft.com).

Mike Rosoft 11 October 2024Admin impact, Feature update, Plan for change, User impact1

Project for the web

Project for the Web Email Notification Update [MC908110]

Our team has made an update to the behavior of email notifications in Project for the web. When a project or roadmap is shared with a Microsoft 365 group, only if the group has 50 or less members will an email notification be sent to each member of the group notifying them a plan or roadmap has been shared with them.