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Microsoft Entra ID: Update to user sign-in with Microsoft Authenticator Lite and Microsoft Authenticator app [MC1050723]

Message ID: MC1050723 Customers have reported accessibility issues with existing timeouts for multifactor authentications (MFA) and passwordless sign in on iOS/Android with the Microsoft Authenticator app and Microsoft Authenticator Lite for Microsoft Outlook. To help address this concern, we will…

Modern Workspace Pro 8 April 2025Feature update, Plan for change, User impact1

Microsoft Teams

Provide a meaningful name to the first channel of the team [MC1048628]

Message ID: MC1048628 Provide a meaningful name to first channel of the team, with no restrictions on the name. The first channel, if named "General" (in English), will follow the behavior as General in any other teams. [When this will…

Modern Workspace Pro 5 April 2025Feature update, Stay informed, User impact1

Microsoft 365 suite

Microsoft 365 network connectivity test for Microsoft 365 Copilot is generally available [MC1047926]

Message ID: MC1047926 The Microsoft 365 network connectivity test for Microsoft 365 Copilot is rolling out worldwide to general availability. A Microsoft 365 Copilot license is not required to use this feature. [When this will happen:] General Availability (Worldwide): We…

Modern Workspace Pro 4 April 2025Admin impact, Feature update, Stay informed, User impact1

Microsoft 365 suite

Microsoft 365 Copilot Chat: Simplifying the default pinning configuration [MC1045945]

Message ID: MC1045945 Based on your feedback, we’re simplifying the default pinning configuration for Copilot Chat in the Microsoft 365 Copilot app, Outlook, and Teams. This change only impacts users without a Microsoft 365 Copilot license. Today, Global admins can…

Modern Workspace Pro 1 April 2025Admin impact, Feature update, Plan for change, User impact

Microsoft 365 apps Microsoft 365 for the web

Microsoft Excel: Expanded eligibility for Python in Excel [MC1042933]

Message ID: MC1042933 In August 2024, the Python in Excel feature in Microsoft Excel became generally available to commercial users with paid Microsoft 365 licenses that provide access to the Microsoft 365 desktop apps, such as Office 365 E3 and…

Modern Workspace Pro 28 March 2025Admin impact, Feature update, Plan for change, User impact1

Microsoft Viva

Microsoft Viva Pulse: Admins can configure access to Pulse templates for Microsoft 365 Copilot licensed users [MC1041957]

Message ID: MC1041957 As communicated in MC948979 Microsoft Viva Pulse experience will be included with Microsoft 365 Copilot subscription (December 2024), Microsoft Viva Pulse authors can use new templates specific to Microsoft 365 Copilot Readiness, Adoption, and Impact to measure…

Modern Workspace Pro 27 March 2025Admin impact, Feature update, Stay informed, User impact1

kawaii coloring on GCP Release Notes: July 28, 20254 August 2025
The cross-region BigQuery materialized views are a game-changer—cut our nightly pipeline costs by 40%. Critical catch: Schema auto-detection still fails…
kawaii coloring on Important Update: Teams Meeting Join URL Validation [MC1120871]4 August 2025
This validation change is overdue—we’ve seen a 300% spike in phishing via fake ‘rescheduled meeting’ links. For hybrid teams, ensure…
AI Music Generator on Amazon RDS for Oracle now supports R6in and M6in instances1 August 2025
The increased network bandwidth in R6in and M6in instances is a great move, especially for businesses that rely on write-heavy…
Cyber Wpg on Important Update: Teams Meeting Join URL Validation [MC1120871]29 July 2025
It would be nice it the post included the teams join URLs.
Dave on GCP Release Notes: July 28, 202529 July 2025
Great roundup of the latest GCP updates—thanks for keeping the community informed! The enhancements to Cloud Run and the new…