Plan for change Archives - Page 13 of 16

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 365 for the web

Microsoft Word: Loop components released to Targeted Release customers have retired [MC893617]

We have rolled back the Microsoft Loop component feature in Microsoft Word for the web introduced in December 2022 to users in the Targeted release track, as communicated in MC478687 Loop components in Word for the web in Targeted release (December 2022).

Mike Rosoft 20 September 2024Plan for change, Retirement, User impact1

Microsoft Teams

Microsoft Teams: New policy for voice and face enrollment defaulting to ‘On’ [MC892646]

We're introducing a new policy that gives IT admins enhanced flexibility with distinct settings for voice and face enrollment. This adjustment provides greater control over managing these features, allowing organizations to tailor to their needs. Voice and face biometric enrolment will be enabled by default, enabling voice isolation and speaker recognition in meeting rooms and enhancing intelligent meeting recaps and Microsoft Copilot for meetings.

Mike Rosoft 19 September 2024Admin impact, New feature, Plan for change1

Microsoft 365 suite

Changes coming to the Copilot experience for Windows [MC890889]

The Copilot experience on Windows is changing in response to your feedback. Moving forward, users with work or school accounts will access Microsoft Copilot through the Microsoft 365 app. In addition, Microsoft Copilot will offer enterprise data protection (EDP) at no additional cost for all users signed in with an Entra account. This means that security, privacy, and compliance controls and commitments available for Microsoft 365 Copilot will extend to Microsoft Copilot prompts and responses.

Mike Rosoft 16 September 2024Admin impact, Feature update, Plan for change, User impact1

Microsoft Entra

Take action: Enable multifactor authentication for your tenant before October 15, 2024 [MC889517]

As mentioned in 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.

Mike Rosoft 13 September 2024Admin impact, Plan for change1

Microsoft Purview

Microsoft Purview: Message Encryption portal transitioning to the “.microsoft” domain by the end of 2024 [MC887373]

The Microsoft Purview Message Encryption portal provides access to encrypted messages sent from your organization's users to external recipients.

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

Exchange Online

Reject multiple From addresses (P2 From headers) without a Sender header [MC886603]

Starting October 15th, we're going to start gradually dropping messages that have multiple From addresses (also known as P2 From headers) without a Sender header from being sent via Exchange Online.

Mike Rosoft 10 September 2024Admin impact, Plan for change, User impact1

Microsoft 365 suite

Copilot for Microsoft 365 available for self-service purchase [MC886385]

Self Service purchases are a great way for IT to accelerate and streamline productivity tools for their organization by providing a way for end users to purchase products with their own payment instrument, allowing end users to bring their own products to their company to help enhance their productivity with AI.

Mike Rosoft 9 September 2024Admin impact, New feature, Plan for change, User impact1

Microsoft 365 apps Microsoft 365 for the web Microsoft 365 suite

Microsoft PowerPoint: QuickStarter feature retires starting October 2024 [MC884762]

Starting October 8, 2024, and ending December 31, 2024, we will retire the Microsoft PowerPoint QuickStarter feature from Microsoft Office version 2409 for Windows and Microsoft Office version 2410 for Mac. The feature will be unavailable going forward in Office. QuickStarter was never available in PowerPoint for the web.

Mike Rosoft 7 September 2024Plan for change, Retirement, User impact1