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(Reminder) Delve retires December 16, 2024 [MC902780]

This is a reminder that we are retiring Microsoft Delve on December 16, 2024, as communicated in MC698136 (Updated) Retiring Delve Web (originally published December 2023, updated May 2024).

Modern Workspace Pro 2 October 2024Admin impact, Plan for change, Retirement, User impact1

Microsoft Teams Exchange Online

Microsoft Places will be generally available in Q4 CY24 [MC901823]

Microsoft Places, an AI-powered workplace app for flexible work, will be generally available in Q4 CY24. Places reimagines flexible work with AI by intelligently coordinating your hybrid team to make the most of in-office days, modernizing how employees connect, and optimizing space management with occupancy and utilization data.

Modern Workspace Pro 1 October 2024Admin impact, Plan for change, User impact1

Microsoft 365 apps

Microsoft Word: Researcher feature will retire starting late December 2024 [MC901824]

We will retire the Researcher feature in Microsoft Word starting January 2025. After Researcher retires, Researcher will not appear on the ribbon in Word and Researcher will no longer be supported.

Modern Workspace Pro 1 October 2024Plan for change, Retirement, User impact1

Microsoft 365 for the web

Product transitions to the cloud.microsoft domain – September 2024 [MC901821]

The cloud.microsoft domain was provisioned in early 2023 to provide a unified, trusted, and dedicated DNS domain space to host Microsoft’s first-party authenticated SaaS products and experiences. This post is to inform admins that the following Microsoft products and scenarios are now available at the cloud.microsoft domain, in parallel with the previous domains.

Modern Workspace Pro 1 October 2024Admin impact, Plan for change, User impact1

Microsoft Teams

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.

Modern Workspace Pro 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.

Modern Workspace Pro 28 September 2024Admin impact, Feature update, Plan for change, User impact1

GemPix 2 on Microsoft Outlook: Updated behavior for switching back from new Outlook to classic Outlook for Windows [MC1066342]4 January 2026
This update seems like a thoughtful response to user feedback around changes in Outlook. A smoother transition between versions will…
GemPix 2 on Legacy Microsoft Outlook for Mac: Support will end [MC994282]4 January 2026
This change makes sense in terms of keeping the platform secure and feature-rich. I wonder if any organizations will be…
GemPix 2 on Power Pages version 9.7.2.x Early Upgrade Release [MC1011716]4 January 2026
The emphasis on performance and security updates is reassuring, but I’m wondering how this will impact users during the maintenance…
Snow Rider 3D on Amazon Cognito now supports resource indicators to simplify enhancing protection of OAuth 2.0 resources28 October 2025
Wow, this change in Cognito sounds like a game-changer for security! It's kinda wild how little things like specifying resource…
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