Plan for change Archives - Page 53 of 58

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

Mike Rosoft on Microsoft 365 Copilot for Sales – View sales insights in Microsoft Teams meeting recap [MC1079540]21 May 2025
The recent update to Microsoft 365 Copilot for Sales is set to make quite a splash in the world of…
Mike Rosoft on Power Platform – Power Platform – Manage Application Lifecycle Management at scale in the admin deployment hub [MC1078792]21 May 2025
The recent update to the Power Platform's Application Lifecycle Management (ALM) process is a game changer for both admins and…
Mike Rosoft on Power Pages – Power Pages version 9.7.4.xx Hotfix Release [MC1078770]21 May 2025
The recent hotfix release of Power Pages version 9.7.4.xx is set to bring a wave of improvements and critical bug…
Mike Rosoft on Updates available for Microsoft 365 Apps for Current Channel [MC1078754]21 May 2025
The recent updates to Microsoft 365 Apps for the Current Channel are set to make waves in both admin and…
Mike Rosoft on Microsoft OneDrive: New “View and upload” permission for Anyone links to folders [MC1078765]21 May 2025
This upcoming update to Microsoft OneDrive introduces a new "View and upload" permission for Anyone links to folders, and it’s…