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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.

Modern Workspace Pro 7 September 2024Plan for change, Retirement, User impact1

Microsoft 365 apps

ActiveX will be disabled by default in Microsoft Office 2024 [MC884011]

Starting in new Office 2024, the default configuration setting for ActiveX objects will change from Prompt me before enabling all controls with minimal restrictions to Disable all controls without notification. This change applies to the Win32 desktop versions of Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Visio.

Modern Workspace Pro 6 September 2024Admin impact, Plan for change, Retirement1

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Microsoft 365 suite

(Reminder) Microsoft 365 admin center: Admins can no longer receive user passwords in email as of August 30, 2024 [MC884005]

retiring the Send password in email feature from Microsoft 365 admin center starting August 30, 2024. Instead, we recommend using the new Print option in the Microsoft admin center to save the user account details and share them in a secure manner with your users.

Modern Workspace Pro 6 September 2024Admin impact, Retirement, Stay informed, User impact1

Microsoft Viva

Microsoft classic Viva Engage: Inline PDF viewing in external networks and non-connected communities retires Sept 30 [MC876292]

Starting September 30, 2024, classic Microsoft Viva Engage users in external networks and communities not connected to Microsoft 365 groups will need to download PDFs attached to Viva Engage threads to view them.

Modern Workspace Pro 29 August 2024Plan for change, Retirement, User impact

Microsoft 365 apps

URLs for deployment configurations will be retired [MC867651]

f you use the deployment configuration service from the Microsoft 365 Apps Admin Center (config.office.com) to create deployment configurations for Microsoft 365 apps, get ready for a change.

Modern Workspace Pro 20 August 2024Admin impact, Plan for change, Retirement, User impact

Microsoft Viva

Microsoft Viva Engage: Private unlisted groups in external networks will retire and be deleted in January 2025 [MC867664]

To enhance the security and compliance of Viva Engage, we will be retiring all private unlisted groups (also known as "Secret Groups") on January 13, 2025. These groups and all associated data will be deleted on February 10, 2025

Modern Workspace Pro 20 August 2024Plan for change, Retirement, User impact

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…
AI Music Generator on (Updated) Microsoft Outlook: Users can set custom account descriptions [MC981635]25 July 2025
This feels like a small update, but it’s going to make a big difference for users managing multiple inboxes—especially those…
AI Music Generator on Important Update: Teams Meeting Join URL Validation [MC1120871]24 July 2025
Good to know Microsoft is addressing the problem of broken meeting links due to URL rewriting. We’ve run into this…
AI Music Generator on (Updated) New Microsoft Outlook for Windows: Drag and drop files between accounts as attachments [MC1104315]24 July 2025
It’s great that Microsoft is continuously improving Outlook’s functionality. Being able to transfer files between different accounts so seamlessly will…