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Microsoft Outlook: Check-in to see who is working nearby in the office [MC925393]

Message ID: MC925393 With this feature update, users will have the option to check-in for their planned in-office days to let others know they have arrived. To facilitate in-person connections, after check-in, users will be able to see their colleagues'…

Mike Rosoft 5 November 2024Feature update, Stay informed, User impact1

Microsoft 365 for the web

Microsoft Loop: Configure guest sharing for tenants with sensitivity labels [MC923419]

After this rollout and the rollout of Microsoft Information Protection for Loop workspaces, B2B (business to business) guest sharing for Loop workspaces, pages, and components will be available for all tenants, including those who have configured sensitivity labels, subject to admin policy.

Mike Rosoft 1 November 2024Admin impact, Feature update, Stay informed, User impact1

SharePoint Online

System generated emails from workflows and alerts will now show SharePoint Online as the sender display name [MC923413]

To align system generated emails with best practices, SharePoint Online workflow and alert emails will be displayed as “SharePoint Online”.

Mike Rosoft 1 November 2024Admin impact, Feature update, Plan for change, User impact3

Microsoft 365 apps

Microsoft Loop: Sensitivity labels at the container level [MC923176]

Coming soon: New security features for Microsoft Loop for organizations that have enabled sensitivity labels (also known as Microsoft Information Protection or MIP).

Mike Rosoft 1 November 2024Admin impact, New feature, Plan for change, User impact1

Exchange Online Microsoft 365 apps Microsoft 365 for the web

Microsoft new Outlook for Windows and Outlook for the web: Changing how to disable/enable [MC922623]

We're changing the OWAEnabled parameter that enables or disables access to user mailboxes using Outlook for the web (formerly known as Outlook Web App or OWA) to block only Outlook for the web and to not affect the behavior of new Outlook for Windows.

Mike Rosoft 31 October 2024Admin impact, Plan for change, User impact1

Microsoft Viva

Microsoft Viva Engage: Mute conversations in feeds and digests [MC922624]

Coming soon for Microsoft Viva Engage: Network admins and corporate communicators will be able to use the new Mute conversations feature to remove individual conversation threads from the Home Feed and email digests.

Mike Rosoft 31 October 2024Admin impact, Feature update, Plan for change, User impact1

Microsoft Viva

Microsoft Viva Insights: Users can request delegate access [MC922625]

Coming soon for Microsoft Viva Insights: Users will be able to request delegate access from a manager. This message applies to the Viva app on the web and the Viva Insights app in Teams for Windows desktop, Teams for Mac desktop, Teams on the web, and Teams for iOS/Android.

Mike Rosoft 31 October 2024Feature update, Plan for change, User impact1

Microsoft 365 suite

Microsoft Copilot extending to Teams and Outlook [MC922627]

In mid-November, Microsoft Copilot will become available to users with an Entra account in Microsoft Teams and Outlook. If pinned, Entra users will be able to access the Microsoft Copilot app directly from the left rail in Outlook and Teams.

Mike Rosoft 31 October 2024Admin impact, New feature, Plan for change, User impact1

Microsoft 365 suite OneDrive for Business

Microsoft OneDrive: We will remove the “EnableHoldTheFile” group policy [MC922630]

We will remove the EnableHoldTheFile group policy for Microsoft OneDrive from the Microsoft 365 admin center.

Mike Rosoft 31 October 2024Admin impact, Feature update, Plan for change, User impact1

Microsoft Forms

Microsoft Forms: New streamlined and modernized experience [MC922626]

Microsoft Forms is updating the end-to-end experience with a new appearance for the portal page, form creation, and response analysis. Users can toggle between upgraded templates as they create their form and then view insights and suggested actions when the responses come in.

Mike Rosoft 31 October 2024New feature, Stay informed, User impact1