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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.

Mike Rosoft 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.

Mike Rosoft 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.

Mike Rosoft 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.

Mike Rosoft 28 September 2024Admin impact, Feature update, Plan for change, User impact1

Microsoft 365 apps

Microsoft OneNote for Windows 10 retires October 14, 2025 (switch your users) [MC899174]

As we continue to invest in a unified and modern Microsoft OneNote experience, we want to remind you that the OneNote for Windows 10 app will reach end of support on October 14, 2025. After this date, the app will no longer receive support, and the app will become read only.

Mike Rosoft 27 September 2024Admin impact, Plan for change, Retirement, User impact1

Microsoft Viva

Microsoft Viva Engage: Subscribe to notifications for followed topics [MC899176]

Coming soon to Microsoft Viva Engage: This feature will allow users to subscribe to receive notifications after following Viva Engage topics. Users will receive an Engage notification on the bell icon on the left side of Viva Engage when a new post is tagged with a topic they are subscribed to, or the topic is added to an existing post.

Mike Rosoft 27 September 2024Stay informed, User impact1

Microsoft Teams

Planned maintenance for all certified and supported Teams Android Devices to Company Portal version [MC898390]

Upcoming Microsoft Infrastructure changes will impact Teams Android Devices running older and out of support firmware and applications. Teams Android Devices (Teams Rooms on Android, Teams Phone, Teams Display, and Teams Panel devices) running Company Portal applications older than 5.0.6061.0 may sign out or be unstable starting July 1, 2025. We recommend ensuring your devices are on 5.0.6152.0 as soon as possible as that is the latest supported version to ensure stability.

Mike Rosoft 26 September 2024Admin impact, Stay informed, User impact1

Microsoft Teams

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: New features to improve user app adoption [MC898393]

We are excited to announce two new features in the Teams Store that will help users discover and adopt apps in Microsoft Teams. These enhancements are designed to streamline how users find and engage with apps in Teams. This message applies to Teams on the web and Teams for Windows and Mac desktops.

Mike Rosoft 26 September 2024Admin impact, New feature, Stay informed, User impact1

Microsoft Teams

Microsoft Teams: Performance improvements for meetings in Edge web browser for guests [MC898391]

Anonymous users (guests) who join Microsoft Teams meetings in the Microsoft Edge for Business web browser will soon experience performance improvements. They will be able to join meetings faster.

Mike Rosoft 26 September 2024Feature update, Stay informed, User impact1