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Power Platform – Govern critical Copilot settings and more with Environment Groups [MC996551]

Message ID: MC996551 On February 3, 2025, we are introducing new rules for Environment Groups that give tenant administrators greater control over critical environment settings. The rules that have a “preview” tag are in Public Preview, while rules without it…

Modern Workspace Pro 3 February 2025New feature, Stay informed1

Planner

New and Improved: Board View in My Tasks and My Day

One of the most eagerly anticipated updates in task management has arrived: the Board view is now integrated into My Tasks and My Day within Microsoft Planner. This enhancement transforms how users interact with their daily and project-related tasks by…

Modern Workspace Pro 3 February 2025No Comments

Power BI

Microsoft Fabric Copilot to write DAX queries in Power BI update

We are excited to announce that writing DAX queries with Copilot can utilize semantic model descriptions, synonyms, and sample values from columns. Microsoft Power BI Blog | Microsoft Power BI Read More

Mike 3 February 2025No Comments

Exchange Online Microsoft 365 apps

Legacy Microsoft Outlook for Mac: Support will end [MC994282]

Message ID: MC994282 After October 2025, Microsoft 365 subscriptions associated with a Microsoft 365 account (personal, work, or school) will no longer be able to use legacy Microsoft Outlook for Mac. This transition marks a significant step towards a more…

Modern Workspace Pro 31 January 2025Admin impact, Plan for change, Retirement, User impact3

Microsoft Teams

Microsoft Teams: Microsoft PowerShell cmdlet to allow federation with specific trial tenant domains [MC994289]

Message ID: MC994289 Coming soon: We will introduce a new Microsoft Teams PowerShell setting in Tenant Federation Configuration to enable you to customize your federation posture. Tenant administrators will be able to define a list of external trial tenants to…

Modern Workspace Pro 31 January 2025Admin impact, New feature, Plan for change1

Microsoft 365 for the web

Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, and Microsoft PowerPoint on the web: Improved home pages [MC994290]

Message ID: MC994290 We are excited to announce that users will soon be redirected to new streamlined and efficient home pages for Microsoft Word for the web, Microsoft Excel for the web, and Microsoft PowerPoint for the web (WXP). The…

Modern Workspace Pro 31 January 2025New feature, Stay informed, User impact1

Mike on Anthropic Claude Sonnet is now available in Microsoft 365 Copilot [MC1247880]17 April 2026
Really interesting update. It feels like the bigger story here is not just that another model has been added, but…
Mike on Copilot entry point changes in Excel [MC1282571]17 April 2026
This is a helpful breakdown of what looks like a small UX change on the surface but has very real…
AI Logo Generator on GCP Release Notes: February 14, 202617 February 2026
It’s exciting to see Google SecOps SIEM and SOAR updates rolling out globally. I’m curious if there are any significant…
AI Music Generator on GCP Release Notes: February 13, 202615 February 2026
Security bulletins like the one for CVE-2025-13292 are always a bit concerning, but it’s reassuring to know Google is actively…
Nano Banana AI on GCP Release Notes: February 12, 202614 February 2026
This migration tool seems like a great step for those looking to modernize their infrastructure. Being able to move App…