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Aug 21

New Feature: Manage how long guests can access SharePoint Online and OneDrive documents You will soon be able to create a policy that automatically revokes access for external guests to SharePoint Online (SPO) sites and individual OneDrivesafter a defined period of time.This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 43797.When will this happenWe'll gradually roll this out in late August and expect rollout to be complete at the end of October. More ... MC220791 Like | Dislike

 

Aug 21

New Microsoft Teams meeting pre-join experience Our new pre-join experience makes it easier for users to select audio and video sources before joining a Teams meeting.Key points Microsoft 365Roadmap ID 67089 Timing: mid-September through the end of September Roll-out: user level roll-out Control type: user control Action: review and assess More ... MC220785 Like | Dislike

 

Aug 21

General Availability Announcement - Power Apps and Power Automate Data Loss Prevention Features Title: Announcing Power Apps and Power Automate Data Loss Prevention features’ General Availability Starting August 21st 2020, Power Platform will support the following Data Loss Prevention (DLP) policy capabilities for Power Apps and Power Automate at the release status of General Availability. These features are currently in public preview. The public preview admin communication providing an overview of these features was posted towards the end of April 2020 via Message Center ID - MC210568.... More ... MC220745 Like | Dislike

 

Aug 21

OneDrive Sync: Improved warning for locked Office files Users will see a more descriptive alert when they are attempting to work with some locked Office files. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 66099. When this will happenThe feature will be enabled gradually in early September as part of OneDrive sync app build 20.143+. We expect the rollout to be complete in late September. More ... MC220725 Like | Dislike

 

Aug 20

Simplified way to manage your Teams notification settings Users will soon be able to configure and customize their Teams notification settings through a newly designed notifications settings section for the Teams desktop app and Teams online.This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID65636.When this will happenWe will begin rolling this out in early September 2020; we expect the rollout to be complete in mid-September. More ... MC220702 Like | Dislike

 

Aug 20

Results from PowerBI coming to Microsoft Search in SharePoint and Office.com We’re updating Microsoft Search in SharePoint and Office.com to include results from PowerBI.This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 67103.When this will happenWe are rolling this out to Targeted Release tenants in late August 2020, and we expect the rollout to be complete by early September.Standard Release tenants will begin to see this feature in mid-September, and we expect the rolllout to be complete by late September. More ... MC220668 Like | Dislike

 

Aug 19

Dynamics 365 Business Central - Business Central tile missing on Dynamics 365 homepage We have identified an issue wherein the tile to access Business Central is intermittently not appearing on the Dynamics 365 homepage. There is no impact to the Business Central service, and it remains accessible through the standard URL. More ... MC220660 Like | Dislike

 

Aug 19

(Updated) New hyperlink and date and time editors, improved column editing for SharePoint lists and document libraries Updated August 19, 2020: Based on learnings from our early rings, we have made the decision to make additional changes to the code which requires us to adjust the timeline below. We are improving the hyperlink and date and time field editors in SharePoint lists and document libraries. We are also making it possible to create all column types directly from Quick Edit. All the data in existing hyperlink and date and time fields will be retained and unchanged.This message is associated with... More ... MC213422 Like | Dislike

 

Aug 19

(Updated) Customization of quarantine notification Updated August 19, 2020: To ensure the best possible experience for our users, we are delaying some of our deployments to reduce the amount of change flowing into the services. Please see the updated roll-out timeline below. We are making it possible for you to customize quarantine notifications with your organization logo, custom display name, and a custom disclaimer.This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 64781When this will happenWe will begin rolling this out in to standard... More ... MC218143 Like | Dislike

 

Aug 19

SharePoint lists and libraries - improved image columns Updated August 19, 2020: To ensure the best possible experience for our users, we are delaying some of our deployments to reduce the amount of change flowing into the services. Please see the updated roll-out timeline below. We’re introducing a new Image column type to lists and libraries. Using this column, list and library users will be able to add a single image file from their computer to an item in a list or a library. When this will happen We will be gradually rolling this out to Targeted... More ... MC219652 Like | Dislike

 

Aug 19

(Updated) Teams message translation will be enabled by default   Major Update: Announcement started   Act By: Aug 03 Updated August 19, 2020: We are pleased to announce that this feature has completed rolling out and is available in your organization as applicable. We're changing the default tenant policy setting for Teams inline message translation. Key points Timing: early August; complete mid-August Roll-out: tenant level Control type: admin control Action: review and assess by August 3, 2020. More ... MC218683 Like | Dislike

 

Aug 19

(Updated) Teams personal account banner notifications   Major Update: Announcement started   Act By: Jul 22 Updated August 19, 2020: We are pleased to announce that this feature is rolling out and is expected to be generally available by the end of December. Starting on June 30th, similar to adding a personal mailbox in Outlook, a user can add an account in Teams for personal use by visiting their profile in the app. If you wish to manage the use of multiple accounts in Teams please refer to MC214328 (May 2020). To inform users about the new productivity features and the ability to sign in with... More ... MC216971 Like | Dislike

 

Aug 19

Dynamics 365 – Service Update 222 for EUR We have a minor service update planned for your Microsoft Dynamics 365 organization in the EUR region. Maintenance window start: 13 September 2020, 18:00 UTC Maintenance window end: 14 September 2020, 03:00 UTC More ... MC220580 Like | Dislike

 

Aug 18

(Updated) Retiring Teams mobile support for devices running on Android 4.4   Major Update: Announcement started   Act By: Aug 01 Updated August 18, 2020: We have updated this post to clarify that this impacts Teams mobile. We will be retiring the Teams mobile support on Android 4.4.Instead we recommend that users upgrade to newer Android builds, which is where we will continue to invest.Key Points:Major: RetirementTimeline: August 1, 2020Action: Review and assess impact More ... MC217681 Like | Dislike

 

Aug 18

Improvements to optional diagnostic data collection to better diagnose issues in Office When a user runs an Office app, such as Word or Excel, diagnostic information is collected and saved to log files on the user’s device. These log files contain information about the processes and components running in the application, and can help detect, diagnose, and fix issues and help make improvements to Office. This information is very similar to optional diagnostic data that may already be collected subject to applicable privacy settings, but is more detailed and helps provide more... More ... MC220545 Like | Dislike

 

Aug 18

New Riverbed CDN available in Microsoft Teams Soon you will be able to use a new Enterprise Content Delivery Network (CDN), Riverbed, should you need a CDN for live events in Microsoft Teams.When this will happenWe will begin rolling this out in early September and expect the rollout to be complete by mid-September. More ... MC220515 Like | Dislike

 

Aug 17

Yammer Account Activity Page retirement   Major Update: Announcement started Yammer will be retiring the "Account Activity" page in the Yammer Admin Center for Administrators beginning September 11, 2020. Instead we recommend using the Yammer OAuth Token Destroy API, which is where we will continue to invest.Key Points:Major: RetirementTiming: September 11, 2020Action: review and assess More ... MC220404 Like | Dislike

 

Aug 17

Announcements for Microsoft Edge Legacy and for using Microsoft 365 apps and services on Internet Explorer 11   Major Update: Announcement started In order to provide the best experience for our customers, we will be focusing our efforts on modern browser support over the coming year. As a result, Microsoft 365 services and applications will no longer support Internet Explorer 11 (IE 11); Microsoft 365 apps and services will be unable to connect, or have a degraded feature experience, when accessed on IE 11. Additionally, the Microsoft Edge Legacy desktop application will experience end of support; after support ends, it will not receive... More ... MC220490 Like | Dislike

 

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