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Message center announcements, August 29, 2022 - September 4, 2022

 

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Message center announcements

August 29, 2022 - September 4, 2022

HCS COMPANY MICROSOFT SERVICES B.V.

 

Major updates

 

    

Safe Attachments policy: Retire policy action ‘Replace’ for malware detections in attachments (Phase 1)

MC424901 | September 2 - In Safe Attachments policies, ‘Replace’ is one of the actions that can be applied to messages that are found to contain malware. This action delivers only the message body without any of the original attachments. A replacement text attachment is added to the message to notify that the attachments were removed due to malware detection.The ‘Replace’ action will be retired and will no longer be available in Safe Attachments policies. This retirement is implemented in two phases.The first phase...
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Non-Native and Hybrid Yammer Networks are being upgraded

MC424414 | September 1 - Non-Native and Hybrid Yammer Networks will be upgraded to Native Mode to allow users, groups, and content to be compatible with and mapped to their counterparts in Azure Active Directory and Microsoft 365. Native Mode also provides other benefits, such as the ability to host Live Events in every Yammer community and simplify file administration through SharePoint. Most critically, Native Mode supports eDiscovery through the Microsoft Purview compliance portal, allowing your organization to...
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(Updated) Migrating the Safe Links Block List to Tenant Allow Block List

MC373880 | September 1 - Updated September 1, 2022: We have stopped the automated migration efforts to migrate all entries from your Safe Links Block List to the Tenant Allow Block List. Organizations will have the ability to review and take action on the entries that were unable to be migrated. Any entries that are unable to be migrated will be marked as such and organizations will have the ability to resolve that entry and run the migration again. Tenants will have until January 2023 to complete this activity, at...
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Basic Authentication Deprecation in Exchange Online – September 2022 Update

MC424227 | September 1 - Message SummaryOne month from today, we’re going to start to turn off basic authentication for specific protocols in Exchange Online.Timeline and ScopeAs we communicated last year in blog posts and earlier this year in MC375736 , we will start to turn off basic authentication in our worldwide multi-tenant service on October 1, 2022. We will randomly select tenants, send 7-day warning Message Center posts, post Service Health Dashboard notices, and turn off basic auth in the tenant.We’re turning...
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(Updated) Microsoft Defender for Office 365: Introducing Built-In-Protection

MC296611 | August 30 - Updated August 30, 2022: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.Note: this has begun being enforced for organizations where it is already available.We are introducing a powerful new default security preset called Built-in-Protection in Defender for Office 365. Built-in-Protection is a third preset security policy (like the Standard and Strict preset policies), and is enabled by default for all new and existing customers. It will implement a version of Safe Links...
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Additional updates

 

    

Microsoft Purview Data Loss Prevention: Incident management in Microsoft 365 Defender portal (GA)

MC424903 | September 2 - Currently available in public preview (MC387638), we're rolling out a new unified incident management experience for Microsoft Purview Data Loss Prevention (DLP) in the Microsoft 365 Defender portal along with native integration with Microsoft Sentinel through the Microsoft 365 Defender connector in Sentinel. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 93322.
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Add, update, or delete images in Microsoft Lists via Power Apps

MC424902 | September 2 - We are strengthening the integration of Power Apps and Microsoft Lists. Power Apps can now be used to add, update, or delete images that are stored in image columns in lists. Images up to 30MB are supported. Supported image formats can be found here. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID: 98119
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MDO Safe Attachments Policy: Changes to Enable Redirect Functionality

MC424899 | September 2 - In Safe Attachments policies, the option Enable redirect forwards messages with detected attachments to the specified admin email address as an email attachment if the section is Block, Monitor, or Replace. The change being introduced is to support Enable redirect only for the Monitor action. Enable redirect will no longer support the Replace or Block actions.
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Automatically view up to 49 videos (7x7) in Teams meeting

MC424898 | September 2 - Microsoft Teams Meetings currently supports a maximum of 9 videos (3x3) on the screen by default (in Gallery view). For seeing more than 9 videos, user needs to manually select the ‘Large Gallery’ view. With this update, users will be able to automatically see up to 49 videos (7x7) on their screen by default without an explicit action. However, Large Gallery view will still continue to exist as an option.The actual number of videos seen by a user in Gallery will depend on:hardware/device...
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(Updated) Updates to the Zero-hour auto purge (ZAP) alerts

MC362283 | September 2 - Updated September 2, 2022: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.We will be updating the current zero-hour auto purge (ZAP) alerts and introduce a new ZAP alert that will notify you if a message has not been removed by ZAP.Updates to the ZAP alerts will include:Scoping the success ZAP alerts for only ZAP related scenarios. You will no longer be alerted as part of the ZAP alert for Dynamic Delivery scenarios.A new failure ZAP alert is being introduced. You will...
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(Updated) Transcription in 1:1 VOIP Calls

MC298824 | September 2 - Updated September 2, 2022: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.Transcription in 1:1 VOIP Calls will soon be available. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 68774.
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(Updated) Enable Q&A in Teams Meetings via Meeting Options

MC399074 | September 2 - Updated September 2, 2022: Availability for the web has been delayed and will be rolling out in November. Thank you for your patience.Teams meetings organizers can soon set up Q&A in their meetings via Meeting Options. Q&A is perfect for large or structured meetings – such as trainings, town hall, all hands and more.This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 97020
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(Updated) Microsoft Teams: Microsoft Teams Rooms on Windows store application 4.14 update

MC420056 | September 2 - Updated September 2, 2022: We have updated the content below with additional details. Thank you for your patience.Teams Rooms on Windows application version 4.14 includes key new features and improvements to existing functionality as follows: Front row experience update Pin and hide the room video Turn off split gallery with XML setting 18 videos support for dual display Teams rooms This change is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID: 95258
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(Updated) Show As now available in Teams Meetings

MC364307 | September 2 - Updated September 2, 2022: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.Microsoft Teams users will soon be able to set individual "Show As" statuses to meetings. Currently the default "Show As" value for all the meetings an organizer creates is "Busy".This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 93145.
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Information Protection: Apply granular conditional access policies to SharePoint Online sites via sensitivity labels

MC424416 | September 1 - With this update, administrators will be able to use Conditional Access policies and associated sensitivity labels to require additional user authentication for accessing sensitive SharePoint sites when the user's context does not meet the requirements of the site. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap IDs 82115, 82163, and 85979.
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Scheduler for Microsoft 365 retirement

MC424413 | September 1 - We will be retiring Scheduler for Microsoft 365 on September 1, 2023. We may bundle some of these features with another offering in the future and will communicate via Message center as we move forward.Note: If your organization is not using Scheduler for Microsoft 365 you can safely disregard this message.
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Microsoft 365 admin center: New format for service health notification emails

MC424411 | September 1 - We're updating the subject line and body of service health notification emails to make it easier for you to grasp key information quickly. Here are the specific changes to the emails:This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 98133
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Microsoft Purview | Records Management: Trigger a Power Automate flow at the end of retention period (preview)

MC424407 | September 1 - To provide greater process flexibility, we have integrated Microsoft Purview Records Management with Power Automate. Compliance administrators will now be able to create retention labels and choose a Power Automate flow to run when an item labeled with it expires in SharePoint, OneDrive, and Exchange. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 88816.
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(Updated) Adding a restore option to the Manage Tags Tab

MC346913 | September 1 - Updated September 1, 2022: Based on learnings from our early rings, we have made the decision to make additional changes before we proceed with the rollout. We will deliver a new Message center post once we re-start the rollout. Thank you for your patience.In the near future, we will be adding a restore option on the Manage Tags tab (Manage Team > Manage Tags). This update will make it so that when tags are deleted, they will be kept in a deleted section in the Tags tab and can be restored...
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(Updated) Custom organization branding for quarantine notification (custom sender address and Custom subject)

MC382821 | September 1 - Updated September 1, 2022: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.We will be adding capabilities to making it possible for Security Operations (SecOps) to customize end user quarantine notifications with their respective organization sender address and custom subject. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 93301.
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(Updated) Microsoft Defender for Office 365: Password protected download of quarantined messages

MC384330 | September 1 - Updated September 1, 2022: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.With this change we are giving the ability to password protects items they download from quarantine. We want users to be confident that the items they are downloading to their systems will not execute involuntarily without their consent, and this capability will allow them to safely transport the items to external analysis tools. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID93305
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(Updated) New Fluent Emoji style coming to Teams emojis and reactions

MC333941 | September 1 - Updated September 1, 2022: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.This update will have Teams joining Microsoft 365 and Windows in updating all emojis and reactions to the new Microsoft Fluent emoji style, bringing users a more vibrant and expressive emoji experience.This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 88277
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(Updated) Math Assistant: Math Ink Recognizer and Math Solver Service

MC385452 | September 1 - Updated September 1, 2022: We have updated the rollout timeline below and provided additional information. Thank you for your patience.The Math Assistant feature in OneNote can convert handwritten equations into text and provide step-by-step solutions. This experience is powered by the Math Ink Recognizer and Math Solver services.
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(Updated) Outlook on the Web: User Experience Update for RSVP

MC399868 | September 1 - Updated September 1, 2022: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.We are releasing an update to the current RSVP user experience in Outlook on the web.This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 93326
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Yammer REST API Modification: User Email

MC423709 | August 31 - We will be modifying the Yammer REST APIs for the email field in the user response.
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Advance Room Finder Will Be Showing "floorLabel" Instead of "floor"

MC423708 | August 31 - Users can currently filter by floor in the Advanced Room Finder when browsing for rooms. This UI is currently populated by the rooms' "floor" attributes. With the new update, users will see the "floorLabel" instead of the "floor" when the "floorLabel" attribute is populated. In addition, the floor filter will only show the floors that have rooms or workspaces. Floors that do not have rooms or workspaces will not be listed in the floor filter dropdown.
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Updates available for Microsoft 365 Apps for Current Channel

MC423700 | August 31 - We've released updates to the following update channel for Microsoft 365 Apps: Current Channel
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(Updated) Record a New Video on the Stream Start Page in Office Web

MC400977 | August 31 - Updated August 31, 2022: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.Microsoft 365 customers can now make demos, explainer videos, and async communication videos directly in Microsoft 365 with the new Stream camera.Users will now be able to use the new Stream camera to record their webcam, record their screen, add edits (think ink, text, backgrounds, and filters) and upload to their OneDrive. Future iterations of the camera will include more features, such as adding...
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Dynamics 365 – Service Update 22085 for EUR

MC423552 | August 31 - We have a minor service update planned for your Microsoft Dynamics 365 environment in the EUR region. Station 4: Maintenance window start: 25 September 2022, 18:00 UTC Station 4: Maintenance window end: 26 September 2022, 03:00 UTC How does this affect me? As part of this service update, the following feature areas may be affected: The version number for your Microsoft Dynamics 365 environment will update to version 9.2.22085.00101 or higher after the background database operations complete....
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Microsoft Purview | Information Protection: Server-side auto-labeling using trainable classifiers (preview)

MC423135 | August 31 - Now rolling out in public preview, we're introducing the ability to utilize trainable classifiers in server-side sensitivity auto-labeling policies across key workloads (Microsoft Exchange, SharePoint, and OneDrive).
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Reminder: Retirement of Desktop Analytics on November 30, 2022

MC423127 | August 31 - As previously announced in MC296613, we will be retiring the Desktop Analytics feature from Microsoft Endpoint Configuration Manager on November 30, 2022. For application and driver compatibility insights specific to your organization, we recommend leveraging new reports in Microsoft Endpoint Manager.Note: You are receiving this message because our reporting indicates that your organization has used Desktop Analytics.
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(Updated) Preview - Enabling customization capabilities for SSPR, footer hyperlinks and favicon in Company Branding.

MC339117 | August 30 - Updated August 30, 2022: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.We’re updating the Company Branding component of the Azure Active Directory (Azure AD) sign-in page to enable customization capabilities for Self Service Password Reset (SSPR), footer hyperlinks and favicon. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 88928.
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(Updated) Azure Active Directory: Customize Organizations’ Sign-In and Sign-Up Pages in Company Branding

MC384784 | August 30 - Updated August 30, 2022: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.Update the Azure AD and Microsoft 365 login experience with new Company Branding capabilities. You can apply your company’s brand guidance to authentication experiences with pre-defined templates. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 93320
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(Updated) OneDrive: Sharing Experience - Share Menu Dropdown

MC403644 | August 30 - Updated August 30, 2022: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.We’re updating the Share button in Microsoft OneDrive to provide easy access to additional sharing options. When you select Share in OneDrive for Business on Web, you'll see a contextual menu with all choices available to you for sharing files or folders with your teammates.This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 83727
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(Updated) New 'Activity' Column in OneDrive 'My Files' list view

MC408694 | August 30 - Updated August 30, 2022: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.We are introducing a new Activity column in OneDrive My Files list view. The goal of this feature is to help users stay up-to-date on the files that they are working on with others by surfacing relevant activity information. We will show file activity related to actions, such as, user comments, edits, share, and @mentions. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 88913
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(Updated) Outlook Cross Profile Calendar Sync for Android Managed Devices

MC411429 | August 30 - Updated August 30, 2022: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.Cross Profile Calendar Sync for Outlook enables users with Android Work Profile configured to see a complete view of all account calendars in one place – making it easier for work profile users to manage their schedule from a mobile device.Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID: 92463Roll-out: Tenant Level – admins will enable Connected Apps for Outlook. Connected Apps is only applicable for Outlook Android users...
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(Updated) Shared focus plan in Viva Insights

MC313659 | August 30 - Updated August 30, 2022: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.Viva insights is releasing new capabilities to help teams protect time for focused work. The shared focus plan will enable managers and team leads with a Microsoft Viva Insights license to foster mutual productivity norms and drive a positive team culture by inviting teams to coordinate focus time for uninterrupted work. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 88839.
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(Updated) Generate Practice Quiz in OneNote for Windows 10

MC399861 | August 30 - Updated August 30, 2022: We are now ready to turn the feature back on for OneNote Online, while we do not plan to bring it back for OneNote for Win10 as per the original message. We will be enabling this feature in early September.In order to continue delivering the best Math features to our OneNote customers, the Practice Quiz functionality will be removed from OneNote for Windows 10. We are thrilled to announce that we will be bringing an all-new Math Assistant to the OneNote desktop app in...
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Deploying Teams at Scale (preview)

MC422163 | August 29 - Your organization may have a lot of teams that you use to drive communication and collaboration among your frontline workforce, who are spread across different stores, locations, and roles. Currently, there isn't an easy solution to deploy, set up, and manage these teams and users at scale. We're building a solution to enable admins to deploy and manage teams at scale. Here's an overview of the capabilities available today for creating and managing large numbers of teams at a time and what...
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SharePoint: Update to Create Sites From the SharePoint App Bar

MC422162 | August 29 - We are releasing an update to a Sharepoint feature that has already rolled out. With this change, sites created from the SharePoint app bar won't be automatically associated with a hub.
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Folders and Rules Support for Microsoft 365 Groups in Outlook

MC422161 | August 29 - With this release, users will have the ability to create folders and organize content inside Microsoft 365 Groups mailbox using Outlook on the web. Groups users will be able to create folders inside the Groups section in Outlook mail module. Users can move and copy messages across different folders inside of the Group. We are also releasing support for Rules inside Groups mailbox. With rules, users can automate the organization of incoming Groups mails. Once users have created folders, they...
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Feature Update: Service health admin notifications in Outlook

MC422158 | August 29 - We’re improving Service health admin notifications in the Microsoft Outlook client experience. This feature is available to Global administrators and Office Apps administrators, who are signed into the Outlook desktop client (for Windows). We’ve heard your feedback and have implemented some improvements, including:Notifications are now separated by “Latest notification” and “Previous notifications”, to more easily distinguish new information. New icons have been added to easily identify active...
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Net Promoter Score (NPS) survey insights dashboard: Date filter available

MC422156 | August 29 - Based on your feedback, we are introducing a new function in the NPS survey insights dashboard that allows you to filter the Net Promoter Score (NPS) data and insights per date, so that you can access details based on your date range preference.To access go to (Health -> Product feedback -> NPS survey insights tab)
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Microsoft Purview Data Lifecycle Management: Migration of 'Archive’ page to new Exchange Admin Center

MC422154 | August 29 - To simplify the customer experience for managing Exchange account settings and avoiding duplication, we are removing the ‘Archive’ tab of the Data Lifecycle Management solution in the Microsoft Purview compliance portal. You will continue to be able to perform this operation from the Exchange Admin Center.
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Important information about your Field Service auto upgrades

MC422153 | August 29 - Your environment has the Field Service application currently installed. The Field Service team is planning to apply updates to your geography soon. To get more information on delivery and application changes, please visit: Field Service: Field Service version history and release schedule Sincerely, The Field Service team
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(Updated) Microsoft Teams: Start a Teams Chat with Distribution Groups, Mail-Enabled Security Groups, and O365 Groups

MC408435 | August 29 - Updated August 29, 2022: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.You will now be able to start a Teams Chat with Distribution Groups, Mail-enabled Security Groups, and O365 Groups. This feature will respect the limits on members in a group chat, currently set to 250 members.Organizations rely on Distribution Lists (DLs) as a tool to create groups of users that mirror organizational knowledge and workflows. Bringing this awareness to target audiences for specific...
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Planned Maintenance: Microsoft Teams

MC422140 | August 29 - We have maintenance planned for Microsoft Teams:Starting August 24, 2022.Ending Sept. 30, 2022.Note: If you do not have users in China who will use Teams you can safely disregard this message.
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