Viva Engage admin center toggle to disable private messages within a network

After 20th of November 2023, Viva Engage will offer a toggle in the Viva Engage/Yammer admin center to disable private messages for all users in the network.

Viva Engage offers a private message capability for users to communicate outside of communities and storylines. Some customers may prefer to limit this option, encouraging users to use other products for private chats. The toggle is a voluntary option to control the information flow in your network and digital workplace.

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Microsoft Purview compliance portal: eDiscovery (Premium) – Identify OneDrive site associated with an inactive mailbox for Custodians

When adding a Custodian in an eDiscovery (Premium) case, the OneDrive site associated with an inactive mailbox will now be auto populated to be created as a data source. This feature will be available for Custodians added through the Ux only.

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Outlook: Actionable card based Loop components

Add a Microsoft 365 app that supports link unfurling with an actionable card-based Loop component, and Outlook will show the component when inserting supported links in your email messages. You will be able to choose between the new embedded card or a link when sending email.

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Microsoft Teams: Enhanced Third Party app purchase experience in Teams and Teams Admin Center

Shipping an enhanced purchase experience in a Teams look and feel for Teams 3 party application in both Teams store and Teams Admin Center. This feature will slowly roll out, first to customers with a commerce billing account then to customer without a commerce billing account.

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Microsoft Teams: Workflows in Chat

Users will be able to configure workflows within their group chats.

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Microsoft Teams: Together mode and content share layout improvement

With the new layout, Together mode will be displayed under the shared content. The users will be able to see the participants in Together mode and shared content simultaneously in a completely new way. Full Together mode experience is available including raised hands, reactions and name labels.

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Microsoft Syntex features limited time license

New Microsoft Syntex features (listed below) will be available as a preview for a limited time for customers who have an Azure subscription connected to Microsoft Syntex billing and are using one or more pay-as-you-go Syntex capabilities.

The features below will not be charged on a pay-as-you-go basis in the preview.

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Viva Goals – Enhanced Planner integration

With the enhanced Viva Goals integration with Microsoft Planner, users will now be able to filter their tasks by buckets and labels, and integrate directly with specific tasks, enabling easier portfolio management and customizability for how your organization structures planning.

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 164739

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Microsoft Purview Discovery service plan

Your Office 365 subscription is being updated with a new service plan: Purview Discovery service. This service plan enables access to free versions of select Microsoft Purview applications.

When this will happen:

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Data Loss Prevention for endpoints- Microsoft DLP support for endpoints running Windows on ARM (ARM64)

With this capability, customers can extend Microsoft Data Loss Prevention (DLP) policies and actions to endpoints running Windows on ARM (ARM64) which allows them to detect and protect sensitive data in files part of their digital ecosystem.

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 164897

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