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Microsoft 365: Microsoft 365 companion apps- a suite of apps designed to enhance productivity

Microsoft 365 companions is a suite of apps, including People, File Search, and Calendar, designed to enhance productivity through quick access to key tools directly from the Windows 11 taskbar. These lightweight apps integrate seamlessly with Microsoft 365, allowing users to efficiently look up contacts and navigate organization charts, locate files, view calendars and streamline workflows without distractions.

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Originally posted by Microsoft Aug 12, 2025 Uncategorized 0 Comments

Microsoft Purview Compliance Portal: Expanding access to Diagnostics to Compliance Administrator, Security Administrator and Organization Management

We are expanding the access to Diagnostics beyond Global Admin to: Compliance Administrator, Security Administrator and Organization Management

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Originally posted by Microsoft Aug 12, 2025 Uncategorized 0 Comments

Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365): Admin control for org-wide agent sharing

Admins can manage who can create org-wide agent sharing links for agents built in Copilot Studio Agent Builder for improved governance and flexibility of agent sharing.

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Originally posted by Microsoft Aug 12, 2025 Uncategorized 0 Comments

Microsoft Word: “Transform to Web Page” feature retiring September 30, 2025

The “Transform to Web Page” feature in Microsoft Word will retire on September 30, 2025. Users should switch to the “Start from a Document” flow in Microsoft Sway for creating web content. No admin action is needed, but users should be notified and documentation updated.

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Originally posted by Microsoft Aug 11, 2025 Uncategorized 0 Comments

Microsoft Purview | eDiscovery cmdlet connectivity change

Starting August 31, 2025, Microsoft Purview requires Exchange Online PowerShell v3.9.0+ and the -EnableSearchOnlySession parameter for specific eDiscovery cmdlets to enhance security. This change doesn’t affect the Purview portal and remains incompatible with Certificate-Based Authentication. Update scripts accordingly.

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Originally posted by Microsoft Aug 11, 2025 Uncategorized 0 Comments

Microsoft Teams: Smart Actions and Group Chat Coachmark Features Retiring Soon

Microsoft Teams will retire several Chat Copilot smart actions (“Summarize what I missed,” “What are the open items?” and “What decisions were made?”) and the Add to Group Chat Coachmark between late August and early September 2025. No admin action is needed; users will lose access to these features.

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Originally posted by Microsoft Aug 11, 2025 Uncategorized 0 Comments

Microsoft Teams: Live caption translation in Teams Rooms on Android

Users can now choose the translation language you prefer without affecting what other meeting participants see in Teams Rooms on Android. Currently, live captions display in the spoken language by default, this change allows individuals to select their own experience. This feature is available on Teams Rooms Pro.

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Originally posted by Microsoft Aug 11, 2025 Uncategorized 0 Comments

Microsoft Teams: Intelligent recap for DoD

Intelligent meeting recap uses AI to provide a quick summary of your meeting, highlighting key discussion points, identifying follow-up actions, and offering quick access to significant points such as name mentions, when a screen was shared, individualized speaker markers, topics, and chapters.

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Originally posted by Microsoft Aug 11, 2025 Uncategorized 0 Comments

Microsoft Purview compliance portal: Insider Risk Management – Personal email triggers

In this update, we are adding the recently added email indicators in Insider Risk Management as triggers. 1. Sending email with attachments to free public domains – Users will be brought into scope of a policy when business-sensitive data is potentially leaked from a work email account to a free public domain email, potentially leading to a data security incident. 2. Sending email with attachments to self – Users will be brought into scope of a policy when business-sensitive data is potentially leaked from a work email account to user’s personal email account or emailing self, potentially leading to a data security incident.
Admins with appropriate permissions can enable these indicators from the settings page and use these triggers in the data leaks or data leaks by priority users template.

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Originally posted by Microsoft Aug 11, 2025 Uncategorized 0 Comments

Microsoft Teams: Customize captions on Mobile

Live captions are now available on mobile devices with enhanced customization options, making captions easier to read and follow during meetings. You can personalize your captions by adjusting the font color, caption background color, and caption height. These enhancements ensure captions remain accessible and comfortable, especially under varying lighting conditions or when you’re on the go.

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Originally posted by Microsoft Aug 11, 2025 Uncategorized 0 Comments

Joao Ferreira

I've been working with Microsoft Technologies over the last ten years, mainly focused on creating collaboration and productivity solutions that drive the adoption of Microsoft Modern Workplace.