Microsoft 365 Copilot Chat – General Availability for the DoD environment

Microsoft 365 Copilot Chat Copilot is available at no additional cost for Microsoft 365 DOD users who sign in with their Microsoft Entra account (no Microsoft 365 Copilot license required). Microsoft 365 Copilot Chat offers enterprise data protection (EDP), and secure AI chat designed for work, powered by the latest large language models with optional web grounding. The general availability of this release will be delivered to the users with web grounding OFF by default to meet US Government requirements. This will help protect sensitive information which should not leave the DOD compliance boundary.

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Originally posted by Microsoft Jun 20, 2025 Uncategorized 0 Comments

Microsoft Teams: Compact Notification Size

Users will now have the ability to change the size of Teams notifications. The compact size takes up less space on the user’s screen and offers a clean, minimalist design.

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Microsoft Purview Compliance Portal: Data Lifecycle Management- Introduction of secure workflow to bypass retention holds and delete content on OneDrive and SharePoint Online

We’re introducing a new capability in Microsoft Purview Data Lifecycle Management to bypass retention policies and delete content from OneDrive and SharePoint Online before the hold or retention policy duration expires. This feature helps organizations manage Copilot-related artifacts—such as Teams recordings and transcripts—independently of OneDrive retention polices, so organizations can decide how long they want to keep and when to delete this content.
The feature includes support for simulation testing, audit, and disposition reviews, and introduces admin policy authoring flows. These flows are governed by Microsoft Purview role groups to enable the creation and enforcement of defensible deletion policies.

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Originally posted by Microsoft Jun 20, 2025 Uncategorized 0 Comments

Outlook: Browse Conversation Files

This feature makes it easy for users to find and access all files within a conversation thread. Instead of scrolling through each message to locate attachments, users can quickly view and manage all files in one place, accessed from the top of the conversation.

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Originally posted by Microsoft Jun 20, 2025 Uncategorized 0 Comments

Microsoft Teams: Saved messages

Quickly get back to important information without scrolling through long conversations. You can save messages, whether it is a post, a reply or chat message, and find them later in the Saved view in your Chat or Teams list. Click on a saved message to open the full conversation in the right pane, where you can review or reply directly.

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Originally posted by Microsoft Jun 20, 2025 Uncategorized 0 Comments

Microsoft 365 Upcoming Secure by Default Settings Changes

Microsoft 365 will update default settings to enhance security by blocking legacy authentication protocols and requiring admin consent for third-party app access. Changes start mid-July 2025 and complete by August 2025. Organizations should assess configurations, notify stakeholders, update documentation, and configure the Admin Consent workflow.

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Originally posted by Microsoft Jun 18, 2025 Uncategorized 0 Comments

Microsoft Entra ID: Upcoming changes to support passkey profiles in the authentication methods policy (preview)

In November 2025, Microsoft Entra ID will expand the passkey (FIDO2) authentication methods policy to support passkey profiles in public preview, allowing group-based control over configurations. The rollout will start mid-October 2025 and complete by mid-November 2025. No admin action is required before the rollout.

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Originally posted by Microsoft Jun 18, 2025 Uncategorized 0 Comments

Plan for Change: Intune moving to support iOS/iPadOS 17 and higher later this year

Intune will require iOS/iPadOS 17 and higher later this year, following the release of iOS/iPadOS 26. Organizations should check device compatibility and update accordingly. Userless devices enrolled through ADE will have specific support changes. Use Intune reporting to identify affected devices and manage OS versions.

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Originally posted by Microsoft Jun 18, 2025 Uncategorized 0 Comments

Plan for Change: Intune moving to support macOS 14 and higher later this year

Intune will support macOS 14 and higher later this year, following the release of macOS Tahoe 26. Existing enrolled devices on macOS 13.x or below will remain enrolled, but new devices running these versions cannot enroll. Organizations should check Intune reporting and request users to upgrade their devices.

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Originally posted by Microsoft Jun 18, 2025 Uncategorized 0 Comments

Updates available for Microsoft 365 Apps for Current Channel

We’ve released updates to the following update channel for Microsoft 365 Apps:

• Current Channel

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Originally posted by Microsoft Jun 18, 2025 Uncategorized 0 Comments