Microsoft Teams: Introducing the Network Strength Indicator

Microsoft Teams is introducing a Network Strength Indicator to improve meeting clarity by showing network quality with a 3-bar system. Rollout starts in July 2025 for Targeted Release and August 2025 for General Availability. Update your training and documentation accordingly.

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Microsoft OneDrive and Microsoft SharePoint: Use the table of contents in a PDF to navigate

Microsoft OneDrive and SharePoint will display a table of contents for PDFs that have one, allowing users to navigate directly to sections. This feature will roll out from mid-June to early July 2025 and will be enabled by default. No admin action is required, but user notification is recommended.

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Microsoft Defender for Cloud Apps: SIEM agents will retire

Microsoft Defender for Cloud Apps will retire SIEM agents between mid-November 2025 and late November 2025. No new SIEM agents can be configured after June 19, 2025. Transition to APIs for managing activities and alerts data from multiple workloads is recommended. Microsoft Sentinel agents remain supported.

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Microsoft Outlook for iOS and Android: Custom account icons

Microsoft Outlook for iOS and Android will allow users to choose custom icons for their accounts starting from June 2025, with completion expected by mid-July 2025. This feature, available in the account settings, will help users navigate multiple accounts more easily. No admin action is required before the rollout.

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Audit Log Update: Transitioning to Unified Fabric Platform Logging

Audit logs for Datamarts will transition to the Microsoft Fabric Platform, eliminating redundant entries and improving clarity. This change will occur from June 22, 2025, to July 7, 2025. No admin action is required, but users should be informed, and documentation updated. Learn more [here](https://learn.microsoft.com/power-bi/enterprise/service-admin-auditing).

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Microsoft Teams Phones: Users can assign shared lines, call queues, and call transfer key to line keys

Microsoft Teams Phones will soon support shared lines, collaborative delegation, call queues, and call transfers on line keys, enhancing call management and productivity. The rollout starts mid-May 2025 for general users and mid-June 2025 for GCC High and DoD. No admin action is required, but ensure devices are updated.

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Take Action: Out-of-band update to address BitLocker recovery prompt issue on Windows 10

Microsoft has identified a known issue affecting a small number of Windows 10 devices with Intel Trusted Execution Technology (TXT) enabled on 10th generation or later Intel vPro processors. After installing the May 13, 2025, Windows security update (KB5058379), these systems might experience unexpected termination of lsass.exe, which triggers Automatic Repair. On devices with BitLocker enabled, this results in a prompt for the BitLocker recovery key to proceed.

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Microsoft Copilot: Microsoft 365 Copilot Interaction Export API

The new Microsoft 365 Copilot Interaction Export API enable customers and ISVs to export Copilot interaction data for processing in their security and compliance (S+C) applications. This new Interaction Export API captures the user prompts and Copilot responses in the Copilot private interactions and provide insights into the resources Copilot has accessed to generate the response. It will be available in Public Cloud for General Availability.

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Outlook: Drag and drop files between accounts as attachments

You will now be able to drag emails and files from one account and drop them in another account as attachments in the new Outlook for Windows. #newoutlookforwindows

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Microsoft Teams: Multiple Emoji Reactions per message

You can now react to messages and posts with multiple emojis per message, enhancing your ability to express a wide range of emotions effectively. Use combinations of emojis for a richer and more nuanced response, quickly conveying your feelings and thoughts, like agreement, urgency or sentiment, without extra replies—keeping discussions focused and efficient.

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