Microsoft Defender XDR services: Deploy the New Defender for Identity sensor on Microsoft Entra Connect servers

Deploy the new Microsoft Defender for Identity sensor on Microsoft Entra Connect servers to enhance visibility and security in hybrid identity environments. This feature is now generally available and provides deeper insights into identity threats. Review your configuration and notify users as needed.

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Microsoft 365 Copilot: Search for and select Teams Chats in Context IQ to scope prompts in BizChat

Users will be able to search for and select Teams Chats in Context IQ to scope their prompts in BizChat. This feature will roll out from early May 2025 to early June 2025. No admin action is required, but notifying users and updating documentation is recommended. More details will be available upon release.

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Action Required – Microsoft Defender for Cloud Apps Network Configurations Changes

Update your firewall and third-party services with new network information for Microsoft Defender for Cloud Apps by May 1st, 2025, to maintain service access. Administrators may lose visibility of the organization logo on the M365 portal overview page. Required endpoints are listed in the message.

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Additional breakdown metrics by app for Copilot Chat in the Microsoft 365 Copilot Chat standalone report

Additional metrics for Copilot Chat in the Microsoft 365 admin center will be available by app, including Teams and Outlook. Rollout starts late April 2025 and ends early May 2025. Organizations should update custom reports to include these new metrics.

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Microsoft Viva Pulse: Customize and display your internal usage guidelines for authors and responders

Microsoft Viva Pulse will soon allow organizations to customize and display internal usage guidelines for survey authors and respondents. This feature will be available across various platforms and is expected to roll out from late April to mid-May 2025. Admins can configure these guidelines in the Pulse admin experience.

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Microsoft Power Automate – Flow run history is missing from the Automation Center

Reports notified us that as of April 1, 2025, at 12:00 AM UTC, some flow run history may be missing from the Automation Center.

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Dynamics 365 Customer Service – Use shift bookings to assign conversations

We are announcing the Shift based routing feature in Dynamics 365 Customer Service. This feature enables unified routing to ensure that tasks, such as calls and chats, can be assigned to service representatives only when they have been scheduled to work as per their shift bookings. This feature will reach general availability on April 24, 2025.

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The April 2025 Windows non-security preview update is now available for Windows 11, versions 23H2 and 22H2

The April 2025 non-security preview update is now available for Windows 11, versions 23H2 and 22H2. The non-security preview update for Windows 11, version 24H2 will be available in the coming days. Information about the contents of this update is available from the release notes, which are accessible from the Windows 11 update history page. To learn more about the different types of monthly quality updates, see Windows monthly updates explained.

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The April 2025 Windows non-security preview update is now available for Windows 10, version 22H2

The April 2025 non-security preview update is now available for Windows 10, version 22H2. The non-security preview update for Windows 11, versions 24H2, 23H2, and 22H2 will be available soon. Information about the contents of this update is available from the release notes, which are accessible from the Windows 10 update history page. To learn more about the different types of monthly quality updates, see Windows monthly updates explained.

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Microsoft Dataverse – Add Dataverse as enterprise knowledge in Copilot Studio

We are announcing the add Dataverse as enterprise knowledge in Copilot Studio feature for Microsoft Dataverse. This feature enables makers to add their enterprise data, such as Dynamics 365 data and Power Apps data, powered by Microsoft Dataverse so that their custom copilots can provide users with relevant business insights using retrieval augmented generative (RAG) technology. This feature will reach general availability on May 22, 2025.

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