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Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365): Updated Context IQ menu in Business Chat
Updates to Copilot Context IQ menu provides an intuitive and seamless interaction improving reliability and performance.
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Updates to Copilot Context IQ menu provides an intuitive and seamless interaction improving reliability and performance.
Administrative units allow admins with appropriate permissions to subdivide the organization into smaller units, and then assign specific admins or role groups that can manage only the members of those units. For example, German administrators can only create/manage policies for only German users, and German investigators can only investigate alerts and activities from only German users.
Microsoft Purview Insider Risk Management correlates various signals to identify potential malicious or inadvertent insider risks, such as IP theft, data leakage, and security violations. Insider Risk Management enables customers to create policies based on their own internal policies, governance, and organizational requirements. Built with privacy by design, users are pseudonymized by default, and role-based access controls and audit logs are in place to help ensure user-level privacy.
Users can now interact with an instance of a live streaming town hall instance in the same way they would a recorded piece of content when viewing via desktop or web. DVR functionality in town hall enables event attendees to pause and move forward or back within a town hall, navigate to any previously-streamed timestamp, and other abilities that make interacting with a town hall more convenient and makes it easier to digest the content being presented. This feature is available for town hall instances that have been set up by an Organizer role with a Teams Premium license.
Microsoft Teams is introducing a new Project Studio environment for immersive meetings and Microsoft Mesh events, optimized for small group collaboration. Rolling out starts in early November 2024, with general availability by late December 2024. No admin action is required for the rollout.
The Microsoft 365 admin center will introduce a new “Support Assistant” feature, starting with a Public Preview in early November 2024, and completing by late May 2025. This AI-driven conversational experience can be toggled on in the Help & Support pane by admins. It will be available to a select group of English locale customers. No admin action is required before the rollout.
Microsoft Exchange is enhancing bulk email filtering with recalibrated bulk sender distribution across different bulk complaint levels (BCL). New BCL recommendations are 7 for default and standard, and 5 for strict policies. Rollout starts mid-October 2024, with completion by mid-November 2024. Admins should adjust BCL settings accordingly.
Microsoft Viva Engage is updating its page header to be more streamlined, with relevant content and highlighted key actions. Icon/avatar sizes are reduced to minimize overlap. Rollout begins early November 2024, with new image dimensions provided for community administrators. No admin action required before rollout.
The order of folders in Outlook mobile will now sync to match the folder order on other Outlook apps.
Message Center is the primary channel to receive updates about your Microsoft services. Occasionally, we will send email service notifications regarding upcoming changes that require customer action, planned maintenance, or other important announcements.
The Quality of Experience Report v5.0 for Microsoft Teams Call Quality Dashboard in Power BI is now generally available, featuring new intelligent media quality classifiers and an updated design. IT admins should review the latest documentation and ensure proper setup to utilize the new features.
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