How to get new experiences for Windows 11

Windows 11, version 24H2 – also referred to as the Windows 11 2024 Update – has reached general availability. Today we also announce new Copilot+ PC innovations that enable more natural and conversational engagement with your devices. 
 

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SharePoint: Optical Character Recognition now supports hybrid PDFs (text and image)

SharePoint OCR feature now extends support to hybrid PDFs, which contain both images and text. Previously, OCR was limited to image-only PDFs, but with this update, you can seamlessly extract and utilize text from hybrid documents.

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SharePoint: Optical Character Recognition now supports hybrid PDFs (text and image)

SharePoint OCR feature now extends support to hybrid PDFs, which contain both images and text. Previously, OCR was limited to image-only PDFs, but with this update, you can seamlessly extract and utilize text from hybrid documents.

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Microsoft Edge: Edge Settings Improvements

Edge Settings is migrating to WebUI2 to boost page responsiveness and introducing a series of minor visual and content upgrades to improve overall usability and utility. This includes optimizing for concise wording of individual settings, simplifying the number of pages and reorganizing content, and creating a cohesive user interface.

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Microsoft Forms: New data sync solution to Excel for the web in Microsoft OneDrive and SharePoint Online

New forms created from Microsoft OneDrive and SharePoint Online will use the new data sync solution.

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Microsoft Viva: Viva Insights – New Business Chat prompts submitted through Teams

This adds new Business Chat prompts submitted through Teams metric to Copilot dashboard and Viva Insights Advanced insights.

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Pipelines in Power Platform – Admins encouraged to enable Managed Environments for non-compliant pipelines environments

Starting October 3, 2024, pipelines in Power Platform will prompt admins to enable non-compliant pipelines environments into Managed Environments.

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New Microsoft Outlook for web and Windows: Organize and reorder folders

The new Microsoft Outlook will soon import folder order from classic Outlook to the new Outlook for Windows and web. Custom folder orders will be preserved, with special folders remaining at the top. Rollout begins October 2024, with various completion dates for different releases. Users can reorder folders using the new Outlook ribbon. No admin action is needed before the rollout.

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Microsoft Purview | Data Loss Protection: New conditions for Mac endpoints (file size, partially scannable, etc.)

Microsoft Purview | Data Loss Prevention is introducing seven new conditions for Mac endpoints, with a rollout starting mid-November 2024 for Public Preview and mid-December 2024 for General Availability. These conditions, previously available for Windows, enhance protection across digital estates. No admin action is required before the rollout.

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New Microsoft Outlook: New work location sharing options

The new Outlook update adds more options for work location sharing, including not sharing any information. Users and admins can configure these settings in Outlook or with PowerShell. The rollout starts mid-October 2024 and should be complete by late October 2024. No admin action is required before the rollout.

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