Microsoft is updating Microsoft Secure Score by removing a Defender for Identity recommendation to better reflect security posture. The removal will not affect Secure Scores and requires no admin action. Notification to users and documentation updates are suggested. Rollout will occur mid to late September 2024.
Microsoft Teams will soon auto-detect room audio when a laptop is connected to a room’s shared peripheral, suggesting or selecting the room audio option on the pre-join screen. This aims to simplify joining BYOD meeting rooms. Rollout begins early October 2024, with no admin action required before then.
This feature allows event organizers to download transcripts for their town hall or webinar instances. It also adds support for displaying RTMP-In 708 captions in transcription.
IT admins can push a set of contacts from the Teams admin center (TAC) to Teams devices as speed dial contacts.
The message provides FAQs about Microsoft Teams town halls and Teams Live Events, clarifying that Teams Live Events will not retire this year and no new retirement date is set. It details the maintenance of TLE while addressing feature gaps with town halls and the transition of TLE scheduling to Teams 2.1 by December 2024. Major updates will focus on town halls, and the Microsoft 365 Roadmap will reflect feature releases.
Microsoft Viva Engage will introduce a new reactions design across its web, Teams, and Outlook apps, and interactive emails in early October 2024, with completion by late December 2024. This update, associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 416644, will enhance user interaction without changing the core reactions capabilities or data handling. No admin action is required for this rollout.
Bringing the power of Microsoft Copilot to OneNote for web and in Teams.
Microsoft 365 Copilot license optimizer is a new feature in the Microsoft 365 admin center designed to help organizations streamline Microsoft 365 Copilot license assignment and optimize utilization. This feature uses a data-driven approach to suggest users who are in the best position to gain the most value from Microsoft 365 Copilot and efficiently assign licenses to these users.
This feature is designed to enhance transparency by introducing a notification banner that alerts users when keywords embedded in hidden content, such as hyperlinks or encoded strings, trigger a compliance policy match. With this update, investigators will be able to quickly recognize that some or all keyword matches are not immediately visible in the main content body, saving time and ensuring a more efficient triage experience.
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