Outlook: Automatically display auto-mapped calendars

Users will be able to automatically see their auto-mapped calendars when toggling from classic Outlook to the new. #newoutlookforwindows

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Microsoft Teams: Start/stop recording on Teams Rooms on Windows

Microsoft Teams Rooms on Windows will soon allow direct meeting recording start/stop with a Teams Rooms Pro license and app version 5.2. Rollouts begin mid-October 2024, with different timelines for Worldwide, GCC, GCC High, and DoD. The feature will be on by default and configurable by admins.

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Microsoft Viva: Detailed error description for LMS setup failures

LMS setup form will now have detailed error description for LMS setup failures.

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ActiveX will be disabled by default in Microsoft Office 2024

ActiveX will be disabled by default in Office 2024, affecting Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Visio. This change occurs in October 2024 for Office 2024 and begins in April 2025 for Microsoft 365 apps. Users can re-enable ActiveX by adjusting Trust Center Settings, the registry, or group policy settings.

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Microsoft 365 admin center will support continuous access evaluation (CAE)

The Microsoft 365 admin center will implement continuous access evaluation (CAE) in September 2024, enabling near real-time session termination or reauthentication and enforcing policy changes without waiting for token expiration. This rollout requires no admin action and offers benefits like mitigating insider threats, preventing unauthorized access, and removing user access swiftly.

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SharePoint: Site ownership policy

Site ownership policy is a one-stop solution to effectively manage ownership needs of all SharePoint sites in your tenant. It helps you to define your organization’s ownership criteria and identify sites that are not compliant. You can further notify predefined set of users of your choice to find the next best site owner or admin. You can also choose to automate actions on sites that remain ownerless for more than 3 months to prevent risks of data mismanagement.

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Purview compliance portal: Advanced trainable classifiers to detect workplace safety scenarios

Microsoft Purview Communication Compliance introduces advanced classifiers for detecting workplace safety violations in over 100 languages, available worldwide from late August to early September 2024. No admin action is required for this update.

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Exchange Properties Limits addition

Exchange is updating property size and count limits, effective in two phases from late September to late November 2024. Organizations must adhere to these new limits and prepare accordingly. Phase 1 includes limits for properties like CloudMSExchUCVoiceMailSettings, while Phase 2 includes CloudMSRtcPolicyAssignments, among others.

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Microsoft Viva: Sync provider data from specific dates

We are introducing flexibility on provider setup form where admins can sync data from specific dates for a provider instead of full data sync.

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Microsoft Teams: Room audio auto-detect and pre-select in BYOD meeting rooms

When users connect their laptop to a room’s shared peripheral through USB, Teams automatically detects the room’s audio and recommends connecting on the pre-join screen, streamlining the bring your own device (BYOD) meeting room experience. For room devices (e.g., displays, audio devices) recognized as shared and on Microsoft’s known BYOD devices list, users will automatically transition to the room’s audio upon connection.

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