Microsoft Purview compliance portal: Ability to export policy settings

Insider Risk Management will now supply the ability to export policy configuration settings into a CSV. Any user with admin permissions will be able to export the settings. 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.

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Originally posted by Microsoft Feb 5, 2025 Uncategorized 0 Comments

Power Platform – Govern critical Copilot settings and more with Environment Groups

On February 3, 2025, we are introducing new rules for Environment Groups that give tenant administrators greater control over critical environment settings. The rules that have a “preview” tag are in Public Preview, while rules without it are considered Generally Available:

• Enable AI prompts
• Enable Copilot features for Makers (preview)
• Enable Power Apps component framework for canvas apps
• Release Channel

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Originally posted by Microsoft Feb 4, 2025 Uncategorized 0 Comments

Communications on default checkbox changes on tenant settings and billing start for SQL database in Fabric

We want to announce an upcoming change in the behavior of an existing tenant setting in Fabric that lets Fabric admins enable SQL database in their Fabric tenant. We will be introducing a checkbox on February 8, 2025, for tenant admins to accept Microsoft’s default selection (off for entire organization) for this specific setting. The default value for this setting will be turned on or after March 8th if Fabric admins do not take any action.

This update helps enhance visibility and ease of access for our customers, ensuring you’re aware of and can leverage this functionality effortlessly.

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Originally posted by Microsoft Feb 4, 2025 Uncategorized 0 Comments

Update to Windows Autopatch diagnostic data collection levels and removal of Windows Autopatch data collection policy

Windows Diagnostics data settings must be configured for Windows Autopatch reports to accurately include devices and update status. The necessary Windows diagnostic data collection level to be configured on devices registered to Autopatch with the following diagnostic data settings:

• Windows 10 and Windows 11 – Required
• Windows 10, 1809 only – Basic

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Originally posted by Microsoft Feb 4, 2025 Uncategorized 0 Comments

“Personal Information Removal” notification for files

The existing “Personal Information Removal” setting is often used by commercial users to purge a file before sharing it with their customers. When users try to start a new file by copying an old file, this setting is currently carried over. Some users are not aware of it and, therefore, get confused when they collaborate on the new file. For example, their actual names (part of personal information) are automatically replaced by the generic “Author” in their comments. We are reducing this confusion by notifying users that this setting is enabled and offering a way to disable it.

When a file is opened for edit (not applicable for read-only files), if the “Personal Information Removal” setting is checked for the file, PowerPoint app displays the message This document is set to automatically remove personal information when saved and can impact your collaboration experience. Only keep this setting if needed. This message also comes with a “Change setting” button to disable the “Personal Information Removal” setting.

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Originally posted by Microsoft Feb 4, 2025 Uncategorized 0 Comments

Microsoft SharePoint: Updated document libraries

Coming soon to Microsoft SharePoint: We will update the document library experience to improve its overall performance and enhance the functionality of Edit in grid view.

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Originally posted by Microsoft Feb 4, 2025 Uncategorized 0 Comments

Microsoft Teams: Adding and editing external contacts on Teams phone devices

A new feature allows users to add and edit external contacts using the lightweight People app on Microsoft Teams phone devices. With this capability, you will be able to manage and interact with contacts outside of your organization on Teams phone devices.

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 476485.

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Originally posted by Microsoft Feb 4, 2025 Uncategorized 0 Comments

Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365): Copilot in Forms has been refreshed to help users better refine and edit their forms

Copilot in Forms has been revamped to more easily help users refine and modify their forms. Users can now type prompts to Copilot to help with editing and refinement, so they can get tailored suggestions and easily get their forms ready to send.

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Originally posted by Microsoft Feb 4, 2025 Uncategorized 0 Comments

Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365): Copilot in Forms can now reference files to help generate drafts

When creating a form with Copilot, users can now reference existing documents such as Word, Excel, and PowerPoint. Users can also reference an existing form by pasting the form’s URL into the prompt box. Additionally, Copilot can search and suggest relevant files when generating a form, so users can easily create a draft that meets their needs.

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Originally posted by Microsoft Feb 4, 2025 Uncategorized 0 Comments

Microsoft Teams: Microsoft PowerShell cmdlet to allow federation with specific trial tenant domains

Coming soon: We will introduce a new Microsoft Teams PowerShell setting in Tenant Federation Configuration to enable you to customize your federation posture. Tenant administrators will be able to define a list of external trial tenants to be whitelisted for federation, while maintaining the default block on overall federation with trial-only tenants.

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Originally posted by Microsoft Feb 3, 2025 Uncategorized 0 Comments