Microsoft Intune: Enrollment time grouping for iOS/iPadOS automated device enrollment

Enrollment time grouping for iOS/iPadOS automated device enrollment (ADE) ensures targeted apps and policies can get to devices faster and reduce latency of device setup. ETG will only be part of new iOS/iPadOS enrollment policies. Admins can add a static Entra ID group into the enrollment policy, so devices will be part of that group upon enrollment, reducing latency of targeted policies and apps.

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Microsoft Defender for Office 365: Create allow directly in Tenant Allow/Block List

Admins can create an allow inside the Tenant Allow/Block List to override bulk, spam, and regular confidence phish verdicts directly.

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Microsoft Defender for Office 365: IPv6 allow and block support in Tenant Allow/Block List

Admins can create allow and block entries for IPv6 directly inside the Tenant Allow/Block List.

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SharePoint: New enhancements to Restricted access control using Microsoft 365 and Microsoft Entra security groups

Restricted access control (RAC) is a premium security policy that lets admins restrict access to SharePoint and OneDrive resources to a specific set of users configured using Microsoft 365 or Entra Security groups. As part of this change, new capabilities will be added to review the impact of RAC application using insights reports and additional options to configure the policy will be made available. Also, policy enforcement visibility will be extended to Site owners via SharePoint sites.

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How to install WMIC Feature on Demand on Windows 11

If you need to continue using Windows Management Instrumentation Command line (WMIC), learn how to install it as a Feature on Demand (FoD). It’s a temporary solution while you migrate to PowerShell or a similar tool as WMIC undergoes deprecation. A new article shows you how to check if you have WMIC as a FoD and how you can install it if you don’t. Remember that later this year, WMIC FoD will be disabled by default on the next version of Windows 11 and Windows Server. Read more at How to install WMIC Feature on Demand on Windows 11
 

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Microsoft Viva: Quick Links Card on Viva Connections Dashboard

This feature helps tenant admins add a card with a list of curated quick links for users on the Viva Connections Dashboard.

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Microsoft Intune: Security Baselines for HoloLens 2

These security baselines represent Microsoft’s best practice guidelines and experience from deploying and supporting HoloLens 2 devices to customers across various industries.

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Microsoft 365 admin center: User admin and License admin roles enabled to manage self-service license requests

User and License admins will soon manage self-service license requests in the Microsoft 365 admin center, a role previously limited to Global admins. Rollout begins mid-July 2024, with completion expected by late July 2024. Admins should familiarize themselves with the licensing process in preparation.

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Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365): Automatic summary of documents on file-open in Word

When you open a document, Copilot will generate a summary in the Word window. You can hide the summary or open the Copilot chat pane to ask specific questions about the document.

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Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365): Add brand images in M365 Copilot from SharePoint organization asset libraries

Copilot in PowerPoint and Word connects with your SharePoint organization asset library, making it easy to find and add images approved by your company to keep your presentation or document on brand.

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