Microsoft Intune: Deploy DMG and unmanaged PKG apps enhancement for macOS

Admins will be able to use “available” assignment type for DMG and unmanaged PKG app types for macOS. This enables end users to browse and install these apps in the Mac Company Portal.

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Microsoft Purview compliance portal: Data Lifecycle Management – Enable deletion of non-empty folders in SharePoint for Microsoft 365 and OneDrive for Business when under a retention policy

With this feature, end users can delete non-empty document library folders containing many files on a site managed by a retention policy. Additionally, this feature ensures that folders covered under a Retention policy and that have been deleted don’t reappear for users who sync a document library offline using OneDrive for Business.

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Microsoft Viva: Viva Insights – Meeting cost and quality insights

Leaders will have a new report showing how their team invests time in meetings and opportunities to review meetings to reclaim time. Individuals will have improved meeting review insights in the Viva Insights app and new in-line nudges in Outlook to encourage them to be thoughtful when creating new high-cost meetings.

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Outlook: New RSVP settings in the new Outlook for Windows and web

Two new settings to improve the user experience when responding to meeting invitations: (1) do not delete invitation email after RSVPing and (2) auto-decline if the attendee’s calendar shows as busy. These features will be available in the new Outlook for Windows and web.

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Microsoft Purview | Data Loss Prevention – Enhanced incident communication with DLP email templates

Microsoft Purview Data Loss Prevention is introducing a new ‘send email notification’ remediation action and customizable email templates. These enhancements, available in Public Preview in late May 2024 and General Availability in late June 2024, allow for dynamic and efficient incident communication, with an audit trail for actions taken. No admin action is required before the rollout. Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 373310 is associated with this update.

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Microsoft Intune In Development for May 2024 is now available

The Microsoft Intune In Development page for May 2024 has been updated with a list of upcoming features to aid in readiness and planning. Changes will appear in the next month or a subsequent release. IT staff should be informed to update user guidance accordingly.

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Regional announcements for frontline workers in Viva Connections

Microsoft Viva introduces regional announcements for frontline workers, allowing managers to send targeted messages based on location, job code, and department. Rollout begins early May 2024 and ends early June 2024. Organizations should set up Hierarchy and DTAS on Teams and enable Regional filtering in Viva Connections.

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Microsoft Teams: Approvals Graph APIs public preview

Microsoft Teams’ Approvals Graph APIs are now in public preview, allowing developers to create and manage approvals programmatically within the Approvals app. This feature is linked to Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 393926 and will be generally available from early to mid-June 2024 with no admin action required.

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Microsoft Copilot app in new Outlook for Windows and Outlook for the web

The Microsoft Copilot app will soon be available in new Outlook for Windows and the web, with the rollout starting early May 2024 and completing by mid-May 2024. This feature will be enabled by default for users with a Copilot license. No admin action is required before the rollout.

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Microsoft 365 admin center: Organizational messages (Preview)

The Microsoft 365 admin center will soon introduce a preview of Organizational messages, allowing creation and delivery of communications within Microsoft products. Preview features are not license-restricted, but future restrictions may apply. Rollout begins early May 2024, with full details on the Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 392847. Preparation involves enabling policies, assigning roles to authors and approvers, and ensuring recipients have access to the delivery platforms. No admin action is required before the rollout.

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