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Microsoft 365 admin center: Drive Microsoft Teams adoption with organizational messages

Microsoft Teams users can now receive organizational messages to drive adoption of Teams features. The feature will be rolled out from late March 2024 to mid-April 2024. Admins can configure a templatized organizational message in the Adoption Score Meetings category in the Microsoft 365 admin center. The feature will recommend users to use interactive features during Teams meetings. No admin action is required for the rollout.

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Originally posted by Microsoft Mar 30, 2024 Uncategorized 0 Comments

Endpoint Data Loss Prevention – Enhanced privacy control: Limiting PII data access in Activity Explorer

Endpoint Data Loss Prevention will restrict PII data access in Activity Explorer to users with the role of Data Classification Content Viewer. This will roll out in mid-April 2024 and will affect existing roles. No admin action is required, but users should be notified and relevant documentation updated.

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Originally posted by Microsoft Mar 30, 2024 Uncategorized 0 Comments

Microsoft Teams: Blind Transfers, call forwards and AA/CQ supported during outages

Microsoft Teams will soon support blind transfers, call forwards, and calls from Auto attendant and Call queue while in survivability mode during an outage. This feature will be available worldwide by late April 2024 and will not require any changes or admin action. Learn more at the provided link.

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Originally posted by Microsoft Mar 30, 2024 Uncategorized 0 Comments

Microsoft Purview Communication Compliance: Reduce detect-to-investigation time from 24 hours to 1 hour for Viva Engage

Microsoft Purview Communication Compliance will release a feature that reduces detection-to-investigation time from 24 hours to 1 hour for Microsoft Viva Engage private messages and community conversations. This feature will help organizations detect policy violations and ensure user-level privacy. No action is needed from users to prepare for this rollout. The feature will be available for public preview from mid-March 2024 and for general availability from late April 2024. Access to the Communication Compliance solution is available in the Microsoft Purview compliance portal.

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Originally posted by Microsoft Mar 30, 2024 Uncategorized 0 Comments

Reminder: Windows 11, version 22H2 (Home & Pro Editions) will receive non-security preview updates until June 26, 2024

Home, Pro, Pro Education, and Pro for Workstations editions of Windows 11, version 22H2 will receive non-security preview updates until June 26, 2024. Previously, we communicated that the last optional non-security preview update for version 22H2 would be released on February 27, 2024. Based on user feedback, this date has been changed so more customers can take advantage of our continuous innovation quickly.
  

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Originally posted by Microsoft Mar 30, 2024 Uncategorized 0 Comments

Limiting duplicate topics in Microsoft Viva Engage

Microsoft Viva Engage will limit topic creation to unique names to prevent duplicate topics. This change will begin rolling out in late April 2024 and will affect users attempting to create duplicate topics. No action is required from admins, but users should be notified of the change.

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Originally posted by Microsoft Mar 29, 2024 Uncategorized 0 Comments

New Microsoft Outlook for Windows and web: Improvements to working hours and location

Microsoft Outlook for Windows and web will release new flexible working hours in 2023, allowing users to set different working hours and locations for individual workdays. Additional updates will include an updated daily location menu and integration of work location with Out of Office time. The rollout will begin in late March 2024 and is expected to be completed by late August 2024. No admin action is required, but users may want to update relevant documentation. Learn more with a blog coming in May 2024.

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Originally posted by Microsoft Mar 29, 2024 Uncategorized 0 Comments

Microsoft Viva Insights delegate access for leaders

Microsoft Viva Insights now allows leaders to delegate access to their organization insights to other individuals in their company. Delegated access will allow designated delegates to view organization insights and make data-driven decisions. This feature will be available for public preview in early April 2024 and for general availability worldwide in mid-April 2024. No action is needed to enable this feature, and leaders can use this capability at their discretion.

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Originally posted by Microsoft Mar 29, 2024 Uncategorized 0 Comments

Microsoft Teams: Microsoft Teams Rooms Windows Devices support for presenters in town halls

Presenters can join and present from a Microsoft Teams Room (MTR) Windows device in a town hall.

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Originally posted by Microsoft Mar 29, 2024 Uncategorized 0 Comments

Microsoft Edge: Workspaces now supports adding highlighting

Microsoft Edge Workspaces users are now able to collaborate in a synchronized way by adding highlighting.

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Originally posted by Microsoft Mar 29, 2024 Uncategorized 0 Comments

Joao Ferreira

I've been working with Microsoft Technologies over the last ten years, mainly focused on creating collaboration and productivity solutions that drive the adoption of Microsoft Modern Workplace.