Microsoft Purview | Insider Risk Management: Public preview of Global exclusions

Microsoft Purview Insider Risk Management is rolling out a public preview of Global exclusions in the compliance portal. All exclusion features currently found under intelligent detections will be relocated to a new Global exclusions tab in the insider risk settings. This new tab is designed to enhance usability and provide a convenient way to access and manage exclusions. Admins with appropriate permissions can add exclusion with defined detection groups. The rollout will begin in early May 2024 and expect to complete by mid-August 2024. All previously added exclusions in intelligent detections will be migrated to this new tab.

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Microsoft Purview | Data Loss Prevention: Copying rules

Microsoft Purview | Data Loss Prevention (DLP) admins can now copy existing rules and edit them instead of creating all-new rules. The new feature will be available in Public Preview from early April 2024 and in General Availability from early May 2024. No admin action is required for this rollout. To copy a rule, select the new “Copy” icon next to the “Edit” icon on the “Customize advanced DLP rules” page, and a new “Create rule” page will open with prefilled data from the copied rule. Admins can change the name of the rule before saving it.

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Microsoft Teams | Report a Problem integration with Pro Management portal

Microsoft Teams Rooms Pro Management portal will integrate with Report a Problem feature. Feedback events will be created in the portal for managers to address feedback or open a support case with logs from the room. The feature will be available for Teams Rooms Pro licensed rooms and will be rolled out in early April 2024. No change for users in the room, but IT admins will see reported issues in the admin portal. The feature will be on by default, but can be turned off by changing the XML setting.

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Outlook Mobile: New in-app Contact editor

Outlook Mobile is rolling out a new Contact editor, replacing the device’s native editor. This will allow organizations to enforce Intune policies related to contact creation and editing, and reduce the dependency on Contact Syncing. The rollout will happen automatically by mid-May 2024, with no admin action required. Users may want to update their documentation and review their existing Intune policies.

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Microsoft Teams: Meeting details displayed on pre-join screen

Microsoft Teams for Windows and Mac will display meeting details such as the title, start and end time, and number of participants on the pre-join screen for in-tenant participants. The rollout will begin in early April 2024 and will not require any admin action. External guests will not see these details.

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Microsoft Edge: Updated reauthentication flyout when Web Single Sign-On fails

Users who encounter Web Single Sign-On (SSO) failures for User Interaction Required (UIR) accounts will experience a flyout with a call to action to sign in and verify their account.

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Microsoft Edge: Desktop Shortcut for New Enterprise Devices

For new enterprise devices running through Windows Out of Box Experience (OOBE) for the first time, an Edge desktop shortcut will automatically be created. When enterprise users turn on their Windows 11 devices for the first time, they’ll see the Edge shortcut on their desktop. This desktop shortcut will provide users with easy access to their Edge browser without needing to manually pin and configure their setup.

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Microsoft Viva: Dashboard personalization on tablet in Viva Connections

Customize your dashboard by adding, removing, or reordering the dashboard cards.

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Microsoft Viva: Revamped Resources on mobile and tablet

The Resources section on Viva Connections mobile and tablet will show content from the recently revamped Resources section on Viva Connections desktop.

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Microsoft Purview compliance portal: Information Protection – Sensitivity label grouping modernization

To help improve label usability and configuration, the sensitivity labeling scheme will be simplified to only consist of labels and label groupings. These new label groupings allow admins to better organize and categorize their labels (previously done via parent labels).

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