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.
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.
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.
Presenters can join and present from a Microsoft Teams Room (MTR) Windows device in a town hall.
Microsoft Edge Workspaces users are now able to collaborate in a synchronized way by adding highlighting.
With desktop sharing (made available OOB), meeting presenters can now screen-share all their meeting apps directly onto the stage for improved collaboration. We are introducing programmatic desktop sharing, which allows developers to enable screensharing specific pieces of app content. Unlike the currently existing share to stage functionality, meeting participants cannot interact with the shared app; they have a view-only mode of the presenter’s app screen similar to screen sharing, but in one click. The shared content is also automatically captured in the meeting recording. This works great for co-consumption scenarios and requires little developer investment.
Microsoft Viva Connections analytics will be available at a Connections experience level rather than at a tenant level. The rollout will begin in early April 2024 and will affect organizations with multiple Connections experiences. No admin action is required, and the rollout will happen automatically.
Microsoft Viva Connections will have advanced analytics available from early April 2024. The new analytics include 90-day daily and aggregated data, monthly data for the last 12 months, and month-over-month retention and returning user metrics. The rollout will happen automatically, and organizations need to have Microsoft Viva Suite or Microsoft Viva Communications and Communities licenses for their users. Learn more at Microsoft Learn.
Administrators and security operators will see updated results from submissions. These updates remove any confusion they might have with the current submission result.
SharePoint Premium users can now enable/disable Unstructured, Structured, and Prebuilt Document Processing individually. Admins can turn off each service on the Microsoft Syntex admin page, and models of the turned-off service cannot be created or run. The rollout will occur automatically by mid-March 2024, and no admin action is required.
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