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WMI command-line (WMIC) utility deprecation: Next steps

If you’re still using Windows Management Instrumentation Command line (WMIC), you’ll start seeing changes this year. While it has been deprecated for a while, you could still use it as a feature on demand (FoD). Starting January 29th, 2024, it will become “disabled by default” in the insider build of Windows 11. It will become part of the next Windows 11 release later in 2024. To find out more, read WMI command-line (WMIC) utility deprecation: Next steps.
 

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Originally posted by Microsoft Jan 29, 2024 Uncategorized 0 Comments

Open Word, Excel, and PowerPoint attachments directly in desktop apps in the new Microsoft Outlook for Windows

In the new Microsoft Outlook for Windows, when users double-click Word, Excel, and PowerPoint attachments, they will open directly in their respective desktop apps instead of opening in in-app previews.

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Originally posted by Microsoft Jan 29, 2024 Uncategorized 0 Comments

Microsoft Teams: Meeting Chat shown by default in Gallery View for Teams Rooms on Windows

Meeting Chat is now shown by default when joining a Teams meeting with Teams Rooms on Windows in Gallery View, making it easier to see incoming chat messages on the front of room display. IT Admins can configure the default chat experience for a room, and users can make in-meeting changes to show or hide the chat using the touch console.

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Originally posted by Microsoft Jan 26, 2024 Uncategorized 0 Comments

Microsoft Copilot for Microsoft 365: OneDrive – Share Word Documents with AI summary

Users can now opt to include an AI-generated document summary inside the share dialog when they share a Word document with other users. The document summary is included in the share notification email sent to the recipient(s) giving them more context around the contents of the shared document. This feature is only enabled for customers with a Microsoft Copilot for Microsoft 365 license and works only when sharing a Word for the web file.

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Originally posted by Microsoft Jan 26, 2024 Uncategorized 0 Comments

What’s new in the Microsoft Intune Service Update for January 2024

Your Microsoft Intune account has been updated to the latest service build.

How does this affect me?

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Originally posted by Microsoft Jan 26, 2024 Uncategorized 0 Comments

Microsoft SharePoint news for email now supports custom template tab settings and wider posts

News for email is a new type of News template that authors can use to convert SharePoint News posts into distributions for Microsoft Outlook for Windows email inboxes. You can now engage your audience directly in their Outlook for Windows inbox and track their mail reads.

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Originally posted by Microsoft Jan 26, 2024 Uncategorized 0 Comments

Microsoft Teams: Reordering registration form questions for webinars

Registration form questions are an integral part of setting up a successful webinar. You can add predefined or custom questions to ask your event registrants. Prior to this update, registration form questions had to be added in the order in which you want them to appear on the registration page. With this update, you can add any and all questions to your registration form and then change the order of these questions. 

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Originally posted by Microsoft Jan 26, 2024 Uncategorized 0 Comments

Microsoft Teams: In form meeting option updates for webinars and townhalls

In Microsoft Teams, configuring meeting options for events like webinars and townhalls required users to be taken to a web page after the event had been created. In order to optimize the user experience, we will now allow users to configure meeting options within the Teams app before event creation. This will provide users with more flexibility.

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Originally posted by Microsoft Jan 26, 2024 Uncategorized 0 Comments

Removal of MFA text message delivery via WhatsApp in India

Note: If your organization does not have users in India you can safely disregard this message.

Meta has announced that due to an updated regulation in India not allowing over-the-top (OTT) apps like WhatsApp to be used for business communication, they will block the ability to send authentication messages via WhatsApp to users in India starting March 1st, 2024. 

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Originally posted by Microsoft Jan 26, 2024 Uncategorized 0 Comments

Microsoft Managed Desktop – Feature Update: Windows 11 23H2 plan communication

Microsoft Managed Desktop is informing our customers that we are NOT planning on setting a default date to move customers to Windows 11 23H2. However, customers can request to move to Windows 11 23H2 at any time.

When this will happen:

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Originally posted by Microsoft Jan 26, 2024 Uncategorized 0 Comments

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