Microsoft AutoUpdate Auxiliary Teams updates for devices running macOS devices versions below minimum

Originally posted by Microsoft Feb 21, 2022 Microsoft Teams 0 Comments

We will be making an addition to the Microsoft Teams update logic to include auxiliary updates via Microsoft AutoUpdate. This will reduce the number of devices running versions of Teams that are older or no longer supported.

You may have encountered issues where devices were running old versions of Teams that were not updating. We will be leveraging Microsoft AutoUpdate to update versions of Teams that may not have been updating due to usage patterns that do not allow the Teams built-in update logic to run its full update process.

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Microsoft Teams Connect shared channels public preview

Originally posted by Microsoft Feb 21, 2022 Microsoft Teams 0 Comments

Teams Connect shared channels will be rolling out to public preview in the coming weeks. Shared channels is a new channel type, in addition to the existing standard and private channel types. Shared channels enables users to collaborate seamlessly with internal and external partners beyond the boundaries of a team.

Invite individuals or entire teams to a shared channel. These can either be from your org or from an external Azure AD org. Once added to a shared channel external users can access the channel right from their Teams account without having to switch organizations. External collaboration is off by default.

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Exclude files from topic discovery based on applied sensitivity labels

Originally posted by Microsoft Feb 21, 2022 Viva Topics 0 Comments

This release will enable you to select sensitivity labels that exclude SharePoint files from topic discovery. Once this new configuration is saved, files with the selected labels will no longer be included as part of the discovered list of files for an AI-suggested topic. Any description or alternate names extracted from those files will also be removed from the AI-suggested topic.

Note: If you are not using Microsoft Viva Topics and sensitivity labels, you can safely disregard this message.

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Microsoft 365 compliance center: Advanced eDiscovery – Collections and processing enhancement (public preview)

Originally posted by Microsoft Feb 21, 2022 Microsoft 365 suite 0 Comments

This new feature (preview) will enhance the Advanced eDiscovery Collections and Processing experience with three core updates, including updates to embedded items handling, a new collection setting to include partially indexed items, and additional document metadata for SharePoint content.

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 88881.

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SharePoint: Site owners manage app requests in SharePoint Store

Originally posted by Microsoft Feb 18, 2022 SharePoint Online 0 Comments

Site owners can manage requests for store apps in a streamlined process and track the status in a modern view of My requests page under SharePoint Apps.

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Microsoft Teams: Background Blur for VDI on Azure Virtual Desktop/Windows 365

Originally posted by Microsoft Feb 18, 2022 Microsoft Teams 0 Comments

Users on Teams on VDI on Azure Virtual Desktop/Windows 365 can blur their background
in your video meeting and call.

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Microsoft 365 admin center: Software updates page (Windows)

Originally posted by Microsoft Feb 18, 2022 Microsoft 365 admin center 0 Comments

The Windows tab in the Software Updates page will provide admins with a high-level update status for all devices in the organization.

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Microsoft Viva: Top news card on Viva Connections Dashboard

Originally posted by Microsoft Feb 18, 2022 Microsoft Viva 0 Comments

Set up Top news card in Viva Connections Dashboard to surface boosted news from SharePoint. News that has been boosted will prominently display in the Top news card.
More info: https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/office/boost-news-from-organization-news-sites-46ad8dc5-8f3b-4d81-853d-8bbbdd0f9c83

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Forms: Brand new first-run experiences for Forms new users

Originally posted by Microsoft Feb 18, 2022 Microsoft Forms 0 Comments

For those new-to-forms users, we will help them understand through branded new first-touch experience about Forms capability, where they can use Forms and how. Users can navigate through the Forms templates categories through several selected business scenarios and pre-populated grab-and-go solutions.

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Forms: Portal Page Experience Improvement

Originally posted by Microsoft Feb 18, 2022 Microsoft Forms 0 Comments

Microsoft Forms will not only surface it portal page on office hub, but we will also reroute partial traffic to forms.office.com and forms.microsoft.com. Then user will be able to find Collection on the portal page with some other minor improvements.

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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.