Microsoft Teams: Forward Messages in Teams Chats

With the forward message feature, Microsoft Teams users will soon be able to send chat messages from one chat to another. Messages can be forwarded to 1:1 chats, group chats and meeting chats. This feature will also allow the sender to add additional content to the message in order to provide context and clarity to the recipient. This feature will be rolling out across Microsoft Teams Desktop, Web and Mobile.

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 90585

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Bing Chat sidebar experience in Edge renamed to Copilot in Edge with updated icon

As of Microsoft Edge version 118.0.2088.61, the Bing Chat sidebar experience in Microsoft Edge has been renamed Copilot in Edge. The new Copilot icon replaces the Bing Chat bubble icon in the Microsoft Edge toolbar.

This was previously announced on September 21, 2023: Announcing Microsoft Copilot, your everyday AI companion. 

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Microsoft Purview compliance portal: Identify, add and preserve Teams channels as data locations in eDiscovery (Premium)

We are rolling out the capability to pick relevant Teams channels (Standard, Private, and Shared) as non-custodial data locations. This will intelligently identify associated custodian/group mailboxes and SharePoint sites related to the channel. 

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 88815

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The October 2023 Windows non-security preview update is now available

The October 2023 non-security preview update is now available. These optional non-security previews are released only for Windows 10, version 22H2 and Windows 11, version 22H2. Information about the contents of this update is available from the release notes, which are accessible from the Windows 11 and Windows 10 update history pages. To learn more about the different types of monthly quality updates, see Windows monthly updates explained. To be informed about the latest updates and releases, follow us on X (formerly Twitter) @WindowsUpdate.

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What’s new in the Microsoft Intune Service Update for October 2023

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

How does this affect me?

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Microsoft Defender for Office 365: Admins can provide intent while submitting

Admins submitting to Microsoft can convey whether they are submitting for a second opinion or they are submitting to convey their confirmation of clean or malicious verdict.

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Microsoft Purview compliance portal: Data Loss Prevention for endpoints-Support for Two New Predicates on Endpoint DLP

With this capability, admins can extend the two below mentioned predicates to Microsoft Purview DLP for Endpoint

– Document Property is
– Document name contains words or phrases

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Microsoft Purview compliance portal: Information Protection – New fields added to Activity Explorer

Added Protection Event Type and Protection Type fields in Activity Explorer for sensitivity label applied, sensitivity labels updated, and sensitivity label removed.

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Microsoft Purview compliance portal: Communication Compliance – Policy insights

The Communication Compliance homepage will provide two columns that offer a quick overview of policy performance: the first column shows the number of scanned parent items in real time, giving visibility into scanning progress; the second column keeps you informed about parent items that meet policy conditions, ensuring you stay updated on potential issues requiring attention and maintaining control over communication compliance.

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Microsoft Defender for Office 365: Last used date inside Tenant Allow Block List

Tenant allow block list domains & addresses, URL, and file entries will show last used date. This helps admins understand when an entry was last used (either at mailflow or time of click), helping them remove entries which are no longer needed.

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