Microsoft Teams: FAQs about town halls and Teams Live Events

The message provides FAQs about Microsoft Teams town halls and Teams Live Events, clarifying that Teams Live Events will not retire this year and no new retirement date is set. It details the maintenance of TLE while addressing feature gaps with town halls and the transition of TLE scheduling to Teams 2.1 by December 2024. Major updates will focus on town halls, and the Microsoft 365 Roadmap will reflect feature releases.

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Microsoft Viva: A new reactions design in Viva Engage

Microsoft Viva Engage will introduce a new reactions design across its web, Teams, and Outlook apps, and interactive emails in early October 2024, with completion by late December 2024. This update, associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 416644, will enhance user interaction without changing the core reactions capabilities or data handling. No admin action is required for this rollout.

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OneNote: Copilot Chat on OneNote for web and in Teams

Bringing the power of Microsoft Copilot to OneNote for web and in Teams.

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Microsoft 365 admin center: Microsoft 365 Copilot license optimizer

Microsoft 365 Copilot license optimizer is a new feature in the Microsoft 365 admin center designed to help organizations streamline Microsoft 365 Copilot license assignment and optimize utilization. This feature uses a data-driven approach to suggest users who are in the best position to gain the most value from Microsoft 365 Copilot and efficiently assign licenses to these users.

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New alerts for Windows updates in Microsoft Intune

If you use Microsoft Intune to deploy Windows updates in your organization, streamline your reporting with two new device alerts. You can now find and troubleshoot devices that aren’t reporting correct update progress because they aren’t sending diagnostic data. The new alerts are DeviceDiagnosticDataNotReceived and MinimumOSBuildNotMet. Learn what they mean, where to find them in Microsoft Intune, and how to remediate the underlying issues. Get all the details in New alerts for Windows updates in Microsoft Intune.
 

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Microsoft Purview compliance portal: Communication Compliance – Notify Users about Hidden Content Matches in Communication Compliance

This feature is designed to enhance transparency by introducing a notification banner that alerts users when keywords embedded in hidden content, such as hyperlinks or encoded strings, trigger a compliance policy match. With this update, investigators will be able to quickly recognize that some or all keyword matches are not immediately visible in the main content body, saving time and ensuring a more efficient triage experience.

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Outlook: Sort by category

This adds the ability to sort by category in Outlook for Mac.

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Microsoft Teams: Participant roster grouping in Teams BYOD meeting rooms

Microsoft Teams will soon group BYOD meeting room participants in the roster for individual identification and meeting intelligence. This feature will be available in Teams for Windows and Mac, with a rollout starting in early October 2024 and completing by late November 2024, depending on the release stage and user domain. No admin action is required before the rollout.

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Microsoft Teams: Enhanced query suggestions when searching for people

Microsoft Teams will soon introduce enhanced people query suggestions for more efficient searches, rolling out in October 2024. This feature, which is on by default, will help users recall information related to frequently interacted individuals. No admin action is required before the rollout.

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Microsoft Viva: Pulse admins can manage Pulse notifications

Microsoft Viva: Pulse admins will soon be able to manage notification settings, choosing delivery methods like email and Teams Chat. This feature will roll out between early October and late November 2024. It’s on by default, and admins may need to install the Viva Pulse Teams app for users.

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