Watch now: Microsoft Graph brings you programatic access to Windows information

Originally posted by Microsoft May 22, 2024 Uncategorized 0 Comments

In response to customer feedback about the need for faster, automated access to information about Windows updates, two new data classes have been released in the Windows Updates API, allowing access to Windows known issues and product lifecycle in Graph API. The Windows updates API gathers data published on the Windows release health pages, which are located on both the Microsoft Learn site and the Microsoft 365 admin center. 

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eDiscovery Premium-Enhancements to eDiscovery experience for Microsoft Forms content

Originally posted by Microsoft May 22, 2024 Uncategorized 0 Comments

Microsoft Forms content can now be searched in eDiscovery Premium, allowing admins to better manage tasks that require eDiscovery capabilities. The rollout will begin mid-December 2023 and complete by late December 2023 for preview, and late April 2024 for Worldwide. Appropriate licensing and permissions are required. No additional action is needed to prepare for this feature.

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Decoupling Microsoft Purview Data Loss Prevention (DLP) Process form Microsoft Defender for Endpoint on Windows Devices

Originally posted by Microsoft May 22, 2024 Uncategorized 0 Comments

Starting June 2024, Microsoft Purview DLP will be separated from Microsoft Defender for Endpoint on Windows devices. This backend change will not affect the deployment process. Customers will see two distinct processes for DLP and Defender instead of one, improving stability and performance. No action is required for most customers.

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Microsoft Stream: Interactivity analytics

Originally posted by Microsoft May 21, 2024 Uncategorized 0 Comments

This feature gives audience engagement metrics on interactive Stream videos. Users with edit access to a Stream video that contains links, polls, or callouts will be able to see the number of unique viewers and the percentage of those who viewed or clicked on interactive elements in the video, as well as average number of interactions and average attention time. These metrics help video owners understand which content is most engaging.

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Microsoft Stream: Suggested M365 content in Callouts

Originally posted by Microsoft May 21, 2024 Uncategorized 0 Comments

This feature is an improvement on the Interactivity feature in Microsoft Stream, where users with edit access can add document and other links to Callouts at specific times in a video. The goal of the improvement is to make creating and editing of interactive videos easier and quicker for editors by suggesting resources to link based on their M365 user activity. If there are no relevant suggestions, this allows them to search for resources to make their videos interactive from within Microsoft Stream.

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Microsoft Teams: Explicit consent recording meeting policy support on Teams Phone Devices

Originally posted by Microsoft May 21, 2024 Uncategorized 0 Comments

When explicit consent recording meeting policy is applied, a notification will pop-up when the recording or transcription is initiated requesting consent of participants on Teams phone devices.

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Universal Print: Logs and alerts

Originally posted by Microsoft May 21, 2024 Uncategorized 0 Comments

With a new Azure Monitor integration, Universal Print customers can send detailed diagnostic logs to a Log Analytics workspace to conduct troubleshooting and configure custom alerts.

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Copilot for Microsoft 365: Language selection only during a meeting

Originally posted by Microsoft May 21, 2024 Uncategorized 0 Comments

Copilot for Microsoft 365 will allow language selection during a Teams meeting even without activating transcripts or captions. This feature, available when ‘Allow Copilot’ is set to ‘Only during the meeting’, will ensure responses are in the chosen language. Rollout begins mid-June 2024, with no admin action required.

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Microsoft Teams: Ability to purchase third-party app subscriptions from Teams Admin Center and Teams app store

Originally posted by Microsoft May 21, 2024 Uncategorized 0 Comments

Microsoft Teams will soon offer an enhanced purchase experience for third-party app subscriptions via Teams Admin Center and Teams app store. This update, associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 179897, aims to simplify the subscription process with a new user interface. It will roll out in late June 2024, with no preparatory action required.

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Microsoft Defender for Office 365: Tenant Allow/Block List will support blocking top-level domains and subdomains

Originally posted by Microsoft May 21, 2024 Uncategorized 0 Comments

Microsoft Defender for Office 365 will soon allow blocking of top-level domains and subdomains via the Tenant Allow/Block List, rolling out from late May to late June. This update applies to customers with Microsoft Exchange Online Protection and Microsoft Defender for Office 365 Plan 1 or Plan 2. No admin action is required before the rollout.

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