Privileged Access Management (PAM) for Microsoft Graph Data Connect (MGDC) will be retired on April 30, 2024

Privileged Access Management (PAM) for Microsoft Graph Data Connect (MGDC) will be retired – all tenants must use the new MGDC onboarding experience after this date. If your tenant is already using the new onboarding experience, you may disregard this message.

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Microsoft Viva: URL changes for Viva Insights on the web and analyst workbench

The URLs for Microsoft Viva Insights on the web and analyst workbench will be updated as part of a broader effort across Microsoft to transition to a single domain directly tied to the Microsoft brand.

The new URLs are as follows:

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Microsoft Edge Data and Consent Changes in European Economic Area

Note: If your organization does not have users in European Economic Area, you can safely disregard this message.

To prepare for the Digital Markets Act, Microsoft Edge will roll out changes starting no earlier than February 20, 2024, that will go into effect in the European Economic Area (EEA). This will allow end users in the EEA the option to uninstall the Microsoft Edge browser. In addition, Microsoft Edge will no longer rely on the Windows diagnostic group policies in the areas affected by the Digital Markets Act. It will instead use the Microsoft Edge group policy, DiagnosticData, for diagnostic data collection. Edge version 122 will also introduce a new policy, UrlDiagnosticDataEnabled, to enable more control over optional data collection. This policy provides the ability for your organization to send optional diagnostic data to help with critical product improvements and stability but avoid sharing URLs of pages visited and per-page usage.

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Microsoft Teams for Windows is discontinuing support for the legacy ADAL Authentication SDK

Note: This message is relevant to organizations that haven’t yet fully transitioned to New Teams on Windows PCs. If every Teams user in your organization is already using New Teams, no further action is required.

New Teams removes support for ADAL (Active Directory Authentication Library), a legacy SDK used in rare cases by Teams Classic. This change is part of our broader effort to improve performance and security.

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An updated version of the February 2024 security update Scan Cab for Windows Server Update Services is available

IMPORTANT: this notice only affects environments where:
  • This notice only affects environments where Scan Cab is used to check for update compliance.
  • The Scan Cab for the February 2024 security update was deployed before 4:00 PM PST on February 13, 2024.

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Updates available for Microsoft 365 Apps for all channels

We’ve released updates to the following update channels for Microsoft 365 Apps:

  • Current Channel
  • Monthly Enterprise Channel
  • Semi-Annual Enterprise Channel (Preview)
  • Semi-Annual Enterprise Channel

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Take action: February 2024 security update is now available

The February 2024 security update is now available for Windows 11 and all supported versions of Windows 10. We recommend that you install these updates promptly. For more information about the contents of this update, see the release notes, which are easily 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 @WindowsUpdate.

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Microsoft Stream: Site-level video analytics dashboard

This dashboard gives access to aggregated analytics for videos on a SharePoint site. This feature will go live in late January for customers enrolled in the private preview of Stream advanced video analytics. Customers interested in applying to join the private preview may submit an application via the URL associated with this roadmap item.

We expect the dashboard to enter general availability in June. The metrics on this dashboard are divided into the following sections:

  • First, the Lifetime Video report contains 3 metrics for videos on the SharePoint site—Total Views, Unique Viewers, and Average Watch Rate.
  • Second, Video Traffic report shows views and viewer patterns across the last 7 days, 30 days, and 90 days.
  • Third, Video Usage shows views by device and geolocation. Fourth, Top 20 Videos shows a list of the most popular videos on the SharePoint site in the last week.

More info: https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=v4j5cvGGr0GRqy180BHbRxtVxJyO0BFOoG0pvqGnDONUM0dCQU9LMkpUUkkwWU9FR0NORUVNTExJSy4u

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Microsoft Teams: Copilot for Microsoft 365 in Teams chat on mobile

Users will be able to easily access Copilot on the Teams mobile app.

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Microsoft Teams: Limit Presenter Role Permissions

Organizers who schedule meetings where attendees are presenters by default will now have a secured Microsoft Teams meetings experience. We are introducing a PowerShell, so admins can control the presenter role permissions in untrusted environments, such as EDU, where students assigned as presenters can remove other students from the meeting. 

Key changes that apply to personal and work or school accounts excluding Microsoft Teams Rooms:

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