Upcoming Microsoft Defender for Endpoint package (Mac) will include Python 3

On Feb 18th, Apple will be retiring Python version 2.7 and Microsoft Defender for Endpoint package (MDE) (Mac) will include Python 3.

  • When macOS 12.3 rolls out, Python will no longer be pre-installed on macOS by default.

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Account Switching in Office mobile apps

This feature update to Account switching, will enable users to switch from one account to another through the Profile icon that helps them access the account selection interface.

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 88930

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List of the joined teams per user in Teams Admin Center

We ask that you pardon us for not sending an earlier message, as is our customer commitment, regarding our early February rollout. Teams admin center is adding support for viewing the list of teams a user has joined.

This integration will enable the admins to view all the teams that a user is a part of from a single view.

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Microsoft Stream: in player Help experience

The web player for audio & video files that are stored in OneDrive and SharePoint (including when those files are embedded in Teams, Yammer, and SharePoint web parts) is updated with a new feature called Help. This entry point allows users with to report technical playback issues on video/audio files to Microsoft. The Help feature also provides links to public end user help documentation for the player. 

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID: 88932

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Microsoft Edge: Bidirectional Cookie Sharing for IE mode

This feature expands on the cookie sharing capability already available and allows users to sync specific session cookies from Internet Explorer/IE mode to Microsoft Edge.

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Microsoft Edge: Ability to set default profile

The EdgeDefaultProfileEnabled policy will allow you to set a default profile to be used when opening the browser rather than the last profile used. This policy will not be applicable if the “–profile-directory” parameter has been specified.

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SharePoint Syntex: Use taxonomy term set or term as input source in placeholders for modern templates

You can associate pre-defined term sets or terms as an input source to the placeholders you create in modern templates. When users fill the placeholder for creating a document from the template, you can only choose values from the configured term set for that placeholder.

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Microsoft Information Protection: Configure Teams DLP policies to automatically protect files shared in Teams messages (US Government clouds)

New and existing Teams DLP policies can be configured to automatically protect files shared in Teams private chats and channel messages.
More info: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/compliance/dlp-microsoft-teams?view=o365-worldwide

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Microsoft Information Protection: Auto-labeling policies support overwriting manual label and encrypting mail received from any organization (US Government clouds)

New and existing Exchange auto-labeling policies can be configured to apply encryption to email received from outside the organization. In addition, policies can be configured to enforce classification on any email by replacing existing manual labels that have the same or lower label priority.
More info: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/compliance/apply-sensitivity-label-automatically?view=o365-worldwide

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Manage apps using the new Apps site (SharePoint Online)

The new Apps site (previously known as the App Catalog) will help you as a SharePoint or global admin to quickly get started distributing custom apps or acquiring independent software vendor (ISV) apps in your tenant to extend functionalities of SharePoint, Teams, and Viva Connections. You can use the new Apps site to store and distribute solutions in a streamlined and modernized experience.

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 88844.

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