The External users feature in Microsoft Viva Engage will be retired on October 1, 2024, to maintain compliance and support Native Mode networks. Users invited as guests before Native Mode must be reinvited as Entra B2B users with Office authentication enabled. No action is required from admins to prepare for this change.
The SharePoint Online Management Shell’s cmdlets for the legacy SharePoint Invitation Manager have been retired, with no further use for external sharing scenarios. Organizations can no longer use specific properties for ‘Set-SPOTenant’ related to legacy external invitations, and no admin action is required.
The Microsoft Secure Score improvement action for Microsoft Defender for Identity is being updated to better reflect security posture. The recommendation to manage accounts with passwords older than 180 days will be removed from the UI, with the score adjusted accordingly. Rollout starts mid-July 2024, no admin action needed.
The Files page in Microsoft Defender for Cloud Apps will be retired on September 1, 2024. Users should use the Policy Management page for creating, modifying, and exploring Information Protection policies and malware files. This change affects users currently utilizing the Files page.
Microsoft Defender XDR learning resources have moved to Microsoft Learn, with updates accessible from the Microsoft Defender XDR page. Organizations should inform users and update documentation. Rollout begins early July 2024, completing by mid-July.
Legacy notification infrastructure for chat messaging in Teams Rooms on Android and Teams Phones will retire on July 31, 2024. Updates to specific app versions are required to avoid disruption. The change does not affect Teams Rooms on Windows or Surface Hub devices, nor Teams Panels.
Classic Microsoft Teams support will end on July 1, 2024, with the ‘NEW’ label removed from the new Teams app mid to late July 2024. Classic Teams will be unavailable on certain OS from October 23, 2024, and for all users by July 1, 2025. Users should update their OS and Teams client to avoid disruptions.
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