The January 2024 Windows non-security preview update is now available for Windows 10, version 22H2

The January 2024 non-security preview update is now available for Windows 10, version 22H2. The preview update for Windows 11, versions 22H2 and 23H2 will be available in the near term. Information about the contents of this update is available from the release notes, which are accessible from the Windows 10 update history page. 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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The January 2024 Windows non-security preview update is now available for Windows 11, versions 22H2 and 23H2

The January 2024 non-security preview update is now available for Windows 11, versions 22H2 and 23H2. Information about the contents of this update is available from the release notes, which are accessible from the Windows 11 update history page. 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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Office provider in Research pane transition

We will be transitioning translation support in the Research pane to leverage Microsoft Translator.

When this will happen:

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Reminder: Changes to Windows Boot Manager revocations for Secure Boot effective April 9, 2024

Windows updates released July 11, 2023 and later include security measures which protect against a Secure Boot bypass vulnerability disclosed in CVE-2023-24932. Secure Boot is a Windows security feature designed to protect devices from bootkit malware.

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Plan for Change: Intune audit logs will only be retained for one year

Beginning in April 2024, Intune audit logs will only be retained for up to one year to align with the documented retention period.

How this will affect your organization:

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Configuration Change – Microsoft Defender for Cloud Apps

We’re making some changes to the IP lists that need to be added to the allowed list (whitelist) in your organization.

When this will happen:

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Reminder: Stream (Classic) retires on April 15, 2024, and all unmigrated videos will be deleted

Microsoft will retire Stream (Classic) on April 15, 2024 and all videos on Stream (Classic) will be deleted after the retirement date. Stream (Classic) has already been auto disabled for end users, and admins can delay this change till the retirement date. Admins must migrate their tenant’s Stream (Classic) data to Stream (on SharePoint) before the retirement date to prevent data loss.

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New Power Platform endpoint used by Power Apps

Beginning February 2024, Microsoft Power Apps is introducing a new endpoint for the Power Platform API as a service dependency change in the public cloud: *.powerplatform.com. The Power Apps end-user experiences will leverage this new endpoint. This change has been reflected in the documentation Power Platform URLs and IP address ranges.

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Windows Office Hours: January 18th, 2024

If you are an IT admin with questions about managing and updating Windows, we want to help. Every third Thursday of the month, we host a live chat-based event on the Tech Community called Windows Office Hours. Members of the Windows, Intune, Windows Autopilot, Windows Autopatch, and Windows 365 engineering teams will be standing by to answer your questions. We also have experts from FastTrack, the Customer Acceleration Team, and Microsoft public sector teams. 

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Keep your Microsoft Teams desktop client compliant by updating regularly

Since Microsoft Teams is governed by the Modern Lifecycle Policy, the Teams desktop client needs to be up to date. Users who are on old versions of Classic Teams app will receive in-app notifications to encourage them to update to the latest version of Teams. This is to ensure that users have the latest capabilities, performance enhancements, security features, and service reliability.

Note: This in-app notification will not apply to users on machine wide (non-persistent setup) Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI) deployments. Admins will need to regularly update those users to remain supported on Teams.

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