Microsoft Entra ID is the new name for Azure Active Directory (Azure AD). The rename and new product icon are now being deployed across experiences from Microsoft. Most updates will be complete by mid-November of this year.
As previously announced, this is just a new name, with no impact on deployments or daily work, and no changes to capabilities, licensing, terms of service, or support.
We are working to ensure a coherent user profile image experience by retiring legacy profile photo services. This announcement covers the retirement of the ExchangePowerShell UserPhoto cmdlets for tenant admins to Get, Set, and Remove user profile photos:
We applied a change to user provisioning and user record matching from Microsoft Entra to prevent the reuse of User Principal Names (UPNs). Previously, users with recycled UPNs had access to business records of which they never had access to or ownership.
Loop is a new app that enables your teams to think, plan, and create together like never before.
During the Loop app Public Preview, Loop workspaces were not counted towards your tenant’s storage quota. As the Loop app exits Public Preview, workspaces will start counting towards your tenant’s storage quota.
As part of our routine device management services, we will deploy the next update of the Microsoft Managed Desktop configuration baseline (version 2309) to your Azure Active Directory (Azure AD) organization (tenant).
When will this happen:
As part of our routine device management services, we will deploy the next update of the Windows Autopatch baseline (version 2309) to your Azure Active Directory (Azure AD) organization (tenant).
When will this happen:
Windows Autopatch will be available as an additional option in Microsoft Intune admin center. You may enroll into Windows Autopatch and register any devices not currently under management by Microsoft Managed Desktop. We do not currently support devices included in both Windows Autopatch and Microsoft Managed Desktop services.
When this will happen:
This notice is to inform you of an update regarding the Microsoft Online Services Subprocessors List.
Microsoft may use non-Microsoft organizations to help provide Online Services. As a function of their role for Microsoft, a small set of these organizations may process your customer data or personal data, only to deliver the services Microsoft has retained them to provide; they are prohibited from using your data for any other purpose. In accordance with GDPR, we disclose these subprocessors to you in advance of their first engagement and provide notification of any changes over time.
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