OneNote for Windows 10 will end support on October 14, 2025, and users should switch to OneNote for Windows. Migration guidance and support are provided, with additional OneNote team support available in October 2024. New user downloads will be restricted starting November 1, 2024.
Outlook’s new feature allows creating events by dragging emails to the Calendar icon, rolling out from late September to November 2024. No admin action required, but informing users is advised. Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 413716 details this update.
The updated Office Add-ins Store will be accessible in Word, Excel, and PowerPoint for Windows desktop and web users, including minors not blocked by tenant administrators. Rollout begins late October 2024, with general availability details to follow. Educational tenant admins should adjust settings to control minor students’ access to the store.
The Loop components feature in Microsoft Word for the web, introduced to Targeted Release customers in December 2022, has been retired. Users can no longer insert new Loop components, but existing ones will work as usual. Loop components remain available in other apps and the Loop application.
Outlook for Desktop and web will introduce search filters such as All, Mail, Files, Teams, and People. The rollout begins mid-August 2024 for Targeted Release and mid-September 2024 for General Availability, completing by mid-October 2024. No admin action is required for this update.
We’ve released updates to the following update channels for Microsoft 365 Apps:
The PowerPoint QuickStarter feature will be retired between October 8 and December 31, 2024, for Office versions 2409 for Windows and 2410 for Mac, with no action required from admins. Organizations using it should inform users and update documentation.
ActiveX will be disabled by default in Office 2024, affecting Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Visio. This change occurs in October 2024 for Office 2024 and begins in April 2025 for Microsoft 365 apps. Users can re-enable ActiveX by adjusting Trust Center Settings, the registry, or group policy settings.
We’ve released updates to the following update channel for Microsoft 365 Apps:
Microsoft products Excel, PowerPoint, and Word are now available on the cloud.microsoft domain, which will soon redirect from previous domains. No user action is needed as links are backwards compatible. Organizations should update references and ensure *.cloud.microsoft is unblocked to prepare for this transition.
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