The new Microsoft Viva Engage feature will show ‘Relevant for you’ comments in the home feed to help users navigate large discussions. It’s available to all Engage license holders, will roll out between February and March 2025, and requires no admin action for implementation.
Outlook for Windows will soon allow users to set custom descriptions for their accounts, aiding in easier identification. This feature, part of Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 470602, will roll out from late February to April 2025, with no admin action required for the update.
Outlook users will soon have the option to include a comma in a recipient’s contact name, useful for “Last name, First name” formats. This setting will be user-adjustable in Outlook’s “Compose and reply” settings. Rollout begins late February 2025 for Targeted Release and late March 2025 for General Availability. No admin action is required for the rollout. Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 470020.
Microsoft Teams is updating the storage path for email attachments sent to a channel, storing them in SharePoint under “Documents > Apps > Microsoft Teams Mailhook > [Channel Name].” This change, already rolling out, will be completed by late January 2025 and requires no admin action before completion. Users should be informed of this update.
The Adoption Score page for AI assistance is being updated to include an enhanced score, new usage metrics, time trends, and peer benchmarking. It remains in public preview, with rollout starting mid-January 2025. Admins should be made aware of these changes. Roadmap ID: 185700.
Microsoft Teams will soon allow organizers to assign presenters as Q&A moderators during town halls and webinars. This feature, available to all users with Microsoft Azure Active Directory IDs, will roll out from late February to early March 2025, with no admin action required for the update.
The back up and restore environments feature for power platform has been extended to allow your default-type environment backups to be restored to a developer-type environment only. This updated feature is generally available as of January 2025.
Administrators will soon be able to use PowerShell for tenant-to-tenant migrations in Power Platform, enabling them to move environments between different tenants. This feature will be available for public preview in February 2025.
Organizers and presenters in Microsoft 365 can end sessions for attendees using the new “End Event” button, which also returns presenters to the Green Room. This feature, associated with Roadmap ID 470432, will roll out from early February to early April 2025, depending on the release phase.
Microsoft 365 Copilot will soon integrate CIQ, allowing users to incorporate third-party data from Microsoft Graph Connectors into BizChat prompts. This feature, associated with Roadmap ID 413111, will roll out between late February and early March 2025 without requiring admin action.
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