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Microsoft Teams: Unified fun picker
Users can now find all their emojis, GIFs, and stickers in a combined picker. Browse and discover all the fun stuff you need, all in one hub of content.
ID: 84023 Release: Microsoft Teams – Worldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant), GCC High, DoD, GCC Tags: August CY2023
Microsoft Purview compliance portal: Data Lifecycle Management – Cloud attachments support file versions shared as links (U.S. Government clouds)
Previously, cloud attachments worked only for links shared using the attachments button in Outlook and Microsoft Teams. Now, cloud attachments will retain files shared as hyperlinks in the body of an email or Teams message. Note: The status and date were incorrect and have been changed to reflect current plans. We apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused.
ID: 106099 Release: Microsoft Purview compliance portal – GCC, DoD, GCC High Tags: September CY2023
Microsoft Purview compliance portal: Data Lifecycle Management – Retention support for files shared as cloud attachments or links (U.S. Government clouds)
This update enables organizations to automatically apply retention labels to the version of files shared as cloud attachments, which are live links of SharePoint or OneDrive content that can be shared via emails or Teams messages. Note: The status and date were incorrect and have been changed to reflect current plans. We apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused.
ID: 106100 Release: Microsoft Purview compliance portal – GCC, DoD, GCC High Tags: September CY2023
Microsoft Purview compliance portal: Insider Risk Management – Forensic evidence (U.S. Government clouds)
The forensic evidence capability is an opt-in add-in to Insider Risk Management, helping customers’ security teams get visual insights into potentially risky user actions that might lead to a data security incident. Forensic evidence is off by default and policy creation requires dual authorization. Customers determine what triggers the feature and manage investigation processes. Microsoft Purview Insider Risk Management correlates various signals to identify potential malicious or inadvertent insider risks, such as IP theft, data leakage, and security violations. Insider Risk Management enables customers to create policies to manage security and compliance. Built with privacy by design, users are pseudonymized by default, and role-based access controls and audit logs are in place to help ensure user-level privacy.
ID: 117565 Release: Microsoft Purview compliance portal – GCC, DoD, GCC High Tags: September CY2023
Microsoft Teams: Live Translated Transcript (Premium)
Teams Premium users can now view Live Transcript in their preferred languages during the meeting and choose to show the translated transcript with the original transcript as a reference.
ID: 126321 Release: Microsoft Teams – GCC, Worldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant), DoD, GCC High Tags: September CY2023
Microsoft Teams: Microsoft Teams Rooms Pro Management now supports Government cloud (GCC) customers
Microsoft Teams Rooms Pro Management, the multi-OS, multi-brand device management service that is included with the Teams Rooms Pro license, now supports customers using the Microsoft Government Community Cloud (GCC) tenant so they have a complete meeting, collaboration, and Teams Rooms device management solution.
ID: 141826 Release: Microsoft Teams – GCC Tags: September CY2023
Microsoft Intune: Bitlocker end user key retrieval
As an end user, you can view the BitLocker recovery key for devices which you are the owner using the Company Portal website.
ID: 144585 Release: Microsoft Intune – GCC, Worldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant), DoD, GCC High Tags: October CY2023
Microsoft Stream: New “Add to playlist” functionality
We are updating the functionality of the “Add to playlist” feature in Stream. Soon you will be able to add a video to playlists stored in SharePoint sites while viewing the video in the Stream web app. To add a video to a playlist in a SharePoint site you must be a member or owner of the site.
ID: 145216 Release: Microsoft Stream, SharePoint – GCC, Worldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant), DoD, GCC High Tags: August CY2023
Microsoft Teams: Allow participants to join public webinars with three concurrent devices
Participants attending an external facing webinar can use up to three concurrent devices to join the event using the same registration join link.
ID: 147098 Release: Microsoft Teams – GCC, Worldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant) Tags: August CY2023
Microsoft Syntex: Site Lifecycle Management
Automate tasks across the life cycle of your sites.
ID: 147976 Release: Microsoft Syntex – Worldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant) Tags: July CY2023
Microsoft Viva: Share an Update broadcast feature for Viva Goals
With “Share an Update”, leaders can share updates of their team goals to the members of their organization directly from Viva Goals. Updates are sent to users via email.
ID: 148471 Release: Microsoft Viva – Worldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant) Tags: July CY2023
Outlook: Multi Account Search
Search now allows results from all mailboxes configured in the app. Searches return in a single search merged results from all their mailboxes on the message list.
ID: 151030 Release: Outlook – GCC, Worldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant) Tags: July CY2024
Microsoft Syntex: Merge and Extract PDFs in OneDrive for Web
Microsoft Syntex: Combine two or more PDF files into a new PDF file with the Merge PDFs action, or split PDF pages into new PDF files with the Extract pages action, in OneDrive for Web.
ID: 151043 Release: Microsoft Syntex – GCC, Worldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant), DoD, GCC High Tags: August CY2023
Outlook: Inking in New Outlook for Windows and web
On a touch-enabled device, add a canvas to your message and draw with your finger, a digital pen, or a mouse. Select from different pen styles and edit your drawing to freely express yourself.
ID: 151810 Release: Outlook – GCC, Worldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant) Tags: September CY2023
Microsoft Syntex: Taxonomy tagging
Customers will be able to turn on Taxonomy tagger in SharePoint document libraries on a pay-as-you-go basis. With Taxonomy tagger turned on, you can automatically tag documents that reside on SharePoint libraries with terms configured in the Taxonomy store using AI.
ID: 152001 Release: Microsoft Syntex – GCC, Worldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant) Tags: August CY2023
Microsoft Purview Information Protection: Tracking and Revocation
Tracking and revocation provides admins and end-users greater control over local files. When an end-user protects their local file with an encrypted sensitivity label, they enable the tracking and revocation feature. With this feature, the file owner and admin of the organization can view user access attempts to the file and whether they were successful. If needed, the file owner or admin can revoke access to the file.
ID: 152126 Release: Microsoft Purview compliance portal – Worldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant) Tags: October CY2023
Outlook: Support for offline search without Spotlight dependency
iOS’s offline search implementation relies on Spotlight (Apple’s local search index). In some cases, Intune policy can block the use of Spotlight, which will completely disable offline search for users. We are adding support for offline search even if your company’s Intune policy blocks use of Spotlight.
ID: 153121 Release: Outlook – GCC, Worldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant) Tags: August CY2023
Microsoft Purview compliance portal: Sequence detection starting with downloads from third-party sites
Admins can configure the new sequence feature to detect risky user actions that start with downloading data from third-party domains, such as box.com or dropbox.com. This can help security teams gain visibility into actions that take place in their multi-cloud environments that may lead to a data security incident. Microsoft Purview Insider Risk Management correlates various signals to identify potential malicious or inadvertent insider risks, such as IP theft, data leakage, and security violations. Insider Risk Management enables customers to create policies to manage security and compliance. Built with privacy by design, users are pseudonymized by default, and role-based access controls and audit logs are in place to help ensure user-level privacy.
ID: 153487 Release: Microsoft Purview compliance portal – GCC, DoD, GCC High Tags: August CY2023
Outlook: New Outlook for WIndows and web – Preserve Declined Meetings
A new calendar setting in Outlook on the web and the new Outlook for Windows will enable users to choose if they want their declined meetings to be removed or kept on their calendar. Declined events will not show as tentative nor block your free/busy when other people try to book time with you.
ID: 154056 Release: Outlook – GCC, Worldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant), DoD, GCC High Tags: November CY2023
Microsoft Stream: Insert and playback videos in Word and PowerPoint
This feature allows customers to insert Stream (on SharePoint) videos into PowerPoint and Word using the existing “Insert Online Video” feature in those apps. Video playback happens inline within Word and PowerPoint with enhanced playback features such as transcripts, captions, search, chapters, and playback speed controls. Stream (on SharePoint) videos are videos stored in a user’s OneDrive Business account or in SharePoint. Note: Video insertion will be available on desktop client and web, but not on mobile. Video playback will be available on desktop client, web and mobile. PowerPoint for Mac is supported; however, Word for Mac is not supported.
ID: 155751 Release: Microsoft Stream – GCC, Worldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant), DoD Tags: August CY2023
Outlook: Reactions in Outlook for GCC Moderate
We will be enabling reactions in Outlook, a feature that is already available in world-wide multitenant, for customers in GCC moderate.
ID: 155836 Release: Outlook – GCC Tags: August CY2023
Microsoft Purview compliance portal: Support for static and adaptive policy scopes for auto-apply retention labels targeting SITs in Exchange
Auto-apply retention labels targeting sensitive information types in Exchange will now support static include/exclude and adaptive policy scopes. Previously admins could only target all Exchange mailboxes.
ID: 155926 Release: Microsoft Purview compliance portal – GCC, DoD, GCC High Tags: November CY2023
Microsoft Purview compliance portal: Sensitivity analysis for policy tuning
With this update, admins with appropriate permissions will have the ability to view a sensitivity analysis, which shows the count of users in the organization that would meet specific indicator thresholds. The sensitivity analysis is presented as a bar chart, with potential inputs of an indicator threshold on the x-axis and the corresponding count of users on the y-axis. Admins can utilize this chart to make informed decisions on which threshold to apply for each indicator. Microsoft Purview Insider Risk Management correlates various signals to identify potential malicious or inadvertent insider risks, such as IP theft, data leakage, and security violations. Insider Risk Management enables customers to create policies based on their own internal policies, governance, and organizational requirements. Built with privacy by design, users are pseudonymized by default, and role-based access controls and audit logs are in place to help ensure user-level privacy.
ID: 156015 Release: Microsoft Purview compliance portal – GCC, DoD, GCC High Tags: February CY2024
Microsoft Purview compliance portal: Potential high impact user experience enhancements
We will make some minor experience changes for when a user has been detected as a potential high impact user whose activities may lead to potential data security incidents. These changes will include improving accessibility and providing more prominent highlighting of the reasons for being detected as a potential high impact user. Additionally, we will provide additional descriptors regarding how the risk score booster is applied to the user. Microsoft Purview Insider Risk Management correlates various signals to identify potential malicious or inadvertent insider risks, such as IP theft, data leakage, and security violations. Insider Risk Management enables customers to create policies based on their own internal policies, governance, and organizational requirements. Built with privacy by design, users are pseudonymized by default, and role-based access controls and audit logs are in place to help ensure user-level privacy.
ID: 156016 Release: Microsoft Purview compliance portal – Worldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant) Tags: December CY2023
Microsoft Purview compliance portal: Policy template limit increase
With this update, the maximum number of policies for each insider risk policy template increases from 5 to 20. Microsoft Purview Insider Risk Management correlates various signals to identify potential malicious or inadvertent insider risks, such as IP theft, data leakage, and security violations. Insider Risk Management enables customers to create policies based on their own internal policies, governance, and organizational requirements. Built with privacy by design, users are pseudonymized by default, and role-based access controls and audit logs are in place to help ensure user-level privacy.
ID: 156018 Release: Microsoft Purview compliance portal – GCC, DoD, GCC High Tags: March CY2024
Microsoft Purview compliance portal: Granular RBAC for priority user groups
Priority user groups in Microsoft Purview Insider Risk Management help admins with the right permissions define the users in your organization who need more sensitive risk scoring. With this update, organizations can also restrict review of activities related to the priority user groups to specific analysts or investigators. Microsoft Purview Insider Risk Management correlates various signals to identify potential malicious or inadvertent insider risks, such as IP theft, data leakage, and security violations. Insider Risk Management enables customers to create policies based on their own internal policies, governance, and organizational requirements. Built with privacy by design, users are pseudonymized by default, and role-based access controls and audit logs are in place to help ensure user-level privacy.
ID: 156224 Release: Microsoft Purview compliance portal – GCC, DoD, GCC High Tags: August CY2023
Microsoft Intune: Settings insight
Intelligent Recommendations powered by Machine Learning model add insights to baselines giving you confidence in configurations that have been successfully adopted by similar organizations.
ID: 103634 Release: Microsoft Intune – Worldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant) Tags: July CY2023
Microsoft Viva: Viva Pulse
Viva Pulse is a feedback tool that empowers managers to get day to day feedback on projects and team dynamics, resulting in quicker action. Using smart templates, research-backed questions, and analytics, Viva Pulse enables teams to use their voice so they can help managers pinpoint what’s working well and which areas to focus on over time.
ID: 117393 Release: Microsoft Viva – Worldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant) Tags: July CY2023
Outlook: [Android] See recipient’s auto-reply messages when composing an email
Understand if someone inside your organization to whom you are sending a message has automatic replies turned on.
ID: 118481 Release: Outlook – GCC, DoD, GCC High, Worldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant) Tags: July CY2023
Microsoft Teams: Customize and edit emails for webinars (Premium)
Customize and edit content for webinar emails including registration confirmation, reminder emails, cancellation notices, and more.
ID: 119391 Release: Microsoft Teams – GCC, Worldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant) Tags: July CY2023
Microsoft Teams: Updates to Bookings app experience in Teams
The Bookings app in Teams will be updated to match the web version on https://book.ms, ensuring consistent features across all entry points. The current experience in Bookings app in teams is available in the new Virtual appointments app. With this update, features such as Queue, Forms integration & scheduler-initiated SMS reminders for appointments that are available in Bookings app in Teams will be available only on the new Virtual appointments app on Teams.
ID: 120420 Release: Microsoft Teams – Worldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant) Tags: July CY2023
Microsoft Teams: Reporting access and updated policy settings for Webinars in the Teams Admin Center
IT admins can access reports for webinars getting created within their tenant through the Teams Admin Center. There is a new policy setting to control the type of questions organizers can use in a registration form and an updated UX within the Teams Admin Center to configure event policy settings without Powershell.
ID: 124764 Release: Microsoft Teams – GCC, Worldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant) Tags: July CY2023
Microsoft Purview compliance portal: Communication Compliance – Leverage advanced classification
Communication Compliance policies now support detection of inappropriate sharing of the following sensitive information types: named entities (full names/physical addresses/medical terms), credentials (login credentials/passwords), and exact data match. These new sensitive information types will be accessible to designated administrators during policy configuration. Microsoft Purview Communication Compliance provides the tools to help organizations detect business conduct and regulatory compliance violations (e.g. SEC or FINRA), such as sensitive or confidential information, harassing or threatening language, and sharing of adult content. Built with privacy by design, usernames are pseudonymized by default, role-based access controls are built in, investigators are opted in by an admin, and audit logs are in place to help ensure user-level privacy.
ID: 124898 Release: Microsoft Purview compliance portal – Worldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant) Tags: July CY2023
OneNote: Editor Text Predictions
When you compose or edit content in OneNote, Editor Text Predictions anticipates your writing and suggests a suitable word or phrase inline. This saves time and helps you reduce typos.
ID: 124909 Release: OneNote – GCC, Worldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant), DoD, GCC High Tags: July CY2023
Microsoft Viva: Viva Connections – Analytics Enhancements
Enhancements to existing Viva Connections analytics capabilities providing an analytics dashboard for data visualization and additional metrics at a Dashboard card level.
ID: 124918 Release: SharePoint, Microsoft Viva – Worldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant) Tags: July CY2023
Microsoft Stream: Automatic transcriptions for video files uploaded to SharePoint, Yammer, and Office.com
Videos uploaded to SharePoint Online, Yammer, and Office.com will have transcriptions automatically generated shortly after upload. This feature will not be available for A1 and trial tenancies.
ID: 124932 Release: Microsoft Stream, SharePoint, Yammer – GCC, Worldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant), DoD, GCC High Tags: July CY2023
Forms: Allow respondents edit their responses (for government clouds)
Allow Forms respondents to edit their own responses. The Forms creator can change the settings to allow or prohibit these edits.
ID: 124934 Release: Forms – GCC, DoD, GCC High Tags: July CY2023
Microsoft Teams: Preview and playback of Stream videos inline in Teams chat and channels
Stream videos that are saved in OneDrive and SharePoint are now embedded in chat and channels enabling users to preview and play them directly in Teams without the need to open a browser window.
ID: 127596 Release: Microsoft Teams – GCC, Worldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant), DoD, GCC High Tags: July CY2023
Microsoft Stream: Steam migration tool for GCC customers
The Stream migration tool will become available for GCC customers on July 30, 2023. This tool helps admins migrate video and audio files and related metadata from Stream (classic) to new Stream (on SharePoint). With the Stream migration tool admins can select some, or all, video and audio files in Stream (classic) and then move them to SharePoint folders, SharePoint site collections, or specific OneDrive folders.
ID: 144573 Release: Microsoft Stream – GCC Tags: July CY2023
OneDrive: Navigation updates in OneDrive for Web
OneDrive for Web will soon support the ability to expand or collapse the left navigation bar. Additionally, OneDrive will have a new command, in the form of a button labeled “+ Add new”, for creating new content and uploading files/folders. This command will be available across Home, My Files, Shared, Favorites, Recycle bin, and all Shared libraries in the Quick Access section. Note: upload functionality will be accessed via the “+ Add new” command.
ID: 146068 Release: OneDrive – GCC, Worldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant), DoD, GCC High Tags: July CY2023
OneDrive: Color and font changes in OneDrive for Web
We are introducing minor color, font, and icon changes to user interface on OneDrive for Web.
ID: 146071 Release: OneDrive – GCC, Worldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant), DoD, GCC High Tags: July CY2023
Outlook: Control inbox and calendar sharing options in Outlook mobile.
Outlook mobile users can give author, editor, and reviewer permissions to their inbox from the mobile experience. They can also give view, edit, and delegate permissions to their calendar from the mobile experience. This feature provides admins with the ability to use app configuration settings to turn off the ability for users to share their inboxes and calendars from Outlook mobile.
ID: 146733 Release: Outlook – GCC, Worldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant), DoD, GCC High Tags: July CY2023
Microsoft Purview compliance portal: Data Lifecycle Management – Increased limits per label for disposition review and proof of disposition (U.S. government clouds)
This feature removes the per label 1,000,000 item limit for items pending disposition review and proof of disposition (reviewed) including record labels. The tenant limit of 16,000,000 total items pending disposition and disposed still exists. We apologize for any inconvenience on this late update.
ID: 117593 Release: Microsoft Purview compliance portal – GCC, DoD, GCC High Tags: July CY2023
Microsoft Teams: Hotline phones
Enables administrators to program Microsoft Teams certified phone devices to directly dial a pre-configured phone number or contact, such as emergency services in a manufacturing plant or help desk in the organization. The hotline can be set up directly through the device settings or the Teams admin center. The device will need to be enabled with a Teams Shared Device License and set to common area phone mode.
ID: 123749 Release: Microsoft Teams – GCC, DoD, Worldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant), GCC High Tags: July CY2023
Microsoft Edge: v.114 – Updated Microsoft Root Store policy
Support has been extended for the MicrosoftRootStoreEnabled policy. The policy will now be supported through and including Microsoft Edge version 114.
ID: 124901 Release: Microsoft Edge – Worldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant) Tags: July CY2023
Weekly Roadmap Update Emails
