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PSA: Microsoft Office 2016 and 2019 to Reach End of Support in October 2025

Microsoft is reminding customers that Office 2016 and Office 2019 apps and productivity servers will reach end of support on October 14, 2025. After this date, the company will no longer provide security patches, bug fixes, and technical support to both consumers and organizations. Microsoft announced the end of mainstream support for Office 2016 and…

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M365 Changelog: (Updated) Microsoft OneDrive for the web: Create with templates

MC729718 – Updated April 12, 2024: Microsoft has updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience. Microsoft is refreshing the file creation experience in OneDrive for the web. Soon, when you select the Add new button, you will have the option to create a new blank file or to choose from high-quality, beautifully designed templates…

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M365 Changelog: (Updated) New Meeting Option and Meeting Policy “Turn off copying or forwarding of meeting chat”

Last Update: Apr 16, 2024

MC698134 – Updated April 15, 2024: Microsoft has updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience. “Turn off copying or forwarding of meeting chat” is a new meeting option that gives the meeting organizer the option to disable copying and sharing features on meeting chat messages for participants to reduce the risk of data…

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M365 Changelog: (Updated) Microsoft Teams – Automatic Updates for the Teams app on Android-based Teams Devices

Last Update: Mar 28, 2024

MC679738 – Updated March 27, 2024: Microsoft has updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience. Android-based Teams devices will start receiving automatic updates for Teams app, in addition to firmware. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 163598 When this will happen: General Availability (Worldwide and GCC) Rollout will begin in…

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M365 Changelog: (Updated) Microsoft 365 apps for the web: Grid view for tasks in Microsoft To Do web version and To Do inside Microsoft Outlook

Last Update: Apr 16, 2024

MC714520 – Updated April 15, 2024: Microsoft has updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience. In Microsoft 365 apps for the web, users can see their tasks in a grid view and can update details inline in To Do on web and To Do app inside Microsoft Outlook. This message is associated…

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M365 Changelog: (Updated) Microsoft Teams Connect chat – Extended Directory

MC704952 – Updated April 15, 2024: Microsoft has updated the content below to show as intended. Thank you for your patience. Microsoft Teams is now introducing enhancements on top of Teams Connect for chats. With the Teams Connect chat extended directory, IT admins can create an external directory of known external collaborators using their phone numbers….

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M365 Changelog: (Updated) Update to only show site results at a tenant root site when in the “site search” scope

Last Update: Apr 16, 2024

MC724127 – Updated April 15, 2024: Microsoft has updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for patience. With this update a tenant root site will start showing only site results when the site is configured to show results from that site only. When this will happen: Microsoft will be rolling out this change in mid-May…

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M365 Changelog: (Updated) SharePoint 2013 workflow retirement

MC542767 – Updated April 12, 2024: This update serves as a reminder regarding the upcoming retirement scheduled for April 2, 2026. Since the release of SharePoint workflows, Microsoft has evolved workflow orchestration to not only encompass SharePoint, but all the productivity services you use with Microsoft 365 and beyond. With the continued investment in Power Automate…

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M365 Changelog: (Updated) SharePoint Add-In retirement in Microsoft 365

MC693865 – Updated April 12, 2024: This update serves as a reminder regarding the upcoming retirement scheduled for April 2, 2026. Since the release of SharePoint Add-Ins in 2013, Microsoft has evolved SharePoint extensibility using SharePoint Framework (SPFx) enabling you to write applications that can be used in Microsoft SharePoint, Viva Connections and Microsoft Teams. With our continued…

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M365 Changelog: (Updated) Azure ACS retirement in Microsoft 365

Updated April 12, 2024: This update serves as a reminder regarding the upcoming retirement scheduled for April 2, 2026. Since the first use of Azure ACS (Access Control Services) by SharePoint in 2013, Microsoft has evolved the authorization and authentication options for SharePoint Online via Microsoft Entra ID (a.k.a. Azure AD). Using Microsoft Entra ID as auth platform…

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