Weekly summaries

Summary

239 items were changed

137 items were added

4 items with multiple changes

26 items were rescheduled

43 items were launched

22 items started rollout

0 items were irrelevant

7 other items

Added items

  • Microsoft Teams: New setting enables meeting participants to move between breakout rooms

    Now, meeting organizers can make the list of breakout rooms visible to all meeting participants and allow them to choose which room to join. Enabling this setting in breakout rooms allows participants to move freely from one room to another, simplifying breakout room coordination for meeting organizers and participants.

    Feature ID: 121269

    Added to roadmap: Sat Jul 06 2024

    Last modified: Sat Jul 06 2024

    Product(s): Microsoft Teams

    Cloud instance(s): Worldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant)

    Platform(s): AndroidDesktopiOSMac

    Release phase(s): General Availability

    Status: In development

    Preview Available:

    Rollout Start: August CY2024

  • Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365): Copilot in Forms aids students with step-by-step solutions for quiz questions

    With Copilot in Forms quizzes, teachers can easily generate step-by-step solutions for each question. Teachers have the option to allow students to immediately view their results so they can see what they've mastered and where they need further studying using the step-by-step solutions supported by Copilot.

    Feature ID: 392843

    Added to roadmap: Sat Jul 06 2024

    Last modified: Sat Jul 06 2024

    Product(s): Forms

    Cloud instance(s): Worldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant)

    Platform(s): Web

    Release phase(s): General Availability

    Status: In development

    Other tags: Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365)

    Preview Available:

    Rollout Start: August CY2024

  • Microsoft Intune: Endpoint Privilege Management on single session Azure Virtual Desktop

    With this release, you can use Endpoint Privilege Management elevation rules and policy to more easily manage standard users on Azure Virtual Desktop.

    Feature ID: 399928

    Added to roadmap: Thu Jul 04 2024

    Last modified: Thu Jul 04 2024

    Product(s): Microsoft Intune

    Cloud instance(s): DoDGCCGCC HighWorldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant)

    Platform(s): Desktop

    Release phase(s): General Availability

    Status: In development

    Preview Available:

    Rollout Start: September CY2024

  • Microsoft Intune: New design for Windows Company Portal app

    With the updated design, users will see improvements in user experience for the Home, Devices, and Downloads & updates pages. The new design is more intuitive and highlights areas where users need to take action.

    Feature ID: 399931

    Added to roadmap: Tue Jul 02 2024

    Last modified: Tue Jul 02 2024

    Product(s): Microsoft Intune

    Cloud instance(s): DoDGCCGCC HighWorldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant)

    Platform(s): Desktop

    Release phase(s): General AvailabilityPreview

    Status: In development

    Preview Available:

    Rollout Start: August CY2024

  • Microsoft Forms: Polls in Teams Meetings for GCC High

    Polls (built by Forms) for Teams meetings provides an easily discoverable and seamless experience that will help you conduct more engaging and productive meetings. With Polls, meeting presenters can prepare, launch, and evaluate polls before, during, and after meetings, respectively, all from one place under a tab in the Teams meeting.

    Feature ID: 400387

    Added to roadmap: Wed Jul 03 2024

    Last modified: Wed Jul 03 2024

    Product(s): Forms

    Cloud instance(s): GCC High

    Platform(s): Web

    Release phase(s): General Availability

    Status: In development

    Preview Available:

    Rollout Start: July CY2024

  • Microsoft Forms: Define criteria for validating responses to open-text questions in Microsoft Forms

    Now you can set specific requirements for answers to open-text questions. You can ensure the answer is an email address, URL, contains certain keywords, must be number or text, etc.

    Feature ID: 400503

    Added to roadmap: Wed Jul 03 2024

    Last modified: Wed Jul 03 2024

    Product(s): Forms

    Cloud instance(s): Worldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant)

    Platform(s): AndroidDesktopiOSMacWeb

    Release phase(s): General Availability

    Status: In development

    Preview Available:

    Rollout Start: July CY2024

  • Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365): Copilot Lab trending and recommended prompts

    With this feature, customers will be able to see which prompts are new or trending within their organization and receive personalized prompt recommendations in Copilot Lab, powered by Microsoft Graph.

    Feature ID: 400711

    Added to roadmap: Sat Jul 06 2024

    Last modified: Sat Jul 06 2024

    Product(s): Microsoft 365Microsoft EdgeOneNoteWord

    Cloud instance(s): Worldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant)

    Platform(s): AndroidDesktopiOSMacWeb

    Release phase(s): General Availability

    Status: In development

    Other tags: Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365)

    Preview Available:

    Rollout Start: September CY2024

  • Microsoft Teams: Latest meeting experiences with performance improvements on web for Chrome (for anonymous join only)

    The latest Teams meetings experience with performance improvements will be available for anonymous users who join Teams meetings on web in Chrome browser.

    Feature ID: 401116

    Added to roadmap: Sat Jul 06 2024

    Last modified: Sat Jul 06 2024

    Product(s): Microsoft Teams

    Cloud instance(s): Worldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant)

    Platform(s): Web

    Release phase(s): General Availability

    Status: In development

    Preview Available:

    Rollout Start: August CY2024

  • Microsoft Teams: Performance improvements for anonymous users who join meetings in Edge

    The latest Teams meetings experience with performance improvements will be available for anonymous users who join Teams meetings on web in Edge browser.

    Feature ID: 401117

    Added to roadmap: Sat Jul 06 2024

    Last modified: Sat Jul 06 2024

    Product(s): Microsoft Teams

    Cloud instance(s): Worldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant)

    Platform(s): Web

    Release phase(s): General Availability

    Status: In development

    Preview Available:

    Rollout Start: October CY2024

  • Microsoft Teams: EDU tenant type selection in policy wizard

    Admins can now select tenant type for their institution from the policy wizard. This setting can be changed anytime from the wizard.

    Feature ID: 402185

    Added to roadmap: Wed Jul 03 2024

    Last modified: Wed Jul 03 2024

    Product(s): Microsoft Teams

    Cloud instance(s): Worldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant)

    Platform(s): DesktopMacWeb

    Release phase(s): General Availability

    Status: In development

    Preview Available:

    Rollout Start: August CY2024

  • Microsoft Purview compliance portal: Insider Risk Management - Cumulative Exfiltration Tuning

    With this update, Cumulative Exfiltration Activities will not be detected and scored if the events have already been detected in a previous Cumulative Exfiltration Activity risk. This change will reduce noise for alerts generated from Cumulative Exfiltration Activity.

    Feature ID: 402195

    Added to roadmap: Wed Jul 03 2024

    Last modified: Wed Jul 03 2024

    Product(s): Microsoft Purview compliance portal

    Cloud instance(s): DoDGCCGCC HighWorldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant)

    Platform(s): Web

    Release phase(s): General Availability

    Status: In development

    Preview Available:

    Rollout Start: August CY2024

  • Microsoft Teams: Bidirectional support for Teams Live Interpretation

    With bidirectional support in Teams Live Interpretation, interpreters can now switch the direction they want to provide translation in between the two languages by clicking on the button of the language they want to interpret into at the bottom of the screen. The highlighted language button will be the language the interpreter is translating into and attendees hear from.

    Feature ID: 403103

    Added to roadmap: Wed Jul 03 2024

    Last modified: Thu Jul 04 2024

    Product(s): Microsoft Teams

    Cloud instance(s): GCCWorldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant)

    Platform(s): DesktopMac

    Release phase(s): General AvailabilityTargeted Release

    Status: In development

    Preview Available:

    Rollout Start: August CY2024

  • Planner: Recommended Plans

    We are introducing a new Recommended view in Planner in Teams to help you discover plans with tasks assigned to you that you haven't viewed yet, enhancing task management efficiency and providing seamless prioritization of your workload.

    Feature ID: 403106

    Added to roadmap: Wed Jul 03 2024

    Last modified: Wed Jul 03 2024

    Product(s): Planner

    Cloud instance(s): Worldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant)

    Platform(s): Teams and Surface Devices

    Release phase(s): General Availability

    Status: In development

    Preview Available:

    Rollout Start: July CY2024

  • Outlook: Go to folder shortcut in the new Outlook for Windows and web

    When focused on the folder pane, users can now press CTRL + Y to quickly navigate to a folder. Simply press the first letter of the folder name to move focus directly to that folder. #newoutlookforwindows

    Feature ID: 403108

    Added to roadmap: Wed Jul 03 2024

    Last modified: Wed Jul 03 2024

    Product(s): Outlook

    Cloud instance(s): Worldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant)

    Platform(s): DesktopWeb

    Release phase(s): General AvailabilityTargeted Release

    Status: In development

    Preview Available:

    Rollout Start: August CY2024

  • Microsoft Purview compliance portal: Data Loss Prevention - New workload for Copilot in Content Explorer

    With this change, customers will start seeing a new Copilot location within the Content Explorer. This will have all the sensitive information which is present in Copilot conversations

    Feature ID: 405118

    Added to roadmap: Wed Jul 03 2024

    Last modified: Wed Jul 03 2024

    Product(s): Microsoft Purview compliance portal

    Cloud instance(s): Worldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant)

    Platform(s): Web

    Release phase(s): General AvailabilityPreview

    Status: In development

    Preview Available: August CY2024

    Rollout Start: August CY2024

  • Outlook: Import and export support for data files in Outlook

    This feature adds support for importing PST files into Outlook for Mac. Support for OLM data files will include both importing and exporting data.

    Feature ID: 405754

    Added to roadmap: Thu Jul 04 2024

    Last modified: Thu Jul 04 2024

    Product(s): Outlook

    Cloud instance(s): DoDGCCGCC HighWorldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant)

    Platform(s): Mac

    Release phase(s): Current ChannelPreview

    Status: In development

    Preview Available: February CY2025

    Rollout Start: March CY2025

  • Microsoft Intune: Zebra firmware management

    Enables cloud management of Zebra over the air firmware updates from Microsoft Intune

    Feature ID: 109553

    Added to roadmap: Thu Mar 16 2023

    Last modified: Wed Jul 03 2024

    Product(s): Microsoft Intune

    Cloud instance(s): DoDGCCGCC HighWorldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant)

    Platform(s): Android

    Release phase(s): General Availability

    Status: Launched

    Preview Available: June CY2023

    Rollout Start: September CY2023

  • Excel: Record spreadsheet actions using Office Scripts

    With this update, you can now record spreadsheet actions into a replayable Office Script in Excel for Windows and Mac. Office Scripts is a feature that enables you to automate repetitive spreadsheet tasks that was previously only available in Excel for the web.

    Feature ID: 109565

    Added to roadmap: Thu Jan 05 2023

    Last modified: Wed Jul 03 2024

    Product(s): Excel

    Cloud instance(s): Worldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant)

    Platform(s): DesktopMac

    Release phase(s): Current Channel

    Status: Launched

    Preview Available:

    Rollout Start: April CY2023

  • Microsoft Stream: Add to Favorites & navigate to Stream Start page in the Stream web app on SharePoint

    You will now be able to favorite a video directly from the Stream web app. Additionally, there will be a new Home button in the Stream web app for easier navigation to the Stream start page in Microsoft 365 to get back to videos you favorited or videos recently shared with you.

    Feature ID: 117390

    Added to roadmap: Wed Feb 08 2023

    Last modified: Sat Jul 06 2024

    Product(s): Microsoft Stream

    Cloud instance(s): DoDGCCGCC HighWorldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant)

    Platform(s): Web

    Release phase(s): General AvailabilityTargeted Release

    Status: Launched

    Preview Available:

    Rollout Start: July CY2023

  • Microsoft Teams: New setting enables meeting participants to move between breakout rooms

    Now, meeting organizers can make the list of breakout rooms visible to all meeting participants and allow them to choose which room to join. Enabling this setting in breakout rooms allows participants to move freely from one room to another, simplifying breakout room coordination for meeting organizers and participants.

    Feature ID: 121269

    Added to roadmap: Sat Jul 06 2024

    Last modified: Sat Jul 06 2024

    Product(s): Microsoft Teams

    Cloud instance(s): Worldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant)

    Platform(s): AndroidDesktopiOSMac

    Release phase(s): General Availability

    Status: In development

    Preview Available:

    Rollout Start: August CY2024

  • Microsoft Teams: App suggestions by task in In-context Stores

    Users think about which tasks they need to complete such as creating a survey inside Teams. Now, app suggestions will be organized by tasks the apps support as opposed to conventional categories (productivity, project management). As a result, the new categorization will reduce the amount of time users need to spend learning about these apps – helping them to work more effectively. The task-based app suggestions will be added to the Tabs, Messaging Extension, and Bots in-context Stores.

    Feature ID: 122527

    Added to roadmap: Fri Mar 24 2023

    Last modified: Wed Jul 03 2024

    Product(s): Microsoft Teams

    Cloud instance(s): GCCGCC HighWorldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant)

    Platform(s): DesktopLinuxMac

    Release phase(s): General Availability

    Status: Launched

    Preview Available:

    Rollout Start: April CY2024

  • Microsoft SharePoint: Resource Specific Consent

    Introduction of new .Selected permissions and APIs to support granting applications permissions at all of the levels where it is possible to break inheritance today. This will apply to applications operating in either delegated or app-only mode.

    Feature ID: 124842

    Added to roadmap: Wed May 03 2023

    Last modified: Thu Jul 04 2024

    Product(s): OneDriveSharePoint

    Cloud instance(s): DoDGCCGCC HighWorldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant)

    Platform(s): Web

    Release phase(s): General AvailabilityTargeted Release (Entire Organization)Targeted Release (Select People)

    Status: Launched

    Preview Available:

    Rollout Start: March CY2024

  • Microsoft Intune: On demand remediations - single device

    Remediations are script packages that can detect and fix common support issues on a user's device before they even realize there's a problem. These remediations can help reduce support calls. On demand remediations enables admins to execute a remediation on demand and as soon as possible on a single device.

    Feature ID: 124890

    Added to roadmap: Sat Aug 05 2023

    Last modified: Thu Jul 04 2024

    Product(s): Microsoft Intune

    Cloud instance(s): GCCGCC HighWorldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant)

    Platform(s): Desktop

    Release phase(s): General AvailabilityPreview

    Status: In development

    Preview Available: June CY2023

    Rollout Start: December CY2024

  • Microsoft Purview compliance portal: Insider Risk Management | Adaptive Protection - HR resignation date as a condition for risk level

    Admins can now select the HR resignation date as a condition to assign a minor, moderate, or elevated risk level. For example, an admin can configure the minor risk level to be assigned when an HR resignation date is sent via the HR connector. 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.

    Feature ID: 124972

    Added to roadmap: Wed Jun 07 2023

    Last modified: Thu Jul 04 2024

    Product(s): Microsoft Purview compliance portal

    Cloud instance(s): Worldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant)

    Platform(s): Web

    Release phase(s): General AvailabilityPreview

    Status: Rolling out

    Preview Available: November CY2023

    Rollout Start: June CY2024

  • Microsoft Loop: Copilot-assisted Loop Page Creation

    Collaborate with Copilot to go from a blank page to a structured document ready for collaboration as quickly as possible. Start from scratch or select an existing page or template as the starting point and Copilot can modify it for the task at hand.

    Feature ID: 141443

    Added to roadmap: Thu May 09 2024

    Last modified: Wed Jul 03 2024

    Product(s): Microsoft Loop

    Cloud instance(s): Worldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant)

    Platform(s): Web

    Release phase(s): General Availability

    Status: In development

    Other tags: Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365)

    Preview Available:

    Rollout Start: July CY2024

  • Microsoft Purview compliance portal: Insightful Policy Performance

    The Communication Compliance homepage provides two columns that offer a quick overview of policy performance: the first column shows the number of scanned parent items in real time, giving visibility into scanning progress; the second column keeps you informed about parent items that meet policy conditions, ensuring you stay updated on potential issues requiring attention and maintaining control over communication compliance. Microsoft Purview Communication Compliance provides the tools to help organizations detect 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.

    Feature ID: 145793

    Added to roadmap: Thu Aug 03 2023

    Last modified: Tue Jul 02 2024

    Product(s): Microsoft Purview compliance portal

    Cloud instance(s): Worldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant)

    Platform(s): Web

    Release phase(s): General Availability

    Status: In development

    Preview Available:

    Rollout Start: August CY2024

  • Exchange: Client Credential Flow for SMTP AUTH

    Client Credential Flow for SMTP AUTH allows applications to use Modern authentication for submitting authenticated emails to Exchange Online without an interactive sign-on.

    Feature ID: 146734

    Added to roadmap: Sat Jul 01 2023

    Last modified: Wed Jul 03 2024

    Product(s): ExchangeMicrosoft 365 app

    Cloud instance(s): DoDGCCGCC HighWorldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant)

    Platform(s):

    Release phase(s): General Availability

    Status: Launched

    Preview Available:

    Rollout Start: July CY2023

  • Microsoft 365 app: View your Microsoft Planner plans and Microsoft To Do lists in the Microsoft 365 Homepage

    Recently accessed plans and lists will now appear in the quick access list on the Microsoft 365 homepage, helping users more quickly discover and take action on their tasks.

    Feature ID: 149272

    Added to roadmap: Thu Jul 13 2023

    Last modified: Thu Jul 04 2024

    Product(s): Microsoft 365 appMicrosoft To DoPlanner

    Cloud instance(s): Worldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant)

    Platform(s): Web

    Release phase(s): General Availability

    Status: Rolling out

    Preview Available:

    Rollout Start: January CY2024

  • Microsoft 365 app: View your Microsoft Planner plans and Microsoft To Do lists in the Microsoft 365 Homepage

    Recently accessed plans and lists will now appear in the quick access list on the Microsoft 365 homepage, helping users more quickly discover and take action on their tasks.

    Feature ID: 149272

    Added to roadmap: Thu Jul 13 2023

    Last modified: Sat Jul 06 2024

    Product(s): Microsoft 365 appMicrosoft To DoPlanner

    Cloud instance(s): Worldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant)

    Platform(s): Web

    Release phase(s): General Availability

    Status: Launched

    Preview Available:

    Rollout Start: January CY2024

  • Outlook: Estimating the Cost of Optical Character Recognition (OCR) for Exchange Online, Microsoft Teams, SharePoint, OneDrive and EndPoint

    With OCR cost estimator, without incurring any bill and without providing azure subscription, admins will be able to estimate how much they will pay once they turn “ON” the OCR configuration for the selected locations and scope.

    Feature ID: 160009

    Added to roadmap: Wed Nov 08 2023

    Last modified: Thu Jul 04 2024

    Product(s): Microsoft Purview compliance portal

    Cloud instance(s): Worldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant)

    Platform(s): Web

    Release phase(s): General AvailabilityPreview

    Status: In development

    Preview Available: August CY2024

    Rollout Start: September CY2024

  • Microsoft Viva: Viva Pulse - Organization-wide template and question customization

    Create organization-wide templates and questions for managers and project leads to use.

    Feature ID: 164900

    Added to roadmap: Sat Aug 19 2023

    Last modified: Wed Jul 03 2024

    Product(s): Microsoft Viva

    Cloud instance(s): Worldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant)

    Platform(s): Teams and Surface DevicesWeb

    Release phase(s): General Availability

    Status: Launched

    Preview Available:

    Rollout Start: June CY2024

  • Microsoft Viva: Viva Pulse - Send a Viva Pulse request to a larger audience

    Send pulses to up to 10,000 recipients.

    Feature ID: 164901

    Added to roadmap: Tue Aug 22 2023

    Last modified: Wed Jul 03 2024

    Product(s): Microsoft Viva

    Cloud instance(s): Worldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant)

    Platform(s): Teams and Surface DevicesWeb

    Release phase(s): General Availability

    Status: Launched

    Preview Available:

    Rollout Start: June CY2024

  • Microsoft Teams: Redirect incoming call directly to voicemail from incoming call notification

    Allows users to easily redirect an incoming call to voicemail without having to accept or reject the call when receiving calls on a Teams certified phone device.

    Feature ID: 169887

    Added to roadmap: Wed Nov 08 2023

    Last modified: Wed Jul 03 2024

    Product(s): Microsoft Teams

    Cloud instance(s): GCCGCC HighWorldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant)

    Platform(s): Android

    Release phase(s): General Availability

    Status: Launched

    Preview Available:

    Rollout Start: May CY2024

  • Outlook: The new Outlook for Windows - Offline support for mail actions and compose

    The first set of offline capabilities in the new Outlook for Windows. Mail, calendar events, and contacts will be stored on your device, so you can view them even when you're not connected to the internet. Additionally, you can perform key actions on your mail, including flag, move, and delete, and compose messages, to stay productive even when you're not connected to the internet. #newoutlookforwindows

    Feature ID: 178030

    Added to roadmap: Tue Sep 26 2023

    Last modified: Thu Jul 04 2024

    Product(s): Outlook

    Cloud instance(s): Worldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant)

    Platform(s): Desktop

    Release phase(s): General Availability

    Status: Rolling out

    Preview Available:

    Rollout Start: June CY2024

  • Microsoft Viva: Viva Engage - Domain/URL Update

    To align the URL with the new Viva Engage branding and as part of the unified domain for Microsoft 365 initiative, Viva Engage’s URL schema is being updated. This change includes domains only. A separate roadmap will be created for email sender changes. Note: The release month and status have been updated to show current state. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause.

    Feature ID: 180352

    Added to roadmap: Thu Oct 05 2023

    Last modified: Wed Jul 03 2024

    Product(s): Microsoft Viva

    Cloud instance(s): Worldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant)

    Platform(s): Web

    Release phase(s): General Availability

    Status: Launched

    Preview Available:

    Rollout Start: June CY2024

  • Microsoft Purview compliance portal: Audit - New Teams Logs for Microsoft Purview Audit Standard Users

    Microsoft Purview is expanding access to wider cloud security activity events for Microsoft Teams. As part of the changes, standard users of Purview Audit will begin to generate 15 new Microsoft Teams events that were previously generated only for Audit Premium licensed users. The following events will now be provided for all Audit Standard users: 1. MeetingParticipantDetail; 2. MessageSent; 3. MessagesListed; 4. MeetingDetail; 5. MessageUpdated; 6. ChatRetrieved; 7. MessageRead; 8. MessageHostedContentRead; 9. ChatCreated; 10. ChatUpdated; 11. MessageCreatedNotification; 12. MessageDeletedNotification; 13. MessageUpdatedNotification; 14. SubscribedToMessages; 15. MessageHostedContentsListed

    Feature ID: 182243

    Added to roadmap: Tue Oct 17 2023

    Last modified: Thu Jul 04 2024

    Product(s): Microsoft Purview compliance portal

    Cloud instance(s): DoDGCCGCC High

    Platform(s): Web

    Release phase(s): General AvailabilityPreview

    Status: Launched

    Preview Available: March CY2024

    Rollout Start: June CY2024

  • Microsoft Defender for Office 365: Auto-Remediation of Malicious Entity Clusters Identified in Automated Investigation and Response (AIR)

    The feature will expand upon the automated investigation and response (AIR) by enabling AIR to automatically remediate malicious entity clusters. AIR currently recommends actions for SecOps to approve or decline and this enhancement will allow customers to enable auto-remediation to allow AIR to act on recommendations and soft delete messages included in a malicious URL or malicious file cluster.

    Feature ID: 186576

    Added to roadmap: Tue Nov 28 2023

    Last modified: Wed Jul 03 2024

    Product(s): Microsoft Defender for Office 365

    Cloud instance(s): Worldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant)

    Platform(s): Web

    Release phase(s): General AvailabilityPreview

    Status: In development

    Preview Available:

    Rollout Start: December CY2024

  • Microsoft Teams: Bookable desks

    With the bookable desks feature in Teams, users can reserve desks upon arrival by plugging in to shared desks. IT admins can discover bookable desks in shared spaces in the Microsoft Teams Rooms Pro Management portal and collect utilization data from these desks for proactive management and planning.

    Feature ID: 314430

    Added to roadmap: Sat Apr 06 2024

    Last modified: Tue Jul 02 2024

    Product(s): Microsoft Teams

    Cloud instance(s): Worldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant)

    Platform(s): DesktopTeams and Surface Devices

    Release phase(s): General Availability

    Status: Launched

    Preview Available:

    Rollout Start: June CY2024

  • Microsoft Teams: Hiding of inactive channels

    Easily keep your channels list relevant. Teams will automatically detect inactive channels you haven’t interacted with in a while, and automatically hide them for you. You have the option to review the list of channels and unhide some or all of them, opt out of automatic hiding from settings, or initiate this process on demand.

    Feature ID: 325780

    Added to roadmap: Sat Jun 01 2024

    Last modified: Wed Jul 03 2024

    Product(s): Microsoft Teams

    Cloud instance(s): DoDGCCGCC HighWorldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant)

    Platform(s): DesktopMacWeb

    Release phase(s): General AvailabilityTargeted Release

    Status: Rolling out

    Preview Available:

    Rollout Start: July CY2024

  • OneNote: Preview of New Sticky Notes app on Windows available from OneNote app

    Microsoft is expanding its notetaking solution, OneNote, to include users who need a simple and quick way to jot down ideas and remember important information while staying focused on the task at hand. New Sticky Notes is a new experience built on the foundation of OneNote that offers the same experience as existing Sticky Notes, while making it easier to capture screenshots, automatically add the source information to the notes, and more. Existing Microsoft Sticky Note users on Windows will gradually be transitioned to the new Sticky Notes app.

    Feature ID: 370039

    Added to roadmap: Wed Feb 21 2024

    Last modified: Wed Jul 03 2024

    Product(s): OneNote

    Cloud instance(s): Worldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant)

    Platform(s): Desktop

    Release phase(s): Current ChannelGeneral Availability

    Status: Launched

    Preview Available:

    Rollout Start: March CY2024

  • Microsoft Defender for Office 365: 45 days after last used for Allow

    Admins can configure allows to be removed after 45 days from the last used date. This way they can keep ensuring the delivery of the emails till the filtering has learned.

    Feature ID: 372670

    Added to roadmap: Tue Dec 12 2023

    Last modified: Wed Jul 03 2024

    Product(s): ExchangeMicrosoft Defender for Office 365

    Cloud instance(s): Worldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant)

    Platform(s): Web

    Release phase(s): General Availability

    Status: Rolling out

    Preview Available:

    Rollout Start: June CY2024

  • Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365): Find the perfect visual with Copilot and Designer in Word

    Copilot in Word now integrates with Designer to help you find the perfect image or create a banner to bring your document to life. This item is being removed from the roadmap as it is a duplicate of 380418.

    Feature ID: 373605

    Added to roadmap: Tue Apr 16 2024

    Last modified: Tue Jul 02 2024

    Product(s): Microsoft Copilot for Microsoft 365Word

    Cloud instance(s): Worldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant)

    Platform(s): Mac

    Release phase(s): General Availability

    Status: Cancelled

    Other tags: Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365)

    Preview Available:

    Rollout Start: April CY2024

  • Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365): Find the perfect visual with Copilot and Designer in Word

    Copilot in Word now integrates with Designer to help you find the perfect image or create a banner to bring your document to life.

    Feature ID: 373615

    Added to roadmap: Thu Apr 18 2024

    Last modified: Tue Jul 02 2024

    Product(s): Microsoft Copilot for Microsoft 365Word

    Cloud instance(s): Worldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant)

    Platform(s): Web

    Release phase(s): General Availability

    Status: Launched

    Other tags: Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365)

    Preview Available:

    Rollout Start: June CY2024

  • Microsoft Teams: Copilot for Sales plugin for Copilot in Teams meetings

    Admins can enable the Copilot for Sales plugin in the plugin menu. All plugins are toggled ‘off’ by default, and users can toggle it ‘on’ from the plugin menu. When Copilot for Sales plugin is set to ‘on,’ Copilot in Teams meetings will be able to access Sales and Dynamics 365 data to return insights for a summary of the sales opportunity for the meeting based on the transcript, as well as retrieve brand information for the account from Dynamics 365 if the account name was mentioned.

    Feature ID: 373655

    Added to roadmap: Sat Jan 27 2024

    Last modified: Thu Jul 04 2024

    Product(s): Microsoft Teams

    Cloud instance(s): Worldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant)

    Platform(s): DesktopMac

    Release phase(s): General Availability

    Status: Launched

    Other tags: Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365)

    Preview Available:

    Rollout Start: June CY2024

  • Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365): Use Draft with Copilot in Word based on text, list, or table selection

    Use Draft with Copilot in Word with the on-canvas Copilot menu when a user selects text, a list, or a table. This generates new content from Copilot and provides a richer, more interactive experience.

    Feature ID: 373720

    Added to roadmap: Sat Apr 06 2024

    Last modified: Tue Jul 02 2024

    Product(s): Microsoft Copilot for Microsoft 365Word

    Cloud instance(s): Worldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant)

    Platform(s): Mac

    Release phase(s): General Availability

    Status: Launched

    Other tags: Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365)

    Preview Available:

    Rollout Start: June CY2024

  • Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365): Use Draft with Copilot in Word based on text, list, or table selection

    Use Draft with Copilot in Word with the on-canvas Copilot menu when a user selects text, a list, or a table. This generates new content from Copilot and provides a richer, more interactive experience.

    Feature ID: 373740

    Added to roadmap: Thu Apr 18 2024

    Last modified: Tue Jul 02 2024

    Product(s): Microsoft Copilot for Microsoft 365Word

    Cloud instance(s): Worldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant)

    Platform(s): Desktop

    Release phase(s): General Availability

    Status: Launched

    Other tags: Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365)

    Preview Available:

    Rollout Start: June CY2024

  • Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365): Bring the latest from your organization into your Word chats with Microsoft Copilot Graph-grounded search

    Ask Copilot a question in Word chat, and Copilot generates an answer using the rich, people-centric data and insights in the Microsoft cloud. That's the power of Copilot and Microsoft Graph.

    Feature ID: 374020

    Added to roadmap: Fri Apr 19 2024

    Last modified: Tue Jul 02 2024

    Product(s): Word

    Cloud instance(s): Worldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant)

    Platform(s): Desktop

    Release phase(s): General Availability

    Status: Launched

    Other tags: Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365)

    Preview Available:

    Rollout Start: April CY2024

  • PowerPoint: New entry point for add-in (WXP) in Home tab for Mac

    Support the add-in users to find store entry point more easily and acquire their needed add-ins effectively in Mac.

    Feature ID: 374405

    Added to roadmap: Sat Jan 13 2024

    Last modified: Sat Jul 06 2024

    Product(s): ExcelPowerPointWord

    Cloud instance(s): Worldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant)

    Platform(s): Mac

    Release phase(s): General Availability

    Status: Launched

    Preview Available:

    Rollout Start: January CY2024

  • Microsoft Stream: video reactions

    This feature will allow users to add or remove reactions to specific points of a recorded video via Stream Web App and Embed. Viewers will be able to see how their colleagues feel about a video and show their support towards the video owner. These reactions will be present in the timeline to highlight the most important parts of the video and can be used for navigation. Also, owners of the video can see detailed analytics about when viewers are reacting to videos and have ability to disable the feature.

    Feature ID: 375287

    Added to roadmap: Sat Jan 13 2024

    Last modified: Sat Jul 06 2024

    Product(s): Microsoft Stream

    Cloud instance(s): DoDGCCGCC HighWorldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant)

    Platform(s): Web

    Release phase(s): General AvailabilityTargeted Release

    Status: Rolling out

    Preview Available: June CY2024

    Rollout Start: June CY2024

  • Microsoft Purview compliance portal: Insider Risk Management - Ability to delete indicator variants

    With this update, admins with appropriate permissions will be able to delete any of the indicator variants created. Deletion of variants will directly delete it from all the Insider Risk Management policies being used. Any old insights related to the variants will remain for future reference. 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.

    Feature ID: 376697

    Added to roadmap: Sat Jan 06 2024

    Last modified: Thu Jul 04 2024

    Product(s): Microsoft Purview compliance portal

    Cloud instance(s): DoDGCCGCC HighWorldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant)

    Platform(s): Web

    Release phase(s): General AvailabilityPreview

    Status: Rolling out

    Preview Available: February CY2024

    Rollout Start: June CY2024

  • Microsoft Stream: Stream Web App Recap Button

    This feature allows a user to move from the Stream Web App to the equivalent meeting recording on Microsoft Teams (in the Recap tab). Watching the meeting in Microsoft Teams provides additional meeting information such as Speakers and Topics.

    Feature ID: 376845

    Added to roadmap: Thu Feb 08 2024

    Last modified: Sat Jul 06 2024

    Product(s): Microsoft Stream

    Cloud instance(s): Worldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant)

    Platform(s): Web

    Release phase(s): General AvailabilityTargeted Release

    Status: Rolling out

    Preview Available:

    Rollout Start: March CY2024

  • Exchange: Microsoft Defender for Office 365 - Quarantine End User Allow and Block list management

    We are Updating the experience for end user allow and block list management of their emails. With one click, end users will block emails from unwanted senders and prevent those emails from showing up in their default quarantine view anymore as well as in their Quarantine notifications. End users will also be able to allow emails from trusted senders and prevent future emails from those senders from landing in quarantine given there are no Admin overrides in place. End users will also have visibility into Admin overrides that led to a Quarantined email message if there is one.

    Feature ID: 380185

    Added to roadmap: Wed Jan 24 2024

    Last modified: Thu Jul 04 2024

    Product(s): ExchangeMicrosoft Defender for Office 365

    Cloud instance(s): DoDGCCGCC HighWorldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant)

    Platform(s): Web

    Release phase(s): General Availability

    Status: Launched

    Preview Available:

    Rollout Start: April CY2024

  • Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365): Find the perfect visual with Copilot and Designer in Word

    Copilot in Word now integrates with Designer to help you find the perfect image or create a banner to bring your document to life.

    Feature ID: 380418

    Added to roadmap: Thu Apr 25 2024

    Last modified: Tue Jul 02 2024

    Product(s): Microsoft Copilot for Microsoft 365Word

    Cloud instance(s): Worldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant)

    Platform(s): Mac

    Release phase(s): General Availability

    Status: Launched

    Other tags: Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365)

    Preview Available:

    Rollout Start: June CY2024

  • Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365): Find the perfect visual with Copilot + Designer in Word

    Copilot in Word now integrates with Designer to help you find the perfect image or create a banner to bring your document to life

    Feature ID: 380428

    Added to roadmap: Thu Apr 18 2024

    Last modified: Tue Jul 02 2024

    Product(s): Microsoft Copilot for Microsoft 365Word

    Cloud instance(s): Worldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant)

    Platform(s): Desktop

    Release phase(s): General Availability

    Status: Launched

    Preview Available:

    Rollout Start: June CY2024

  • Microsoft Teams: 4K local HDMI content sharing quality for Teams Rooms on Android

    Users can see HDMI content in 4K quality on Teams Rooms on Android devices that support 4K HDMI input, when they share content without joining a Teams meeting.

    Feature ID: 380667

    Added to roadmap: Sat Jan 27 2024

    Last modified: Wed Jul 03 2024

    Product(s): Microsoft Teams

    Cloud instance(s): GCCGCC HighWorldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant)

    Platform(s): Teams and Surface Devices

    Release phase(s): General Availability

    Status: Launched

    Preview Available:

    Rollout Start: April CY2024

  • Microsoft Teams: Join meetings with a QR code on Teams Rooms on Android using Teams mobile

    Users can quickly join a meeting from a Teams Room even without forwarding the invite to the room calendar by scanning a QR code using their mobile device camera. The user will then enter the Teams mobile companion mode experience on their mobile. The QR code is found on the Teams Room home screen and can also be scanned to start an ad-hoc meeting or cast content from their mobile to the Teams Room display. If the user does not have the Teams mobile app, they will be directed to download it after scanning the QR code. IT admins can control the QR code feature in the device settings and the Teams admin center. The feature supports cross-tenant meetings when the organization and user policies allow it.

    Feature ID: 380674

    Added to roadmap: Sat Jan 27 2024

    Last modified: Wed Jul 03 2024

    Product(s): Microsoft Teams

    Cloud instance(s): GCCGCC HighWorldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant)

    Platform(s): Teams and Surface Devices

    Release phase(s): General Availability

    Status: Launched

    Preview Available:

    Rollout Start: April CY2024

  • Microsoft Teams: Home screen refresh for Teams Rooms on Android

    The Teams Rooms on Android home screen matches the look and feel of Teams Rooms on Windows, enabling users to engage with a consistent Teams Rooms interface. The touch console features six action buttons and shows the room calendar on the right side of the home screen. A room tip appears at the bottom left corner of the front of room display for user education.

    Feature ID: 380687

    Added to roadmap: Sat Jan 27 2024

    Last modified: Wed Jul 03 2024

    Product(s): Microsoft Teams

    Cloud instance(s): GCCGCC HighWorldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant)

    Platform(s): Teams and Surface Devices

    Release phase(s): General Availability

    Status: Launched

    Preview Available:

    Rollout Start: April CY2024

  • Microsoft Purview compliance portal: Audit - New Exchange and SharePoint Logs for Microsoft Purview Audit Standard Users

    Microsoft Purview is expanding access to wider cloud security activity events for Microsoft Exchange and SharePoint. As part of the changes, standard users of Purview Audit will begin to generate four new Microsoft Exchange and SharePoint events that were previously generated only for Audit Premium licensed users: MailItemsAccessed, Send, SearchQueryInitiatedExchange, and SearchQueryInitiatedSharepoint. The following logs will differ based on the user’s license and additional metadata will be added to Exchange logs when the user is assigned an Audit Premium license: SensitivityLabel for MailItemsAccessed.

    Feature ID: 380690

    Added to roadmap: Tue Jan 30 2024

    Last modified: Thu Jul 04 2024

    Product(s): Microsoft Purview compliance portal

    Cloud instance(s): DoDGCCGCC High

    Platform(s): Web

    Release phase(s): General AvailabilityPreview

    Status: Launched

    Preview Available: March CY2024

    Rollout Start: June CY2024

  • Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365): Summary in Chat support for document text selection

    Summary requests in chat can be limited to operate only on the user-selected text in the document rather than operating on the entire document.

    Feature ID: 380821

    Added to roadmap: Fri Apr 05 2024

    Last modified: Tue Jul 02 2024

    Product(s): Microsoft Copilot for Microsoft 365Word

    Cloud instance(s): Worldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant)

    Platform(s): Desktop

    Release phase(s): General Availability

    Status: In development

    Other tags: Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365)

    Preview Available:

    Rollout Start: October CY2024

  • Microsoft Teams: Microsoft Teams Rooms Windows Devices support for presenters in town halls

    Presenters can join and present from a Microsoft Teams Room (MTR) Windows device in a town hall.

    Feature ID: 381425

    Added to roadmap: Thu Mar 28 2024

    Last modified: Wed Jul 03 2024

    Product(s): Microsoft Teams

    Cloud instance(s): Worldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant)

    Platform(s): Teams and Surface Devices

    Release phase(s): General Availability

    Status: In development

    Preview Available:

    Rollout Start: December CY2024

  • Microsoft Viva: Viva Pulse - Have follow-up conversations with the team

    Get a better understanding of survey results within Viva Pulse reports with team conversations.

    Feature ID: 381744

    Added to roadmap: Wed Mar 06 2024

    Last modified: Wed Jul 03 2024

    Product(s): Microsoft Viva

    Cloud instance(s): Worldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant)

    Platform(s): AndroidDesktopiOSMacWeb

    Release phase(s): General AvailabilityPreview

    Status: Launched

    Preview Available: June CY2024

    Rollout Start: June CY2024

  • Microsoft Teams: Short meeting URL

    We are making meeting URL shorter and removing unnecessary symbols/info from there to make it more convenient for sharing

    Feature ID: 381953

    Added to roadmap: Tue Feb 06 2024

    Last modified: Thu Jul 04 2024

    Product(s): Microsoft Teams

    Cloud instance(s): DoDGCCGCC HighWorldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant)

    Platform(s): AndroidDesktopiOSMacTeams and Surface DevicesWeb

    Release phase(s): General AvailabilityTargeted Release

    Status: In development

    Preview Available:

    Rollout Start: November CY2024

  • Microsoft Viva: Viva Pulse - Add new questions to Question Library as Pulse admin

    Pulse admins can create new questions that become available in their users' Question Library.

    Feature ID: 381965

    Added to roadmap: Fri Apr 12 2024

    Last modified: Wed Jul 03 2024

    Product(s): Microsoft Viva

    Cloud instance(s): Worldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant)

    Platform(s): Teams and Surface DevicesWeb

    Release phase(s): General Availability

    Status: Launched

    Preview Available:

    Rollout Start: June CY2024

  • Microsoft Viva: Viva Goals - Request License for Others

    This feature enables all unlicensed users to request a license from their IT Admin. IT Admins see these requests in MAC and either approve or decline them. Today, unlicensed users who get errors while trying to sign in cannot proceed. With this feature, they can at least express intent to their IT Admin to start using Goals. Also, Org Admins can now request licenses for all unlicensed users in their Goals Organizations, thus unblocking them from using Goals.

    Feature ID: 382921

    Added to roadmap: Fri Feb 16 2024

    Last modified: Thu Jul 04 2024

    Product(s): Microsoft Viva

    Cloud instance(s): Worldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant)

    Platform(s): Web

    Release phase(s): General Availability

    Status: In development

    Preview Available:

    Rollout Start: July CY2025

  • Microsoft Viva: Viva Goals - Improved FRE for new Goals users

    New users to Goals will have an easier onboarding with low confusion on their first sign-in.

    Feature ID: 382922

    Added to roadmap: Sat Feb 17 2024

    Last modified: Thu Jul 04 2024

    Product(s): Microsoft Viva

    Cloud instance(s): Worldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant)

    Platform(s): Web

    Release phase(s): General Availability

    Status: In development

    Preview Available:

    Rollout Start: July CY2025

  • Microsoft Viva: Viva Goals - New users can auto-claim licenses

    By creating the Auto-claim policy for any product, IT Admins will enable eligible new users to claim a license to the product when they sign in. This removes the dependency on the IT Admin and provides a seamless experience to end users. Viva Goals will be onboarded to this platform.

    Feature ID: 382923

    Added to roadmap: Fri Feb 16 2024

    Last modified: Thu Jul 04 2024

    Product(s): Microsoft Viva

    Cloud instance(s): Worldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant)

    Platform(s):

    Release phase(s): General Availability

    Status: In development

    Preview Available:

    Rollout Start: July CY2025

  • Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365): Find the perfect visual with Copilot and Designer in Word

    Copilot in Word now integrates with Designer to help you find the perfect image or create a banner to bring your document to life.

    Feature ID: 383008

    Added to roadmap: Sat Apr 20 2024

    Last modified: Tue Jul 02 2024

    Product(s): Microsoft Copilot for Microsoft 365Word

    Cloud instance(s): Worldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant)

    Platform(s): iOS

    Release phase(s): General Availability

    Status: Launched

    Other tags: Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365)

    Preview Available:

    Rollout Start: June CY2024

  • SharePoint: In-product feedback button

    We are introducing an in-product feedback button to SharePoint, coherent with the rest of the M365 suite. This will provide the option to submit compliments, problems, or suggestions about UI/UX and feature functionality to Microsoft.

    Feature ID: 383405

    Added to roadmap: Thu Feb 15 2024

    Last modified: Thu Jul 04 2024

    Product(s): SharePoint

    Cloud instance(s): Worldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant)

    Platform(s): Web

    Release phase(s): General AvailabilityTargeted Release

    Status: Launched

    Preview Available:

    Rollout Start: March CY2024

  • Microsoft Purview compliance portal: eDiscovery - eDiscovery Graph API for purge enhancements to include Exchange items and expand purge limit from 10 to 100

    Now eDiscovery admins using the eDiscovery Graph APIs for purge to remove misplaced emails and or Teams messages from their storage locations can use the eDiscovery Graph API for both Exchange email items and Teams messages. In addition, the prior limit of 10 items per storage location will be expanded to 100 items per storage location.

    Feature ID: 383743

    Added to roadmap: Tue Feb 27 2024

    Last modified: Thu Jul 04 2024

    Product(s): Microsoft Purview compliance portal

    Cloud instance(s): Worldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant)

    Platform(s): Web

    Release phase(s): General AvailabilityPreview

    Status: Launched

    Preview Available: March CY2024

    Rollout Start: April CY2024

  • Microsoft Teams: Multi-panel check-in on Teams panels

    If a conference room has multiple panels deployed, admins can now enable check-in and room release for this room. The devices will stay in sync on the check-in status to ensure that the room is released or not released correctly.

    Feature ID: 384065

    Added to roadmap: Thu Feb 29 2024

    Last modified: Wed Jul 03 2024

    Product(s): Microsoft Teams

    Cloud instance(s): GCCWorldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant)

    Platform(s): Android

    Release phase(s): General Availability

    Status: Launched

    Preview Available:

    Rollout Start: June CY2024

  • Microsoft Viva: Viva Learning - Learner Record Sync (LRS) logs

    Sync logs in the Viva Learning admin tab with information about assignment and completion-related ingestion errors.

    Feature ID: 384067

    Added to roadmap: Thu Feb 29 2024

    Last modified: Thu Jul 04 2024

    Product(s): Microsoft Viva

    Cloud instance(s): Worldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant)

    Platform(s): Desktop

    Release phase(s): General Availability

    Status: In development

    Preview Available:

    Rollout Start: September CY2024

  • Microsoft Edge: Updates to Settings pages on privacy, security, search, & services

    To improve ease of use, we are updating Edge settings page into two sections: ‘Privacy and Security’ and ‘Search and Services.’ This streamlined approach should enable users to find the settings they are interested in more easily. Note: We have made the decision to cancel this planned release. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause. We continue to investigate different ways to enhance the user experience of the Edge settings page.

    Feature ID: 384870

    Added to roadmap: Thu Feb 29 2024

    Last modified: Thu Jul 04 2024

    Product(s): Microsoft Edge

    Cloud instance(s): Worldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant)

    Platform(s): Web

    Release phase(s): General Availability

    Status: Cancelled

    Preview Available:

    Rollout Start: May CY2024

  • Microsoft Purview compliance portal: Data Loss Prevention - Ability to Copy Rule

    With this feature, admins will have capability to reuse existing rules and make slight edits instead of creating new rules from scratch every time. This will reduce a lot of manual re-work and boost their productivity.

    Feature ID: 384872

    Added to roadmap: Fri Mar 01 2024

    Last modified: Thu Jul 04 2024

    Product(s): Microsoft Purview compliance portal

    Cloud instance(s): Worldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant)

    Platform(s): Web

    Release phase(s): General AvailabilityPreview

    Status: Launched

    Preview Available: May CY2024

    Rollout Start: June CY2024

  • SharePoint: New Banner web part (updated title area) in SharePoint Pages and News

    We’ve made some improvements to the title area on top of the page experience. 1 – Title area is removable now, which is no longer required on your page. 2 – Rebranded the title area as a Banner web part with new layouts! You can add one or more banner(s) to any column of your page, including a full-width section.

    Feature ID: 386904

    Added to roadmap: Fri Mar 08 2024

    Last modified: Wed Jul 03 2024

    Product(s): SharePoint

    Cloud instance(s): DoDGCCGCC HighWorldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant)

    Platform(s): Web

    Release phase(s): General AvailabilityTargeted Release

    Status: Rolling out

    Preview Available:

    Rollout Start: June CY2024

  • Microsoft Stream: Delete option in Stream Web App

    Stream is adding a delete option to the Stream Web App. If a user has editing permissions to a video in Stream, they will be able to delete a video directly from the Stream Web App by clicking the delete button on the command bar and confirming the action. The video file will be sent to the Recycle Bin of the OneDrive or SharePoint page the video was hosted on and any access to the video will lead to a page informing the user that the video has been removed.

    Feature ID: 387795

    Added to roadmap: Sat Mar 16 2024

    Last modified: Sat Jul 06 2024

    Product(s): Microsoft Stream

    Cloud instance(s): Worldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant)

    Platform(s): Web

    Release phase(s): General Availability

    Status: Rolling out

    Preview Available:

    Rollout Start: April CY2024

  • OneDrive: Annotate PDFs with Text

    This feature allows you to annotate and save PDF files with text boxes, when those files are stored in OneDrive and SharePoint. Users can access the annotation feature by opening the PDF in file viewer and selecting “edit”.

    Feature ID: 387807

    Added to roadmap: Fri Mar 29 2024

    Last modified: Thu Jul 04 2024

    Product(s): OneDriveSharePoint

    Cloud instance(s): DoDGCCGCC HighWorldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant)

    Platform(s): Web

    Release phase(s): General Availability

    Status: Rolling out

    Preview Available:

    Rollout Start: June CY2024

  • Microsoft Viva: Connections news notifications on desktop

    With this release, existing news notifications in Viva Connections mobile will also be available in Viva Connections desktop.

    Feature ID: 388370

    Added to roadmap: Thu Mar 21 2024

    Last modified: Thu Jul 04 2024

    Product(s): Microsoft Viva

    Cloud instance(s): Worldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant)

    Platform(s): DesktopMac

    Release phase(s): General Availability

    Status: Rolling out

    Preview Available:

    Rollout Start: June CY2024

  • Microsoft Viva: Files Card on Viva Connections

    The feature helps organizations add a view of files which were recently accessed, shared or marked favorite by the user. This file view can be added in the form of card on Viva Connections dashboard.

    Feature ID: 388496

    Added to roadmap: Sat Mar 16 2024

    Last modified: Thu Jul 04 2024

    Product(s): Microsoft Viva

    Cloud instance(s): Worldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant)

    Platform(s): DesktopWeb

    Release phase(s): General Availability

    Status: Launched

    Preview Available:

    Rollout Start: May CY2024

  • Microsoft Purview compliance portal: Insider Risk Management - Improvements to “Deleting of SharePoint files/folders” indicators

    Today “Deleting of SharePoint files” and “Deleting of SharePoint folders” indicators include permanent file or folder deletion event operations FileDeleted and FolderDeleted respectively. With this update, these indicators also capture files/folders moved to recycle bin which includes FileRecycled, FolderRecycled. You will see more activities being captured by these indicators. 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.

    Feature ID: 388734

    Added to roadmap: Wed Mar 20 2024

    Last modified: Thu Jul 04 2024

    Product(s): Microsoft Purview compliance portal

    Cloud instance(s): Worldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant)

    Platform(s): Web

    Release phase(s): General AvailabilityPreview

    Status: Launched

    Preview Available: May CY2024

    Rollout Start: June CY2024

  • Microsoft Purview compliance portal: Insider Risk Management - Adaptive Protection and Conditional Access

    Organizations can use insider risk levels in their Conditional Access policies. This includes minor experience changes in the Adaptive Protection tab in Insider Risk Management, including adding total counts for Conditional Access policies that use Adaptive Protection and new user insights in the user activity timeline when a user is added or removed from an insider risk level. 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.

    Feature ID: 388737

    Added to roadmap: Wed Mar 20 2024

    Last modified: Tue Jul 02 2024

    Product(s): Microsoft Purview compliance portal

    Cloud instance(s): Worldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant)

    Platform(s): Web

    Release phase(s): General Availability

    Status: In development

    Preview Available:

    Rollout Start: July CY2024

  • Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365): Summary in Chat support for document text selection

    Summary requests in chat can be limited to operate only on the user-selected text in the document, rather than operating in large part against the entire document.

    Feature ID: 388742

    Added to roadmap: Sat Apr 27 2024

    Last modified: Tue Jul 02 2024

    Product(s): Microsoft Copilot for Microsoft 365Word

    Cloud instance(s): Worldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant)

    Platform(s): Web

    Release phase(s): General Availability

    Status: In development

    Other tags: Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365)

    Preview Available:

    Rollout Start: September CY2024

  • Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365): New proactive assistance in Copilot

    Catch-up is a new experience in Copilot which aims to proactively help users catch up and take action on important updates. It contains a group of cards. Each card has an update related to an important meeting or document. It will work in M365chat and Teams Copilot. It shows up as a tab on the home page.

    Feature ID: 388746

    Added to roadmap: Thu May 16 2024

    Last modified: Thu Jul 04 2024

    Product(s):

    Cloud instance(s): Worldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant)

    Platform(s): Web

    Release phase(s): General Availability

    Status: In development

    Other tags: Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365)

    Preview Available:

    Rollout Start: July CY2024

  • Word: Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365) – Start a new document using up to three files

    No need to start from scratch. Copilot can create your new document based on three different Word or PowerPoint files. In "Draft with Copilot," select Reference a file and choose up to three files that Copilot should use when creating the new document. Or, in "Compose," type "/" and the name of the file you'd like to use. You can only use files you have permission to access in your organization's SharePoint or OneDrive.

    Feature ID: 388859

    Added to roadmap: Wed Apr 10 2024

    Last modified: Wed Jul 03 2024

    Product(s): Microsoft Copilot for Microsoft 365Word

    Cloud instance(s): Worldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant)

    Platform(s): iOS

    Release phase(s): General Availability

    Status: Launched

    Preview Available:

    Rollout Start: May CY2024

  • Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365): Copilot in Forms can help you create draft quizzes

    To help teachers, staff, and information workers save time, Copilot in Forms can now generate ice breakers, fun trivia, quizzes, and assessments with correct answers, which helps users focus more on engagement and interaction with their audience.

    Feature ID: 389148

    Added to roadmap: Tue Apr 30 2024

    Last modified: Thu Jul 04 2024

    Product(s): Forms

    Cloud instance(s): Worldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant)

    Platform(s): Web

    Release phase(s): General Availability

    Status: Rolling out

    Other tags: Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365)

    Preview Available:

    Rollout Start: June CY2024

  • SharePoint: Autofill columns

    This allows SharePoint Premium users to add natural language prompts to document library columns to extract or generate metadata from an uploaded file's contents.

    Feature ID: 389375

    Added to roadmap: Tue Mar 26 2024

    Last modified: Wed Jul 03 2024

    Product(s): SharePoint

    Cloud instance(s): Worldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant)

    Platform(s): Web

    Release phase(s): General Availability

    Status: Launched

    Preview Available:

    Rollout Start: June CY2024

  • Microsoft Purview compliance portal: Insider Risk Management - Improvements to “Deleting of SharePoint files/folders” indicators

    Today “Deleting of SharePoint files” and “Deleting of SharePoint folders” indicators include permanent file or folder deletion event operations FileDeleted, FolderDeleted respectively. With this update, these indicators also capture files/folders moved to recycle bin which includes FileRecycled, FolderRecycled, so you will see more activities being captured by these indicators. 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.

    Feature ID: 389841

    Added to roadmap: Thu Apr 04 2024

    Last modified: Thu Jul 04 2024

    Product(s): Microsoft Purview compliance portal

    Cloud instance(s): DoDGCCGCC High

    Platform(s): Web

    Release phase(s): General Availability

    Status: Launched

    Preview Available:

    Rollout Start: June CY2024

  • Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365): Summary in Chat support for document text selection

    Summary requests in chat can be limited to operate only on the user-selected text in the document, rather than operating in large part against the entire document

    Feature ID: 389851

    Added to roadmap: Wed Apr 24 2024

    Last modified: Tue Jul 02 2024

    Product(s): Word

    Cloud instance(s): Worldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant)

    Platform(s): Mac

    Release phase(s): General Availability

    Status: In development

    Other tags: Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365)

    Preview Available:

    Rollout Start: October CY2024

  • Microsoft Defender for Office 365: Tenant Allow Block list in GCC, GCCH, and DoD

    All the Tenant Allow/Block functionality as present in WW environment will be available to admins and security analyst of GCC, GCCH, and DoD.

    Feature ID: 389854

    Added to roadmap: Sat Mar 30 2024

    Last modified: Wed Jul 03 2024

    Product(s): ExchangeMicrosoft Defender for Office 365

    Cloud instance(s): DoDGCCGCC High

    Platform(s): Web

    Release phase(s): General Availability

    Status: In development

    Preview Available:

    Rollout Start: July CY2024

  • Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365): Copilot in Forms aids students with step-by-step solutions for quiz questions

    With Copilot in Forms quizzes, teachers can easily generate step-by-step solutions for each question. Teachers have the option to allow students to immediately view their results so they can see what they've mastered and where they need further studying using the step-by-step solutions supported by Copilot.

    Feature ID: 392843

    Added to roadmap: Sat Jul 06 2024

    Last modified: Sat Jul 06 2024

    Product(s): Forms

    Cloud instance(s): Worldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant)

    Platform(s): Web

    Release phase(s): General Availability

    Status: In development

    Other tags: Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365)

    Preview Available:

    Rollout Start: August CY2024

  • Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365): Copilot in Forms helps you collect more responses to your surveys or quizzes

    Copilot in Forms assists form owners by recommending optimal distribution channels and settings for sending forms or quizzes. This includes leveraging email, social media, and QR codes to maximize the benefits of digital forms and quizzes.

    Feature ID: 392844

    Added to roadmap: Tue May 14 2024

    Last modified: Thu Jul 04 2024

    Product(s): Forms

    Cloud instance(s): Worldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant)

    Platform(s): Web

    Release phase(s): General Availability

    Status: Rolling out

    Other tags: Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365)

    Preview Available:

    Rollout Start: June CY2024

  • Microsoft Edge: Auto-discarding Sleeping Tabs

    Tabs that have been sleeping for a long time will be discarded to save memory. When a user navigates back to a discarded tab, the tab will need to be reloaded. This can be managed through the AutoDiscardSleepingTabsEnabled policy. This policy will be enabled if the SleepingTabsEnabled policy is enabled.

    Feature ID: 392848

    Added to roadmap: Thu Apr 11 2024

    Last modified: Wed Jul 03 2024

    Product(s): Microsoft Edge

    Cloud instance(s): Worldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant)

    Platform(s): Web

    Release phase(s): General Availability

    Status: In development

    Preview Available:

    Rollout Start: July CY2024

  • Microsoft Teams: Intelligent call recap (Premium)

    The Calls app in Teams will soon have AI-generated notes and action items from your calls, so you can pay attention to your conversations and save time coordinating next steps. Intelligent call recap will work for both VoIP and PSTN calls, and summaries will be generated from calls for which transcription was enabled.

    Feature ID: 393229

    Added to roadmap: Thu Apr 18 2024

    Last modified: Wed Jul 03 2024

    Product(s): Microsoft Teams

    Cloud instance(s): Worldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant)

    Platform(s): DesktopMacWeb

    Release phase(s): General Availability

    Status: Launched

    Other tags: Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365)

    Preview Available:

    Rollout Start: June CY2024

  • Microsoft 365 Apps: Availability of the Cloud Policy service for Microsoft 365 Government GCC

    The Cloud policy service will begin rolling out for Microsoft 365 GCC customers late June 2024. The Cloud Policy service allows Microsoft 365 administrators to configure policies for Microsoft 365 apps and assign these policies using Microsoft 365 or Entra ID groups. Once configured, these policies are automatically enforced as users sign in and use Microsoft 365 apps. The initial release will support policies for Microsoft 365 Apps for enterprise on Windows and future updates will bring support for additional applications and platforms. For additional information about the Cloud Policy service, refer to Overview of the Cloud Policy service for Microsoft 365 Apps for enterprise. More info: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/deployoffice/admincenter/overview-office-cloud-policy-service

    Feature ID: 393925

    Added to roadmap: Fri Apr 19 2024

    Last modified: Wed Jul 03 2024

    Product(s): Microsoft 365 app

    Cloud instance(s): GCC

    Platform(s): Web

    Release phase(s): General Availability

    Status: In development

    Preview Available:

    Rollout Start: August CY2024

  • Microsoft Purview compliance portal: Data Loss Prevention - Enhancements to the device onboarding page

    This adds new enhancements to the device onboarding page, including these: search by IP address to look up devices, filter using the new "Valid user" filter, use a refined device list to only include devices that can be DLP supported (exclude Android devices from showing in the device onboarding list), and use new properties in the export report (valid user, first onboarded date, MDATP device ID, Defender engine version, Defender Mocamp version, Endpoint DLP status, last policy sync time, and Advanced Classification bandwidth usage exceeded).

    Feature ID: 393934

    Added to roadmap: Sat Apr 20 2024

    Last modified: Thu Jul 04 2024

    Product(s): Microsoft Purview compliance portal

    Cloud instance(s): DoDGCCGCC HighWorldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant)

    Platform(s): Web

    Release phase(s): General AvailabilityPreview

    Status: In development

    Preview Available: July CY2024

    Rollout Start: August CY2024

  • Microsoft Defender for Office 365: Enhanced multiple action experience from Threat explorer

    SecOps can take multiple actions such as purging emails, submissions, and Tenant-level block actions through a single wizard on the bulk of messages. In addition, Tenant-level block URL and File actions are now available directly from Threat explorer.

    Feature ID: 393937

    Added to roadmap: Fri Apr 19 2024

    Last modified: Thu Jul 04 2024

    Product(s): Microsoft Defender for Office 365

    Cloud instance(s): Worldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant)

    Platform(s): Web

    Release phase(s): General Availability

    Status: Rolling out

    Preview Available:

    Rollout Start: April CY2024

  • Microsoft Defender for Office 365: Enhanced multiple action experience from Threat explorer

    SecOps can take multiple actions such as purging emails, submissions, and Tenant-level block actions through a single wizard on the bulk of messages. In addition, Tenant-level block URL and File actions are now available directly from Threat explorer.

    Feature ID: 393937

    Added to roadmap: Fri Apr 19 2024

    Last modified: Sat Jul 06 2024

    Product(s): Microsoft Defender for Office 365

    Cloud instance(s): Worldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant)

    Platform(s): Web

    Release phase(s): General Availability

    Status: Launched

    Preview Available:

    Rollout Start: April CY2024

  • SharePoint: Enhancements to the Text web part

    New features coming to the Text web part include enhancements to styling/formatting, bullets/numbered lists, and tables.

    Feature ID: 394278

    Added to roadmap: Wed Apr 24 2024

    Last modified: Sat Jul 06 2024

    Product(s): SharePoint

    Cloud instance(s): DoDGCCGCC HighWorldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant)

    Platform(s): Web

    Release phase(s): Current ChannelGeneral AvailabilityPreviewTargeted Release

    Status: Rolling out

    Preview Available: May CY2024

    Rollout Start: July CY2024

  • Microsoft Teams: Speaker recognition and attribution for all Teams Rooms on Windows

    Intelligent speaker recognition is being enabled for all Teams Rooms on Windows environments, with intelligent speakers or on existing speakers via the cloud. This feature identifies and attributes people in live transcripts, utilizing a unique "voiceprint" for each participant. Copilot in Teams can deliver meeting summaries, insights, and action items attributing contributions to individual speakers. Users can enroll voices in the Teams Desktop. Learn more at the link below.More info: https://aka.ms/voiceprofile

    Feature ID: 394668

    Added to roadmap: Wed May 01 2024

    Last modified: Thu Jul 04 2024

    Product(s): Microsoft Teams

    Cloud instance(s): Worldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant)

    Platform(s): Desktop

    Release phase(s): General Availability

    Status: In development

    Preview Available:

    Rollout Start: July CY2024

  • Microsoft Viva: Viva Pulse – Integration into Viva Connections Dashboard

    Viva Connections will support Viva Pulse cards where admins can add Pulse cards to the Connections Dashboard. Users can create a Pulse survey from the Connections Dashboard. Users of the Connections Dashboard will be notified about Pulse surveys they send as well.

    Feature ID: 394690

    Added to roadmap: Fri Apr 26 2024

    Last modified: Thu Jul 04 2024

    Product(s): Microsoft Viva

    Cloud instance(s): Worldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant)

    Platform(s): DesktopTeams and Surface DevicesWeb

    Release phase(s): General AvailabilityTargeted Release

    Status: Launched

    Preview Available: May CY2024

    Rollout Start: June CY2024

  • SharePoint: Image shapes

    We're adding the capability to apply a shape over the image web part as well as on inline images in the text web part. Shapes include square, circle, triangle, hexagon, pebble, and teardrop.

    Feature ID: 395210

    Added to roadmap: Sat Apr 27 2024

    Last modified: Thu Jul 04 2024

    Product(s): SharePoint

    Cloud instance(s): DoDGCCGCC HighWorldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant)

    Platform(s): Web

    Release phase(s): General AvailabilityTargeted Release

    Status: Launched

    Preview Available:

    Rollout Start: April CY2024

  • Microsoft Edge: Security settings in the Microsoft Edge management service

    The Microsoft Edge management service will provide admins with a dedicated experience to manage specific settings that help improve the security posture of their managed browser instances.

    Feature ID: 395939

    Added to roadmap: Fri May 10 2024

    Last modified: Wed Jul 03 2024

    Product(s): Microsoft Edge

    Cloud instance(s): Worldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant)

    Platform(s): Web

    Release phase(s): General Availability

    Status: In development

    Preview Available:

    Rollout Start: July CY2024

  • Microsoft Clipchamp: Clipchamp for Education (A3 & A5)

    Clipchamp enables rapid editing and creation of videos on OneDrive and SharePoint including features like trim, join, transitions, filters, text overlay, audio controls, screen/camera recording and more. Available via the web or Windows app for Microsoft 365 A3 and Microsoft 365 A5 SKUs.

    Feature ID: 396288

    Added to roadmap: Thu May 09 2024

    Last modified: Wed Jul 03 2024

    Product(s): Microsoft Clipchamp

    Cloud instance(s): Worldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant)

    Platform(s): DesktopWeb

    Release phase(s): General Availability

    Status: In development

    Preview Available:

    Rollout Start: July CY2024

  • Microsoft Graph: Copilot for Microsoft 365 usage

    Copilot for Microsoft 365 usage will be added to the Microsoft Graph API, allowing for the creation of customized reporting and analytics. Metrics included in the Graph API will match those available in the Copilot for Microsoft 365 usage report in the Microsoft 365 admin center, including tenant-level count of enabled users and active users, as well as last activity date per user (all up and per Microsoft 365 app).

    Feature ID: 396562

    Added to roadmap: Thu May 16 2024

    Last modified: Sat Jul 06 2024

    Product(s): Microsoft 365 Admin CenterMicrosoft Graph

    Cloud instance(s): Worldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant)

    Platform(s): Web

    Release phase(s): General Availability

    Status: In development

    Other tags: Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365)

    Preview Available:

    Rollout Start: August CY2024

  • Microsoft Teams: Enhanced app discovery

    With enhanced app discovery users can easily discover and use apps they've previously used in group chats, channels, and meetings, allowing them to consent to use the app everywhere in Teams with one click.

    Feature ID: 397089

    Added to roadmap: Wed Jun 05 2024

    Last modified: Wed Jul 03 2024

    Product(s): Microsoft Teams

    Cloud instance(s): Worldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant)

    Platform(s): DesktopMacWeb

    Release phase(s): General Availability

    Status: In development

    Preview Available:

    Rollout Start: September CY2024

  • Outlook: New Contact View and Org Chart

    This improves the large contact view experience, including the org chart and recent files.

    Feature ID: 397093

    Added to roadmap: Wed May 22 2024

    Last modified: Thu Jul 04 2024

    Product(s): Outlook

    Cloud instance(s): GCCWorldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant)

    Platform(s): Mac

    Release phase(s): Current ChannelGeneral AvailabilityPreview

    Status: Launched

    Preview Available: June CY2024

    Rollout Start: June CY2024

  • Microsoft Teams: Message result suggestions when typing to search

    You will now see message result suggestions when formulating a query. You can also narrow down search results to "messages" helping you quickly find Teams message content most relevant for you.

    Feature ID: 398955

    Added to roadmap: Wed Jun 12 2024

    Last modified: Thu Jul 04 2024

    Product(s): Microsoft Teams

    Cloud instance(s): Worldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant)

    Platform(s): DesktopMac

    Release phase(s): General AvailabilityTargeted Release

    Status: Rolling out

    Preview Available:

    Rollout Start: July CY2024

  • Microsoft Viva: Viva Amplify - Support for SharePoint audience targeting

    When publishing to one or multiple SharePoint sites from within Viva Amplify, you can now promote the news post to specific audiences by indicating security groups, Microsoft 365 groups, or AAD dynamic groups.

    Feature ID: 398975

    Added to roadmap: Sat Jun 08 2024

    Last modified: Wed Jul 03 2024

    Product(s): Microsoft Viva

    Cloud instance(s): Worldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant)

    Platform(s): Web

    Release phase(s): General Availability

    Status: Launched

    Preview Available:

    Rollout Start: June CY2024

  • Microsoft Viva: Viva Amplify - Easier to find your most recent templates

    Updates to the Viva Amplify template display include showing the most recently modified templates on the campaign overview page for easy access and separating the Viva Amplify provided templates from the user-saved campaign templates.

    Feature ID: 398978

    Added to roadmap: Thu Jun 06 2024

    Last modified: Wed Jul 03 2024

    Product(s): Microsoft Viva

    Cloud instance(s): Worldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant)

    Platform(s): Web

    Release phase(s): General Availability

    Status: Rolling out

    Preview Available:

    Rollout Start: June CY2024

  • Microsoft Viva: Viva Insights employee engagement with leader communications report

    Leaders will have a new report to help them understand the reach of their communications within their organization, and their employees’ engagement with their sent emails, meetings, and shared files to better understand the effectiveness of different modes of communication.

    Feature ID: 399426

    Added to roadmap: Sat Jun 08 2024

    Last modified: Wed Jul 03 2024

    Product(s): Microsoft Viva

    Cloud instance(s): Worldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant)

    Platform(s): AndroidDesktopiOSWeb

    Release phase(s): General Availability

    Status: Rolling out

    Preview Available:

    Rollout Start: June CY2024

  • Microsoft Viva: Viva Insights homepage and navigation refresh for organizational leaders

    Homepage and left-hand navigation will be updated to highlight the value of recently released reports. In addition, a new library page will be introduced where users can filter on metrics by sub-organizations, time periods and peer benchmarks and access all of their available reports.

    Feature ID: 399427

    Added to roadmap: Sat Jun 08 2024

    Last modified: Wed Jul 03 2024

    Product(s): Microsoft Viva

    Cloud instance(s): Worldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant)

    Platform(s): AndroidDesktopiOSWeb

    Release phase(s): General Availability

    Status: Rolling out

    Preview Available:

    Rollout Start: June CY2024

  • Microsoft Planner: eDiscovery Support for Microsoft Planner

    Conduct a content search for eDiscovery and legal hold on Planner tasks in Microsoft Purview. The Planner data available for eDiscovery includes tasks shared with groups, along with the comments and attachments associated with those tasks.

    Feature ID: 399550

    Added to roadmap: Thu Jun 13 2024

    Last modified: Wed Jul 03 2024

    Product(s): Microsoft Purview compliance portalPlanner

    Cloud instance(s): Worldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant)

    Platform(s): Web

    Release phase(s): General AvailabilityPreview

    Status: Rolling out

    Preview Available:

    Rollout Start: July CY2024

  • Microsoft Teams: Turn On/Off notifications for a post

    Users will now be able to opt in/opt-out from receiving notifications for a post in a channel.

    Feature ID: 399782

    Added to roadmap: Tue Jun 11 2024

    Last modified: Tue Jul 02 2024

    Product(s): Microsoft Teams

    Cloud instance(s): DoDGCCGCC HighWorldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant)

    Platform(s): DesktopMac

    Release phase(s): General AvailabilityTargeted Release

    Status: Rolling out

    Preview Available:

    Rollout Start: July CY2024

  • Microsoft Intune: Endpoint Privilege Management on single session Azure Virtual Desktop

    With this release, you can use Endpoint Privilege Management elevation rules and policy to more easily manage standard users on Azure Virtual Desktop.

    Feature ID: 399928

    Added to roadmap: Thu Jul 04 2024

    Last modified: Thu Jul 04 2024

    Product(s): Microsoft Intune

    Cloud instance(s): DoDGCCGCC HighWorldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant)

    Platform(s): Desktop

    Release phase(s): General Availability

    Status: In development

    Preview Available:

    Rollout Start: September CY2024

  • Microsoft Intune: New design for Windows Company Portal app

    With the updated design, users will see improvements in user experience for the Home, Devices, and Downloads & updates pages. The new design is more intuitive and highlights areas where users need to take action.

    Feature ID: 399931

    Added to roadmap: Tue Jul 02 2024

    Last modified: Tue Jul 02 2024

    Product(s): Microsoft Intune

    Cloud instance(s): DoDGCCGCC HighWorldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant)

    Platform(s): Desktop

    Release phase(s): General AvailabilityPreview

    Status: In development

    Preview Available:

    Rollout Start: August CY2024

  • Microsoft Forms: Polls in Teams Meetings for GCC High

    Polls (built by Forms) for Teams meetings provides an easily discoverable and seamless experience that will help you conduct more engaging and productive meetings. With Polls, meeting presenters can prepare, launch, and evaluate polls before, during, and after meetings, respectively, all from one place under a tab in the Teams meeting.

    Feature ID: 400387

    Added to roadmap: Wed Jul 03 2024

    Last modified: Wed Jul 03 2024

    Product(s): Forms

    Cloud instance(s): GCC High

    Platform(s): Web

    Release phase(s): General Availability

    Status: In development

    Preview Available:

    Rollout Start: July CY2024

  • Microsoft Forms: Define criteria for validating responses to open-text questions in Microsoft Forms

    Now you can set specific requirements for answers to open-text questions. You can ensure the answer is an email address, URL, contains certain keywords, must be number or text, etc.

    Feature ID: 400503

    Added to roadmap: Wed Jul 03 2024

    Last modified: Wed Jul 03 2024

    Product(s): Forms

    Cloud instance(s): Worldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant)

    Platform(s): AndroidDesktopiOSMacWeb

    Release phase(s): General Availability

    Status: In development

    Preview Available:

    Rollout Start: July CY2024

  • Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365): Copilot Lab trending and recommended prompts

    With this feature, customers will be able to see which prompts are new or trending within their organization and receive personalized prompt recommendations in Copilot Lab, powered by Microsoft Graph.

    Feature ID: 400711

    Added to roadmap: Sat Jul 06 2024

    Last modified: Sat Jul 06 2024

    Product(s): Microsoft 365Microsoft EdgeOneNoteWord

    Cloud instance(s): Worldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant)

    Platform(s): AndroidDesktopiOSMacWeb

    Release phase(s): General Availability

    Status: In development

    Other tags: Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365)

    Preview Available:

    Rollout Start: September CY2024

  • Microsoft Teams: Latest meeting experiences with performance improvements on web for Chrome (for anonymous join only)

    The latest Teams meetings experience with performance improvements will be available for anonymous users who join Teams meetings on web in Chrome browser.

    Feature ID: 401116

    Added to roadmap: Sat Jul 06 2024

    Last modified: Sat Jul 06 2024

    Product(s): Microsoft Teams

    Cloud instance(s): Worldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant)

    Platform(s): Web

    Release phase(s): General Availability

    Status: In development

    Preview Available:

    Rollout Start: August CY2024

  • Microsoft Teams: Performance improvements for anonymous users who join meetings in Edge

    The latest Teams meetings experience with performance improvements will be available for anonymous users who join Teams meetings on web in Edge browser.

    Feature ID: 401117

    Added to roadmap: Sat Jul 06 2024

    Last modified: Sat Jul 06 2024

    Product(s): Microsoft Teams

    Cloud instance(s): Worldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant)

    Platform(s): Web

    Release phase(s): General Availability

    Status: In development

    Preview Available:

    Rollout Start: October CY2024

  • Microsoft Teams: SharePoint Embed Support for Teams town hall

    Users can now embed Teams town halls in the SharePoint sites they manage. This capability allows town hall attendees to watch the event instance within a particular SharePoint site.

    Feature ID: 401120

    Added to roadmap: Wed Jun 26 2024

    Last modified: Wed Jul 03 2024

    Product(s): Microsoft Teams

    Cloud instance(s): GCCWorldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant)

    Platform(s): DesktopMacWeb

    Release phase(s): General AvailabilityTargeted Release

    Status: In development

    Preview Available:

    Rollout Start: August CY2024

  • Microsoft Teams: EDU tenant type selection in policy wizard

    Admins can now select tenant type for their institution from the policy wizard. This setting can be changed anytime from the wizard.

    Feature ID: 402185

    Added to roadmap: Wed Jul 03 2024

    Last modified: Wed Jul 03 2024

    Product(s): Microsoft Teams

    Cloud instance(s): Worldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant)

    Platform(s): DesktopMacWeb

    Release phase(s): General Availability

    Status: In development

    Preview Available:

    Rollout Start: August CY2024

  • Microsoft Purview compliance portal: Insider Risk Management - Cumulative Exfiltration Tuning

    With this update, Cumulative Exfiltration Activities will not be detected and scored if the events have already been detected in a previous Cumulative Exfiltration Activity risk. This change will reduce noise for alerts generated from Cumulative Exfiltration Activity.

    Feature ID: 402195

    Added to roadmap: Wed Jul 03 2024

    Last modified: Wed Jul 03 2024

    Product(s): Microsoft Purview compliance portal

    Cloud instance(s): DoDGCCGCC HighWorldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant)

    Platform(s): Web

    Release phase(s): General Availability

    Status: In development

    Preview Available:

    Rollout Start: August CY2024

  • Microsoft Teams: Bidirectional support for Teams Live Interpretation

    With bidirectional support in Teams Live Interpretation, interpreters can now switch the direction they want to provide translation in between the two languages by clicking on the button of the language they want to interpret into at the bottom of the screen. The highlighted language button will be the language the interpreter is translating into and attendees hear from.

    Feature ID: 403103

    Added to roadmap: Wed Jul 03 2024

    Last modified: Wed Jul 03 2024

    Product(s): Microsoft Teams

    Cloud instance(s): GCCWorldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant)

    Platform(s): DesktopMac

    Release phase(s): General Availability

    Status: In development

    Preview Available:

    Rollout Start: August CY2024

  • Microsoft Teams: Bidirectional support for Teams Live Interpretation

    With bidirectional support in Teams Live Interpretation, interpreters can now switch the direction they want to provide translation in between the two languages by clicking on the button of the language they want to interpret into at the bottom of the screen. The highlighted language button will be the language the interpreter is translating into and attendees hear from.

    Feature ID: 403103

    Added to roadmap: Wed Jul 03 2024

    Last modified: Thu Jul 04 2024

    Product(s): Microsoft Teams

    Cloud instance(s): GCCWorldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant)

    Platform(s): DesktopMac

    Release phase(s): General AvailabilityTargeted Release

    Status: In development

    Preview Available:

    Rollout Start: August CY2024

  • Planner: Recommended Plans

    We are introducing a new Recommended view in Planner in Teams to help you discover plans with tasks assigned to you that you haven't viewed yet, enhancing task management efficiency and providing seamless prioritization of your workload.

    Feature ID: 403106

    Added to roadmap: Wed Jul 03 2024

    Last modified: Wed Jul 03 2024

    Product(s): Planner

    Cloud instance(s): Worldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant)

    Platform(s): Teams and Surface Devices

    Release phase(s): General Availability

    Status: In development

    Preview Available:

    Rollout Start: July CY2024

  • Outlook: Go to folder shortcut in the new Outlook for Windows and web

    When focused on the folder pane, users can now press CTRL + Y to quickly navigate to a folder. Simply press the first letter of the folder name to move focus directly to that folder. #newoutlookforwindows

    Feature ID: 403108

    Added to roadmap: Wed Jul 03 2024

    Last modified: Wed Jul 03 2024

    Product(s): Outlook

    Cloud instance(s): Worldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant)

    Platform(s): DesktopWeb

    Release phase(s): General AvailabilityTargeted Release

    Status: In development

    Preview Available:

    Rollout Start: August CY2024

  • Microsoft Purview compliance portal: Data Loss Prevention - New workload for Copilot in Content Explorer

    With this change, customers will start seeing a new Copilot location within the Content Explorer. This will have all the sensitive information which is present in Copilot conversations

    Feature ID: 405118

    Added to roadmap: Wed Jul 03 2024

    Last modified: Wed Jul 03 2024

    Product(s): Microsoft Purview compliance portal

    Cloud instance(s): Worldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant)

    Platform(s): Web

    Release phase(s): General AvailabilityPreview

    Status: In development

    Preview Available: August CY2024

    Rollout Start: August CY2024

  • Outlook: Import and export support for data files in Outlook

    This feature adds support for importing PST files into Outlook for Mac. Support for OLM data files will include both importing and exporting data.

    Feature ID: 405754

    Added to roadmap: Thu Jul 04 2024

    Last modified: Thu Jul 04 2024

    Product(s): Outlook

    Cloud instance(s): DoDGCCGCC HighWorldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant)

    Platform(s): Mac

    Release phase(s): Current ChannelPreview

    Status: In development

    Preview Available: February CY2025

    Rollout Start: March CY2025

  • Excel: Refresh queries from Authenticated Data Sources in Excel for the Web

    You can now refresh Power Query data from data sources that require authentication in Excel for the Web.

    Feature ID: 65632

    Added to roadmap: Wed Aug 23 2023

    Last modified: Thu Jul 04 2024

    Product(s): Excel

    Cloud instance(s): DoDGCCGCC HighWorldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant)

    Platform(s): Web

    Release phase(s): General AvailabilityTargeted Release (Entire Organization)

    Status: In development

    Preview Available:

    Rollout Start: September CY2024

  • Bookings: ''Cc" functionality to email notifications

    'Cc' an additional email address on confirmation and reminder emails

    Feature ID: 66141

    Added to roadmap: Wed Jul 15 2020

    Last modified: Sat Jul 06 2024

    Product(s): Bookings

    Cloud instance(s): Worldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant)

    Platform(s): Web

    Release phase(s): General Availability

    Status: In development

    Preview Available:

    Rollout Start: September CY2024

  • SharePoint: Scoping Control for SharePoint Online

    Scoping control is available for SP page, site, list, and library for users to search faster with specified scope. We understand that this feature has been anticipated. It is a complex feature and, after a significant shift in the team's charter and careful consideration, we have made the difficult decision to discontinue the development of the scoping control feature. More info: https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/Microsoft-Search-Blog/Microsoft-Search-bringing-intelligence-to-your-world-of/ba-p/960144

    Feature ID: 70792

    Added to roadmap: Thu Mar 18 2021

    Last modified: Sat Jul 06 2024

    Product(s): SharePoint

    Cloud instance(s): Worldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant)

    Platform(s): DesktopWeb

    Release phase(s): General AvailabilityTargeted Release (Entire Organization)

    Status: Cancelled

    Preview Available:

    Rollout Start: February CY2024

  • Microsoft Teams: Custom emojis and reactions

    User can upload their own custom emojis and reactions to personalize their communication. Emojis will be available within the user’s tenant in chat and channels via the emoji and reaction menus.

    Feature ID: 80659

    Added to roadmap: Wed May 22 2024

    Last modified: Wed Jul 03 2024

    Product(s): Microsoft Teams

    Cloud instance(s): DoDGCCGCC HighWorldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant)

    Platform(s): DesktopiOSMacWeb

    Release phase(s): General AvailabilityTargeted Release

    Status: Rolling out

    Preview Available:

    Rollout Start: July CY2024

  • Microsoft Teams: View attachments for Meetings in Teams Calendar

    File attachments added to a meeting invite in Outlook desktop or web app are now visible for invitees in Teams calendar.

    Feature ID: 91163

    Added to roadmap: Fri May 31 2024

    Last modified: Sat Jul 06 2024

    Product(s): Microsoft Teams

    Cloud instance(s): Worldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant)

    Platform(s): DesktopMacWeb

    Release phase(s): General AvailabilityTargeted Release

    Status: Rolling out

    Preview Available:

    Rollout Start: July CY2024

  • Microsoft Purview compliance portal: Default classification for content matching trainable classifiers (U.S. Government clouds)

    In the Microsoft Purview compliance center, admins can view items that match trainable classifiers in Content explorer without first needing to create a policy.

    Feature ID: 93266

    Added to roadmap: Thu Apr 28 2022

    Last modified: Wed Jul 03 2024

    Product(s): Microsoft Purview compliance portal

    Cloud instance(s): DoDGCCGCC High

    Platform(s): Web

    Release phase(s): General Availability

    Status: Launched

    Preview Available:

    Rollout Start: February CY2024

  • Microsoft Teams: Enhanced sound notification controls

    You can change the sound of your notifications to help you stay focused, prioritize quickly and avoid distractions. You can as well make urgent notifications and priority contact notifications more prominent. You can also mute notification sounds when you are busy or in a meeting.

    Feature ID: 93487

    Added to roadmap: Wed May 29 2024

    Last modified: Tue Jul 02 2024

    Product(s): Microsoft Teams

    Cloud instance(s): DoDGCCGCC HighWorldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant)

    Platform(s): Desktop

    Release phase(s): General AvailabilityTargeted Release

    Status: Rolling out

    Preview Available:

    Rollout Start: July CY2024

  • Outlook: Reset People Suggestions in Search

    This feature will allow users to reset, export, and/or opt out of people suggestions in search through Outlook on the web and the new Outlook for Windows settings. If a reset is done, all versions of Outlook will reflect the change. Note: The release month and status have been updated to show current state. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause.

    Feature ID: 98137

    Added to roadmap: Wed Sep 21 2022

    Last modified: Tue Jul 02 2024

    Product(s): Outlook

    Cloud instance(s): Worldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant)

    Platform(s): DesktopWeb

    Release phase(s): General Availability

    Status: In development

    Preview Available:

    Rollout Start: August CY2024

  • Microsoft Edge: Test Base for Microsoft 365 Testing support for Microsoft 365 apps and Edge

    Test Base will support testing of how your app works with newer versions of Edge and the monthly update channel of the Microsoft 365 client applications. This feature was not fully shipped as Test Base went end of life on March 4, 2024. See the blog post at the link below. More info: https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/windows-it-pro-blog/test-base-for-microsoft-365-end-of-life-announcement/ba-p/4094588

    Feature ID: 98155

    Added to roadmap: Fri Oct 14 2022

    Last modified: Thu Jul 04 2024

    Product(s): Microsoft Edge

    Cloud instance(s): Worldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant)

    Platform(s): Desktop

    Release phase(s): General AvailabilityPreview

    Status: Cancelled

    Preview Available: October CY2022

    Rollout Start: March CY2023

Items with multiple changes

  • Excel: Record spreadsheet actions using Office Scripts

    With this update, you can now record spreadsheet actions into a replayable Office Script in Excel for Windows and Mac. Office Scripts is a feature that enables you to automate repetitive spreadsheet tasks that was previously only available in Excel for the web.

    Feature ID: 109565

    Added to roadmap: Thu Jan 05 2023

    Last modified: Wed Jul 03 2024

    Product(s): Excel

    Cloud instance(s): Worldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant)

    Platform(s): DesktopMac

    Release phase(s): Current Channel

    Status: In developmentLaunched

    Preview Available:

    Rollout Start: MarchApril CY2023

  • Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365): Use Draft with Copilot in Word based on text, list, or table selection

    Use Draft with Copilot in Word with the on-canvas Copilot menu when a user selects text, a list, or a table. This generates new content from Copilot and provides a richer, more interactive experience.

    Feature ID: 373740

    Added to roadmap: Thu Apr 18 2024

    Last modified: Tue Jul 02 2024

    Product(s): Microsoft Copilot for Microsoft 365Word

    Cloud instance(s): Worldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant)

    Platform(s): Desktop

    Release phase(s): General Availability

    Status: Rolling outLaunched

    Other tags: Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365)

    Preview Available:

    Rollout Start: MayJune CY2024

  • Microsoft Viva: Viva Pulse - Have follow-up conversations with the team

    Get a better understanding of survey results within Viva Pulse reports with team conversations.

    Feature ID: 381744

    Added to roadmap: Wed Mar 06 2024

    Last modified: Wed Jul 03 2024

    Product(s): Microsoft Viva

    Cloud instance(s): Worldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant)

    Platform(s): AndroidDesktopiOSMacWeb

    Release phase(s): General AvailabilityPreview

    Status: In developmentLaunched

    Preview Available: June CY2024

    Rollout Start: June CY2024

  • SharePoint: Enhancements to the Text web part

    New features coming to the Text web part include enhancements to styling/formatting, bullets/numbered lists, and tables.

    Feature ID: 394278

    Added to roadmap: Wed Apr 24 2024

    Last modified: Sat Jul 06 2024

    Product(s): SharePoint

    Cloud instance(s): DoDGCCGCC HighWorldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant)

    Platform(s): Web

    Release phase(s): Current ChannelGeneral AvailabilityPreviewTargeted Release

    Status: In developmentRolling out

    Preview Available: May CY2024

    Rollout Start: AugustJuly CY2024

Launched items

  • Microsoft Intune: Zebra firmware management

    Enables cloud management of Zebra over the air firmware updates from Microsoft Intune

    Feature ID: 109553

    Added to roadmap: Thu Mar 16 2023

    Last modified: Wed Jul 03 2024

    Product(s): Microsoft Intune

    Cloud instance(s): DoDGCCGCC HighWorldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant)

    Platform(s): Android

    Release phase(s): General Availability

    Status: In developmentLaunched

    Preview Available: June CY2023

    Rollout Start: September CY2023

  • Microsoft Stream: Add to Favorites & navigate to Stream Start page in the Stream web app on SharePoint

    You will now be able to favorite a video directly from the Stream web app. Additionally, there will be a new Home button in the Stream web app for easier navigation to the Stream start page in Microsoft 365 to get back to videos you favorited or videos recently shared with you.

    Feature ID: 117390

    Added to roadmap: Wed Feb 08 2023

    Last modified: Sat Jul 06 2024

    Product(s): Microsoft Stream

    Cloud instance(s): DoDGCCGCC HighWorldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant)

    Platform(s): Web

    Release phase(s): General AvailabilityTargeted Release

    Status: In developmentLaunched

    Preview Available:

    Rollout Start: July CY2023

  • Microsoft Teams: App suggestions by task in In-context Stores

    Users think about which tasks they need to complete such as creating a survey inside Teams. Now, app suggestions will be organized by tasks the apps support as opposed to conventional categories (productivity, project management). As a result, the new categorization will reduce the amount of time users need to spend learning about these apps – helping them to work more effectively. The task-based app suggestions will be added to the Tabs, Messaging Extension, and Bots in-context Stores.

    Feature ID: 122527

    Added to roadmap: Fri Mar 24 2023

    Last modified: Wed Jul 03 2024

    Product(s): Microsoft Teams

    Cloud instance(s): GCCGCC HighWorldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant)

    Platform(s): DesktopLinuxMac

    Release phase(s): General Availability

    Status: Rolling outLaunched

    Preview Available:

    Rollout Start: April CY2024

  • Microsoft SharePoint: Resource Specific Consent

    Introduction of new .Selected permissions and APIs to support granting applications permissions at all of the levels where it is possible to break inheritance today. This will apply to applications operating in either delegated or app-only mode.

    Feature ID: 124842

    Added to roadmap: Wed May 03 2023

    Last modified: Thu Jul 04 2024

    Product(s): OneDriveSharePoint

    Cloud instance(s): DoDGCCGCC HighWorldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant)

    Platform(s): Web

    Release phase(s): General AvailabilityTargeted Release (Entire Organization)Targeted Release (Select People)

    Status: In developmentLaunched

    Preview Available:

    Rollout Start: March CY2024

  • Exchange: Client Credential Flow for SMTP AUTH

    Client Credential Flow for SMTP AUTH allows applications to use Modern authentication for submitting authenticated emails to Exchange Online without an interactive sign-on.

    Feature ID: 146734

    Added to roadmap: Sat Jul 01 2023

    Last modified: Wed Jul 03 2024

    Product(s): ExchangeMicrosoft 365 app

    Cloud instance(s): DoDGCCGCC HighWorldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant)

    Platform(s):

    Release phase(s): General Availability

    Status: In developmentLaunched

    Preview Available:

    Rollout Start: July CY2023

  • Microsoft 365 app: View your Microsoft Planner plans and Microsoft To Do lists in the Microsoft 365 Homepage

    Recently accessed plans and lists will now appear in the quick access list on the Microsoft 365 homepage, helping users more quickly discover and take action on their tasks.

    Feature ID: 149272

    Added to roadmap: Thu Jul 13 2023

    Last modified: Sat Jul 06 2024

    Product(s): Microsoft 365 appMicrosoft To DoPlanner

    Cloud instance(s): DoDGCCGCC HighWorldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant)

    Platform(s): Web

    Release phase(s): General Availability

    Status: Rolling outLaunched

    Preview Available:

    Rollout Start: January CY2024

  • Microsoft Viva: Viva Pulse - Organization-wide template and question customization

    Create organization-wide templates and questions for managers and project leads to use.

    Feature ID: 164900

    Added to roadmap: Sat Aug 19 2023

    Last modified: Wed Jul 03 2024

    Product(s): Microsoft Viva

    Cloud instance(s): Worldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant)

    Platform(s): Teams and Surface DevicesWeb

    Release phase(s): General Availability

    Status: In developmentLaunched

    Preview Available:

    Rollout Start: June CY2024

  • Microsoft Viva: Viva Pulse - Send a Viva Pulse request to a larger audience

    Send pulses to up to 10,000 recipients.

    Feature ID: 164901

    Added to roadmap: Tue Aug 22 2023

    Last modified: Wed Jul 03 2024

    Product(s): Microsoft Viva

    Cloud instance(s): Worldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant)

    Platform(s): Teams and Surface DevicesWeb

    Release phase(s): General Availability

    Status: In developmentLaunched

    Preview Available:

    Rollout Start: June CY2024

  • Microsoft Teams: Redirect incoming call directly to voicemail from incoming call notification

    Allows users to easily redirect an incoming call to voicemail without having to accept or reject the call when receiving calls on a Teams certified phone device.

    Feature ID: 169887

    Added to roadmap: Wed Nov 08 2023

    Last modified: Wed Jul 03 2024

    Product(s): Microsoft Teams

    Cloud instance(s): GCCGCC HighWorldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant)

    Platform(s): Android

    Release phase(s): General Availability

    Status: Rolling outLaunched

    Preview Available:

    Rollout Start: May CY2024

  • Microsoft Viva: Viva Engage - Domain/URL Update

    To align the URL with the new Viva Engage branding and as part of the unified domain for Microsoft 365 initiative, Viva Engage’s URL schema is being updated. This change includes domains only. A separate roadmap will be created for email sender changes. Note: The release month and status have been updated to show current state. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause.

    Feature ID: 180352

    Added to roadmap: Thu Oct 05 2023

    Last modified: Wed Jul 03 2024

    Product(s): Microsoft Viva

    Cloud instance(s): Worldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant)

    Platform(s): Web

    Release phase(s): General Availability

    Status: Rolling outLaunched

    Preview Available:

    Rollout Start: June CY2024

  • Microsoft Purview compliance portal: Audit - New Teams Logs for Microsoft Purview Audit Standard Users

    Microsoft Purview is expanding access to wider cloud security activity events for Microsoft Teams. As part of the changes, standard users of Purview Audit will begin to generate 15 new Microsoft Teams events that were previously generated only for Audit Premium licensed users. The following events will now be provided for all Audit Standard users: 1. MeetingParticipantDetail; 2. MessageSent; 3. MessagesListed; 4. MeetingDetail; 5. MessageUpdated; 6. ChatRetrieved; 7. MessageRead; 8. MessageHostedContentRead; 9. ChatCreated; 10. ChatUpdated; 11. MessageCreatedNotification; 12. MessageDeletedNotification; 13. MessageUpdatedNotification; 14. SubscribedToMessages; 15. MessageHostedContentsListed

    Feature ID: 182243

    Added to roadmap: Tue Oct 17 2023

    Last modified: Thu Jul 04 2024

    Product(s): Microsoft Purview compliance portal

    Cloud instance(s): DoDGCCGCC High

    Platform(s): Web

    Release phase(s): General AvailabilityPreview

    Status: In developmentLaunched

    Preview Available: March CY2024

    Rollout Start: June CY2024

  • Microsoft Teams: Bookable desks

    With the bookable desks feature in Teams, users can reserve desks upon arrival by plugging in to shared desks. IT admins can discover bookable desks in shared spaces in the Microsoft Teams Rooms Pro Management portal and collect utilization data from these desks for proactive management and planning.

    Feature ID: 314430

    Added to roadmap: Sat Apr 06 2024

    Last modified: Tue Jul 02 2024

    Product(s): Microsoft Teams

    Cloud instance(s): Worldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant)

    Platform(s): DesktopTeams and Surface Devices

    Release phase(s): General Availability

    Status: Rolling outLaunched

    Preview Available:

    Rollout Start: June CY2024

  • OneNote: Preview of New Sticky Notes app on Windows available from OneNote app

    Microsoft is expanding its notetaking solution, OneNote, to include users who need a simple and quick way to jot down ideas and remember important information while staying focused on the task at hand. New Sticky Notes is a new experience built on the foundation of OneNote that offers the same experience as existing Sticky Notes, while making it easier to capture screenshots, automatically add the source information to the notes, and more. Existing Microsoft Sticky Note users on Windows will gradually be transitioned to the new Sticky Notes app.

    Feature ID: 370039

    Added to roadmap: Wed Feb 21 2024

    Last modified: Wed Jul 03 2024

    Product(s): OneNote

    Cloud instance(s): Worldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant)

    Platform(s): Desktop

    Release phase(s): Current ChannelGeneral Availability

    Status: Rolling outLaunched

    Preview Available:

    Rollout Start: March CY2024

  • Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365): Find the perfect visual with Copilot and Designer in Word

    Copilot in Word now integrates with Designer to help you find the perfect image or create a banner to bring your document to life.

    Feature ID: 373615

    Added to roadmap: Thu Apr 18 2024

    Last modified: Tue Jul 02 2024

    Product(s): Microsoft Copilot for Microsoft 365Word

    Cloud instance(s): Worldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant)

    Platform(s): Web

    Release phase(s): General Availability

    Status: In developmentLaunched

    Other tags: Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365)

    Preview Available:

    Rollout Start: June CY2024

  • Microsoft Teams: Copilot for Sales plugin for Copilot in Teams meetings

    Admins can enable the Copilot for Sales plugin in the plugin menu. All plugins are toggled ‘off’ by default, and users can toggle it ‘on’ from the plugin menu. When Copilot for Sales plugin is set to ‘on,’ Copilot in Teams meetings will be able to access Sales and Dynamics 365 data to return insights for a summary of the sales opportunity for the meeting based on the transcript, as well as retrieve brand information for the account from Dynamics 365 if the account name was mentioned.

    Feature ID: 373655

    Added to roadmap: Sat Jan 27 2024

    Last modified: Thu Jul 04 2024

    Product(s): Microsoft Teams

    Cloud instance(s): Worldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant)

    Platform(s): DesktopMac

    Release phase(s): General Availability

    Status: Rolling outLaunched

    Other tags: Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365)

    Preview Available:

    Rollout Start: June CY2024

  • Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365): Use Draft with Copilot in Word based on text, list, or table selection

    Use Draft with Copilot in Word with the on-canvas Copilot menu when a user selects text, a list, or a table. This generates new content from Copilot and provides a richer, more interactive experience.

    Feature ID: 373720

    Added to roadmap: Sat Apr 06 2024

    Last modified: Tue Jul 02 2024

    Product(s): Microsoft Copilot for Microsoft 365Word

    Cloud instance(s): Worldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant)

    Platform(s): Mac

    Release phase(s): General Availability

    Status: Rolling outLaunched

    Other tags: Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365)

    Preview Available:

    Rollout Start: June CY2024

  • Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365): Bring the latest from your organization into your Word chats with Microsoft Copilot Graph-grounded search

    Ask Copilot a question in Word chat, and Copilot generates an answer using the rich, people-centric data and insights in the Microsoft cloud. That's the power of Copilot and Microsoft Graph.

    Feature ID: 374020

    Added to roadmap: Fri Apr 19 2024

    Last modified: Tue Jul 02 2024

    Product(s): Word

    Cloud instance(s): Worldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant)

    Platform(s): Desktop

    Release phase(s): General Availability

    Status: In developmentLaunched

    Other tags: Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365)

    Preview Available:

    Rollout Start: April CY2024

  • PowerPoint: New entry point for add-in (WXP) in Home tab for Mac

    Support the add-in users to find store entry point more easily and acquire their needed add-ins effectively in Mac.

    Feature ID: 374405

    Added to roadmap: Sat Jan 13 2024

    Last modified: Sat Jul 06 2024

    Product(s): ExcelPowerPointWord

    Cloud instance(s): Worldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant)

    Platform(s): Mac

    Release phase(s): General Availability

    Status: In developmentLaunched

    Preview Available:

    Rollout Start: January CY2024

  • Exchange: Microsoft Defender for Office 365 - Quarantine End User Allow and Block list management

    We are Updating the experience for end user allow and block list management of their emails. With one click, end users will block emails from unwanted senders and prevent those emails from showing up in their default quarantine view anymore as well as in their Quarantine notifications. End users will also be able to allow emails from trusted senders and prevent future emails from those senders from landing in quarantine given there are no Admin overrides in place. End users will also have visibility into Admin overrides that led to a Quarantined email message if there is one.

    Feature ID: 380185

    Added to roadmap: Wed Jan 24 2024

    Last modified: Thu Jul 04 2024

    Product(s): ExchangeMicrosoft Defender for Office 365

    Cloud instance(s): DoDGCCGCC HighWorldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant)

    Platform(s): Web

    Release phase(s): General Availability

    Status: Rolling outLaunched

    Preview Available:

    Rollout Start: April CY2024

  • Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365): Find the perfect visual with Copilot and Designer in Word

    Copilot in Word now integrates with Designer to help you find the perfect image or create a banner to bring your document to life.

    Feature ID: 380418

    Added to roadmap: Thu Apr 25 2024

    Last modified: Tue Jul 02 2024

    Product(s): Microsoft Copilot for Microsoft 365Word

    Cloud instance(s): Worldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant)

    Platform(s): Mac

    Release phase(s): General Availability

    Status: In developmentLaunched

    Other tags: Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365)

    Preview Available:

    Rollout Start: June CY2024

  • Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365): Find the perfect visual with Copilot + Designer in Word

    Copilot in Word now integrates with Designer to help you find the perfect image or create a banner to bring your document to life

    Feature ID: 380428

    Added to roadmap: Thu Apr 18 2024

    Last modified: Tue Jul 02 2024

    Product(s): Microsoft Copilot for Microsoft 365Word

    Cloud instance(s): Worldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant)

    Platform(s): Desktop

    Release phase(s): General Availability

    Status: In developmentLaunched

    Preview Available:

    Rollout Start: June CY2024

  • Microsoft Teams: 4K local HDMI content sharing quality for Teams Rooms on Android

    Users can see HDMI content in 4K quality on Teams Rooms on Android devices that support 4K HDMI input, when they share content without joining a Teams meeting.

    Feature ID: 380667

    Added to roadmap: Sat Jan 27 2024

    Last modified: Wed Jul 03 2024

    Product(s): Microsoft Teams

    Cloud instance(s): GCCGCC HighWorldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant)

    Platform(s): Teams and Surface Devices

    Release phase(s): General Availability

    Status: Rolling outLaunched

    Preview Available:

    Rollout Start: April CY2024

  • Microsoft Teams: Join meetings with a QR code on Teams Rooms on Android using Teams mobile

    Users can quickly join a meeting from a Teams Room even without forwarding the invite to the room calendar by scanning a QR code using their mobile device camera. The user will then enter the Teams mobile companion mode experience on their mobile. The QR code is found on the Teams Room home screen and can also be scanned to start an ad-hoc meeting or cast content from their mobile to the Teams Room display. If the user does not have the Teams mobile app, they will be directed to download it after scanning the QR code. IT admins can control the QR code feature in the device settings and the Teams admin center. The feature supports cross-tenant meetings when the organization and user policies allow it.

    Feature ID: 380674

    Added to roadmap: Sat Jan 27 2024

    Last modified: Wed Jul 03 2024

    Product(s): Microsoft Teams

    Cloud instance(s): GCCGCC HighWorldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant)

    Platform(s): Teams and Surface Devices

    Release phase(s): General Availability

    Status: Rolling outLaunched

    Preview Available:

    Rollout Start: April CY2024

  • Microsoft Teams: Home screen refresh for Teams Rooms on Android

    The Teams Rooms on Android home screen matches the look and feel of Teams Rooms on Windows, enabling users to engage with a consistent Teams Rooms interface. The touch console features six action buttons and shows the room calendar on the right side of the home screen. A room tip appears at the bottom left corner of the front of room display for user education.

    Feature ID: 380687

    Added to roadmap: Sat Jan 27 2024

    Last modified: Wed Jul 03 2024

    Product(s): Microsoft Teams

    Cloud instance(s): GCCGCC HighWorldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant)

    Platform(s): Teams and Surface Devices

    Release phase(s): General Availability

    Status: Rolling outLaunched

    Preview Available:

    Rollout Start: April CY2024

  • Microsoft Purview compliance portal: Audit - New Exchange and SharePoint Logs for Microsoft Purview Audit Standard Users

    Microsoft Purview is expanding access to wider cloud security activity events for Microsoft Exchange and SharePoint. As part of the changes, standard users of Purview Audit will begin to generate four new Microsoft Exchange and SharePoint events that were previously generated only for Audit Premium licensed users: MailItemsAccessed, Send, SearchQueryInitiatedExchange, and SearchQueryInitiatedSharepoint. The following logs will differ based on the user’s license and additional metadata will be added to Exchange logs when the user is assigned an Audit Premium license: SensitivityLabel for MailItemsAccessed.

    Feature ID: 380690

    Added to roadmap: Tue Jan 30 2024

    Last modified: Thu Jul 04 2024

    Product(s): Microsoft Purview compliance portal

    Cloud instance(s): DoDGCCGCC High

    Platform(s): Web

    Release phase(s): General AvailabilityPreview

    Status: In developmentLaunched

    Preview Available: March CY2024

    Rollout Start: June CY2024

  • Microsoft Viva: Viva Pulse - Add new questions to Question Library as Pulse admin

    Pulse admins can create new questions that become available in their users' Question Library.

    Feature ID: 381965

    Added to roadmap: Fri Apr 12 2024

    Last modified: Wed Jul 03 2024

    Product(s): Microsoft Viva

    Cloud instance(s): Worldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant)

    Platform(s): Teams and Surface DevicesWeb

    Release phase(s): General Availability

    Status: In developmentLaunched

    Preview Available:

    Rollout Start: June CY2024

  • Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365): Find the perfect visual with Copilot and Designer in Word

    Copilot in Word now integrates with Designer to help you find the perfect image or create a banner to bring your document to life.

    Feature ID: 383008

    Added to roadmap: Sat Apr 20 2024

    Last modified: Tue Jul 02 2024

    Product(s): Microsoft Copilot for Microsoft 365Word

    Cloud instance(s): Worldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant)

    Platform(s): iOS

    Release phase(s): General Availability

    Status: In developmentLaunched

    Other tags: Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365)

    Preview Available:

    Rollout Start: June CY2024

  • SharePoint: In-product feedback button

    We are introducing an in-product feedback button to SharePoint, coherent with the rest of the M365 suite. This will provide the option to submit compliments, problems, or suggestions about UI/UX and feature functionality to Microsoft.

    Feature ID: 383405

    Added to roadmap: Thu Feb 15 2024

    Last modified: Thu Jul 04 2024

    Product(s): SharePoint

    Cloud instance(s): Worldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant)

    Platform(s): Web

    Release phase(s): General AvailabilityTargeted Release

    Status: Rolling outLaunched

    Preview Available:

    Rollout Start: March CY2024

  • Microsoft Purview compliance portal: eDiscovery - eDiscovery Graph API for purge enhancements to include Exchange items and expand purge limit from 10 to 100

    Now eDiscovery admins using the eDiscovery Graph APIs for purge to remove misplaced emails and or Teams messages from their storage locations can use the eDiscovery Graph API for both Exchange email items and Teams messages. In addition, the prior limit of 10 items per storage location will be expanded to 100 items per storage location.

    Feature ID: 383743

    Added to roadmap: Tue Feb 27 2024

    Last modified: Thu Jul 04 2024

    Product(s): Microsoft Purview compliance portal

    Cloud instance(s): Worldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant)

    Platform(s): Web

    Release phase(s): General AvailabilityPreview

    Status: Rolling outLaunched

    Preview Available: March CY2024

    Rollout Start: April CY2024

  • Microsoft Teams: Multi-panel check-in on Teams panels

    If a conference room has multiple panels deployed, admins can now enable check-in and room release for this room. The devices will stay in sync on the check-in status to ensure that the room is released or not released correctly.

    Feature ID: 384065

    Added to roadmap: Thu Feb 29 2024

    Last modified: Wed Jul 03 2024

    Product(s): Microsoft Teams

    Cloud instance(s): GCCWorldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant)

    Platform(s): Android

    Release phase(s): General Availability

    Status: Rolling outLaunched

    Preview Available:

    Rollout Start: June CY2024

  • Microsoft Purview compliance portal: Data Loss Prevention - Ability to Copy Rule

    With this feature, admins will have capability to reuse existing rules and make slight edits instead of creating new rules from scratch every time. This will reduce a lot of manual re-work and boost their productivity.

    Feature ID: 384872

    Added to roadmap: Fri Mar 01 2024

    Last modified: Thu Jul 04 2024

    Product(s): Microsoft Purview compliance portal

    Cloud instance(s): Worldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant)

    Platform(s): Web

    Release phase(s): General AvailabilityPreview

    Status: Rolling outLaunched

    Preview Available: May CY2024

    Rollout Start: June CY2024

  • Microsoft Viva: Files Card on Viva Connections

    The feature helps organizations add a view of files which were recently accessed, shared or marked favorite by the user. This file view can be added in the form of card on Viva Connections dashboard.

    Feature ID: 388496

    Added to roadmap: Sat Mar 16 2024

    Last modified: Thu Jul 04 2024

    Product(s): Microsoft Viva

    Cloud instance(s): Worldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant)

    Platform(s): DesktopWeb

    Release phase(s): General Availability

    Status: Rolling outLaunched

    Preview Available:

    Rollout Start: May CY2024

  • Microsoft Purview compliance portal: Insider Risk Management - Improvements to “Deleting of SharePoint files/folders” indicators

    Today “Deleting of SharePoint files” and “Deleting of SharePoint folders” indicators include permanent file or folder deletion event operations FileDeleted and FolderDeleted respectively. With this update, these indicators also capture files/folders moved to recycle bin which includes FileRecycled, FolderRecycled. You will see more activities being captured by these indicators. 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.

    Feature ID: 388734

    Added to roadmap: Wed Mar 20 2024

    Last modified: Thu Jul 04 2024

    Product(s): Microsoft Purview compliance portal

    Cloud instance(s): Worldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant)

    Platform(s): Web

    Release phase(s): General AvailabilityPreview

    Status: Rolling outLaunched

    Preview Available: May CY2024

    Rollout Start: June CY2024

  • Word: Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365) – Start a new document using up to three files

    No need to start from scratch. Copilot can create your new document based on three different Word or PowerPoint files. In "Draft with Copilot," select Reference a file and choose up to three files that Copilot should use when creating the new document. Or, in "Compose," type "/" and the name of the file you'd like to use. You can only use files you have permission to access in your organization's SharePoint or OneDrive.

    Feature ID: 388859

    Added to roadmap: Wed Apr 10 2024

    Last modified: Wed Jul 03 2024

    Product(s): Microsoft Copilot for Microsoft 365Word

    Cloud instance(s): Worldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant)

    Platform(s): iOS

    Release phase(s): General Availability

    Status: In developmentLaunched

    Preview Available:

    Rollout Start: May CY2024

  • SharePoint: Autofill columns

    This allows SharePoint Premium users to add natural language prompts to document library columns to extract or generate metadata from an uploaded file's contents.

    Feature ID: 389375

    Added to roadmap: Tue Mar 26 2024

    Last modified: Wed Jul 03 2024

    Product(s): SharePoint

    Cloud instance(s): Worldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant)

    Platform(s): Web

    Release phase(s): General Availability

    Status: Rolling outLaunched

    Preview Available:

    Rollout Start: June CY2024

  • Microsoft Purview compliance portal: Insider Risk Management - Improvements to “Deleting of SharePoint files/folders” indicators

    Today “Deleting of SharePoint files” and “Deleting of SharePoint folders” indicators include permanent file or folder deletion event operations FileDeleted, FolderDeleted respectively. With this update, these indicators also capture files/folders moved to recycle bin which includes FileRecycled, FolderRecycled, so you will see more activities being captured by these indicators. 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.

    Feature ID: 389841

    Added to roadmap: Thu Apr 04 2024

    Last modified: Thu Jul 04 2024

    Product(s): Microsoft Purview compliance portal

    Cloud instance(s): DoDGCCGCC High

    Platform(s): Web

    Release phase(s): General Availability

    Status: In developmentLaunched

    Preview Available:

    Rollout Start: June CY2024

  • Microsoft Teams: Intelligent call recap (Premium)

    The Calls app in Teams will soon have AI-generated notes and action items from your calls, so you can pay attention to your conversations and save time coordinating next steps. Intelligent call recap will work for both VoIP and PSTN calls, and summaries will be generated from calls for which transcription was enabled.

    Feature ID: 393229

    Added to roadmap: Thu Apr 18 2024

    Last modified: Wed Jul 03 2024

    Product(s): Microsoft Teams

    Cloud instance(s): Worldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant)

    Platform(s): DesktopMacWeb

    Release phase(s): General Availability

    Status: Rolling outLaunched

    Other tags: Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365)

    Preview Available:

    Rollout Start: June CY2024

  • Microsoft Defender for Office 365: Enhanced multiple action experience from Threat explorer

    SecOps can take multiple actions such as purging emails, submissions, and Tenant-level block actions through a single wizard on the bulk of messages. In addition, Tenant-level block URL and File actions are now available directly from Threat explorer.

    Feature ID: 393937

    Added to roadmap: Fri Apr 19 2024

    Last modified: Sat Jul 06 2024

    Product(s): Microsoft Defender for Office 365

    Cloud instance(s): GCCWorldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant)

    Platform(s): Web

    Release phase(s): General Availability

    Status: Rolling outLaunched

    Preview Available:

    Rollout Start: April CY2024

  • Microsoft Viva: Viva Pulse – Integration into Viva Connections Dashboard

    Viva Connections will support Viva Pulse cards where admins can add Pulse cards to the Connections Dashboard. Users can create a Pulse survey from the Connections Dashboard. Users of the Connections Dashboard will be notified about Pulse surveys they send as well.

    Feature ID: 394690

    Added to roadmap: Fri Apr 26 2024

    Last modified: Thu Jul 04 2024

    Product(s): Microsoft Viva

    Cloud instance(s): Worldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant)

    Platform(s): DesktopTeams and Surface DevicesWeb

    Release phase(s): General AvailabilityTargeted Release

    Status: In developmentLaunched

    Preview Available: May CY2024

    Rollout Start: June CY2024

  • SharePoint: Image shapes

    We're adding the capability to apply a shape over the image web part as well as on inline images in the text web part. Shapes include square, circle, triangle, hexagon, pebble, and teardrop.

    Feature ID: 395210

    Added to roadmap: Sat Apr 27 2024

    Last modified: Thu Jul 04 2024

    Product(s): SharePoint

    Cloud instance(s): DoDGCCGCC HighWorldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant)

    Platform(s): Web

    Release phase(s): General AvailabilityTargeted Release

    Status: Rolling outLaunched

    Preview Available:

    Rollout Start: April CY2024

  • Outlook: New Contact View and Org Chart

    This improves the large contact view experience, including the org chart and recent files.

    Feature ID: 397093

    Added to roadmap: Wed May 22 2024

    Last modified: Thu Jul 04 2024

    Product(s): Outlook

    Cloud instance(s): GCCWorldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant)

    Platform(s): Mac

    Release phase(s): Current ChannelGeneral AvailabilityPreview

    Status: In developmentLaunched

    Preview Available: June CY2024

    Rollout Start: June CY2024

  • Microsoft Viva: Viva Amplify - Support for SharePoint audience targeting

    When publishing to one or multiple SharePoint sites from within Viva Amplify, you can now promote the news post to specific audiences by indicating security groups, Microsoft 365 groups, or AAD dynamic groups.

    Feature ID: 398975

    Added to roadmap: Sat Jun 08 2024

    Last modified: Wed Jul 03 2024

    Product(s): Microsoft Viva

    Cloud instance(s): Worldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant)

    Platform(s): Web

    Release phase(s): General Availability

    Status: In developmentLaunched

    Preview Available:

    Rollout Start: June CY2024

  • Microsoft Purview compliance portal: Default classification for content matching trainable classifiers (U.S. Government clouds)

    In the Microsoft Purview compliance center, admins can view items that match trainable classifiers in Content explorer without first needing to create a policy.

    Feature ID: 93266

    Added to roadmap: Thu Apr 28 2022

    Last modified: Wed Jul 03 2024

    Product(s): Microsoft Purview compliance portal

    Cloud instance(s): DoDGCCGCC High

    Platform(s): Web

    Release phase(s): General Availability

    Status: Rolling outLaunched

    Preview Available:

    Rollout Start: February CY2024

Rolling out items

  • Microsoft Purview compliance portal: Insider Risk Management | Adaptive Protection - HR resignation date as a condition for risk level

    Admins can now select the HR resignation date as a condition to assign a minor, moderate, or elevated risk level. For example, an admin can configure the minor risk level to be assigned when an HR resignation date is sent via the HR connector. 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.

    Feature ID: 124972

    Added to roadmap: Wed Jun 07 2023

    Last modified: Thu Jul 04 2024

    Product(s): Microsoft Purview compliance portal

    Cloud instance(s): Worldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant)

    Platform(s): Web

    Release phase(s): General AvailabilityPreview

    Status: In developmentRolling out

    Preview Available: November CY2023

    Rollout Start: June CY2024

  • Outlook: The new Outlook for Windows - Offline support for mail actions and compose

    The first set of offline capabilities in the new Outlook for Windows. Mail, calendar events, and contacts will be stored on your device, so you can view them even when you're not connected to the internet. Additionally, you can perform key actions on your mail, including flag, move, and delete, and compose messages, to stay productive even when you're not connected to the internet. #newoutlookforwindows

    Feature ID: 178030

    Added to roadmap: Tue Sep 26 2023

    Last modified: Thu Jul 04 2024

    Product(s): Outlook

    Cloud instance(s): Worldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant)

    Platform(s): Desktop

    Release phase(s): General Availability

    Status: In developmentRolling out

    Preview Available:

    Rollout Start: June CY2024

  • Microsoft Teams: Hiding of inactive channels

    Easily keep your channels list relevant. Teams will automatically detect inactive channels you haven’t interacted with in a while, and automatically hide them for you. You have the option to review the list of channels and unhide some or all of them, opt out of automatic hiding from settings, or initiate this process on demand.

    Feature ID: 325780

    Added to roadmap: Sat Jun 01 2024

    Last modified: Wed Jul 03 2024

    Product(s): Microsoft Teams

    Cloud instance(s): DoDGCCGCC HighWorldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant)

    Platform(s): DesktopMacWeb

    Release phase(s): General AvailabilityTargeted Release

    Status: In developmentRolling out

    Preview Available:

    Rollout Start: July CY2024

  • Microsoft Defender for Office 365: 45 days after last used for Allow

    Admins can configure allows to be removed after 45 days from the last used date. This way they can keep ensuring the delivery of the emails till the filtering has learned.

    Feature ID: 372670

    Added to roadmap: Tue Dec 12 2023

    Last modified: Wed Jul 03 2024

    Product(s): ExchangeMicrosoft Defender for Office 365

    Cloud instance(s): Worldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant)

    Platform(s): Web

    Release phase(s): General Availability

    Status: In developmentRolling out

    Preview Available:

    Rollout Start: June CY2024

  • Microsoft Stream: video reactions

    This feature will allow users to add or remove reactions to specific points of a recorded video via Stream Web App and Embed. Viewers will be able to see how their colleagues feel about a video and show their support towards the video owner. These reactions will be present in the timeline to highlight the most important parts of the video and can be used for navigation. Also, owners of the video can see detailed analytics about when viewers are reacting to videos and have ability to disable the feature.

    Feature ID: 375287

    Added to roadmap: Sat Jan 13 2024

    Last modified: Sat Jul 06 2024

    Product(s): Microsoft Stream

    Cloud instance(s): DoDGCCGCC HighWorldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant)

    Platform(s): Web

    Release phase(s): General AvailabilityTargeted Release

    Status: In developmentRolling out

    Preview Available: June CY2024

    Rollout Start: June CY2024

  • Microsoft Purview compliance portal: Insider Risk Management - Ability to delete indicator variants

    With this update, admins with appropriate permissions will be able to delete any of the indicator variants created. Deletion of variants will directly delete it from all the Insider Risk Management policies being used. Any old insights related to the variants will remain for future reference. 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.

    Feature ID: 376697

    Added to roadmap: Sat Jan 06 2024

    Last modified: Thu Jul 04 2024

    Product(s): Microsoft Purview compliance portal

    Cloud instance(s): DoDGCCGCC HighWorldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant)

    Platform(s): Web

    Release phase(s): General AvailabilityPreview

    Status: In developmentRolling out

    Preview Available: February CY2024

    Rollout Start: June CY2024

  • Microsoft Stream: Stream Web App Recap Button

    This feature allows a user to move from the Stream Web App to the equivalent meeting recording on Microsoft Teams (in the Recap tab). Watching the meeting in Microsoft Teams provides additional meeting information such as Speakers and Topics.

    Feature ID: 376845

    Added to roadmap: Thu Feb 08 2024

    Last modified: Sat Jul 06 2024

    Product(s): Microsoft Stream

    Cloud instance(s): Worldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant)

    Platform(s): Web

    Release phase(s): General AvailabilityTargeted Release

    Status: In developmentRolling out

    Preview Available:

    Rollout Start: March CY2024

  • SharePoint: New Banner web part (updated title area) in SharePoint Pages and News

    We’ve made some improvements to the title area on top of the page experience. 1 – Title area is removable now, which is no longer required on your page. 2 – Rebranded the title area as a Banner web part with new layouts! You can add one or more banner(s) to any column of your page, including a full-width section.

    Feature ID: 386904

    Added to roadmap: Fri Mar 08 2024

    Last modified: Wed Jul 03 2024

    Product(s): SharePoint

    Cloud instance(s): DoDGCCGCC HighWorldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant)

    Platform(s): Web

    Release phase(s): General AvailabilityTargeted Release

    Status: In developmentRolling out

    Preview Available:

    Rollout Start: June CY2024

  • Microsoft Stream: Delete option in Stream Web App

    Stream is adding a delete option to the Stream Web App. If a user has editing permissions to a video in Stream, they will be able to delete a video directly from the Stream Web App by clicking the delete button on the command bar and confirming the action. The video file will be sent to the Recycle Bin of the OneDrive or SharePoint page the video was hosted on and any access to the video will lead to a page informing the user that the video has been removed.

    Feature ID: 387795

    Added to roadmap: Sat Mar 16 2024

    Last modified: Sat Jul 06 2024

    Product(s): Microsoft Stream

    Cloud instance(s): Worldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant)

    Platform(s): Web

    Release phase(s): General Availability

    Status: In developmentRolling out

    Preview Available:

    Rollout Start: April CY2024

  • OneDrive: Annotate PDFs with Text

    This feature allows you to annotate and save PDF files with text boxes, when those files are stored in OneDrive and SharePoint. Users can access the annotation feature by opening the PDF in file viewer and selecting “edit”.

    Feature ID: 387807

    Added to roadmap: Fri Mar 29 2024

    Last modified: Thu Jul 04 2024

    Product(s): OneDriveSharePoint

    Cloud instance(s): DoDGCCGCC HighWorldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant)

    Platform(s): Web

    Release phase(s): General Availability

    Status: In developmentRolling out

    Preview Available:

    Rollout Start: June CY2024

  • Microsoft Viva: Connections news notifications on desktop

    With this release, existing news notifications in Viva Connections mobile will also be available in Viva Connections desktop.

    Feature ID: 388370

    Added to roadmap: Thu Mar 21 2024

    Last modified: Thu Jul 04 2024

    Product(s): Microsoft Viva

    Cloud instance(s): Worldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant)

    Platform(s): DesktopMac

    Release phase(s): General Availability

    Status: In developmentRolling out

    Preview Available:

    Rollout Start: June CY2024

  • Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365): Copilot in Forms can help you create draft quizzes

    To help teachers, staff, and information workers save time, Copilot in Forms can now generate ice breakers, fun trivia, quizzes, and assessments with correct answers, which helps users focus more on engagement and interaction with their audience.

    Feature ID: 389148

    Added to roadmap: Tue Apr 30 2024

    Last modified: Thu Jul 04 2024

    Product(s): Forms

    Cloud instance(s): Worldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant)

    Platform(s): Web

    Release phase(s): General Availability

    Status: In developmentRolling out

    Other tags: Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365)

    Preview Available:

    Rollout Start: June CY2024

  • Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365): Copilot in Forms helps you collect more responses to your surveys or quizzes

    Copilot in Forms assists form owners by recommending optimal distribution channels and settings for sending forms or quizzes. This includes leveraging email, social media, and QR codes to maximize the benefits of digital forms and quizzes.

    Feature ID: 392844

    Added to roadmap: Tue May 14 2024

    Last modified: Thu Jul 04 2024

    Product(s): Forms

    Cloud instance(s): Worldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant)

    Platform(s): Web

    Release phase(s): General Availability

    Status: In developmentRolling out

    Other tags: Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365)

    Preview Available:

    Rollout Start: June CY2024

  • Microsoft Teams: Message result suggestions when typing to search

    You will now see message result suggestions when formulating a query. You can also narrow down search results to "messages" helping you quickly find Teams message content most relevant for you.

    Feature ID: 398955

    Added to roadmap: Wed Jun 12 2024

    Last modified: Thu Jul 04 2024

    Product(s): Microsoft Teams

    Cloud instance(s): Worldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant)

    Platform(s): DesktopMac

    Release phase(s): General AvailabilityTargeted Release

    Status: In developmentRolling out

    Preview Available:

    Rollout Start: July CY2024

  • Microsoft Viva: Viva Amplify - Easier to find your most recent templates

    Updates to the Viva Amplify template display include showing the most recently modified templates on the campaign overview page for easy access and separating the Viva Amplify provided templates from the user-saved campaign templates.

    Feature ID: 398978

    Added to roadmap: Thu Jun 06 2024

    Last modified: Wed Jul 03 2024

    Product(s): Microsoft Viva

    Cloud instance(s): Worldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant)

    Platform(s): Web

    Release phase(s): General Availability

    Status: In developmentRolling out

    Preview Available:

    Rollout Start: June CY2024

  • Microsoft Viva: Viva Insights employee engagement with leader communications report

    Leaders will have a new report to help them understand the reach of their communications within their organization, and their employees’ engagement with their sent emails, meetings, and shared files to better understand the effectiveness of different modes of communication.

    Feature ID: 399426

    Added to roadmap: Sat Jun 08 2024

    Last modified: Wed Jul 03 2024

    Product(s): Microsoft Viva

    Cloud instance(s): Worldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant)

    Platform(s): AndroidDesktopiOSWeb

    Release phase(s): General Availability

    Status: In developmentRolling out

    Preview Available:

    Rollout Start: June CY2024

  • Microsoft Viva: Viva Insights homepage and navigation refresh for organizational leaders

    Homepage and left-hand navigation will be updated to highlight the value of recently released reports. In addition, a new library page will be introduced where users can filter on metrics by sub-organizations, time periods and peer benchmarks and access all of their available reports.

    Feature ID: 399427

    Added to roadmap: Sat Jun 08 2024

    Last modified: Wed Jul 03 2024

    Product(s): Microsoft Viva

    Cloud instance(s): Worldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant)

    Platform(s): AndroidDesktopiOSWeb

    Release phase(s): General Availability

    Status: In developmentRolling out

    Preview Available:

    Rollout Start: June CY2024

  • Microsoft Planner: eDiscovery Support for Microsoft Planner

    Conduct a content search for eDiscovery and legal hold on Planner tasks in Microsoft Purview. The Planner data available for eDiscovery includes tasks shared with groups, along with the comments and attachments associated with those tasks.

    Feature ID: 399550

    Added to roadmap: Thu Jun 13 2024

    Last modified: Wed Jul 03 2024

    Product(s): Microsoft Purview compliance portalPlanner

    Cloud instance(s): Worldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant)

    Platform(s): Web

    Release phase(s): General AvailabilityPreview

    Status: In developmentRolling out

    Preview Available:

    Rollout Start: July CY2024

  • Microsoft Teams: Turn On/Off notifications for a post

    Users will now be able to opt in/opt-out from receiving notifications for a post in a channel.

    Feature ID: 399782

    Added to roadmap: Tue Jun 11 2024

    Last modified: Tue Jul 02 2024

    Product(s): Microsoft Teams

    Cloud instance(s): DoDGCCGCC HighWorldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant)

    Platform(s): DesktopMac

    Release phase(s): General AvailabilityTargeted Release

    Status: In developmentRolling out

    Preview Available:

    Rollout Start: July CY2024

  • Microsoft Teams: Custom emojis and reactions

    User can upload their own custom emojis and reactions to personalize their communication. Emojis will be available within the user’s tenant in chat and channels via the emoji and reaction menus.

    Feature ID: 80659

    Added to roadmap: Wed May 22 2024

    Last modified: Wed Jul 03 2024

    Product(s): Microsoft Teams

    Cloud instance(s): DoDGCCGCC HighWorldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant)

    Platform(s): DesktopiOSMacWeb

    Release phase(s): General AvailabilityTargeted Release

    Status: In developmentRolling out

    Preview Available:

    Rollout Start: July CY2024

  • Microsoft Teams: View attachments for Meetings in Teams Calendar

    File attachments added to a meeting invite in Outlook desktop or web app are now visible for invitees in Teams calendar.

    Feature ID: 91163

    Added to roadmap: Fri May 31 2024

    Last modified: Sat Jul 06 2024

    Product(s): Microsoft Teams

    Cloud instance(s): Worldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant)

    Platform(s): DesktopMacWeb

    Release phase(s): General AvailabilityTargeted Release

    Status: In developmentRolling out

    Preview Available:

    Rollout Start: July CY2024

  • Microsoft Teams: Enhanced sound notification controls

    You can change the sound of your notifications to help you stay focused, prioritize quickly and avoid distractions. You can as well make urgent notifications and priority contact notifications more prominent. You can also mute notification sounds when you are busy or in a meeting.

    Feature ID: 93487

    Added to roadmap: Wed May 29 2024

    Last modified: Tue Jul 02 2024

    Product(s): Microsoft Teams

    Cloud instance(s): DoDGCCGCC HighWorldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant)

    Platform(s): Desktop

    Release phase(s): General AvailabilityTargeted Release

    Status: In developmentRolling out

    Preview Available:

    Rollout Start: July CY2024

Rescheduled items

  • Microsoft Intune: On demand remediations - single device

    Remediations are script packages that can detect and fix common support issues on a user's device before they even realize there's a problem. These remediations can help reduce support calls. On demand remediations enables admins to execute a remediation on demand and as soon as possible on a single device.

    Feature ID: 124890

    Added to roadmap: Sat Aug 05 2023

    Last modified: Thu Jul 04 2024

    Product(s): Microsoft Intune

    Cloud instance(s): GCCGCC HighWorldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant)

    Platform(s): Desktop

    Release phase(s): General AvailabilityPreview

    Status: In development

    Preview Available: June CY2023

    Rollout Start: JuneDecember CY2024

  • Microsoft Loop: Copilot-assisted Loop Page Creation

    Collaborate with Copilot to go from a blank page to a structured document ready for collaboration as quickly as possible. Start from scratch or select an existing page or template as the starting point and Copilot can modify it for the task at hand.

    Feature ID: 141443

    Added to roadmap: Thu May 09 2024

    Last modified: Wed Jul 03 2024

    Product(s): Microsoft Loop

    Cloud instance(s): Worldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant)

    Platform(s): Web

    Release phase(s): General Availability

    Status: In development

    Other tags: Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365)

    Preview Available:

    Rollout Start: MayJuly CY2024

  • Microsoft Purview compliance portal: Insightful Policy Performance

    The Communication Compliance homepage provides two columns that offer a quick overview of policy performance: the first column shows the number of scanned parent items in real time, giving visibility into scanning progress; the second column keeps you informed about parent items that meet policy conditions, ensuring you stay updated on potential issues requiring attention and maintaining control over communication compliance. Microsoft Purview Communication Compliance provides the tools to help organizations detect 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.

    Feature ID: 145793

    Added to roadmap: Thu Aug 03 2023

    Last modified: Tue Jul 02 2024

    Product(s): Microsoft Purview compliance portal

    Cloud instance(s): Worldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant)

    Platform(s): Web

    Release phase(s): General Availability

    Status: In development

    Preview Available:

    Rollout Start: JuneAugust CY2024

  • Outlook: Estimating the Cost of Optical Character Recognition (OCR) for Exchange Online, Microsoft Teams, SharePoint, OneDrive and EndPoint

    With OCR cost estimator, without incurring any bill and without providing azure subscription, admins will be able to estimate how much they will pay once they turn “ON” the OCR configuration for the selected locations and scope.

    Feature ID: 160009

    Added to roadmap: Wed Nov 08 2023

    Last modified: Thu Jul 04 2024

    Product(s): Microsoft Purview compliance portal

    Cloud instance(s): Worldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant)

    Platform(s): Web

    Release phase(s): General AvailabilityPreview

    Status: In development

    Preview Available: AprilAugust CY2024

    Rollout Start: JuneSeptember CY2024

  • Microsoft Defender for Office 365: Auto-Remediation of Malicious Entity Clusters Identified in Automated Investigation and Response (AIR)

    The feature will expand upon the automated investigation and response (AIR) by enabling AIR to automatically remediate malicious entity clusters. AIR currently recommends actions for SecOps to approve or decline and this enhancement will allow customers to enable auto-remediation to allow AIR to act on recommendations and soft delete messages included in a malicious URL or malicious file cluster.

    Feature ID: 186576

    Added to roadmap: Tue Nov 28 2023

    Last modified: Wed Jul 03 2024

    Product(s): Microsoft Defender for Office 365

    Cloud instance(s): Worldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant)

    Platform(s): Web

    Release phase(s): General AvailabilityPreview

    Status: In development

    Preview Available:

    Rollout Start: JuneDecember CY2024

  • Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365): Summary in Chat support for document text selection

    Summary requests in chat can be limited to operate only on the user-selected text in the document rather than operating on the entire document.

    Feature ID: 380821

    Added to roadmap: Fri Apr 05 2024

    Last modified: Tue Jul 02 2024

    Product(s): Microsoft Copilot for Microsoft 365Word

    Cloud instance(s): Worldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant)

    Platform(s): Desktop

    Release phase(s): General Availability

    Status: In development

    Other tags: Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365)

    Preview Available:

    Rollout Start: JuneOctober CY2024

  • Microsoft Teams: Microsoft Teams Rooms Windows Devices support for presenters in town halls

    Presenters can join and present from a Microsoft Teams Room (MTR) Windows device in a town hall.

    Feature ID: 381425

    Added to roadmap: Thu Mar 28 2024

    Last modified: Wed Jul 03 2024

    Product(s): Microsoft Teams

    Cloud instance(s): Worldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant)

    Platform(s): Teams and Surface Devices

    Release phase(s): General Availability

    Status: In development

    Preview Available:

    Rollout Start: AugustDecember CY2024

  • Microsoft Teams: Short meeting URL

    We are making meeting URL shorter and removing unnecessary symbols/info from there to make it more convenient for sharing

    Feature ID: 381953

    Added to roadmap: Tue Feb 06 2024

    Last modified: Thu Jul 04 2024

    Product(s): Microsoft Teams

    Cloud instance(s): DoDGCCGCC HighWorldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant)

    Platform(s): AndroidDesktopiOSMacTeams and Surface DevicesWeb

    Release phase(s): General AvailabilityTargeted Release

    Status: In development

    Preview Available:

    Rollout Start: AugustNovember CY2024

  • Microsoft Viva: Viva Goals - Request License for Others

    This feature enables all unlicensed users to request a license from their IT Admin. IT Admins see these requests in MAC and either approve or decline them. Today, unlicensed users who get errors while trying to sign in cannot proceed. With this feature, they can at least express intent to their IT Admin to start using Goals. Also, Org Admins can now request licenses for all unlicensed users in their Goals Organizations, thus unblocking them from using Goals.

    Feature ID: 382921

    Added to roadmap: Fri Feb 16 2024

    Last modified: Thu Jul 04 2024

    Product(s): Microsoft Viva

    Cloud instance(s): Worldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant)

    Platform(s): Web

    Release phase(s): General Availability

    Status: In development

    Preview Available:

    Rollout Start: MayJuly CY2024CY2025

  • Microsoft Viva: Viva Goals - Improved FRE for new Goals users

    New users to Goals will have an easier onboarding with low confusion on their first sign-in.

    Feature ID: 382922

    Added to roadmap: Sat Feb 17 2024

    Last modified: Thu Jul 04 2024

    Product(s): Microsoft Viva

    Cloud instance(s): Worldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant)

    Platform(s): Web

    Release phase(s): General Availability

    Status: In development

    Preview Available:

    Rollout Start: JuneJuly CY2024CY2025

  • Microsoft Viva: Viva Goals - New users can auto-claim licenses

    By creating the Auto-claim policy for any product, IT Admins will enable eligible new users to claim a license to the product when they sign in. This removes the dependency on the IT Admin and provides a seamless experience to end users. Viva Goals will be onboarded to this platform.

    Feature ID: 382923

    Added to roadmap: Fri Feb 16 2024

    Last modified: Thu Jul 04 2024

    Product(s): Microsoft Viva

    Cloud instance(s): Worldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant)

    Platform(s):

    Release phase(s): General Availability

    Status: In development

    Preview Available:

    Rollout Start: July CY2024CY2025

  • Microsoft Viva: Viva Learning - Learner Record Sync (LRS) logs

    Sync logs in the Viva Learning admin tab with information about assignment and completion-related ingestion errors.

    Feature ID: 384067

    Added to roadmap: Thu Feb 29 2024

    Last modified: Thu Jul 04 2024

    Product(s): Microsoft Viva

    Cloud instance(s): Worldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant)

    Platform(s): Desktop

    Release phase(s): General Availability

    Status: In development

    Preview Available:

    Rollout Start: JuneSeptember CY2024

  • Microsoft Purview compliance portal: Insider Risk Management - Adaptive Protection and Conditional Access

    Organizations can use insider risk levels in their Conditional Access policies. This includes minor experience changes in the Adaptive Protection tab in Insider Risk Management, including adding total counts for Conditional Access policies that use Adaptive Protection and new user insights in the user activity timeline when a user is added or removed from an insider risk level. 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.

    Feature ID: 388737

    Added to roadmap: Wed Mar 20 2024

    Last modified: Tue Jul 02 2024

    Product(s): Microsoft Purview compliance portal

    Cloud instance(s): Worldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant)

    Platform(s): Web

    Release phase(s): General Availability

    Status: In development

    Preview Available:

    Rollout Start: JuneJuly CY2024

  • Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365): Summary in Chat support for document text selection

    Summary requests in chat can be limited to operate only on the user-selected text in the document, rather than operating in large part against the entire document.

    Feature ID: 388742

    Added to roadmap: Sat Apr 27 2024

    Last modified: Tue Jul 02 2024

    Product(s): Microsoft Copilot for Microsoft 365Word

    Cloud instance(s): Worldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant)

    Platform(s): Web

    Release phase(s): General Availability

    Status: In development

    Other tags: Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365)

    Preview Available:

    Rollout Start: MaySeptember CY2024

  • Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365): New proactive assistance in Copilot

    Catch-up is a new experience in Copilot which aims to proactively help users catch up and take action on important updates. It contains a group of cards. Each card has an update related to an important meeting or document. It will work in M365chat and Teams Copilot. It shows up as a tab on the home page.

    Feature ID: 388746

    Added to roadmap: Thu May 16 2024

    Last modified: Thu Jul 04 2024

    Product(s):

    Cloud instance(s): Worldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant)

    Platform(s): Web

    Release phase(s): General Availability

    Status: In development

    Other tags: Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365)

    Preview Available:

    Rollout Start: JuneJuly CY2024

  • Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365): Summary in Chat support for document text selection

    Summary requests in chat can be limited to operate only on the user-selected text in the document, rather than operating in large part against the entire document

    Feature ID: 389851

    Added to roadmap: Wed Apr 24 2024

    Last modified: Tue Jul 02 2024

    Product(s): Word

    Cloud instance(s): Worldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant)

    Platform(s): Mac

    Release phase(s): General Availability

    Status: In development

    Other tags: Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365)

    Preview Available:

    Rollout Start: MayOctober CY2024

  • Microsoft Defender for Office 365: Tenant Allow Block list in GCC, GCCH, and DoD

    All the Tenant Allow/Block functionality as present in WW environment will be available to admins and security analyst of GCC, GCCH, and DoD.

    Feature ID: 389854

    Added to roadmap: Sat Mar 30 2024

    Last modified: Wed Jul 03 2024

    Product(s): ExchangeMicrosoft Defender for Office 365

    Cloud instance(s): DoDGCCGCC High

    Platform(s): Web

    Release phase(s): General Availability

    Status: In development

    Preview Available:

    Rollout Start: JuneJuly CY2024

  • Microsoft Edge: Auto-discarding Sleeping Tabs

    Tabs that have been sleeping for a long time will be discarded to save memory. When a user navigates back to a discarded tab, the tab will need to be reloaded. This can be managed through the AutoDiscardSleepingTabsEnabled policy. This policy will be enabled if the SleepingTabsEnabled policy is enabled.

    Feature ID: 392848

    Added to roadmap: Thu Apr 11 2024

    Last modified: Wed Jul 03 2024

    Product(s): Microsoft Edge

    Cloud instance(s): Worldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant)

    Platform(s): Web

    Release phase(s): General Availability

    Status: In development

    Preview Available:

    Rollout Start: JuneJuly CY2024

  • Microsoft 365 Apps: Availability of the Cloud Policy service for Microsoft 365 Government GCC

    The Cloud policy service will begin rolling out for Microsoft 365 GCC customers late June 2024. The Cloud Policy service allows Microsoft 365 administrators to configure policies for Microsoft 365 apps and assign these policies using Microsoft 365 or Entra ID groups. Once configured, these policies are automatically enforced as users sign in and use Microsoft 365 apps. The initial release will support policies for Microsoft 365 Apps for enterprise on Windows and future updates will bring support for additional applications and platforms. For additional information about the Cloud Policy service, refer to Overview of the Cloud Policy service for Microsoft 365 Apps for enterprise. More info: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/deployoffice/admincenter/overview-office-cloud-policy-service

    Feature ID: 393925

    Added to roadmap: Fri Apr 19 2024

    Last modified: Wed Jul 03 2024

    Product(s): Microsoft 365 app

    Cloud instance(s): GCC

    Platform(s): Web

    Release phase(s): General Availability

    Status: In development

    Preview Available:

    Rollout Start: JuneAugust CY2024

  • Microsoft Purview compliance portal: Data Loss Prevention - Enhancements to the device onboarding page

    This adds new enhancements to the device onboarding page, including these: search by IP address to look up devices, filter using the new "Valid user" filter, use a refined device list to only include devices that can be DLP supported (exclude Android devices from showing in the device onboarding list), and use new properties in the export report (valid user, first onboarded date, MDATP device ID, Defender engine version, Defender Mocamp version, Endpoint DLP status, last policy sync time, and Advanced Classification bandwidth usage exceeded).

    Feature ID: 393934

    Added to roadmap: Sat Apr 20 2024

    Last modified: Thu Jul 04 2024

    Product(s): Microsoft Purview compliance portal

    Cloud instance(s): DoDGCCGCC HighWorldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant)

    Platform(s): Web

    Release phase(s): General AvailabilityPreview

    Status: In development

    Preview Available: JuneJuly CY2024

    Rollout Start: August CY2024

  • Microsoft Edge: Security protectionsettings controls in the Microsoft Edge management service

    The Microsoft Edge management service will provide admins with a dedicated experience to manage specific settings that help improve the security posture of their managed browser instances.

    Feature ID: 395939

    Added to roadmap: Fri May 10 2024

    Last modified: Wed Jul 03 2024

    Product(s): Microsoft Edge

    Cloud instance(s): Worldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant)

    Platform(s): Web

    Release phase(s): General Availability

    Status: In development

    Preview Available:

    Rollout Start: JuneJuly CY2024

  • Microsoft Clipchamp: Clipchamp for Education (A3 & A5)

    Clipchamp enables rapid editing and creation of videos on OneDrive and SharePoint including features like trim, join, transitions, filters, text overlay, audio controls, screen/camera recording and more. Available via the web or Windows app for Microsoft 365 A3 and Microsoft 365 A5 SKUs.

    Feature ID: 396288

    Added to roadmap: Thu May 09 2024

    Last modified: Wed Jul 03 2024

    Product(s): Microsoft Clipchamp

    Cloud instance(s): Worldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant)

    Platform(s): DesktopWeb

    Release phase(s): General Availability

    Status: In development

    Preview Available:

    Rollout Start: JuneJuly CY2024

  • Microsoft Graph: Copilot for Microsoft 365 usage

    Copilot for Microsoft 365 usage will be added to the Microsoft Graph API, allowing for the creation of customized reporting and analytics. Metrics included in the Graph API will match those available in the Copilot for Microsoft 365 usage report in the Microsoft 365 admin center, including tenant-level count of enabled users and active users, as well as last activity date per user (all up and per Microsoft 365 app).

    Feature ID: 396562

    Added to roadmap: Thu May 16 2024

    Last modified: Sat Jul 06 2024

    Product(s): Microsoft 365 Admin CenterMicrosoft Graph

    Cloud instance(s): Worldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant)

    Platform(s): Web

    Release phase(s): General Availability

    Status: In development

    Other tags: Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365)

    Preview Available:

    Rollout Start: JulyAugust CY2024

  • Microsoft Teams: Enhanced app discovery

    With enhanced app discovery users can easily discover and use apps they've previously used in group chats, channels, and meetings, allowing them to consent to use the app everywhere in Teams with one click.

    Feature ID: 397089

    Added to roadmap: Wed Jun 05 2024

    Last modified: Wed Jul 03 2024

    Product(s): Microsoft Teams

    Cloud instance(s): Worldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant)

    Platform(s): DesktopMacWeb

    Release phase(s): General Availability

    Status: In development

    Preview Available:

    Rollout Start: AugustSeptember CY2024

  • Excel: Refresh queries from Authenticated Data Sources in Excel for the Web

    You can now refresh Power Query data from data sources that require authentication in Excel for the Web.

    Feature ID: 65632

    Added to roadmap: Wed Aug 23 2023

    Last modified: Thu Jul 04 2024

    Product(s): Excel

    Cloud instance(s): DoDGCCGCC HighWorldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant)

    Platform(s): Web

    Release phase(s): General AvailabilityTargeted Release (Entire Organization)

    Status: In development

    Preview Available:

    Rollout Start: OctoberSeptember CY2023CY2024

  • Bookings: ''Cc" functionality to email notifications

    'Cc' an additional email address on confirmation and reminder emails

    Feature ID: 66141

    Added to roadmap: Wed Jul 15 2020

    Last modified: Sat Jul 06 2024

    Product(s): Bookings

    Cloud instance(s): Worldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant)

    Platform(s): Web

    Release phase(s): General Availability

    Status: In development

    Preview Available:

    Rollout Start: JuneSeptember CY2024

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    • Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365): Find the perfect visual with Copilot and Designer in Word

      Copilot in Word now integrates with Designer to help you find the perfect image or create a banner to bring your document to life. This item is being removed from the roadmap as it is a duplicate of 380418.

      Feature ID: 373605

      Added to roadmap: Tue Apr 16 2024

      Last modified: Tue Jul 02 2024

      Product(s): Microsoft Copilot for Microsoft 365Word

      Cloud instance(s): Worldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant)

      Platform(s): Mac

      Release phase(s): General Availability

      Status: In developmentCancelled

      Other tags: Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365)

      Preview Available:

      Rollout Start: April CY2024

    • Microsoft Edge: Updates to Settings pages on privacy, security, search, & services

      To improve ease of use, we are updating Edge settings page into two sections: ‘Privacy and Security’ and ‘Search and Services.’ This streamlined approach should enable users to find the settings they are interested in more easily. Note: We have made the decision to cancel this planned release. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause. We continue to investigate different ways to enhance the user experience of the Edge settings page.

      Feature ID: 384870

      Added to roadmap: Thu Feb 29 2024

      Last modified: Thu Jul 04 2024

      Product(s): Microsoft Edge

      Cloud instance(s): Worldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant)

      Platform(s): Web

      Release phase(s): General Availability

      Status: In developmentCancelled

      Preview Available:

      Rollout Start: May CY2024

    • Microsoft Teams: Speaker recognition and attribution for all Teams Rooms on Windows

      Introducing speaker recognition for Teams Rooms on Windows. This feature provides live transcription with speaker identification, creating a unique "voiceprint" for each participant. With speaker recognition, Copilot in Teams can deliver meeting summaries, insights, and action items by attributing contributions to individual speakers. Participants can easily set up a voice profile using the Teams Desktop app. Users' individual voice signatures are stored securely in your organization's tenant in the Microsoft Cloud, ensuring accurate capture of every contribution in every meeting.Intelligent speaker recognition is being enabled for all Teams Rooms on Windows environments, with intelligent speakers or on existing speakers via the cloud. This feature identifies and attributes people in live transcripts, utilizing a unique "voiceprint" for each participant. Copilot in Teams can deliver meeting summaries, insights, and action items attributing contributions to individual speakers. Users can enroll voices in the Teams Desktop. Learn more at the link below.More info: https://aka.ms/voiceprofile

      Feature ID: 394668

      Added to roadmap: Wed May 01 2024

      Last modified: Thu Jul 04 2024

      Product(s): Microsoft Teams

      Cloud instance(s): Worldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant)

      Platform(s): Desktop

      Release phase(s): General Availability

      Status: In development

      Preview Available:

      Rollout Start: July CY2024

    • Microsoft Teams: SharePoint Embed Support for Teams town hall

      Users can now embed Teams town halls in the SharePoint sites they manage. This capability allows town hall attendees to watch the event instance within a particular SharePoint site.

      Feature ID: 401120

      Added to roadmap: Wed Jun 26 2024

      Last modified: Wed Jul 03 2024

      Product(s): Microsoft Teams

      Cloud instance(s): DoDGCCGCC HighWorldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant)

      Platform(s): DesktopMacWeb

      Release phase(s): General AvailabilityTargeted Release

      Status: In development

      Preview Available:

      Rollout Start: August CY2024

    • SharePoint: Scoping Control for SharePoint Online

      Scoping control is available for SP page, site, list, and library, for users to search faster with specified scope. We understand that this feature has been anticipated. It is a complex feature and, after a significant shift in the team's charter and careful consideration, we have made the difficult decision to discontinue the development of the scoping control feature. More info: https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/Microsoft-Search-Blog/Microsoft-Search-bringing-intelligence-to-your-world-of/ba-p/960144

      Feature ID: 70792

      Added to roadmap: Thu Mar 18 2021

      Last modified: Sat Jul 06 2024

      Product(s): SharePoint

      Cloud instance(s): Worldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant)

      Platform(s): DesktopWeb

      Release phase(s): General AvailabilityTargeted Release (Entire Organization)

      Status: In developmentCancelled

      Preview Available:

      Rollout Start: February CY2024

    • Outlook: Reset People Suggestions in Search

      Allow users to reset, export, and/or opt out of people suggestions in search through Outlook on the web settings. If a reset is done in web, this will affect the account across Outlook.This feature will allow users to reset, export, and/or opt out of people suggestions in search through Outlook on the web and the new Outlook for Windows settings. If a reset is done, all versions of Outlook will reflect the change. Note: The release month and status have been updated to show current state. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause.

      Feature ID: 98137

      Added to roadmap: Wed Sep 21 2022

      Last modified: Tue Jul 02 2024

      Product(s): Outlook

      Cloud instance(s): Worldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant)

      Platform(s): DesktopWeb

      Release phase(s): General Availability

      Status: Rolling outIn development

      Preview Available:

      Rollout Start: August CY2024

    • Microsoft Edge: Test Base for Microsoft 365 Testing support for Microsoft 365 apps and Edge

      Test Base will support testing of how your app works with newer versions of Edge and the monthly update channel of the Microsoft 365 client applications. This feature was not fully shipped as Test Base went end of life on March 4, 2024. See the blog post at the link below. More info: https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/windows-it-pro-blog/test-base-for-microsoft-365-end-of-life-announcement/ba-p/4094588

      Feature ID: 98155

      Added to roadmap: Fri Oct 14 2022

      Last modified: Thu Jul 04 2024

      Product(s): Microsoft Edge

      Cloud instance(s): Worldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant)

      Platform(s): Desktop

      Release phase(s): General AvailabilityPreview

      Status: In developmentCancelled

      Preview Available: October CY2022

      Rollout Start: March CY2023

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