Block an external user in Microsoft Teams
Teams administrators can now block selected external users. The accounts can no longer send messages to internal users.
2. February 2025
What is new in Microsoft 365, Licensing, SharePoint, OneDrive, Teams, PowerShell,…
Schedule messages in Teams channels
Teams is introducing a new feature that allows users to schedule messages in channels, enhancing communication management. Users can easily set messages to post at specific times, and edit or cancel them before they go live.
2. February 2025
Wrong language in Entra ID Identity Secure Score
The recommendations in the Identity Secure Score in Entra ID may be in the wrong language. The cause is easy to solve.
28. January 2025
Outlook (new) will be renamed to Outlook
Microsoft will change the name of the locally installed Outlook (new) application. Users should be informed about this change.
26. January 2025
Transcription policy update for Teams Meeting
Microsoft Teams is updating its transcription settings in the global meeting policy. This change aims to enhance AI features and streamline transcription use during meetings.
25. January 2025
New co-organizer capabilities in Teams Webinars and Town halls
Co-organizers can now fully manage events, including editing details, publishing, and canceling, just like the main organizer.
25. January 2025
How to get cost and usage reports for Microsoft 365 Pay-as-you-go billing in Azure?
Microsoft provides information on the consumption and costs of Pay-as-you-go billing (for Syntex, SharePoint Premium, and Copilot agents) via Azure Export. Administrators can export this information as a report or with PowerShell.
20. January 2025
Disable real-time collaboration information in SharePoint lists
SharePoint administrators can disable real-time collaboration information in SharePoint lists. A rollout added this feature in September.
19. January 2025
Copilot Agents in SharePoint with the new Pay-as-you-go model
Microsoft has added the new Pay-as-you-go configuration for Agents in SharePoint. This allows users without a Microsoft 365 Copilot license to use Agents in SharePoint via usage-based billing.
16. January 2025
SharePoint Premium Translation supports up to 10 languages with one request
SharePoint Premium Translation now supports the simultaneous translation of up to 10 languages.
16. January 2025
Promotion for Copilot Agents in SharePoint has been activated
Microsoft activated a promotion for Copilot Agents in SharePoint on 6. January. SharePoint administrators can deactivate the promotion.
14. January 2025
Forwarding Loop components in Teams chats and channels
Microsoft Teams now allows users to forward Loop components in chats and channels. This update removes previous restrictions on forwarding messages with Loop components.
12. January 2025
SharePoint eSignature is available for organizations in Europe
Microsoft has extended the availability of SharePoint eSignature to organizations in Europe.
12. January 2025
New video and audio recording feature in Teams channels
Microsoft Teams is introducing a new feature that allows users to record video clips directly in channels, enhancing communication. Previously, this feature was limited to Teams chat.
11. January 2025
License update for Microsoft Loop and Loop Workspaces
Microsoft has updated the licenses required for Microsoft Loop and Loop Workspaces in the Business and Enterprise licenses overview.
11. January 2025
Integrate posts from WordPress into Microsoft Search results (Preview)
WordPress posts can now be integrated into Microsoft Search results and Copilot in an optimized form. However, I do not recommend using the new connector for security reasons.
5. January 2025
Extract general information from SharePoint documents (with SharePoint Premium)
Microsoft has released “Simple document processing”, a new prebuilt Syntex model for SharePoint Premium. The model can extract general information from documents and should identify 100 languages.
5. January 2025
New Attribute Provisioning admin roles in Microsoft Entra
Microsoft Entra has been updated with two new admin roles: Attribute Provisioning Administrator and Attribute Provisioning Reader
2. January 2025
License updates for Microsoft Cloud products – January 2025
Promotions for Microsoft licenses expired at the end of December 2024. The promotion for Microsoft 365 Copilot has been extended.
2. January 2025
Encrypting unencrypted documents in a SharePoint document library (Preview)
Microsoft is introducing a new feature in SharePoint to automatically encrypt unencrypted documents in a document library.
30. December 2024