Play of the Week
May 15, 2025
Microsoft Teams IT admins now benefit from unified role-based access controls (RBAC) across the Teams admin center and Teams Rooms Pro Management portals. This streamlined device management ensures smooth transitions between portals and consistency in environment management. RBAC is rolling out now for customers worldwide including GCC High.
Microsoft 365 Roadmap Updates for May 15, 2025
Outlook: Sharing Word, Excel, and PowerPoint local files through the new Outlook for Windows
After further review, we are not able to continue rolling this out at this time. We apologize for any inconvenience. When users are in Microsoft Word, Excel, or PowerPoint apps, and they want to share a file that is saved locally in their device (not stored in a cloud location), the new Outlook for Windows will show up as a share target and they will be able to easily email the file. #newoutlookforwindows.
ID: 397094 Release: Outlook – Worldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant), GCC Tags: July CY2025
SharePoint: SharePoint Dynamic Web Part for FAQ
Dynamic Web Part for FAQ helps SharePoint content owners effortlessly keep their content fresh and relevant. Powered by AI, it automatically curates and updates FAQ content by working with agents and connected grounding data. With a Human-in-the-Loop approach, it ensures high-quality, trustworthy FAQs without the hassle. The result? A living FAQ that evolves with your organization’s needs.
ID: 482198 Release: SharePoint – Worldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant), GCC, GCC High, DoD Tags: June CY2025
Microsoft Defender for Office 365: Agentic AI – powered Submissions Response for Improved Result Explainability
We are introducing intuitive responses powered by Agentic AI for admin-submitted messages analyzed by Microsoft.
ID: 488098 Release: Microsoft Defender for Office 365 – Worldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant) Tags: September CY2025
Microsoft Teams: Teams Town hall screen management privileges in Teams Rooms on Windows
When the Teams Room on Windows is a co-organizer or a presenter in a town hall, privileges can be granted to start or end the event, manage what attendees see, and promote attendees as presenters, ensuring a smoother and more organized event experience. This feature is available with Teams Rooms Pro.
ID: 490050 Release: Microsoft Teams – Worldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant) Tags: June CY2025
Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365): Intelligent meeting recap can summarize content shared on screen
Intelligent meeting recap can incorporate content shared on screen in the AI-based summary provided after the meeting, providing a richer and more comprehensive recap of the meeting. It captures details that are shown when a participant shares their screen, ensuring those unspoken insights become part of the meeting recap.
ID: 490052 Release: Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365) – Worldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant), GCC, GCC High Tags: June CY2025
Outlook: Offline Support for Calendar – Create, Edit and Delete Event support
We are adding more offline functionality in the new Outlook for Windows. You will now be able to create, edit, and delete events in your calendar when not connected to the internet. #newoutlookforwindows
ID: 490059 Release: Outlook – Worldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant) Tags: June CY2025
Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365): @mention your Researcher in Copilot Chat
Easily chat with your Researcher in Copilot Chat.
ID: 490549 Release: Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365) – Worldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant) Tags: May CY2025
Microsoft Teams: Enhanced Meeting Protection – Prevent Screen Capture
To address the issue of unauthorized screen captures during meetings, the Prevent Screen Capture feature ensures that if a user attempts to take a screen capture, the meeting window will turn black, thereby protecting sensitive information. This feature will be available on Teams desktop applications (both Windows and Mac) and Teams mobile applications (both iOS and Android). For users joining from unsupported platforms, they will be placed in audio-only mode to maintain the integrity of the meeting’s content.
ID: 490561 Release: Microsoft Teams – Worldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant) Tags: July CY2025
Microsoft Teams: Interactive Agents for Teams Meetings and Calls
Introducing a new feature that brings interactive agents into your Teams meetings and 1-on-1 calls. Engage with agents as a group or privately, with zero state prompts and history support for seamless interactions. Currently, only agents built on Copilot support sessions, meaning they can remember the context of previous interactions within the same session for more relevant responses. Custom agents do not yet have session support. All agents from BizChat/Copilot Studio are now available for use in your meetings and calls. This feature allows secure testing and iteration, inviting colleagues for feedback without affecting sensitive data or production channels.
ID: 490564 Release: Microsoft Teams – Worldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant) Tags: June CY2025
Planner: New Microsoft Planner app for the web in DOD
The new Microsoft Planner app for the web is a single, unified work management experience. It brings together the simplicity of Microsoft To Do and the collaboration of Planner into a simple, scalable, intelligent solution that spans from individual task management to enterprise and professional project management.
ID: 490569 Release: Planner – DoD Tags: July CY2025
Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365): Create a presentation with Copilot from the PowerPoint backstage view
You can now create a presentation with Copilot straight from the PowerPoint backstage view, accessible when you start PowerPoint or when you select the File tab.
ID: 491469 Release: PowerPoint, Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365) – Worldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant) Tags: May CY2025
Microsoft Teams: Customize the screen in Teams Town hall through “Manage what attendees see”
Organizers will be able to effortlessly enhance their Teams Town hall presentations. In “Manage what attendees see†users will be able to customize their screen using select layouts, backgrounds, and name tags, resulting in a polished, high-quality, and engaging event. This feature is available with a Teams Premium License.
ID: 491633 Release: Microsoft Teams – Worldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant) Tags: August CY2025
Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365): Reference up to 5 files when creating a presentation with Copilot for PowerPoint
You can now reference up to 5 files when creating a presentation with Copilot.
ID: 491635 Release: PowerPoint, Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365) – Worldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant) Tags: June CY2025
Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365): Reference up to 5 files when creating a presentation with Copilot for PowerPoint
You can now reference up to 5 files when creating a presentation with Copilot.
ID: 491636 Release: PowerPoint, Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365) – Worldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant) Tags: June CY2025
Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365): Reference up to 5 files when creating a presentation with Copilot for PowerPoint
You can now reference up to 5 files when creating a presentation with Copilot.
ID: 491637 Release: PowerPoint, Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365) – Worldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant) Tags: June CY2025
Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365): Access audio overviews from the top of your Word document
Ask Copilot to generate an audio overview of your document from the Summary tab in the document snapshot.
ID: 492615 Release: Word, Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365) – Worldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant) Tags: June CY2025
Microsoft Purview compliance portal: Copilot Prompt Gallery in Data Security Posture Management
The Data Security Posture Management (DSPM) Copilot Prompt Gallery is a curated collection of prompts and promptbooks created to help users engage more effectively with the Security Copilot experience in DSPM. It acts as a centralized hub where users can explore, search, and leverage prompts that streamline workflows and improve productivity. Designed to support a range of roles and use cases within Data Security, the Prompt Gallery is a powerful resource that enables users to quickly access relevant prompts, accelerate task completion, and unlock the full potential of the Copilot experience.
ID: 492618 Release: Microsoft Purview compliance portal – Worldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant) Tags: August CY2025
Microsoft Purview compliance portal: Information Protection – Confidence level filtering in Content Explorer Cmdlet
With this feature, we will be providing confidence information in content explorer cmdlet export along with the capability to filter results on the basis of confidence level
ID: 492620 Release: Microsoft Purview compliance portal – Worldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant) Tags: July CY2025
Microsoft 365: The Next Generation of File & Folder Sharing
We’re now introducing the third generation of the Microsoft 365 sharing experience designed to make collaboration simpler, smarter, and more secure by default. At the heart of this update is the new hero link, a single, powerful link that controls access to your files. Whether you copy a link, share via email, or send the URL from your browser, you now have a seamless and consistent way to share and stay in control of your files.
ID: 492622 Release: Excel, Microsoft 365, OneDrive, PowerPoint, SharePoint, Word – Worldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant), GCC, GCC High, DoD Tags: December CY2025
Microsoft Purview compliance portal: New configuration option in Collection Policies for targeted detection of Enterprise AI app interactions
This category will empower admins to precisely control and optimize the signals and data collected across enterprise AI apps in Purview solutions, enable better compliance with local regulations, reduce noise from SITs and user activities that aren’t relevant to your organization to improve resource efficiency, and control ingestion of prompts and responses. These apps include ChatGPT Enterprise, apps built on Azure AI service, and Microsoft Entra-connected AI apps.
ID: 492623 Release: Microsoft Purview compliance portal – Worldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant) Tags: November CY2025
Microsoft Purview compliance portal: Intent Navigator in Data Security Posture Management
A user guidance feature designed to handle queries that fall outside supported data boundaries or capabilities. Instead of rejecting unsupported requests, it intelligently suggests alternatives by interpreting user intent and reformulating the query based on available parameters.
ID: 492624 Release: Microsoft Purview compliance portal – Worldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant) Tags: July CY2025
Microsoft Teams: share file in chat with external users
Collaborating with users outside your organization has become more streamlined. You can now share files with external users in both 1:1 and group chats. When sending a file, you have the option to either change its permissions or retain the existing ones.
ID: 492625 Release: Microsoft Teams – Worldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant) Tags: July CY2025
Microsoft Viva: Anonymous comments in Engage events
Organizers & attendees can now post comments anonymously during Engage events just like anonymous questions. When enabled by the organizer, these comments are fully anonymous in the UI and compliance systems, helping foster open, honest conversations. Look for the “Comment anonymously toggle when posting to protect your identity and encourage authentic engagement.
ID: 492626 Release: Microsoft Viva – Worldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant) Tags: June CY2025
Outlook: Updating Conversation Actions on Outlook for iOS
Currently, when viewing a message, you can access the available actions in the top-right corner. We are updating these actions to be at the bottom of the screen with the ability to customize the order and placement of the actions to suit your needs. With this update, you will also be able to access all conversation actions from the inbox view by long-pressing a message.
ID: 492627 Release: Outlook – Worldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant), GCC, GCC High, DoD Tags: July CY2025
Microsoft Viva: Viva Learning – Academy auto-save and drafting functionality
Changes you make to new, draft, or published LPs are now saved automatically in the background. In addition, your updates are now saved in a draft state while editing a published LP until you are ready to publish. The live version stays untouched until you hit publish.
ID: 492741 Release: Microsoft Viva – Worldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant) Tags: June CY2025
Microsoft Viva: Viva Learning – Notification Settings
Admins can now enable/disable all learning-related notifications from a centralized settings page.
ID: 492742 Release: Microsoft Viva – Worldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant) Tags: July CY2025
Exchange: Exchange Online Moderation approval requests via Actionable Messages
The Exchange Online Moderation feature gives message moderators the ability to Approve or Reject sending a moderated message to its intended recipients via a special email message form that includes Approve and Reject buttons in the Outlook Desktop or Outlook on the web toolbar. However, the ability to approve or reject a moderated message currently isn’t supported on Outlook for iOS, Outlook for Android, or Outlook for Mac. With this update to use Actionable Messages for moderation approval messages, moderators with mailboxes hosted in Exchange Online will now be able to approve or reject moderated messages via all the Microsoft email clients: from Outlook for Windows, Outlook for Mac, Outlook for iOS and Outlook for Android.
ID: 492743 Release: Exchange – Worldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant), GCC, GCC High, DoD Tags: September CY2025
Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365): Reference a Microsoft Teams meeting when creating a PowerPoint presentation
You can now reference a Microsoft Teams meeting when you create a presentation with Copilot in PowerPoint.
ID: 492979 Release: PowerPoint, Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365) – Worldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant) Tags: June CY2025
Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365): Reference a Microsoft Teams meeting when creating a PowerPoint presentation
You can now reference a Microsoft Teams meeting when you create a presentation with Copilot in PowerPoint.
ID: 492980 Release: PowerPoint, Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365) – Worldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant) Tags: June CY2025
Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365): Reference a Microsoft Teams meeting when creating a PowerPoint presentation
You can now reference a Microsoft Teams meeting when you create a presentation with Copilot in PowerPoint.
ID: 492981 Release: PowerPoint, Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365) – Worldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant) Tags: June CY2025
SharePoint: New File Format Support for Document Translation
We’re expanding file format support for Content AI Document Translation in SharePoint Online. Newly added extensions include: xlf, tsv, tab, mdown, mdtext, mdtxt, mdwn, mht, mhtml, mkd, mkdn, odt, rmd. This update brings us in alignment with Azure Document Translation capabilities and unlocks new scenarios, such as .xlf support, which enables seamless translation of eLearning and localization content exported from many industry tools.
ID: 492984 Release: SharePoint – Worldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant) Tags: July CY2025
Microsoft Purview compliance portal: Data Loss Prevention – Detection of True file type in EXO DLP
Traditionally, Exchange has relied solely on the file extension (e.g., .docx, .pdf) to identify the type of an attachment. However, this approach can be bypassed if a file is renamed with a misleading extension. To address this, we’re enhancing our detection logic to go beyond just the visible file extension.
With this update, even if a file’s extension is altered, Exchange will evaluate the actual content of the file to determine its true type. This ensures that policies based on file type—such as “File extension is…â€â€”remain effective and secure, even in cases of renamed or disguised attachments.
This improvement provides customers with a more robust and reliable way to enforce compliance and security rules around file sharing.
ID: 493291 Release: Microsoft 365, Microsoft Purview compliance portal – Worldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant), GCC, GCC High Tags: August CY2025
Microsoft Teams: DoD support in Teams Rooms Pro Management
Department of Defense (DoD) customer tenants now have access to the Teams Rooms Pro Management service and portal, enabling them to use the remote device management and analytics features of the solution while meeting high security and privacy standards.
ID: 493323 Release: Microsoft Teams – DoD Tags: July CY2025
Outlook: Additional features on the profile card in Outlook Mobile
Reachability panel, hybrid location, and pronouns (read only) will be available on the Outlook profile card in iOS and Android. Events panel will be replaced with the calendar in Outlook mobile.
ID: 464205 Release: Outlook – Worldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant), GCC, GCC High, DoD Tags: June CY2025
Outlook: Name pronunciation on profile card in Outlook web and Outlook desktop
You can now record and share the correct pronunciation of your name, promoting inclusivity and helping colleagues avoid mispronunciations. With a click, you can play and listen to your colleagues’ name pronunciations. #newoutlookforwindows
ID: 465000 Release: Outlook – Worldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant), GCC, GCC High, DoD Tags: May CY2025
Microsoft Teams: Auto detection of room audio in BYOD rooms expanded to audio devices with video
The room audio auto-detect and pre-select feature for BYOD rooms that was released in October 2024 now activates the video component of composite audio-video peripherals as the selected camera in Teams.
ID: 469496 Release: Microsoft Teams – Worldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant) Tags: May CY2025
Bookings: New Queue experience in Bookings to manage appointments for the day with real time attendee wait status and SMS reminders
The new Queue experience in Bookings enables schedulers and Bookings users to view the status and monitor all scheduled in-person and virtual appointments. Users can quickly create or view an appointment and send staff and attendees email reminders and SMS text notifications.
ID: 470136 Release: Bookings – Worldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant), GCC Tags: May CY2025
Microsoft Teams: Open file links preference to extend across M365 apps
When it comes to how links to cloud-hosted Word, Excel, or PowerPoint files should open, you may prefer they open in a browser, desktop apps, or directly in Teams. Now, your Teams file open preference will extend to across Microsoft 365 apps starting with classic Outlook, Word, Excel and PowerPoint. This makes the open file experience consistent on your Windows PC/device. If you prefer, you will still be able to choose your Teams file open preference separately.
ID: 471000 Release: Microsoft Teams – Worldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant) Tags: May CY2025
Outlook: open attachments while offline in the new Outlook for Windows
We are adding more functionality to offline mode in the new Outlook for Windows. You will now be able to open and save attachments from your email without an internet connection. #newoutlookforwindows
ID: 472026 Release: Outlook – Worldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant), GCC Tags: May CY2025
Microsoft Teams: Opening Calls in a small window in Teams
Allowing users to open calls in a small window to reduce disruptions in Teams.
ID: 482747 Release: Microsoft Teams – Worldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant), GCC, GCC High, DoD Tags: May CY2025
Outlook: External tag in contact suggestions
An “External” tag will be added to contact suggestions that appear in the dropdown when entering contacts in the email compose form in the new Outlook for Windows. #newoutlookforwindows
ID: 483488 Release: Outlook – Worldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant) Tags: May CY2025
Microsoft Teams: Pop-out live captions and Real-time-Text (RTT) in meetings
When you are in meetings or calls, you will be able to pop out, drag, and resize live captions (including live translated captions), and real-time-text (RTT) from the main meeting window. This enables you to position the captions and RTT wherever you prefer on your screen, so you can easily focus on the meeting while viewing the incoming text in a position most comfortable for you.
ID: 484113 Release: Microsoft Teams – Worldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant), GCC, GCC High, DoD Tags: May CY2025
Microsoft Teams: Real-Time Text in Teams Meetings and Calls
Real-time Text (RTT) is a fast, accessible, and immediate communication method that transmits text character by character as it is typed. It is particularly valuable in various calling and meeting scenarios where it enables deaf and hard-of-hearing individuals, neurodiverse users, and those with speech-related disabilities to engage in real-time conversations through text.
ID: 484119 Release: Microsoft Teams – Worldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant), GCC, GCC High, DoD Tags: May CY2025
Microsoft Teams: Streamlined, unified role-based access controls (RBAC) for Teams device management
IT admins now benefit from unified role-based access controls across the Teams admin center and Teams Rooms Pro Management portals. This streamlines device management ensuring smooth transitions between portals and consistency in environment management.
ID: 485760 Release: Microsoft Teams – Worldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant), GCC, GCC High Tags: May CY2025
Microsoft Teams: DVR (Digital Video Recording) capabilities for town halls on iOS and Android
Users can now interact with an instance of a live streaming town hall instance in the same way they would a recorded piece of content when viewing via iOS and Android. DVR functionality in town hall enables event attendees to pause and move forward or back within a town hall, navigate to any previously-streamed timestamp, and other abilities that make interacting with a town hall more convenient and makes it easier to digest the content being presented. This feature is available for all town halls regardless of the license assigned to the organizers.
ID: 486694 Release: Microsoft Teams – Worldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant), GCC, GCC High, DoD Tags: May CY2025
Microsoft Teams: Detect sensitive content that’s being shared in meetings (Premium)
Screen content shared during a meeting is protected by detecting sensitive content and alerting the presenter and organizers when it appears.
ID: 487433 Release: Microsoft Teams – Worldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant) Tags: May CY2025
Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365): OneNote Pages in M365 Copilot
M365 Copilot experiences can now reason over your OneNote content
ID: 490722 Release: OneNote, Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365) – Worldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant) Tags: May CY2025
Microsoft Purview compliance portal: Insider Risk Management – Adaptive Protection – Multi-policy selection
Admins can now select multiple Insider Risk Management policies in the "Risk levels for Adaptive Protection" settings to assign risk levels in Adaptive Protection. Microsoft Purview Insider Risk Management correlates various signals to identify potential malicious or inadvertent insider risks, such as IP theft, data leakage, and security violations. Insider Risk Management enables customers to create policies to manage security and compliance. Built with privacy by design, users are pseudonymized by default, and role-based access controls and audit logs are in place to help ensure user-level privacy.
ID: 171735 Release: Microsoft Purview compliance portal – GCC, GCC High, DoD Tags: May CY2025
Microsoft 365 app: Microsoft Loop – Microsoft 365 Groups for Managing New Loop workspaces
Following further review, this item has been identified as a duplicate of RMID 472022. Please refer to that record for additional information. We apologize for any inconvenience.
When creating a new Loop workspace, users can specify an existing Teams enabled Microsoft 365 Group to manage the workspace’s lifetime, governance, and compliance.
ID: 422728 Release: Microsoft Loop, Microsoft 365 app – Worldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant) Tags: June CY2025