OneDrive sync client skips the local recycle bin for cloud-initiated file deletions
The OneDrive sync client will soon skip the local recycle bin when a cloud-initiated deletion affects a locally downloaded file.
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General availability of Enterprise App Insights for SharePoint
Enterprise App Insights is now generally available in SharePoint for Enterprise organizations with the SharePoint Advanced Management add-on or a Microsoft 365 Copilot license.
Publish to Web: A cleaner way to share PowerPoint, Excel, and Word files externally
Microsoft’s new Publish to Web feature in PowerPoint and Excel for the web lets users share a clean, view-only version of a document externally, without exposing comments, tracked changes, or speaker notes. Word for the web is following soon.
Collaborative Notes are now available for instant meetings in Teams
Collaborative Notes powered by Loop are rolling out for instant (Meet now) meetings in Teams. The notes are stored in OneDrive.
First Teams channel in newly created teams will use the Threaded layout
Starting in May, Microsoft is changing the default layout of the first channel in a new Teams team to Threaded.
Teams Reader role gets broader read-only access in the Teams Admin Center
Microsoft is expanding the Teams Reader role with broader read-only access to the Teams Admin Center, PowerShell, and Microsoft Graph APIs.
Updates to the Frontier Admin Control in Microsoft 365
The Frontier Admin Control is being updated with a single control point for managing access to experimental Frontier features across Microsoft 365 apps, platforms, and Copilot agents.
New three-tier release model for Microsoft 365, starting with Copilot
Microsoft is rolling out a new three-tier release model for Microsoft 365, starting with Copilot in May. The new Frontier, Standard, Deferred tiers should give organizations greater control over when users receive new features.
Copilot in PowerPoint has been enhanced with a new editing mode
Copilot in PowerPoint has been enhanced with a new editing mode, making it easier to build and refine presentations through natural conversation. A Microsoft 365 Copilot license is required.
Microsoft eCDN and Teams Events in Enterprise license suites
Microsoft is activating two new service plans, Microsoft eCDN and Teams Events, across all Enterprise licenses, as announced in January. Neither is included in Microsoft 365 Business licenses.