File-level archiving in SharePoint is now available in Public Preview. Site members can archive individual files and folders directly within SharePoint sites, without administrator involvement. My post covers admin configuration options, user experience, storage cost implications, and some current limitations.
Microsoft is simplifying access management for Data Security Investigations (DSI) in Purview by automatically adding the DSI Admin and DSI Contributor roles to additional role groups, reducing manual role assignments for teams working across DSPM, IRM, and Microsoft Defender XDR.
Microsoft is retiring the CAPTCHA verification setting for Teams meeting join and replacing it with a new bot-detection capability that gives organizers better control over automated participants.
Viva Engage communities now support Microsoft Purview sensitivity labels assigned to Microsoft 365 groups and their connected SharePoint sites, bringing consistent privacy and access controls across Viva Engage, Microsoft 365 groups, and SharePoint.
Teams administrators can now enable 8-digit numeric-only meeting passcodes as an alternative to the default alphanumeric format, making manual entry easier while increasing the risk of unauthorized access.
Users with a Microsoft 365 Business or Enterprise license can now schedule Town Hall events in Teams with up to 3’000 interactive or 10’000 view-only attendees. The eCDN enhancement is still pending.
Microsoft published an FAQ including timelines for when Microsoft 365 E3 and E5 customers can expect the additional Intune Suite capabilities, and when Microsoft 365 E3 customers will receive Defender for Office 365 Plan 1.
A new Microsoft Entra admin role lets administrators manage granular delegated admin privilege (GDAP) relationships, including accepting, reviewing, and terminating partner access on behalf of the tenant.
Microsoft has published the new Teams Events capacity packs and the updated Teams Shared Space license, to replace the previous Teams Premium capabilities.
Designer tools are rolling out in Microsoft 365 Copilot Chat, giving users guided controls to shape, refine, and fine-tune AI-generated images without having to start from scratch each time.
