Microsoft 365
Production tools in Teams Meetings and Webinars, plus guest user support
Microsoft is extending control of production tools in Teams Meetings and Webinars, with support for guest users to manage production during events.
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Microsoft 365
Microsoft Planner decouples start dates and due dates for tasks
Microsoft Planner no longer requires a task’s due date to fall on or after its start date, letting users set both dates independently.
Microsoft 365
Configurable recovery window for Microsoft 365 Backup
Microsoft 365 Backup now supports configurable recovery windows at the policy level, ranging from three months to two years, replacing the previous fixed one-year window. The default recovery window remains one year unless an administrator changes it.
Microsoft 365
Universal Print has a new web portal for mobile devices
Universal Print now has a dedicated web portal built for mobile devices, letting users release secure print jobs by scanning a QR code from their phone.
Microsoft Copilot
Retirement of the Set-FederatedConnectorToggle PowerShell cmdlet
Microsoft will retire the Set-FederatedConnectorToggle PowerShell cmdlet, introduced in May 2026, shifting federated Copilot connector management to the Allowed agent types setting in Agent 365.
Microsoft Defender
Microsoft Defender can quarantine emails with unscannable attachments
Security administrators can now enable automatic quarantine for emails containing password-protected attachments that Defender for Office 365 cannot scan.
Microsoft 365
Report a security concern now covers Teams meetings and group calls
Microsoft is extending the report a security concern feature to Teams meetings and group calls, helping organizations detect phishing, impersonation, and scams.
Microsoft Entra
Microsoft Entra: Migrating GitHub Actions Federated Credentials to Immutable Subjects
Microsoft recently recommended migrating GitHub Actions federated credentials to an immutable subject format in Microsoft Entra app registrations. This closes a subtle security gap where recycled repo or org names could let someone else’s token match your trust configuration. In this post, I walk through what the migration actually involves. I also tested the newer Flexible Federated Identity Credentials (FFIC), currently in preview.
Microsoft Purview
New “View-only Role Management” role in Microsoft Purview
Microsoft Purview introduces a new View-only Role Management role, providing users read-only visibility into role group membership and assignments in the Purview admin portal.
Microsoft 365
How to download a Teams meeting transcript via Microsoft Graph
The tenant control for Graph API access to Teams transcripts is now active. I am testing the new control to access Teams transcripts, including two PowerShell samples for downloading meeting transcripts with and without speaker attribution.