Microsoft December 2022 Update Digest

1. Announcing Public preview of permanent deletion of users in Power Platform

Microsoft announced that you may delete and remove disabled users from Power Platform now.

When this will happen:

• The rollout of this feature preview has already begun and is expected to be available globally by the end of?December 2022.

What you need to do to prepare

• This feature is accessible for preview in all tenants; however, it must be activated in each environment where users are to be deleted. To test this functionality, choose a non-production environment in the Power Platform Admin Center and navigate to Settings/Product/Features, where you may enable the "Delete disabled users (preview)" switch.

2. Microsoft 365: Microsoft Feed

Microsoft Feed serves up a mix of relevant material from throughout Microsoft 365, assisting users in discovering and learning about people and hobbies important at work. The feed is personalized for each user and will display material based on what is most likely relevant to the current user at any given time.

When this will happen:

• Targeted Release: Microsoft will begin rolling out mid-January and expect to complete it by mid-February.
• Standard Release: Microsoft will begin rolling out mid-February and expect to complete it by early March.

What you need to do to prepare:

• You might want to make your users aware of this option and that the experience is personalized.?

3. Microsoft Teams: Presenter Window Improvements in Screen Sharing

In Microsoft Teams, presenters will soon have a new?Presenter?window during screen sharing.

When this will happen:

• Preview: Microsoft will begin rolling out for preview in early January 2023 and expect to complete the rollout in mid-January 2023.
• Production and GCC: Microsoft will begin rolling out in early February 2023 and expect to complete the rollout by late February 2023.
• GCC-H: Microsoft will begin rolling out in late February 2023 and expect to complete the rollout by mid-March 2023.
• DoD: Microsoft will begin rolling out in early March 2023 and expect to complete the rollout by mid-March 2023.

What you need to do to prepare:

• You do not need to take any action currently to enable this feature. You should consider revising your training and documentation as needed.

4. Configuration Change: Azure Information Protection add-in will be disabled by default for Office apps

Microsoft is changing how Microsoft 365 Apps select the built-in client for sensitivity labeling and the traditional Azure Information Protection (AIP) add-in.

All users of this add-in will be transferred to the contemporary, built-in interface for sensitivity labels in Office beginning with version 2212 in the Office Current Channel and Monthly Enterprise Channel. This version is scheduled to be released in mid/late January 2023. This will ease the admin setting of sensitivity labels for Office documents and significantly boost end-user productivity due to speed improvements. You must install a new Office configuration to expressly enable the AIP add-in to be used for reading and applying labels in Office for users who need to continue using the AIP add-in during its support lifespan.

You may deploy the new configuration setting using group policy or cloud policy. Set this to allow the AIP add-in to supply sensitivity labels after the minimal version is deployed. The AIP add-in will be deactivated by default for users in the Office Insider Beta channel.

When this will happen:

• This version is scheduled to be released in mid/late January 2023.

What you need to do to prepare:

• The new policy setting "Use the Azure Information Protection add-in for sensitivity labeling" is now available for Current Channel users to configure and will take effect in version 2212.
• When this update becomes effective, you must specify the policy option "Use the Azure Information Protection add-in for sensitivity labeling" to continue utilizing the add-in.

5. Manage result layouts for SharePoint results in Microsoft Search

Microsoft Search is being updated. This update will enable Microsoft Search administrators to adjust the appearance of results for specific SharePoint content by utilizing the adaptable cards with the Result Type feature in Microsoft Search administration.

The default layouts for SharePoint sites, pages, list items, and Portable document format (PDF) results can now be altered with adaptable card layouts. Organization-level search on Office.com and SharePoint home, as well as site-level search on SharePoint sites, may be modified. Microsoft Search changes in Bing will be implemented soon. It should be noted that the functionality does not enable modifying the results of Office file searches.

When this will happen:

• This feature will begin rolling out gradually to Targeted Release beginning late December 2022 and will complete mid-January 2023.

What you need to do to prepare:

• Review Manage result types | Microsoft Learn if you wish to modify search result layouts.?
• You might want to notify your users about this new capability and update your training and documentation as appropriate.?

6. Microsoft Teams Live Event Attendee Improvements

The Teams Live Event Attendee Experience will be enhanced shortly to better handle this scenario in preparation for the upcoming RTMP-In Support for Microsoft Teams Live Events. This will feature greater stability for the attendance experience and the opportunity for attendees to view the Teams Live Events in a separate window, as is already possible on the Web.

When this will happen:

• Microsoft will begin rolling out in mid-December 2022 and expect to complete the rollout in late January 2023.?

What you need to do to prepare:

• You do not have to do anything to receive this update.?

7. General Availability: OneDrive sync reports in the Apps Admin Center

The OneDrive sync health dashboard in the Microsoft 365 Apps Admin Center provides an executive overview of everything going on with OneDrive, allowing you to swiftly handle common issues and focus on other important duties as an administrator.

Proactively maintaining OneDrive's health helps ensure your organization's data is secure. The dashboard delivers sync health data to help you track important health concerns and advisories, check the sync status and app version of particular devices, and monitor the rollout of Known Folder Move.

When this will happen:

• Standard Release: Microsoft will begin rolling out mid-December 2022 and expect to complete it by late December 2022.

What you need to do to prepare:

• This release will only be accessible on the Production and Insiders rings and require OneDrive sync client version 22.232 or later. When 22.232 is rolled out to the Deferred ring, this functionality will be accessible.

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