Microsoft updates
We know its difficult for you to keep up with the raft of changes and innovations that come from Microsoft across all their solutions. That’s why every month we highlight the changes that are most important to your business.
January 2025
![Microsoft Copilot icon](/img/web/9f3d0e1a-c026-425c-9920-0ce85b585a9f/ms-copilot-icon.webp)
Copilot updates
- New meeting prep features
![Microsoft 365 icon](/img/web/b04a062c-3b85-47c8-bddc-0d50cf891a6a/microsoft-365-icon.webp)
365 updates
- Schedule channel messages
![Microsoft Security icon](/img/web/b04a062c-3b85-47c8-bddc-0d50cf891a6a/security-icon.webp)
Security updates
- Microsoft Defender for Office 365 automation update
![Outlook email](https://focusgroup.co.uk/img/web/af0623da-d1fc-4758-90cd-12800b55f4a6/ms-december-2024-updates.webp?fm=webp&q=80&fit=max&dpr=1&h=256)
![Ms Copilot December 2024 Update](https://focusgroup.co.uk/img/web/6d6cdbd0-0f07-4700-995b-e88714214df3/microsoft-updates-june.webp)
December 2024
![Microsoft Copilot icon](/img/web/9f3d0e1a-c026-425c-9920-0ce85b585a9f/ms-copilot-icon.webp)
Copilot updates
- The Ai Opportunity on-demand webinar
- New Copilot Analytics features
- Copilot Vision in preview
- AI Agents in preview
- 7 ways Copilot is helping your peers transform
November 2024
![Microsoft Copilot icon](/img/web/9f3d0e1a-c026-425c-9920-0ce85b585a9f/ms-copilot-icon.webp)
Copilot updates
- Intelligent recap for adhoc meetings
![Microsoft 365 icon](/img/web/b04a062c-3b85-47c8-bddc-0d50cf891a6a/microsoft-365-icon.webp)
365 updates
- New location feature enhances hybrid working
![Microsoft Security icon](/img/web/b04a062c-3b85-47c8-bddc-0d50cf891a6a/security-icon.webp)
Security updates
- Brand impersonation protection for Teams chat
![Outlook email](https://focusgroup.co.uk/img/web/f142eb16-f35e-434c-8a7d-5aa598643f6a/ms-teams-nov-insights.png?fm=webp&q=80&fit=max&dpr=1&h=256)
![Outlook email](https://focusgroup.co.uk/img/web/832764f8-845a-4a5f-b339-a5f510c9e696/cyber-security-microsoft-updates-oct-24.webp)
October 2024
![Microsoft Copilot icon](/img/web/9f3d0e1a-c026-425c-9920-0ce85b585a9f/ms-copilot-icon.webp)
Copilot updates
- Chat & collaborate with Copilot agents in SharePoint
![Microsoft 365 icon](/img/web/b04a062c-3b85-47c8-bddc-0d50cf891a6a/microsoft-365-icon.webp)
Productivity updates
- New features in SharePoint Advanced Management
![Microsoft Azure icon](/img/web/b04a062c-3b85-47c8-bddc-0d50cf891a6a/azure-icon.webp)
Azure updates
- Extra discount on Linux VMs until March 2025
![Microsoft Security icon](/img/web/b04a062c-3b85-47c8-bddc-0d50cf891a6a/security-icon.webp)
Security updates
- Enable MFA for your tenant before October 15, 2024
September 2024
![Microsoft Copilot icon](/img/web/9f3d0e1a-c026-425c-9920-0ce85b585a9f/ms-copilot-icon.webp)
Copilot updates
- Microsoft Copilot to update enterprise data protection
![Microsoft Security icon](/img/web/b04a062c-3b85-47c8-bddc-0d50cf891a6a/security-icon.webp)
Security updates
- CAPTCHA verification for anonymous meeting participants in Teams
![Microsoft Azure icon](/img/web/b04a062c-3b85-47c8-bddc-0d50cf891a6a/azure-icon.webp)
Azure updates
- October deadline for Azure MFA
![Outlook email](https://focusgroup.co.uk/img/web/606bf826-168c-40e2-928e-67bd344d1a78/september-2024.webp)
![Outlook email](https://focusgroup.co.uk/img/web/def2465c-f5d8-4080-b31c-411cfccc1916/august-2024.webp)
August 2024
![Microsoft Copilot icon](/img/web/9f3d0e1a-c026-425c-9920-0ce85b585a9f/ms-copilot-icon.webp)
Copilot updates
- New scheduled prompts feature
- Copilot coaching has launched
![Microsoft 365 icon](/img/web/b04a062c-3b85-47c8-bddc-0d50cf891a6a/microsoft-365-icon.webp)
Productivity updates
- Location updates enhance hybrid working
- New dynamic watermarks help document control
![Microsoft Azure icon](/img/web/b04a062c-3b85-47c8-bddc-0d50cf891a6a/azure-icon.webp)
Azure updates
- GPT -4o launches
![Microsoft Security icon](/img/web/b04a062c-3b85-47c8-bddc-0d50cf891a6a/security-icon.webp)
Security updates
- Unlicensed OneDrive Accounts archived
- Conditional access policies now live in eligible tenants
July 2024
![Microsoft Copilot icon](/img/web/9f3d0e1a-c026-425c-9920-0ce85b585a9f/ms-copilot-icon.webp)
Copilot updates
- Copilot ‘catch up’ feature launched
- Extended availability for M365 licences
- From pdf to ppt with the click of a button
![Microsoft 365 icon](/img/web/b04a062c-3b85-47c8-bddc-0d50cf891a6a/microsoft-365-icon.webp)
365 updates
- Boost adoption with Teams Premium usage report
![Microsoft Security icon](/img/web/b04a062c-3b85-47c8-bddc-0d50cf891a6a/security-icon.webp)
Security updates
- Document control made easier with internal link expirations
![Microsoft Azure icon](/img/web/b04a062c-3b85-47c8-bddc-0d50cf891a6a/azure-icon.webp)
Azure updates
- Entra ID licence changes for MTO
![Outlook email](https://focusgroup.co.uk/img/web/b4224999-20b3-4ee5-a944-c3cb955d1dd3/july-2024.webp)
![Outlook email](https://focusgroup.co.uk/img/web/6d6cdbd0-0f07-4700-995b-e88714214df3/microsoft-updates-june.webp)
June 2024
![Microsoft Copilot icon](/img/web/9f3d0e1a-c026-425c-9920-0ce85b585a9f/ms-copilot-icon.webp)
Copilot updates
- Copilot agents launched to support your teams
- Copilot dashboard available at no extra cost
![Microsoft 365 icon](/img/web/b04a062c-3b85-47c8-bddc-0d50cf891a6a/microsoft-365-icon.webp)
365 updates
- Use new ‘archive’ feature in SharePoint for inactive sites
![Microsoft Azure icon](/img/web/b04a062c-3b85-47c8-bddc-0d50cf891a6a/azure-icon.webp)
Azure updates
- Real-time intelligence comes to Microsoft Fabric
May 2024
![Microsoft Copilot icon](/img/web/9f3d0e1a-c026-425c-9920-0ce85b585a9f/ms-copilot-icon.webp)
Copilot updates
- Azure WAF and Azure Firewall integrations in Copilot for Security
- Interact with Copilot directly in Outlook
![Microsoft 365 icon](/img/web/b04a062c-3b85-47c8-bddc-0d50cf891a6a/microsoft-365-icon.webp)
365 updates
- Changes to M365, O365 and Teams licencing
- Classic Teams goes end of life this year
![Microsoft Security icon](/img/web/b04a062c-3b85-47c8-bddc-0d50cf891a6a/security-icon.webp)
Security updates
- Granular access controls now live in Endpoint Privilege Management
![Microsoft Azure icon](/img/web/b04a062c-3b85-47c8-bddc-0d50cf891a6a/azure-icon.webp)
Azure updates
- Public preview for Microsoft Graph in Azure Bicep now available
![Outlook email](https://focusgroup.co.uk/img/web/aeb6885e-606c-49f0-9724-734714a5cb0b/may-2024.webp)
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April 2024
![Microsoft Copilot icon](/img/web/9f3d0e1a-c026-425c-9920-0ce85b585a9f/ms-copilot-icon.webp)
Copilot updates
- New Copilot Adoption Score
- Feature release: Intelligent call recap
![Microsoft 365 icon](/img/web/b04a062c-3b85-47c8-bddc-0d50cf891a6a/microsoft-365-icon.webp)
365 updates
- Product update: Teams licences are now purchased separately
- Feature release: Queues app in Teams
![Microsoft Security icon](/img/web/b04a062c-3b85-47c8-bddc-0d50cf891a6a/security-icon.webp)
Security updates
- Feature release: Insider Risk in Conditional Access
![Microsoft Azure icon](/img/web/b04a062c-3b85-47c8-bddc-0d50cf891a6a/azure-icon.webp)
Azure updates
- Product launch: Azure Verified Modules
March 2024
- New service plan for Copilot 365 customers
- Copilot for 365 in Teams chat on mobile
- More unified cross-platform endpoint management
- Updated labels for external participants in meetings
- The new Microsoft Planner app in Microsoft Teams
- Release of In-Person Events, including Hybrid RSVPing
- Microsoft Azure Information Protection Plan 1 end of sale
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February 2024
- Copilot for 365 now available for companies of all sizes
- Security considerations for deploying Copilot
- Copilot dashboard for Viva insights
- Pricing for NFP customers has been launched
- Intune audit logs expiry changes
- Block users from joining externally hosted Teams meetings
January 2024
- New Intune experience makes device management even easier
- New Teams analytics makes managing external access easier
- License changes announced for NFP customers
- Copilot for Azure has launched in preview
- Worried about changes to Terraform? Try OpenTofu
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December 2023
- Conditional Access policies will be added to Microsoft managed tenants
- Microsoft Entra ID now supports more device bound passkeys
- Authenticator prompts that pose a risk will now be suppressed
- SharePoint archiving is now easier in the admin centre
- Users are being encouraged to create channels instead of teams