Thorsten Pickhan

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I'm happy to share that my third blog post for P365 is now online 😍

The blog post is about #MicrosoftTeams face and voice recognition. Microsoft will change default behavior in February.
Read what a Teams administrator needs to know and how to deal with it 👇

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YouTube video by Thorsten Pickhan Episode 252 - Das Neue Microsoft 365 Portal

It's #QuickTippThursday and I've published a new episode of my German #Office365 #QuickTipp series.
Microsoft announced a facelift for the #Microsoft365 web portal end of last year and is now rolling out this update.

In episode 252, I give you an overview of the ongoing changes
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GitHub - tpickhan/Migrate-Teams-Meeting-EnrollUserOverride-To-AI-Policy: PowerShell script to identify current Teams Meeting Policy settings about EnrollUserOverride and migrate settings to new TeamsA... PowerShell script to identify current Teams Meeting Policy settings about EnrollUserOverride and migrate settings to new TeamsAIPolicy - tpickhan/Migrate-Teams-Meeting-EnrollUserOverride-To-AI-Policy

#Microsoft announced a few weeks ago a change for #MicrosoftTeams and Voice and Face enrollment. In Feb 2025 a new Teams AI Policy will become active.

I've published a tiny script to get current settings and migrate Teams Meeting policy settings to Teams AI Policy 👇
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Am 28.01. und 29.01.2025 feiern wir den #TeamsCommunityDay 🥳 Auch die TUGDE ist dabei und hat ein fantastisches Speaker Line Up rund um #MicrosoftTeams Phone System.

Meldet Euch jetzt für den Standort Bochum oder München an 👇
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The new dropdown filter will be added to the "All schedules" view. It will help to concentrate on the schedules of active Teams.

The rollout will start early February and Microsoft expects to complete the rollout by mid-February 2025.

[M365 Message Center Update] Filter between active and archived teams in Shifts app schedules

#Microsoft announced an update for the #MicrosoftTeams and Shifts app. The Shifts app will get a new filter allowing you to filter between active and archived Teams.

#MC974351
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YouTube video by Thorsten Pickhan Episode 251 - Benachrichtigung wenn Outlook geschlossen

It's #QuickTippThursday 😍
In episode 251 of my German #Office365 #QuickTipp series I'm showing you a feature in New Outlook to get notifications even the Outlook client is closed and not running. 📺👇

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Overview of Loop workspaces storage and permissions Learn about Loop workspaces storage and permissions in the Microsoft 365 ecosystem.

Get more details about Loop workspaces storage and permissions 👇

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The rollout will begin for Targeted Release user late January, for GA users February. Microsoft expects to complete the rollout by late February 2025.

Unfortunately, the label of the Loop workspace will not change, if the label of the M365 will change 🙈 In late February Microsoft will fix it and updated labels will apply to the Loop Workspace, too.

the user will lose access to the Loop workspace.

Users can use different Loop components in the workspace.
If the Team will be deleted, also the Loop workspace will be deleted.
Also, the Loop workspace will automatically receive the sensitivity label of the M365 group at creation time.

The Loop workspace membership is the #Microsoft365 group membership of the team. Also, the membership of the Loop workspace will follow the M365 group membership. Adding a new member to the Team will grant access to the Loop workspace and when removing a user from the Team,

[M365 Message Center Update] Add a Loop workspace tab to standard channels

#Microsoft announced an update for #MicrosoftTeams and #MicrosoftLoop workspaces. Soon, you will be able to add a new Loop workplace as a tab to a Standard Teams Channel.

#MC973493
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And again: this update applies to new tenants starting early February, but also for existing tenants without customized policies.

Transcription in Teams will be enabled by default for new tenants created in February 2025 and after that date AND tenants without customized policies.

Today, the setting for transcription in the Default Policy is disabled or off. After the update, the setting is on by default.

[M365 Message Center Update] Enable transcription policy by default

#Microsoft announced an update for #MicrosoftTeams and the default behavior of transcription in Teams.

The rollout will start early February and expects to complete by mid-February 2025.

#MC973519
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The rollout will start for Targeted Release user early February, and for GA users mid-February. Microsoft expects to complete the rollout by late February 2025.

It will help you to see when one of your tags that you are subscribed to has been mentioned in a message or chat.
The existing @Mentions filter allows you to catch messages in which you have been personally mentioned.

[M365 Message Center Update] New "Tag mentions" filter for the Activity feed

#Microsoft announced an update for #MicrosoftTeams. Teams will introduce a new "Tag mentions" filter in the Activity feed.

#MC973502
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New-CsTeamsEventsPolicy (MicrosoftTeamsPowerShell) TeamsEventsPolicy is used to configure options for customizing Teams Events experiences.

Set-CsTeamsEventsPolicy -Identity Global -RecordingForTownhall Enabled
Set-CsTeamsEventsPolicy -Identity Global -RecordingForWebinar Enabled

More details can be found here 👇

learn.microsoft.com/powershell/m...

The new policy will roll out in mid-February and expect to complete by late February 2025.

Microsoft recommends to act today and set the new parameter by PowerShell:

Example to set the recording behavior for Town Halls or Webinars:

Currently the Teams meeting policy controls the recording options for normal meetings, Town Hall meetings & Webinar meetings in a single parameter.

Soon, there will be a dedicated parameter in Teams Meeting policy to control recording behavior for Town Hall and a dedicated parameter for Webinars.

[M365 Message Center Update] New recording policies for town halls and webinars

#Microsoft announced new policy options for #MicrosoftTeams Town and Webinar meetings.

#MC971032
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Soon, customers can send and receive SMS messages within Microsoft Teams. It sounds that Admins need to enable the SMS service per user. More infos to come when the feature is available.

[M365 Message Center Update] SMS for calling plans

#Microsoft announced a new feature for #MicrosoftTeams Phone System ☎️ - SMS Chat in Calling Plans for customers in US and Canada

The rollout will start mid-February and expect to complete by late February 2025.

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