M365 Changelog: (Updated) Microsoft Outlook: Review and update work hours and location in the My Day pane – Sep 19, 2024

MC877318 – Updated September 19, 2024: Microsoft has updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.

Coming soon to Microsoft Outlook: Work hours and location information will be available in the My Day pane in Outlook. Users will be able to update their Work Hours and Location information from My Day and also see who is coming to Office. This message applies to new Outlook for Windows desktop and Outlook for the web.

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 412618.

When this will happen:

Targeted Release: Microsoft will begin rolling out mid-September 2024 (previously early September) and expects to complete by late September 2024 (previously early September).

General Availability (Worldwide): Microsoft will begin rolling out early October 2024 and expects to complete by early October 2024.

How this will affect your organization:

Before this rollout, users can review and update their work hours and location information in Outlook Settings > Calendar > Work hours and location. This settings page will remain in place after the rollout.

After this rollout, users will also be able to see and update their work hours and location information in the My Day pane in Outlook. Changes to the My Day pane will sync to any other work hours and location settings made in Outlook.

My Day pane with prompt to Set up your work location:

My Day pane with work location information, which can be updated:

This feature is on by default.

What you need to do to prepare:

This rollout will happen automatically by the specified date with no admin action required before the rollout. You may want to notify your users about this change and update any relevant documentation.