M365 Changelog: (Updated) Upgrade to the Forms Start Page Experience on Office.com

MC661829 – Updated August 7, 2023: Microsoft has updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.

Forms has been improving get-started experiences since last year, Microsoft is now bringing the latest portal page experiences to all customers on all hosts, including upgrading the launch page experience in office.com. Users will be directed to Forms web and access all new functionalities released recently. 

When this will happen:

Targeted Release: Microsoft will begin rolling out in late August 2023 (previously late July) and expect to complete rollout by early September 2023 (previously early August).

Standard Release: Microsoft will begin rolling out in early September 2023 (previously early August) and expect to complete rollout by early October 2023 (previously late August).

How this will affect your organization:

Removing the confusion between Office.com and Forms’ hosted home-page, end users have access to more features and are able to keep items in sync with new incoming features. The new portal page with richer capabilities will helps Forms users get started easily and will provide a seamless and consistent user experience across both platforms.

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What you need to do to prepare:

There is nothing you need to do to prepare for this feature. You may want to notify users and update any relevant training documentation as appropriate.