Microsoft Copilot, the AI-powered chat tool that launched in preview earlier this year, is now generally available for both consumers and commercial customers. Built upon OpenAI’s GPT-4 model, this AI assistant seamlessly searches the web and integrates the findings into its responses. Microsoft Copilot (previously known as Bing Chat and Bing Chat Enterprise) is available…
Microsoft is discontinuing support for activity-based authentication timeout in Outlook on the Web. Starting in January 2024, the company will replace the feature with idle session timeout settings for Microsoft 365 commercial customers. Microsoft introduced the idle session timeout feature for Microsoft 365 Web apps in June 2022. This feature enables IT admins to create…
Microsoft is expanding its enhanced user analytics capabilities to support popular Microsoft 365 apps such as Outlook, Teams, and OneDrive. The enhanced user analytics feature, available in the Search & Intelligence admin portal, offers detailed insights to IT admins to help them understand how users across the organization are utilizing the search functionality. With this…
Microsoft has announced that it’s deprecating Defender Application Guard for Office this month. The company has quietly updated its support article to indicate that the security feature will no longer receive updates. “Microsoft Defender Application Guard for Office is being deprecated and is no longer being updated. This deprecation also includes the Windows.Security.Isolation APIs that…
Microsoft announced SharePoint Embedded at the European SharePoint Conference in Amsterdam today. The new offering empowers businesses to craft tailor-made applications that store content with their existing Microsoft 365 tenants. SharePoint Embedded is a highly scalable platform that leverages the same technology stack as OneDrive and SharePoint. It helps businesses develop applications supporting various Microsoft…
Microsoft has released several new features and improvements for the Updates app in Microsoft Teams. This app provides a centralized hub to streamline the processes of creating, submitting, and reviewing updates. Additionally, it offers a convenient way to track check-ins and reports. Microsoft has released a modern onboarding experience for the Updates app in Teams….
Microsoft has released a new update for its Loop app, allowing users to export Loop tables directly to Excel spreadsheets. The new feature is currently available in preview for all Microsoft 365 E3/E5 commercial customers. Based on the Fluid Framework, Microsoft Loop provides tools that allow users to co-create and share content in real-time with…
Microsoft has announced SharePoint Premium, a new AI-powered solution designed to transform content management for Microsoft 365 customers. SharePoint Premium is currently in public preview and will become generally available for commercial customers in early 2024. “SharePoint Premium brings AI, automation, and added security to your content experiences, processing, and governance. With SharePoint Premium we’ll…
Last Update: Nov 17, 2023
At the annual Microsoft Ignite conference, Microsoft announced that it’s bringing together some existing task management and planning tools such as Microsoft To Do, Microsoft Planner, and Microsoft Project into a unified experience. The new Planner app will debut in Microsoft Teams in Spring 2024, followed by a web version at a later date. In…
Last Update: Nov 17, 2023
Microsoft announced at its Ignite 2023 conference today Microsoft Copilot Studio, a low-code tool that allows users to customize Copilot for Microsoft 365 and build standalone Copilot solutions. The new service is designed to give Copilot access to the data stored within ERP, CRM, and other line of business solutions. “It brings together a set…