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Microsoft-managed Conditional Access policies land in tenants automatically, Entra ID preps device-bound passkeys, Ignite floods Teams with Copilot, and Intune unveils two paid add-on capabilities.
PIM extends just-in-time access to groups with Conditional Access enforcement, Graph activity logging enters preview, Windows Server 2012 R2 hits end of support, and Teams stacks up eight features.
Microsoft 365 Copilot lands November 1 for enterprise, Town halls replace Teams Live Events, Conditional Access templates hit GA, and hybrid password resets finally clear user risk in Entra ID.
September 25 ends DAP for new customers, Conditional Access protected actions hit GA, Python lands in Excel, and the legacy Exchange Online client ID heads for retirement.
Inspire month: Microsoft 365 Copilot lands at $30 per user, Azure AD becomes Entra ID, Bing Chat Enterprise opens in preview, and M365 Backup and Archive debut.
The new Outlook will replace Windows Mail and Calendar by end of 2024, Intune picks up driver update management and MAM for Edge on Windows, and Teams ships seven quality-of-life features.
Microsoft Build 2023 unveils Fabric and Windows Copilot, Teams rebuilds the channels experience, Yammer becomes Viva Engage, and a CSP audio conferencing promo quietly expires.
Microsoft Teams holds chats, meetings, and files for the whole company. These eight CIS-mapped settings control who gets in, what apps run, and where data can leak.
Scheduling a single meeting by email eats 8 to 10 minutes. Microsoft 365 includes two free fixes: Bookings with Me for one-on-ones and Scheduling Polls for groups.
Intelligent Meeting Recap reaches Teams Premium, Teams DLP becomes E5-only on May 30, Intune's Endpoint Privilege Management and Apple SSO plug-in hit GA, and Defender changes DMARC handling.
Microsoft announces Microsoft 365 Copilot, DAP-to-GDAP transitions start May 22 with eight limited roles, Authenticator Lite auto-enables May 26, and the faster Teams client enters preview.
CISA's SCuBA project gives you a checklist. A real hardening program needs CIS mapping, licensing notes, setup steps, user-impact warnings, and scripts for every control across all six M365 workloads.
