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Microsoft Announces Automatic Update for Classic Teams Users to New Teams by March 31, 2024

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  Introduction Microsoft has made a groundbreaking announcement that has significant implications for organizations and individual users of its Teams platform. As of October 5, 2023, Microsoft declared the general availability of the new Microsoft Teams app for Windows and Mac. The primary focus of this blog post is to unpack the details of this change and help Teams users and administrators understand what the transition entails, who it will affect, and how to prepare for it. Key Takeaway: The Inevitable Transition One of the major points in the announcement is that users who are still on the classic Microsoft Teams will be automatically updated to the new Teams after March 31, 2024. Therefore, this blog post serves as a comprehensive guide to help you understand the update and how it may affect you or your organization. Advantages of Switching to New Teams The new Teams client is a performance-centric update. According to Microsoft, the updated platform will run up to 2x faster and c

Microsoft Offers Temporary Rollback for Teams Live Events: What You Need to Know

  Introduction: In the ever-evolving landscape of digital collaboration tools, Microsoft is constantly updating and refining its offerings to ensure an optimal user experience. Recently, a significant change was implemented to the Teams Live Events attendee experience, which impacted the ability of Guest users to join via the Web. In response to customer feedback and in the interest of smoother transitions, Microsoft is now offering a temporary rollback option for Teams Live Events. However, this choice comes with its set of implications. Microsoft's initiative comes in the wake of the recent rollout, aiming to enhance the attendee experience while supporting the new RTMP-In experience for Teams Live Events. Despite the advancements, the change inadvertently restricted Guest users from joining as attendees on the Web, prompting Microsoft to provide a temporary rollback solution. The opportunity to rollback to an earlier version of Teams Live Events is designed to re-enable the func

Important Updates: The Retirement of PDF Tools App and Introduction of Group Chat Copy Links

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In the ever-evolving landscape of software applications, updates, and changes are a part of the process. This blog post serves to notify you of upcoming modifications to certain Microsoft applications you may be using. The Retirement of PDF Tools App One of the major updates involves the PDF Tools app. Microsoft has announced that they will be retiring the PDF Tools app from Teams, Office, and Outlook store by mid-July 2023. This means users and administrators will no longer be able to use this app once the change takes effect. However, Microsoft has recommended several alternatives to help with your PDF-related needs: Web or Desktop Endpoint: If you're using a web or desktop endpoint, you can convert Word, Excel, or PowerPoint files to PDF by opening the file in its respective app, clicking on File -> Print, and selecting "Microsoft Print to PDF" under Printer. Adobe License: For Adobe license holders, you can save your file as a PDF directly by clicking on File -&g

Strengthening Security Measures: Microsoft Defender for Office Enables Users to Report Suspicious Messages in Teams

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  Cybersecurity is an ever-evolving landscape that requires constant vigilance and innovative security measures. Recognizing this, Microsoft is launching a new feature in Microsoft Defender for Office that empowers end-users to report suspicious messages within Microsoft Teams, further enhancing the security of your online communications. This feature will be automatically activated for Microsoft Defender Plan 2 or Microsoft E5/ Office E5 customers. Starting in early June, Teams administrators will have the ability to control if users can report security risk messages within the Teams Admin Center. By mid-June 2023, this functionality should be available across all tenants. How will this impact your organization? This new feature is designed to protect your organization from potential security threats, including phishing or spam messages, or malicious content such as a phishing URL or malware file. An important point to note is that the toggle setting in the Teams admin center will not

Streamlining Device Registration with the New Microsoft Teams Rooms Pro Management Portal Update

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  In a progressive move designed to enhance user experience, Microsoft is set to roll out an exciting upgrade to their Pro Management portal. The update, scheduled for release by the end of June 2023, focuses on the device registration process for Windows-based Teams Rooms devices. As part of the upcoming Teams Rooms app update (version 4.17), Microsoft has effectively simplified the registration process, eliminating the need for IT admins to manually download and install the Pro Management agent on each device. This game-changing improvement not only simplifies agent deployment and device enrolment tasks but also significantly reduces the workload on IT admins. Seamless Integration for a Streamlined Workflow In this new update, the Pro Management agent will be automatically downloaded and installed onto Windows-based Teams Rooms devices. This seamless integration is part of the Teams Rooms app update, reducing the need for any additional user action and making the process more efficie

Stream (Classic) Upload Block and Migration to Stream (on SharePoint): A Comprehensive Guide

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Introduction Microsoft is preparing to retire Stream (Classic) and transition users to the successor service, Stream (on SharePoint). To facilitate this change, users will be blocked from uploading content to Stream (Classic) starting May 15, 2023, unless admins take action to delay this change. In this detailed, technical SEO optimized blog post, we will discuss the steps to delay the change, migrate video content, and prepare your organization for the transition. Section 1: Important Dates and Impact on Your Organization 1.1 Key Dates May 15, 2023: Users will be blocked from uploading content to Stream (Classic) unless admins delay this change. August 15, 2023: Last possible date to delay the upload block. February 15, 2024: Stream (Classic) retirement date for all customers except GCC customers. 1.2 Impact on Your Organization Users will no longer be able to upload content to Stream (Classic) and will be directed to Stream (on SharePoint) for content uploads. Section 2: Preparing fo