WEEKLY BRIEFING · 14 APR – 20 APR 2025 · UTC
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Week 16 sources
No new MSRC release that week. 6 roadmap changes, led by Microsoft 365 Copilot (2) and Purview (2). CISA added 1 Microsoft CVE to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. 17 Azure updates, including 3 retirements. 2 Windows and security articles from Microsoft blogs.
6Roadmap changes across 4 products
2Windows and security articles
1Microsoft CVEs added to CISA KEV
Security to act on1
Windows and security news2
Product news11
Microsoft Graph · 5
- Applications (beta): 1 API change passage18 Apr
- Identity and access (beta): 2 API change passages16 Apr
- Teamwork and communications (beta): 9 API change passages16 Apr
2 more
PnP PowerShell · 2
- PnP.PowerShell 3.1.018 Apr
- PnP.PowerShell 3.0.017 Apr
GitLab · 1
- GitLab 17.1117 Apr
Intune · 1
Microsoft Graph PowerShell SDK · 1
Ubiquiti UniFi · 1
Azure updates17
- Generally Available: ACLs (Access Control Lists) for Local Users in Azure Blob Storage SFTP17 Apr
- Generally Available: Azure SQL Trigger for Azure Functions in Consumption plan17 Apr
- Public Preview: Rule-based routing in Azure Container Apps17 Apr
- Generally Available: Azure Front Door custom cipher suite17 Apr
- Generally Available: ExpressRoute Metro Peering locations and Global Reach are now available in more regions17 Apr
12 more
- Private Preview: Azure Backup for AKS Now Supports Azure File Share-based Persistent Volumes16 Apr
- Public Preview: Remote Model Context Protocol (MCP) support in Azure Functions16 Apr
- Retirement: Azure Functions – Durable Functions support for Netherite will end on March 31, 202816 Apr
- Retirement: HELM chart-based onboarding workflow for the Azure Monitor Container Insights agent is retiring on October 1, 202516 Apr
- Generally Available: Microsoft Azure Available from New Azure for U.S. Government Secret Cloud Region in the US16 Apr
- Public Preview: Azure Backup enables vaulted backup for Azure Data Lake Storage for comprehensive data protection16 Apr
- Generally Available: Route-maps for Azure Virtual WAN15 Apr
- Generally Available: Performance Plus for Azure Disk Storage15 Apr
- Generally Available: Microsoft Azure now available from new cloud region in Indonesia15 Apr
- Generally Available: Support for Managed Identity based authentication flows in Azure Load Testing14 Apr
- Retirement: Support for Python 3.9 ends on October 31, 2025 – upgrade your Azure Functions apps to Python 3.1114 Apr
- Public Preview: Managed Identity for Azure Red Hat OpenShift14 Apr
From the community3
Microsoft 365 roadmap6
Microsoft 365 Copilot · 2
- Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365): Drafting on a selection includes being able to reference files, emails, and meetings18 Apr
- Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365): Create Copilot Pages on your mobile phone14 Apr
Purview · 2
- Microsoft Purview compliance portal: Data Loss Prevention - Ability to rename the policy and rule names in DLP18 Apr
- Microsoft Purview compliance portal: Insider Risk Management - Progressive alert scoring14 Apr
Microsoft 365 · 1
Viva · 1
Other public updates31
- Reminder: Support for the Word Mobile, Excel Mobile, and PowerPoint Mobile UWP applications will end on October 14, 202519 Apr
- Microsoft 365 admin center: Allow usage for custom apps to show in the Developer Portal for Microsoft Teams19 Apr
- Classic Microsoft Teams: The option to open files in Teams will retire19 Apr
- Microsoft Teams: Bi-directional calendar syncing between Google Workspace and Microsoft Teams19 Apr
- Microsoft Purview | Insider Risk Management: Enhancements to global exclusions in IRM settings18 Apr
26 more
- New Microsoft Outlook: Changes to how shared mailboxes are displayed in the folder pane18 Apr
- Microsoft Teams: Preview changes before making them visible to attendees with "Manage what attendees see"18 Apr
- Microsoft Teams: Specify who can manage the screen in town halls18 Apr
- MDE Mobile: Open Wi-Fi and Certificate Detections will be logged as Events18 Apr
- Outlook mobile: Edit a recurring event from a chosen date going forward by selecting 'This and all following events'18 Apr
- Microsoft Teams: We will retire SMS invitations from Teams to external partners18 Apr
- New Microsoft Outlook for Windows: Support for category shortcuts18 Apr
- Updates available for Microsoft 365 Apps for Current Channel17 Apr
- Pages created in Microsoft 365 Copilot Chat will open in Microsoft 365 Copilot app16 Apr
- Microsoft Teams: Use OS-level animation settings instead of Teams-level animation settings16 Apr
- Microsoft Outlook: New "Shared with me" page in Settings for shared email accounts and folders16 Apr
- Dynamics 365 Contact Center – Manage routing rules in bulk16 Apr
- Microsoft Teams: town hall organizers, co-organizers, presenters can join the event to preview as attendee15 Apr
- Microsoft Viva Connections: New Folder card in Dashboard15 Apr
- Microsoft Purview: New data security controls for detecting sensitive data shared over the network15 Apr
- Support for Office 2016, Office 2019, and additional apps will end on October 14, 202515 Apr
- Dynamics 365 Contact Center – Configure feedback surveys using Copilot Studio15 Apr
- Power Automate – Upcoming changes to flow sharing experience15 Apr
- Dynamics 365 Contact Center - Use enhanced analytics for voicemail and direct callback15 Apr
- Copilot Studio – Connect to external sources in agents through Single Sign-On15 Apr
- SharePoint Online: Content Security Policy Control in Tenant Administration15 Apr
- Refreshed placeholders in PowerPoint desktop15 Apr
- Microsoft SharePoint Online: We will remove retired DISCO and WSDL web pages15 Apr
- Microsoft Teams: The "Code snippets" feature for chats and channels will retire15 Apr
- Microsoft Teams admin center: Improvements to controls for Microsoft 365 Copilot15 Apr
- Microsoft Purview | Retiring Classic Content Search, Classic eDiscovery (Standard) Cases, Export PowerShell Parameters14 Apr
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