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Outlook Mobile – You can now reply to meeting request directly from the push notification

The Outlook mobile application (iOS: https://apps.apple.com/app/microsoft-outlook/id951937596 – Android: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.microsoft.office.outlook) has been updated and allows you to reply to meeting request directly from the push notification.

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Windows – The PowerToys are back

For those who use Windows 95 to Windows XP, you  may know the famous PowerToys for Windows, giving you more customization and powerfull tools (like TwekUI or Virtual Desktop Manager for Windows XP).   Well, good new, the PowerToys are back with Windows 10. The first release includes a cheat sheet Windows key shortcut (this

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Azure – The Azure mobile app now simplifies multi subscription management

The Azure mobile application (iOS: https://apps.apple.com/au/app/microsoft-azure/id1219013620  – Android: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.microsoft.azure) has been updated and now simplifies management operations when you have multiple subscriptions. Previously, you had to switch between the subscription in your tenant to access the Azure resources in this subscription (as shown below) Now, you can enable the Multiple subscriptions mode (in preview) and

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Windows – Windows Analytics will be retired by January 2020

As you may be aware, a new Windows analytics solution has been released in preview called Desktop Analytics few months ago (see https://t.co/VqQV4WRj83). Desktop Analytics is aimed to replace the well-known Windows Analytics which has been here for quite some time through 3 Log Analytics solutions: Upgrade Readiness, Update Compliance and Device Health. If you

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Office 365 – The self service migration tool from Office 365 Video to Microsoft Stream is available

As you may already know, the Office 365 Video service is being replaced by Microsoft Stream. If you have been using Office 365 Video to publish videos, you can now start migrating it to Microsoft Stream using the self-service migration tool. If you don’t see it, you can request to register your tenant using the

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Azure AD – A new major version of Azure AD Connect has been released

UPDATE Oct 8th, 2019 it has been reported that some issues with Self-Service Password Reset (SSPR) and Hybrid Azure AD join have been reported. Microsoft has recommended to post-pone upgrading to the 1.4.18.0 version until root cause has been identified and solved. Regarding the SSPR, a new version has been already released for auto-upgrade only

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Exchange Online – You can now get additional information related to your meetings in Outlook Web Access

If you use Outlook Web Access (aka Outlook on the Web) with Exchange Online, you can now get more insights for your meetings. When you check your meeting in OWA, Outlook will find additional relevant information from emails from your mailbox and/or files saved in OneDrive (including shared ones) or SharePoint Online, helping you getting 

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Exchange Online – New file type being added into the blocked list

New file types will be added into the block file type list. Based on Microsoft’s evaluation, these file types are rarely used. If one of these file types is already added into your allowed list, it will not be added into the blocked list. The below table lists the new file type being blocked: File

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Office 365 – You can now report service incident from the Service Health dashboard

The Office 365 administration portal (admin preview) has been updated to include a way to report service incident to Microsoft. If you are impacted by a service issue not yet reported you can submit an incident report. This feature is currently being deployed to targeted tenant (aka preview. To start using it, logon to your

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SCCM – You can now deploy Windows 10 Preview updates with SCCM/WSUS

If you are using System Center Configuration Manager Current Branch (SCCM Current Branch) to manage and deploy Windows Update updates, you can now deploy Windows 10 Insider updates too with SCCM Software Update. you must be running SCCM Current Branch 1810 or later to be able to configure it. To enable this capability you just

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