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  • Fresh Features, Smarter Tools: Microsoft 365 Updates – Sept. 2026 

    Beth Varcho | September 8, 2026
    Microsoft continues to enhance Microsoft 365 with new AI-powered capabilities, improved collaboration tools, stronger security controls, and the ongoing modernization of core services. Upcoming changes focus on making Teams meetings more intuitive, bringing Planner more deeply into everyday workflows, expanding Copilot experiences, and helping organizations prepare for the retirement of legacy...
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  • Upcoming Microsoft Updates: Key Changes to Teams, Planner, and Core Apps

    Beth Varcho | June 29, 2026
    Microsoft updates rolling out over the coming months focus on streamlining collaboration in Teams, enhancing project coordination with Planner, and modernizing core Microsoft 365 experiences like SharePoint and Outlook. These changes also include retiring legacy tools, reducing unnecessary notifications, strengthening security and compliance controls, and expanding access to AI-powered...
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  • Important Update: Changes to Microsoft Copilot Chat 

    Beth Varcho | April 23, 2026
    Beginning April 15, Microsoft began rolling out changes to where Copilot Chat (basic) appears across Microsoft apps. The basic version of Copilot, formerly called Copilot Chat, is paid for by the university and provided to all staff, instructors and students. One big change is that Copilot Chat will no longer appear on the toolbar ribbon directly inside the following Microsoft apps: Word Excel...
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  • Microsoft “Ownerless Groups and Teams” Notifications 

    Beth Varcho | April 20, 2026
    Microsoft sends emails when a team or group becomes “ownerless.” A team in Microsoft Teams or a Microsoft 365 group can become ownerless if the owner's account is deleted in Microsoft 365 – for example, if the group owner leaves the university. However, the messages sent over the past several days are incorrect and are in the process of being corrected.
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  • Updates to Microsoft Policy Emails Improve Access to Ohio State Help Resources

    Beth Varcho | April 10, 2026
    On April 20, OTDI is making a change to the sender address of Microsoft-generated system messages that will ultimately make it easier for you to find the help resources you need. However, this change may affect any personal mailbox rules or workflows you’ve created that rely on specific Microsoft email addresses. Because of this change, inbox rules and automated workflows that rely on current...
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