Microsoft 365 Announcements

Microsoft Teams interface updates. App bar simplification and default threaded channels

Date: April 29, 2026
To: U of T Community
From: Enterprise Applications & Solutions Integration
Re: Microsoft Teams interface updates. App bar simplification and default threaded channels Dear colleagues, Microsoft is introducing two user interface updates in Microsoft Teams to improve navigation and conversation organization.
These changes are rolling out ...

Limiting Onmicrosoft Domain Usage for Sending Emails

Date: April 28, 2026
To: ACE-IT, MTRC, EITU, InfoTech Listserv, Tri-campus Help Desk Leads  
From: Enterprise Applications & Solutions Integration 
Re: Limiting Onmicrosoft Domain Usage for Sending Emails Dear colleagues,  Microsoft has announced a policy change affecting email sent from default onmicrosoft.com domains, also known as Microsoft Online Email Routing Address (MOERA) ...

Microsoft removing Copilot from select Office apps

Date: April 27, 2026
To: MTRC, EITU, InfoTech Listserv, Tri-campus Help Desk Leads  
From: Enterprise Applications & Solutions Integration 
Re: Microsoft removing Copilot from select Office apps  Dear colleagues,  Microsoft announced a service change affecting Copilot availability for M365 office applications for users without a paid Microsoft 365 Copilot premium license.  What is changing 
    • Starting on April ...

Entra Connect Upgrade | March 24, 2026

Date: March 20, 2026
To: ACE-IT, EITU, MTRC, InfoTech Listserv, Tri-campus Help Desk Leads  
From: Enterprise Applications & Solutions Integration 
Re: Entra Connect Upgrade| March 24, 2026 Dear colleagues,  We would like to inform you about an important upcoming upgrade to Entra Connect scheduled for Tuesday, March 24, 2026.   Microsoft Entra Connect 2.6.1.0 includes important reliability ...

Outlook on the web change: personal accounts + combined calendar view retiring (March – June 2026)

Date: March 6, 2026
To: AMS Listserv
From: Enterprise Applications & Solutions Integration 
Re: Outlook on the web change: personal accounts + combined calendar view retiring (March – June 2026) Dear colleagues, Microsoft is retiring two Outlook on the web (OWA) features between early March and late June 2026:
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