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Microsoft Edge is retiring default support for the unload event

Date: August 31, 2026
To: EASI website – FYI to Website/Application Owners & Developers
From: Enterprise Applications & Solutions Integration
Re: Microsoft Edge is retiring default support for the unload event

 

Dear colleagues,

Microsoft Edge is gradually retiring default support for the web platform unload event. This may affect websites and web applications that rely on unload event handlers.

If your websites or applications do not use unload event handlers, no action is required.

Action required

By September 5, 2026:

Website and application owners should:

    • Identify and test websites and applications that use unload event handlers, including through third-party libraries.
    • Update affected applications to use supported alternatives.
    • If an application cannot be updated immediately, review Microsoft’s temporary options for maintaining unload support during the transition.

Microsoft is gradually introducing this change from Microsoft Edge 152 through Edge 155.

Resources:

Local IT teams: Please share this information with website and application owners and developers in your division or unit.

If you have any further questions or concerns, please submit a ticket to the Enterprise Service Centre at (https://uoft.me/m365help).

Kind regards,

Enterprise Applications & Solutions Integration (EASI)
Information Technology Services, University of Toronto

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Microsoft Forms email address is changing

Date: August 20, 2026
To: EASI website
From: Enterprise Applications & Solutions Integration
Re: Microsoft Forms email address is changing

 

Dear colleagues,

Microsoft is changing the email address used to send automated notifications from Microsoft Forms.

What is changing

    • Starting August 2026, Microsoft Forms emails will begin coming from:
      • no-reply@forms.mail.microsoft instead of: maccount@microsoft.com
    • This includes emails such as response receipts and notifications about new Form responses.

Please note:

    • Most users do not need to take any action.
    • If you have mailbox rules that reference maccount@microsoft.com, update it to use no-reply@forms.mail.microsoft.
    • Microsoft expects the change to be completed by early September 2026.

Resources: Read Microsoft documentation

Local IT teams: Please share this information with Microsoft Forms users in your division or unit.

If you have any further questions or concerns, please submit a ticket to the Enterprise Service Centre at (https://uoft.me/m365help).

Kind regards,

Enterprise Applications & Solutions Integration (EASI)

Information Technology Services, University of Toronto

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Reminder: Save your older Microsoft Whiteboards by August 22

Date:  August 18, 2026
To: EITU, InfoTech-L, EASI website 
From: Enterprise Applications & Solutions Integration 
Re: Reminder: Save your older Microsoft Whiteboards by August 22 

 

Dear colleagues,  

Following our communication on October 7, 2025, Microsoft is completing its move of legacy Microsoft Whiteboards to OneDrive. Legacy whiteboards that are not moved will be permanently deleted after September 5, 2026, and cannot be recovered.  

Action required 

Before August 22, 2026: 

If you see a migration message when you open Whiteboard: 

    • Open Whiteboard in Microsoft Teams on your computer or in a web browser. 
    • Follow the prompts and confirm the move is complete by August 22, 2026. 
    • If a Whiteboard cannot be moved, export anything important before September 5, 2026. 

If you do not see a migration message, no action is required. 

The standalone Whiteboard apps will retire on September 14, 2026. After that, use Whiteboard in Teams or on the web. 

Resources:  

Local IT teams: Please share this information with Whiteboard users in your division or unit. 

If you have any further questions or concerns, please submit a ticket to the Enterprise Service Centre at (https://uoft.me/m365help). 

Kind regards, 

Enterprise Applications & Solutions Integration (EASI) 

Information Technology Services, University of Toronto 

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AMS System Maintenance – August 22

Date: August 4, 2026
To: AMS Users
From: Enterprise Applications & Solutions Integration
Re: AMS System Maintenance – August 22

 

Dear AMS Users,

Please note that the systems below will be unavailable on Saturday, August 22, from 5 a.m. to 12 p.m., due to system maintenance:

  • Academic Administrative Appointments (AAA)
  • AMS SAP GUI
  • Capital Projects Portal
  • Concur (posting claims to AMS and progressing the workflow will resume once AMS is back online. Concur itself will be available 24/7)
  • Employee Self-Service (ESS)/Manager Self-Service (MSS)
  • EvoSuite Applications (EvoOrder, EvoPlan, EvoNotify)
  • Fiori Launchpad Reporting
  • Invoice Workflow
  • My Customer Account
  • My Research (MR/Portal)
  • SAP Asset Manager Mobile (sync will not work)
  • uSOURCE (Requisition, Purchase Order and Invoice workflows will resume once AMS in back online. uSOURCE itself will be available 24/7)

See our System Availability page for a list of ongoing information on system status.


Sincerely,
Enterprise Applications & Solutions Integration (EASI)  

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Please Limit Usage of ROSI and Related Systems on Friday, July 24

Date: July 21, 2026
To:  ROSI Users; Registrar’s Offices
From: Student Information Systems
Re:  Please Limit Usage of ROSI and Related Systems on Friday, July 24

 

To all ROSI / ROSI Express / Degree Explorer Users:

Course enrolment for 2026-27 will be wrapping up for larger divisions this week, with Friday, July 24 being the heaviest enrolment day in ACORN. On this day, we expect higher-than-normal system resource usage from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m., which will impact response times and page loading in ACORN.

If students contact you about slow responses, please advise them that it is a high-volume day and response times may be slower than normal. They should only press the Enrol button once and should avoid repeatedly signing in and out of the system. Non-enrolment related functions will be restricted in ACORN, and access will be restored after peak enrolment times. Students can visit ITS System Status site for system updates.

As a staff member, please do not run any ROSI-related processes that will place any additional burden on the system on the days and times noted below, especially between 8 a.m. and 1 p.m. on Friday, July 24.

Processes to avoid include:

  • ROSI Change of POSt (ChOPs)
  • ROSI downloads and batch jobs
  • ROSI reports (including invoice and academic history)
  • ROSI admissions correspondence batch printing
  • ROSI Express reports
  • Degree Explorer batch reports (will be disabled during peak times)
  • Degree Explorer degree, program, and course assessments
  • Student Records Web Services (SRWS) API
  • RXP REST API

ROSI-REPLICA on MI will remain accessible during this time for queries and reports.

Enrolment days scheduled this week:

  • Wednesday, July 22, 7:45 – 11:00 a.m.
  • Thursday, July 23, 7:45 – 9:00 a.m.
  • Friday, July 24, 8:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.

Thank you for your continued cooperation.

Sincerely,

Student Information Systems

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Required update for organizational authentication in Excel Power Query (Entra ID)

Date:  July 17, 2026
To: EASI website 
From: Enterprise Applications & Solutions Integration 
Re: Required update for organizational authentication in Excel Power Query (Entra ID)

 

Microsoft has updated the authentication flow used by Excel Power Query when connecting to enterprise data sources using Organizational Accounts (Microsoft Entra ID). This change strengthens security and improves the reliability of connections to enterprise services.  

What is changing? 

Microsoft is updating the legacy authentication flow used by older versions of Excel Power Query. After the enforcement date, unsupported versions will no longer be able to authenticate supported data sources using Organizational Accounts (Microsoft Entra ID).  

Affected Power Query connectors include, but are not limited to: 

    • SharePoint (Lists, Folders, Files)  
    • SQL Server and SQL Analysis Services  
    • OData  
    • Power BI  
    • Dataflows  
    • Dataverse  
    • Azure Data Lake Gen2  
    • Azure Blob Storage  
    • Azure Data Explorer  
    • Oracle  
    • PostgreSQL  
    • Dynamics 365  
    • Web and file-based connectors (including Excel and JSON files) 

 

Who is affected? 

This update only affects users who: 

    • Use Excel Power Query to connect to enterprise data sources using an Organizational Account (Microsoft Entra ID).  
    • Are running Excel 2021 version 21.08 or an older build.  

Users of Microsoft 365 Apps for enterprise and newer supported versions of Excel are not affected, as these versions already use the updated authentication method. 

Required action 

If you are using Excel 2021 version 21.08, you must: 

    • Update Excel to build 16.0.14334.20754 or later by July 24, 2026, or  
    • Upgrade to a newer, supported version of Excel.  

Devices running versions of Excel earlier than version 21.08 should be upgraded to a supported release.  

What happens if no action is taken? 

After Microsoft enforces this change, users on unsupported Excel versions will no longer be able to authenticate supported data sources using Organizational Accounts (Microsoft Entra ID) through Power Query. This may prevent users from refreshing existing queries or creating new connections to enterprise data sources.  

Need help? 

If you have questions or require assistance updating Excel, please contact the Enterprise Service Centre at https://uoft.me/m365help. 

Source: Microsoft 365 Message Center, MC1403409: https://mc.merill.net/message/MC1403409

 

Kind regards, 

Enterprise Applications & Solutions Integration (EASI) 

Information Technology Services, University of Toronto 

 

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ROSI Database Quarterly Maintenance – Friday, August 14

Date: July 14, 2026
To:  ROSI Users; Registrar’s Offices
From:  Enterprise Applications & Solutions Integration
Re:  ROSI Database Quarterly Maintenance – Friday, August 14

 

Dear ROSI users,

Please note that we will need to take ROSI and most associated student information systems offline on Friday, August 14 from 5 to 9 p.m. to perform quarterly maintenance on the database. We will return the systems to service sooner if the work is completed earlier than 9 p.m.

The ROSI-REPLICA on the Managed Instance (MI) will remain accessible during the. Data syncing with the ROSI transactional database will restart 10 – 20 minutes after the end of the period and applications have been restarted.

The following systems will be affected:

  • Accommodated Testing Services (Student and Admin)
  • ACORN
  • Course Information System
  • Degree Explorer (Student and Admin)
  • EASI Institutional File Transfer
  • eMarks
  • Online Administrative Student Information System (OASIS) – including Absence Declaration, and the Timetable Builder and Transfer Equivalencies database administrative screens
  • ROSI
  • ROSI Express
  • ROSI Files
  • Safety Abroad Student Registry
  • Varsity Blues Registration System
  • Web services/APIs

Timetable Builder (Student) will remain available.

A notice will be posted on the ACORN launchpad so that students will be aware of the outage.

Thank you for your patience as we make these improvements.

Sincerely,
Student Information Systems

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Change to SharePoint and OneDrive Links for External Users

Date:  July 6, 2026
To: MTRC, EITU, InfoTech-L, EASI website 
From: Enterprise Applications & Solutions Integration 
Re: Change to SharePoint and OneDrive Links for External Users

 

Dear colleagues, 

Microsoft is changing how some external users access files and folders shared from SharePoint and OneDrive. 

Starting in July 2026, some older SharePoint and OneDrive links shared with external recipients may stop working if the recipient previously accessed the content using an email passcode. If this happens, the recipient may see an “Access Denied” message. 

What to do if an external user can no longer access a shared file or folder: 

    • The person who originally shared a file or folder must share it again with the external recipient. 
    • The external recipient will be required to sign in using a Microsoft account instead of a one-time passcode. 
    • If the recipient does not already have a Microsoft account, they can create one using their existing email address (for example, Gmail, Yahoo, or another email provider) at:
      https://signup.live.com/ 

Please note that: 

    • Recipients do not need to create a new email address to obtain a Microsoft account. 
    • They can use their current email address to create and sign in with a Microsoft account. 
    • This change primarily affects external users who previously authenticated using email-based one-time passcodes rather than a Microsoft account. 

If you have any questions or concerns, please submit a ticket to the Enterprise Service Centre at (https://uoft.me/m365help). 

Kind regards, 

Enterprise Applications & Solutions Integration (EASI) 

Information Technology Services, University of Toronto 

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Upcoming Fall/Winter Course Enrolment Days

Date: June 18, 2026
To: Registrar’s Offices; ROSI Users
From: Student Information Systems 
Re: Upcoming Fall/Winter Course Enrolment Days

To all ROSI / ROSI Express / Degree Explorer Users:

2026-27 Fall/winter course enrolment is under way, with students at larger divisions beginning next week and our heaviest enrolment day being Friday July 24. Please view the Critical Dates calendar for the schedule. Where possible, we ask staff to limit use of the following processes, which may place additional burden on the system during enrolment times:

  • ROSI Change of POSt (ChOPs)
  • ROSI downloads and batch jobs
  • ROSI reports (including invoice and academic history)
  • ROSI admissions correspondence batch printing
  • ROSI Express reports
  • Degree Explorer batch reports (will be disabled during peak times)
  • Degree Explorer degree, program, and course assessments
  • Student Records Web Services (SRWS) API
  • RXP REST API

If students contact you about slower-than-usual processing times during course enrolment, please inform them that this is due to high system traffic and to be patient. They should use only one device to access ACORN and avoid refreshing unnecessarily, as this will increase the load on the system. During busier enrolment times, access to Degree Explorer and non-enrolment functions in ACORN may be temporarily restricted to help manage system performance.

To check for ongoing system updates, students can visit the ITS System Status website; course-related questions should be directed to their registrar.

We will be working directly with divisions that have active course enrolment to monitor the system and to communicate any issues.

Thank you for your support during this year’s fall/winter enrolment.

Sincerely,

Student Information Systems

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Connect+Learn: Outlook Experiences – What’s Changing and What Works Today

In this session, we reviewed Classic Outlook, the new Outlook, and Outlook on the web. This includes an overview of upcoming Microsoft changes, expected timelines, and a comparison of key features across different Outlook experiences. 

We walked through feedback collected from the U of T community and discuss: 

    • Which features are currently available in the new Outlook 
    • Where functionality differs from Classic Outlook 
    • Known gaps and current workarounds 
Resources: