Microsoft's Skype for Business service will no longer be capable of using "third-party" (non-Microsoft) audio conferencing services starting on April 1, 2019. 31, 2018, but organizations don't necessarily have to disable TLS 1.0 and 1.1 as yet, Microsoft has previously explained. Microsoft stopped supporting TLS 1.0 and 1.1 in Office 365 back on Oct. Microsoft wants organizations to use the Transport Layer Security (TLS) 1.2 protocol or greater instead. Microsoft will end support for the Triple Data Encryption (3DES) algorithm in Office 365 on Feb. OneDrive will drop support for macOS X 10.10 and 10.11 on Feb. There will be a process to direct Yammer Enterprise users to create new passwords. The blocking just takes place for organizations that are following the Office 365 "semiannual channel" update model, where new feature updates arrive every six months.Īlso, Microsoft will require Yammer Enterprise users to log in with Azure Active Directory accounts. Such details are outlined in this Microsoft document.Ī few other surprises for Office 365 users can be found in this Microsoft blog post on planned service changes for 2019.įor instance, starting this month, Microsoft is blocking the use of Flash, Shockwave and Silverlight in Office 2016, Office 2013 and Office 2010.
It's possible, though, to run 64-bit Windows and 32-bit Office together, if that's wanted. However, organizations can still opt to use the 32-bit versions of Office if wanted, or if they are confined to using a 32-bit Windows operating system.
It'll improve matters when running Excel calculations or using large pictures or videos in PowerPoint. Organizations will get some benefits from running 64-bit Office, such as better performance for memory-intensive operations. The reason why 32-bit installs were previously recommended, apparently, was because the plug-ins (or add-ins) for Office were mostly 32-bit applications, according to an explanation by Tom Arbuthnot, a Microsoft Most Valuable Professional, in a blog post.
Microsoft has been recommending the use of 32-bit Office installations for quite a long while, so the new policy switch is a notable change. The change could affect organizations with dependencies on using certain 32-bit Office 365 add-ins, noted writer Woody Leonhard in a blog post. This change was communicated by Microsoft via an Office 365 Admin Center notice, which is typically seen only by IT pros. IT pros will see things like 64-bit Office installs by default, an end to Triple Data Encryption (3DES) and default Microsoft Teams installs in some cases, among other changes.įirst, new Office ProPlus installations (the productivity suite that comes with Office 365 subscriptions) and new Office 2019 installations are going to be 64-bit by default, starting sometime around mid-January.
Microsoft is making a few notable changes this year for Office 365 business subscribers, but they could be flying somewhat under the radar screens of IT pros.
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