Whats new in Microsoft 365 | June Updates

Key insights

• Microsoft Teams introduces a new threaded conversation layout for channels, allowing users to organize discussions more efficiently. Users can create new threaded channels or convert existing ones, with rollout expected between mid and late August 2025.
   
• Microsoft Outlook adds a two-click view for encrypted emails, enhancing security by requiring user confirmation before viewing protected messages. Admins can enable this feature in the Azure directory or via PowerShell, with general availability set for June 2025.
   
• Microsoft Intune will default-enable the Hotpatch setting in Windows Autopatch Quality Update policies from June 23, 2025. This allows updates without device restarts on supported devices.
   
• Microsoft Copilot gains several updates:
  • Realtime voice input in Copilot Chat on iOS (July–September 2025).
  • Custom dictionary uploads for Teams meeting transcripts to improve terminology recognition (July 2025).
  • Email-to-meeting scheduling, letting users create meetings directly from email threads (July–August 2025).
  • Priority view in Outlook mobile apps, showing important emails based on customizable criteria (June–December 2025).
• Microsoft Admin Center: The "Monitor" action in Safe attachments policy will be retired starting July through August 2025. Existing Monitor actions will automatically change to Block to maintain protection.
   

• Passwordless authentication enhancements: Microsoft Entra ID will allow admins to configure different passkey profiles 

   

   

  Overview of June 2025 Microsoft 365 Updates

  Microsoft continues to enhance its popular productivity suite with a range of updates across Microsoft 365, as detailed in a recent YouTube video by Nick Ross [MVP] (T-Minus365). The June 2025 updates focus on improving collaboration, security, and user experience across Microsoft Teams, Outlook, Intune, Copilot, and the Microsoft 365 Admin Center. These improvements aim to streamline workflows and strengthen the platform’s core services, while also presenting new choices and tradeoffs for organizations.

  As organizations increasingly rely on cloud-based tools, these updates highlight Microsoft’s commitment to keeping pace with evolving business needs. However, with every new feature comes the challenge of balancing usability, security, and administrative control. Let’s examine the key changes and what they mean for users and IT professionals.

  Microsoft Teams: Enhanced Collaboration and Control

  One of the most significant updates to Microsoft Teams is the introduction of a new threaded conversation layout for channels. This feature, rolling out in August 2025, allows users to create or convert existing channels into a threaded format, making discussions easier to follow. While this improves communication clarity, organizations must decide whether to adopt the new layout universally or allow teams to choose, balancing consistency with flexibility.

  Additionally, Teams users will soon be able to pop out core apps like Chat and Teams into separate windows, enhancing multitasking and workflow efficiency. This update, arriving by October 2025, could increase productivity but may also require user training to fully leverage the new interface. On the admin side, remote log collection will become possible directly from the Teams Admin Center, simplifying troubleshooting but raising considerations about data privacy and access controls.

  Security and Productivity Upgrades in Outlook and Intune

  Microsoft Outlook is introducing a two-click view for encrypted emails across all platforms, including Windows, web, iOS, and Android. This security measure requires user confirmation before accessing sensitive content, providing an extra layer of protection. Admins can enable the feature via a simple setting change, but they must weigh the added security against the potential for increased user friction.

  Meanwhile, Microsoft Intune will enable the Hotpatch setting by default in Windows Autopatch policies starting late June 2025. Hotpatching allows updates to be applied without restarting devices, minimizing downtime. However, only devices meeting certain prerequisites will benefit, so IT departments must assess their existing infrastructure to maximize this feature’s impact.

  Microsoft Copilot: AI Integration and Meeting Enhancements

  The June updates bring several advancements to Microsoft Copilot, further embedding AI into daily workflows. Notably, real-time voice input will become available in Copilot Chat for iOS, allowing users to interact with AI using natural language. This promises greater accessibility and convenience but may require new privacy considerations regarding voice data.

  Copilot will also help users prepare for meetings on the go by summarizing emails, documents, and action items. Features like scheduling meetings directly from email threads and referencing Teams meetings when creating PowerPoint presentations will make collaboration more seamless. However, these conveniences require careful data management to ensure sensitive information is not inadvertently shared or mishandled.

  Admins can now upload custom dictionaries to improve Teams meeting transcripts, benefiting organizations with specialized terminology. While this boosts accuracy, it places additional responsibility on admins to maintain and secure custom language resources.

  Admin and Security Policy Changes

  Microsoft is retiring the Monitor action in the Safe Attachments policy for Exchange Online Protection, automatically switching affected organizations to the more secure Block action. This move strengthens defenses against malicious attachments but may disrupt existing monitoring workflows, requiring admins to adjust their processes.

  Additionally, support for passkey profiles in Microsoft Entra ID authentication methods will allow for more granular security configurations by user group. This flexibility empowers organizations to tailor authentication to their needs, though it increases policy complexity. The upcoming Secure by Default settings will also block legacy browser authentication and require admin consent for third-party app access, further raising the security baseline but potentially impacting older workflows.

  Balancing Innovation with Usability and Security

  The June 2025 Microsoft 365 updates showcase a clear direction towards enhanced collaboration, security, and AI-driven productivity. While these features present clear benefits, organizations must carefully balance innovation with usability, security, and administrative overhead. Adopting new layouts and automation tools can drive efficiency, but they require thoughtful change management and user training.

  As Microsoft 365 evolves, IT leaders are challenged to stay up to date with frequent changes and to evaluate which features best fit their organizational needs. The tradeoffs between flexibility, control, and security are ever-present, underscoring the importance of proactive planning and communication as new capabilities roll out across the platform.

   

   

   

  

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