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Rik's avatar
Rik
Iron Contributor
Aug 07, 2025

Feature request: Get rid of "Welcome to new Microsoft Purview portal" screen

Any new user of Purview DGS will be shown this screen:

 

 

 

I strongly believe this should be an admin led tenant-wide decision, and not an 'any new user on it's own decision'.

 

The screen is confusing and completely unnecessary for new users with "Global Catalog Reader" permissions only. The problem with this screen is that it results in some users landing in the classic portal, while all documentation and training materials that we share are based on the new portal.

 

My suggestions would be to move this option to 'settings'. After all, as Microsoft, you want your users to use the new portal too, right?

 

P.S. in the meantime, please get rid of the homepage and move all that under a 'getting started' page: Catalog homepage improvements are urgently needed | Microsoft Community Hub

 

3 Replies

  • VasilMichev's avatar
    VasilMichev
    MVP
    Aug 08, 2025

    Amen to that. The classic portal has been decommissioned for a while now, so what's even the point...

    • Rik's avatar
      Rik
      Iron Contributor
      Aug 10, 2025

      My guess would be that it is being overlooked, since every admin only sees this screen once, or after clearing their cache.

      However, if you want to open the catalog for thousands of normal users, it's quite a hindrance.

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