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Windows Office Hours: March 21, 2024
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Get answers to your questions about adopting Windows 11 and managing the Windows devices used by remote, onsite, and hybrid workers across your organization. Get tips on keeping devices up to date effectively! Learn how to cloud attach your on-premises workloads!
Windows Office Hours is our continuing series of live Q&A for IT professionals here on Tech Community.
How does it work?
We will have a broad group of product experts, servicing experts, and engineers representing Windows, Microsoft Intune, Configuration Manager, Windows 365, Windows Autopilot, security, public sector, FastTrack, and more. They will be standing by here -- in chat -- to provide guidance, discuss strategies and tactics, and, of course, answer any specific questions you may have.
Post your questions in the Comments early and throughout the one-hour event.
Note: This is a chat-based event. There is no video or live meeting component. Questions and answers will appear in the Comments section below. |
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- Laura_SteinCopper Contributor
Question about the change to New Teams: according to https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoftteams/teams-classic-client-end-of-availability, the classic Teams client will be uninstalled after 14 days. The article implies that would happen 14 days after install of New Teams, but we have users who've been on new Teams for a couple of months but classic Teams is still on the machines. Does this mean that classic Teams will be uninstalled 14 days after classic Teams end-of-life?
- HeyHey16KIron Contributor+1 for this 🙂
- ScottslcCopper Contributorfollowing this one! Was asked this question today
- Laura_SteinCopper ContributorIt looks like we are not going to get an answer here today.
- Siocnarf1965Copper ContributorBut the machine wide installer won't be uninstall. This will need a distinc action from the organisations. Right?
- Siocnarf1965Copper ContributorThe big question: Going to Windows 11 or wait until Windows 12?
- Heather_Poulsen
Community Manager
Break out of the box. No time like the present to move to Windows 11.
- Joe_Lurie
Microsoft
Siocnarf1965 Go to Windows 11. The EOL of Windows 10 is right around the corner on Oct. 14, 2025. Today we are not working on a Windows 12, despite what you've been reading in tech magazines and website. Please migrate to Windows 11 to make sure you stay up-to-date and secure.
- reastman1966Brass ContributorIs it possible to get more granular reports on devices using Autopatch? I have been using the builtin report for Windows Quality updates, but I am looking for something that could point out why an update failed.
- EricMoe
Microsoft
Roger, please check out the additional columns available in the Quality update status report (https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/deployment/windows-autopatch/operate/windows-autopatch-groups-windows-quality-update-status-report) including the error code if there is an installation error associated with the update. The Client State and Client Substate will also provide some additional details.- reastman1966Brass ContributorThanks I will give this a try. I found some information online about Microsoft updates for Business and using an Log Analytics workspace but maybe that is for something other than updates.
- Laser2351805Occasional ReaderClarification regarding Windows 11 upgrade of existing Windows 10 clients via Group Policies after updating to the latest Windows 11 ADMX group policies. Our concern is we don't want. all Windows 10 clients receiving a Windows 11 upgrade. forced all at once we would like to ensure a controlled upgrade to Windows 11. Will the Windows 11 upgrade via group policy work similar to the feature update?
- AriaUpdated
Microsoft
Hey Gary, So you can use the latest Win 11 ADMX templates to manage devices across Windows 10 and 11 (using such will NOT automatically upgrade devices to Win 11). To do your gradual controlled upgrade to Windows 11 you can follow the instructions here: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/whats-new/windows-11-prepare. Let me know if you have any other questions here! 🙂
- Laser2351805Occasional ReaderThere seems to be a new version of Microsoft Teams that is being rolled out will the new version eventually become the default version of Teams. Even though you may have opened and been using the new version of Teams it will still prompt you if you want to open the new Teams.
- Laura_SteinCopper ContributorNew Teams is a new program. In my experience, classic Teams is not auto-uninstalled and shortcuts to it are not removed from the bottom tray or the desktop, so when you open Teams from there, it opens classic Teams and prompts you to switch. You have to replace the shortcuts to open new Teams straight-away.
- Laser2351805Occasional ReaderIs there a new version of Outlook in Windows 11 that will be replacing Office 365 Apps version of Outlook? There seems to be a new version of Outlook in Windows 11 that has several issues. Will the new Version of Outlook eventually become the default?
- EricMoe
Microsoft
Gary, please check out https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/outlook-blog/updates-on-the-new-outlook-for-windows/ba-p/3924365 for the latest information on the new Outlook client. The video within the blog should address your question as well as other questions the often come up with the new Outlook.
- mcoenraadCopper ContributorI have a question: why is it that outlook online account is not syncing its signature to outlook office application?
- Joe_Lurie
Microsoft
mcoenraad Apologies, Marion, we don't have anyone from the Microsoft 365 apps team on this thread. Can you please post this question in the Microsoft 365 apps for Enterprise forums where it will get the visibility by the rights teams of people? Microsoft 365 Apps for enterprise
- mcoenraadCopper ContributorThank you for you're advise. I just post it in the Microsoft 365 apps for Enterprise forums.
- reastman1966Brass ContributorI am looking for some insight on what could be happening with enrolling into Intune. This is for a few devices but have 500+ successfully enrolled in Intune and Autopatch. This is Auto Enrollment using GPO's Devices are Active Directory and Entra ID joined. Everything shows up fine in the Azure portal. Dsregcmd /status shows they are joined, and all the pertinent information is there. When I look at these devices in Intune, they are showing pending, and they are showing not registered in Autopatch. In Event Viewer Applications and Services Logs/Microsoft/Windows/DeviceManagement-Enterprise-Diagnostics-Provider/Admin shows Event ID 75 What ends up in Intune All Devices Device name shows the user that enrolled then _Windows_date. It shows it is managed by Intune, Not evaluated, prirmay user and then Intune registered is Pending. Doesn't seem to matter how long or who logs into the device. The other issue I have is the IntundODCStandAlong.ps1 file has errors when it runs listed below PS C:\Users\Workday3941> wget https://aka.ms/intunexml -outfile Intune.xml PS C:\Users\Workday3941> wget https://aka.ms/intuneps1 -outfile IntuneODCStandAlone.ps1 PS C:\Users\Workday3941> powerShell -ExecutionPolicy Bypass -File .\IntuneODCStandAlone.ps1 At C:\Users\Workday3941\IntuneODCStandAlone.ps1:25 char:10 + b, + ~ Missing argument in parameter list. At C:\Users\Workday3941\IntuneODCStandAlone.ps1:38 char:15 + button, input, optgroup, select, textarea { + ~ Missing argument in parameter list. At C:\Users\Workday3941\IntuneODCStandAlone.ps1:62 char:9 + } + ~ Unexpected token '}' in expression or statement. At C:\Users\Workday3941\IntuneODCStandAlone.ps1:67 char:9 + } + ~ Unexpected token '}' in expression or statement. At C:\Users\Workday3941\IntuneODCStandAlone.ps1:78 char:9 + } + ~ Unexpected token '}' in expression or statement. At C:\Users\Workday3941\IntuneODCStandAlone.ps1:87 char:9 + } + ~ Unexpected token '}' in expression or statement. + CategoryInfo : ParserError: (:) [], ParentContainsErrorRecordException + FullyQualifiedErrorId : MissingArgument
- AllieWolfOccasional ReaderI struggled with GPO based hybrid join for a bit. In my case it was licensing. Not every user in my org gets an F3 or higher so several devices were pending enrollment until a licensed user account logged into the machine. We purchased some stand alone Intune device licenses to make up the difference.
- RichLoweCopper ContributorWhen can we expect App Attach to be in General release in AVD and also are there any plans for it to be manageable through Intune?
- JimMoyle
Microsoft
App attach GA will be withing the next couple of weeks, we're looking at Intune management, but no decisions have been made yet. - Christian_Montoya
Microsoft
RichLowe - Thanks for the question! I've forwarded to my team so they can provide the latest information here. Stay tuned!
- RichLoweCopper ContributorHi Christian, any news back from the team as yet? Thanks!
- reastman1966Brass ContributorWith the New Teams client taking over from the Classic Teams client the end of March is there something in the works for the New Outlook client?
- KevinMineweaser_MSFT
Microsoft
Hi Roger, This really is a FAQ for Windows 😉 What you are looking for is hard to find. The information we've disclosed so far can be found below. Outlook for Windows: The Future of Mail, Calendar, and People on Windows 11 - Microsoft Support https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/office/outlook-for-windows-the-future-of-mail-calendar-and-people-on-windows-11-715fc27c-e0f4-4652-9174-47faa751b199#:~:text=Beginning%20in%202024%2c%20new%20Windows%2011%20devices%20will%2cthe%20Microsoft%20Store%20through%20the%20end%20of%202024. Things to look forward to in the new Outlook for Windows https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/outlook-blog/things-to-look-forward-to-in-the-new-outlook-for-windows/ba-p/3975602 Enable or disable the new Outlook for Windows for an individual mailbox https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/exchange/clients-and-mobile-in-exchange-online/outlook-on-the-web/enable-disable-employee-access-new-outlook#enable-or-disable-the-new-outlook-for-windows-for-an-individual-mailbox Hope this is helpful. -Kevin