Daily.Entra.NewsThe week of 11 March 2024 contains two Microsoft 365 Message Center notices for Entra ID. One announces the public preview of Entra Privileged Identity Management (PIM) in the Power Platform admin center, a capability already available since 5 February. The other describes an upcoming late-March through late-April rollout that will send Copilot for Microsoft 365 welcome emails when licenses are assigned through PowerShell or the Microsoft Entra admin center. These notices represent a public preview and a change in email behavior—not a reported general-availability release or retirement.
Entra ID · MonitoringThe 13 March notice announces public preview availability of Entra Privileged Identity Management within the Power Platform admin center; the capability was made available on 5 February 2024. Microsoft describes PIM as providing management, control, and monitoring of access to important organizational resources. The supplied notice does not claim general availability or specify additional requirements.
Entra ID · SecurityPowerShell and the Microsoft Entra admin center will support Copilot for Microsoft 365 welcome emails when licenses are assigned through methods other than the Microsoft 365 admin center. The rollout is scheduled to begin in late March 2024 and finish in late April 2024. End users will automatically receive the email when direct communications from Microsoft are enabled, and organizations or users can change the applicable communication preferences.
Power Platform administrators should treat the PIM integration as preview functionality. Organizations that assign Copilot for Microsoft 365 licenses through PowerShell or the Microsoft Entra admin center can review direct-communication preferences ahead of the rollout. The notice says organizations can adjust preferences in the Microsoft 365 admin center, while individual users can change their own settings through security and privacy controls; it identifies no required migration.
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We are announcing the public preview of the Entra Privilege Identity Management (PIM) within the Power Platform admin center, which was made available on February 5, 2024. PIM is a service in Microsoft Entra ID that enables you to manage, control, and monitor access to important resources in your organization.
PowerShell and Microsoft Entra admin center now support Copilot welcome emails for licenses assigned outside of the Microsoft 365 admin center. The rollout will begin in late March 2024 and end in late April 2024. End users assigned Copilot for Microsoft 365 licenses through methods outside of the Microsoft 365 admin center will automatically receive a Copilot for Microsoft 365 welcome email if direct communications from Microsoft to end users are enabled. Organizations and individual users can adjust their communication preferences via the Microsoft 365 admin center and security and privacy settings, respectively.
