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MC383901: Microsoft Defender for Office 365: Hourly option for notifications

Updated December 2, 2022: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.

Updated November 1, 2022: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.

Updated October 5, 2022: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.

Updated September 7, 2022: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.

Updated June 21, 2022: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.

We are adding a new hourly option to end user quarantine notifications, which will allow users to rely on receiving prompt notifications about quarantined items when appropriate. With this feature, users will be updated frequently once new items land in their quarantine folder. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 93304.

We are adding a new hourly option to end user notifications, allowing users to be able to rely on prompt notification about quarantined items when appropriate. With this feature users can be rest assured that they will be updated frequently once new items lands on their quarantine folder.

MC383901: Microsoft Defender for Office 365: Hourly option for notifications

When this will happen

Standard: will begin rolling out in late November 2022 (previously early October 2022) and be completed by late June 2023 (previously late February 2023).

Government: will begin rolling out in early July 2023 (previously early March 2023) and be completed by late July 2023 (previously late March 2023).

How this will affect your organization

Using the quarantine policy, Admins will be able to configure an hourly notification frequency for users in their organization.

Using the quarantine policy, Admins will be able to configure an hourly notification frequency for users in their organization.

What you need to do to prepare

You might want to notify your users about this change and update your training and documentation as appropriate.

Learn more

Message ID: MC383901
Published: 24 May 2022
Updated: 02 December 2022
Platform: Online, US Instances, Web, World tenant

Alex Lim is a certified IT Technical Support Architect with over 15 years of experience in designing, implementing, and troubleshooting complex IT systems and networks. He has worked for leading IT companies, such as Microsoft, IBM, and Cisco, providing technical support and solutions to clients across various industries and sectors. Alex has a bachelor’s degree in computer science from the National University of Singapore and a master’s degree in information security from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He is also the author of several best-selling books on IT technical support, such as The IT Technical Support Handbook and Troubleshooting IT Systems and Networks. Alex lives in Bandar, Johore, Malaysia with his wife and two chilrdren. You can reach him at [email protected] or follow him on Website | Twitter | Facebook

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