Outlook for Microsoft 365 Apps Feature Update for May 2024

Microsoft has released the May 2024 feature update of Outlook for Microsoft 365 Apps in the Current Channel.

There is no new feature for any of the Office applications but there is finally a fix for needing to send meeting updates to everyone.

In total, there are 10 fixes for Outlook and 1 fix in Word that also relates to Outlook.

  • We fixed an issue that caused users to be unable to open some search results when searching their Online Archive.
  • We fixed an issue that caused users to be unable to view the “Permission granted by” information on Digitally Rights Managed messages.
  • We fixed an issue that caused Outlook to exit unexpectedly when using Copilot Summarize.
  • We fixed an issue that caused users to see no prompt to send updates to attendees after removing attendees from a meeting on a shared calendar where the location of the meeting was set.
  • We fixed an issue that caused updates made by delegates to the “Show As” setting on a manager’s calendar fail to be persisted after clicking “Send Update.”
  • We fixed an issue that caused draft messages with inline images to be converted to plain text when saving as an .MSG file.
  • We fixed an issue that caused the “Edit Meeting” button to disappear when a series exception is the first item opened in the Outlook session.
  • We fixed an issue that caused users to see incorrect label information when they had 2 or more email windows open while a message with a label was displayed in the preview pane.
  • We fixed an issue that caused Outlook users with E3 licenses to be unable to open protected meeting invitations without going to the web.
  • We added support for converting some COM add-ins to Web add-ins.
    • Note: This can be disabled via a Group Policy Setting;
      Outlook-> Miscellaneous-> Disable web add-in installation on migration to new Outlook for Windows
  • Resolved an issue in Outlook where background images wouldn’t render correctly, requiring the user to scroll or click into the message for the image to appear. (Word)

Note: Depending on your installation type, this update can be installed via the Update Now button in Outlook or the Microsoft Store and updates Outlook to: Version 2408 (Build 17628.20110).