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"description": "Microsoft will retire the noise suppression option for video playback in OneDrive and SharePoint between July and August 2026. This change affects only the playback experience; video files remain unchanged. No admin action is required, though updating documentation and notifying helpdesk is recom...",
"path": "/m365-message-center/message/mc1272549/",
"publishedAt": "2026-04-07T00:00:03.000Z",
"site": "https://blog.tophhie.cloud",
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"Noise suppression retirement for OneDrive and SharePoint video"
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"textContent": "🚨\n\n**Major Update:** This post contains a significant change that may impact your organisation.\n\n**[Introduction]**\n\nTo streamline the video playback experience on OneDrive and SharePoint, Microsoft is retiring the **noise suppression** capability for video playback. Based on usage data and our ongoing efforts to simplify and optimize video experiences, this change removes a low-usage playback option while keeping core video and audio functionality unchanged.\n\n**[When this will happen:]**\n\nWorldwide, GCC, GCC High, and DoD: Retirement will begin in **early July 2026** and complete by **early August 2026**\n\n**[How this affects your organization:]**\n\n**Who is affected:**\n\n * All users who play videos stored in **OneDrive** or **SharePoint** using the web playback experience\n\n\n\n**What will happen:**\n\n * The **noise suppression option** will be removed from video playback controls when viewing videos stored in OneDrive or SharePoint.\n\n\n\n**What this means for your content:**\n\n * **Your video files are not affected.**\n * No original video or audio files will be modified, re-encoded, or replaced.\n * There is no impact to file storage, sharing permissions, or file integrity.\n * **This change only affects the playback experience.**\n * The noise suppression toggle will no longer be available during video playback.\n * **All other video and audio playback features remain available and unchanged** , including:\n * Playback speed controls\n * Captions\n * Transcripts\n\n\n\n**[What you can do to prepare:]**\n\n * No action is required from administrators.\n * Optionally, you may want to:\n * Notify helpdesk staff that the noise suppression playback option will be removed.\n * Update internal documentation or training materials if they reference this feature.\n\n\n\n**Learn more:** Noise suppression retirement for OneDrive and SharePoint video\n\n**[Compliance considerations:]**\n\nNo compliance considerations identified, review as appropriate for your organization.",
"title": "MC1272549: Upcoming change: Retirement of noise suppression capability for OneDrive and SharePoint video",
"updatedAt": "2026-04-07T00:00:03.855Z"
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