The 25H1 feature update for SharePoint Server Subscription Edition has been released today and is included in the March 2025 CU for SharePoint Server Subscription Edition.
Releasing new features for a product which is used by a large number of users creates challenges for IT departments, e.g.
- users have to be trained to use the new functionality correctly
- a change in behavior can lead to an increased number of internal support calls
- new features need to be tested against custom solutions installed on the SharePoint farm
- …
With the feature updates for SharePoint Server Subscription Edition organizations are given the ability to manage the introduction of new features introduced in a feature update by grouping them into feature release rings: the Early release ring and the Standard release ring. This gives organizations time to train their users and support staff on any new functionality, perform compatibility testing of those new feature experiences with existing customer scenarios, and develop new business processes to take full advantage of the new feature experiences.
See here for more details on the feature release rings.
Below is a list of all new feature released in the 25H1 feature updates and the release ring the feature is included:
| New Features released with 25H1 | Release rings |
|---|---|
| Support for RSA public key in OIDC authentication configuration | Standard release (*) |
| Support for automatic machine key rotation | Early release |
| Dynamic customer survey by One Customer Voice | Early release |
| Create new Office files in client apps | Early release |
| Support for request body scan in AMSI | Early release |
| Cloud Hybrid Search upgrade | Early release |
| New database connectivity layer with TDS 8.0 and TLS 1.3 support | Standard release |
Standard release (*) in the list above means that this feature was available since Feature Update 24H2 in Early release and got promoted to Standard Release with the 25H1 feature update.
More details:
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Hi,
Do you know why the 2019 patch is not released?
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Hi Dilan,
SP2016 and SP2019 are in extended support. This means only security related fixes will be created.
We did not release any security fixes in March so there is no fix for SP2016 and SP2019 this month.
Cheers,
Stefan
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Well then, that opens up my weekend! 🙂
Thanks Stefan.
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Thank you for quick response Stefan! 🙂
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There seems to be a bug in this patch with Communication sites. In a newly created vanilla Communication site, if you click any of the “Documents”, “Pages” or “Site contents” links in the site navigation, the search box moves up to the left corner instead of right next to the New-button. Tried this in two different farms now and saw the same symptoms.
Anybody else?
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This changed already in a Patch many month ago
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February 2025 works fine though