MC877318 - Microsoft Outlook: Review and update work hours and location in the My Day pane

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Last Updated

Mar 7, 2025

Published Aug 29, 2024

Tag

Updated message
Feature update
User impact

Platforms

Desktop
Web

Summary

Microsoft Outlook will soon allow users to review and update their work hours and location in the My Day pane for both the Windows desktop and web versions. The rollout starts in December 2024 for targeted release and January 2025 for general availability, completing by April 2025. No admin action is required.

More information

Updated March 7, 2025: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.

Coming soon to Microsoft Outlook: Work hours and location information will be available in the My Day pane in Outlook. Users will be able to update their Work Hours and Location information from My Day and also see who is coming to Office. This message applies to new Outlook for Windows desktop and Outlook for the web.

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 412618.

When this will happen:

Targeted Release:  We will begin rolling out early December 2024 (previously mid-November) and expect to complete by mid-January 2025 (previously mid-November). 

General Availability (Worldwide): We will begin rolling out mid-January 2025 (previously early October) and expect to complete by early April 2025 (previously late February).

How this will affect your organization:

Before this rollout, users can review and update their work hours and location information in Outlook Settings > Calendar > Work hours and location. This settings page will remain in place after the rollout.

After this rollout, users will also be able to see and update their work hours and location information in the My Day pane in Outlook. Changes to the My Day pane will sync to any other work hours and location settings made in Outlook.

My Day pane with prompt to Set up your work location:

user controls

My Day pane with work location information, which can be updated:

user controls

This feature is on by default.

What you need to do to prepare:

This rollout will happen automatically by the specified date with no admin action required before the rollout. You may want to notify your users about this change and update any relevant documentation.