Zoom Update: New Features, Enhancements, and Bug Fixes

New Features:

• Disable Webinar Resources - DisableSidecar: Enables admins to hide Webinar Resources for hosts.
• Download and install VDI auto-update plugin - InstallVDIAutoUpdatePlugin: Auto-update feature for VDI environments.
• Support for Windows Extended Protection - EnableWinExtendProtectedAuth: Adds NTLM authentication support.
• Support for Zoom Mesh: Reduces bandwidth usage for local network connections.
• Support for Q&A in meetings: Allows participants to ask questions in meetings (deployed December 18, 2022).
• Default meeting templates: Includes Large meetings, K-12 Classroom, and Seminar options (deployed December 18, 2022).
• Dutch language support: Now available for the Zoom Outlook plugin.

Enhancements:

• Version downgrade prevention: Prevents users from downgrading Zoom app versions.
• RecordingFilePath (GPO) support: Accepts Windows System Variables for custom recording locations.
• Set post processing of video rendering - SetVideoRenderingPostProcessing: Admins can customize video settings.
• Increased member limit for public channels to 50k: Expands channel capacity (enabled by Zoom provisioning).
• Updated chat notification settings: Improves UI for managing chat notifications.
• Enhanced join flow: Streamlines meeting entry experience.

Fixed Bugs:

• Resolved issues regarding contact display during calls, inconsistent sign-out settings, and issues with status visibility.
• Fixes for sharing issues on mobile and desktop environments, including video engagement handling and text paste problems.
• Security enhancements addressing various platform-specific vulnerabilities.

Open Issues:

• Out of Office presence status feature: Pulled from release due to deployment issues; will be available in a future update.

Update Instructions:

• Update Zoom Client to version 5.12.6 or higher for new features.
• Administrators should adjust GPO and ZDM settings as necessary for compatibility.
• Ensure all impacted users receive notifications about upcoming changes, especially regarding supported OS versions.