2025 CW 29 Microsoft 365 Roadmap changes

from 07/14/2025 to 07/20/2025

69 Microsoft 365 Roadmap Items were changed and
11 Microsoft 365 Roadmap Items were added

Changes

Changed Property: RM Description

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473447 Microsoft 365 (Microsoft Copilot): Copilot Chat - Loop Notebooks in ContextIQ When grounding your prompts in BizChat, you will be able to use ContextIQ to scope to your Loop Workspaces content in the Files tab. When grounding your prompts in Copilot Chat, you will be able to use ContextIQ to scope to your Loop Notebooks content in the Files tab. 01/07/2025
474439 Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365): Copilot extensibility – Developers can create, test and update custom engine agents to run in Microsoft 365 Copilot and Teams We mistakenly marked the roadmap as "launched." The correct status is In Development. We apologize the inconvenience. Developers can create, test and update custom engine agents using Teams Toolkit & Microsoft Copilot Studio, so that they can run in Microsoft 365 Copilot and Teams. Developers can create, test and update custom engine agents using Teams Toolkit & Microsoft Copilot Studio, so that they can run in Microsoft 365 Copilot and Teams. 01/06/2025
489837 Microsoft Purview Compliance Portal: Microsoft Purview Data Security Posture Management for AI: Additional permissions for AI roles New roles added to Microsoft Purview Data Security Posture Management for AI that are customized to accessing AI data. After further review, this continues in development. We apologize for any inconvenience. New roles added to Microsoft Purview Data Security Posture Management for AI that are customized to accessing AI data. 01/08/2025
494160 Microsoft Purview compliance portal: Modern eDiscovery additional enhancements We are introducing a new set of enhancements to the modernized eDiscovery user interface aimed at improving both functionality and user experience. These updates include the ability to delete searches; bulk add data sources and populating custodian field value for items in review sets and exports. We are also rolling out advanced indexing enhancements, along with a tenant-level premium feature toggle to provide greater administrative control. Additionally, users will benefit from a new analytics process report, and improvements to the search condition builder that now supports logical operators such as AND, OR, and NEAR, enabling more precise and flexible keyword queries. We are introducing a new set of enhancements to the modernised eDiscovery user interface aimed at improving both functionality and user experience. These updates include the ability to delete searches and direct exports; bulk add data sources and populate the custodian field for items in review sets and exports. We are also rolling out advanced indexing enhancements and a tenant-level premium feature toggle to provide greater administrative control. Additionally, users will benefit from a new analytics process report and improvements to the search condition builder, which now supports logical operators such as AND, OR, and NEAR for more precise and flexible keyword queries. The ability to configure the maximum export package size, with an updated default value to better support large-scale exports is also included. 01/06/2025
497833 Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365): Researcher is in Microsoft Word Researcher agent is now available in Microsoft Word, empowering you to tackle complex, multi-step research tasks with ease. Whether you're exploring new topics or synthesizing information, the agent delivers high-quality, accurate insights—helping you work smarter and faster. The Researcher agent now has easier entry points on the Word canvas —making it faster to go from idea to polished research report without breaking your flow. 01/08/2025
498355 Microsoft Teams: New VDI solution for Teams optimization in Amazon WorkSpaces A new Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI) solution for Microsoft Teams is now available for Amazon WorkSpaces (Personal and Pooled). This update introduces multimedia offloading and optimization, enabling a high-definition Teams experience—including audio, video, and screen sharing—by offloading media processing to the local device via the SlimCore engine. This entry applies to WorkSpaces only (AppStream is not supported). New VDI solution for Teams introduces multimedia offloading and optimization solution for Microsoft Teams when running in Amazon WorkSpaces (Personal and Pools). Users of the WorkSpaces Client for Windows can enjoy a high-definition experience in virtual desktops, where audio/video/screensharing are offloaded to the user's device and processed by the SlimCore media engine. This entry applies to WorkSpaces only (AppStream is not supported). 01/08/2025

Changed Property: RM Platform Tags

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491471 Outlook: Unverified Senders- warn users about spoofing and impersonation attempts Android Android, iOS 01/07/2025

Changed Property: RM Preview

RM ID RM Title Old Value New Value check before
408543 Microsoft Viva: Copilot Headlines report in Advanced Insights April CY2025 July CY2025 01/08/2025
415448 Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365): Easily write a prompt or choose quick actions from the Copilot icon in your Word doc N/A June CY2025 01/06/2025
480736 Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365): People connectors for Microsoft 365 Copilot May CY2025 July CY2025 01/09/2025
496151 Microsoft Purview Compliance Portal: Data Lifecycle Management- Introduction of secure workflow to bypass retention holds and delete content on OneDrive and SharePoint Online July CY2025 August CY2025 01/09/2025
498355 Microsoft Teams: New VDI solution for Teams optimization in Amazon WorkSpaces August CY2025 N/A 01/08/2025

Changed Property: RM Release

RM ID RM Title Old Value New Value check before
89975 Microsoft Teams: Ability for all participants to start collaborative annotations August CY2025 September CY2025 01/09/2025
392328 Microsoft Teams: Chat for organizers and presenters in webinars August CY2025 November CY2025 01/11/2025
407639 Microsoft Viva: Viva Pulse - Pulse series for continuous feedback supporting AI transformations and change management June CY2025 July CY2025 01/07/2025
409534 Microsoft Teams: Local PTZ for Microsoft Teams Rooms on Windows August CY2025 September CY2025 01/09/2025
415448 Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365): Easily write a prompt or choose quick actions from the Copilot icon in your Word doc April CY2025 June CY2025 01/06/2025
415449 Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365): Easily write a prompt or choose quick actions from the Copilot icon in your Word doc April CY2025 June CY2025 01/06/2025
416062 Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365): Scope delegated mailbox access for emails in Business Chat July CY2025 August CY2025 01/08/2025
417481 SharePoint: Enterprise Application Insights for SharePoint sites May CY2025 August CY2025 01/08/2025
422308 Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365): Lists in Context IQ September CY2025 January CY2026 01/01/2026
429646 Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365): BizChat - Teams Chats in ContextIQ July CY2025 August CY2025 01/08/2025
470997 Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365): Kickstart your document with contextual prompts February CY2025 June CY2025 01/06/2025
474452 Planner: Status report emails with Project Manager Agent June CY2025 August CY2025 01/08/2025
478611 Microsoft Teams: Facilitator agent July CY2025 September CY2025 01/09/2025
478647 Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365): In Copilot Pages, the Chat can now be used to modify the Page May CY2025 August CY2025 01/08/2025
480736 Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365): People connectors for Microsoft 365 Copilot August CY2025 September CY2025 01/09/2025
481519 Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365): Admins can easily manage orphaned agents with comprehensive lifecycle functionality July CY2025 August CY2025 01/08/2025
481821 Outlook: Copilot Pages – View, edit & share in Outlook Mobile July CY2025 August CY2025 01/08/2025
482544 Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365): Quickly start a chat with Copilot from anywhere on your PC May CY2025 June CY2025 01/06/2025
483489 Outlook: Calendar support for copying, cutting, and pasting events and appointments July CY2025 August CY2025 01/08/2025
483952 Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365): Select some text, and instantly get helpful options from Copilot April CY2025 July CY2025 01/07/2025
487847 Microsoft 365 Admin Center: Control Settings for agents with actions in Teams Toolkit July CY2025 September CY2025 01/09/2025
487848 Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365): Copilot can now answer questions about opened Copilot Pages in chat July CY2025 September CY2025 01/09/2025
487855 Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365): Copilot surfaces key statistics in the top of a document May CY2025 August CY2025 01/08/2025
487856 Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365): Microsoft 365 Copilot App - Ask M365 Copilot June CY2025 July CY2025 01/07/2025
488797 Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365): Shared mailbox access for emails in Copilot Chat July CY2025 August CY2025 01/08/2025
489225 SharePoint: Header & Footer Enhancements July CY2025 August CY2025 01/08/2025
489837 Microsoft Purview Compliance Portal: Microsoft Purview Data Security Posture Management for AI: Additional permissions for AI roles July CY2025 August CY2025 01/08/2025
490052 Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365): Intelligent meeting recap can summarize content shared on screen August CY2025 September CY2025 01/09/2025
490059 Outlook: Offline Support for Calendar - Create, Edit and Delete Event support June CY2025 August CY2025 01/08/2025
490213 Outlook: Account Switcher for Copilot Tab July CY2025 September CY2025 01/09/2025
491022 Microsoft Viva: Viva Insights - Skills landscape report for organizations July CY2025 August CY2025 01/08/2025
491633 Microsoft Teams: Customize the screen in Teams Town hall through "Manage what attendees see" August CY2025 September CY2025 01/09/2025
492613 Microsoft 365 Admin Center: Pin agents in M365 Copilot Chat July CY2025 August CY2025 01/08/2025
494809 Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365): Frontier and Microsoft agent user request approval flow in Microsoft 365 admin center June CY2025 August CY2025 01/08/2025
496151 Microsoft Purview Compliance Portal: Data Lifecycle Management- Introduction of secure workflow to bypass retention holds and delete content on OneDrive and SharePoint Online August CY2025 September CY2025 01/09/2025
496363 Microsoft 365 Admin Center: Agent-Level Controls for Pay-as-you-go July CY2025 September CY2025 01/09/2025
496365 Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365): Copilot uses enterprise assets hosted on SharePoint OAL or Templafy when creating a slide July CY2025 August CY2025 01/08/2025
496368 Microsoft Teams: Simultaneous role-specific Teams Town hall and Webinar views in Teams Rooms August CY2025 September CY2025 01/09/2025
496371 Outlook: add attachments while offline in the new Outlook for Windows July CY2025 August CY2025 01/08/2025
497833 Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365): Researcher is in Microsoft Word July CY2025 August CY2025 01/08/2025
498226 Microsoft Teams: Deploy Teams frontline worker pilot in Teams Admin Center August CY2025 September CY2025 01/09/2025
498355 Microsoft Teams: New VDI solution for Teams optimization in Amazon WorkSpaces October CY2025 August CY2025 01/08/2025

Changed Property: RM Release Phase

RM ID RM Title Old Value New Value check before
498355 Microsoft Teams: New VDI solution for Teams optimization in Amazon WorkSpaces General Availability, Preview General Availability, Targeted Release 01/08/2025

Changed Property: RM Status

RM ID RM Title Old Value New Value check before
117579 Outlook: Labeling email from attachment's label in Outlook on the web and New Outlook In development Launched 01/07/2025
407639 Microsoft Viva: Viva Pulse - Pulse series for continuous feedback supporting AI transformations and change management In development Rolling out 01/07/2025
408167 Microsoft Viva: Viva Engage – Engage content surfacing in Copilot results In development Rolling out 01/06/2025
415448 Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365): Easily write a prompt or choose quick actions from the Copilot icon in your Word doc In development Launched 01/06/2025
470997 Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365): Kickstart your document with contextual prompts In development Launched 01/06/2025
473445 Word: Choose the level of detail for summaries when documents are opened In development Launched 01/01/2025
473462 Word: Choose the level of detail for summaries when documents are opened In development Launched 01/02/2025
475970 Microsoft Purview compliance portal: Data Loss Prevention - Admin units support for SharePoint Online In development Launched 01/06/2025
477364 Microsoft Purview compliance portal: Insider Risk Management - Increasing policy template limits for Insider Risk Management In development Rolling out 01/07/2025
480736 Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365): People connectors for Microsoft 365 Copilot In development In preview 01/09/2025
481134 Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365): Rich artifacts in Copilot Pages In development Rolling out 01/04/2025
481155 Microsoft Viva: Group-less campaigns in Viva Amplify In development Rolling out 01/06/2025
482544 Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365): Quickly start a chat with Copilot from anywhere on your PC In development Launched 01/06/2025
483883 Outlook: 2-click view of encrypted emails in New Outlook Rolling out Launched 01/04/2025
483952 Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365): Select some text, and instantly get helpful options from Copilot In development Rolling out 01/07/2025
485723 Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365): Receive coaching on your writing in Copilot in Word In development Launched 01/05/2025
485748 Outlook: search emails while offline in the new Outlook for Windows Rolling out Launched 01/05/2025
485759 Outlook: Large Audience Warnings in Outlook for iOS and Android Rolling out Launched 01/05/2025
486831 Microsoft Viva: Viva Engage - Report a Conversation in new admin center Rolling out Launched 01/05/2025
487411 Microsoft Defender for Office 365: Hunting on Teams Messages In development Rolling out 01/07/2025
487440 SharePoint: OneDrive and SharePoint – Compress your PDF In development Rolling out 01/07/2025
487856 Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365): Microsoft 365 Copilot App - Ask M365 Copilot In development Launched 01/07/2025
489214 Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365): [Copilot Extensibility] [b.2.3] Governance control for agents with file uploaded as knowledge source In development Launched 01/06/2025
489836 Microsoft Purview Compliance Portal: Microsoft Purview Data Security Posture Management for AI: Web Search Query In development Launched 01/07/2025
489837 Microsoft Purview Compliance Portal: Microsoft Purview Data Security Posture Management for AI: Additional permissions for AI roles Rolling out In development 01/08/2025
491469 Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365): Create a presentation with Copilot from the PowerPoint backstage view Rolling out Launched 01/06/2025
493731 Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365): Reference an Excel file when creating a presentation with Copilot for PowerPoint In development Rolling out 01/07/2025
493732 Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365): Reference an Excel file when creating a presentation with Copilot for PowerPoint In development Rolling out 01/07/2025
493733 Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365): Reference an Excel file when creating a presentation with Copilot for PowerPoint In development Rolling out 01/07/2025
496176 Microsoft 365 admin center: new scenarios enabling in Microsoft 365 Monitoring Rolling out Launched 01/07/2025

Changed Property: RM Title

RM ID RM Title Old Value New Value check before
473447 Microsoft 365 (Microsoft Copilot): Copilot Chat - Loop Notebooks in ContextIQ Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365): BizChat – Loop Workspaces in ContextIQ Microsoft 365 (Microsoft Copilot): Copilot Chat - Loop Notebooks in ContextIQ 01/07/2025

CW29 New Roadmap Items

RM ID RM Title RM Status RM Release RM Tags check before
498493 Microsoft Viva: View and moderate private community content without being a member In development General Availability 09/01/2025
498545 Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365): Unified Conversations (Chat History) List In development General Availability 08/01/2025
498231 Outlook: External tag in profile cards In development General Availability 09/01/2025
498547 SharePoint: Sections with Copilot In development General Availability 08/01/2025
498546 Microsoft Viva: Copilot Enhancements for smarter authoring In development General Availability 08/01/2025
498355 Microsoft Teams: New VDI solution for Teams optimization in Amazon WorkSpaces In development General Availability Preview 08/01/2025
498320 Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365): Summarize email with Copilot chat in Outlook In development General Availability Targeted Release 08/01/2025
498639 Microsoft Viva: Viva Pulse - New Pulse customization options In development General Availability 08/01/2025
498229 Microsoft Clipchamp: Updated Clipchamp video start page In development General Availability 08/01/2025
497419 SharePoint: eSignature - globally available In development General Availability 07/01/2025
496595 Outlook: Save an Event as a Draft on Android In development General Availability 07/01/2025

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