from 08/11/2025 to 08/17/2025
34 Office 365 Message Center Items were changed and
29 Office 365 Message Center Items were added
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MC End Time changes
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| MC1047912 | (Updated) Microsoft Purview: New Purview Data Security Investigations (DSI) solution | 11/28/2025 09:00:00 | 2025-12-08T09:00:00Z | N/A |
| MC1061109 | (Updated) Microsoft SharePoint and Microsoft OneDrive: New PDF compression feature | 07/31/2025 09:00:00 | 2025-10-06T09:00:00Z | N/A |
| MC1069560 | Modern SharePoint: New Template gallery and 50+ out-of-the-box page templates | 10/31/2025 08:00:00 | 2025-11-10T08:00:00Z | N/A |
| MC1077863 | (Updated) Microsoft OneDrive and Microsoft SharePoint: Use the table of contents in a PDF to navigate | 09/26/2025 09:00:00 | 2025-10-27T08:00:00Z | N/A |
| MC1092459 | (Updated) Microsoft Viva Insights: New prompt categories in the Microsoft Copilot Dashboard | 10/06/2025 09:00:00 | 2025-12-08T08:00:00Z | N/A |
| MC1102762 | (Updated) Updates to user and group assignment views on the Microsoft Admin Center | 09/22/2025 09:00:00 | 2025-11-10T08:00:00Z | N/A |
| MC1102791 | (Updated) Microsoft 365 admin center: New Multi-admin notifications for Microsoft 365 Backup | 09/15/2025 09:00:00 | 2025-10-06T09:00:00Z | N/A |
| MC1115981 | (Updated) New Tenant-level Service Plan in Viva Suite SKU | 09/29/2025 09:00:00 | 2025-11-24T08:00:00Z | N/A |
| MC1115983 | (Updated) Microsoft Viva | New Microsoft Graph APIs for Viva Engage role management | 10/01/2025 09:00:00 | 2025-11-10T08:00:00Z | N/A |
| MC1119404 | (Updated) Microsoft Teams | New in Admin Center: Self-Serve Fixes for Porting Rejections | 09/08/2025 09:00:00 | 2025-10-06T09:00:00Z | N/A |
| MC1124564 | (Updated) Microsoft Outlook: Copilot chat now available to summarize emails for more users | 11/16/2025 09:00:00 | 2025-12-29T09:00:00Z | N/A |
| MC1129718 | (Updated) New Feature: Account Manager in Outlook for Windows | 10/20/2025 09:00:00 | 2025-11-10T08:00:00Z | N/A |
| MC1130387 | (Updated) Microsoft Edge: AI-powered History search now available | 10/07/2025 09:00:00 | 2025-11-10T08:00:00Z | N/A |
| MC1134741 | (Updated) Microsoft Copilot: filter chat history for easier context recall | 12/01/2025 09:00:00 | 2026-01-19T09:00:00Z | N/A |
| MC677236 | (Updated) Whiteboard: existing Azure board migration to ODB storage | 09/15/2025 09:00:00 | 2025-10-06T09:00:00Z | N/A |
| MC795355 | (Updated) Microsoft Teams admin center: App centric management for app installation and changes to app setup policies | 08/11/2025 09:00:00 | 2026-10-26T08:00:00Z | N/A |
| MC796790 | Update: Microsoft 365 and Microsoft Teams: Unified management of Teams apps in Teams, Outlook, and the Microsoft 365 app | 10/05/2026 09:00:00 | 2026-10-26T08:00:00Z | N/A |
| MC929014 | (Updated) Microsoft Loop – Departed User Content Workflows for User-Owned Loop workspaces | 10/06/2025 09:00:00 | 2026-01-05T08:00:00Z | N/A |
| MC929020 | (Updated) Microsoft Loop – Admin Usage Reports | 12/08/2025 08:00:00 | 2026-02-15T08:00:00Z | N/A |
| MC929021 | (Updated) Microsoft Loop – User Accessible Recycle Bin for Loop workspaces | 11/30/2025 08:00:00 | 2026-05-11T09:00:00Z | N/A |
| MC929022 | (Updated) Microsoft Loop – Require Existing Microsoft 365 Group for New Loop workspaces | 12/01/2025 08:00:00 | 2026-02-09T08:00:00Z | N/A |
MC How Affect changes
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| MC1131771 | (Updated) Microsoft Purview | eDiscovery cmdlet connectivity change | To maintain functionality and align with modern authentication standards, customers must use Exchange Online PowerShell v3.9.0 and later and include the -EnableSearchOnlySession parameter when running Connect-IPPSSession to execute the following cmdlets: New-ComplianceSearchAction New-CaseHoldPolicy, Set-CaseHoldPolicy, Remove-CaseHoldPolicy New-CaseHoldRule, Set-CaseHoldRule, Remove-CaseHoldRule New-ComplianceSecurityFilter, Set-ComplianceSecurityFilter, Get-ComplianceSecurityFilter, Remove-ComplianceSecurityFilter This change does not impact users accessing eDiscovery through the Purview portal. These cmdlets also remain incompatible with Certificate-Based Authentication (CBA). You are receiving this message because one or more users in your organization are actively using these eDiscovery features. What you can do to prepare Update scripts and workflows to include the -EnableSearchOnlySession parameter when connecting to Security & Compliance PowerShell. Ensure your organization is using Exchange Online PowerShell version 3.9.0 or later. For more information, visit: Learn about eDiscovery solutions in Microsoft Purview Compliance considerations No compliance considerations identified, review as appropriate for your organization. |
To maintain functionality and align with modern authentication standards, customers must use Exchange Online PowerShell v3.9.0 and later and include the EnableSearchOnlySession parameter when running Connect-IPPSSession to execute the following cmdlets: New-ComplianceSearchAction New-CaseHoldPolicy, Set-CaseHoldPolicy, Remove-CaseHoldPolicy New-CaseHoldRule, Set-CaseHoldRule, Remove-CaseHoldRule New-ComplianceSecurityFilter, Set-ComplianceSecurityFilter, Get-ComplianceSecurityFilter, Remove-ComplianceSecurityFilter This change does not impact users accessing eDiscovery through the Purview portal. These cmdlets also remain incompatible with Certificate-Based Authentication (CBA). You are receiving this message because one or more users in your organization are actively using these eDiscovery features. What you can do to prepare Update scripts and workflows to include the -EnableSearchOnlySession parameter when connecting to Security & Compliance PowerShell. Ensure your organization is using Exchange Online PowerShell version 3.9.0 or later. For more information, visit: Learn about eDiscovery solutions in Microsoft Purview Compliance considerations No compliance considerations identified, review as appropriate for your organization. |
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| MC796790 | Update: Microsoft 365 and Microsoft Teams: Unified management of Teams apps in Teams, Outlook, and the Microsoft 365 app | Before this rollout, managing Teams apps that work in Outlook and the Microsoft 365 app was fragmented between the Integrated apps page in the Microsoft 365 admin center for Outlook and the Microsoft 365 app, and the Teams admin center for Teams. This sometimes resulted in different settings for the same app in the two admin centers. With Unified App Management, we will be consolidating app catalog management into a single platform. You will be able to manage apps on the Integrated apps page in the Microsoft 365 admin center or in the Teams admin center, and any changes made in either admin center will synchronize. What you can expect App catalog enhancements: Apps will start showing hosts where they are available: Teams, Outlook, or the Microsoft 365 app. Organization-wide settings: App availability default settings will now apply to apps used in Teams, Outlook, and Microsoft 365 app. App installs: Apps deployed from the Integrated apps page in Microsoft 365 admin center will be preinstalled in all applicable hosts for the app. Unlike app preinstallation in the Teams App setup policy, new app installs will provide access to the preinstalled apps, similar to deploying the app for Outlook and the Microsoft 365 App. [For more details on app deployment, refer to MC795355 Microsoft Teams admin center: App centric management for app installation and changes to app setup policies (May 2024)]. App availability: Managing app availability will apply to all applicable app hosts. App block/unblock: Blocking or unblocking apps will apply to all applicable app hosts. Consolidation of existing app settings: All existing app settings will be unified between Integrated apps (MAC) and Manage apps (TAC) pages. Merge rules can be found in Manage apps that work across Teams, Outlook, and Microsoft 365 | Microsoft Learn. These changes cannot be rolled back. Consolidation report: After further review we have decided not to proceed with this change at this time. We apologize for any inconvenience. |
Before this rollout, managing Teams apps that work in Outlook and the Microsoft 365 app was fragmented between the Integrated apps page in the Microsoft 365 admin center for Outlook and the Microsoft 365 app, and the Teams admin center for Teams. This sometimes resulted in different settings for the same app in the two admin centers. With Unified App Management, we will be consolidating app catalog management into a single platform. You will be able to manage apps on the Integrated apps page in the Microsoft 365 admin center or in the Teams admin center, and any changes made in either admin center will synchronize. What you can expect App catalog enhancements: Apps will start showing hosts where they are available: Teams, Outlook, or the Microsoft 365 app. Organization-wide settings: App availability default settings will now apply to apps used in Teams, Outlook, and Microsoft 365 app. App installs: Apps deployed from the Integrated apps page in Microsoft 365 admin center will be preinstalled in all applicable hosts for the app. Unlike app preinstallation in the Teams App setup policy, new app installs will provide access to the preinstalled apps, similar to deploying the app for Outlook and the Microsoft 365 App.. For more details on app deployment, refer to MC795355 Microsoft Teams admin center: App centric management for app installation and changes to app setup policies (May 2024)]. App availability: Managing app availability will apply to all applicable app hosts. App block/unblock: Blocking or unblocking apps will apply to all applicable app hosts. Consolidation of existing app settings: All existing app settings will be unified between Integrated apps (MAC) and Manage apps (TAC) pages. Merge rules can be found in Manage apps that work across Teams, Outlook, and Microsoft 365 | Microsoft Learn. These changes cannot be rolled back. Consolidation report: After further review we have decided not to proceed with this change at this time. We apologize for any inconvenience. |
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MC Messages changes
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| MC1047912 | (Updated) Microsoft Purview: New Purview Data Security Investigations (DSI) solution | Updated June 24, 2025: We have updated the timeline below. Thank you for your patience. Microsoft Purview Data Security Investigations (DSI) is a new AI-powered solution that enables data security teams to identify incident-related data, conduct deep content analysis, and mitigate risk within one unified solution. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 485707. [When this will happen:] Public Preview: We will begin rolling out early April 2025 and expect to complete by mid-May 2025. General Availability (Worldwide): We will begin rolling out early August 2025 (previously mid-June) and expect to complete by late August 2025 (previously late July). |
Updated August 14, 2025: We have updated the timeline. Thank you for your patience. Microsoft Purview Data Security Investigations (DSI) is a new AI-powered solution that enables data security teams to identify incident-related data, conduct deep content analysis, and mitigate risk within one unified solution. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 485707. [When this will happen:] Public Preview: We will begin rolling out early April 2025 and expect to complete by mid-May 2025. General Availability (Worldwide): We will begin rolling out early October 2025 (previously early August) and expect to complete by late October 2025 (previously late August). |
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| MC1061109 | (Updated) Microsoft SharePoint and Microsoft OneDrive: New PDF compression feature | Updated May 30, 2025: We have updated the timeline below. Thank you for your patience. Coming soon: Users will be able to use the new Compress feature to reduce the file sizes of PDFs stored on Microsoft OneDrive for the web or Microsoft SharePoint. Users can choose from three different compression levels. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 487440. [When this will happen:] Targeted Release: We will begin rolling out early July 2025 (previously late April) and expect to complete by late July 2025 (previously early May). General Availability (Worldwide, GCC, GCC High, DoD): We will begin rolling out late July 2025 (previously late May) and expect to complete by early August 2025 (previously early June). |
Updated August 14, 2025: We have updated the timeline. Thank you for your patience. Coming soon: Users will be able to use the new Compress feature to reduce the file sizes of PDFs stored on Microsoft OneDrive for the web or Microsoft SharePoint. Users can choose from three different compression levels. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 487440. [When this will happen:] Targeted Release: We will begin rolling out early July 2025 (previously late April) and expect to complete by late July 2025 (previously early May). General Availability (Worldwide, GCC, GCC High, DoD): We will begin rolling out late July 2025 (previously late May) and expect to complete by late August 2025 (previously early August). |
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| MC1068902 | (Updated) Microsoft Outlook for Android: Updated conversation actions | Note: If your organization does not support Android, you can safely ignore this message. Before this rollout, when viewing an email message, a user can access the available conversation actions in Microsoft Outlook for Android in the top right corner of the screen. After this rollout, these actions will be at the bottom of the screen. The user will be able to customize the order and placement of the actions to suit their needs. [When this will happen:] General Availability (Worldwide, GCC, GCC High, DoD): We will begin rolling out early July 2025 and expect to complete by early August 2025. |
Updated August 12, 2025: We have updated the timeline. Thank you for your patience. Note: If your organization does not support Android, you can safely ignore this message. Before this rollout, when viewing an email message, a user can access the available conversation actions in Microsoft Outlook for Android in the top right corner of the screen. After this rollout, these actions will be at the bottom of the screen. The user will be able to customize the order and placement of the actions to suit their needs. [When this will happen:] General Availability (Worldwide, GCC, GCC High, DoD): We will begin rolling out early July 2025 and expect to complete by early September 2025 (previously early August). |
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| MC1069560 | Modern SharePoint: New Template gallery and 50+ out-of-the-box page templates | Coming soon to Microsoft SharePoint: We will roll out Modern SharePoint page templates, a new feature designed to streamline content creation and elevate the visual consistency across your organization's SharePoint pages or news posts. This rollout will introduce a centralized Template gallery that enables users to effortlessly discover, preview, and apply both Microsoft-provided and customer created site-specific templates. With over 50 new out-of-the-box (OOB) templates, this feature empowers users to build high-quality, aesthetically pleasing on-brand pages with ease. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 490565. [When this will happen:] Targeted Release: We will begin rolling out at mid-June 2025 and expect to complete by late June 2025. General Availability (Worldwide, GCC, GCC High, DoD): We will begin rolling out early July 2025 and expect to complete by late July 2025. |
Updated August 12, 2025: We have updated the timeline. Thank you for your patience. Coming soon to Microsoft SharePoint: We will roll out Modern SharePoint page templates, a new feature designed to streamline content creation and elevate the visual consistency across your organization's SharePoint pages or news posts. This rollout will introduce a centralized Template gallery that enables users to effortlessly discover, preview, and apply both Microsoft-provided and customer created site-specific templates. With over 50 new out-of-the-box (OOB) templates, this feature empowers users to build high-quality, aesthetically pleasing on-brand pages with ease. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 490565. [When this will happen:] Targeted Release: We will begin rolling out at mid-June 2025 and expect to complete by late June 2025. General Availability (Worldwide, GCC, GCC High, DoD): We will begin rolling out early July 2025 and expect to complete by late September 2025 (previously late July). |
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| MC1069561 | (Updated) Microsoft SharePoint: Updated Page Analytics | Updated July 28, 2025: We have updated the timeline. Thank you for your patience. Microsoft SharePoint Page Analytics will soon be upgraded with new capabilities. This rollout will be targeted to SharePoint News posts only. All these capabilities will be made available to all SharePoint pages in future releases. If you have a license for Microsoft Viva Suite or Microsoft Viva Employee Communications and Communities, you will have all the new capabilities. If you do not have one of these licenses, you will continue to see the existing metrics and charts in Page Analytics with a modern page design. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 488502. [When this will happen:] General Availability (Worldwide): We will begin rolling out mid-August 2025 (previously late July) and expect to complete by mid-September 2025 (previously late August). |
Updated August 14, 2025: We have updated the timeline. Thank you for your patience. Microsoft SharePoint Page Analytics will soon be upgraded with new capabilities. This rollout will be targeted to SharePoint News posts only. All these capabilities will be made available to all SharePoint pages in future releases. If you have a license for Microsoft Viva Suite or Microsoft Viva Employee Communications and Communities, you will have all the new capabilities. If you do not have one of these licenses, you will continue to see the existing metrics and charts in Page Analytics with a modern page design. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 488502. [When this will happen:] General Availability (Worldwide): We will begin rolling out early September 2025 (previously mid-August) and expect to complete by late September 2025 (previously mid-September). |
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| MC1072889 | SharePoint Alerts retirement | Microsoft is retiring the SharePoint Alerts feature to streamline and modernize user notifications. With Power Automate, organizations can benefit from an enhanced, versatile solution that goes beyond traditional alerts, offering seamless integration across Microsoft 365 services and more. Key Points Major: Retirement Timeline: Starting from July 2025, the creation of new SharePoint Alerts will be gradually turned off for newly onboarding tenants. Starting from September 2025, the creation of new SharePoint Alerts will be gradually turned off for all tenants. Starting from October 2025, the SharePoint Alert expiration feature will be gradually activated. Once activated, any SharePoint Alert will have a validity of 30 days starting from its first run, then it will expire. Users can self-service re-enable expired SharePoint Alerts and extend their expiration for another 30 days. Re-enabling and extending SharePoint Alerts can be done by using the "Manage my alerts" list/library menu item, opening the SharePoint Alert to update, extending its expiration date and clicking OK. For more details refer to this support article. Starting July 2026, Microsoft will remove the ability to use SharePoint Alerts, existing SharePoint Alerts cannot be extended anymore and will not work anymore. Action: Review and assess impact |
Updated August 12, 2025: Turning off the creation of new SharePoint Alerts has been postponed from September 2025 to January 2026. Microsoft is retiring the SharePoint Alerts feature to streamline and modernize user notifications. With Power Automate, organizations can benefit from an enhanced, versatile solution that goes beyond traditional alerts, offering seamless integration across Microsoft 365 services and more. Key Points Major: Retirement Timeline: Starting from July 2025, the creation of new SharePoint Alerts will be gradually turned off for newly onboarding tenants. Starting from October 2025, the SharePoint Alert expiration feature will be gradually activated. Once activated, any SharePoint Alert will have a validity of 30 days starting from its first run, then it will expire. Users can self-service re-enable expired SharePoint Alerts and extend their expiration for another 30 days. Re-enabling and extending SharePoint Alerts can be done by using the "Manage my alerts" list/library menu item, opening the SharePoint Alert to update, extending its expiration date and clicking OK. For more details refer to this support article. Starting from January 2026, the creation of new SharePoint Alerts will be gradually turned off for all tenants. Starting July 2026, Microsoft will remove the ability to use SharePoint Alerts, existing SharePoint Alerts cannot be extended anymore and will not work anymore. Action: Review and assess impact |
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| MC1075900 | (Updated) Microsoft Viva Insights: People Skills insights for analysts | Updated July 18, 2025: We have updated the timeline. Thank you for your patience. Coming soon for Microsoft Viva Insights: The Skills landscape report, a new Microsoft Power BI report in the advanced insights app that introduces the skills landscape in your organization, powered by People Skills data. With this report, analysts and leaders can understand People Skills data and its usage in the organization, browse commonly used skills and areas of skills specialization, see how groups of skills are distributed across your groups, and explore the skills hierarchy. A Microsoft 365 Copilot, Viva Suite, or Viva Insights license is required to enable People Skills data in Viva Insights. This message applies to the Viva Insights web app. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 491022. [When this will happen] Public Preview: We will begin rolling out late June 2025 and expect to complete by late July 2025. General Availability (Worldwide): We will begin rolling out early August 2025 and expect to complete by early September 2025. |
Updated August 11, 2025: We have updated the timeline. Thank you for your patience. Coming soon for Microsoft Viva Insights: The Skills landscape report, a new Microsoft Power BI report in the advanced insights app that introduces the skills landscape in your organization, powered by People Skills data. With this report, analysts and leaders can understand People Skills data and its usage in the organization, browse commonly used skills and areas of skills specialization, see how groups of skills are distributed across your groups, and explore the skills hierarchy. A Microsoft 365 Copilot, Viva Suite, or Viva Insights license is required to enable People Skills data in Viva Insights. This message applies to the Viva Insights web app. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 491022. [When this will happen] Public Preview: We will begin rolling out late June 2025 and expect to complete by late July 2025. General Availability (Worldwide): We will begin rolling out late August 2025 (previously early August) and expect to complete by late October 2025 (previously early September). |
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| MC1075910 | (Updated) OneDrive: Prompt for permitted users to sign in to OneDrive app with personal Microsoft account | Updated June 27, 2025: We have updated the timeline below. Thank you for your patience. Users have long been able to use personal Microsoft accounts with the OneDrive app on corporate Windows devices-unless restricted by admin policy. This new feature introduces a prompt only when a personal account is already signed in on the device, encouraging users to also sign in to the OneDrive app with that account.
This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 490064. |
Updated August 12, 2025: We have updated the timeline. Thank you for your patience. Users have long been able to use personal Microsoft accounts with the OneDrive app on corporate Windows devices-unless restricted by admin policy. This new feature introduces a prompt only when a personal account is already signed in on the device, encouraging users to also sign in to the OneDrive app with that account.
This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 490064. |
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| MC1077863 | (Updated) Microsoft OneDrive and Microsoft SharePoint: Use the table of contents in a PDF to navigate | Updated June 27, 2025: We have updated the timeline below. Thank you for your patience. Microsoft OneDrive for the web and Microsoft SharePoint Online will be able to display a table of contents if a PDF already has one. Users can select an item in the table of contents to jump directly to the location of that item in the PDF. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 486859. [When this will happen:] General Availability (Worldwide, GCC, GCC High, DoD): We will begin rolling out mid-July 2025 (previously mid-June) and expect to complete by early August 2025 (early July). |
Updated August 14, 2025: We have updated the timeline. Thank you for your patience. Microsoft OneDrive for the web and Microsoft SharePoint Online will be able to display a table of contents if a PDF already has one. Users can select an item in the table of contents to jump directly to the location of that item in the PDF. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 486859. [When this will happen:] General Availability (Worldwide, GCC, GCC High, DoD): We will begin rolling out mid-July 2025 (previously mid-June) and expect to complete by mid-September 2025 (previously early August). |
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| MC1092459 | (Updated) Microsoft Viva Insights: New prompt categories in the Microsoft Copilot Dashboard | Updated July 31, 2025: We have updated the timeline. Thank you for your patience. Prompt categories will be available in Microsoft Copilot Dashboard in Microsoft Viva Insights on the web to help you understand key Copilot use cases for your organization. In Microsoft Copilot Chat (work), which is grounded in work data, these prompt categories will include Ask and find, Catch up, Draft and brainstorm, and Other. These metrics will be added to the metrics library in the advanced insights app. Learn more about Copilot Dashboard licensing requirements in Connect to the Microsoft Copilot Dashboard for Microsoft 365 customers | Microsoft Learn This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 486698. General Availability (Worldwide): We will begin rolling mid-August 2025 (previously mid-July) and will complete by late August 2025 (previously late July). |
Updated August 11, 2025: We have updated the timeline. Thank you for your patience. Prompt categories will be available in Microsoft Copilot Dashboard in Microsoft Viva Insights on the web to help you understand key Copilot use cases for your organization. In Microsoft Copilot Chat (work), which is grounded in work data, these prompt categories will include Ask and find, Catch up, Draft and brainstorm, and Other. These metrics will be added to the metrics library in the advanced insights app. Learn more about Copilot Dashboard licensing requirements in Connect to the Microsoft Copilot Dashboard for Microsoft 365 customers | Microsoft Learn This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 486698. Public Preview: We will begin rolling out in mid-September 2025 and will complete by late September 2025 General Availability (Worldwide): We will begin rolling early October 2025 (previously mid-August) and will complete by late October 2025 (previously late August). |
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| MC1102762 | (Updated) Updates to user and group assignment views on the Microsoft Admin Center | Updated July 8, 2025: We have updated the timeline below. Thank you for your patience. We're updating the product licensing experience in the Microsoft Admin Center to make it easier for admins to distinguish between direct and group-based license assignments. This update improves clarity and performance on the product licensing pages (Billing > Licenses), helping you quickly understand how licenses are assigned and to whom. [When this will happen:] Rollout will begin in late June 2025 and is expected to complete by late July 2025 (previously mid-July). |
Updated August 11, 2025: We have updated the timeline. Thank you for your patience. We're updating the product licensing experience in the Microsoft Admin Center to make it easier for admins to distinguish between direct and group-based license assignments. This update improves clarity and performance on the product licensing pages (Billing > Licenses), helping you quickly understand how licenses are assigned and to whom. [When this will happen:] Rollout will begin in late June 2025 and is expected to complete by late September 2025 (previously late July). |
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| MC1102791 | (Updated) Microsoft 365 admin center: New Multi-admin notifications for Microsoft 365 Backup | Updated July 10, 2025: We have updated the timeline below. Thank you for your patience. We're introducing a new feature-Multi-admin notifications for Microsoft 365 Backup. This feature enables organizations to configure a centralized backup notifications list to ensure key stakeholders are regularly alerted about important backup events and routine actions. This feature enhances visibility and administrative awareness by sending email notifications to designated admins and stakeholders, helping protect against malicious or accidental changes to backup settings and restores. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 464993. [When this will happen:] General Availability (Worldwide): We will begin rolling out early August 2025 (previously early July) and expect to complete by mid-August 2025 (previously mid-July). |
Updated August 14, 2025: We have updated the timeline. Thank you for your patience. We're introducing a new feature-Multi-admin notifications for Microsoft 365 Backup. This feature enables organizations to configure a centralized backup notifications list to ensure key stakeholders are regularly alerted about important backup events and routine actions. This feature enhances visibility and administrative awareness by sending email notifications to designated admins and stakeholders, helping protect against malicious or accidental changes to backup settings and restores. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 464993. [When this will happen:] General Availability (Worldwide): We will begin rolling out late August 2025 (previously early August) and expect to complete by late August 2025 (previously mid-August). |
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| MC1104314 | (Updated) New feature in Microsoft Viva Pulse to enable delegation | Updated July 22, 2025: We have updated the timeline. Thank you for your patience. We're introducing a new delegation capability in Microsoft Viva Pulse to support executive assistants, chiefs of staff, and other designated roles who act on behalf of organizational leaders. Starting mid-July 2025, users will be able to assign delegates to manage the Pulse survey lifecycle on their behalf-helping streamline feedback collection and analysis. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 479753 [When this will happen:] General Availability (Worldwide): Rollout begins mid-August 2025 (previously mid-July). |
Updated August 11, 2025: We have updated the timeline. Thank you for your patience. We're introducing a new delegation capability in Microsoft Viva Pulse to support executive assistants, chiefs of staff, and other designated roles who act on behalf of organizational leaders. Starting mid-August 2025 (previously mid-July), users will be able to assign delegates to manage the Pulse survey lifecycle on their behalf-helping streamline feedback collection and analysis. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 479753 [When this will happen:] General Availability (Worldwide): Rollout begins mid-August 2025 (previously mid-July). |
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| MC1106876 | (Updated) Microsoft Teams: First run experience and prompting users to release previous reservations | Updated July 24, 2025: We have updated the timeline. Thank you for your patience. Prior to this rollout, if a user plugged into a different desk than their existing desk reservation, they would be automatically reserved at the desk, provided there was capacity. This could lead to them having multiple desk reservations. With this roll out, when using bookable desks, users will be notified that they have multiple reservations and be asked to release the previous ones. In addition, we will also be releasing a first run experience to provide the user with more information on why they are receiving notifications to provide further clarity and information. [When this will happen:] General Availability (Worldwide, GCC) for first run experience: We will begin rolling out early August 2025 and expect to complete late August 2025. General Availability (Worldwide, GCC) for the notification when user has multiple reservations: We will begin rolling out late August 2025 and expect to complete mid-September 2025. |
Updated August 12, 2025: We have updated the timeline. Thank you for your patience. Prior to this rollout, if a user plugged into a different desk than their existing desk reservation, they would be automatically reserved at the desk, provided there was capacity. This could lead to them having multiple desk reservations. With this roll out, when using bookable desks, users will be notified that they have multiple reservations and be asked to release the previous ones. In addition, we will also be releasing a first run experience to provide the user with more information on why they are receiving notifications to provide further clarity and information. [When this will happen:] General Availability (Worldwide, GCC) for first run experience: We will begin rolling out mid-August 2025 (previously early August) and expect to complete early September 2025 (previously late August). General Availability (Worldwide, GCC) for the notification when user has multiple reservations: We will begin rolling out late August 2025 and expect to complete mid-September 2025. |
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| MC1108843 | (Updated) Microsoft Defender for Office 365: Ability to Disagree with admin submissions analysis | Updated July 22, 2025: We have updated the timeline. Thank you for your patience. We're adding a new capability to Microsoft Defender that allows SOC teams and admins to dispute submission results directly within the portal. This enhancement enables organizations to provide feedback on false positives and false negatives without opening support tickets, streamlining the feedback loop and improving detection accuracy over time. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 488096. [When this will happen:] General Availability (Worldwide): Rollout will begin in early August 2025 (previously mid-July) and is expected to complete by late August 2025 (previously late July). |
Updated August 14, 2025: We have updated the content. Thank you for your patience. We're adding a new capability to Microsoft Defender that allows SOC teams and admins to dispute submission results directly within the portal. This enhancement enables organizations to provide feedback on false positives and false negatives without opening support tickets, streamlining the feedback loop and improving detection accuracy over time. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 488096. [When this will happen:] General Availability (Worldwide): Rollout will begin in late August 2025 (previously early August) and is expected to complete by late September 2025 (previously late August). |
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| MC1115981 | (Updated) New Tenant-level Service Plan in Viva Suite SKU | What and Why Starting in early August, Microsoft is introducing a new tenant-level service plan-Insights by MyAnalytics Backend-to support existing user-level service plans: Microsoft MyAnalytics (Full) and Insights by MyAnalytics. This backend-only update ensures alignment with security classification requirements while maintaining current MyAnalytics functionality. No changes are being made to user-facing features or SKU entitlements. Rollout Schedule Rollout begins: Early August 2025 with expected completion: Mid-August 2025 Impact on Your Organization Who is affected: Tenants with users assigned to Microsoft MyAnalytics (Full) or Insights by MyAnalytics service plans. Admins managing service plan assignments in the Microsoft 365 admin center. What will happen: A new tenant-level service plan called Insights by MyAnalytics Backend will appear in the Microsoft 365 admin center. This plan will be enabled and greyed out, indicating it is not assignable or removable by admins. Existing user-level service plans remain unchanged and assignable. Admins will see both the new backend plan and the existing user-level plans in the admin center. No changes to SKU entitlements or service capabilities. Example screenshot of service plan assignment view: Action Required / Recommendations |
Updated August 13, 2025: We have updated the content. Thank you for your patience. What and Why Starting in early August, Microsoft is introducing a new tenant-level service plan-Insights by MyAnalytics Backend-to support existing user-level service plans: Microsoft MyAnalytics (Full) and Insights by MyAnalytics. This backend-only update ensures alignment with security classification requirements while maintaining current MyAnalytics functionality. No changes are being made to user-facing features or SKU entitlements. Rollout Schedule Rollout begins: Late-September 2025 (previously early August) with expected completion: Mid-October 2025 (previously mid-August). Impact on Your Organization Who is affected: Tenants with users assigned to Microsoft MyAnalytics (Full) or Insights by MyAnalytics service plans. Admins managing service plan assignments in the Microsoft 365 admin center. What will happen: A new tenant-level service plan called Insights by MyAnalytics Backend will appear in the Microsoft 365 admin center. This plan will be enabled and greyed out, indicating it is not assignable or removable by admins. Existing user-level service plans remain unchanged and assignable. Admins will see both the new backend plan and the existing user-level plans in the admin center. No changes to SKU entitlements or service capabilities. Example screenshot of service plan assignment view: Action Required / Recommendations |
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| MC1115983 | (Updated) Microsoft Viva | New Microsoft Graph APIs for Viva Engage role management | [Introduction] We're introducing new Viva Engage role management APIs in Microsoft Graph, now available in beta. These APIs allow IT admins to programmatically manage Viva Engage-specific roles-such as Corporate Communicator, Network Administrator, and Verified Administrator, enabling automation, scalability, and integration with existing identity systems. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 497131. [When this will happen:] General Availability (Worldwide): We will begin rolling out in early August 2025 and expect to complete by late August 2025. |
Updated August 13, 2025: We have updated the timeline. Thank you for your patience. [Introduction] We're introducing new Viva Engage role management APIs in Microsoft Graph, now available in beta. These APIs allow IT admins to programmatically manage Viva Engage-specific roles-such as Corporate Communicator, Network Administrator, and Verified Administrator, enabling automation, scalability, and integration with existing identity systems. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 497131. [When this will happen:] General Availability (Worldwide): We will begin rolling out in early September 2025 (previously early August) and expect to complete by late September 2025 (previously late August). |
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| MC1117815 | (Updated) Microsoft Teams | Know Your Customer (KYC) onboarding required for new phone number requests | Introduction We're streamlining the Know Your Customer (KYC) requirements for acquiring Microsoft telephone numbers in all markets. Teams administrators will need to submit general business information and supporting documents via Teams Admin Center before provisioning new telephone numbers. This is a one-time process that will allow Microsoft to validate businesses and fulfill regulatory requirements, helping protect our phone services from misuse, such as spam calls and voice phishing (vishing). When this will happen General Availability (Worldwide): We will begin rolling out in early August 2025 and expect to complete by late August 2025. |
Updated August 12, 2025: We have updated the content. Thank you for your patience. Introduction We're streamlining the Know Your Customer (KYC) requirements for acquiring Microsoft telephone numbers in all markets. Teams administrators will need to submit general business information and supporting documents via Teams Admin Center before provisioning new telephone numbers. This is a one-time process that will allow Microsoft to validate businesses and fulfill regulatory requirements, helping protect our phone services from misuse, such as spam calls and voice phishing (vishing). When this will happen General Availability (Worldwide): We will begin rolling out in early August 2025 and expect to complete by late August 2025. |
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| MC1119404 | (Updated) Microsoft Teams | New in Admin Center: Self-Serve Fixes for Porting Rejections | Updated July 28, 2025: We have updated the timeline. Thank you for your patience. Introduction We're introducing a new self-service capability in the Teams Admin Center (TAC) that allows Teams Phone administrators to resolve and resubmit certain porting order rejections without needing to contact Microsoft support. This enhancement improves efficiency and reduces turnaround time for common porting issues, while preserving the existing support experience for more complex cases. When this will happen General Availability: We will begin rolling out in early August 2025 (previously late July) and expect to complete by early August 2025. |
Updated August 14, 2025: We have updated the timeline. Thank you for your patience. Introduction We're introducing a new self-service capability in the Teams Admin Center (TAC) that allows Teams Phone administrators to resolve and resubmit certain porting order rejections without needing to contact Microsoft support. This enhancement improves efficiency and reduces turnaround time for common porting issues, while preserving the existing support experience for more complex cases. When this will happen General Availability: We will begin rolling out in mid-August 2025 (previously early August) and expect to complete by late August 2025 (previously early August). |
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| MC1120871 | (Updated) Important Update: Teams Meeting Join URL Validation | Updated August 6, 2025: We have updated this message with additional information to clarify the Meeting joins experience. Thank you for your patience. What and Who To enhance the security and integrity of Microsoft Teams meetings, we are introducing a new feature that validates Teams meeting join URLs. This update helps ensure that meeting links are not altered or rewritten by security products in ways that could render them unusable or flagged as malicious. Rollout Schedule Who is affected: |
Updated August 13, 2025: We have updated this message with additional information to clarify the Meeting joins experience. Thank you for your patience. What and Who To enhance the security and integrity of Microsoft Teams meetings, we are introducing a new feature that validates Teams meeting join URLs. This update helps ensure that meeting links are not altered or rewritten by security products in ways that could render them unusable or flagged as malicious. Rollout Schedule Who is affected: |
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| MC1124564 | (Updated) Microsoft Outlook: Copilot chat now available to summarize emails for more users | Introduction We're introducing a new way to quickly summarize email threads in Outlook using Copilot chat. With a single click, users can generate a summary of the current email conversation directly from the reading pane. This feature enhances productivity by helping users quickly understand long or complex threads. This capability will be available to users with Copilot chat enabled-even if they don't have a Microsoft 365 Copilot license-provided they have pinned Copilot chat to the navigation bar. It will be available in both Classic and New Outlook for Windows. When this will happen General Availability (Worldwide): We will begin rolling out in mid-August 2025 and expect to complete by mid-October 2025. Targeted Release (Worldwide): We will begin rolling out in early August 2025 and expect to complete by mid-August 2025. |
Updated August 12, 2025: We have updated the timeline. Thank you for your patience. Introduction We're introducing a new way to quickly summarize email threads in Outlook using Copilot chat. With a single click, users can generate a summary of the current email conversation directly from the reading pane. This feature enhances productivity by helping users quickly understand long or complex threads. This capability will be available to users with Copilot chat enabled-even if they don't have a Microsoft 365 Copilot license-provided they have pinned Copilot chat to the navigation bar. It will be available in both Classic and New Outlook for Windows. When this will happen Targeted Release (Worldwide): We will begin rolling out in late August 2025 (previously early August) and expect to complete by mid-September 2025 (previously mid-August). General Availability (Worldwide): We will begin rolling out in mid-September 2025 (previously mid-August) and expect to complete by mid-November 2025 (previously mid-October). |
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| MC1124567 | (Updated) Power BI Cognitive Services and Azure Machine Learning features retiring; transition to Fabric AI services | Introduction We're retiring Cognitive Services and Azure Machine Learning (Azure ML) features in Power BI. This change supports our investment in Microsoft Fabric, where Auto ML and other AI capabilities will continue to evolve and improve. When this will happen The retirement will begin on August 11, 2025, and complete by September 15, 2025. The retirement starting in August will NOT impact your current models that use these services, we will still refresh and support items until Sept 15th when it will be deprecated. In August, we will remove the ability to add new models that leverage these services. |
Updated August 14, 2025: The retirement began on August 11, 2025, and will be complete by September 15, 2025. The retirement in August will NOT impact your current models that use these services, we will still refresh and support items until September 15 when it will be deprecated. As of August 11, the ability to add new models that leverage these services has been removed. Introduction We're retiring Cognitive Services and Azure Machine Learning (Azure ML) features in Power BI. This change supports our investment in Microsoft Fabric, where Auto ML and other AI capabilities will continue to evolve and improve. When this will happen The retirement will begin on August 11, 2025, and complete by September 15, 2025. The retirement starting in August will NOT impact your current models that use these services, we will still refresh and support items until Sept 15th when it will be deprecated. In August, we will remove the ability to add new models that leverage these services. |
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| MC1129718 | (Updated) New Feature: Account Manager in Outlook for Windows | We're introducing a new Account Manager experience in Outlook for Windows. This feature helps users better manage their Microsoft accounts by providing quick access to account details, displaying their profile picture, and enabling account switching (if permitted by your organization). This update aligns the experience with classic Outlook and enhances user productivity. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 497546 When this will happen: General Availability (Worldwide): Rollout will begin in early August 2025 and is expected to complete by late August 2025. |
Updated August 11, 2025: We have updated the timeline. Thank you for your patience. We're introducing a new Account Manager experience in Outlook for Windows. This feature helps users better manage their Microsoft accounts by providing quick access to account details, displaying their profile picture, and enabling account switching (if permitted by your organization). This update aligns the experience with classic Outlook and enhances user productivity. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 497546 When this will happen: General Availability (Worldwide): Rollout will begin in early October 2025 (previously early August) and is expected to complete by late October 2025 (previously late August). |
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| MC1130387 | (Updated) Microsoft Edge: AI-powered History search now available | Introduction Microsoft Edge is introducing AI-powered History search to help users rediscover previously visited sites more easily. This enhanced experience uses an on-device model to understand synonyms, natural language, and minor typos-making it easier to find what you're looking for. The model is trained locally using your browsing data, which never leaves the device or is sent to Microsoft. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 495834. When this will happen General Availability (Worldwide): We will begin rolling out in early August 2025 and expect to complete by early September 2025. |
Updated August 11, 2025: We have updated the timeline. Thank you for your patience. Introduction Microsoft Edge is introducing AI-powered History search to help users rediscover previously visited sites more easily. This enhanced experience uses an on-device model to understand synonyms, natural language, and minor typos-making it easier to find what you're looking for. The model is trained locally using your browsing data, which never leaves the device or is sent to Microsoft. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 495834. When this will happen General Availability (Worldwide): We will begin rolling out in late August 2025 (previously early August) and expect to complete by late September 2025 (previously early September). |
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| MC1131771 | (Updated) Microsoft Purview | eDiscovery cmdlet connectivity change | Introduction As part of Microsoft's ongoing Secure Future Initiative (SFI) (SFI), Microsoft Purview is enhancing protections for cmdlets that connect to other Microsoft 365 services such as SharePoint and Exchange. Starting August 31, 2025, a new connection parameter will be required when using Security & Compliance PowerShell to run specific eDiscovery-related cmdlets. When this will happen This change will take effect on August 31, 2025. |
Updated August 15, 2025: We have updated content. Thank you for your patience. Introduction Connectivity changes between cmdlets and other M365 services like SharePoint and Exchange will need a new flag to be specified. Starting August 31, 2025, customers will need to use at least Exchange Online PowerShell v3.9.0 and later, with - EnableSearchOnlySession parameter when running Connect-IPPSSession to run the following eDiscovery cmdlets. When this will happen This change will take effect on August 31, 2025. |
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| MC1133514 | (Updated) Microsoft Places: Graph API support for directory objects | We're introducing enhanced Microsoft Graph API capabilities that now support full Create, Read, Update, and Delete (CRUD) operations for Microsoft Places directory objects. This update enables developers and partners to programmatically manage Places data-including buildings, floors, sections, rooms, and desks-using a consistent and extensible API surface. This change is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID: 488101 [When this will happen:] General Availability (Worldwide): We will roll out these changes in mid-August 2025. |
Updated August 12, 2025: We have updated the timeline. Thank you for your patience. We're introducing enhanced Microsoft Graph API capabilities that now support full Create, Read, Update, and Delete (CRUD) operations for Microsoft Places directory objects. This update enables developers and partners to programmatically manage Places data-including buildings, floors, sections, rooms, and desks-using a consistent and extensible API surface. This change is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID: 488101 [When this will happen:] General Availability (Worldwide): Available now. |
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| MC1134741 | (Updated) Microsoft Copilot: filter chat history for easier context recall | Introduction We're introducing a new filtering capability in Microsoft Copilot that allows users to refine their view of past conversations. This enhancement helps users quickly locate relevant chats aligned with their workflows, making it easier to revisit prior prompts, responses, and context. i. example of new filtering experience in Microsoft Copilot
For more information, refer to Roadmap ID 497910. |
Updated August 14, 2025: We have updated the timeline. Thank you for your patience. Introduction We're introducing a new filtering capability in Microsoft Copilot that allows users to refine their view of past conversations. This enhancement helps users quickly locate relevant chats aligned with their workflows, making it easier to revisit prior prompts, responses, and context. i. example of new filtering experience in Microsoft Copilot
For more information, refer to Roadmap ID 497910. |
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| MC677236 | (Updated) Whiteboard: existing Azure board migration to ODB storage | Updated July 28, 2025: We have updated the timeline. Thank you for your patience. As outlined in MC677236 (July 2024), Azure to OneDrive migration of existing Whiteboards has now started and will reach your tenant (if you haven't received it already) in the coming months, before June 2025. Complete details can be found in this support article: Migration of Whiteboards from Azure to OneDrive - Microsoft Support. Action for admins: The migration affects only Microsoft Azure-based Whiteboards. If your tenant does not have any Azure Whiteboards, this migration does not impact you. Check if your tenant has Azure Whiteboards using this PowerShell cmdlet: - Get-WhiteboardsForTenant Action item for users: Until the migration completes. When your tenant receives the migration code, users can trigger a migration by starting a Whiteboard session from a web browser by simply going to https://whiteboard.microsoft.com/ or by using a Whiteboard in their Teams meetings. Whiteboard previously stored whiteboard files in Azure storage. In 2022, Whiteboard switched to OneDrive as the storage location for most newly created boards. We made a client-based migration available for your organization, which is currently rolling out gradually. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 117394. [When this will happen] The client-based migration experience started in December 2024 (previously July), and we expect to complete the migration by early August 2025 (previously early June). |
Updated August 12, 2025: We have updated the timeline. Thank you for your patience. As outlined in MC677236 (July 2024), Azure to OneDrive migration of existing Whiteboards has now started and will reach your tenant (if you haven't received it already) in the coming months, before June 2025. Complete details can be found in this support article: Migration of Whiteboards from Azure to OneDrive - Microsoft Support. Action for admins: The migration affects only Microsoft Azure-based Whiteboards. If your tenant does not have any Azure Whiteboards, this migration does not impact you. Check if your tenant has Azure Whiteboards using this PowerShell cmdlet: - Get-WhiteboardsForTenant Action item for users: Until the migration completes. When your tenant receives the migration code, users can trigger a migration by starting a Whiteboard session from a web browser by simply going to https://whiteboard.microsoft.com/ or by using a Whiteboard in their Teams meetings. Whiteboard previously stored whiteboard files in Azure storage. In 2022, Whiteboard switched to OneDrive as the storage location for most newly created boards. We made a client-based migration available for your organization, which is currently rolling out gradually. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 117394. [When this will happen] The client-based migration experience started in December 2024 (previously July), and we expect to complete the migration by late August 2025 (previously early August). |
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| MC796790 | Update: Microsoft 365 and Microsoft Teams: Unified management of Teams apps in Teams, Outlook, and the Microsoft 365 app | Updated August 7, 2025: We have updated the content and rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience. In 2023, we introduced Microsoft Teams apps that are compatible with Microsoft Outlook and the Microsoft 365 App (manifest version v1.13 or higher). Before this rollout, admin changes made in the Integrated apps section of the Microsoft 365 admin center would only affect these Teams apps in Outlook and the Microsoft 365 app. Similarly, changes made in the Teams admin center would exclusively affect Teams. Starting in June 2024, we will roll out Unified App Management to streamline the management of these apps across Teams, Outlook and the Microsoft 365 App, so they are consistently available across all supported clients. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 393931. [When this will happen:] This rollout will happen in two major phases. Unified App Management can apply only to tenants that have migrated to app centric management in Teams admin center, as communicated in MC688930 (Updated) Teams admin center: App centric management and changes to app permission policies (November 2023). Phase 1 | General Availability (Worldwide): We will begin rolling out late-January 2025 (previously mid-December 2024) is now on hold (previously late March 2025), with further guidance to be provided by late May 2025 (previously late April). This phase applies to tenants with no modified settings in either the Microsoft 365 admin center (Integrated apps) or the Teams admin center for organization-wide defaults, app deployment, app availability, or block/unblock. No merge rules apply to these tenants, but after this phase, any app management setting configured in either admin centers will apply to all relevant hosts. Phase 2: We will update this post with a timeline and more details in August 2025 (previously May 2025). |
Updated August 13, 2025: We have updated the content. Thank you for your patience. In 2023, we introduced Microsoft Teams apps that are compatible with Microsoft Outlook and the Microsoft 365 App (manifest version v1.13 or higher). Before this rollout, admin changes made in the Integrated apps section of the Microsoft 365 admin center would only affect these Teams apps in Outlook and the Microsoft 365 app. Similarly, changes made in the Teams admin center would exclusively affect Teams. Starting in June 2024, we will roll out Unified App Management to streamline the management of these apps across Teams, Outlook and the Microsoft 365 App, so they are consistently available across all supported clients. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 393931. [When this will happen:] This rollout will happen in two major phases. Unified App Management can apply only to tenants that have migrated to app centric management in Teams admin center, as communicated in MC688930 (Updated) Teams admin center: App centric management and changes to app permission policies (November 2023). Phase 1 | General Availability (Worldwide): We will begin rolling out late-January 2025 (previously mid-December 2024) is now on hold (previously late March 2025), with further guidance to be provided by late May 2025 (previously late April). This phase applies to tenants with no modified settings in either the Microsoft 365 admin center (Integrated apps) or the Teams admin center for organization-wide defaults, app deployment, app availability, or block/unblock. No merge rules apply to these tenants, but after this phase, any app management setting configured in either admin centers will apply to all relevant hosts. Phase 2: We will update this post with a timeline and more details in August 2025 (previously May 2025). |
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| MC929014 | (Updated) Microsoft Loop – Departed User Content Workflows for User-Owned Loop workspaces | Updated May 12, 2025: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience. Manage retention and deletion workflows for user-owned Loop workspaces such as Copilot Pages and the Loop personal workspace when users leave the organization. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 421612 [When this will happen:] General Availability (Worldwide): We will begin rolling out early August 2025 (previously early June) and expect to complete by late August 2025 (previously late June). |
Updated August 13, 2025: We have updated the timeline. Thank you for your patience. Manage retention and deletion workflows for user-owned Loop workspaces such as Copilot Pages and the Loop personal workspace when users leave the organization. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 421612 [When this will happen:] General Availability (Worldwide): We will begin rolling out early November 2025 (previously early August) and expect to complete by late November 2025 (previously late August). |
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| MC929020 | (Updated) Microsoft Loop – Admin Usage Reports | Updated June 5, 2025: We have updated the timeline below. Thank you for your patience. View and monitor Loop usage in the tenant through existing Microsoft 365 admin usage dashboards. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 421611. [When this will happen:] General Availability (Worldwide): We will begin rolling out mid-September 2025 (previously mid-June) and expect to complete by late October 2025 (previously late June). |
Updated August 15, 2025: After further review we have decided not to proceed with this change at this time. We apologize for any inconvenience. View and monitor Loop usage in the tenant through existing Microsoft 365 admin usage dashboards. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 421611. [When this will happen:] General Availability (Worldwide): We will communicate via Message center when we are ready to proceed. |
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| MC929021 | (Updated) Microsoft Loop – User Accessible Recycle Bin for Loop workspaces | Updated May 19, 2025: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience. When users delete a Loop workspace, owners will be able to restore it from a recycle bin in Loop. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 421615 [When this will happen:] General Availability (Worldwide): We will begin rolling out early September 2025 (previously mid-June) and expect to complete by late September 2025 (previously late June). |
Updated August 13, 2025: We have updated the timeline. Thank you for your patience. When users delete a Loop workspace, owners will be able to restore it from a recycle bin in Loop. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 421615 [When this will happen:] We will begin rolling out early March 2026 (previously mid September) and expect to complete by late March 2026 (previously late September). |
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| MC929022 | (Updated) Microsoft Loop – Require Existing Microsoft 365 Group for New Loop workspaces | Updated May 22, 2025: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience. Admins will be able to ensure that new Loop workspaces are connected to and managed by an existing Microsoft 365 Group, similar to SharePoint Team sites. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 422725 [When this will happen:] General Availability (Worldwide): We will begin rolling out late September 2025 (previously late June) and expect to complete by late October (previously late July). |
Updated August 13, 2025: We have updated the timeline. Thank you for your patience. Admins will be able to ensure that new Loop workspaces are connected to and managed by an existing Microsoft 365 Group, similar to SharePoint Team sites. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 422725 [When this will happen:] General Availability (Worldwide): We will begin rolling out late November 2025 (previously late September) and expect to complete by late December 2025 (previously late October). |
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| MC1068902 | (Updated) Microsoft Outlook for Android: Updated conversation actions | New feature, User impact | Updated message, New feature, User impact | N/A |
| MC1069560 | Modern SharePoint: New Template gallery and 50+ out-of-the-box page templates | New feature, User impact | Updated message, New feature, User impact | N/A |
| MC1072889 | SharePoint Alerts retirement | User impact, Admin impact, Retirement | Updated message, User impact, Admin impact, Retirement | N/A |
| MC1115981 | (Updated) New Tenant-level Service Plan in Viva Suite SKU | New feature, Admin impact | Updated message, New feature, Admin impact | N/A |
| MC1115983 | (Updated) Microsoft Viva | New Microsoft Graph APIs for Viva Engage role management | New feature, User impact | Updated message, New feature, User impact | N/A |
| MC1117815 | (Updated) Microsoft Teams | Know Your Customer (KYC) onboarding required for new phone number requests | Feature update, User impact, Admin impact | Updated message, Feature update, User impact, Admin impact | N/A |
| MC1124564 | (Updated) Microsoft Outlook: Copilot chat now available to summarize emails for more users | New feature, User impact, Admin impact | Updated message, New feature, User impact, Admin impact | N/A |
| MC1124567 | (Updated) Power BI Cognitive Services and Azure Machine Learning features retiring; transition to Fabric AI services | User impact, Admin impact, Retirement | Updated message, User impact, Admin impact, Retirement | N/A |
| MC1129718 | (Updated) New Feature: Account Manager in Outlook for Windows | New feature, User impact | Updated message, New feature, User impact | N/A |
| MC1130387 | (Updated) Microsoft Edge: AI-powered History search now available | New feature, User impact, Admin impact | Updated message, New feature, User impact, Admin impact | N/A |
| MC1131771 | (Updated) Microsoft Purview | eDiscovery cmdlet connectivity change | Feature update, Admin impact | Updated message, Feature update, Admin impact | N/A |
| MC1133514 | (Updated) Microsoft Places: Graph API support for directory objects | New feature, Admin impact | Updated message, New feature, Admin impact | N/A |
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| MC1047912 | (Updated) Microsoft Purview: New Purview Data Security Investigations (DSI) solution | Learn more: Accelerate data security investigations with AI-powered deep content analysis | Microsoft Community Hub Public Preview documentation: Learn about Data Security Investigations (preview) | Microsoft Learn Get started on the Purview DSI overview page (coming soon) to complete setup and get oriented in a few simple steps: Enable access in Microsoft Purview > Permission for DSI admins, DSI investigators and DSI reviewers in your organization. Complete the DSI first-run experience including: Enrolling your Purview subscription for non-AI storage and processing meter Enrolling for AI consumption using security compute units Get started with your first investigation. https://learn.microsoft.com/purview/data-security-investigations https://www.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/roadmap?filters=&searchterms=485707 |
Learn more: Accelerate data security investigations with AI-powered deep content analysis | Microsoft Community Hub Public Preview documentation: Learn about Data Security Investigations (preview) | Microsoft Learn Get started on the Purview DSI overview page (coming soon) to complete setup and get oriented in a few simple steps: Enable access in Microsoft Purview > Permission for DSI admins, DSI investigators and DSI reviewers in your organization. Complete the DSI first-run experience including: Enrolling your Purview subscription for non-AI storage and processing meter Enrolling for AI consumption using security compute units Get started with your first investigation. https://learn.microsoft.com/purview/data-security-investigations https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/microsoft-security-blog/accelerate-data-security-investigations-with-ai-powered-deep-content-analysis/4396099 https://www.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/roadmap?filters=&searchterms=485707 |
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| MC1117815 | (Updated) Microsoft Teams | Know Your Customer (KYC) onboarding required for new phone number requests | Ensure your Teams administrators are ready to provide the following information via the Teams Admin Center: Company name Tax ID, DUNS number, or Business Registration Number Business address A copy of the Business Registration, Registry Extract, or Articles of Incorporation This process applies to all tenants, including those on free trials. No specific license tier is required to complete the KYC onboarding. Learn more: Teams Phone Know Your Customer overview - Microsoft Teams | Microsoft Learn (will be updated before rollout) Compliance considerations Does the change store new customer data, if so, where, and is the data cached or permanently stored? - Yes. The KYC onboarding process requires submission of business information and supporting documentation, which will be stored by Microsoft to fulfill regulatory requirements. Does the change alter how existing customer data is processed, stored, or accessed? - Maybe. While existing telephone numbers are not affected, the process introduces new data collection and validation workflows that may interact with existing tenant metadata. Does the change include an admin control and, can it be controlled through Entra ID group membership? - Yes. The KYC onboarding process is managed through the Teams Admin Center, which supports role-based access control via Entra ID group membership. https://learn.microsoft.com/MicrosoftTeams/teams-phone-know-your-customer |
Ensure your Teams administrators are ready to provide the following information via the Teams Admin Center: Company name Tax ID, DUNS number, or Business Registration Number Business address A copy of the Business Registration, Registry Extract, or Articles of Incorporation This process applies to all tenants, including those on free trials. No specific license tier is required to complete the KYC onboarding. Learn more: Teams Phone Know Your Customer overview - Microsoft Teams | Microsoft Learn Compliance considerations Does the change store new customer data, if so, where, and is the data cached or permanently stored? - Yes. The KYC onboarding process requires submission of business information and supporting documentation, which will be stored by Microsoft to fulfill regulatory requirements. Does the change alter how existing customer data is processed, stored, or accessed? - Maybe. While existing telephone numbers are not affected, the process introduces new data collection and validation workflows that may interact with existing tenant metadata. Does the change include an admin control and, can it be controlled through Entra ID group membership? - Yes. The KYC onboarding process is managed through the Teams Admin Center, which supports role-based access control via Entra ID group membership. https://learn.microsoft.com/MicrosoftTeams/teams-phone-know-your-customer |
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| MC1131771 | (Updated) Microsoft Purview | eDiscovery cmdlet connectivity change | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/powershell/module/exchangepowershell/connect-ippssession?view=exchange-ps https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/powershell/module/exchangepowershell/get-compliancesecurityfilter?view=exchange-ps https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/powershell/module/exchangepowershell/new-caseholdpolicy?view=exchange-ps https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/powershell/module/exchangepowershell/new-caseholdrule?view=exchange-ps https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/powershell/module/exchangepowershell/new-compliancesearchaction?view=exchange-ps https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/powershell/module/exchangepowershell/new-compliancesecurityfilter?view=exchange-ps https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/powershell/module/exchangepowershell/remove-caseholdpolicy?view=exchange-ps https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/powershell/module/exchangepowershell/remove-caseholdrule?view=exchange-ps https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/powershell/module/exchangepowershell/remove-compliancesecurityfilter?view=exchange-ps https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/powershell/module/exchangepowershell/set-caseholdpolicy?view=exchange-ps https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/powershell/module/exchangepowershell/set-caseholdrule?view=exchange-ps https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/powershell/module/exchangepowershell/set-compliancesecurityfilter?view=exchange-ps https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/purview/edisc https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/trust-center/security/secure-future-initiative https://www.powershellgallery.com/packages/ExchangeOnlineManagement/3.8.0 |
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/powershell/module/exchangepowershell/connect-ippssession?view=exchange-ps https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/powershell/module/exchangepowershell/get-compliancesecurityfilter?view=exchange-ps https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/powershell/module/exchangepowershell/new-caseholdpolicy?view=exchange-ps https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/powershell/module/exchangepowershell/new-caseholdrule?view=exchange-ps https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/powershell/module/exchangepowershell/new-compliancesearchaction?view=exchange-ps https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/powershell/module/exchangepowershell/new-compliancesecurityfilter?view=exchange-ps https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/powershell/module/exchangepowershell/remove-caseholdpolicy?view=exchange-ps https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/powershell/module/exchangepowershell/remove-caseholdrule?view=exchange-ps https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/powershell/module/exchangepowershell/remove-compliancesecurityfilter?view=exchange-ps https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/powershell/module/exchangepowershell/set-caseholdpolicy?view=exchange-ps https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/powershell/module/exchangepowershell/set-caseholdrule?view=exchange-ps https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/powershell/module/exchangepowershell/set-compliancesecurityfilter?view=exchange-ps https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/purview/edisc https://www.powershellgallery.com/packages/ExchangeOnlineManagement/3.8.0 |
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MC Title changes
| MC ID | MC Title | Old Value | New Value | MC Action required by |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MC1068902 | (Updated) Microsoft Outlook for Android: Updated conversation actions | Microsoft Outlook for Android: Updated conversation actions | (Updated) Microsoft Outlook for Android: Updated conversation actions | N/A |
| MC1072889 | (Updated) SharePoint Alerts retirement | SharePoint Alerts retirement | (Updated) SharePoint Alerts retirement | N/A |
| MC1102762 | (Updated) Updates to user and group assignment views on the Microsoft Admin Center | Updates to user and group assignment views on the Microsoft Admin Center | (Updated) Updates to user and group assignment views on the Microsoft Admin Center | N/A |
| MC1115981 | (Updated) New Tenant-level Service Plan in Viva Suite SKU | New Tenant-level Service Plan in Viva Suite SKU | (Updated) New Tenant-level Service Plan in Viva Suite SKU | N/A |
| MC1115983 | (Updated) Microsoft Viva | New Microsoft Graph APIs for Viva Engage role management | Microsoft Viva | New Microsoft Graph APIs for Viva Engage role management | (Updated) Microsoft Viva | New Microsoft Graph APIs for Viva Engage role management | N/A |
| MC1117815 | (Updated) Microsoft Teams | Know Your Customer (KYC) onboarding required for new phone number requests | Microsoft Teams | Know Your Customer (KYC) onboarding required for new phone number requests | (Updated) Microsoft Teams | Know Your Customer (KYC) onboarding required for new phone number requests | N/A |
| MC1124564 | (Updated) Microsoft Outlook: Copilot chat now available to summarize emails for more users | Microsoft Outlook: Copilot chat now available to summarize emails for more users | (Updated) Microsoft Outlook: Copilot chat now available to summarize emails for more users | N/A |
| MC1124567 | (Updated) Power BI Cognitive Services and Azure Machine Learning features retiring; transition to Fabric AI services | Power BI Cognitive Services and Azure Machine Learning features retiring; transition to Fabric AI services | (Updated) Power BI Cognitive Services and Azure Machine Learning features retiring; transition to Fabric AI services | N/A |
| MC1129718 | (Updated) New Feature: Account Manager in Outlook for Windows | New Feature: Account Manager in Outlook for Windows | (Updated) New Feature: Account Manager in Outlook for Windows | N/A |
| MC1130387 | (Updated) Microsoft Edge: AI-powered History search now available | Microsoft Edge: AI-powered History search now available | (Updated) Microsoft Edge: AI-powered History search now available | N/A |
| MC1131771 | (Updated) Microsoft Purview | eDiscovery cmdlet connectivity change | Microsoft Purview | eDiscovery cmdlet connectivity change | (Updated) Microsoft Purview | eDiscovery cmdlet connectivity change | N/A |
| MC1133514 | (Updated) Microsoft Places: Graph API support for directory objects | Microsoft Places: Graph API support for directory objects | (Updated) Microsoft Places: Graph API support for directory objects | N/A |
| MC1134741 | (Updated) Microsoft Copilot: filter chat history for easier context recall | Microsoft Copilot: filter chat history for easier context recall | (Updated) Microsoft Copilot: filter chat history for easier context recall | N/A |
CW33 New Office 365 Message Center items
| MC ID | MC Title | MC Category | MC Workload | MC Major Change | MC Action required by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MC1133514 | (Updated) Microsoft Places: Graph API support for directory objects | Stay Informed | Microsoft 365 apps | False | N/A |
| MC1133511 | Emoji Reactions Workflows in Microsoft Teams | Stay Informed | Microsoft Teams | False | N/A |
| MC1133508 | Microsoft Teams Integration with Microsoft Defender for Office Tenant Allow/Block List for blocking domains | Stay Informed | Microsoft Teams | False | N/A |
| MC1133503 | Plan for Change: Intune moving to support macOS 14 and higher later this year | Plan For Change | Microsoft Intune | False | N/A |
| MC1133502 | Plan for Change: Intune moving to support iOS/iPadOS 17 and higher later this year | Plan For Change | Microsoft Intune | False | N/A |
| MC1133391 | Power Automate - Debug desktop flows using step over and step out | Stay Informed | Microsoft Power Automate | False | N/A |
| MC1134182 | Microsoft Teams | External Audio and Camera Device Selection on iPads | Stay Informed | Microsoft Teams | False | N/A |
| MC1134180 | Meeting Search in MS Teams Desktop | Stay Informed | Microsoft Teams | False | N/A |
| MC1134179 | Enhancement to Copilot studio agents report | Stay Informed | Microsoft Viva | False | N/A |
| MC1134176 | Outlook for iOS and Android: Send button relocated to reduce accidental sends | Stay Informed | Exchange Online | False | N/A |
| MC1134174 | Outlook Mobile for iOS and Android: Draft messages now minimize automatically when closed | Stay Informed | Microsoft 365 apps | False | N/A |
| MC1134170 | [Copilot Extensibility] Admins can manage ownerless Copilot agents with new lifecycle controls | Stay Informed | Microsoft 365 suite, Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365) | False | N/A |
| MC1134169 | Teams app versions 1.12 and earlier will no longer appear in Microsoft 365 admin center | Stay Informed | Microsoft 365 suite | False | N/A |
| MC1134166 | Updates available for Microsoft 365 Apps for all channels | Stay Informed | Microsoft 365 apps | False | N/A |
| MC1134747 | Security Update: New Authentication Requirements for integration with Microsoft Teams PowerShell Module | Plan For Change | Microsoft Teams | True | 09/14/2025 |
| MC1134741 | (Updated) Microsoft Copilot: filter chat history for easier context recall | Stay Informed | Microsoft 365 suite | False | N/A |
| MC1134740 | Streamlining SMS campaign approvals in Teams admin center | Stay Informed | Microsoft Teams | False | N/A |
| MC1134737 | Microsoft Teams: Private channels increased limits and transition to group compliance | Plan For Change | Microsoft Teams | True | N/A |
| MC1134736 | Quarantine experience update in Microsoft Defender and Exchange Online: Restore temporarily deleted items | Stay Informed | Exchange Online | False | N/A |
| MC1135399 | Reporting labels retirement in Teams admin center | Plan For Change | Microsoft Teams | True | 09/19/2025 |
| MC1135397 | Noise suppression for dial-in participants in Teams audio conferences | Prevent Or Fix Issue | Microsoft Teams | False | N/A |
| MC1135396 | Microsoft Teams | Manage voice and face recognition for rooms (MTR-W/MTRA) via device settings | Plan For Change | Microsoft Teams | False | N/A |
| MC1135479 | [Action Required] Credential management requires additional MFA Prompt for enhanced security | Plan For Change | Microsoft 365 suite | False | 09/15/2025 |
| MC1136042 | Streamlined file preview experience in Microsoft 365 Copilot app for iOS | Plan For Change | Microsoft 365 suite, Microsoft 365 apps, Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365) | True | 09/14/2025 |
| MC1136041 | Microsoft 365 admin center: New usage intensity and host apps metrics available in Copilot Chat usage report | Stay Informed | Microsoft 365 suite | False | N/A |
| MC1136040 | Live events using Microsoft Teams town hall in Viva Engage | Stay Informed | Microsoft Viva | False | N/A |
| MC1136039 | Manager insights now in Viva Insights web app, with new team view for Copilot Dashboard | Plan For Change | Microsoft Teams, Microsoft Viva | True | N/A |
| MC1136036 | Engage Storyline and post enhancements: cover photos, drafts, AMAs, and more | Stay Informed | Microsoft Viva | False | N/A |
| MC1136035 | Gen AI capabilities in the Create module of Microsoft 365 Copilot app coming to all Copilot Chat users | Stay Informed | Microsoft 365 suite, Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365) | False | N/A |
