from 08/25/2025 to 08/31/2025
27 Office 365 Message Center Items were changed and
32 Office 365 Message Center Items were added
Please note: Only common Message Center messages are in this list you should always check your Message Center for additional messages
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Changes
MC End Time changes
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| MC1019312 | (Updated) Microsoft Teams: Meeting participants can request collaborative annotation sessions | 11/10/2025 08:00:00 | 2025-12-08T08:00:00Z | N/A |
| MC1037767 | (Updated) Microsoft Teams: Share Teams apps and agents from their profile or the Teams side panel | 11/10/2025 08:00:00 | 2026-01-05T08:00:00Z | N/A |
| MC1047925 | (Updated) Outlook: open attachments while offline in the new Outlook for Windows | 09/29/2025 09:00:00 | 2025-10-27T08:00:00Z | N/A |
| MC1073071 | (Updated) Microsoft 365 Copilot: Access agents from the Microsoft Edge sidebar | 10/06/2025 09:00:00 | 2025-11-17T08:00:00Z | N/A |
| MC1081568 | (Updated) Microsoft Teams: Automatically set work location by connecting to a Wi-Fi network | 11/10/2025 08:00:00 | 2025-11-24T08:00:00Z | N/A |
| MC1085574 | (Updated) Copilot Dashboard: Updated meeting metrics for Intelligent Recap | 12/08/2025 08:00:00 | 2026-01-05T08:00:00Z | N/A |
| MC1090689 | (Updated) Microsoft Teams: Enhanced peripheral data in Pro Management portal reports for BYOD spaces | 10/06/2025 09:00:00 | 2025-12-08T08:00:00Z | N/A |
| MC1092458 | (Updated) Microsoft Exchange Online: New Message Trace will be GA; legacy Message Trace will retire | 09/30/2025 09:00:00 | 2026-06-01T09:00:00Z | 08/31/2025 |
| MC1098935 | (Updated) Microsoft SharePoint: Header and Footer enhancements | 10/27/2025 08:00:00 | 2025-12-01T08:00:00Z | N/A |
| MC1115312 | (Updated) Microsoft Teams | Enhance your Teams experience with new accent colors | 10/06/2025 09:00:00 | 2026-01-05T08:00:00Z | N/A |
| MC1120269 | (Updated) Microsoft 365 Copilot | PowerPoint now supports enterprise image libraries via SharePoint OAL or Templafy | 11/10/2025 08:00:00 | 2025-12-08T08:00:00Z | N/A |
| MC1125489 | (Updated) Outlook | Save an Event as a Draft | 09/30/2025 09:00:00 | 2025-10-27T08:00:00Z | N/A |
| MC1125491 | (Updated) Microsoft Outlook for Windows: Add attachments while offline | 12/08/2025 09:00:00 | 2026-01-26T09:00:00Z | N/A |
| MC1130395 | (Updated) Deploy a frontline worker pilot in Teams Admin Center | 11/30/2025 09:00:00 | 2025-12-08T09:00:00Z | N/A |
| MC1136042 | (Updated) Streamlined file preview experience in Microsoft 365 Copilot app for iOS | 10/15/2025 09:00:00 | 2026-01-05T08:00:00Z | 09/14/2025 |
| MC1137596 | (Updated) Streamlined file preview and Copilot Chat experience in Microsoft 365 Copilot app for iOS | 12/31/2025 09:00:00 | 2025-09-02T10:00:00Z | N/A |
| MC1139492 | (Updated) SharePoint Pages: Sections with AI | 11/16/2025 09:00:00 | 2025-12-29T09:00:00Z | N/A |
| MC796790 | Update: Microsoft 365 and Microsoft Teams: Unified management of Teams apps in Teams, Outlook, and the Microsoft 365 app | 10/26/2026 08:00:00 | 2026-11-30T08:00:00Z | N/A |
MC How Affect changes
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| MC1092458 | (Updated) Microsoft Exchange Online: New Message Trace will be GA; legacy Message Trace will retire | Like in Public Preview, the new Message Trace UX in EAC will be available by default and Microsoft PowerShell cmdlets (Get-MessageTraceV2, Get-MessageTraceDetailV2) will be available. The legacy Message Trace experience and cmdlets (Get-MessageTrace, Get-MessageTraceDetail) will remain available in parallel for several months to support the transition. Starting September 1, 2025, the following will begin deprecating: Legacy Message Trace UI in EAC. Legacy cmdlets (Get-MessageTrace, Get-MessageTraceDetail). Reporting Web Service support for Message Trace data |
Like in Public Preview, the new Message Trace UX in EAC will be available by default and Microsoft PowerShell cmdlets (Get-MessageTraceV2, Get-MessageTraceDetailV2) will be available. The legacy Message Trace experience and cmdlets (Get-MessageTrace, Get-MessageTraceDetail) will remain available in parallel for several months to support the transition. Starting September 1, 2025, the following will begin deprecating: Legacy Message Trace UI in EAC. Legacy cmdlets (Get-MessageTrace, Get-MessageTraceDetail). Starting February 28th, 2026, Reporting Web Service support for Message Trace data will begin deprecating. |
08/31/2025 |
| MC1102762 | (Updated) Updates to user and group assignment views on the Microsoft Admin Center | Admins will see a new layout on the product licensing pages: Users with directly assigned licenses will appear in the User tab. Users assigned via Group-Based Licensing (GBL) will appear in the Groups tab. To view users assigned via GBL, select the group name from the list of group assignments for that product, then navigate to the Successfully assigned tab. This change is designed to improve page load performance and make license assignment paths more intuitive. |
Admins will see a new layout on the product licensing pages: Users with directly assigned licenses will appear in the User tab. Users assigned via Group-Based Licensing (GBL) will appear in the Groups tab. Product names have been updated and now offer improved multilingual support. To view users assigned via GBL, select the group name from the list of group assignments for that product, then navigate to the Successfully assigned tab. This change is designed to improve page load performance and make license assignment paths more intuitive. |
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| MC1130384 | (Updated) Microsoft Defender for Identity: New recommendations added to Microsoft Secure Score | New posture recommendations will appear in Microsoft Secure Score as improvement actions. These include: Remove inactive service accounts Remove discovered passwords in Active Directory account attributes These recommendations will be visible only if your tenant has a Defender for Identity sensor deployed in your identity infrastructure. The update is enabled by default and requires no configuration changes. What you can do to prepare No admin action is required before or after rollout. Review your current identity configuration to assess potential impact. Notify relevant administrators and update internal documentation as needed. Regularly review Microsoft Secure Score to monitor and act on new improvement suggestions. Compliance considerations No compliance considerations identified, review as appropriate for your organization. |
New posture recommendations will appear in Microsoft Secure Score as improvement actions. These include: Remove stale service accounts Remove discovered passwords in Active Directory account attributes These recommendations will be visible only if your tenant has a Defender for Identity sensor deployed in your identity infrastructure. The update is enabled by default and requires no configuration changes. What you can do to prepare No admin action is required before or after rollout. Review your current identity configuration to assess potential impact. Notify relevant administrators and update internal documentation as needed. Regularly review Microsoft Secure Score to monitor and act on new improvement suggestions. Compliance considerations No compliance considerations identified, review as appropriate for your organization. |
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| MC1131063 | (Updated) SharePoint Agent: New Agent Link WebPart | Flexible Placement: Add a link to any custom SharePoint agent directly on your page. Contextual Assistance: Clicking the link opens the agent in the sidecar, enabling users to get help without leaving the page. Enhanced Discoverability: Promotes in-context discovery of AI-powered agents, helping users engage with intelligent assistance where and when they need it. License Handling: Users without access see a message indicating they don't have access within the sidecar. As a reminder, links to agents only work for users with a Microsoft 365 Copilot license, or for users in organizations that have set up the Microsoft 365 PAYG meter. Here's how an editor adds the web part to the page: Find the webparts in the toolbox. Under the category AI, find a web part called Agent Link and Add it to your page. Next, configure and link it to an agent - either search for an agent or pick one from the recently used agents. Customize the size of the link from small, medium, or large, and choose to show a title or not. Then, publish your page. That's it - your web part is ready to go! Now, as a site visitor, sees the webpart on the page. When a user selects the webpart, the agent link opens in the sidecar.
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Flexible Placement: Add a link to any custom SharePoint agent directly on your page. Contextual Assistance: Clicking the link opens the agent in the sidecar, enabling users to get help without leaving the page. Enhanced Discoverability: Promotes in-context discovery of AI-powered agents, helping users engage with intelligent assistance where and when they need it. License Handling: Users without access see a message indicating they don't have access within the sidecar. As a reminder, links to agents only work for users with a Microsoft 365 Copilot license, or for users in organizations that have set up the Microsoft 365 PAYG meter. Here's how an editor adds the web part to the page: Find the webparts in the toolbox. Under the category AI, find a web part called Agent Link and Add it to your page. Next, configure and link it to an agent - either search for an agent or pick one from the recently used agents. Customize the size of the link from small, medium, or large, and choose to show a title or not. Then, publish your page. That's it - your web part is ready to go! Now, as a site visitor, sees the webpart on the page. When a user selects the webpart, the agent link opens in the sidecar.
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| MC1136042 | (Updated) Streamlined file preview experience in Microsoft 365 Copilot app for iOS | August 22, 2025: When users edit or try to create a Word, Excel, or PowerPoint file in the Microsoft 365 Copilot app on an iOS (iPhone or iPad) device, they will begin seeing a popup banner encouraging installation of standalone Word, Excel, or PowerPoint app. Users can choose to ignore the banner and continue in the Microsoft 365 Copilot app, with no change to functionality. September 15, 2025: The Microsoft 365 Copilot app for iPhone will transition to a file preview experience for Word, Excel, and PowerPoint files where they can view file contents and comments and use Copilot Chat to command and ask questions about the files. Users will not be able to edit files in the Microsoft 365 Copilot iPhone app. Instead, they will be prompted to open or install the standalone apps (ie. Microsoft Word iPhone app) to edit files. Teams, OneDrive, and Outlook apps will stop opening these files in the Microsoft 365 Copilot iPhone app for editing and instead prompt users to install or open the respective standalone apps. When opening a Word, Excel, or PowerPoint file in the Microsoft 365 Copilot iPhone app via Search result, Copilot Chat response, or share to Microsoft 365 Copilot action from a third-party app, users will get a streamlined experience where they can preview the file contents and get Copilot Chat assistance on the file directly in the preview. In the Create experience in the Microsoft 365 Copilot iPhone app, users will get a chat-centered experience when creating a document rather than the template options in Word, Excel, or PowerPoint experience. With this, they will directly see a Copilot Chat conversation experience when selecting the Word, Excel or PowerPoint option from the Create Screen. There, they can create a file via a chat prompt. They may open the file in the standalone Word, Excel, or PowerPoint apps once created for further editing. After September 15, 2025: We will roll out a similar set of updates to the Microsoft 365 Copilot app for iPad. What you can do to prepare No admin action is required. However, we recommend: Informing iOS users about updates to file experiences in the Microsoft 365 Copilot app and encouraging installation of Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint apps from the iOS App Store. Updating internal documentation and training materials to reflect the new file handling behavior for the Microsoft 365 Copilot iOS app. For organizations using mobile device management (MDM), consider pushing the standalone Word, Excel, PowerPoint and OneDrive apps to managed iOS devices. Learn more: Deployment guide: Manage iOS/iPadOS devices in Microsoft Intune Compliance considerations Compliance AreaImpact Does the change provide end users any new way of interacting with generative AI?Users can now more easily interact with files via Copilot Chat for summaries and insights. Does the change modify, interrupt, or disable any of the following capabilities (Purview)?Users can no longer edit Word, Excel, and PowerPoint files in the Microsoft 365 Copilot app; users must use standalone apps. Does the change include an admin control and, can it be controlled through Entra ID group membership?Admins can manage app deployment and access via Entra ID and MDM policies. |
Transition to Previewers in the M365 Copilot App for WXP file viewing & File Access & Management As part of this update, the Microsoft 365 Copilot app for iPhone and iPad will transition to a Copilot powered preview experience for Word, Excel, and PowerPoint. Users will continue to be able to view files and use Copilot Chat to get deeper analysis and insights on their content. If a user needs to edit, the M365 Copilot app will transition to the standalone Word, Excel, or PowerPoint apps. Users of the M365 Copilot app will continue to be able to browse and search recent files in the app, but users seeking comprehensive file management features will be encouraged to utilize the OneDrive app. When users land in the M365 Copilot app Search experience and navigate to the My files, Libraries, or My device entry points a notification will appear promoting the use of the OneDrive app for these actions. Detailed Change Log: Word, Excel, PowerPoint, M365 Copilot App Word, Excel, PowerPoint: The Microsoft 365 Copilot app for iPhone and iPad will a provide a Copilot powered preview experience for documents. Users can view content and use Copilot Chat for file queries. Users who wish to edit the file will be prompted to open or install the standalone apps. M365 Copilot App: The M365 Copilot app has evolved to an AI-first productivity assistant that brings together productivity activity across Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook and other Microsoft 365 apps. It gives your users the power of file previews and M365 Copilot chat in an experience that inherits all the security, identity and privacy policies you've set up in Microsoft 365. iPad Inclusion: All changes described will now be rolled out simultaneously for iPad and iPhone. Teams, OneDrive, Outlook iOS app integration: These apps on iPhone and iPad will continue to show users a preview of their Word, Excel and PowerPoint files. If users want to open and edit a Word, Excel, or PowerPoint file, they will now be directed to the respective standalone Word, Excel or PowerPoint app. The M365 Copilot app will no longer handle file open and edit operations from Teams, OneDrive or Outlook. File Management: Searching for files within the M365 Copilot app will remain available. For advanced file management, users will be directed to the standalone OneDrive app. Create Experience: Document creation in the M365 Copilot app will be available from chat. After file creation, users can view the file within M365 Copilot. Editing the document will transition to the standalone WXP apps. Offline File Experience: For users who wish to make files available offline, please use the Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and OneDrive apps. "Make Available Offline" is being removed from the M365 Copilot app in favor of Copilot powered previewer experiences. PDF Workflows: No changes. PDF handling continues as before in the M365 Copilot app. What you can do to prepare: Updated Recommendations * Inform iOS and iPadOS users about the updated file experiences in the M365 Copilot app, and for users who have the need to edit WXP files on their mobile devices, encourage installation of the standalone Word, Excel, and PowerPoint apps. * The M365 Copilot app should continue to be available to end users as an AI-first productivity assistant. It brings together productivity apps and content with Copilot, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and more. * Update all internal documentation and training materials to reflect the revised file handling behavior for the M365 Copilot app across iPhone and iPad. * For organizations using mobile device management (MDM), push the standalone Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and OneDrive apps to manage iOS/iPadOS devices. * Join the iOS TestFlight program for the M365 Copilot app to get early access to changes Learn more: Deployment guide: Manage iOS/iPadOS devices in Microsoft Intune Compliance considerations: Impact on Workflows, Admin Controls, and Metrics Compliance AreaImpact Does the change provide end users any new way of interacting with generative AI?Users can interact with Word, Excel, and PowerPoint files via M365 Copilot Chat for summaries and insights. Preview and Copilot chat functionality is streamlined for documents and accessible on both iPhone and iPad. Does the change modify, interrupt, or disable any of the following capabilities (Purview)?Editing Word, Excel, and PowerPoint files will no longer be available in the M365 Copilot app; users must use standalone apps for editing. WXP file preview and chat capabilities remain available in Copilot. Does the change include an admin control and, can it be controlled through Entra ID group membership?Admins can manage app deployment and access via Entra ID and MDM policies. The M365 Copilot app should remain in managed app stores for enterprise environments. The M365 Copilot app remains a necessary and supported solution for enterprise environments, providing preview and AI-powered chat experiences for Word, Excel, and PowerPoint files. Organizations should continue to manage and deploy the Copilot app to maintain access to Enterprise AI workflows. |
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| MC1137596 | (Updated) Streamlined file preview and Copilot Chat experience in Microsoft 365 Copilot app for iOS | August 22, 2025: When users edit or try to create a Word, Excel, or PowerPoint file in the Microsoft 365 Copilot app on an iOS (iPhone or iPad) device, they will begin seeing a popup banner encouraging installation of standalone Word, Excel, or PowerPoint app. Users can choose to ignore the banner and continue in the Microsoft 365 Copilot app, with no change to functionality. September 15, 2025: The Microsoft 365 Copilot app for iPhone will transition to a file preview experience for Word, Excel, and PowerPoint files where they can view file contents and comments and use Copilot Chat to command and ask questions about the files. Users will not be able to edit files in the Microsoft 365 Copilot iPhone app. Instead, they will be prompted to open or install the standalone apps (ie. Microsoft Word iPhone app) to edit files. Teams, OneDrive, and Outlook apps will stop opening these files in the Microsoft 365 Copilot iPhone app for editing and instead prompt users to install or open the respective standalone apps. When opening a Word, Excel, or PowerPoint file in the Microsoft 365 Copilot iPhone app via Search result, Copilot Chat response, or share to Microsoft 365 Copilot action from a third-party app, users will get a streamlined experience where they can preview the file contents and get Copilot Chat assistance on the file directly in the preview. In the Create experience in the Microsoft 365 Copilot iPhone app, users will get a chat-centered experience when creating a document rather than the template options in Word, Excel, or PowerPoint experience. With this, they will directly see a Copilot Chat conversation experience when selecting the Word, Excel or PowerPoint option from the Create Screen. There, they can create a file via a chat prompt. They may open the file in the standalone Word, Excel, or PowerPoint apps once created for further editing. After September 15, 2025: We will roll out a similar set of updates to the Microsoft 365 Copilot app for iPad. What you can do to prepare No admin action is required. However, we recommend: Informing iOS users about updates to file experiences in the Microsoft 365 Copilot app and encouraging installation of Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint apps from the iOS App Store. Updating internal documentation and training materials to reflect the new file handling behavior for the Microsoft 365 Copilot iOS app. For organizations using mobile device management (MDM), consider pushing the standalone Word, Excel, PowerPoint and OneDrive apps to managed iOS devices. Compliance considerations Does the change provide end users any new way of interacting with generative AI?Users can now more easily interact with files via Copilot Chat for summaries and insights. Does the change modify, interrupt, or disable any of the following capabilities (Purview)?Users can no longer edit Word, Excel, and PowerPoint files in the Microsoft 365 Copilot app; users must use standalone apps. |
August 22, 2025: When users edit or try to create a Word, Excel, or PowerPoint file in the Microsoft 365 Copilot app on an iOS (iPhone or iPad) device, they will begin seeing a popup banner encouraging installation of standalone Word, Excel, or PowerPoint app. Users can choose to ignore the banner and continue in the Microsoft 365 Copilot app, with no change to functionality. September 15, 2025: The Microsoft 365 Copilot app for iPhone will transition to a file preview experience for Word, Excel, and PowerPoint files where they can view file contents and comments and use Copilot Chat to command and ask questions about the files. Users will not be able to edit files in the Microsoft 365 Copilot iPhone app. Instead, they will be prompted to open or install the standalone apps (ie. Microsoft Word iPhone app) to edit files. Teams, OneDrive, and Outlook apps will stop opening these files in the Microsoft 365 Copilot iPhone app for editing and instead prompt users to install or open the respective standalone apps. When opening a Word, Excel, or PowerPoint file in the Microsoft 365 Copilot iPhone app via Search result, Copilot Chat response, or share to Microsoft 365 Copilot action from a third-party app, users will get a streamlined experience where they can preview the file contents and get Copilot Chat assistance on the file directly in the preview. In the Create experience in the Microsoft 365 Copilot iPhone app, users will get a chat-centered experience when creating a document rather than the template options in Word, Excel, or PowerPoint experience. With this, they will directly see a Copilot Chat conversation experience when selecting the Word, Excel or PowerPoint option from the Create Screen. There, they can create a file via a chat prompt. They may open the file in the standalone Word, Excel, or PowerPoint apps once created for further editing. After September 15, 2025: We will roll out a similar set of updates to the Microsoft 365 Copilot app for iPad. What you can do to prepare No admin action is required. However, we recommend: Informing iOS users about updates to file experiences in the Microsoft 365 Copilot app and encouraging installation of Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint apps from the iOS App Store. Updating internal documentation and training materials to reflect the new file handling behavior for the Microsoft 365 Copilot iOS app. For organizations using mobile device management (MDM), consider pushing the standalone Word, Excel, PowerPoint and OneDrive apps to managed iOS devices. Compliance AreaImpact Does the change provide end users any new way of interacting with generative AI?Users can now more easily interact with files via Copilot Chat for summaries and insights. Does the change modify, interrupt, or disable any of the following capabilities (Purview)?Users can no longer edit Word, Excel, and PowerPoint files in the Microsoft 365 Copilot app; users must use standalone apps. |
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MC Messages changes
| MC ID | MC Title | Old Value | New Value | MC Action required by |
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| MC1019312 | (Updated) Microsoft Teams: Meeting participants can request collaborative annotation sessions | Updated July 18, 2025: We have updated the timeline. Thank you for your patience. Coming soon for Microsoft Teams: Meeting participants will be able to request an annotation session while someone else is sharing their screen. This message applies to Teams for Windows desktop and Teams for Mac desktop. (Users can view and annotate in Teams on the web but cannot initiate annotations.) This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 89975. [When this will happen:] Targeted Release: We will begin rolling out early September 2025 and expect to complete by mid-September 2025. General Availability (WW, GCC, GCC High, and DoD): We will begin rolling out mid-September 2025 and expect to complete by late September 2025. |
Updated August 27, 2025: We have updated the timeline. Thank you for your patience. Coming soon for Microsoft Teams: Meeting participants will be able to request an annotation session while someone else is sharing their screen. This message applies to Teams for Windows desktop and Teams for Mac desktop. (Users can view and annotate in Teams on the web but cannot initiate annotations.) This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 89975. [When this will happen:] Targeted Release: We will begin rolling out early October 2025 and expect to complete by mid-October 2025. General Availability (WW, GCC, GCC High, and DoD): We will begin rolling out mid-October 2025 and expect to complete by late October 2025 |
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| MC1037767 | (Updated) Microsoft Teams: Share Teams apps and agents from their profile or the Teams side panel | Updated July 25, 2025: We have updated the timeline. Thank you for your patience. Coming soon: Users can share Microsoft Teams apps or agents from the app or agent profile and from the app side panel in Teams. This message applies to Teams for Windows desktop, Teams for Mac desktop and Teams on the web. A Microsoft 365 Copilot license is not required to share agents as described in this message. If a user has access to the agents, the users will be able to share them. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 483355. [When this will happen:] Targeted Release: We will begin rolling out early September 2025 and expect to complete by mid-September 2025. General Availability (Worldwide): We will begin rolling out mid-September 2025 and expect to complete by late September 2025 |
Updated August 27, 2025: We have updated the timeline. Thank you for your patience. Coming soon: Users can share Microsoft Teams apps or agents from the app or agent profile and from the app side panel in Teams. This message applies to Teams for Windows desktop, Teams for Mac desktop and Teams on the web. A Microsoft 365 Copilot license is not required to share agents as described in this message. If a user has access to the agents, the users will be able to share them. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 483355. [When this will happen:] Targeted Release: We will begin rolling out mid-October 2025 and expect to complete by late October 2025. General Availability (Worldwide): We will begin rolling out early November 2025 and expect to complete by late November 2025 |
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| MC1047925 | (Updated) Outlook: open attachments while offline in the new Outlook for Windows | Updated August 5, 2025: We have updated the timeline. Thank you for your patience. We are adding more functionality to offline mode in the new Outlook for Windows. You will now be able to open and save attachments from your emails without an internet connection. Please note that this is only scoped to classic file attachments. OneDrive and SharePoint links in the body of the emails will still need a connection to be opened. For this functionality to work you need to make sure Offline is enabled and offline attachments are enabled. At the user level you can verify this by checking two settings in new Outlook Settings - General - Offline: Enable offline email, calendar and people Include file attachments This functionality will also be enabled or disabled based on the True/False behavior of the already existing Mailbox Policy: OWAMailboxPolicy- OfflineEnabledWin. Attachments from emails within the timeframe and folder scope selected in the "Settings - General - Offline" will be synced and available locally for users to open without an internet connection. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 472026 [When this will happen:] Targeted Release (Worldwide): We will begin rolling out on mid-May 2025 and expect to complete by late May 2025. General Availability (Worldwide): We will begin rolling out on late June 2025 and expect to complete by mid-August 2025. General Availability (GCC): We will begin rolling out on late August 2025and expect to complete by mid-August 2025. |
Updated August 27, 2025: We have updated the timeline. Thank you for your patience. We are adding more functionality to offline mode in the new Outlook for Windows. You will now be able to open and save attachments from your emails without an internet connection. Please note that this is only scoped to classic file attachments. OneDrive and SharePoint links in the body of the emails will still need a connection to be opened. For this functionality to work you need to make sure Offline is enabled and offline attachments are enabled. At the user level you can verify this by checking two settings in new Outlook Settings - General - Offline: Enable offline email, calendar and people Include file attachments This functionality will also be enabled or disabled based on the True/False behavior of the already existing Mailbox Policy: OWAMailboxPolicy- OfflineEnabledWin. Attachments from emails within the timeframe and folder scope selected in the "Settings - General - Offline" will be synced and available locally for users to open without an internet connection. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 472026 [When this will happen:] Targeted Release (Worldwide): We will begin rolling out on mid-May 2025 and expect to complete by late May 2025. General Availability (Worldwide): We will begin rolling out on late June 2025 and expect to complete by mid-August 2025. General Availability (GCC): We will begin rolling out on late August 2025 and expect to complete by mid-September 2025. |
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| MC1073071 | (Updated) Microsoft 365 Copilot: Access agents from the Microsoft Edge sidebar | Updated August 7, 2025: We have updated the timeline. Thank you for your patience. Users will soon be able to access agents in Microsoft 365 Copilot from the Edge sidebar (on the right side of the screen) while using Copilot. This message applies to Web chat and Work chat for users with a Microsoft 365 Copilot license and to Copilot Chat for users with a Microsoft 365 license. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 482410. [When this will happen:] General Availability (Worldwide): We will begin rolling out in late August 2025 (previously late July) and expect to complete by early September 2025 (previously early August). |
Updated August 27, 2025: We have updated the timeline. Thank you for your patience. Users will soon be able to access agents in Microsoft 365 Copilot from the Edge sidebar (on the right side of the screen) while using Copilot. This message applies to Web chat and Work chat for users with a Microsoft 365 Copilot license and to Copilot Chat for users with a Microsoft 365 license. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 482410. [When this will happen:] General Availability (Worldwide): We will begin rolling out in late September 2025 (previously late August) and expect to complete by early October 2025 (previously early September). |
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| MC1081568 | (Updated) Microsoft Teams: Automatically set work location by connecting to a Wi-Fi network | Updated June 26, 2025: We have updated the content. Thank you for your patience. Coming soon to Microsoft Teams: When users connect to their organization's Wi-Fi, Teams can automatically set their work location to reflect the building they are working in. This feature is opt-in and requires you to take action to configure it. This message applies to Teams for Windows desktop and Teams for Mac desktop. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 488800. [When this will happen:] General Availability (Worldwide): We will begin rolling early September 2025 and expect to complete by mid-September 2025. |
Updated August 28, 2025: We have updated the timeline. Thank you for your patience. Coming soon to Microsoft Teams: When users connect to their organization's Wi-Fi, Teams can automatically set their work location to reflect the building they are working in. This feature is opt-in and requires you to take action to configure it. This message applies to Teams for Windows desktop and Teams for Mac desktop. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 488800. [When this will happen:] General Availability (Worldwide): We will begin rolling early October 2025 and expect to complete by mid-October 2025. |
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| MC1085574 | (Updated) Copilot Dashboard: Updated meeting metrics for Intelligent Recap | Updated June 27, 2025: We have updated the timeline below. Thank you for your patience. Copilot Dashboard users can now view metrics that reflect both summarized and recapped meeting activity, offering a more complete view of Copilot's impact in Teams. These updates replace previous Copilot Assisted Hour calculations and meeting metrics with unified "summarized or recapped" metrics, helping leaders better understand usage across their organization. The updated metrics are available in both the Copilot Dashboard and the M365 Copilot Impact report in Advanced Insights, with additional query support for Intelligent Recap meeting metrics. This change is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID: 494687 [When this will happen:] Public Preview: We will begin rolling out this change late July 2025 and expect to complete by late September 2025. General Availability (Worldwide): We will begin rolling out this change late September 2025 (previously late June) and expect to complete by late October 2025 (previously late June). |
Updated June 27, 2025: We have updated the timeline below. Thank you for your patience. Copilot Dashboard users can now view metrics that reflect both summarized and recapped meeting activity, offering a more complete view of Copilot's impact in Teams. These updates replace previous Copilot Assisted Hour calculations and meeting metrics with unified "summarized or recapped" metrics, helping leaders better understand usage across their organization. The updated metrics are available in both the Copilot Dashboard and the M365 Copilot Impact report in Advanced Insights, with additional query support for Intelligent Recap meeting metrics. This change is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID: 494687 [When this will happen:] Public Preview: We will begin rolling out this change late September 2025 (previously late July) and expect to complete by late October 2025 (previously late September). General Availability (Worldwide): We will begin rolling out this change late October 2025 (previously late September) and expect to complete by late November 2025 (previously late October). |
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| MC1090689 | (Updated) Microsoft Teams: Enhanced peripheral data in Pro Management portal reports for BYOD spaces | Updated June 16, 2025: We have updated the timeline below. Thank you for your patience. We're adding new peripheral health reporting capabilities to the Pro Management portal, enabling admins to proactively monitor device issues in bring your own device (BYOD) rooms and desks. These reports help identify when peripherals are faulty, missing, moved, or undetectable by a PC-allowing admins to take action before users report problems. Reports for rooms require a Teams Shared Devices license. Desk reporting is currently in public preview. This change is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID: 493319 [When this will happen:] General Availability (Worldwide and GCC): Rollout will begin in early September 2025 (previously early July) and is expected to complete by late September 2025 (previously late July). |
Updated August 27, 2025: We have updated the timeline. Thank you for your patience. We're adding new peripheral health reporting capabilities to the Pro Management portal, enabling admins to proactively monitor device issues in bring your own device (BYOD) rooms and desks. These reports help identify when peripherals are faulty, missing, moved, or undetectable by a PC-allowing admins to take action before users report problems. Reports for rooms require a Teams Shared Devices license. Desk reporting is currently in public preview. This change is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID: 493319 [When this will happen:] General Availability (Worldwide and GCC): Rollout will begin in early October 2025 and is expected to complete by late October 2025. |
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| MC1092458 | (Updated) Microsoft Exchange Online: New Message Trace will be GA; legacy Message Trace will retire | We are excited to announce the General Availability of the new Message Trace in the Microsoft Exchange admin center (EAC) in Microsoft Exchange Online. This new experience, previously in Public Preview, offers improved performance, modern design, and enhanced feature parity. Admins can access it via Exchange admin center > Mail flow > Message Trace. The GA release is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 495489. [When this will happen:] General Availability (Worldwide): We will begin rolling out mid-June 2025 and expect to complete by late July 2025. Retirement of legacy Message Trace begins September 1, 2025. |
Updated August 28, 2025: Due to the customer feedback we've received, we will be delaying the legacy Message Trace support on Reporting Webservice until February 28th, 2026. Additionally, we will be onboarding the new Message Trace onto Graph API. The tentative timeline for Public Preview of the new Message Trace support on Graph API is November. Further details will be announced closer to the Public Preview release date. This does not impact the deprecation timeline for the legacy Message Trace cmdlets. The legacy Message Trace cmdlets (Get-MessageTrace, Get-MessageTraceDetail) are still set to retire on September 1st, 2025. We are excited to announce the General Availability of the new Message Trace in the Microsoft Exchange admin center (EAC) in Microsoft Exchange Online. This new experience, previously in Public Preview, offers improved performance, modern design, and enhanced feature parity. Admins can access it via Exchange admin center > Mail flow > Message Trace. The GA release is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 495489. [When this will happen:] Retirement of legacy Message Trace begins September 1, 2025. General Availability (Worldwide): We will begin rolling out mid-June and expect to complete by late July. |
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| MC1098935 | (Updated) Microsoft SharePoint: Header and Footer enhancements | Updated July 16, 2025: We have updated the timeline below. Thank you for your patience. We're updating the Microsoft SharePoint site header and footer to deliver a more modern, customizable, and brand-aligned experience. This visual enhancement introduces new options for customizing the header, footer, and navigation links-empowering site owners to better reflect their organization's identity and create more engaging, connected SharePoint sites. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 489225. [When this will happen:] Targeted Release: We will begin rolling out mid-August 2025 and expect to complete by late August 2025. General Availability (Worldwide, GCC): We will begin rolling out late August 2025 and expect to complete by early September 2025. General Availability (GCC High, DoD): We will start rolling out early September 2025 and expect to complete by mid-September 2025. |
Updated August 28, 2025: We have updated the timeline. Thank you for your patience. We're updating the Microsoft SharePoint site header and footer to deliver a more modern, customizable, and brand-aligned experience. This visual enhancement introduces new options for customizing the header, footer, and navigation links-empowering site owners to better reflect their organization's identity and create more engaging, connected SharePoint sites. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 489225. [When this will happen:] Targeted Release: We will begin rolling out late August 2025 (previously mid-August) and expect to complete by early September 2025 (previously late August). General Availability (Worldwide, GCC): We will begin rolling out early September 2025 (previously late August) and expect to complete by mid-September 2025 (previously early September). General Availability (GCC High, DoD): We will start rolling out mid-September 2025 (previously early September) and expect to complete by late September 2025. |
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| MC1102762 | (Updated) Updates to user and group assignment views on the Microsoft Admin Center | 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). |
Updated August 28, 2025: We have updated the content. 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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| MC1102784 | Microsoft Teams on the web: New Private Preview for Sign in with Apple and Google for consumers may affect enterprise | Updated August 19, 2025: We have updated the timeline. Thank you for your patience. We're introducing a new sign-in experience that enhances flexibility and accessibility for a limited number of users on Microsoft Teams for the web. This change introduces new sign-in options-Continue with Apple and Continue with Google-on the sign-in page (teams.microsoft.com or teams.com) for users routed through login.microsoftonline.com/common. NOTE: These options are intended for consumer Microsoft accounts and may be visible to both consumer and enterprise users, depending on your authentication configuration. [When this will happen:] We will begin rolling out this private preview (Worldwide) in late August 2025 (previously mid-August) to a small number of Teams for the web users and expect to complete by mid-October 2025. We expect to expand this feature to other Microsoft apps later in 2025. |
Updated August 27, 2025: We have updated the timeline. Thank you for your patience. We're introducing a new sign-in experience that enhances flexibility and accessibility for a limited number of users on Microsoft Teams for the web. This change introduces new sign-in options-Continue with Apple and Continue with Google-on the sign-in page (teams.microsoft.com or teams.com) for users routed through login.microsoftonline.com/common. NOTE: These options are intended for consumer Microsoft accounts and may be visible to both consumer and enterprise users, depending on your authentication configuration. [When this will happen:] We will begin rolling out this private preview (Worldwide) in mid-September 2025 (previously late August) to a small number of Teams for the web users and expect to complete by mid-October 2025. We expect to expand this feature to other Microsoft apps later in 2025. |
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| MC1115312 | (Updated) Microsoft Teams | Enhance your Teams experience with new accent colors | Updated July 29, 2025: We have updated the timeline. Thank you for your patience. We're introducing a new personalization feature in Microsoft Teams that allows users to select from a set of accent colors. This update enhances the user experience by enabling visual customization of the Teams interface and will be available on Desktop, Mac, and Web platforms. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 497139. [When this will happen:] General Availability (Worldwide): We will begin rolling out in early September 2025 and expect to complete by late September 2025. |
Updated August 27, 2025: We have updated the timeline. Thank you for your patience. We're introducing a new personalization feature in Microsoft Teams that allows users to select from a set of accent colors. This update enhances the user experience by enabling visual customization of the Teams interface and will be available on Desktop, Mac, and Web platforms. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 497139. [When this will happen:] General Availability (Worldwide): We will begin rolling out in early November 2025 and expect to complete by late November 2025. |
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| MC1120269 | (Updated) Microsoft 365 Copilot | PowerPoint now supports enterprise image libraries via SharePoint OAL or Templafy | Updated August 19, 2025: We have updated the timeline. Thank you for your patience. Introduction Microsoft 365 Copilot in PowerPoint will soon support the use of your organization's branded images when creating slides. By integrating enterprise assets stored in SharePoint Organization Asset Libraries (OAL) or Templafy (third-party solution), users can generate slides that use your brand images. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap IDs 496365, 496366, and 496367. When this will happen General Availability (Worldwide): We will begin rolling out in late August and expect to complete by late September 2025 (previously late August). |
Updated August 28, 2025: We have updated the timeline. Thank you for your patience. Introduction Microsoft 365 Copilot in PowerPoint will soon support the use of your organization's branded images when creating slides. By integrating enterprise assets stored in SharePoint Organization Asset Libraries (OAL) or Templafy (third-party solution), users can generate slides that use your brand images. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap IDs 496365, 496366, and 496367. When this will happen General Availability (Worldwide): We will begin rolling out in early September 2025 (previously late August) and expect to complete by late October 2025 (previously late September). |
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| MC1125489 | (Updated) Outlook | Save an Event as a Draft | You can now save a meeting as a draft on your calendar when you're not ready to send invites. This update gives users more flexibility when planning events, especially when details are still being finalized. When this will happen General Availability (Worldwide, GCC, GCC High, DoD): Rollout will begin in July 2025 and is expected to complete by late August 2025. |
Updated August 27, 2025: We have updated the timeline. Thank you for your patience. You can now save a meeting as a draft on your calendar when you're not ready to send invites. This update gives users more flexibility when planning events, especially when details are still being finalized. When this will happen General Availability (Worldwide, GCC, GCC High, DoD): Rollout will begin in July 2025 and is expected to complete by early September 2025 (previously late August). |
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| MC1125491 | (Updated) Microsoft Outlook for Windows: Add attachments while offline | Introduction We're enhancing offline functionality in the new Microsoft Outlook for Windows. This update (Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 496371) enables users to add file attachments while composing emails offline, improving productivity for those working without an internet connection. When this will happen Targeted Release (Worldwide): Rollout begins in mid August 2025 and is expected to complete by mid September 2025. General Availability (Worldwide): Rollout begins in mid October 2025 and is expected to complete by late October 2025. General Availability (GCC): Rollout begins in early November 2025 and is expected to complete by mid November 2025. |
Updated August 27, 2025: We have updated the timeline. Thank you for your patience. Introduction We're enhancing offline functionality in the new Microsoft Outlook for Windows. This update (Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 496371) enables users to add file attachments while composing emails offline, improving productivity for those working without an internet connection. When this will happen Targeted Release (Worldwide): Rollout begins in mid-September 2025 and is expected to complete by mid-October 2025. General Availability (Worldwide): Rollout begins in mid-November 2025 and is expected to complete by late November 2025. General Availability (GCC): Rollout begins in early December 2025 and is expected to complete by mid-December 2025. |
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| MC1129129 | (Updating) Outlook: Create and save email templates in the new Outlook for Windows | The new Outlook for Windows and Outlook for the Web now support email templates, enabling users to create, save, and reuse templates for faster, more consistent communication. This update also supports importing existing templates saved as .oft files, streamlining the transition from classic Outlook experiences. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID: 485757 When this will happen: Targeted Release (Worldwide): Rollout will begin in late August 2025 and is expected to complete by early September 2025. General Availability (Worldwide, GCC, GCC High, DoD): Rollout will begin in early-October 2025 and is expected to complete by late-November 2025. |
Updated August 29, 2025: We have updated the timeline. Thank you for your patience. The new Outlook for Windows and Outlook for the Web now support email templates, enabling users to create, save, and reuse templates for faster, more consistent communication. This update also supports importing existing templates saved as .oft files, streamlining the transition from classic Outlook experiences. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID: 485757 When this will happen: Targeted Release (Worldwide): Rollout will begin in early September 2025 (previously late August) and is expected to complete by mid-September 2025 (previously early September). General Availability (Worldwide): Rollout will begin in mid-October 2025 (previously early October) and is expected to complete by early November 2025 (previously late November). General Availability (GCC, GCC High, DoD): Rollout will begin in early November 2025 (previously early-October) and is expected to complete by early December 2025 (previously late November). |
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| MC1130384 | (Updated) Microsoft Defender for Identity: New recommendations added to Microsoft Secure Score | Introduction We're enhancing Microsoft Secure Score by introducing new improvement actions based on Microsoft Defender for Identity posture recommendations. These updates provide a more accurate reflection of your organization's identity security posture and help strengthen your overall security configuration. When this will happen Public Preview: Rollout begins mid-August 2025 and completes by mid-September 2025. General Availability: Rollout begins mid-September 2025 and completes by late October 2025. Applies to Worldwide, GCC, GCC High, and DoD environments. |
Updated August 25, 2025: We have updated the content to show as intended. Thank you for your patience. Introduction We're enhancing Microsoft Secure Score by introducing new improvement actions based on Microsoft Defender for Identity posture recommendations. These updates provide a more accurate reflection of your organization's identity security posture and help strengthen your overall security configuration. When this will happen Public Preview: Rollout begins mid-August 2025 and completes by mid-September 2025. General Availability: Rollout begins mid-September 2025 and completes by late October 2025. Applies to Worldwide, GCC, GCC High, and DoD environments. |
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| MC1130388 | (Updated) Microsoft Teams | Search with key query language | Updated August 22, 2025: We have updated the timeline. Thank you for your patience. Introduction We're introducing a new way to search in Microsoft Teams using structured, SQL-like query commands in the search bar. This enhancement allows users to filter messages, files, and conversations more precisely using keywords such as from:username, with:username, in:channel, or is:type (message, file, group chat, channel). This feature is especially useful for developers and power users who prefer to express specific search intent to narrow down search results and easily find what they are looking for. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 496590. When this will happen Targeted Release: We began rolling out in early August 2025 and expect to complete by early August 2025 - Completed General Availability (Worldwide): We began rolling out mid-August 2025 and expect to complete by mid-August 2025 - Completed General Availability (GCC, GCCH, and DoD): We began rolling out late August 2025 and expect to complete by late September 2025. |
Updated August 26, 2025: We have updated the timeline. Thank you for your patience. Introduction We're introducing a new way to search in Microsoft Teams using structured, SQL-like query commands in the search bar. This enhancement allows users to filter messages, files, and conversations more precisely using keywords such as from:username, with:username, in:channel, or is:type (message, file, group chat, channel). This feature is especially useful for developers and power users who prefer to express specific search intent to narrow down search results and easily find what they are looking for. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 496590. When this will happen Targeted Release: We began rolling out in early August 2025 and expect to complete by early August 2025 - Completed General Availability (Worldwide): We began rolling out mid-August 2025 and expect to complete by mid-August 2025 - Completed General Availability (GCC, GCCH, and DoD): We began rolling out late August 2025 and expect to complete by late September 2025. |
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| MC1130395 | (Updated) Deploy a frontline worker pilot in Teams Admin Center | Introduction You can now deploy, manage, and measure a frontline worker (FLW) pilot directly from Teams Admin Center. This new capability enables Teams administrators to define pilot users and owners, configure workloads, and monitor adoption-all in one place. It's designed to help IT admins and business leaders streamline the rollout of Teams features tailored for frontline teams. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 498226 When this will happen Public Preview: Rolling out mid-September 2025; expected completion by late September 2025. General Availability: Rolling out end-September 2025; expected completion by mid-October 2025. |
Updated August 27, 2025: We have updated the timeline. Thank you for your patience. Introduction You can now deploy, manage, and measure a frontline worker (FLW) pilot directly from Teams Admin Center. This new capability enables Teams administrators to define pilot users and owners, configure workloads, and monitor adoption-all in one place. It's designed to help IT admins and business leaders streamline the rollout of Teams features tailored for frontline teams. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 498226 When this will happen Public Preview: Rolling out early October 2025; expected completion by mid-October 2025. General Availability: Rolling out mid-October 2025; expected completion by late October 2025. |
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| MC1131063 | (Updated) SharePoint Agent: New Agent Link WebPart | Introduction We're introducing a new SharePoint Web Part: Agent Link Web Part. This feature allows site owners to embed a clickable link to an agent on a SharePoint page that launches the configured agent in the sidecar experience. It's a lightweight, flexible way to surface contextual help using AI agents directly from within your site-improving discoverability and access to AI agents where users need it most. Where to Find It: The Agent Link Web Part will appear under a new category called AI in the web part toolbox. Search for the name Agent Link WebPart. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 481512. When this will happen General Availability (Worldwide): We will begin rolling out mid August 2025 and expect to complete by late August 2025 |
Updated August 27, 2025: We have updated the content. Thank you for your patience. Introduction We're introducing a new SharePoint Web Part: Agent Link Web Part. This feature allows site owners to embed a clickable link to an agent on a SharePoint page that launches the configured agent in the sidecar experience. It's a lightweight, flexible way to surface contextual help using AI agents directly from within your site-improving discoverability and access to AI agents where users need it most. Where to Find It: The Agent Link Web Part will appear under a new category called AI in the web part toolbox. Search for the name Agent Link WebPart. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 481512. When this will happen General Availability (Worldwide): We will begin rolling out mid-August 2025 and expect to complete by late August 2025 - Completed |
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| MC1135396 | (Updated) Microsoft Teams | Manage voice and face recognition for rooms (MTR-W/MTRA) via device settings | Introduction To simplify management and reduce configuration friction for voice and face recognition in Microsoft Teams Rooms (MTR), we're introducing new admin-facing settings in the Teams Pro Management Portal and directly on Teams Rooms devices (Windows and Android). These settings replace PowerShell-based configuration with a more intuitive UI, offering clearer visibility into recognition status across rooms. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 499615. When this will happen General Availability (Worldwide, GCC): Rollout will begin in early September 2025 and is expected to complete by end of September 2025. |
Updated August 27, 2025: We have updated the timeline. Thank you for your patience. Introduction To simplify management and reduce configuration friction for voice and face recognition in Microsoft Teams Rooms (MTR), we're introducing new admin-facing settings in the Teams Pro Management Portal and directly on Teams Rooms devices (Windows and Android). These settings replace PowerShell-based configuration with a more intuitive UI, offering clearer visibility into recognition status across rooms. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 499615. When this will happen General Availability (Worldwide, GCC): Rollout will begin in mid-October 2025 and is expected to complete by late October 2025. |
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| MC1135397 | Noise suppression for dial-in participants in Teams audio conferences | Introduction Microsoft Teams is introducing noise suppression for PSTN dial-in participants in Audio Conferences. This feature automatically reduces background noise-such as traffic or keyboard sounds-enhancing audio clarity for users joining meetings via phone. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 496150 When this will happen Targeted Release (Worldwide): Rollout begins in September 2025 and is expected to complete by late October 2025. General Availability (Worldwide, GCC, GCC High, and DoD): Rollout begins late September 2025 and is expected to complete by late November 2025. |
Updated August 28, 2025: We have updated the timeline. Thank you for your patience. Introduction Microsoft Teams is introducing noise suppression for PSTN dial-in participants in Audio Conferences. This feature automatically reduces background noise-such as traffic or keyboard sounds-enhancing audio clarity for users joining meetings via phone. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 496150 When this will happen Targeted Release (Worldwide): Rollout begins in October 2025 and is expected to complete by late October 2025. General Availability (Worldwide, GCC, GCC High, and DoD): Rollout begins late October 2025 and is expected to complete by late November 2025 |
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| MC1136042 | (Updated) Streamlined file preview experience in Microsoft 365 Copilot app for iOS | Introduction We are streamlining the Microsoft 365 Copilot mobile app on iPhone and iPad to help users interact with their content more naturally and efficiently. This update will introduce file previews of Word, Excel, PowerPoint files in the mobile app. In these file previews, users can easily view file contents and comments, as well as use Copilot Chat to command and ask questions about the file. As part of this change, users will be prompted to open the standalone Word, Excel, and PowerPoint apps to edit their files. This change is rolling out in September for iPhone devices and coming later for iPad devices. When this will happen This update will be generally available for iPhone devices on September 15, and iPad devices will have similar changes soon after. |
Updated August 27, 2025: We have updated the content. Thank you for your patience. When this will happen: Updated Rollout Schedule for iPhone and iPad The first phase of this change is in-product notifications in the M365 Copilot app to encourage users who are editing documents to install the Word, PowerPoint, Excel and OneDrive apps. This in-app notification will roll out to TestFlight users only the week of August 25, 2025 and become generally available on September 15, 2025 (09/15). This is a modification from the initial post to allow our enterprise customers more time to prepare. The second phase of this change updates the Word, PowerPoint and Excel functionality in the Microsoft 365 Copilot app with previewers that will be made available to TestFlight users only in September and GA on October 13, 2025. All changes described below will be implemented across iPhone and iPad. To get early builds and test out features before GA dates - you will need to join the iOS TestFlight program for the Microsoft 365 Copilot app. There are a limited number of seats available in the iOS TestFlight program. We periodically remove inactive users (those who have not updated their build) to make space for others. If you are unable to join because the program is full, please check back later, or contact your Microsoft Support representative. Learn More: Microsoft 365 Insider program on iOS, Become a Microsoft 365 Insider on iOS. |
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| MC1137596 | (Updated) Streamlined file preview and Copilot Chat experience in Microsoft 365 Copilot app for iOS | Introduction We're streamlining the Microsoft 365 Copilot mobile app on iPhone and iPad to help users interact with their content more naturally and efficiently. This update will introduce file previews of Word, Excel, PowerPoint files in the mobile app. In these file previews, users can easily view file contents and comments, as well as use Copilot Chat to command and ask questions about the file. As part of this change, users will be prompted to open the standalone Word, Excel, and PowerPoint apps to edit their files. This change is rolling out in September for iPhone devices and coming later for iPad devices. When this will happen This update will be generally available for iPhone devices on September 15, and iPad devices soon after. |
Updated August 26, 2025: After further review, this item is a duplicate of MC1136042. For the most accurate and up-to-date information, please refer to MC1136042. Introduction We're streamlining the Microsoft 365 Copilot mobile app on iPhone and iPad to help users interact with their content more naturally and efficiently. This update will introduce file previews of Word, Excel, PowerPoint files in the mobile app. In these file previews, users can easily view file contents and comments, as well as use Copilot Chat to command and ask questions about the file. As part of this change, users will be prompted to open the standalone Word, Excel, and PowerPoint apps to edit their files. This change is rolling out in September for iPhone devices and coming later for iPad devices. When this will happen This update will be generally available for iPhone devices on September 15, and iPad devices soon after. |
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| MC1139492 | (Updated) SharePoint Pages: Sections with AI | Sections with AI in SharePoint Pages We're introducing Sections with AI, a new SharePoint authoring experience that enables users to generate rich, full-fidelity page sections using natural language prompts. This feature leverages Copilot to understand page context, suggest relevant content, and generate dynamic sections that incorporate organizational knowledge, documents, and meeting transcripts. This enhancement simplifies content creation and improves productivity by reducing manual effort and enabling more intelligent, context-aware page building. When this will happen General Availability (Worldwide): Rollout begins mid-August 2025 and is expected to complete by mid-October 2025. |
Updated August 29, 2025: We have updated the timeline. Thank you for your patience. Sections with AI in SharePoint Pages We're introducing Sections with AI, a new SharePoint authoring experience that enables users to generate rich, full-fidelity page sections using natural language prompts. This feature leverages Copilot to understand page context, suggest relevant content, and generate dynamic sections that incorporate organizational knowledge, documents, and meeting transcripts. This enhancement simplifies content creation and improves productivity by reducing manual effort and enabling more intelligent, context-aware page building. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap 498547 When this will happen General Availability (Worldwide): Rollout begins early September 2025 (previously mid-August) and is expected to complete by mid-November 2025 (previously mid-October). |
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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 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). |
Updated August 27, 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 this feature end of September 2025. This initial phase targets tenants that have never modified their organization-wide defaults, app availability, or block/unblock in either the Microsoft 365 admin center or the Teams admin center. At the end of this phase, agent and app manageability will be unified across both Microsoft 365 admin center and Teams admin center ensuring agent and M365 apps availability configuration policies are in alignment for all future administrative changes. Phase 2: We will update this post with a timeline and more details in August 2025 (previously May 2025). |
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| MC927963 | (Updated) New Microsoft Outlook for Windows: People Hub improvements | Updated August 1, 2025: We have updated the timeline. Thank you for your patience. You are receiving this message because our reporting indicates you may be using new Microsoft Outlook for Windows in your organization. Coming soon for new Outlook for Windows: an updated People Hub with a modern contact management experience that will retrieve and display high-quality, complete, coherent, and up-to-date information about the people that matter the most to you. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 413114. [When this will happen:] Targeted release: We have begun rolling out and expect to complete by end of Aug 2025 (previously mid-July 2025) General Availability (Worldwide): We will begin rolling out mid-September 2025 (previously mid-August 2025) and expect to complete by early October 2025 (previously early September 2025) |
Updated August 29, 2025: We have updated the timeline. Thank you for your patience. You are receiving this message because our reporting indicates you may be using new Microsoft Outlook for Windows in your organization. Coming soon for new Outlook for Windows: an updated People Hub with a modern contact management experience that will retrieve and display high-quality, complete, coherent, and up-to-date information about the people that matter the most to you. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 413114. [When this will happen:] Targeted release: We have initiated roll out and we're currently at 50%. We expect to complete by mid-September 2025 (previously end of August 2025) General Availability (Worldwide): We will begin rolling out mid-October 2025 (previously mid-September 2025) and expect to complete by early November 2025 (previously early October 2025) |
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| MC1092458 | (Updated) Microsoft Exchange Online: New Message Trace will be GA; legacy Message Trace will retire | New feature, User impact, Admin impact, Retirement | Updated message, New feature, User impact, Admin impact, Retirement | 08/31/2025 |
| MC1125489 | (Updated) Outlook | Save an Event as a Draft | New feature, User impact | Updated message, New feature, User impact | N/A |
| MC1125491 | (Updated) Microsoft Outlook for Windows: Add attachments while offline | New feature | Updated message, New feature | N/A |
| MC1129129 | (Updating) Outlook: Create and save email templates in the new Outlook for Windows | New feature, User impact | Updated message, New feature, User impact | N/A |
| MC1130384 | (Updated) Microsoft Defender for Identity: New recommendations added to Microsoft Secure Score | Feature update | Updated message, Feature update | N/A |
| MC1130395 | (Updated) Deploy a frontline worker pilot in Teams Admin Center | New feature, User impact, Admin impact | Updated message, New feature, User impact, Admin impact | N/A |
| MC1131063 | (Updated) SharePoint Agent: New Agent Link WebPart | Feature update | Updated message, Feature update | N/A |
| MC1135396 | (Updated) Microsoft Teams | Manage voice and face recognition for rooms (MTR-W/MTRA) via device settings | New feature, Admin impact | Updated message, New feature, Admin impact | N/A |
| MC1135397 | Noise suppression for dial-in participants in Teams audio conferences | Feature update | Updated message, Feature update | N/A |
| MC1136042 | (Updated) Streamlined file preview experience in Microsoft 365 Copilot app for iOS | New feature | Updated message, New feature | 09/14/2025 |
| MC1137596 | (Updated) Streamlined file preview and Copilot Chat experience in Microsoft 365 Copilot app for iOS | Feature update | Updated message, Feature update | N/A |
| MC1139492 | (Updated) SharePoint Pages: Sections with AI | New feature, User impact | Updated message, New feature, User impact | N/A |
MC prepare changes
| MC ID | MC Title | Old Value | New Value | MC Action required by |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MC1092458 | (Updated) Microsoft Exchange Online: New Message Trace will be GA; legacy Message Trace will retire | This GA rollout and retirement will happen automatically by the specified dates with no admin action required before the rollout. Review your current configuration to assess the impact on your organization. You may want to notify your admins and/or users about this change and update internal documentation. Begin using the new Message Trace experience in the Exchange admin center. Update any automation or scripts using legacy cmdlets to use the new versions by August 31, 2025. If you rely on the Reporting Web Service for Message Trace data, migrate to the new PowerShell cmdlets by August 31, 2025. To provide feedback on the new Message Trace, use Exchange admin center > Give Feedback. Learn more about the GA rollout: Announcing General Availability (GA) of the New Message Trace in Exchange Online | Microsoft Community Hub (documentation will be linked to this blog before rollout) https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/exchange/announcing-general-availability-ga-of-the-new-message-trace-in-exchange-online/4420243 https://www.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/roadmap?filters=&searchterms=495489 |
This GA rollout and retirement will happen automatically by the specified dates with no admin action required before the rollout. Review your current configuration to assess the impact on your organization. You may want to notify your admins and/or users about this change and update internal documentation. Begin using the new Message Trace experience in the Exchange admin center. Update any automation or scripts using legacy cmdlets to use the new versions by August 31, 2025. If you rely on the Reporting Web Service for Message Trace data, migrate to the new PowerShell cmdlets by February 28, 2026. To provide feedback on the new Message Trace, use Exchange admin center > Give Feedback. Learn more about the GA rollout: Announcing General Availability (GA) of the New Message Trace in Exchange Online | Microsoft Community Hub (documentation will be linked to this blog before rollout) https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/exchange/announcing-general-availability-ga-of-the-new-message-trace-in-exchange-online/4420243 https://www.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/roadmap?filters=&searchterms=495489 |
08/31/2025 |
| MC1131063 | (Updated) SharePoint Agent: New Agent Link WebPart | https://www.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/roadmap?filters=&searchterms=481512 | https://support.microsoft.com/office/use-the-agent-link-web-part-719ce79c-64c9-4beb-bdea-e283b5e549df https://support.microsoft.com/office/using-web-parts-on-sharepoint-pages-336e8e92-3e2d-4298-ae01-d404bbe751e0#bkmk_availableparts https://www.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/roadmap?filters=&searchterms=481512 |
N/A |
| MC1139492 | (Updated) SharePoint Pages: Sections with AI | N/A | https://www.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/roadmap?filters=&searchterms=498547 | N/A |
MC Title changes
| MC ID | MC Title | Old Value | New Value | MC Action required by |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MC1092458 | (Updated) Microsoft Exchange Online: New Message Trace will be GA; legacy Message Trace will retire | Microsoft Exchange Online: New Message Trace will be GA; legacy Message Trace will retire | (Updated) Microsoft Exchange Online: New Message Trace will be GA; legacy Message Trace will retire | 08/31/2025 |
| MC1125489 | (Updated) Outlook | Save an Event as a Draft | Outlook | Save an Event as a Draft | (Updated) Outlook | Save an Event as a Draft | N/A |
| MC1125491 | (Updated) Microsoft Outlook for Windows: Add attachments while offline | Microsoft Outlook for Windows: Add attachments while offline | (Updated) Microsoft Outlook for Windows: Add attachments while offline | N/A |
| MC1129129 | (Updating) Outlook: Create and save email templates in the new Outlook for Windows | Outlook: Create and save email templates in the new Outlook for Windows | (Updating) Outlook: Create and save email templates in the new Outlook for Windows | N/A |
| MC1130384 | (Updated) Microsoft Defender for Identity: New recommendations added to Microsoft Secure Score | Microsoft Defender for Identity: New recommendations added to Microsoft Secure Score | (Updated) Microsoft Defender for Identity: New recommendations added to Microsoft Secure Score | N/A |
| MC1130395 | (Updated) Deploy a frontline worker pilot in Teams Admin Center | Deploy a frontline worker pilot in Teams Admin Center | (Updated) Deploy a frontline worker pilot in Teams Admin Center | N/A |
| MC1131063 | (Updated) SharePoint Agent: New Agent Link WebPart | SharePoint Agent: New Agent Link WebPart | (Updated) SharePoint Agent: New Agent Link WebPart | N/A |
| MC1135396 | (Updated) Microsoft Teams | Manage voice and face recognition for rooms (MTR-W/MTRA) via device settings | Microsoft Teams | Manage voice and face recognition for rooms (MTR-W/MTRA) via device settings | (Updated) Microsoft Teams | Manage voice and face recognition for rooms (MTR-W/MTRA) via device settings | N/A |
| MC1136042 | (Updated) Streamlined file preview experience in Microsoft 365 Copilot app for iOS | Streamlined file preview experience in Microsoft 365 Copilot app for iOS | (Updated) Streamlined file preview experience in Microsoft 365 Copilot app for iOS | 09/14/2025 |
| MC1137596 | (Updated) Streamlined file preview and Copilot Chat experience in Microsoft 365 Copilot app for iOS | Streamlined file preview and Copilot Chat experience in Microsoft 365 Copilot app for iOS | (Updated) Streamlined file preview and Copilot Chat experience in Microsoft 365 Copilot app for iOS | N/A |
| MC1139492 | (Updated) SharePoint Pages: Sections with AI | SharePoint Pages: Sections with AI | (Updated) SharePoint Pages: Sections with AI | N/A |
CW35 New Office 365 Message Center items
| MC ID | MC Title | MC Category | MC Workload | MC Major Change | MC Action required by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MC1141958 | (Updated) Microsoft Teams: Choose to hide inactive channels | Plan For Change | Microsoft Teams | False | N/A |
| MC1141957 | Upcoming Retirement of Sub-Domains Feature in Defender for Cloud Apps – Cloud Discovery | Plan For Change | Microsoft Defender XDR | True | N/A |
| MC1141956 | Microsoft Entra: Refreshed credential enrollment and management UX | Stay Informed | Microsoft Entra | False | N/A |
| MC1141953 | Microsoft Viva : New Posts tab added to Communications dashboard | Stay Informed | Microsoft Viva | False | N/A |
| MC1141945 | Executable name update for Microsoft 365 Copilot app for Windows | Plan For Change | Microsoft 365 suite, Microsoft 365 apps, Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365) | False | N/A |
| MC1142644 | Updates available for Microsoft 365 Apps for Current Channel | Stay Informed | Microsoft 365 apps | False | N/A |
| MC1142625 | Retirement of Microsoft Places team guidance feature | Plan For Change | Microsoft 365 apps | False | 09/26/2025 |
| MC1142624 | Microsoft 365 admin center – Usage reports: Copilot Search usage | Stay Informed | Microsoft 365 suite, Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365) | False | N/A |
| MC1142620 | Microsoft Defender Core Service coming to Windows Server 2012 R2 and Windows Server 2016 | Stay Informed | Microsoft Defender XDR | False | N/A |
| MC1142617 | Microsoft Intune In Development for September 2025 is now available | Stay Informed | Microsoft Intune | False | N/A |
| MC1143301 | SharePoint agents are available in Teams app Store | Stay Informed | SharePoint Online, Microsoft Teams, Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365) | False | N/A |
| MC1143299 | Microsoft 365 Copilot | Scoped knowledge support for declarative agents in VIP connectors | Stay Informed | Microsoft 365 suite | False | N/A |
| MC1143287 | SharePoint AI-powered site content and policy comparison report | Stay Informed | SharePoint Online | False | N/A |
| MC1143283 | (Updated) Microsoft Purview | DLP - Enable Diagnostics for Compliance Admin, Security Admin, and Org Management roles | Stay Informed | Microsoft Purview | False | N/A |
| MC1143282 | Enable smart tagging for eSigned documents in SharePoint | Stay Informed | SharePoint Online | False | N/A |
| MC1143280 | Microsoft Copilot dashboard (in Viva Insights): Adoption metrics for Microsoft 365 Copilot Chat | Stay Informed | Microsoft Viva, Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365) | False | N/A |
| MC1143278 | Data Access Governance - Site permissions for entire organization report - Available from SharePoint Admin center Portal | Stay Informed | SharePoint Online | False | N/A |
| MC1143276 | (Updated) Microsoft Viva Engage: Smarter delivery of Community Announcement notifications | Plan For Change | Microsoft Viva | False | N/A |
| MC1143999 | (Updated) Azure Information Protection: Enable multifactor authentication for your Azure tenant by October 1, 2025 | Stay Informed | Microsoft Entra | False | N/A |
| MC1143997 | Microsoft Viva: AI-generated audio briefings for SharePoint news in Viva Connections | Stay Informed | SharePoint Online, Microsoft Viva | False | N/A |
| MC1143996 | Microsoft Purview compliance portal: Data Loss Prevention - Upcoming Change to DLP Alert Settings | Plan For Change | Microsoft Purview | False | N/A |
| MC1143994 | Microsoft Teams Rooms on Windows: Universal Touch Console Support for Touchboards | Stay Informed | Microsoft Teams | False | N/A |
| MC1143993 | Microsoft Viva Engage: Modernized Private Content Mode | Stay Informed | Microsoft Viva | False | N/A |
| MC1143992 | Microsoft 365 Apps admin center: Cloud Update feature now generally available | Stay Informed | Microsoft 365 apps | False | N/A |
| MC1143991 | Limiting onmicrosoft domain usage for sending emails | Prevent Or Fix Issue | Exchange Online | False | N/A |
| MC1143964 | Power Automate - Organize desktop flows using tags | Stay Informed | Microsoft Power Automate | False | N/A |
| MC1144653 | (Updated) Teams Rooms on Windows: Support for facilitator agent in scheduled and ad hoc meetings | Stay Informed | Microsoft Teams, Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365) | False | N/A |
| MC1144651 | Retirement of Editor Browser Extensions for Microsoft Edge and Google Chrome | Stay Informed | Microsoft 365 suite | False | N/A |
| MC1144650 | Microsoft Teams: Captions enhancements on Teams Rooms on Android | Plan For Change | Microsoft Teams | False | N/A |
| MC1144594 | Power Apps – Find records and filter views using natural language | Stay Informed | Power Apps | False | N/A |
| MC1144567 | Power Apps – Enhanced experience for form filling with Copilot | Stay Informed | Power Apps | False | N/A |
| MC1144354 | Power Apps – Fill forms faster with smart paste | Stay Informed | Power Apps | False | N/A |
