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21 Office 365 Message Center Items were added
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MC Action Required By changes
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| MC1158908 | (Update)Support for Events from email in Outlook is changing—Schema.org markup required for reliable calendar extraction | 12/15/2025 09:00:00 | 2026-01-30T09:00:00Z | 01/30/2026 |
MC End Time changes
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| MC1019312 | (Updated) Microsoft Teams: Meeting participants can request collaborative annotation sessions | 03/02/2026 08:00:00 | 2026-03-30T09:00:00Z | N/A |
| MC1085574 | (Updated) Copilot Dashboard: Updated meeting metrics for Intelligent Recap | 03/02/2026 08:00:00 | 2026-01-12T08:00:00Z | N/A |
| MC1134737 | (Updated) Microsoft Teams: Private channels increased limits and transition to group compliance | 02/09/2026 09:00:00 | 2026-03-30T10:00:00Z | N/A |
| MC1137593 | (Updated) Restrict new file creation in Office desktop apps to Cloud Locations | 10/30/2025 08:00:00 | 2026-01-31T08:00:00Z | N/A |
| MC1148543 | (Updated) Microsoft Teams: Collaborative Notes in Chats | 12/15/2025 09:00:00 | 2026-03-02T09:00:00Z | N/A |
| MC1162276 | (Updated) Microsoft Teams: Trust Indicators – a new way of representing users outside your organization | 03/10/2026 09:00:00 | 2026-04-13T10:00:00Z | N/A |
| MC1182713 | (Updated) Microsoft SharePoint: Update to News web part “See all” experience | 01/31/2026 09:00:00 | 2026-03-30T10:00:00Z | N/A |
| MC1186367 | (Updated) Announcing the new pay-as-you-go experience in Microsoft 365 Admin Center | 01/12/2026 09:00:00 | 2026-01-19T09:00:00Z | N/A |
| MC1186374 | (Updated) Microsoft Teams: Miracast support for Teams Rooms on Windows (Teams Rooms Pro only) | 03/19/2026 08:00:00 | 2026-04-30T09:00:00Z | N/A |
| MC1187676 | (Updated) Learning agent in Frontier | 12/19/2025 09:00:00 | 2026-03-30T10:00:00Z | N/A |
| MC1191920 | (Updated) Improved People Skills Admin configuration | 01/16/2026 09:00:00 | 2026-02-23T09:00:00Z | N/A |
MC How Affect changes
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| MC1158908 | (Update)Support for Events from email in Outlook is changing—Schema.org markup required for reliable calendar extraction | Who is affected: Organizations whose users rely on Outlook's Events from email feature. Partners and providers who send transactional emails (e.g., airlines, hotels, travel agencies, delivery services). What will happen: Emails that rely on legacy extraction will stop generating events after January 2026. Emails using Schema.org markup will continue to generate calendar events automatically. Partners using Schema.org markup report up to 30% higher engagement and more reliable event extraction. |
Who is affected: Organizations whose users rely on Outlook's Events from email feature. Partners and providers who send transactional emails (e.g., airlines, hotels, travel agencies, delivery services). What will happen: Emails that continue to rely on legacy extraction may experience increasing failures, missing events, and incorrect calendar entries over time. Emails using Schema.org markup will continue to generate calendar events automatically. Partners using Schema.org markup report up to 30% higher engagement and more reliable event extraction. |
01/30/2026 |
| MC1187787 | (Updated) PowerPoint adds AI-powered image editing with "Designer editor" | Who is affected: All users of PowerPoint in Microsoft 365 across commercial and education tenants. What will happen: Users will gain access to a new AI-powered image editing experience within PowerPoint. The Designer editor will be available directly in the PowerPoint interface. The following capabilities will be included: Generative Erase: Remove unwanted elements from images. Generative Move: Reposition objects within an image. Add Text: Insert text directly onto images. Edit Text: Recognize existing text in an image and edit it. Upscale: Improve image resolution for sharper visuals. Background Removal: Remove backgrounds for clean designs. Auto Enhance (Color Adjustment): Automatically improve color balance and vibrancy. Effects: Apply creative filters and styles. The feature will be enabled by default for all users. No changes to existing admin policies are required unless your organization chooses to manage availability. AI usage limits for this feature: Commercial users: Copilot users have fair use access to all generative AI features. Starter users have capacity-limited access; in-product messaging will notify users when limits are reached. Consumer users: Free and Basic MSA accounts: 15 credits/month for generative AI features. Personal and Family subscribers: 60 credits/month. Microsoft 365 Premium and Copilot Pro (while supported): fair use access. |
Who is affected: All users of PowerPoint in Microsoft 365 across commercial and education tenants. What will happen: Users will gain access to a new AI-powered image editing experience within PowerPoint. The Designer editor will be available directly in the PowerPoint interface. The following capabilities will be included: Generative Erase: Remove unwanted elements from images. Generative Move: Reposition objects within an image. Add Text: Insert text directly onto images. Edit Text: Recognize existing text in an image and edit it. Upscale: Improve image resolution for sharper visuals. Background Removal: Remove backgrounds for clean designs. Auto Enhance (Color Adjustment): Automatically improve color balance and vibrancy. Effects: Apply creative filters and styles. This feature cannot be turned off individually. No changes to existing admin policies are required unless your organization chooses to manage availability. AI usage limits for this feature: Commercial users: Copilot users have fair use access to all generative AI features. Starter users have capacity-limited access; in-product messaging will notify users when limits are reached. Consumer users: Free and Basic MSA accounts: 15 credits/month for generative AI features. Personal and Family subscribers: 60 credits/month. Microsoft 365 Premium and Copilot Pro (while supported): fair use access. |
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| MC1193408 | (Update)Action Required: Trust DigiCert Global Root G2 Certificate Authority for using Entra services by January 7, 2026 | Who is affected: Organizations using Microsoft Entra ID services. What will happen: If DigiCert G2 certificates are not trusted, authentication failures will occur when accessing Microsoft Entra services. Impacted domains include: login.microsoftonline.com login.live.com login.windows.net autologon.microsoftazuread-sso.com graph.windows.net What you can do to prepare: Trust all Root and Subordinate CAs listed in the Azure Certificate Authority details documentation. Ensure you trust the "DigiCert Global Root G2" root and its subordinate CAs (documented since September 2025). Remove any client-side pinning to the DigiCert Global Root CA root certificate. Update your settings now to avoid service disruption. Help and support: For details about DigiCert certificates, refer to DigiCert documentation. For guidance on issuer/certificate pinning, see Azure documentation. Get answers from community experts in Microsoft Q&A. If you have a support plan and need technical help, create a support request or contact us at aadgdev@microsoft.com. Compliance considerations: No compliance considerations identified, review as appropriate for your organization. |
Who is affected: Organizations using Microsoft Entra ID services. What will happen: If DigiCert G2 certificates are not trusted, authentication failures will occur when accessing Microsoft Entra services. Impacted domains include: login.microsoftonline.com login.live.com login.windows.net autologon.microsoftazuread-sso.com graph.windows.net What you can do to prepare: Trust all Root and Subordinate CAs listed in the Azure Certificate Authority details documentation. Ensure you trust the "DigiCert Global Root G2" root and its subordinate CAs (documented since September 2025). Remove any client-side pinning to the DigiCert Global Root CA root certificate. Update your settings now to avoid service disruption. Help and support: For details about DigiCert certificates, refer to DigiCert documentation. For guidance on issuer/certificate pinning, see Azure documentation. Get answers from community experts in Microsoft Q&A. If you have a support plan and need technical help, create a support request. Compliance considerations: No compliance considerations identified, review as appropriate for your organization. |
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MC Messages changes
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| MC1019312 | (Updated) Microsoft Teams: Meeting participants can request collaborative annotation sessions | Updated November 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 January 2026 (previously early December 2025) and expect to complete by mid-January 2026 (previously mid-December 2025). General Availability (WW, GCC, GCC High, and DoD): We will begin rolling out mid-January 2026 (previously mid-December 2025) and expect to complete by late January 2026 (previously late December 2025). |
Updated December 8, 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 February 2026 (previously early January) and expect to complete by mid-February 2026 (previously mid-January). General Availability (WW, GCC, GCC High, and DoD): We will begin rolling out mid-February 2026 (previously mid-January) and expect to complete by late February 2026 (previously late January). |
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| MC1062453 | (Updated) Changes to how users install Microsoft 365 apps from the Microsoft 365 Copilot app | Updated June 24, 2025: The rollout of this feature has been delayed. In the meantime, the Microsoft 365 Copilot app will continue directing users to the My account portal for installations. A status update on the new modal dialog is expected in November. The My account portal will be replaced by a new modal dialog within the Microsoft 365 Copilot app (formerly Office.com) on web and desktop. The new modal will support end user self-installs that are currently available on the My account portal (Office, Project, Visio, and Skype for Business). [When this will happen:] Targeted Release: We will communicate via Message center when we are ready to proceed. General Availability (Worldwide): We will communicate via Message center when we are ready to proceed. |
Updated December 11, 2025: No new updates on this feature rollout yet. We expect to share a status update by the end of January. The My account portal will be replaced by a new modal dialog within the Microsoft 365 Copilot app (formerly Office.com) on web and desktop. The new modal will support end user self-installs that are currently available on the My account portal (Office, Project, Visio, and Skype for Business). [When this will happen:] Targeted Release: We will communicate via Message center when we are ready to proceed. General Availability (Worldwide): We will communicate via Message center when we are ready to proceed. |
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| MC1085574 | (Updated) Copilot Dashboard: Updated meeting metrics for Intelligent Recap | Updated November 25, 2025: We have updated the timeline. 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 early January 2026 (previously late November 2025) and expect to complete by end of January 2026 (previously late December 2025). |
Updated December 8, 2025: We have updated the timeline. 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 early December 2025 (previously early January 2026) and completed early December 2025 (previously end of January 2026). |
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| MC1134737 | (Updated) Microsoft Teams: Private channels increased limits and transition to group compliance | Updated September 18, 2025: We have updated the timing and content below with additional information. Thank you for your patience. In response to customer feedback, we are introducing enhanced flexibility, greater scalability, and streamlined compliance management for private channels in Microsoft Teams. Note: It is important for compliance managers to review and take appropriate action before migration starts for these changes to private channels. [What's changing?] Private channels will transition use a channel mailbox instead of individual user mailboxes. Organizations with compliance policies (retention, legal hold, data loss prevention, or eDiscovery) for private channels must review these policies and must apply policies to the Microsoft 365 group for the channel's team before migration begins to ensure continuity of the policy for a private channel. Existing policies will continue to apply to user mailboxes; post-migration, new data will be governed by policies on the group. Note that policies applied to the team's group can apply to all channels in the team. After the transition to updated private channels in your organization, private channels will be updated as follows. Private channels are no longer limited to 30 per team. Instead, private channels can be added up to the limit of 1000 total channels per team. Private channels can now have up to 5000 members, instead of 250. Meetings can now be scheduled in private channels. Compliance policies for private channels are part of the team's group policies instead of the individual user level. The migration of private channels to the updated capabilities will begin in early October 2025 and continue through December 2025. During this period, private channels will continue to operate normally. Admins and compliance managers should complete any required policy changes by September 20, 2025, before the migration begins. Migration can start or end at different times for each tenant during the rollout period. To track progress, a new PowerShell command will be available for tenants to check whether their migration has started or is completed. This post will be updated soon with details on the PowerShell command. [When this will happen:] General Availability (Worldwide): We will begin rolling out early October 2025 (prevously late September) and expect to complete by mid-December 2025. [Action required by compliance managers and admins] Purview eDiscovery and Legal Hold With this change, private channel data will move from user mailboxes to the group mailbox, aligning with how shared channels data is stored. Previously, legal holds were applied to user mailboxes since private channel data resided in each member's mailbox. Post-migration, the latest version of private channel message data from each user's mailbox is moved to the private channel's group mailbox. Message edits and deleted messages will not be copied into the group mailbox. Note: For users on hold, copies of message edits and deleted messages will remain in the user's preserved library folder until the hold expires, while the latest version of private channel message data from each user's mailbox is copied to the private channel's group mailbox. Before migration If a legal hold exists for a private channel, admins must also apply the policy to the team's group, in addition to the policy already applied to users' mailboxes, in order for a hold to apply to new data generated and stored in the private channel's mailbox. Note that policies applied to the team's group can apply to all channels in the team. Screenshot 1: Setting up a new hold in Microsoft Purview compliance portal. Screenshot 2: Configuring an eDiscovery search in Microsoft Purview compliance portal. Screenshot 3: Configuring a data loss prevention policy in Microsoft Purview compliance portal. Screenshot 4: Configuring "Teams channel messages" for a retention policy in Microsoft Purview compliance portal. Optical character recognition (OCR) is managed via Data Loss Prevention (DLP) policy. Before migration, modify the corresponding DLP policy that needs be applied for OCR to private channels and change locations to all users and groups. Frequently asked questions |
Updated December 8, 2025: We have updated the timeline. Thank you for your patience. In response to customer feedback, we are introducing enhanced flexibility, greater scalability, and streamlined compliance management for private channels in Microsoft Teams. Note: It is important for compliance managers to review and take appropriate action before migration starts for these changes to private channels. [What's changing?] Private channels will transition use a channel mailbox instead of individual user mailboxes. Organizations with compliance policies (retention, legal hold, data loss prevention, or eDiscovery) for private channels must review these policies and must apply policies to the Microsoft 365 group for the channel's team before migration begins to ensure continuity of the policy for a private channel. Existing policies will continue to apply to user mailboxes; post-migration, new data will be governed by policies on the group. Note that policies applied to the team's group can apply to all channels in the team. After the transition to updated private channels in your organization, private channels will be updated as follows. Private channels are no longer limited to 30 per team. Instead, private channels can be added up to the limit of 1000 total channels per team. Private channels can now have up to 5000 members, instead of 250. Meetings can now be scheduled in private channels. Compliance policies for private channels are part of the team's group policies instead of the individual user level. The migration of private channels to the updated capabilities will begin in early October 2025 and continue through January 2026 (previously December 2025). During this period, private channels will continue to operate normally. Admins and compliance managers should complete any required policy changes by October 2025 (previosly September), before the migration begins. Changes to private channel limits and meeting scheduling will follow in February 2026. Migration can start or end at different times for each tenant during the rollout period. To track progress, a new PowerShell command will be available for tenants to check whether their migration has started or is completed. This post will be updated soon with details on the PowerShell command. [When this will happen:] General Availability (Worldwide): We will begin rolling out private channel migration early October 2025 (previously late September) and expect to complete by late January 2026 (previously mid-December 2025). Updated channel limits and meeting scheduling will begin rollout in early February 2026 and we expect to complete by end of February 2026. Message exceeds character limit for the request portal. Adding html below for reference: https://microsoft-my.sharepoint-df.com/:t:/p/brimcg/ERmYzK2UOKBBi9726qR52nEBGw-0sPPCEc1PfogoBOxb-A?e=mfTqqs |
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| MC1137593 | (Updated) Restrict new file creation in Office desktop apps to Cloud Locations | Introduction IT Administrators will be able to set up Word, Excel, and PowerPoint Windows applications to limit the creation of new files to only Cloud Locations (OneDrive, SharePoint, or third-party Clouds). This configuration is called enablecloudonlysaveasmode is available only to IT Administrators and deployed using Group Policies. This policy is available now in the Administrative Template files for Microsoft Office (version 5516.1000 or newer). For the policy to apply, users should be using a Windows version of Word, Excel and PowerPoints Version 2506 (Build 19029.20000) or newer. This new Policy is part of a new set of tools for IT Administrators to move their organizations towards higher Cloud usage and Increase security and compliance: Files in the Cloud are automatically protected by your company's security rules and labeling, so you don't have to take extra steps to keep them safe and compliant. This policy setting controls whether Word, Excel, and PowerPoint users can use non-Cloud locations (local and network) to create new files. If you enable this policy setting, users will only have Cloud Locations available to perform Save As and Save new files. If you disable or don't configure this policy setting, users can use any location (Cloud, Local, and Network) to perform Save As and Save new files. Note: This policy setting only applies to subscription versions of Office, such as Microsoft 365 Apps for Enterprise. When this will happen Public Preview: We will begin rolling out late August 2025 and expect to complete by mid-September 2025. General Availability (Worldwide, GCC, GCC High, and DoD): We will begin rolling out mid-September 2025 and expect to complete by late September 2025. |
Updated December 8, 2025: We have updated the timeline due to a pending release for the Monthly Enterprise Channel. Thank you for your patience. Introduction IT Administrators will be able to set up Word, Excel, and PowerPoint Windows applications to limit the creation of new files to only Cloud Locations (OneDrive, SharePoint, or third-party Clouds). This configuration is called enablecloudonlysaveasmode is available only to IT Administrators and deployed using Group Policies. This policy is available now in the Administrative Template files for Microsoft Office (version 5516.1000 or newer). For the policy to apply, users should be using a Windows version of Word, Excel and PowerPoints Version 2506 (Build 19029.20000) or newer. This new Policy is part of a new set of tools for IT Administrators to move their organizations towards higher Cloud usage and Increase security and compliance: Files in the Cloud are automatically protected by your company's security rules and labeling, so you don't have to take extra steps to keep them safe and compliant. This policy setting controls whether Word, Excel, and PowerPoint users can use non-Cloud locations (local and network) to create new files. If you enable this policy setting, users will only have Cloud Locations available to perform Save As and Save new files. If you disable or don't configure this policy setting, users can use any location (Cloud, Local, and Network) to perform Save As and Save new files. Note: This policy setting only applies to subscription versions of Office, such as Microsoft 365 Apps for Enterprise. When this will happen Public Preview: We will begin rolling out late August 2025 and expect to complete by mid-September 2025. General Availability (Worldwide, GCC, GCC High, and DoD): We will begin rolling out mid-September 2025 and is now expected to complete by end of December 2025 (previously late September). |
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| MC1148543 | (Updated) Microsoft Teams: Collaborative Notes in Chats | Updated October 27, 2025: We have updated the content. Thank you for your patience. Introduction We're introducing Teams Collaborative Notes (powered by Loop) in group chats across desktop and web experiences. This feature enables users to co-create and edit notes, agendas, and action items directly within the Teams chat interface, enhancing real-time collaboration without switching contexts. This message is associated with Roadmap ID 498159. When this will happen Targeted Release: Rollout begins late September (previously early September) and completes by late October 2025 (previously early October). General Availability: Rollout begins early November 2025 (previously early October) and completes by mid November 2025 (previously late October). |
Updated December 11, 2025: We have updated the timeline. Thank you for your patience. Introduction We're introducing Teams Collaborative Notes (powered by Loop) in group chats across desktop and web experiences. This feature enables users to co-create and edit notes, agendas, and action items directly within the Teams chat interface, enhancing real-time collaboration without switching contexts. This message is associated with Roadmap ID 498159. When this will happen Targeted Release: Rollout begins late September (previously early September) and completes by late October 2025 (previously early October). General Availability: Rollout begins early November 2025 (previously early October) and completes by end of January 2026 (previously mid-November 2025). |
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| MC1158908 | (Update)Support for Events from email in Outlook is changing—Schema.org markup required for reliable calendar extraction | [Introduction] Outlook's Events from email feature helps users stay organized by automatically adding reservations such as flights, hotels, rental cars, and deliveries to their calendars. To improve reliability and ensure this feature continues to work smoothly, we strongly encourage all providers to adopt Schema.org markup in their transactional emails. This change aligns with industry standards and improves accuracy, consistency, and long-term support. Until now, Outlook has relied on legacy extraction to support this feature. However: Legacy extraction is fragile, and once templates fail, they cannot be fixed. We are receiving increasing reports of incorrect or missing events. It is technically impossible to make further improvements to the old stack. By January 2026, the old extraction stack will no longer be supported. Screenshot of Settings > Calendar > Events from email [When this will happen:] |
Updated December 8, 2025: We have updated the content and timeline. Thank you for your patience. [Introduction] Outlook's Events from email feature helps users stay organized by automatically adding reservations such as flights, hotels, rental cars, and deliveries to their calendars. To improve reliability and ensure this feature continues to work smoothly, we strongly encourage all providers to adopt Schema.org markup in their transactional emails. This change aligns with industry standards and improves accuracy, consistency, and long-term support. Until now, Outlook has relied on legacy extraction to support this feature. However: Legacy extraction is fragile, and once templates fail, they cannot be fixed. We are receiving increasing reports of incorrect or missing events. It is technically impossible to make further improvements to the old stack. Without migration to Schema.org, the quality and reliability of event extraction will continue to degrade over time. Screenshot of Settings > Calendar > Events from email [When this will happen:] |
01/30/2026 |
| MC1162276 | (Updated) Microsoft Teams: Trust Indicators – a new way of representing users outside your organization | Updated November 19, 2025: We have updated the timeline. Thank you for your patience. [Introduction:] To help users quickly identify external participants in Microsoft Teams and reduce the risk of oversharing sensitive information, we're introducing Trust Indicators-visual labels (badges or icons) next to people's names. These indicators signal whether someone is external to your organization, a guest, or an anonymous meeting participant. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 515169. |
Updated December 11, 2025: We have updated the timeline. Thank you for your patience. [Introduction:] To help users quickly identify external participants in Microsoft Teams and reduce the risk of oversharing sensitive information, we're introducing Trust Indicators-visual labels (badges or icons) next to people's names. These indicators signal whether someone is external to your organization, a guest, or an anonymous meeting participant. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 515169. |
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| MC1174856 | (Updated) Microsoft 365 Copilot: Session persistence enhancement for Copilot chat | Updated December 3, 2025: We have updated the content and timelines. Thank you for your patience. [Introduction] We're improving the reliability of Copilot chat by ensuring that conversations are preserved even when users navigate away from a chat. With this update, a session entry is created in the navigation pane as soon as a prompt is submitted. This allows users to return to the conversation later without losing context or progress. This capability will be available to Microsoft 365 Copilot Chat and Microsoft 365 Copilot users. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 500638. [When this will happen:] Worldwide (General Availability): Rolling out from December 3, 2025 (previously November 5), to December 18, 2025 (previously November 30) GCC: Rolling out from January 3, 2026 (previously November 19, 2025), to January 30, 2026 (previously November 30, 2025) GCC High: Rolling out from January 3, 2026 (previously November 26, 2025), to January 30, 2026 (previously November 30, 2025) DoD: Rolling out from January 3, 2026 (previously November 19, 2025), to January 30, 2026 (previously November 30, 2025) |
Updated December 11, 2025: We have updated the content and timelines. Thank you for your patience. [Introduction] We're improving the reliability of Copilot chat by ensuring that conversations are preserved even when users navigate away from a chat. With this update, a session entry is created in the navigation pane as soon as a prompt is submitted. This allows users to return to the conversation later without losing context or progress. This capability will be available to Microsoft 365 Copilot Chat and Microsoft 365 Copilot users. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 500638. [When this will happen:] Worldwide (General Availability): Rolling out from December 12, 2025 (previously December 3), to January 12, 2026 (previously December 18, 2025) GCC: Rolling out from January 19, 2026 (previously January 3), to February 2, 2026 (previously January 30) GCC High: Rolling out from January 19, 2026 (previously January 3), to February 2, 2026 (previously January 30) DoD: Rolling out from January 19, 2026 (previously January 3), to February 2, 2026 (previously January 30) |
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| MC1182713 | (Updated) Microsoft SharePoint: Update to News web part “See all” experience | [Introduction:] We're rolling out a refreshed "See All" experience for the SharePoint News web part (News.aspx page), bringing a modernized layout, improved visual rhythm, and new AI-powered capabilities to help users engage with news more effectively. A Microsoft 365 Copilot license is required to access the AI capabilities. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 499654. [When this will happen:] Targeted Release: Rollout will begin in early November 2025 and completed in late November 2025. General Availability: Worldwide: Rollout will begin in mid-November 2025 and is expected to complete by mid-December 2025. GCC, GCCH and DoD: Rollout will begin in late November 2025 and is expected to complete by late December 2025. |
Updated December 11, 2025: We are pausing rollout of this feature at this time due to an unexpected issue. We expect to resume rolling out in February 2026. Thank you for your patience. [Introduction:] We're rolling out a refreshed "See All" experience for the SharePoint News web part (News.aspx page), bringing a modernized layout, improved visual rhythm, and new AI-powered capabilities to help users engage with news more effectively. A Microsoft 365 Copilot license is required to access the AI capabilities. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 499654. [When this will happen:] Targeted Release: Rollout will begin in early November 2025 and completed in late November 2025. General Availability: Worldwide: Rollout will begin in February 2026 (previously mid-November 2025) and is expected to complete in February 2026 (previously mid-December 2025). GCC, GCCH and DoD: Rollout will begin in February 2026 (previously late November 2025) and is expected to complete in February 2026 (previously late December 2025). |
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| MC1183608 | (Updated) Rate my call feedback experience update in Microsoft Teams | Updated December 4, 2025: We have updated the timeline. Thank you for your patience. [Introduction] The Rate My Call survey is a feedback screen that the Teams client will occasionally present to users after their Teams call or meeting has completed. Currently, the rating presents 1-5 stars on the first page and a list of potential issues (called problem tokens) on the second page. We will be rolling out a new streamlined feedback experience for Teams on Windows, Mac, and Web that presents the feedback on a single screen with a thumbs up / thumbs down rating system and problem tokens for the user to select, plus an area to provide details. In testing, we found higher feedback returns with this new design, and clearer insights into call quality issues. Screenshot 1: New Rate My Call User Interface [When this will happen:] |
Updated December 11, 2025: We have updated the timeline. Thank you for your patience. [Introduction] The Rate My Call survey is a feedback screen that the Teams client will occasionally present to users after their Teams call or meeting has completed. Currently, the rating presents 1-5 stars on the first page and a list of potential issues (called problem tokens) on the second page. We will be rolling out a new streamlined feedback experience for Teams on Windows, Mac, and Web that presents the feedback on a single screen with a thumbs up / thumbs down rating system and problem tokens for the user to select, plus an area to provide details. In testing, we found higher feedback returns with this new design, and clearer insights into call quality issues. Screenshot 1: New Rate My Call User Interface [When this will happen:] |
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| MC1184649 | Microsoft SharePoint: Retirement of IDCRL authentication protocol and enforcement of OpenID Connect and OAuth protocols | [Introduction:] As part of the Microsoft Secure Future Initiative (SFI) and in alignment with the "Secure by Default" principle, we're retiring the legacy IDCRL (Identity Client Run Time Library) authentication protocol in SharePoint Online and OneDrive for Business. This change helps strengthen your organization's security posture by enforcing modern authentication standards-OpenID Connect and OAuth-which reduce exposure to outdated and vulnerable authentication methods. [When this will happen:] Starting January 31, 2026: Legacy client authentication will be blocked by default. Organizations may temporarily re-enable it using PowerShell until April 30, 2026. Starting May 1, 2026: Legacy client authentication will be permanently blocked and cannot be re-enabled. |
Updated December 9, 2025: We are updating this post as a reminder. Thank you for your patience. [Introduction:] As part of the Microsoft Secure Future Initiative (SFI) and in alignment with the "Secure by Default" principle, we're retiring the legacy IDCRL (Identity Client Run Time Library) authentication protocol in SharePoint Online and OneDrive for Business. This change helps strengthen your organization's security posture by enforcing modern authentication standards-OpenID Connect and OAuth-which reduce exposure to outdated and vulnerable authentication methods. [When this will happen:] Starting January 31, 2026: Legacy client authentication will be blocked by default. Organizations may temporarily re-enable it using PowerShell until April 30, 2026. Starting May 1, 2026: Legacy client authentication will be permanently blocked and cannot be re-enabled. |
01/30/2026 |
| MC1186367 | (Updated) Announcing the new pay-as-you-go experience in Microsoft 365 Admin Center | [Introduction] We're introducing a new pay-as-you-go (PAYG) experience in the Microsoft 365 Admin Center (MAC). This update provides a centralized way to manage metered services such as Microsoft 365 Backup and Copilot under the Billing node. [When this will happen:] General Availability: Available to new Microsoft 365 Backup and all Copilot customers starting early December 2025. Migration path for existing Backup customers will be announced later. |
Updated December 10, 2025: We have updated the timeline. Thank you for your patience. [Introduction] We're introducing a new pay-as-you-go (PAYG) experience in the Microsoft 365 Admin Center (MAC). This update provides a centralized way to manage metered services such as Microsoft 365 Backup and Copilot under the Billing node. [When this will happen:] General Availability: Available to new Microsoft 365 Backup and all Copilot customers starting December 15, 2025 (previously early December). Migration path for existing Backup customers will be announced later. |
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| MC1186374 | (Updated) Microsoft Teams: Miracast support for Teams Rooms on Windows (Teams Rooms Pro only) | [Introduction] To enhance wireless content sharing in meeting spaces, Microsoft Teams Rooms on Windows devices will soon support Miracast. This complements existing options like Teams Cast and HDMI ingest and is available for devices including touch boards. This feature is exclusive to Teams Rooms Pro. This message is associated with Roadmap ID 506748. [When this will happen:] Targeted release: We will begin rolling out in mid-January 2026 and expect to complete by end of January 2026. General Availability: We will begin rolling out in end of January 2026 and expect to complete by mid-February 2026. |
Updated December 10, 2025: We have updated the timeline. Thank you for your patience. [Introduction] To enhance wireless content sharing in meeting spaces, Microsoft Teams Rooms on Windows devices will soon support Miracast. This complements existing options like Teams Cast and HDMI ingest and is available for devices including touch boards. This feature is exclusive to Teams Rooms Pro. This message is associated with Roadmap ID 506748. [When this will happen:] Targeted release: We will begin rolling out in mid-February 2026 (previously mid-January) and expect to complete by end of February 2026 (previously end of January). General Availability: We will begin rolling out end of February 2026 (previously end of January) and expect to complete by end of March 2026 (previously mid-February). |
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| MC1187387 | (Updated) New features coming to Copilot Notebooks for Frontier users | [Introduction] We're introducing new features to the Copilot Notebooks module in the following apps: M365 Copilot App for Desktop (Windows and macOS) M365 Copilot App for Web OneNote Win32 (Insiders/Beta ring) These updates make it easier for users to onboard and find value within Copilot Notebooks by improving navigation, personalization, and AI capabilities. This message is associated with Roadmap ID 516042. [When this will happen:] Public Preview: Rollout begins mid-November 2025 and is expected to complete by mid-December. General Availability (Worldwide): Rollout begins early December 2025 and is expected to complete by late mid-February 2026. |
Updated December 10, 2025: We have updated the timeline. Thank you for your patience. [Introduction] We're introducing new features to the Copilot Notebooks module in the following apps: M365 Copilot App for Desktop (Windows and macOS) M365 Copilot App for Web OneNote Win32 (Insiders/Beta ring) These updates make it easier for users to onboard and find value within Copilot Notebooks by improving navigation, personalization, and AI capabilities. This message is associated with Roadmap ID 516042. [When this will happen:] Public Preview: Rollout begins mid-November 2025 and is expected to complete by mid-December. General Availability (Worldwide): Rollout begins early January 2026 (previously early December 2025) and is expected to complete by late mid-February 2026. |
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| MC1187676 | (Updated) Learning agent in Frontier | [Introduction] The Learning agent is now available in Frontier. This agent helps employees build skills through personalized microlearning and structured learning experiences embedded directly into Microsoft 365 tools. These experiences include personalized task-based Copilot tips to augment workflows, learning recommendations tailored to user skills, curated learning paths, and interactive role-play exercises powered by LinkedIn Learning. This message is associated with Roadmap ID 490154. |
Updated December 8, 2025: We have changed the expiration date. Thank you for your patience. [Introduction] The Learning agent is now available in Frontier. This agent helps employees build skills through personalized microlearning and structured learning experiences embedded directly into Microsoft 365 tools. These experiences include personalized task-based Copilot tips to augment workflows, learning recommendations tailored to user skills, curated learning paths, and interactive role-play exercises powered by LinkedIn Learning. This message is associated with Roadmap ID 490154. |
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| MC1187787 | (Updated) PowerPoint adds AI-powered image editing with "Designer editor" | Updated December 1, 2025: We have updated the timeline. Thank you for your patience. [Introduction] The new Designer editor integration in PowerPoint introduces a modern, intuitive image editing experience directly within your slides-eliminating the need to switch apps or interrupt your workflow. Whether you're refining visuals for a pitch deck, enhancing marketing assets, or simply making your slides more engaging, the Designer editor enables fast, seamless image enhancements powered by AI. Screenshot 1: Designer editor is now built into PowerPoint, so you can edit pictures without leaving the app. To get started, select a picture and then select Picture Format > Edit Picture, or right-click it and select Edit Picture. Screenshot 2: Transform your visuals using AI-powered tools like Remove background, Auto enhance, and more-right from the canvas. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 508530. |
Updated December 8, 2025: We have updated the content. Thank you for your patience. [Introduction] The new Designer editor integration in PowerPoint introduces a modern, intuitive image editing experience directly within your slides-eliminating the need to switch apps or interrupt your workflow. Whether you're refining visuals for a pitch deck, enhancing marketing assets, or simply making your slides more engaging, the Designer editor enables fast, seamless image enhancements powered by AI. Screenshot 1: Designer editor is now built into PowerPoint, so you can edit pictures without leaving the app. To get started, select a picture and then select Picture Format > Edit Picture, or right-click it and select Edit Picture. Screenshot 2: Transform your visuals using AI-powered tools like Remove background, Auto enhance, and more-right from the canvas. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 508530. |
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| MC1191346 | (Updated) Viva Engage: Update community cover photos in Teams for iOS. | [Introduction] We're adding more customization to your communities in the Viva Engage app for Microsoft Teams in iOS. Soon, as a community admin, you'll be able to update your communities' cover photos directly from the Teams iOS app. This feature is already available on Teams for Windows desktop, Teams for Mac desktop, Teams for the web, and Teams for Android, and supports a consistent and personalized experience across platforms. Screenshot 1: A community's cover photo, with options to Take a photo or Upload a picture. This message is associated with Roadmap ID 526783. |
Updated December 8, 2025: We have updated the title. Thank you for your patience. [Introduction] We're adding more customization to your communities in the Viva Engage app for Microsoft Teams in iOS. Soon, as a community admin, you'll be able to update your communities' cover photos directly from the Teams iOS app. This feature is already available on Teams for Windows desktop, Teams for Mac desktop, Teams for the web, and Teams for Android, and supports a consistent and personalized experience across platforms. Screenshot 1: A community's cover photo, with options to Take a photo or Upload a picture. This message is associated with Roadmap ID 526783. |
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| MC1191920 | (Updated) Improved People Skills Admin configuration | [Introduction] We are introducing three new ways to simplify how Admins manage People Skills: Admin control: Turn off People Skills user experiences Feature access management: Configure People Skills settings in the Microsoft 365 Admin Center Ability to import custom skills library: Upload from your local device This message is associated with Roadmap ID 529865. |
Updated December 10, 2025: We have updated the timeline. Thank you for your patience. [Introduction] We are introducing three new ways to simplify how Admins manage People Skills: Admin control: Turn off People Skills user experiences Feature access management: Configure People Skills settings in the Microsoft 365 Admin Center Ability to import custom skills library: Upload from your local device This message is associated with Roadmap ID 529865. |
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| MC1193408 | (Update)Action Required: Trust DigiCert Global Root G2 Certificate Authority for using Entra services by January 7, 2026 | Action Required: Trust the new DigiCert Certificate Authorities (CAs) for Microsoft Entra Starting January 7, 2026, Microsoft Entra will migrate its DigiCert certificates from the G1 root CA to the G2 root CA. Clients that pin to the DigiCert G1 root or do not trust the DigiCert G2 root may experience authentication failures. What are G1 and G2 root CAs? Certificate Authorities (CAs) issue digital certificates that establish trust for secure communications. A root CA is the top-level certificate in a trust chain. DigiCert Global Root G1 is the current root CA used by Microsoft Entra services. DigiCert Global Root G2 is the newer root CA that Microsoft is migrating to for improved security and compliance. If your systems do not trust the G2 root, authentication and secure connections to Microsoft Entra services will fail. Why you're receiving this message: Our reporting indicates that one or more users in your organization may be using Microsoft Entra ID. When this will happen: January 7, 2026. |
Updated December 9, 2025: We have updated the content. Thank you for your patience. Action Required: Trust the new DigiCert Certificate Authorities (CAs) for Microsoft Entra Starting January 7, 2026, Microsoft Entra will migrate its DigiCert certificates from the G1 root CA to the G2 root CA. Clients that pin to the DigiCert G1 root or do not trust the DigiCert G2 root may experience authentication failures. What are G1 and G2 root CAs? Certificate Authorities (CAs) issue digital certificates that establish trust for secure communications. A root CA is the top-level certificate in a trust chain. DigiCert Global Root G1 is the current root CA used by Microsoft Entra services. DigiCert Global Root G2 is the newer root CA that Microsoft is migrating to for improved security and compliance. If your systems do not trust the G2 root, authentication and secure connections to Microsoft Entra services will fail. Why you're receiving this message: Our reporting indicates that one or more users in your organization may be using Microsoft Entra ID. When this will happen: January 7, 2026. |
01/07/2026 |
MC MessageTagNames changes
| MC ID | MC Title | Old Value | New Value | MC Action required by |
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| MC1134737 | (Updated) Microsoft Teams: Private channels increased limits and transition to group compliance | New feature, User impact, Admin impact | Updated message, New feature, User impact, Admin impact | N/A |
| MC1137593 | (Updated) Restrict new file creation in Office desktop apps to Cloud Locations | New feature | Updated message, New feature | N/A |
| MC1158908 | (Update)Support for Events from email in Outlook is changing—Schema.org markup required for reliable calendar extraction | Feature update, User impact, Admin impact, Retirement | Updated message, Feature update, User impact, Admin impact, Retirement | 01/30/2026 |
| MC1182713 | (Updated) Microsoft SharePoint: Update to News web part “See all” experience | New feature, User impact, Admin impact | Updated message, New feature, User impact, Admin impact | N/A |
| MC1184649 | Microsoft SharePoint: Retirement of IDCRL authentication protocol and enforcement of OpenID Connect and OAuth protocols | User impact, Admin impact, Retirement | Updated message, User impact, Admin impact, Retirement | 01/30/2026 |
| MC1186367 | (Updated) Announcing the new pay-as-you-go experience in Microsoft 365 Admin Center | New feature, User impact, Admin impact | Updated message, New feature, User impact, Admin impact | N/A |
| MC1186374 | (Updated) Microsoft Teams: Miracast support for Teams Rooms on Windows (Teams Rooms Pro only) | New feature, User impact, Admin impact | Updated message, New feature, User impact, Admin impact | N/A |
| MC1187387 | (Updated) New features coming to Copilot Notebooks for Frontier users | New feature, User impact | Updated message, New feature, User impact | N/A |
| MC1187676 | (Updated) Learning agent in Frontier | New feature, User impact | Updated message, New feature, User impact | N/A |
| MC1191920 | (Updated) Improved People Skills Admin configuration | New feature, Admin impact | Updated message, New feature, Admin impact | N/A |
MC prepare changes
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| MC1134737 | (Updated) Microsoft Teams: Private channels increased limits and transition to group compliance | https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/microsoftteamsblog/unlocking-the-full-potential-of-private-channels-in-microsoft-teams/4438767 | https://microsoft-my.sharepoint-df.com/:t:/p/brimcg/ERmYzK2UOKBBi9726qR52nEBGw-0sPPCEc1PfogoBOxb-A?e=mfTqqs | N/A |
| MC1158908 | (Update)Support for Events from email in Outlook is changing—Schema.org markup required for reliable calendar extraction | Identify providers (e.g., airlines, hotels, travel agencies, and delivery partners) that send confirmation emails to your users. Work with those providers to adopt Schema.org markup for supported scenarios. If you'd like assistance onboarding a provider to schema.org, please reach out to txppro@microsoft.com along with your provider details. Communicate this change to helpdesk staff. [Compliance considerations] No compliance considerations identified, review as appropriate for your organization. https://schema.org/ mailto:txppro@microsoft.com |
Identify your Corporate travel partner(s) that are sending booking confirmation emails to your employees and reach out to them for adopting Schema.org support To determine whether a provider is using Legacy or Schema.org, you can safely assume most providers are still on Legacy- our data shows that 94% of providers remain on legacy extraction. To get more assistance on onboarding a provider to Schema.org, please reach out to txppro@microsoft.com along with your provider details/contacts and the domains from which these mails are sent, so they can be whitelisted. A detailed onboarding & testing process will be shared. Communicate this change to helpdesk staff. [Compliance considerations] No compliance considerations identified, review as appropriate for your organization. https://schema.org/ mailto:txppro@microsoft.com |
01/30/2026 |
| MC1187787 | (Updated) PowerPoint adds AI-powered image editing with "Designer editor" | No action is required to enable the feature-it will be on by default. Review internal documentation if you provide guidance on PowerPoint features. Communicate this change to helpdesk and support teams to prepare for potential user questions. If your organization wishes to manage availability: Configure access through policy or permissions as needed. Be aware: This feature uses AI capabilities to edit and enhance images in PowerPoint. AI usage disclaimers are included within the editor interface for end users. [Compliance considerations:] Compliance AreaExplanation AI/ML capabilities interacting with customer dataThe Designer editor introduces AI-powered image editing features (e.g., generative erase/move) that interact with user-uploaded image content. New way of interacting with generative AIUsers can directly engage with generative AI tools within PowerPoint to modify and enhance images. Admin control availableOrganizations can manage availability through policy or permissions. User controlUsers can access and use the Designer editor directly within PowerPoint. https://www.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/roadmap?filters=&searchterms=508530 |
No action is required to enable the feature. Review internal documentation if you provide guidance on PowerPoint features. Communicate this change to helpdesk and support teams to prepare for potential user questions. If your organization wishes to manage availability: Configure access through policy or permissions as needed. Be aware: This feature uses AI capabilities to edit and enhance images in PowerPoint. AI usage disclaimers are included within the editor interface for end users. [Compliance considerations:] Compliance AreaExplanation AI/ML capabilities interacting with customer dataThe Designer editor introduces AI-powered image editing features (e.g., generative erase/move) that interact with user-uploaded image content. New way of interacting with generative AIUsers can directly engage with generative AI tools within PowerPoint to modify and enhance images. Admin control availableOrganizations can manage availability through policy or permissions. User controlUsers can access and use the Designer editor directly within PowerPoint. https://www.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/roadmap?filters=&searchterms=508530 |
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| MC1193408 | (Update)Action Required: Trust DigiCert Global Root G2 Certificate Authority for using Entra services by January 7, 2026 | https://knowledge.digicert.com/general-information/digicert-root-and-intermediate-ca-certificate-updates-2023 https://learn.microsoft.com/answers/tags/133/azure https://learn.microsoft.com/azure/azure-portal/supportability/how-to-create-azure-support-request https://learn.microsoft.com/azure/security/fundamentals/azure-ca-details?tabs=certificate-authority-chains#certificate-pinning https://learn.microsoft.com/azure/security/fundamentals/azure-ca-details?tabs=root-and-subordinate-cas-list mailto:aadgdev@microsoft.com |
https://knowledge.digicert.com/general-information/digicert-root-and-intermediate-ca-certificate-updates-2023 https://learn.microsoft.com/answers/tags/133/azure https://learn.microsoft.com/azure/azure-portal/supportability/how-to-create-azure-support-request https://learn.microsoft.com/azure/security/fundamentals/azure-ca-details?tabs=certificate-authority-chains#certificate-pinning https://learn.microsoft.com/azure/security/fundamentals/azure-ca-details?tabs=root-and-subordinate-cas-list |
01/07/2026 |
| MC1194071 | Coming soon: IT admins will be able to customize recording and transcription notifications in Teams | Review and update your meeting policies to include custom messages for recording and transcription notifications. Ensure custom messages comply with your organization's privacy and consent requirements. Note the following limitations: 200-character limit: Custom messages cannot exceed 200 characters per language/scenario. Explicit vs. implicit consent: Custom strings for explicit consent scenarios are supported and visible when explicit consent policy is turned ON. For explicit consent, custom text is appended to the default message. You can leave a scenario empty to retain default text. Language coverage: If a participant's client language has no custom string for a scenario, Teams falls back to the default message. Support for Calling and Mobile clients will be added after general availability. No action is required at this time. Steps to configure: Go to Teams admin center → Meetings → Meeting policies, then scroll to Recording & transcription and enable Show customized in-meeting notification for recording and transcription. Select Customize notification. Download the CSV template from the customization panel. Fill in your custom strings per scenario and language. Use <empty> to keep the default text for a specific cell. Remember: 200-character max. Upload the completed CSV, use Preview to validate the look, and click Apply. Turn on explicit consent if your policy requires it-custom strings for explicit consent dialogs will then be shown to participants. Learn more: Manage Teams recording policies for meetings and events - Microsoft Teams | Microsoft Learn Set a custom privacy policy URL [Compliance considerations:] No compliance considerations identified; review as appropriate for your organization. https://learn.microsoft.com/microsoftteams/meeting-recording#set-a-custom-privacy-policy-url https://learn.microsoft.com/microsoftteams/meeting-recording?tabs=meeting-policy#recording-expiration https://www.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/roadmap?filters=&searchterms=536570 |
Review and update your meeting policies to include custom messages for recording and transcription notifications. Ensure custom messages comply with your organization's privacy and consent requirements. Note the following limitations: 200-character limit: Custom messages cannot exceed 200 characters per language/scenario. Explicit vs. implicit consent: Custom strings for explicit consent scenarios are supported and visible when explicit consent policy is turned ON. For explicit consent, custom text is appended to the default message. You can leave a scenario empty to retain default text. Language coverage: If a participant's client language has no custom string for a scenario, Teams falls back to the default message. Support for Calling and Mobile clients will be added after general availability. No action is required at this time. Steps to configure: Go to Teams admin center → Meetings → Meeting policies, then scroll to Recording & transcription and enable Show customized in-meeting notification for recording and transcription. Select Customize notification. Download the CSV template from the customization panel. Fill in your custom strings per scenario and language. Use <empty> to keep the default text for a specific cell. Remember: 200-character max. Upload the completed CSV, use Preview to validate the look, and click Apply. Turn on explicit consent if your policy requires it-custom strings for explicit consent dialogs will then be shown to participants. Learn more: Manage Teams recording policies for meetings and events - Microsoft Teams | Microsoft Learn Set a custom privacy policy URL [Compliance considerations:] No compliance considerations identified; review as appropriate for your organization. https://aka.ms/CustomNotification https://learn.microsoft.com/microsoftteams/meeting-recording#set-a-custom-privacy-policy-url https://www.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/roadmap?filters=&searchterms=536570 |
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MC Title changes
| MC ID | MC Title | Old Value | New Value | MC Action required by |
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| MC1134737 | (Updated) Microsoft Teams: Private channels increased limits and transition to group compliance | Microsoft Teams: Private channels increased limits and transition to group compliance | (Updated) Microsoft Teams: Private channels increased limits and transition to group compliance | N/A |
| MC1137593 | (Updated) Restrict new file creation in Office desktop apps to Cloud Locations | Restrict new file creation in Office desktop apps to Cloud Locations | (Updated) Restrict new file creation in Office desktop apps to Cloud Locations | N/A |
| MC1158908 | (Update)Support for Events from email in Outlook is changing—Schema.org markup required for reliable calendar extraction | Support for Events from email in Outlook is changing—Schema.org markup required for reliable calendar extraction | (Update)Support for Events from email in Outlook is changing—Schema.org markup required for reliable calendar extraction | 01/30/2026 |
| MC1182713 | (Updated) Microsoft SharePoint: Update to News web part “See all” experience | Microsoft SharePoint: Update to News web part “See all” experience | (Updated) Microsoft SharePoint: Update to News web part “See all” experience | N/A |
| MC1186367 | (Updated) Announcing the new pay-as-you-go experience in Microsoft 365 Admin Center | Announcing the new pay-as-you-go experience in Microsoft 365 Admin Center | (Updated) Announcing the new pay-as-you-go experience in Microsoft 365 Admin Center | N/A |
| MC1186374 | (Updated) Microsoft Teams: Miracast support for Teams Rooms on Windows (Teams Rooms Pro only) | Microsoft Teams: Miracast support for Teams Rooms on Windows (Teams Rooms Pro only) | (Updated) Microsoft Teams: Miracast support for Teams Rooms on Windows (Teams Rooms Pro only) | N/A |
| MC1187387 | (Updated) New features coming to Copilot Notebooks for Frontier users | New features coming to Copilot Notebooks for Frontier users | (Updated) New features coming to Copilot Notebooks for Frontier users | N/A |
| MC1187676 | (Updated) Learning agent in Frontier | Learning agent in Frontier | (Updated) Learning agent in Frontier | N/A |
| MC1191346 | (Updated) Viva Engage: Update community cover photos in Teams for iOS. | Viva Engage: Update storyline cover photos in Teams for iOS. | (Updated) Viva Engage: Update community cover photos in Teams for iOS. | N/A |
| MC1191920 | (Updated) Improved People Skills Admin configuration | Improved People Skills Admin configuration | (Updated) Improved People Skills Admin configuration | N/A |
| MC1193408 | (Update)Action Required: Trust DigiCert Global Root G2 Certificate Authority for using Entra services by January 7, 2026 | Action Required: Trust DigiCert Global Root G2 Certificate Authority for using Entra services by January 7, 2026 | (Update)Action Required: Trust DigiCert Global Root G2 Certificate Authority for using Entra services by January 7, 2026 | 01/07/2026 |
CW50 New Office 365 Message Center items
| MC ID | MC Title | MC Category | MC Workload | MC Major Change | MC Action required by |
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| MC1193421 | Retirement of several Microsoft Planner features in early 2026 as part of a Planner update | Plan For Change | Planner | True | N/A |
| MC1193419 | Content Security Policies (CSP) are coming to SharePoint Online and might impact your custom SPFx solutions | Plan For Change | SharePoint Online | True | N/A |
| MC1193412 | Microsoft 365 Admin Center: Retirement of Technology Experiences score from Adoption Score | Plan For Change | Microsoft 365 apps | True | N/A |
| MC1193410 | Automatic Windows event auditing configuration availability for unified sensors (V3.x) | Stay Informed | Microsoft Defender XDR | False | N/A |
| MC1193408 | (Update)Action Required: Trust DigiCert Global Root G2 Certificate Authority for using Entra services by January 7, 2026 | Plan For Change | Microsoft Entra | True | 01/07/2026 |
| MC1193405 | Teams admin center: Troubleshoot meetings and calls with automatic issue identification and recommendations | Stay Informed | Microsoft Teams | False | N/A |
| MC1193694 | Viva Glint: Add a partner to Viva Glint | Stay Informed | Microsoft Viva | False | N/A |
| MC1193693 | SharePoint catalog management | Plan For Change | SharePoint Online | False | N/A |
| MC1193692 | Microsoft 365: Enrich profile cards with custom properties from third-party systems | Stay Informed | Exchange Online | False | N/A |
| MC1193689 | Microsoft baseline security mode for Office, SharePoint, Exchange, Teams, and Entra | Plan For Change | Microsoft 365 suite | True | N/A |
| MC1194079 | Microsoft Teams: Restart Event feature for Town Hall with unrecoverable failures | Stay Informed | Microsoft Teams | False | N/A |
| MC1194077 | Microsoft Purview | Data Lifecycle Management - New cmdlet to remove retention holds from inactive mailboxes | Stay Informed | Microsoft Purview | False | N/A |
| MC1194071 | Coming soon: IT admins will be able to customize recording and transcription notifications in Teams | Stay Informed | Microsoft Teams | False | N/A |
| MC1194069 | Microsoft Teams: Enhancing update efficiency through peer-to-peer (P2P) download | Stay Informed | Microsoft Teams | False | N/A |
| MC1194061 | IP address changes in Defender for Identity v2.x sensor communication | Stay Informed | Microsoft Defender XDR | False | N/A |
| MC1194629 | Data Privacy: Microsoft Online Services Subprocessor Disclosure | Stay Informed | Microsoft 365 suite | False | N/A |
| MC1194626 | SharePoint site analytics: OneNote usage included in site usage reports | Stay Informed | SharePoint Online, Microsoft 365 apps | False | N/A |
| MC1194615 | Microsoft Excel: Enabling M365 subscribers to use Copilot Chat in locally stored modern workbooks | Stay Informed | Microsoft 365 apps, Microsoft 365 Copilot Chat | False | N/A |
| MC1194612 | Microsoft Viva - Viva Glint: Export Executive Summary report in Viva Glint to editable PowerPoint slides | Stay Informed | Microsoft Viva | False | N/A |
| MC1194604 | Microsoft Teams: Best Practice dashboard to monitor VDI optimization for meetings | Stay Informed | Microsoft Teams | False | N/A |
| MC1194603 | Manage version expiration for audio and video files in SharePoint Online | Stay Informed | SharePoint Online | False | N/A |
