2026 CW 04 Microsoft 365 Roadmap changes

from 01/19/2026 to 01/25/2026

289 Microsoft 365 Roadmap Items were changed and
13 Microsoft 365 Roadmap Items were added

Changes

Changed Property: RM Description

RM ID	RM Title	Old Value	New Value	check before
468892	Microsoft Clipchamp: Sharing a portion of a video as a clip	Clipchamp allows authors and viewers alike to share a portion of a video without changing the original media. Using draggable handles on the playback timeline, a link containing the desired clip start and end is put on the clipboard for easy sharing. Opening this link will play only the specified clip, and viewers can easily pop out to view the full video if desired. This will allow users to share the most relevant portion of their content.	Clipchamp allows authors and viewers alike to share a portion of a video without changing the original media. Using draggable handles on the playback timeline, a link containing the desired clip start and end is put on the clipboard for easy sharing. Opening this link will play only the specified clip, and viewers can easily pop out to view the full video if desired. This will allow users to share the most relevant portion of their content. This feature is no longer accurate and is being removed from the roadmap. We apologize for the inconvenience.	01/06/2025
484086	Microsoft Purview compliance portal: eDiscovery - Advanced Review Set Explorer	The Advanced Review Set Query Editor empowers reviewers to harness the power of real-time big data analytics on their review set data. This tool enhances data analysis by offering insights such as identifying top item types, spotting patterns, and trends within the review set. Reviewers can utilize powerful query constructs like complex filtering, pattern-based text extraction, and data format parsing to analyze and find key information specific to their case or organization. The results can then be visualized using time charts, histograms, and other flexible charting solutions, providing a comprehensive understanding of the data's story.	The Advanced Review Set Explorer empowers reviewers to harness the power of real-time big data analytics on their review set data leveraging. This tool enhances data analysis by offering insights such as identifying top item types, spotting patterns, and trends within the review set. Reviewers can utilize powerful Kusto query constructs like complex filtering, pattern-based text extraction, and data format parsing to analyze and find key information specific to their case or organization. The results can then be visualized using various flexible charting solutions, providing a comprehensive understanding of the data's story.	01/07/2026
492979	Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365): Reference a Microsoft Teams meeting when creating a PowerPoint presentation	You can now reference a Microsoft Teams meeting when you create a presentation with Copilot in PowerPoint.	You can now reference a Microsoft Teams meeting when you create a presentation with Copilot in PowerPoint. Updated January 23, 2026: We are no longer moving forward with this feature. We apologize for any inconvenience.	01/01/2026
492980	Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365): Reference a Microsoft Teams meeting when creating a PowerPoint presentation	You can now reference a Microsoft Teams meeting when you create a presentation with Copilot in PowerPoint.	You can now reference a Microsoft Teams meeting when you create a presentation with Copilot in PowerPoint. Updated January 23, 2026: We are no longer moving forward with this feature. We apologize for any inconvenience.	01/01/2026
492981	Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365): Reference a Microsoft Teams meeting when creating a PowerPoint presentation	You can now reference a Microsoft Teams meeting when you create a presentation with Copilot in PowerPoint.	You can now reference a Microsoft Teams meeting when you create a presentation with Copilot in PowerPoint. Updated January 23, 2026: We are no longer moving forward with this feature. We apologize for any inconvenience.	01/01/2026
522095	Microsoft Purview: Inline protection, alerting, and incident management for sensitive data shared over the network through non-Microsoft SASE integrations	Extend Microsoft Purview Data Loss Prevention (DLP) policies and Insider Risk Management indicators to the network by integrating with your existing non-Microsoft Secure Access Service Edge (SASE) solution. This integration enables organizations to intercept and inspect traffic inline at the network layer and enforce actions based on DLP policy conditions. It helps prevent sensitive data from being shared with untrusted cloud applications through browsers, apps, APIs, add-ins, and more - including generative AI platforms, cloud storage, and content-sharing services - while managing alerts and incidents through Purview and Microsoft Defender. If configured, these signals also inform user risk indicators in Insider Risk Management.	Extend Microsoft Purview Data Loss Prevention (DLP) policies and Insider Risk Management indicators to the network by integrating with your existing non-Microsoft Secure Access Service Edge (SASE) solution. This integration enables organizations to intercept and inspect traffic inline at the network layer and enforce actions based on DLP policy conditions. It helps prevent sensitive data from being shared with untrusted cloud applications through browsers, apps, APIs, add-ins, and more - including generative AI platforms, cloud storage, and content-sharing services - while managing alerts and incidents through Purview and Microsoft Defender. If configured, these signals also inform user risk indicators in Insider Risk Management	01/11/2025
548643	Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365): People Skills - Expanded AI inferencing for E3/E5 users	People Skills is expanding AI powered skill inferencing to include Microsoft 365 E3 and E5 licensed users. Previously, AI powered skill inferencing was available only to Microsoft 365 Copilot and Microsoft Viva licensed users. With this update, admins will have the option to turn on AI powered skill inferencing for Microsoft 365 E3 / E5 licensed users directly in the Microsoft 365 admin center. AI powered skill inferencing uses AI to automatically identify and update skills on users’ Microsoft 365 profiles based on their work activity from the Microsoft Graph. This control will be available to US-based tenants with Copilot licenses.	People Skills is expanding AI powered skill inferencing to include Microsoft 365 E3 and E5 licensed users. Previously, AI powered skill inferencing was available only to Microsoft 365 Copilot and Microsoft Viva licensed users. With this update, admins will have the option to turn on AI powered skill inferencing for Microsoft 365 E3 / E5 licensed users directly in the Microsoft 365 admin center. AI powered skill inferencing uses AI to automatically identify and update skills on users’ Microsoft 365 profiles based on their work activity from the Microsoft Graph. This control will be available to tenants with Copilot licenses.	01/02/2026

Changed Property: RM Preview

RM ID	RM Title	Old Value	New Value	check before
496363	Microsoft 365 Admin Center: Agent-Level Controls for Pay-as-you-go	December CY2025	April CY2026	01/04/2026
503571	Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365): Support for refining query filters for Confluence Copilot connectors	February CY2026	March CY2026	01/05/2026
516571	Microsoft Teams: Interpreter agent support in Teams rooms on Windows	January CY2026	N/A	01/01/2026
534607	Microsoft Viva: Engage: Detect moderated themes in images	January CY2026	March CY2026	01/03/2026

Changed Property: RM Product Tags

Changed Property: RM Release

RM ID	RM Title	Old Value	New Value	check before
488800	Microsoft Teams: Automatically update your work location via your organization's Wi-Fi	February CY2026	March CY2026	01/03/2026
493749	Microsoft Purview compliance portal: Custom permissions UI enhancements in Microsoft Purview Information Protection File Labeler	November CY2025	July CY2026	01/07/2026
495468	Outlook: Show teammates' calendars in the left navigation pane	January CY2026	March CY2026	01/03/2026
496363	Microsoft 365 Admin Center: Agent-Level Controls for Pay-as-you-go	December CY2025	April CY2026	01/04/2026
499658	Excel: =COPILOT Function	February CY2026	March CY2026	01/03/2026
499659	Excel: =COPILOT Function	February CY2026	March CY2026	01/03/2026
499660	Excel: =COPILOT Function	February CY2026	March CY2026	01/03/2026
500696	Microsoft Teams: New Organization chart in the Profile Card for Web and Desktop	January CY2026	February CY2026	01/02/2026
501201	Microsoft Teams: Enhanced Copilot chat summary	March CY2026	May CY2026	01/05/2026
502520	Microsoft Teams: New sharing panel in meetings - improved content discovery and ease of sharing	February CY2026	March CY2026	01/03/2026
502562	Outlook: Calendar mini-month non-consecutive date selection updates	March CY2026	May CY2026	01/05/2026
503144	Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365): Domain exclusion for web grounding	January CY2026	February CY2026	01/02/2026
506748	Microsoft Teams: Miracast support for Teams Rooms on Windows devices	February CY2026	March CY2026	01/03/2026
508521	Microsoft Teams: Room health signals and notifications in Teams Rooms on Windows	February CY2026	April CY2026	01/04/2026
513274	Microsoft Viva: Engage Communities in Microsoft Teams	March CY2026	April CY2026	01/04/2026
523205	Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365): Use voice for Q&A during Read Aloud in Word	January CY2026	February CY2026	01/02/2026
523206	Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365): Real-time voice interactions in a podcast in Word	January CY2026	February CY2026	01/02/2026
526794	SharePoint: Site Branding Governance via PowerShell	December CY2025	February CY2026	01/02/2026
529851	Outlook: Enriching profile cards with custom, organization-specific properties	January CY2026	March CY2026	01/03/2026
535423	Microsoft Viva: AI audio overview support for pages and additional languages	December CY2025	February CY2025	01/02/2026
535423	Microsoft Viva: AI audio overview support for pages and additional languages	February CY2025	February CY2026	01/02/2026
536573	Microsoft Teams: Report a Suspicious Call in Microsoft Teams	February CY2026	March CY2026	01/03/2026
537269	Microsoft Teams: Express voice enrollment in Microsoft Teams	February CY2026	March CY2026	01/03/2026
537281	Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365): [Copilot Search] [Copilot Search] Copilot Chat available when using Copilot Search	January CY2026	March CY2026	01/03/2026
547825	Microsoft Teams: Queues app historical reporting supports 45 days of data	March CY2026	February CY2026	01/02/2026

Changed Property: RM Release Phase

RM ID	RM Title	Old Value	New Value	check before
547825	Microsoft Teams: Queues app historical reporting supports 45 days of data	General Availability	General Availability, Targeted Release	01/02/2026

Changed Property: RM Status

RM ID	RM Title	Old Value	New Value	check before
468892	Microsoft Clipchamp: Sharing a portion of a video as a clip	Rolling out	Cancelled	01/06/2025
481559	Outlook: Agents for Microsoft 365 Copilot available in Copilot Chat in classic Outlook for Windows	In development	Rolling out	01/01/2026
483519	Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365): Catch up on a summary of document comments in the top of your document	Rolling out	Launched	01/06/2025
484084	Microsoft Purview: Discovery of sensitive data sharing to any cloud application or website (inc. GenAI) via network layer	In development	Launched	01/01/2026
486827	Microsoft Purview: Insider Risk Management - Data Security Investigation integration	Rolling out	Launched	01/11/2025
486856	Microsoft 365: Microsoft 365 companion apps- a suite of apps designed to enhance productivity	Rolling out	Launched	01/08/2025
487848	Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365): Copilot can now answer questions about opened Copilot Pages in chat	Rolling out	Launched	01/09/2025
488297	SharePoint: Copilot actions in SharePoint document libraries	Rolling out	Launched	01/09/2025
492979	Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365): Reference a Microsoft Teams meeting when creating a PowerPoint presentation	In development	Cancelled	01/01/2026
492980	Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365): Reference a Microsoft Teams meeting when creating a PowerPoint presentation	In development	Cancelled	01/01/2026
492981	Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365): Reference a Microsoft Teams meeting when creating a PowerPoint presentation	In development	Cancelled	01/01/2026
493320	Microsoft Teams: Line key configuration on Teams Phone devices from Teams Admin Center (TAC)	In development	Rolling out	01/01/2026
499661	Microsoft Viva: Viva Glint - Export Executive Summary report in Viva Glint to editable PowerPoint slides	In development	Launched	01/01/2026
503104	Microsoft Teams: Camera view switching in multi-camera Teams Rooms on Windows	In development	Rolling out	01/01/2026
503111	Outlook: New third-party enriched properties available for customizing profile cards	In development	Rolling out	01/01/2026
506752	Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365): Data source specific filters	Rolling out	Launched	01/12/2025
512432	Planner: Task chat and mentions in basic plans	In development	Launched	01/01/2026
513422	Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365): Steer your presentation length, tone, style, and images when creating with Copilot.	In development	Launched	01/12/2025
513430	Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365): Steer your presentation length, tone, style, and images when creating with Copilot.	In development	Launched	01/12/2025
513431	Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365): Steer your presentation length, tone, style, and images when creating with Copilot.	In development	Launched	01/12/2025
518215	Microsoft Teams: Apps in Private Channels for Microsoft Teams	In development	Rolling out	01/01/2026
518291	Microsoft Purview: Insider Risk Management – Enhancements to variant limits and detection groups	In development	Launched	01/01/2026
518642	Microsoft Purview: Inline data security controls (DLP) for file uploads to unmanaged GenAI apps in Edge for Business	In development	Rolling out	01/01/2026
518643	Microsoft Purview: Inline data security controls (DLP) for more unmanaged GenAI apps in Edge for Business	In development	Rolling out	01/01/2026
531910	Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365): Copilot Chat in Outlook expands to reason over inbox, calendar, and enterprise data	In development	Rolling out	01/01/2026
532724	Microsoft Teams: Automatic installation and update of Network Device Interface (NDI) in Teams (MAC)	In development	Rolling out	01/01/2026
536570	Microsoft Teams: Ability for IT admins to customize the user notification strings for recording and transcription	In development	Rolling out	01/01/2026
537204	Microsoft Purview: Data Lifecycle Management-New cmdlet to remove retention from inactive mailboxes	In development	Rolling out	01/12/2025
543423	Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365): Chat History Landing page: Filtering UI Refresh	In development	Rolling out	01/01/2026

Changed Property: RM Title

RM ID	RM Title	Old Value	New Value	check before
484084	Microsoft Purview: Discovery of sensitive data sharing to any cloud application or website (inc. GenAI) via network layer	Microsoft Purview compliance portal: Discovery of sensitive data sharing to any cloud application or website (inc. GenAI) via network layer	Microsoft Purview: Discovery of sensitive data sharing to any cloud application or website (inc. GenAI) via network layer	01/01/2026
484086	Microsoft Purview compliance portal: eDiscovery - Advanced Review Set Explorer	Microsoft Purview compliance portal: eDiscovery - Advanced Review Set Query Editor	Microsoft Purview compliance portal: eDiscovery - Advanced Review Set Explorer	01/07/2026
486827	Microsoft Purview: Insider Risk Management - Data Security Investigation integration	Microsoft Purview Compliance Portal: Insider Risk Management - Data Security Investigation integration	Microsoft Purview: Insider Risk Management - Data Security Investigation integration	01/11/2025

CW04 New Roadmap Items

RM ID	RM Title	RM Status	RM Release	check before
549288	Microsoft Purview: Data Loss Prevention- Adaptive Scopes for DLP for SharePoint	In development	General Availability Preview	03/01/2026
549286	Outlook: New search folder types	In development	General Availability	02/01/2026
547831	Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365): Enable watermarks for AI-generated content for M365 Copilot	In development	General Availability	02/01/2026
547731	Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365): Business Justification for Copilot License Requests	In development	General Availability	03/01/2026
529856	Microsoft Entra: ID Account Recovery	In development	General Availability Preview	05/01/2026
550514	Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365): Newly created Declarative Agents now understand referenced scanned PDFs	In development	General Availability	02/01/2026
548652	Microsoft Teams: Ad-hoc room reservation from Teams Rooms on Android console	In development	General Availability	03/01/2026
548648	Microsoft Teams: Ad-hoc room reservation from Teams Rooms on Windows console	In development	General Availability	03/01/2026
494149	Microsoft Teams: Teams button on certified for Microsoft Teams personal peripheral devices one-click access to voice in Microsoft 365 Copilot within the Teams mobile app (iOS).	In development	General Availability Preview	03/01/2026
548669	Microsoft Purview: Endpoint Data Loss Prevention- Logged-in user details on the Purview device onboarding page	In development	General Availability Preview	03/01/2026
548647	Microsoft Teams: Digital signage in Teams Rooms on Android	In development	General Availability	03/01/2026
551197	Microsoft Viva: Simplified Glint Copilot enablement with Microsoft 365 controls	In development	General Availability	03/01/2026
551164	Microsoft Purview: eDiscovery-Tenant level process report	In development	General Availability	02/01/2026

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