2026 CW 08 Microsoft 365 Roadmap changes

from 02/16/2026 to 02/22/2026

54 Microsoft 365 Roadmap Items were changed and
25 Microsoft 365 Roadmap Items were added

Changes

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554924 Microsoft Teams: Image viewer improvements enable scrolling and jumping to original message Worldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant) Worldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant), GCC, GCC High, DoD 01/03/2026

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481518 Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365): Admins will be able to define rules to automate agent lifecycle management. Admins will have the ability to set up rules for various scenarios, such as - 1. Auto block risky agents. 2. Auto publish agents that meet a criterion. 3. Auto install agents that meet a criterion. . #copilotcontrolsystem Admins will have the ability to set up rules for various scenarios, such as - 1. Auto block risky agents. 2. Auto delete inactive agents. 3. Auto reassign ownerless agents to manager. . #copilotcontrolsystem 01/03/2026
545894 Microsoft Entra: App Deactivation Admins or app owners can now safely pause an app’s access to Entra protected resources without deleting it or disrupting configuration. When deactivated, the app and its service principals globally (across tenants) can’t request new tokens and user sign ins are blocked, while existing tokens simply expire on their normal schedule. This makes it easy for admins to temporarily freeze suspicious or unused apps during investigations, bulk cleanup, or tenant hygiene work. This capability will initially be available via Microsoft Graph API. Admins or app owners can now safely pause an app’s access to Entra protected resources without deleting it or disrupting configuration. When deactivated, the app and its service principals globally (across tenants) can’t request new tokens and user sign ins are blocked, while existing tokens simply expire on their normal schedule. This makes it easy for admins to temporarily freeze suspicious or unused apps during investigations, bulk cleanup, or tenant hygiene work. This capability is now available in the Entra admin center (App registrations, Enterprise apps) and Microsoft Graph API. 01/02/2026
551197 Microsoft Viva: Enhanced AI governance for Glint Copilot Copilot in Viva Glint will use the same access controls as Microsoft 365 Copilot, streamlining how organizations manage AI features. This reduces setup complexity and helps more managers and leaders access AI‑powered insights from employee feedback in their everyday workflow. Copilot in Viva Glint will align with Microsoft's enterprise AI governance platform: enabling your IT and compliance teams to use centralized governance tools for access management and unified monitoring and reporting across all AI deployments in your tenant. This reduces governance complexity and audit burden by providing a single control plane for managing AI features across Microsoft 365. This change removes the existing Copilot toggles in the Viva Glint admin UI, making Viva Feature Access Management (VFAM) the single control plane for Copilot enablement. 01/03/2026
553590 Microsoft Teams: Multiple phone number assignment to a single user on Teams Phone Devices We are not releasing this feature at this time. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause. Multi‑line support allows a single Teams Phone Device to handle multiple phone numbers assigned to the same user account, enabling users to make and receive calls from any of their numbers without switching accounts or devices. This capability brings flexibility and efficiency to scenarios where individuals manage multiple roles, regions, or responsibilities. We will release this feature at a later date and will provide an update soon. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause. Multi‑line support allows a single Teams Phone Device to handle multiple phone numbers assigned to the same user account, enabling users to make and receive calls from any of their numbers without switching accounts or devices. This capability brings flexibility and efficiency to scenarios where individuals manage multiple roles, regions, or responsibilities. 01/04/2026

Changed Property: RM Release

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392328 Microsoft Teams: Chat for organizers and presenters in structured meetings and webinars March CY2026 April CY2026 01/04/2026
417063 Outlook: Grant mail delegate sharing permissions from the new Outlook January CY2026 July CY2026 01/07/2026
421611 Microsoft 365 app: Microsoft Loop - Admin usage reports for Loop March CY2026 June CY2026 01/06/2026
422817 Outlook: Insert signature into calendar events February CY2026 April CY2026 01/04/2026
481518 Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365): Admins will be able to define rules to automate agent lifecycle management. November CY2025 March CY2026 01/03/2026
484851 Microsoft Viva: Viva Pulse - Authoring with M365 Copilot December CY2025 May CY2026 01/05/2026
485712 Microsoft Teams: Streamlined Microsoft 365 Certified App Management in Teams Admin Center March CY2026 April CY2026 01/04/2026
496364 Microsoft Edge: Microsoft 365 Copilot Chat access to page content will soon extend to work across multiple open tabs March CY2026 February CY2026 01/02/2026
497135 Microsoft Edge: Summarization, Translation, and Citation will soon be supported by Microsoft Copilot and Microsoft 365 Copilot Chat in our menus January CY2026 February CY2026 01/02/2026
499154 Microsoft Intune: Intune Suite - Unattended Remote Help for Windows - Remote Sign-in June CY2026 July CY2026 01/07/2026
499424 Microsoft Edge: Ground Microsoft 365 Copilot Chat in Edge for Business in your open YouTube videos March CY2026 February CY2026 01/02/2026
499898 Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365): Viva Engage - Agents in communities March CY2026 April CY2026 01/04/2026
501581 Microsoft Viva: Copilot Dashboard - Broader access to M365 Copilot Chat insights February CY2026 March CY2026 01/03/2026
512430 Microsoft 365 app: Overview Page in Copilot Notebooks January CY2026 February CY2026 01/02/2026
512431 Planner: Custom Templates January CY2026 April CY2026 01/04/2026
515465 Microsoft Teams: Adaptive card-based app & copilot agent link unfurling in Teams March CY2026 April CY2026 01/04/2026
518218 Microsoft Teams: Consult and merge a PSTN caller through DTMF March CY2026 April CY2026 01/04/2026
523206 Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365): Real-time voice interactions in a podcast in Word February CY2026 March CY2026 01/03/2026
523213 Microsoft Teams: Teams frontline BYOD onboarding wizard March CY2026 April CY2026 01/04/2026
530578 Microsoft Edge: Tracking prevention when browsing InPrivate March CY2026 April CY2026 01/04/2026
534606 Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365): SharePoint list agent January CY2026 February CY2026 01/02/2026
537269 Microsoft Teams: Express voice enrollment in Microsoft Teams March CY2026 April CY2026 01/04/2026
541830 Microsoft Teams: Branded Meeting Reactions March CY2026 April CY2026 01/04/2026
545894 Microsoft Entra: App Deactivation March CY2026 February CY2026 01/02/2026
547824 Microsoft Teams: Attend Microsoft webinars from Teams Rooms on Android April CY2026 June CY2026 01/06/2026

Changed Property: RM Release Phase

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554925 Microsoft Teams: Resizable Gallery in Teams Meetings General Availability General Availability, Targeted Release 01/04/2026

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470597 Microsoft Teams: Shared tab in channel Rolling out Launched 01/11/2025
483487 Outlook: New Outlook for Windows - Reply To header Rolling out Launched 01/05/2025
483488 Outlook: External tag in contact suggestions Rolling out Launched 01/05/2025
490059 Outlook: Offline Support for Calendar - Create, Edit and Delete Event support Rolling out Launched 01/09/2025
491632 Microsoft Teams: New Workflows app experience in Teams and SharePoint Rolling out Launched 01/02/2026
493320 Microsoft Teams: Line key configuration on Teams Phone devices from Teams Admin Center (TAC) Rolling out Launched 01/01/2026
495833 Microsoft Edge: A Refreshed Profile Flyout Experience for Better Clarity and Actionability In development Launched 01/02/2026
496364 Microsoft Edge: Microsoft 365 Copilot Chat access to page content will soon extend to work across multiple open tabs In development Rolling out 01/02/2026
498355 Microsoft Teams: New VDI solution for Teams optimization in Amazon WorkSpaces Rolling out Launched 01/08/2025
498641 Microsoft Edge: v.145 - Add “Summarize” and “Explain” Copilot actions in PDF reader In development Launched 01/02/2026
498897 Outlook: Global Address List Redesign Rolling out Launched 01/10/2025
498920 Outlook: Wait on Send for oversharing dialog in New Outlook Rolling out Launched 01/12/2025
499424 Microsoft Edge: Ground Microsoft 365 Copilot Chat in Edge for Business in your open YouTube videos In development Rolling out 01/02/2026
503111 Outlook: New third-party enriched properties available for customizing profile cards Rolling out Launched 01/01/2026
503593 Microsoft Edge: v.145 - Adding protection against malicious sideloaded extensions In development Launched 01/02/2026
525366 Microsoft Edge: v.145 - Securely enable AI generated applications In development Launched 01/02/2026
526798 Microsoft Edge: Announcement page on update experience In development Launched 01/02/2026
530579 Microsoft Teams: Shared call history in Queues app Rolling out Launched 01/01/2026
531760 Microsoft Defender for Office 365: User Report capabilities to Defender for Office Plan 1 In development Rolling out 01/02/2026
534487 Microsoft Teams: Autocorrect in Teams compose Rolling out Launched 01/01/2026
535423 Microsoft Viva: AI audio overview support for pages and additional languages In development Rolling out 01/02/2026
542183 Microsoft Edge: v.145 - Introducing a new policy that can enable/disable web app installation from the browser In development Launched 01/02/2026
542189 Microsoft Defender for Office 365: Admins can block external users in Microsoft Teams from Defender Portal In development Rolling out 01/02/2026
542794 Microsoft Teams: Create custom templates for immersive events in Microsoft Teams In development Rolling out 01/02/2026
543420 Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365): Word Agent In development Rolling out 01/02/2026
545894 Microsoft Entra: App Deactivation In development Rolling out 01/02/2026
547825 Microsoft Teams: Queues app historical reporting supports 45 days of data Rolling out Launched 01/02/2026
551198 Microsoft Edge: v.145 - Navigation management for Progress Web Apps In development Launched 01/02/2026

Changed Property: RM Title

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498641 Microsoft Edge: v.145 - Add “Summarize” and “Explain” Copilot actions in PDF reader Microsoft Edge: Add “Summarize” and “Explain” Copilot actions in PDF reader Microsoft Edge: v.145 - Add “Summarize” and “Explain” Copilot actions in PDF reader 01/02/2026
503593 Microsoft Edge: v.145 - Adding protection against malicious sideloaded extensions Microsoft Edge: Adding protection against malicious sideloaded extensions Microsoft Edge: v.145 - Adding protection against malicious sideloaded extensions 01/02/2026
525366 Microsoft Edge: v.145 - Securely enable AI generated applications Microsoft Edge: Securely enable AI generated applications Microsoft Edge: v.145 - Securely enable AI generated applications 01/02/2026
542183 Microsoft Edge: v.145 - Introducing a new policy that can enable/disable web app installation from the browser Microsoft Edge: Introducing a new policy that can enable/disable web app installation from the browser Microsoft Edge: v.145 - Introducing a new policy that can enable/disable web app installation from the browser 01/02/2026
551197 Microsoft Viva: Enhanced AI governance for Glint Copilot Microsoft Viva: Simplified Glint Copilot enablement with Microsoft 365 controls Microsoft Viva: Enhanced AI governance for Glint Copilot 01/03/2026
551198 Microsoft Edge: v.145 - Navigation management for Progress Web Apps Microsoft Edge: Navigation management for Progress Web Apps Microsoft Edge: v.145 - Navigation management for Progress Web Apps 01/02/2026

CW08 New Roadmap Items

RM ID RM Title RM Status RM Release RM Tags check before
557371 Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365): [Copilot Extensibility] IT Admins will be able to enable Anthropic models by specific users and groups in the tenant In development General Availability 03/01/2026
557173 Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365): Submit agent to Agent Store from Agent Builder In development General Availability 03/01/2026
557172 Microsoft Teams: Enable customers to book appointments from a live chat widget on your website In development General Availability 04/01/2026
557167 Microsoft Teams: Enhanced issue detection in Teams Rooms on Windows and auto-remediation with Teams Rooms Pro Management. In development General Availability 04/01/2026
555880 Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365): Reference an attached PowerPoint deck’s style when creating a new presentation with Agent Mode in PowerPoint In development General Availability 03/01/2026
555879 Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365): Reference an attached PowerPoint deck’s style when creating a new presentation with Agent Mode in PowerPoint In development General Availability 03/01/2026
555878 Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365): Reference an attached PowerPoint deck’s style when creating a new presentation with Agent Mode in PowerPoint In development General Availability 03/01/2026
554925 Microsoft Teams: Resizable Gallery in Teams Meetings In development General Availability 04/01/2026
553224 Microsoft Viva: Dynamic topics and keywords In development General Availability 05/01/2026
548640 Microsoft Viva: Viva Glint - Survey Designer Role In development General Availability 03/01/2026
557556 Microsoft Purview: Data Security Investigations – AI analysis enhancements In development General Availability Preview 04/01/2026
557554 Microsoft Purview: Data Loss Prevention – File Testing Against Sensitive Information Classifiers In development General Availability Preview 03/01/2026
557553 Microsoft Purview: Data Loss Prevention – Export DLP and Label Policy Configurations In development General Availability Preview 04/01/2026
557350 Outlook: Improved results when filtering your message list In development General Availability 03/01/2026
557349 Outlook: Improved results when filtering your message list In development General Availability 03/01/2026
557175 Microsoft 365 admin center: Copilot - Billing and usage - Standalone consumption of prepaid capacity pack credits In development General Availability 04/01/2026
557165 Microsoft Teams: Chat for organizers and presenters in structured meetings and webinars on Teams Rooms on Windows In development General Availability 04/01/2026
557564 Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365): Local file support for Agent Mode in Excel In development General Availability 03/01/2026
557559 Microsoft Purview: Data Lifecycle Management- Azure PST Import In development General Availability 04/01/2026
557552 Microsoft Purview: Data Loss Prevention – Enhancements to Data Security Triage Agent In development General Availability Preview 04/01/2026
557675 Outlook: Share Word, Excel, and PowerPoint local files via the new Outlook for Windows In development General Availability 05/01/2026
557674 Microsoft Viva: Copilot Analytics: Copilot adoption PBI version update including Power user insights. In development General Availability 03/01/2026
557562 OneDrive: Set a custom name for the OneDrive sync folder In development General Availability 04/01/2026
557256 Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365): Explain slide selection during PowerPoint Live In development General Availability 03/01/2026
547732 SharePoint: New SharePoint Experience In development General Availability Preview Targeted Release 04/01/2026

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