2026 CW 12 Microsoft 365 Roadmap changes

from 03/16/2026 to 03/22/2026

61 Microsoft 365 Roadmap Items were changed and
17 Microsoft 365 Roadmap Items were added

Changes

Changed Property: RM Cloud Instance Tags

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554927 Microsoft Teams: Recently used emojis sync across devices Worldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant) Worldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant), GCC, GCC High, DoD 01/05/2026

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485766 Microsoft Purview compliance portal: eDiscovery - Efficient Review with Advanced Minimization Algorithms Sophisticated algorithms analyze the review set and pick out the best set of documents to review while hiding redundant information. A new analytics relationship view and detailed reports for each analytic run through the new unified reporting format allow you to have confidence in the results. The analytical information is available in both our new insights experience and export load files, allowing you to easily adopt this efficiency boost into any workflow. Microsoft has decided not to proceed with Efficient Review with Advanced Minimization Algorithms. We apologize for the inconvenience. 01/06/2026
500377 Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365): Copilot Chat - Support for emails in ContextIQ Users can include an email in their prompt as a reference by typing '/' and selecting one from the ContextIQ menu when using either the full app or side pane Copilot Chat experience in Outlook. Copilot Chat will reference the included email as part of its response. This feature applies to users without a Microsoft 365 Copilot license (Copilot Chat users) and to users with a license (Microsoft 365 Copilot users) when they are toggled to web scope in chat. Users can include an email in their prompt as a reference by typing '/' and selecting one from the ContextIQ menu when using either the full app or side pane Copilot Chat experience in Outlook. Copilot Chat will reference the included email as part of its response. This feature applies to users without a Microsoft 365 Copilot license (Copilot Chat users) and to users with a license (Microsoft 365 Copilot users) when they are toggled to web scope in chat. Updated March 18, 2026: We have decided not to move forward with this change at this time. We apologize for any inconvenience. 01/11/2025
526793 Microsoft 365 admin center: Copilot settings – Optimize view Copilot readiness in the Microsoft 365 admin center provides a centralized experience for applying Microsoft’s recommended settings, policies, and actions for Copilot. It organizes these into predefined packages so admins can quickly deploy Copilot securely and confidently. The new Copilot settings landing experience in the Microsoft 365 admin center centralizes visibility into key configuration status and helps admins optimize settings for Copilot success using Microsoft‑recommended policies, actions, and guidance—enabling secure and confident Copilot deployment. 01/03/2026
557977 Microsoft Purview: Data Loss Prevention- Security Store now available within Purview DLP to browse, purchase, and enable partner integrations Security Store is now integrated into the Microsoft Purview DLP experience, giving admins an in-product way to discover, purchase, and enable a curated set of integrations that extend Purview capabilities, including data security capabilities for the network. This integration simplifies how organizations activate and manage partner integrations directly within Purview. Microsoft Security Store is now integrated into the Microsoft Purview DLP experience, giving admins an in‑product way to discover a curated set of integrations that extend Purview capabilities, including data security capabilities for the network. Purchasing and management are completed through Security Store, simplifying how organizations procure partner integrations. 01/03/2026

Changed Property: RM Platform Tags

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558679 Microsoft Teams: Standardized preview experience for Word, PowerPoint, and Excel files Android Android, iOS 01/06/2026

Changed Property: RM Preview

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481825 SharePoint: Chat one-on-one with SharePoint agents in Teams January CY2026 N/A 01/04/2026

Changed Property: RM Release

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89975 Microsoft Teams: Ability for all participants to start collaborative annotations April CY2026 May CY2026 01/05/2026
415168 Outlook: Automatically display auto-mapped calendars March CY2026 April CY2026 01/04/2026
422725 Microsoft 365 app: Microsoft Loop – Require Existing Microsoft 365 Group for New Loop workspaces March CY2026 April CY2026 01/04/2026
468888 Microsoft Purview: Apply sensitivity labels with user-defined permissions in Office for the web in Microsoft 365 March CY2026 April CY2026 01/04/2026
481825 SharePoint: Chat one-on-one with SharePoint agents in Teams March CY2026 April CY2026 01/04/2026
492616 Microsoft 365 Admin Center: M365 Copilot - Billing and usage - Usage insights December CY2025 May CY2025 01/05/2025
503144 Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365): Domain exclusion for web grounding February CY2026 March CY2026 01/03/2026
511791 Microsoft Purview Compliance Portal: Data Loss Prevention-Enforce DLP protection upon new content before its saved February CY2026 April CY2026 01/04/2026
511801 Microsoft Viva: Copilot Analytics - Onboarding emails for Leaders March CY2026 April CY2026 01/04/2026
515465 Microsoft Teams: Adaptive card-based app & copilot agent link unfurling in Teams April CY2026 May CY2026 01/05/2026
523206 Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365): Real-time voice interactions in a podcast in Word March CY2026 May CY2026 01/05/2026
532728 Microsoft Purview: New Microsoft Purview Data Security Posture Management Experience April CY2026 June CY2026 01/06/2026
537271 Microsoft Purview: Azure AI Foundry integration with Microsoft Purview for AI March CY2026 May CY2026 01/05/2026
537284 Microsoft Edge: Adding contextual nudges to the Microsoft 365 Copilot Chat icon April CY2026 May CY2026 01/05/2026
547731 Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365): Business Justification for Copilot License Requests March CY2026 April CY2026 01/04/2026
549288 Microsoft Purview: Data Loss Prevention- Adaptive Scopes for DLP for SharePoint March CY2026 April CY2026 01/04/2026
553220 SharePoint: Admin policy for expiring "People in your organization" links June CY2026 March CY2026 01/03/2026
554927 Microsoft Teams: Recently used emojis sync across devices April CY2026 May CY2026 01/05/2026
555857 Microsoft Teams: Sensitivity label inheritance for Loop meeting notes April CY2026 May CY2026 01/05/2026
557170 Microsoft Teams: delete meeting generated content in recap April CY2026 May CY2026 01/05/2026
557178 Microsoft Teams: Sensitivity label inheritance for meeting recordings April CY2026 May CY2026 01/05/2026
557348 Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365): Infinite Scroll Chat History March CY2026 April CY2026 01/04/2026
557970 Microsoft Teams: Centralized notification settings for channels April CY2026 June CY2026 01/06/2026
558253 Windows 365: Windows 365 Link - Market Expansion June CY2026 September CY2026 01/09/2026

Changed Property: RM Release Phase

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557974 Microsoft Teams: Honor Windows Do not disturb setting General Availability General Availability, Targeted Release 01/04/2026
558860 Microsoft Purview: Data Loss Prevention - Data Security Triage Agent summaries and categorizations for DLP alerts will be made available in DLP Alerts in Microsoft Defender XDR General Availability, Preview, Targeted Release General Availability, Preview 01/08/2026

Changed Property: RM Status

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414513 Microsoft Teams: Network Strength icon to understand strength of your network Rolling out Launched 01/02/2026
485766 Microsoft Purview compliance portal: eDiscovery - Efficient Review with Advanced Minimization Algorithms In development Cancelled 01/06/2026
492743 Exchange: Exchange Online Moderation approval requests via Actionable Messages In development Rolling out 01/03/2026
497848 Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365): Say "Hey Copilot" to activate voice conversations with the Microsoft 365 Copilot app on Windows In development Rolling out 01/02/2026
498226 Microsoft Teams: Deploy Teams frontline worker pilot in Teams Admin Center Rolling out Launched 01/11/2025
498921 Outlook: Customizable Oversharing dialog for DLP in New Outlook Rolling out Launched 01/01/2026
499431 Microsoft Purview compliance portal: Endpoint Data Loss Prevention -- Always-on diagnostics for Windows Endpoints (Phase 2) Rolling out Launched 01/03/2026
500377 Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365): Copilot Chat - Support for emails in ContextIQ Rolling out Cancelled 01/11/2025
500379 Microsoft Teams: AI Workflows in Workflows app Rolling out Launched 01/09/2025
502521 Microsoft Teams: Improvements in call transfer experience on Teams Phone devices Rolling out Launched 01/10/2025
508519 Microsoft Edge: v.146 - Desktop Visual Search In development Launched 01/03/2026
511816 Microsoft Purview compliance portal: Insider Risk Management – Introduction of pay-as-you-go feature usage report Rolling out Launched 01/02/2026
511820 Planner: Planner Agent in basic plans In development Rolling out 01/03/2026
516565 Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365): Use Copilot to get a detailed and contextual explanation Rolling out Launched 01/11/2025
516566 Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365): Use Copilot to get a detailed and contextual explanation Rolling out Launched 01/11/2025
516567 Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365): Use Copilot to get a detailed and contextual explanation Rolling out Launched 01/11/2025
516571 Microsoft Teams: Interpreter agent support in Teams rooms on Windows Rolling out Launched 01/01/2026
516578 Microsoft Purview: eDiscovery - Add Sample to Review Set In development Rolling out 01/03/2026
523211 Microsoft Teams: Simplified controls to manage external collaboration Rolling out Launched 01/02/2026
526788 SharePoint: Microsoft designed dark themes for SharePoint Sites Rolling out Launched 01/01/2026
526793 Microsoft 365 admin center: Copilot settings – Optimize view In development Rolling out 01/03/2026
534490 Microsoft Teams: Activity in other accounts and organizations In development Rolling out 01/03/2026
534606 Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365): SharePoint list agent Rolling out Launched 01/02/2026
536573 Microsoft Teams: Report a Suspicious Call in Microsoft Teams In development Rolling out 01/03/2026
537288 Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365): Scatter image effect in Microsoft 365 Copilot Rolling out Launched 01/02/2026
543243 Microsoft Purview: Insider Risk Management-New Microsoft Fabric lakehouse risk indicators Rolling out Launched 01/02/2026
545895 Outlook: Save an Event as a Draft on iOS Rolling out Launched 01/01/2026
551164 Microsoft Purview: eDiscovery-Tenant level process report Rolling out Launched 01/02/2026
551195 Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365): Enhanced M365 Copilot Memory - Copilot is now personalized with work data Rolling out In development 01/06/2026
553220 SharePoint: Admin policy for expiring "People in your organization" links In development Rolling out 01/03/2026
553223 Microsoft Teams: Voice tethering In development Rolling out 01/03/2026
557349 Outlook: Improved results when filtering your message list In development Rolling out 01/03/2026
557562 OneDrive: Set a custom name for the OneDrive sync folder In development Launched 01/04/2026
557674 Microsoft Viva: Copilot Analytics: Copilot adoption PBI version update including Power user insights. In development Rolling out 01/03/2026

Changed Property: RM Title

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508519 Microsoft Edge: v.146 - Desktop Visual Search Microsoft Edge: Desktop Visual Search Microsoft Edge: v.146 - Desktop Visual Search 01/03/2026
526793 Microsoft 365 admin center: Copilot settings – Optimize view Microsoft 365 admin center: Copilot settings – readiness Microsoft 365 admin center: Copilot settings – Optimize view 01/03/2026

CW12 New Roadmap Items

RM ID RM Title RM Status RM Release RM Tags check before
558687 Microsoft Purview: Information Protection - Policy sync status for M365 Label publishing policies In development General Availability Preview 04/01/2026
558686 Microsoft Purview: Information Protection - Sensitivity label inheritance for Teams meeting artifacts In development General Availability Preview 06/01/2026
558685 Microsoft Purview: Information Protection - Exclude modern groups / include dynamic security groups support for sensitivity label policies In development General Availability Preview 05/01/2026
557681 Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365): Intelligent Summaries in Copilot Dashboard In development General Availability 04/01/2026
558860 Microsoft Purview: Data Loss Prevention - Data Security Triage Agent summaries and categorizations for DLP alerts will be made available in DLP Alerts in Microsoft Defender XDR In development General Availability Preview Targeted Release 08/01/2026
558858 Microsoft Purview: eDiscovery - review set limit increase In development General Availability 04/01/2026
558684 Microsoft Purview: Information Protection - Sensitivity label support in Engage In development General Availability Preview 05/01/2026
558435 Microsoft Edge: Security Update Alerts in the Edge management service In development General Availability Preview 06/01/2026
558939 Microsoft Purview: Data Loss Prevention - Unmanaged cloud app discovery and protection with Microsoft Purview and Palo Alto Prisma Access In development General Availability Preview 10/01/2026
558936 Outlook: Font Improvements in Outlook for Android In development General Availability 05/01/2026
558935 Microsoft Viva: Modernized content composition experience in Engage In development General Availability 05/01/2026
558857 Outlook: Multiselect in the New Outlook and Teams calendars In development General Availability 04/01/2026
558679 Microsoft Teams: Standardized preview experience for Word, PowerPoint, and Excel files In development General Availability 06/01/2026
558938 Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365): Create PowerPoint presentations from Copilot Notebooks In development General Availability Preview 05/01/2026
558934 Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365): Create Word documents from Copilot Notebooks In development General Availability Preview 05/01/2026
558856 Microsoft Teams: Attendee capacity packs for Teams events In development General Availability 05/01/2026
558852 Microsoft Teams: Digital signage support for Teams panels In development General Availability 05/01/2026

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