check before: 2025-12-01
Product:
Copilot, Microsoft 365 admin center, Microsoft 365 suite, Microsoft Viva
Platform:
Germany, Mac, Online, World tenant
Status:
In development
Change type:
New feature, Admin impact
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Details:
Summary:
Three new admin features for managing People Skills in Microsoft 365 include turning off user experiences, configuring settings via the Admin Center without PowerShell, and importing custom skills libraries from local devices. These enhance privacy, deployment flexibility, and ease of management, rolling out worldwide by mid-December 2025.
Details:
[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.
[When this will happen:]
General Availability (Worldwide): We will begin rolling out mid-December 2025 and expect to complete by mid-December 2025.
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Created:
2025-12-04
updated:
2025-12-04
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Direct effects for Operations**
Disabling People Skills User Experiences
If the People Skills user experiences are turned off without proper preparation, users may lose access to valuable skills data that could enhance collaboration and productivity. This could lead to confusion and frustration among users who rely on these features for their daily tasks.
- roles: End Users, HR Managers
- references: https://learn.microsoft.com/copilot/microsoft-365/people-skills-overview#where-does-people-skills-data-appear, https://learn.microsoft.com/copilot/microsoft-365/people-skills-sharing-inferencing-controls
Configuration Management via Admin Center
Without preparation, the new feature access management interface may lead to misconfigurations, resulting in unintended exposure of sensitive skills data or improper settings that could hinder user experience and compliance with privacy regulations.
- roles: IT Administrators, Compliance Officers
- references: https://learn.microsoft.com/copilot/microsoft-365/people-skills-overview#where-does-people-skills-data-appear, https://www.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/roadmap?filters=&searchterms=529865
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