check before: 2026-04-01
Product:
Purview, Purview Communication Compliance, Purview compliance portal, Purview Data Loss Prevention
Platform:
Online, Web, World tenant
Status:
In development
Change type:
New feature, User impact, Admin impact
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Summary:
Microsoft Purview compliance portal’s Data Security Investigations will add a new soft purge action by late May 2026, allowing admins to delete sensitive items recoverable until retention expires. It’s enabled by default, requires no configuration, and does not affect user workflows or existing policies.
Details:
[Introduction]
We're adding a new soft purge mitigation action in Data Security Investigations (DSI) to help administrators quickly remove sensitive or overshared items during an investigation. Soft purge allows items to be deleted while remaining recoverable until their deleted item retention period expires. This addition builds on DSI's AI-powered content analysis capabilities-such as categorization, AI search, and risk examination-to help organizations identify and respond to data security risks more efficiently.
This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 558109.
[When this will happen]
General Availability (Worldwide): Rollout will begin in early April 2026 and is expected to complete by late May 2026.
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Release Phase:
General Availability
Created:
2026-03-17
updated:
2026-03-17
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Direct effects for Operations**
Data Security Investigations Soft Purge Implementation
If the soft purge feature is implemented without proper preparation, admins may inadvertently delete sensitive items that are still needed for ongoing investigations, leading to potential data loss and compliance issues.
- roles: Admins, Compliance Officers
- references: https://learn.microsoft.com/purview/data-security-investigations" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">https://learn.microsoft.com/purview/data-security-investigations, https://learn.microsoft.com/purview/data-security-investigations" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">https://learn.microsoft.com/purview/data-security-investigations-mitigation-actions
User Workflow Disruption
Although the feature is stated to not affect user workflows, lack of communication about the new soft purge action may lead to confusion among users regarding the status of their sensitive items, potentially impacting their trust in data management processes.
- roles: End Users, Data Security Teams
- references: https://www.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/roadmap?filters=&searchterms=558109, https://learn.microsoft.com/purview/data-security-investigations" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">https://learn.microsoft.com/purview/data-security-investigations
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