check before: 2024-10-31
Product:
Exchange, Microsoft 365 suite, OneDrive, Purview, Purview Communication Compliance, Purview compliance portal, Purview Data Loss Prevention, SharePoint
Platform:
Web, World tenant
Status:
In development
Change type:
Admin impact, New feature, Updated message
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Details:
Summary:
Microsoft Purview Data Loss Prevention will decouple policy tips and user email notifications, allowing admins to configure either or both independently via PowerShell or the DLP portal. Rollout begins February 20, 2026, with general availability in March 2026. No pre-rollout admin action is needed.
Details:
Updated December 22, 2025: We have updated the timeline. Thank you for your patience.
Coming soon to Microsoft Purview | Data Loss Prevention: When an admin wants to enable user email notifications, policy tips also need to be enabled and vice versa. After this rollout, notifications and policy tips will be decoupled, and admins can configure the following rules to enable:
Only a user email notification
Only a policy tip
A user email notification and a policy tip
No policy tips or user email notifications
After this rollout, policy tips and user email notifications will align with the behavior currently available with Microsoft Exchange.
This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 394279.
[When this will happen:]
Public Preview: We will begin rolling out February 20, 2026 (previously late January 2026) and expect to complete by late February 2026 (previously late July).
General Availability Worldwide: We will begin rolling out March 2026 (previously late March) and expect to complete in March 2026 (previously late April).
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General Availability, Preview
Created:
2024-05-08
updated:
2025-12-23
Public Preview Start Date
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summary for non-techies**
Microsoft is updating its Purview compliance tools for SharePoint and OneDrive to allow more flexible Data Loss Prevention (DLP) alerts, enabling users to choose between sending emails, showing policy tips, both, or neither, with preferences set via PowerShell or the DLP portal.
Direct effects for Operations**
User Awareness and Compliance
Decoupling policy tips and email notifications may lead to users being unaware of sensitive data handling policies, increasing the risk of data breaches.
- roles: Compliance Officer, End User
- references: https://www.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/roadmap?filters=&searchterms=394279
Incident Response Time
Without proper notifications, the response time to potential data loss incidents may increase, leading to prolonged exposure of sensitive information.
- roles: IT Security Analyst, Data Protection Officer
- references: https://www.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/roadmap?filters=&searchterms=394279
User Experience
Users may experience confusion regarding the lack of notifications or policy tips, leading to frustration and decreased productivity.
- roles: End User, IT Support
- references: https://www.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/roadmap?filters=&searchterms=394279
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change history
| Date | Property | old | new |
| 2025-12-23 | MC Last Updated | 09/26/2025 19:08:31 | 2025-12-22T18:37:17Z |
| 2025-12-23 | MC Messages | Updated September 26, 2025: We have updated the timeline. Thank you for your patience.
Coming soon to Microsoft Purview | Data Loss Prevention: When an admin wants to enable user email notifications, policy tips also need to be enabled and vice versa. After this rollout, notifications and policy tips will be decoupled, and admins can configure the following rules to enable: Only a user email notification Only a policy tip A user email notification and a policy tip No policy tips or user email notifications After this rollout, policy tips and user email notifications will align with the behavior currently available with Microsoft Exchange. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 394279. [When this will happen:] Public Preview: We will begin rolling out late January 2026 (previously late June) and expect to complete by late February 2026 (previously late July). General Availability Worldwide: We will begin rolling out late March 2025 (previously late December) and expect to complete by late April 2026 (previously late January). | Updated December 22, 2025: We have updated the timeline. Thank you for your patience.
Coming soon to Microsoft Purview | Data Loss Prevention: When an admin wants to enable user email notifications, policy tips also need to be enabled and vice versa. After this rollout, notifications and policy tips will be decoupled, and admins can configure the following rules to enable: Only a user email notification Only a policy tip A user email notification and a policy tip No policy tips or user email notifications After this rollout, policy tips and user email notifications will align with the behavior currently available with Microsoft Exchange. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 394279. [When this will happen:] Public Preview: We will begin rolling out February 20, 2026 (previously late January 2026) and expect to complete by late February 2026 (previously late July). General Availability Worldwide: We will begin rolling out March 2026 (previously late March) and expect to complete in March 2026 (previously late April). |
| 2025-12-23 | MC End Time | 04/06/2026 09:00:00 | 2026-05-04T09:00:00Z |
| 2025-12-23 | MC Summary | Microsoft Purview Data Loss Prevention will decouple policy tips and user email notifications for SharePoint and OneDrive, allowing admins to configure either or both independently. Rollout begins late January 2026 (preview) and late March 2026 (general availability). Configuration uses the new -NotifyUserType parameter in PowerShell or the DLP portal. No admin action needed before rollout. | Microsoft Purview Data Loss Prevention will decouple policy tips and user email notifications, allowing admins to configure either or both independently via PowerShell or the DLP portal. Rollout begins February 20, 2026, with general availability in March 2026. No pre-rollout admin action is needed. |
| 2025-09-26 | MC Last Updated | 09/12/2025 16:18:23 | 2025-09-26T19:08:31Z |
| 2025-09-26 | MC Messages | Updated September 12, 2025: We have updated the timeline. Thank you for your patience.
Coming soon to Microsoft Purview | Data Loss Prevention: When an admin wants to enable user email notifications, policy tips also need to be enabled and vice versa. After this rollout, notifications and policy tips will be decoupled, and admins can configure the following rules to enable: Only a user email notification Only a policy tip A user email notification and a policy tip No policy tips or user email notifications After this rollout, policy tips and user email notifications will align with the behavior currently available with Microsoft Exchange. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 394279. [When this will happen:] Public Preview: We will begin rolling out late June 2025 (previously late January) and expect to complete by late July 2025 (previously late February). General Availability Worldwide: We will begin rolling out late December 2025 (previously late August) and expect to complete by late January 2025 (previously late September). | Updated September 26, 2025: We have updated the timeline. Thank you for your patience.
Coming soon to Microsoft Purview | Data Loss Prevention: When an admin wants to enable user email notifications, policy tips also need to be enabled and vice versa. After this rollout, notifications and policy tips will be decoupled, and admins can configure the following rules to enable: Only a user email notification Only a policy tip A user email notification and a policy tip No policy tips or user email notifications After this rollout, policy tips and user email notifications will align with the behavior currently available with Microsoft Exchange. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 394279. [When this will happen:] Public Preview: We will begin rolling out late January 2026 (previously late June) and expect to complete by late February 2026 (previously late July). General Availability Worldwide: We will begin rolling out late March 2025 (previously late December) and expect to complete by late April 2026 (previously late January). |
| 2025-09-26 | MC End Time | 03/02/2026 08:00:00 | 2026-04-06T09:00:00Z |
| 2025-09-26 | MC Summary | Microsoft Purview Data Loss Prevention will decouple policy tips and user email notifications, allowing admins to configure them independently. Rollout begins late June 2025 (preview) and late December 2025 (general availability). Configuration will be via PowerShell or Purview DLP with a new -NotifyUserType parameter. No pre-rollout action needed. | Microsoft Purview Data Loss Prevention will decouple policy tips and user email notifications for SharePoint and OneDrive, allowing admins to configure either or both independently. Rollout begins late January 2026 (preview) and late March 2026 (general availability). Configuration uses the new -NotifyUserType parameter in PowerShell or the DLP portal. No admin action needed before rollout. |
| 2025-09-13 | MC Last Updated | 02/12/2025 17:54:00 | 2025-09-12T16:18:23Z |
| 2025-09-13 | MC Messages | Updated February 12, 2025: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.
Coming soon to Microsoft Purview | Data Loss Prevention: When an admin wants to enable user email notifications, policy tips also need to be enabled and vice versa. After this rollout, notifications and policy tips will be decoupled, and admins can configure the following rules to enable: Only a user email notification Only a policy tip A user email notification and a policy tip No policy tips or user email notifications After this rollout, policy tips and user email notifications will align with the behavior currently available with Microsoft Exchange. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 394279. [When this will happen:] Public Preview: We will begin rolling out late June 2025 (previously late January) and expect to complete by late July 2025 (previously late February). General Availability Worldwide: We will begin rolling out late August 2025 (previously late March) and expect to complete by late September 2025 (previously late April). | Updated September 12, 2025: We have updated the timeline. Thank you for your patience.
Coming soon to Microsoft Purview | Data Loss Prevention: When an admin wants to enable user email notifications, policy tips also need to be enabled and vice versa. After this rollout, notifications and policy tips will be decoupled, and admins can configure the following rules to enable: Only a user email notification Only a policy tip A user email notification and a policy tip No policy tips or user email notifications After this rollout, policy tips and user email notifications will align with the behavior currently available with Microsoft Exchange. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 394279. [When this will happen:] Public Preview: We will begin rolling out late June 2025 (previously late January) and expect to complete by late July 2025 (previously late February). General Availability Worldwide: We will begin rolling out late December 2025 (previously late August) and expect to complete by late January 2025 (previously late September). |
| 2025-09-13 | MC End Time | 11/24/2025 08:00:00 | 2026-03-02T08:00:00Z |
| 2025-09-13 | MC Summary | Microsoft is updating Data Loss Prevention for SharePoint and OneDrive by separating policy tips and email notifications. Admins will be able to configure them independently. Rollout begins late June 2025, with General Availability by late September 2025. Admins can use PowerShell or Purview to configure settings after the update. | Microsoft Purview Data Loss Prevention will decouple policy tips and user email notifications, allowing admins to configure them independently. Rollout begins late June 2025 (preview) and late December 2025 (general availability). Configuration will be via PowerShell or Purview DLP with a new -NotifyUserType parameter. No pre-rollout action needed. |
| 2025-02-13 | MC Last Updated | 08/02/2024 20:17:58 | 2025-02-12T17:54:00Z |
| 2025-02-13 | MC Messages | Updated August 2, 2024: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.
Coming soon to Microsoft Purview | Data Loss Prevention: When an admin wants to enable user email notifications, policy tips also need to be enabled and vice versa. After this rollout, notifications and policy tips will be decoupled, and admins can configure the following rules to enable: Only a user email notification Only a policy tip A user email notification and a policy tip No policy tips or user email notifications After this rollout, policy tips and user email notifications will align with the behavior currently available with Microsoft Exchange. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 394279. [When this will happen:] Public Preview: We will begin rolling out late October 2024 (previously early July) and expect to complete by late November 2024 (previously mid-August). General Availability Worldwide: We will begin rolling out late November 2024 (previously mid-September) and expect to complete by late December 2024 (previously late September). | Updated February 12, 2025: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.
Coming soon to Microsoft Purview | Data Loss Prevention: When an admin wants to enable user email notifications, policy tips also need to be enabled and vice versa. After this rollout, notifications and policy tips will be decoupled, and admins can configure the following rules to enable: Only a user email notification Only a policy tip A user email notification and a policy tip No policy tips or user email notifications After this rollout, policy tips and user email notifications will align with the behavior currently available with Microsoft Exchange. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 394279. [When this will happen:] Public Preview: We will begin rolling out late June 2025 (previously late January) and expect to complete by late July 2025 (previously late February). General Availability Worldwide: We will begin rolling out late August 2025 (previously late March) and expect to complete by late September 2025 (previously late April). |
| 2025-02-13 | MC End Time | 02/03/2025 08:00:00 | 2025-11-24T08:00:00Z |
| 2025-02-13 | MC Summary | Microsoft is updating Data Loss Prevention for SharePoint and OneDrive by separating policy tips and email notifications. Admins will be able to configure them independently. Rollout begins late October 2024, with General Availability by late December 2024. Admins can use PowerShell or Purview to configure settings after the update. | Microsoft is updating Data Loss Prevention for SharePoint and OneDrive by separating policy tips and email notifications. Admins will be able to configure them independently. Rollout begins late June 2025, with General Availability by late September 2025. Admins can use PowerShell or Purview to configure settings after the update. |
| 2024-08-03 | MC Last Updated | 06/14/2024 19:46:57 | 2024-08-02T20:17:58Z |
| 2024-08-03 | MC Messages | Updated June 14, 2024: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.
Coming soon to Microsoft Purview | Data Loss Prevention: When an admin wants to enable user email notifications, policy tips also need to be enabled and vice versa. After this rollout, notifications and policy tips will be decoupled, and admins can configure the following rules to enable: Only a user email notification Only a policy tip A user email notification and a policy tip No policy tips or user email notifications After this rollout, policy tips and user email notifications will align with the behavior currently available with Microsoft Exchange. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 394279. [When this will happen:] Public Preview: We will begin rolling out early July 2024 (previously mid-May) and expect to complete by mid-August 2024 (previously late May). General Availability Worldwide: We will begin rolling out mid-September 2024 (previously mid-June) and expect to complete by late September 2024 (previously late June). | Updated August 2, 2024: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.
Coming soon to Microsoft Purview | Data Loss Prevention: When an admin wants to enable user email notifications, policy tips also need to be enabled and vice versa. After this rollout, notifications and policy tips will be decoupled, and admins can configure the following rules to enable: Only a user email notification Only a policy tip A user email notification and a policy tip No policy tips or user email notifications After this rollout, policy tips and user email notifications will align with the behavior currently available with Microsoft Exchange. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 394279. [When this will happen:] Public Preview: We will begin rolling out late October 2024 (previously early July) and expect to complete by late November 2024 (previously mid-August). General Availability Worldwide: We will begin rolling out late November 2024 (previously mid-September) and expect to complete by late December 2024 (previously late September). |
| 2024-08-03 | MC End Time | 11/04/2024 08:00:00 | 2025-02-03T08:00:00Z |
| 2024-08-03 | MC Summary | Microsoft Purview | Data Loss Prevention will soon allow separate configuration of policy tips and user email notifications for SharePoint and OneDrive, aligning with Microsoft Exchange behavior. Admins can enable either or both features, or neither. Rollout begins early July 2024 for Public Preview and mid-September 2024 for General Availability. Configuration can be done via PowerShell or DLP settings post-rollout. | Microsoft is updating Data Loss Prevention for SharePoint and OneDrive by separating policy tips and email notifications. Admins will be able to configure them independently. Rollout begins late October 2024, with General Availability by late December 2024. Admins can use PowerShell or Purview to configure settings after the update. |
| 2024-06-15 | MC MessageTagNames | New feature, Admin impact | Updated message, New feature, Admin impact |
| 2024-06-15 | MC Summary | Microsoft Purview | Data Loss Prevention will soon allow separate configuration of policy tips and user email notifications for SharePoint and OneDrive, aligning with Microsoft Exchange behavior. Admins can enable either or both features, or neither. Rollout begins mid-May 2024 for Public Preview and mid-June 2024 for General Availability. Configuration can be done via PowerShell or DLP settings post-rollout. | Microsoft Purview | Data Loss Prevention will soon allow separate configuration of policy tips and user email notifications for SharePoint and OneDrive, aligning with Microsoft Exchange behavior. Admins can enable either or both features, or neither. Rollout begins early July 2024 for Public Preview and mid-September 2024 for General Availability. Configuration can be done via PowerShell or DLP settings post-rollout. |
| 2024-06-15 | MC Last Updated | 05/08/2024 02:14:35 | 2024-06-14T19:46:57Z |
| 2024-06-15 | MC Messages | Coming soon to Microsoft Purview | Data Loss Prevention: When an admin wants to enable user email notifications, policy tips also need to be enabled and vice versa. After this rollout, notifications and policy tips will be decoupled, and admins can configure the following rules to enable:
Only a user email notification Only a policy tip A user email notification and a policy tip No policy tips or user email notifications After this rollout, policy tips and user email notifications will align with the behavior currently available with Microsoft Exchange. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 394279. [When this will happen:] Public Preview: We will begin rolling out mid-May 2024 and expect to complete by late May 2024. General Availability Worldwide: We will begin rolling out mid-June 2024 and expect to complete by late June 2024. | Updated June 14, 2024: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.
Coming soon to Microsoft Purview | Data Loss Prevention: When an admin wants to enable user email notifications, policy tips also need to be enabled and vice versa. After this rollout, notifications and policy tips will be decoupled, and admins can configure the following rules to enable: Only a user email notification Only a policy tip A user email notification and a policy tip No policy tips or user email notifications After this rollout, policy tips and user email notifications will align with the behavior currently available with Microsoft Exchange. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 394279. [When this will happen:] Public Preview: We will begin rolling out early July 2024 (previously mid-May) and expect to complete by mid-August 2024 (previously late May). General Availability Worldwide: We will begin rolling out mid-September 2024 (previously mid-June) and expect to complete by late September 2024 (previously late June). |
| 2024-06-15 | MC Title | Microsoft Purview | Data Loss Prevention: Decoupling policy tips and email notifications for SharePoint and OneDrive | (Updated) Data Loss Prevention: Decoupling policy tips and email notifications for SharePoint and OneDrive |
| 2024-06-15 | MC End Time | 09/30/2024 09:00:00 | 2024-11-04T08:00:00Z |
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