check before: 2024-11-15
Product:
Copilot, Defender, Microsoft 365 Copilot, Purview, Purview Communication Compliance, Purview compliance portal, Teams
Platform:
Online, Web, World tenant
Status:
Launched
Change type:
Admin impact, New feature, Updated message
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Details:
Summary:
Admins can now create separate retention policies for Microsoft Teams chats and Microsoft 365 Copilot interactions using PowerShell cmdlets or the UI. This feature requires a Microsoft 365 Copilot license and will be available in Public Preview in May 2025 and General Availability in September 2025. No admin action is required before the rollout.
Details:
Updated June 16, 2025: We have updated the timeline below. Thank you for your patience.
Admins can follow the in-product message while editing the policy and make the required changes using PowerShell cmdlets to configure a Teams chat policy or Copilot policy. If there are existing policies covering other locations together with Teams chat and Copilot interactions in a single policy, admins can create equivalent new policies including the other locations from UI or using PowerShell cmdlets.
Before this rollout, Microsoft Teams chat and Microsoft 365 Copilot interactions are available together to be included or excluded in the Microsoft Purview Data Lifecycle Management policy in the Purview compliance center.
After this rollout, admins can have separate policies for Copilot interactions. Also, admins can separate Teams chat from Copilot interactions to create new retention policies for Copilot messages only.
A Microsoft 365 Copilot license is required to use this feature.
This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 407897.
[When this will happen:]
Public Preview: We will begin rolling out early May 2025 (previously early March) and expect to complete by mid-May 2025 (previously mid-March).
General Availability (Worldwide): We will begin rolling out mid-September 2025 (previously early June) and expect to complete by late September 2025 (previously late June).
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2024-11-07
updated:
2025-06-17
Public Preview Start Date
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Retention Policy Management
Without preparation, admins may face confusion and mismanagement of retention policies, leading to potential data loss or compliance issues as Teams chats and Copilot interactions are separated.
- roles: Admins, Compliance Officers
- references: https://www.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/roadmap?filters=&searchterms=407897
User Experience
Users may experience disruptions in accessing their chat history or Copilot interactions if retention policies are not properly configured post-change, leading to frustration and decreased productivity.
- roles: End Users, Support Staff
- references: https://www.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/roadmap?filters=&searchterms=407897
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change history
| Date | Property | old | new |
| 2025-06-17 | MC Last Updated | 05/21/2025 16:10:53 | 2025-06-16T23:13:22Z |
| 2025-06-17 | MC Messages | Updated May 21, 2025: We have updated the content. Thank you for your patience.
Admins can follow the in-product message while editing the policy and make the required changes using PowerShell cmdlets to configure a Teams chat policy or Copilot policy. If there are existing policies covering other locations together with Teams chat and Copilot interactions in a single policy, admins can create equivalent new policies including the other locations from UI or using PowerShell cmdlets. Before this rollout, Microsoft Teams chat and Microsoft 365 Copilot interactions are available together to be included or excluded in the Microsoft Purview Data Lifecycle Management policy in the Purview compliance center. After this rollout, admins can have separate policies for Copilot interactions. Also, admins can separate Teams chat from Copilot interactions to create new retention policies for Copilot messages only. A Microsoft 365 Copilot license is required to use this feature. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 407897. [When this will happen:] Public Preview: We will begin rolling out early May 2025 (previously early March) and expect to complete by mid-May 2025 (previously mid-March). General Availability (Worldwide): We will begin rolling out early June 2025 (previously late March) and expect to complete by mid-June 2025 (previously late March). | Updated June 16, 2025: We have updated the timeline below. Thank you for your patience.
Admins can follow the in-product message while editing the policy and make the required changes using PowerShell cmdlets to configure a Teams chat policy or Copilot policy. If there are existing policies covering other locations together with Teams chat and Copilot interactions in a single policy, admins can create equivalent new policies including the other locations from UI or using PowerShell cmdlets. Before this rollout, Microsoft Teams chat and Microsoft 365 Copilot interactions are available together to be included or excluded in the Microsoft Purview Data Lifecycle Management policy in the Purview compliance center. After this rollout, admins can have separate policies for Copilot interactions. Also, admins can separate Teams chat from Copilot interactions to create new retention policies for Copilot messages only. A Microsoft 365 Copilot license is required to use this feature. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 407897. [When this will happen:] Public Preview: We will begin rolling out early May 2025 (previously early March) and expect to complete by mid-May 2025 (previously mid-March). General Availability (Worldwide): We will begin rolling out mid-September 2025 (previously early June) and expect to complete by late September 2025 (previously late June). |
| 2025-06-17 | MC End Time | 07/28/2025 09:00:00 | 2025-11-10T08:00:00Z |
| 2025-06-17 | MC Summary | Admins can now separate Microsoft Teams chat and Copilot interactions into distinct retention policies using PowerShell cmdlets. This feature, requiring a Microsoft 365 Copilot license, will be available in Public Preview by mid-May 2025 and generally available by mid-June 2025. No admin action is required before rollout. | Admins can now create separate retention policies for Microsoft Teams chats and Microsoft 365 Copilot interactions using PowerShell cmdlets or the UI. This feature requires a Microsoft 365 Copilot license and will be available in Public Preview in May 2025 and General Availability in September 2025. No admin action is required before the rollout. |
| 2025-05-22 | MC Summary | Admins will be able to create separate retention policies for Microsoft 365 Copilot interactions and Teams chats. The rollout begins in early May 2025 for Public Preview and early June 2025 for General Availability. No admin action is required before the rollout, but reviewing current configurations and notifying users is recommended. | Admins can now separate Microsoft Teams chat and Copilot interactions into distinct retention policies using PowerShell cmdlets. This feature, requiring a Microsoft 365 Copilot license, will be available in Public Preview by mid-May 2025 and generally available by mid-June 2025. No admin action is required before rollout. |
| 2025-05-22 | MC Last Updated | 03/27/2025 15:53:33 | 2025-05-21T16:10:53Z |
| 2025-05-22 | MC Messages | Updated March 27, 2025: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.
Before this rollout, Microsoft Teams chat and Microsoft 365 Copilot interactions are available together to be included or excluded in the Microsoft Purview Data Lifecycle Management policy in the Purview compliance center. After this rollout, admins can have separate policies for Copilot interactions. Also, admins can separate Teams chat from Copilot interactions to create new retention policies for Copilot messages only. A Microsoft 365 Copilot license is required to use this feature. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 407897. [When this will happen:] Public Preview: We will begin rolling out early May 2025 (previously early March) and expect to complete by mid-May 2025 (previously mid-March). General Availability (Worldwide): We will begin rolling out early June 2025 (previously late March) and expect to complete by mid-June 2025 (previously late March). | Updated May 21, 2025: We have updated the content. Thank you for your patience.
Admins can follow the in-product message while editing the policy and make the required changes using PowerShell cmdlets to configure a Teams chat policy or Copilot policy. If there are existing policies covering other locations together with Teams chat and Copilot interactions in a single policy, admins can create equivalent new policies including the other locations from UI or using PowerShell cmdlets. Before this rollout, Microsoft Teams chat and Microsoft 365 Copilot interactions are available together to be included or excluded in the Microsoft Purview Data Lifecycle Management policy in the Purview compliance center. After this rollout, admins can have separate policies for Copilot interactions. Also, admins can separate Teams chat from Copilot interactions to create new retention policies for Copilot messages only. A Microsoft 365 Copilot license is required to use this feature. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 407897. [When this will happen:] Public Preview: We will begin rolling out early May 2025 (previously early March) and expect to complete by mid-May 2025 (previously mid-March). General Availability (Worldwide): We will begin rolling out early June 2025 (previously late March) and expect to complete by mid-June 2025 (previously late March). |
| 2025-05-22 | MC End Time | 04/30/2025 09:00:00 | 2025-07-28T09:00:00Z |
| 2025-05-22 | MC How Affect | Admins will be able to separate existing Teams Chat from Copilot interactions:
This feature is available by default for admins to configure from the Data Lifecycle Management Retention policies. Separate Copilot retention policies from Teams chats | Admins will be able to separate existing Teams Chat from Copilot interactions:
This feature is available by default for admins to configure from the Data Lifecycle Management Retention policies. |
| 2025-03-28 | MC Messages | Updated March 10, 2025: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.
Before this rollout, Microsoft Teams chat and Microsoft 365 Copilot interactions are available together to be included or excluded in the Microsoft Purview Data Lifecycle Management policy in the Purview compliance center. After this rollout, admins can have separate policies for Copilot interactions. Also, admins can separate Teams chat from Copilot interactions to create new retention policies for Copilot messages only. A Microsoft 365 Copilot license is required to use this feature. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 407897. [When this will happen:] Public Preview: We will begin rolling out early March 2025 (previously mid-February) and expect to complete by mid-March 2025 (previously late February). General Availability (Worldwide): We will begin rolling out late March 2025 (previously mid-March) and expect to complete by late March 2025 (previously ate February). | Updated March 27, 2025: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.
Before this rollout, Microsoft Teams chat and Microsoft 365 Copilot interactions are available together to be included or excluded in the Microsoft Purview Data Lifecycle Management policy in the Purview compliance center. After this rollout, admins can have separate policies for Copilot interactions. Also, admins can separate Teams chat from Copilot interactions to create new retention policies for Copilot messages only. A Microsoft 365 Copilot license is required to use this feature. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 407897. [When this will happen:] Public Preview: We will begin rolling out early May 2025 (previously early March) and expect to complete by mid-May 2025 (previously mid-March). General Availability (Worldwide): We will begin rolling out early June 2025 (previously late March) and expect to complete by mid-June 2025 (previously late March). |
| 2025-03-28 | MC Last Updated | 03/10/2025 17:42:57 | 2025-03-27T15:53:33Z |
| 2025-03-28 | MC Summary | Admins can now create separate retention policies for Microsoft 365 Copilot interactions and Teams chats. This feature requires a Copilot license and will be available in March 2025. No admin action is needed before the rollout, but reviewing current configurations and notifying users is recommended. | Admins will be able to create separate retention policies for Microsoft 365 Copilot interactions and Teams chats. The rollout begins in early May 2025 for Public Preview and early June 2025 for General Availability. No admin action is required before the rollout, but reviewing current configurations and notifying users is recommended. |
| 2025-03-11 | MC Messages | Updated February 13, 2025: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.
Before this rollout, Microsoft Teams chat and Microsoft 365 Copilot interactions are available together to be included or excluded in the Microsoft Purview Data Lifecycle Management policy in the Purview compliance center. After this rollout, admins can have separate policies for Copilot interactions. Also, admins can separate Teams chat from Copilot interactions to create new retention policies for Copilot messages only. A Microsoft 365 Copilot license is required to use this feature. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 407897. [When this will happen:] Public Preview: We will begin rolling out mid-February 2025 (previously mid-November) and expect to complete by late February 2025 (previously late November). General Availability (Worldwide): We will begin rolling out mid-March 2025 (previously mid-February) and expect to complete by late March 2025 (previously ate February). | Updated March 10, 2025: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.
Before this rollout, Microsoft Teams chat and Microsoft 365 Copilot interactions are available together to be included or excluded in the Microsoft Purview Data Lifecycle Management policy in the Purview compliance center. After this rollout, admins can have separate policies for Copilot interactions. Also, admins can separate Teams chat from Copilot interactions to create new retention policies for Copilot messages only. A Microsoft 365 Copilot license is required to use this feature. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 407897. [When this will happen:] Public Preview: We will begin rolling out early March 2025 (previously mid-February) and expect to complete by mid-March 2025 (previously late February). General Availability (Worldwide): We will begin rolling out late March 2025 (previously mid-March) and expect to complete by late March 2025 (previously ate February). |
| 2025-03-11 | MC Last Updated | 02/13/2025 18:08:15 | 2025-03-10T17:42:57Z |
| 2025-03-11 | MC Summary | Microsoft is updating the Purview Data Lifecycle Management to allow separate retention policies for Teams chats and Copilot interactions. Rollout begins mid-February for Public Preview and mid-March 2025 for General Availability. Admins can configure these settings without prior action required. Microsoft 365 Copilot license is necessary. | Admins can now create separate retention policies for Microsoft 365 Copilot interactions and Teams chats. This feature requires a Copilot license and will be available in March 2025. No admin action is needed before the rollout, but reviewing current configurations and notifying users is recommended. |
| 2025-02-14 | MC Messages | Updated January 10, 2025: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.
Before this rollout, Microsoft Teams chat and Microsoft 365 Copilot interactions are available together to be included or excluded in the Microsoft Purview Data Lifecycle Management policy in the Purview compliance center. After this rollout, admins can have separate policies for Copilot interactions. Also, admins can separate Teams chat from Copilot interactions to create new retention policies for Copilot messages only. A Microsoft 365 Copilot license is required to use this feature. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 407897. [When this will happen:] Public Preview: We will begin rolling out mid-November 2024 and expect to complete by late November 2024. General Availability (Worldwide): We will begin rolling out mid-February 2025 (previously mid-January) and expect to complete by late February 2025 (previously late January). | Updated February 13, 2025: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.
Before this rollout, Microsoft Teams chat and Microsoft 365 Copilot interactions are available together to be included or excluded in the Microsoft Purview Data Lifecycle Management policy in the Purview compliance center. After this rollout, admins can have separate policies for Copilot interactions. Also, admins can separate Teams chat from Copilot interactions to create new retention policies for Copilot messages only. A Microsoft 365 Copilot license is required to use this feature. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 407897. [When this will happen:] Public Preview: We will begin rolling out mid-February 2025 (previously mid-November) and expect to complete by late February 2025 (previously late November). General Availability (Worldwide): We will begin rolling out mid-March 2025 (previously mid-February) and expect to complete by late March 2025 (previously ate February). |
| 2025-02-14 | MC Last Updated | 01/11/2025 02:22:29 | 2025-02-13T18:08:15Z |
| 2025-02-14 | MC Summary | Microsoft is updating the Purview Data Lifecycle Management to allow separate retention policies for Teams chats and Copilot interactions. Rollout begins mid-November 2024 for Public Preview and mid-February 2025 for General Availability. Admins can configure these settings without prior action required. Microsoft 365 Copilot license is necessary. | Microsoft is updating the Purview Data Lifecycle Management to allow separate retention policies for Teams chats and Copilot interactions. Rollout begins mid-February for Public Preview and mid-March 2025 for General Availability. Admins can configure these settings without prior action required. Microsoft 365 Copilot license is necessary. |
| 2025-01-11 | MC Messages | Before this rollout, Microsoft Teams chat and Microsoft 365 Copilot interactions are available together to be included or excluded in the Microsoft Purview Data Lifecycle Management policy in the Purview compliance center.
After this rollout, admins can have separate policies for Copilot interactions. Also, admins can separate Teams chat from Copilot interactions to create new retention policies for Copilot messages only. A Microsoft 365 Copilot license is required to use this feature. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 407897. [When this will happen:] Public Preview: We will begin rolling out mid-November 2024 and expect to complete by late November 2024. General Availability (Worldwide): We will begin rolling out mid-January 2025 and expect to complete by late January 2025 | Updated January 10, 2025: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.
Before this rollout, Microsoft Teams chat and Microsoft 365 Copilot interactions are available together to be included or excluded in the Microsoft Purview Data Lifecycle Management policy in the Purview compliance center. After this rollout, admins can have separate policies for Copilot interactions. Also, admins can separate Teams chat from Copilot interactions to create new retention policies for Copilot messages only. A Microsoft 365 Copilot license is required to use this feature. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 407897. [When this will happen:] Public Preview: We will begin rolling out mid-November 2024 and expect to complete by late November 2024. General Availability (Worldwide): We will begin rolling out mid-February 2025 (previously mid-January) and expect to complete by late February 2025 (previously late January). |
| 2025-01-11 | MC Title | Microsoft Purview | Data Lifecycle Management: Separate Copilot retention policies from Teams chats | (Updated) Microsoft Purview | Data Lifecycle Management: Separate Copilot retention policies from Teams chats |
| 2025-01-11 | MC Last Updated | 11/06/2024 23:44:26 | 2025-01-11T02:22:29Z |
| 2025-01-11 | MC MessageTagNames | New feature, Admin impact | Updated message, New feature, Admin impact |
| 2025-01-11 | MC Summary | Microsoft is separating Copilot retention policies from Teams chats, allowing admins to create distinct retention policies for Copilot interactions. This change requires a Microsoft 365 Copilot license and will be available in Public Preview from mid-November 2024, with General Availability starting mid-January 2025. | Microsoft is updating the Purview Data Lifecycle Management to allow separate retention policies for Teams chats and Copilot interactions. Rollout begins mid-November 2024 for Public Preview and mid-February 2025 for General Availability. Admins can configure these settings without prior action required. Microsoft 365 Copilot license is necessary. |
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