Starting January 2026, IT administrators can customize Microsoft Teams notifications for meeting recordings and transcriptions, allowing organizations to align messages with their privacy policies and consent requirements, with a limit of 200 characters per message.
Microsoft is updating its 365 Copilot with GPT-5.1, which will automatically optimize task handling, and this update will be implemented globally between mid and end of January 2026 without requiring any user intervention or compliance
Microsoft Teams will implement a peer-to-peer (P2P) update system starting December 2025, allowing devices on the same network to share update files, reducing central server load and saving up to 30% of internet bandwidth, with
Starting January 2026, the AllowOOBEUpdates policy will allow organizations to manage Windows quality updates during the out-of-box experience, requiring devices to be connected to Microsoft Entra and running Windows 11 or later, with the policy
Microsoft Defender for Identity v2.x sensors are updating their IP addresses for improved reliability and security, requiring organizations that restrict outbound traffic by IP address to update their firewall rules to recognize the new AzureAdvancedThreatProtection
Microsoft 365 Copilot acts as a digital assistant in Outlook, allowing users to manage their emails using plain language commands, such as pinning important emails, flagging tasks, and archiving completed messages, across various platforms without
Microsoft is introducing a feature in December 2025 that allows organizations to invite external partners into their Viva Glint platform by creating Guest User accounts in Entra ID, enabling partners to help manage employee surveys.
SharePoint Catalog Management, launching in mid-November 2025, will allow administrators to efficiently manage sites by automatically grouping them into clusters based on attributes and metadata, enabling streamlined application of rules and policies.
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Starting in March 2026, Microsoft 365 will allow organizations to enhance profile cards by adding up to 10 custom properties from external systems using Microsoft Graph People connectors, with admins controlling the visibility and setup
Microsoft’s new Baseline Security Mode is a dashboard tool that provides insights and recommendations for enhancing security across key services like Office, SharePoint, and Teams, allowing organizations to compare their current security setup with Microsoft’s
