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Microsoft 365 Message Center, Roadmap and Azure Updates Archive

An unofficial archive of Microsoft 365 Message Center, Roadmap and Azure Updates posts. Learn why I built this

MC1510951
Windows updates are available for 2026 time zone changes in Canada
RM576642
Dynamics 365 Project Operations: Optimize Project Operations - Improve the project quote experience
RM576641
Dynamics 365 Supply Chain Management: Warehouse management - Integrate the Warehouse management module with external labor management systems
RM576640
Dynamics 365 Sales: Lead management - Prioritize your hottest leads first with next best actions
RM576639
Dynamics 365 Finance: Core financials - Enhancements to Invoice capture
RM576638
Dynamics 365 Finance: Core financials - Enhancements to subscription billing
RM576637
Dynamics 365 Sales: Seller experiences - Clone and share Sales Development agent configuration across teams
RM576636
Dynamics 365 Contact Center: Copilot and AI innovation - Use agentic simulations to evaluate contact center setup
RM576635
Dynamics 365 Finance: Core financials - Preview automatic bank reconciliation matching results
RM576634
Dynamics 365 Contact Center: Administrator experiences - Use industry templates to set up autonomous contact centers
RM576633
Dynamics 365 Project Operations: Optimize Project Operations - Create multiple budget drafts for what-if analysis
MC1009930
Microsoft Teams: Distinguish invites among Attendee, Presenter, and Co-organizer emails
AZ576556
Public Preview: Azure Databricks Private network gateway
AZ574296
Generally Available: External key management for Azure Key Vault Managed HSM
MC1509805

Seen in EDU tenants

We've only seen this message in Education (EDU) tenants. That usually means it's just for education, but it could also come down to licensing, or a rollout that hasn't reached our other tenants yet.

Microsoft Copilot: Additional content safety protections for students under 18
MC1509803
Microsoft PowerPoint: Publish and unpublish controls for official brand kits
MC1509801
Microsoft Teams: Customize file extensions blocked by Weaponizable File Protection
MC1509800
Microsoft Outlook for Android: Multi-select and bulk actions in search results
MC1509799
Microsoft 365 Copilot: Legal plugins in Word and Cowork
MC1509797
Support for Office LTSC 2021 and additional apps ended on October 13, 2026
MC1509796
Microsoft Teams: Enhanced channel meeting experience
MC1509789
Microsoft Edge: Browser-native XSLT will be disabled by default
MC1509787
Microsoft Teams: Third-party synthetic audio and video detection in meetings
MC1509780
Intune ending support for Windows MDM-only enrollment CNAME auto-discovery
RM576276
OneDrive: PDF annotation for sensitivity-label protected PDFs in OneDrive/SharePoint web viewer
RM576193
Microsoft Teams: Pinch to zoom in on shared screens
RM575291
Dynamics 365 Project Operations: Full-screen mode on task grid
RM573696
SharePoint: Copilot Search in SharePoint and OneDrive
RM573450
Microsoft Teams: Facilitator's enhanced protection skill can alert you to potential scams
RM573279
Power Apps: Prompt Columns - multiple lines of text output
RM570865
Microsoft Dataverse: Prompt column values in bulk for existing records (backfill)
RM576198
Microsoft Teams: Near-real-time detection of malicious QR codes in messages
RM576194
Microsoft Teams: Loop meeting notes stored in the meeting organizer's OneDrive
RM574108
Microsoft Teams: Admin center - Intelligent insights for meeting quality
RM571663
Dynamics 365 Field Service: Microsoft Copilot in Field Service Mobile app
RM569424
Excel: Excel canvas
RM566700
Microsoft Teams: IntelliFrame people labels in Teams Rooms on Windows
RM565860
Microsoft Edge: v.154 - Sign in to Edge with a Google account
RM561854
Access: Rounded corners on Access form controls
RM559605
Microsoft Teams: Improved organization for muted and meeting chats
RM558341
Microsoft Teams: Facilitator detects and answers questions
RM547827
Microsoft Edge: Watermarking Protection
RM500872
Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365): Export Copilot metrics in the Copilot Dashboard
RM513275
Microsoft Viva: Engage Community feed improvements
MC1187781
Viva Engage: Community feeds improvements
MC1419798
Microsoft Teams Rooms: Identify in-room participants with IntelliFrame people labels
MC1474110
Microsoft Planner: Capacity view
MC1443514
Microsoft Planner: Planner Agent chat in basic plans
MC1506734
Microsoft Teams: Video sharing from OneDrive in Teams events
AZ576542
Public Preview: Azure Files cross-region data copy and synchronization with Azure Storage Mover
MC1387578
Microsoft Defender for Office 365: Localized default mark and notify email template
AZ571025
Generally Available: Standard service endpoint
MC1155311
Viva Engage: Agents in Viva Engage communities Public Preview
MC1462921
Calls popout into a new window on the browser to support multi-tasking and collaboration during a meeting
MC1409304
Microsoft Teams: Facilitator proactively detects and resolves knowledge gaps in meetings
MC1479514
Microsoft Teams: Improved file sharing experience in external chats
MC1509128
App-V server support extended through October 9, 2029
AZ576334
Generally Availabile: Automatic zone balance for Virtual Machine Scale Sets
MC1269864
Microsoft Teams: New chat sections for muted and meeting chats
MC1509121
Choose the data sources AI-powered Data Enrichment uses, including CRM notes
MC1173208
Microsoft Copilot Analytics: Data export public preview for Copilot metrics in the Copilot dashboard
MC1261587
Microsoft Purview | Data Lifecycle Management - Hard delete OneDrive and SharePoint files with priority cleanup workflow
MC1508992
Power Platform – Deprecation of temporary authentication URLs for the Word Online (Business) connector
MC1508562
Take action: NTLMv1 hardening changes might affect network connections on devices without Credential Guard
MC1508238
Microsoft Purview | Information Protection: Sensitivity labels for Microsoft Entra security groups
MC1508235
Microsoft Purview | Data Loss Prevention: Count of labeled documents condition for Exchange Online
MC1508234
Microsoft Teams: Automatic recording and transcription options align with admin policies
MC1508229
Microsoft Excel: Changes to Get Data from Web (Legacy) experience
RM576195
Microsoft Teams: PowerPoint Live support for webinars and structured meetings on Teams Rooms on Android
RM575288
Microsoft Teams: Phishing Detection in Teams Messaging
RM574111
Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365): Copilot response personalization - Memory citations
RM573266
Dynamics 365 Contact Center: Quality evaluation - One-Time Evaluation Frequency
RM573168
Planner: Planner Agent in Copilot V2 Improvements
RM572676
Microsoft Purview: Adaptive Scope evaluation control with recipient and site owner lifecycle status
RM573245
Dynamics 365 Contact Center: Out of the box real time translation on digital channels
RM570846
Microsoft Teams: Express face enrollment
RM569934
Microsoft Teams: Events in Meet app in Teams in GCC
RM569206
Microsoft Teams: Pop out calls into a new browser window
RM561032
Microsoft Purview: Data Loss Prevention – New Guided Experience to Diagnose and Resolve DLP Issues
RM532720
Microsoft Teams: Organization Evaluation Score for Apps and Agents
RM168524
Microsoft Teams: Co-organizer updates in Webinars
RM576395
Power Pages: Design studio - Enhance OpenID Connect with encrypted token support
AZ576377
Generally Available: Azure Cloud HSM hardware audit logging
AZ576214
Generally Available: Azure Site Recovery Support for Azure ARC-enabled Windows VMWare/Physical servers
MC1507808

Seen in EDU tenants

We've only seen this message in Education (EDU) tenants. That usually means it's just for education, but it could also come down to licensing, or a rollout that hasn't reached our other tenants yet.

Reminder: Microsoft‑managed CA policy will be enforced soon — Require risk remediation for high‑risk users
MC1507706
90-Day Reminder: Windows 10 Enterprise LTSC 2021 will reach end of updates on January 12, 2027
MC1507705
90-Day Reminder: Windows Server 2016 will reach end of updates on January 12, 2027
MC1507704
Windows Server 2022 has reached end of mainstream support
MC1507520
The October 2026 Scan Cab is available
MC1506318
Copilot Studio - Information regarding the end of support for selected AI models
MC1506982
Updates available for Microsoft 365 Apps for all channels
MC1450134
Microsoft Entra: Windows Hello for Business and macOS Platform SSO as standalone MFA factors
RM575298
SharePoint: Agent chat web part
RM575287
Microsoft Purview: Data Loss Prevention-Admin Units Support for Copilot & Cowork DLP
RM574363
Microsoft Purview: Information Protection-Auto-labeling for legacy Office files
RM574125
Visio: Desktop Model Context Protocol (MCP) Server
RM574124
Dynamics 365 Commerce: Enable MCP tools for POS returns
RM574118
Dynamics 365 Finance: Improved planning writeback performance and flexibility
RM574117
Dynamics 365 Finance: Manage dimension security with Microsoft Entra groups
RM574116
Dynamics 365 Finance: Collaborative comments for planning cubes and dimensions
RM574104
Power Apps: Manage model-driven app AI features from consolidated settings
RM573705
Dynamics 365 Supply Chain Management: Procurement Agent - Define custom scenarios for agent-generated supplier emails
RM573698
Outlook: Copilot Chat available in shared and delegate mailboxes
RM573277
Power Pages: Create Power Pages SPA site from the Power Pages studio
RM570870
Work IQ: Microsoft IQ
RM570868
Work IQ: REST endpoint tools
RM570852
Work IQ: A2A and MCP elicitation
RM570851
Work IQ: A2A and MCP long running tasks
RM570673
Work IQ: Retrieve
RM574094
Microsoft Teams: View files and conversations side by side
RM573625
Microsoft Teams: Event Chat now available for Events optimized for a large audience in GCC, GCC High and DoD
RM571681
Power Apps: Modern, refreshed look for the mail app
RM571682
Power Apps: Modern, refreshed look for embedded model-driven apps
RM571884
Word: Legal plugins in Copilot
RM572673
Microsoft 365 Apps: Cloud Update - Extended rollback support for Monthly Enterprise Channel
RM572682
Power Apps: Control information density in model-driven apps
RM570429
Microsoft Viva: Viva Glint - Survey taking experience refinements
RM569209
Microsoft Teams: Add multiple steps when building a workflow from scratch
RM568067
Microsoft Teams: See more messages on mobile
RM566703
Microsoft Edge: Upgraded Copilot new tab page
RM564617
Microsoft Purview: Information Protection - Rights Management connector – Certificate-based authentication
RM562340
Microsoft Teams: Preloaded video for Teams Events and Meetings
RM562016
Microsoft Purview: Endpoint Data Loss Prevention - Policy Sync & Device Health AI-Powered Investigation
RM561327
Microsoft Purview: Information Protection- File Labeler and File Viewer for MacOS
RM558933
Microsoft Teams: AI-generated meeting memory for knowledge retention (formerly AI-generated meeting archive)
RM558286
Microsoft Teams: Intelligent meeting recap available without saving transcript
RM558435
Microsoft Edge: Security Update Alerts in the Edge management service
RM501292
Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365): User can use Hubspot Connector in Researcher
RM472030
Microsoft Purview compliance portal: Data Lifecycle Management - Retention based on Last Accessed for files in OneDrive and SharePoint
MC1326509
Microsoft Purview: Information Protection- File Labeler and File Viewer for MacOS
MC1302906
Microsoft 365 Copilot: Schedule prompts in Agent Builder
MC1506735
Microsoft Planner: AI-generated status reports in Planner Agent
MC1506733
Action may be required: Review who can create agents in Microsoft Entra
MC1506730
Classic Outlook for Windows: Upcoming visual improvements and a more consistent Outlook experience
MC1506728
Microsoft Entra: Changes to AgentIdentity.CreateAsManager permission for agent identities
MC1506727
Microsoft Agent 365: Expanded access to Microsoft agent usage and activity insights in Microsoft 365 admin center
MC1440972
Microsoft Edge: Upgraded Copilot new tab page
MC1381121
Microsoft Purview | Endpoint Data Loss Prevention: Policy sync and device health AI skill
MC1506291
Manage Administrator protection within Windows 11 security baseline
MC1506290
Hardening changes for ReFS volumes on removable media
MC1506289
Windows 11, version 24H2 (Home and Pro) and Windows 10 LTSB 2016 have reached end of updates
MC1506288
The October 2026 Windows security update is now available
MC1506287
AD FS Distributed Key Manager (DKM) container ACL hardening begins today
MC1506286
Notice: The October 2026 Scan Cab for Microsoft updates is delayed
MC1469329
Build apps in Microsoft Copilot Studio and Copilot Cowork
MC999442
Microsoft Purview | Data Lifecycle Management: Retention based on “last accessed” for OneDrive and SharePoint files
MC1506229
Dynamics 365 Apps - Add users without licenses to activity recipient fields (preview)
MC1441784
Microsoft Copilot for Outlook: New Copilot entry point in Classic Outlook
MC1473155
Microsoft Purview: permissions audit log improvements
MC1484010
Microsoft Teams: Hide organizer names in calendar view on Teams Panels
MC1473153
Microsoft Teams: New centralized experience for organizing important resources in chats and channels
MC1437671
Microsoft Entra: Allow password change after secure sign-in with My Sign-Ins
MC1483529
Dynamics 365 and Power Platform– Information about storage validation for Dataverse-only tenants
MC1483519
Dynamics 365 and Power Platform– Information about storage validation for Dataverse-only tenants
MC1505610
Public CDN is becoming optional during Brand Center setup
MC1505609
Microsoft 365 Copilot and Power Apps: Retirement of App Builder agent and vibe.powerapps.com
MC1505608
Audio overviews on PDF
MC1505607
Outlook: Reply With a Template in Rules
MC1505599
Microsoft Purview Audit: AuditLogQuery API generally available and Search-UnifiedAuditLog retiring
RM575285
Microsoft Purview: Data Loss Prevention-Apply Purview network data security DLP policies to all websites, or all websites except specific cloud apps, through Entra GSA Internet Access integration
RM575283
Microsoft Purview: Information Protection - Apply default SharePoint library labels to data at rest
RM574123
Dynamics 365 Project Operations: Unify product receipt and item requirement posting
RM574105
Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365): Integrate the Sales Development agent with Salesforce
RM573692
Dynamics 365 Project Operations: Import tasks into a project from other projects
RM571888
Power Apps: Model-driven applications in Business Apps in Work IQ
RM570871
Work IQ: Updating documents in Office
RM570850
Work IQ: Upload
RM574110
Microsoft Teams: Events now support up to 20,000 registrations, making it easier to reach and engage larger audiences at scale
RM570469
Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft M365): Copilot Chat can now better match search results from text that appears inside images embedded in Word and PowerPoint files
RM570443
Microsoft Edge: v.155 - Tab organization enhancements
RM568364
Microsoft Viva: Rolling out Custom branding in Engage
RM568072
Microsoft Viva: Copilot Dashboard - Targeted Audience Surveys
RM568371
Microsoft Purview: Data Loss Prevention - Rule-based tagging and auto-resolution of alerts based on business needs of the customer.
RM562345
Microsoft Purview: Archive SharePoint files under retention policies
RM560601
Microsoft Purview: Insider Risk Management – Reduce temporary file noise for Endpoint activities in IRM
RM561485
Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365): Copilot in Forms - US Government clouds
RM561208
Microsoft Purview: Data Lifecycle Management – Archive SharePoint files under retention
RM547732
SharePoint: New SharePoint Experience
RM498640
Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365): Capture voice notes in the Microsoft 365 Copilot mobile app
RM528978
Microsoft Purview: Insider Risk Management-Priority content support for Risky AI usage
RM518289
Microsoft Viva: Viva Glint and Viva Insights Integration - Continuous employee engagement for leaders and managers with workplace metrics
RM485731
Microsoft 365: Use Copilot in your search tab in the Microsoft 365 Copilot mobile app
RM480725
SharePoint: AI citations analytics for documents and pages
MC1429018
Microsoft Teams: Meeting memory file generation
MC1479277
Microsoft Copilot: New ways to work across Microsoft Copilot and Microsoft 365
MC1472601
Microsoft Purview: Archive SharePoint files under retention policies
MC1325441
Microsoft Purview | Data Lifecycle Management - Archive SharePoint files under retention
MC1483524

Seen in EDU tenants

We've only seen this message in Education (EDU) tenants. That usually means it's just for education, but it could also come down to licensing, or a rollout that hasn't reached our other tenants yet.

Dynamics 365 and Power Platform– Information about storage validation for Dataverse-only tenants
MC1182703
Microsoft Teams: Channel agent orchestration with GitHub, Asana, and Jira via Model Context Protocol (MCP)
MC1502773
Dynamics 365 Sales - Information regarding the retirement of the Dynamics 365 Sales Insights standalone add-on
MC1387526
Microsoft 365 Backup: Full workload backup for SharePoint, OneDrive, and Exchange
MC1392571
Connect Teams meeting to existing Planner Plans
MC796790
Unified management of app and agent availability and installation in Teams, Outlook, and the Microsoft 365 app
MC1493223
Microsoft 365 Copilot: Skills in Copilot Chat
MC1493186
Microsoft Outlook for Android and iOS: Send Availability functionality restored
RM574365
Dynamics 365 Project Operations: Import task - Public API support
RM574364
Dynamics 365 Sales: Choose the data sources AI-powered Data Enrichment uses, including CRM notes
RM574362
Microsoft Teams: Pro Management portal Analytics & Reports Design Refresh
RM574119
Dynamics 365 Finance: Improved Matrix visual performance for large table
RM573704
Dynamics 365 Supply Chain Management: Procurement Agent - Customize the Procurement Agent supplier follow-up criteria
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