NewYou can now like and comment on Message Center posts.See how it works
M365 Archive

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

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
MC1506734
Microsoft Teams: Video sharing from OneDrive in Teams events
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
RM569934
Microsoft Teams: Events in Meet app in Teams in GCC
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
MC1253753
Whiteboards created in Teams channels will now be stored in SharePoint
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
RM573220
Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365): Scheduling with Copilot
RM570669
Microsoft Copilot Studio: Discover and use shared plugins in Copilot Studio
RM570442
Outlook: Improved SharePoint file experience in file picker in Outlook mobile apps
RM574107
Microsoft Teams: Chat for organizers and presenters in structured meetings and webinars on Teams Rooms on Android
RM573706
Microsoft Teams: External presenter support for event group chat
RM573250
Microsoft Teams: Invite attendees to register
RM570439
Microsoft Teams: QR code protection in Teams messaging
RM570467
Microsoft Teams: Admins can control profanity filtering in meeting transcripts
RM569930
Microsoft Copilot Studio: Conversational configuration of connectors in Copilot Studio
RM561922
Universal Print: Universal Print Portal
RM562018
SharePoint: AI overview for SharePoint News posts in the SharePoint app for Teams
RM560541
SharePoint: Governance Reviews Dashboard for Site Owners
RM552592
Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365): Simplifying Content in the Input Box
RM536577
Microsoft Edge: Enterprise New Tab Page experience
RM499898
Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365): Viva Engage - Community Agent
RM160008
Microsoft Purview compliance portal: Data Loss Prevention - Optical character recognition (OCR) support for endpoint
MC1492959
Audio Overview Updates
MC1492958
Microsoft Graph: New tenant controls for retirement of non-standard file API tokens
MC1492955
Microsoft Planner: Introducing Local Custom Fields
MC1492954
Microsoft Outlook: Themes by Copilot retirement
AZ570313
Retirement: Azure Key Vault Secrets Provider Extension for Azure Arc enabled Kubernetes clusters
MC1462473
Microsoft Teams: PowerPoint Live introduces light mode for presenters
MC1492825
30-Day Reminder: Windows 11, version 23H2 Enterprise and Education editions reach end of updates on November 10, 2026
MC1484009
Microsoft Defender for Office 365: New email submissions data in Advanced Hunting
MC1486284
Microsoft Purview | Data Loss Prevention: Administrative Units support for DLP policies for Microsoft Copilot
MC1492276
Dynamics 365 Contact Center - Improved feature discoverability within Contact Center Admin Center
MC1492166
Microsoft Outlook: New event duplication capability
MC1492165
Microsoft PowerPoint for Windows: Improved slide contextual menu consistency
MC1492164
Microsoft PowerPoint for Mac: Improved slide contextual menu consistency
MC1492163
Microsoft API Hub: Zendesk OAuth tokens will require expiration and automatic refresh
MC1492161
Microsoft 365 Copilot in PowerPoint: 'Clarify my thinking' skill for desktop
MC1492160
Microsoft 365 Copilot in PowerPoint: 'Clarify my thinking' skill for web
MC1492159
Microsoft 365 Copilot in PowerPoint: 'Clarify my thinking' skill for Mac
MC1492156
Microsoft PowerPoint for Windows: Smarter Keep Source Formatting slide pasting experience
MC1492155
Microsoft PowerPoint for Mac: Smarter Keep Source Formatting slide pasting experience
MC1492154
Enhanced M365 Copilot Memory - Copilot is now personalized with work data
RM574115
Outlook: Upcoming visual improvements and a more consistent Outlook experience
RM574106
SharePoint: AI input widget and content preview in Copilot
RM573709
Dynamics 365 Project Operations: Review financial dimensions when approving expenses on mobile
RM573707
Dynamics 365 Project Operations: Track mileage expenses using kilometers
RM573453
Microsoft Teams: Streaming switchboard for Network Device Interface (NDI) Sources
RM573446
Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365): Copilot Chat in OneNote can create, edit, and refine content
RM573274
Planner: Refreshed experience and new capabilities
RM573252
Dynamics 365 Project Operations: Cancel packing slips for stocked item requirements
RM573169
Microsoft Viva: Expanded agent coverage in Agent Dashboard
RM570966
Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365): Audio Overview updates in Copilot Notebooks
RM565217
Microsoft Teams: Tenant-level dashboard for Interpreter
RM561036
Microsoft Purview: DSPM – New Microsoft Purview Data Security Posture Management Experience
RM557170
Microsoft Teams: Delete meeting generated content in recap
RM557970
Microsoft Teams: Centralized notification settings for channels
RM555886
Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365): Reference an email with Work IQ when using Edit with Copilot in PowerPoint to create a presentation
RM486696
Outlook: Agents for Microsoft 365 Copilot available in Copilot Chat in Outlook for Mac
MC1492151
New Dynamics 365 Sales and Customer Service experiences across Teams, Copilot, and Outlook
AZ574430
Generally Available: Managed StandardV2 NAT Gateway for AKS
MC1491832
Take action to prevent RD Web Access rendering failures
AZ573691
Generally Available: Azure Database for PostgreSQL flexible server in East US 3
MC1462915
Allow connections to copilot.cloud.microsoft before the Copilot URL redirect
MC1449182
Microsoft 365 Copilot: Copilot Pages and Notebooks Creation in OneDrive
AZ567933
Retirement: Microsoft Dev Box will be retired on September 18, 2028
AZ567934
Retirement: Azure Deployment Environments will be retired on February 22, 2027
AZ574343
Generally Available: Exceptions in WAF for Azure Application Gateway and Azure Front Door
AZ574204
Public Preview: Microsoft Agent 365 integration with Azure API Management
MC1491763
Prepare for Windows Update certificate rotation in 2027
MC1491762
Windows Office Hours: October 15, 2026
MC1459133
Microsoft Entra ID: Passkey support for B2B users
MC1450133
Microsoft Entra: Users can register a passkey or passwordless sign-in as their first multifactor authentication method
AZ571831
Announcing: Multiparty private offers in Microsoft Marketplace expands to Hong Kong
MC1465780
Outlook for iOS and Android: Automatically apply email sensitivity labels from labeled attachments
MC1461152
Create interactive slides in PowerPoint with Copilot skill (Windows and Mac)
RM573451
Microsoft Teams: Third-party synthetic audio and video detection in Microsoft Teams
RM573157
Microsoft Teams: Impersonation Protection for Teams meetings
RM570847
Microsoft Viva: Copilot Analytics - Agent value insights in Agent 365 Dashboard
RM568786
Microsoft Edge: Inline Switching for Workspaces
RM568793
Microsoft Edge: Updated horizontal tab appearance
RM568217
Microsoft Purview: Information Protection - Sensitivity Labels for Microsoft Entra Security Groups
RM515145
Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365): Workforce Insights Agent
RM568074
SharePoint: Cross-post SharePoint News to Engage
RM566699
Microsoft Viva: Discussion Post Previews
RM566321
Microsoft Purview: Data Loss Prevention - Export DLP and Label Policy Configurations
RM560338
Excel: Plan Mode for Copilot in Excel
RM537284
Microsoft Edge: Adding contextual nudges to the Microsoft 365 Copilot Chat icon
RM502541
Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365): [Copilot Extensibility] Improved discovery of Copilot connector sources in Microsoft 365 Copilot (optionally add chat) with Content Source filter(s)
Showing 200 of 3671 results