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Updated September 5, 2025: We have updated the timeline. Thank you for your patience.
Microsoft Purview eDiscovery (Premium) is introducing support for pre-authorized and non pre-authorized export download links, to enhance the reliability and performance of export download.
Introduction
A new capability of sharing export download links with external users will be available forin Microsoft Purview eDiscovery (Premium) users. This feature enhances collaborationenables organizations to configure export download links as either pre-authorized or non pre-authorized.
This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 498160.
When this will happen:
General Availability (Worldwide): We will begin rolling outRollout begins mid-September 2025 and expect to completecompletes by end of September 2025.
General Availability (GCC, GCC High, DoD): We will begin rolling outRollout begins early October 2025 and expect to completecompletes by end of October 2025.2025
How this will affect your organization:organization
This feature will simplify the process of sharing eDiscovery export files with external parties, reducing manual steps and improving compliance workflows. Organizations canupdate allows organizations to maintain strict control over data access while enabling secure collaboration with external users.
optimizing download performance based on environment needs.
What you need to do to prepare:prepare
Admins should review their organization’sshould:
Introduction
A new capability of sharing export download links with external users will be available for Microsoft Purview eDiscovery (Premium) users. This feature enhances collaboration by allowing external legal counsel, auditors, or other stakeholders to securely access eDiscovery export files—without requiring tenant login credentials.
This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 498160.
When this will happen:
General Availability (Worldwide): We will begin rolling out mid-September 2025 and expect to complete by end of September 2025.
General Availability (GCC, GCC High, DoD): We will begin rolling out early October 2025 and expect to complete by end of October 2025.
How this will affect your organization:
This feature will simplify the process of sharing eDiscovery export files with external parties, reducing manual steps and improving compliance workflows. Organizations can maintain strict control over data access while enabling secure collaboration with external users.
What you need to do to prepare:
Admins should review their organization’s policies for sharing sensitive data externally and familiarize themselves with the new export configuration options such as enabling link sharing and configuring link duration. Update internal guidance and training materials to reflect this new capability.