MC1262589 - New M365 group creation and editing in My Groups

Introduction

We’re improving the Microsoft 365 group creation and editing experience in My Groups to give group owners more control and clarity from the start. The updated experience lets you configure key group, email, and security settings so your group works the way you expect.

With this update, group owners can:

• Set group usage guidelines, email aliases, and sensitivity labels
• Configure Exchange settings such as sending welcome emails, subscribing members to conversations, and showing the group mailbox and calendar in Outlook
• Control who can send emails to the group, hide the group from the global address list, and allow or block external senders
• Enable security group functionality when needed

This streamlined, self‑service experience helps ensure Microsoft 365 groups are created with the right defaults and policies.

When this will happen:

General Availability: We will begin rolling out in late March 2026 and expect to complete rollout by early April 2026.

How this affects your organization:

Who is affected:

• Users who are allowed to create or edit Microsoft 365 groups using My Groups
• Admins managing Microsoft 365 groups, Exchange Online, Microsoft Entra ID, and Microsoft Purview policies

What will happen:

• Users / group owners:
• Users will see additional configuration options during Microsoft 365 group creation and editing in My Groups
• The experience provides greater visibility into how the group will behave once created or edited

• Admins:
• There is no change to existing tenant‑level policies or controls
• All settings exposed during group creation continue to respect Microsoft Entra ID, Exchange Online, and Microsoft Purview configurations
• The feature is enabled by default and does not require admin configuration
• There is no impact to existing Microsoft 365 groups
• This update may reduce follow‑up support requests related to group misconfiguration

What you can do to prepare:

No action is required to prepare for this change.

If desired, admins can:

• Review existing Microsoft 365 group creation, naming, sensitivity label, and Exchange policies to ensure they align with organizational guidance
• Inform group owners that additional configuration options will be available during group creation and editing in My Groups
• Update internal documentation or help desk guidance related to Microsoft 365 groups

Learn more: Set up self-service group management - Microsoft Entra ID | Microsoft Learn

Compliance considerations:

No compliance considerations identified, review as appropriate for your organization.