Summary
Starting March 2026, admins can manage retention and deletion of user-owned Loop workspaces when users leave, including granting temporary access to save data. The rollout completes by end of March, with no preparation needed from organizations. More details will follow closer to release.
More information
Updated January 13, 2026: We have updated the timeline. Thank you for your patience.
Manage retention and deletion workflows for user-owned Loop workspaces such as Copilot Pages and the Loop personal workspace when users leave the organization.
This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 421612
When this will happen:
General Availability (Worldwide): We will begin rolling out early March 2026 (previously early January) and expect to complete by end of March 2026 (previously late January).
How this will affect your organization:
Once available, admins will be able to manage retention and deletion workflows for user-owned Loop workspaces such as Copilot Pages and the Loop personal workspace when users leave the organization. Updates will include the ability to provide temporary access to other employees or administrators to save important data before deletion policies take effect.
More details will become available closer to the release date.
What you need to do to prepare:
There is nothing you need to do to prepare. These changes will roll to your tenant automatically.