RM381750 - Microsoft Purview compliance portal: Data Loss Prevention for endpoints - Optical character recognition (OCR) support for embedded images in endpoint

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Summary

This release will extend OCR support from standalone images (JPEG, JPG, PNG, BMP, TIFF, and PDF) to images embedded inside the following files and file types: Office files (XLSX, DOCX, PPTX), container files (zip, rar, 7z, and more), and PDF files. Image-only PDF files are already supported, and this this release will support hybrid PDF files containing images and searchable text. Updated May 20, 2026: We have paused rollout and will resume soon. Thank you for your patience.

Last Updated

Jul 13, 2026

Published Feb 28, 2024

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Status

Launched

Release

General Availability
Preview

Platforms

Web

Service

Microsoft Purview

Tag

Launched
General Availability
Preview
Worldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant)

Cloud

Worldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant)

Description

This release will extend OCR support from standalone images (JPEG, JPG, PNG, BMP, TIFF, and PDF) to images embedded inside the following files and file types: Office files (XLSX, DOCX, PPTX), container files (zip, rar, 7z, and more), and PDF files. Image-only PDF files are already supported, and this this release will support hybrid PDF files containing images and searchable text. Updated May 20, 2026: We have paused rollout and will resume soon. Thank you for your patience.

GA date: June CY2026

Preview date: April CY2026

Version history

6 versions tracked

Updated 5 times since Apr 2, 2026. Microsoft Message Center only ever shows the current version; this archive preserves the history.

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  1. Jul 13, 2026 · 11:07 PMLatest · v6

    Changed: Tags, Status

  2. Jun 9, 2026 · 08:46 PMv5

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  3. May 29, 2026 · 10:30 PMv4

    Changed: Body

  4. May 20, 2026 · 11:15 PMv3

    Changed: Body, Tags, Status

  5. May 19, 2026 · 10:45 PMv2

    Changed: Tags, Status

  6. Apr 2, 2026 · 11:15 PMOriginal · v1

    Changed: Initial version