M365 Archive

RM558342 - Microsoft Purview: Information Protection– Override manually applied labels and Remove labels with Auto-labeling

Microsoft 365 Roadmap

Roadmap ID

558342

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Status

Launched

Release

General Availability

Last Updated

Apr 14, 2026

Published Mar 6, 2026

Platforms

Web

Service

Microsoft Purview

Tag

Launched
General Availability
Worldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant)

Cloud

Worldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant)

Summary

New enhancements for SharePoint and OneDrive enable organizations to automatically override manually applied sensitivity labels and remove labels at scale on Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and PDF files. These capabilities help ensure data remains correctly classified as policies, labels, and business requirements evolve—reducing reliance on manual user updates and improving consistency for data at rest across Microsoft 365.

Description

New enhancements for SharePoint and OneDrive enable organizations to automatically override manually applied sensitivity labels and remove labels at scale on Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and PDF files. These capabilities help ensure data remains correctly classified as policies, labels, and business requirements evolve—reducing reliance on manual user updates and improving consistency for data at rest across Microsoft 365.

GA date: April CY2026