Changes Microsoft announces – page 47

New and changed items from the Microsoft 365 roadmap and Azure Updates.

ChangeListStatusKey dateMicrosoft updatedVersions
Outlook: Improved results when filtering your message listMicrosoft 365 roadmapLaunchedMarch 20261
Generally Available: Azure Site Recovery support for Windows Azure VMs with NVMe disk controllersAzure UpdatesLaunchedJune 20261
Generally Available: Smart Tier (Azure Blob and Data Lake Storage)Azure UpdatesLaunchedApril 20261
Windows Server 2022 and Server 2019 unexpectedly upgraded to Windows Server 2025Windows known issuesResolved–1
Generally Available: Azure File Sync in Belgium Central, Malaysia West, and Indonesia CentralAzure UpdatesLaunchedApril 20261
Microsoft Viva: Copilot Analytics: Copilot adoption PBI version update including Power user insights.Microsoft 365 roadmapLaunchedMarch 20261
Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365): Researcher Agent for GCCMicrosoft 365 roadmapLaunchedMarch 20261
Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365): Upload Local Files now Support .eml and .msg file typesMicrosoft 365 roadmapLaunchedFebruary 20261
Microsoft Purviewl: Data Lifecycle Management – Separate Retention policies for Copilots and AI AppsMicrosoft 365 roadmapLaunchedMarch 20261
Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365): Updated Copilot Notebooks UXMicrosoft 365 roadmapLaunchedFebruary 20261
Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365): Rich Bing web answer cards on M365 CopilotMicrosoft 365 roadmapLaunchedApril 20261
Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365): Generative-AI skills for Create in Microsoft 365 Copilot app for Government CloudsMicrosoft 365 roadmapLaunchedMarch 20261
Microsoft Viva: Unread News Notifications in ConnectionsMicrosoft 365 roadmapLaunchedMarch 20261
Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365): Intelligent meeting recap can summarize content shared on screenMicrosoft 365 roadmapLaunchedFebruary 20261
Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365): See a summary from Copilot of the latest changes and comments in the Word, Excel, and PowerPoint backstage view.Microsoft 365 roadmapIn developmentJune 20261
Outlook: Replace quick compose pop-up with inline appointment creation in new Outlook for Windows and webMicrosoft 365 roadmapLaunchedOctober 20251
Public Preview: Managed identity support for graphical session recordingAzure UpdatesIn previewApril 20261
Generally Available: Azure Storage Mover now available in Azure Government (US)Azure UpdatesLaunchedApril 20261
Public Preview: Monitor AKS applications with OpenTelemetry and Azure MonitorAzure UpdatesIn previewApril 20261
Generally Available: Granular Encryption-in-Transit Controls for SMB and NFS on Azure FilesAzure UpdatesLaunchedApril 20261
Retirement: Azure Managed Grafana Essential SKU will retire on March 30, 2027Azure Updates–
Retirement
30 March 20271
Public Preview: StandardV2 NAT Gateway as an outbound type for AKSAzure UpdatesLaunchedApril 20261
PowerPoint: Create and Edit images with the model of your choiceMicrosoft 365 roadmapIn developmentMay 20261
Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365): Share agents to TeamsMicrosoft 365 roadmapLaunchedMarch 20261
Outlook: Expand to Full Event Details on iPadMicrosoft 365 roadmapLaunchedMarch 20261
Microsoft Viva: Experts & verified answers in communities in Engage and Teams for iOS & AndroidMicrosoft 365 roadmapLaunchedApril 20261
Microsoft Viva: Engage community membership management in Teams for iOS & AndroidMicrosoft 365 roadmapLaunchedApril 20261
Microsoft Viva: Engage Event AnalyticsMicrosoft 365 roadmapIn developmentApril 20261
Microsoft Teams: Camera view switching in multi-camera Teams Rooms on WindowsMicrosoft 365 roadmapLaunchedJanuary 20261
Outlook: See progress when running rules manually in the new Outlook for Windows and WebMicrosoft 365 roadmapLaunchedDecember 20251
Outlook: Expand and collapse folders when moving emailsMicrosoft 365 roadmapLaunchedNovember 20251
Microsoft Viva: Organizers reply privately to individualsMicrosoft 365 roadmapLaunchedOctober 20251
Microsoft Viva: Allow/disable reactions in Engage eventsMicrosoft 365 roadmapLaunchedJune 20251
Microsoft Viva: Anonymous comments in Engage eventsMicrosoft 365 roadmapLaunchedJune 20251
Generally Available: Event Grid as a destination for Stripe eventsAzure UpdatesLaunchedMay 20261
Microsoft Purview: Insider Risk Management – Pay-as-you-go model for Other Generative AI apps indicatorsMicrosoft 365 roadmapLaunchedApril 20261
Microsoft Purview: Data Catalog – Advanced resource setsMicrosoft 365 roadmapLaunchedApril 20261
Microsoft Purview compliance portal: eDiscovery (Premium) - CMK (Customer Managed Keys) encryption support for data at-rest in Review setsMicrosoft 365 roadmapIn developmentFebruary 20271
Outlook: Upgraded Video and Audio Player for iOSMicrosoft 365 roadmapIn developmentMay 20261
Windows 365: Windows 365 Link - Market ExpansionMicrosoft 365 roadmapIn developmentJuly 20261
Microsoft Purview: Data Lifecycle Management - Hard delete capability for OneDrive and SharePoint through secure priority cleanup workflowsMicrosoft 365 roadmapLaunchedApril 20261
Microsoft Purview compliance portal: Enhancements to global exclusions in IRM settingsMicrosoft 365 roadmapLaunchedJune 20251
Generally Available: Enhancements to maintenance notifications in Azure Service HealthAzure UpdatesLaunchedApril 20261
Generally Available: PgBouncer 1.25.1 support in Azure Database for PostgreSQL – Flexible ServerAzure UpdatesLaunchedApril 20261
Generally Available: Observability in AKS Namespace and Workload ViewsAzure UpdatesLaunchedApril 20261
Public Preview: Azure Files assessments are now available using Azure MigrateAzure UpdatesIn previewFebruary 20261
Microsoft Teams: Attendee capacity packs for Teams eventsMicrosoft 365 roadmapRolling outApril 20261
Microsoft Purview: Data Security Investigations – Introducing new soft purge mitigation actionMicrosoft 365 roadmapLaunchedApril 20261
Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365): Copilot can edit your document in PowerPointMicrosoft 365 roadmapLaunchedMarch 20261
Microsoft Teams: People Skills on the profile card expanding to TeamsMicrosoft 365 roadmapLaunchedMarch 20261

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