Changes Microsoft announces – page 48

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

ChangeListStatusKey dateMicrosoft updatedVersions
SharePoint: Site Branding Governance via PowerShellMicrosoft 365 roadmapLaunchedFebruary 20261
Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365): Copilot can edit your document in PowerPointMicrosoft 365 roadmapLaunchedMarch 20261
Outlook: Show teammates' calendars in the left navigation paneMicrosoft 365 roadmapIn developmentMay 20261
Generally Available: Azure Red Hat OpenShift adds NVIDIA H100 and H200 GPU supportAzure UpdatesLaunchedApril 20261
Generally Available: Disable HTTP proxy in AKSAzure UpdatesLaunchedApril 20261
Generally Available: Azure Functions now supports MCP resource triggersAzure UpdatesLaunchedMarch 20261
Generally Available: Pod CIDR expansion in AKSAzure UpdatesLaunchedMarch 20261
Microsoft Teams: Spoken language detection is now automaticMicrosoft 365 roadmapRolling outApril 20261
SharePoint: Dark mode support in SharePoint Admin CenterMicrosoft 365 roadmapLaunchedFebruary 20261
Outlook: Draft emails using saved email snippets with Quick Parts for Outlook for Windows and webMicrosoft 365 roadmapRolling outFebruary 20261
Outlook: Insert GraphicMicrosoft 365 roadmapRolling outApril 20261
Microsoft Purview compliance portal: Endpoint Data Loss Prevention - Optical Character Recognition (OCR) on Mac EndpointsMicrosoft 365 roadmapIn developmentJanuary 20271
Generally Available: Network Security Perimeter for Azure Service BusAzure UpdatesLaunchedApril 20261
Public Preview: Rule impact analysis on Azure Network WatcherAzure UpdatesIn previewApril 20261
Microsoft Teams: Meeting Notes now available for instant meetingsMicrosoft 365 roadmapRolling outApril 20261
Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365): Files found via Chat search can be now analyzed by code interpreterMicrosoft 365 roadmapLaunchedNovember 20251
Outlook: Prepare for your meeting with Copilot chat in Outlook mobileMicrosoft 365 roadmapLaunchedJanuary 20261
Microsoft 365 app: Overview Page in Copilot NotebooksMicrosoft 365 roadmapLaunchedFebruary 20261
Microsoft Purview compliance portal: Data Lifecycle Management - Bulk replacement or removal of a retention labelMicrosoft 365 roadmapIn developmentDecember 20261
Microsoft Purview: Role Group changes in PurviewMicrosoft 365 roadmapLaunchedFebruary 20261
Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365): Admins can create and deploy custom Model Context Protocol (MCP) connectors across Microsoft 365.Microsoft 365 roadmapLaunchedFebruary 20261
Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365): Discover graph connector prompts in the Prompt Gallery when using Copilot ChatMicrosoft 365 roadmapIn developmentJune 20261
Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365): Voice chat in Microsoft 365 CopilotMicrosoft 365 roadmapLaunchedSeptember 20251
Retirement: Python support for Azure App Service and Azure Functions on Windows will be retired on March 31, 2027Azure Updates–
Retirement
31 March 20271
Retirement: AzureDnsEndpoints for Azure storage accounts will be retired March 2027Azure Updates–
Retirement
March 20271
SharePoint: Lists as a knowledge source for agents in SharePoint and OneDriveMicrosoft 365 roadmapIn developmentApril 20261
SharePoint: OneNote usage inclusion in SharePoint site analyticsMicrosoft 365 roadmapLaunchedFebruary 20261
Retirement: Service Fabric support for Windows Server 2022 ends on March 31, 2027 - upgrade to Windows Server 2025Azure Updates–
Retirement
31 March 20271
Retirement: Service Fabric support for Windows Server 2019 ends on March 31, 2027 - upgrade to Windows Server 2025Azure Updates–
Retirement
31 March 20271
Public Preview: Unlock Client-Side Configuration at Scale with Azure App Configuration and Azure Front DoorAzure UpdatesIn previewNovember 20251
Generally Available: Azure Data Box enhances compliance with automatic Secure Erasure CertificatesAzure UpdatesLaunchedMarch 20261
Generally Available: Azure Data Box now supports Azure Files Provisioned v2Azure UpdatesLaunchedApril 20261
Public Preview: Azure NetApp Files storage with cool access enhancementAzure UpdatesIn previewMarch 20261
Retirement: Select Azure AI Language FeaturesAzure Updates–
Retirement
31 March 20291
Microsoft Purview: Data Loss Prevention– Enhanced content extraction and file type coverage for DLP on Mac devicesMicrosoft 365 roadmapLaunchedMarch 20261
Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365): Copilot can edit your document in PowerPointMicrosoft 365 roadmapLaunchedFebruary 20261
SharePoint: Updates to News page in SharePoint sitesMicrosoft 365 roadmapLaunchedFebruary 20261
Microsoft Teams: App centric management for app deployment in Teams Admin CenterMicrosoft 365 roadmapLaunchedJuly 20241
Retirement: External Data Import & Data Connections in Azure Machine Learning will be retired on September 30, 2026Azure Updates–
Retirement
30 September 20261
Generally Available: Azure DevOps March 2026 updatesAzure UpdatesLaunchedMarch 20261
Public Preview: Azure Event Grid provides new capabilities for smarter, more secure event-driven architecturesAzure UpdatesIn previewMay 20251
Generally Available: User delegation SAS for Azure Tables, Azure Files, and Azure QueuesAzure UpdatesLaunchedMarch 20261
Generally Available: Azure Event Grid provides new capabilities for smarter, more secure event-driven architecturesAzure UpdatesLaunchedMay 20251
Generally Available: Microsoft Azure now available from new cloud region in DenmarkAzure UpdatesLaunchedMarch 20261
Retirement: Manually registered Azure VPN Clients for Azure Government and Microsoft Azure operated by 21Vianet clouds will be retired on March 31, 2029Azure Updates–
Retirement
31 March 20291
Generally Available: Azure Premium SSD v2 Disk is now available in US Gov ArizonaAzure UpdatesLaunchedMarch 20261
Outlook: Multiple Intune Accounts for Outlook on iOSMicrosoft 365 roadmapIn developmentMay 20261
Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365): Access audio overviews from the top of your Word documentMicrosoft 365 roadmapLaunchedOctober 20251
Outlook: Import emails from PST file to mailbox in new Outlook for WindowsMicrosoft 365 roadmapLaunchedMarch 20261
Public Preview: Ephemeral OS Disk with full caching for VM/VMSSAzure UpdatesIn previewMarch 20261

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