Changes Microsoft announces – page 52

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

ChangeListStatusKey dateMicrosoft updatedVersions
Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365): Floating Copilot icon in File Previewer for OneDriveMicrosoft 365 roadmapLaunchedNovember 20251
Retirement: Azure Policy faster enforcement and retirement of login/logout workaroundAzure Updates–
Retirement
30 April 20261
Outlook: Open and Send Outlook File TemplatesMicrosoft 365 roadmapLaunchedFebruary 20261
OneDrive: Sync admin reports - GCC-H and DoDMicrosoft 365 roadmapLaunchedAugust 20251
OneDrive: Prompt for permitted users to sign in to OneDrive app with personal Microsoft accountMicrosoft 365 roadmapLaunchedJuly 20251
Microsoft 365: Microsoft 365 companion apps- a suite of apps designed to enhance productivityMicrosoft 365 roadmapLaunchedAugust 20251
Microsoft Purview compliance portal: Data Lifecycle Management - Bulk replacement or removal of a retention labelMicrosoft 365 roadmapIn developmentDecember 20261
Microsoft Teams: Short meeting URLMicrosoft 365 roadmapLaunchedFebruary 20251
Generally Available: Draft & Deploy on Azure FirewallAzure UpdatesLaunchedMarch 20261
Microsoft Purview: Data Security Investigations-Introducing new purge mitigation actionMicrosoft 365 roadmapLaunchedMarch 20261
Microsoft Teams: Automatic installation and update of Network Device Interface (NDI) in Teams (MAC)Microsoft 365 roadmapLaunchedJanuary 20261
Microsoft 365: Cloud Update - Rollback All DevicesMicrosoft 365 roadmapLaunchedNovember 20251
Microsoft 365: Cloud Update - Rollback by GroupMicrosoft 365 roadmapLaunchedNovember 20251
Microsoft Teams: Live meetings indicator for channelsMicrosoft 365 roadmapRolling outMarch 20261
Microsoft Teams: Copilot in Teams can generate an audio overview of your meetingsMicrosoft 365 roadmapLaunchedSeptember 20251
Generally Available: Azure Databricks update workspace network configurationAzure UpdatesLaunchedMarch 20261
Generally Available: Azure Databricks LakebaseAzure UpdatesLaunchedMarch 20261
Generally Available: Azure Premium SSD v2 Disk Storage is now available in a third Availability Zone in New Zealand NorthAzure UpdatesLaunchedFebruary 20261
Generally Available: DCesv6, DCedsv6, ECesv6, and ECedsv6 confidential VMsAzure UpdatesLaunchedFebruary 20261
Outlook: New search folder typesMicrosoft 365 roadmapLaunchedMarch 20261
Outlook: New search folder typesMicrosoft 365 roadmapLaunchedFebruary 20261
Minecraft Education: Update v1.21.13Microsoft 365 roadmapLaunchedFebruary 20261
Microsoft Defender for Office 365: Admins can hunt on calls in Microsoft TeamsMicrosoft 365 roadmapIn developmentMarch 20261
Outlook: Run rule over a specific folderMicrosoft 365 roadmapLaunchedJanuary 20261
Microsoft Teams: New SlimCore-based optimization for Microsoft Teams in VDI - support for Windows endpoints on Omnissa environmentsMicrosoft 365 roadmapRolling outFebruary 20261
Microsoft Teams: Chat NotesMicrosoft 365 roadmapLaunchedOctober 20251
Outlook: Play a Sound RuleMicrosoft 365 roadmapRolling outJanuary 20261
Outlook: Rule to display desktop alertMicrosoft 365 roadmapRolling outJanuary 20261
Microsoft 365 (Microsoft Copilot): Copilot Chat - Loop Notebooks in ContextIQMicrosoft 365 roadmapLaunchedDecember 20251
Outlook: Online archive for shared mailboxes in the new Outlook for WindowsMicrosoft 365 roadmapLaunchedSeptember 20251
Microsoft Purview compliance portal: Insider Risk Management - Administrative units supportMicrosoft 365 roadmapLaunchedFebruary 20261
Microsoft Purview compliance portal: Insider Risk Management- Adaptive scopesMicrosoft 365 roadmapLaunchedApril 20251
Retirement: Managed NGINX Ingress with Application Routing Add-on Retiring November 2026Azure Updates–
Retirement
30 November 20261
Generally Available: Azure Red Hat OpenShift is now available in Malaysia West, New Zealand North, and Mexico CentralAzure UpdatesLaunchedFebruary 20261
Microsoft Viva: Viva Pulse - Capture targeted Copilot sentiment from power and novice usersMicrosoft 365 roadmapIn developmentJuly 20261
Microsoft Viva: Viva Pulse - Measure Copilot sentiment to change manage and scale Copilot adoptionMicrosoft 365 roadmapIn developmentApril 20261
Microsoft Purview: Information Protection-Email attachment Preview in Activity ExplorerMicrosoft 365 roadmapLaunchedFebruary 20261
SharePoint: Modern SharePoint Page TemplatesMicrosoft 365 roadmapLaunchedMarch 20261
Public Preview: Restrict usage of user delegation SAS to an Entra ID identityAzure UpdatesIn previewFebruary 20261
Public Preview: Secure ingestion and pod placement for Azure Monitor pipelineAzure UpdatesIn previewFebruary 20261
Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365): Voice chats can reference MemoryMicrosoft 365 roadmapRolling outJanuary 20261
Generally Available: Azure SQL updates for late-February 2026Azure UpdatesLaunchedFebruary 20261
Public Preview: Azure SQL updates for late-February 2026Azure UpdatesIn previewFebruary 20261
Public Preview: Geo‑redundant backups for Premium SSD v2 in Azure Database for PostgreSQLAzure UpdatesIn previewFebruary 20261
Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365): Copilot can edit your document by default in WordMicrosoft 365 roadmapIn developmentMarch 20261
Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft M365): Review PDFs using Copilot context menu and AI actionsMicrosoft 365 roadmapLaunchedJanuary 20261
Microsoft Defender for Office 365: Agentic AI Phish Submission Analysis & ResponseMicrosoft 365 roadmapLaunchedNovember 20251
Microsoft Defender for Office 365: Automated Investigation & Response (AIR) Platform Modernization – User Submission PlaybookMicrosoft 365 roadmapLaunchedOctober 20251
Microsoft Defender for Office 365: Auto-Remediation of Malicious Similarity Clusters in AIRMicrosoft 365 roadmapLaunchedDecember 20251
Microsoft Defender for Office 365: Admins can block external users in Microsoft Teams from Defender PortalMicrosoft 365 roadmapLaunchedFebruary 20261

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