Changes Microsoft announces – page 53

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

ChangeListStatusKey dateMicrosoft updatedVersions
Microsoft Teams: Network Device Interface (NDI) bandwidth increaseMicrosoft 365 roadmapLaunchedJanuary 20261
Microsoft Teams: Apps in Shared Channels for Microsoft TeamsMicrosoft 365 roadmapLaunchedOctober 20251
Microsoft Purview compliance portal: eDiscovery - Generate keyword query language from natural language prompt in eDiscovery with Copilot for SecurityMicrosoft 365 roadmapRolling outJanuary 20261
Outlook: Agents for Microsoft 365 Copilot available in Copilot Chat in classic Outlook for WindowsMicrosoft 365 roadmapLaunchedJanuary 20261
Retirement: Windows Server Annual Channel (preview)Azure Updates–
Retirement
15 May 20261
Public Preview: WAF Insights for Application GatewayAzure UpdatesIn previewFebruary 20261
Microsoft Teams: Autocorrect in Teams composeMicrosoft 365 roadmapLaunchedJanuary 20261
Microsoft Teams: Line key configuration on Teams Phone devices from Teams Admin Center (TAC)Microsoft 365 roadmapLaunchedJanuary 20261
Microsoft Teams: Shared tab in channelMicrosoft 365 roadmapLaunchedNovember 20251
Generally Available: Azure Premium SSD v2 Disk is now available in Brazil Southeast, and in a third Availability Zone in Malaysia West and Indonesia CentralAzure UpdatesLaunchedFebruary 20261
Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365): Local file support for Agent Mode in ExcelMicrosoft 365 roadmapIn developmentMarch 20261
Microsoft Entra: App DeactivationMicrosoft 365 roadmapRolling outFebruary 20261
Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365): Word AgentMicrosoft 365 roadmapRolling outFebruary 20261
Microsoft Edge: v.145 - Introducing a new policy that can enable/disable web app installation from the browserMicrosoft 365 roadmapLaunchedFebruary 20261
Microsoft Edge: Announcement page on update experienceMicrosoft 365 roadmapLaunchedFebruary 20261
Microsoft Edge: v.145 - Securely enable AI generated applicationsMicrosoft 365 roadmapLaunchedFebruary 20261
Outlook: Wait on Send for oversharing dialog in New OutlookMicrosoft 365 roadmapLaunchedDecember 20251
Microsoft Teams: New VDI solution for Teams optimization in Amazon WorkSpacesMicrosoft 365 roadmapLaunchedAugust 20251
Microsoft 365 admin center: Copilot - Billing and usage - Standalone consumption of prepaid capacity pack creditsMicrosoft 365 roadmapIn developmentApril 20261
Microsoft Edge: v.145 - Navigation management for Progress Web AppsMicrosoft 365 roadmapLaunchedFebruary 20261
Microsoft Teams: Queues app historical reporting supports 45 days of dataMicrosoft 365 roadmapLaunchedFebruary 20261
Microsoft Edge: v.145 - Adding protection against malicious sideloaded extensionsMicrosoft 365 roadmapLaunchedFebruary 20261
Outlook: Global Address List RedesignMicrosoft 365 roadmapLaunchedOctober 20251
Microsoft Edge: v.145 - Add “Summarize” and “Explain” Copilot actions in PDF readerMicrosoft 365 roadmapLaunchedFebruary 20261
Microsoft Edge: Summarization, Translation, and Citation will soon be supported by Microsoft Copilot and Microsoft 365 Copilot Chat in our menusMicrosoft 365 roadmapIn developmentFebruary 20261
Outlook: Editor (Proofing and Spellcheck)Microsoft 365 roadmapLaunchedOctober 20251
Outlook: External tag in contact suggestionsMicrosoft 365 roadmapLaunchedMay 20251
Outlook: New Outlook for Windows - Reply To headerMicrosoft 365 roadmapLaunchedMay 20251
Outlook: Grant mail delegate sharing permissions from the new OutlookMicrosoft 365 roadmapIn developmentJuly 20261
Generally Available: Anthropic Claude Sonnet 4.6 is now available on Azure DatabricksAzure UpdatesLaunchedFebruary 20261
Public Preview: Unified tooling in the AKS MCP serverAzure UpdatesIn previewFebruary 20261
Public Preview: Cluster mode for the agentic CLI for AKSAzure UpdatesIn previewFebruary 20261
Generally Available: Quota and deployment troubleshooting tools for Azure Functions Flex ConsumptionAzure UpdatesLaunchedFebruary 20261
Generally Available: Azure Functions .NET 10 supportAzure UpdatesLaunchedFebruary 20261
Generally Available: Node auto-provisioning support in Sovereign CloudAzure UpdatesLaunchedFebruary 20261
Generally Available: Node auto-provisioning enabled clusters in AKS now support LocalDNSAzure UpdatesLaunchedFebruary 20261
Generally Available: Encryption at host & disk encryption sets support in node auto-provisioningAzure UpdatesLaunchedFebruary 20261
Microsoft Edge: A Refreshed Profile Flyout Experience for Better Clarity and ActionabilityMicrosoft 365 roadmapLaunchedFebruary 20261
Microsoft Purview: Data Loss Prevention-UX improvements to the DLP Alerts in Purview PortalMicrosoft 365 roadmapLaunchedJanuary 20261
Microsoft Teams: Shared call history in Queues appMicrosoft 365 roadmapLaunchedJanuary 20261
Excel: Python in ExcelMicrosoft 365 roadmapLaunchedJanuary 20261
Outlook: New third-party enriched properties available for customizing profile cardsMicrosoft 365 roadmapLaunchedJanuary 20261
Outlook: Offline Support for Calendar - Create, Edit and Delete Event supportMicrosoft 365 roadmapLaunchedSeptember 20251
Microsoft Viva: Viva Pulse - Authoring with M365 CopilotMicrosoft 365 roadmapIn developmentMay 20261
Generally Available: Instant access support for incremental snapshots of Azure Premium SSD v2 and Ultra DiskAzure UpdatesLaunchedFebruary 20261
Microsoft 365 admin center: Copilot - Billing & usage: High-usage usersMicrosoft 365 roadmapIn developmentMarch 20261
Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365): Agent Mode in Excel for desktop appsMicrosoft 365 roadmapLaunchedJanuary 20261
Microsoft Purview: Data Lifecycle Management-New cmdlet to remove retention from inactive mailboxesMicrosoft 365 roadmapLaunchedDecember 20251
Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365): Scheduling with CopilotMicrosoft 365 roadmapLaunchedDecember 20251
Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365): Agent Mode in ExcelMicrosoft 365 roadmapLaunchedDecember 20251

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