Changes Microsoft announces – page 57

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

ChangeListStatusKey dateMicrosoft updatedVersions
Generally Available: Ubuntu 24.04 support in AKSAzure UpdatesLaunchedJanuary 20261
Microsoft Entra: ID Account RecoveryMicrosoft 365 roadmapIn developmentMay 20261
Microsoft Edge: Protected ClipboardMicrosoft 365 roadmapIn developmentDecember 20261
Microsoft Edge: v.144 - Copilot icon visibilityMicrosoft 365 roadmapLaunchedJanuary 20261
Microsoft Edge: v.144 - Performance settings update and feature name changesMicrosoft 365 roadmapLaunchedJanuary 20261
Microsoft Purview: Data Loss Prevention- Admin units support for SharePoint OnlineMicrosoft 365 roadmapLaunchedDecember 20251
Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365): Generate icons for your agents using AI in Microsoft 365 CopilotMicrosoft 365 roadmapLaunchedNovember 20251
Microsoft Purview Compliance Portal: Data Loss Prevention: DLP to restrict Microsoft 365 Copilot processing on emails with sensitivity labelsMicrosoft 365 roadmapLaunchedSeptember 20251
SharePoint: eSignature - Free Text Field SupportMicrosoft 365 roadmapLaunchedOctober 20251
Microsoft Teams: Local PTZ camera controls for Microsoft Teams Rooms on AndroidMicrosoft 365 roadmapLaunchedMay 20251
Public Preview: User delegation SAS for Azure Tables, Azure Files, and Azure QueuesAzure UpdatesIn previewJanuary 20261
Microsoft 365: eSignature Smart Tagging for Electronically Signed DocumentsMicrosoft 365 roadmapIn developmentDecember 20261
Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365): Catchup on important emails in Copilot ChatMicrosoft 365 roadmapIn developmentMarch 20261
Microsoft Teams: Share apps from app bar via right clickMicrosoft 365 roadmapLaunchedNovember 20251
Excel: Refresh queries from Authenticated Data Sources in Excel for the WebMicrosoft 365 roadmapLaunchedMay 20251
Generally Available: Ubuntu 24.04 support in AKSAzure UpdatesLaunchedJanuary 20261
Outlook: Collapsible Automatic Replies on Outlook for iOSMicrosoft 365 roadmapLaunchedDecember 20251
Outlook: Collapsible Automatic Replies on Outlook for AndroidMicrosoft 365 roadmapLaunchedDecember 20251
Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365): Knowledge templates support for ServiceNow Knowledge ConnectorMicrosoft 365 roadmapLaunchedDecember 20251
Microsoft Teams: New Policy Setting to Require Explicit Consent for Recording and Transcription in Teams 1:1 CallsMicrosoft 365 roadmapRolling outJanuary 20261
Microsoft Viva: Enhancement to Copilot studio agents reportMicrosoft 365 roadmapLaunchedNovember 20251
Microsoft Teams: Silent test callMicrosoft 365 roadmapLaunchedSeptember 20251
Microsoft Purview Information Protection: Doc library default labeling for SharePoint Online and CopilotMicrosoft 365 roadmapLaunchedSeptember 20251
Microsoft 365: Multi-Geo In-Region RoutingMicrosoft 365 roadmapLaunchedOctober 20251
Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365): When using Agent Mode in Word, you will be able to manually select which model to useMicrosoft 365 roadmapIn developmentFebruary 20261
Microsoft Teams: Select multiple messages to forwardMicrosoft 365 roadmapRolling outJanuary 20261
Public Preview: Azure Cosmos DB Mirroring with Private EndpointsAzure UpdatesIn previewJanuary 20261
Outlook: Sort by flagMicrosoft 365 roadmapIn developmentMay 20261
Microsoft Viva: SharePoint agent analytics on Viva InsightsMicrosoft 365 roadmapIn developmentMarch 20261
Generally Available: Cloud-native apps on Kubernetes pricing calculator scenarioAzure UpdatesLaunchedDecember 20251
Generally Available: Geo-Replication for Azure Service Bus PremiumAzure UpdatesLaunchedDecember 20251
Generally Available: Azure Premium SSD v2 Disk is now available in Austria East and in a second Availability Zone in Japan WestAzure UpdatesLaunchedDecember 20251
Retirement: Deprecation of Custom Resource ProvidersAzure Updates–
Retirement
31 October 20261
Microsoft Entra: Conditional Access support for Entra ID Account RecoveryMicrosoft 365 roadmapIn developmentMay 20261
Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365): [Copilot Chat] Agent mode in Word enables conversational support to create, edit and refine document content from chatMicrosoft 365 roadmapIn developmentFebruary 20261
Exchange: Message Trace - Custom RetentionMicrosoft 365 roadmapIn developmentDecember 20261
Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365): Recommended Notebooks in Copilot NotebooksMicrosoft 365 roadmapIn developmentFebruary 20261
Message Queuing (MSMQ) might fail with the December 2025 Windows security updateWindows known issuesResolved–1
Public Preview: Azure Blob-to-Blob migration made simple with Azure Storage MoverAzure UpdatesIn previewDecember 20251
Public Preview: Service Bus SDK type bindings in Azure Functions for Node.jsAzure UpdatesIn previewDecember 20251
Generally Avaailable: Azure SQL updates for early December 2025Azure UpdatesLaunchedDecember 20251
Public Preview: Use Azure SRE Agent with Azure Cosmos DBAzure UpdatesIn previewDecember 20251
Generally Available: Azure NetApp Files cross-zone-region replication (CZRR)Azure UpdatesIn previewDecember 20251
Public Preview: Azure NetApp Files advanced ransomware protectionAzure UpdatesIn previewDecember 20251
Update: The retirement date for default outbound access has been extended to March 31, 2026.Azure Updates–
Retirement
31 March 20261
Public Preview: Azure Databricks Dashboard subscriptions now support Microsoft TeamsAzure UpdatesIn previewDecember 20251
Generally Available: Azure Sphere OS version 25.12 is now available for evaluationAzure UpdatesLaunchedDecember 20251
Generally Available: FIPS compliant mode for Application Gateway V2 SKUsAzure UpdatesLaunchedDecember 20251
Microsoft Intune: Assignment filters support for Apple declarative device management (DDM)Microsoft 365 roadmapIn developmentJanuary 20261
Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365): Edit a Page using Copilot Chat on MobileMicrosoft 365 roadmapIn developmentFebruary 20261

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