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Summary Beginning September 1, 2026, SharePoint triggers and actions that are currently returning a thumbnail URL are being updated. The new Get file thumbnail action will return an image instead of a URL, and existing flows that rely on the current thumbnail URL will otherwise return an invalid URL that may cause subsequent flow actions …

Summary On October 13, 2026, Windows 11, version 24H2 Home and Pro editions, and Windows 10 Enterprise LTSB 2016 will reach end of updates. After this date, devices running these editions will no longer receive monthly security and non-security preview updates containing protections from the latest security threats. Microsoft 365 Message Center ID: MC1454882 Last …

Summary Note: If you organization is not using the setFederatedConnectors CLI toggle you can safely disregard this message. We are unifying Microsoft 365 Copilot connector management into a single, streamlined administration experience in the Microsoft 365 admin center. This change makes it easier to govern connector and agent access from one location by retiring the …

Summary On October 13, 2026, Windows Server 2022 will reach end of mainstream support. The October 2026 security update will be the last mainstream support update available for this version. After this date, Windows Server 2022 will transition to extended support, which includes security updates at no additional cost, and will continue to receive monthly …

Summary We are introducing the ability to pop out Copilot Chat into a separate floating window in Outlook for Mac and iPad. This enhancement gives users greater flexibility when working with Copilot Chat alongside Outlook, making it easier to switch contexts, manage email, and access Outlook controls while keeping Copilot Chat visible. Microsoft 365 Message …

Summary Azure PST Import provides a structured, PowerShell-based way for administrators to import PST files stored in Azure Blob Storage into Exchange Online mailboxes, which are commonly used to store archived Outlook mailbox content. This capability helps organizations migrate historical email data in a controlled and auditable way by validating readiness before importing and by …

Summary We are introducing a new policy that separates Teams Events attendance and engagement report controls from Teams Meetings attendance and engagement report controls. With this change, administrators can independently manage organizer access to attendance and engagement reports for Teams Events through CsTeamsEventsPolicy, without affecting attendance and engagement report settings for Teams Meetings managed through …

Summary We’re introducing the ability to ground Microsoft Copilot in Excel with data from Power BI reports. Users can attach a Power BI report and ask Copilot questions using trusted, governed business data directly from Power BI. Microsoft 365 Message Center ID: MC1455015 Last Modified: August 15, 2026 Category: Stay informed Tags: New feature, User …

Summary Microsoft Defender for Identity is introducing a new sensor health issue, No Windows events received from domain controller, to help administrators identify when Defender for Identity sensors are not receiving expected Windows events from a domain controller. Microsoft 365 Message Center ID: MC1455016 Last Modified: August 15, 2026 Category: Stay informed Tags: New feature, …

Summary Microsoft Defender for Identity is introducing an updated workspace health alert that helps administrators identify when no network traffic activity is being received from domain controllers through Defender for Identity sensors. This alert is designed to surface traffic collection issues that can reduce visibility, including missing or misconfigured port mirroring, packet capture driver issues, …

Summary We are announcing the ability to use planning group support in Adherence tracker in Dynamics 365 Customer Service and Dynamics 365 Contact Center. This feature will reach general availability on August 31, 2026. Microsoft 365 Message Center ID: MC1455028 Last Modified: August 15, 2026 Category: Stay informed Tags: New feature Status: Launched Products & …

Summary We are announcing GitHub support for source code integration in Power Platform. This feature will reach public preview on August 31, 2026. Microsoft 365 Message Center ID: MC1455050 Last Modified: August 15, 2026 Category: Stay informed Tags: New feature Status: Launched Products & Platforms: Power Platform How does this affect me? This feature is …

Summary We are announcing the ability to create volume spike alerts and in-app notifications in Dynamics 365 Customer Service and Dynamics 365 Contact Center. This feature will reach public preview on August 31, 2026. Microsoft 365 Message Center ID: MC1455051 Last Modified: August 15, 2026 Category: Stay informed Tags: New feature Status: Launched Products & …

Summary Dynamics 365 Finance is adding support for multiple languages in Business performance analytics. The change is intended to help users in different regions work in their native language and improve collaboration across international teams. This is a new feature announcement for Finance and Operations Apps; no configuration or deployment work is described in the …

Summary Dynamics 365 Finance is gaining managed extensibility for data models, enabling more customized analytics and reporting. The change supports placeholder fields and empty star schemas to extend the Business performance analytics model. This is a preview feature announcement for Finance and Operations Apps; no admin configuration is required at this time. IT teams should …

Summary Dynamics 365 Finance is getting a new prepayment invoicing feature that automatically derives sales tax and item sales tax group values from sales order lines. The change is intended to improve tax accuracy and compliance by creating corresponding prepayment invoice lines with the correct tax treatment. This is a Finance and Operations Apps feature …

Summary We are announcing the ability to use voice biometrics to authenticate for increased security in Dynamics 365 Contact Center. This feature will reach public preview on August 31, 2026. Microsoft 365 Message Center ID: MC1454344 Published: 8/14/2026 Last Modified: August 14, 2026 Severity: Normal Category: Stay informed Tags: New feature Status: Launched Products & …

Summary As mentioned in MC1403402, we expect macOS Golden Gate 27 to be released by Apple later this year. Microsoft Intune, the Company Portal app and the Intune MDM agent will be moving to support macOS 15 (Sequoia) and later. Since the Company Portal app for iOS and macOS are a unified app, this change …

Summary We are announcing the ability to validate knowledge and process adherence with Quality Evaluation Agent knowledge source in Dynamics 365 Customer Service. This feature will reach public preview on October 30, 2026. Microsoft 365 Message Center ID: MC1454352 Published: 8/14/2026 Last Modified: August 14, 2026 Severity: Normal Category: Stay informed Tags: New feature Status: …

Summary As mentioned in MC1403401, we expect iOS 27 and iPadOS 27 to be released by Apple later this year. Microsoft Intune, including the Intune Company Portal and Intune app protection policies (APP, also known as MAM), will require iOS/iPadOS 18 and higher shortly after the iOS/iPadOS 27 release. Microsoft 365 Message Center ID: MC1454371 …

Summary Beginning September 14, 2026, the =COPILOT function in Microsoft Excel will no longer be available. This function is currently offered as a preview feature through the Insider and Frontier programs. Customers can continue using Copilot in Excel through the Copilot side pane, which provides many of the same AI-powered capabilities, including summarizing text, classifying …

Summary We’re updating Agent Builder to make creating and configuring agents simpler and more intuitive. New agents will have capabilities enabled by default, providing access similar to Microsoft 365 Copilot. Builders can continue to customize and scope capabilities as needed to support specialized tasks and organizational requirements. We are also introducing an improved configuration experience …

Summary Microsoft is bringing content from AI Skills Navigator into Learning Agent. This update enables users to discover curated AI learning resources through natural language conversations without needing to search separate learning catalogs. Microsoft 365 Message Center ID: MC1454381 Published: 8/14/2026 Last Modified: August 14, 2026 Severity: Normal Category: Stay informed Tags: New feature, User …

Summary To support upcoming Microsoft Defender infrastructure changes, organizations must ensure devices are updated to Microsoft Defender for Endpoint for Android version 1.0.9107.0101 or later. Devices running older app versions may experience disruption to mobile threat protection capabilities after the infrastructure update, and administrators should communicate the update requirement to affected users. Microsoft 365 Message …

Summary Microsoft is retiring support for Microsoft Loop components in OneNote for the web. After this change, users will no longer be able to insert Loop components while using OneNote for the web. To support a smooth transition, existing Loop components on OneNote pages will not be removed and no data will be lost. Existing …

Summary We’re simplifying access to Copilot Chat in the Microsoft 365 Copilot mobile app (iOS and Android). With this update, two legacy mobile-only controls will no longer restrict Copilot Chat access in the mobile app: the Intune policy “com.microsoft.office.officemobile.BingChatEnterprise.IsAllowed” and Privacy control “Analyze content”. This change helps provide a more consistent Copilot Chat experience across …

Summary Copilot Analytics Labs is a new self-service hub designed to help organizations accelerate Copilot and agent analytics. The hub provides ready-to-use templates, sample code, prompts, research, and guidance to help analytics leaders, program managers, and data scientists measure adoption, usage, business impact, and return on investment (ROI) for AI initiatives. Learn more at Copilot …

Summary We’re introducing the third-generation Microsoft 365 sharing experience to make collaboration simpler, smarter, and more secure by default. At the center of this update is a new hero link—a single sharing link that controls access to a file or folder. Microsoft 365 Message Center ID: MC1454378 Published: 8/14/2026 Last Modified: August 14, 2026 Severity: …

Summary Copilot Analytics Labs is a new self-service hub designed to help organizations accelerate Copilot and agent analytics. The hub provides ready-to-use templates, sample code, prompts, research, and guidance to help analytics leaders, program managers, and data scientists measure adoption, usage, business impact, and return on investment (ROI) for AI initiatives. Learn more at Copilot …

Summary Microsoft is removing support for Teams Shifts Connection PowerShell cmdlets in Microsoft Teams PowerShell Module 7.9.0. Organizations that currently use these cmdlets to manage Teams Shifts connector scenarios will no longer be able to rely on them after upgrading to version 7.9.0 or later. Microsoft 365 Message Center ID: MC1454390 Published: 8/14/2026 Last Modified: …

Summary The Learning Coach Agent (Learning Coach) in Microsoft 365 Copilot will be retired during the first week of October 2026. Users will no longer be able to access the Learning Coach agent through Microsoft 365 Copilot after the retirement date. Existing Learning Coach experiences, entry points, and associated functionality will be removed as part …

Summary We’re updating the tuning experience for Microsoft 365 Copilot declarative agents. As part of this transition, Copilot Tuning capabilities currently available through selected Agent Builder templates will be temporarily paused while we move the experience to Microsoft Copilot Studio. This change prepares for a new tuning experience that will use a skill-based architecture and …

Summary To strengthen protection against abuse and ensure fair use of Exchange Online resources, we are updating how the Tenant External Recipient Rate Limit (TERRL) quota is calculated for certain tenants. These changes improve how quotas account for tenant age (how long the tenant has existed since creation), trial subscriptions, and educational organizations using free …

Summary We’re updating the SharePoint Online PowerShell setting EnableSensitivityLabelForVideoFiles so it applies to both MP4 video files and Microsoft Clipchamp project files (.clipchamp). Today, this setting controls sensitivity label support for MP4 files only. After this change, the setting will also control sensitivity label behavior for .clipchamp files. This update creates a more consistent experience …

Summary Microsoft is updating the Microsoft 365 Copilot app to a simpler single-app experience across work and personal accounts, with clearer visual cues to distinguish account type. The app will be renamed and rebranded with a new icon, and the web experience will move from m365.cloud.microsoft to copilot.cloud.microsoft with automatic redirects. Windows and Mac desktop …

Summary Microsoft is moving Word’s existing Top of Doc document summarization experience to other Copilot in Word surfaces. The summarization capability is not being removed; users can still generate document summaries through Copilot in Word. Affected users are those licensed for and able to access Copilot in Word. No admin configuration change is required, but …

Summary Microsoft Teams is introducing a new capability that allows admins to configure mandatory pre-meeting consent for participants. This feature helps organizations meet compliance and regulatory requirements by ensuring attendees acknowledge custom terms or disclaimers before joining meetings, such as recording notices or responsible AI usage guidelines. Consent acknowledgments are recorded in audit logs to …

Summary If you are an IT admin with questions about managing and updating Windows, we want to help. Every third Thursday of the month, we host a live chat-based event on the Tech Community called Windows Office Hours. Members of the Windows, Microsoft Intune, Windows Autopilot, Windows Autopatch, and Windows 365 engineering teams will be …

Summary We are announcing Continuous Access Evaluation (CAE) rollout for user sign-in flows to Dataverse as part of ongoing security enhancements for Power Platform. This change affects interactive user access to Dataverse and relies on Microsoft Entra Conditional Access policies for near real-time session evaluation. This rollout will begin on August 17, 2026, starting with …

Summary Macro region geography enablement affects environment provisioning and enables customers to select a macro region geography during environment creation. Published: 31 Jul 2026 Expires: 1 Jan 2027 Last updated: 13 Aug 2026 Tags: Dynamics 365 Apps, Power Platform, New feature How does this affect me? With this change: Customers will select a macro region …

Summary Dynamics 365 Project Operations will add support for creating and managing multiple draft budget versions for what-if analysis. Project managers can compare alternative budget scenarios without overwriting prior drafts or re-entering data offline. The UI will show multiple draft versions more clearly to simplify review and iteration. No admin configuration or user action is …

Summary Power Pages will add self-service site ownership transfer so existing site owners and global administrators can assign a new owner without support involvement. The new owner must be a valid user in the tenant and have appropriate access to the environment. Ownership transfers are auditable and generate notifications to the previous owner, new owner, …

Summary Dynamics 365 Sales is gaining the ability to use Microsoft Teams meeting transcripts as an additional data source for the Sales opportunity agent. The feature will generate seller-facing insights such as risks, next steps, and action items from meeting content. Affected scope is Dynamics 365 Sales within Dynamics 365 Apps, with an implied dependency …