Feature Lookup
Every feature with everything Microsoft has said about it: roadmap, Message Center, release notes and blogs. Sorted by what needs a decision.
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AI governance & securityMC1506728Microsoft Entra: Changes to AgentIdentity.CreateAsManager permission for agent identitiesAudience AdminsRetirement starts 5 November 2026Why Only affects admin-managed agent identity permissions and does not change how employees work.Act now
AI governance & securityMC1476200(Updated) Simplifying AI access: Introducing usage-based billingDefault On by defaultAudience AdminsRollout GA from 15 November 2026Why Mainly changes billing and spending policy setup for admins; employees gain access to usage-based AI experiences but their daily work is not substantially changed.Get ready
AI governance & securityRM 500872 · MC1173208Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365): Export Copilot metrics in the Copilot DashboardDelayedDefault On by defaultAudience Specific rolesRollout GA from 15 November 2026, complete 30 November 2026Why Adds an export of Copilot usage data for a limited group of dashboard users, without changing daily work.Try it now
AI governance & securityRM 560538 · MC1288531Microsoft Viva: Copilot Analytics - Export metrics from Agent DashboardDelayed: GA moved from 25 October 2026 to 15 November 2026Default On by defaultAudience AdminsRollout GA from 15 November 2026, complete 25 November 2026Why Adds a data export for Copilot agent usage, mainly used by leaders and analysts rather than changing everyday work for most employees.Try it now
AI governance & securityMC1523085Viva Insights: GitHub Copilot metrics will be on by default, and the public preview opt-in setting is being retiredDefault On by defaultAudience Specific rolesRetirement starts 15 November 2026Why GitHub Copilot metrics appear by default in an existing consumption dashboard for a defined group of admins, analysts and managers.Act now
AI governance & securityMC1518034Clipchamp/ Copilot 'Create a video' experience is going to have an admin control availableDefault On by defaultAudience AdminsRollout GA from 25 November 2026, complete 5 December 2026Why Adds an admin policy control only; it changes no daily work for employees.Get ready
AI governance & securityMC1532253Enhanced Copilot and AI controls for meetingsAudience AdminsRollout GA from 25 November 2026, complete 5 December 2026Why Mostly admin policy changes, but organizers gain some new meeting AI controls.Get ready
AI governance & securityRM 547749 · MC1222978Microsoft Viva: Copilot Analytics - Export metrics in the Copilot Dashboard at Day LevelDelayed: GA moved from 5 September 2026 to 25 November 2026Audience Specific rolesRollout GA from 25 November 2026, complete 5 December 2026Why Adds a new export option for Copilot usage metrics for a limited group of dashboard users, a small convenience for analysis.Try it now
AI governance & securityMC1530612Microsoft 365 admin center: Pin Microsoft Copilot app setting for users with a paid Microsoft 365 Copilot licenseAudience AdminsRollout GA from 5 December 2026, complete 15 December 2026Why Only changes admin controls for Copilot taskbar pinning; users see no change.Review later
AI governance & securityRM 575288 · MC1519866Microsoft Teams: Phishing Detection in Teams MessagingDefault On by defaultAudience All usersRollout GA from 5 December 2026, complete 15 December 2026Why Adds background phishing detection to Teams chats, a small protective convenience for users.Review later
AI governance & securityMC1454973(Updated) Manage Copilot connectors (Global setting) from Agent 365 - SetFederatedConnectors CLI toggle is retiringAudience AdminsRetirement starts 25 August 2026Retirement ends 25 August 2026Why Only admins are affected by a change to governance and tenant administration settings.Act now
AI governance & securityMC1449182(Updated) Microsoft 365 Copilot: Copilot Pages and Notebooks Creation in OneDriveDelayed: GA moved from 15 August 2026 to 15 October 2026Default On by defaultAudience All usersRollout GA from 15 October 2026, complete 25 November 2026Why Where new Copilot Pages are stored changes, but users keep working in the same experiences with no new capability for daily work.Act now
AI governance & securityMC1508148Microsoft 365 Copilot offer and name updatesAudience AdminsRollout GA from 16 October 2026Why This is a rename and purchasing change affecting admins and licensing, not how employees do their work.Act now
AI governance & securityMC1470425Microsoft Copilot Cost Management: September UpdatesDefault On by defaultAudience AdminsRollout GA from 5 September 2026Why Changes are to admin-side policies, reporting and governance controls rather than employee workflows.Act now
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AI governance & securityRM 570844 · MC1481315 +1Microsoft Purview: Unified Classification Management ExperienceDelayed: GA moved from November 2026 to March 2027Audience AdminsRetirement starts 15 March 2027Retirement ends 25 March 2027Retirement 31 March 2027Why Only admins and compliance teams using the retired classic DSPM experiences are affected; the capability moves to the current DSPM experience.Try it now
AI governance & securityRM 490738 · MC1069563Microsoft 365 Admin Center: Usage reports - Message consumption for Pay-as-you-go experiences in Copilot Chat.Delayed: GA moved from September 2026 to April 2027Default On by defaultAudience AdminsRollout GA from 25 April 2027, complete 25 May 2027Why It is an admin usage report for billing visibility, not a change to how employees work.Try it now
AI governance & securityMC1529472Frontier expands to include public previews in Microsoft Teams, new Outlook for Windows, OneDrive, and SharePointDefault Admins turn it onAudience Specific rolesWhy Enrolled users gain early access to preview features in several existing apps, a modest convenience for a defined group.Try it now
AI governance & securityMC1521616Microsoft Graph APIs for Copilot cost managementAudience AdminsWhy Adds a programmatic admin and developer API for Copilot credit management, with no change to the end-user experience.Try it now
AI governance & securityMC1520901Insights Agent V2 FrontierDefault Off by defaultAudience AdminsWhy Only admins are affected by the tenant-level feedback sharing controls and visibility.Try it now
AI governance & securityRM 503553 · MC1526676Microsoft 365 Admin Center: Authoritative content management for Microsoft 365 Copilot SearchAudience AdminsRollout GA from 25 September 2026, complete 25 September 2026Why Admins gain a way to manage authoritative SharePoint sites that improve Copilot Search ranking, a small change for users.Check it’s live
AI governance & securityRM 522096 · MC1181769Microsoft Purview: Integration with Entra GSA Internet Access to enable sensitive file filtering at the network layerDelayedDefault On by defaultAudience AdminsRollout GA from 25 September 2026, complete 25 October 2026Why Adds network-layer file inspection controls that mainly admins configure, with limited direct employee impact.Check it’s live
AI governance & securityMC1515930Cowork browser use setting renamed to Browser use in Microsoft CopilotAudience AdminsRollout GA from 15 October 2026, complete 15 October 2026Why The change is a rename of an admin settings panel with no change to functionality.Check it’s live
AI governance & securityRM 562412 · MC1403410Microsoft Viva: Agent metrics for custom reporting in Insights analyst workbenchDelayed: GA moved from 25 July 2026 to 25 September 2026Default On by defaultAudience Specific rolesRollout GA from 25 September 2026, complete 5 October 2026Why Adds a new query template for insights analysts, affecting a defined group rather than most employees.Check it’s live
AI governance & securityRM 519571 · MC1404326Microsoft 365 admin center: Usage reports – Microsoft 365 Copilot ConnectorsDelayed: GA moved from 25 September 2026 to 1 November 2026Default On by defaultAudience AdminsRollout GA from 1 November 2026, complete 1 November 2026Why It adds an admin usage report only, with no change to user workflows.Check it’s live
AI governance & securityRM 393931 · MC796790Microsoft Teams: Microsoft 365 admin centers – Manage Teams apps that work on Outlook and Microsoft 365 AppAudience AdminsRollout GA from 25 September 2025Why Mainly changes how admins manage app and agent availability across portals, with little visible change to daily employee work.Check it’s live
AI governance & securityRM 485712 · MC796790Microsoft Teams: Streamlined Microsoft 365 Certified App Management in Teams Admin CenterAudience AdminsRollout GA from 25 September 2025Why Mainly changes how admins manage app and agent availability across portals, with little visible change to daily employee work.Check it’s live
AI governance & securityRM 503105 · MC796790Microsoft Teams: Unified Agent and App Availability Management Across Microsoft 365 and Teams Admin CenterAudience AdminsRollout GA from 25 September 2025Why Mainly changes how admins manage app and agent availability across portals, with little visible change to daily employee work.Check it’s live
AI governance & securityRM 506749 · MC1166852Microsoft Viva: Copilot Analytics - Agent Dashboard.Delayed: GA moved from 25 October 2025 to 1 February 2026Audience Specific rolesRollout GA from 1 February 2026, complete 1 February 2026Why A new dashboard gives leaders and adoption specialists agent usage insights they did not have before.Check it’s live
AI governance & securityMC1479276Microsoft Copilot: Evolving the Copilot pricing model and new FinOps capabilities for AIDefault Off by defaultAudience AdminsRollout GA from 1 September 2026Why Mainly admin cost controls and billing, with some end-user visibility into credit usage.Check it’s live
AI governance & securityRM 558547 · MC1258000Microsoft Purview: Data Security Investigations – analyze files tied to endpoint DLP alertsDelayed: GA moved from 25 August 2026 to 25 September 2026Default On by defaultAudience AdminsRollout GA from 25 September 2026, complete 25 September 2026Why Adds endpoint DLP events as a queryable source for security investigators, a convenience for admins rather than end-user work.Check it’s live
AI governance & securityRM 558107 · MC1251206Microsoft Teams: Identify bots joining your Teams meetingsDelayed: GA completion moved from 15 September 2026 to 25 October 2026Default On by defaultAudience All usersRollout GA from 5 June 2026, complete 25 October 2026Why Meeting organizers gain visibility and approve-or-deny controls over external bots joining meetings, a new meeting-time capability.Check it’s live
AI governance & securityMC1474461Browser Use Admin Control for Copilot CoworkDefault Off by defaultAudience AdminsRollout GA from 15 September 2026, complete 25 September 2026Why Admins gain granular control over a Copilot Cowork browser capability, which affects how users can work but is configured by admins.Check it’s live
AI governance & securityMC1472007Manage who can upload advanced agents and pluginsDefault On by defaultAudience AdminsRollout GA from 25 September 2026, complete 25 October 2026Why Adds an admin control over who can upload advanced agents and plugins, with little direct change for end users.Check it’s live
AI governance & securityMC1462922Admin app retiring in Teams, Outlook and Microsoft365.comAudience AdminsRetirement starts 15 August 2026Retirement ends 15 October 2026Why Only admins are affected and the change is a retirement of an admin app with replacement admin tools named.Check it’s live