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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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MC1472028(Updated) Outlook: Change the organizer of meetingsDelayed: GA moved from 25 September 2026 to 5 November 2026Default On by defaultAudience All usersRollout GA from 5 November 2026, complete 5 December 2026Why Adds a way to transfer meeting ownership, a small convenience for specific meeting organizers.Get ready
AgentsMC1506733Action may be required: Review who can create agents in Microsoft EntraDefault On by defaultAudience AdminsRollout GA from 5 November 2026, complete 25 November 2026Why Changes an admin tenant setting for who can create agent blueprints; employees are not directly affected.Get ready
MC1325414(Updated) Microsoft Entra ID SSPR will require registered authentication methods starting November 9, 2026Delayed: GA moved from 5 September 2026 to 5 November 2026Default On by defaultAudience All usersAct by 6 November 2026Rollout GA from 5 October 2026, complete 15 November 2026Why Changes how SSPR verification is configured and enforced, an identity and admin-controlled policy rather than a daily productivity feature.Act now
RM 565869 · MC1470887Microsoft Teams: Personal message reminders for chat and channelsDelayed: GA moved from 1 October 2026 to 15 November 2026Default On by defaultAudience All usersRollout GA from 15 November 2026, complete 1 December 2026Why Adds a personal reminder capability for chat and channel messages, a small convenience for follow-up tracking.Get ready
MC1474111Retirement of Microsoft 365 Companion appsAudience AdminsRetirement starts 1 December 2026Retirement ends 16 December 2026Why Only admins must remove the apps, and users keep equivalent finding options in existing Microsoft 365 and Windows experiences.Act now
MC1446796(Updated) Migrate Free/Busy, MailTips, and Calendar Sharing before EWS deprecationDelayed: Retirement completion moved from 30 October 2026 to 6 November 2026Audience AdminsRetirement starts 1 April 2027Why The change is a back-end migration of cross-tenant sharing configuration that admins must act on; users see it only indirectly.Act now
MC1505599Microsoft Purview Audit: AuditLogQuery API generally available and Search-UnifiedAuditLog retiringAudience AdminsRetirement starts 15 October 2027Retirement ends 15 October 2027Why Affects only organizations using the audit log cmdlet in scripts or automation, and the replacement API is a like-for-like migration for admins.Act now
MC1459133(Updated) Microsoft Entra ID: Passkey support for B2B usersDelayed: GA moved from 5 October 2026 to 25 October 2026Default On by defaultAudience Specific rolesRollout GA from 25 October 2026, complete 25 November 2026Why Guest and external users gain a new phishing-resistant way to satisfy MFA in the resource tenant, a new capability for a defined group.Act now
RM 567313 · MC1469565Microsoft Purview: Data Lifecycle Management - Graph API Support for Archive MailboxesAudience DevelopersRetirement starts 5 October 2026Retirement ends 25 April 2027Retirement 25 October 2026Why Affects developers and scripts that use an older interface, requiring code updates rather than changing daily employee work.Act now
RM 560820Microsoft Purview: Data Lifecycle Management – Increase in expansion limit for auto expanding archive beyond 1.5TBRollout GA October 2026Act now
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RM 561208Microsoft Purview: Data Lifecycle Management – Archive SharePoint files under retentionRollout GA November 2026Try it now
RM 562352 · MC1477185Microsoft 365: Pay-as-you-go storage for OneDriveDefault Off by defaultAudience AdminsRollout GA from 5 November 2026, complete 5 December 2026Why Gives admins a billing option that lets selected accounts exceed licensed storage, with no change to everyday user work.Try it now
RM 568075Microsoft Purview: Data Loss Prevention - Data Security for non-Microsoft connected appsRollout GA October 2026Try it now
CopilotRM 561552Microsoft Purview: Data Loss Prevention to restrict processing external emails in Microsoft 365 Copilot and Copilot ChatRollout GA January 2027Try it now
CopilotMC1492954Microsoft Outlook: Themes by Copilot retirementAudience Specific rolesRetirement starts 15 October 2026Retirement ends 25 October 2026Why Removes a Copilot-generated theme option for licensed users, with no effect on how work gets done.Check it’s live
RM 554937Microsoft 365: Change Meeting Organizer via PowerShell Cmdlet in Exchange OnlineRollout GA June 2026Check it’s live
RM 482747 · MC1045221Microsoft Teams: Opening Calls in a small window in TeamsDelayed: GA moved from 15 January 2026 to 15 March 2026Default On by defaultAudience All usersRollout GA from 15 March 2026, complete 25 March 2026Why Adds a small convenience so users can take calls without losing their place in other work.Check it’s live
MC1426371(Updated) Microsoft Entra: Passkeys by default and retirement of Microsoft-provided SMS and voice authenticationDefault On by defaultAudience AdminsRetirement starts 1 February 2027Why Changes are to authentication configuration and admin-side telephony retirement, with only a passkey registration prompt reaching users.Check it’s live
RM 486828Microsoft Purview compliance portal: Data Lifecycle Management - Apply a retention policy to Microsoft Planner contentRollout GA July 2026Check it’s live
RM 566201 · MC1459141Microsoft Teams: Block all identified external bots automatically from joining your meetingsDelayed: GA moved from 25 August 2026 to 5 October 2026Default Off by defaultAudience AdminsRollout GA from 5 October 2026, complete 25 October 2026Why Only admins managing meeting policies are affected, and the feature is off unless enabled.Check it’s live
CopilotRM 503955 · MC1158329Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365): Updates to Memory and Personalization in Microsoft 365 CopilotDelayed: GA completion moved from 25 July 2026 to 25 October 2026Audience All usersRollout GA from 15 September 2026, complete 25 October 2026Why Copilot gains use of chat history to tailor responses, a clearly better result for everyday Copilot Chat use.Check it’s live
MC1463510External messaging limits for onmicrosoft.com-only organizations in Microsoft TeamsDefault On by defaultAudience All usersRollout GA from 15 September 2026, complete 15 September 2026Why Outbound external Teams messaging may be temporarily limited for a subset of tenants when thresholds are reached, a restriction on an existing capability.Check it’s live
MC1458476Microsoft Outlook: Classic Outlook theme experience for Outlook on the web and Outlook for WindowsDefault Off by defaultAudience All usersRollout GA from 25 September 2026, complete 25 October 2026Why An optional visual setting that makes Outlook look and feel more like classic Outlook, changing appearance rather than core work.Check it’s live
RM 557190Microsoft Purview: Data Loss Prevention – File Quarantine Action in DLP for SharePoint/OneDriveRollout GA July 2026Check it’s live
MC1454399Microsoft Clipchamp: Updates to the EnableSensitivityLabelForVideoFiles PowerShell settingAudience AdminsRollout GA from 15 September 2026, complete 15 October 2026Why Changes an admin-side PowerShell tenant setting's scope; end users see no workflow change in daily work.Check it’s live
RM 557191Microsoft Purview: Data Loss Prevention – Block External Domain/User action in DLP for SharePoint/OneDriveRollout GA July 2026Check it’s live
MC1423114(Updated) Microsoft Teams: Stricter external access controls for federated chatsDelayed: GA moved from 31 July 2026 to 14 August 2026Default Off by defaultAudience AdminsRollout GA from 25 July 2026, complete 25 September 2026Why Two admin-enabled controls that are off by default and only affect organizations that choose to turn them on.Check it’s live
CopilotMC1427972(Updated) Microsoft SharePoint: Restricted content discovery enhancements for Copilot and Microsoft 365 searchDelayedDefault On by defaultAudience All usersRollout GA from 25 July 2026, complete 25 September 2026Why Files recently accessed and Copilot entry points disappear on RCD-enabled sites, changing how users find content and use Copilot there.Check it’s live
AI in other productsRM 558933 · MC1429018Microsoft Teams: AI-generated meeting memory for knowledge retention (formerly AI-generated meeting archive)Delayed: GA moved from 5 December 2026 to 15 January 2027Default On by defaultAudience Specific rolesRollout GA from 15 January 2027, complete 25 January 2027Why Adds AI meeting memory that helps Copilot and Facilitator answer questions about past meetings with citations.Review later
MC1479514(Updated) Microsoft Teams: Improved file sharing experience in external chatsDefault On by defaultAudience All usersWhy Adds a direct file attachment and drag-and-drop option in external chats that users can use in daily messaging.Review later