Feature Lookup
Every feature with everything Microsoft has said about it: roadmap, Message Center, release notes and blogs. Sorted by what needs a decision.
Needs a decision 9
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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
RM 570468 · MC1508234Microsoft Teams: Automatic recording and transcription choices align with admin policiesDefault On by defaultAudience All usersRollout GA from 5 December 2026, complete 15 December 2026Why Adds a new Record only automatic option and aligns existing meeting recording options with policy, a small convenience for organizers.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
RM 560822 · MC1290821SharePoint: eSignature for Microsoft 365 - Recipient groupsDelayed: GA moved from 5 September 2026 to 5 December 2026Default On by defaultAudience All usersRollout GA from 5 December 2026, complete 15 December 2026Why Adds a recipient group option to an existing eSignature workflow in Word, a small convenience for signature requests.Review later
MC1509789Microsoft Edge: Browser-native XSLT will be disabled by defaultDefault On by defaultAudience All usersWhy Browser-native XSLT is turned off by default, which affects only sites or apps that depend on it, with a temporary admin policy available.Review later
RM 476488 · MC1009930Microsoft Teams: Ability to separate out the Townhall attendee invitesDelayed: GA moved from 15 November 2026 to 15 December 2026Default On by defaultAudience All usersRollout GA from 15 December 2026, complete 15 January 2027Why Separate invite emails for attendees, presenters and co-organizers give event organizers better control over invitations, a small convenience for event organizers.Review later
MC1530610SharePoint Lists: Refreshed user experienceDefault On by defaultAudience All usersRollout GA from 15 December 2026, complete 25 December 2026Why A refreshed layout for everyday list tasks makes existing capabilities easier to find, a small convenience rather than a new capability.Review later
MC1401298Retirement of Turnitin Similarity integration in Microsoft Teams AssignmentsAudience All usersRetirement starts 31 December 2026Retirement ends 31 December 2026Why Educators lose the legacy plagiarism-checking integration in Teams Assignments and must move to a replacement workflow.Review later
AgentsMC1511056Microsoft Copilot Studio – Teams app retirementAudience All usersRetirement starts 5 January 2027Retirement ends 5 February 2027Retirement 1 January 2027Why Users who edit classic chatbot agents in the Teams app must switch to the Copilot Studio web app, a change that affects makers but is a narrow convenience loss.Review later
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RM 571879 · MC1532256Microsoft Teams: Granular Conditional Access for Teams meetingsDefault Admins turn it onAudience Specific rolesRollout GA from 5 January 2027, complete 25 January 2027Why Adds targeted access controls for selected Teams meetings, affecting organizers and participants of protected meetings only.Review later
RM 578225Microsoft 365: Frontier expands to public previews in Teams, Outlook, OneDrive, and SharePointRollout GA November 2026Review later
RM 571307Microsoft Edge: Autolaunch opt-in experience for managed devicesRollout GA November 2026Review later
CopilotRM 499423 · MC1187682Microsoft Edge: Ground Microsoft 365 Copilot Chat in Edge for BusinessDefault Off by defaultAudience All usersRollout GA October 2026Why Users gain the ability to ask Copilot questions about open browser tabs and videos from the Edge side pane, a new capability for a common task.Review later
RM 570662Microsoft Edge: Select Password from the context menuRollout GA November 2026Review later
MC1532248Activity in other accounts and orgs panel improvementsAudience All usersRollout GA from 25 January 2027, complete 5 February 2027Why Existing side panel gains preview and filtering, letting users triage other-account activity faster without switching tenants.Review later
CopilotRM 499424 · MC1187682Microsoft Edge: Ground Microsoft 365 Copilot Chat in Edge for Business in your open YouTube videosDefault Off by defaultAudience All usersRollout GA February 2026Why Users gain the ability to ask Copilot questions about open browser tabs and videos from the Edge side pane, a new capability for a common task.Review later
CopilotRM 496364 · MC1187682Microsoft Edge: Microsoft 365 Copilot Chat access to page content will soon extend to work across multiple open tabsDefault Off by defaultAudience All usersRollout GA February 2026Why Users gain the ability to ask Copilot questions about open browser tabs and videos from the Edge side pane, a new capability for a common task.Review later
MC1519855(Updated) Microsoft Entra: Choose your own telephony provider now generally availableAudience AdminsWhy Admins can add a third-party telecom provider for SMS and voice sign-in, a choice that mostly affects sign-in setup.Review later
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
RM 577543 · MC1530950Microsoft Teams: Explicit consent for recording & transcription in one-to-one PSTN callsDefault Off by defaultAudience Specific rolesRollout GA from 5 December 2026Why Extends an existing explicit consent setting to one-to-one PSTN calls, affecting callers on phone lines in a specific scenario.Review later
CopilotRM 577834Microsoft Copilot Studio: Copilot studio cost controls in MACRollout GA October 2026Review later
RM 494839Microsoft Purview compliance portal: Scanner data export for custom reportingDelayed: GA moved from November 2026 to January 2027Rollout GA January 2027Review later
RM 573706 · MC1528011Microsoft Teams: External presenter support for event group chatDelayed: GA moved from November 2026 to December 2026Audience Specific rolesRollout GA from 5 December 2026, complete 5 January 2027Why Adds external presenters to the existing event group chat used for meeting coordination, a convenience for organizers and presenters.Review later
RM 573156 · MC1523090Microsoft Teams: Start side conversations during meetingsDelayed: GA moved from November 2026 to December 2026Audience All usersRollout GA from 5 December 2026, complete 15 January 2027Why Adds a convenience for starting private side chats from within an open meeting without leaving the meeting window.Review later
RM 573157 · MC1530613Microsoft Teams: Impersonation Protection for Teams meetingsAudience All usersRollout GA from 15 December 2026, complete 25 December 2026Why Adds warnings and risk indicators for possible impersonation in Teams meetings, a small safety aid rather than a change to how work is done.Review later
CopilotRM 566864Microsoft Edge: Ask Copilot about an imageDelayed: GA moved from October 2026 to January 2027Rollout GA January 2027Review later
CopilotRM 571306Microsoft Purview: Data Lifecycle Management-Legacy Teams retention policies covering Copilot will be treated as Teams-onlyDelayed: GA moved from October 2026 to January 2027Rollout GA January 2027Review later
RM 562992Microsoft Purview: Endpoint Data Loss Prevention – Ability to protect files stored in the excluded folders in WindowsDelayed: GA moved from December 2026 to February 2027Rollout GA February 2027Review later
RM 570648 · MC1490906Microsoft Teams: Analytics for desk utilization on Teams Pro Management portalDelayed: GA moved from November 2026 to December 2026Audience AdminsRollout GA from 5 December 2026, complete 15 January 2027Why Adds admin-side analytics in the Teams Pro Management portal; no change to how employees work.Review later