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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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CopilotMC1492959(Updated) Audio Overview UpdatesDelayed: GA moved from 25 October 2026 to 5 November 2026Default On by defaultAudience All usersRollout GA from 5 November 2026, complete 25 November 2026Why Adds topic-based episodes and more source types for Audio Overviews, making longer content easier to navigate and use.Get ready
AI in other productsRM 56700 · MC1307888(Updated) Microsoft Teams: AI-powered notes for in-person meetings with Facilitator in Teams Rooms on AndroidDelayed: GA moved from 25 October 2026 to 5 November 2026Default On by defaultAudience Specific rolesRollout GA from 5 November 2026, complete 5 December 2026Why Adds AI-generated notes for in-person meetings in Teams Rooms on Android, a new capability for a defined group of rooms.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
AI in other productsRM 557681 · MC1266912Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365): Intelligent Summaries in Copilot DashboardDelayed: GA moved from 15 August 2026 to 5 November 2026Default On by defaultAudience AdminsRollout GA from 5 November 2026, complete 25 November 2026Why Only admins using the Copilot Dashboard are affected, and it is a reporting/dashboard feature.Act now
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 in other productsRM 560700 · MC1307888Microsoft Teams: AI-powered notes for in-person meetings with Facilitator in Teams Rooms on AndroidDelayed: GA moved from 25 October 2026 to 5 November 2026Default On by defaultAudience Specific rolesRollout GA from 5 November 2026, complete 5 December 2026Why Adds AI-generated notes for in-person meetings in Teams Rooms on Android, a new capability for a defined group of rooms.Get ready
CopilotMC1515927Microsoft 365 Copilot: Critique and Council preview experiences will retireAudience Specific rolesAct by 14 November 2026Retirement starts 25 October 2026Retirement ends 15 November 2026Why Removes two preview experiences in Researcher for a small Frontier group, while Researcher and Analyst remain available.Act now
AgentsMC1302906(Updated) Microsoft 365 Copilot: Schedule prompts in Agent BuilderDelayed: GA moved from 25 October 2026 to 15 November 2026Default On by defaultAudience MakersRollout GA from 15 November 2026, complete 15 December 2026Why Adds scheduled, recurring prompts for agent builders, a new automation capability for a defined group of users.Get ready
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
CopilotMC1515940Microsoft OneDrive: Copilot actions in the File Explorer context menu are being retiredAudience All usersRetirement starts 15 November 2026Retirement ends 5 December 2026Why Removes several Copilot right-click actions in File Explorer, though the same capabilities remain reachable through Ask Copilot and the activity center.Act now
AI in other productsRM 574108 · MC1523077Microsoft Teams: Admin center - Intelligent insights for meeting qualityDefault On by defaultAudience AdminsRollout GA from 15 November 2026, complete 5 December 2026Why Only admins gain new insights in the Teams admin center; end users see no change.Get ready
CopilotRM 571299 · MC1523087Microsoft Teams: Ask Copilot from Search on MobileDefault On by defaultAudience All usersRollout GA from 15 November 2026, complete 25 November 2026Why Adds a shortcut to ask Copilot from Teams mobile search, an existing capability reaching a new entry point.Get ready
CopilotRM 557180 · MC1239927Microsoft Teams: Consecutive interpretation in InterpreterDelayed: Preview moved from 5 April 2026 to 5 May 2026Default Users turn it onAudience Specific rolesRollout GA from 15 November 2026, complete 5 December 2026Why Adds a turn-by-turn interpretation mode for multilingual meetings, but only for users with a Copilot license who enable it.Act 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
CopilotRM 567007 · MC1441784Outlook: New Copilot entry point in Classic OutlookDelayed: GA moved from October 2026 to November 2026Default On by defaultAudience All usersRollout GA from 15 November 2026, complete 25 November 2026Why The Copilot entry point moves to a new spot beside the ribbon, with added contextual suggestions, so the way users reach Copilot changes without a new core capability.Get ready
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
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CopilotMC1530611Office in Copilot brings the full power of Office into the Microsoft Copilot appAudience All usersRollout GA from 15 November 2026, complete 15 November 2026Why Users can create and edit Word, Excel and PowerPoint files directly in the Copilot app, a new capability for common document work.Get ready
CopilotMC1530609Engage plugin for Copilot Cowork and Autopilot: General availabilityDefault Off by defaultAudience All usersRollout GA from 15 November 2026, complete 15 November 2026Why An existing Engage capability reaches Copilot workflows, letting users catch up on and act on community content without switching apps.Get ready
CopilotRM 571400 · MC1519122Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365): Chat: Access to UBB models via the model selectorDefault Admins turn it onAudience Specific rolesRollout GA from 5 November 2026, complete 15 November 2026Why Adds access to advanced AI models in Copilot Chat and Word, Excel, and PowerPoint for users with usage-based billing enabled.Get ready
AgentsRM 561490 · MC1392571Microsoft Teams: Connect Teams meeting to existing Planner PlansDelayed: Preview moved from 25 September 2026 to 25 December 2026Default On by defaultAudience All usersRollout GA December 2026Why Adds a new option to link Teams meeting tasks to an existing Planner plan, a small convenience for users of both apps.Get ready
AgentsRM 569608 · MC1481316Microsoft Teams: Enable agents for existing applications in your organizationDefault Admins turn it onAudience AdminsRollout GA from 5 November 2026, complete 15 November 2026Why Gives admins recommendations to enable Teams apps and agents for existing applications, a convenience that reaches users only after admin action.Get ready
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
CopilotMC1519871Copilot Code is rolling out in FrontierDefault Users turn it onAudience Specific rolesWhy Gives Frontier users with a Copilot license a new AI experience to build trackers, dashboards and apps from natural language, grounded in their work data.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
AgentsRM 575298 · MC1511052SharePoint: Agent chat web partAudience MakersRollout GA from 15 November 2026, complete 15 April 2027Why Affects agent owners and builders who must upgrade or recreate agents, with mostly no change for end users beyond the agent experience moving to a new builder.Try it now
CopilotRM 566703 · MC1440972Microsoft Edge: Upgraded Copilot new tab pageDelayed: GA moved from 15 October 2026 to 5 November 2026Default Off by defaultAudience All usersRollout GA from 5 November 2026Why Adds a new Copilot-powered new tab experience that brings chat, search and work content together for users who have it enabled.Try it now
CopilotMC1388706(Updated) Microsoft 365 Copilot: Legal agent available in Frontier worldwideDefault On by defaultAudience Specific rolesWhy Adds a new legal review capability for legal professionals in Word, for a defined group in the Frontier program.Try it now
AgentsMC1480873(Updated) Connected Platforms - Agent 365 extends observability to third-party agentsDelayed: GA moved from 25 October 2026 to 25 November 2026Default Off by defaultAudience AdminsRollout GA from 25 November 2026, complete 25 November 2026Why Admins gain observability of third-party agents in one place, a capability for admins rather than daily employee work.Try it now
CopilotMC1486291Microsoft 365 Copilot: new guided Copilot onboarding experienceDefault Admins turn it onAudience Specific rolesWhy A new optional guided onboarding experience for Frontier participants that helps users learn Copilot in their role.Try it now
CopilotMC1481325Microsoft SharePoint: Retirement of SharePoint Page Agent (Frontier)Audience Specific rolesRetirement starts 15 October 2026Retirement ends 15 November 2026Why Retires an early-access shortcut for creating SharePoint pages, with Copilot in SharePoint remaining as the replacement.Try it now
CopilotRM 569208 · MC1479517SharePoint: HTML pagesAudience Specific rolesRollout GA from 15 November 2026, complete 25 December 2026Why Adds a new page type that SharePoint authors can create with Copilot, changing how they produce web content.Try it now
CopilotMC1478004Microsoft 365 Copilot: Retirement of the Sites control in ResearcherDefault On by defaultAudience Specific rolesRetirement starts 25 September 2026Retirement ends 25 September 2026Why Removes the Sites control for Frontier users, but they can still name preferred websites in their prompts.Try it now
CopilotMC1474455In-app browsing in Copilot appDefault Admins turn it onAudience Specific rolesWhy Links opened from Copilot chat appear in a side pane, a convenience for users once admins opt in devices.Try it now