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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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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 & 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
CopilotRM 568072 · MC1446805Microsoft Viva: Copilot Dashboard - Targeted Audience SurveysDelayed: GA moved from 25 October 2026 to 25 November 2026Default On by defaultAudience Specific rolesRollout GA from 25 November 2026, complete 15 December 2026Why Adds a new way for specific leaders to send employee feedback surveys to Copilot user groups from the dashboard.Try it now
CopilotMC1459130Improved capabilities for files with Copilot in OneDrive WebDefault On by defaultAudience Specific rolesRollout GA from 25 December 2026, complete 25 December 2026Why Adds Copilot capabilities in OneDrive for licensed users to find, summarize, analyze and create content from files they can already access.Try it 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
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
CopilotMC1463509Organization skills support in Copilot for PowerPoint (Frontier release)Audience Specific rolesWhy Adds reusable organization-specific guidance that shapes how Copilot works on PowerPoint tasks for eligible users.Try it now
AgentsMC1332811Microsoft 365 Copilot: Introducing Microsoft Scout, an always-on personal agentDefault Admins turn it onAudience Specific rolesWhy A new early desktop agent for enrolled Frontier customers extends existing Microsoft 365 apps to a personal agent, but only in limited preview.Try it now
AI in other productsRM 558860 · MC1255406Microsoft Purview: Data Loss Prevention - Data Security Triage Agent summaries and categorizations for DLP alerts will be made available in DLP Alerts in Microsoft Defender XDRDelayedDefault Admins turn it onAudience Specific rolesRollout GA from 1 August 2027Why Adds AI-generated summaries to DLP alerts for analysts who triage them, a convenience for a defined group.Try it now
AgentsMC1454393Microsoft 365 Copilot: Updates to Copilot Tuning and transition to Microsoft Copilot StudioAudience MakersRollout GA from 5 December 2026Why Tuning of declarative agents is temporarily paused for some templates and affects only makers and admins building agents.Try it now
AgentsMC1325410Microsoft Copilot Studio: Mistral Medium 3.5 will be available (admin opt-in required)Default Admins turn it onAudience MakersWhy Adds one more selectable model for makers building agents, with no effect on users unless admins enable it.Try it now