WEEKLY BRIEFING · 3 NOV – 9 NOV 2025 · UTC
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Week 45 sources
No new MSRC release that week. 10 roadmap changes, led by Microsoft 365 Copilot (7) and Viva (2). 17 Azure updates. 4 Windows and security articles from Microsoft blogs.
10Roadmap changes across 3 products
4Windows and security articles
Windows and security news4
Product news16
Microsoft Graph · 8
- Device and app management (beta): 3 API change passages6 Nov
- Application (beta): 5 API change passages5 Nov
- Tenants (beta): 9 API change passages4 Nov
5 more
Google Gemini · 3
- Launched the File Search API to public preview, enabling developers to ground responses in their own data.6 Nov
- Deprecation announcement: The following models will be shut down: November 18th: gemini-2.5-flash-lite-preview-06-17 gemini-2.5-flash-preview-05-20 December 2nd: gemini-…4 Nov
- For Gemini 2.5 Flash Image, the input token count for images has been reduced from 1290 to 258, lowering the cost of image editing.4 Nov
Defender · 2
Azure CLI · 1
- Azure CLI 2.79.04 Nov
Configuration Manager · 1
Global Secure Access · 1
Azure updates17
- Generally Available: labels() function in KQL graph semantics7 Nov
- Public Preview: openCypher support for KQL graph semantics7 Nov
- Generally Available: Azure Database for PostgreSQL – Flexible Server availability zones expansion in Japan West7 Nov
- Generally Available: Ultra Disk’s new flexible provisioning model6 Nov
- Generally Available: Object Replication Metrics6 Nov
12 more
- Generally Available: Azure MCP Server6 Nov
- Public Preview: Azure Database for PostgreSQL read replicas with Premium SSD v26 Nov
- Public Preview: Azure SQL updates for early November 20256 Nov
- Public Preview: GitHub Copilot in SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)6 Nov
- Generally Available: Planned Failover for Azure Storage5 Nov
- Generally Available: Azure Database for MySQL – Flexible Server now supports high availability with dedicated Azure Standard Load Balancer5 Nov
- Generally Available: ExpressRoute resiliency insights5 Nov
- Generally Available: ORDER BY ST_DISTANCE in Azure Cosmos DB for NoSQL Geospatial Queries5 Nov
- Generally Available: Query Advisor in Azure Cosmos DB5 Nov
- Generally Available: ExpressRoute resiliency validation5 Nov
- Open Source: Announcing the DocumentDB Kubernetes Operator5 Nov
- Public Preview: Azure NetApp Files Object REST API3 Nov
From the community5
- What's New in Entra ID for October 20256 Nov
- 8k page size DITs on Windows Server 2025 and NTDSUTIL might make your DC unbootable5 Nov
- Active Directory Security Tip #14: Group Managed Service Accounts (GMSAs)5 Nov
- Sign-in Frequency - How It Works and When to Use It5 Nov
- The video of my presentation at the 2025 Hybrid Identity Protection Conference is now available on demand4 Nov
Microsoft 365 roadmap10
Microsoft 365 Copilot · 7
- Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365): Streamlined Authentication process with OAuth for Connector Admins8 Nov
- Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365): Press and hold Win + C or Copilot key to activate voice on the Microsoft 365 Copilot app7 Nov
- Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365): Copilot in Excel with Python for GCC High6 Nov
4 more
- Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365): [Copilot Chat] Apply your brand kit and style to visual creations5 Nov
- Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365): [Copilot Chat] Apply your brand kit and style to visual creations5 Nov
- Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365): [Copilot Extensibility] Customers can connect M365 Copilot with Adobe Experience Manager Assets to retrieve marketing and creative assets with Copilot Connector4 Nov
- Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365): [Copilot Extensibility] Users can create agents scoped on Custom connector containers4 Nov
Viva · 2
- Microsoft Viva: Viva Insights - Skills landscape report for organizations6 Nov
- Microsoft Viva: Engage Frequent Contributor Analytics5 Nov
Microsoft 365 · 1
Other public updates44
- Action Required to Enable Extended Security Update for local devices accessing Windows 3658 Nov
- Consult and merge into a meeting or group call via Dual-Tone Multi-Frequency (DTMF)7 Nov
- Microsoft Teams: Join by code requires owner approval for private teams7 Nov
- Rate my call feedback experience update in Microsoft Teams7 Nov
- Power Apps – Deprecation of Maker Copilot in canvas apps7 Nov
39 more
- Dynamics 365 Contact Center - Advanced Voice and Chat Agent Analytics on Omnichannel Historical Bot Dashboard6 Nov
- Dynamics 365 Contact Center – Use Copilot-powered email template recommendations6 Nov
- Microsoft Teams and Microsoft 365 Copilot: Discover and create agentic users from Teams and M365 Agent Store6 Nov
- Microsoft Entra: Soft deletion and restoration for cloud security groups6 Nov
- Updated compose toolbar and actions in Outlook Mobile6 Nov
- New toolbar customization for multi-select in Outlook Mobile6 Nov
- Introducing the Explore Pane in Microsoft 365 Copilot6 Nov
- Retirement of the TeamworkDevice (beta) API in Microsoft Graph6 Nov
- Microsoft Purview | Data Lifecycle Management - Introducing secure priority cleanup workflows for OneDrive/SharePoint6 Nov
- Reminder: Update firewall configurations to include new Intune network endpoints6 Nov
- Reminder: Update firewall configurations to include new network endpoints6 Nov
- New resource on Known Issue Rollback (KIR) for Windows update management5 Nov
- Updates available for Microsoft 365 Apps for Current Channel5 Nov
- Fix/Update Microsoft Sentinel Account Entity Naming to avoid inconsistent account identification in incidents and alerts5 Nov
- Microsoft Viva Engage: Flexible targeting of Storyline Announcements5 Nov
- Retiring the ability to create Microsoft Application Virtualization (App-V) packages for Microsoft 365 Apps5 Nov
- Microsoft 365 Copilot: Q&A in Read Aloud enables real-time voice interactions5 Nov
- Microsoft 365 Copilot: Podcast voice interactions make audio experiences conversational5 Nov
- Microsoft Teams: Update to email notifications for team and channel join and accept actions5 Nov
- Microsoft Purview DLP and Edge for Business: Inline data protection for file uploads to unmanaged GenAI apps5 Nov
- Introducing simplified admin controls to manage external collaboration in Teams admin center5 Nov
- Preparing commercial Windows 10 devices for ESUs4 Nov
- Microsoft SharePoint: Update to News web part “See all” experience4 Nov
- Outlook for Android supports PDF attachment preview4 Nov
- Microsoft Word: The "Send to Kindle" feature will retire4 Nov
- New Copilot button in file previewer for OneDrive and SharePoint4 Nov
- Microsoft Teams Rooms: Front-of-room view control for Town Halls on Android4 Nov
- Microsoft Teams: Channel agent orchestration with GitHub, Asana, and Jira via Model Context Protocol (MCP)4 Nov
- Microsoft Copilot Notebooks: Overview page with Copilot-powered summaries and insights4 Nov
- New Microsoft Teams Store (preview)4 Nov
- Microsoft Defender: Application Guard for Office is being removed4 Nov
- Microsoft Places retiring the “favorite contacts” feature4 Nov
- Microsoft SharePoint: eSignature now available in Türkiye4 Nov
- Microsoft Purview | New Copilot Security Controls in Microsoft Admin Center4 Nov
- Microsoft Teams Rooms on Android: Recording and transcription controls (Teams Rooms Pro required)4 Nov
- (Update)Microsoft Purview DLP and Edge for Business: Inline data security controls for more unmanaged GenAI apps in Edge4 Nov
- Get started with October 2025 improvements in Windows 113 Nov
- Retirement of Visio Data Visualizer Add-in for Microsoft Excel3 Nov
- Dynamics 365 Sales – Enhance customer interactions with auto-linked CRM data3 Nov
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