Weekly briefing

Week 1 · 29 Dec – 4 Jan 2026 UTC · assess the changes, then plan the next dates.

All dated changes in this period

69 source records · 32 groups

4 Jan 2026

Message CenterMicrosoft 365 Apps

MC1163756: Outlook for Android will require Android 10.0 or higher starting January 2026

Message Center action date · Microsoft 365 Message Center Archive by Merill Fernando

2 Jan 2026

Releasesdbatools

dbatools 2.7.20

Tool release · dbatools releases

Assessment context

2 release-note bullets

Add detailed .OUTPUTS documentation by @potatoqualitee in https://github.com/dataplat/dbatools/pull/10072
New-DbaDacPackage - Fix DacMessageType namespace in validation check by @potatoqualitee in https://github.com/dataplat/dbatools/pull/10076

2 Jan 2026

RoadmapPurview

Microsoft Purview compliance portal: Insider Risk Management - Experience enhancements to IRM alert investigation workflow

Roadmap entry · Microsoft 365 Roadmap · Microsoft 365 Message Center Archive by Merill Fernando

Jan 2026

Known issuesOutlook2 source records

Office known issue · 2 entries

[WORKAROUND] Error opening encrypted emails from classic Outlook: "Configuring your computer for Information Rights Management"
Office known issue · Classic Outlook known issues
Assessment context
Known issue published by Microsoft
[FIXED] Unable to report meeting items as junk in classic Outlook
Office known issue · Classic Outlook known issues

1 Jan 2026

CommunityPaul Robichaux

2025 year in review: flying

Community post · Paul Robichaux

1 Jan 2026

CommunitySander Berkouwer's DirTeam blog

Enterprise Certificate Pinning might hurt your Hybrid Identity security efforts this January (MC1193408)

Community post · Sander Berkouwer's DirTeam blog

1 Jan 2026

Known issuesCommercial changes / Defender

Microsoft Defender Experts — Product Terms

Product Terms · Microsoft Product Terms — MCA

1 Jan 2026

Known issuesCommercial changes3 source records

Product Terms · 3 entries

Audio Services — Product Terms
Product Terms · Microsoft Product Terms — MCA
Microsoft 365 — Product Terms
Product Terms · Microsoft Product Terms — MCA
Universal Terms for Online services — Product Terms
Product Terms · Microsoft Product Terms — MCA

Jan 2026

Updates and guidanceAzure Arc

Azure Connected Machine agent 1.60 (2 security fixes)

Product news · Azure Connected Machine agent release notes

Jan 2026

Updates and guidanceAzure Virtual Desktop

Centralized RDP Shortpath management is now generally available

Product news · Azure Virtual Desktop what's new

Jan 2026

Updates and guidanceCopilot Studio / Windows 365

(Preview) Expand computer use capabilities with new model support, built‑in credentials, enhanced audit logging with session replay, and Cloud PC pooling—giving you grea…

Product news · Copilot Studio what's new

Jan 2026

Updates and guidanceCopilot Studio2 source records

Product news · 2 entries

(General availability) Use the Microsoft Copilot Studio extension for Microsoft Visual Studio Code to build, edit, and manage agents inside Microsoft Visual Studio Code,…
Product news · Copilot Studio what's new
(Preview) New enhancements to agent evaluations: Provide real‑time thumbs‑up/down feedback on evaluation results to verify grading performance and drive ongoing improvem…
Product news · Copilot Studio what's new

Jan 2026

Updates and guidanceDefender / Microsoft Entra

New Entra ID user roles to support remediation actions

Product news · Microsoft Defender for Identity what's new

Jan 2026

Updates and guidanceDefender18 source records

Product news · 18 entries

(Preview) Custom detection rules in Microsoft Defender now support Near Real-Time (NRT) configuration on Microsoft Sentinel data.
Product news · Microsoft Defender XDR what's new
(Preview) In advanced hunting, if the query result exceeds the 64-MB size limit, the portal now returns the maximum number of records it can within this limit and displa…
Product news · Microsoft Defender XDR what's new
(Preview) The BehaviorInfo and BehaviorEntities tables in advanced hunting now include additional columns and information about behavior data types and alerts from User…
Product news · Microsoft Defender XDR what's new

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Automatic Windows event auditing configuration for Defender for Identity sensors v3.x
Product news · Microsoft Defender for Identity what's new
Block communication from sender email address and domains in Teams
Product news · Microsoft Defender for Office 365 what's new
Defender for Endpoint Linux 101.25102.0005
Product news · Defender for Endpoint Linux releases
Defender for Endpoint macOS 101.25122.0006
Product news · Defender for Endpoint macOS releases
Defender for Endpoint macOS 101.25122.0007
Product news · Defender for Endpoint macOS releases
Expanding ZAP and Teams Admin quarantine to Plan 1
Product news · Microsoft Defender for Office 365 what's new
Identity inventory enhancements are now generally available
Product news · Microsoft Defender for Identity what's new
Microsoft Security Private Link (Preview)
Product news · Microsoft Defender for Cloud release notes
New Defender for Identity security alerts
Product news · Microsoft Defender for Identity what's new
New Health Alert: Sensor v3.x RPC Audit Misconfigured
Product news · Microsoft Defender for Identity what's new
New security posture assessment: Identify service accounts in privileged groups
Product news · Microsoft Defender for Identity what's new
New security posture assessment: Locate accounts in built-in Operator Groups
Product news · Microsoft Defender for Identity what's new
New security posture assessments
Product news · Microsoft Defender for Identity what's new
Sensor updates
Product news · Microsoft Defender for Identity what's new
Workday connector updated to least-privilege permission model
Product news · Microsoft Defender for Cloud Apps release notes

Jan 2026

Updates and guidanceGlobal Secure Access / Microsoft Entra

General Availability - Entra Private Access for Domain Controllers

Product news · Microsoft Entra what's new

Jan 2026

Updates and guidanceMicrosoft Entra7 source records

Product news · 7 entries

General Availability - Ability to convert Source of Authority of synced on-premises AD users to cloud users is now available
Product news · Microsoft Entra what's new
General Availability - App-based branding via Branding themes in Entra External ID
Product news · Microsoft Entra what's new
General Availability - Client Credentials in Microsoft Entra External ID
Product news · Microsoft Entra what's new

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General Availability - Improved enforcement for All resources policies with resource exclusions
Product news · Microsoft Entra what's new
General Availability - Microsoft Entra ID Governance guest billing meter enforcement
Product news · Microsoft Entra what's new
General Availability - Service Principal creation audit logs for alerting & monitoring
Product news · Microsoft Entra what's new
General Availability - Session Control Conditional Access Policies in Entra External ID
Product news · Microsoft Entra what's new

Jan 2026

Updates and guidanceSentinel5 source records

Product news · 5 entries

Enable UEBA directly from data connector configuration (Preview)
Product news · Microsoft Sentinel what's new
New Entity Behavior Analytics (UEBA) widget in the Defender portal home page (Preview)
Product news · Microsoft Sentinel what's new
New detections for Sentinel solution for SAP BTP
Product news · Microsoft Sentinel what's new

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UEBA behaviors layer aggregates actionable insights from raw logs in near-real time (Preview)
Product news · Microsoft Sentinel what's new
Updated date: Microsoft Sentinel in the Azure portal to be retired March 2027
Product news · Microsoft Sentinel what's new

1 Jan 2026

Message CenterDynamics 3652 source records

Message Center · Stay informed · 2 entries

MC1210743: Dynamics 365 Contact Center - Debug routing issues with Application Insights dashboard
Message Center · Stay informed · Microsoft 365 Message Center Archive by Merill Fernando
Dynamics 365 Apps
MC1210746: Dynamics 365 Contact Center - Debug issues in automatic assignment with enhanced logs
Message Center · Stay informed · Microsoft 365 Message Center Archive by Merill Fernando
Dynamics 365 Apps

31 Dec 2025

Updates and guidanceAzure Kubernetes Service

Generally Available: Cloud-native apps on Kubernetes pricing calculator scenario

Azure update · Microsoft 365 Message Center Archive by Merill Fernando

31 Dec 2025

Updates and guidanceAzure

Generally Available: Azure Premium SSD v2 Disk is now available in Austria East and in a second Availability Zone in Japan West

Azure update · Microsoft 365 Message Center Archive by Merill Fernando

31 Dec 2025

Updates and guidanceMicrosoft 365 Message Center Archive by Merill Fernando

Generally Available: Geo-Replication for Azure Service Bus Premium

Azure update · Microsoft 365 Message Center Archive by Merill Fernando

31 Dec 2025

Message CenterTeams2 source records

Message Center action date · 2 entries

MC1166868: Microsoft Teams: Retirement of UKG and Blue Yonder managed connectors for Shifts
Message Center action date · Microsoft 365 Message Center Archive by Merill Fernando
MC1194604: Teams Admin Center: Best Practice dashboard to monitor VDI optimization for meetings
Notice updated · Microsoft 365 Message Center Archive by Merill Fernando
Microsoft Teams

31 Dec 2025

RoadmapMicrosoft 365 Copilot

Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365): Model Selector in Microsoft 365 Copilot

Roadmap entry · Microsoft 365 Roadmap · Microsoft 365 Message Center Archive by Merill Fernando

31 Dec 2025

RoadmapTeams

Microsoft Teams: Join town halls and webinars as an attendee from Microsoft Teams Rooms on Android

Roadmap entry · Microsoft 365 Roadmap · Microsoft 365 Message Center Archive by Merill Fernando

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