WEEKLY BRIEFING · 5 JAN – 11 JAN 2026 · UTC
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Week 2 sources
No new MSRC release that week. 25 roadmap changes, led by Viva (7) and Microsoft 365 Copilot (6). CISA added 1 Microsoft CVE to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. 3 lifecycle milestones fall in the next 30 days. 1 Azure update. 8 Windows and security articles from Microsoft blogs.
25Roadmap changes across 7 products
8Windows and security articles
1Microsoft CVEs added to CISA KEV
Security to act on1
Windows and security news8
Lifecycle milestones in the next 30 days3
- End of support · 3 products: Advanced Threat Analytics 1.X; Dynamics CRM 2016 (Dynamics 365); Visual Studio 2022 , Version 17.10 (LTSC channel) 13 Jan
Product news7
Microsoft Graph · 2
Azure Kubernetes Service · 1
- Release 2026-01-049 Jan
Azure PowerShell · 1
Exchange Online PowerShell · 1
Google Gemini · 1
OpenAI · 1
Azure updates1
From the community6
Microsoft 365 roadmap25
Viva · 7
- Microsoft Viva: Copilot Analytics - Copilot Employee Experience Outcomes Report with Viva Glint9 Jan
- Microsoft Viva: Viva Glint and Viva Insights Integration - Workplace Patterns Report in Viva Glint9 Jan
- Microsoft Viva: Search Engage conversations in Teams mobile8 Jan
4 more
Microsoft 365 Copilot · 6
- Microsoft 365 admin center: Agent Ownership Reassignment9 Jan
- Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365): Improved Python-powered answers in Copilot in Excel8 Jan
- Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365): Microsoft 365 Copilot - your AI assistant in the GCCH environment6 Jan
3 more
Purview · 4
- Microsoft Purview compliance portal: Insider Risk Management- Multi selectable DLP policies as an IRM triggering event9 Jan
- Microsoft Purview: Endpoint Data Loss Prevention- Show customized message or hyperlink for multiple file toast9 Jan
- Microsoft Purview: Insider Risk Management-Data Security Alert Triage Agent in Insider Risk Management9 Jan
1 more
Teams · 4
- Microsoft Teams: Customize the screen in Teams Town hall through "Manage what attendees see"9 Jan
- Microsoft Teams: Select multiple messages to forward9 Jan
- Microsoft Teams: Customize captions on Mobile8 Jan
3 more products · 4 changes
SharePoint · 2
- SharePoint: Content Management Assessment (CMA)9 Jan
- SharePoint: Enterprise Application Insights for SharePoint sites6 Jan
Excel · 1
Outlook · 1
Other public updates22
- Microsoft Purview | eDiscovery Content Search case changes9 Jan
- Microsoft Teams: Browser selection for links in Teams Mobile9 Jan
- Introducing New Paid Extended Service Term (EST)9 Jan
- Hardening changes coming to Common Log File System (CLFS) authentication9 Jan
- Updates available for Microsoft 365 Apps for Current Channel8 Jan
17 more
- Dynamics 365 Contact Center- Set least active assignment as default in messaging queues8 Jan
- Windows Office Hours: January 15, 20268 Jan
- Power Apps – Deprecation of Preview Copilot Controls in Canvas Apps8 Jan
- SharePoint Embedded apps can now archive containers to reduce storage costs and improve Copilot results8 Jan
- Power BI Report metadata defaults to Power BI Enhanced Report format (PBIR)8 Jan
- Microsoft Teams admin center: New Teams External Collaboration Administrator role8 Jan
- Microsoft 365 admin center multifactor authentication enforcement8 Jan
- Get started with December 2025 improvements in Windows 117 Jan
- Purview Communication Compliance: Temporary delays in processing due to planned infrastructure migration6 Jan
- Dynamics 365 Contact Center - Handle duplicate callback requests gracefully when queues are overflowing6 Jan
- Dynamics 365 Contact Center - Monitor real-time conversations with Quality Evaluation Agent6 Jan
- Retirement of the Sway Windows Desktop App on June 1, 20266 Jan
- Plan for Change: New Managed Home Screen RBAC permissions added to School Admin and Help Desk Operator built-in roles6 Jan
- Introducing new tool to migrate content from Slack to Microsoft Teams6 Jan
- Microsoft Purview | Data lifecycle Management cmdlet connectivity change6 Jan
- Copilot Notebooks deletion issues and upcoming fix6 Jan
- Dynamics 365 Apps – Audit data for entity routing configurations and entities5 Jan
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