WEEKLY BRIEFING · 2 FEB – 8 FEB 2026 · UTC
Full source inventory · public sources only
Week 6 sources
No new MSRC release that week. 30 roadmap changes, led by Purview (8) and Viva (7). 14 Azure updates, including 1 retirement. 7 Windows and security articles from Microsoft blogs.
30Roadmap changes across 9 products
7Windows and security articles
Windows and security news7
- GitLab AI Gateway Critical Patch Release: 18.6.2, 18.7.1, and 18.8.16 Feb
- Edge 144.0.3719.115: Chromium security fixes5 Feb
- Announcing Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 28020.1546 (Canary Channel)4 Feb
- GitLab Patch Release: 18.8.3, 18.7.3, 18.6.54 Feb
- Announcing Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 26300.7733 (Dev Channel)3 Feb
Product news28
Microsoft Graph · 11
- Security (beta): 1 API change passage8 Feb
- Security (v1.0): 1 API change passage8 Feb
- Security (v1.0): 12 API change passages6 Feb
8 more
- Sites and lists (v1.0): 1 API change passage6 Feb
- Backup and recovery (beta): 18 API change passages6 Feb
- Mail (v1.0): 5 API change passages6 Feb
- Identity and access (beta): 3 API change passages6 Feb
- Files (beta): 4 API change passages5 Feb
- Security (beta): 7 API change passages5 Feb
- Search (beta): 1 API change passage4 Feb
- Identity and access (beta): 4 API change passages3 Feb
Ubiquiti UniFi · 4
- UniFi OS - Dream Machines 5.0.123 Feb
- UniFi Access Point for U7-LR 8.0.643 Feb
- UniFi Access Point for U6-LR, U6-Lite, U6+ & more 6.7.413 Feb
Windows 365 · 4
- Centralized RDP Shortpath configuration for Cloud PCs is now generally available2 Feb
- iOS and iPadOS now support screen capture protection via Microsoft Intune Mobile Application Management (MAM)2 Feb
- Migration API now generally available2 Feb
1 more
Microsoft Graph PowerShell SDK · 2
Azure CLI · 1
- Azure CLI 2.83.03 Feb
Azure Virtual Desktop · 1
Global Secure Access · 1
Microsoft Entra · 1
OneDrive · 1
OpenAI · 1
Windows · 1
Azure updates14
- Private Preview: Vaulted Backups for Azure Disk6 Feb
- Public Preview: Azure Monitor pipeline transformations6 Feb
- Private Preview: New planned datacenter region in Thailand (Thailand South)6 Feb
- Generally Available: Claude Opus 4.6 now available on Azure Databricks6 Feb
- Generally Available: AMD v6 confidential VMs in new regions for January 20266 Feb
9 more
- Public Preview: Azure virtual network routing appliance5 Feb
- Public Preview: Claude Opus 4.6, Available on Microsoft Foundry5 Feb
- Public Preview: Azure NetApp Files Elastic zone-redundant service level4 Feb
- Generally Available: Azure Container Storage v2.1.0 now with Elastic SAN integration and on demand installation3 Feb
- Public Preview: Azure Kubernetes Fleet Manager namespace-scoped resource placement3 Feb
- Public Preview: X-Forwarded-For (XFF) grouping for rate limiting on Application Gateway WAF v23 Feb
- Generally Available: Serverless workspaces in Azure Databricks2 Feb
- Retirement: Azure Front Door and Azure CDN profiles will end support for DHE cipher suites on April 1, 20262 Feb
- Generally Available: Default Ruleset 2.2 in WAF for Azure Application Gateway2 Feb
From the community4
Microsoft 365 roadmap30
Purview · 8
- Microsoft Purview compliance center: Insider Risk Management - Policy scoping enhancements6 Feb
- Microsoft Purview compliance portal: Insider Risk Management - User analytics6 Feb
- Microsoft Purview compliance portal: Insider Risk Management - User exclusion6 Feb
5 more
- Microsoft Purview compliance portal: Information Protection - Enhanced Classification Support for Thai Language in Endpoint5 Feb
- Microsoft Purview compliance portal: Information Protection - Enhanced Classification Support for Thai language in Exchange Online, Microsoft Teams, SharePoint, and OneDrive5 Feb
- Microsoft Purview: Insider Risk Management - Risky AI usage4 Feb
- Microsoft Purview: Data Security Investigations – Introducing new AI analysis capabilities3 Feb
- Microsoft Purview: Data Security Investigations – Introduction of both in-product cost estimator and transparency report3 Feb
Viva · 7
- Microsoft Viva: Copilot Dashboard - Benchmarks6 Feb
- Microsoft Viva: Viva Learning - Custom user mapping for SuccessFactors integration6 Feb
- Microsoft Viva: Viva Learning - Customer Facing Reports via Insights Integration5 Feb
4 more
- Microsoft Viva: Viva Learning - Sync provider data from a specific date range5 Feb
- Microsoft Viva: Viva Learning - Ability to view inferred skills and course recommendations3 Feb
- Microsoft Viva: Viva Learning - Detailed error description for SuccessFactors sync failures3 Feb
- Microsoft Viva: Viva Learning - Ingestion logs in Viva Learning for SAP SuccessFactors3 Feb
Microsoft 365 Copilot · 5
- Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365): Preview and chat with Word, Excel, and PowerPoint files in the Microsoft 365 Copilot app on Android6 Feb
- Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365): Microsoft 365 Copilot Search Supports SharePoint Online Custom Properties Search6 Feb
- Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365): [Copilot Extensibility] Admins can govern and manage federated copilot connectors in Microsoft 365 admin center6 Feb
2 more
Teams · 5
- Microsoft Teams: Open Teams' apps in new window5 Feb
- Microsoft Teams: 1080P Resolution in Teams Town Halls4 Feb
- Microsoft Teams: Facilitator can help manage tasks and create documents4 Feb
2 more
5 more products · 5 changes
Excel · 1
Microsoft 365 · 1
OneDrive · 1
Outlook · 1
Planner · 1
Other public updates45
- Resolved: Power outage affecting Microsoft Store app installs and Windows update delivery8 Feb
- Dark mode support in SharePoint Admin Center6 Feb
- Expand to full event details on iPad6 Feb
- (Public Preview) New built in alert tuning rules for Microsoft Defender for Endpoint in Microsoft Defender XDR6 Feb
- Prevent/Fix (Planned) - Search by Meeting ID in Call Quality Dashboard6 Feb
40 more
- Dynamics 365 Customer Insights Journeys– Strengthen form bot protection with reCAPTCHA6 Feb
- Enhancing Model Context Protocol (MCP) based agents with rich interactive UI widgets support6 Feb
- User reported security signals in Teams admin center6 Feb
- Microsoft Purview | Removing support for relaxed proximity matching in out-of-box sensitive information types6 Feb
- Change meeting organizer via PowerShell cmdlet in Exchange Online6 Feb
- Transitioning Teams Android Device Management from Teams admin Center to the Teams Rooms Pro Management portal6 Feb
- Microsoft Defender Antivirus: Change to exclusion storage when using MDE security settings management6 Feb
- Microsoft Purview | Insider Risk Management - Ability to create cases without content in IRM6 Feb
- Dynamics 365 Customer Service - Run Forecast Scenario on demand5 Feb
- Advancing Windows security: Disabling NTLM by default5 Feb
- Exchange Web Services (EWS) retirement update5 Feb
- Microsoft 365 Copilot: Business justification for Copilot license requests5 Feb
- Events in Meet app – Introducing a redesigned, unified Events experience in Microsoft Teams5 Feb
- Microsoft 365 Copilot app: Unified plus (+) menu5 Feb
- Engage is retiring live events powered by Teams Live Events effective May 4th, 20265 Feb
- Project Online retirement: Project Web App site creation and unused PWA site changes effective April 1, 20265 Feb
- Microsoft Purview | eDiscovery – Add sample to review set5 Feb
- Microsoft Teams: Digital signage in Teams Rooms on Android5 Feb
- Files in Outlook for iOS will open in Word, Excel or Powerpoint app on iPad4 Feb
- Windows news you can use: January 2026 recap4 Feb
- Outlook Web App: OneView and TrueTime features will retire4 Feb
- Microsoft Purview | Posture Reports are now generally available4 Feb
- Updates available for Microsoft 365 Apps for Current Channel4 Feb
- Skill up on Windows at Technical Takeoff3 Feb
- Retirement of the isBroadcast property for Teams Live Events in Microsoft Graph3 Feb
- New Teams Events setting to control registration3 Feb
- Microsoft Teams: Teams Live Events is retiring3 Feb
- Power Platform admin center – Environments page updates3 Feb
- Ongoing meetings indicator for Teams channels with a threads layout2 Feb
- Microsoft Purview | Role group changes in Microsoft Purview2 Feb
- Viva Engage: New option to hide a user's messages2 Feb
- Prevent/Fix: Guidance for On-Premises Connectors Configuration2 Feb
- People Skills on the profile card expanding to Microsoft Teams2 Feb
- App names hidden in app bar for a cleaner, more focused experience2 Feb
- Action Required: Update active Exchange Web Services Applications2 Feb
- Secure Boot status report in Windows Autopatch2 Feb
- Dynamics 365 Customer Service - Generate short‑term forecast duration up to one year2 Feb
- Dynamics 365 Customer Service - Generate long-term forecasts up to three years2 Feb
- Dynamics 365 Customer Service - Edit schedule bookings with drag and drop2 Feb
- Microsoft Power Automate - Use Power Platform Environment variables in desktop flows2 Feb
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