Microsoft 365: Microsoft 365 companion apps- a suite of apps designed to enhance productivity
Roadmap entry · Microsoft 365 Roadmap · Microsoft 365 Message Center Archive by Merill Fernando
Weekly briefing
Week 10 · 2 Mar – 8 Mar 2026 UTC · assess the changes, then plan the next dates.
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182 source records · 84 groupsSecurityDefender
Defending Container Runtime from Malware with Microsoft Defender for Containers
Security news · Microsoft Defender for Cloud Blog
CommunityADSecurity - Sean Metcalf
Detecting Fake Active Directory Password Changes
Community post · ADSecurity - Sean Metcalf
CommunityOut of Office Hours (Michael Niehaus)
Discovering PowerShell provider dynamic parameters
Community post · Out of Office Hours (Michael Niehaus)
Updates and guidanceAzure
Updates and guidanceGoogle Gemini
Launched Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite Preview, the first Flash-Lite model in the Gemini 3 series.
Product news · Gemini API release notes
Updates and guidanceMicrosoft Graph25 source records
Graph announcement · 3 passages · 4 entries
- Backup storage (beta): 3 API change passages
Graph announcement · 3 passages · Microsoft Graph changelog
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Publisher announcement group; its passages may describe different API changes
- External data connections (v1.0): 19 API change passages
Graph announcement · 19 passages · Microsoft Graph changelog
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Publisher announcement group; its passages may describe different API changes
- Identity and access (beta): 1 API change passage
Graph announcement · 1 passages · Microsoft Graph changelog
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Publisher announcement group; its passages may describe different API changes
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- Identity and access (v1.0): 2 API change passages
Graph announcement · 2 passages · Microsoft Graph changelog
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Publisher announcement group; its passages may describe different API changes
Updates and guidanceOpenAI
Released gpt-5.3-chat-latest to the Chat Completions and Responses API.
Product news · OpenAI API changelog
Message CenterMicrosoft 365 Apps
MC1243523: Updates available for Microsoft 365 Apps for Current Channel
Message Center · Stay informed · Microsoft 365 Message Center Archive by Merill Fernando
Microsoft 365 apps
Message CenterMicrosoft 365 Copilot2 source records
Notice updated · 2 entries
- MC1227086: Microsoft 365 Copilot app: Unified plus (+) menu
Notice updated · Microsoft 365 Message Center Archive by Merill Fernando
Microsoft 365 Copilot Chat
- MC1227627: Enhancing Model Context Protocol (MCP) based agents with rich interactive UI widgets support
Notice updated · Microsoft 365 Message Center Archive by Merill Fernando
Microsoft 365 Copilot Chat
Message CenterPurview
MC1242784: Microsoft Purview Insider Risk Management: Pay-as-you-go model for generative AI apps
Message Center · Stay informed · Microsoft 365 Message Center Archive by Merill Fernando
Microsoft 365 suite, Microsoft Purview
Message CenterTeams
MC1242781: Microsoft Teams Rooms on Android: License-based management updates for DM-synced devices
Message Center · Stay informed · Reference tenants · Microsoft 365 Message Center Archive by Merill Fernando
Microsoft Teams
ReleasesAzure CLI2 source records
Tool release · 2 entries
- Azure CLI · Stable: 2.84.0
New version · GitHub release record · package availability may differ
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RoadmapMicrosoft 365 Copilot / Teams
Microsoft Teams: Copilot in Teams can generate an audio overview of your meetings
Roadmap entry · Microsoft 365 Roadmap · Microsoft 365 Message Center Archive by Merill Fernando
RoadmapMicrosoft 365 Roadmap2 source records
Roadmap entry · 2 entries
- Microsoft 365: Cloud Update - Rollback All Devices
Roadmap entry · Microsoft 365 Roadmap · Microsoft 365 Message Center Archive by Merill Fernando
- Microsoft 365: Cloud Update - Rollback by Group
Roadmap entry · Microsoft 365 Roadmap · Microsoft 365 Message Center Archive by Merill Fernando
RoadmapPurview
Microsoft Purview: Data Security Investigations-Introducing new purge mitigation action
Roadmap entry · Microsoft 365 Roadmap · Microsoft 365 Message Center Archive by Merill Fernando
RoadmapTeams2 source records
Roadmap entry · 2 entries
- Microsoft Teams: Automatic installation and update of Network Device Interface (NDI) in Teams (MAC)
Roadmap entry · Microsoft 365 Roadmap · Microsoft 365 Message Center Archive by Merill Fernando
- Microsoft Teams: Live meetings indicator for channels
Roadmap entry · Microsoft 365 Roadmap · Microsoft 365 Message Center Archive by Merill Fernando
SecurityDefender / Windows
Transparent and customizable onboarding for modern and legacy Windows devices
Security news · Microsoft Defender for Endpoint Blog
SecurityMicrosoft 365 Apps
Microsoft Office Word Reliance on Untrusted Inputs in a Security Decision Vulnerability
CISA KEV deadline
CVE-2026-21514
Assessment context
CISA deadline passed 238 days ago
SecurityWindows5 source records
CISA KEV deadline · 5 entries
- Microsoft MSHTML Framework Protection Mechanism Failure Vulnerability
CISA KEV deadline
CVE-2026-21513
Assessment context
CISA deadline passed 238 days ago
- Microsoft Windows Improper Privilege Management Vulnerability
CISA KEV deadline
CVE-2026-21533
Assessment context
CISA deadline passed 238 days ago
- Microsoft Windows NULL Pointer Dereference Vulnerability
CISA KEV deadline
CVE-2026-21525
Assessment context
CISA deadline passed 238 days ago
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- Microsoft Windows Shell Protection Mechanism Failure Vulnerability
CISA KEV deadline
CVE-2026-21510
Assessment context
CISA deadline passed 238 days ago
- Microsoft Windows Type Confusion Vulnerability
CISA KEV deadline
CVE-2026-21519
Assessment context
CISA deadline passed 238 days ago
Message CenterOneDrive / SharePoint2 source records
Notice updated · 2 entries
- MC542767: SharePoint 2013 workflow retirement
Notice updated · Microsoft 365 Message Center Archive by Merill Fernando
SharePoint Online, Microsoft OneDrive
Assessment context
Microsoft marks it a major change
- MC1242772: Set expiration policies for "People in your organization" sharing links in SharePoint and OneDrive
Message Center · Stay informed · Microsoft 365 Message Center Archive by Merill Fernando
SharePoint Online, Microsoft OneDrive
Message CenterSharePoint3 source records
Notice updated · 3 entries
- MC693863: Azure ACS retirement in Microsoft 365
Notice updated · Microsoft 365 Message Center Archive by Merill Fernando
SharePoint Online
Assessment context
Microsoft marks it a major change
- MC693865: SharePoint Add-In retirement in Microsoft 365
Notice updated · Microsoft 365 Message Center Archive by Merill Fernando
SharePoint Online
Assessment context
Microsoft marks it a major change
- MC792601: SharePoint Framework domain isolated web parts retirement
Notice updated · Microsoft 365 Message Center Archive by Merill Fernando
SharePoint Online
Assessment context
Microsoft marks it a major change
Message CenterTeams3 source records
Notice updated · 3 entries
- MC1135397: Noise suppression for dial-in participants in Teams audio conferences
Notice updated · Microsoft 365 Message Center Archive by Merill Fernando
Microsoft Teams
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Microsoft asks admins to prevent or fix an issue
ReleasesWindows Server
KB5082314 · Windows Server 2022
Out-of-band release
Windows Server 2022
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Released outside the monthly cycle
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