WEEKLY BRIEFING · 23 MAR – 29 MAR 2026 · UTC
Public sources only
48 public updates in week 13
Microsoft published 3 Windows KB releases (3 optional previews). No new MSRC release that week. 25 roadmap changes, led by Microsoft 365 Copilot (8) and Purview (4). 22 lifecycle milestones fall in the next 30 days. 2 Windows and security articles from Microsoft blogs.
3Windows KB releases
0MSRC release notes
25Roadmap changes across 8 products
2Windows and security articles
Windows releases3
Windows and security news2
Lifecycle milestones in the next 30 days22
- Retirement · 9 products: API Keys for querying Application Insights, Batch Region Retirement, Classic alerts for Azure Backup, Classic Compute Node Communication Model, Deprecation of flash-extract custom fields, Retire Require Approve Client App Conditional Access Grant, VHD and Managed Images, Windows Server 2019 on AKS hybrid, Windows Server 2019 on AKS Retirement 31 Mar
- End of support: Microsoft SQL Server 2012 Parallel Data Warehouse (Analytics Platform System) 31 Mar
- End of servicing: Dynamics 365 Business Central on-premises (Modern Policy), 2024 release wave 2, version 25.x 4 Apr
- End of support · 10 products: Dynamics C5 2016, Dynamics NAV 2016, Microsoft Advanced Group Policy Management 4.0, Microsoft Application Virtualization 5.0, Microsoft Application Virtualization 5.1, Microsoft Application Virtualization Hosting 5.0 for Windows Desktops, Microsoft Application Virtualization Hosting 5.1 for Windows Desktops, Microsoft BitLocker Administration and Monitoring 2.5, Microsoft Diagnostics and Recovery Toolset 10.0, User Experience Virtualization (UE-V) 2.1 14 Apr
- Retirement: Azure Application Gateway v1 28 Apr
Microsoft product news17
Microsoft Graph changelog · 7
- Tenants (v1.0): Added the crossTenantAccessPolicyAppServiceConnectSetting resource. (+8 more)27 Mar
- People and workplace intelligence (v1.0): Added the profilePropertySettings relationship to the peopleAdminSettings resource. (+1 more)26 Mar
- Identity and access (v1.0): Added the attestationEnforcement enumeration type. (+5 more)25 Mar
4 more
- Identity and access (v1.0): Added the passkeyType enumeration type. (+1 more)25 Mar
- Device and app management (v1.0): Added the osVersionNumber property to the cloudPcDeviceImage resource. (+2 more)24 Mar
- Tenants (v1.0): Added the baselineParameterType enumeration type. (+23 more)23 Mar
- Identity and access (v1.0): Added the onPasswordSubmitListener resource to manage authentication event listeners for password submission events during Just-In-Time (JI… (+3 more)23 Mar
Windows 365 what's new · 5
- Additional regions for Windows 365 Flex (shared)23 Mar
- Cloud Apps support for APPX and MSIX applications23 Mar
- Enhanced resiliency and expanded regional availability for Windows 365 Government23 Mar
2 more
Gemini API release notes · 3
- Released gemini-3.1-flash-live-preview, the latest audio-to-audio (A2A) model designed for real-time dialogue and voice-first AI applications.26 Mar
- Launched Lyria 3 music generation models: lyria-3-clip-preview (30-second clips) and lyria-3-pro-preview (full-length songs).25 Mar
- Rolled out Prepay and Postpay billing plans in AI Studio.23 Mar
Sysinternals Blog · 1
Microsoft Entra Identity Platform Blog · 1
From the community1
Microsoft 365 roadmap25
Microsoft 365 Copilot · 8
- Microsoft Edge: v.144 - Contextual nudges on address bar offering help summarizing webpages.27 Mar
- PowerPoint: Create and Edit images with the model of your choice27 Mar
- Microsoft 365 admin center: Copilot settings – Optimize view25 Mar
5 more
- Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365): Quickly edit an image in PowerPoint25 Mar
- Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365): [Copilot Extensibility] Customers can connect M365 Copilot with Egnyte to collaborate on secure file storage with Copilot Connector24 Mar
- Microsoft 365 Admin Center: Usage reports - Message consumption for Pay-as-you-go experiences in Copilot Chat.23 Mar
- Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365): Create interactive visuals in Copilot Pages23 Mar
- Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365): Quickly edit an image in PowerPoint23 Mar
Purview · 4
- Microsoft Purview compliance portal: Data Loss Prevention – Restrict access action support for sematic models and lakehouses in Fabric26 Mar
- Microsoft Purview Compliance Portal: Information Protection - Admin unit scoping in Content Explorer and Data Explorer25 Mar
- Microsoft Purview: DSPM data risk assessments: item-level investigation & remediation25 Mar
Teams · 4
- Microsoft Teams: share file in chat with external users27 Mar
- Microsoft Teams: Channel Agent Updates25 Mar
- Microsoft Teams: Copilot Chat for Teams Chats, Channels, Calling and Meetings24 Mar
1 more
Outlook · 3
- Outlook: View, edit & share Copilot Pages with Outlook for Android26 Mar
- Outlook: Copilot Pages – View, edit & share in Outlook Mobile24 Mar
- Outlook: Multi-select capability for calendar categories23 Mar
4 more products · 6 changes
SharePoint · 3
- SharePoint: Entra B2B integration for external sharing in OneDrive & SharePoint25 Mar
- SharePoint: Pages - Heading levels for web parts24 Mar
- SharePoint: Content Security Policy Control in Tenant Administration23 Mar
Excel · 1
Microsoft 365 · 1
Viva · 1
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