WEEKLY BRIEFING · 6 APR – 12 APR 2026 · UTC
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Week 15 sources
No new MSRC release that week. 31 roadmap changes, led by Outlook (7) and Purview (7). 13 lifecycle milestones fall in the next 30 days. 11 Azure updates. 13 Windows and security articles from Microsoft blogs.
31Roadmap changes across 7 products
13Windows and security articles
Windows and security news13
- Announcing Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 28020.1812 (Canary Channel)10 Apr
- Announcing Windows 11 Insider Preview Build for Canary Channel 29565.100010 Apr
- Announcing Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 26300.8170 (Dev Channel)10 Apr
- Announcing Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 26220.8165 (Beta Channel)10 Apr
- Securing multicloud (Azure, AWS & GCP) with Microsoft Defender for Cloud: Connector best practices10 Apr
8 more
- Improving your Windows Insider experience10 Apr
- Edge 147.0.3912.60: Chromium security fixes and 2 Edge-specific fixes10 Apr
- Security Review for Microsoft Edge version 1479 Apr
- You’re invited. Windows Insiders meetups are back8 Apr
- Monthly news - April 20268 Apr
- GitLab Patch Release: 18.10.3, 18.9.5, 18.8.98 Apr
- Security Advisory Bulletin 0637 Apr
- WAF - WAF Release - 2026-04-077 Apr
Lifecycle milestones in the next 30 days13
- 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
- Retirement: Custom Commands 30 Apr
- End of servicing: .NET 9 12 May
Product news21
Microsoft Graph · 6
- Security (beta): 2 API change passages9 Apr
- Security (v1.0): 4 API change passages9 Apr
- Applications (beta): 1 API change passage9 Apr
3 more
Windows 365 · 5
- Azure Network Connection health checks now enforce required Windows 365 endpoints6 Apr
- Cloud PC Monitoring (Public Preview)6 Apr
- Updates to Windows 365 navigation in the Microsoft Intune admin center now generally available6 Apr
2 more
OneDrive · 2
- OneDrive at the Microsoft 365 Community Conference 20269 Apr
- OneDrive Photos Restyle with AI-now rolling out on mobile and web7 Apr
Ubiquiti UniFi · 2
Azure · 1
Azure CLI · 1
- Azure CLI 2.85.07 Apr
Azure Kubernetes Service · 1
- Release 2026-04-029 Apr
Intune · 1
PowerShell · 1
Windows · 1
Azure updates11
- Generally Available: Event Grid as a destination for Stripe events10 Apr
- Generally Available: Enhancements to maintenance notifications in Azure Service Health8 Apr
- Generally Available: PgBouncer 1.25.1 support in Azure Database for PostgreSQL – Flexible Server8 Apr
- Generally Available: Observability in AKS Namespace and Workload Views8 Apr
- Public Preview: Azure Files assessments are now available using Azure Migrate8 Apr
6 more
- Generally Available: Azure Red Hat OpenShift adds NVIDIA H100 and H200 GPU support7 Apr
- Generally Available: Disable HTTP proxy in AKS7 Apr
- Generally Available: Azure Functions now supports MCP resource triggers7 Apr
- Generally Available: Pod CIDR expansion in AKS7 Apr
- Generally Available: Network Security Perimeter for Azure Service Bus6 Apr
- Public Preview: Rule impact analysis on Azure Network Watcher6 Apr
From the community7
Microsoft 365 roadmap31
Outlook · 7
- Outlook: Expand and collapse folders when moving emails10 Apr
- Outlook: Expand to Full Event Details on iPad10 Apr
- Outlook: See progress when running rules manually in the new Outlook for Windows and Web10 Apr
4 more
Purview · 7
- Microsoft Purview compliance portal: eDiscovery (Premium) - CMK (Customer Managed Keys) encryption support for data at-rest in Review sets9 Apr
- Microsoft Purview: Data Catalog – Advanced resource sets9 Apr
- Microsoft Purview: Insider Risk Management – Pay-as-you-go model for Other Generative AI apps indicators9 Apr
4 more
- Microsoft Purview compliance portal: Enhancements to global exclusions in IRM settings8 Apr
- Microsoft Purview: Data Lifecycle Management - Hard delete capability for OneDrive and SharePoint through secure priority cleanup workflows8 Apr
- Microsoft Purview: Data Security Investigations – Introducing new soft purge mitigation action7 Apr
- Microsoft Purview compliance portal: Endpoint Data Loss Prevention - Optical Character Recognition (OCR) on Mac Endpoints6 Apr
Viva · 6
- Microsoft Viva: Allow/disable reactions in Engage events10 Apr
- Microsoft Viva: Anonymous comments in Engage events10 Apr
- Microsoft Viva: Engage community membership management in Teams for iOS & Android10 Apr
3 more
Microsoft 365 Copilot · 4
- Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365): Share agents to Teams10 Apr
- PowerPoint: Create and Edit images with the model of your choice10 Apr
- Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365): Copilot can edit your document in PowerPoint7 Apr
3 more products · 7 changes
Teams · 4
- Microsoft Teams: Camera view switching in multi-camera Teams Rooms on Windows10 Apr
- Microsoft Teams: Attendee capacity packs for Teams events7 Apr
- Microsoft Teams: People Skills on the profile card expanding to Teams7 Apr
- Microsoft Teams: Spoken language detection is now automatic6 Apr
SharePoint · 2
- SharePoint: Site Branding Governance via PowerShell7 Apr
- SharePoint: Dark mode support in SharePoint Admin Center6 Apr
Windows 365 · 1
Other public updates28
- Engage events: Broadcast, meetings, and async events with new and improved event engagement features10 Apr
- Upcoming retirement of older Microsoft Defender for Endpoint mobile app versions (iOS and Android)10 Apr
- Complete retirement of the Outlook Lite app10 Apr
- Dynamics 365 Contact Center - Use Service Operations Agent to simplify setup tasks10 Apr
- Dynamics 365 Customer Service - Protect sensitive information in emails with data sensitivity labels10 Apr
23 more
- Windows Deployment Services (WDS): Hands-free deployment hardening (Phase 2)10 Apr
- Updates available for Microsoft 365 Apps for Current Channel10 Apr
- Microsoft 365 Copilot: Multimodal capture in Copilot Notebooks in the OneNote mobile app (iOS)9 Apr
- Microsoft 365 Copilot: Updated Copilot Notebooks overview page experience9 Apr
- Microsoft Purview: DLP diagnostics enabled for all roles with DLP policy access9 Apr
- Hardening administrative actions: Windows imaging, cloning, and auth workflows9 Apr
- Windows Office Hours: April 16, 20269 Apr
- Microsoft Teams: AI meeting recap without transcript to meet compliance policies9 Apr
- Simplifying agent management with Agent 3659 Apr
- Microsoft Purview | Data Security Posture Management for AI Fabric integration in data risk assessment8 Apr
- Microsoft Teams: Book future meetings from Microsoft Teams panels (Android)8 Apr
- Microsoft Teams: Quick access to read items while using unread only mode8 Apr
- Extended Security Updates (ESU) available for Windows 10 Enterprise LTSB 20168 Apr
- ESR management is moving to Windows Backup for Organizations8 Apr
- Upcoming change: Microsoft 365 Apps SAEC and MEC will unify8 Apr
- SharePoint Advanced Management: Delegate management of Restricted Access Control (RAC) to site admins8 Apr
- Microsoft Whiteboard content is now viewable in Microsoft Purview eDiscovery7 Apr
- Microsoft Teams: Smarter auto suggestions to help you search faster7 Apr
- Power Apps - Microsoft 365 Copilot will be available in model-driven apps7 Apr
- Viva Engage: Feature conversations to all network members7 Apr
- Top domain mail flow report in Exchange Online is retiring6 Apr
- Workweek view for Outlook on iOS and iPad6 Apr
- Upcoming change: Retirement of noise suppression capability for OneDrive and SharePoint video6 Apr
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