WEEKLY BRIEFING · 20 APR – 26 APR 2026 · UTC
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Week 17 sources
No new MSRC release that week. 26 roadmap changes, led by Microsoft 365 Copilot (11) and Teams (5). CISA added 1 Microsoft CVE to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. 3 lifecycle milestones fall in the next 30 days. 19 Azure updates, including 1 retirement. 8 Windows and security articles from Microsoft blogs.
26Roadmap changes across 9 products
8Windows and security articles
1Microsoft CVEs added to CISA KEV
Security to act on1
Windows and security news8
- Your Windows update experience just got updated24 Apr
- We’re moving to Experimental and Beta! Announcing new builds for 24 April 202624 Apr
- Edge 147.0.3912.86: Chromium security fixes24 Apr
- New IT admin policy: Remove Microsoft Copilot app23 Apr
- Ask Microsoft Anything about Secure Boot certificate updates22 Apr
Lifecycle milestones in the next 30 days3
- Retirement: Azure Application Gateway v1 28 Apr
- Retirement: Custom Commands 30 Apr
- End of servicing: .NET 9 12 May
Product news24
Microsoft Graph · 7
- Files (beta): 1 API change passage24 Apr
- Tenants (beta): 2 API change passages23 Apr
- Mail (beta): 2 API change passages22 Apr
4 more
PowerShell · 3
- v7.6.1 Release of PowerShell21 Apr
- v7.5.6 Release of PowerShell21 Apr
- v7.4.15 Release of PowerShell21 Apr
Azure Virtual Desktop · 2
- Announcing public preview of redundant TCP support for RDP Multipath for Azure Virtual Desktop21 Apr
- Announcing new hybrid deployment options for Azure Virtual Desktop20 Apr
Google Gemini · 2
- Released gemini-embedding-2 as generally available (GA).22 Apr
- Released new versions of the Deep Research agent with collaborative planning, visualization support, MCP server integration, and File Search: deep-research-preview-04-20…21 Apr
OneDrive · 2
- Innovations in OneDrive for collaboration, intelligence, and control21 Apr
- Introducing Markdown support in SharePoint and OneDrive21 Apr
OpenAI · 2
- Released GPT-5.5, a new frontier model for complex professional work, to the Chat Completions and Responses API, and released GPT-5.5 Pro for Responses API requests for…24 Apr
- Released GPT Image 2, a state-of-the-art image generation model for image generation and editing.21 Apr
Purview · 2
- From Oversharing to Enforcement: A Practical Guide to AI Data Security with Microsoft Purview23 Apr
- Priority Cleanup V2: Faster, Simpler Data Purging for Exchange Online20 Apr
dbatools · 1
- dbatools 2.8.121 Apr
Microsoft 365 Blog · 1
Microsoft Entra · 1
Ubiquiti UniFi · 1
Azure updates19
- Public Preview: Azure Backup for Elastic SAN24 Apr
- Generally Available: Hosted agent support in the Foundry Toolkit for Visual Studio Code24 Apr
- Generally Available: WireGuard In‑Transit Encryption for Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS)24 Apr
- Public Preview: Hosted Agents in Foundry Agent Service24 Apr
- Retirement: Support for .NET 8 (LTS) ends on November 10, 2026—upgrade your apps to .NET 10 (LTS)24 Apr
14 more
- Generally Available: Azure Elastic SAN support for CRC Protection24 Apr
- Generally Available: Cascading read replicas in Azure Database for PostgreSQL24 Apr
- Generally Available: Capacity Autoscaling on Azure Elastic SAN23 Apr
- Generally Available: Azure Monitor for Azure Arc-enabled Kubernetes with OpenShift and Azure Red Hat OpenShift23 Apr
- Public Preview: Azure Arc adds SQL Server on Azure Virtual Machines as a migration target22 Apr
- Generally Available: Azure Database for PostgreSQL flexible server in Denmark East22 Apr
- Generally Available: Dynamic data masking with Azure Cosmos DB22 Apr
- Public Preview: Logical replication slot sync Status metric for Azure PostgreSQL Flexible Server22 Apr
- Generally Available: Enhanced Mirroring Azure Database for PostgreSQL in Microsoft Fabric22 Apr
- Generally Available: Premium SSD v2 for Azure Database for PostgreSQL22 Apr
- Public Preview: Migrating from virtual network-integrated to Private Endpoint–capable network configuration22 Apr
- Generally Available: Azure Monitor pipeline21 Apr
- Generally Available: Azure NetApp Files advanced ransomware protection21 Apr
- Public Preview: Azure Monitor supports native OTLP ingestion using the Azure Monitor Agent20 Apr
From the community4
Microsoft 365 roadmap26
Microsoft 365 Copilot · 11
- Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365): Copilot Chat in Outlook expands to reason over inbox, calendar, and enterprise data24 Apr
- Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365): Copilot Chat in Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and OneNote for GCC-M24 Apr
- Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365): Say "Hey Copilot" to activate voice conversations with the Microsoft 365 Copilot app on Windows24 Apr
8 more
- Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365): Infinite Scroll Chat History23 Apr
- Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365): Unified Plus menu (+)22 Apr
- Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365): ): Create presentations with Work IQ using Agent Mode in PowerPoint21 Apr
- Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365): Create executive summary slides with Agent Mode in PowerPoint21 Apr
- Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365): Create executive summary slides with Agent Mode in PowerPoint21 Apr
- Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365): Create executive summary slides with Agent Mode in PowerPoint21 Apr
- Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365): Create presentations with Work IQ using Agent Mode in Copilot in PowerPoint21 Apr
- Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365): Create presentations with Work IQ using Agent Mode in PowerPoint21 Apr
Teams · 5
- Microsoft Teams: Backup RTMP Support for Teams town halls22 Apr
- Microsoft Teams: Annotations on Teams Single Window Sharing on Windows OS21 Apr
- Microsoft Teams: Resizable Gallery in Teams Meetings21 Apr
2 more
Outlook · 2
- Outlook: Multiselect events on calendar surface22 Apr
- Outlook: Summarize email with Copilot chat in Outlook22 Apr
SharePoint · 2
- SharePoint: File Actions in SharePoint23 Apr
- SharePoint: AI in SharePoint can generate code to translate your intent into reliable workflows21 Apr
5 more products · 6 changes
Viva · 2
- Microsoft Viva: Expanded published report recipients24 Apr
- Microsoft Viva: Glint: AI-generated survey insights with Copilot Highlights22 Apr
Exchange · 1
Microsoft 365 admin center · 1
OneDrive · 1
Planner · 1
Other public updates30
- Dynamics 365 Contact Center - Use Service Operations Agent to simplify setup tasks25 Apr
- Power Apps – Enhanced Search Experience in Grid Filters and Lookup Fields25 Apr
- Teams Rooms sign-in failures after password reset from Pro Management Portal24 Apr
- Create a line-of-business SharePoint Embedded app on SharePoint admin center24 Apr
- Microsoft Outlook: Copilot account switcher in the Outlook side pane24 Apr
25 more
- eSignature for Microsoft 365 - Recipient groups24 Apr
- Dynamics 365 Sales - Explore complex sales insights with Sales Research Agent24 Apr
- Dynamics 365 Sales - Modern, in-flow email template picker for Sequences24 Apr
- Microsoft Purview: eDiscovery - CMK (Customer managed key) for eDiscovery direct export23 Apr
- Microsoft Teams: Delete meeting generated content in recap23 Apr
- Microsoft Teams: Sharing recap access23 Apr
- Microsoft 365 Apps: Cloud Update adds update health reporting23 Apr
- New IT admin policy: Remove Microsoft Copilot app23 Apr
- Microsoft Teams: Let customers book appointments directly from your website using the Customer Connect widget22 Apr
- Microsoft Viva - Copilot Analytics: Export agent data from the Agent Dashboard22 Apr
- Microsoft Teams: Test microphone and speaker before joining a meeting22 Apr
- Microsoft Teams: Annotations on single window sharing for macOS22 Apr
- Microsoft Purview: Data Loss Prevention – File Quarantine action for SharePoint and OneDrive22 Apr
- Ask Microsoft Anything about Secure Boot certificate updates22 Apr
- Microsoft Security Exposure Management Secure Now22 Apr
- An updated version of the April 2026 Scan Cab is available22 Apr
- Power Apps - Enhanced experience for form filling with AI22 Apr
- Microsoft Teams introduces efficiency mode to improve app responsiveness21 Apr
- Microsoft Entra ID Governance Account Discovery21 Apr
- Microsoft Teams: Shared voicemails for call queues will be easier to manage21 Apr
- Auto upgrade of shared calendars from legacy MAPI model to modern REST model21 Apr
- Microsoft Teams: Live chat will be renamed to Customer Connect21 Apr
- Team site homepages will automatically collapse inactive News web parts21 Apr
- Microsoft 365 Copilot: Change in accessing additional agents in Excel21 Apr
- Dynamics 365 Contact Center - Update representative presence on missed, rejected notification21 Apr
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