Weekly briefing

Week 41 · 5 Oct – 11 Oct 2026 UTC · assess the changes, then plan the next dates.

All dated changes in this period

267 source records · 120 groups

6 Oct 2026

Updates and guidanceIntune

Intune changes and notices

Guidance changed

11 new passages (about 320 words), 5 removed passages (about 30 words). The changed wording mentions dates and deadlines, defaults, prerequisites, permissions, supported platforms, network endpoints, settings and controls. Review the source to confirm the effect.

Assessment context

6 Oct 2026

Message CenterOneDrive

MC1477185: (Updated) Microsoft OneDrive: New pay-as-you-go storage billing option

Message Center · Plan for change

Microsoft OneDrive

Assessment context

Microsoft marks it a major change

6 Oct 2026

Message CenterViva2 source records

Message Center · Plan for change · 2 entries

MC1489942: Microsoft Viva Insights: New Power BI report publishing capabilities for leaders
Message Center · Plan for change
Microsoft Viva
Assessment context
Microsoft marks it a major change
MC1446805: (Updated) Microsoft Viva: Targeted audience surveys in the Copilot dashboard
Message Center · Stay informed
Microsoft Viva

6 Oct 2026

RoadmapMicrosoft 365 Copilot4 source records

Date moved later · 4 entries

Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365): [Copilot Extensibility] Users in GCC-H will be able to use custom engine agents
Date moved later
General availability: August CY2026 → December CY2026
Assessment context
Target moved from August CY2026 to December CY2026
Microsoft 365 app: New Copilot Notebooks design in the Microsoft 365 Copilot App (iOS)
Roadmap entry · Microsoft 365 Roadmap
Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365): Branded footer in the Microsoft 365 Copilot app
Launched
Status: RollingOut → Launched

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Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365): Dataverse data connected to Microsoft 365 Copilot
Roadmap entry · Microsoft 365 Roadmap

6 Oct 2026

RoadmapMicrosoft Edge2 source records

Date moved later · 2 entries

Microsoft Edge: Adding support for viewing Sensitivity labels applied to a Microsoft Information Protection (MIP) Protected PDF
Date moved later
General availability: October CY2026 → November CY2026
Assessment context
Target moved from October CY2026 to November CY2026
Microsoft Edge: PDF Viewer Performance Improvement and Minor Visual Updates
Date moved later
General availability: October CY2026 → November CY2026
Assessment context
Target moved from October CY2026 to November CY2026

6 Oct 2026

RoadmapPurview17 source records

Date moved later · 17 entries

Microsoft Purview compliance portal: Cloud Attachments preservation for users on hold
Date moved later
General availability: December CY2026 → May CY2027
Assessment context
Target moved from December CY2026 to May CY2027
Microsoft Purview compliance portal: Cloud Attachments preservation for users on hold
Preview · Date moved later
Preview: November CY2026 → March CY2027
Assessment context
Target moved from November CY2026 to March CY2027
Microsoft Purview compliance portal: Data Loss Prevention - Just in time protection (JIT) on SharePoint
Cancelled
Status: InDevelopment → Cancelled
Assessment context
Microsoft cancelled the feature

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Microsoft Purview: Credential Scanning in Data Security Posture Agent
Cancelled
Status: InDevelopment → Cancelled
Assessment context
Microsoft cancelled the feature
Microsoft Purview: Data Loss Prevention - Extend Purview data security to the network layer via Entra GSA integration
Now rolling out
Status: InDevelopment → RollingOut
Assessment context
The feature started reaching tenants
Microsoft Purview: Endpoint Data Loss Prevention - Protect sensitive data over FTP and SFTP with Endpoint DLP
Now rolling out
Status: InDevelopment → RollingOut
Assessment context
The feature started reaching tenants
Microsoft Purview: Integration with Entra GSA Internet Access to enable sensitive file filtering at the network layer
Now rolling out
Status: InDevelopment → RollingOut
Assessment context
The feature started reaching tenants
Microsoft Purview compliance portal: Optical character recognition (OCR) support for SharePoint Online and OneDrive for Business
Roadmap entry · Microsoft 365 Roadmap
Microsoft Purview: Data Lifecycle Management-Increase in expansion limit for auto-expanding archive beyond 1.5 TB
Roadmap entry · Microsoft 365 Roadmap
Microsoft Purview: Data Loss Prevention - Collection and DLP Policies for Intune-Policy Managed Apps
Roadmap entry · Microsoft 365 Roadmap
Microsoft Purview: Data Loss Prevention - File Testing Against Sensitive Information Classifiers
Launched
Status: InDevelopment → Launched
Microsoft Purview: Data Loss Prevention-Upgraded inline protection for Microsoft Entra-managed apps in Edge for Business
Roadmap entry · Microsoft 365 Roadmap
Microsoft Purview: Information Protection - Apply default SharePoint library labels to data at rest
Launched
Status: InDevelopment → Launched
Microsoft Purview: Information Protection - Auto-labeling scale increase for SharePoint and OneDrive
Roadmap entry · Microsoft 365 Roadmap
Microsoft Purview: Insider Risk Management - Enhanced user profile in IRM alerts
Roadmap entry · Microsoft 365 Roadmap
Microsoft Purview: Insider Risk Management - Expanding note capabilities across alerts & cases
Roadmap entry · Microsoft 365 Roadmap
Microsoft Purview: Permissions audit log improvements
Roadmap entry · Microsoft 365 Roadmap

6 Oct 2026

RoadmapTeams6 source records

Date moved later · 6 entries

Microsoft Teams: Connect Teams meeting to existing Planner Plans
Date moved later
General availability: November CY2026 → December CY2026
Assessment context
Target moved from November CY2026 to December CY2026
Microsoft Teams: Ad-hoc room reservation from Teams Rooms on Windows console
Launched
Status: RollingOut → Launched
Microsoft Teams: Granular channel notification controls
Roadmap entry · Microsoft 365 Roadmap

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Microsoft Teams: Identify custom apps that need updates for Teams private and shared channels
Roadmap entry · Microsoft 365 Roadmap
Microsoft Teams: New layout when sharing content for Teams events
Roadmap entry · Microsoft 365 Roadmap
Microsoft Teams: Prevent presence transition to "Do not disturb" setting when screen sharing (GCC High, DoD)
Roadmap entry · Microsoft 365 Roadmap

6 Oct 2026

RoadmapViva

Microsoft Viva: Copilot Analytics - Agent Dashboard.

Date moved later

General availability: October CY2026 → February CY2027

Assessment context

Target moved from October CY2026 to February CY2027

6 Oct 2026

Known issuesMicrosoft 365 admin center: Admins intermittently may be unable to access the Microsoft 365 admin center

Microsoft 365 admin center: Admins intermittently may be unable to access the Microsoft 365 admin center

Service incident

Admin center

6 Oct 2026

Message CenterDynamics 365

MC1489590: Dynamics 365 Project Operations - Assign task level calendar for precise planning

Message Center · Stay informed

Dynamics 365 Apps

6 Oct 2026

Message CenterExchange / Purview5 source records

Message Center · Stay informed · 5 entries

MC1465779: (Updated) Outlook for Mac: Sensitivity label recommendations and auto-labeling from attachments
Message Center · Stay informed
Exchange Online, Microsoft Purview
MC1472019: (Updated) [Outlook Mac] Purview DLP Wait-on-Send Support
Message Center · Stay informed
Exchange Online, Microsoft Purview
MC1472021: (Updated) [Outlook Mobile] Purview DLP Wait-on-Send Support
Message Center · Stay informed
Exchange Online, Microsoft Purview

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MC1472022: (Updated) [Outlook Mac] Purview Data Loss Prevention support for Calendar Events
Message Center · Stay informed
Exchange Online, Microsoft Purview
MC1472023: (Updated) [Outlook Mobile] Purview Data Loss Prevention support for Calendar Events
Message Center · Stay informed
Exchange Online, Microsoft Purview

6 Oct 2026

Message CenterExchange2 source records

Message Center · Plan for change · 2 entries

MC1479509: (Updated) Spell check before sending emails in new Outlook
Message Center · Plan for change
Exchange Online
MC1479516: (Updated) Microsoft Outlook: Link preview retirement
Message Center · Stay informed
Exchange Online

6 Oct 2026

Message CenterMC1480873: (Updated) Connected Platforms - Agent 365 extends observability to third-party agents

MC1480873: (Updated) Connected Platforms - Agent 365 extends observability to third-party agents

Message Center · Plan for change

Microsoft 365 suite

6 Oct 2026

Message CenterMC1489931: Microsoft 365 Backup: Activity Logs

MC1489931: Microsoft 365 Backup: Activity Logs

Message Center · Stay informed

Microsoft 365 suite

6 Oct 2026

Message CenterMicrosoft 365 Apps5 source records

Message Center · Plan for change · 5 entries

MC1454113: (Updated) Microsoft Copilot Word: Document summarization experience moving
Message Center · Plan for change
Microsoft 365 apps
MC1485411: Microsoft Excel: Excel canvas
Message Center · Plan for change
Microsoft 365 apps
MC1489691: Updates available for Microsoft 365 Apps for Current Channel
Message Center · Stay informed
Microsoft 365 apps

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MC1489926: Microsoft Create: Improved sharing controls for Brand Kits
Message Center · Stay informed
Microsoft 365 apps
MC1489928: Microsoft Brand Kit: Duplicate an existing Brand Kit
Message Center · Stay informed
Microsoft 365 apps

6 Oct 2026

Message CenterOneDrive / SharePoint

MC1486295: Microsoft OneDrive and SharePoint: Generate smart tables of contents for PDFs on the web with Copilot

Message Center · Stay informed

SharePoint Online, Microsoft OneDrive

6 Oct 2026

Message CenterPurview

MC1489971: Microsoft Purview DLP: Improved setup and Intune multi-admin approval support for unmanaged apps in Edge for Business

Message Center · Stay informed

Microsoft Purview

6 Oct 2026

Message CenterTeams2 source records

Message Center · Stay informed · 2 entries

MC1470410: (Updated) Microsoft Teams: QR code protection for messages from external users
Message Center · Stay informed
Microsoft Teams
MC1484013: (Updated) Microsoft Teams: Multi-line call history tabs in the Calls app
Message Center · Stay informed
Microsoft Teams

6 Oct 2026

ReleasesMicrosoft 365 Apps

Microsoft 365 Apps · Current Channel (Preview): Version 2610 (Build 20527.20032)

New version · Microsoft 365 Apps releases

6 Oct 2026

RoadmapDynamics 3655 source records

Roadmap entry · 5 entries

Dynamics 365 Customer Service: Quality evaluation supports custom Case-like records evaluation
Roadmap entry · Microsoft 365 Roadmap
Dynamics 365 Field Service: Capture project expenses directly from Field Service Work Orders
Roadmap entry · Microsoft 365 Roadmap
Dynamics 365 Field Service: Enhance mobile offline up-sync
Roadmap entry · Microsoft 365 Roadmap

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Dynamics 365 Field Service: Improve mobile offline reliability across network conditions
Roadmap entry · Microsoft 365 Roadmap
Dynamics 365 Field Service: Modernize the mobile offline foundation
Roadmap entry · Microsoft 365 Roadmap

6 Oct 2026

RoadmapMicrosoft 365 Apps / Purview

Microsoft Purview: Use sensitivity labels to block all connected experiences that analyze content in Word, Excel, and PowerPoint

Roadmap entry · Microsoft 365 Roadmap

6 Oct 2026

RoadmapMicrosoft 365 Copilot / Planner

Planner: AI-generated Status Reports in Planner Agent

Roadmap entry · Microsoft 365 Roadmap

6 Oct 2026

RoadmapMicrosoft 365 Copilot / SharePoint

Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365): Structured Document Generation with Forms

Roadmap entry · Microsoft 365 Roadmap

6 Oct 2026

RoadmapOneDrive

Microsoft 365: Pay-as-you-go storage for OneDrive

Roadmap entry · Microsoft 365 Roadmap

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