ChangeIntelIT change radar
Public mode

No access to your tenant or devices. Every item links to its source. What this means

Some sources, documents or advisories need attention: 272/272 feeds/APIs · 469/469 docs · 6/9 advisories · checked 14:23 UTC Customize Public modeDiscuss ChangeIntel on Discord
MC1062453 Plan for changeUpdated messageFeature updateUser impact

Changes to how users install Microsoft 365 apps from the Microsoft 365 Copilot app

From Microsoft 365 Message Center Archive by Merill Fernando · Microsoft may not have sent this notice to your tenant.
Microsoft 365 apps
Microsoft 365 admin center

Rollout

Rollout dates are often only in the text. When Microsoft moves them, the change shows under "What changed".

Schedule dates changed in the text

Date phrases in schedule sentences differ between the versions this installation saw
  • Seen 24 Jun 2025 mid-June 2025, late June 2025, late July 2025
  • Seen 3 Jun 2025 mid-May 2025, late May 2025 → mid-June 2025, late July 2025

Read from date phrases in Microsoft's text, not from notice metadata. A changed phrase can be a moved rollout, a new milestone or just rewording; "What changed" below shows which.

What the notice says

Microsoft’s text, safely structured

Updated January 30, 2026: Updated January 30, 2026: No new updates on this feature rollout yet. We expect to share a status update by the end of March. In the meantime, we have updated the Conditional Access Policy and Office Deployment documentation with a note that Conditional Access Policies may block Microsoft 365 self-installs.

The My account portal will be replaced by a new modal dialog within the Microsoft 365 Copilot app (formerly Office.com) on web and desktop. The new modal will support end user self-installs that are currently available on the My account portal (Office, Project, Visio, and Skype for Business).

When this will happen

Targeted Release: We will communicate via Message center when we are ready to proceed.

General Availability (Worldwide): We will communicate via Message center when we are ready to proceed.

How this will affect your organization

End users will be able to download their apps by accessing the modal dialog in Apps > Install apps > Install Microsoft 365 apps in the Microsoft 365 Copilot web and desktop app.

What you need to do to prepare

If you allow users to self-install apps:

  • Please remove direct links to the My account portal (https://portal.office.com/account) in your self-install communications. Instead, please refer your users to the official Microsoft documentation for installing Office (Download, install or reinstall Microsoft 365 or Office 2024 on PC or Mac). This article will be updated to describe the new self-installs experience when it is released.

If you do not allow users to install apps:

  • You can continue to use the Microsoft 365 admin center installation options setting or the m365AppsInstallationOptions API to block self-installs. If you already configured these settings, users will still be blocked from installing apps in the new experience.

Blocking Microsoft Admin Portals using Conditional Access Policies will no longer block self-installs. If you have used this setting to block self-installations, you will need to use one of the settings listed above instead.

What changed

Between archive captures, newest first

  1. Updated December 11, 2025:January 30, 2026: Updated January 30, 2026: No new updates on this feature rollout yet. We expect to share a status update by the end of January.March. In the meantime, we have updated the Conditional Access Policy and Office Deployment documentation with a note that Conditional Access Policies may block Microsoft 365 self-installs. The My account portal will be replaced by a new modal dialog …

  2. Updated June 24,December 11, 2025: The rollout ofNo new updates on this feature has been delayed. In the meantime, the Microsoft 365 Copilot app will continue directing users rollout yet. We expect to the My account portal for installations. A share a status update onby the new modal dialog is expected in November.end of January. The My account portal will be replaced by a new modal dialog …

  3. Only details this page does not show changed.

  4. Updated June 3,24, 2025: We have updatedThe rollout of this feature has been delayed. In the meantime, the timeline below. Thank youMicrosoft 365 Copilot app will continue directing users to the My account portal for your patience.installations. A status update on the new modal dialog is expected in November. The My account portal will be replaced by a new modal dialog … and Skype for Business). When this will happen: Targeted Release: We will begin rolling out mid-June 2025 (previously mid-May) and expect communicate via Message center when we are ready to complete by late June 2025 (previously late May). proceed. General Availability (Worldwide): We will begin rolling out late June 2025 (previously late May) and expect communicate via Message center when we are ready to complete by late July 2025 (previously late June).proceed. How this will affect your organization: End users will be able to …

    • Tags Feature update, User impact → Updated message, Feature update, User impact

    Updated June 3, 2025: We have updated the timeline below. Thank you for your patience. The My account portal will be replaced by a new modal dialog … Business). When this will happen: Targeted Release: We will begin rolling out mid-Maymid-June 2025 (previously mid-May) and expect to complete by late May 2025.June 2025 (previously late May). General Availability (Worldwide): We will begin rolling out late MayJune 2025 (previously late May) and expect to complete by late June 2025.July 2025 (previously late June). How this will affect your organization: End users will be able to …

  6. · first version seen

Learn more

Links from the notice and their documentation checks

Both explicitly reference the same documentation; this does not confirm the same change, rollout or applicability

Not confirmed here

What this page cannot tell you
  • Whether your tenant is affected: this is Microsoft's notice, not a check of your settings.
  • 5 linked pages have not been read yet.
ChangeIntel

An IT change radar: releases, security, known issues, retirements, documentation changes, and service status from public sources. Every item links to supporting evidence; dates and statuses can change after they are read.

Sources read 27 Oct 14:23 UTC · 272 of 272 readable · 270 fully read · documentation 469/469 current

No accounts or analytics; your preferences stay in your browser. Information, not advice. ChangeIntel is an independent tool and is not affiliated with or endorsed by Microsoft, Apple, Google, Broadcom (VMware), Jamf, Oracle, Mozilla, or any other vendor it covers. Product names are trademarks of their owners. Built by Evotec.