Microsoft Purview: Information Protection– Override manually applied labels and Remove labels with Auto-labeling

Summary

New enhancements for SharePoint and OneDrive enable organizations to automatically override manually applied sensitivity labels and remove labels at scale on Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and PDF files. These capabilities help ensure data remains correctly classified as policies, labels, and business requirements evolve—reducing reliance on manual user updates and improving consistency for data at rest across Microsoft 365.

Status
Launched
General availability target
Apr 2026
Preview target
Not published
Products
Microsoft Purview
Clouds
Worldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant)
Release phases
General Availability
Platforms
Web
Added to the roadmap
6 Mar 2026
Last changed
14 Apr 2026 · 5mo ago
recently changed
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