Microsoft is retiring the free 90-day grace period for expired cloud subscriptions and introducing a paid Extended Service Term (EST).
Microsoft is expanding explicit recording consent in Teams to 1:1 VoIP calls. Participants must provide consent before audio, video, or content sharing is included in recordings or transcriptions.
Microsoft is rolling out an improved People app in Outlook, introducing a modern, multi-column contacts experience. This update is mandatory for all users, without an opt-out option.
Microsoft is rolling out an enhancement that lets users forward multiple messages in Teams, allowing users to forward up to five messages at once in chats and channels while preserving context.
Microsoft is rolling out Anthropic as a subprocessor for Microsoft 365 Copilot. Administrators should review and control the setting in the Microsoft 365 admin center.
Organizational Messages in Microsoft 365 now support email delivery in Preview. The new channel is currently limited to Copilot and uses Microsoft predefined, English-only templates.
Microsoft will retire several legacy SharePoint Online site-scoped compliance features starting in April 2026. Organizations must transition to Microsoft Purview Data Lifecycle Management and Records Management to maintain supported compliance and retention capabilities.
Microsoft is improving the administrative capabilities for People Skills in the Microsoft 365 Admin Center, introducing new controls to turn People Skills on or off for specific users, centralized feature access management, and upcoming support for importing custom skills from local devices.
Eligible Teams users can now start chats with anyone using an email address, even if the recipient is not on Teams. External contacts receive an email invitation and can join the conversation as guests.
Autocorrect is rolling out to Teams Chats and Channels, automatically correcting commonly misspelled words as users type. The setting is enabled by default for the primary language, but disabled for additional languages.
PowerPoint now includes Brand Images, giving users in-app access to organization-approved logos, icons, and images stored in a SharePoint Organization Assets Library.
“Join by code” allowed users immediate access to Private Teams (no approval required), while “Join by link” required an owner approval. Microsoft has now aligned both methods to use the same approval-based process.
Microsoft will enable new messaging safety protections in Teams for tenants using the default configuration starting January 2026.
Microsoft has canceled the planned licensing enforcement for Loop Workspaces indefinitely. Users can continue to create and manage Loop Workspaces without an assigned Loop service plan, unless an admin policy restricts them.
Microsoft is rolling out three new Entra admin roles for Microsoft Purview that are automatically managed through Purview role assignments. These roles should not be assigned directly in Entra, as any manual changes will be overwritten.
Microsoft is enhancing the AI disclaimer in Copilot Chat with a new admin control that allows organizations to increase its visibility and add a custom link to internal AI policy documentation, helping users better understand AI usage guidelines.
Microsoft has introduced new Microsoft Graph APIs to configure work hours, work location, and location sharing settings in Outlook. These APIs are currently in Preview.
Microsoft is introducing Baseline Security Mode in the Microsoft 365 admin center, providing a central dashboard with 18 recommended security settings for Office products, SharePoint, Exchange, Teams, and Entra.
Name pronunciation and Pronouns are now managed in People settings in the Microsoft 365 admin center, with no changes to functionality.
Microsoft is retiring several Planner features by February 2026 while introducing new capabilities, including replacing the old user comments, new templates, and expanding the Project Manager Agent availability.