New admin role in Microsoft Entra: AI Reader
A new AI Reader role in Microsoft Entra provides broad read-only access to Copilot and Agent 365 settings, usage reports, service health, and Entra ID objects.
19. April 2026
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A new Copilot drafting experience in Outlook
Microsoft 365 Copilot gets a new side-by-side drafting experience in Outlook, letting users refine and iterate on emails through back-and-forth interaction with Copilot without leaving the compose window.
19. April 2026
Control file attachments in offline mode for the new Outlook for Windows
Exchange Online has a new OWAMailboxPolicy setting that lets administrators control whether file attachments are accessible when users work offline in the new Outlook for Windows.
19. April 2026
Office for the web now supports applying sensitivity labels with user-defined permissions
Office for the web now supports applying sensitivity labels with user-defined permissions in Word, Excel, and PowerPoint, closing a gap for previously required desktop clients.
18. April 2026
Upcoming changes to the Semi-Annual Enterprise Channel for Microsoft 365 Apps
Microsoft will consolidate the Semi-Annual Enterprise Channel into the Monthly Enterprise Channel for Microsoft 365 Apps in July 2026. All affected devices will automatically shift to a monthly update cadence.
18. April 2026
Outlook Lite for Android: End of service in May 2026
Microsoft is completely retiring Outlook Lite for Android. Existing installations will lose mailbox connectivity. Users should migrate to Outlook Mobile for Android.
18. April 2026
New Defender XDR permission for viewing and downloading quarantined emails
A new Defender XDR RBAC permission gives administrators read and download access to quarantined emails without granting broader access to email content.
18. April 2026
Teams admins should check their private channel migration status
Microsoft reports the migration of private channels is 95% complete, with completion expected by late April 2026. Teams admins should check the migration state to determine whether their tenant is affected by failed channel migrations.
15. April 2026
Microsoft introduced Teams Premium and Teams Premium Legacy licensing
Microsoft introduced a new Teams Premium SKU. Existing licenses remain valid as Teams Premium Legacy until renewal, after which the included features change.
15. April 2026
“Turn on Always-on diagnostics” in Microsoft Purview: What is it?
Microsoft is enabling Always-on diagnostics for Endpoint DLP by default. This post explains what the feature does, how diagnostic logs are collected, and where to manage the setting.
14. April 2026
A simplified app installation experience in the Teams Admin Center
A new app installation experience in the Teams Admin Center lets apps be installed individually for users, groups, or Everyone, finally replacing the inflexible app setup policies.
14. April 2026
Microsoft Purview DLP restrictions for Copilot will soon cover additional storage locations
Microsoft is expanding DLP policy enforcement for Microsoft 365 Copilot to cover Word, Excel, and PowerPoint files regardless of storage location.
13. April 2026
Running a Custom Data Risk Assessment for SharePoint and OneDrive files in Microsoft Purview
Microsoft Purview Data Security Posture Management now supports item-level investigation and remediation for SharePoint and OneDrive files, providing insights into sensitivity label status and sharing link details. Administrators can take direct remediation actions on flagged items, including applying sensitivity labels and removing sharing links.
12. April 2026
Agent Registry is moving from Microsoft Entra to Agent 365
The Agent Registry is moving from Microsoft Entra to Agent 365 in the Microsoft 365 admin center on 1 May 2026, giving administrators a unified catalog of all agents across the organization. Also, the agent registry Graph API will soon be deprecated and replaced by a new Agent 365 API.
12. April 2026
Microsoft retires noise suppression from OneDrive and SharePoint video playback
Microsoft is retiring the noise suppression capability from the video playback controls for videos stored in OneDrive or SharePoint in July 2026.
12. April 2026
New Defender XDR permission scopes access to user-reported malware and phishing emails
Defender XDR is adding a new permission that allows security teams to preview and download only the emails users have reported as malware or phishing, without requiring broader access to all email content in the organization.
11. April 2026
Expanded profile card in Outlook Classic will be retired
The expanded profile card in Outlook Classic will be retired in June 2026. Only a reduced contact card will be available. Microsoft advises informing users about the change.
11. April 2026
Microsoft cuts Windows 365 Business pricing by 20% and introduces hibernation for unused Cloud PCs
Microsoft is reducing the Windows 365 Business list price by 20% and introducing a one-hour hibernation setup for these Cloud PCs, both taking effect on 1 May 2026.
11. April 2026
File-level archiving in SharePoint Online (Preview)
File-level archiving in SharePoint is now available in Public Preview. Site members can archive individual files and folders directly within SharePoint sites, without administrator involvement. My post covers admin configuration options, user experience, storage cost implications, and some current limitations.
6. April 2026
Updates to Data Security Investigation roles in Microsoft Purview
Microsoft is simplifying access management for Data Security Investigations (DSI) in Purview by automatically adding the DSI Admin and DSI Contributor roles to additional role groups, reducing manual role assignments for teams working across DSPM, IRM, and Microsoft Defender XDR.
6. April 2026