Microsoft is retiring the Designer integrations in Teams as part of consolidating image generation into a single, more capable experience. This retirement affects the Designer app in Teams, including chat and channel integrations.
This post explains how to configure custom Teams recording and transcription consent notifications for meetings and calls using PowerShell, including message templates, localization, and known limitations.
Admin activities related to Copilot agent management are now recorded in Purview Audit Logs, improving visibility for security and compliance teams. Current logging is limited to Copilot Studio agents only.
Microsoft has rolled out Copilot Agents in OneDrive, allowing users to ask questions about their files, changes, and content. Agents can be shared with colleagues, enabling them to ask about shared information. All users need a Microsoft 365 Copilot license to create or use an agent.
Microsoft has rolled out new admin controls to customize consent notifications for recording and transcription in Teams meetings.
Microsoft updated prices for Swiss franc (CHF), Danish krone (DKK), Euro (EUR), Norwegian krone (NOK), and Swedish krona (SEK) due to exchange rate adjustments. As usual, I ran my report to compare previous prices with the updated ones.
Microsoft has enhanced the OneDrive process for employees leaving the organization with clearer notifications and improved file transfer visibility. The core mechanics remain unchanged, but the update makes offboarding more predictable.
Microsoft is rolling out two new dark themes for modern SharePoint sites. The update preserves existing theme restrictions and does not affect custom themes or site functionality.
Microsoft has announced the upcoming retirement of standalone SharePoint and OneDrive for Business plans. Organizations should review the timeline and plan a transition to Microsoft 365 suites or alternative storage options.
In delegated Teams meetings, the breakout rooms option is not visible by default. This post explains where to find it and how delegated organizers can still prepare breakout rooms before the meeting.
An unknown Copilot agent named Yuwu9669P1 suddenly appeared in Microsoft 365 tenants without clear ownership or documentation. Admins should block this agent, as it is either suspicious or the result of a misdeployment.
Microsoft is expanding Teams message reporting to Defender for Office 365 Plan 1, allowing users to report suspicious and false-positive messages starting February 2026.
The Interpreter agent is rolling out for Teams Rooms on Windows with Teams Rooms Pro licensing, enabling real-time interpretation across nine languages. Each license includes 20 hours of interpretation per month.
Microsoft is rolling out shorter meeting URLs for Teams. With this change, meeting invitations via email now display the full shortened URL instead of the “Join the meeting now” text.
Copilot Studio Lite agents can now be copied into the full Copilot Studio experience, unlocking advanced authoring tools, multi-channel publishing, and enhanced governance capabilities.
Microsoft is expanding AI-powered skill inferencing in People Skills to Microsoft 365 E3 and E5 users. Admins should verify their Viva feature management policies.
Loop Workspaces will become a core Microsoft 365 service. The Microsoft Loop service plan requirement will be removed, extending access to more licenses. Admins should review their Office Cloud Policy.
Microsoft Teams is rolling out shorter “Meet now” URLs to all users to improve shareability and security. The update also introduces a new meeting URL lifecycle with defined expiration rules.
Microsoft is rolling out an improved email signature management for Outlook on the web and the new Outlook. Users can create multiple signatures, assign different defaults, use a rich text editor, and sync signatures across apps.
Some Microsoft pre-built Copilot agents are predeployed by Microsoft. User availability cannot be managed by administrators. This post explains why certain agents show the “pre-acquired” message and how availability is handled.