Production tools in Teams Meetings and Webinars, plus guest user support
Microsoft is extending control of production tools in Teams Meetings and Webinars, with support for guest users to manage production during events.
18. August 2026
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Microsoft Planner decouples start dates and due dates for tasks
Microsoft Planner no longer requires a task’s due date to fall on or after its start date, letting users set both dates independently.
18. August 2026
Configurable recovery window for Microsoft 365 Backup
Microsoft 365 Backup now supports configurable recovery windows at the policy level, ranging from three months to two years, replacing the previous fixed one-year window. The default recovery window remains one year unless an administrator changes it.
18. August 2026
Universal Print has a new web portal for mobile devices
Universal Print now has a dedicated web portal built for mobile devices, letting users release secure print jobs by scanning a QR code from their phone.
18. August 2026
Retirement of the Set-FederatedConnectorToggle PowerShell cmdlet
Microsoft will retire the Set-FederatedConnectorToggle PowerShell cmdlet, introduced in May 2026, shifting federated Copilot connector management to the Allowed agent types setting in Agent 365.
17. August 2026
Microsoft Defender can quarantine emails with unscannable attachments
Security administrators can now enable automatic quarantine for emails containing password-protected attachments that Defender for Office 365 cannot scan.
13. August 2026
Report a security concern now covers Teams meetings and group calls
Microsoft is extending the report a security concern feature to Teams meetings and group calls, helping organizations detect phishing, impersonation, and scams.
13. August 2026
Microsoft Entra: Migrating GitHub Actions Federated Credentials to Immutable Subjects
Microsoft recently recommended migrating GitHub Actions federated credentials to an immutable subject format in Microsoft Entra app registrations. This closes a subtle security gap where recycled repo or org names could let someone else’s token match your trust configuration. In this post, I walk through what the migration actually involves. I also tested the newer Flexible Federated Identity Credentials (FFIC), currently in preview.
13. August 2026
New “View-only Role Management” role in Microsoft Purview
Microsoft Purview introduces a new View-only Role Management role, providing users read-only visibility into role group membership and assignments in the Purview admin portal.
12. August 2026
How to download a Teams meeting transcript via Microsoft Graph
The tenant control for Graph API access to Teams transcripts is now active. I am testing the new control to access Teams transcripts, including two PowerShell samples for downloading meeting transcripts with and without speaker attribution.
12. August 2026
Outlook Mobile now supports Follow for meeting invitations
Outlook Mobile now supports the Follow option for meeting invitations, letting users stay updated on meetings they cannot attend.
12. August 2026
Retention policies for Teams call logs are now manageable in the Purview admin portal
Retention policies for Teams call logs can now be created, modified, and deleted directly in the Microsoft Purview admin portal. Previously, a Purview compliance administrator had to manage these retention policies with PowerShell.
11. August 2026
New side panel for task details in Microsoft Planner
Microsoft Planner gets a new task details side panel, letting users view and edit tasks without leaving their Board, Grid, or My Tasks view. Planner switches automatically to dialog mode on smaller screens.
11. August 2026
Asynchronous file uploads in Teams Chats and Channels
Teams now lets users keep typing and sending messages while a file uploads in the background, ending the delay caused by the previous blocking upload experience. Users should not close the Teams client, as the upload requires a running client.
11. August 2026
Reminder: Microsoft Edge moves to a 2-week release cycle
Microsoft is moving Edge Stable to a 2-week release cadence starting with Edge 152 (the next release), while the Extended Stable channel keeps the 8-week cycle.
10. August 2026
Updates for the Microsoft 365 Copilot Usage Reports and Graph API Metrics
Microsoft has updated Copilot usage reporting across the admin center and Graph API, with faster refresh times, separated agent metrics, and aligned Graph API metrics.
10. August 2026
Exchange administrators can now set the default recipient separator setting in Outlook
Exchange Online administrators can now set a tenant-wide default for the “Use commas as recipient separators” setting in Outlook.
3. August 2026
Variable number of message preview lines in Outlook
Outlook on the web and the new Outlook now allow users to modify how the preview text for emails shows in the message list. Users can choose to display two lines, one line, or no additional lines. One line is the default setting.
2. August 2026
End of support for the Whiteboard apps on Windows, iOS, and Android
Microsoft is deprecating the Whiteboard apps for Windows, iOS, and Android by 14 September 2026, leaving Whiteboard Web and the Teams app as the supported alternatives.
2. August 2026
Time-limited role group assignments in Microsoft Purview
Microsoft Purview now supports time-limited role group assignments, with expiration dates ranging from one day to two years to reducing the risk of unnecessary long-term privileged access.
2. August 2026