Retirement of Loop components in OneNote for the web

Microsoft is retiring Loop components in OneNote for the web. Once this change takes effect, users will no longer be able to insert Loop components while working in OneNote for the web.

Timeline

The retirement is scheduled for mid-September 2026.

How does this affect your users?

Microsoft introduced Loop components in OneNote for the web in April 2024 (via MC777847). Now, Microsoft is retiring this capability, following the retirement of Loop components in Word for the web in September 2024. This retirement affects all users who access OneNote for the web and currently use Loop components.

  • After the retirement, users will no longer be able to insert new Loop components into OneNote pages in the browser.
Adding new Loop components in OneNote Web will be retired
Adding new Loop components in OneNote Web will be retired
  • Existing Loop components embedded in OneNote pages will not be removed. These components are automatically converted into links that open the corresponding Loop component in Loop on the web, where users can continue viewing and editing the content.
Users will no longer see such Loop components in OneNote Web
Users will no longer see such Loop components in OneNote Web

The full Loop component experience, including insertion and inline editing, remains available in the OneNote desktop app for Windows, at least for now.

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Tobias Asböck

Tobias is a Senior System Engineer with more than 10 years of professional experience with Microsoft 365 products such as SharePoint Online, SharePoint Premium, OneDrive for Business, Teams Collaboration, Entra ID, Information Protection, Universal Print, and Microsoft 365 Licensing. He also has 15+ years of experience planning, administering, and operating SharePoint Server environments. Tobias is a PowerShell Scripter with certifications for Microsoft 365 products. In his spare time, Tobias is busy with updates in the Microsoft 365 world or on the road with his road bike and other sports activities. If you have additional questions, please contact me via LinkedIn or [email protected].

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