Flex routing extends to Power Platform environments
Flex routing is extending to Power Platform environments, Copilot Studio, and Dynamics 365, with Microsoft switching the setting to on starting 4 May.
30. April 2026
Category: Microsoft Copilot
Canceled: Surveys agent rebranded to Forms agent and Copilot Chat in Microsoft Forms
Microsoft has rebranded the Surveys agent to Forms agent and is adding Copilot Chat directly into the Microsoft Forms editing experience.
29. April 2026
General availability of Enterprise App Insights for SharePoint
Enterprise App Insights is now generally available in SharePoint for Enterprise organizations with the SharePoint Advanced Management add-on or a Microsoft 365 Copilot license.
29. April 2026
A new Pay-as-you-go meter for Windows 365 for Agents
Microsoft is rolling out a new Pay-as-you-go meter for Windows 365 for Agents, a Cloud PC platform designed to run AI agent workloads.
25. April 2026
Granular access control for third-party AI model providers in Microsoft 365 Copilot
A new control in the Microsoft 365 Admin Center lets administrators assign third-party model provider access to specific users or Entra ID groups, rather than enabling it for the entire tenant. The setting is also enforced across Power Platform environments and Copilot Studio agents.
24. April 2026
Updates to the Frontier Admin Control in Microsoft 365
The Frontier Admin Control is being updated with a single control point for managing access to experimental Frontier features across Microsoft 365 apps, platforms, and Copilot agents.
24. April 2026
New three-tier release model for Microsoft 365, starting with Copilot
Microsoft is rolling out a new three-tier release model for Microsoft 365, starting with Copilot in May. The new Frontier, Standard, Deferred tiers should give organizations greater control over when users receive new features.
22. April 2026
Copilot in PowerPoint has been enhanced with a new editing mode
Copilot in PowerPoint has been enhanced with a new editing mode, making it easier to build and refine presentations through natural conversation. A Microsoft 365 Copilot license is required.
21. April 2026
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
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
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
New Designer tools in Copilot Chat for image generation
Designer tools are rolling out in Microsoft 365 Copilot Chat, giving users guided controls to shape, refine, and fine-tune AI-generated images without having to start from scratch each time.
31. March 2026
Federated Copilot Connectors will reach General Availability in Microsoft 365 Copilot
Microsoft is bringing federated Copilot connectors to general availability in Microsoft 365 Copilot in April 2026. Using the Model Context Protocol (MCP), these connectors provide real-time access to third-party data sources without storing or indexing customer data in Microsoft services. All federated connectors are enabled by default.
29. March 2026
Upload email files in Microsoft 365 Copilot Chat
Microsoft 365 Copilot Chat will let users upload .eml and .msg files directly into Copilot Chat, so they no longer have to copy and paste email content into their prompts.
24. March 2026
Update to the AI Administrator role in Microsoft 365
The AI Administrator role in Microsoft 365 and Entra now includes additional permissions for Agent 365, enabling AI Administrators to manage agents without involving a Global Administrator.
23. March 2026
Draft and send Outlook emails directly in Copilot Chat
Microsoft 365 Copilot Chat is getting a practical upgrade that makes email composition faster and more seamless. Users will soon be able to draft and send Outlook emails without leaving Copilot Chat.
17. March 2026
Unified Plus (+) menu in Copilot Chat
Microsoft has unified the Plus (+) and Tools menus in Copilot Chat into a single entry point, making it easier to add grounding, tools, and sources when prompting.
17. March 2026
SharePoint List Agent in Microsoft 365 Copilot
The SharePoint list agent is generally available. The agent creates lists from plain language or existing content in Teams, Outlook, and Word, but its scope is limited to list creation.
12. March 2026
Copilot Agent Builder now lets users generate agent icons with AI
Copilot Agent Builder now supports AI-generated icons for Lite Agents. Describe the look, generate a unique icon, and skip the manual artwork.
11. March 2026
Microsoft retires Skills Agent and People Agent in Microsoft 365 Copilot
Microsoft is retiring the Skills Agent and People Agent in Microsoft 365 Copilot as of March 2026, and recommends two other Frontier agents instead. I wouldn’t count on those agents for a long-term availability.
8. March 2026