Microsoft will enable new messaging safety protections in Teams starting January 2026
Microsoft will enable new messaging safety protections in Teams for tenants using the default configuration starting January 2026.
21. December 2025
What is new in Microsoft 365, Licensing, SharePoint, OneDrive, Teams, PowerShell,…
Microsoft cancels licensing enforcement for Loop Workspaces indefinitely
Microsoft has canceled the planned licensing enforcement for Loop Workspaces indefinitely. Users can continue to create and manage Loop Workspaces without an assigned Loop service plan, unless an admin policy restricts them.
21. December 2025
New Entra admin roles for Microsoft Purview, managed through Purview role assignments
Microsoft is rolling out three new Entra admin roles for Microsoft Purview that are automatically managed through Purview role assignments. These roles should not be assigned directly in Entra, as any manual changes will be overwritten.
20. December 2025
Extend the AI disclaimer in Copilot Chat with an internal AI policy reference
Microsoft is enhancing the AI disclaimer in Copilot Chat with a new admin control that allows organizations to increase its visibility and add a custom link to internal AI policy documentation, helping users better understand AI usage guidelines.
20. December 2025
How to configure work hours and work location in Outlook using Microsoft Graph (Preview)
Microsoft has introduced new Microsoft Graph APIs to configure work hours, work location, and location sharing settings in Outlook. These APIs are currently in Preview.
16. December 2025
Baseline Security Mode for Office, SharePoint, Exchange, Teams, and Entra in the Microsoft 365 Admin Center
Microsoft is introducing Baseline Security Mode in the Microsoft 365 admin center, providing a central dashboard with 18 recommended security settings for Office products, SharePoint, Exchange, Teams, and Entra.
14. December 2025
Name pronunciation and Pronouns settings have moved to People settings
Name pronunciation and Pronouns are now managed in People settings in the Microsoft 365 admin center, with no changes to functionality.
14. December 2025
Microsoft Planner: Upcoming feature retirements and new capabilities
Microsoft is retiring several Planner features by February 2026 while introducing new capabilities, including replacing the old user comments, new templates, and expanding the Project Manager Agent availability.
14. December 2025
Teams on the web can now detect device activity to improve presence accuracy
A new Teams on the web setting improves presence accuracy by detecting device activity in supported browsers, even outside the active Teams tab.
14. December 2025
Power Platform Inventory now includes all Flows and Copilot Studio Lite Agents
Microsoft is expanding the new Power Platform Inventory to include all Power Automate flows, Copilot flows, and Copilot Studio Lite agents available in your tenant.
12. December 2025
A new call rating experience in Microsoft Teams
Microsoft is rolling out a new Teams call rating experience, replacing the 1–5 star scale with a thumbs-up/thumbs-down system, feedback checkboxes for Audio, Video, and Screenshare, and an optional text field.
10. December 2025
How to enable Preview features in the new Outlook
The new Outlook for Windows also includes two release modes: a standard (default) mode and a targeted release mode. Unfortunately, the release mode is controlled by the global release preferences in your M365 tenant.
7. December 2025
AI Actions in SharePoint document libraries
SharePoint document libraries now support AI Actions such as summarization, FAQs, and audio overviews. Although Microsoft lists Copilot as a requirement, the feature also works when billed through SharePoint Agent PAYG.
7. December 2025
Tenant-owned domain impersonation protection in Teams Chat
Teams now extends its impersonation protection to tenant-owned domains. When an external user contacts your organization for the first time, Teams scans the sender for both brand and tenant-owned domain impersonation risks.
6. December 2025
Adding Documents in Microsoft Whiteboard will be retired
Microsoft Whiteboard is retiring the ability to add PDF and PowerPoint documents from OneDrive and SharePoint.
3. December 2025
Edge Management Service now supports cross-platform policies for Windows, macOS, iOS, and Android
Microsoft is expanding the Edge Management Service to support cross-platform cloud policies for Windows, macOS, iOS, and Android, giving admins a unified place to manage Edge for Business settings across devices.
3. December 2025
Licensing updates for Microsoft Cloud products – December 2025
Microsoft introduced several new licenses, changes to Dataverse storage, and fresh promotions for Microsoft 365 Copilot Business starting 1 December 2025.
2. December 2025
Zero-hour auto-purge (ZAP) in Teams for organizations with Defender for Office 365 Plan 1
Microsoft will enable ZAP in Teams for organizations with Defender for Office 365 Plan 1 starting in January 2026, with an opt-out option available for security admins.
30. November 2025
Legacy authentication in SharePoint Online will retire starting February 2026
Legacy IDCRL authentication in SharePoint Online will be retired starting February 2026. Admins should review Purview Audit Logs and update any applications still using legacy protocols.
30. November 2025
Using the new Power Platform Inventory API with PowerShell
A new Power Platform Inventory is available in the Admin Center. Microsoft has also introduced an API to query the same data with code.
28. November 2025