Customize consent notifications for Teams recording and transcription
Microsoft has rolled out new admin controls to customize consent notifications for recording and transcription in Teams meetings.
1. February 2026
What is new in Microsoft 365, Licensing, SharePoint, OneDrive, Teams, PowerShell,…
Price updates for Microsoft Cloud products – February 2026
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.
1. February 2026
Enhanced OneDrive process when employees leave the organization
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.
1. February 2026
Dark themes for SharePoint sites
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.
31. January 2026
SharePoint and OneDrive for Business standalone plans will be retired
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.
29. January 2026
How to prepare Breakout Rooms for delegated Teams Meetings
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.
28. January 2026
Yuwu9669P1: A suspicious Copilot Agent in Microsoft 365
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.
27. January 2026
Reporting suspicious Teams messages comes to Defender for Office 365 Plan 1
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.
25. January 2026
Interpreter Agent rolling out to Teams Rooms on Windows
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.
24. January 2026
Teams meeting invitations now display the full URL instead of a “Join the meeting now” link
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.
24. January 2026
Copy Copilot Studio Lite agents to the full Copilot Studio experience
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.
21. January 2026
AI skill inferencing in People Skills expands to Microsoft 365 E3/E5 users
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.
18. January 2026
Microsoft is updating Loop Workspaces licensing requirements, making it a core Microsoft 365 service
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.
18. January 2026
Shorter “Meet now” URLs and an updated meeting URL lifecycle in Microsoft Teams
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.
18. January 2026
New email signature management and editor features in Outlook on the web
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.
17. January 2026
Explained for Copilot Agents: “This app was pre-acquired by your organization for the assigned users based on the terms of the license”
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.
17. January 2026
Still unresolved: Loop on the Web continues to use the wrong display language
Loop on the web still ignores regional language formats and falls back to English (en-US), even when a specific language is configured for users. This long-standing, frustrating limitation continues to affect users in regions where regional variants are used.
15. January 2026
Interpreter Agent is now available in Teams Calls
The Interpreter Agent is now available in Teams calls, bringing real-time speech-to-speech translation to PSTN and VoIP calls. Interpreter Agent is enabled by default for users with a Microsoft 365 Copilot license. Teams admins should verify the policy.
13. January 2026
Microsoft replaces the 90-day subscription grace period with a new paid Extended Service Term
Microsoft is retiring the free 90-day grace period for expired cloud subscriptions and introducing a paid Extended Service Term (EST).
11. January 2026
Explicit recording consent for VoIP calls in Microsoft Teams
Microsoft is expanding explicit recording consent in Teams to 1:1 VoIP calls. Participants must provide consent before audio, video, or content sharing is included in recordings or transcriptions.
11. January 2026