Microsoft introduced a new admin setting in the Microsoft 365 admin center to control AI models in preview, including Anthropic’s Mythos-class models with data retention.
Microsoft added Mistral AI as a selectable LLM provider in Copilot Studio. Mistral Medium 3.5 is currently in Public Preview and experimental, and must be explicitly enabled by an administrator before makers can use it.
OneDrive for Windows is increasing the sync limit from 300,000 to one million items per device for eligible hardware configurations. The update is currently in Public Preview and available to Insiders.
File-level archiving in SharePoint is now available in Public Preview. Site members can archive individual files and folders directly within SharePoint sites, without administrator involvement. My post covers admin configuration options, user experience, storage cost implications, and some current limitations.
Edge Enterprise Preview makes it easier to switch between Stable and Beta channels in Edge for Business, but switching back from Beta to Stable can trigger an unexpected browser reset.
Organizational Messages in Microsoft 365 now support email delivery in Preview. The new channel is currently limited to Copilot and uses Microsoft predefined, English-only templates.
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.
The People Agent in Microsoft 365 Copilot helps users understand colleagues, prepare for meetings, and find expertise by surfacing relevant People Skills from their existing Microsoft 365 data.
Microsoft will retire the option to manage Copilot Frontier access via Entra ID groups. AI Admins must assign users individually going forward.
Microsoft is rolling out three new security features to Teams chats and channel conversations: Weaponizable File Protection, Malicious URL Protection, and the ability to report messages as not a security concern.
The new Copilot Studio agent inventory page for the Power Platform allows quick discovery and management of agents, improving support response times, preventing orphaned agents, and ensuring compliance.
The new Researcher and Analyst agents are available for users with a Microsoft 365 Copilot license in the Frontier program.
Microsoft released the new Interpreter Agent for users with a Microsoft 365 Copilot license. Teams administrator can manage the agent with a Teams policy.
WordPress posts can now be integrated into Microsoft Search results and Copilot in an optimized form. However, I do not recommend using the new connector for security reasons.
Microsoft is introducing a new feature in SharePoint to automatically encrypt unencrypted documents in a document library.
Universal Print will be enhanced with a new feature called “Pull Print”, also known as Print Anywhere. This new feature makes it easier for users to print a document.
Microsoft Loop also provides the option of activating a Public Preview ring.
Microsoft updates the Planner app in Teams and uses the time to introduce Planner Premium and Copilot in Planner.
The new Teams is available in Teams on the web. Accounts in Teams Public Preview can activate it.
If organizations use the target release mode in their tenant, Teams will be included in the Target Release mode. Employees with Target Release can have the option to activate the public preview in their Teams client.