Message center announcements
September 1, 2025 – September 7, 2025
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Microsoft Teams: Collaborative Notes in Chats
MC1148543 | September 5 – Microsoft Teams will introduce Collaborative Notes in group chats, enabling real-time co-creation of notes, agendas, and action items via a new Notes tab. Rolling out from late September to early October 2025, the feature is on by default and manageable through the Teams Admin Center.
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Retirement of Outlook Lite app
MC1148534 | September 5 – The Outlook Lite app will retire starting October 6, 2025, blocking new installs and requiring users to switch to the Outlook Mobile app, which offers enhanced features, security, and Microsoft 365 integration. No manual data migration is needed, and admins have control via Entra ID.
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Microsoft Purview compliance portal: Data Loss Prevention: User based alert aggregation
MC1148528 | September 5 – Microsoft Purview DLP introduces opt-in User-Based Alert Aggregation, consolidating alerts by user within a set time window to improve security triage. Rolling out from September to November 2025, admins can enable it in the compliance portal to group rule match events per user, enhancing investigation efficiency.
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(Updated) Use Microsoft Copilot in Word to create, edit, and transform content directly from chat
MC1129126 | September 5 – Microsoft 365 Copilot in Word will roll out worldwide from October to November 2025, enabling users with licenses to create, edit, and transform content via chat. No admin action is needed; users can review changes, and no compliance issues are identified.
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(Updated) Viva Glint: Focus area enhancements and retirement of goal periods
MC1138786 | September 4 – Viva Glint will enhance focus areas by linking them to survey cycles and retiring goal periods, simplifying reporting. The update rolls out mid to late November 2025, with no data deletion. No admin action is needed, but user communication and documentation updates are recommended.
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(Updated) Microsoft Entra: Action Required – Update Conditional Access Policies for Azure DevOps Sign-ins
MC1123830 | September 4 – Microsoft Entra will stop applying Conditional Access policies via Azure Resource Manager for Azure DevOps sign-ins starting September 2, 2025, fully enforced by September 18. Organizations must update policies to explicitly include Azure DevOps (App ID: 499b84ac-1321-427f-aa17-267ca6975798) to maintain secure access.
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(Updated) Microsoft SharePoint Online: We will remove retired DISCO and WSDL web pages
MC1055555 | September 4 – Microsoft will remove retired ASP.NET DISCO and WSDL web pages in SharePoint Online but has deferred the removal date. These legacy endpoints, rarely used and not tenant-specific, are discouraged. Customers should transition to Microsoft Graph for remote operations. Further timeline updates will be communicated later.
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(Updated) Microsoft Teams: Send messages to attendees in the meeting lobby with Lobby chat
MC1069555 | September 3 – Microsoft Teams will soon allow meeting organizers to send one-way messages to attendees in the meeting lobby via Lobby chat, improving communication before meetings start. This feature is on by default, controllable by admins in the Teams admin center, and will roll out from June to September 2025.
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Retirement of “Add to existing remediation” option in Microsoft Defender for Office 365
MC1146813 | September 2 – Starting October 1, 2025, Microsoft Defender for Office 365 will retire the “Add to existing remediation” option due to low usage. Users must switch to “Create new remediation.” No admin action is needed, but users should be informed and documentation updated accordingly. Other functionalities remain unaffected.
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(Updated) Microsoft Teams admin center: App centric management for app installation and changes to app setup policies
MC795355 | September 2 – Microsoft Teams is introducing app centric management for admin app installation, replacing “Installed apps” in app setup policies. This allows admins to install apps for users, groups, or all users with immediate access. Rollout begins mid-October 2025 in phases, migrating existing app installations automatically. No action needed for Phase 1 tenants.
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(Updated) Security Update: New Authentication Requirements for integration with Microsoft Teams PowerShell Module
MC1134747 | September 2 – Starting September 15, 2025, Microsoft Teams PowerShell Module requires updated application permissions for Entra applications using Administrative Units: RoleManagement.Read.Directory for all and GroupMember.Read.All for specific cmdlets. Organizations must review and update these permissions to avoid service disruption.
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(Updated) Updates to custom scripting in sites and Classic Publishing site creation
MC1117115 | September 2 – Starting September 15, 2025, SharePoint Online will disable custom scripting by default on classic publishing sites, block creation of new classic publishing sites, and prevent publishing feature activation. New settings allow site property bag updates without enabling custom scripting. Temporary opt-outs via PowerShell are available until March 15, 2026.
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Dynamics 365 Customer Insights – Journeys – Prevent duplicate emails to shared email addresses
MC1148604 | September 6 – We are announcing the ability to prevent duplicate emails to shared email addresses in Dynamics 365 Commerce. This feature will reach general availability on September 24, 2025.How does this affect me?This feature enables email deduplication, ensuring that even if your data has multiple contacts with the same email address, your message will only be sent once to your customers.Admins can enable or disable email deduplication for real-time segment-based journeys, and…
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Power Apps – Create offline profiles in the maker studio for Canvas apps
MC1148601 | September 6 – We are announcing the ability to create offline profiles in the maker studio for Canvas apps in Power Apps. This feature will reach general availability on September 30, 2025.How does this affect me?This feature allows makers to create offline profiles for canvas mobile apps without needing to switch between Power Apps Studio and the Power Platform admin center. All app types get the latest updates that sync controls and improve the user experience.Makers can create…
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Power Apps – Manage your source code for canvas apps
MC1148593 | September 6 – We are announcing the ability to manage your source code for canvas apps in Power Apps. This feature will reach general availability on September 30, 2025.How does this affect me?This feature update allows you to view the underlying code to understand app functionality and manage source control. With this feature, you no longer need to use Power Platform CLI to convert a ‘.msapp’ file into source code files.You can view the source code for the canvas app in an…
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Simultaneous role-specific Teams Town hall and Webinar views in Teams Rooms on Windows
MC1148546 | September 5 – Teams Rooms on Windows (Teams Rooms Pro) will support simultaneous presenter and attendee views for Town halls and Webinars in the same room, with attendees seeing a clean attendee view and presenters having full control via the room console. Rollout begins October 2025.
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Microsoft 365 admin center – Usage reports: Agent usage (preview)
MC1148545 | September 5 – Microsoft 365 admin center introduces a preview usage report for Microsoft 365 Copilot Chat agents, showing active users, usage breakdown, license state, and agent creator type. Available now, it covers 30 days of data from August 19, 2025, excluding SharePoint and Custom engine agents. No admin action needed.
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Dynamic video tile resizing based on occupancy count from Teams Rooms on Android
MC1148542 | September 5 – Teams Rooms on Android will dynamically resize video tiles in Gallery view based on room occupancy, matching the Windows experience. One person results in equal tile size to remote participants; multiple people enlarge the tile. The feature, using AI-based people count, is enabled by default from October 2025, with admin controls to disable it.
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New file protection in Teams chat and channels blocks unsafe content
MC1148540 | September 5 – Microsoft Teams will block messages containing unsafe, weaponizable file types in chats and channels starting September 2025 (targeted release) and November 2025 (general availability). Admins can enable this protection via Teams Admin Center or PowerShell. Blocked files include executables and other risky formats to reduce malware risks.
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Microsoft Teams: Malicious URL Protection for Teams Chat and Channels
MC1148539 | September 5 – Microsoft Teams will introduce malicious URL protection in chats and channels, warning users about phishing links. Rolling out from September to November 2025, the feature requires admin activation during preview and will be on by default at general availability. It scans URLs using Microsoft Defender reputation data.
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New SharePoint assessment and dashboard to streamline site governance and Copilot readiness
MC1148538 | September 5 – The new SharePoint Content Management Assessment (CMA) dashboard, launching September–October 2025, helps admins evaluate site health, permissions, and lifecycle readiness. It automates governance tasks, strengthens security, and prepares sites for Copilot. CMA requires a SharePoint Advanced Management or Microsoft 365 Copilot license and is initiated manually by admins.
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Microsoft Teams: Updated sender email address for channel guest invitations
MC1148535 | September 5 – Microsoft Teams will update the sender email for channel guest invitations from noreply@microsoft.com to no-reply@teams.mail.microsoft between September and October 2025. This automatic change improves email delivery, requires no user action, and may need updates to email filtering or allow lists.
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Microsoft Purview |eDiscovery – Graph APIs for Standard eDiscovery
MC1148532 | September 5 – Microsoft is introducing Microsoft Graph APIs for Standard eDiscovery licenses, enabling automation of case, search, hold, data source, and export management. Public preview starts September 2025; general availability in November 2025. APIs require Purview pay-as-you-go billing, with 50GB free monthly and $10/GB thereafter.
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Library experience in the Microsoft 365 Copilot app
MC1148530 | September 5 – Microsoft 365 Copilot app will introduce a Library feature by late September 2025, consolidating Copilot-generated images and Pages into one section. It replaces the Pages menu, is enabled by default for Copilot chat users, requires no admin action, and has no new compliance concerns.
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Outlook for Web adds “Get diagnostics” option under Help tab
MC1148529 | September 5 – Outlook for Web will add a “Get diagnostics” option under the Help tab by late October 2025, enabling users to send diagnostic data to Microsoft Support. The feature is enabled by default, manageable by admins via cloud policy, and aims to streamline support and troubleshooting.
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Viva Engage – New admin toggle to manage Move conversation feature
MC1148527 | September 5 – Viva Engage will add an admin toggle (rolling out October 2025) to control the Move conversation feature. By default, all users can move conversations; turning the toggle off restricts this to specific roles like admins and corporate communicators. No action is needed unless restriction is desired.
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Microsoft Purview | Data Loss Prevention – UX improvements to the DLP Alerts in Purview Portal
MC1148526 | September 5 – Microsoft Purview Portal’s DLP Alerts page now offers a unified, faster view with event details accessible in one click, four new columns for enhanced context, and improved performance. Rollout starts late September 2025, requiring no admin preparation and supporting up to 50 events per alert on the main page.
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(Updated) Microsoft 365 Copilot: New ways to include files and emails as part of prompts in chat web scope
MC1139488 | September 5 – Microsoft 365 Copilot Chat now lets licensed users include files and emails in prompts by typing ‘/’ in the web chat prompt box, enhancing response relevance. Email access via ‘/’ is available only in Outlook Copilot Chat. No admin action is needed; rollout completes by late September 2025.
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(Updated) Microsoft 365 Copilot Chat: New ways to include files and emails in prompts
MC1139489 | September 5 – Microsoft 365 Copilot Chat now lets users include files and emails in prompts by typing ‘/’ in Outlook, enhancing prompt relevance and usability. Email access rolls out mid to late September 2025. No admin action is needed; users see only content they have permission to access.
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(Updated) Microsoft Purview | eDiscovery – Guest access for export downloads
MC1147383 | September 5 – Microsoft Purview eDiscovery (Premium) will support pre-authorized and non pre-authorized export download links starting mid-September 2025, enhancing download reliability and control. Pre-authorized links enable faster downloads; non pre-authorized require re-authentication for restricted environments. Admins should review policies and update documentation accordingly.
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(Updated) Azure Information Protection: Enable multifactor authentication for your Azure tenant by October 1, 2025
MC1143999 | September 5 – Microsoft will enforce multifactor authentication (MFA) for all Azure resource management actions starting October 1, 2025, with a postponement option until July 2026. Users must enable MFA, update Azure CLI/PowerShell, and can apply Azure Policy to assess impact. Gallatin customers are advised to implement MFA without enforcement.
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(Updated) Microsoft Teams: Android Open Source Project (AOSP) – Device Management auto updates
MC1066157 | September 5 – Microsoft Teams Android devices will auto-update firmware to migrate to Intune AOSP device management from mid-May to early October 2025. Updates cannot be paused and follow phased rollout. Organizations must complete prerequisites to avoid device sign-outs during migration. No further delays will be allowed.
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(Updated) Microsoft Outlook for iOS/Android: Improved Contacts with profile enrichment and duplicate management
MC1093912 | September 5 – Microsoft Outlook Mobile (iOS/Android) will roll out unified, profile-enriched contacts with automatic duplicate management from mid-July to early October 2025. This improves contact views with organizational info, hides duplicates, requires no admin action, and users should update to the latest app version.
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(Updated) Microsoft Teams Copilot without transcription becomes default for meetings – conversation history now persists
MC1139493 | September 5 – Microsoft Teams Copilot will default to operating without transcription for new meetings starting November 2025, with conversation history persisting during meetings. Transcription must be manually enabled for post-meeting insights. Custom policies remain unchanged, and admins can control settings via Teams meeting policies.
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Update: Microsoft Purview compliance portal | Insider Risk Management: Data Security Investigation integration (preview)
MC1091445 | September 5 – Microsoft Purview will integrate Insider Risk Management (IRM) with Data Security Investigation (DSI) in preview by mid-July 2025, enabling admins to launch AI-powered, in-depth data investigations directly from IRM cases. General availability is expected by late November 2025, streamlining risk assessment and response.
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(Updated) Microsoft 365 Copilot: Enhanced presentation creation quality
MC1125486 | September 5 – Microsoft 365 Copilot will enhance presentation creation with improved content depth, narrative flow, structure, and design, saving presentations to OneDrive. The update rolls out globally from mid-August to mid-September 2025, requires no admin action, and needs a Copilot license. Template and graphic description support are pending.
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(Updated) Microsoft Viva Insights: New prompt categories in the Microsoft Copilot Dashboard
MC1092459 | September 5 – Microsoft Viva Insights will add new prompt categories—Ask and find, Catch up, Draft and brainstorm, and Other—to the Microsoft Copilot Dashboard by late October 2025. These will appear in Adoption and Impact tabs, require no admin action, and help track Copilot use cases and metrics.
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(Updated) Outlook: Report junk + block or unsubscribe in one same action
MC1112455 | September 5 – Starting mid-July to late September 2025, Outlook will let users report junk emails and unsubscribe in one step if supported by the sender, reducing blocked senders and simplifying inbox management. The feature is on by default, with no admin action needed.
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Microsoft Purview | Data Lifecycle Management: Retention based on “last accessed” for OneDrive and SharePoint files
MC999442 | September 5 – Microsoft Purview will soon allow retention policies based on files’ last accessed date in OneDrive and SharePoint, starting preview in December 2025 and general availability in January 2026. This helps delete obsolete data and improve Microsoft 365 Copilot responses, with no admin action needed before rollout.
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Microsoft Outlook: Replace quick compose pop-up with inline appointment creation in new Outlook for Windows and web
MC846387 | September 5 – In new Outlook for Windows and web, single-clicking an empty calendar slot now allows inline appointment creation instead of a quick compose pop-up. Double-click behavior remains unchanged. Rollout starts October 2025, requires no admin action, and aims to improve user experience.
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Power Apps – Header and navigation refresh
MC1147991 | September 4 – We are announcing a refresh to the header and navigation of model-driven apps in Power Apps. This feature will reach general availability on October 1, 2025.How does this affect me?This refresh improves the usability of model-driven apps with the following features:Modern app header — This new header simplifies the layout with improved spacing and modernized icons.Streamlined sitemap — This new sitemap has an improved structure, which removes…
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Microsoft Teams: User reporting for incorrectly identified security concerns
MC1147984 | September 4 – Microsoft Teams will let users report messages incorrectly flagged as security threats, available to organizations with Microsoft Defender for Office 365 Plan 2 or Defender XDR. The feature launches in September 2025 (Targeted Release) and November 2025 (General Availability), requiring admin enablement in Teams and Defender portals.
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Microsoft SharePoint Online: New Microsoft 365 Copilot skills for SharePoint administration
MC1147976 | September 4 – Microsoft 365 Copilot introduces two new SharePoint Admin Center skills: step-by-step task guidance and multi-variable site search for improved admin efficiency and governance. Available worldwide from October 6-7, 2025, these AI-driven features require a Copilot license and offer enhanced compliance and control via Entra ID.
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Manage agent permissions directly in Microsoft Admin Center (MAC)
MC1147969 | September 4 – Microsoft Admin Center will enable admins to manage agent permissions with a unified view of applications, consents, and risk levels. Global Admins grant consent, allowing AI Admin Role to deploy agents. Rollout starts mid-September 2025, improving decision-making, efficiency, and automation for low-risk agents.
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(Updated) Microsoft Viva Engage: Smarter delivery of Community Announcement notifications
MC1143276 | September 4 – Microsoft Viva Engage is updating Community Announcement notifications to use a smarter, behavior-based delivery system starting mid-September 2025. Users will receive notifications via their most engaged channel first, with a secondary channel if unopened. Immediate email notifications remain available for urgent announcements. No admin action is required.
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Microsoft Purview: Sender email address update for Microsoft Teams Data Loss Prevention Generate Incident Report emails
MC1064354 | September 4 – Microsoft is updating the sender email address for Teams Data Loss Prevention Generate Incident Report emails. Starting June 2, 2025, emails will come from either the old or new address, switching fully to no-reply@teams.mail.microsoft.com by June 20, 2025. Organizations should adjust related systems accordingly.
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(Updated) Copilot Chat now offers better Search Refinement on CIQ Menu File Tab
MC1108139 | September 4 – Copilot Chat now includes File Type and People filters in the CIQ Menu File Tab to improve search refinement, rolling out worldwide by early September 2025. No admin action is needed; users can quickly find relevant files using these new filters. This update is a duplicate of MC1048631.
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(Updated) Microsoft Purview | eDiscovery cmdlet connectivity change
MC1131771 | September 4 – Starting September 12, 2025, running certain Microsoft Purview eDiscovery cmdlets requires Exchange Online PowerShell v3.9.0+ with the -EnableSearchOnlySession parameter in Connect-IPPSSession. This change does not affect the Purview portal and remains incompatible with Certificate-Based Authentication. Update scripts accordingly.
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(Updated) Offline Support for Calendar – Create, Edit and Delete Event support
MC1101906 | September 4 – Offline support in the new Outlook for Windows will allow users to create, edit, and delete single calendar events without internet. Rollout begins late September 2025, completing by mid-December. Recurring events offline are not supported. Controlled by the OWA mailbox policy setting OfflineEnabledWin.
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(Updated) Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365): Copilot Chat now offers meeting series selection on CIQ Menu
MC1108138 | September 4 – Microsoft Copilot Chat now allows users to select entire meeting series from the Calendar Insights Queue for more contextual prompts. This feature, rolling out worldwide by late September 2025, enhances Copilot’s understanding and requires no admin action. Meeting series data access and AI capabilities are updated accordingly.
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(Updated) Microsoft Teams | Know Your Customer (KYC) onboarding required for new phone number requests
MC1117815 | September 4 – Starting early August 2025, Teams admins must complete a one-time KYC onboarding in Teams Admin Center with business info and documents before provisioning new phone numbers. The process, taking hours to two days, applies globally, does not affect existing numbers, and requires no specific license tier.
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(Updated) Microsoft SharePoint: New web part for FAQs powered by Microsoft 365 Copilot
MC1074972 | September 4 – Microsoft SharePoint will introduce a new FAQ web part powered by Microsoft 365 Copilot, enabling easy FAQ creation from grounding data. Readers don’t need a Copilot license, but creators do. Rollout begins August 2025 with full availability by November 2025. No admin action required.
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(Updated) Microsoft OneDrive: Offline mode process rename
MC1131075 | September 4 – Microsoft is renaming the offline mode background process in OneDrive and Lists, changing process and task names and updating the icon. The rollout starts late August 2025, completing by late September. Organizations should update custom tools and inform IT teams to avoid issues; no compliance concerns noted.
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(Updated) Microsoft Outlook: Summarize email attachments with Copilot
MC1073094 | September 4 – Starting mid-May 2025, Outlook users with a Microsoft 365 Copilot license can summarize PDF, Word, and PowerPoint email attachments using Copilot across web, desktop, and mobile. The feature rolls out automatically, excludes encrypted/MIP-protected files, and respects the Copilot toggle setting.
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(Updated) Microsoft Places: Built in Admin roles support
MC1108847 | September 4 – Microsoft Places will support Role-Based Access Control (RBAC) via Exchange Online and Microsoft Entra starting September 2025. This enables centralized and local admin roles—Places, building, and desk administrators—to manage spaces securely, reducing IT overhead and aligning access with real-world roles.
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(Updated) Microsoft 365 admin center: Email notifications for service health issues available in multiple languages
MC1091448 | September 4 – Starting mid-July to late September 2025, Microsoft 365 service health email notifications for actionable issues will be sent in admins’ preferred languages (72 supported). This improves accessibility and is enabled by default, with translation for Microsoft-side incidents planned for a future update. No admin action needed before rollout.
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(Updated) Researcher in Copilot Notebooks
MC1099685 | September 4 – The Researcher Agent is integrated into Copilot Notebooks, enabling complex, multi-step research across enterprise data using OpenAI’s model. Rollout begins early September 2025, completing by late October. The feature is on by default for eligible tenants, enhancing research workflows without user action needed.
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Microsoft Outlook: Set up classic Outlook accounts and settings in new Outlook for Windows automatically
MC1147392 | September 3 – Starting October 2025, Outlook will automatically set up classic Outlook Exchange Online accounts and settings in the new Outlook for Windows in the background, if conditions are met. This feature is on by default, preserves existing settings, and can be managed or disabled by admins via policy.
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Purview Information Protection – Support for Cross Cloud Protected Files
MC1147390 | September 3 – Microsoft Purview Information Protection will support sharing sensitivity-labeled files across Microsoft 365 clouds (Worldwide, GCC, GCC High, 21Vianet). Public preview starts mid-August 2025; general availability by late October 2025. The feature is off by default and requires admin configuration with Entra ID group controls.
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Microsoft Teams: AI workflows powered by Microsoft 365 Copilot
MC1147389 | September 3 – AI Workflows in the Microsoft Teams Workflows app use Microsoft 365 Copilot scheduled prompts to automate tasks via templates. Available to licensed users, admins must enable the app. Rolling out from late September to October 2025, the feature is off by default and enhances productivity through intelligent automation.
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Microsoft Defender for Office 365: Alert experience enhancements for faster triage
MC1147387 | September 3 – Microsoft Defender for Office 365 will enhance alert experience by consolidating related signals into richer alerts, reducing alert fatigue while preserving detection and workflows. Rollout starts mid-September 2025, requires no configuration changes, and may affect automation and alert metrics tracking. No compliance issues identified.
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Microsoft Purview | Insider Risk Management – Personal email triggers
MC1147381 | September 3 – Microsoft Purview Insider Risk Management will add two new email triggers in September 2025 to detect data exfiltration via attachments sent to personal or public email domains. These triggers can be enabled in IRM settings and will update quick policy templates without affecting existing policies. No action required.
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Plan for Change: Resource explorer pane will be renamed to Device inventory
MC1147379 | September 3 – The Resource explorer pane in Intune will be renamed to Device inventory in the September (2509) release to better reflect its purpose. This is a UI change only, with no impact on functionality or data. Update documentation and inform IT admins as needed.
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(Updated) Outlook Mobile for iOS and Android: Draft messages now minimize automatically when closed
MC1134174 | September 3 – Outlook Mobile for iOS and Android will automatically minimize draft messages when closed, allowing easy resumption via a button in the message list. This rollout starts late September 2025, requires no admin action, and aims to improve draft recovery and user experience.
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(Updated) Microsoft Purview | Insider Risk Management: Policy tuning analysis for priority content only policies
MC1059679 | September 3 – Microsoft Purview Insider Risk Management will roll out real-time policy tuning analysis for priority content policies worldwide from late June to August 2025, postponed for GCC, GCC High, and DoD. Admins can enable Analytics to predict user matches, adjust thresholds, and optimize insider risk alerts efficiently.
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(Updated) Microsoft Defender for Office 365: Two new data tables in Advanced hunting (preview)
MC1088729 | September 3 – Microsoft Defender for Office 365 will add two new Advanced hunting data tables—CampaignInfo and FileMaliciousContentInfo—starting June 2025, with general availability by November 2025. These tables help security teams investigate email campaigns and malicious files across Microsoft 365 services, requiring no admin action.
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(Updated) New Tools feature coming to the Microsoft Copilot Chat prompt box
MC1122153 | September 3 – Starting mid-September 2025, Microsoft Copilot Chat will feature a new Tools button offering easy access to task-specific AI capabilities based on user licenses. This improves feature discoverability and usability, requires no admin setup, and rollout will complete by late September 2025.
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Power Automate – Analyze process mining results with a web client
MC1147326 | September 3 – The Analyze process mining results with a web client feature for Power Automate has reached general availability. This feature allows you to view and analyze process mining results directly through a web-based interface in the Power Automate Process Mining page.How does this affect me?This feature offers an alternative to the Power BI default embedded report with a faster and more intuitive web-based experience, with functionalities including:A fully interactive…
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Microsoft Copilot Studio – Build enhanced connectors with the Power Platform Connector SDK and PowerFx
MC1147301 | September 3 – We are announcing the ability to create enhanced connectors for makers in Power Apps and Copilot Studio. This feature will reach general availability on October 3, 2025. How does this affect me? Enhanced connectors expand capabilities for makers in Power Platform by enabling knowledge grounding in Copilot Studio. They are essential for building low-code apps, automating workflows, and creating AI agents, offering access to various data sources. Developers can use the…
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Updates available for Microsoft 365 Apps for Current Channel
MC1147210 | September 3 – We’ve released updates to the following update channel for Microsoft 365 Apps: Current Channel
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(Updated) Microsoft 365 Copilot | New admin policy for harmful content access in Microsoft 365 Copilot
MC1133507 | September 3 – Microsoft 365 Copilot introduces a new admin policy allowing specific users, like legal or compliance teams, to access harmful content in Copilot Chat. This feature, off by default, requires explicit assignment and lets users disable harmful content protection per conversation. Rollout begins September 2025.
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Microsoft 365 Copilot for Sales – Access Copilot for Sales from Outlook mobile
MC1144603 | September 3 – Update: Release of this feature has been updated. We are announcing the ability to access Microsoft 365 Copilot for Sales from the Microsoft Outlook mobile app. This feature will reach general availability on September 30, 2025.How does this affect me?Users will be able to launch Copilot from Sales under the ellipsis menu from emails within the Microsoft Outlook mobile app. This mobile version will include functionality from the Copilot from Sales desktop application…
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Power Platform admin center – Manage agent security with enhanced admin controls
MC1147150 | September 3 – We are announcing the ability to govern Copilot agent development in your environments and enforce governance policies for Copilot agents. This feature will reach public preview on September 3, 2025. How does this affect me? This feature allows administrators to configure authentication for all agent interactions in the environment. Admins can select one of the following options: Authenticate with Microsoft or Authenticate Manually – This allows you to force…
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(Updated) Microsoft Teams: Hiding inactive channels
MC804771 | September 3 – Microsoft Teams is updating the automated hiding of inactive channels to be opt-in only, offering suggestions to users who can choose to hide channels. This update will be rolled out in 2025, with the current opt-out version being disabled. EDU license users will not receive this change. No admin action is required.
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(Updated) Microsoft Teams: Choose to hide inactive channels
MC1141958 | September 3 – Microsoft Teams now offers opt-in automated suggestions to hide inactive channels, showing users when they last visited. Users can manage this via Teams Settings, toggling suggestions on or off, and manually hide channels as needed. The feature rolls out worldwide starting late August 2025.
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(Updated) Meeting Search in MS Teams Desktop
MC1134180 | September 3 – Microsoft Teams Desktop will enhance meeting search by allowing users to find meetings by title or participant, join meetings, view recaps, RSVP, and access related chats and files. Rolling out August–September 2025, these features are enabled by default with no admin action required.
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(Updated) Collaborate with Microsoft Loop Pages in Teams Channels
MC1138796 | September 3 – Microsoft Loop Pages will be integrated as tabs in Teams channels, enabling creation, editing, and sharing directly within Teams. Public preview starts September 2025, with general availability in October 2025. The feature is on by default, supports mobile viewing, notifications, and requires reviewing permissions and governance policies.
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(Updated) Teams Rooms on Windows: Support for facilitator agent in scheduled and ad hoc meetings
MC1144653 | September 3 – Microsoft Teams Rooms on Windows will support a Facilitator Agent in meetings, providing AI-generated notes, chat interactions, and an agenda timer on the front-of-room display. Public preview runs from March to September 2025; general availability from October to November 2025. No user action required.
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(Updated) Microsoft Teams: Regional Settings Separation
MC1129712 | September 3 – Microsoft Teams will introduce Regional Settings Separation by mid-August 2025, allowing users to independently set UI language, date, and time formats in Teams, separate from their OS settings. No admin action is needed; users can customize settings in Teams Desktop Client under Language and regional formats.
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(Updated) Teams Town hall screen management privileges in Teams Rooms on Windows
MC1090688 | September 3 – Teams Rooms on Windows with Teams Rooms Pro can now be assigned as co-organizers or presenters in Teams Town Halls, allowing them to start/end events, control attendee views, and promote presenters. This rollout begins late June 2025 and aims to improve large-scale event management.
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(Updated) Microsoft Teams: Unified attachment flow on Teams Mobile
MC1070854 | September 3 – Microsoft Teams Mobile for Android will get a unified content picker for attaching any files or media via the paperclip icon. Rollout begins early June 2025 worldwide, completing late September 2025 for GCC environments. No admin action is needed; user notification is recommended.
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(Updated) Microsoft Teams: Preview changes before making them visible to attendees with “Manage what attendees see”
MC1058259 | September 3 – Microsoft Teams will introduce “Manage what attendees see” with an “On with preview” option for town halls, allowing organizers to preview changes before attendees see them. Rolling out July–September 2025, it applies to Windows desktop, Mac desktop, and web, enhancing polished event delivery without immediate attendee view changes.
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Microsoft Teams | Customize live captions on mobile for improved accessibility
MC1146825 | September 2 – Microsoft Teams mobile now allows users to customize live captions by adjusting font color, background color, and caption height for better readability. These settings sync across devices, persist across sessions, and respect mobile accessibility preferences. The feature rolls out from September to November 2025 and requires no admin action.
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Microsoft Teams | Enhanced privacy and improved stability for live captions and transcripts
MC1146824 | September 2 – Microsoft Teams will enhance privacy by showing only the last five minutes of captions when transcription is off, while full captions display when transcription is on. Stability improvements fix caption repositioning issues. Changes apply to desktop and Mac, roll out automatically from September 2025, with no admin action needed.
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Microsoft Whiteboard: Azure to OneDrive migration progress update
MC1146823 | September 2 – Microsoft Whiteboard storage is migrating from Azure to OneDrive, starting February 2024 and completing by August 2025, with full deprecation of Azure storage by February 2026. Users must complete migration by then to retain access. Admins can monitor migration via PowerShell cmdlets.
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Microsoft Viva: Copilot Analytics – Unified Exclusion list
MC1146822 | September 2 – Microsoft Viva Insights introduces a Unified Exclusion list for consistent user exclusion across all Viva Insights and Copilot analytics. Admins can manage exclusions via CSV or Entra ID groups. The feature rolls out globally from late September to early October 2025, enhancing privacy controls and simplifying administration.
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Rewrite with Microsoft 365 Copilot Chat coming soon to Edge for Business users
MC1146821 | September 2 – Microsoft 365 Copilot Chat’s Rewrite feature will launch in Edge for Business by late September 2025, enabling users to draft and rephrase text via right-click. It’s enabled by default, subject to DLP restrictions, and manageable by admins through the InlineComposeEnabled policy. No prior admin action is needed.
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Microsoft SharePoint Online: Tenant rename General Availability (GA) for tenants with up to 500K sites
MC1146820 | September 2 – SharePoint Online Tenant Rename is now generally available for tenants with up to 500K sites, allowing domain name changes during rebranding or mergers. It ensures high reliability, business continuity, and compatibility with Microsoft 365 apps, but excludes vanity domains, Multi-Geo, and tenants over 500K sites.
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Microsoft Copilot dashboard (in Viva Insights): New benchmarks to compare Copilot usage across organizations
MC1146816 | September 2 – Microsoft Copilot dashboard in Viva Insights will add benchmarks to compare Copilot usage internally and externally, helping identify adoption trends. Rolling out from late September to October 2025, it includes privacy-protected external benchmarks and internal cohort comparisons, with admin controls for access management.
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Power Apps – Fill forms faster with smart paste
MC1146792 | September 2 – We are announcing the ability to fill forms faster with smart paste in Power Apps. This feature will reach general availability on October 1, 2025.How does this affect me?This feature enables you to copy content, select a button or use a keyboard shortcut to smart paste, and receive suggestions based on the copied content. The suggestions appear inline in the model-driven app form and may be accepted or ignored.What action do I need to take?This message is…
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Dynamics 365 Customer Insights – Journeys – Simplify forms by filtering choices based on previous answers
MC1138227 | September 2 – We are announcing the ability to simplify forms by filtering choices based on previous answers in Dynamics 365 Customer Insights – Journeys. This feature will reach general availability on September 1, 2025. How does this affect me? This feature enables you to set up a relationship between two lookup fields in the Customer Insights – Journeys form editor. After you select the relationship, a selection in one field will filter the values in the other field. Field filtering…
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Microsoft Viva: AI-generated audio briefings for SharePoint news in Viva Connections
MC1143997 | September 2 – Microsoft Viva introduces AI-generated audio briefings for SharePoint news in Viva Connections, requiring a Microsoft 365 Copilot license. Launching August 28, 2025, it offers hands-free playback with controls on Teams, Surface, and web, enhancing accessibility and productivity without admin setup.
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Get started with August 2025 improvements in Windows 11
MC1146698 | September 2 – If you’re an IT professional or decision maker, start using the newest Windows 11 capabilities with helpful tips and actionable steps summarized in one place. Discover enhancements to the Windows out-of-box experience (OOBE) for quality updates, hotpatching, productivity features, update and driver management, AI, and more. Learn how to get started with these and other improvements across Microsoft Intune, Windows Server, and Windows security.When will…
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Dynamics 365 Field Service – Tailor Copilot chat experience with Copilot Studio
MC1146586 | September 2 – We are announcing the ability of makers being able to customize their experience of the Copilot side pane by using the customization capabilities of Copilot Studio in Dynamics 365 Field Service. This feature will reach general availability on October 1, 2025.How does this affect me?Makers can customize Copilot chat with existing Copilot Studio component collections (Preview) or create their own components to…
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Dynamics 365 Sales – Connect AI agents to sales workflows using Model Context Protocol server
MC1146584 | September 2 – We are announcing the ability to connect Dynamics 365 Sales to your agents and assistants with the new Model Context Protocol server. This feature will reach general availability on October 1, 2025.How does this affect me?With this feature, AI agents can retrieve, update, and act on CRM data, automate tasks like qualifying leads or sending emails, and handle business processes without custom code.The Model Context Protocol server enables the following tools, with more…
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Dynamics 365 Customer Service – Connect AI agents using Model Context Protocol server
MC1146582 | September 2 – We are announcing the ability to connect to AI agents through the Model Context Protocol server in Dynamics 365 Customer Service. This feature will reach general availability on October 1, 2025.How does this affect me?With this feature you can now connect Dynamics 365 Customer Service to your agents with the Model Context Protocol server.This integration provides the following capabilities:Create or update an accountList all accountsCreate or…
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Power Apps – Visualize the data in your view easily with Copilot
MC1146566 | September 2 – We are announcing the ability to visualize data as a chart generated by Copilot in Power Apps. This feature will reach general availability on October 1, 2025.How does this affect me?From a grid page, users can select the ‘Visualize’ button at the top of the page and Copilot will generate a chart in a new pane on the page. From there, users can change the chart type, the columns that are displayed, or both. Copilot will actively regenerate the chart as users add or remove…
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Dynamics 365 Contact Center – Use optimized setting to update presence
MC1146563 | September 2 – We are announcing the ability to use an optimized setting to update presence in Dynamics 365 Contact Center. This feature will reach general availability on October 1, 2025.How does this affect me?With this feature, customer service representatives can update their presence in two steps:Click the presence icon in the navigation bar.In the dropdown, update your presence to your preference.Additionally, an accurate representation of the customer…
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Dynamics 365 Sales – Improve sales efficiency with Sales Qualification Agent’s email validation
MC1146561 | September 2 – We are announcing the ability to use the Sales Qualification Agent to validate email addresses in Dynamics 365 Sales. This feature will reach general availability on October 1, 2025.How does this affect me?Admins will be able to specify the email field on the lead form that the Sales Qualification Agent validates in its settings. Sellers will be able to use the information validated by the Sales Qualification Agent to:Verify that the email address associated with the…
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Dynamics 365 Customer Insights – Journeys – View Profiles interactions on Customer Insights Journeys timeline
MC1146545 | September 2 – We are announcing the ability to view Profiles interactions on the Customer Insights – Journeys timeline in Dynamics 365 Customer Insights – Journeys. This feature will reach general availability on September 23, 2025.How does this affect me? This feature enables you to visualize historical customer activities directly within the timeline interface.Key functionality of this feature includes:The ability to view Customer Insights – Data profile interactions on…
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Microsoft Copilot Studio – Information about hosted browser in computer use
MC1146242 | September 1 – We are introducing a tenant level product feature setting, hosted browser in computer use, for Microsoft Copilot Studio. This feature allows administrators to control whether Copilot Studio’s computer use tool can be executed on a hosted browser powered by Windows 365. This feature will reach preview on September 10, 2025, for all Power Platform environments in the First Release and United States regions and will be enabled by default. Computer use is a powerful tool…
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