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Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365): Use Agent 365 agents within Microsoft 365 Copilot Chat and Declarative Agents

Microsoft 365 Copilot now supports Agents 365 agents, which can be used as connected agents in Agent Builder or Copilot Studio if they implement the Agent2Agent protocol.

Microsoft 365 / Office · m365-roadmap Original Microsoft announcement ↗
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Original Microsoft text

Agents that are published to Agents 365 are already managed in the Microsoft 365 Admin Center. If the agent implements the Agent2Agent protocol, it can be used as a connected agent for the agents that users build in Agent Builder or Copilot Studio. GA date: August CY2026

Type
M365 Roadmap
Tags
Rolling out, General Availability, Worldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant), Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365), Android, Desktop, iOS, Web
AI analysis
Low priority · generated by qwen2.5:7b · possibly affects Microsoft 365 / Office · verify against the original
Informational

Outlook: New Copilot entry point in Classic Outlook

A new Copilot entry point has been introduced in classic Outlook, providing a consistent experience across Microsoft 365 apps.

Microsoft 365 / Office · m365-roadmap Original Microsoft announcement ↗
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Original Microsoft text

We've introduced a new experience for Copilot in the apps—a consistent entry point across apps that sits above your work and understands the context beneath it. Rather than scattering touchpoints across the interface, it anchors Copilot as one connected system across Microsoft 365, surfacing relevant actions that help you stay in flow. With this release, we are rolling out this new experience - already available across other Outlook endpoints, as well as in Word, Excel and PowerPoint - to classic Outlook. GA date: November CY2026

Type
M365 Roadmap
Services
Microsoft 365 Apps
Tags
In development, Current Channel, General Availability, Worldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant), GCC, GCC High, DoD, Outlook, Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365), Desktop
AI analysis
Low priority · generated by qwen2.5:7b · possibly affects Microsoft 365 / Office · verify against the original
Review Recommended

OneDrive: Manage access to the OneDrive Photos Desktop experience

Administrative controls for OneDrive Photos on Windows are being added, allowing IT teams to manage user sign-in with personal Microsoft accounts.

What you should do

Review and configure the new administrative controls to align with your organization's access and data governance policies. AI-suggested

Why: This change may need administrator attention depending on how your environment is configured.

Microsoft 365 / Office · m365-roadmap Original Microsoft announcement ↗
Details

Original Microsoft text

OneDrive is adding administrative controls for the Photos experience on Windows. Organizations can manage whether users sign in with personal Microsoft accounts. These controls help IT teams align OneDrive Photos with their access, data governance, and device-management requirements. GA date: August CY2026

Type
M365 Roadmap
Services
OneDrive
Tags
Rolling out, General Availability, Worldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant), OneDrive, Desktop
AI analysis
Low priority · generated by qwen2.5:7b · possibly affects Windows, OneDrive · verify against the original
Informational

Outlook: Purview Label Inheritance from Email Attachment for iOS and Android

Outlook for iOS and Android will support inheriting sensitivity labels from email attachments, helping maintain consistent data classification.

Microsoft 365 / Office · m365-roadmap Original Microsoft announcement ↗
Details

Original Microsoft text

Outlook for iOS and Android will support Microsoft Purview sensitivity label inheritance from attachments. When users attach files with sensitivity labels, Outlook can automatically apply or recommend an email sensitivity label based on organizational policy settings. This helps organizations maintain consistent data classification and protection while reducing manual labeling effort. GA date: September CY2026

Type
M365 Roadmap
Services
Microsoft 365 Apps
Tags
Launched, General Availability, Worldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant), GCC, GCC High, DoD, Outlook, Android, iOS
AI analysis
Low priority · generated by qwen2.5:7b · possibly affects Microsoft 365 / Office · verify against the original
Informational

Outlook: Microsoft Purview Label Inheritance from Email Attachments

Outlook for Mac will automatically apply or recommend Microsoft Purview sensitivity labels based on attached files, enhancing email protection and compliance.

Microsoft 365 / Office · m365-roadmap Original Microsoft announcement ↗
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Original Microsoft text

When composing an email in Outlook for Mac, Microsoft Purview sensitivity labels can be automatically applied or recommended based on the sensitivity labels of attached files. This helps users consistently protect sensitive information, reduces manual labeling effort, and supports organizational compliance requirements by aligning email protection with the sensitivity of attached content. GA date: September CY2026

Type
M365 Roadmap
Services
Microsoft 365 Apps
Tags
Launched, General Availability, Worldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant), GCC, GCC High, DoD, Outlook, Mac
AI analysis
Low priority · generated by qwen2.5:7b · possibly affects Microsoft 365 / Office · verify against the original
Informational

Microsoft Teams: Collect information with list form in Workflows

Microsoft Teams now allows starting workflows with a form to collect information. This feature is generally available as of September 2026.

Microsoft 365 / Office · m365-roadmap Original Microsoft announcement ↗
Details

Original Microsoft text

Starts a workflow with a form to collect the information you need to run the rest of your workflow. GA date: September CY2026

Type
M365 Roadmap
Services
Teams
Tags
Launched, General Availability, Targeted Release, Worldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant), Microsoft Teams, Android, Desktop, iOS, Mac, Web
AI analysis
Low priority · generated by qwen2.5:7b · possibly affects Microsoft 365 / Office, Teams · verify against the original
Informational

Outlook: Purview Data Loss Prevention support for Calendar Events in Outlook for Mac

Outlook for Mac will support Microsoft Purview DLP policies for calendar events, providing compliance protection for sensitive information sharing.

Microsoft 365 / Office · m365-roadmap Original Microsoft announcement ↗
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Original Microsoft text

Outlook for Mac will support Microsoft Purview Data Loss Prevention (DLP) policies for calendar events. Organizations can detect and help prevent the sharing of sensitive information in meeting subjects, descriptions, and invite content through policy tips, user remediation, and policy enforcement. This provides consistent compliance protection across email and calendar experiences on Mac devices. GA date: November CY2026

Type
M365 Roadmap
Services
Microsoft 365 Apps
Tags
In development, General Availability, Worldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant), GCC, GCC High, DoD, Outlook, Mac
AI analysis
Low priority · generated by qwen2.5:7b · possibly affects Microsoft 365 / Office · verify against the original
Review Recommended

Outlook: Purview DLP Wait-on-Send Support for Outlook mobile apps

Outlook mobile apps for iOS and Android will support Microsoft Purview DLP wait-on-send policies, allowing administrators to control when emails are sent after DLP evaluation.

What you should do

Review and configure DLP policies for mobile users to ensure compliance and manage user experience. AI-suggested

Why: This change may need administrator attention depending on how your environment is configured.

Microsoft 365 / Office · m365-roadmap Original Microsoft announcement ↗
Details

Original Microsoft text

Outlook for iOS and Android will support Microsoft Purview Data Loss Prevention (DLP) wait-on-send policies. Organizations can require a DLP evaluation before an email is sent and configure how long users must wait for policy evaluation to complete. This helps ensure sensitive information is inspected against organizational policies before messages leave the organization while providing administrators with flexible control over the user experience. GA date: November CY2026

Type
M365 Roadmap
Services
Microsoft 365 Apps
Tags
In development, General Availability, Worldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant), GCC, GCC High, DoD, Outlook, Android, iOS
AI analysis
Low priority · generated by qwen2.5:7b · possibly affects Microsoft 365 / Office · verify against the original
Review Recommended

Outlook: Purview DLP Wait-on-Send Support for Mac

Outlook for Mac will support Microsoft Purview DLP wait-on-send policies, allowing administrators to control the user experience and ensure sensitive information is inspected before emails are sent.

What you should do

Review and configure DLP policies for Outlook for Mac to ensure compliance and user experience. AI-suggested

Why: This change may need administrator attention depending on how your environment is configured.

Microsoft 365 / Office · m365-roadmap Original Microsoft announcement ↗
Details

Original Microsoft text

Outlook for Mac will support Microsoft Purview Data Loss Prevention (DLP) wait-on-send policies. Organizations can require a DLP evaluation before an email is sent and configure how long users must wait for policy evaluation to complete. This helps ensure sensitive information is inspected against organizational policies before messages leave the organization while providing administrators with flexible control over the user experience. GA date: November CY2026

Type
M365 Roadmap
Services
Microsoft 365 Apps
Tags
In development, General Availability, Worldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant), GCC, GCC High, DoD, Outlook, Mac
AI analysis
Low priority · generated by qwen2.5:7b · possibly affects Microsoft 365 / Office · verify against the original
Informational

Microsoft Teams: Copilot Chat for chats, channels, calls, and meetings in GCC, GCC High, and DoD

Copilot Chat will be available in Microsoft Teams for chats, channels, calls, and meetings in GCC, GCC High, and DoD environments starting in October 2026.

Microsoft 365 / Office · m365-roadmap Original Microsoft announcement ↗
Details

Original Microsoft text

Copilot Chat will soon be available across chats, channels, calls, and meetings, helping users stay informed and catch up quickly. GA date: October CY2026

Type
M365 Roadmap
Services
Teams
Tags
Rolling out, General Availability, GCC, GCC High, DoD, Microsoft Teams, Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365), Android, Desktop, iOS, Mac, Web
AI analysis
Low priority · generated by qwen2.5:7b · possibly affects Teams · verify against the original
Informational

SharePoint: Changes to the FAQ web part authoring experience

The SharePoint FAQ web part will switch to a standard manual authoring experience, while AI-assisted creation will move to the Copilot. Existing content will remain unchanged.

Microsoft 365 / Office · m365-roadmap Original Microsoft announcement ↗
Details

Original Microsoft text

The SharePoint FAQ web part will provide a standard, non-AI experience for manually creating, editing, and managing FAQs. The AI-assisted FAQ creation and import will move to the Copilot in SharePoint authoring experience, where authors can use natural-language prompts and selected grounding sources to generate FAQ content that is saved to the compatible FAQ web part. Existing FAQ web parts and their content will continue to render without migration. GA date: October CY2026

Type
M365 Roadmap
Services
SharePoint
Tags
Rolling out, General Availability, Worldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant), GCC, SharePoint, Web
AI analysis
Low priority · generated by qwen2.5:7b · possibly affects Microsoft 365 / Office, SharePoint · verify against the original
Informational

Microsoft Purview: Unified Classification Management Experience

Microsoft Purview introduces a unified interface for managing classifiers including SITs, EDM, and trainable classifiers.

Security · m365-roadmap Original Microsoft announcement ↗
Details

Original Microsoft text

The Unified Classification Management Experience unifies every classifier in Microsoft Purview—Sensitive Information Types (SITs), Exact Data Match (EDM), fingerprint SITs, and trainable classifiers—into one place to discover, create, validate, and manage classifiers. GA date: January CY2027 Preview date: October CY2026

Type
M365 Roadmap
Tags
In development, General Availability, Preview, Worldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant), Microsoft Purview, Web
AI analysis
Low priority · generated by qwen2.5:7b · possibly affects Security · verify against the original
Informational

Microsoft Teams: Near-real-time detection of malicious QR codes in messages

Microsoft Teams will add real-time detection of malicious QR codes in messages, extending URL protection to QR-based attacks.

Microsoft 365 / Office · m365-roadmap Original Microsoft announcement ↗
Details

Original Microsoft text

Microsoft Teams will introduce near-real-time detection of malicious QR codes shared in messages. By analyzing destinations embedded in QR codes, Teams can identify potential phishing and fraud threats and apply additional protections to malicious content, extending existing URL protection to QR-based attacks. GA date: November CY2026

Type
M365 Roadmap
Services
Teams
Tags
In development, General Availability, Worldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant), GCC, GCC High, DoD, Microsoft Teams, Android, Desktop, iOS, Mac, Web
AI analysis
Low priority · generated by qwen2.5:7b · possibly affects Microsoft 365 / Office, Teams · verify against the original
Informational

Microsoft Teams: Workflow to automatically add tag members to relevant channels

Microsoft Teams will automatically add members to channels associated with specific tags when they join those tags, keeping channel membership up-to-date and reducing manual management.

Microsoft 365 / Office · m365-roadmap Original Microsoft announcement ↗
Details

Original Microsoft text

Associate channels with a tag so members are automatically added to those channels when they join the tag. This helps teams keep channel membership in sync with evolving groups, reduces manual management, and ensures members have access to the conversations and content most relevant to their role. GA date: November CY2026

Type
M365 Roadmap
Services
Teams
Tags
In development, General Availability, Targeted Release, Worldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant), Microsoft Teams, Android, Desktop, Mac, Web
AI analysis
Low priority · generated by qwen2.5:7b · possibly affects Teams · verify against the original
Informational

Dynamics 365 Supply Chain Management: Improve rental operations and fulfillment

Dynamics 365 Supply Chain Management introduces new rental management capabilities to help organizations manage and monetize assets throughout the rental lifecycle.

Dynamics 365 · m365-roadmap Original Microsoft announcement ↗
Details

Original Microsoft text

As organizations expand beyond one-time asset sales to rental, leasing, and servitization business models, new rental management capabilities help them manage and monetize the assets they build, own, and operate throughout the rental lifecycle. In Dynamics 365 Supply Chain Management, organizations can manage availability and reservations, fulfillment, delivery and pickup, inspections, and returns. These capabilities can help improve fleet utilization, reduce idle time, and streamline the movement of fleet items between locations, jobsites, and customers. Together, connected rental processes a…

Type
M365 Roadmap
Tags
In development, General Availability, Preview, Worldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant), Dynamics 365 Field Service, Dynamics 365 Finance, Dynamics 365 Supply Chain Management, Web
AI analysis
Medium priority · generated by qwen2.5:7b · possibly affects Dynamics 365 · verify against the original
Informational

Microsoft Contact Center Intelligence: Knowledge

Microsoft Contact Center Intelligence introduces knowledge sources that allow agents to access enterprise data from various sources, enhancing their responses with relevant information.

Other · m365-roadmap Original Microsoft announcement ↗
Details

Original Microsoft text

Knowledge sources ground your agent's responses in enterprise data. When you add knowledge sources, agents can use enterprise data from Power Platform, Dynamics 365 data, websites, and external systems. By using knowledge sources, your agents can provide relevant information and insights for your customers. You can incorporate knowledge sources into agents during their initial creation, or add them after the agent is created. Published agents that contain knowledge use the configured knowledge sources to ground the published agent. You can incorporate knowledge at the agent level, in the Knowl…

Type
M365 Roadmap
Tags
In development, General Availability, Preview, Worldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant), Microsoft Contact Center Intelligence, Web
AI analysis
Low priority · generated by qwen2.5:7b · verify against the original
Informational

Microsoft Viva: Insights and Copilot Analytics in DoD

Microsoft Viva Insights and Copilot Analytics are being introduced to the Microsoft 365 DoD environment, offering privacy-protected analytics to help organizations understand Copilot usage and employee collaboration.

Microsoft 365 / Office · m365-roadmap Original Microsoft announcement ↗
Details

Original Microsoft text

Microsoft Viva Insights and Copilot Analytics are coming to the Microsoft 365 Department of Defense (DoD) environment, providing eligible organizations with privacy-protected, role-based analytics experiences to help them understand Microsoft 365 Copilot adoption, usage, and impact. Viva Insights also provides data-driven behavioral insights into how employees collaborate, helping organizations improve productivity and wellbeing within the DoD environment. GA date: January CY2027

Type
M365 Roadmap
Tags
In development, General Availability, DoD, Microsoft Viva, Web
AI analysis
Low priority · generated by qwen2.5:7b · verify against the original
Review Recommended

Microsoft Edge: Allow users to translate PDF documents into their preferred language

Microsoft Edge will allow users to translate PDF documents into their preferred language, with admin control via the TranslateEnabled policy. Generally available in January 2027.

What you should do

Review and configure the TranslateEnabled policy as needed. AI-suggested

Why: This change may need administrator attention depending on how your environment is configured.

Details

Original Microsoft text

Users will be able to translate full PDF documents directly within the native PDF viewer in Microsoft Edge. The translated document opens in a new tab, making it easier to access content in their preferred language. Admins can control availability to this feature using the TranslateEnabled policy. GA date: January CY2027

Type
M365 Roadmap
Tags
In development, General Availability, Worldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant), Microsoft Edge, Web
AI analysis
Low priority · generated by qwen2.5:7b · possibly affects Edge · verify against the original
Informational

Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365): Copilot app mode handoffs

Microsoft Copilot will suggest switching to a better-fit mode based on the user's prompt, with the feature generally available in November 2026.

Microsoft 365 / Office · m365-roadmap Original Microsoft announcement ↗
Details

Original Microsoft text

The Chat experience in the Copilot app will suggest a better-fit mode based on the user's prompt, if applicable. For example, it will suggest Cowork or other supported modes as they become available. Users will see a suggestion card after they send a prompt in Chat, with an explanation of the better-fit mode and an option for the user to switch to the suggested mode. Their chat conversation will be attached to the prompt in the new mode to maintain context. GA date: November CY2026

Type
M365 Roadmap
Tags
In development, General Availability, Worldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant), Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365), Web
AI analysis
Low priority · generated by qwen2.5:7b · possibly affects Microsoft 365 / Office · verify against the original
Informational

Power Pages: Track Power Pages performance and usage with monitor hub

Power Pages metrics such as session count, session duration, page load time, and error rate are now available in the monitor hub for performance and usage insights.

Other · m365-roadmap Original Microsoft announcement ↗
Details

Original Microsoft text

Power Pages is integrated into the monitor hub. This integration empowers site owners, makers, and administrators to access performance and usage insights directly within the monitor hub of the Power Platform admin center. Metrics available The following metrics will be surfaced in monitor hub: • Session count: Tracks the number of sessions. • Session duration: Measures the average time spent in a session. • Page load time: Captures the time it takes for a web page to fully load (P75). • Error rate: Measures the percentage of requests where pages become unresponsive or return component-level e…

Type
M365 Roadmap
Tags
In development, General Availability, Preview, Worldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant), Power Pages, Web
AI analysis
Low priority · generated by qwen2.5:7b · verify against the original
Informational

Power Automate: AI-assisted UI Automation repair

A new feature in Power Automate will automatically repair UI automation selectors during flow execution, offering suggestions for problematic selectors. This is available in preview starting July 2026.

Dynamics 365 · m365-roadmap Original Microsoft announcement ↗
Details

Original Microsoft text

A new agentic debug run feature will be available in the flow designer. The UI automation repair interface launches while the flow is running, validating each selector used in the flow. It then proposes a new selector in case an existing one does not work as expected, after the user captures the respective element for reference. GA date: March CY2027 Preview date: July CY2026

Type
M365 Roadmap
Tags
In development, General Availability, Preview, Worldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant), Power Automate, Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365), Web
AI analysis
Low priority · generated by qwen2.5:7b · verify against the original
Informational

Azure DevOps Server RC (26H2) Is Now Available

Azure DevOps Server RC (26H2) is now available, bringing new features and improvements. Administrators can download and upgrade to this version.

Azure · Azure DevOps Blog Original Microsoft announcement ↗
Details

Original Microsoft text

Today we’re releasing the release candidate (RC) of the next Azure DevOps Server release. It brings new features previously available in our hosted version, along with security and quality improvements. You can download Azure DevOps Server RC (26H2) today. A direct upgrade to Azure DevOps Server RC is supported from any version of Team Foundation […] The post Azure DevOps Server RC (26H2) Is Now Available appeared first on Azure DevOps Blog.

Type
Announcements
Tags
Azure DevOps Blog, Azure DevOps Server, Releases
AI analysis
Low priority · generated by qwen2.5:7b · verify against the original
Informational

Visual Studio October Update – Compare Commits to Your Code, Resolve Conflicts in Bulk, Keep Coding

Visual Studio has been updated with new features like comparing commits, resolving merge conflicts in bulk, and improved Copilot chat.

Microsoft 365 / Office · Visual Studio Blog Original Microsoft announcement ↗
Details

Original Microsoft text

Compare commits with your working tree, resolve merge conflicts in bulk, and keep coding with refreshed Copilot chat, Hot Exit, keyboard tab controls, and Fonts and Colors. The post Visual Studio October Update – Compare Commits to Your Code, Resolve Conflicts in Bulk, Keep Coding appeared first on Visual Studio Blog.

Type
Announcements
Tags
Visual Studio Blog, Visual Studio, Git, GitHub Copilot, Productivity
AI analysis
Low priority · generated by qwen2.5:7b · verify against the original
Informational

The AI advantage your company can keep

Microsoft's research shows how shared knowledge among companies can improve coordination and operational efficiency among their agents.

Microsoft 365 / Office · Microsoft 365 Blog Original Microsoft announcement ↗
Details

Original Microsoft text

New research across more than 200 enterprises looks at how shared knowledge can help companies coordinate their agents—and turn lessons from their work into an operational edge. The post The AI advantage your company can keep appeared first on Microsoft Copilot Blog.

Type
Announcements
Tags
Microsoft 365 Blog
AI analysis
Low priority · generated by qwen2.5:7b · possibly affects Microsoft 365 / Office · verify against the original
Informational

Blazor Welcomes Open-Source Contributions from Infragistics

Microsoft and Infragistics are collaborating to add open-source components and new .NET 11 analyzers to Blazor.

Developer Tools · .NET Blog Original Microsoft announcement ↗
Details

Original Microsoft text

Microsoft and Infragistics are collaborating on Blazor through free, open-source components, new .NET 11 analyzers, and developer tooling. The post Blazor Welcomes Open-Source Contributions from Infragistics appeared first on .NET Blog.

Type
Announcements
Tags
.NET Blog, .NET, ASP.NET Core, Blazor, .NET 11, Blazor analyzers, Ignite UI, Infragistics, open source
AI analysis
Low priority · generated by qwen2.5:7b · possibly affects Developer Tools · verify against the original