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OneDrive: Updated placement of the Create or upload button for Web

The Create or upload button in OneDrive for the web will move from the left navigation pane to the right side of the page, providing a more consistent experience with SharePoint.

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

OneDrive for the web is updating the placement of the Create or upload button to provide a more consistent file experience across OneDrive and SharePoint. The button will move from the left navigation pane to the right side of the page, bringing familiar navigation from SharePoint document libraries to OneDrive. The available options for creating files and folders or uploading content will remain unchanged. GA date: October CY2026

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

OneDrive: Improved max path error experience on desktop

OneDrive for desktop now provides clearer guidance when file paths exceed the 520-character limit, offering a guided flow to rename or move affected items.

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

Original Microsoft text

OneDrive desktop sync users now get clearer, more actionable guidance when file paths exceed the supported 520-character limit. The updated experience shows exactly how many characters a path is over the limit and offers a guided flow to rename or move the affected items so they can sync. GA date: January CY2027

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

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

Microsoft Purview: Data Lifecycle Management– Hard delete capability for OneDrive and SharePoint through secure priority cleanup workflows

Microsoft Purview introduces a hard delete capability for OneDrive and SharePoint through secure priority cleanup workflows, allowing compliance admins to bypass retention policies and eDiscovery holds.

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

Original Microsoft text

Data Lifecycle Management allows compliance admins to retain, review and delete content in M365 workloads. Deletion of content to adhere to compliance requirements, admins can set up Retention policies or labels. To help prevent inadvertent data loss, M365 retention labels policies and M365 retention policies do not hard delete content immediately and keeps the data in Recycle Bins for 93 days for ODSP. Hard delete itself is a very costly process as it opens Microsoft to heavy legal implications in case of any data loss incident that may occur due to a misconfigured policy or regression. Prior…

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

OneDrive: Refreshed file browsing and filtering experience in OneDrive Web

OneDrive is updating its file browsing and filtering experience, adding multiple filters and a modern SharePoint document library layout.

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

Original Microsoft text

OneDrive is making it easier to find and work with files across Microsoft 365. We're refreshing the filtering experience across OneDrive Web, updating existing filters in views like Home, Shared, People, Meetings, and Favorites to support multiple filters at once, and bringing those same filtering capabilities to folder-based experiences such as My files and shared folders. Users can also filter content by file type using both filter pills and the filter pane. We're also bringing the modern SharePoint document library experience to OneDrive Web, with an updated layout, improved navigation, and…

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

Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365): Reference files saved in SharePoint libraries and OneDrive folders when creating a presentation with Agent Mode in PowerPoint

Copilot in PowerPoint now allows referencing files from SharePoint libraries and OneDrive folders when using Agent Mode.

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

Original Microsoft text

You can now reference files saved in SharePoint libraries and OneDrive folders when creating a presentation with Copilot using Agent Mode in PowerPoint. GA date: June CY2026

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

Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365): Reference files saved in SharePoint libraries and OneDrive folders when creating a presentation with Agent Mode in PowerPoint

Copilot in PowerPoint now allows referencing files from SharePoint libraries and OneDrive folders when using Agent Mode.

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

Original Microsoft text

You can now reference files saved in SharePoint libraries and OneDrive folders when creating a presentation with Copilot using Agent Mode in PowerPoint. GA date: June CY2026

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

Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365): Review PDFs using the Copilot context menu on OneDrive iOS

Microsoft Copilot for OneDrive iOS now allows users to ask questions about selected text in PDFs, offering in-context explanations, summaries, translations, and custom questions. The feature is generally available as of October 2026.

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

Original Microsoft text

Microsoft 365 Copilot makes PDF reviews faster and easier on mobile. Select text in any PDF in OneDrive iOS and tap Ask Copilot to explain, summarize, translate, or ask a custom question about the selection — the same in-context Copilot experience already generally available on desktop, now on OneDrive iOS. Updated October 20, 2026: We have decided not to move forward with this change at this time. We apologize for any inconvenience. GA date: October CY2026

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

OneDrive: Sync support for up to 1 million items on macOS

OneDrive Sync on macOS now supports up to 1 million items in a preview, requiring the Insiders ring and certain hardware/config requirements. Existing setups syncing up to 300,000 items will not be affected.

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

Original Microsoft text

OneDrive Sync supports syncing up to 1 million items on macOS devices, helping teams manage large document libraries and shared content at scale without compromising access across devices. This preview requires the Insiders ring and that devices meet minimum hardware and configuration requirements. Devices that don't meet these requirements continue to sync at the existing 300,000-item supported limit with no disruption. GA date: June CY2027 Preview date: October CY2026

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

Microsoft Purview: Data Lifecycle Management - Retention capabilities based on files Last Accessed in OneDrive and SharePoint

Microsoft Purview now allows applying Retention labels and policies to files in OneDrive and SharePoint based on their last access date, generally available in March 2027.

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

Original Microsoft text

Ability to apply Retention labels and policies to items on OneDrive and SharePoint based on when the items were last accessed by an user. GA date: March CY2027

Type
M365 Roadmap
Services
OneDrive, SharePoint
Tags
In development, General Availability, GCC, GCC High, DoD, Microsoft Purview, Web
AI analysis
Low priority · generated by qwen2.5:7b · possibly affects OneDrive, SharePoint · verify against the original
Informational

Microsoft Teams: Loop meeting notes stored in the meeting organizer's OneDrive

Meeting notes for non-channel Microsoft Teams meetings will be stored in the meeting organizer's OneDrive for Business instead of the note-taker's OneDrive.

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

Original Microsoft text

For non-channel Microsoft Teams meetings, collaborative meeting notes, including Loop-powered meeting notes and Facilitator notes, will be stored in the meeting organizer's OneDrive for Business instead of the OneDrive of the person who starts the notes. This update provides more consistent ownership and management of meeting content while preserving the existing note-taking and collaboration experience for meeting participants. GA date: November CY2026

Type
M365 Roadmap
Services
OneDrive, Teams
Tags
In development, General Availability, Targeted Release, Worldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant), GCC, Microsoft Teams, Android, Desktop, iOS, Mac, Web
AI analysis
Low priority · generated by qwen2.5:7b · possibly affects Microsoft 365 / Office · verify against the original
Not analysed

CVE-2026-65680: Microsoft OneDrive for MacOS Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

Improper link resolution before file access ('link following') in Microsoft OneDrive allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.

Microsoft 365 / Office · msrc Original Microsoft announcement ↗
Details

Original Microsoft text

Improper link resolution before file access ('link following') in Microsoft OneDrive allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.

Severity
Important · CVSS 6.7
Type
Security updates
Services
OneDrive
Tags
Microsoft OneDrive, Elevation of Privilege, 2026-Aug