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Microsoft Teams: Analytics for desk utilization on Teams Pro Management portal

Microsoft Teams Pro Management portal now includes utilization analytics for bookable desks, similar to meeting rooms. Admins need to associate devices and license desks with Shared Space licenses to enable analytics.

What you should do

Ensure bookable desks are associated with peripheral devices and licensed with appropriate Teams Shared Space licenses. AI-suggested

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

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

Teams admins can access utilization analytics for Teams bookable desks on Teams Pro Management portal, similar to analytics provided for meeting rooms on the portal today. For utilization analytics to be enabled, a desk needs to have one or more peripheral device associated, and the desk needs to be licensed with Teams Shared Space license or Teams Shared Space - Single Space license. GA date: December CY2026

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

Microsoft Purview: Data Lifecycle Management-Legacy Teams retention policies covering Copilot will be treated as Teams-only

Legacy Teams retention policies that currently apply to Copilot interactions will be converted to Teams-only policies, no longer governing Copilot workloads.

What you should do

Review and adjust existing retention policies to ensure they align with the new Teams-only scope. AI-suggested

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

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

Some existing retention policies scoped to Microsoft Teams may currently also apply to Microsoft 365 Copilot interactions. As part of an upcoming change, these legacy Teams retention policies will be converted to—and treated as—Teams-only policies. They will no longer implicitly govern Copilot workloads. GA date: January CY2027

Type
M365 Roadmap
Services
Teams
Tags
In development, General Availability, Worldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant), Microsoft Purview, Web
AI analysis
Medium 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 ↗
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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
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 ↗
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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
Review Recommended

Microsoft Viva: Copilot Analytics - Identifiable Export metrics in the Copilot Dashboard

Admins can enable the export of identifiable row-level Copilot metrics from the Copilot Dashboard for reporting and analysis in their tenant.

What you should do

Admins should review and enable the export feature in their tenant if needed. AI-suggested

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

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

This enables users to export Identifiable row-level Copilot metrics from the Copilot Dashboard for reporting and deeper analysis. This capability can be tuned On by Admins in a tenant. GA date: November CY2026

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

Microsoft Teams: Hide Organizer name in Calendar View on Teams Panels

Admins can now control whether the organizer name appears in the Calendar View on Teams panels, via the Pro Management portal or on the panel device.

What you should do

Review and configure the 'Show organizer name' setting in the Pro Management portal or on the panel device as needed. AI-suggested

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

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

Admins can now choose whether the organizer name will show up in the Calendar View on Teams panels. Admins can toggle the "Show organizer name" setting ON or OFF in the Pro Management portal or on the panel device. Based on the selection, the organizer name will or will not be shown in the calendar view on the panel device. Available with Teams Rooms Pro and Teams Shared Space licenses. GA date: October CY2026

Type
M365 Roadmap
Services
Teams, Teams Rooms
Tags
Rolling out, General Availability, Worldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant), Microsoft Teams, Android, Teams and Surface Devices
AI analysis
Low priority · generated by qwen2.5:7b · possibly affects Teams, Teams Rooms · verify against the original
Review Recommended

Microsoft Purview compliance portal: Data Loss Prevention - Decoupling of Policy tips and Email notifications while configuring rules on Data Loss Prevention for Sharepoint and Onedriv

Admins can now configure Data Loss Prevention (DLP) policies for SharePoint and OneDrive independently, allowing for more flexible policy settings.

What you should do

Review and update DLP policies to leverage the new configuration options for better 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 ↗
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Original Microsoft text

As of today, whenever the user wants to enable email notifications the policy tips also need to be enabled and vice versa, but with this decoupling the admin can configure the following: 1) None of policy tips or email notification 2) Only policy tips 3) Only Email Notifications 4) Both Email Notifications and Policy tips GA date: August CY2026

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

Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365): Enable semantic model in Sales agent

Microsoft Copilot in Dynamics 365 Sales Agent enables admins to configure a semantic model that helps interpret CRM data, improving question answering capabilities. Admins can enable and configure this in Power Apps Maker Portal.

What you should do

Review and configure the semantic model in Power Apps Maker Portal to enhance Sales Agent's CRM data interpretation capabilities. AI-suggested

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

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

Semantic model helps Sales Agent understand the structure and meaning of an organization’s CRM data. It creates a connected representation of CRM metadata, including tables or objects, fields, descriptions, data types, relationships, views, pick-list values, and glossary terms. Sales Agent can retrieve this context when responding to questions, improving its ability to interpret business language and answer complex questions that span related CRM records. Dynamics 365 admins can enable and turn on semantic model in Power Apps Maker Portal and configure the data coverage and signals that Sales …

Type
M365 Roadmap
Services
Teams
Tags
In development, General Availability, Preview, Worldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant), Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365), Desktop, Mobile, Teams and Surface Devices, Web
AI analysis
Low priority · generated by qwen2.5:7b · possibly affects Dynamics 365 · verify against the original