Dynamics 365 Commerce introduces a modern web-based screen layout designer for configuring POS screens, available in January 2027, with full release in June 2027.
What you should do
Enable the modern designer feature through feature management in headquarters and configure appropriate permissions for authorized users. AI-suggested
Why: This change may need administrator attention depending on how your environment is configured.
Create and preview POS screen layouts in headquarters with a modern web designer that simplifies configuration and reduces design iterations. The Screen layout designer is modernized as a React-based web experience embedded in Commerce headquarters, with a JSON-based layout backbone replacing the legacy XML representation. The feature applies to Store Commerce point of sale (POS). The modernization includes these core capabilities: Visual layout and button-grid authoring: Arrange and resize supported POS components on a drag-and-drop canvas, configure properties, and edit associated button gri…
Type
M365 Roadmap
Tags
In development, General Availability, Preview, Worldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant), Dynamics 365 Commerce, Web
AI analysis
Low priority · generated by qwen2.5:7b · possibly affects Dynamics 365 · verify against the original
Microsoft 365 Copilot's Learning Agent will offer curated AI Skills Navigator playlists via natural language queries, enhancing skill-building where AI Skills Navigator is enabled.
What you should do
Review and ensure AI Skills Navigator is enabled for users. AI-suggested
Why: This change may need administrator attention depending on how your environment is configured.
Microsoft 365 Copilot's Learning Agent will feature AI Skills Navigator playlists, offering curated learning resources via natural language queries. Rolling out worldwide in mid-November 2026, this enhances skill-building for users where AI Skills Navigator is enabled, with no action required but settings review recommended.
Type
Message Center
Tags
MC1537495, Microsoft 365 Copilot Chat
AI analysis
Low priority · generated by qwen2.5:7b · possibly affects Microsoft 365 / Office · verify against the original
Starting December 2026, your tenant will automatically enable the new Microsoft Defender RBAC model, which will unify access management for Defender and Sentinel. Existing roles will be reviewed and adjusted if necessary.
What you should do
Review and adjust existing roles before activation to ensure proper access management. AI-suggested
Why: This change may need administrator attention depending on how your environment is configured.
Microsoft Defender RBAC will be auto-enabled in your tenant starting December 2026, unifying access management for Defender and Sentinel. Existing roles will be imported for review before activation about 30 days after notification. Adjust roles as needed; opt-out is available post-activation. Other Microsoft service permissions remain unchanged.
Type
Message Center
Services
Defender
Tags
MC1537494, Microsoft Defender XDR
AI analysis
Medium priority · generated by qwen2.5:7b · possibly affects Security · verify against the original
Intelligent call delegation is moving from Frontier public to public preview (Ring 3.6) and will require setting up an admin spending policy in the Microsoft 365 admin center for usage-based billing.
What you should do
Set up an admin spending policy in the Microsoft 365 admin center for usage-based billing if you plan to use Intelligent call delegation. AI-suggested
Why: This change may need administrator attention depending on how your environment is configured.
Intelligent call delegation moves from Frontier to public preview (Ring 3.6) starting Nov 17, 2026, using AI to screen calls and schedule via Microsoft Bookings. Rollout runs Nov-Dec 2026; general availability in Jan 2027. Usage-based billing requires admin spending policy setup in Microsoft 365 admin center.
Type
Message Center
Services
Teams
Tags
MC1537490, Microsoft Teams
AI analysis
Low priority · generated by qwen2.5:7b · possibly affects Microsoft 365 / Office · verify against the original
Microsoft Teams is introducing new policies for AI features and transcription in meetings, replacing the existing Copilot policy. Admins should update scripts and review configurations.
What you should do
Review and update scripts and configurations for the new MeetingAI and TranscriptionWithMeetingAI policies. AI-suggested
Why: This change may need administrator attention depending on how your environment is configured.
Microsoft Teams is replacing the Copilot meeting policy with two new policies—MeetingAI and TranscriptionWithMeetingAI—for clearer control over AI features and transcription in meetings. Rollout begins December 2026. Existing settings will be automatically mapped; admins should update scripts and review configurations accordingly.
Type
Message Center
Services
Teams
Tags
MC1532253, Microsoft Teams
AI analysis
Low priority · generated by qwen2.5:7b · possibly affects Teams · verify against the original
Describe it to design it in Power Automate will end support on November 30, 2026, and new flows cannot be created using this method, but existing flows remain unaffected.
What you should do
Makers should start using the Power Automate plugin for creating new flows from descriptions. AI-suggested
Why: This change may need administrator attention depending on how your environment is configured.
On November 30, 2026, Describe it to design it in Power Automate will have reached end of support. How does this affect me? Makers in your organization will no longer be able to create new cloud flows using Describe it to design it. This retirement doesn't delete or move existing flows. Makers can still create and edit flows in the visual designer and start from templates. What action do I need to take? For makers who want to create flows from descriptions, please use the Power Automate plugin i...
Type
Message Center
Tags
MC1537406, Microsoft Power Automate
AI analysis
Medium priority · generated by qwen2.5:7b · verify against the original
Deadline source
“On November 30, 2026, Describe it to design it in Power Automate will have reached end of support.”
Microsoft Teams will support Secure Reliable Transport (SRT) for town halls and live events starting June 2026, enhancing video streaming reliability. Admins need to enable SRT via policy settings.
What you should do
Enable SRT for Teams meetings and events via policy settings to take advantage of improved video streaming reliability. AI-suggested
Why: This change may need administrator attention depending on how your environment is configured.
Microsoft Teams will support Secure Reliable Transport (SRT) for town halls and live events starting June 2026, offering improved video streaming reliability and backup streams with automatic failover alongside existing RTMP. No user impact; admins must enable SRT via policy settings.
Type
Message Center
Services
Teams
Tags
MC1323270, Microsoft Teams
AI analysis
Low priority · generated by qwen2.5:7b · possibly affects Teams · verify against the original
Microsoft Teams will enable streaming of up to eight NDI sources in meetings and events, requiring admins to enable NDI streaming via policy and users to activate production capabilities.
What you should do
Admins should enable NDI streaming via policy to allow users to stream NDI sources in meetings and events. AI-suggested
Why: This change may need administrator attention depending on how your environment is configured.
Microsoft Teams will introduce a streaming switchboard allowing event producers to select and stream up to eight NDI sources in meetings and events, available worldwide by mid-November 2026. Admins must enable NDI streaming via policy, and users must activate production capabilities in Teams to use this feature.
Type
Message Center
Services
Teams
Tags
MC1521613, Microsoft Teams
AI analysis
Low priority · generated by qwen2.5:7b · possibly affects Teams · verify against the original
Microsoft Defender for Office 365 is changing the Unified RBAC permission mapping for the Microsoft Entra Security Operator role, removing default access to email threat policies and Tenant Allow/Block List. Admins must manually assign these permissions if needed.
What you should do
Review and update role assignments to ensure continued access to email threat policies and Tenant Allow/Block List. AI-suggested
Why: This change may need administrator attention depending on how your environment is configured.
Microsoft is updating the Microsoft Defender for Office 365 Unified RBAC mapping for the Microsoft Entra Security Operator role, removing default access to email threat policies and Tenant Allow/Block List. Rollout starts December 2026. Organizations must manually assign permissions if continued access is needed.
Type
Message Center
Services
Defender, Entra ID
Tags
MC1486293, Microsoft Defender XDR
AI analysis
Medium priority · generated by qwen2.5:7b · possibly affects Security · verify against the original
Microsoft is introducing a new policy to separate Teams Events attendance and engagement report controls from Teams Meetings, allowing independent configuration via CsTeamsEventsPolicy.
What you should do
Review and update settings and documentation after the rollout in mid-December 2026. AI-suggested
Why: This change may need administrator attention depending on how your environment is configured.
Microsoft is introducing a new policy separating Teams Events attendance and engagement report controls from Teams Meetings, managed via CsTeamsEventsPolicy. Rollout starts mid-December 2026. Administrators can independently configure report access with multiple policy options. Review and update settings and documentation accordingly after rollout.
Type
Message Center
Services
Teams
Tags
MC1455014, Microsoft Teams
AI analysis
Low priority · generated by qwen2.5:7b · possibly affects Teams · verify against the original
We are announcing the end of support for selected AI models on the Standard and GitHub Copilot harnesses in Copilot Studio. Beginning on each models' applicable migration date, the selected models will no longer be available in Copilot Studio, and agents will automatically migrate to a replacement model. How does this affect me? Agents configured with retiring models will be automatically migrated to a supported replacement model. The planned replacement model and migration date depends on both...
Type
Message Center
Tags
MC1506318, Microsoft Copilot (Power Platform)
AI analysis
Low priority · generated by qwen2.5:7b · verify against the original
Microsoft is replacing Anthropic and Grok models with newer OpenAI GPT models in Copilot Studio, Power Automate, and Power Apps, with no change to tier pricing.
What you should do
Review existing prompts to ensure they continue to function as expected after the model update. AI-suggested
Why: This change may need administrator attention depending on how your environment is configured.
We are updating the models available in prompts in Copilot Studio, Power Automate and Power Apps to bring newer OpenAI GPT models to the Basic, Standard, and Premium tiers, with no change to tier pricing. As part of this update, we’re retiring the Anthropic and Grok models and earlier GPT models listed below. Existing prompts using these models will automatically move to the replacement for their current tier, providing access to newer models while preserving your tier selection. This update wil...
Type
Message Center
Tags
MC1536101, Power Platform
AI analysis
Low priority · generated by qwen2.5:7b · verify against the original
Microsoft Teams introduces app-centric management, allowing admins to control who can install Teams apps by setting default values and permissions for new and existing apps.
What you should do
Review and configure app permissions in the Teams Admin Center to ensure compliance with organizational policies. AI-suggested
Why: This change may need administrator attention depending on how your environment is configured.
App centric management introduces new admin settings to control who in the tenant can install Teams apps. First, admins can set a default value for new apps that are published to Teams app store. Second, admins can edit the availability of an app to “All users can install,” “Specific users and groups can install,” or “No user can install.” This feature evolves the existing app permission policies and provides admins with the ability to manage access to the app individually. The app permission policies for existing customers are migrated to maintain existing app availability in the tenant. GA d…
Type
M365 Roadmap
Services
Teams
Tags
Rolling out, General Availability, GCC High, Microsoft Teams, Web
AI analysis
Medium priority · generated by qwen2.5:7b · possibly affects Microsoft 365 / Office, Teams · verify against the original
Microsoft Teams introduces app-centric management, allowing admins to control who can install specific apps, with a default setting for new apps and options to restrict or allow app access for users and groups.
What you should do
Review and configure app permissions in the Teams Admin Center to align with your organization's policies. AI-suggested
Why: This change may need administrator attention depending on how your environment is configured.
App centric management introduces new admin settings to control who in the tenant can install Teams apps. First, admins can set a default value for new apps that are published to Teams app store. Second, admins can edit the availability of an app to “All users can install,” “Specific users and groups can install,” or “No user can install.” This feature evolves the existing app permission policies and provides admins with the ability to manage access to the app individually. The app permission policies for existing customers are migrated to maintain existing app availability in the tenant. GA d…
Type
M365 Roadmap
Services
Teams
Tags
Rolling out, General Availability, DoD, Microsoft Teams, Web
AI analysis
Low priority · generated by qwen2.5:7b · possibly affects Microsoft 365 / Office, Teams · verify against the original
Administrators can now customize the blocked file extensions for Weaponizable File Protection in Microsoft Teams, allowing for more tailored security policies.
What you should do
Review and configure the blocked file extensions to match your organization's security policies. AI-suggested
Why: This change may need administrator attention depending on how your environment is configured.
Microsoft Teams is expanding admin controls for Weaponizable File Protection. Administrators will be able to customize which file types are blocked in Teams to align with their organization's security requirements or continue using the Microsoft-recommended default list. This added flexibility helps organizations tailor file protection policies while maintaining a secure collaboration environment. GA date: December CY2026
Type
M365 Roadmap
Services
Teams
Tags
In development, 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 Teams · verify against the original
Review and respond to access requests inside the Share dialog. When people request access to a file, folder, or library, anyone who can share it will see pending requests right in the Share dialog for that item. From there, they can choose the level of access to grant, approve or decline requests individually or in bulk, and message the requester before deciding. Requests for more access, such as edit rights for someone who can already view, appear alongside new requests, making it faster to grant the right access and keep work moving. GA date: January CY2027
Type
M365 Roadmap
Services
OneDrive, SharePoint
Tags
In development, General Availability, Worldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant), GCC, GCC High, DoD, OneDrive, SharePoint, Web
AI analysis
Low priority · generated by qwen2.5:7b · possibly affects Microsoft 365 / Office, OneDrive · verify against the original
Microsoft 365 Copilot adds new routing and overflow capabilities to Dynamics 365 Contact Center, requiring new users to enable and configure playbooks.
What you should do
New users should enable and configure natural-language playbooks for Microsoft 365 Copilot in Dynamics 365 Contact Center. AI-suggested
Why: This change may need administrator attention depending on how your environment is configured.
Microsoft 365 Copilot enhances Dynamics 365 Contact Center with conversation orchestration, enabling dynamic priority escalation, overflow handling, preferred representative assignment, and bullseye routing. Administrators configure natural-language playbooks. Rollout begins late October 2026. Existing users need no action; new users must enable and configure playbooks.
Type
Message Center
Tags
MC1536059, Dynamics 365 Apps
AI analysis
Low priority · generated by qwen2.5:7b · possibly affects Dynamics 365 · verify against the original
Microsoft Teams is adding a new section in the Activity feed to highlight relevant posts from leaders and communities, requiring admins to enable Communities and Storylines.
What you should do
Enable Communities and Storylines in Microsoft Teams to ensure users can join relevant communities and follow colleagues from notifications. AI-suggested
Why: This change may need administrator attention depending on how your environment is configured.
Microsoft Teams is adding a "What's happening across your organization" section in the Activity feed to highlight relevant posts from leaders and communities. Rolling out worldwide from November to December 2026, it allows users to join communities and follow colleagues directly from notifications. Admins should enable Communities and Storylines.
Type
Message Center
Services
Teams
Tags
MC1536058, Microsoft Viva
AI analysis
Low priority · generated by qwen2.5:7b · possibly affects Teams · verify against the original
The user exception limit for Standard-Deferred release preferences is increasing from 100 to 10,000 users per tenant to support larger pilot groups. This change rolls out worldwide from late October to mid-November 2026, allowing more flexible audience management using Microsoft Entra ID groups. No action is required unless expanding exceptions.
Type
Message Center
Services
Entra ID
Tags
MC1536057, Microsoft 365 suite
AI analysis
Low priority · generated by qwen2.5:7b · possibly affects Entra ID · verify against the original
Microsoft Entra ID will retire SMS and voice authentication for self-service password reset (SSPR) starting February 2027, requiring organizations to prepare alternative recovery methods.
What you should do
Microsoft states: “Organizations must prepare alternative recovery methods, as SMS/voice will no longer be available for SSPR after the transition.”
Implement alternative methods for self-service password reset by February 2027. AI-suggested, not a Microsoft requirement
Why: Microsoft states this administrator action is mandatory.
Microsoft Entra ID will retire Microsoft-provided SMS and voice authentication for self-service password reset (SSPR) starting February 2027, with a 50-day transition per user group. Organizations must prepare alternative recovery methods, as SMS/voice will no longer be available for SSPR after the transition.
Type
Message Center
Services
Entra ID
Tags
MC1536049, Microsoft Entra
AI analysis
High priority · generated by qwen2.5:7b · possibly affects Entra ID · verify against the original
Microsoft Purview integrates with Palo Alto Prisma Access to extend DLP to unmanaged cloud apps, with a preview starting in mid-April 2026 and general availability in June 2027.
What you should do
Admins should activate the feature when it becomes available to protect sensitive data in unmanaged cloud apps. AI-suggested
Why: This change may need administrator attention depending on how your environment is configured.
Microsoft Purview now integrates with Palo Alto Prisma Access to extend data loss prevention to network traffic, enabling discovery and protection of sensitive data in unmanaged cloud apps. The feature rolls out from mid-April 2026 (preview) to June 2027 (general availability) and requires admin activation.
Type
Message Center
Tags
MC1257999, Microsoft Purview
AI analysis
Low priority · generated by qwen2.5:7b · verify against the original
What and why:Microsoft recommends adopting a risk-based approach to Windows Server patching. It helps organizations respond faster to critical vulnerabilities while minimizing operational disruption. Rather than relying on fixed patching schedules, prioritize updates based on exploit activity, system exposure, workload criticality, and business impact. Rollout schedule:This guidance is available now. Impact on your organization:Organizations managing Windows Server workloads across on-premises,...
Type
Message Center
Tags
MC1535667, Windows
AI analysis
Medium priority · generated by qwen2.5:7b · possibly affects Windows · verify against the original
The Proactive control rename feature for canvas apps in Power Apps will be retired on December 11, 2026, removing Copilot suggestions for renaming controls.
What you should do
Review existing canvas apps to ensure that control names are consistent and do not rely on Copilot suggestions after December 11, 2026. AI-suggested
Why: This change may need administrator attention depending on how your environment is configured.
On December 11, 2026, the Proactive control rename feature for canvas apps in Power Apps will be no longer available. How does this affect me? After December 11, 2026, makers and tenant administrators will no longer have access to Copilot (AI-powered assistant) suggestions for renaming similar controls or applying multiple suggested renames in canvas apps. Existing app control names and formulas will remain unchanged. Once this feature is retired:Copilot (AI-powered assistant) will no longer sug...
Type
Message Center
Tags
MC1532426, Power Apps
AI analysis
Low priority · generated by qwen2.5:7b · verify against the original
Deadline source
“On December 11, 2026, the Proactive control rename feature for canvas apps in Power Apps will be no longer available.”
Microsoft analyzes a malicious Claude Code–branded extension, its persistent SSH backdoor, and guidance to detect and remediate it. The post Inside a malicious Claude Code-branded extension and its persistent SSH backdoor appeared first on Microsoft Security Blog.
Type
Announcements
Tags
Microsoft Security Blog, Frontier AI models, Supply chain attack
AI analysis
High priority · generated by qwen2.5:7b · possibly affects Security · verify against the original
Starting March 2026, Microsoft Entra ID will generally available passkey profiles and will auto-migrate existing Passkeys (FIDO2) tenants to a default profile.
What you should do
Review and configure passkeyType settings in Entra ID to match organizational requirements. AI-suggested
Why: This change may need administrator attention depending on how your environment is configured.
Starting March 2026, Microsoft Entra ID will GA passkey profiles and synced passkeys for tenants with Passkeys (FIDO2) enabled. Existing tenants will be auto-migrated to a default passkey profile with configurable passkeyType. Registration campaign settings and rollout timelines vary by cloud region.
Type
Message Center
Services
Entra ID
Tags
MC1221452, Microsoft Entra
AI analysis
Low priority · generated by qwen2.5:7b · possibly affects Entra ID · verify against the original