Excel now includes a new get data skill powered by Copilot, allowing users to describe data needs and have the tool handle data connection and transformation.
Get your data ready, just by asking. Describe the data you need and how you want it prepared, and the new get data skill handles the rest. It can connect and transform your data, then load the results into your workbook using Power Query, giving you a query you can inspect, edit, and refresh without having to build it yourself. Depending on the data source, authentication may be required. GA date: October CY2026
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M365 Roadmap
Services
Microsoft 365 Apps
Tags
Rolling out, General Availability, Worldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant), Excel, Web
AI analysis
Low priority · generated by qwen2.5:7b · possibly affects Microsoft 365 / Office · verify against the original
Dynamics 365 Finance introduces optimized customer data entities for more focused integration of customer information, with GA in July 2027 and a preview in October 2026.
Dynamics 365 Finance introduces a set of optimized customer data entities that provide more focused options for integrating customer information. Instead of relying on a single broad customer entity, organizations can work with purpose-specific entities for core customer information, extended customer attributes, postal addresses, electronic contact information, and customer associations. The optimized entities support both Data management import/export and OData integration scenarios, enabling organizations to build customer integrations around the specific data required for each business pro…
Type
M365 Roadmap
Tags
In development, General Availability, Preview, Worldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant), Dynamics 365 Finance, Dynamics 365 Finance and Operations cross-app, Web
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Medium priority · generated by qwen2.5:7b · possibly affects Dynamics 365 · verify against the original
Administrators can now configure task grid actions in Dynamics 365 Project Operations, allowing them to control which actions are visible in various views and controls.
This feature extends Task Grid View Templates so administrators can configure both task columns and the visibility of supported task-grid actions in one place. Administrators can show or hide individual actions across task-grid views, the toolbar, row-level controls, and the task context menu. Configurable actions include views such as Board, Timeline, Charts, Assignments, People, and Goals; toolbar commands such as Baseline, Conditional Formatting, and export; and task-management actions such as Indent, Outdent, Cut, Copy, Paste, Delete, and dependency management. Essential capabilities, incl…
Type
M365 Roadmap
Services
Microsoft 365 Apps
Tags
In development, General Availability, Preview, Worldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant), GCC, Dynamics 365 Project Operations, Web
AI analysis
Low priority · generated by qwen2.5:7b · possibly affects Dynamics 365 · verify against the original
Dynamics 365 Sustainability now includes a restatement capability to recalculate previously calculated emissions, maintaining traceability and supporting various correction scenarios.
Organizations can recalculate previously calculated emissions using a new restatement capability in Dynamics 365 Sustainability. Users can create a new calculation result while preserving the original result, helping maintain traceability between the original and restated emissions. Users can identify the calculation being restated, capture the reason for the restatement, and retain the calculation history. This supports scenarios such as correcting errors, incorporating improved activity data or emission factors, changing methodologies, and reflecting organizational or structural changes. GA …
Type
M365 Roadmap
Tags
In development, General Availability, Preview, Worldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant), Dynamics 365 Sustainability, Web
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With the release of Argentina, we are finalizing the LATAM expansion. Out-of-the-box localization is now available for 14 countries in the region through the cross-LATAM localization framework, in addition to Brazil and Mexico. The country localization indicated below is provisional and may change prior to general availability. Additionally, not all of the following capabilities might be available for preview. The Argentina-specific scope for this release includes: Sales tax (VAT and provincial taxes): tax determination and calculation, import of taxpayer registers (padrones), and certificate …
Type
M365 Roadmap
Tags
In development, General Availability, Preview, Worldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant), Dynamics 365 Finance, Web
AI analysis
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Power Pages will support native connectors, allowing secure integration with enterprise systems like SQL, SAP, and Oracle. This feature is particularly useful for regulated industries such as banking and financial services.
Native connectors support through Power Pages will allow organizations to securely connect their websites/portals directly to enterprise systems such as SQL, SAP, and Oracle, without building or maintaining custom integration layers. This capability is especially valuable for regulated and enterprise customers such as banking and financial services, who need to surface data from systems hosted behind corporate firewalls. By leveraging the Power Platform on-premises data gateway and connector framework, customers can reduce integration complexity, lower operational costs, and accelerate deliver…
Type
M365 Roadmap
Tags
In development, General Availability, Preview, Worldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant), Power Pages, Web
AI analysis
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As subsurface data grows in scale and complexity, teams need a faster, more connected way to transform uncertainty into actionable decisions. The post Scale reservoir uncertainty analysis with agile reservoir modeling appeared first on Microsoft Azure Blog.
Type
Announcements
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Azure Blog, Storage, Microsoft Azure Data Manager for Energy
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Azure DevOps Services and Server are not affected by the PHP vulnerabilities, but pipelines, containers, and deployed applications may require separate patching.
What you should do
Review and update the security settings for pipelines, containers, and deployed applications to ensure they are patched against the PHP vulnerabilities. AI-suggested
Why: This change may need administrator attention depending on how your environment is configured.
On October 21, 2026, PHP disclosed two critical vulnerabilities that can allow remote code execution. Neither Azure DevOps Services, our cloud-hosted offering, nor Azure DevOps Server, our on-premises product, uses PHP to handle customer requests. PHP runtimes used by pipelines, containers, and deployed applications have their own patching requirements. Deployment scope: cloud and on-premises Azure […] The post PHP2Shell and Azure DevOps: what to check appeared first on Azure DevOps Blog.
Start a standalone Markdown note and use the opt-in Hot Exit preview to resume unsaved work next session. The post Keep your investigation between sessions appeared first on Visual Studio Blog.
Type
Announcements
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Visual Studio Blog, Visual Studio
AI analysis
Low priority · generated by qwen2.5:7b · possibly affects Developer Tools · verify against the original
Out-of-band security updates for .NET address the Brotli decoder vulnerability and tarball ownership vulnerability. The post .NET October 2026 Out-of-Band Security Updates appeared first on .NET Blog.
Row summaries are now available in US Government clouds, allowing users to access AI-generated insights in model-driven apps. Admins and makers need to enable and configure this feature for users.
What you should do
Admins and makers should enable and configure row summaries for users in model-driven apps. AI-suggested
Why: This change may need administrator attention depending on how your environment is configured.
Row summaries are expanding to supported US Government clouds, giving users in regulated environments access to AI-generated insights that help them understand model-driven app records at a glance. This release brings the row summary experience available to commercial customers to supported government environments while meeting their applicable compliance and data-boundary requirements. Admins and makers enable and configure row summaries for users in their model-driven apps. Availability Field Value Release Channel Weekly Version 2611.1 Applies to Model-driven apps Feature Scope Users (enable…
Type
M365 Roadmap
Tags
In development, General Availability, GCC, GCC High, Power Apps, Web
AI analysis
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Overflow for direct inward dialing leverages conversation orchestration to detect key direct inward dialing-related events—such as the representative being busy, offline, rejecting the call, or failing to answer—and apply administrator-defined fallback actions. Administrators configure natural language playbooks using conversation orchestration at the global or inbound profile level to specify the action to run when a direct inward dialed call can't be attended to or completed. The actions include offering a direct callback to the caller, sending them to voicemail, transferring the call to ano…
Type
M365 Roadmap
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In development, General Availability, Preview, Worldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant), Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365), Dynamics 365 Contact Center, Web
AI analysis
Low priority · generated by qwen2.5:7b · verify against the original
Dynamics 365 Customer Service will enforce governance policies on email attachments, blocking emails with non-compliant content. This affects administrators who need to configure policies to include attachment checks.
This feature extends governance capabilities to evaluate email attachments, closing a critical gap where sensitive or non-compliant information may exist outside the email body. When a user sends an email with attachments, the system automatically scans each document and applies configured governance policies. In the initial release, analysis is focused on plain text content within supported document types, such as Word and PDF files. Non-text elements, including images or embedded content, are excluded in this phase to ensure predictable and efficient processing. Every attachment included in …
Type
M365 Roadmap
Tags
Launched, General Availability, Worldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant), Dynamics 365 Customer Service, Web
AI analysis
Low priority · generated by qwen2.5:7b · possibly affects Dynamics 365 · verify against the original
Admins can now configure the strictness level of governance policies in Dynamics 365 Customer Service, allowing more lenient or rigorous enforcement of email compliance rules.
What you should do
Review and adjust the strictness levels of governance policies as needed to align with compliance requirements and risk tolerance. AI-suggested
Why: This change may need administrator attention depending on how your environment is configured.
This feature introduces policy strictness control, enabling organizations to define how rigorously each governance policy evaluates and flags potential violations in outgoing emails. Governance policies serve as real-time guardrails, ensuring communications adhere to business, legal, and compliance standards before they are sent to customers. With this enhancement, supervisors can configure the strictness level for each policy. Lower strictness settings apply more lenient enforcement, reducing false positives and allowing borderline scenarios to pass, while higher settings perform more rigorou…
Type
M365 Roadmap
Tags
Launched, General Availability, Worldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant), Dynamics 365 Customer Service, Web
AI analysis
Low priority · generated by qwen2.5:7b · possibly affects Dynamics 365 · verify against the original
Admins can now configure personalized outreach emails generated by Dynamics 365 Sales Qualification Agent, allowing teams to set goals, tone, and messaging preferences.
Define outreach scenario/goal in natural language. Choose desired call-to-action to drive next steps. Provide subject line guidance: fixed suggestion or style recommendation. Set message length and brevity targets. Specify tone rules, including name-usage limits and preferred terminology. Configure brand language and voice guardrails: approved phrases and banned words. Set formatting preferences: bullets, paragraph length, and maximum bullet count. Business Value: This feature expands the Sales Qualification Agent outreach by letting teams define the outreach purpose, brand-aligned tone (match…
Type
M365 Roadmap
Tags
Launched, General Availability, Preview, Worldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant), Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365), Dynamics 365 Sales, Web
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Low priority · generated by qwen2.5:7b · possibly affects Dynamics 365 · verify against the original
The enhanced screen recording capability offers greater flexibility and control, enabling organizations to manage recording behavior with more precision. Key enhancements include: Access all recording settings and configurations from Customer Service admin center > Quality Management. Enable or disable screen recording using a dedicated toggle. Capture call audio alongside screen recordings. Turn off the red border displayed around representative screens during active window recording. Allow users with the screen recording supervisor role to play recordings within the Customer Service workspac…
Type
M365 Roadmap
Tags
Launched, General Availability, Worldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant), Dynamics 365 Customer Service, Web
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Low priority · generated by qwen2.5:7b · possibly affects Dynamics 365 · verify against the original
Dynamics 365 Sales introduces the ability to deploy multiple Sales Qualification Agents in a single environment, allowing for more targeted lead management and exclusive engagement.
Segment-specific qualification: Each agent operates with its own ideal customer profile, knowledge sources, templates, and consent settings, ensuring qualification conversations reflect the nuances of each product, region, or team. Intelligent lead routing: The system evaluates incoming leads against agent selection criteria and assigns ownership based on configured priority, ensuring predictable and conflict-free lead management. A fallback agent handles leads that don't match any specialized criteria, ensuring no lead goes unprocessed. Exclusive engagement with coordinated handoff: Only one …
Type
M365 Roadmap
Tags
Launched, General Availability, Preview, Worldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant), Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365), Dynamics 365 Sales, Web
AI analysis
Low priority · generated by qwen2.5:7b · possibly affects Dynamics 365 · verify against the original
Admins can now enable enhanced screen recording controls in Dynamics 365 Customer Service, providing more granular management of recording settings and behaviors.
The enhanced screen recording capability offers greater flexibility and control, enabling organizations to manage recording behavior with more precision. Key enhancements include: Access all recording settings and configurations from Customer Service admin center > Quality Management. Enable or disable screen recording using a dedicated toggle. Capture call audio alongside screen recordings. Turn off the red border displayed around representative screens during active window recording. Allow users with the screen recording supervisor role to play recordings within the Customer Service workspac…
Type
M365 Roadmap
Tags
In development, General Availability, GCC, Dynamics 365 Customer Service, Web
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Low priority · generated by qwen2.5:7b · possibly affects Dynamics 365 · verify against the original
Customize your view: choose a Contact or Lead view from the new view picker to define which columns appear in the segment members table. Align export with your view: exported member data automatically reflects your selected columns, ensuring consistency and eliminating post-export cleanup. Quickly find specific members: use the built-in search to locate individuals within the segment membership list instantly. Business Value: Understanding and acting on your audience starts with having the right data at your fingertips. Until now, getting the full context for segment members often meant switch…
Type
M365 Roadmap
Tags
Launched, General Availability, Worldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant), Dynamics 365 Customer Insights - Journeys, Web
AI analysis
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Supervisors can now create and manage overnight shifts that span across midnight while maintaining a single continuous shift experience. Shift plans support start and end times that extend into the next day, allowing organizations to accurately model overnight operations such as contact centers, support teams, healthcare services, and other 24x7 environments. Activities, breaks, meals, and ad-hoc work can be scheduled anywhere within the overnight shift and remain part of a single continuous itinerary. Supervisors can view and manage the entire shift without manually splitting schedules across…
Type
M365 Roadmap
Tags
Launched, General Availability, Worldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant), Dynamics 365 Contact Center, Web
AI analysis
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Admins and makers can configure site analytics for Power Pages sites to monitor traffic and user interactions, starting from a preview in October 2026.
Gain insights into your Power Pages site with integrated telemetry and analytics. Use Application Insights to monitor page views, form interactions, session details, and client-side analytics. Detect server-side errors, performance issues, and access logs to resolve problems and optimize your site. To configure site analytics, makers must open the setup workspace and add the analytics provider script to enable traffic analytics. Business Value: You can monitor your Power Pages site traffic and user interactions with ease. Track page views, form interactions, and session details using client-si…
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M365 Roadmap
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In development, General Availability, Preview, Worldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant), GCC, GCC High, DoD, Power Pages, Web
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Quality Managers can now edit and override completed evaluations in Dynamics 365 Customer Service, ensuring accurate assessment records. This feature is available for AI-assisted, AI-generated, and manual evaluations, with audit trails for transparency and governance.
This feature enables Quality Managers to edit and override evaluation results even after they are marked as completed or expired. While completed evaluations remain read-only by default to preserve integrity, supervisors can initiate an Edit action when discrepancies are identified, such as incorrect AI predictions or errors in manual assessments. In edit mode, supervisors can update evaluation responses, adjust scores, and refine comments to reflect an accurate assessment. This ensures that evaluation records represent the final, validated view of agent performance and interaction quality. Th…
Type
M365 Roadmap
Tags
Launched, General Availability, Worldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant), Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365), Dynamics 365 Customer Service, Web
AI analysis
Low priority · generated by qwen2.5:7b · possibly affects Dynamics 365 · verify against the original
Admins can enable custom voice capabilities for Dynamics 365 Contact Center, allowing the creation of a unique, synthetic voice for voice agents. This feature is available in preview and generally available in November 2026.
Secure a voice talent that will represent the voice of your brand. After obtaining explicit consent, gaining Limited Access approval through Microsoft's Responsible AI practices, and building a custom voice model, it's time to integrate with Dynamics 365 Contact Center. In the Copilot Service admin center, create a connection between Dynamics 365 and Azure. Navigate to Channels > Custom AI Voices > Connect custom voice. You'll be prompted through a series of cascading dropdown boxes to select the speech resource and custom voice model to connect with. After the connection is established, you c…
Type
M365 Roadmap
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In development, General Availability, Preview, Worldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant), Dynamics 365 Contact Center, Web
AI analysis
Low priority · generated by qwen2.5:7b · possibly affects Dynamics 365 · verify against the original
AI agents in Business Central Business Central introduces AI agents to help users automate repetitive tasks and make business processes more intelligent and efficient. These agents act as specialized assistants that understand context, handle structured data, and collaborate with users to complete end-to-end workflows. For example, the Sales Order Agent simplifies order creation by transforming natural language or email instructions into complete sales documents, while the Payables Agent streamlines vendor invoice processing by extracting key details from incoming invoices and matching them to…
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M365 Roadmap
Tags
In development, General Availability, Preview, Worldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant), Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365), Dynamics 365 Business Central, Web
AI analysis
Low priority · generated by qwen2.5:7b · possibly affects Dynamics 365 · verify against the original
Admins can now enforce governance policies to control AI-generated customer communications in Dynamics 365 Customer Service, ensuring compliance and reducing risk.
Create and enforce policies that prevent risky or noncompliant customer communications. Governance policy checks serve as configurable safeguards that review AI‑generated and autonomous email responses before they are sent to customers. These checks enforce business, legal, and regulatory requirements by validating responses for relevance, prohibited content, and sensitive topics. If a response fails a policy check, delivery is blocked and the violation is clearly identified, enabling supervisors to review issues and take actions to improve outcomes. Governance policies are applied consistentl…
Type
M365 Roadmap
Tags
Launched, General Availability, Preview, Worldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant), Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365), Dynamics 365 Customer Service, Web
AI analysis
Low priority · generated by qwen2.5:7b · possibly affects Dynamics 365 · verify against the original