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Dynamics 365 Commerce: Digital commerce - Streamline multioutlet access for B2B web storefronts

Dynamics 365 Commerce introduces a unified sign-in system for B2B web storefronts, allowing buyers to access multiple organizations and outlets with a single account. Administrators can configure organization and outlet relationships and activate the unified sign-in option.

Dynamics 365 · m365-roadmap Original Microsoft announcement ↗
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Original Microsoft text

The multioutlet B2B web storefront introduces a unified sign-in system that allows buyers to access all their associated organizations and outlets using a single account. The storefront UI is updated to display an organization selector during sign-in and provides outlet-specific navigation and catalog views. Buyers can place, track, and manage orders for multiple outlets within a single session, with real-time visibility into order status, inventory, and account information. This feature supports role-based access, ensuring that users only see the organizations and outlets they are authorized …

Type
M365 Roadmap
Tags
Launched, 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
Informational

Dynamics 365 Business Central: Copilot and agents - Run multiple Sales Order Agents per company with smarter item matching, relevance filtering, and streamlined setup

Dynamics 365 Business Central now allows running multiple Sales Order Agents per company, each with its own configuration and metrics. Improved item matching and attachment handling are also introduced.

Dynamics 365 · m365-roadmap Original Microsoft announcement ↗
Details

Original Microsoft text

You can now configure and run multiple Sales Order Agent instances in a single company. Each instance operates independently with its own mailbox, folder settings, email signature, and processing rules. Each agent instance tracks its own KPI metrics, such as emails received, quotes created, orders created, and time saved. The setup page is restructured to support per-instance configuration, and an upgrade path migrates existing single-instance setups to the new architecture. This change allows organizations to set up separate agents for different sales teams, product lines, or customer segment…

Type
M365 Roadmap
Tags
Launched, General Availability, 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
Informational

Dynamics 365 Customer Service: Copilot and AI innovation - Resolve customer emails autonomously with AI

Dynamics 365 Customer Service introduces autonomous email resolution, allowing emails to be handled without manual intervention. Admins can enable this feature and set the automation level for different business lines.

Dynamics 365 · m365-roadmap Original Microsoft announcement ↗
Details

Original Microsoft text

Autonomous email resolution delivers end-to-end handling of customer emails without manual intervention or default case creation. When an email arrives, the system analyzes the request, identifies the underlying intent, and determines whether the information and actions needed to resolve it are available. Using enterprise knowledge, configured business instructions, connectors, and custom agents, the system constructs a resolution dynamically. It generates a response that's context-aware, compliant with business rules, and tailored to the request, then delivers it directly by email—completing …

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
Informational

Dynamics 365 Supply Chain Management: Planning - Protect confirmed CTP dates with Planning Optimization

Planning Optimization in Dynamics 365 Supply Chain Management protects confirmed delivery dates by preventing reallocation of resources, ensuring reliable customer commitments.

Dynamics 365 · m365-roadmap Original Microsoft announcement ↗
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Original Microsoft text

Planning Optimization is the new high-performance planning engine for Dynamics 365 Supply Chain Management. With this feature, Planning Optimization now protects material and capacity allocated to sales order lines with delivery dates confirmed through capable to promise (CTP). You prevent reallocation of resources to newer orders, so your confirmed delivery dates stay reliable, and customer commitments are honored. Business Value: Protect your confirmed delivery dates with confidence. When you use capable to promise (CTP) for delivery date control with Planning Optimization, this feature ensu…

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

Power Pages: Administration and governance - Manage external authentication providers with granular controls

Power Pages now allows administrators to manage external authentication providers with granular controls, enabling central enforcement and site-level exceptions. This feature is enabled for end users automatically and will be generally available in January 2027.

Other · m365-roadmap Original Microsoft announcement ↗
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Original Microsoft text

Power Pages now lets you manage external authentication providers with environment-level governance controls and optional site-level exceptions. You can centrally enforce which identity providers (IDPs) are allowed across all sites in an environment, while still enabling site-specific flexibility when needed. Makers will only see and select from the approved IDPs when setting up authentication, ensuring consistent governance and alignment with enterprise security policies. To enable this feature, go to the Power Platform admin center. Navigate to Manage > Power Pages > Governance settings > Au…

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

Dynamics 365 Commerce: Omnichannel commerce - Add support for multiple outlet B2B ordering via CSU

Dynamics 365 Commerce introduces support for multiple outlet B2B ordering via CSU, enabling unified sign-in and streamlined workflows for managing multiple outlet orders.

Dynamics 365 · m365-roadmap Original Microsoft announcement ↗
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Original Microsoft text

Available for B2B scenarios in Dynamics 365 Commerce (including headless Commerce), this feature enables retailers to configure unified sign-in in Commerce headquarters and integrate third‑party storefronts using CSU APIs. The organization selector and related capabilities are exposed via CSU endpoints so that third-party sites can consume identities, organizational context, and ordering workflows without relying on native UI components. Functional enhancements Contact model transition: Replaces the customer account type "Person" with type "Contact" to better manage B2B partners. Single contac…

Type
M365 Roadmap
Tags
Launched, 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
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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 ↗
Details

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
Informational

Microsoft Teams: Speaker attribution now “On” by default in BYOD rooms with enhanced admin controls

Microsoft Teams Speaker Attribution is now enabled by default for BYOD rooms, providing clearer speaker labels and enhanced insights with Copilot.

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

Original Microsoft text

New PowerShell setting (SpeakerAttributionBYOD in csTeamsAIPolicy), enabled by default, gives IT admins more control over speaker attribution in BYOD (bring your own device) meeting rooms. This enhances the experience for users by enabling clear speaker labels and richer in-meeting and post-meeting insights with Microsoft 365 Copilot. Users just enroll profiles via Teams Settings to be recognized. GA date: July CY2025

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

Microsoft Viva: Recent feed in Viva Engage

Microsoft Viva Engage now includes a new 'Recent' feed for a more predictable view of followed and priority communications, alongside the existing 'For you' feed.

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

Original Microsoft text

Introducing a new “Recent” feed in Home to give users a more predictable view of followed and priority communications, while preserving the existing personalized “For you” experience. GA date: August CY2026

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

Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365): Get actionable suggestions from Copilot in your Copilot Page

Microsoft Copilot will provide suggestions for improving written content on the Copilot Page, but the feature is on hold for now.

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

Request feedback from Copilot on your Page by selecting "Suggested edits" in the Copilot Shortcuts menu. Copilot will analyze the content on your page and provide actionable suggestions about what you can change to improve clarity and quality of your written content. You can then apply suggestions directly to the page. Updated October 23, 2026: We have decided not to move forward with this change at this time. We apologize for any inconvenience. GA date: August CY2026 Preview date: June CY2026

Type
M365 Roadmap
Tags
Cancelled, General Availability, Preview, Worldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant), Microsoft 365 app, Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365), 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

Outlook: Copilot Chat pop-out for Outlook for Mac and iPad

Copilot Chat can now be popped out to float over the main Outlook app window on Mac and iPad, providing more space for work.

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

Original Microsoft text

Copilot Chat remains accessible within an Outlook app window but now can also be popped out to float over the main Outlook app window. Popping out Copilot Chat allows people to switch contexts or have more space for what they are working on in Outlook and control the space and form that Copilot Chat takes on screen. When you open Copilot chat and click the pop-out button, Copilot will open separately over the main Outlook window. GA date: August CY2026

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

Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365): CSV and TSV references in Copilot Notebooks

Copilot Notebooks now supports CSV and TSV files, enhancing the ability to integrate structured data into projects.

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

Original Microsoft text

Copilot Notebooks now supports CSV and TSV files as knowledge sources, allowing users to bring structured lists and tables directly into their projects alongside traditional documents. This additional context helps Copilot generate more relevant presentations, reports, and briefs. GA date: October CY2026 Preview date: September CY2026

Type
M365 Roadmap
Services
Microsoft 365 Apps
Tags
Launched, General Availability, Preview, Worldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant), OneNote, 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

Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365): JPG and PNG references in Copilot Notebooks

Microsoft Copilot Notebooks now supports JPG and PNG files as knowledge sources, enhancing the ability to incorporate images into projects.

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

Original Microsoft text

Copilot Notebooks now supports JPG and PNG files as knowledge sources, allowing users to bring images directly into their projects alongside traditional documents. Copilot can use the content within these images, including text, charts, diagrams, and other visuals, as grounding context to help generate more relevant presentations, reports, and briefs. GA date: October CY2026 Preview date: September CY2026

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

Microsoft Teams: Default meeting templates

IT admins can now apply default meeting settings to Teams meetings, reducing manual configuration for organizers. This feature is available in Teams Premium and will be generally available in November 2026.

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

Original Microsoft text

Default meeting templates enable IT admins to automatically apply their organization’s preferred meeting settings whenever users schedule a Teams meeting through Outlook or Teams calendar. This helps organizations apply meeting settings (including protection settings) at scale, and reduce the need for organizers to manually configure meeting options. Only organizers with a Teams Premium (T-Pre) license assigned can use Default Meeting Templates. GA date: November CY2026

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

Microsoft Teams: Enhanced Copilot and AI controls for meetings

Microsoft Teams introduces enhanced AI controls for Copilot in meetings, allowing organizers to manage AI access and IT admins to set policies for AI governance.

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

Original Microsoft text

Teams Meetings offer enhanced AI controls for Copilot and AI experiences. Organizers manage who can enable and access AI, while IT admins get a simpler policy model for governing AI across meetings and post-meeting experiences. These updates provide more predictable administration and greater flexibility for compliance and governance scenarios. GA date: November CY2026

Type
M365 Roadmap
Services
Teams
Tags
In development, General Availability, 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
Informational

Planner: Custom Views for plans

Planner now offers custom views that allow users to save and reuse specific configurations of plans, such as filters and sorting.

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

Original Microsoft text

Custom views lets users save a custom view of a plan and return to it later without re-applying filters, sorting, grouping, and other view customizations. A team can reuse saved views for triage, prioritization, work tracking, and more. GA date: December CY2026

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

Power Apps: Form fill assistance using speech as input in model-driven apps

Power Apps is adding speech input for form fill assistance in model-driven apps, making it easier for users to fill out forms using their voice.

Dynamics 365 · m365-roadmap Original Microsoft announcement ↗
Details

Original Microsoft text

We’re expanding form fill assistance in Power Apps to use speech as a source, providing users a more natural way to fill forms. Users select the microphone icon, record their content, and the transcript is used as a source for the form entry. Recordings are transient and not saved. Availability Field Value Release Channel Monthly Version 2612.1 Applies to Model-driven apps Feature Scope Users (enabled by default) GA date: December CY2026

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

Power Apps: Use Power Platform connectors in generative pages

Makers can now use Power Platform connectors in generative pages to bring data into model-driven apps. This feature is available in the GA version Gen page v302.

Dynamics 365 · m365-roadmap Original Microsoft announcement ↗
Details

Original Microsoft text

Makers can bring data from Power Platform connectors into generative pages. After creating and authenticating a connection and adding a connection reference to the environment, you select the connector data and describe how the generated page should use it. Connector data can be incorporated while working in the Maker Studio generative page designer or through the generative pages AI plugin. Availability Field Value Release Channel Not applicable Version Gen page v302 Applies to Model-driven apps Feature Scope Admins or makers More info: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/power-apps/maker/model…

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

Power Apps: Expand model access and Maker Studio availability for generative pages via GitHub

Admins and makers can now connect their GitHub accounts to access additional model options for generative pages in Power Apps Maker Studio, expanding availability to regions without dedicated GPU capacity.

Dynamics 365 · m365-roadmap Original Microsoft announcement ↗
Details

Original Microsoft text

Connect your GitHub account to access additional model options for the built-in gen page coding agent directly in the generative page designer in Maker Studio. Makers can use the agent to create and refine generative pages without leaving the Power Apps authoring experience. This integration also brings Maker Studio generative page authoring to regions without dedicated Power Apps GPU capacity. Model availability through GitHub may evolve over time, and requests made through this connection consume the maker’s GitHub credits. Availability Field Value Release Channel Weekly Version 2611.1 Appli…

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

Microsoft Teams: Facilitator in GCC

Microsoft Teams is introducing the Facilitator feature in GCC, which helps capture notes and manage the meeting agenda. A Microsoft 365 Copilot license is needed.

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

Original Microsoft text

Facilitator is coming to Microsoft Teams meetings in GCC. The Facilitator agent can help capture notes in real time, answers questions about the meeting, and help keep the agenda and discussion on track. A Microsoft 365 Copilot license is required to use Facilitator. GA date: December CY2026

Type
M365 Roadmap
Services
Teams
Tags
In development, General Availability, GCC, Microsoft Teams, Desktop, Mac, Web
AI analysis
Low priority · generated by qwen2.5:7b · possibly affects Microsoft 365 / Office, Teams · verify against the original
Informational

Microsoft Teams: Explicit consent for recording & transcription in one-to-one PSTN calls

Microsoft Teams will require explicit consent for recording and transcription in one-to-one PSTN calls, with participants prompted via audio to consent or decline.

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

Original Microsoft text

Microsoft Teams will support explicit consent for participants connected through the public switched telephone network (PSTN) in one-to-one calls. When explicit consent is required, PSTN participants will hear an audio prompt when recording or transcription is started. They can use their phone keypad to consent or decline. Participants who decline can remain in the call but stay muted. This capability extends the existing Teams calling policy for explicit consent to one-to-one PSTN calls. GA date: December CY2026

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

Microsoft Edge: Extended Stable channel support for macOS

Microsoft Edge Extended Stable channel will be available for macOS, offering a slower 8-week release cycle.

Details

Original Microsoft text

Organizations managing macOS devices will be able to select the Microsoft Edge Extended Stable channel, providing a slower 8-week major release cycle, compared to the two-week major release cycle for Stable. 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

Dynamics 365 Business Central: Payables Agent - Agent can process vendor credit notes

Dynamics 365 Business Central now includes the Payables Agent which can process vendor credit notes, producing purchase credit memos.

Dynamics 365 · m365-roadmap Original Microsoft announcement ↗
Details

Original Microsoft text

Payables Agent can recognize a vendor credit note and produce a purchase credit memo and applies to the original invoice, using the same draft and task experience as invoices. Note: It does not have Return Order matching functionality. GA date: November CY2026

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

Power Pages: Plugin support for GitHub Copilot CLI and Claude Code to create and edit traditional sites

Power Pages now supports GitHub Copilot CLI and Claude Code for creating and editing traditional sites using natural-language prompts.

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

Original Microsoft text

The Power Pages plugin for GitHub Copilot CLI and Claude Code now supports creating and editing traditional (non-SPA) Power Pages sites. Developers can use natural-language prompts in their AI coding agent to create a new traditional site or download, inspect, and update existing site metadata such as web pages, web templates, content snippets, basic and multistep forms, lists, table permissions, web roles, and site settings, then upload changes back to their environment using the Power Platform CLI. GA date: November CY2026 Preview date: October CY2026

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