Commercial Priority Update
Week of March 26, 2026
Microsoft Purview is introducing a new Endpoint Data Loss Prevention Device Status API, enabling organizations to access device-level health and onboarding data programmatically. Previously limited to manual exports, this information can now be integrated directly into dashboards, reporting tools, and automated workflows. This update allows security and compliance teams to monitor endpoint DLP posture at scale, reduce manual effort, and streamline reporting across environments. The feature is currently in development and expected to begin rolling out in April 2026.
Commercial M365 Roadmap Updates
Find out what’s coming, what’s going, and what it means for you and your operations. View all Microsoft 365 roadmap updates for the week of March 26, 2026.
Microsoft Viva: Unread News Notifications in Connections
After further review, this has been delayed to a later date. We apologize for any inconvenience. Users will receive a weekly notification in the Connections apps in Microsoft Teams on mobile and desktop linking them to relevant SharePoint news that they might have missed in the preceding week. This unread news will be available in the “News” tab in the Connections app under the “unread” pill.
ID: 498323 Release: Microsoft Viva – Worldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant) Tags: March CY2026
Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365): Intelligent Summaries in Copilot Dashboard
Use intelligent summaries in Copilot Dashboard to quickly surface what’s working and where targeted attention can accelerate Copilot adoption. Intelligent summaries highlight key adoption trends to focus on areas of success. Suggested prompts enable deeper exploration of underlying trends and drivers.
ID: 557681 Release: Microsoft Viva, Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365) – Worldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant) Tags: April CY2026
Microsoft Edge: Security Update Alerts in the Edge management service
Administrators can choose a severity threshold and receive alerts when a new Edge update includes security fixes that meet or exceed that level, including zero day fixes. This helps organizations quickly identify updates that may require attention, while avoiding unnecessary notifications for routine releases.
ID: 558435 Release: Microsoft Edge – Worldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant) Tags: June CY2026
Microsoft Teams: Standardized preview experience for Word, PowerPoint, and Excel files
Microsoft Word, Microsoft PowerPoint, and Microsoft Excel files now open in a standardized preview in Teams on Android and iOS, delivering faster performance, improved reliability, and a more consistent viewing experience.
ID: 558679 Release: Microsoft Teams – Worldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant) Tags: June CY2026
Microsoft Purview: Information Protection – Sensitivity label support in Engage
Organizations can now manually apply Purview Information Protection sensitivity labels in Engage. Allowing admins to create labels and configure label publishing policies to determine which users and groups can manually label content in Engage communities. End users in Engage will be able to then manually apply labels to communities and in turn classify and protect their sensitive data via privacy and external user access controls.
ID: 558684 Release: Microsoft Purview – Worldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant) Tags: May CY2026
Microsoft Purview: Information Protection – Exclude modern groups / include dynamic security groups support for sensitivity label policies
To provide more flexibility, admins can now exclude modern Microsoft 365 groups and scope sensitivity label policies to dynamic and non-mail enabled security groups—expanding policy targeting beyond individual users and mail enabled groups.
ID: 558685 Release: Microsoft Purview – Worldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant) Tags: May CY2026
Microsoft Purview: Information Protection – Sensitivity label inheritance for Teams meeting artifacts
Teams meeting artifacts, including recordings, transcripts, and Loop notes, can now be configured to automatically inherit the sensitivity label from the meeting. This ensures content generated during meetings is consistently protected without requiring manual labeling, reducing risk and simplifying protection at scale.
ID: 558686 Release: Microsoft Purview – Worldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant) Tags: June CY2026
Microsoft Purview: Information Protection – Policy sync status for M365 Label publishing policies
Admins can now see the sync status of sensitivity label publishing policies directly in the Purview portal. This provides clear confirmation that label policy changes have been fully applied across Microsoft 365 workloads, reducing guesswork, speeding troubleshooting, and increasing confidence during large scale label deployments.
ID: 558687 Release: Microsoft Purview – Worldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant) Tags: April CY2026
Microsoft Teams: Digital signage support for Teams panels
Digital signage can now be displayed on idle Teams panel devices, similar to digital signage support for Microsoft Teams Rooms front of room displays. Signage source and settings can be configured in the Pro Management portal. Available with Teams Rooms Pro or Shared space-licensed spaces.
ID: 558852 Release: Microsoft Teams – Worldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant) Tags: May CY2026
Microsoft Teams: Attendee capacity packs for Teams events
Attendee capacity packs provide increased capacity limits for Teams events. Organizers can scale event attendance beyond base limits while maintaining a consistent Teams events experience.
ID: 558856 Release: Microsoft Teams – Worldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant) Tags: May CY2026
Outlook: Multiselect in the New Outlook and Teams calendars
You can now select multiple appointments and meetings in the new Outlook for Windows and Teams calendars. Use Ctrl+click to select individual items, or Shift+click to quickly select a range events. Once selected, you can take common actions across all selected items. Click anywhere outside the selection to clear it. #newoutlookforwindows
ID: 558857 Release: Outlook – Worldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant) Tags: April CY2026
Microsoft Purview: eDiscovery – review set limit increase
Review set limit per case is increased from 20 per case to 100 per case.
ID: 558858 Release: Microsoft Purview – Worldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant) Tags: April CY2026
Microsoft Purview: Data Lifecycle Management – Power Automate integration with records management
Initiate a Power Automate workflow when the item reaches the end of its retention period. For example, execute a complex disposition approval process or move the file to an archive.
ID: 558859 Release: Microsoft Purview – GCC, GCC High, DoD Tags: June CY2026
Microsoft Purview: Data Loss Prevention – Data Security Triage Agent summaries and categorizations for DLP alerts will be made available in DLP Alerts in Microsoft Defender XDR
Data Security Triage Agent summaries and categorizations for DLP alerts will be made available in DLP Alerts in Microsoft Defender XDR.
ID: 558860 Release: Microsoft Purview – Worldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant) Tags: August CY2026
Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365): Create Word documents from Copilot Notebooks
Copilot Notebooks allows users to generate Word documents using the content and references gathered in a notebook. Copilot drafts a structured document grounded in the notebook’s context, which can be opened and edited in Word, helping users move from ideas and source material to a ready‑to‑use document with fewer manual steps.
ID: 558934 Release: Microsoft 365, OneNote, Microsoft 365 app, Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365) – Worldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant) Tags: May CY2026
Microsoft Viva: Modernized content composition experience in Engage
The new content composition experience makes it easier and faster to share in Viva Engage with a cleaner, more intuitive publishing experience. It brings clearer layout, better accessibility, and smarter organization of tools—so you can focus on creating great posts without extra clicks or clutter.
ID: 558935 Release: Microsoft Viva – Worldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant) Tags: May CY2026
Outlook: Font Improvements in Outlook for Android
Now when composing emails, users can change the font color and add highlight color to their text. Additionally, users will now have easy access to recently used fonts in the font list.
ID: 558936 Release: Outlook – Worldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant) Tags: May CY2026
Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365): Create PowerPoint presentations from Copilot Notebooks
Copilot Notebooks enables users to generate PowerPoint presentations directly from the content and references collected in a notebook. Using the notebook’s curated context, Copilot creates a structured, editable slide deck that users can open and refine in PowerPoint, helping turn research, notes, and insights into shareable presentations more quickly.
ID: 558938 Release: Microsoft 365, OneNote, Microsoft 365 app, Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365) – Worldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant) Tags: May CY2026
Microsoft Purview: Data Loss Prevention – Unmanaged cloud app discovery and protection with Microsoft Purview and Palo Alto Prisma Access
Microsoft Purview network data security now integrates with Palo Alto Prisma Access, extending discovery and protection to network traffic. With this integration, new and existing Palo Alto Prisma Access customers can configure Microsoft Purview collection and data loss prevention policies to discover and protect sensitive data shared with unmanaged cloud apps via HTTP/HTTPS, using the same classifiers, sensitive information types, and sensitivity labels used in other Purview policies. This integration further enriches Purview Data Security Posture Management (DSPM), Insider Risk Management (IRM), enables data security & compliance for AI interactions, and more.
ID: 558939 Release: Microsoft Purview – Worldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant) Tags: October CY2026
Microsoft Purview: Endpoint Data Loss Prevention – Endpoint DLP Device Status API
Provides access to the same device health details currently available through the export function on the device onboarding page. With the new device status API, customers can pull device-level information directly into their own BI tools, dashboards, and workflows, eliminating manual exports and making it easier to automate reporting at scale.
ID: 559027 Release: Microsoft Purview – GCC, GCC High, DoD Tags: April CY2026
Microsoft Purview: Endpoint Data Loss Prevention – Logged-in user details on the Purview device onboarding page
This update introduces logged-in user details (user email) on the device onboarding page for Windows devices bringing it in line with the experience for MacOS devices. Admins can now see which user is currently signed in on a device, making It faster to confirm ownership and troubleshoot issues.
ID: 559028 Release: Microsoft Purview – GCC, GCC High, DoD Tags: April CY2026
Exchange: Exchange Online Moderation approval requests via Actionable Messages
The Exchange Online Moderation feature gives message moderators the ability to Approve or Reject sending a moderated message to its intended recipients via a special email message form that includes Approve and Reject buttons in the Outlook Desktop or Outlook on the web toolbar. However, the ability to approve or reject a moderated message currently isn’t supported on Outlook for iOS, Outlook for Android, or Outlook for Mac. With this update to use Actionable Messages for moderation approval messages, moderators with mailboxes hosted in Exchange Online will now be able to approve or reject moderated messages via all the Microsoft email clients: from Outlook for Windows, Outlook for Mac, Outlook for iOS and Outlook for Android.
ID: 492743 Release: Exchange – Worldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant), GCC Tags: March CY2026
Planner: Planner Agent in basic plans
Planner Agent will now be available for M365 Copilot licensed users in all Planner plans, including basic plans.
ID: 511820 Release: Planner, Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365) – Worldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant) Tags: March CY2026
Microsoft Purview: eDiscovery – Add Sample to Review Set
This feature allows users to add only a sampled subset of search results to a review set, rather than adding the entire query output. Users can configure sampling parameters—such as confidence level and sample size—to ensure the subset meets their review objectives while reducing unnecessary data ingestion.
ID: 516578 Release: Microsoft Purview – Worldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant), GCC, GCC High, DoD Tags: March CY2026
Microsoft 365 admin center: Copilot settings – Optimize view
The new Copilot settings landing experience in the Microsoft 365 admin center centralizes visibility into key configuration status and helps admins optimize settings for Copilot success using Microsoft‑recommended policies, actions, and guidance—enabling secure and confident Copilot deployment.
ID: 526793 Release: Microsoft 365 admin center, Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365) – Worldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant) Tags: March CY2026
Microsoft Teams: Activity in other accounts and organizations
Users can view and respond to activity across multiple tenants without switching accounts. You can triage notifications, reply to chats, and pin tenants to the left rail for quick access.
ID: 534490 Release: Microsoft Teams – Worldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant) Tags: March CY2026
Microsoft Teams: Report a Suspicious Call in Microsoft Teams
Microsoft Teams now includes a capability that lets users flag calls they believe are unusual or suspicious. When a call is reported, the signal helps Microsoft strengthen security measures and reduce future unwanted or malicious call activity. This feature empowers users to actively contribute to real-time threat detection, enhancing organizational safety.
ID: 536573 Release: Microsoft Teams, Microsoft Defender for Office 365 – Worldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant) Tags: March CY2026
Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365): Enhanced M365 Copilot Memory – Copilot is now personalized with work data
Copilot now uses M365 Graph data to provide more relevant, contextual responses. Updated settings make it easier to view and manage what Copilot remembers and your personalization preferences.
ID: 551195 Release: Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365) – Worldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant) Tags: June CY2026
SharePoint: Admin policy for expiring “People in your organization” links
Administrators can now set organization-wide policies to automatically expire “People in your organization” sharing links after a specified period. This helps organizations maintain tighter control over internal content sharing by ensuring links don’t remain active indefinitely. Configure expiration timeframes that align with your organization’s data governance requirements—whether that’s 30 days, 90 days, or a custom period.
ID: 553220 Release: OneDrive, SharePoint – Worldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant), GCC, GCC High, DoD Tags: March CY2026
Microsoft Teams: Voice tethering
The voice tethering feature builds on the recent introduction of Sign Language Mode. It ensures that when an interpreter voices for a D/HH signer, captions and transcripts attribute the spoken content to the signer rather than the interpreter. This provides accurate representation in meetings and makes it clear who is contributing to the conversation. It also improves downstream meeting intelligence such as Copilot so that notes, summaries, action items, and insights are attributed to the correct participant.
ID: 553223 Release: Microsoft Teams – Worldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant), GCC Tags: March CY2026
Outlook: Improved results when filtering your message list
When you apply a filter in the message list, Outlook for iOS now helps you search for all matching messages—even older ones that aren’t currently synced. If more results may be available, you can tap to run a search with the filter already applied.
ID: 557349 Release: Outlook – Worldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant) Tags: March CY2026
Microsoft Viva: Copilot Analytics: Copilot adoption PBI version update including Power user insights.
The updated Copilot adoption Power BI report will come with a streamlined UX and new Power user insights.
ID: 557674 Release: Microsoft Viva, Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365) – Worldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant), GCC Tags: March CY2026
Microsoft Purview compliance portal: Endpoint Data Loss Prevention — Always-on diagnostics for Windows Endpoints (Phase 2)
Admins can retrieve diagnostic ‘Always-on diagnostic’ traces directly from Windows endpoints and selectively upload them to Microsoft through the Purview Portal at the time of an investigation request such as submitting a support ticket, without disrupting end users or impacting their productivity. This eliminates the need for user coordination while maintaining seamless troubleshooting capabilities
ID: 499431 Release: Microsoft Information Protection, Microsoft Purview – Worldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant) Tags: March CY2026
Microsoft Edge: v.146 – Desktop Visual Search
Quickly send images to Bing Visual Search from the Edge Desktop Search Bar to identify images, people, animals, and shows; extract, copy, and translate text while keeping its format. Solve questions quickly in various subjects and get trusted information to boost your knowledge. Discover products, fashion, recipes, identify a location and more. Available on Windows devices. Admins can control availability to this feature using the VisualSearchEnabled policy.
ID: 508519 Release: Microsoft Edge – Worldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant) Tags: March CY2026
OneDrive: Set a custom name for the OneDrive sync folder
IT admins can now customize the local OneDrive sync root folder name on users’ Windows computers. By default, the folder is named “OneDrive – {organization name},” which can consume valuable path length for deeply nested files and folders. With this new policy, admins can set a shorter, organization-specific folder name — reducing path length issues and giving users a cleaner file system experience.
ID: 557562 Release: OneDrive – Worldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant) Tags: April CY2026
Microsoft Purview compliance portal: eDiscovery – Efficient Review with Advanced Minimization Algorithms
Microsoft has decided not to proceed with Efficient Review with Advanced Minimization Algorithms. We apologize for the inconvenience.
ID: 485766 Release: Microsoft Purview – Worldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant), GCC, GCC High, DoD Tags: June CY2026
Microsoft Teams: Private organizer and presenter chat for structured meetings and webinars on Teams Rooms on Windows
This item is cancelled as a duplicate of 557165. We are sorry for any inconvenience it may cause. Teams Rooms on Windows now supports separate chats for event coordination and audience engagement in structured meetings and webinars. When a room joins as an organizer, co-organizer, or presenter, organizers and presenters – including external presenters – can communicate privately in the Event Group chat, while switching to a separate chat to engage attendees. This helps to improve backstage coordination, reduce in event friction, and deliver smoother, more professional live experiences. Available in Teams Rooms Pro–licensed rooms.
ID: 557720 Release: Microsoft Teams – GCC High, DoD Tags: May CY2026