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Microsoft 365 Roadmap Updates and Feature Releases

Weekly Microsoft 365 Roadmap Updates: Be aware and prepared for Microsoft 365 features in development, rolling out, launched and cancelled…without the noise and extra content…concise and meaningful. Courtesy of Planet Technologies.

Microsoft 365 Roadmap Updates – July 24, 2025

Microsoft is adding the ability to save a meeting as a draft on your calendar if you aren’t ready to send the meeting invites. When composing an event with at least one attendee added, select dismiss and then select Save as a Draft. The draft event will show on your calendar as [Draft] along with the title of the event. This update is rolling out in July 2025 for customers worldwide.

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Microsoft 365 Roadmap Updates – July 17, 2025

Introducing a new feature to help manage unwanted emails! Users can now report emails as junk and unsubscribe if possible, reducing the overload on block lists. If unsubscribing isn’t available, blocking the sender remains an option. This feature will be accessible in July 2025 via the Microsoft 365 Admin Center Worldwide Standard Multitenant.

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Microsoft 365 Roadmap Updates – July 10, 2025

Soon Microsoft Copilot will detect emails that are most likely to need a response and pre-generate three options for you to review and select from. The feature, scheduled for September 2025 for customers worldwide, will save time and energy responding to high priority emails with proactive drafts.

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Microsoft 365 Roadmap Updates – July 3, 2025

Microsoft is releasing Viva Engage Role Management APIs in Microsoft Graph soon. These new APIs enable IT admins to programmatically manage Viva Engage-specific roles, including Corporate Communicator, Network Administrator and Verified Administrator. The APIs are available in beta for allowing users to test and share their feedback as we prepare for the general availability.

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Microsoft 365 Roadmap Updates – June 26, 2025

Microsoft is letting you customize your own keyboard shortcuts in Teams to match your work preferences. Customize the keyboard shortcut for an action you frequently use by clicking on the ellipsis and selecting Keyboard shortcuts from the menu. This is rolling out in June 2025 worldwide.

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Microsoft 365 Roadmap Updates – June 19, 2025

Admins in Purview Data Loss Protection can configure policies in Microsoft Edge for Business being used as the secure enterprise browser. Admins can apply protections directly in the Edge browser to target scenarios where users on unmanaged (or BYO) devices are sharing data to or exfiltrating data from org-managed cloud apps which are using Entra authentication for user sign-in. The feature is rolling out in June 2025.

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Microsoft 365 Roadmap Updates – June 12, 2025

Live captions in Microsoft will soon be scrollable, allowing users to review past conversation with more flexibility and over a larger surface area. Also, copying captions will be disabled by default to protect sensitive information and support compliance. The final improvement will be that ff transcription isn’t enabled, users who attempt to open the live transcript panel will see a banner suggesting they switch to live captions for real-time comprehension. These updates are expected in July for all customers.

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Microsoft 365 Roadmap Updates – June 5, 2025

Microsoft is adding functionality to offline mode in the new Outlook for Windows. You will now be able to do basic search functions without internet connection or when the search service fails. The update is currently rolling out worldwide.

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Microsoft 365 Roadmap Updates – May 29, 2025

Microsoft Copilot will soon help mobile users prepare for meetings on-the-go. Copilot quickly prepares you for meetings within minutes by summarizing key information such as summaries of meeting-related emails and documents, your specific actionable tasks, and a recap of the previous meeting. This helps ensure you are well-prepared upon arrival. The feature update is schedule for July 2025 for commercial customers.

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Microsoft 365 Roadmap Updates – May 22, 2025

Microsoft is developing modern eDiscovery enhancements to the eDiscovery experience in Microsoft Purview compliance portal. These updates include the ability to delete searches, bulk add data sources, custodian field for items review set and export, and advanced indexing enhancements – all in an effort to enhance the user experience in the eDiscovery modern workflows. These enhancements are currently in development with an expected launch of June 2025 for our commercial GCC and GCC high customers.

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