Commercial Priority Update
Week of April 2, 2026
Microsoft is updating external sharing in OneDrive and SharePoint to use Microsoft Entra B2B for invitation and authentication, replacing the legacy SharePoint One Time Passcode (OTP) experience. With this change, external users will be added as guest accounts in the organization’s directory, enabling more consistent identity management and stronger control over external access. By aligning external sharing with Microsoft Entra standards, organizations gain improved visibility, governance, and security over how external users interact with shared content. 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 April 2, 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): Federated Copilot Connectors
Microsoft is announcing the General Availability (GA) of federated Copilot connectors for Microsoft 365 Copilot. Federated Copilot connectors enable users to securely connect Copilot to popular third‑party sources and retrieve data in real time using the Model Context Protocol (MCP). These connectors do not store or index customer data in Microsoft services; access occurs in real time using the user’s identity, while administrators retain full governance and control through the Microsoft 365 admin center. With GA, federated Copilot connectors will be supported in Researcher agent, Microsoft 365 Chat, and Agent Mode in Excel, enabling users to bring external data directly into their workflows.
ID: 501120 Release: Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365) – Worldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant) Tags: April CY2026
Microsoft Purview: File Creation/Modification conditions in DLP for Sharepoint/OneDrive and AutoLabelling
File Creation and File Modification conditions in Microsoft Purview DLP for SharePoint and OneDrive and AutoLabelling will give organizations more precise control over DLP policy definition. These conditions allow admins to configure policies based on when the files were created or last modified, enabling policies that target newly created documents, recently edited files, or older content that may require stricter governance. With these new date-based predicates, Purview DLP delivers stronger lifecycle-aware protection, improved policy accuracy, and greater flexibility in securing data across SPOD.
ID: 557590 Release: Microsoft Purview – Worldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant) Tags: April CY2026
SharePoint: Entra B2B integration for external sharing in OneDrive & SharePoint
OneDrive and SharePoint will use Microsoft Entra B2B as the invitation and authentication method for external users, replacing the legacy SharePoint One Time Passcode (SPO OTP) experience. External sharing will automatically create B2B guest accounts in your directory, delivering consistent external collaboration across Microsoft 365, stronger guest identity management, and modern security aligned with Microsoft Entra standards.
ID: 557682 Release: OneDrive, SharePoint – Worldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant), GCC, GCC High, DoD Tags: April CY2026
Microsoft Teams: Intelligent meeting recap available without saving transcript
Intelligent recap can now be generated without retaining a transcript after the meeting. Meeting organizers can choose this setting from the meeting options before the meeting, or organizers and eligible participants can enable it during the meeting. After the meeting, the AI Summary will be available, but other elements of the recap may not be available (Chapters, Topics, Mentions, Audio recap).
ID: 558286 Release: Microsoft Teams, Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365) – Worldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant) Tags: May CY2026
Microsoft Teams: Book future meetings directly from Teams panels
You can now make an upcoming meeting reservation from a Teams panel by browsing the calendar on the device and choosing any open time slot through midnight the next day. Add a guest during booking, streamlining ad-hoc scheduling and coordination. Available with Teams Rooms Pro and Shared Device licenses.
ID: 558287 Release: Microsoft Teams – GCC High Tags: May CY2026
Microsoft Purview: Data Loss Prevention– Enhanced content extraction and file type coverage for DLP on Mac devices
With this release, the file type coverage to scan, classify and protect sensitive content on Mac devices with Microsoft Purview Data Loss Prevention policies will increase from current ~40 file types to 100+ file types. This release will make the coverage of file types on endpoint consistent with other locations such as Exchange, SharePoint and OneDrive. This will also include other enhancements like detecting label from pfile, detecting sensitive content in metadata, and detecting sensitive content in PDF forms.
ID: 558289 Release: Microsoft Purview – GCC, GCC High, DoD Tags: April CY2026
Outlook: Improved handling of disallowed and failed email reactions
Emails with reactions disallowed will now see the Reactions button grayed out correctly. Additionally, when any attempt to react fails, the local update will no longer remain onscreen and be properly undone.
ID: 558442 Release: Outlook – Worldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant), GCC, GCC High, DoD Tags: May CY2026
Microsoft Agent 365: the control plane for agents
Agent 365 is the control plane for AI agents. It empowers IT and security administrators to observe, govern, and secure agents across Microsoft 365 and connected platforms at scale.
ID: 558448 Release: Microsoft Agent 365 – Worldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant) Tags: May CY2026
Microsoft Teams: Enhanced cross-platform join via SIP for Teams Rooms on Android
Enable Teams Rooms on Android to join third-party meetings via SIP, delivering seamless cross-platform interoperability. This capability ensures users can connect to external meeting services directly from Teams Rooms, maintaining a consistent and reliable meeting experience across diverse environments. Available on Teams Rooms Pro license.
ID: 558539 Release: Microsoft Teams – Worldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant), DoD Tags: June CY2026
Microsoft Teams: Attendant Agent
Add conversational intelligence to your phone communications to ensure every customer gets served no matter what time of day – even after hours and holidays. Microsoft Teams Phone Attendant Agent greets callers, answers common questions, schedules appointments, and routes calls to the right person or department with context. Through seamless integration with Microsoft Copilot Studio, businesses can embed custom voice agents into Attendant Agent to handle specialized workflows like billing, order status, or inventory checks.
ID: 558680 Release: Microsoft Teams – Worldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant) Tags: May CY2026
Microsoft Purview: Data Loss Prevention – Reduce policy sync status SLA on the Purview UI from 2 hours to 30 mins
Admin should be able to see the Endpoint DLP policy sync status on the Purview portal within 30 mins.
ID: 558682 Release: Microsoft Purview – Worldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant) Tags: May CY2026
Microsoft Teams: Enhanced media quality for Direct Guest Join
You’ll notice media quality improvements including support for up to 16 participant videos (4×4 grid) and simulcast streaming when using Direct Guest Join. These updates make cross platform meetings more immersive and reliable when joining Teams meetings from Zoom, Google Meet, or Cisco devices.
ID: 558922 Release: Microsoft Teams – Worldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant) Tags: May CY2026
Planner: Microsoft Planner tab support for shared and private channels in Microsoft Teams
Now you can add Microsoft Planner as a tab in shared and private channels in Microsoft Teams, which allows to create and manage tasks directly within the channel.
ID: 558928 Release: Microsoft Teams, Planner – Worldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant) Tags: May CY2026
Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365): Create interactive visuals in Copilot Pages
Create an interactive report, visualization, or dashboard using Copilot Pages. Copilot uses web data and the latest LLM models and can also ground responses in your Work data.
ID: 558940 Release: Microsoft 365 app, Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365) – Worldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant) Tags: April CY2026
SharePoint: Lists as a knowledge source for agents in SharePoint and OneDrive
We’re introducing support for Microsoft Lists as a knowledge source for custom agents in SharePoint and OneDrive. These custom agents can now ground responses in a list stored on a SharePoint site or your OneDrive.
ID: 559022 Release: OneDrive, SharePoint – Worldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant) Tags: March CY2026
Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365): Mind Maps in Copilot Notebooks
Mind Maps in Copilot Notebooks are interactive visual artifacts that help users understand notebook content through a grounded map of key topics, themes, and relationships. Users can explore the Mind Map, view summaries for individual nodes, and use Notebook chat to get more detail about a node. Available across OneNote and Microsoft 365 Copilot App.
ID: 559029 Release: Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365), OneNote – Worldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant) Tags: May CY2026
OneNote: Multimodal capture in Copilot Notebooks (iPhone)
Multimodal capture enables users to transcribe audio, take images, and type notes in a single session. Copilot then creates a structured Copilot Page with insights and user-captured content, saved to a user-selected Copilot Notebook. Designed for capturing offline work moments—including in-person conversations, whiteboard sessions, and personal notes. Other endpoints coming soon.
ID: 559095 Release: OneNote, Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365) – Worldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant) Tags: April CY2026
Microsoft Purview: Data Lifecycle Management – DLM Retention support Microsoft Teams call logs
Microsoft Teams stores call logs in several persistent locations, such as CDR logs. Currently, these logs are retained indefinitely. However, regulatory requirements in various countries specify maximum retention periods for calling-related logs. This discrepancy creates a compliance gap, as the existing retention practices may not meet regulatory obligations.
Additionally, tenant administrators may prefer to retain data for longer periods to improve the user experience. Therefore, this solution would help organizations ensure that Microsoft Teams remains compliant with regulatory mandates while also supporting evolving product features and business needs.
ID: 559261 Release: Microsoft Purview – Worldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant) Tags: April CY2026
Microsoft Purview: Endpoint Data Loss Prevention – Device Health Reporting Dashboard
This dashboard will allow admins to view the device health across all their devices to ensure the system is healthy and ready to receive policy updates and quickly identify devices that are not ready.
ID: 559267 Release: Microsoft Purview – Worldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant) Tags: May CY2026
Microsoft Teams: AI Interpreter Agent on Teams Phone Devices
With AI Interpreter, Teams Phone Devices provide real‑time language interpretation directly within the call experience. Users can participate naturally in multilingual conversations while the device interprets spoken audio, reducing language barriers and supporting clearer communication in everyday calling scenarios.
ID: 559268 Release: Microsoft Teams – Worldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant), GCC Tags: May CY2026
Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365): Updated chat-first design in the Microsoft 365 Copilot mobile app
We are introducing a refreshed chat-first design in the Microsoft 365 Copilot mobile app, bringing a cleaner, more intuitive interface to users. This update includes a modernized design language, streamlined navigation, and other improvements that make it easier and faster for users to start, continue, and manage chats on the mobile app.
ID: 559310 Release: Microsoft 365 app, Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365) – Worldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant), GCC, GCC High, DoD Tags: April CY2026
Microsoft Teams: Queues app on Teams mobile
Manage call queues and engage with customers wherever work takes you. The Queues app on Teams mobile enables on the go workers to stay connected and responsive when handling customer calls. Calling representatives and supervisor leads can view assigned queues, opt in or out of a queue’s call routing, and review a unified call history—all from their mobile device. Supervisor leads can also bulk manage queue participation for their teams. With seamless mobile access, the Queues app helps teams respond faster, handle calls more smoothly, and deliver a better customer experience anytime, anywhere.
ID: 559386 Release: Microsoft Teams – Worldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant) Tags: April CY2026
Microsoft Teams: Add Breakout Room Participants in Bulk Using CSV
Support for bulk breakout room participant assignment using a CSV file, helping organizers save time when setting up breakout rooms.
ID: 559387 Release: Microsoft Teams – Worldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant) Tags: May CY2026
Microsoft Purview: Data Security Investigations – Introducing new personal data examination
Data Security Investigations (DSI) is introducing a new examination focus area concentrated on identifying personal data. The personal data examination will identify and extract various types of personal data from the selected items including but not limited to, names, addresses, bank account numbers, and more. This addition works alongside DSI’s AI-powered content analysis features, such as categorization, AI search, and examination for risk, which help surface data security risks buried in data.
ID: 559388 Release: Microsoft Purview – Worldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant) Tags: April CY2026
Outlook: View, edit & share Copilot Pages with Outlook for Android
Users can now view, edit and share Copilot Pages with Outlook for Android, making it easier to continue working with Copilot and colleagues while on the go.
ID: 559389 Release: Outlook – Worldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant) Tags: July CY2026
Microsoft Viva: Copilot Analytics: “All”- licensed user page Copilot dashboard
The Copilot Dashboard adoption landing page will be updated to show a unified view of Copilot adoption across the organization. Instead of the default page showing only on Microsoft 365 Copilot (licensed) usage, the page will include all Copilot user adoption, covering both M365 Copilot and Copilot Chat usage that does not require a license. A License filter will allow users to switch between All, M365 Copilot (licensed), and Copilot Chat (unlicensed) views.
ID: 559475 Release: Microsoft Viva, Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365) – Worldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant) Tags: April CY2026
PowerPoint: Create and Edit images with the model of your choice
You can now choose your preferred image model including OpenAI’s GPT Image, Flux, or Auto for smart, dynamic selection when creating or editing images with Copilot in PowerPoint, or when generating a new presentation or page.
ID: 559477 Release: PowerPoint, Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365) – Worldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant) Tags: May CY2026
OneDrive: Discover Copilot actions in File Preview
See what Copilot can do the moment you preview a file in OneDrive or SharePoint. Ready-to-use prompts appear alongside the Copilot button, helping you summarize documents, generate FAQs, and more — all without writing a single prompt.
ID: 559481 Release: OneDrive, SharePoint – Worldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant) Tags: April CY2026
Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365): Copilot can edit your document in PowerPoint
Copilot in PowerPoint lets you create, edit, and refine presentations through natural conversation, directly in your presentation. You can start a new presentation or build on an existing one, asking Copilot to generate slides, update content, improve layouts, and polish design—while preserving formatting, structure, and branding. Copilot connects to your brand kit so you can apply branded templates, insert brand‑approved images, and check for brand compliance. Available to Microsoft 365 Copilot–licensed users.
ID: 499655 Release: PowerPoint, Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365) – Worldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant) Tags: March CY2026
Microsoft 365: Drawn electronic signatures with eSignature for Microsoft 365
Signers will be able to add their electronic signature to PDFs using a stylus, touch, or mouse, in addition to the existing typed signature option.
ID: 548670 Release: Microsoft 365, SharePoint, Word – Worldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant) Tags: March CY2026
Microsoft Teams: Teams shared display mode and peripheral detection available for GCC-H and DoD environments
Shared display mode in Teams is now available in government CCC-H and DoD environments, enabling more seamless and private meeting hosting from your PC. Additionally, peripheral detection for bring-your-own-device spaces is available for inventory management and reporting through the Teams Rooms Pro Management portal.
ID: 553592 Release: Microsoft Teams – GCC High, DoD Tags: March CY2026
Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365): Researcher Agent for GCC
Researcher will be available for Microsoft 365 business and enterprise users with a Microsoft 365 Copilot add-on license. Researcher is an advanced deep reasoning agent in Microsoft 365 Copilot designed to tackle complex, multi-step tasks by acting as a deep research assistant.
ID: 554928 Release: Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365) – GCC Tags: March CY2026
Microsoft Teams: Simplified Teams app bar to create a cleaner and more focused experience.
We’ve simplified the app bar to help you focus on what matters. Apps are easier to scan in a cleaner View more apps list, the overflow menu is less cluttered, and you can choose to show or hide the app bar to create more space for your work.
ID: 557169 Release: Microsoft Teams – Worldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant) Tags: March CY2026
Microsoft Teams: Channel Agent Updates
Updates include dynamic, channel‑aware welcome messages, greater flexibility in channel creation (with or without an agent), expanded agent permissions for member management, scheduling enhancements, and overall quality improvements.
ID: 557555 Release: Microsoft Teams – Worldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant) Tags: March CY2026
Microsoft Viva: Feature conversations to all network members
The featured conversation feature in public Viva Engage communities will include the option to feature a conversation to all network members or only to community members.
ID: 558438 Release: Microsoft Viva – Worldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant) Tags: April CY2026
Microsoft 365: Perform granular file-level restore using Microsoft 365 Backup
Perform file-level browse/search and then restore using Microsoft 365 Backup. With this enhancement you will be able to browse for files across in a site from available daily restore points and apply filters to narrow results, restore at the original location by overwriting existing content or to a new place by creating a copy of the content.
ID: 464991 Release: Microsoft 365 – Worldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant) Tags: April CY2026
Outlook: Copilot Pages – View, edit & share in Outlook Mobile
Continue working with Copilot and colleagues while on the go, with the ability to view, edit and share Pages on mobile.
ID: 481821 Release: Outlook – Worldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant) Tags: March CY2026
Microsoft Viva: Satisfaction Rate Metric for Microsoft 365 Copilot in Copilot Dashboard
Track user sentiment of Microsoft 365 Copilot. Understand how users perceive Copilot value by analyzing the breakdown of thumbs up and thumbs down ratings after Copilot interactions. See trends over time and breakdowns by group.
ID: 496655 Release: Microsoft Viva, Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365) – Worldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant) Tags: March CY2026
Microsoft Purview: DSPM data risk assessments: item-level investigation & remediation
Microsoft Purview Data risk assessments now support item-level investigation and remediation of SharePoint data. Item-level insights like sensitivity label and sharing links created help users identify potentially overshared items. Users are empowered to remediate overshared items by resolving, notifying, applying a sensitivity label, or removing sharing links for selected item(s). This helps organizations proactively reduce data exposure, strengthen compliance posture, and ensure sensitive data are only accessible to the right people.
ID: 523202 Release: Microsoft Purview – Worldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant) 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 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: Share meeting recap to SharePoint
We are not releasing this feature at this time. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause. Meeting organizers and presenters can share meeting recap notes and follow-up tasks directly from Teams to SharePoint as a news post, facilitating the seamless sharing of post meeting follow-up details.
ID: 498494 Release: Microsoft Teams – Worldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant), GCC Tags: April 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