Microsoft Teams will introduce a centralized evaluation experience by February 2026, allowing admins to set trust requirements once. The system will score and report on apps and agents based on these criteria, aiding faster, consistent approval decisions without changing app enablement or metadata.

Microsoft Teams now supports Loop-powered meeting notes for instant meetings, enabling collaborative agendas, notes, and task creation synced across Teams and Loop app. Rollout begins February 2026, with notes accessible during and after meetings, integrated with Planner and To Do. Feature enable...

AI-powered People Skills skill inferencing will expand to Microsoft 365 Enterprise E3 and E5 users, enabling admins to activate this feature in the admin center. Rollout begins late January 2026, enhancing workforce analytics and people-based queries for organizations with Microsoft 365 Copilot l...

Windows updates released on and after January 13, 2026, introduce the first

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Starting late January 2026, Viva Engage admins can export a CSV snapshot of admin settings from the Engage Admin Center, including tenant- and network-level configurations. The export excludes community-level and Teams/Microsoft 365 Admin Center settings. Accessible by Global, Engage, and Verifie...

Viva Engage communities will be integrated into Microsoft Teams by March-April 2026, enabling asynchronous conversations and leadership engagement within Teams. Features include synced memberships, notifications, rich interactions, and admin controls. The feature is ON by default for all tenants ...

Power BI Q&A, the legacy natural language tool, will retire by December 2026. New Q&A visuals cannot be created, and existing ones will stop working. Users should transition to Power BI Copilot for querying data. Organizations should review and update reports, documentation, and support accordingly.

Microsoft Teams will enable users to create, save, and share custom immersive event templates within the Teams Meet app starting mid-February 2026. This feature requires no admin setup, supports collaboration, and applies to Teams desktop and web versions, enhancing event preparation and management.

Microsoft Viva Glint will introduce a Survey designer role by mid-February 2026, allowing selected users to create and manage surveys without access to sensitive settings. Admins must assign this role, enabling secure, flexible survey creation for employee listening programs. No compliance issues...

Windows 365 will support importing custom images from Azure Compute Gallery starting January 2026 in Public Preview, alongside existing managed images. Admins need the Compute Gallery Image Reader role and should update documentation to include both image import methods. Scope tag support will co...

Starting January 2026, Windows 365 will validate new custom images to ensure FSLogix is not installed and Start menu links are under 3,000. Existing images remain unaffected. Admins may update image-building guidance but no immediate action is required unless reuploading images.