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The isBroadcast property for creating Teams Live Events via Microsoft Graph will be retired by June 30, 2026. Developers must transition to Virtual Event APIs for Webinars and Town Halls. Existing events remain unaffected; migration and testing are advised before retirement.

A new Teams Events policy setting, Registration (default Enabled), will control if organizers can schedule events with registration. It complements AllowWebinars, which controls webinar creation via the Calendar app. Rollout begins February 2026; admins can disable registration via PowerShell if ...

Teams Live Events and related Microsoft Graph APIs will retire on June 30, 2026, with existing events supported until February 28, 2027. Customers should migrate to Teams town halls, which offer enhanced large-scale event features and comparable APIs. No admin changes are needed, but planning and...

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Microsoft Teams will add an ongoing meetings indicator in channels using the threads layout, showing active meetings with details and a Join button in the channel header. Rolling out from mid-February to mid-March 2026, it requires no admin action and does not change existing meeting policies.

Microsoft Purview introduces a new Purview Agent Deployment role added to several built-in role groups, allowing analysts to deploy and manage Purview agents without admin help. Rollout starts late February 2026. No default data access changes occur; organizations can customize roles to restrict ...

Ensure On-Premises connectors use unique certificates with domains accepted by the tenant and avoid shared IPs across tenants. Misconfigurations can disrupt mail flow due to Exchange Online's multi-tenant nature. Use unique Send Connectors per tenant and prefer certificate-based authentication fo...

People Skills will expand to Microsoft Teams, allowing employees to view and manage skills on the Microsoft 365 profile card within Teams. The rollout starts March 2026, enhancing collaboration without changing admin controls or data handling. No admin action is needed if People Skills is already...

Microsoft Teams will hide app names in the app bar by default starting late February 2026 for a cleaner look, showing only icons. Users can re-enable names via Settings. This affects all commercial tenants, requires no admin changes, and has no impact on policies or permissions.

Microsoft 365 Copilot will allow users with a Copilot license to copy AI-generated tables from Chat into documents and apps starting early March 2026. The feature is enabled by default, requires no admin action, and has no compliance concerns identified.

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