The Technology Experience score and its sub-scores will be retired from the Microsoft 365 Adoption Score between Jan 15-30, 2026. The Adoption Score will then reflect only the People Experiences sub-score, reducing the maximum score from 900 to 600. This change is automatic and affects admins, no...

Starting January 2026, Microsoft Defender for Identity unified sensors (v3.x) will offer an opt-in feature for automatic Windows event-auditing configuration, simplifying deployment by auto-applying required settings on new and misconfigured existing sensors. Admins must enable this feature via U...

By January 7, 2026, Microsoft Entra will switch from DigiCert Global Root G1 to G2 certificates. Organizations must trust the DigiCert G2 root CA and remove pinning to G1 to avoid authentication failures with Entra services like login.microsoftonline.com. Update settings promptly to prevent disru...

Teams admin center will enhance meeting troubleshooting with automatic issue identification, detailed participant data, smarter search, and M365 Copilot integration. Rollout begins late January 2026, enabling admins to quickly diagnose and resolve meeting and call problems with improved tools and...

You can now deploy, manage, and monitor Secure Boot certificate updates. This

Starting January 7, 2026, Anthropic models will be enabled by default in many Microsoft 365 Copilot experiences under Microsoft’s Product Terms and Data Protection Addendum. Admins can toggle this setting, with default off in EU/EFTA, UK, and government clouds. Anthropic is now a Microsoft subpro...

Microsoft 365 admin center will introduce Copilot Readiness Packages by mid-January 2026, offering admins centralized, recommended settings, assessments, and guidance to deploy Copilot securely. No automatic changes or licenses are required. Admins can review and apply configurations to simplify ...

OneDrive mobile apps will gain built-in OCR to recognize text in scanned PDFs, making them editable and searchable. Rolling out worldwide from mid-December 2025 to late January 2026, the feature is enabled by default and requires no admin action. Users activate it by long-pressing a PDF page.

Microsoft Edge Workspaces will migrate saved data from OneDrive/SharePoint to Edge Sync starting mid-February 2026, removing collaboration features. Migration is automatic for all organizations using Workspaces, with no admin action needed. Sync-disabled devices will have local-only new Workspace...

Microsoft 365 Copilot chat will allow users to RSVP to meetings directly (Accept, Decline, Tentative, Follow, Remove canceled) starting early December 2025. This feature is on by default for licensed users, requires no admin action, and simplifies meeting management within Copilot chat.

Microsoft Defender Threat Intelligence is merging with Microsoft Defender and Microsoft Sentinel by August 1, 2026, offering integrated threat insights and enhanced analytics. Post-transition, MDTI requires an active Defender or Sentinel license. Organizations should prepare by updating licenses,...

New Microsoft Secure Score recommendations for Microsoft Defender for Endpoint will roll out in public preview by the end of December 2025, helping admins improve security by blocking common attacks. Admins should review and implement these recommendations, such as disabling NTLM authentication, ...