Microsoft 365 Copilot Chat Adoption Metrics will roll out by January 2026 to tenants with at least one Copilot license, enabling default analytics in the Copilot Dashboard. It provides insights on usage trends, adoption by group, retention, app-level breakdowns, and filtering, with admin controls...

New Microsoft Secure Score recommendations for Microsoft Defender for Endpoint will roll out from late November to mid-December 2025, adding actions like disabling Remote Registry Service on Windows. Available to Microsoft 365 E5 or Defender for Endpoint Plan 2 customers, admins should review and...

Microsoft Teams will expand the Interpreter agent to support real-time speech-to-speech interpretation in calls starting January 2026 for users with a Microsoft 365 Copilot license. Users can choose languages, adjust audio balance, and select voice options. It works best in structured conversatio...

Starting January 2026, Teams Phone porting requires a one-time Know Your Customer (KYC) process via Teams Admin Center. Admins must submit business info and documents for validation before port-in requests. Existing numbers are unaffected. This applies globally and includes all tenants, with role...

Starting March 1, 2026, EWS access will be blocked for mailboxes with Exchange Online Kiosk, Microsoft 365/Office 365 F1, and F3 licenses, which currently lack EWS rights. To maintain EWS access, users must be assigned licenses with EWS rights, or EWS requests will return HTTP 403 errors.

November’s edition of Windows news you can use recaps the new

Viva Engage community admins can soon update cover photos directly from the Teams iOS app, aligning with existing capabilities on other platforms. This feature, enabled by default without admin setup, will roll out worldwide from late December 2025 to early January 2026. No compliance issues iden...

Starting January 2026, Windows 11 (22H2+) devices can install quality updates during out-of-box experience (OOBE) via Intune’s Enrollment Status Page (ESP). Configure the "Install Windows updates" setting in ESP and use update rings to manage updates. Devices without ESP or Autopilot preparation ...

Microsoft Planner will support Microsoft Information Protection (MIP) content sensitivity labels by December 15, 2025, enabling encryption, blocking copy/print/export, and enforcing read-only access. This enhances data protection and compliance, complements existing container-level labels, and re...

Microsoft Teams will increase bandwidth for NDI feeds in meetings, enabling up to eight distinct 1080p streams without pinning or spotlighting participants. This automatic enhancement requires no admin changes and will roll out from early to mid-January 2026 for Windows and Mac desktop users.

The November 2025 non-security preview update is now available for Windows 11,

Microsoft is launching a new Purview Data Security Posture Management (DSPM) experience by early 2026, enhancing AI observability, posture reporting, and automation with Security Copilot. It integrates third-party data signals, extends risk assessments, and maintains existing policies without req...