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Microsoft Whiteboard content in Microsoft Purview eDiscovery can now be viewed directly as readable HTML without downloading files. This rollout, completing by April 2026, improves compliance review workflows and applies automatically with existing permissions and controls intact. No user action ...

Microsoft Teams will introduce smarter, personalized Autosuggest in search by mid-April 2026, showing clearer suggestions for people, channels, and chats to improve search speed and relevance. The feature is enabled by default, requires no admin changes, and enhances user experience without affec...

We are announcing the ability to use Microsoft 365 Copilot in model-

We are announcing the ability for makers to create Dataverse AI prompt

Featured conversations in public Viva Engage communities can now be promoted to all network members or just community members, while private community features remain member-only. This rollout begins late April 2026, requires no admin action, and maintains existing permissions and moderation rules.

The Top domain mail flow report in Exchange Online's Exchange admin center will retire on July 6, 2026. After this, it will be inaccessible, requiring admins to adopt alternative reporting methods. No other mail flow reports or mail delivery behaviors are affected. Prepare by updating documentati...

Microsoft will retire the noise suppression option for video playback in OneDrive and SharePoint between July and August 2026. This change affects only the playback experience; video files remain unchanged. No admin action is required, though updating documentation and notifying helpdesk is recom...

Chat history in the Copilot navigation pane will be filtered by the current Copilot experience, with an option to view all chats. This change, rolling out April-May 2026, affects all Microsoft 365 users, requires no admin action, and does not impact data storage or compliance.

Microsoft Teams will introduce two new chat sections—Muted chats (enabled by default) and Meeting chats (disabled by default)—to organize chats. These sections group muted and meeting chats separately, can be toggled by users, and will roll out globally from early to mid-May 2026. No admin action...

Starting May 2026, files deleted from OneDrive cloud won't appear in local Recycle Bin or Trash but can be recovered from the OneDrive or SharePoint web recycle bin. Local deletes remain unchanged. No admin action needed; users should be informed about the new recovery process.

Migrate away from the Microsoft Support and Recovery Assistant utility (SaRA). This