Articles from July 8, 2026
Browse all Windows news articles published on July 8, 2026
Microsoft Purview to Introduce Pre-Curated File Extension Picker for Endpoint DLP by September 2026
Microsoft has quietly added a new feature to its development roadmap for Microsoft Purview: a pre-curated file extension picker for Endpoint Data Loss Prevention (DLP) policies. Roadmap ID 562993,...
Microsoft Edge Will Save Work Downloads to OneDrive by Default Starting July 2026
Microsoft has set a July 2026 general availability target for a change in how Microsoft Edge handles file downloads on devices managed with Intune Mobile Application Management (MAM). When the update...
Windows Fast Startup: The 2-Second Tradeoff That Can Fix Dock Disconnects, Linux Mounts, and Update Loops
When a writer at MakeUseOf recently turned off Windows Fast Startup, a default power setting that promises faster boots, the result defied expectations. Boot time crept up by roughly two...
Microsoft Purview DLP to Group Alerts by User in GCC High and DoD: September 2026 Rollout
Microsoft has confirmed that a long-awaited feature for government cloud customers—the ability to consolidate Data Loss Prevention alerts around a single user, even when multiple policies are...
Microsoft Copilot Studio’s New Feature Taps SharePoint Lists for AI Answers
Microsoft confirmed on July 7, 2026, that Copilot Studio agents will soon be able to treat SharePoint lists as a native knowledge source. The company added roadmap item 566859, setting a preview for...
Microsoft’s August surprise: Graph archive access lands just before EWS shutdown
Microsoft has quietly filled a critical gap in its Exchange Online modernization plan. On July 7, 2026, the company added a new feature to its Microsoft 365 Roadmap (ID 567313) that will let...
Microsoft's Cowork AI Will Turn Planner Tasks into Actionable Workflows Starting August 2026
On July 7, 2026, Microsoft quietly added Roadmap ID 567315 to its Microsoft 365 roadmap, confirming that Planner integration is coming to Cowork—the company’s agentic AI that can take action...
Outlook on the Web Gets ‘Reply with Template’ Rule, Slated for September 2026
Microsoft has added a long-requested automation feature to its Microsoft 365 roadmap: the ability for Outlook on the web to automatically reply to emails using a predefined template. The feature,...
Teams Rolling Out Call Lock to Prevent Delegates From Barging Into Sensitive Talks
Microsoft will release new privacy controls for Teams delegated calling this August, giving people the power to lock an active call and keep their authorized assistants, managers, or help-desk staff...
Microsoft Will Extend Endpoint DLP to Sensitive Files in Windows Temp and AppData by Sept 2026
Microsoft is closing a long-standing blind spot in its data loss prevention for Windows endpoints. According to a new entry on the Microsoft 365 Roadmap (ID 562992), Microsoft Purview Endpoint DLP...
Outlook Will Soon Let You Drag Emails Straight onto Category Favorites
Microsoft plans to ship a small but immediately practical Outlook improvement this September: you’ll be able to pin a mail category to your Favorites bar and apply it to messages just by dragging...