Articles from July 2026
Browse all Windows news articles published in July 2026
Microsoft Purview's New Panel Will Recommend Insider Risk Policies You're Missing
Microsoft plans to add a Policy Recommendation Panel to Microsoft Purview Insider Risk Management, according to a new entry on the Microsoft 365 roadmap. The feature, listed under ID 560600, is...
Coming in 2026: AI-Powered Teams Meeting Summaries That Don’t Require a Stored Transcript
Microsoft is working on a new meeting option for Teams that will let organizers get an AI-generated summary of their meeting without retaining the full written transcript. The capability, listed on...
October 2026: Microsoft Will Put Copilot Oversharing Alerts and DLP Controls Inside the M365 Admin Center
Microsoft will embed Microsoft Purview data security controls directly into the Microsoft 365 admin center, giving IT and AI administrators a single pane to spot oversharing risks tied to Copilot and...
Coming in September: AI-generated summaries of Microsoft Purview DLP policy changes
Microsoft has quietly added a new entry to its Microsoft 365 Roadmap that could change how compliance teams handle data loss prevention (DLP) policy updates. Listed as ID 559106, 'Microsoft Purview:...
Microsoft 365 Copilot Finally Gets a Centralized License Request Hub – Here’s What to Do Now
Microsoft has officially launched a dedicated License Requests page inside the Microsoft 365 admin center, built specifically for handling Microsoft 365 Copilot access demands. The feature, tracked...
Microsoft Plans Policy-Driven Archiving for OneDrive and SharePoint Files by September 2026
Microsoft is readying a feature that will let administrators automatically archive inactive files in OneDrive and SharePoint using retention policies in Microsoft Purview. The long-awaited...
Microsoft Purview Will Soon Let You Permanently Delete OneDrive and SharePoint Files—Here’s the Plan
Microsoft is preparing to give organizations a powerful—and potentially dangerous—new tool: the ability to permanently delete files from OneDrive and SharePoint without the usual safety net of...
Microsoft Purview DLP Alerts Finally Explain the ‘Why’ Behind Exchange Policy Matches
Microsoft has enriched Exchange Online DLP alerts and Activity Explorer to display every condition that contributed to a policy match—not just the sensitive data type. The feature, listed as...
Microsoft Teams Rooms on Windows to Get Native Google Meet Joining by July 2026
Microsoft is eliminating one of the most persistent irritations in hybrid meetings: the moment you walk into a conference room and can't join the call because the room runs a different collaboration...
Microsoft 365 Copilot to get visual answer cards for weather, sports, and finance
Microsoft will soon transform the way Copilot displays information. A new roadmap entry confirms that Rich Answer Cards are coming to Microsoft 365 Copilot in August 2026, replacing walls of text...
Microsoft Planner’s AI Status Reports Come to Life in August: Here’s Your Guide
Microsoft is adding AI-powered status reports to Planner this August, giving users a way to turn task data into polished, stakeholder-ready narratives with a single prompt. According to a new entry...
Microsoft Purview DLP SLA Dashboard Lands August 2026 Preview, Giving Orgs MTTA and MTTR Tracking
Microsoft has confirmed plans to add a built-in SLA dashboard to Microsoft Purview Data Loss Prevention, giving security and compliance teams a direct way to measure response times for sensitive data...