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Microsoft 365 Copilot Surpasses 20 Million Paid Seats — What That Milestone Means for Windows Users
Microsoft 365 Copilot has crossed 20 million paid seats, the company confirmed during its fiscal Q3 2026 earnings call on April 29, marking a sharp acceleration in enterprise AI adoption. Google’s...
Windows 10 Office Users Face Feature Freeze by August 2026: Critical Dates and Actions
Microsoft 365 applications on Windows 10 will stop receiving new features, Copilot enhancements, and collaboration improvements starting in August 2026, though security patches will continue through...
Microsoft’s 45% Copilot Price Hike Heads to Court: What Your Subscription Renewal Won’t Tell You
Microsoft is gearing up for a landmark court battle in Australia over the way it introduced a steep price increase to millions of Microsoft 365 subscribers—and the alternative plan it kept out of...
Microsoft 365 Copilot Now Offers a 30-Day Deferred Update Window — Here’s How to Use It Without Slowing Everything Down
Microsoft has quietly rolled out a new, audience-based release model for Microsoft 365 Copilot that gives administrators a 30-day buffer to prepare for major updates — but only if they use it with...
Microsoft’s 2027 Roadmap Brings Archive Calendar Viewing to Outlook for Mac
Microsoft has confirmed a long-awaited improvement for Outlook users with archived mailboxes: the ability to view an Online Archive calendar directly inside the app. But there are two significant...
Key Intune Tools Land in Microsoft 365 E3/E5 on August 1, 2026 – What IT Teams Must Do Now
Microsoft will complete a critical shift in enterprise licensing by August 1, 2026, automatically rolling key Intune Suite capabilities into Microsoft 365 E3 and E5 plans. For many organizations,...
Google’s Gemini Enterprise Connector Overhaul Could Break Your Microsoft 365 Integrations – Here’s How to Prepare
Google is upgrading its Gemini Enterprise connectors in a way that will force many organizations to reauthorize existing connections, according to an in-app notice first reported by TestingCatalog on...
Microsoft 365 Copilot Chat Metrics Coming for Unlicensed Users — Admin Action Required
Microsoft is quietly adding a new layer of analytics to its Copilot Dashboard: adoption metrics for employees who use Microsoft 365 Copilot Chat without a paid license. The feature, slated for...
Classic Outlook’s Copilot Integration Goes Live by Default in Late 2026 — Are You Ready?
Microsoft will enable Copilot-powered email drafting by default in classic Outlook for Windows later this year, a change that puts the AI assistant directly into the compose window for all users with...
No More Excuses to Migrate? Classic Outlook Gets Its Own Copilot Switch
Microsoft is adding a Copilot on/off toggle directly into classic Outlook for Windows, a change that removes one of the last remaining reasons for organizations to push users toward the new Outlook...
Microsoft 365’s Semi-Annual Channel Is Now Monthly: How to Prepare Your Organization Before September 8
Microsoft released version 2606 of Microsoft 365 Apps on July 14, 2026, unifying the Semi-Annual Enterprise Channel with the Monthly Enterprise Channel. Devices on the old semi-annual cadence now...
Microsoft 365 Copilot Adoption Emails Hit Inboxes — Here’s How to Keep Them Useful, Not Annoying
Microsoft has quietly turned on a new channel that lets administrators push Copilot onboarding messages directly into employee inboxes, expanding the Organizational Messages tool beyond Windows...