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No More Snipping Tool: Copilot Can Now See Your Screen to Offer Real-Time Help
Microsoft’s Copilot got eyes. In a July 2026 update that began rolling out to Microsoft 365 subscribers, the AI assistant can now watch your screen—or peer through your phone’s camera—and...
Microsoft Drops ‘Australia AI Future’ Headline, But There’s No Policy, No Product, and No Text
On July 17, 2026, Microsoft published a blog post on its Signal Blog with a tantalizing title: “Australia maps out its AI future.” But anyone clicking through to read the piece found nothing more...
Microsoft Kills Per-App Copilot Toggles on Mobile, Forcing a Blunt Opt-Out
Microsoft has overhauled its Microsoft 365 mobile app to be an "AI-first" experience, opening directly to Copilot chat and stripping away document editing and file browsing. As first reported by...
Microsoft 365 File Formats Under Fire: How to Choose Between DOCX, ODF, and PDF/A
The Document Foundation, the non-profit behind LibreOffice, lobbed a fresh criticism at Microsoft on July 17, 2026, accusing the company of using its Office Open XML formats as a strategic tool to...
Microsoft’s July Office Update Unlocks Copilot for SAEC PCs—Now IT Must Ask Hard Questions
On July 14, 2026, Microsoft released Version 2606 of Microsoft 365 Apps, a seemingly routine update that quietly erases the biggest technical barrier to Microsoft 365 Copilot adoption across...
Microsoft 365’s Hidden Note Feature Is Gone—Admins Must Rethink Escalations Now
On June 3, 2026, Microsoft posted Message Center update MC1338811, informing Microsoft 365 administrators that the “Add Note” feature in the admin center’s Need Help experience would be...
Windows Server 2022's Extended Support Won't Save Your Microsoft 365 Apps—Plan for 2026 Now
If your organization counts on Windows Server 2022 to deliver Word, Excel, Outlook, or other subscription-based Office apps to users via Remote Desktop Services or virtual desktop infrastructure, you...
Copilot Crowned Best Free AI for Microsoft 365 in 2026 Guide—Here’s the Reality Check
Microsoft Copilot just earned a crown. On July 17, Cloudwards released its comprehensive guide to the best AI apps in 2026, and in a field of 27 tools, it named Copilot the best free option for...
Microsoft pulls free Outlook meeting-prep feature, puts it behind Copilot paywall
Microsoft will begin removing the Meeting Insights feature from Outlook in mid-August 2026, completing the retirement by mid-September. The built-in tool that automatically surfaced relevant emails...
Power Platform 2026 Wave 2: How to Use Your Region’s Delay to Save Your Automations
On September 18, 2026, Microsoft flips the switch on Power Platform 2026 Wave 2 for a select group of early adopters—but if your Dataverse environment sits in North America, your production...
The SharePoint ‘Alert Me’ Feature Is Dead. Here’s How to Keep Your Notifications Working.
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Admins will soon pick which SharePoint sites Copilot Search trusts most—here's what to do now
Microsoft is giving IT administrators a long-awaited governance lever for Copilot Search: the ability to mark specific SharePoint sites as authoritative, so the AI knows exactly which document...