Microsoft Purview
The latest Microsoft Purview coverage — news, analysis, and updates from the WindowsNews.AI desk.
Microsoft Pushes Content-Aware Network DLP Integration to September 2026—Here’s How to Prep
Microsoft has delayed the general availability of its network-layer data loss prevention feature that integrates Microsoft Purview with Entra Global Secure Access. The capability, which inspects file...
Copilot Won't Touch Your Sensitivity-Labeled Files, No Matter Where You Open Them
Microsoft has quietly closed a critical gap in its Purview Data Loss Prevention (DLP) rules, making it so that sensitivity labels can block Copilot from processing Office files regardless of where...
Microsoft Plans Fivefold Purview Auto-Labeling Increase for SharePoint, OneDrive
Microsoft is preparing a substantial upgrade to its Purview Information Protection service, with a new Microsoft 365 Roadmap entry revealing plans to boost the daily auto-labeling limit for files...
Your Government Cloud DLP Alerts Are Getting a Power Automate Upgrade in 2026
Microsoft has set a September 2026 target for bringing automated workflow responses to Data Loss Prevention (DLP) incidents in its most locked-down cloud environments. Government Community Cloud...
Microsoft Purview's New Simulation Mode Aims to End Noisy Data Classification
Microsoft is preparing a tool that lets compliance administrators test custom data classifiers against real production content before those classifiers ever influence a live policy. The capability,...
Microsoft Purview DLP Now Lets Admins Block Specific External Users from SharePoint, OneDrive Files
Microsoft has begun rolling out a new Data Loss Prevention action that lets organizations block individual external users or entire domains from accessing sensitive files in SharePoint Online and...
Microsoft Purview Now Reads Images: OCR Comes to Data Security Investigations
Microsoft flipped the switch on optical character recognition for Purview Data Security Investigations, a move that gives security teams the ability to extract and analyze text trapped inside images....
Microsoft Purview to Automatically Propose Copilot Data Retention Rules Starting September 2026
Microsoft 365 administrators will soon get a smarter way to govern AI interactions. Scheduled for preview in August 2026 and general availability in September, a new Purview capability will analyze...
Microsoft’s Purview Will Soon Flag Sensitive Files and Suggest Retention Rules for SharePoint and OneDrive
Microsoft plans to add a new capability to its Purview compliance platform that automatically surfaces sensitive data sitting in SharePoint and OneDrive, then recommends retention policies to match....
Your Government Cloud Screenshots Are About to Get Audited: Purview OCR Lands in 2026
Microsoft will bring optical character recognition to Microsoft Purview Endpoint Data Loss Prevention in US government cloud environments, enabling agencies and contractors to scan images for...
Microsoft Suspends Expansion of OCR Scanning in Purview Endpoint DLP for Office Files and Archives
Microsoft has pulled back the rollout of expanded optical character recognition (OCR) capabilities in its Purview Endpoint Data Loss Prevention service, even as the official roadmap marks the feature...
Microsoft Purview Scanner Gets SQL Tables for Custom Compliance Reports, GA Set for September 2026
Microsoft plans to give compliance teams direct SQL-table access to Purview Information Protection scanner data, bypassing the current scramble of local CSV exports. According to a Microsoft 365...