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The SharePoint ‘Alert Me’ Feature Is Dead. Here’s How to Keep Your Notifications Working.
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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 Targets Late 2026 for Copilot-Powered Workflow Creation in SharePoint
Microsoft plans to let SharePoint users build and modify live workflows simply by describing the automation they need to Copilot. According to a newly published entry on the Microsoft 365 roadmap,...
July 9 Deadline: Why Your Power Apps Copilot Agents Need a Permission Overhaul
Microsoft is giving organizations until July 9, 2026, to clean up the permissions attached to their Power Apps Copilot autonomous agents – or risk having those AI helpers suddenly stop functioning....
Power Automate to Trigger Purview Disposition in Government Clouds by July 2026
By July 2026, government cloud tenants—including GCC, GCC High, and Department of Defense (DoD) environments—will gain the ability to use Power Automate to trigger disposition actions in...
Windows 11 Pro users get free desktop automation with pre-installed Power Automate tools
Microsoft quietly bundled a powerful automation engine into Windows 11 that most users overlook. Power Automate for desktop—previously a separate download requiring an enterprise license—now...
Copilot Agents Return Wrong Dates: Fix Locale Traps and Time Zone Errors Now
Microsoft Copilot agents are reportedly mishandling dates and times, returning incorrect values in generated outputs, according to a detailed post by Veronique’s Blog on May 11, 2026. The issue...
Task Scheduler Runs 100+ Hidden Windows 11 Tasks While Copilot Hogs Spotlight
Microsoft's Task Scheduler has been quietly running in the background of Windows for over two decades, yet most users have never opened it. This automation engine can launch programs, send emails,...
Everything Suarve's Digital Transformation: Power Apps and Copilot Scale Youth Support in Australia
Everything Suarve, an Australian nonprofit focused on youth support, has implemented a comprehensive digital transformation using Microsoft Power Apps, Power Automate, and Microsoft 365 Copilot. This...
Planner 2026 Removal of iCal Feeds Forces Migration to Power Automate by Early Next Year
Microsoft's upcoming 2026 update for Microsoft Planner represents one of the most significant changes to the task management platform since its integration into the Microsoft 365 ecosystem, bringing...
Microsoft's Cloud-First Push: Power Automate Desktop, OneDrive Defaults & Enterprise Trust Challenges
Microsoft's recent Windows-era headlines reveal a clear strategic pattern: the company is accelerating its push toward automation and cloud-first defaults, creating a widening gap between corporate...
Copilot Orbit: A Managed Service for SMB AI Automation on Microsoft 365
The landscape of enterprise AI is undergoing a fundamental shift, moving from isolated pilot projects to continuous, operational services integrated into daily workflows. For small and mid-sized...