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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 Cancels Copilot Feature That Would Have Scheduled Tasks with Plain English
A feature that many Microsoft 365 Copilot users had circled on their calendars has been erased from the roadmap entirely. On July 14, 2026, Microsoft updated its official roadmap to mark item 531913...
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 to Roll Out Copilot Comment Rewriting in Employee Surveys by September 2026
Microsoft is putting an AI-powered editing assistant directly into the hands of employees filling out workplace surveys. A new Copilot feature for Viva Glint will let survey takers rewrite their...
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 Teams to Offer Split Attendance Reporting: Event Analytics Without Meeting Tracking in 2026
Microsoft is set to give Teams administrators granular control over attendance and engagement reporting, decoupling the feature for events like webinars and town halls from ordinary meetings. The...
Agent 365 Dashboard Brings Unified AI Agent Reporting to Copilot Analytics in July 2026 Preview
Microsoft is building a dedicated Agent 365 Dashboard inside Copilot Analytics, giving organizations a single pane of glass to monitor all AI agents registered through Agent 365. The feature, tagged...
Auto Attendant Voicemail Lands in Teams Queues App This August
Microsoft is set to bring a long-awaited convenience to Teams Phone users: starting in August 2026, voicemail messages left for Auto Attendants will appear inside the Teams Queues app, alongside...
Microsoft to Allow Defense and High-Security Teams Users to Disable Auto Do Not Disturb When Sharing
Microsoft plans to give Government Community Cloud High (GCC High) and Department of Defense (DoD) Microsoft Teams users a long-awaited choice: the ability to stop Teams from automatically switching...
Catch Up on Meetings Faster: Microsoft Teams Adds AI Audio Summaries in July 2026
Microsoft will begin rolling out an AI-powered audio recap feature for its Teams Meeting recap app in July 2026, according to a new entry on the Microsoft 365 roadmap. The update aims to help...
Planner Agent Chat Arrives for Microsoft 365 Users in August, but Copilot License Required
Microsoft will bring its AI-powered Planner Agent chat to basic Microsoft Planner plans in August 2026, giving everyday project managers natural-language control over task discovery, creation, and...