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Microsoft Pauses Critical Secure Boot 2023 Certificate Update for Some Windows 11 PCs
Microsoft confirmed on July 10, 2026, that it has paused the distribution of a critical Secure Boot update for some Windows 11 PCs, citing device and firmware combinations that could prevent...
Microsoft 365 Copilot Gets Real-Time Webhook Connectors to Fix Stale AI Data, Coming October 2026
Microsoft plans to replace outdated polling with instant webhooks for Microsoft 365 Copilot connectors, ensuring the AI assistant always draws on the most current data from tools like Jira, Azure...
You’ll Soon Be Able to Mark Up Protected PDFs in OneDrive for iOS and Android
Microsoft is closing a stubborn mobile productivity gap. In August 2026, the OneDrive apps for iOS and Android will let authorized users annotate PDF files that carry Microsoft Purview sensitivity...
OneDrive and SharePoint's PDF Thumbnail Navigation Is Coming, But You'll Have to Wait Until August 2026
Microsoft has added a new entry to its Microsoft 365 Roadmap that should make navigating PDFs stored in OneDrive and SharePoint far easier—eventually. Roadmap ID 566696 outlines a web-only feature...
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,...
Microsoft Purview 558681 Pours DLP Context Into Graph API Alerts
Microsoft is rolling out a change that security teams have been awaiting for years: DLP rule-match details will now flow directly into Graph API security alerts. The update, tracked as Microsoft...
OneDrive’s Folder Exclusion Feature Arrives in 2026 – Here’s What to Expect
Microsoft has officially acknowledged a feature that OneDrive users have been requesting for years: the ability to exclude specific folders from synchronization. According to an update on the...
Outlook for iOS Will Finally Preview Protected PDFs — Here’s What Changes in 2026
Microsoft has revealed that Outlook for iOS will gain native support for previewing PDF files protected by Microsoft Information Protection (MIP), according to an update on the company’s Microsoft...
Microsoft Defender Will Surface Purview IRM Triage Summaries in August 2026 Preview
In August 2026, Microsoft will preview an integration that places Microsoft Purview Insider Risk Management’s Data Security Triage Agent summaries directly inside the Microsoft Defender alert...
Minecraft Education's Learning Cubed Update Brings Cross-Tenant Multiplayer This July
Microsoft will begin testing cross-tenant multiplayer in Minecraft Education this July, according to an entry on the Microsoft 365 Roadmap. The preview, part of the Learning Cubed Update, aims to let...
Your Copilot Notebooks on Android Are Getting a Major Revamp in August 2026
Microsoft has quietly updated its official roadmap with an entry that should interest anyone using Copilot’s Notebooks feature on an Android device. According to roadmap ID 566704, the company is...
AI Shopping Tools Speed Up Product Research, But You Still Can't Trust Their Recommendations
ChatGPT, Amazon's Alexa, and Google's Gemini can dramatically cut the time you spend researching products online, but they fail when it comes to verifying details or confirming that an item is...