
The Microsoft roadmap roundup is a weekly summary of all the newly added items and changes within the Microsoft 365 roadmap, covering SharePoint, Teams, OneDrive, Copilot and more. This week’s update contains 16 new additions to the roadmap over the last week.
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SharePoint
Teams
OneDrive
Copilot
Microsoft Purview
SharePoint
- Launched (1)
- Rolling out (0)
- In development (3)
🍾 LAUNCHED
- SharePoint: eSignature – Free Text Field Support – SharePoint eSignature users would be able to add custom free text fields to their request documents. This new eSignature field can be used to request information (such as address, full name, etc.) from signers. Find out more: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/roadmap?searchterms=499024
🚂 ROLLING OUT
- N/A
⌛ IN DEVELOPMENT
Release – January CY2026
- SharePoint: Microsoft designed dark themes for SharePoint Sites – Introduce two official Microsoft-designed dark themes for SharePoint sites, delivering a modern, elegant look with improved visual comfort and accessibility. These themes provide consistent branding options and enhance user experience in low-light environments while maintaining compliance with Microsoft design standards. Find out more: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/roadmap?searchterms=526788
Release – February CY2026
- SharePoint: OneNote usage inclusion in SharePoint site analytics – With this release, usage from OneNote files (.one) in SharePoint will be included in SharePoint site analytics metrices “Unique viewers” and “Site visits”. You will also see OneNote files appear in the popular content section if a OneNote file is heavily used in the last 7 days. Refer to the more information link to learn more about the list of excluded file types. Find out more: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/roadmap?searchterms=537285
Release – March CY2026
- Microsoft 365: Drawn electronic signatures with eSignature for Microsoft 365 – Signers will be able to add their electronic signature to PDFs using a stylus, touch, or mouse, in addition to the existing typed signature option. Find out more: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/roadmap?searchterms=548670
Use the links below to switch between each product’s roadmap updates:
Teams
- Launched (4)
- Rolling out (5)
- In development (12)
🍾 LAUNCHED
- Microsoft Defender for Office 365: Zero-hour auto-purge (ZAP) Teams protection capabilities to Defender for Office Plan 1 – Security admins with Defender for Office 365 Plan 1 can utilize Zero-hour auto purge (ZAP) and admin quarantine for zapped Teams messages. Find out more: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/roadmap?searchterms=529816
- Microsoft Teams: Silent test call – Silent Test enables IT administrators to proactively run synthetic Teams call simulations to specific subnets, helping assess network readiness and detect potential issues before they impact users, ensuring a seamless communication experience. Find out more: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/roadmap?searchterms=490055
- Microsoft Teams: Share apps from app bar via right click – Allow users to right-click and share apps directly from the app icon on hover, while using the app. Find out more: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/roadmap?searchterms=483355
- Microsoft Teams: Local PTZ camera controls for Microsoft Teams Rooms on Android – If the camera is not currently auto-framing the room, in-room users can now control the Pan-Tilt-Zoom (PTZ) of the active camera to keep the focus where they want it. Find out more: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/roadmap?searchterms=482189
🚂 ROLLING OUT
- Microsoft Teams: Resizable Gallery in Teams Meetings – Resize the video gallery in Teams meetings to see more people when content is being shared Find out more: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/roadmap?searchterms=528930
- Microsoft Teams: VDI optimization monitoring in Best practice configurations dashboard – Administrator can monitor which locations and users across their organization are facing meeting quality issues due to unoptimized VDI. Find out more: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/roadmap?searchterms=526781
- Microsoft Teams: Adaptive card-based app & copilot agent link unfurling in Teams – Discover and add SharePoint agents in chats and channels from in-context store. Users can click on ‘Add agents and bots’ from the roster drop down. This will open the in-context store, where users can discover SharePoint agents and add them directly to the conversation and collaborate in the group. Find out more: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/roadmap?searchterms=515465
- Microsoft Teams: Front-of-room view control for Town Hall in Teams Rooms on Android – When a Teams Rooms on Android is invited as a meeting presenter, the front-of-room display defaults to the attendee view. Presenters always have full control from the console, including green room and off-stage management, and can switch the front-of-room display to presenter view without impacting attendees. Available in Teams Rooms Pro. Note: An earlier listing incorrectly stated this feature applied to webinars as well. That experience is still in development and will be released later in 2026. Find out more: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/roadmap?searchterms=500378
- Microsoft Teams: New Policy Setting to Require Explicit Consent for Recording and Transcription in Teams 1:1 Calls – We’re expanding the capability to require explicit consent for recording and transcription to include 1:1 calls in Microsoft Teams. A new setting in the Teams Calling policy allows admins to enforce this requirement before recording or transcription can begin. When a user with the policy initiates recording, transcription, or both in a 1:1 call, the other participant is automatically muted, with their camera and content sharing turned off. The participant will see a prompt asking whether they consent to be included in the recording and transcription. Find out more: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/roadmap?searchterms=503295
⌛ IN DEVELOPMENT
Release – January CY2026
- Microsoft Teams: Interpreter agent support in Teams rooms on Windows – The Interpreter agent acts as a translator in Microsoft Teams meetings, allowing participants to listen to the meeting in their chosen language with real-time translation so speaking different languages isn’t a barrier to effective understanding and collaboration. It’s now available in Teams Rooms on Windows licensed for Teams Rooms Pro. Find out more: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/roadmap?searchterms=516571
Release – February CY2026
- Microsoft Teams: Create custom templates for immersive events in Microsoft Teams – This release brings the next evolution in immersive collaboration in Teams. Designed for creators and event organizers, these new capabilities empower users to create, manage, and use immersive templates for immersive events in Teams and save those templates to collections to use in future events—directly within the Teams Meet app. Users can save customized immersive events as reusable templates to an immersive collection, and share them with others by adding co-owners and members to collections. Find out more: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/roadmap?searchterms=542794
- Microsoft Teams: Automatic removal of EXIF data from shared images – Teams will automatically remove hidden metadata (EXIF) from images shared in conversations. This privacy protection helps prevent sensitive information such as photo location and device details from being shared without your knowledge. Find out more: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/roadmap?searchterms=542795
- Microsoft Teams: Meeting Notes now available for instant meetings – Teams meeting Notes, powered by Loop, are now available for instant calls and meetings, like those started from ‘Meet now’ and calls started from chat. Notes are Loop components in Teams meetings and chats that allow end users to co-create and collaborate on their meeting agenda, notes, and action items that can be co-authored and edited by everyone. Since Notes are Loop components, they stay in sync across all the places they have been shared. Once added, meeting notes can also be shared and edited in the Loop app in your web browser. Find out more: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/roadmap?searchterms=541831
- Microsoft Teams: Choose Your Enter Key Behavior in Teams Chat – Microsoft Teams now gives you control over how the Enter key works when composing messages. You can choose whether pressing Enter sends your message or starts a new line—making it easier to write longer messages without accidental sends. Find out more: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/roadmap?searchterms=537279
Release – March CY2026
- Microsoft Teams: Queues app historical reporting supports 45 days of data – Historical reporting within Queues app will now support 45 days of historical data. The report will default a 7-day range with ability to customize the reporting range with up to 45 days of history. Find out more: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/roadmap?searchterms=547825
- Microsoft Teams: Teams frontline BYOD onboarding wizard – Simplify frontline onboarding with an improved Teams mobile experience on personal devices. Workers can easily download and start using the Teams mobile app on their own device in compliance with organizational security policies, reducing the need for manager assistance and IT support. Find out more: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/roadmap?searchterms=523213
- Microsoft Teams: Consult and merge a PSTN caller through DTMF – Users have always been able to dial a phone number and add someone to a meeting. Now, meeting organizers can seamlessly consult and merge PSTN callers to active Teams meetings even if they are behind auto-attendants that require Dual-Tone Multi-Frequency, or DTMF, navigation. For example, you can connect with and consult a subject matter expert through an audio conference dial-in before adding them to the group discussion. Find out more: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/roadmap?searchterms=518218
- Microsoft Teams: Voice and Face Enrollment Dashboard for Admins – Admins now have visibility and insight for voice and facial profile enrollments through a dashboard in the Teams Admin Center (TAC). Voice and face profiles are critical for supporting AI-enhanced meeting experiences for users across the organization. The dashboard provides metrics on enrollments over time. Find out more: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/roadmap?searchterms=506750
- Microsoft Teams: Share meeting recap to SharePoint – Meeting organizers and presenters can share meeting recap notes and follow-up tasks directly from Teams to SharePoint as a news post, facilitating the seamless sharing of post meeting follow-up details. Find out more: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/roadmap?searchterms=498494
- Microsoft Teams: Streamlined Microsoft 365 Certified App Management in Teams Admin Center – This feature allows Microsoft 365 administrators to enable Microsoft 365 certified SaaS applications within their tenant through org-wide settings for third-party apps. Admins can choose to allow a subset of applications that have already been verified against industry security and compliance standards. This ensures organizations can confidently adopt apps while maintaining governance and reducing approval overhead. Find out more: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/roadmap?searchterms=485712
Release – April CY2026
- Microsoft Teams: BYOD space peripheral health signals and reports in the Pro Management portal – Admins can proactively manage peripherals in bring your own device (BYOD) rooms and desks with reports in the Pro Management portal that now flag if devices are faulty, undetectable by a PC, missing, or moved. Reports in the Pro Management portal require a Teams Shared Devices license for the room, and reports for desks are in public preview. Find out more: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/roadmap?searchterms=493319
Use the links below to switch between each product’s roadmap updates:
OneDrive
- Launched (0)
- Rolling out (1)
- In development (0)
🍾 LAUNCHED
- N/A
🚂 ROLLING OUT
- Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365): Use Copilot with OneDrive files in Finder – We’re bringing the power of Microsoft 365 Copilot directly into your daily file management experience in macOS. With this update, users can interact with Copilot in Finder to ask questions about their OneDrive files. Find out more: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/roadmap?searchterms=527839
⌛ IN DEVELOPMENT
- N/A
Use the links below to switch between each product’s roadmap updates:
SharePoint
Teams
OneDrive
Copilot
Microsoft Purview
Copilot
- Launched (6)
- Rolling out (2)
- In development (25)
🍾 LAUNCHED
- Microsoft Edge: v.144 – Copilot icon visibility – Users can now manage the Copilot icon in their toolbar. To hide the icon, right-click the Copilot icon and select “Hide Copilot”. This will open Settings to toggle the icon’s visibility. Admins can control whether the Copilot icon shows in the toolbar using the Microsoft365CopilotChatIconEnabled policy. Find out more: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/roadmap?searchterms=536579
- Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365): Knowledge templates support for ServiceNow Knowledge Connector – Earlier ServiceNow Knowledge connector did not support ingestion of content for articles created using templates in ServiceNow. But now ServiceNow Knowledge connector supports ingestion of knowledge articles based on out-of-the-box templates like FAQ, How to, What is, etc. & even custom templates used by the customers in their organization. Find out more: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/roadmap?searchterms=505436
- Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365): Generate icons for your agents using AI in Microsoft 365 Copilot – A picture is worth a thousand words. Before, Microsoft 365 Copilot agent builders would need to use the default icon or manually upload their own image. This process meant browsing the web for an image, asking different teams for icons, or manually drawing one. Users can now use AI to describe how the icon should look like, thus helping inform end users of the agent’s function more easily, with more expression. Users can now generate icons using AI in Agent Builder. Users can enter custom prompts or use the description of the agent to generate the icon. Alternatively, users can manually upload their own icon or select from a set of pre-created icons. Icons are capped at 1 MB (192px). Find out more: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/roadmap?searchterms=502864
- Microsoft Viva: Enhancement to Copilot studio agents report – Following further review, this feature continues in development. We apologize for any inconvenience. Enhancement to Copilot studio agents report (Preview) 1. Addition of Weekly active user count 2. Report aggregation changed to weekly to main consistency with other reports. Find out more: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/roadmap?searchterms=499421
- Microsoft Purview Information Protection: Doc library default labeling for SharePoint Online and Copilot – This new capability further integrates SharePoint Online with Purview sensitivity labeling. SharePoint Online document library owners can set a new type of default label on the library, which automatically applies that label to all unprotected Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and PDF files within the library. This simplifies labeling in bulk across document libraries in an organization, enriches DLP and Copilot with signal to allow admins to monitor and restrict access to this content, and enables inheritance of sensitivity labels to output artifacts in Copilot. #copilotcontrolsystem Find out more: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/roadmap?searchterms=485733
- Microsoft Edge: v.144 – Contextual nudges on address bar offering help summarizing webpages – Microsoft Edge for Business plans to introduce an easy way for users to get summaries of their open page from the address bar using Microsoft 365 Copilot Chat. This feature seeks to help users more easily understand relevant content and save time. Find out more: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/roadmap?searchterms=489822
🚂 ROLLING OUT
- Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365): [Copilot Chat] Agent Mode in Excel – Available for Microsoft 365 subscribers without a Microsoft 365 Copilot license. Agent Mode is releasing to Copilot in Excel for the web, Windows and Mac, enabling users to build and edit workbooks with Copilot using multi-step workflows. When you’re updating budgets, creating financial models, or analyzing data, Agent Mode uses Excel’s most powerful tools like tables, charts, PivotTables, and formulas to help you get the job done. Find out more: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/roadmap?searchterms=543242
- Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365): Agent Mode in Excel for desktop apps – Agent Mode is releasing to Copilot in Excel on Windows and Mac enabling users to build and edit workbooks with Copilot using multi-step workflows. Eligible licenses can now select which model to use, including both Open AI and Anthropic models. Find out more: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/roadmap?searchterms=542182
- Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365): Edit Scheduled prompts – Enable customers to edit the scheduled prompt schedule Find out more: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/roadmap?searchterms=531912
- Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365): [Copilot Extensibility] Customers can connect M365 Copilot with Dropbox to access and manage cloud files with Copilot Connector – Customers can connect M365 Copilot with Dropbox to access and manage cloud files with Copilot Connector. Find out more: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/roadmap?searchterms=513282
- Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365): Admins can create and deploy custom Model Context Protocol (MCP) connectors across Microsoft 365. – Admins can create custom Model Context Protocol (MCP) connectors in the Microsoft 365 Admin Centre and deploy them across Microsoft 365. This will allow admins to surface their organization’s custom data in Microsoft 365 Copilot via these MCP-based connectors. Find out more: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/roadmap?searchterms=501585
⌛ IN DEVELOPMENT
Release – January CY2026
- Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365): Scheduled prompts for Web tab – Enables users to schedule recurring prompts in the Web tab Find out more: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/roadmap?searchterms=531911
Release – February CY2026
- Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365): Agent Mode in PowerPoint – Agent Mode in PowerPoint lets you transform, polish, and edit presentations through natural conversation in chat—preserving your deck’s formatting, structure, and branding. Guide Copilot to update slides, refine layouts, and iterate on content using enterprise data, so you can focus on your ideas and present with confidence. Available to Microsoft 365 users without a Microsoft 365 Copilot license. Find out more: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/roadmap?searchterms=548646
- Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365): People Skills – Expanded AI inferencing for E3/E5 users – People Skills is expanding AI powered skill inferencing to include Microsoft 365 E3 and E5 licensed users. Previously, AI powered skill inferencing was available only to Microsoft 365 Copilot and Microsoft Viva licensed users. With this update, admins will have the option to turn on AI powered skill inferencing for Microsoft 365 E3 / E5 licensed users directly in the Microsoft 365 admin center. AI powered skill inferencing uses AI to automatically identify and update skills on users’ Microsoft 365 profiles based on their work activity from the Microsoft Graph. This control will be available to US-based tenants with Copilot licenses. Find out more: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/roadmap?searchterms=548643
- Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365): Agent Mode in PowerPoint – Agent Mode in PowerPoint lets you transform, polish, and edit presentations through natural conversation in chat—preserving your deck’s formatting, structure, and branding. Guide Copilot to update slides, refine layouts, and iterate on content using enterprise data, so you can focus on your ideas and present with confidence. Available to Microsoft 365 users with a Microsoft 365 Copilot license. Find out more: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/roadmap?searchterms=548520
- Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365): Researcher Output Formats – The Researcher Agent in Microsoft 365 Copilot empowers users to create rich, detailed reports on any topic they choose whether from work or web content. We are introducing new output formats in the Researcher Agent that will allow users to export and consume generated reports in their preferred formats. Users will be able to export their Researcher reports to PowerPoint, PDF, Infographic or an Audio Overview. We are also updating the UX for previously existing output formats- Word and Pages. Find out more: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/roadmap?searchterms=546246
- Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365): When using Agent Mode in Word, you will be able to manually select which model to use – Agent Mode in Word lets you choose from multiple models, giving you flexibility to select the right model for your task. Find out more: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/roadmap?searchterms=545012
- Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365): Web Link as a Reference in Copilot Notebooks – Add web links as references in your Copilot Notebooks. Find out more: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/roadmap?searchterms=516040
- Microsoft CoPilot (Microsoft 365): Microsoft Graph APIs for App & Agent Inventory and Details. – Microsoft 365 will introduce new Graph API endpoints designed to empower IT administrators and developers with robust programmatic access to app and agent management across Copilot, Teams, Outlook, and other MetaOS hosts. This supports auditing, lifecycle management, and integration into existing IT workflows. #copilotcontrolsystem Find out more: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/roadmap?searchterms=502875
- Microsoft Viva: Copilot Dashboard – Broader access to M365 Copilot Chat insights – Microsoft Viva is expanding access to M365 Copilot Chat Insights in Microsoft Copilot Dashboard by enabling tenants with 1-49 M365 Copilot licenses- allowing more tenants, including those with fewer licenses, to track adoption trends. Insights will include usage over time, group level adoption, retention, app-level breakdowns, retention, and more. Users can filter by organizational attributes to uncover usage patterns. Find out more: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/roadmap?searchterms=501581
- Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365): Content Sources in Copilot Chat – Users will able to select content sources on Copilot Chat. When users select content sources the responses generated will be limited to content from the selected sources. Find out more: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/roadmap?searchterms=496596
- OneNote: Summary and Q&A in OneNote Mobile with Copilot (Iphone) – With this new Summary feature in OneNote mobile, you can create a short and fluent summary of your longer pages which will help to consume relevant information faster. With the Question and Answer at your fingertips, you can get real-time answers to your queries directly within your notes, enhancing your ability to access and utilize information quickly and effectively. Find out more: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/roadmap?searchterms=422324
- OneNote: Summary and Q&A in OneNote Mobile with Copilot (Android) – With this new Summary feature in OneNote mobile, you can create a short and fluent summary of your longer pages which will help to consume relevant information faster. With the Question and Answer at your fingertips, you can get real-time answers to your queries directly within your notes, enhancing your ability to access and utilize information quickly and effectively. Find out more: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/roadmap?searchterms=422323
Release – March CY2026
- Microsoft Edge: Adding contextual nudges to the Microsoft 365 Copilot Chat icon – Edge for Business will soon help users quickly take contextual action on their open pages using contextual nudges attached to the Copilot icon in the toolbar Find out more: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/roadmap?searchterms=537284
- Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365): Scheduled prompts for Agents – Enables users to schedule recurring prompts to declarative agents like Analyst, Idea Coach and more. Find out more: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/roadmap?searchterms=531759
- Microsoft Viva: Copilot Analytics – Agent Dashboard. – Viva Insights is creating an Agent Dashboard, designed to be a central place for leaders, delegates and analysts to understand how your organization is adopting agents. #copilotcontrolsystem Find out more: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/roadmap?searchterms=506749
- Microsoft Edge: Ground Microsoft 365 Copilot Chat in Edge for Business in your open YouTube videos – Get relevant answers and insights about your open YouTube videos in Copilot Chat in Edge. Find out more: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/roadmap?searchterms=499424
- Microsoft Edge: Ground Microsoft 365 Copilot Chat in Edge for Business in your open OneDrive and SharePoint documents – Get relevant answers and insights about your open cloud documents in Copilot Chat in Edge. Find out more: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/roadmap?searchterms=499423
- Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365): Lists in Context IQ – Users will be able to search for and select SharePoint Lists through the Context IQ menu to help ground their prompts when using Copilot Chat. Find out more: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/roadmap?searchterms=422308
- Microsoft Edge: Microsoft 365 Copilot Chat access to page content will soon extend to work across multiple open tabs – Microsoft 365 Copilot Chat in Edge will soon be able to answer contextual questions about a user’s open window. This extends the existing capability which can only access the open page. All existing user settings and policies and DLP considerations will continue to be respected. Find out more: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/roadmap?searchterms=496364
- Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365): Catchup on important emails in Copilot Chat – Copilot Chat helps you stay on top of your inbox by highlighting important and actionable emails such as messages from your manager, leadership, top collaborators, or emails containing tasks when you use prompts like “What’s hot in my inbox?” or “What were the important emails from last week?” Find out more: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/roadmap?searchterms=494515
Release – April CY2026
- Microsoft Viva: Copilot Analytics – Export metrics in the Copilot Dashboard at Day Level – This feature enables users to export fresher row-level Copilot metrics from the Copilot Dashboard for reporting and deeper analysis at day level. #copilotcontrolsystem Find out more: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/roadmap?searchterms=547749
- Microsoft Edge: Microsoft Edge can now send work related browsing history to Copilot for more relevant work results when searching on M365 Copilot search – Microsoft Edge can now send IT admin selected work related browsing history to Copilot to improve search relevance. When a user searches for something on Copilot search, Copilot will also show results from browser history when relevant. Find out more: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/roadmap?searchterms=537283
Release – May CY2026
- Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365): Support for refining query filters for Confluence Copilot connectors – This feature enhances and standardizes query filtering across both Confluence Cloud and Confluence On-premises connectors. For Confluence Cloud connector, it introduces simplified options to filter pages by page id, creation date/time and last update date/time, helping improve productivity and reduce human errors. For Confluence On-premises connector, it adds support for advanced CQL-based filtering, enabling more complex and flexible filtering scenarios. Find out more: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/roadmap?searchterms=503571
Release – June CY2026
- Microsoft 365 Admin Center: Usage reports – Message consumption for Pay-as-you-go experiences in Copilot Chat. – A new report to help IT admins manage costs for billed messages that are Pay-as-you-go enabled for Copilot Chat. Reporting includes drill down of billed messages per user, per billing policy, per agent-level and agent-user level pair. #copilotcontrolsystem Find out more: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/roadmap?searchterms=490738
Use the links below to switch between each product’s roadmap updates:
SharePoint
Teams
OneDrive
Copilot
Microsoft Purview
Microsoft Purview
- Launched (3)
- Rolling out (2)
- In development (17)
🍾 LAUNCHED
- Microsoft Purview: Data Loss Prevention- Admin units support for SharePoint Online – Delegate management and remediation authority for different people in different regions or organization units with role-based access control (RBAC). For example, German investigators should be able to investigate alerts and audit events for only German users. This update extends support to SharePoint for Microsoft 365. Find out more: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/roadmap?searchterms=526797
- Microsoft Purview Compliance Portal: Data Loss Prevention: DLP to restrict Microsoft 365 Copilot processing on emails with sensitivity labels – Microsoft Purview Data Loss Prevention (DLP) is extended to preventing Microsoft 365 Copilot from processing emails with sensitivity labels. This feature will allow DLP policies to provide detection of sensitivity labels in emails as enterprise grounding data and restrict access of the labeled emails in Microsoft 365 Copilot chat experiences. Find out more: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/roadmap?searchterms=501591
- Microsoft Purview Information Protection: Doc library default labeling for SharePoint Online and Copilot – This new capability further integrates SharePoint Online with Purview sensitivity labeling. SharePoint Online document library owners can set a new type of default label on the library, which automatically applies that label to all unprotected Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and PDF files within the library. This simplifies labeling in bulk across document libraries in an organization, enriches DLP and Copilot with signal to allow admins to monitor and restrict access to this content, and enables inheritance of sensitivity labels to output artifacts in Copilot. #copilotcontrolsystem Find out more: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/roadmap?searchterms=485733
🚂 ROLLING OUT
- Microsoft Purview: Data Loss Prevention-UX improvements to the DLP Alerts in Purview Portal – We’re excited to announce UX improvements to the DLP Alerts Portal in Purview to help you triage incidents faster and more efficiently. What’s New: 1. Unified View: Events related to each alert are now available directly on the alerts page — no need to switch to new tab or drill down. 2. Faster Access: Access event details (e.g. Impacted assets) with just 1 click on the main alerts page itself, compared to 4 clicks earlier, reducing triage time significantly. 3. Enhanced Context: We’ve added 4 new columns – Location, DLP Rule name, DLP Policy name, Rule Action to display key alert and event attributes upfront — giving you more visibility at a glance. 4. Performance Boost: Cache improvements to ensure faster load times and a smoother experience. These updates are designed to streamline your workflow, reduce response times, and give you the context you need — all in a single, efficient view. Find out more: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/roadmap?searchterms=537275
- Microsoft Purview compliance portal: Purview in Microsoft Admin Center – AI and IT admins in Microsoft Admin Center can 1) gain visibility around oversharing risks and drive remediations 2) Understand how much of sensitive copilot interactions are protected and turn on Purview DLP for M365 Copilot right from there. Enables secure adoption of Copilot. Find out more: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/roadmap?searchterms=523212
- Microsoft Purview: Information Protection-Content Explorer – Enhanced Tag (SIT, Labels) Filter at UI Layer – Introduces enhanced controls in Content Explorer’s UI, enabling scoped visibility and filtering of SIT and label data. This will help with content discoverability and governance. Find out more: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/roadmap?searchterms=518224
⌛ IN DEVELOPMENT
Release – February CY2026
- Microsoft Purview: Data Loss Prevention- Additional Diagnostics for Data Loss Prevention and Information Protection – The below diagnostics will help users understand which sensitive information exist in their document and what labels applied and what policies have been triggered: DLP SharePoint Diagnostics DLP EXO Diagnostics Auto labeling diagnostics for SPO/ODB. Find out more: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/roadmap?searchterms=547833
- Microsoft Purview: Information Protection-Email attachment Preview in Activity Explorer – We’re enhancing Activity Explorer to provide greater visibility into sensitive data flagged in Exchange Online. Previously, only the message body was viewable, which limited insight into flagged content. With this update, admins will be able to preview email attachments directly within Activity Explorer—without needing to download the email. Find out more: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/roadmap?searchterms=543969
- Microsoft Purview: Apply sensitivity labels with user-defined permissions in Office for the web in Microsoft 365 – Office for the web in Microsoft 365 supports the application of sensitivity labels with user-defined permissions. Find out more: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/roadmap?searchterms=468888
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