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16.06.2026

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Microsoft Purview

Updated June 16, 2026: We have updated the timeline. Thank you for your patience. [Introduction]We are expanding the Data Security Posture Agent in Microsoft Purview with a new credential scanning capability. This update helps your organization discover exposed credentials and related data security risks across scoped locations. The agent analyzes selected data locations to detect sensitive credential types—including Microsoft Entra user credentials, private keys, and API tokens—and provides risk scores, AI-generated insights, confidence ratings, and credential categories so you can review, confirm, and take action from a single task board view.This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 558436.[When this will happen]Public Preview: Rollout will begin in late March 2026 and complete by early April 2026.General Availability (Worldwide): Rollout will begin in early October 202

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15.06.2026

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SharePoint Online

Updated June 15, 2026: We are updating this post as a reminder. SharePoint Alerts will be fully turned off starting in mid-July 2026. Please visit SharePoint Alerts retirement | Microsoft Community Hub for the latest updates and timelines.Microsoft is retiring the SharePoint Alerts feature to streamline and modernize user notifications. With Power Automate, organizations can benefit from an enhanced, versatile solution that goes beyond traditional alerts, offering seamless integration across Microsoft 365 services and more.Key Points Major: Retirement Timeline: Starting from July 2025, the creation of new SharePoint Alerts will be gradually turned off for newly onboarding tenants.Starting from October 2025, the SharePoint Alert expiration feature will be gradually activated. Once activated, any SharePoint Alert will have a validity of 30 days starting from its first run, then it will exp

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12.06.2026

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Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365)

Updated June 12, 2026: We have updated the timeline. Thank you for your patience. With this release, users can discover and add SharePoint agents directly within Microsoft Teams chats on Desktop and Mac. Agents can be added via the Add Agents and Bots option in the chat roster dropdown, which opens the in-context store for discovery and selection. This enables users to quickly bring SharePoint agents into conversations to support collaboration. Additionally, SharePoint agents are available in the Teams Store under the Agents category, making them easier to find and deploy across Teams experiences. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 515465. [When this will happen] Targeted Release: Rolling out in mid-October 2026 (previously mid-July) and expected to complete in late October 2026 (previously late July).General Availability: Rolling out in late October 2026 (previousl

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10.06.2026

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Exchange Online

Updated June 10, 2026: We have updated the timeline. Thank you for your patience.We're making some changes to Exchange Web Services (EWS).Starting October 1, 2026 (previously June 30), we will start to block EWS access for all mailboxes without license rights to EWS. This is another step in our ongoing commitment to enhance the security and control mechanisms of EWS.[How this will affect your organization:]The impacted licenses are: Exchange Online KioskMicrosoft 365 and Office 365 F1Microsoft 365 and Office 365 F3As stated in the Service Descriptions, these licenses do not provide access to mailboxes via EWS, but these restrictions were never enforced. With this change, EWS access for users with only these license types will be blocked.[What you need to do to prepare:]If you wish these users to continue to use EWS, and your users are licensed with one of these noted above, you’ll need t

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08.06.2026

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Exchange Online · Microsoft 365 apps

Updated June 8, 2026: We have updated the timeline. Thank you for your patience. We’re enhancing the contact experience in Microsoft Outlook Mobile (iOS and Android) by introducing profile-enriched contacts and automatic duplicate contact management. These improvements aim to streamline contact views and provide richer organizational context.This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 493753.This feature has previously been released to the People Hub in new Outlook for Windows. More details in MC927963 (Updated) New Microsoft Outlook for Windows: People Hub improvements (published November 2024, updated April 2025).[When this will happen:] General Availability (Worldwide): We will begin rolling out mid-July 2025 (previously late June) and expect to complete by end of September 2026 (previously end of May).[How this will affect your organization:]Before this rollout, Outlook

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04.06.2026

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Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365)

Updated June 4, 2026: We have updated the timeline. Thank you for your patience. [Introduction] We’re introducing a new capability in Microsoft 365 Copilot chat that allows users to RSVP to meetings directly within the chat experience. This enhancement simplifies meeting management by enabling quick responses such as Accept, Decline, Tentative, Follow, or Remove canceled meetings—all without leaving Copilot chat. [When this will happen] General Availability (Worldwide): Rollout will begin by mid-January 2026 (previously early January) and is expected to complete by end of April 2026 (previously mid-February).General Availability (GCC and DoD): Rollout will begin by early September 2026 and is expected to complete by mid-September 2026. [How this affects your organization] Who is affected: Users with a Microsoft 365 Copilot license. What will happen: Users can RSVP to meetings directly fr