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Take action: Out-of-band updates released for Windows Server to address two issues
Microsoft has released out-of-band (OOB) updates today, April 19, 2026, to address issues introduced by the April 2026 Windows security update.
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Microsoft Teams will allow meeting organizers to automatically start transcription without recording by selecting the new “Transcribe only” option. This feature, rolling out April-May 2026, supports compliance and privacy needs while enabling accessibility and AI insights. Admins must enable transcription policies for access.
Microsoft Teams admin center will introduce centralized management for Attendee Capacity Pack licenses starting late April 2026. Admins can discover, assign, revoke licenses, view impact warnings, and monitor license status without policy changes or user workflow impact. No action is required before rollout.
Starting May 2026, the first channel in newly created Microsoft Teams will default to the threaded conversation layout instead of Posts. This applies only to new teams, can be changed by team owners, requires no admin setup, and aims to improve conversation organization and clarity.
Copilot has been enhanced to interpret and ground responses using images embedded in files such as Word documents (.docx), PowerPoint presentations (.pptx), and PDFs. This capability allows Copilot to extract insights from visual elements like charts, diagrams, and screenshots, ensuring that answers are not only text-based but also informed by graphical context. By combining textual and visual understanding, Copilot delivers more comprehensive and contextually accurate responses for complex queries
Get answers to queries quickly with Copilot’s concise AI summaries at the top of Outlook search results. Users can dig deeper by opening Copilot chat directly from the Copilot summary card.
With the new control in Viva Glint, service administrators can now configure whether to retain or delete survey and relevant indefinable user data for users who are manually deleted from Glint or deleted via the signals received via Microsoft Entra. This will ensure that the consistency of previously generate Glint survey reports is retained and user data is handled in accordance with the relevant organizational policies. We will also process the delete signals received via Microsoft Entra and handle the corresponding user data retention or deletion as per our terms of service.
Users can now report suspicious external users directly within Teams, alongside existing block actions. Reports are surfaced in the Teams admin center, giving admins visibility into potentially risky interactions and enabling them to investigate and take appropriate actions. This enhancement helps organizations respond faster to phishing, impersonation, and other external threats while leveraging end-user signals as an additional layer of protection.
Viva Glint survey takers will be able to use a streamlined version of Microsoft Copilot in the Glint survey taking experience to help them rewrite their comments, helping survey takers feel more confident about the feedback they’re providing. By increasing perceived security through reducing identifiable writing patterns and minimizing the effort required to refine feedback, this experience can encourage greater participation, longer responses, and more candid comments, which can drive higher engagement and richer insights from surveys.
I've been working with Microsoft Technologies over the last ten years, mainly focused on creating collaboration and productivity solutions that drive the adoption of Microsoft Modern Workplace.
