Provides access to the same device health details currently available through the export function on the device onboarding page. With the new device status API, customers can pull device-level information directly into their own BI tools, dashboards, and workflows, eliminating manual exports and making it easier to automate reporting at scale.
With new branded reactions, organizations can now extend their visual identity directly into meetings. IT admins simply upload custom reaction icons reflecting brand elements or event themes, and these instantly become available for meeting participants. A simple way to create more cohesive, on-brand meeting experiences.
We are announcing the ability to monitor batch workload telemetry in Azure Monitor Application Insights for finance and operations apps in Microsoft Dataverse. This feature is planned to reach general availability on January 14, 2026.
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SharePoint site analytics will include OneNote file usage, increasing reported site metrics like unique viewers and visits. Popular content reports will show frequently accessed OneNote files. The update rolls out worldwide from mid-January to mid-February 2026, requires no admin changes, and may raise site usage numbers.
Microsoft 365 subscribers will be able to use Copilot Chat in locally stored Excel modern workbooks starting mid-December 2025, with rollout completing by January 2026. This feature is enabled by default and aligns functionality with workbooks stored in SharePoint or OneDrive.
Managers can soon export Viva Glint Executive Summary reports as editable PowerPoint slides, enabling easier customization and faster sharing. This native export improves layout, reliability, and performance, starting early January 2026. The previous screenshot export remains available for custom templates. No admin action is needed.
Microsoft Purview Insider Risk Management will increase variant limits per indicator from 3 to 10, total variants to 100, and detection group capacity from 200 to 500. Rollout starts December 2025 (preview) and January 2026 (general availability). No privacy or compliance changes; admins can review policies to utilize new limits.
A new Best Practice Configurations Monitoring Dashboard will roll out in early 2026 in the Teams admin center, helping admins monitor and remediate VDI optimization issues in meetings. It highlights non-conformance, shows impacted locations, and allows export of user data for targeted fixes.
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