Deep citations let users quickly verify Copilot’s results by linking directly to the relevant part of the reference, boosting trust. We’re starting with Word and PPT files, then adding Meetings, Web, and PDF references.
This feature introduces the ability to classify DLP alerts directly in the Purview portal. In addition to assigning a status, customers can now categorize alerts as True Positive, False Positive, or Benign Positive. This capability helps security teams better organize, track, and manage alerts, enabling more accurate reporting and efficient incident handling.
A new Data Security Investigations (DSI) mitigation action is now available to help analysts quickly remove sensitive or overshared files during investigations. This addition works alongside DSI’s main features, such as search, classification, and AI-powered analysis.
Password autofill suggestions in Edge are currently based on top-level domain matching, which means the same credentials can be suggested on sites like account.microsoft.com and office.microsoft.com. With this feature, Edge groups related domains together across various desktop and mobile properties called affiliations. When a customer visits a URL, the Edge client will query the affiliations backend to obtain “affiliated groups” for that URL. The process involves sending a hash of the visited URLs to the service, which then returns a list of affiliated URLs and ensures that the relevant credentials will be displayed in the autofill suggestions across affiliated domains. Admins can control access to this feature using the PasswordManagerEnabled policy.
The new Outlook Web People Hub offers a modern multi-column layout, faster search, automatic duplicate linking, and enriched contacts with organizational data. Rolling out from January to March 2026, all users will be auto-migrated to this improved experience with no admin action needed.
Microsoft Teams will introduce Multi-Select Forward, allowing users to forward up to five messages together in one bundled message on desktop and web starting January 2026. Mobile users can view but not forward multiple messages. The feature is on by default, requiring no admin action.
Learning Activities is now available in Microsoft 365 Education and Copilot, enabling educators and students to create interactive practice tools like flashcards from existing content. It rolled out worldwide by December 2025, is enabled by default for eligible licenses, and can be disabled by admins if desired.
Microsoft Purview will map certain admin roles to new Microsoft Entra roles to enhance security and synchronize permissions automatically by March 2026. High-privileged Purview roles will correspond to three Entra roles, with no customer action needed. Do not assign these roles directly in Entra.
Microsoft Purview Data Security Investigations will add a new purge mitigation action by early 2026, allowing admins to delete sensitive or overshared content during investigations. Enabled by default, it respects existing policies and requires no prior admin action. Security teams should be informed and documentation updated accordingly.
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