Starting January 2026, Microsoft Whiteboard will retire the Insert Document feature that allows inserting PDFs and PowerPoint files from OneDrive for Business and SharePoint. Local PDF insertion on Windows Native app remains. Users should use alternatives like converting files to images or sharing links.
Microsoft 365 Copilot is adding scheduled prompt features for Frontier tenants, enabling users to automate recurring tasks with declarative agents and the Web tab. Available from mid-November 2025, users can schedule, edit prompts, and use natural language scheduling in the Work tab. A Copilot license is required.
Admins must configure the LocalNetworkAccessAllowedForUrls policy in Chrome-based browsers to allow specific Microsoft eCDN URLs, ensuring optimal Teams Live Events performance amid new Local Network Access restrictions starting with Chrome 142. Apply settings via Group Policy or registry keys; see documentation for details.
We are introducing updates to the Power apps license consumption experience designed to improve Power Apps licensing management. These changes will begin rolling out on December 8, 2025, based on geographic region, and will be available in all regions by December 19, 2025.
We are announcing enhancements to the handling of audit events that capture, create, and update activities on columns protected by column-level security in Microsoft Purview. These enhancements will take effect on December 1, 2025.
Microsoft 365 admin center now supports Action Segments for Organizational Messages targeting inactive Microsoft 365 Copilot users. Public Preview runs mid-November 2025 to late January 2026; General Availability starts late March 2026. Admins with Copilot licenses can use this feature without policy changes. No immediate action required.
Organizational Messages in Microsoft 365 will add email as a delivery channel, alongside Windows and Teams surfaces. Public Preview starts mid-November 2025, with General Availability in late March 2026. Admins can send premade email templates to improve user engagement and adoption. No action needed now.
External access tokens for actionable messages will be retired by March 31, 2026, requiring organizations to switch to Microsoft Entra authentication. This change enhances security and compliance. Organizations should review and update their actionable message integrations before the deadline to avoid failures.
Microsoft Teams Desktop Client for Windows will introduce a new process, ms-teams_modulehost.exe, to handle calling features separately, improving performance and startup time. Rollout begins January 2026. Admins should allowlist the new process in security software and inform helpdesk staff; no user workflow changes expected.
We are announcing the ability to add an AI record summary to model-driven apps in Power Apps. This feature will reach general availability on December 1, 2025.
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