SharePoint agents are now available in the Microsoft Teams app store, allowing personalized intelligent interaction with SharePoint content within Teams. Rolling out worldwide in late August 2025, the feature is on by default, cannot be centrally managed, and enhances content discovery and collaboration.
Scoped knowledge support in Microsoft 365 Copilot’s declarative agents for VIP connectors (Azure DevOps, Jira, Confluence) enables precise, personalized query responses by limiting accessible information. Available to Microsoft 365 E5 tenants, it rolls out globally from late August to early September 2025. Configuration involves selecting connectors and scoping attributes.
Microsoft 365 Copilot Chat will add an “Open in Word” button by late September 2025, allowing users with a Copilot license to transfer AI-generated content directly into Word for editing. The feature is automatic, requires no admin action, and has no impact on existing workflows or compliance.
SharePoint is introducing an AI-powered report for admins to compare site content and policies, showing similarity percentages and configuration differences. Available from April 2025 (preview) and August 2025 (general), it aids governance without changing site settings. Requires SharePoint Advanced Management or Microsoft Copilot license.
Microsoft Purview Diagnostics access is expanding from Global Administrators to include Compliance Admin, Security Admin, and Org Management roles. Rolling out from late September 2025 (preview) to January 2026 (general availability), this enables more admins to run diagnostics without manual setup. Review role assignments as needed.
SharePoint Online will automatically tag electronically signed documents as “Signed” and add optional metadata columns for eSignature status and provider. This feature, available to tenants with eSignature enabled, rolls out from late September to November 2025, improving compliance and document management.
Microsoft is adding M365 Copilot Chat adoption metrics to the Microsoft Copilot dashboard in Viva Insights, showing usage trends and engagement of unlicensed users. Available from late September 2025, it includes admin controls for disabling the feature or excluding users, enhancing reporting and compliance capabilities.
Users on the Microsoft 365 Copilot app for iPad and iPhone devices will be directed to the standalone OneDrive app for file browsing and management. While users can still access their most recent files and search for OneDrive content within the Microsoft 365 Copilot app, advanced actions like folder navigation, permission settings, downloads, and deletions must be done in the OneDrive app.
Admins get enhanced visibility into room usage from Pro Management portal reports with detailed occupancy data captured by Cloud IntelliFrame during meetings. This insight helps IT more effectively plan and optimize meeting spaces, and is currently available for Teams Rooms on Windows licensed with Teams Rooms Pro.
With this update, Insider Risk Management will support the discovery of sensitive files and text shared to any cloud application or website (inc. GenAI) via network layer. This capability is based on integration with 3rd party network partners (with data being captured via network layer). Microsoft Purview Insider Risk Management correlates various signals to identify potential malicious or inadvertent insider risks, such as IP theft, data leakage, and security violations. Insider Risk Management enables customers to create policies based on their own internal policies, governance, and organizational requirements. Built with privacy by design, users are pseudonymized by default, and role-based access controls and audit logs are in place to help ensure user-level privacy.
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