Microsoft Purview compliance portal: Insider Risk Management – Introduction of pay-as-you-go feature usage report

Originally posted by Microsoft Oct 10, 2025 Uncategorized 0 Comments

Introducing a Microsoft Purview Insider Risk Management pay-as-you-go feature usage report designed to provide transparency to the customers, enabling more accurate budget planning and policy tuning. This report provides granular breakdowns of billed processing unit usage across different data source categories and activity indicators over time, empowering IRM admins to identify cost-saving opportunities and tune their policies.

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Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365): Seamless Search and Chat Integration

Originally posted by Microsoft Oct 10, 2025 Uncategorized 0 Comments

Microsoft 365 Chat brings the power of conversational AI directly into Microsoft 365 Copilot Search, enabling users to move effortlessly from finding information to acting on it. Search results become the foundation for contextual chat, allowing you to ask follow-up questions, synthesize insights, and generate content—all in one unified experience. This integration reduces workflow fragmentation, accelerates decision-making, and delivers a more intuitive way to interact with your organization’s knowledge.

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Microsoft 365 app: Overview Page in Copilot Notebooks

Originally posted by Microsoft Oct 10, 2025 Uncategorized 0 Comments

Users will find Copilot-powered Notebook summaries and insights as a landing page within their Copilot Notebook.

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Power Automate – HTTP and Teams webhook trigger flows are moving to new URLs

Originally posted by Microsoft Oct 9, 2025 Uncategorized 0 Comments

As of August 2025, Power Automate flows and Agent flows (Copilot Studio) with HTTP triggers or Teams Webhook triggers that have logic.azure.com in the URL moved to a new URL as a part of a critical infrastructure upgrade to improve execution speed and provide new features.

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Microsoft Teams: Apps now supported in Shared Channels

Originally posted by Microsoft Oct 9, 2025 Uncategorized 0 Comments

Microsoft Teams now supports apps in Shared Channels, enabling bots, tabs, and message extensions for richer collaboration. Apps must be added per channel with new governance controls. Rollout starts October 2025. Admins and developers should update policies and app manifests for compatibility. Private Channel support will follow.

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Teams Search now respects hidden user attributes without requiring “Scope Search”

Originally posted by Microsoft Oct 9, 2025 Uncategorized 0 Comments

Starting October 2025, Teams will respect hidden user attributes like ShowInAddressList without needing Scope Search, aligning with Outlook and Exchange. Admins should review and update attribute settings, disable Scope Search if only used for hiding users, and inform support teams accordingly.

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New setting to pin Microsoft 365 Copilot and Companion apps to the Windows taskbar

Originally posted by Microsoft Oct 9, 2025 Uncategorized 0 Comments

Admins can now pin Microsoft 365 Copilot and companion apps (People, File, Calendar) to the Windows taskbar via a new setting in the Microsoft 365 admin center. Rollout starts October 2025, with the toggle off by default. Pinning applies only if apps are installed and can be managed by admins.

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Microsoft 365 apps: Custom Engine Agents now available in Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and OneNote

Originally posted by Microsoft Oct 9, 2025 Uncategorized 0 Comments

Custom Engine Agents (CEAs) are now available in Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and OneNote, expanding Microsoft 365 Copilot extensibility. CEAs run on partner services, appear in the Copilot pane, and allow users to generate and insert content. Full rollout is expected by October 13, 2025, with no admin action required.

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Microsoft Viva Glint: Retaining first name and last name for deleted users

Originally posted by Microsoft Oct 9, 2025 Uncategorized 0 Comments

Microsoft Viva Glint will introduce a toggle to retain or replace first and last names of deleted users, improving data traceability and compliance. This feature, enabled by default, rolls out mid-October 2025. Administrators should review and configure settings by November 1, 2025. Changes apply only to future deletions.

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Microsoft Copilot Studio – Block the use of maker-provided credentials for authentication

Originally posted by Microsoft Oct 9, 2025 Uncategorized 0 Comments

We are announcing the ability for admins to enforce the use of end-user credentials by managing how authentication is handled. This feature will be generally available starting October 30, 2025.

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Joao Ferreira

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