Microsoft Teams Rooms on Android with a Pro license can join town halls as attendees starting mid-October 2025. In-room participants can join via meeting ID, view captions, chat, and send reactions, enabling shared viewing without individual devices. No admin action is needed; update devices and inform organizers.
Microsoft is retiring legacy Education LTI tools (Teams Assignments, OneDrive, OneNote Class Notebook, Reflect) on September 17, 2026, replacing them with a unified Microsoft 365 LTI tool. Education tenants must transition, update documentation, and notify users; no admin action is needed to remove legacy tools.
Starting October 2025, Microsoft admin center will launch a unified licensing view with new tools like a “Licensing Errors” tab and “Users without licenses” page, improving license management. Existing assignments and integrations remain unchanged. The update is automatic; admins should inform helpdesk and update documentation.
Starting late October 2025, Microsoft 365 companion apps (People, Files, Calendar) will auto-install on Windows 11 devices with Microsoft 365, integrating Copilot for contextual AI assistance. Admins can opt out via Device Configuration. Apps enhance productivity by streamlining access to contacts, files, and meetings.
Use the new PAYGO consumption-based meter to pay for your extra SharePoint storage needs. This reduces the operational overhead associated with purchasing extra storage packs and more seamlessly integrates with Microsoft 365 Archive.
Department Billing for Microsoft 365 Backup enables administrators to configure backups by granular scopes—such as departments, geographic locations, or member firms—and manage pay-as-you-go charges across multiple Azure subscriptions. With Role-Based Access Control (RBAC), department-specific backup administrators can be assigned, ensuring management control, and tailored backup management aligned to organizational boundaries.
The Aggregate parameter switch returns the folder level aggregated numbers instead of returning details at the item level. You don’t need to specify a value with this switch.
Using this switch significantly reduces the export time. To download the items in a folder, run this cmdlet for specific folders.
When you use this switch with the TagName, TagType and Workload parameters, the command returns the following information:
SiteUlrs: OneDrive and SharePoint.
UPNs: Exchange Online and Teams.
The count of items stamped with that tag.
This feature allows admins to view the attachments of an email inside content explorer.
We are announcing the general availability of Sales Qualification Agent in Dynamics 365 Sales, which autonomously researches and engages leads, and hands off to sellers only those that have demonstrated purchase intent. This feature will reach general availability on October 26, 2025, for early access environments, and continue rolling out for additional geos over the subsequent weeks.
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