Microsoft 365 is rolling out refreshed app icons for Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and others starting October 2025. The visual update reflects a unified design inspired by Copilot, with no changes to functionality or settings. No admin action is needed, but updating help materials is recommended.
We are announcing the ability to proactively mitigate competitive risks with tailored competitor insights and talking points from the Sales Qualification Agent in Dynamics 365 Sales. This feature will reach general availability on October 31, 2025.
We are announcing the ability to improve research relevance by adding custom web sources for agents in Dynamics 365 Sales. This feature will reach general availability on October 31, 2025.
We are announcing the ability to request information from humans in the loop in agent flows in Microsoft Copilot Studio. This feature reached public preview in August 2025.
Microsoft Teams will require explicit consent before recording or transcribing 1:1 PSTN or VoIP calls, enhancing privacy and compliance. This feature, off by default, can be enabled by admins and applies to desktop apps starting November 2025. Consent prompts disable participant media until granted.
Interpreter licensing now includes 20 interpretation hours per user monthly with Microsoft 365 Copilot, up from 2 hours. Usage monitoring tools will be available after March 31, 2026. No current usage charges apply; future additional hours may be purchasable with advance notice. Changes are effective immediately.
New Microsoft Secure Score recommendations for Microsoft Defender for Endpoint will roll out mid-October 2025, adding protections like blocking web shell creation, impersonated tools, and Safe Mode rebooting. Admins should review and implement these to enhance security posture. No compliance issues identified.
Microsoft Teams now allows users to select and change their microphone, speaker, or headset directly on the meeting join screen across desktop and web clients. This feature is on by default, requires no admin setup, and aims to simplify audio setup before joining meetings.
Microsoft 365 Copilot now supports HR and employee profile data via connectors like BambooHR and custom Microsoft Graph connectors, enhancing people profiles with authoritative external data. Administrators configure these in the Admin Center. Public preview runs mid-May to mid-November 2025; general availability starts mid-November 2025.
Microsoft Exchange Online will limit each organization to 3,000 dynamic distribution groups (DDGs) starting November 2025. Once the limit is reached, new DDGs cannot be created until others are removed. This change is automatic, cannot be disabled, and admins should review and manage existing DDGs accordingly.
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