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16.10.2026

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Exchange Online

Updated October 16, 2026: We have decided not to move forward with this change. We apologize for any inconvenience. We're making some changes to Exchange Web Services (EWS). Starting October 1, 2026 (previously June 30), we will start to block EWS access for all mailboxes without license rights to EWS. This is another step in our ongoing commitment to enhance the security and control mechanisms of EWS. [How this will affect your organization:] The impacted licenses are: Exchange Online Kiosk Microsoft 365 and Office 365 F1 Microsoft 365 and Office 365 F3 As stated in the Service Descriptions, these licenses do not provide access to mailboxes via EWS, but these restrictions were never enforced. With this change, EWS access for users with only these license types will be blocked. [What you need to do to prepare:] If you wish these users to continue to use EWS, and your users are licensed w

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16.10.2026

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Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365)

Updated July 13, 2026: We have paused rollout of this feature at this time. We will provide an update via Message center when we are ready to proceed. We apologize for any inconvenience. [Introduction] Consecutive Interpretation is a new interpretation mode available as an add‑on to the existing Interpreter agent in Microsoft Teams. It enables structured multilingual conversations in meetings by providing shared, meeting‑level interpretation when enabled by a Microsoft 365 Copilot licensed user. This mode uses consecutive (turn‑by‑turn) interpretation, meaning participants speak one at a time and each speaker's words are interpreted before the next speaker begins. This structured flow reduces overlap, improves interpretation accuracy, and helps everyone stay aligned in real time. Consecutive Interpretation is ideal for back‑and‑forth, interactive discussions where participants need to re

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16.10.2026

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Exchange Online

Updated October 16, 2026: We have updated the timeline. Thank you for your patience. We’re introducing the ability for organizations to customize Microsoft 365 profile cards by adding up to 10 custom properties sourced from external systems such as HR platforms. This enhancement helps enrich user profiles with relevant organizational details, improving discoverability and context for collaboration. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 529851. When this will happen: General Availability (Worldwide): We will begin rolling out in November 2026 (previously October) and expect to complete in November 2026 (previously October). How this affects your organization Who is affected: Microsoft 365 tenant admins managing user profile cards What will happen: You can add up to 10 custom properties to profile cards using Microsoft Graph People connectors. Properties can be sourced f

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16.10.2026

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Microsoft Teams

Updated October 16, 2026: We have updated the timeline. Thank you for your patience. Microsoft Teams Events invite emails will be separated based on the role of the participant. Event organizers will get an email explaining the specific roles of participants in the event. Similarly, each presenter will get a separate calendar invite, allowing the organizers of town halls to maintain separate invites for attendees. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 476488. [When this will happen:] Targeted Release: We will begin rolling out early December 2026 (previously early November) and expect to complete by mid-December 2026 (previously mid-November). General Availability (Worldwide, GCC, GCC High): We will begin rolling out mid-December 2026 (previously mid-November) and expect to complete by mid-January 2027 (previously mid-December) [How this will affect your organization:]

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15.10.2026

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Microsoft Viva

Updated October 15, 2026: We have updated the timeline. Thank you for your patience. [Introduction:] We’re introducing a simpler way to view conversations in Viva Engage communities, organized by recent posts rather than recent activity. This new view is designed to make it easier for users to follow discussions and will be available as an option, alongside the current system, for those who prefer sorting by recent activity and filtering to new conversations only. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 513275. [When this will happen:] General Availability (Worldwide): We will begin rolling out in October 2026 and expect to complete by the end of October 2026. [How this will affect your organization:] This change should align better with how people expect to browse and engage with content in their communities, while still preserving the triage flow for those who prefer i

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15.10.2026

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Microsoft Viva · Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365)

Updated October 15, 2026: We have refreshed the public preview details, knowledge-source configuration, and analytics information. The general availability date will be announced in a future update. We apologize for any inconvenience. [Introduction] Agent in Viva Engage communities are now available in Public Preview. Community admins can add agents to communities to help draft answers to questions without best or verified answers based on community content and add context to posts by answering follow up questions using the community's conversations and SharePoint site and library. We’re now adding the option for community admins to specify additional SharePoint sites outside the community as grounding sources. The agent will only use sites that community admins select, and it drafts answers from items that community members can view (Read). We are also adding a new capability: tagging b