Changes that introduce or alter a licensing, plan or add-on requirement.
LaunchedMicrosoft Teams
We’re excited to announce that the Queues app is now available in the GCC High and DoD clouds. This Teams-native app helps organizations manage customer engagements more efficiently by bringing advanced call queue and auto attendant capabilities directly into Teams. Queues app is a Teams Premium feature. For more information about Queues app, including licensing information, please see Manage Queues app for Microsoft Teams in your organization.
Rolling outMicrosoft Teams
Administrators can enable automatic recording and transcription for Teams call queues. When enabled, calls answered by calling representatives are automatically recorded without manual action. Admins configure the feature per queue via Teams admin center or PowerShell, with controls for recording, transcription and agent access to recordings. Recordings are stored in SharePoint and available through the Queues app call history. Note: Queues app requires a Teams Premium license.
Rolling outMicrosoft Teams
Organizers and presenters who have access to production tools will see updated layout options when sharing content in the "Manage what attendees see" experience for Teams events. The available layouts are "Speaker focused", "Content focused", and "Content only". The new Speaker focused layout prioritizes presenter video alongside shared content for greater visibility. This feature is available for Teams events organizers with a Teams Enterprise license. This feature is available on Teams for Windows desktop and Mac desktop.
LaunchedMicrosoft Teams
In the Events app in Teams, Teams events organizers will now be able to see if the chosen room or space they have selected for their event is available at the designated time or not. This feature is available for any Teams event organizer with a Teams Enterprise license.
Rolling outMicrosoft Teams
Organizers and presenters who have access to production tools can now upload custom backgrounds in the "Manage what attendees see" experience for Teams events. This enhancement allows organizations to display their brand identity by replacing the default backgrounds with their own images, such as company logos, event-specific artwork, or themed visuals. Custom backgrounds appear behind presenters and content, giving attendees a polished viewing experience. This feature is available for Teams events organizers with a Teams Premium license. This feature is available on Teams for Windows desktop and Mac desktop.
In developmentMicrosoft Teams
Users have better experiences in flexible work environments with Microsoft Teams panel-based desk dock devices coming later this year. The Teams panel app now enables devices, such as the Yealink Linkhub, to enhance bookable desk experiences by indicating at-a-glance availability and letting visitors book directly on the device. Each device requires a Teams Shared Space license.
LaunchedMicrosoft Teams
The Teams room builder is a user-friendly, visually engaging tool to help IT managers design and configure Teams Rooms traditional, signature, and flex meeting spaces. This feature, available in the Teams Rooms Pro Management portal, enables faster design, standards creation, and rollout. With a variety of equipment options and helpful criteria filters, device and license selection and purchase is simplified. Available with Teams Rooms Pro.
LaunchedMicrosoft 365 admin center
We are introducing a new dedicated License Requests page in the Microsoft 365 Admin Center to help admins more easily discover, review, and manage Microsoft 365 Copilot license requests submitted by users.
LaunchedMicrosoft VivaMicrosoft Copilot (Microsoft 365)
The Copilot Dashboard adoption landing page will be updated to show a unified view of Copilot adoption across the organization. Instead of the default page showing only on Microsoft 365 Copilot (licensed) usage, the page will include all Copilot user adoption, covering both M365 Copilot and Copilot Chat usage that does not require a license. A License filter will allow users to switch between All, M365 Copilot (licensed), and Copilot Chat (unlicensed) views.
Rolling outMicrosoft Teams
Enable Teams Rooms on Android to join third-party meetings via SIP, delivering seamless cross-platform interoperability. This capability ensures users can connect to external meeting services directly from Teams Rooms, maintaining a consistent and reliable meeting experience across diverse environments. Available on Teams Rooms Pro license.
Launched×2 recordsPowerPointMicrosoft Copilot (Microsoft 365)
Copilot in PowerPoint lets you create, edit, and refine presentations through natural conversation, directly in your presentation. You can start a new presentation or build on an existing one, asking Copilot to generate slides, update content, improve layouts, and polish design—while preserving formatting, structure, and branding. Available to Copilot Chat users (without a Microsoft 365 Copilot license).
Rolling outMicrosoft Teams
IT gets new building level insights on the recommended actions page in the Teams Rooms Pro Management portal. This feature intelligently identifies buildings with high Teams Rooms utilization to help IT prioritize upgrades of bring your own device (BYOD) meeting spaces and ensure consistent, high-quality user experiences throughout their office buildings. Available with a Teams Rooms Pro or Shared Space license.
In developmentMicrosoft ClipchampMicrosoft Copilot (Microsoft 365)
With a Microsoft365 Copilot license, Copilot AI-generated video projects have improved audio with realistic AI voiceover, professional sound effects, and enhanced audio mixing.
In developmentOutlookMicrosoft Copilot (Microsoft 365)
Copilot Chat in Outlook expanding to support reasoning over a user's entire inbox, calendar and other enterprise data for Microsoft 365 Copilot Chat users (without a Microsoft 365 Copilot license) .
LaunchedMicrosoft Copilot (Microsoft 365)
Researcher will be available for Microsoft 365 business and enterprise users with a Microsoft 365 Copilot add-on license. Researcher is an advanced deep reasoning agent in Microsoft 365 Copilot designed to tackle complex, multi-step tasks by acting as a deep research assistant.
LaunchedFormsMicrosoft Copilot (Microsoft 365)
Microsoft 365 Copilot Chat is now integrated in Microsoft Forms, including enabling the Surveys Agent from within Forms. Surveys Agent provides specialized capabilities to help with your form - from recommending and applying improvements to your form or quiz, to helping draft and send invitations, to analyzing your results. Surveys Agent is available to users with a Microsoft 365 Copilot license, and can be accessed by clicking the "Copilot" icon in Forms.
LaunchedPowerPointMicrosoft Copilot (Microsoft 365)
Copilot in PowerPoint lets you create, edit, and refine presentations through natural conversation, directly in your presentation. You can start a new presentation or build on an existing one, asking Copilot to generate slides, update content, improve layouts, and polish design—while preserving formatting, structure, and branding. Available to Copilot Chat users (without a Microsoft 365 Copilot license).
LaunchedOutlook
Users can now schedule meetings directly from chat or by clicking "Schedule with Copilot" in the UI. Simply ask Copilot to schedule a meeting with colleagues, and it will find available times, book rooms, draft agendas, and send invites—all within the chat experience. This feature is available to users with a Microsoft 365 Copilot license.
In developmentMicrosoft 365Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365)
With a Microsoft 365 Copilot license, transform offline discussions into structured, actionable, and searchable content with voice notes in Copilot.
Rolling outExcelMicrosoft Copilot (Microsoft 365)
Excel Agent helps you turn data into clear charts, summaries, and insights using built‑in formulas and logic. It streamlines data preparation, formulas, and visualization so you can stay focused on the story behind the numbers. Use multi‑turn chat to refine your output or open it in Excel for full editing and collaboration. Ideal for financial forecasts, project plans, and decision‑making tools. Available to Microsoft 365 users with or without a Microsoft 365 Copilot license.
LaunchedPowerPointMicrosoft Copilot (Microsoft 365)
PowerPoint Agent helps you build polished presentations with strong storytelling and visual structure. It streamlines research, formatting, and layout so you can stay focused on your message. Use multi‑turn chat to refine content or open the deck in PowerPoint for full editing and collaboration. Ideal for executive presentations, strategic updates, and market overviews. Available to Microsoft 365 users with or without a Microsoft 365 Copilot license.
Rolling outWordMicrosoft Copilot (Microsoft 365)
Word Agent helps you handle research, structure, and formatting so you can stay focused on your ideas. Use multi‑turn chat to refine your draft or open it in Word for full editing and collaboration. It’s designed for long‑form, information‑dense work—like strategic plans, policy documents, and technical papers—making it easier to turn complex material into clear, well‑written content. Available to Microsoft 365 users with or without a Microsoft 365 Copilot license.
In developmentWordMicrosoft Copilot (Microsoft 365)
Available for M365 users without a M365 Copilot license. From Chat, you can use natural language to generate and direct edits to new and existing documents, when in an Edit mode. In this mode, Copilot will ask clarifying questions if needed, and after making changes will recap actions take and recommended next steps. Changes to the document are supported with controls in the document canvas to review changes made.
LaunchedExcelMicrosoft Copilot (Microsoft 365)
Available for Microsoft 365 subscribers without a Microsoft 365 Copilot license. Agent Mode is releasing to Copilot in Excel for the web, Windows and Mac, enabling users to build and edit workbooks with Copilot using multi-step workflows. When you're updating budgets, creating financial models, or analyzing data, Agent Mode uses Excel's most powerful tools like tables, charts, PivotTables, and formulas to help you get the job done.
LaunchedOutlook
With so many of us in back-to-back meetings, it can be a real struggle to stay on top of pre-reads, action items, and even what each meeting is about. Copilot quickly prepares you for meetings within minutes by bringing real-time insights and summarizing relevant context, tasks, documents, and other resources. You can also chat directly with Copilot to prepare more deeply, to ensure you're ready to go. This feature is already available in the new Outlook for Windows, Web, Mac, and Mobile and is now being adding to classic Outlook for Windows. It is only available for users with a Microsoft 365 Copilot license.
LaunchedMicrosoft Copilot (Microsoft 365)
Scheduling with Copilot: Users can now schedule meetings directly from chat. Simply ask Copilot to schedule a meeting with colleagues, and it will find available times, book rooms, draft agendas, and send invites—all within the chat experience. This feature will roll out in phases and is expected to be generally available in Copilot chat across all endpoints for users with a Microsoft 365 Copilot license in the coming months.
LaunchedOutlookMicrosoft Copilot (Microsoft 365)
Copilot Chat in Outlook expanding to support reasoning over a user's entire inbox, calendar and other enterprise data for Microsoft 365 Copilot Chat users (without a Microsoft 365 Copilot license).
LaunchedOutlook
We are updating the UI for Copilot Chat so that the button is separate from the mail and event compose buttons. This feature will be available for users with a Copilot license.
In development×2 recordsMicrosoft Copilot (Microsoft 365)
Easily customize your visual content with built-in controls to select your preferred style, choose your visual format, whether it’s a poster, infographic, or image and with a Microsoft 365 Copilot license, apply your brand kit.
LaunchedOutlook
Outlook mobile users can now prepare for their meetings using Copilot chat in a single tap. This feature requires a Microsoft 365 Copilot license.
LaunchedMicrosoft Teams
Teams town hall will soon bring 1080P resolution to Teams town hall. This enhancement brings a sharper appearance with more visual clarity to videos, images, and other visual assets within your online events. This feature is available for town halls created by organizers with a Teams Premium license.
Rolling outMicrosoft Teams
The enhanced “Manage what attendees see” experience enables organizers to take their Town hall presentations to the next level. Organizers and presenters can apply layouts, backgrounds, theme colors, and name tags to deliver events that are polished, professional, and highly engaging. This feature is available to organizers with a Teams Premium license.
LaunchedOutlook
Easily summarize your email and attachments with Copilot chat. This will be available to Android and iOS users with a Microsoft 365 Copilot license who have pinning enabled. Updated April 21, 2026: We have cancelled rollout of this feature to Desktop, Mac, Web and both Classic and New Outlook for Windows at this time. We apologize for the inconvenience.
LaunchedMicrosoft Teams
The new page in the Pro Management portal provides proactive recommendations based on your organization’s environment and upcoming events that can impact devices, such as support or certification expirations. Admins are prompted to update device and account data enabling rich insights from the portal, and guidance based on space and device usage data is coming soon. This feature helps admins maintain smooth operations and plan and budget efficiently. At least one Teams Rooms Pro or Teams Shared Devices license is required for access.
Rolling outMicrosoft Copilot (Microsoft 365)
Easily access Copilot Chat from a side pane in Word, Excel, PowerPoint, OneNote, and Outlook. This is available for Copilot Chat users with a Microsoft 365 license and for Microsoft 365 Copilot licensed users.
LaunchedMicrosoft Copilot (Microsoft 365)
Easily access Copilot Chat from a side pane in Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and OneNote. This is available for Copilot Chat users with a Microsoft 365 license and for Microsoft 365 Copilot licensed users.
LaunchedOutlookMicrosoft Copilot (Microsoft 365)
Users without a Microsoft 365 Copilot license can now easily summarize emails in a single click, using Copilot chat. Users must have access to Copilot chat and pinning enabled to utilize. This change is coming to both Classic and New Outlook for Windows #newoutlookforwindows
LaunchedMicrosoft Teams
When multiple camera views are enabled in Teams Rooms on Windows, the preview video on the front-of-room display and the camera settings dialog will show multiple camera views. This feature allows in-room users to be aware of all camera streams that are simultaneously streaming to remote users. This feature is available with the Teams Rooms Pro license.
LaunchedMicrosoft Copilot (Microsoft 365)ExcelWord
Easily access Copilot Chat from the side pane in your Microsoft 365 apps with a commercial Microsoft 365 license or a Microsoft 365 Copilot license.
Rolling outMicrosoft Teams
Admins can proactively manage peripherals in bring your own device (BYOD) rooms and desks with reports in the Pro Management portal that now flag if devices are faulty, undetectable by a PC, missing, or moved. Reports in the Pro Management portal require a Teams Shared Devices license for the room, and reports for desks are in public preview.
LaunchedMicrosoft Purview
We are introducing a new set of enhancements to the modernized eDiscovery user interface aimed at improving both functionality and user experience. These updates include the ability to delete searches and direct exports; bulk add data sources and populate the custodian field for items in review sets and exports. We are also rolling out a tenant-level premium feature toggle to provide greater administrative control. Additionally, users will benefit from a new analytics process report and improvements to the search condition builder, which now supports logical operators such as AND, OR, and NEAR for more precise and flexible keyword queries, along with country and language selection for the query. The ability to configure the maximum export package size, with an updated default value to better support large-scale exports is also included.
In developmentMicrosoft 365 Admin Center
Microsoft Copilot in the Microsoft 365 admin center will soon be available in government clouds (GCC). Tenants that have at least one Microsoft 365 Copilot license will be able to access Copilot in the Microsoft 365 admin center via the Copilot button on the top right corner of the screen.
LaunchedMicrosoft Teams
Organizers will be able to effortlessly enhance their Teams Town hall presentations. In “Manage what attendees see” users will be able to customize their screen using select layouts, backgrounds, and name tags, resulting in a polished, high-quality, and engaging event. This feature is available with a Teams Premium License.
Rolling outMicrosoft Teams
IT admins can optimize their time and resources by utilizing the Pro Management Portal AI assistant. It offers comprehensive answers to questions about Teams meeting spaces and management solutions and delivers data and insights specific to inventory in the organization’s environment. This feature is available with Teams Rooms Pro and does not require a Microsoft 365 Copilot license.
LaunchedMicrosoft Teams
Organizers can now create and share polls directly within Teams Town halls, gathering real-time feedback from participants through multiple-choice questions and other types of polls. This feature is available for town hall organizers that have an active Teams Premium license.
LaunchedMicrosoft Teams
With Ultra-low latency, attendees will now be able to view and participate in a town hall instance at a much lower latency than before, ensuring they are in sync with content being shared by presenters and organizers. This update significantly improves the attendee experience compared to the typical 20-30 second delay experienced in the past. This feature is available for town hall organizers with a Teams Premium license.
Rolling outMicrosoft Teams
We have improved user options for sharing a link for a Teams app or a Microsoft 365 Copilot agent in a chat. Links to apps and agents will have a new preview card with user ratings for users to consider before installing apps or agents in Teams and clear actions like Add (which installs the app or agent) and View detail. A Microsoft 365 Copilot license is not required to share Copilot agent links but may be required to install and use the agent.
Rolling outMicrosoft Teams
The Teams Rooms Pro Management portal now supports and enforces licenses for devices in Teams Rooms on Windows with a Standard or Basic license. IT admins get a unified device management experience through the Pro Management portal where they can manage those devices with the same functionality found in Teams admin center for that license type.
Rolling outMicrosoft Teams
Decorate your background is now available to customers in the GCC and GCC High environments. Decorate your background is a generative background effect in Teams that makes meetings more fun and personal by using AI to spruce up your meeting background. Blend your physical and digital spaces, enabling you to revamp what’s seen of your physical meeting space for each call. This technology allows for effortless room clean-ups, adding virtual plants, or festive decorations for special events. Decorate your background requires a Teams Premium license.
LaunchedMicrosoft Copilot (Microsoft 365)Microsoft Teams
Summarize action on files shared in Teams chat, will allow users to summarize files with one click using Copilot within one-on-one or group chats. It will work on common file types like Word and PDF to start with and other formats will be added over due course. This requires a Microsoft Copilot for Microsoft 365 license.
LaunchedMicrosoft Copilot (Microsoft 365)OneDrive
Find yourself referencing the same files using Copilot in OneDrive? We are bringing the power of agents to OneDrive, allowing you to build, use, and share your own agents using files and content stored in your OneDrive. This feature requires a Microsoft Copilot for Microsoft 365 license and will be available to customers on OneDrive Web.
In developmentMicrosoft Copilot (Microsoft 365)OneDrive
Like a summary or FAQ that Copilot generated for you? Now, with one click, you can convert any Copilot response into a Word document. This feature requires a Microsoft Copilot for Microsoft 365 license and will be available to commercial customers on OneDrive Web.
In developmentOneDriveMicrosoft Copilot (Microsoft 365)
With Copilot, you can create the first draft of your presentation using a Word file in just a single click. This feature requires a Microsoft Copilot for Microsoft 365 license and will be available to commercial customers on OneDrive Web.
GAMicrosoft Defender XDR
Security for Microsoft Agent 365 with Defender: With a Microsoft Agent 365 license, Microsoft Defender provides discovery, security posture, threat detection and investigation, and real-time protection for the AI agents in your tenant. Onboarding includes enabling data collection, connecting the Microsoft 365 app connector, and connecting Copilot Studio for real-time protection of Copilot Studio agents. For more information, see Protect AI agents using Microsoft Defender and Enable security for AI agents using Microsoft Defender.
GAMicrosoft Entra IDReporting
The License Usage page in the Microsoft Entra admin center helps customers optimize their Entra licenses by providing visibility into feature usage across their tenant. It shows how many Entra ID P1, P2, and Suite licenses you own, along with usage of key features such as Conditional Access and risk‑based Conditional Access mapped to each license type. You can also review usage trends over the past six months. This view gives you a clearer understanding of your license footprint, the value you’r