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Microsoft 365 retirements & removals (18)

Upcoming retirements, removals and end-of-support across Microsoft 365.

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In developmentPossibleSharePointMicrosoft Viva

SharePoint: Viva Connections multi-home site management moving to SharePoint admin center

Viva Connections multi-home site management is moving from the Microsoft 365 admin center (MAC) to the SharePoint Admin Center (SPAC). Administrators will be able to create and manage multiple Home sites, configure audience targeting, manage home site priority order, and remove Home sites directly from SPAC. Existing entry points in the Microsoft 365 admin center will direct administrators to the new SPAC experience. As part of this update, legacy Viva Connections (VC) instances and draft/enabled management concepts are being deprecated as Viva Connections administration is consolidated into SharePoint Home site management. Existing VC experiences will be upgraded to full Home sites.

In developmentPossibleMicrosoft Copilot (Microsoft 365)

Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365): Dynamic Tool Discovery for Declarative Agents and Federated Copilot Connectors

We're introducing dynamic tool discovery for declarative agents in Microsoft 365 Copilot. Developers can now add, update, or retire tools on their MCP servers without republishing the agent - so end users get the latest agent capabilities immediately, with no deployment cycle in between. Support for federated Copilot connectors will be a fast follow to declarative agents at a later stage. Dynamic tool discovery is backed by Microsoft's enterprise RAI and security protections, and customers retain full control over agent deployment and availability to users and groups.

Rolling outPossibleMicrosoft TeamsMicrosoft Copilot (Microsoft 365)

Microsoft Teams: Spoken language detection is now automatic

Spoken language detection is now fully automatic. Teams will automatically detect each speaker’s spoken language and update it in real time as the conversation evolves. Manual spoken language selection will no longer be available. This applies to both live captions and transcripts when Interpreter is enabled or when multilingual speech recognition is turned on in meeting options, helping deliver more accurate language recognition and a more consistent multilingual meeting experience.

Rolling outPossibleMicrosoft Teams

Microsoft Teams: Automatic removal of EXIF data from shared images

Teams will automatically remove hidden metadata (EXIF) from images shared in conversations. This privacy protection helps prevent sensitive information such as photo location and device details from being shared without your knowledge.

LaunchedPossibleMicrosoft Viva

Microsoft Viva: Focus Area simplification and enhancements

Beginning with this feature release, Focus Areas will be associated with survey cycles and goal periods will be retired. Users will be able to select the same Focus Area across multiple cycles. The Focus Area Overview report will be filterable to groups of interest (e.g. managers only). Draft/deleted Focus Areas will no longer be included in Focus Area calculations.

LaunchedPossibleMicrosoft Purview

Microsoft Purview | Communication Compliance: Integration with Power Automate

Currently in public preview, Communication Compliance integration with Power Automate allows organizations to configure Power Automate flows to automate tasks for Communication Compliance cases and users. Microsoft Purview Communication Compliance provides the tools to help organizations detect regulatory compliance violations (e.g. SEC or FINRA), such as sensitive or confidential information, harassing or threatening language, and sharing of adult content. Built with privacy by design, usernames are pseudonymized by default, role-based access controls are built in, investigators are opted in by an admin, and audit logs are in place to help ensure user-level privacy. This item is no longer accurate and is being removed from the roadmap. We apologize for any inconvenience.

LaunchedPossibleMicrosoft Purview

Microsoft Purview compliance portal: Communication Compliance - Policy insights

The Communication Compliance homepage will provide two columns that offer a quick overview of policy performance: the first column shows the number of scanned parent items in real time, giving visibility into scanning progress; the second column keeps you informed about parent items that meet policy conditions, ensuring you stay updated on potential issues requiring attention and maintaining control over communication compliance. This item is no longer accurate and is being removed from the roadmap. We apologize for the inconvenience.

UpcomingMicrosoft Entra IDEntra Connect

Enhanced admin authorization for Microsoft Entra Connect Sync configuration changes

We're enhancing the security posture of Microsoft Entra Connect Sync by introducing interactive admin authorization for configuration changes. With this update, an authorized administrator will need to sign in and explicitly approve changes to sync settings, ensuring that configuration updates are intentional and made by the right person.

UpcomingMicrosoft Entra IDEntra Connect

Migrate from Microsoft Entra Connect Sync to Microsoft Entra Cloud Sync

As organizations look to strengthen identity security and advance their Zero Trust strategies, many are looking for simpler, more reliable ways to manage hybrid identity. To support these needs, we’re beginning the transition from Microsoft Entra Connect Sync to the cloud‑native Microsoft Entra Cloud Sync - helping reduce on‑premises complexity while improving security, reliability, and day‑to‑day manageability.