Microsoft added a new privileged permission to the AI Administrator role in Entra ID. Users with the role can now grant admin consent to delegated permissions for applications and agents.
Viva Engage is aligning community and membership management with the Microsoft Entra model. From late September 2026, users with only the Verified Admin or Network Admin role need Yammer Administrator or Community Admin permissions to perform some actions.
Users with an existing Microsoft 365 Developer subscription are now limited to 10 GB OneDrive storage. This already happened briefly in July, and further tenant reductions may follow.
Copilot Premium users can now use Ask Copilot in Teams messages, which opens the Copilot pane with the selected message content already included.
Starting on 1 December 2026, Microsoft will preconfigure usage-based PAYG billing for new Microsoft 365 Copilot Business purchases via a CSP Partner.
Outlook on the web and the new Outlook for Windows get an optional “Classic Outlook” style. The Classic Outlook style should give users a more familiar look and feel during the transition.
Microsoft is retiring the Microsoft 365 companion apps Calendar, People, and Files. The apps will stop working in December 2026. Admins should uninstall them from managed devices and stop deploying them.
A SharePoint Embedded administrator can now update the PrincipalOwner of user-owned containers. Changing the PrincipalOwner transfers full ownership and prevents the container from being deleted by the previous owner’s account.
Copilot Chat now lets Copilot Premium users interact with shared and delegated mailboxes they already have access to, right from the chat interface. This capability can reduce the time required to review, summarize, and respond to emails while maintaining existing security and governance controls.
Microsoft has introduced a Teams Premium trial offer for eligible organizations, granting a 90-day trial subscription and a potential 50% discount on a one-year Teams Premium subscription for organizations with active Queues app usage.
