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16.04.2026

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Microsoft Entra

Introduction Beginning January 30, 2026, Microsoft Entra ID Governance will require all tenants to have a linked Azure subscription to continue using Identity Governance features for guest users. This change ensures accurate billing for governance actions performed by guests and supports continued access to advanced governance capabilities. When this will happen: General availability and enforcement begin on January 30, 2026. How this will affect your organization: Who is affected: Organizations using Microsoft Entra ID Governance features for guest users (userType = Guest). Admins managing lifecycle workflows or Entra ID Governance features in entitlement management for external or guest identities. Access reviews will be included by March 31, 2026. What will happen: If your tenant does not have a linked Azure subscription, creation or updates of policies scoped to guest users using pre

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01.04.2026

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Power Platform

The Manage option in the Updates card and the label for release wave in the Updates card will be removed on February 3, 2026.How does this affect me?The Environments page in the Power Platform admin center will be updated, removing the Manage option and the label for release wave in the Updates card. When this change takes effect, a new link in the Updates card titled, "Release Wave opt-in has moved!" will be added. Your environment behavior is now dependent on the Release Channel settings.What action do I need to take?To Opt in to early access updates, use the monthly release channel, as explained in Use a release channel.Learn more:For more information about Release channels, please see the Release channel overview learn article.For more information about how to determine dates and build numbers for April and October waves, please see the General availability deployment learn article.

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27.03.2026

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Microsoft 365 apps

Updated March 27, 2026: We have updated the timeline. Thank you for your patience. [Introduction]We are updating the entry points for Copilot in Word to provide a clearer, more consistent, and more intuitive experience. These changes unify how users access Copilot and introduce Word Agent in the chat pane as the primary Copilot interface. This update improves discoverability, simplifies the user workflow, and creates consistency with other Microsoft 365 apps.[When this will happen]General Availability (Worldwide): We will begin rolling out in early April 2026 (previously late March) and expect to complete by June 2026 (previously late April).General Availability (GCC, GCCH and DoD): We will begin rolling out in October 2026 (previously late March) and expect to complete by late October 2026 (previously late April).[How this affects your organization]Who is affectedAll users of Microsoft

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25.03.2026

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Microsoft Intune

Updated March 25, 2026: We have updated the timeline. Thank you for your patience. Expected in mid-June 2026 (previously mid-February), as part of our modernization efforts, we are updating the Intune Data Warehouse with a new architecture to enhance scalability, performance, and align with the reporting infrastructure. The Intune Data Warehouse provides structured access to historical Intune data through an OData API, enabling you to build custom reports and dashboards using tools like Power BI and Excel. This update includes several key changes to be aware of:Historical data reset: Once updated, the data will be reset and there will only be approximately 30 days of data. Updated licensing definition: The “IntuneLicensed” property will now include all forms of Intune licensing and grace periods. Surrogate key refresh: Surrogate keys will be regenerated as part of the infrastructure upda

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25.03.2026

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Microsoft Teams

Updated March 25, 2026: We have updated the content. Thank you for your patience. [Introduction]We are resurfacing MC670435, published September 2023 to remind admins of the Microsoft Teams Premium self-service trial capability. This message serves as a reminder as we begin a broader rollout of the feature announced in 2023. As we expand rollout and introduce additional entry points for this feature, we want to ensure continued awareness and readiness. [When this will happen:]Ongoing rollout. [How this will affect your organization:]When rolled out, users within your organization will be able to directly initiate a Teams Premium trial. These self-service trial licenses will be a part of your Microsoft organizational tenant, and you will be able to manage these licenses like other Microsoft subscriptions. You will be able to cancel these trial licenses at any time.If you choose to disable

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23.03.2026

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Microsoft 365 suite · Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365)

Updated March 23, 2026: We have updated the timeline below. Thank you for your patience. To help you manage metered consumption costs for Microsoft 365 Copilot Chat, we will introduce a new Message consumption usage report in the Microsoft 365 admin center. The new report will give you visibility into billed messages associated with your Microsoft 365 Copilot pay-as-you-go billing policies and includes total messages consumed, cumulative and daily time series, and messages per user, per billing policy, per agent, and per agent-user pair. The new report will roll out in preview. During the preview stage, the report will display a maximum of 30 days of message consumption history. Usage information from prior to May 3, 2025, will not be available in the report.This message refers to Microsoft Copilot in a pay-as-you-go model. A Microsoft Copilot license is not required. This message is ass