Microsoft Roadmap, messagecenter and blogs updates from 25-11-2025

Updated November 24, 2025: This change is currently on hold. We will communicate via Message center when we are ready to proceed. We apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused and thank you for your patience. 

 We’re introducing a new sign-in experience that enhances flexibility and accessibility for a limited number of users on Microsoft Teams for the web. This change introduces new sign-in options—Continue with Apple and Continue with Google—on the sign-in page (teams.microsoft.com or teams.com) for users routed through login.microsoftonline.com/common.

NOTE: These options are intended for consumer Microsoft accounts and may be visible to both consumer and enterprise users, depending on your authentication configuration.

[When this will happen:]

Preview, General Availability: We will update this Message center post when we are ready to proceed.

[How this will affect your organization:]

After this rollout:

• Users can sign in or sign up for a Microsoft account using Apple or Google credentials.
• Some users will be prompted to confirm whether they are using a personal or work/school account.
• Existing sign-in methods remain unchanged, including entering an email/username or using Sign-in options to access organizational accounts.
• Organizations using custom URLs (such as login.microsoftonline.com/contoso.com) will not be affected.
• In the case of Teams on the web, the custom URLs will be https://teams.microsoft.com?tenantId=<YOUR_DOMAIN_NAME> or https://teams.microsoft.com?tenantId=<YOUR_TENANT_ID>

Screenshots of the new experience:

1. Users can select Continue with Apple or Continue with Google to sign in or sign up for a consumer Microsoft account using an Apple or Google credential. This image shows the Google option:

2. A subset of users who click these options will see a screen that confirms whether they are using a personal or work/school account. In this image, the user has selected the work/school option:

3. Users can still enter their email/username at the top of the sign-in screen, and sign into a specific organization with Sign-in options:

[What you need to do to prepare:]

No action is required. This feature is only being added to login.microsoftonline.com/common. Users accessing login.microsoftonline.com with a custom URL will not see this feature.

You can show a custom URL for your organization by passing a domain hint to apply company branding at the initial sign-in screen. Custom URLs for Teams on the web will be https://teams.microsoft.com?tenantId=<YOUR_DOMAIN_NAME> or https://teams.microsoft.com?tenantId=<YOUR_TENANT_ID>.

Learn more

• Add company branding to your organization’s sign-in page – Microsoft Entra | Microsoft Learn
• Adding branded URLs to authentication with Microsoft Entra External ID Custom URL Domains | Microsoft Entra Identity Platform

Updated November 24, 2025: We have updated the timeline. Thank you for your patience. 

[Introduction]

Coming soon to Microsoft Teams: the new Manage what attendees see feature will empower organizers and presenters to deliver more engaging and professional town hall events. With enhanced customization options—including layouts, backgrounds, theme colors, and name tags—this update supports a visually rich experience. This feature is available exclusively to organizers with a Teams Premium license.

This update applies to Teams for Windows desktop, Mac desktop, web, and Teams Rooms.

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 491633

[When this will happen:]

• Targeted Release: early October 2025 – mid-October 2025
• General Availability (Worldwide): late October 2025 – early December 2025 (previously early November)

Who is affected:

• Organizers and presenters of town hall events using Microsoft Teams with a Teams Premium license.

What will happen:

• Organizers and presenters will be able to customize the screen with new layouts, backgrounds, theme colors, and name tags.
• The updated Manage what attendees see feature will support both On and On with preview options.
• The new experience will be automatically enabled when either option is selected.
• Feature is only available for Town hall events.
• New meetings or events created after late October 2025 will include the updated experience by default.

• No admin action is required before rollout.
• Notify users who organize or present town halls about this change.
• Update internal documentation where applicable.
• Review the updated Manage what attendees see in Teams meetings documentation (link will be provided before rollout).
• Conduct a test session with the feature enabled to become familiar with the new controls.

No compliance considerations identified, review as appropriate for your organization.

Updated November 24, 2025: We have updated the timeline. Thank you for your patience.

[Introduction:]

Microsoft is enhancing Copilot (Microsoft 365) with Context IQ (CIQ), a set of AI capabilities that allows users to search for, select, and insert relevant enterprise or personal data directly into their prompts or conversations. When writing Copilot prompts in the chat box, users will be able to use Context IQ to search for and select Teams channels. This helps ground prompts in contextually relevant data, improving the accuracy and usefulness of Copilot responses.

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 429645.

[When this will happen:]

General Availability (Worldwide): Rollout begins early December 2025 (previously late November) and is expected to complete by early January 2026 (previously early December 2025).

[How this affects your organization:]

Who is affected: All users of Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365) with access to Teams channels.

What will happen:

• Users will begin seeing their recent Teams channels in Context IQ (only the channels they have access to) when writing Copilot prompts: 



• This feature is enabled by default.
• Only channels the user has access to will be surfaced.
• No impact to tenant admins or existing configurations.

[What you can do to prepare:]

No admin action is required before or after rollout. However, you may want to:

• Notify users about this change.
• Update internal documentation if you reference Copilot or Context IQ capabilities

Learn more: Using Context IQ to refer to specific files, people, and more in Microsoft 365 Copilot and Copilot Chat | Microsoft Support

[Compliance considerations:]

No compliance considerations identified, review as appropriate for your organization.

Updated November 24, 2025: We have updated the timeline. Thank you for your patience. 

[Introduction]

Content Explorer contains significant volumes of data, and can sometimes feel overwhelming, leading to concerns about too many false positives in Microsoft Purview. To address this, we are introducing Classifier Scoping in Content Explorer. Classifier Scoping empowers customers to define exactly what data they want to see, significantly reducing noise and helping them focus on what matters most.

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 518224.

[When this will happen:]

• Public Preview: We will begin rolling out mid-November 2025 and expect to complete by early December 2025
• Worldwide: We will begin rolling out late-November 2025 (previously late December) and expect to complete by mid-January 2026.

[How will affects your organization:]

• Who is affected: Microsoft Purview administrators using Content Explorer.
• What will happen:
  • Admins can define and scope views in Content Explorer using selected classifiers, sensitivity labels, and retention labels.

  

  • These scoped views can be saved and reused with a few clicks.
  • No changes to user workflows.
  • The feature will be available by default once rolled out; no opt-in required.

[What you can do to prepare:]

• No action is required to enable this feature.
• After rollout, admins can:
  • Define scoped views in Content Explorer using classifiers and labels.
  • Save and apply these views to streamline data analysis.

[Compliance considerations:]

No compliance considerations identified, review as appropriate for your organization.

Updated November 24, 2025: We have updated the timeline. Thank you for your patience.

[Introduction:]

We are expanding inline protections for uploads in Microsoft Edge for Business to cover more unmanaged consumer generative AI (GenAI) apps. With this update, admins can apply Microsoft Purview collection policies and Purview Data Loss Prevention (DLP) policies to detect and prevent sensitive data sharing in the Edge browser when users interact with these additional unmanaged app locations. Inline protections are built directly into Edge for Business and work for users on Intune-managed Windows devices. This enhancement complements existing capabilities, giving organizations greater flexibility to enforce data security controls across a broader set of GenAI apps.

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 518643.

[When this will happen:]

• Public Preview: Begins late November 2025 (previously mid-November), expected to complete by early December 2025.
• General Availability (Worldwide): Begins in early December 2025 (previously late November) and is expected to complete by mid-December 2025 (previously end of December).

[How this affects your organization:]

Who is affected:

• Admins managing Microsoft Purview DLP and collection policies for Edge for Business
• Users on Intune-managed Windows devices using Edge for Business

• Admins can extend current Purview collection and DLP policies to include new unmanaged GenAI app locations for inline protection.
• No additional deployment steps are required.
• Inline protections are built directly into Edge for Business.
• Automated behaviors will block use of unprotected browsers for users included in policies that block activities in unmanaged GenAI apps.

[What you can do to prepare:]

No action is required to enable this feature. To learn more or update your policies, review the following resources:

• Cloud apps detection – Collection policy reference | Microsoft Learn
• Data Loss Prevention policy reference | Microsoft Learn
• Learn about Data Loss Prevention for Cloud Apps in Edge for Business | Microsoft Learn

[Compliance considerations:]

Updated November 24, 2025: We have updated the timeline. Thank you for your patience.

[Introduction:]

We are introducing inline file upload protection for Microsoft Edge for Business to help prevent data leakage when users upload files to consumer generative AI (GenAI) apps in the browser. This complements the existing text upload protections available today for unmanaged GenAI apps and can be layered with Endpoint DLP protections. With this update, admins can detect and enforce inline protections on file uploads in Edge for Business. Policies can target file-specific conditions such as file size, file type, and sensitive information types, enabling organizations to audit or block activities for users on Intune-managed Windows devices.

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 518642.

[When this will happen:]

• Public Preview: Begins late November 2025 (previously mid-November); expected to complete by early December 2025.
• General Availability (Worldwide): Begins early December 2025 (previously late November); expected to complete by mid-December 2025 (previously late December).

[How this affects your organization:]

• Who is affected: Admins managing Microsoft Purview DLP policies and Edge for Business on Intune-managed Windows devices.
• What will happen:
  • Admins can extend existing Purview collection and DLP policies to include file upload protection for unmanaged GenAI apps.
  • Inline protections are built directly into Edge for Business.
  • Automated behaviors will block use of unprotected browsers for users included in blocking policies.
  • Policies can be configured based on file size, type, and sensitivity.

[What you can do to prepare:]

• No action is required before rollout.
• Review your current collection and DLP policies.
• Update policies to include file upload conditions if needed.
• Inform your Security and Edge admins about this enhancement.

Learn more:

• Collection policy reference – Collection policies | Microsoft Purview | Microsoft Learn
• Data Loss Prevention for Cloud Apps in Edge for Business | Microsoft Purview | Microsoft Learn
• Data Loss Prevention policy reference | Microsoft Purview | Microsoft Learn
• Help prevent sharing via Microsoft Edge for Business to unmanaged AI apps from managed devices | Microsoft Purview | Microsoft Learn

[Compliance considerations:]

Updated November 24, 2025: We have updated the timeline. Thank you for your patience. 

Copilot is making it easier to manage scheduling conflicts by automatically rescheduling 1:1 meetings and personal events. Within the meeting event form, users can indicate which events are more flexible and allow Copilot to reschedule them if conflicts arise. Users can also set preferences for when rescheduled events should occur. Copilot will detect double-bookings and automatically move these flexible events to a better time—saving users time and reducing manual coordination.

A Microsoft Copilot license is required to utilize this functionality.

[When this will happen:]

Targeted Release: Rollout begins mid-November 2025 and expected to complete by late December 2025 (previously late November).

[How this affects your organization:]

Copilot users will gain the ability to automatically resolve scheduling conflicts for 1:1 meetings and personal events. This feature is especially useful for users with recurring 1:1 series that do not need to occur at a specific time each week, helping automatically reschedule those meetings if a conflict arises. The feature is available for Copilot-licensed users and can be enabled through the meeting form.

Main form with new toggle control for automatic rescheduling:

Users can specify their rescheduling preferences (if not set, Copilot will pick intelligent defaults):

This post will be updated with a link to the support article once published.

[What you can do to prepare:]

No admin action is required. However, you may want to:

• Inform users about this new capability and how to set their rescheduling preferences in the meeting form.
• Review any internal guidance on calendar management or Copilot usage to ensure alignment.

[Compliance considerations:]

• Does the change alter how existing customer data is processed, stored, or accessed? Yes – Calendar data is used to identify and reschedule events.
• Does the change introduce or significantly modify AI/ML or agent capabilities that interact with or provide access to customer data? Yes – Copilot uses AI to analyze and reschedule events.
• Does the change provide end users any new way of interacting with generative AI? Yes – Users interact with Copilot to manage scheduling.

• View triggers and channels added to your agent in a unified section.
• Add and manage triggers and channels through a more streamlined experience.
• Quick access from the top of the Overview page.

• Choose between three dial modes: copilot dialing, preview dialing, and progressive dialing.
• Define throttling and pacing rules.
• Identify which agent to use or define skills and queues to use when a customer service representative is required.

• Create a record summary prompt for any table in Power Apps (make.powerapps.com) through a guided prompt builder.
• Add relevant fields and information for users in the record summary.
• Test the summary online to make sure it meets your expectations.
• Provide record summaries to users in their forms for easy access to information.