MWPRO IMPACT SCORE
OPERATIONAL IMPACT
27
0
25
50
75
100
MODERATE IMPACT • ASSESS BUSINESS IMPACT
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Primary Audience
Power Platform AdminsIT ManagersService Owners
Why this score?
AI Confidence
HIGH
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Assessment Reasoning
This is a scheduled pre-production update for Power Pages environments with automatic application and no required admin action. Admins should be aware of the maintenance window and brief read-only periods in the admin centre. User impact is minor as only non-production environments are affected and downtime is limited to restarts.
28
Admin Impact
15
User Impact
35
Urgency
20
Effort
WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW
AT A GLANCE
Pre-production Power Pages sites will move to version 9.8.8.x. Expect a short read-only period and a restart during maintenance.
END USERS
Users may notice a brief read-only state and website restart on non-production environments.
IT ADMINS
No action needed, but be aware of maintenance for trial, developer, and sandbox sites.
ROLLOUT TIMELINE
Upcoming:
23-24 Aug 2026
23-24 Aug 2026
📢 Official Microsoft Message Center Announcement
Power Pages – Power Pages version 9.8.8.x Pre-Production Release
Message ID: MC1459744
Maintenance window start: August 23, 2026, at 6:00 PM UTC
Maintenance window end: August 24, 2026, at 3:00 AM UTC
This is the pre-production deployment of Power Pages version 9.8.8.x for Microsoft Dynamics 365. This deployment includes an updated website host and no solution update. This release contains fixes for issues reported by customers as well as performance and security updates. Release notes for this release can be viewed here.
How does this affect me?
This release will be applied to your non-production (trial, developer, and sandbox) Power Pages website(s). During the update, the Portal Management page in the Power Platform admin center will be placed in a read-only state for a short period of time. Additionally, your Power Pages website(s) will be restarted once during this upgrade.
What action do I need to take?
Upgrade of the website(s) to the newest version will be applied automatically. No action is required.
Learn more about the Power Pages upgrade process.
Source: Microsoft Message Center • Analysed by MWPro
