Mike Rosoft

Microsoft 365 Copilot: Updated handling of entity inserts in the Copilot Chat input box [MC1230892]

Message ID: MC1230892 [Introduction]We’re updating how entities inserted from Add Work Content under the + menu behave in Microsoft 365 Copilot and Copilot Chat. With this change, entity names (such as document titles, people names, or other referenced objects) will…

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(Updated) Open Word, Excel, and PowerPoint Files in Microsoft 365 Copilot Chat [MC1225199]

Message ID: MC1225199 (Updated) Updated February 11, 2026: We have updated the timeline. Thank you for your patience. [Introduction] We are updating the file-opening experience in Microsoft 365 Copilot Chat. When users click on cited Word, Excel, or PowerPoint content in…

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Dynamics 365 Apps Microsoft Dataverse

Dynamics 365 Project Operations – Modern architecture for existing legal entities with additional transactions support [MC1230895]

Message ID: MC1230895 We are announcing the ability to use the modern architecture for Project Operations Integrated with ERP scenarios on the Microsoft Dataverse platform in Dynamics 365 Project Operations. This feature will reach general availability on March 13, 2026.How…

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Microsoft 365 apps

Outlook for Windows report retirement in the Exchange admin center [MC1230889]

Message ID: MC1230889 [Introduction]To streamline and modernize reporting experiences across Microsoft 365, we are retiring the Outlook for Windows Usage Report in the Exchange admin center (EAC). Admins can continue accessing Outlook usage information in the Microsoft 365 admin center…

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SharePoint Online

SharePoint Designer 2013 reaches end of support on July 14, 2026 [MC1230891]

Message ID: MC1230891 [Introduction]Microsoft is retiring SharePoint Designer 2013, which follows the Microsoft Fixed Lifecycle Policy and will reach end of support on July 14, 2026. This retirement aligns with our commitment to modernize workflow automation and customization experiences using…

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Microsoft Teams

(Updated) App names hidden in app bar for a cleaner, more focused experience [MC1226220]

Message ID: MC1226220 (Updated) Updated February 11, 2026: We have updated the content. Thank you for your patience. [Introduction]We are updating the Microsoft Teams app bar to create a cleaner and more focused experience. App names will be hidden by default,…

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Nana Banana UK AI Image Editor on Microsoft Teams: Meeting participants can request collaborative annotation sessions [MC1019312]10 February 2026
This collaborative annotation feature sounds like a huge leap forward for real-time screen sharing in Teams. Being able to instantly…
AI Music Generator on GCP Release Notes: January 31, 20262 February 2026
It's great to see updates to Google SecOps SIEM and SOAR rolling out across all regions. With cloud security becoming…
AI Music Generator on GCP Release Notes: January 23, 202625 January 2026
The combination of Automotive AI and GCP's other services like BigQuery is going to be a powerful toolkit for developers…
AI Music Generator on Announcing general availability of Amazon EC2 M4 Max Mac instances24 January 2026
It's great that AWS is now supporting the latest Mac hardware for EC2 instances. However, I’m curious about how the…
AI Music Generator on Amazon SageMaker HyperPod introduces enhanced lifecycle scripts debugging22 January 2026
It's great to see that SageMaker HyperPod is enhancing its lifecycle script debugging. Troubleshooting during cluster provisioning can be a…