MWPRO IMPACT SCORE
OPERATIONAL IMPACT
66
0
25
50
75
100
HIGH IMPACT • REVIEW RECOMMENDED
Recommended Action:
Review the update and plan any required actions before rollout.
Review the update and plan any required actions before rollout.
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Primary Audience
Power Platform AdminsTenant AdminsIT ManagersService Owners
Why this score?
AI Confidence
HIGH
Enough detail is available to trust this assessment.
Assessment Reasoning
Microsoft will enforce the existing cross-region data movement setting from 15 November 2026 for environments using generative AI or Copilot features in Dynamics 365 and Power Platform. Admins must verify and enable the option in each affected environment or those features may stop functioning. This requires tenant-level review and configuration, with indirect but noticeable user effects if AI features become unavailable.
75
Admin Impact
45
User Impact
70
Urgency
60
Effort
WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW
AT A GLANCE
From 15 November 2026, Dynamics 365 and Power Platform environments using Copilot or generative AI features must allow cross‑region data movement to remain available.
END USERS
Users may lose access to affected Copilot or AI features if the setting is disabled.
IT ADMINS
Review each environment and enable ‘Move data across regions’ where AI features are used before enforcement.
ROLLOUT TIMELINE
Upcoming:
15 November 2026
15 November 2026
📢 Official Microsoft Message Center Announcement
Dynamics 365 apps and Power Platform – Enable cross-region data movement
Message ID: MC1536836
We identified environments in your tenant that use generative AI features requiring cross-region processing. Beginning on November 15, 2026, we are enforcing the existing “Move data across region” setting for environments using affected Copilot and generative AI features.
What action do I need to take?
Please perform the following actions:
- Open Power Platform admin center > Manage > Environments.
- Select the environment, then select Generative AI features > Edit.
- Review the terms, select Move data across regions, and select Save.
Why is this action needed?
To use Copilot and generative AI features that require cross-region processing, the existing “Move data across regions” setting must be enabled for the environment. Affected features may become unavailable if the setting remains disabled.
For more information about this setting, please visit Move data across regions for Copilots, AI agents, and generative AI features.
Source: Microsoft Message Center • Analysed by MWPro
