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19.10.2026

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Microsoft Teams

Updated October 19, 2026: We have updated the timeline. Thank you for your patience. [Introduction] We are improving the Microsoft Teams meeting experience when the active meeting window is minimized. This update helps users stay engaged in meetings while multitasking across other apps. With this change, users can perform key in-meeting actions—such as raising their hand and sending reactions—without restoring the full Teams meeting window. Users can also choose between two different minimized views, depending on how much meeting context they want to keep visible while they work. This change does not affect the experience when users are sharing their screen in a Teams meeting. This message applies to Teams for Windows desktop and Teams for Mac desktop. It is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 557179. [When this will happen:] Targeted Release: Rollout begins mid-May 2026 (previously

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19.10.2026

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Microsoft Teams

Updated October 19, 2026: We have updated the timeline. Thank you for your patience. [Introduction] To help organizations deliver more polished and branded town hall events, Microsoft Teams is introducing the ability for organizers and presenters to upload custom background images in the Manage what attendees see experience. This enhancement allows teams to replace default backgrounds with branded visuals—such as company logos or event-specific designs—so presenters and shared content appear consistently on brand for attendees. This feature is available for Teams events organizers with a Teams Enterprise license. This update applies to Teams for Windows desktop and Mac desktop. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 561493. [When this will happen] Targeted Release: Rollout begins in early June 2026 (previously late May)and is expected to complete by early June 2026 (pre

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16.10.2026

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Exchange Online

Updated October 16, 2026: We have decided not to move forward with this change. We apologize for any inconvenience. We're making some changes to Exchange Web Services (EWS). Starting October 1, 2026 (previously June 30), we will start to block EWS access for all mailboxes without license rights to EWS. This is another step in our ongoing commitment to enhance the security and control mechanisms of EWS. [How this will affect your organization:] The impacted licenses are: Exchange Online Kiosk Microsoft 365 and Office 365 F1 Microsoft 365 and Office 365 F3 As stated in the Service Descriptions, these licenses do not provide access to mailboxes via EWS, but these restrictions were never enforced. With this change, EWS access for users with only these license types will be blocked. [What you need to do to prepare:] If you wish these users to continue to use EWS, and your users are licensed w

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16.10.2026

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Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365)

Updated July 13, 2026: We have paused rollout of this feature at this time. We will provide an update via Message center when we are ready to proceed. We apologize for any inconvenience. [Introduction] Consecutive Interpretation is a new interpretation mode available as an add‑on to the existing Interpreter agent in Microsoft Teams. It enables structured multilingual conversations in meetings by providing shared, meeting‑level interpretation when enabled by a Microsoft 365 Copilot licensed user. This mode uses consecutive (turn‑by‑turn) interpretation, meaning participants speak one at a time and each speaker's words are interpreted before the next speaker begins. This structured flow reduces overlap, improves interpretation accuracy, and helps everyone stay aligned in real time. Consecutive Interpretation is ideal for back‑and‑forth, interactive discussions where participants need to re

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16.10.2026

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Exchange Online

Updated October 16, 2026: We have updated the timeline. Thank you for your patience. We’re introducing the ability for organizations to customize Microsoft 365 profile cards by adding up to 10 custom properties sourced from external systems such as HR platforms. This enhancement helps enrich user profiles with relevant organizational details, improving discoverability and context for collaboration. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 529851. When this will happen: General Availability (Worldwide): We will begin rolling out in November 2026 (previously October) and expect to complete in November 2026 (previously October). How this affects your organization Who is affected: Microsoft 365 tenant admins managing user profile cards What will happen: You can add up to 10 custom properties to profile cards using Microsoft Graph People connectors. Properties can be sourced f

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16.10.2026

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Microsoft Teams

Updated October 16, 2026: We have updated the timeline. Thank you for your patience. Microsoft Teams Events invite emails will be separated based on the role of the participant. Event organizers will get an email explaining the specific roles of participants in the event. Similarly, each presenter will get a separate calendar invite, allowing the organizers of town halls to maintain separate invites for attendees. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 476488. [When this will happen:] Targeted Release: We will begin rolling out early December 2026 (previously early November) and expect to complete by mid-December 2026 (previously mid-November). General Availability (Worldwide, GCC, GCC High): We will begin rolling out mid-December 2026 (previously mid-November) and expect to complete by mid-January 2027 (previously mid-December) [How this will affect your organization:]